116th. (Adams Papers)
Charles came to Cambridge last Monday in order to move into our new Chamber. My Cousin and myself came from Braintree at about 9 o’clock, and arrived here just at Commons time. I found the Chamber all in Confusion, and it will be so probably all the rest of this Week, for Lowell and Bigelow, who lived in it last year were two of the greatest slovens in their Class. The studies must both be...
2[Diary entry: 16 August 1786] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 16th. Mercury at 66 in the Morning—71 at Noon and 70 at Night. Cloudy and lowering for the greater part of the day and in the night a good deal of rain fell—wind at So. West. Colonels Fitzgerald and Lyles Mr. Brailsford (an English Gentleman) and Mr. Perrin came here to dinner & returned afterwards. In the afternoon a Major Freeman who looks after my concerns west of the Alligany...
3To George Washington from John Peck, 16 August 1786 (Washington Papers)
In compliance with the enclosed resolve I have the honor to transmit the Diplomas of the Cincinnati of New-Jersey. It would have afforded me inexpressible satisfaction to have presented them in person, but the duty I owe the nearest connextion in life requires that I should dispense with that happiness. I am Sir With the highest respect & esteem Your Most Obedient Very Humb. Servt ALS , DLC:GW...
4From Thomas Jefferson to John Banister, Jr., 16 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 6th. inst. gave me the agreeable intelligence of your being well enough to proceed on your journey. Your bill for ten guineas has not been presented. It shall be honored whenever it is, as well as those for any other sum you may have occasion for. I now inclose you the only letter I have on hand for you. I have received a letter from your father dated May 12. He was then...
5To Thomas Jefferson from André Caron, 16 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Nommé andré Caron a Eté Embarqué le 10 Juillet. 1780. Sur La frégate L’arielle à L’orient, Commandé par Le Commodor paul Jones. Il est resté Sur cette fregate Jusqu’au 4 avril 1781 ., Epoque a la quelle Monsieur Le Comte de la touche L’a fait debarqué, Etant arrivé à philadelphie, pour Le Transferé sur L’hermione; de là, fait passé sur Le Vaisseau du Roy Le Conquérant, après avoir promis,...
6To Thomas Jefferson from John Paul Jones, 16 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Having no Roll of the Ariel in my Possession, I am unable to determine the legality of the claim expressed in the Paper you did me the Honor to send for my opinion. The Papers of that Frigate were deposited in the Admiralty at Philadelphia, I think, in April or May 1781, and I remember that some arrangement with Mr. Holker was spoke of by the Board, for the Wages due to the Marines; who being...
7From Thomas Jefferson to John Ledyard, 16 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I saw Baron de Grimm yesterday at Versailles, and he told me he had received an answer from the Empress, who declines the proposition made on your account. She thinks it chimærical. I am in hopes your execution of it from our side of the continent will prove the contrary. I thought it necessary to give you this information that you might suffer no suspence from expectations from that quarter....
8To Thomas Jefferson from John Ledyard, 16 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Whenever I have occasion to write to you I shall not want to say so much on the score of Gratitude, that if I do not tire you with the Repetition of my thanks, I shall at least do injustice to the other Parts of my Letters unless you will be so good as to accept of a single honest heartfelt Thank You for the whole. In that case I shall always proceed to plain narration. The same Sir James Hall...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 16 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I am afraid by delaying so long a time to answer your letter I have deservedly forfeited the advantages which might be derived from such a correspondence, but still hope that as I wish to make amends for my fault your goodness will incline you to forgive it. By the reestablishment of my health in great measure, a removal to the continent has become unnecessary, at least before the time which...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Vergennes, 16 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of repeating what I had the honor of mentioning to your Excellency yesterday, that, by order of the state of Virginia, a contract has been made in France for 3400. stand of arms, as many cartouch boxes with their accoutrements, and that I am yet to purchase as much gunpower, gunflints and Cartridge paper as will, with the arms and cartouch boxes, employ the sum of 180,000...
11From Thomas Jefferson to Brissot de Warville, 16 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have read with very great satisfaction the sheets of your work on the commerce of France and the United states which you were so good as to put into my hands. I think you treat the subject, as far as these sheets go, in an excellent manner. Were I to select any particular passages as giving me particular satisfaction, it would be those wherein you prove to the United states that they will be...