1To John Adams from Antoine Marie Cerisier, 10 August 1786 (Adams Papers)
J’apprends dans l’instant par l’une de nos Gazettes Hollandoises que Votre Excellence est actuellement à la Haye; & je m’empresse de vous faire passer le renouvellement du respect & de la venération que j’ai toujours eus & invariablement fait éclater pour votre Personne & vos vertus. La confiance & l’amitié dont vous avez bien voulu m’honorer dans les tems de votre Residence dans ce Pays-ci,...
2John Lamb to the American Commissioners, 10 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Finding my self unable to Imbark and Desiring to have my Decleration forwarded as soon as possible according to your Excellency orders; have sent the vessel to give the earlyst notice. She sailed the nineth of this Curt. with Every Transaction, together with my last orders from Your Excellencys. The vessel is insured and Doth not sail at publick expence. I should be glad if I could here if Mr....
I have this Moment received an Order of Congress in the following Words viz t . “That the Secretary for foreign Affairs state to Congress without Delay any Information he may have received respecting the sentiments of the Court of France touching our Right of navigating the Mississippi, also that he state to Congress the territorial Claims of Spain on the east Side of the Mississippi.—[”]...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Ferdinand Grand, 10 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai l’honneur de vous envoyer la lettre de crédit de £120. que vous desiriés Sur Mr. Louis Teissier que j’ai prévenu que vous tireriés cette Somme, Monsieur, en divers appoints. D’après cet avis qu’il aura reçu, peut être ne sera-t-il pas nécessaire que vous lui Fassiés présenter ma lettre et vos traittès Sur lui, à compte de cette Somme, Suffiroient. Dans ce cas, veuillés me la renvoyer,...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Abbé Morellet, [10 August 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
En recevant le dernier billet que vous m’aves fait l’honneur de m’ecrire lorsque vous m’aves envoyé la carte que vous aves pris la peine de faire j’étois obligé de sortir au moment même et je n’ai pas eu le tems de vous parler de cette même carte. Je repare aujourd’hui cette omission. Je ne doute point que votre travail ne donne beaucoup de prix à nôtre edition. Une bonne carte est la chose la...
6From George Washington to Armand, 10 August 1786 (Washington Papers)
I am to acknowledge the receipt of the agreeable letter you did me the honor to write to me on the 20th of Jany, & at the same time to congratulate you on the happy event announced in it. Permit me to assure you that nothing affords me more satisfaction than to receive good news of my friends; and you must allow me the liberty of considering your marriage to an amiable lady, with a handsome...
7From Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith, [10] August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
An opportunity will offer by Mr. Bullfinch of acknowleging the receipt of your favours of July 5. and 18. and as I mean by the same hand to write my American letters, the number of these obliges me to abridge with you. I therefore make this previous declaration that there shall be neither prayer nor compliment in this letter, nothing but a simple tho’ sincere proffer of respect to Madame,...
8To George Washington from Matthew Whiting, 10 August 1786 (Washington Papers)
I recd yours and am very sorry that it did not come ten days sooner as I had parted with all the money that I had by me however the first that comes into my hands will take care to pay you. Should of been glad to of let you had wheat for sowing if I had any that I could recommend. I had parted with all my old wheat and the new I think but very Indifferent. I am with Complements to your good...
9[Diary entry: 10 August 1786] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 10th. Mercury at 73 in the Morng.—74 at Noon and 70 at Night. Wind at No. Et. with mists and very light showers till towards noon when the Sun came out. Warm till towards the afternoon when it grew cooler & pleasanter. Rid to Muddy hole, Dogue run, and ferry Plantations—at the first of which Wheat Seeding will commence tomorrow. At the second things are not in order for it & at the...
1010th. (Adams Papers)
Spent the whole day in my father’s library; wrote but little, I cannot indeed write half so much as I wish to, for if I leave off two minutes, I take up some book as if by instinct, and read an hour or two before I think what I am about. I intended to have written a great deal this vacation; it is now almost gone and I have not written twenty Pages.