1From John Adams to Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 18 January 1816 (Adams Papers)
Samuel Tucker Esquire, a Member of our Massachusetts Legislature has a Petition to Government for Justice or customary favour to meritorious Officers which will be explained before the proper Judges. I cannot refuse his request to certify what I know of his Character and History. My Acquaintance with him commenced early in the Year 1776 when he was first appointed to a Command in the Navy in...
2Will of Abigail Adams, 18 January 1816 (Adams Papers)
I Abigail Adams wife to the Honble: John Adams of Quincy in the County of Norfolk, by and with his consent, do dispose of the following property. First, that injustice may not be supposed to be done to my Sons, I have conveyed to John Quincy Adams by Deed, all my right and title in the farm given me by my Unckle Norton Quincy valued at $2200, and to my Son Thomas Boylston Adams, all my part,...
3From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 18 January 1816 (Adams Papers)
Having been attacked this morning with a dangerous Complaint, I have requested Louisa to write you a few lines enclosing a Note, The disposition of which, I wrote you my request, in my last Letter dated December 1815—which Letter, and note, I deliver to Louisa Smith—to keep untill your return— MHi : Adams Papers.
4From James Madison to Congress, 18 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
The accompanying extract from the occurrences at Fort Jackson, in August 1814 during the negociation of a Treaty with the Indians, shews that the friendly Creeks wishing to give to General Jackson, Benjamin Hawkins and others a national mark of their gratitude and regard, conveyed to them respectively a donation of land, with a request that the grant might be duly confirmed by the Government...
5To James Madison from Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours, 18 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
J’ai l’honneur d’envoyer à Votre Excellence un petit Mémoire Sur la Question qui occupe actuellement le Congrès relativement aux Manufactures. Je tâcherai d’engager Mr. Patterson, ou Mr. Guillemer, ou Mr Duane à le traduire en Anglais. Dans l’un des deux premiers cas, je le ferais imprimer. Dans l’autre, il Serait naturellement placé au Journal du Traducteur. Je fais très peu de progrès dans...
6To James Madison from Thomas Heath, 18 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
Having this day Read your Proclamation respecting the People setld on Publick Land, it is said their that they are uninformed or eavil disposed people may it pleas your Excelencey this is a rong representation but they are generally poor people and at this time a very distrssed set of people as ever I saw of whome your presant oretor make one of the number the staple Comodity of our Country is...
7To James Madison from Asher Robbins, 18 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
I beg permission to address this letter directly to the President; its contents will be my apology. I have been informed thro. a friend at washington, that some person or persons there, at the instigation of my Enemy here, are meditating an attempt to prejudice the mind of the President against my official conduct, to effect my removal from office, & to open a vacancy for a favorite of that...
8To James Madison from James Brown, 18 January 1816 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From James Brown. 18 January 1816. “Mr Brown” accepts JM ’s “polite invitation for Saturday next.” RC ( PHi ). 1 p. Unsigned; in hand of James Brown, senator from Louisiana.
9Earl of Buchan to Thomas Jefferson, 18 January 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your esteemed Letter to me on the subject of our mutual misfortunes hangs under glass in my Washington room in this house & has been copiously perused by my visitors & by all highly valued as a picture of y r own excellent & well-informed Mind. I transmit this letter to you by the hand of D r Francis of New York together with my commercium Epistolicum Trans atlanticum for the historical Society
10John F. Oliveira Fernandes to Thomas Jefferson, 18 January 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I had this honor on the 6 th instant , informing you, to have Shipped on board the Rolley ( Blennett master) a quart Cask of the best Port Wine—cased; directed (as per order ) to the care of Mess rs Gibson & Jefferson of Richmond —which, I hope, has, by this time, arrived Safe— Judging, after your information, that you prefer, for your own common use, a Sound genuine, old, but not brandyed,...