1From George Washington to an Anonymous Officer, 21 October 1776 (Washington Papers)
My Lord Sterling Complains, & so justly, of the want of Tents, & the Baggage belonging to his Brigade that I would have you enquire particularly into the matter and endeavour to have it sent on to the sevl Regiments now suffering at the White Plains for want of it. Tell Genl Mifflin & Colo: Reed (in short let the Genl Officers below know) that some expedient must be fallen upon to bring off...
2From Tench Tilghman to Anonymous, 24 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have this morning received your Favor of the 22d which Immediately laid before his Excellency. He says before he can order a Court of Enquiry he must have somewhat to ground it upon, which can be Nothing but Charges regularly exhibited by Mr Sleight , or whoever else have been your Accusors, because a Court cannot proceed upon what Mr Sleight may or may not have said, and which he may refuse...
3From John Laurens to Anonymous, 24 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
The Commander in chief instructs me to inform you that the troops now arrived are to be debarked at the usual place—he wishes that the greatest possible assistance may be given to the Commanding Officers of the french troops on landing their men, by your flat bottomed boats and every other means in your power—it is of the utmost importance to facilitate & hasten the reunion of our forces at...
4From George Washington to Anonymous, 28 August 1783 (Washington Papers)
Mrs Washington informs me that you have been kind enough to offer her a recipe for the Colic—She has had a very distressing Night with it, which must be my apology for the trouble I now give you in applying for it. I have the honor to be with great respect Madam Yr Most Obedt Servt DLC : Papers of George Washington.
5From John Adams to Anonymous, 19 January 1792 (Adams Papers)
At a time when all the Men of Letters in the World are or ought to be employed in researches after the Principles of Society, although my friends and my Ennemies, (for I must at length acknowledge that I have such) concur in forbidding me to publish any of my Speculations, I see no reason why you and I may not exchange a few Letters, upon these important Subjects. A Society can no more Subsist...
6From John Adams to Anonymous, 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have filled the Blanks as you desired and see no Objections to the rest. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
7From John Adams to Anonymous, 19 June 1799 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed are the two patents for land received by the post yesterday signed by MHi : Adams Family Papers, Letterbooks.
8From John Adams to Anonymous, 22 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
Last night I received the inclosed from Mr. Will. Moubray, resigning the office of collector of the destrict of St Marys Georgia. I pray you to make the necessary inquiries for a proper successor With great regard MHi : Adams Family Papers, Letterbooks.
9From James Madison to Anonymous, 20 May 1807 (Madison Papers)
Will you be so good as to say whether the affidavits referred to in the inclosed be in your hands or recollected by you to have recd. by the Ex: and in the first case to forward them to me. Be so good also as to return the letter of Mr. W. Catalog--Batchelder.
10From James Madison to Anonymous, 30 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your letter and communications of the 20th. Ult: with your subsequent one of , and thank you for them. We have received from time to time much information on the subject of the abuses in the British V. Admiralty Courts; but the particulars which you have authenticated, are important corroborations of our title to redress. I ought in justice to the Agent of the U. S. at Antigua, to...
11From Henry Baldwin to Anonymous, 18 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
A Certain Mr. John B Arnaut, or (Ernett) who lately resided near Amboy in N. Jersey, has made very flattering offers to Mr. A.B. to accompany him down the Mississippi to Join Col Burr, who is now in the Orleans Territory, engaged in endeavours to carry on his expeditions and plans, which are now the same as heretofore. No immediate attempt will be made. It is now wished as heretofore to engage...
12From William C. C. Claiborne to Anonymous, 23 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have taken the liberty to address to your Care, one Hogshead, three Boxes & two Cases directed “to the President of the United States,” and which were this day put on Board the Ship Comet, (Captain McNeil) bound for Baltimore.—The Hogshead & Boxes contain Curiosities which were collected by Captain Lewis in his Voyage up the Missourie; In one Cage , is a living animal, cal’ld the Wild Dog of...
13From Thomas Jefferson to Anonymous, 10 September 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to communicate through you the inclosed answer to the Representation which came to me under cover from you, & to add the assurances of my respect. MH .
14From Abigail Smith Adams to Anonymous, 25 August 1809 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed is a Letter which came under cover to the president. I take an early opportunity to forward it to you. I presume it is, from your son. At the same time I avail myself of the occasion, and write my sympathy, with that which I know you must feel, at the destination of our Children to a foreign Country. The appointment is no doubt an honorable one, and in a public light, I consider it,...
