1To George Washington from Richard Claiborne, 10 June 1789 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency will, no doubt, be a little surprized, at receiving a Letter with my Signature—but when the motives which induce me to trouble you, are considered, I trust you will not deem it an improper intrusion. I beg leave to offer Your Excellency my sincerest congratulation on the lately adopted Federal Constitution in the United States. My earnest prayer to Heaven is, that it may give...
2From Richard Claiborne to John Adams, 26 February 1795 (Adams Papers)
The Memorial of Rd. Claiborne Respectfully sheweth That your Memorialist—conceiving that very great honour and utility will result to these States from facilitating the introduction of Machines and Manufactories from abroad—begs leave to pray of your honorable House to pass a Law authorising the Importation of Inventions—and allowing to Original Importers a certain privilege in proportion to...
3To George Washington from Richard Claiborne, 16 December 1794 (Washington Papers)
In consequence of the conversation I had the honour to have with Your Excellency the other morning—and the permission you were pleased to give me of making my communications to you—I have the satisfaction to inform you that the mechanical Concern in which I am engaged in Philadelphia—will undertake to effect the Canal and the Locks on the Potomac River, and the watering of the Federal City,...
4From Richard Claiborne to John Adams, 29 February 1796 (Adams Papers)
The Memorial of Richard Claiborne Respectfully Sheweth That Your memorialist conceiving that very great benefit will result to the United States by encouraging the introduction of the useful arts from abroad—and perceiving, that, according to the present patent Law, inventions or discoveries, are confined to Citizens of the United States only—Your memorialist respectfully prays that Congress...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Claiborne, 9 May 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Since the liberty I took of writing to your Excellency last I have been informed, that you are about to return to America. It is with sincerity that I offer you my best wishes, and I hope that you and your Family, may experience good health, and a safe and pleasant passage. I take infinite pleasure in congratulating you upon the lately adopted Federal Constitution, and hope you will find it...
6To George Washington from Richard Claiborne, 23 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
The 10. June last, I took the liberty of writing to Your Excellency, which Letter, I trust, you will have received. I am induced again to trouble Your Excellency, upon an occurrence of a public nature, which relates to the United States of America. A few days ago, a Captain Watson, commanding a Ship from New York, was informed against, by one of the Custom house officers of London, and the...