1From James Madison to John Francis Mercer, 18 February 1802 (Madison Papers)
Mr Wilmot has just handed me your letters of the 15 & 16 instant with the extract accompanying the latter, which I will take a very early occasion to answer, remaining in the mean time your friend & servant RC (owned by Robert F. Kennedy, McLean, Va., 1961). A postscript added to the RC in an unidentified hand reads: “N. B. The letter of the 15 February noticed above was private.” John Wilmot...
2From James Madison to John Francis Mercer, 24 January 1785 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 24 January 1785 . Mercer acknowledged on 8 February 1785 receipt of “your favor of the 24. which pursuing me by a circuitous route, did not reach this untill within a few days.” In all likelihood JM reported to the Virginia congressman the legislative situation following adjournment of the October 1784 session of the General Assembly.
3From James Madison to John Francis Mercer, ca. 21 January 1786 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. ca. 21 January 1786 . Acknowledged by Mercer in his letter to JM, 28 March 1786 . It apparently contained a commentary on the October 1785 session of the House of Delegates.
4From James Madison to John Francis Mercer, 8 June 1803 (Madison Papers)
I have had the honor to receive your letter of the 4th. inst, but having no recent information from London respecting the Maryland Bank Stock I can only assure you that when any is received I shall lose no time in communicating it to you. With great respect &ca. Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 59, DL , vol. 14).
5From George Washington to John Francis Mercer, 27 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
Mr Stone gave me your favor of the 20th. When I had the pleasure of seeing you at this place, I informed you fully, & truly, of my want of money—I am at this moment paying 7 prC. interest for a pretty considerable Sum which I borrowed in the State of New York (through the means of the Governor) —& not being able to obtain a surety of holding it for more than one year from the establishment of...
6From George Washington to John Francis Mercer, 10 March 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have lately received from Mr Gwinn clerk of the Genl Court at Annapolis a Deed which has been enrolled in that Office from yourself & lady, Doctr Stuart and lady & Miss Sprigg, to me. As this is not the deed which you and Mrs Mercer executed in Philadelphia, and nearly a year posterior in date, I am at a loss to acct for these changes; & should be glad to be informed of the reasons which...
7From George Washington to John Francis Mercer, 30 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
The last Post brought me your letter of the 10th Instt—and a former one handed me a line from Mr Lund Washington informing me of your application for the Bonds, & other Securities taken at the Sale of Colo. Mercer’s Estate; and of his suspending the delivery of them ’till he could hear from me. His reasons for so doing, I suppose , for I can suggest no others, were, not having heard from the...
8From George Washington to John Francis Mercer, 5 November 1787 (Washington Papers)
Presuming that it may have been from the want of your knowing of a safe conveyance that I am not furnished with the sum promised me by you at Philadelphia, I shall be glad to know by return of the Post when I may send for it. Had you been so good as [to] have favoured me with it by Genl Peckney or Mr Houston who stopped at annapolis and took this in their way to the Southward—or by any of the...
9From George Washington to John Francis Mercer, 12 August 1786 (Washington Papers)
The Clerks notes in the Suits ordered by you on the Bonds taken at Colo. Geo: Mercer’s sale, are (many of them) brought against me; some of wch without adverting thereto, I have paid, supposing them to have arisen on distresses made by Mr Muse for my rents. A few days ago a Bill from the Clerk, I believe, of Berkley, was handed to me amounting to near six hundred pounds of Tobacco, which not...
10From George Washington to John Francis Mercer, 30 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
I little expected that I should have had occasion, at this time (after the pointed assurances you gave me more than three years ago, of discharging what was due to me, fully) to remind you that I have received only Three hundred and eighty pds of the balance; and to ask what I am to expect from you in future. I delayed from day to day while you were in this City (until it was too late) to...