1To John Adams from John Steele, 24 May 1800 (Adams Papers)
I did myself the honor to call at your house this morning to request leave of absence from the seat of Government to enable me to accompany my family on a visit to their Friends in Carolina after the Offices are removed from Philadelphia. The journey will be near six hundred miles out, and about Four hundred returning, which I cannot perform with satisfaction before the 10th. or middle of...
2To John Adams from John Steele, 16 July 1798 (Adams Papers)
In obedience to the directions of the President of Saturday last, I abstracted from the lists of recommendations, and have the honor herewith to transmit the names of such persons as appear upon the information possessed at the Treasury to be best qualified to perform the duties of Commissioners under an Act of Congress passed in the present session to provide for the valuation of lands and...
3To John Adams from John Steele, 12 October 1798 (Adams Papers)
The enclosed address came to my hand yesterday and I avail myself of the oppty of forwarding it by the first post after its arrival. The county of Chowan includes the Town of Edenton near the sea coast of North Carolina, a part of the country which has lately elected Judge Stone a very sensible & worthy man to succeed Demsey Burges . Viewing their late election in connection with this address...
4To John Adams from John Steele, 31 July 1797 (Adams Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury respectfully transmits to the President of the United States a Letter from the Commissioner of the Revenue dated the 12th. instant covering two proposals made to the Collector of Boston, one by Asa Killam and the other by Solomon Blake for building a Light House on Bakers Island near Salem. As Blake’s terms are by far the most favorable, the Secretary is of...
5To John Adams from John Steele, 29 August 1798 (Adams Papers)
It is with pride and pleasure I comply with the request of some old friends, and acquaintances in presenting you the enclosed address. Sentiments so just expressed in style so dignified, and manly will not I hope (even at this late day) be unacceptable to One whose firmness, and foresight have more than once rescued his country from impending ruin. I have the honor to be / Sir, / With the most...
6To John Adams from John Steele, 30 October 1798 (Adams Papers)
I beg leave to present you the enclosed address transmitted to me by Edward Jones Esqr. Solicitor General of the State of North Carolina at the request of the grand jury of Salisbury District. I have received your answers to the Guilford and Edenton addresses; but do not percieve that you have returned the addresses which will delay the publication until you will be so obliging as to favor me...
7To John Adams from John Steele, 5 October 1798 (Adams Papers)
I beg leave to present you the enclosed address from the Guilford regiment of Militia in North Carolina. There is one circumstance respecting it which I take pleasure in mentioning; the Muster was held, and the address agreed to on the very spot of ground where the memorable battle was fought between the American and British armies commanded by General Greene, and Lord Cornwallis on the 15th....