1To Thomas Jefferson from Willink & Van Staphorst, with Enclosures, 31 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
We are honored with Your Excellency’s respected favor of 13. Inst. urging us again to pay the ƒ51,000 Guilders reimbursable by the United States the First Instant at the House of Henry Fizeaux & Co. which we should have effected, had you and Mr. Adams wrote us clearly and decidedly to do it; instead of which you both desired us to discharge only the Interest and wait the Orders of the Board of...
2From Thomas Jefferson to De Grasse, 18 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai eté sensiblement touché, Monsieur, de la perte que vous venez de faire de Monsieur le comte de Grasse votre pere. C’est un nom cher et respecté à tous mes compatriotes, et dont la memoire leur sera toujours precieuse. L’evenement glorieux de la prise de York-town, où il a eu tant de part, lui conservera dans l’histoire une place à toujours distinguée. Agreez, Monsieur, je vous en prie,...
3To Thomas Jefferson from William Franklin, 18 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I received, some Time ago, a Letter from my Son, Wm. Temple Franklin, requesting me to make Enquiry after a Box which he had left, when here, with a Mr. Woodmason, to be ship’d for Havre, containing, besides some valuable Books for his Grandfather, a set of Blackstone’s Commentaries for you. After making the most particular Enquiry in my Power, I learnt that the Box had been shipp’d on Board a...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Eugène MacCarthy, 18 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Rochelle, 18 Jan. 1788 . In accordance with TJ’s letter of 3 Jan. 1788 , has drawn on TJ at 30 days for 731 livres 3 sols “to the order of Mr. Missy Merchant of this town.” Cannot sufficiently thank TJ for his “polite favour and Speedy Redress.” RC ( ViWC ); 2 p.; endorsed.
5To Thomas Jefferson from Maupin, 18 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
On peut faire réellement, quoique Scientifiquement, les plus grandes conquêtes au profit des Nations, et en general de toutes les Sociétés, et non Seulement n’en recevoir aucun prix ni aucune marque de reconnoissance, mais encore en être pour ses frais. J’en Suis un exemple. Cependant, Monsieur, je voudrois, entre autres choses, perfectionner la vigne dans les lieux où elle est établie; et...
6To James Madison from Edward Carrington, 18 January 1788 (Madison Papers)
I arrived here on Wednesday night last, and have as yet had but little opportunity to sound the people in any part of the Country upon the constitution. The leaders of the opposition appear generally to be preparing for a decent Submission—the language amongst them is, that amendments must be tried if there should, at the setting of the convention, be a prospect of carrying them down in a...
7From George Washington to Samuel Powel, 18 January 1788 (Washington Papers)
Having nothing, either interesting or entertaining in these parts to communicate—our faces being turned to the Eastward for news—I felt no inclination to give you the trouble of perusing a dull scrawl, merely to acknowledge the receipt of your obliging favor of the 12th Ult., & to thank you for the information it conveyed, being in hopes that a little time might be productive of occurrences...
8From George Washington to David Stuart, 18 January 1788 (Washington Papers)
As the enclosed will be transmitted to Mr Custis, I will blend nothing else ⟨w⟩ith it; but beg, for the reason therein as⟨si⟩gned that you would contrive it by the first ⟨sa⟩fe conveyance. The Certificates which I thought had ⟨b⟩een sent to you, are found—I suppose, after ⟨th⟩e list was taken, it was found unnecessa⟨ry to⟩ send them, & they were, consequently, with⟨h⟩eld. When Mrs Stuart was...
9To George Washington from Rochambeau, 18 January 1788 (Washington Papers)
I have received by M. Shippen’s hands the letter which you have honoured me with, and I made him the reception that he deserves by himself, and Especially, being honoured of your recommandation. I formerly received another one of you by the way of M. Rutlege bearing also your recommandation for that gentleman, but as I was in the Country when he Came to Paris, that has deprived me of the...
10[Diary entry: 18 January 1788] (Washington Papers)
Friday 18th. Thermometer at 25 in the Morning—35 at Noon And 35 at Night. In the Morning the Wind was at East, afterwards Southerly, clear, moderate & thawing but not more than an Inch in the ground. Rid to the Mill, French’s & Ferry Plantation. Work at all the places as yesterday.
1118th. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon I wrote a couple of letters to send by Mr. Atkins, who goes to Boston to’morrow. One for N. Freeman, and the other from for Wm. Cranch, and as I could not finish before dark, I ventured to stay in the office till seven o’clock. I then went with Townsend, to Mr. Atkins’s, to give him the letters: Miss Dashwood was there: a young Lady from Boston. She speaks thick, and quick,...
12The Federalist Number 40, [18 January] 1788 (Madison Papers)
The second point to be examined is, whether the convention were authorised to frame and propose this mixed constitution. The powers of the convention ought in strictness to be determined by an inspection of the commissions given to the members by their respective constituents. As all of these however, had reference, either to the recommendation from the meeting at Annapolis in September, 1786,...