15From Abigail Smith Adams to Anonymous, 7 January 1811 (Adams Papers)
Sure my dear Friend there is a secret Sympathy in Souls whose minds are congenial to each other which draw them to communion. the Night before I received your palsied Letter, in its Silent watches my mind was employed about you and I was reflecting upon your lonely Situation for to you I knew it must be so, however Surrounded by kind tender and affectionate Friends, and I contemplated writing...
16From Abigail Smith Adams to Anonymous, June 1811 (Adams Papers)
your two last favours of May 18th & 29th are now before me unreplied to. my apology must be that it has been our general Election for of the High, altho nigardly paid office of Govr Leiut Govenour Senators & Legislature. and pray Madam methinks I hear you ask what have you to do in it. why really nothing at all, but to give them my good wishes. but you must know that at this period there is a...
17From Abigail Smith Adams to Anonymous, 1812 (Adams Papers)
I received your Letter written in some agitation of mind, but I presume not without a due consideration of the Subject, it is a very different and hazardous undertaking to give advice in affairs of this kind particularly where the affection are warmly interested, the adviser genuinely loses the Friendship of one or other of the parties, but my dears charity knows that to the gentleman I am a...
18Enclosure: Isaac A. Coles to a Young Friend in Virginia, 30 December 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
My letter to you of the 30 th Oct: gave you a faithful account of all that had been passing on this frontier up to that time—I will now proceed to bring down my narrative to the termination of the Campaign— On the 7 th Nov: —The General issued an order (See A) for hutting—on the 8 th I commenced the work with one company, and on the 9 th had sent off three other companies, when the Order was...
19From John Adams to Anonymous, February 1813 (Adams Papers)
The Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Society for promoting Agriculture, composed almost wholly of gentlemen who are practical farmers, and established for the sole purpose of collecting and diffusing useful information on this important subject among their fellow-citizens, are anxious that the community should derive every possible benefit from the Institution of which they have the...
20From John Adams to Anonymous, 3 March 1818 (Adams Papers)
Please Sir to excuse J and C Adams from School as they were detained here by the weather NBLiHi .
21Enclosure: John Trumbull to “Detector,” [ca. 20] October 1818, enclosure no. 2 in John Trumbull to Thomas Jefferson, 23 … (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Trumbull returns his thanks to Detector , for having given him an opportunity of laying before the public some account of the origin and progress of the Painting of the Declaration of Independence, which he could not otherwise have done, without being liable to censure for egotism. After the termination of the war of the Revolution, Mr. T. determined to study the art of Painting, for the...
22From John Adams to Anonymous, 5 March 1819 (Adams Papers)
If you will look among your mothers papers—you will find a letter from me to that lady a few years ago on the subject of the “group” I have there asserted that She alone could have written it I have certified with my name on the copy of it in Mr. Shaws atheneum my knowledge on the Subject—to attribute it to Mr. Barrett was the greatest of absurdities no other being in the universe at that time...
23From John Adams to Anonymous, 18 November 1821 (Adams Papers)
I have transmitted your letter of the 10 Nov to the Secy. of the navy with the certificate of Mr Bartram and am your well wisher MHi : Adams Family Papers, Letterbooks.
24From John Adams to Anonymous, 4 February 1822 (Adams Papers)
Our friend Mr Shaw will furnish you with the printed correspondence between Gen G Brattle & me in Jan’y 1773 which will give all the information that I can give you I possess no copy of it If I had I would send it to you with pleasure— I am Sir y’r obliged / friend & humble / Servant MHi : Adams Family Papers, Letterbooks.
25From John Adams to Anonymous, 9 June 1824 (Adams Papers)
I have deeply regretted my total incapacity to comply with your flattering request in your two letters but I can no more write a line than I can work a miracle. I thank you for the copy of Mr Jeffersons letter and unite with him in recommending the psalm of David which whether we read them in our common English translation in prose or in the versions of Tate and Brady or even those of...
26From John Adams to Anonymous, April 1825 (Adams Papers)
I am almost most ashamed to acknowledge to you my tardy obligation, for your handsom Edition of your History of the Colonies— butt I am heartily thankful for your valuable present—but ninety years are extremely heavy—ninety years are greatful to me—heavy as ninety years are MHi : Adams Family Papers, Letterbooks.