11To George Washington from the Citizens of Haverhill, Mass., 1 November 1789 (Washington Papers)
The Inhabitants of the Town of Haverhill address their most sincere Respects to the President of the United States & assure him, that they should esteem themselves highly honoured in his passing thro’ this Town in his Route to New York and of giving them an Opportunity of testifying to him the Respect due to so distinguished a Character. D , DLC:GW . For background to GW’s tour of the eastern...
12To George Washington from Francis Willis, Jr., 1 November 1789 (Washington Papers)
gloster [Va.] May it please your Excellency Novr 1st 1789 At the request of Colo. Henry I again trouble you on the subject of the Negroes he bought —he apprehends I did not state the situation of the Idiot he bought, as he could wish therefore inclosed you will please to receive his letter to me, & if you will please to honour me with your opinion on the matter I will instantanously proceed...
13To George Washington from Joseph Ogle, November 1789 (Washington Papers)
Delaware State Newcastle County Dear Sir white Clay Creek hund. No. W. [ November 1789 ] I am in the Greatest Distress as per N. 1 from Principles of, I know not what, but to make A Pray of My Fidelety & patriotism, for the heat of the Enemys, Progress through the Jersey A Number of the fineest Men we have now was then not to be found, though at that time I Sacreficed Every thing that was near...
14Journal of the Office of Foreign Affairs, 1–28 November 1789 (Jay Papers)
Novem r . 1 st . Received a Letter from M r . Jefferson of 5 th . August 1789, mentioning that the Tumults in Paris had nearly ceased— that the Baron de Besenval and Duke de la Vauguyon have been taken and confined—that M r . Necker has returned, and a new Ministry been appointed, and that the National Assembly is engaged in framing a Bill of Rights.— November 2 d . Received a Letter from...
15From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 1 November 1789 (Madison Papers)
In the letter left for you in N. York on my leaving that place I omitted to mention to you three names which solicit a Clerkship in the office which will be under your direction. They are Mr. Fisher, Mr. Smith, & Mr. Orr. The first has vouchers of his pretensions which will enable You to decide readily on them. The second is a son of Merriwether Smith. I am not personally acquainted with him,...
16To James Madison from Philip Schuyler, 1 November 1789 (Madison Papers)
Agreable to your request I called on Mr. Taylor, on the subject of your letter of the 5th Ult. He informed me that he had called twice at Mr Cortwrights but had not been able to see Mr Munro. That he is ready to execute a deed for the lands in question on the payment of the remainder of the money. He is a man of strict probity, and informs me that the lands will now sell for at least 2½...
17From James Madison to William Irvine, 1 November 1789 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 1 November 1789, Fredericksburg. Acknowledged in Irvine to JM, 15 Nov. 1789 . Encloses JM’s letter to Jefferson of 1 Nov. 1789 .
18To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 1 November 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
In the letter left for you in N. York on my leaving that place I omitted to mention to you three names which solicit a clerkship in the office which will be under your direction. They are Mr. Fisher, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Orr. The first has vouchers of his pretensions which will enable you to decide readily on them. The second is a son of Merriwether Smith. I am not personally acquainted with...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Fulwar Skipwith, 1 November 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Richmond, 1 Nov. 1789 . He thinks it probable that TJ has heard through Short “of the almost unparalleled misfortunes, which through an act of Providence in one instance and the bankruptcy of a man in another, are likely to deprive me of a handsome Competence … made by prudence and industry.” An “evil of no less magnitude” is that he is likely to “be thrown out of all Connexions in business.”...