1From John Adams to United States Senate, 22 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate the following List of Gentlemen for Promotions and Appointments in the Army of the United States. Cavalry 2d: Lieutt. William Tharp 1st. Lieutt. vice Simmons, dismissed Artillerists and Engineers Major of the First Regiment, Lewis Tousard. Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the Second Regiment First Regiment. Captain Moses Porter Major vice Tousard, promoted Lieutenant Jonathan...
2From John Adams to United States Senate, 22 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
In conformity with your request, in your resolution of the 19th of this month, I transmit you the instructions given to our late envoys, Extraordinary, & Ministers plenipotentiary to the French Republic. It is my request to the Senate, that these instructions may be considered in strict confidence, & returned to me, as soon as the Senate shall have made all the use of them, they may judge...
3From Alexander Hamilton to Theodore Sedgwick, 22 December 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I intirely agree with you, My Dear Sir, that in the event of Jefferson and Burr coming to the House of Represnetatives the former is to be preferred. The appointment of Burr, as President would disgrace our Country abroad. No agreement with him could be relied upon. His private circumstances render disorder a necessary resource. His public principles offer no obstacle. His ambition aims at...
4To John Jay from John Marshall, 22 December 1800 (Jay Papers)
The President, anxious to avail the United States of your services as chief Justice, has nominated you to the senate for that important office, now vacant by the resignation of M r . Ellsworth. In the hope that you may be prevaild on to accept it, I feel peculiar satisfaction in transmitting to you the commission. With very much respect & esteem I am, Sir your Obed t . Serv t . ALS , ICN ( EJ...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Amos Alexander, 22 December 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
On Mr Peyton And Myself returning from the City of Washington, And Mentioning to Our Fellow Citizens, Your Wish that the Invitation, we were Authorized to give you, to a publick Dinner Might be Suspended for Some time, I find a great Many people dissatisfy.d with Our Answer,—And extremely Anctious to have your Company to a publick Dinner … And Many of them, not being possess.d of much...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Barnes, 22 December 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
If from the then Occurrent Circumstances, as Suggest’d in my Last dat’d Naples Sepr. 1800—Exulting I congratulat’d you, my best friend Mr Jefferson, & felicitat’d myself and fellow citizens on the presumption of your election to the presidency of the Unit’d States, I need not Suggest, your own feelings will indicate how much more I must Exult from the Several numbers publish’d by the...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Richardson, 22 December 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
This morning I leave this, and you will Receive this, By the hands of Mr Carr, or his Servent, who Is the Bearrer of it from this place, we are all well at this time and nothing of Importance to write you, that has occured since your departure from this, Mr powel has Been up, he Came some few days after you, left this, to see you Before you left this, But you Being gone he mentioned he was at...