1To John Adams from Oliver Ellsworth, 26 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
I am this moment honored with your letter of the 22d.—and must apologize for my mistake concerning Judge Cushing.—When I wrote I had only seen here his letter to Judge Law, in which he said he was “under the Docters care & could not attend the Court at Hartford”—and from thence inferred that he would not go to Vermont. Since then his letter to me, which had get to Windsor & lain there two or...
2To John Adams from Oliver Ellsworth, 5 October 1799 (Adams Papers)
Since you passed on, I have concluded to meet Governor Davie at Trenton, which he probably will expect; and which, besides putting it in our power to pay you our joint respects, and to receive as fully any communication of your views as you may wish to make; may enable me to accompany him Eastward, should you continue inclined to such suspension of our Mission as, under present aspects,...
3To John Adams from Oliver Ellsworth, 18 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
If the present convulsion in France, and the sumptoms of a greater change at hand, should induce you, as many seem to expect, to postpone for a short time, the mission to that country, I wish for the earliest notice of it. The Circuit Court here in this State and Vermont, fell thro’ last spring from the indisposition of Judge Chase, and must now fall thro’ again from the indisposition of Judge...
4To John Adams from Oliver Ellsworth, 16 October 1800 (Adams Papers)
Constantly afflicted with the gravel, and the gout in my kidnies, the unfortunate fruit of sufferings at Sea, and by a winters journey through Spain, I am not in a condition to undertake a voyage to America at this late season of the year; nor if I were there, should I be able to discharge my official duties. I must therefore pray you, Sir, to accept this my resignation of the office of Chief...
5To Alexander Hamilton from Oliver Ellsworth, 16 October 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I enclose for your perusal, but by no means for publication, an extract of a letter I have just been writing for the Secretary of State. More could not be done than has been, without too great a sacrifice; and I hope, as the reign of Jacobinism in France is over, and appearances are strong in favour of a general peace, that you will think it was better to sign a Convention than to do nothing....
6To John Jay from Oliver Ellsworth, 16 October 1800 (Jay Papers)
Altho’ our best efforts have not obtained all that justice required, or what the policy of France should have given, enough is done, if ratified, to extricate the United States from a contest, which it might be as difficult to relinquish with honour as to pursue with a prospect of advantage,— a partial saving is also made for captured property,— guards are provided against future abuses, as...
7To George Washington from Oliver Ellsworth, 6 March 1797 (Washington Papers)
As preperation for your departure will not conveniently admit of your receiving any more visits, you will suffer me in this manner, to bid you a most respectful and most cordial, farewell. With the same ardour that I have sought the felecity and glory of your Administration: do I now implore for you in repose, those sublime pleasures from a review of the past and perspective of the future,...
8Enclosure: Extract of a Letter to John Marshall, [16 October 1800] (Hamilton Papers)
The undersigned have the honor to present to you a journal of their proceedings, and a Convention in which those proceedings have terminated. The claim of indemnity brought forward by them, was early in the negociation connected by the French Ministers, with that of a restoration of treaties, for the infraction of which the indemnities were principally claimed. To obviate this embarrassment,...