1From John Adams to George Hammond, 16 June 1794 (Adams Papers)
Permit me to introduce to you, rather too formally to be sure, as it is an old Acquaintance, my son John Quincy Adams, whom the President has honoured with an Appointment to Holland. His Disposition to Peace is as hearty as that of his Father, and in every Thing that may depend upon him, his Endeavours will not be wanting I presume to preserve it. Mrs Adams joins me in Compliments to Mrs....
2From Alexander Hamilton to George Hammond, 14 May 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
I did not receive till this Morning your letter of the 12th instant. As the Secretary of State is now returned to the seat of Government, it is only necessary for me to refer that letter to him, in order that he may reply to such part of it as requires a reply, which I have accordingly done. With respect I have the honor to be Sir Your most Obed & humble serv ADf , Connecticut Historical...
3From Alexander Hamilton to George Hammond, 10 May 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
In consequence of a short absence of the Secretary of State from this city, the prosecution of an inquiry into the affair mentioned in your letter of the 6th instant has been committed to me; and I have it in instruction from the President to communicate to you the result. The facts, as they have appeared upon inquiry, are presented in a report from the Attorney of the district, of which a...
4From Alexander Hamilton to George Hammond, 29 December 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
From the opinion you have been so obliging as to express that arrangements may probably be made in Upper Canada for procuring a supply, from that quarter, of the Indians expected to assemble at O’glaise in the ensuing spring for the purpose of holding a treaty with this government. I have the honor to inform you that I have concluded to send an Agent into the territory of Upper Canada, to...
5From Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 30 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
A constant course of business has as yet put it out of my power to prepare an answer to your letter of the 5th. instant. In the mean time I have been taking measures to procure copies of the several acts therein complained of, that I might save you the trouble of producing proofs of them. My endeavors have failed in the instances below cited, of which therefore I am constrained to ask you to...
6Enclosure I: Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 15 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
Your several memorials of the 8th instant, have been laid before the President, as had been that of the 2d as soon as received. They have been considered with all the attention and the impartiality which a firm determination could inspire to do what is equal and right between all the belligerent powers. In one of these, you communicate on the information of the british consul at Charleston,...
7From Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 15 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your several Memorials of the 8th. instant, have been laid before the President, as had been that of the 2d. as soon as received. They have been considered with all the attention and the impartiality which a firm determination could inspire to do what is equal and right between all the belligerent powers. In one of these, you communicate on the information of the british Consul at Charleston,...
8From Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 24 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Mr. Hammond and incloses him a copy of a commission of a Mr. Moore to be Vice-Consul of Gr. Britain for the state of Rhode-island, on which an Exequatur is asked. As it has been our practice hitherto, where there is a Minister from the same nation, to issue Exequaturs only on his authentication of the Commission, Th: Jefferson takes the liberty of...
9From Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 9 July 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
It is extremely to be regretted, that while the grounds of difference between our respective countries are under amicable discussion, any circumstances should arise on either side, which might excite questions of still greater delicacy or tend to disturb or imbarrass the course of the discussion. We have no information on our part of the facts which are the subject of your letter of the 5th....
10From Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 1 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day laid before the President of the United States the enclosed papers, which you put into my hands before your departure for New York, and it is his opinion that if the vessel the Republican, therein mentioned as having been sent into New York, be a prize made on the Citizens of France, she ought not to be detained, but to be ordered to retire as soon as possible: And that if she...