122. (Adams Papers)
The Weather has softened so much, that, it thaw’d last Night, and has, all this day. We had nevertheless in the forenoon, a Sermon, from, Psalm CXLVII. 17. who can stand before his cold. And a cold Sermon it was. The Subject indeed was such, as that much, was not to be expected from it, nor indeed was much made of it. It was however short, which is a very good Quality at this Season of the...
2Abigail Adams 2d to John Quincy Adams, 22 January 1786 (Adams Papers)
I have taken my pen, to frame an appology to you my Dear Brother. There are so many that offer themselvs to me, that I am almost at a loss, which to avail myself of as most sattisfactory to you—should I tell you that no opportunity of forwarding my Letter to you had been the cause of my silence since the 9th of December or that not having received any answer to my many long Letters I had...
3From John Adams to Rufus King, 22 January 1786 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday I was honoured with your Letters of the 4. and 10. Dec r. — The Act of Congress respecting the British Consul General, is wise, and well guarded: Nevertheless I think that We Should not be So inattentive to Ettiquette, as to omit a Proposition for Sending a Minister Plenipotentiary. We give up, a Point, by receiving a Consul in return for a Minister, which, although it may appear of...
4To Alexander Hamilton from Ezekiel Forman, 22 January 1786 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] January 22, 1786 . Requests Hamilton’s opinion on money due on “Middletons Bond.” ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.
5[Diary entry: 22 January 1786] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 22d. Thermometer at 40 in the Morning—42 at Noon and 48 at Night. Raining more or less all day, and a close thick fog the whole day proceeding from the dissolution of the Snow which by Night was almost gone. Wind tho’ not much of it Southerly and warm—the damps in the house being also very great the damps upon the walls being to be swept of.
6To George Washington from David Pearce, 22 January 1786 (Washington Papers)
I am very sorry that I should so mis the freight of the Jackass—I made enquiry & was told that the freight of an horse from London was equal to a Cabin passinger but may it please your Excellency to settle that part as you please; with respect to the house the Captain says that he did pay twenty five & an half Dollars for the building of it which he has charged me & the Groom is charged as a...
7From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 22 January 1786 (Madison Papers)
My last dated Novr 15 from this place answered yours of May 11th. on the subject of your printed notes. I have since had opportunities of consulting other friends on the plan you propose, who concur in the result of the consultations which I transmitted you. Mr. Wythe’s idea seems to be generally approved, that the copies destined for the University should be dealt out by the discretion of the...
8From James Madison to James Monroe, 22 January 1786 (Madison Papers)
Your favors of the 19th. Decr. and 7th. Jany. came both to hand by yesterdays mail. The Assembly adjourned last night after a Session of 97 days. If its importance were to be measured by the list of the laws which it has produced, all preceding Legislative merit would be eclipsed, the number in this instance amounting to 114 or 115. If we recur to the proper criterion no Session has perhaps...
9To Thomas Jefferson from La Rouerie, 22 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
La Rouerie, 22 Jan. 1786. Acknowledges receipt of TJ’s letter of 12 Jan. and thanks him for his part in “seeing justice done to us”; requests that TJ write to Congress on the subject; encloses letters to be forwarded to Congress, the Board of Treasury, and Gen. Washington. RC ( ViWC ); 2 p.; endorsed. Noted in SJL as received 31 Jan. 1786. Enclosures: La Rouerie to Congress, read in Congress...
10From Thomas Jefferson to John McQueen, 22 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Jefferson takes the liberty of reminding Mr. McQueen that he was so good as to promise to do him the honour of dining with him on Wednesday the 25th inst. RC (Miss Caroline Huger, Bluffton, S.C., 1946); addressed: “A Monsieur Monsieur McQueen hotel de l’empereur rue Tournon.” Not recorded in SJL .