1From John Adams to Tench Coxe, 8 December 1793 (Adams Papers)
By the last post from Boston I recd your Letter of Nov. 18th.—I have before recd one at Quincy and another at Boston. I thank you sir for these friendly Communications, although I have not had oppertunity to answer them particularly. I was very Sensible of the importance of Congress Sitting in Philadelphia if it could be done with Safety and accordingl,y as soon as I was convinced of this...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Charles François Bournonville, [8 December 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
[ December 8, 1793. On December 10, 1793, Hamilton wrote to Bournonville : “I have this moment received your letter of the 8th instant.” Letter not found. ]
3To George Washington from Joshua Gayle, 8 December 1793 (Washington Papers)
Your Excellency has a Tract of Land laying in Gloucester County on North River, I have heard You have a mind to Sell it, if so, be please’d to let me no Your lowest price in Cash or Credit and the Terms of Credit, as I would wish to purchase if the Terms can be made Agreeable, the Land is at present in a bad Sitiuaten Distuate of Houses fenceses & all in Wildderness, which point I will referr...
4From Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, 8 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor of Nov. 25. as also a letter from Mr. Hopkins covering certificates of stock of the property of Mr. Short, of the following descriptions and amount, to wit, No. 535. Đ 1 093.89 six per cents } from the loan office of Virginia 898. Đ15,342.18 do. 899. Đ 7,504.42 deferred 900. Đ11,256.63 three per cents Mr. Hopkins also transmitted me an account of interest...
5From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 8 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have now to acknolege the receipt of your favors of Oct. 21. Nov. 9. and 18. The second of these reached me only two days ago. You will remember that I employed Mr. Sarjeant to take care of your suit against Griffin on Barton’s retirement. You will have seen Sargeant’s name among the victims of the Yellow fever, tho’ it may not have been known to you to be the same person. On my first visit...
6From Thomas Jefferson to J. P. P. Derieux, 8 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have not been inattentive to your matter since my return. I sent your letter to Mr. Vaughan, and I wrote one to Mr. Homassel. The merchants were at that time much dispersed. I inclose you Mr. Homassel’s answer . All are now returned to the city, and I hope these two gentlemen will settle and liquidate your affair. They shall not want my sollicitations to do it. My respects to Mrs. Derieux...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Gamble, 8 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I think I mentioned to you either verbally or by letter that I had the model of a threshing machine arrived at New York which I set great store by, and had taken the liberty of directing to be forwarded to Richmond to your address. My friend at New-York now writes me that he has sent it by the Ellice Capt. Weymouth bound for Richmond. Will you be so good as to receive it and hold it till the...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Graham, 8 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received and laid before the President your letter of Nov. 26. and after due acknolegements for the offers of service you have made, I have to observe that the measures already taken by the Executive of the US. for the establishment of their right to the navigation of the Missisipi, would not at all comport with those you are pleased to propose in your letter. I should have been happy...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Morris, 8 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
On the fifth instant I received the enclosed from the Attorney of the United States for this District, and forward it for the Presidents further information of the case of Clarkson Freeman. It appears from it that a pardon to him is already filled up, and resting in Mr. Ogdens hands. The opperation of it, under all the circumstances, will necessarily become a question before the Court, if he...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Mann Page, 8 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I owe you a letter which should have been written by your servant from Fredericksbg., whom you were so kind as to send for me when I was there. But I had passed the day at Chatham, was returning about dusk, shivering, and snowing, when I met your servant in the streets. I desired him to apologize to you for my not writing, by telling you the place and state in which he found me, and I left...