151To John Adams from Nathan Beers, 5 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
The office of Collector for this Port being vacant by the Death of David Austin Esqr. For myself and at the solicitation of a number of the most respectable Inhabitants of this Town I am induced to address your Excellency with a request that I may be appointed to that Office. As early as Augt 1798 (when it was the general opinion here that the Office would become vacant, Mr Austin being very...
152To John Adams from Jonathan Bell, 5 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
We the underwritten, composing the Companies of Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry, and others, convened with the said Companies, inhabitants of the town of Rutland, in the western district of the State of Vermont, deprived from the remoteness of our situation, of the privilege of approching you personally, desire, in this manner, gratefully to address you, and subscribe to you our sensibilities...
153To John Adams from Barnabas Bidwell, 16 August 1800 (Adams Papers)
By various arts of indirect attack, since the Recess of Congress, considerable impression has been here made, on many well-disposed but warm minds, against the French Negociation and more especially the Dissmission of the late Secretary Pickering. Several of your friends, who admire “the sublime policy, which pursues, as its chief end, the restoration of peace abroad, and the cultivation of...
154To John Adams from William Bingham, 22 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
On the receipt of the Address of the Inhabitants of the Borough & County of Bedford, to the President Senate & House of Representatives, I presented in compliance with your request, one Copy thereof to the President & another to the Senate of the United States— The Sentiments conveyed therein made a very favorable Impression, & I have the Honor of inclosing to you the Reply, on the Part of the...
155To John Adams from John Bird, 18 March 1799 (Adams Papers)
That your Memorialist and Petitioner came from London to America early in the Year 1794 to endeavour to recover Debts due to him at that time to the Amount of upward of Five Thousand Pounds—and that he has not been able (by all his exertions) to recover 5 per Ct. in real value, but has been obliged to labour hard for a very scanty Living, since he was upwards of 50 Years of Age (tho’ not ever...
156To John Adams from Mr. Halsey, 25 August 1797 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Halsey and Mr. Bissell from Connecticut take the Liberty to present their respectfull Compliments to the President of the United States; and request an Interview of a few Minutes of Time upon Business of Importance to themselves, and their Constituents; and should be happy to know whether, and when it would be agreable. MHi : Adams Papers.
157To John Adams from Mr. Blackberd, 14 June 1800 (Adams Papers)
Permit me to solicit your attention to some few questions, having no other means of information that I can rely on, & being desirous of drawing it from the fountain head. If you will have the goodness to order me an answer it will prevent a law suit and lay me under a lasting obligation. 1st. Q. If I purchase patents of Lands, situated in Franklyn County in the State of Georgia, granted to...
158To John Adams from Moses Blackly, 19 March 1799 (Adams Papers)
An address from the well disposed Citizens of this County was forwarded to you last fall being Myself Secretary of the Meeting & never having recieved any Information concerning the said address causes me to believe it has never been recieved— I am your Excellencys / most Obedient Servant MHi : Adams Papers.
159To John Adams from Thomas Gaskins, 14 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
At a numerous meeting of the inhabitants of Northumberland county, at the Courthouse of the said county, on Monday the fourteenth day of May, 1798, being the day appointed by law for holding the court of quarter-session for the said county, to take into consideration the measures necessary to be adopted, at this most important national crisis—Col: Thomas Gaskins in the Chair—The following...
160To John Adams from Gilbert Blane, 13 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
Dr: Blane requests the President of the United States of America to do him the Honor of accepting a copy of a book which accompanies this. Besides the general matter of this work, interesting to maritime and commercial nations, the Prevention and cure of the yellow Fever are more particularly treated, of, as may be discovered from the Index and the subjoined letter to Mr: King which Dr. Blane...
161To John Adams from Samuel Blodget, 5 January 1801 (Adams Papers)
Since I had the honor to address you on the subject of a nomination for the vacancy in the Board of Commissioners for the City of Washington, I have seen Mr Stoddart who is one of the largest proprietors for of Lots at the West end of the City. I mentiond the Letters respecting Mr Cranch & received his request to make use of his name to any of the other proprietors, & also to you, accompanied...
162To John Adams from Samuel Blodget, 1 January 1801 (Adams Papers)
Presuming on the kind indulgence which I have ever experienced since the commencement of your acquaintance, I beg leave to repeat my solicitations in favour of an important concern, in which you have been pleased deeply to interest yourself. The proprietors of Lands within this City (of which I am one) are deeply concerned in the necessary completion of the objects, for which the board of...
163To John Adams from Timothy Bloodworth, 23 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
Some time past, I took the liberty to Mention a Gentleman, who I considered quallifyed to fill the office of a Judge, for the Southern District. should a Minute inquiry into the relative Circumstances, induce the President (from prudential Motives) to withold the Nomination, shall deem it a favour, to be endulg’d in Mentioning Mr: William H: Hill, a Gentleman of Respectabilty, who has practisd...
164To John Adams from Timothy Bloodworth, 13 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
The Act pass’d this sessions, for the revisal of the Judicial sistem, will require the appointment of a Judge for the State of No Carolina, permit me, with resepectfull submission, to recommend Mr Samuel Johnston, as a Gentleman suitably quallified to fill that Station. his Charrecter is so wel established as a Lawyer, that any observations on that subject, would be superfluouse. I beg leave...
165To John Adams from Richard Blue, 7 October 1800 (Adams Papers)
We whose names are hereunto amend, of Capt. Bishops Company the second Regiment of Artirilists and Engineers, can but express to you Sir, that notwithstanding what may be the decision of a Court Martial held at Philadelphia on the conduct of our Capt. respecting his treatment to his Men, we freely and candidly acknowledge that partiallity we bare to him and hope that he may yet be continued to...
