1From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 27 February 1807 (Adams Papers)
I fully designd writing to you so that my Letter should have reachd you at Washington, but ten days of very severe sickness has prevented me from holding a pen, and now I do it against many expostulations. I duly received your two kind Letters, and thank you for them. Mrs Adams Caroline and the two Boys made me a very pleasent visit of a fortnight. I enjoyd their society in my usual health,...
I received yesterday your letter of the 15th: and this morning that of the 17th: enclosing in the former a letter from to your Mamma, and in the latter, one to Mrs: Boyd—We are now at the last days of the Session, and you know how much we are oppress’d with public business at such times—This will give you my excuse for the shortness of this letter—It is not yet certain whether the members of...
3To James Madison from William Lee, 27 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I enclose you a Moniteur containing an account of the most murderous battle that has been fought during this campaign. Private accounts on which however no reliance can be placed say that the French lost eight general officers and that there remained on the field of battle thirty thousand French & Russians. With great respect I have the honor to remain Your obt Servant, DNA : RG 59—CD—Consular...
4To James Madison from Henry Hill, 27 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you a letter fr om Mr. Ramage, the person acting as vice Consul at Havana u nder my late commission as consul for Cuba. The Intendant it appears is desirous of acertaining the quantity of Sugar and coffee smuggled in Neutral vessels fr om that Port, with a view probably to adopt some measures to prevent it in future. It has been a pretty general practice of the...
5To James Madison from Savary, 27 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
You will be surprised of the liberty I take to direct you the present: But I hope that the Subject will carry with it my excuse. Juge John Coburn, man respectable by his character, his republican principles, his knowledge in the law & also as a father of a numerous family, had been appointed formerly a Juge of the Territory of new Orleans; The dread of that Climate entertained by a part of his...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Bey of Tunis Hammuda Pasha, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
My Ambassador, Soliman Mellimelle who, on the middle of december last, 1806, arrived here safely from those your happy States, has faithfully remitted me Your always approved and Answerable letter of the 20th of June preceding, to his care and diligence having been trusted.— A short time afterwards, that is to say, on the 12th January, likewise arrived from Algiers, the well worthy and always...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Bey of Tunis Hammuda Pasha, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Il mio Ambasciatore Soliman Mellimelle, che alla metà del passato mese de Decembre 1806 gionse qui in salvo, di ritarno da Codetti vostri felicissimi Stati, me remisse fedelemento la sempre gradita e responsiva lettera delli venti di Giugno precedente, alla di lui cara e diligenza stata affidato.— Poco tempo dopo, cioè alli 12 di Gennajo, gionse parimento d’Algieri, il ben degno e sempre...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Je profite avec le plus vif empressement de l’occasion que m’offre Mr de Boucherie pour vous prier de me faire l’honneur d’accepter un exemplaire de la seconde edition de mon ouvrage— Je me flatte que vous approuverez les nouveaux apperçus que j’ai donnés dans le discours Préliminaire au sujet de la marche de l’esprit humain en apprenant la langue maternelle. C’est en rendant la méthode plus...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have referred the Marble Statue case to the Comptroller who will write to the Collector. Whether the duties can now be legally reduced I do not know. The former San Domingo act expires to morrow. I wrote to the collectors that the continuing act would certainly be a law before that day. It is therefore important that it should be signed to day. Respectfully Your obedt. Servt DLC : Papers of...
10From Thomas Jefferson to William Waller Hening, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
It has not been in my power sooner to acknolege your letter of Feb. 4. after repeating that my printed collection of laws, which are in strong bound volumes, are at your service, I must observe as to the Manuscript volumes, that several of them run into one another in point of time, so that the same act will be found in several volumes, and will require a good deal of collating. but what...