1To Alexander Hamilton from William Allibone, 13 March 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] March 13, 1792 . “Unpleasant as the task is, to be the Bearer of bad tidings, it has fallen to my lot; and it is no less then the entire loss & destruction of one of the Piers at mud Island, by the Breaking up of the Ice on thursday last, when the whole body thereof moved at once, with the flood tide and a heavy easterly wind, which forced it with great Violence for A long...
2To Alexander Hamilton from William Ellery, 13 March 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Newport, Rhode Island ] March 13, 1792 . “… I wish for a supply of Registers having only seven on hand; and I should be very happy if an allowance and compensation for my services could be made to me before the adjournment of Congress.” LC , Newport Historical Society, Newport, Rhode Island. On April 5, 1792, H submitted to Congress his “Report on Compensation of Officers Employed in the...
3From Alexander Hamilton to William Rawle, 13 March 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
A foreign attachment at the suit of Paulus Kok against Theodosius Gerhardus Bosch was served on the Secretary of the Treasury and on the Register out of one of the Courts of Pennsylvania by William Will, Esquire, Sheriff of the City and County of Philadelphia, with summons, as garnishees. The Defendant was supposed by the Plaintiff to be a Creditor of the United States, which, in fact, is the...
4To George Washington from Aaron Burr, 13 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
An Opinion has for sometime prevailed that peace with the Indians is attainable; That the War has arisen from a belief: that this Government seek to disposses them of their Lands, and will cease whenever these misapprehensions are removed. Unfortunately it does not appear that we have since the commencement of hostilities conveyed to them any direct assurances of our wishes and designs towards...
5To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 13 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State incloses to the President the letter to the King of France with the alteration he proposes for incorporating the vote of the house. if the President approves it, he will be so good as to return it in time to be written at large to-day, signed & sealed. Th: J. thinks the copy of the resolution delivered the President with the signature of the Speaker will be the proper...
6To George Washington from Joseph Wanton Rhodes, 13 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Although I have not the honor of being personally known to you yet I humbly wish the motive that induces me to this freedom of address may plead my Apology. In the early part of my life I was educated in the Medical line and received diaplomas from the Proffessors of medecine in the City of Philadelphia. For several years I was engaged in the different branches of my proffession, but at length...
7To George Washington from Robert Rutherford, 13 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
My very good friend and neighbour Colo. Darke intending to wait on you, I could not forgo the pleasure of presenting my sincere good wishes, for your health and perfect happiness, and as you well know the spartan virtues of my friend, it becomes unnecessary to enlarge on the innate and Very amiable, quality’s of his heart and mind. I Indeed sympathize Very tenderly with him on the death of his...
8To George Washington from John Wade, 13 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Flattered by the Honor you conferred upon me, in appointing me to an Ensigncy in the first Regiment, in the Service of the United States, and conscious that implicit obedience to the Commands of a Superior officer, is one of the first principles of a Soldier, I have made it my study so to conduct myself as to merit approbation, and I pride myself in the opinion of having in some measure met...
9To George Washington from Anthony Wayne, 13 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
I took the liberty to put into your hands (in the course of last summer) a letter from James Seagrove Esqr. mentioning the alarming emigration from Georgia into East Florida in consequence of a Proclamation of the Spanish Governor, and as I can not find it among my papers, may I request the favor, that you will please to direct, one of your Gentlemen, to make a search for it. my reason for...
10From James Madison to Joseph Jones, 13 March 1792 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 13 March 1792. Acknowledged in Jones to JM, 22 Mar. 1792 . Concerns the questions of the appropriate military establishment for prosecution of the war against the Indians, the funding system, and executive influence in legislative matters.
11VII. Thomas Jefferson to Philip Freneau, 13 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Jefferson sends to Mr. Frenau a list of persons in Charlottesville who have desired to receive his paper. This mail should go by the Friday morning’s post always, which will meet the Charlottesville post at Richmond on the Thursday evening following, and on Saturday the mail will be at Charlottesville. Thos. J. will pay Mr. Frenau the necessary advances as soon as he will be so good as...
12From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Church, 13 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your several letters of July 27. Aug. 12. and Sep. 8. have been duly recieved, and your disappointment produced a strong desire in the President to nominate you Consul for the port of Cadiz. But on speaking of the matter it was found that there would not only be an opposition to it in the Senate but perhaps a rejection which it was conceived would be injurious to you. The ground of opposition...
13From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte, 13 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
According to your desire I have had enquiry made into the situation of Monsr. Delivet, and inclose you the result of that enquiry. I might add to the information there given, that about the year 1790 he was in prison some months, as I learned in letters he addressed to me from his prison. I take this occasion to acknolege the receipt of your several favors, as yet unacknoleged of July 25. Aug....
14From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Fenwick, 13 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
In consequence of your favor of Oct. 28. which did not come to hand till Jan. 14. I took measures to obtain satisfactory information in the case of Mrs. Olivier. As the opinions of lawyers are the only evidence of law we can furnish, I thought it best to take those of lawyers, who are at the same time members of Congress, because their office vouches at the same time their science and their...
15From Thomas Jefferson to William Hay, 13 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Tho’ I have not had time before for the formality of acknoleging the receipt of your favor of Jan. 3. yet I did not fail at the very time to do what was of substance, to give to your young friend Mr. Taylor a letter to Dr. Witherspoon, and such advice as my knowlege of the place enabled me to do: of all which I doubt not he gave you information. The sum of it was that Princeton was a better...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel L. Hylton, 13 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of Feb. 12. and 19. have been duly received. Joseph arrived also, and I have forwarded the £4-19 say 16½ Dollars to Miss Hylton as you desired. I have concluded to have my tobo. of the last growth brought here also. It all comes from Bedford, and probably has begun to arrive at the warehouse. As Capt. Stratton plies regularly between Richmond and this place, and there will be...
17To Thomas Jefferson from Madame Plumard de Bellanger, 13 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Un nouveau motif Monsieur m’éngage à vous présenter mes actions de graces pour touttes les bontés que vous avés pour mon Cousin. Vous avés pris la peine de lui donner le Certificat dont il avoit besoin pour toucher son Legs. Assurément jamais certificat ne valut davantage, ayant votre signature et le sceau de l’Etat. Je vois dans ses Lettres que vous lui témoignés en bien des manieres une...
18From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 13 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of State incloses to the President the letter to the King of France with the alteration he proposes for incorporating the vote of the house. If the President approves it, he will be so good as to return it in time to be written at large to-day, signed and sealed. Th: J. thinks the copy of the resolution delivered the President with the signature of the Speaker will be the proper...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 13 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secretary of State the draft of a letter to the King of France, which meets the President’s approbation; and to enclose the Resolution of the House of Representatives with the signature of the Speaker. As it is possible that the Senate may come forward with a Resolution on this occasion; the President asks, if it would not be...