7101To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 14 March 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] March 14, 1791 . Returns two lighthouse contracts which George Washington has approved. ALS , RG 26, Lighthouse Letters Received, “Segregated” Lighthouse Records, Lear, National Archives; copy, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. These contracts were for supplying the lighthouses at New London, Connecticut, and Charleston, South Carolina. See H to Washington, March...
7102Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 4 July 1790 (Adams Papers)
Mr Cranch has pack’d your things & sent them on Board Captain Barnard I hope they will go safe but since they were put on Board mr woodward has sent for the stone roler & says he lent it to mr Adams, that mr Borland sold it to him we sent him to the Doctor about it. If tis so I suppose it will be taken out—I told him you certainly suppos’d it purchase’d with the House or you would not have...
7103To Thomas Jefferson from Brothers Coster & Company, 17 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Our Brig Resolution Commanded by John H: Shackerly, which sailed from the Texel on the 17th. of february last, was on the next day boarded by a french Privateer call’d the young-Mary Commanded by Phil Everaert belonging to the Port of Dunkirk, and carried by force to the Port of Ostende; The french Consul there examined his Papers, but having no Power to decide would have transmitted them to...
7104From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 15 December 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received at this place the honour of your letters of Oct. 13 and Nov. 30. and am truly flattered by your nomination of me to the very dignified office of Secretary of state: for which permit me here to return you my humble thanks. Could any circumstance seduce me to overlook the disproportion between it’s duties and my talents it would be the encouragement of your choice. But when I...
7105To Alexander Hamilton from Jeremiah Olney, 21 November 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Providence, November 21, 1793. “I have received your Letter of the 7th instant. As soon as I have knowledge of the appointment of a District Attorney for this State, I will consult him relative to engaging other Counsel in the Suits of Mesrs. Arnold and Dexter; and I will endeavor to have them effectually defended.…” ADfS , Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence. See Olney to H, October 7,...
7106To Alexander Hamilton from Robert Morris, 13 November 1789 (Hamilton Papers)
I had the pleasure to receive your favor of the 6th Instant, and should have replyed to the Contents by the last Mail, had not other Engagements prevented it. I always understood that if the Bank stock was to be replaced, I was to pay the Dividends, but as Interest must be allowed on the amount of the Warrants deposited, during the time that payment is delayed, I also understood that the...
7107To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Barclay, 16 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Gibraltar, 16 Mch. 1792 . Since his letter of 1 Mch. he has received further news from Tangier and Tetuan. Muley Yezid is dead, but Muley Ischem still lives. He doubts reports by supporters of Muley Slema that Muley Ischem is wounded and unwilling to contest the pretensions of Muley Slema because “it will be very strange if a Prince supported by three powerful Bashas, a Numerous Army, and well...
7108From George Washington to James McHenry, 22 June 1796 (Washington Papers)
Your letters of the 14th & 15th instant have been received, but not in time to have been answered by the Post of Monday last; being then on my Journey to this place. The ground on which you place the compliance with Lieutt Geddes’s request, appears to be the best the nature of the case is now susceptible of; and for that purpose, I return the Proceedings of the Court Martial and other Papers...
7109Enclosure II: Edmund Randolph to Jean-Antoine-Joseph Fauchet, 19 June 1794 (Washington Papers)
E. Randolph with respects to Mr Fauchet informs him, that he shall by the post of tomorrow take proper measures in the case of Mr Juteau to obtain all its particulars, and will communicate the result to Mr Fauchet. Copy, DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters. The copyist wrote "July."
7110Enclosure I: Thomas Jefferson to Daniel Carroll, [17 September 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
T.J. has the honor to present his Compliments to Mr. C—— and to send him a memorandum of the substance of the conveyance he suggested to him as best calculated to remove the difficulties which were the subject of conversation between them. He had not the residence act under his eye at the time of writing the memorandum, not being able to get a copy of it: which must account for its deviations...
7111To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 26 January 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of Decr. 28. but [not] till three weeks after the date of it. It was my purpose to have answered it particularly, but I have been robbed of the time reserved for the purpose. I must of consequence limit myself to a few lines and to my promise given to the Fresco Painter to forward you the enclosed letter. Nothing since my last from Jay or Monroe. The Newspapers as...
7112From Thomas Jefferson to Sharp Delany, 15 January 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been in daily expectation of recieving the invoice wherein the prices of the paper will be stated, as Mr. Short assured me it should come in his next letter. But I have not yet recieved it. If it be necessary however for the regularity of your accounts, I think we can come at it nearly. The invoice of the articles which came with them, states 150. rouleaux of paper. Turning to a paper I...
7113To Alexander Hamilton from Tench Coxe, 26 December 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, Revenue Office, December 26, 1794. “The Superintendent of the Virginia Lt. House (col William Lyndsay) has reported the Death of the late keeper Captain Goffigan. He has placed in that Station Mr. Henry James a native of the place, an old Seafaring Man, whom he thinks every way calculated for a keeper. No other person offers for the service.…” LC , RG 26, Lighthouse...
