1To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Bankson, 23 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The Letters which you will receive herewith are all that have come to the Office since your departure. I have not yet received an answer from Genl. Moylan. His residence is in Chester County 30 miles from this City, and out of the post road, so that I fear your Letter and one I have written him have miscarried. Mr. Biddle’s Commission will expire the 26th. inst.—and from your instructions...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Bankson, 30 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed Letters and papers from Mr. Dumas were received last Wednesday—a number of French News papers and a pamphlet accompanied them, which I have retained agreeably to your instructions. The Letter with Mr. Genet’s name on the outside was taken from the post office last Saturday, and is the only one from any of the foreign Ministers that has come to my hands. I did not receive an answer...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Bankson, 7 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed Letter and account from Mr. Dumas as also the Letter from Mr. Remsen were taken from large packets of News papers which are deposited in the office. I yesterday received a Letter from a Mr. J. Mason dated Georgetown, the 26th. ultimo—covering a Bill of Lading for a Cask of Macarony expected to arrive in the Ship Salome Capt. Watson from Havre. No such vessel has entered in this...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Bankson, 21 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your several Letters of the 3d. instant I did not receive until last Saturday (the 19th), the business committed to me shall be expedited with all the dispatch in my power. I had the honor to forward you by last Monday’s post a number of Letters and the Leyden Gazette—a fever which I had at that time and which continued upon me for several days prevented my writing. The Fever has considerably...