1Abigail Adams to John Adams, 23 December 1796 (Adams Papers)
I received by the last post Your favours dated 7 h 8 th & 12 of the present Month together with Pains Letter & the counter part Jasper I tremble when I look forward to the scene opening before Me. My own reflections and Meditations are similar to yours, except that I do contemplate a return to the Bar. Retirement at Peace Feild I think would be a much more Eligible situation than to be fastned...
2From Alexander Hamilton to Oliver Wolcott, Junior, [23 December 1796] (Hamilton Papers)
I wrote to you two days ago on the subject of obtaining an instruction from the Bank of the U States to the Direction of the Office here to prevent a speedy repetition of their call on the Bank of New York. This Bank has so large a proportion of its whole Capital in the power of the Office that if it be not tranquillized on the subject of demands from that quarter, it will be driven to such...
3To George Washington from the North Carolina Legislature, 23 December 1796 (Washington Papers)
The General Assembly of North Carolina, apprized of your intention to retire from office, feel it a duty, for themselves and their Constituents, to express the high sense they entertain of the vast advantages derived from your exertions, to the cause of freedom of America, and of mankind. To Secure this national blessing of peace and Independance, to rescue a people from Slavery on the one...
4To George Washington from Thomas Hartley, 23 December 1796 (Washington Papers)
When I had the pleasure of seeing you on Wednesday, you were pleased to desire me to give my opinion of the present value of Lands situate between the Susquehanna and the Potomac. I cannot answer with actual certainty at the moment but imagine that the following extract of a Letter dated the 24th September 1791 which I had the pleasure of sending to you, may be very properly taken into view—as...
5To George Washington from Robert Morris, c.23 December 1796 (Washington Papers)
On the 25th of August last I had the honor to state in my letter of that date what had been the tenor of my Conduct in regard to the pre-emption right which I had acquired by purchase of the State of Massachusets to a Tract of Country within the State of New York and to request of the President of the United States that He would “Nominate and appoint a Commissioner to be present and preside at...
6From James Madison to John Watts, ca. 23 December 1796 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. Ca. 23 December 1796. Mentioned in JM to James Madison, Sr., 25 Dec. 1796 . Promises information requested by Watts on sale of Joseph Chew’s Kentucky land.