51From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Pinckney, 12 July 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
I am to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the second of March 1794 enclosing the Register of the Mary of Boston and a bill of exchange for Mr. Lacolombe, which shall be delivered to him upon his return from New York. In my letter to you of the 25th of June last, I omitted to mention, that if the whole or a part of the articles intended for the equipment of the Frigates should be...
52From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 5 March 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof, Mr. Christie, a member of Congress for Maryland, proposing to visit London, I take the liberty of introducing him to you. The confidence of his country, evidenced in their election of him to take care of their federal interests, would sufficiently testify his merit to you. To this permit me to add that of my friends who serve with him in Congress, who enable me to assure you...
53From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney, 20 February 1796 (Washington Papers)
Permit me to intrust the enclosed dispatches to your care, and to request that they may be forwarded agreeably to their directions; but by private conveyances, rather than by the mail; as I am not disposed to saddle those Gentlemen with the Postage. Having come to the resolutions which are implied in the enclosed printed notification, I take the liberty of transmitting them to you; for no...
54From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 6 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you last on the 12th. of Octob. since which I have received yours of Aug. 29. with the papers and pamphlets accompanying it. I inclose you now the copy of a letter from Mr. Pintard our Consul at Madeira, exhibiting another attempt at the practice on which I wrote to you in my last, made by Capt. Hargood of the British frigate Hyaena to take Seamen from on board an American vessel bound...
55From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney, 7 May 1792 (Washington Papers)
It has been discovered that, in the Card sent Mrs Pinckney and yourself to dine with me to day, Miss Elliot was not included. Be so good as to present Mrs Washington’s compliments and mine to her, and request the favor of her Company also. I am—Dear Sir Your Obedient Servt ALS , ScHi . Elizabeth (Betsey) Motte Pinckney (c.1761–1794) had married Thomas Pinckney in July 1779. The “Miss Elliot”...
56From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 22 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof, Mr. Saml. G. Dorr, of Albany, an ingenious citizen of these states, who has invented a machine for shearing cloth, proposing to go to England, I take the liberty of making him known to you, and of asking your countenance and protection to him should he on any occasion be in need of them. I have the honour to be with great respect & esteem, Sir Your most obedt. & most humble...
57From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 12 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly received your private letter of Feb. 10. and am very sensible of the friendly sentiments you are so good as to express on the event of my retiring. I have, for particular reasons, deferred it for some time, but not for a long one. However I am sure you will be secure of a friendly correspondence with my successor, whoever he may be. I think it very certain that a decided majority...
58From George Washington to Thomas Pinckney, 25 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Gentleman who will have the honor of delivering this letter to you; is Doctr Tate, who is possessed of the valuable secret of curing Cancerous complaints. A call to England for some purpose of that sort—or with a view to derive benefit from his discovery, affords me an occasion to inform you (at his request) that I have, myself, experienced the fruits of his skill, in this art; being cured...
59From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Pinckney, 25 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
It has been determined to import from Europe as expeditiously as may be the articles mentioned in the inclosed list towards the construction of six frigates for which provision was made in the last session of Congress. These are considerations which would have directed the endeavour to procure these articles in the first instance from the more Northern Countries of the Continent of Europe; but...
60From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 3 July 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed is a letter to our bankers in Amsterdam covering a bill of exchange drawn on them by the treasurer for one hundred and twenty three thousand seven hundred and fifty current guilders which I have endorsed thus ‘Philadelphia July 3. 1792. Enter this to the credits of the Secretary of state for the United states of America. Th: Jefferson.’ to prevent the danger of interception. My letter...