1From Thomas Rasing to John Adams, 23 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
That in Consequence of the publicity given to the instructions to the Commissioners of the United States near the Republic of France, and to the dispatches containing the narrative of their Conduct in the discharge of the duties of their mission, your memorialists are induced to infer that the situation of public Affairs is so critical and alarming, that the opinion of the Citizens of the...
2From Thomas Fielder to John Adams, 10 April 1792 (Adams Papers)
The Memorial of Thomas Fielder Respectfully representing That he having invented an Apparatus for facilitating Navigation for which he has obtaind the grant of an exclusive privilege, by the requisition of Friends to the extensive utility of the Idea he has at a very considerable expence attempted the prosecution of his Design but perceiving that its completion (so as to carry it into useful...
3From Henry Daggett to Thomas Jefferson, 7 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
To the President of the United States, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled, The Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce in New Haven, Respectfully Represents:— That your Memorialists have observed with no common degree of surprise and solicitude, the numerous embarrassments which the Commerce of the United States has suffered, during the present...
4From Antoine Otten Schellenberg to Thomas Jefferson, 19 May 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai l’honneur de vous presenter un exemplaire de mes deux inventions “le nouvel art de plonger au fond de la mer’ et l’assurance de mer.” Faites les examiner s’il vous plait. Etant à present pour quelque moment à Rotterdam et trouvant justement un vaisseau americain, je me hate de vous dire que je souhaite tout le bonheur possible aux etats libres Americains, et que je suis avec vénération,...
5Enclosure: Thomas Humphreys’s Plan for Emancipating and Colonizing American Slaves, 1 January 1817, with his Note to … (Jefferson Papers)
The following plan, for emancipating the whole Race of the people of Colour, from United America : Is respectfully submitted, to the honorable the House of Representatives , of the United States ; for their Consideration: Of all the extraordinary, and Rare phenomenon, exibited by any nation on the theatre of existence; that of the southern parts of the United States of America , is most...
6From John Ellis to Thomas Jefferson, 21 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The Memorial of the Legislature of Mississippi Territory, to the President, the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled:— The Legislative Council and House of Represetatives of the Mississippi Territory in General Assembly convened, beg leave respectfully to state to your honorable body, that such has been the situation of our Country, previous...
7From Thomas Jefferson to United States Congress, 17 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have heretofore communicated to Congress the decrees of the government of France of November 21. 1806. and of Spain of Feb. 19. 1807. with the orders of the British government of January & November 1807. I now transmit a decree of the emperor of France of Dec. 17. 1807. and a Similar decree of the 3d. of January last of his Catholic majesty: with the letter of our Charge des affaires at...
8From James Madison to United States Congress, 1 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
In pursuance of the act of Congress entitled "An act to regulate and fix the compensation of Clerks &c. " the Secretary of State has the honor to report to Congress the annexed list of the persons employed in his office, and to state that the business of the Department generally is in a state of progressive increase; that particularly the business, relating to patents issued for useful arts,...
9From John Adams to United States Congress, 5 March 1798 (Adams Papers)
The first dispaches from our Envoys Extraordinary, since their arrival at Paris, were received at the secretary of states office at a late hour the last evening—They are all in a character, which will require some days to be decyphered, except the last, which is dated the 8th of January 1798—The contents of this Letter, are of so much importance to be immediately made known to Congress, and to...
10From Thomas Jefferson to United States Congress, 26 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved from Genl. Wilkinson, on the 23d. inst. his affidavit charging Samuel Swartwout, Peter V. Ogden, and James Alexander with the crimes described in the affidavit, a copy of which is now communicated to both houses of Congress. It was announced to me at the same time that Swartwout & Bollman, two of the persons apprehended by him, were arrived in this city, in custody each of a...