1To George Washington from Jeremy Belknap, 29 May 1798 (Washington Papers)
The kind reception which you gave to the first volume of the American Biography, encourages me to inform you that a second, tho’ long delayed by precarious health & other unavoidable Causes, is now going to the press, & will probably appear in about two months. In this volume I am preparing to give the Lives of the first Calverts, founders of Maryland. The only authorities from which I have it...
2Jeremy Belknap to Abigail Adams, 30 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday morning I had the honour of writing to the President & enclosing my fast Sermon. At noon, I had the very great pleasure of voting for him as President of the Academy to which office he was re-elected unanimously; & before night I received your very obliging favour of the 24 th with the Books & the extract, for which I return you my cordial thanks. As I had not seen Robinsons work...
3Jeremy Belknap to Abigail Adams, 14 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
As the extract which you marked in y r Son’s letter was too long for one paper I divided it & gave one half to Benj n & the other half to John Russell, the latter part appears in the Commercial Gazette of this day, the former I hope will come out on Saturday. I have read Robisons Conspiracy with astonishment, it contains the seeds of all the mischiefs which we have been tormented with for...