1To John Adams from Rufus King, 24 September 1800 (Adams Papers)
Overtures, and some direct propositions on the subject of Peace have been made between England & France, as well as between the latter and Austria. indeed it seems that certain preliminaries, not yet entirely disclosed, were signed on the 29. of July at Paris by Count St. Julien on the part of the Emperor, & the disavowal of which at Vienna, has produced the stipulated notice from France that...
2To John Adams from Rufus King, 11 August 1800 (Adams Papers)
In the Paris papers of the 6th. instant is an article respecting the american negotiation, that seems to be drawn up with more care, and greater knowledge of the Subject, than is usual in a mere paragraph of the Editor’s—; and when considered in connexion with the present state of the french press, and the rumours of a like tenor, that have prevailed during the last weeks, leads to the belief...
3To John Jay from Rufus King, 5 August 1800 (Jay Papers)
I have lately received your obliging letter of the 16 of June which confirms the accounts brought by M r Gore, as well as those derived from less authentic sources, respecting the increased & mutual exasperation of parties among us: that the return of the presidential Election; should in our present circumstances give fresh activity to the Partizans of the respective Candidates was naturally...
4To John Adams from Rufus King, 28 July 1800 (Adams Papers)
I avail myself of the opportunity of a vessel about sailing from Hull for Boston, to say that a Danish frigate with a small number of ships under her convoy, having resisted a search attempted by a squadron of British frigates, has together with the merchant ships been captured and sent into an English Port. Several persons on each side were killed in the action between the frigates. If...
5To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus King, [26 February 1800] (Hamilton Papers)
[ London, February 26, 1800. Letter not found. ] Letter listed in Rufus King’s “Memorandum of Private Letters, &c., dates & persons, from 1796 to Augt 1802,” owned by Mr. James G. King, New York City.
6To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus King, 18 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
[ London, December 18, 1799. Letter not found. ] “List of Letters from … Mr. King” to H, Columbia University Libraries.
7To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus King, 8 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
[ London, November 8, 1799. Encloses letter from Francisco de Miranda. Letter not found. ] King was United States Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain. Letter listed in Rufus King’s “Memorandum of Private Letters, &c., dates & persons, from 1796 to Augt 1802,” owned by Mr. James G. King, New York City. This is presumably a reference to Miranda to H, October 4, 1799 .
8To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus King, 20 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
[ London, October 20, 1799. Letter not found. ] “List of Letters from … Mr. King” to H, Columbia University Libraries.
9To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus King, 15 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The french still maintain themselves in switzerland tho’ unless soon and strongly reinforced they will be driven out of it. The success of the Allies has been almost uninterupted in Italy, from whence according to present appearances the Enemy must be in a short time be totally expelled. Thus far the Coalition has performed Prodigies—but the confederates are not without mutual Jealousies,...
10To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus King, 21 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
[ London, June 21, 1799. Letter not found. ] “List of Letters from … Mr. King” to H, Columbia University Libraries.