121st. (Adams Papers)
This morning I left Braintree in company with my brother Tom, who was going to Haverhill; and in order to have company, so great a part of the way, I determined to go there with him. We stopp’d a short time at Cambridge, and I went to Dr. Rand’s to take a Letter from Miss Newhall, as I had promised her at Commencement. She was gone out but had left the Letter. We dined in Wilmington, and got...
2New York Ratifying Convention. Motion, [21 July 1788] (Hamilton Papers)
That Mr. Hamilton Moved that the Clause last read should be expunged, and the following substituted in its Stead vizt: “That no Appropriation of Money in time of Peace for the Support of an Army shall be by Less than two thirds of the Representatives and Senators present.” John McKesson MS Notes, New-York Historical Society, New York City. The motion is printed in McKesson, “Journal of the...
3[Diary entry: 21 July 1788] (Washington Papers)
Monday 21st. Thermometer at 68 in the Morning—74 at Noon And 70 at Night. Cloudy with the Wind at East in the Morning at which it continued varying Northerly all day. Visited all the Plantations. At the Ferry—two Plows and a harrow were at Work in the Corn. The other hands were all at Dogue run in the Harvest field. At French’s—Three plows and a harrow were in the Corn. All the other people...
4From George Washington to Mathew Carey, 21 July 1788 (Washington Papers)
I have been favoured with your letter of the 5th instt, and shall be happy if mine, to which you allude, may have any operation in favour of your literary undertaking. If I had more leizure, I should most willingly give you any such communications (that might be within my reach) as would serve to keep up the reputation of your Museum. At present, occupied as I am with my Agriculture &...
5To George Washington from Samuel Hanson, 21 July 1788 (Washington Papers)
I take the liberty of addressing a few lines to you as to a Trustee of the Alexandria Academy. In consequence of an Advertisement by Mr McWhir, I have applied to him for the place of Assistant-Teacher. at the time of my application, I conceived that the Young Gentleman who has hitherto acted in that Capacity, had given in his resignation. He has, however, lately expressed an inclination to be...
6To George Washington from James Madison, 21 July 1788 (Washington Papers)
I have deferred writing since my arrival here in the hourly hope of being enabled to communicate the final news from Poughkepsie. By a letter from Hamilton dated the day before yesterday I find that it is equally uncertain when the business will be closed, and what will be its definitive form. The inclosed gazettes state the form which the depending proposition bears. It is not a little...
M r . Jay Standing Troops will be enlisted during the war—If they have command of the Mil[iti] a & want 20.000. they may raise 10.000 & depend upon 10.000 Militia— If you limit them they may be under a diff[icult]y— If they must call the Legisl[atur] e . it will. More safe, as it will prevent the necessity of standing Armies— Confidence for national affairs in nat[ional] gov[ernmen] t —for...
8From James Madison to George Washington, 21 July 1788 (Madison Papers)
I have deferred writing since my arrival here in the hourly hope of being enabled to communicate the final news from Poughkepsie. By a letter from Hamilton dated the day before yesterday I find that it is equally uncertain when the business will be closed, and what will be its definitive form. The inclosed gazettes state the form which the depending proposition bears. It is not a little...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Angelica Schuyler Church, 21 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I send my dear Sir the little urn so long promissed and so long delayed, and hope you will accept the gift for the sake of the giver; it will sometimes at Monticello remind you of your friend.—Madame de Corny tells me you are going to America next spring. I shall also make that desired voyage, and see what my family and friends are doing. If I should meet you their I should be so happy to see...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Gautier, 21 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I am much obliged to you for the communication of the Deuxponts Catalogue of Greek and Latin books. There is nothing in it for which I have occasion except the ‘L. Annaei Senecae Philosophi opéra. 4. vol. 7.₶4.’ If you have a correspondence there and can conveniently order this work for me, on condition it be an Octavo edition, I shall be obliged to you. I have their Plato which I like much. I...
11To Thomas Jefferson from George Mason, 21 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote You on the 26th. of May last, by my son John, Via Bourdeaux; to which I beg Leave to refer. I intended to have given You the fullest Information in my Power upon the present gloomy State of American Politics, but the Ship, this Letter goes by, sails to-morrow; and I have had so severe an Attack of the Gout in my Stomach, for two or three Days past, that I have not been able to sit up,...