1To Thomas Jefferson from John Trumbull, 26 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Our Friends Mr. and Mrs. Church with their Family, are on the point of embarking for America where they hope to pass the remainder of their time in a tranquillity of which Europe and especially this Country appears to have little to hope for many years to come. Among the many friends whom they will find happy and impatient to receive them on their Return, there are few whom Mrs. and Miss...
2To George Washington from John Trumbull, 25 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
The Letter which you did me the Honour to write to me on the 12 th of January came to my hands some days ago, together with its enclosures: The Letter for Mr John Carey was conveyed to him as soon as I could learn his place of residence. I beg leave to return my thanks to Mrs Washington, for the Honor of her Letter, and for the very flattering sentiments she has been pleased to express towards...
3To John Jay from John Trumbull, 10 June 1797 (Jay Papers)
You will permit me to present to your acquaintance the Bearer of this Letter. M r . Neimsiwits a Polish Gentleman the Friend & Companion of the unfortunate Kosciusko. M r Neimsiwits was a member of the constitutional Assembly of Poland;— was afterwards wounded by the Gen ls . side:—and carried with him a Prisoner to Petersburg, where, so long as the Empress lived, He was confined & treated in...
4To John Jay from John Trumbull, 20 July 1797 (Jay Papers)
On the 9 th . instant, M r . King put into my hands your Letter of the 3 d . June, containing duplicate of one dated 20 th . October the original of which never came to hand.— I beg you to accept my thanks for both, and particularly for the wise reflexions & Counsel contained in that of October:— Experience has shewn that my apprehensions of delicate and high responsibility, were not...
5To John Jay from John Trumbull, 7 August 1797 (Jay Papers)
Lest Kemp , by whom the original of the above was sent, should be taken, I have written duplicate— Our Awards had all been drawn payable at the Treasury here on the First of July:— for want of proper previous arrangements, they remained unpaid , at the date of the foregoing:— Of course, as there was I believe only one, in which the Board had been unanimous—and many ^in^ which there had been...
6To John Adams from John Trumbull, 6 March 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have at length the Satisfaction of informing you that my two Plates of American Subjects are finished, and in a Style perfectly satisfactory to me:—I had hopes of sending out their impressions to my subscribers by this Convoy, but it has been impossible to print a sufficient number to deliver to all, and as I can make no distinctions, I must Suffer the whole to wait the next Convoy, when...
7To George Washington from John Trumbull, 6 March 1798 (Washington Papers)
At length I have the satisfaction of informing you, that my two first Plates of the American Revolution are finished, and in a Style perfectly satisfactory to me: I had hopes of sending out their impressions to my Subscribers by this Convoy, but it has been impossible to print a sufficient number to deliver to all, and as I can make no distinctions, I must suffer the whole to wait the next...
8To John Jay from John Trumbull, 6 March 1798 (Jay Papers)
The last letter which I have had the honor to receive from you is dated in Albany the 27 th . Oct r . and the last which I wrote to you was of the 10 th . December.— Our Commissioners have not ^been^ received to an Audience in Paris, nor has any Negotiation with them been fairly opened:— Decrees more offensive than all the acts of which they had to complain have been passed under their...
9To George Washington from John Trumbull, 18 September 1798 (Washington Papers)
By the Ship Nancy, Captain Davidson bound to Alexandria, I have sent a small Box, addressed to you, and containing the Four Pair of Prints for which you did me the honour to subscribe so long since, and two Volumes which I was requested by my friend Mr West to forward to you with his best Respects: the prints are the finest impressions and, for security are rolled, and enclosed in a Tin Case....
10To John Jay from John Trumbull, 20 September 1798 (Jay Papers)
I wrote you a long letter on the 10 th . of December last, which with many others was lost with the Ship Fame, which foundered at Sea: a similar fate may also have attended letters from you to me, since it is very long since I have had the Honour to receive a line from you;— I have written several times since. In one of mine of last year I hinted to you a difficulty which was likely to occur...