166To John Adams from Baron Blumenstein, 25 January 1799 (Adams Papers)
J’ai l’honneur de prier votre Excellence de faire parvenir à Monsieur le Président des états unis la lettre cy jointe je l’ai mise sous cachet volánt que j’ose la prier de fermer après avoir pris connaissance de son contenu. j’espere que votre Excellence voudra bien envisager cette demarche comme l’éffet de l’interet qu’inspirent les habitans des états unis à tout homme fait pour sentir le...
167To John Adams from Jean Payen de Boisneuf, 6 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
Les maux qu’ont éprouvés les habitants des Colonies françoises, les Ministres des Autels, les cy-devant Nobles & autres, ont été si grands quils pourroient se persuader que la Justice N’habite plus sur la terre, si Dieu lui même N’avoit dit Cherchez et vous trouverez. C’est dans le Cœur de Celui qui par le Choix d’une Nation entierre a été Jugé digne d’occuper la premiere place que je dois la...
168To John Adams from the Selectmen of Boston, 11 August 1797 (Adams Papers)
The Selectmen present their most respectful Compliments to the President of the United States, & request the Honour of his Company on a Visit to Rainsfords Island on Fryday the 18th. of August Inst.—The Company proceed from Faneuil Hall 8’. o’Clock in the Morning— MHi : Adams Papers.
169To John Adams from the Selectmen of Boston, 20 June 1799 (Adams Papers)
The Selectmen present their dutiful respects to the President of the United States & request the Honor of his Company on a Visit to Rainsford Island Thursday next—The Company proceed from Faneuil Hall at 8 o’Clock in the Morning— MHi : Adams Papers.
170To John Adams from Elias Boudinot, 15 September 1798 (Adams Papers)
Being on a Visit at this place, I am solicited by Mr John Pintard to introduce him to your knowledge. He means to apply for the office of your private Secretary in the room of Mr Malcolm, who he is informed has resigned— I am well acquainted with Mr Pintard and have been so from his Infancy, and can with pleasure recommend him in the strongest Terms— His liberal Education, knowledge of several...
171To John Adams from Elias Boudinot, 28 November 1798 (Adams Papers)
Mr George Washington Reed the youngest son of the late Governor Reed, who graduated in the college of New Jersey in September last, has discovered a great inclination to devote himself to a seafaring life in the service of his country—His friends have united in this determination, and have requested me to recommend him to the Executive of the United States, for the birth of a Midshipman in the...
172To John Adams from Elias Boudinot, 5 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
The Director of the Mint, begs leave for the Information of Government, respectfully to export That during the past Year, there have been issued from the Mint, the several Species of Coin particularly mentioned in the enclosed Returns, amounting in Value to 194,605 Dollars in Gold Coins, 63,156, 45/100 Dollars in Silver Coins, and 9,990, 34/100 Dollars in copper Coins, making up the whole...
173To John Adams from Elias Boudinot, 20 January 1801 (Adams Papers)
Being just returned from New Jersey, will you excuse the liberty I take in mentioning to you, that I found the Gentn. of the Law there, are exceedingly anxious, relative to a report that is prevailing, that the Office of Chief Justice of the united States may possibly be filled by our present Chief Magistrate after the month of march next—I am authorized to say, that it would give them the...
174To John Adams from Elisha Boudinot, 25 March 1799 (Adams Papers)
I was, as one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of this State, holding a circuit court in the County of Morris—At the breaking up of the court, the grand Jury requested that I would forward to the President, the inclosed address—at first I thought it was giving you too much trouble, but the friends to Government, in the County, urged the propriety of it, as coming from that County in a...
175To John Adams from Elisha Boudinot, 15 September 1798 (Adams Papers)
Being informed that Mr. Malcomb your private secretary has resigned his office my friend Mr. John Pintard has been advised to offer himself a candidate for it—If I did not feel myself particularly interested in your administration, I should not presume to take the liberty of recommending him to your notice for that office, but relying on the motives to excuse the freedom I have taken—permit me...
176To John Adams from Peter Bouiket, 10 August 1800 (Adams Papers)
I have writting Several letters to Bengemin Stoddart Secretary of the navy on account of a birth in the Midshipman line: which I did not Receive any answers of my letters: I there—gave the matter over, but a few days after Captain Blakeslee a friend of mine going to Philidelphia whom I gave a letter of Recommendation which he gave to Mr Stodart; Mr Stodart being buissy told him to Call the nex...
177To John Adams from R. Bourne, 6 January 1798 (Adams Papers)
The employment of Individuals is a matter of Concern—The unfinished House in Chesnut street might probably be made of Much value to the State by being made into a Mint and Treasury I am with Much respect MHi : Adams Papers.
178To John Adams from Sylvanus Bourne, 12 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
I had the honor to address you not long since (via Hamburg) acquainting you that, notwithstanding the best exertions of our Minister at London (agreably to the instructions of the Secy of State by your order) no chance whatever remains to me for the recovery of a large property which was condemned by the Admiralty Court of England about eighteen months past—on the principle & for reason that I...
179To John Adams from Sylvanus Bourne, 20 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I beg leave just to call to yr recollection my having informed you (when I had the honor to see you last summer at New york) that I had suffered in the loss of a large property by the verdict of the Court of Admiralty of England—founded on the circumstance of my being an Inhabitant of this Country—you seemed to be of opinion that being in a public capacity my residence here could not be...
180To John Adams from Sylvanus Bourne, 10 November 1798 (Adams Papers)
As I was unwilling to be totally idle, I have employed some of the hours of leisure, which the deprivations of buisness has lately given me, to throw on paper a few crude observations on the existing state of Affairs between France & the UStates: a copy of the original in English I forwarded sometime past to the Secy. of State: since which, I have translated it into french with some aditions &...