7114To Alexander Hamilton from James Reynolds, 7 April 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
I am sorry to inform you my setivation is as such. I am indebted to a man in this town about 45. dollars which he will wate no longer on me. now sir I am sorrey to be troubleing you So Offen. which if you Can Oblige me with this to day . you will do me infenate service. that will pay Nearly all I owe in this town except yourself. I have some property on the North River which I have Wrote to my...
7115From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 21 March 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 2d. inst. and now take the liberty of troubling you in order to have the inclosed letter to Mr. Gautier safely handed to him. I will thank you for information that it gets safely to hand, as it is of considerable importance to him, to the US. to the state of Virginia, and to myself, by conveying to him the final arrangement of the accounts of Grand & Co. with all those...
7116To Thomas Jefferson from Childs & Swaine, 27 January 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The late application of Mr. Brown to Congress which has been referred to you, induces us respectfully to state, That sometime in December last, we commenced the publication of a new or Second edition of the Acts of Congress passed at the first session; that this publication is nearly completed, and that another, smaller edition, is considerably advanced upon; that it is our intention to...
7117From Thomas Jefferson to Horatio Gates, 21 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I received yesterday your friendly letter of the 17th. and thank you sincerely, as well as Mrs. Gates, for the kind invitation to Rose-hill. Nothing would be more pleasing to me than such a visit: but circumstances will not admit so long an absence from hence. Mr. Madison had set out for the Southward before the receipt of your letter. I am much indebted for the readiness with which you are so...
7118From Alexander Hamilton to James Nicholson, 22 July 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Your letter of this morng. surprises me as one part of it seems to imply that I had been seeking further correspondence between us. This certainly is not the fact. I considered your last letter as closing the business—nor did any step originate with me, or that I know of with any friend of mine for opening anew the discussion. Measures it is true towards an accommodation have been subsequently...
7119Mary Smith Gray Otis to Abigail Adams, 23 February 1794 (Adams Papers)
I am quite ashamed my dear M rs Adams that I have so long neglected writeing to you, indeed I can make but a very poor excuse for so doing, & must depend wholly on your candor to excuse my neglegence. You wish to know how your acquaintance are, M rs Washington enjoys as much health as can be expected at her time of life, and her spirits are better than I expected to find them. M rs Powell, I...
7120From Thomas Jefferson to Nathaniel Cutting, 1 September 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Jefferson will be much obliged to Mr. Cutting to send the inclosed letter by the first vessel going to any part of America from New York to Norfolk. He begs him to accept his compliments. RC ( CtY ); addressed: “A Monsieur Monsieur Cutting chez M. Wheatcroft negociant au Havre.” Not recorded in SJL . In his reply of 3 Sep. 1789 Cutting identifies the enclosure as “a Letter for Alexander...
7121To George Washington from Vincent Gray, 5 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
Charles Lee Esquire having resigned his office as Collector of the Customs for the Port of Alexandria, I take the liberty of offering my Services to you as his Successor should you think me qualified to execute the duties of that office—I will beg leave to observe to you that I have served in the said office with Mr Lee as his Deputy Since the Commencement of the present Goverment[.] I am Sir...
7122John Adams to Abigail Adams, 24 January 1793 (Adams Papers)
Our good Friend General Lincoln gave me this morning your favour of the 7 th which compensated in Part of my Disappointment by Mondays Post. I sett my heart on one Letter a Week and as many more as you please. I cannot say that my desire of Fame increases. It has been Strong in some Parts of my Life but never so strong as my Love of honesty. I never in my Life that I know of sacrificed my...
7123Notes on Ceremonial at New York, 10 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
June 10. 93. Mr. Brown gives me the following specimen of the phrenzy which prevailed at New York on the opening of the new government. The first public ball which took place after the President’s arrival there, Colo. Humphreys, Colo. W. S. Smith, and Mrs. Knox , were to arrange the ceremonials. These arrangements were as follows. A Sopha at the head of the room raised on several steps whereon...
7124To Thomas Jefferson from Louis Guillaume Otto, 20 April 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai eu l’honneur de parler sommairement à Votre Excellence d’une marque de souvenir et d’estime, que M. le Mis. de La Luzerne peut être dans le cas de recevoir des Etats-unis. Vous avés été temoin, ainsi que tous les Patriotes Americains, des longs et importans services que ce Ministre a rendus pendant la guerre. Son attachement inviolable pour les interêts des Etats unis, son zêle, sa...
