1To John Adams from Timothy Bloodworth, February 1797 (Adams Papers)
Timothy Bloodworth Presents his Compliments to the Vice President of the United States, & begs leave to acquaint him, that if it should be Necessary to send express to the Vice President Elect, his son Samuel Bloodworth will Chearfully perform the service, provided the respectibility of the personage, shall be considered competant to the service, if otherways, permit the freedom of the offer...
2From George Washington to William Blount and William Cocke, 1 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
Some days ago I recd a letter from you with enclosures, recommending John Rhea Esqr. for District Judge, of the District of Tennessee. The Act for establishing that Office, having now obtained all the requi[sit]e forms, the nomination of a character to fill it has become necessary: but before I proceed to it, I wish to know what specific objections, if any, there are to Mr D[avi]d Campbell,...
3Abigail Adams to John Briesler, 1 February 1797 (Adams Papers)
I last Evening received a Letter from You in which You express an anxiety at the prospect of being seperated from Your Family. I know too well how painfull a situation that is, to have any desire, to inflict so great an hardship upon any one, unless through necessity. The uncertainty how the Election would terminate, has prevented me, from saying any thing to You, or to your Wife upon the...
4To Thomas Jefferson from George Wythe, 1 February 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I extracted, thirty years ago, from the journals of the british house of commons, the parliamentary rules of procedure, but left the copy of them among the papers belonging to the house of burgesses, among which a search for it at this day would be vain. Since 1775, I have thought so little of those rules that my memory doth not enable me to supply such of them as may deserve your attention....
5To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Tazewell, 1 February 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Letter of the 16th. January was lately delivered to me by Mr. Madison. On examination, I found the proceedings on the two former Elections for President and V. President, had been as you stated them. When a proper occasion presented itself I intended to make the most adviseable use of your communication, as to the mode of notifying you of the appointment which should fall to your lot. But...
6From George Washington to Alexander Spotswood, 1 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 24th Ulto was received by yesterday’s Post, and for the information it contains I pray you to accept my thanks; As I do also for the kind offer you have made me of enquiring into the quality & value of the land I hold on rough creek in the State of Kentucky which I readily accept. I have heard through other channels, that the above mentioned Land is possessed of valuable...
7From John Adams to United States Senate, February 1797 (Adams Papers)
If, in the general Apprehension of an intention to retire in that most eminent Citizen, to whom all Eyes had been directed and all hearts attended, as the Center of our Union for So long a period; the public opinion had exhibited any clear Indications, of another, in whom our fellow Citizens could have generally united; as Soon as I read that excellent Address which announced the Necessity of...
8To George Washington from George Washington Parke Custis, 1 February 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from George Washington Parke Custis, 1 Feb. 1797 . GW wrote Custis on 27 Feb. and acknowledged his “letter of the … first.”
9To George Washington from James Anderson, 1 Feb. 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from James Anderson, 1 Feb. 1797 . GW wrote Anderson on 5 Feb. : “Your letter of the 1st instant, with the weekly reports, are received.”
10To George Washington from William Cocke, 1 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
In answer to yours of this date to Mr Blount And myself, I have to Observe that you May recollect that Some time past I delivered you a letter from Mr David Campbell on the Subject of his beeing appointed District Judge in the State of Tennessee and in Our then Conversation you intimated a de Sire to be informed whether he was a proper person to fill that Office I informed you that the...