1From John Adams to William Elliot, 13 April 1824 (Adams Papers)
Your Elegant presents of a History & a Map of Washington, deserve my best thanks. The History of the rise and Progress of the City is realy delightful it is already a magnificent City—And in a few Years I think it must become one of the most beautiful Citys in the world—The Map I presume is correct—though I cannot see it—I spent but one Winter and one short Session of Congress there—And then...
2From James Madison to William Harris Crawford, 13 April 1824 (Madison Papers)
I recd. by the last mail yours of the 8th. & I enclose the requested copy of the letter shewing your reasons for declining the charge of the War Dept. on the resignation of Mr. Eustis; to which justice requires me to add, that the mission to France which you afterwards accepted was unsolicited on your part. I thank you for the Vol: of the Diplom: Française which I retain till I can...
3To Thomas Jefferson from P.B. Tindall, 13 April 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me with this letter to present you with a pamphlet entitled the American Free thinker, which I am in hopes you will do me the honor to accept, and peruse. The object of this publication is to point out some of the objections that seem to exist to the most popular and prevalent religious creeds in the United States. Also to illustrate more fully the views of a larger work, which I intend...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Nicholas Philip Trist, 13 April 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Oct. 18. came to hand in December. our legislature was then in session, and I postponed acknoleging it’s reciept until the proceedings of that body should enable me to say something of our University, in which I knew you took an interest. they did not act finally on it until the day of their rising, in March. they have released the debt of 180,000.D. which had been lent us to...