7125Cabinet Meeting. Opinion on Communicating to the Senate the Dispatches of Gouverneur Morris, [28 January 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting of the heads of departments January 28, 1794. Upon consideration of the resolution of the Senate, of January 24, 1794, calling for the correspondences, therein mentioned: General Knox is of opinion, that no part of the correspondences should be sent to the Senate. Colo. Hamilton, that the correct mode of proceeding is to do, what General Knox advises; but that the principle is...
7126V. Second State of the Report on Weights and Measures, [April–20 May 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of state, to whom was referred by the house of representatives to prepare and report a proper plan or plans for establishing uniformity in the currency, weights and measures of the U.S. in obedience thereto makes the following report. To obtain uniformity in measures, weights, and coins, it is necessary to find some measure of invariable length, with which, as a standard, these...
7127From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Fenwick, 29 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Mr. Fenwick and incloses him a letter, a power of attorney, an extrait baptistaire and certificat de vie of Mr. de Rieux his neighbor in Virginia, on the subject of a legacy on which he troubled him before. He cannot better put Mr. Fenwick au fait of Mr. de Rieux’ desires on the present occasion than by inclosing de Rieux’ letter of March 31. to Th: J....
7128From George Washington to the United States Senate, 30 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
United States [New York] Gentlemen of the Senate, March 30th 1790. I nominate the following persons to fill the Offices which are affixed to their respective names—viz. Rufus Putnam, to be one of the Judges in the Western Territory, in the place of Samuel Holden Parsons deceased. James Brown, to be Attorney for the United States in the District of Kentucky, in the place of George Nicholas who...
7129From Alexander Hamilton to James Reynolds, 15 December 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia, December 15, 1791. In the “Reynolds Pamphlet” Alexander Hamilton, Observations on Certain Documents Contained in No. V and VI of “The History of the United States for the Year 1796,” in which the Charge of Speculation against Alexander Hamilton, Late Secretary of the Treasury, is Fully Refuted. Written by Himself (Philadelphia: Printed for John Fenno, by John Bioren, 1797)....
7130From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 12 September 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
The last post brought me a letter from Madame de Chastellux, covering the inclosed, which she informs me is on the same subject with hers to me, and that she refers you to me for particulars. I had very little acquaintance with her personally in Paris. I understood she was the daughter of an English general Plunket in the Austrian service, entirely without fortune. Chastellux is said to have...
7131To John Adams from John Quincy Adams, 27 July 1795 (Adams Papers)
The public affairs of the Country where I now reside, afford at this time but an indifferent topic of correspondence. In the general scale of Europe, it is of so little comparative importance, that nothing less than a conquest or a Revolution, can make its current events interesting enough to be an object of communication beyond the atlantic. Both these great political changes have taken place...
7132To Thomas Jefferson from James Maxwell, 2 April 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Norfolk, 2 Apr. 1791 . Acknowledging TJ’s of 29th ult. On receiving former letter, he at once applied to Major Lindsay who had TJ’s six boxes of furniture immediately sent to Richmond and who said Brown acknowledged their receipt and said he had been waiting for wagons to sent them up country.—On receiving TJ’s former order for cider, he immediately applied to gentlemen he could rely on at...
7133To George Washington from Benjamin Flower, 17 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave to present you with a performance which my Countrymen have favourably received, and which I request your acceptance of, as a small, though sincere token of respect, for a gentleman whose talents and virtues have excited the admiration of the great and the good, in every quarter of the Globe. I should not have presumed in the liberty I have now taken, had I not been assured by my...
7134To Thomas Jefferson from James Sullivan, 12 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
This intrusion can do no hurt, if it can do no good. I ask leave to tell you, that your Friends in the New England States, who are many will be much disappointed if you should decline being Vice President. It is true that you have been abused. But this abuse came from a party, who are determined to abuse every one, who will not with them, bow, in adoration to the british monarchy. If the...
7135From Thomas Jefferson to Beverley Randolph, 28 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
You will perceive by the inclosed letter from Mr. Harry Innes that some time the last year the Indians carried off, from a farm of his, three negro men. The method proposed for their recovery, in his letter, I knew would produce nothing, and therefore did not move in it at all. I presume that one of the subjects of your ensuing treaty will be the restoration of all prisoners, without regard to...
7136John Adams to Abigail Adams, 12 January 1795 (Adams Papers)
Last Week I received through M r Izard a kind Invitation to dine with M rs Powell, whom I had not before seen Since her Loss of M r Powell. Yesterday I had the Pleasure of dining with her and her Brother & sister Francis with their Children and M r & M rs Harrison among the rest—M r & M rs Morris & M r Izard— M rs Powell sends many Compliments to you and regrets that she cannot enjoy your...
7137Cabinet Opinion on Georgia and the Creek Indians, 29 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
The President of the United States having assembled the heads of the respective departments and the attorney General, laid before them for their advice thereon, sundry communications from the Governor of Georgia, and others, relatively to the recent alarming depredations of the creek Indians upon the state of Georgia. Whereupon after the subject was maturely considered and discussed it was...
