1To John Adams from Christopher Gadsden, 24 June 1801 (Adams Papers)
Your highly esteemed Favour of the 16th Apl. made me happy to find my Letter of the 11th March was taken so kindly—This Moment hearing of the Departure of my Friend Mr. Wm. Crafts our late Navy Agent, I cou’d not any longer omit the Acknowledgmt. of yours, He is a Gentleman of Boston has resided here many years has a family & lately lost his Wife. He can let you know all about us here, as well...
2To John Adams from Christopher Gadsden, 11 March 1801 (Adams Papers)
For five or six Years past at least, very rarely have I been seen from home (or wish’d to be) excepting at Church or Funerals, but my Duty to my Country & to our old Standbys tho’ now in my 78th, compell’d me in our late Election to take up my feeble pen again, at least to shew my good Will & Inclination, & tho’ many able Hands were not wanting, yet sorry am I to say, all our Efforts fail’d...
3To George Washington from Christopher Gadsden, 5 June 1788 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Christopher Gadsden, 5 June 1788. On 18 Aug. GW wrote Gadsden of the letter that Gadsden wrote him “on the 5th of June last.”
4To Thomas Jefferson from Christopher Gadsden, 29 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
My Friend Mr. Izzard favor’d me with a Sight of Yours to him of the 18th Novr. and first of Augt. last together with Mr. De Calonne’s and Les Srs. Jean Jaques Berard & Cie. Letters to you, the first dated 22d Octr. 1786 encouraging from authority the Opening and fixing a General Trade with the United States, the other proposing a Plan of Mutual Commerce between this place and France,...
5To John Adams from Christopher Gadsden, 24 July 1787 (Adams Papers)
I am much obliged to You for your kind Remembrance of me, & the very Acceptable present You sent me, by M r Gibbes, Your Defence of our Constitutions, w ch. I read with the greatest Attention & as much pleasure, & am glad to hear by a Friend of mine at the Convention that ’tis much read there, he sent me a Copy printed at Philad a. but Yours came to hand a few Days before. In another State I...
6To George Washington from Christopher Gadsden, 13 May 1787 (Washington Papers)
I cannot let my worthy Friend Genl Pinckney leave us in order to join You on so important a Business for America without embracing the Opportunity of paying you my respects, I hope Heaven will favor the joint Endeavors of the Convention & make their Establishments effectually useful. We are all sure of your utmost Exertions to that Purpose. That Congress ought to be well supported & render’d...
7To George Washington from Christopher Gadsden, 10 August 1781 (Washington Papers)
The Bearer Mr John Loveday informs me that he hath had the Honour to be Reccomended to an Office in your Excellency’s Family by some of your Friends here, I cannot in justice deny him my Testimony of his Character. He has bee n Messenger of the Privy Council of our State four or five Years during which Time he always behaved with the greatest diligence, Attention, & Secrecy & is, your...
8Christopher Gadsden to the American Commissioners, 15 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I cannot deny myself the Pleasure of endeavouring to introduce the Bearer Commodore Gillon to your Notice. He hath been always very active in promoting the American Cause and been of great Service to it in several respects as well generally, as particularly to this State and our Assembly during its last Sitting appointed him Commodore of our Navy and in...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Christopher Gadsden, 14 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Letters of introduction or recommendation, like this one, required no answer and therefore fall into a category of their own. We summarize here a few other such letters that come within the period. On April 10 Etienne Cathalant writes Deane from Marseilles to introduce his son and John Turnbull, of Livingston & Turnbull in Gibraltar, and asks to have the...
10To George Washington from Brigadier General Christopher Gadsden, 4 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
Fort Moultrie, S.C., 4 July 1777 . Introduces Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: “I did myself the Honour to write a few Lines to your Excelly the other Day by my Worthy Friend Coll Danl Horry I now beg leave to introduce his Brother in Law Coll Chas Cotesworth Pinckney to your Excelly. He is Coll of the regimt I lately commanded the first of this State, station’d at Fort Moultrie under my immediate...
11VIII. Rules for the Regulation of the Navy of the United Colonies, 28 November – December 1775 (Adams Papers)
ART. 1. The Commanders of all ships and vessels belonging to the THIRTEEN UNITED COLONIES, are strictly required to shew in themselves a good example of honor and virtue to their officers and men, and to be very vigilant in inspecting the behaviour of all such as are under them, and to discountenance and suppress all dissolute, immoral and disorderly practices; and also, such as are contrary...
12VII. Naval Committee to Dudley Saltonstall, 27 November 1775 (Adams Papers)
The Congress are now preparing two Ships and two Brigantines to be fitted out as soon as possible to cruise against our common enemy. They have thought of you as a proper person to take the command of one of those ships as Captain. If you enter into this service, which we take to be the service of your country, you will give us the earliest information and repair to Philadelphia as soon as...
13V. Naval Committee to Silas Deane, 7 November 1775 (Adams Papers)
You are desired to repair immediately to the City of New York, and there purchase a Ship suitable for carrying 20 nine pounders upon one deck, if such a Ship can there be found. Also a Sloop, suitable to carry ten guns, which we would choose should be Bermudian built if such a one can be had. If you succeed in purchasing both, or either of these Vessels, you will use all possible expedition to...