13d. (Adams Papers)
I heard Mr. Andrews preach. About as long as he was last Sunday. I think he is gaining ground in the parish. And am in hopes that he may be finally settled, without much opposition. Which would greatly disappoint some flaming zealots, who like all zealots justify unworthy means by the sanctity of the end. I walk’d in the beginning of the evening with Stacey: and af terwards called at Mrs....
2[Diary entry: 3 August 1788] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 3d. Thermometer at 70 in the Morng.—81 at Noon and 79 at Night. Wind South; and raining moderately from about five Oclock till nearly 7 when it ceased, and cleared—the Wd. remaining in the same place and continuing warm. At home all day.
3From George Washington to John Jay, 3 August 1788 (Washington Papers)
The letters which you did me the favor of writing to me on the 17th & 23d of last Month from Poughkeepsie, came duly to hand, & claim my particular acknowledgments. With peculiar pleasure I now congratulate you on the success of your labours to obtain an unconditional ratification of the proposed Constitution in the Covention of your State; the acct of which, was brought to us by the mail of...
4From George Washington to James Madison, 3 August 1788 (Washington Papers)
Your favors of the 21st & 27th of last month came duly to hand. The last, contained the pleasing—and I may add (tho’ I could not reconcile it with any ideas I entertained of common policy) unexpected account of the unconditional ratification of the Consitution by the State of New York—That No. Carolina will hesitate long in its choice I can scarcely believe; but what Rhode Island will do is...
5From George Washington to Thomas Nelson, Jr., 3 August 1788 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 19th Ulto came duly to hand and could I have been of any service in the affair to which it refers no apology would have been necessary for requesting it. I have no white Ditcher with me at present but a Dutch Redemptioner —Nor has there ever lived with me one—to the best of my recollection—of the name of Clarke. Last year I employed a man who called himself James Lawson—He...
6To George Washington from Annis Boudinot Stockton, 3 August 1788 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Annis Boudinot Stockton, 3 Aug. 1788. On 31 Aug. GW thanked Mrs. Stockton for her “kind letter of the 3d instant.”
7To John Jay from Thomas Jefferson, 3 August 1788 (Jay Papers)
My last letters to you were of the 4 th . and 23 d . of May, with a postscript of the 27 th . since that I have been honoured with yours of Apr. 24. May 16. & June 9. The most remarkeable internal occurrences since my last are these. The Noblesse of Bretagne, who had received with so much warmth the late innovations in the government, assembled & drew up a memorial to the king and chose 12....
8To John Jay from George Washington, 3 August 1788 (Jay Papers)
The letters which you did me the favor of writing to me on the 17 th . & 23 d . of last Month from Poughkeepsie, came duly to hand, & claim my particular acknowledgments.— With peculiar pleasure I now congratulate you on the success of your labours to obtain an unconditional ratification of the proposed Constitution in the Convention of your State; the acc t . of which, was brought to us by...
9To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 3 August 1788 (Madison Papers)
Hearing you were about to leave Richmond, I called the morning you set out to see you, but Anderson informd me you had walked out and to what place he could not tell. I not only wished to take you by the hand before you went away, but was desirous also of apologising to you for so long delaying the paymt. of the balance I owe you—although I have and knew I could presume on the privelege of...
10To James Madison from George Washington, 3 August 1788 (Madison Papers)
Your favors of the 21st. & 27th of last month came duly to hand. The last, contained the pleasing—and I may add (tho’ I could not reconcile it with any ideas I entertained of common policy) unexpected account of the unconditional ratification of the Constitution by the State of New York. That No. Carolina will hesitate long in its choice I can scarcely believe; but what Rhode Island will do is...