1From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 30 August 1815 (Adams Papers)
I feel so uneasy, on your account, that I want to write to you, every hour. But I am become so great a Coward, that I dare not write any thing to you. I never take my Pen, but with the utmost Anxiety, last I should hurt your Feelings, embarrass your Employments, give you unnecesary solicitude for your Country or excite a useless gloom on the prospect before Mankind. Shall I give you a History...
2From Abigail Smith Adams to Richard Rush, 30 August 1815 (Adams Papers)
I transmit, to you two Letter lately received altho of an old date. they may communicate to you some facts which perhaps you might not receive from any other Source. I do it in confidence, as Some of the Sentiments are not calculated for the meridian where the writer now is. where in a Subsequent Letter of july 17th he writs that “one cannot indulge even a Sentiment of compassion for the...
If my dear Mrs Adams does justice to herself, she must be sure that no one that ever knew her can forget her, or cease to love and admire her—time or distance has not lessened my affection or made me indifferent to the happiness of a friend so deservedly dear to my heart, I learn that Mr Adams is appointed to and is actually in London—I conclude you wd not remain in Petersburg I send this...
Inclosed are two Letters which I received last evening with a Letter from your Brother Uncle , and your Aunt Sister , to me. his bears date 17 july. he Says the Commercial Treaty was signd the 3d of this Month, and that mr Gallatin and Clay have Saild for Nyork with it. it is only for four years duration. His Situation in England is not like to be very agreable, either to him or to her; and he...
5From James Madison to George Graham, 30 August 1815 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. the letter of the 26th. in which you sent the extract, from Mr. Dallas’s relating to a Commercial Treaty with G.B. There appears to be a concurrence of N. paper articles, in giving probability to the account. It can not be long before we shall be fully informed on the subject. I return you the letters intended for Mr. Crawford, which you will forward directly from Washington. They...
6To James Madison from George Graham, 30 August 1815 (Madison Papers)
The Foreign Packet directed to Mr. Crawford & returned by you, was forwarded by the mail of that day to Richmond, with directions to the Post Master there to forward it to “Lexington, Georgia” should Mr. Crawford have passed thro’ Richmond. Dr. Ker’s Letter has been answer’d, and a thousand dollars out of the Contingent fund forwarded to him; the appropriation for the Hospital Depart. is...
7To James Madison from William Gray, 30 August 1815 (Madison Papers)
Will you permit me to presume you may think proper, to appoint a Commissioner, to meet the one appointed by the British Government, to assertain the boundary line, on the eastern part of the U. States. I have taken the liberty, Sir, to name, The Honble. John Holmes of Alford, in the Destrict of Maine, as possessing talents, and of application, equal to any one in this Section of the U.S....
8David J. Thompson to Thomas Jefferson, 30 August 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
The timber that was sawed at my Mill for you My Father let Doc t r Steptoe have it, in My absence, While at Norfolk , in the S Army But as I, am in the habit or practice of sawing for the halves you can get as much more Sawed at any time: or As Soon as you Bring the timber to the Mill I am Sorry you are Disappointed in the planke I am Yo— RC