1John Adams to Abigail Adams, 9 February 1794 (Adams Papers)
Vive la Baggatelle! Dulce est desipere. I have no other Resource in my solitude, amidst all my gloomy forebodings of the future Miseries of my beloved Species. Our Allies, Our only Alies as the Demi-Crazies pathetically call them, have compleated their System by turning all their Churches into, Je ne seais quoi and if they should have any Government erected among them either by Themselves or...
2To George Washington from Betty Washington Lewis, 9 February 1794 (Washington Papers)
your Letter of the 3th of this Month with your kind Present to Harriot Came safe to hand she values it more as it Comes from Philadelphia and Expects it is more fashonable —things in this Town is Scarce and very dear she seems truly sensable of the many favours receiv’d and sayes that she will make it her hole study to deserve them, I Can assure you she is truly deserving of the favours...
3From George Washington to William Pearce, 9 February 1794 (Washington Papers)
since writing you a few lines on the 3d instant, I have received your letter of the 28th of last month, and that of the third of the present. If you are satisfied with Mr Butlers conduct and exertions, I shall be so. He has always appeared to me as a well disposed man, obliging and sober one who has seen better days: and must have had a good deal of practical knowledge in husbandry. If you can...
4To George Washington from Harriot Washington, 9 February 1794 (Washington Papers)
I received my dear Uncle’s letter the 9 of this month with the bundle and return him a thousand thank’s for them beleive me my dear Uncle that I am very sensible of the many obligation’s I am under to you and Aunt Washington and shall ever remember them with gratitude. I shall endeavour to let my conduct henceforward be such as to deserve them, the thing’s that were sent are very pretty. I am...
5From George Washington to William Washington, 9 February 1794 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 6th Ulto by way of New York, has been lately received; That you should be without any of my letters in answer to your former favors, is matter of extreme surprize to me, as the receipt of them had been regularly acknowledged. The Bill on Mr Bell of this City for six hundred and seventy eight dollars and 64/100 came safe to my hands, and was punctually paid. Of this I wrote...
6To James Madison from George Nicholas, 9 February 1794 (Madison Papers)
I thank you for your friendly and interesting communications of the 15th of Decr. The situation of America has become very critical and interesting. The part which Congress ought to act is consequently difficult and attendend [ sic ] with many dangers. But I apprehend that there is more danger from their not following the dictates of their judgment, than of their not being able to discern the...