1From John Quincy Adams to James Smith, 10 December 1805 (Adams Papers)
I received at Philadelphia, on my way to this place, your favour of 25th: October, which must have arrived at New-York the same day that I left that City—As you expect in the course of the present month to have the means in your hands to discharge the whole amount of your brother’s Note to me, and propose to be at New-York about the 15th: of January, the failure of a partial payment, on my...
2From John Quincy Adams to James Smith, 16 March 1806 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favour of the 12th: instt: enclosing a receipt for $1000 deposited in the Bank of New-York, and standing there to my credit; being in payment of the interest and part of the principal of your brother Justus’s Note to me. According to your request I now enclose a receipt for the same, and also a Copy of the note itself, with minutes of all the payments made upon it,...
3The American Commissioners to James Smith, 28 August 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives We received your Letter dated Paris Hotel de Saxe Aug. 24. and, altho We are altogether of a different opinion from yours respecting your Right of passing with your Effects Americans being intituled by the Treaty, no more than the Subjects of any other state in Europe in Amity with France, to pass with their Effects...
4The American Commissioners to James Smith, 26 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives On the 28 of the last Month We had the Honour of writing to M. the Comte de Vergennes, concerning your Goods, and in the same Letter, We requested that some Mode might be prescribed by which Americans, well affected to their Country, might pass through this Kingdom in their Way home with their Effects Duty free. The...
5The American Commissioners to James Smith, 17 November 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives Your Letter of the 15th We duly received, and have written to his Excellency the Compte De Vergennes upon the Subject of it, and inclosed to him the Certificate from Mr Pain. Your Request of a Passport, to go to England We do not think We can consistently grant, unless you previously Subscribe the Declaration and take...
6From Thomas Jefferson to James Smith, 8 December 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to thank you for your pamphlets on the subject of Unitarianism, and to express my gratification with your efforts for the revival of primitive Christianity in your quarter. no historical fact is better established than that the doctrine of one god, pure and uncompounded was that of the early ages of Christianity; and was among the efficacious doctrines which gave it triumph over the...