17th. (Adams Papers)
Sacrament day. Mr. Hilliard, preach’d in the morning from 1st. of Corinthians. I. 30. But of him are ye, in Christ Jesus, who of God, is made unto us, wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption. I do not remember all his arguments; What I did remember , was not so pleasing to me, as his afternoon, discourse, which was from Acts. XI. 26. And the disciples, were called...
2Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 7 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
Yes my dear Sister I have thought it very long since I have receiv’d a Letter from you and thought it very Strange that you should not write me one line by the January Pacquit when mr cranch receiv’d one from mr Adams. You say you wrote but one Letter by it, but do not tell me who it was too none of your Friends here have receiv’d any, and mr King directed a number of other pioples to mr...
3[Diary entry: 7 May 1786] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 7th. Thermometer at 56 in the morng.—67 at Noon and 66 at Night. Clear with the wind fresh, but not cold, from the No. West all day. Towards night it died away, & inclined to the Southward more. Mr. Porter, Mr. Murray, (Young) Mr. Bowen, and a Captain Aitkins came (by invitation) to dine with us today, and returnd to Alexandria in the Evening. Just as we were about to set down to Dinner...
4To George Washington from Tobias Lear, 7 May 1786 (Washington Papers)
General Lincoln has favoured me with the perusal of your Letter of the 10th Ulto wherein you mention your acceding to the sum of two Hun[dre]d Dollars in addition to the Stipulations mentioned in your last for my services for a year, and desire that I may come on as soon as is convenient; if I find an opportunity of going by Water I shall embrace it immediately and be with your Excellency in...
5From Thomas Jefferson to William Temple Franklin, 7 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return from a two months visit to England I found here your favour of Jan. 18. This contains the latest intelligence I have from America. Your effects not being then arrived gives me anxiety for them, as I think they went in a vessel which sailed from Havre the 11th. of November. In this vessel went also the two Mr. Fitzhughs of Virginia, with the Prussian treaty, our papers relative to...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Elbridge Gerry, 7 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
My last to you was of the 11th. of October. Soon after that, your favor of the 12th. of Sep. came to hand. My acknolegement of this is made later than it should have been by my trip to England. Your long silence I ascribe to a more pleasing cause, that of devoting your spare time to one more capable of filling it with happiness, and to whom as well as to yourself I wish all those precious...
7From Thomas Jefferson to David Humphreys, 7 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
My stay in London having been considerably longer than I had expected, I did not arrive in this place till the last day of April. I found here your kind letter of the 4th. of that month acknoleging much more than they deserved, my little attentions to you. Their only merit was their being faithful testimonies of a sincere regard for you. The obligations have in fact been on my side, and I...
8[From Thomas Jefferson to Janet Livingston Montgomery, 7 May 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 7 May 1786 . An entry in SJL under this date reads: “Mrs Montgomery. That I delivered her letter to M. Fayette.” Letter not found. See Mrs. Montgomery’s letter to TJ, 9 Dec. 1785 .]
9From Thomas Jefferson to Louis Guillaume Otto, 7 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
My absence in England for some time past has prevented my acknoleging, so soon as I should have done, the receipt of your favor of January 15. In that you speak of having written me other letters, but no other has ever come to my hands. I thank you for the intelligence that contained, several articles of which never came to me thro’ any other channel. On this side the water every thing is...
10From Thomas Jefferson to the Commissioners of the Treasury, 7 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letter to me from the Marquis de la Rouerie, dated March 19. 1786. will apprise you of the impatience of the officers here to receive their money. They are needy and noisy creditors. The other two papers from the same gentleman are, I beleive, for the office of Mr. Nourse, at whose desire I applied for them. I will trouble you to have them handed to his office. I think it my duty...