1To Benjamin Franklin from John Bishop: Promissory Note, 8 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Two DS : American Philosophical Society Recived of Bn. Franklin Esqr: six louis d’ors. to assist me in returning to america, which I promise to Repay to the honble: the president of Congress, or his order. I have sign’d three notes of this Tenor and date Either of which being paid, the others to be null. An escaped prisoner from Plymouth, Mass.: Alphabetical List of Escaped Prisoners. Three...
2John Bishop to Abigail Adams, 16 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
I received yours of the 14th. ultmo., should not have defer’d answering it so long had I been able to have wrote you, but have had a lame hand, and was unable to put Pen to Paper when I receiv’d it. I sent you a b arre l of Flower which you acknowledge the Rec eip t off in your Letter. I hope it will prove good. I got Mr. Hall (Baker of this place) to exammine all the Flower we then had in...
3To Alexander Hamilton from John Bishop, 25 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to inform you of my Arrival at Bristol last evening, with eighty two recruits, very bare of Clothing, I find it difficult to get Provisions as the Contracter has not had previous notice of my coming on, I shall write to Mr. Gunkle in the Morning, And expect to be furnished while I continue hear—We are anxcious to get on to head quarters, and do not know whether I shall...
4To Alexander Hamilton from John Bishop, 25 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
There is three Months Pay due the Men recruited by Lieut. Hancock, they are very anxious to get it, and seem to place it to my neglect, a part of them are at present transfer’d to Captain Eddins’s Company—I wrote Lieut. Meminger some time since to know the reason it was not sent on— The following is a true copy of his Answer on that subject, I made it my business to enquire respecting the pay...
5To James Madison from John Bishop, 1 August 1811 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
1 August 1811, Glasgow. Has read that there are 33,000 weavers in New York. Information from his son in Philadelphia indicates that “Manufactury in said Country is but in its Infancy.” Wishes to inform JM of the steps taken by Great Britain to improve the weaving business in Scotland. A board of trade was created “for fisheres Manufactures and Improvements in Scotland,” with trustees, which...