7138To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 9 July 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Consul de la Republique Francaise dans cet etat a réquis depuis quatre jours le Gouverneur de la Pennsylvanie de faire sortir du Port de Philadelphie le Corsaire Anglais le Jane armé de 16 canons qui y est entré le quatre de ce mois sans avoir aucun signe de détresse. Le Gouverneur lui à répondu qu’il ne pouvait prendre aucune décision à cet égard pendant l’absence de monsieur le President...
7139To Alexander Hamilton from Benjamin Lincoln, 17 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
At the request of Mr. Foster a merchant in this town I in-close his letter to me stating his situation relative to the draw back of some duties due on a quantity of Coffe exported. His confidence that you will direct the payment on the evidence offered makes it necessary that I should lay the matter before you for your decision thereon. I am &c LC , Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston; LC...
7140From Timothy Pickering to Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., 20 June 1795 (Washington Papers)
Mr Dandridge will be pleased to lay before the President the inclosed letter from Mr Seagrove & the Newspaper which accompanied it. The Secretary of War has had copies made of the Talks of the Creek Chiefs, which he proposes to forward by post next Monday, to Governor Blount. AL , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . Neither the letter from Creek Indian agent James Seagrove nor the accompanying newspaper...
7141To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 5 June 1791 (Washington Papers)
In my last letter from Philadelphia, I mentioned that mister Madison & myself were about to take a trip up the North river as far as circumstances should permit, the levelness of the roads led us quite on to Lake George, where taking boat we went through that, and about 25 miles into Lake Champlain. returning then to Saratoga, we concluded to cross over thro’ Vermont to Connecticut river and...
7142[Diary entry: 26 June 1790] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 26th. Exercised in the Coach with Mrs. Washington & the Children in the forenoon & by walking in the Afternoon.
7143To James Madison from Edward Carrington, 12 May 1789 (Madison Papers)
I had the pleasure to receive your favor of the 8th. Ult. inclosing the application of William Mason. I did transmit to Colo. Merewether certain papers of this Man and long ago informed him that they were insufficient to establish his claim which recd. no aid from the Muster Rolls of the Army. I do not now recollect signing the Rect. of which he sends a Copy, but it is highly probable I did,...
7144From Alexander Hamilton to John F. Mercer, 3 November 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
The Post two days since, brought me your letter of the 16th of October. I deemed it incumbent on me previous to a more particular notice of its contents to forward a copy of it, and of the documents which accompany it, as far as they regard your public discourses to Major Ross. With due consideration I am Sir Your Obedt Servt Copy, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. Mercer was a member...
7145From John Jay to Peter Augustus Jay, 29 October 1791 (Jay Papers)
You will probably be in Town as soon as this Letter, and I do myself the Pleasure of writing to you now, as I expect to be on the Road to Boston before another post-Day. I flatter myself that your Excursion has been beneficial to your Health, and that our friends at Rye regretted your leaving them. Essex will also recieve a few Lines from me by this Opportunity— I wish to number him and you...
7146To George Washington from Alexander White, 26 June 1790 (Washington Papers)
It is with great diffidence I offer the enclosed but having taken that liberty will not add to your trouble by Apologies, I will only state such Facts as may enable you to judge whether th⟨is⟩ institution is like to be useful —the nature of the Country in general, its salubrity and fertility you are well acquainted with—The Academy has been supported several years by private Donations, and the...
7147To John Adams from Jeremy Belknap, 18 July 1789 (Adams Papers)
It was a very singular pleasure to me to receive a Line from you approving the discourse which I did myself the honor to send to you; the good opinion of such a Gentleman as M r Adams & the very great honor w ch he has done me will not easily be effaced from my remembrance. Not till this Week have I met with the political annals of George Chalmers printed in London 1780 in one Vol 4 to. From...
7148Peter Augustus Jay to Sarah Livingston Jay, 29 June 1794 (Jay Papers)
It is with much mortification that we learn, that the Ship which carries our letters ^&^ which was to have sailed a week ago, will still be detained several days before she can get to sea. A gentleman who is going in her to settle in America has offered to take our letters, & we have accepted his offer— We have experienced very great attentions at this place every body seems at least to wish...
7149To Alexander Hamilton from Richard Harison, [9 October 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
The Question proposed to me by the Secretary of the Treasury respecting Loss sustained by Robbery from public Officers during the late War, has been maturely considered, and I am of Opinion that the Officers are not chargeable on that Account unless Negligence can be imputed to them. 9 Octr. 1790 ADf , New-York Historical Society, New York City. Harison was United States attorney for the...
7150To John Adams from George Washington, 16 February 1797 (Adams Papers)
Compliments to the Vice-President Enclosed is the curious and Insulting Letter mentioned yesterday Evening MHi : Adams Papers.