241From John Adams to John Redman, 3 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have received the Letter, you did me the honor to write me, on the second of this month, with two copies of the “proceedings of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia relative to the prevention of the introduction and spreading of contagious diseases” which you were so Kind to present me by their direction Please to accept of my thanks Sir and present them to the College of Physicians,...
242From John Adams to William Vans Murray, 3 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have now before me your several favours of 18th July, 4, 11 & 17th of August, and 31st October.—I am very much obliged by your kind attention to me, in all these instances, and for the News papers you have Sent me from time to time— I have attended with some care and with great pleasure to your correspondense with the Secretary of State, which will do you much honor—I wish it could be more...
243From John Adams to James Wilkinson, 4 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favour of the 26th decr: by the Miami Chief the Little Turtle, and have received and observed him with attention—He is certainly a remarkable man—He is recovered of the Small pox, and what is worse, a severe fit of the Gout—We shall endeavour to make him happy here, and contented after his return—I thank you for introducing him to me, and for the information you have given...
244From John Adams to United States Congress, 5 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have received a letter from his Excellency Charles Pinckney Esqr. Governor of the State of South Carolina, dated the 22nd October 1797, inclosing a number of depositions of Witnesses to several captures and outrages committed within and near the limits of the United States by a French privateer, belonging to Cape Francois or Monte Christo, called the Vertitude or Fortitude and commanded by a...
245From John Adams to United States Senate, 5 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Lucius Horatio Stockton of New Jersey to be the Attorney of the United States for the District of New Jersey, in the place of Abraham Ogden Esqr. deceased. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
246From John Adams to John Murray Forbes, 6 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
I received in season, and with pleasure your Letter of the 12th of January I must avow that upon the first publication of Mr: Munroe’s Work, I was much hurt at that levity with which So many Americans, and among them some of respectable character, had taken an open part against the Executive authority of their own Country Government especially when that authority was exercised, by a Character...
247From John Adams to United States Senate, 7 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Thomas Appleton of Massachusetts, to be Consul of the United States at Leghorn, in the Place of Phillip Felicchy, Superseeded DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
248From John Adams to United States Senate, 8 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Return Jonathan Meigs Junior, of Mariettta Esqr to be one of the Judges of the Territory of the United States, Northwest of the River Ohio, in the place of George Turner Esqr resigned. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
249From John Adams to United States Senate, 9 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
I nominate William Hazard Wigg Esqr of South Carolina, to be Collector of the District of Beaufort in that State, and Inspector of the Revenue for that Port, in the place of John Grayson Esqr deceased. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
250From John Adams to United States Congress, 12 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
In obedience to the Law, I now present to both Houses of Congress, my annual account of Expenditures from the Contingent Fund during the year 1797. by which it appears, that on the first of January last there remained in the Treasury a Balance of Fifteen thousand, four hundred, and ninety four dollars and twenty four Cents, Subject to future dispositions of Government. DNA : RG 46—Records of...