1From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 12 January 1810 (Adams Papers)
AMSTERDAM, June 26, 1781—wrote to congress: “The Rubicon is passed! A step has been at last taken by the regency of Amsterdam, which must decide the fate of the Republic. The city of Amsterdam finding that their proposition of the 18th of last month was not sufficient to change the conduct of Administration, have ventured on another manœuvre. On the 8th of this month, as soon as the states of...
Le Commandr. de Maisonneuve a l’honneur d’annoncer à Madame Adams qu’elle est inviteé au Bal de Sa Majesté l’Impératrice Mère, demain 13. Janvier, à 7. heures du soir. Il saisit cette occasion de présenter à Madame Adams l’hommage de son profond respect. MHi : Adams Papers.
I congratulate you upon your safe arrival in the cold Regions of the North: to which I hope your constitution will get enured: you must borrow the ermin from the inhabitants of the forests, and wrap yourself in the furs which Nature has amply provided in those cold climates. How does my dear Boy Charles? I have learnt by way of young Mr Grey, that he was quite an amusement to them upon the...
4From James Madison to John Mitchell Mason, 12 January 1810 (Madison Papers)
J. Madison presents his respects to Doctor Mason with the promised copy of Mr. Hamilton’s observations in the Genl. Convention, on the subject of a federal Constitution as noted at the time. RC and enclosure ( DLC , series 6). Enclosure (14 pp.) is a clerk’s transcript of JM’s notes on debates at the Federal Convention for 18 June 1787 (printed in Farrand, Records of the Federal Convention ,...
12 January 1810. Transmits a report from the secretary of state in response to the House’s resolution of 3 Jan. 1810. RC and enclosures ( DNA : RG 233, President’s Messages). RC 1 p. In a clerk’s hand, signed by JM. Enclosures are Robert Smith’s 11 Jan. report (2 pp.) (misdated in Annals of Congress Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States ... (42 vols.; Washington,...
12 January 1810. Transmits a report from the secretary of state in response to the House’s resolution of 6 Dec. 1809. RC and enclosures ( DNA : RG 233, President’s Messages). RC 1 p. In a clerk’s hand, signed by JM. Enclosures are Robert Smith’s 12 Jan. report (3 pp.) enclosing papers concerning Danish restrictions on Baltic shipping (35 pp.). Printed in ASP American State Papers: Documents,...
12 January 1810, Paris. Sends a set of his Storia della guerra dell’Independenza degli Stati Uniti d’America , an account of the great scenes of the Revolution, inspired by the virtuous American people. RC ( DLC ). 1 p. In French, signed “Charles Botta.” Botta’s work, first published in four volumes in Paris in 1809, was forwarded in David Bailie Warden to JM, 26 Jan. 1810 . Botta also sent a...
12 January 1810. No. 1. States that he is not a political admirer of JM’s but admits that he has found more to approve in JM’s administration than he had anticipated. Urges JM to look beyond the partisan divisions in the nation and requests him to consider future policy in the light of the true significance of Gallatin’s treasury report to Congress on 17 Dec. 1809. The finances are exhausted...
9John Barnes to Thomas Jefferson, 12 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
My last respects to you Sir was of the 1 st Sep r since when, I have not been Honore’d with any of your favors.— In the Course of this and the insuing Mo. it will become Necessary to provide for a Remittance to be made, the good Gen l Kosciusko :—Under present circumstances, I have to ask your aid, and shall be governed by your instructions— from a rough statem t of the Gen ls a/c, with me,...
10William C. C. Claiborne to Thomas Jefferson, 12 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your friendly note of the 30 th of November, enclosing a Letter to a Gentleman at the Arkansaw , which I immediately transmitted.— The Legislature of this Session Territory is now in session, and I have the honor to enclose for your perusal an address which I made to them a few days since.—You will excuse I hope Sir, the Liberty I propose to take with a Letter you did me the favour...