1To John Jay from Tench Coxe, 16 November 1791 (Jay Papers)
I do myself the honor to enclose to you an enlarged copy of the Examination of Lord Sheffield, which one of our printers was desirous to republish. You will perceive, in the interspersed and additional new matters, I have endeavoured to bring up such Ideas as would tend to answer the report of the British privy council contained in a letter which I requested M r . King to lay before you. In...
2From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 16 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof, Majr. Mountflorence, proposing to visit France on his lawful affairs, I take the liberty of recommending him to your attention and good offices. He is a citizen of the state of North Carolina, and of the profession of the law there, and his merits in every respect will do justice to any civilities or services you can render him, and which will at the same time be esteemed an...
3To George Washington from Henry Knox, 16 November 1791 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to submit the draft of a Letter to the Governor of Virginia, which seems necessary to be transmitted, from the information of Mr Moore—as some surprize has been excited in the representatives of Wythe, Montgomery and Washington of the Assembly of Virginia, that they had not the same protection as was permitted for Russell—Montgomery it appears is part of Russell or Wythe,...
4From Alexander Hamilton to William Ellery, 16 November 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, November 16, 1791. On December 5, 1791, Ellery wrote to Hamilton : “I have recd. your letters of the 16th & 17th of the last month.” Letter of November 16 not found. ]
5From Thomas Jefferson to Jean Baptiste Ternant, 16 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to transmit you the inclosed papers on the subject of the Sloop Jane the property of certain merchants of the Town of Baltimore, commanded by Captn. Woodrough, said to have been taken from him with her cargo as she was passing the Island of Martinique, by Captn. la Riviere Commanding the ship of war of your Nation called la Firme of 74 Guns, and disposed of with her cargo...