1William Bingham to John Adams, 19 February 1784 (Adams Papers)
I received your Favor of the 10th Ins t Mr Jay has recovered his Health in a great Measure by his Excursion to Bath, & has returned to Paris— I have not as yet heard of his Arrival there— We have recently received but little political News from America— The refractory States seem more favorably inclined towards the Appropreation of such Funds as Congress required for doing Justice to the...
2To John Jay from William Bingham, 10 March 1784 (Jay Papers)
I received your agreable Letter of the 22 d . Novem r & exceedingly regret your Speedy Intention of Speedily departing for America, more especially as it will deprive M rs Bingham & myself of the pleasure of personally assuring M rs Jay & you of our own affectionate Regards— We shall leave England in the Beginning of May, & Shall take Holland in our Route to Spa, where we intend to remain...
3William Bingham to John Adams, 26–27 June 1784 (Adams Papers)
When I had last the pleasure of Seeing you, I was not altogether determined what Route I Should take— I rather inclined to the Idea of returning by the Hague— From a Desire of introducing more Variety & Novelty in my Excursion thro this Country, I have now resolved on passing thro’ Utrecht, for which place I Shall take my Departure in a few Days— If you Should have no further occasion for the...
4To John Jay from William Bingham, 16 October 1784 (Jay Papers)
I have just heard that a French Packet is on the Point of departure for New York— I cannot permit it to Sail, without forwarding a few Lines, expressive of the Pleasure I received, on hearing of your Safe Arrival The Services you have been enabled to render your Country, will naturally Secure you a very welcome Reception;—the only Circumstance that can be productive of disagreable Sensations,...
5To John Jay from William Bingham, 12 February 1785 (Jay Papers)
I Send you the Copy of a Letter of antient Date, as I have some Reason to believe that the Original miscarried— Accounts have recently been received of the capture of another American Vessel, by a piratical Cruizer from the Coast of Barbary; this has occasioned Such an Alarm, that the Premium of Insurance, even from the Ports of Britain, is advanced 100 p% on American Vessels—& from the Ports...
6To Thomas Jefferson from William Bingham, 30 July 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Intending to remain some Time at Beuvelles on my Return from Spa, I shall pay my Respects to the french Minister at that Court, and shall be much indebted to you for a Letter of Introduction to him, which you will please to address under Cover to me, to the Care of Monsieur J. C. de Bay at Beuvelles. I hope you will excuse the Trouble I shall occasion you, and that you will be assured of my...
7To John Jay from William Bingham, 29 August 1785 (Jay Papers)
I lately spent a few Days at Amsterdam, where I had an opportunity of making some Enquiries respecting the Failure of Mess de la Lande & Fynjie, one of the Houses employed by M r Adams in the Negotiation of the Loan on Account of the United States— This Loan having failed of Success in several Attempts made by other Houses in Amsterdam, it was at length committed to the Management of Mess rs ....
8To John Jay from William Bingham, 19 July 1787 (Jay Papers)
From the period of July 1776, when I first arrived in the French west Indies untill the month of February 1778, I found all their Ports open for the admission of Lumber, Salted Fish & Live Stock, & indeed for all the Productions of America, (even those that entered into Competition with the Articles that France could furnish her Colonies with) but this was only a temporary Indulgence, arising...
9To John Jay from William Bingham, 29 January 1788 (Jay Papers)
I have seen various detached Numbers of a periodical Publication under the Title of the Fœderalist, which have much pleased me, as the Author has treated the Subject in a Strong masterly Manner—I have heard that it is about to be republished in the Form of a Pamphlet, in which Case I shall be much indebted to you for a Copy— The Opposition to the new Government in this State, which was...
10To Thomas Jefferson from William Bingham, 16 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
It will give you pleasure to hear that a very commendable Spirit of Industry and Enterprize, has Succeeded to a Period of Languor and Inattention to our best Interests, and that the Citizens of Philadelphia have at length discovered that their own Efforts, properly directed, will furnish them with a Variety of Manufactures that they have been in the Practice of procuring from Europe. Many...