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There is a Clock Calm, at this Time, in the political and military Hemispheres. The Surface is...
My Letters by Davis, Mr. Guild &c. are lost.—Pray did you get the Goods by Davis? This goes by...
This is the Anniversary of a memorable day, in the History of America: a day when the Principle...
By an express last night from Cape May, We learn that the Fleet went out of the Bay, the Morning...
We have not yet the least Intimation of Howes Design. He is wasting away the Time. Let him aim at...
I have this Morning been out of Town to accompany our Generals Washington, Lee, and Schuyler, a...
I have sent you, one yard of fine Cambrick, at 14 Livres an Ell, two of a coarser sort at 6...
No Letter from you, yet. I believe I shall Set off Tomorrow or next day, for the Hague, and Shall...
We wait and wait and wait forever, without any News from America. We get nothing but what comes...
This Week has produced an happy Reconciliation between the two Parties in this City and...
I cannot omit the Opportunity of writing you, a Line, by this Post. This Letter will I suppose,...
The inclosed Dialogue in the Shades was written by Mr. Edmund Jennings now residing at Brussells,...
I have been lately more remiss, than usual in Writing to you. There has been a great Dearth of...
We have a fine Piece of News this Morning of the March of 2000 of the Enemy, and destroying a...
The Situation of my dear Brother, at the date of yours 17. June, has allarmed me so much that I...
The Riding has been so hard and rough, and the Weather so cold that We have not been able to push...
When I left Paris, the 8 March, I expected to have been at Home before this Day and have done my...
Yesterday Morning I took a Walk, into Arch Street, to see Mr. Peele’s Painters Room. Peele is...
I have paid Turner, his Wages up to this day, and settled all Accounts with him. Besides which I...
I told you, in a former Letter, that I lodged at Gen. Roberdeau’s. This Gentleman is of French...
A Gentleman, Mr. Boardman of Newbury Port, is going, and by him I send you a few Lines. In...
I believe I shall set off for Paris next Fryday. Mr. Thaxter and Mr. Storer will go with me. The...
Yesterday, by the Post, I received yours of Septr. 25th., and it renewed a Grief and Anxiety,...
It would give Pleasure to every Body your Way but the few, unfeeling Tories, to see what a Spirit...
This day I received yours of the first of March from Bilbao, with the Journals &c.—the Postage of...
This is King Tammany’s Day. Tammany was an Indian King, of this Part of the Continent, when Mr....
Monsieur Chaumont has just informed me of a Vessell bound to Boston: but I am reduced to such a...
Mr. Church setts off, tomorrow Morning. I have sent this Morning by Mr. William Winthrop, about...
After a March like that of Hannibal over the Alps We arrived last Night at this Place, Where We...
Your two Letters concerning Mr. T yler are never out of my Mind. He is of a very numerous Family...
I think I have sometimes observed to you in Conversation, that upon examining the Biography of...
I have sent you Things from Bilbao, by Captain Babson, and a small present by the M. de la...
Lee is at York, and We have requested a Battalion of Philadelphian Associators, together with a...
Yesterday by Major Osgood I had the Pleasure of a Letter from Mr. Palmer, in which he kindly...
I had a most charming Packett from you and my young Correspondents, to day. I am very happy, to...
I am much concerned least you should feel an Addition to your Anxieties, from your having so...
The enclosed Newspapers will communicate to you, all the News I know. The Weather here begins to...
I arrived here, last Evening, and have attended Mr. Strongs Meeting all this Day. I rode alone,...
Inclosed with this you have an Evening Post, containing some of the tender Mercies of the...
We have no News here, except what We get from your Country. The Privateers act with great Spirit,...
When a Man is seated, in the Midst of forty People some of whom are talking, and others...
This Morning We crossed the North River at Poughkeepsie, on the Ice, after having ridden many...
The Lyars Stick at nothing. The Paragraphs in the enclosed Paper, which respect me, are impudent...
Within this half Hour, I received yours of the 18 by the Post. I have only Time before the Post...
The two Armies, on Long Island have been shooting at each other, for this whole Week past, but We...
About five O Clock this Morning, I went with young Dr. Bond at his Invitation and in his...
I have received your two favours of 7 May and 20 June. I had received no Letter from you for so...
Our worthy Friend Frank Dana arrived here last Evening from N. York, to which Place he came...
I have Letters from Mr. Dana and his young Attendant, at St. Petersbourg. Both well and in good...
We have no News here but what comes from you—except that all is well and quiet at Ticonderoga,...