1William Jay to Richard Varick, 30 January 1828 (Jay Papers)
My Father having received an injury in his hand which prevents his writing, has desired me to inform you, that his age & the state of his health render it impossible for him to perform any of the duties of President of the American Bible Society. He therefore resigns that office, & requests you to lay his resignation before the Board of Managers. He begs you also to assure them, that his...
2From John Jay to Richard Varick, 1 April 1826 (Jay Papers)
On considering the reasons stated in your letter of the 27 th : Ult o : I am induced to comply with the concurrent opinion & desire of yourself, & of the gentlemen with whom you consulted, & I therefore consent to recall the resignation mentioned in my letter to you of the 18 th : Ult o : The Kind and friendly sentiments expressed in your letter derive ample value from the sincerity with which...
3From John Jay to Richard Varick, 18 March 1826 (Jay Papers)
The honour confered on me by the Managers of the American Bible Society in placing me at the head of that institution was very sensibly felt; & the reluctance with which I accepted the office of the President, arose solely from the apprehension, that the state of my health would disqualify me from fulfilling its duties in a manner satisfactory, either to my self or others. It is to me a source...
4Alexander Hamilton and Josiah Ogden Hoffman to Richard Varick, Jacob Radcliff, and Anthony Dey, 3 May 1804 (Hamilton Papers)
Having attentively considered the subject of your letter of the 19th April last, and the questions submitted to us, we shall now communicate the result of our reflections on the several questions in the order they are stated. Question 1. Have the Corporation of New York any title to the land under the water of Hudson’s River opposite to and adjoining Powles Hook? Answer. Comparing the...
5From John Adams to Richard Varick, 7 February 1800 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favor of the 28th of last month, with two copies of Mr. Morris’s oration on the death of General Washington, and I pray you to present my thanks to the common council of your city, for this obliging mark of their attention. I had before read with much pleasure this oration, and found it distinguished among the multitude of productions on this melancholly occasion, which I...
6From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Varick, 26 February 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I last night received your Letter dated Yesterday. The Resolutions of the Common Council discover a Mistake as to the Characters under which the Gentlemen named in them made their communication to yourself and the Recorder. They did not pretend to appear in an official Capacity, but intended to be considered merely as private individuals. As such they gave information which they thought might...
7From John Jay to Richard Varick, 3 October 1798 (Jay Papers)
I have been fav d . with yours of the 28 th. ult. and am much obliged to You for the Information contained in that, & in your preceding Letters. Yesterday Cap t . Benson rec d . a letter from his Brother Rob t . from which there appears Reason to hope that Violence of the fever at New York begins to abate— The Removal of the Sheriff from the City is in my opinion improper— be so obliging as to...
8From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Varick, [4 May 1798] (Hamilton Papers)
A friend of mine has a sudden and unexpected call for 5000 Dollars which I am anxious to assist him with. Can you assist me with 1000 under the certainty that it will be replaced on Wednesday next? If you can you will do me a pleasure. Yrs. ALS , from a typescript supplied by an anonymous donor. Varick was mayor of New York City. At the bottom of this letter the following receipt is written:...
9From John Jay to Richard Varick, 5 October 1797 (Jay Papers)
I have received a Petition from Peter Heaton, stating that he had been convicted of Larceny, at a Court of Quarter Sessions held in the City of New York on the 10 th . July last and sentenced to Six Months Imprisonment at hard Labor in Bridewell— The prayers for a Pardon and his Petition is supported by a number of very respectable Subscribers— Be so good as to converse with the Recorder on...
10From John Jay to Matthew Clarkson, Richard Varick, and the Commissioners for Fortifying the Port and City of New York, 4 … (Jay Papers)
I received Yesterday a letter from General Van Cortlandt of the 26 ult with a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 16 ult. appointing a Committee relative to Fortifications of which the enclosed are Copies—. You will perceive from these Papers the Importance of conveying to the Committee accurate Information respecting the State of our Fortifications and the Expediency of...
11From John Jay to Richard Varick, 7 June 1796 (Jay Papers)
Considering the Works erected on Governors Island and the obvious objections to having a Lazaretto near a Garrison I am solicitous to procure some other place for that purpose You are apprized of the difficulty or rather impossibility of purchasing from individuals any ground in a convenient situation for a Lazaretto on account of the popular prejudices against having such an establishment in...
12From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Varick, 16 June 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
I beg the favour of you to cause a search to be made in your office for books belonging to me, and if any are found to send them to me. Inclosed is a list of books which I miss. There may be others of which I have neither minute or recollection—but I believe my name will be found written in any that belong to me. I am Sir your very obedt. Servt LS , from a facsimile printed in Goebel, Law...
13Enclosure: Deficient Books of Mr. Hamilton’s Law Library, [16 June 1795] (Hamilton Papers)
D , from a facsimile printed in Goebel, Law Practice Julius Goebel, Jr., ed., The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton: Documents and Commentary (New York and London, 1964– ) , I, 852. For the full titles and publishing information on the books on this list, see Goebel, Law Practice Julius Goebel, Jr., ed., The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton: Documents and Commentary (New York and London,...
14From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Varick, 12 [May] 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
The last post but one brought me your letter transmitting me a certificate of the freedom of the City of New York. Among the precious testimonies, I have received, of the approbation of my immediate fellow Citizens, none is more acceptable or more flattering to me than that which I now acknowlege. I beg you to convey to the Board the expressions of my high sense of the honor they have done me...
15From John Jay to Richard Varick, 2 September 1791 (Jay Papers)
By a Letter from Rye I am this moment informed that my Sister was so exceedingly ill, as that no Hopes of her Recovery Remain— This circumstance will deprive me of the pleasure of dining with you To Day agreable to your friendly Invitation— my Horses are getting Ready, and I shall set out immediately— Yours sincerely ALS , NNJJ: Special Collections. Endorsed. SR , B. Altman’s, 4 Oct. 1981 ( EJ...
16From George Washington to Richard Varick et al., 24 August 1790 (Washington Papers)
The President of the United States requests the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Common-council men of the City of New York to dine with him on Saturday next at four O’clock. L , in Tobias Lear’s hand, NHi . This invitation was covered by a letter from Lear to Mayor Richard Varick of the same date, requesting that the mayor individually notify the gentlemen of the municipal corporation, including...
17From John Adams to Richard Varick, 12 August 1790 (Adams Papers)
It is with great pleasure, that, in obedience to an order of the Senate of the United States, I have the honor to enclose their Resolution of this date, which was unanimously agreed to; and in behalf of the Senate, I request that you will be pleased to communicate the same to the Corporation of this city, and at the same time signify to them, that it is the wish of the Senate, that the...
18From John Adams to Richard Varick, 22 July 1790 (Adams Papers)
I received Yesterday the Letter you did me the honour to write me, Soliciting Permission for M r Trumbul, to paint the Portrait of the President in that room of the City Hall, in which the Portraits of the King and Queen of France are placed. This morning I took the Liberty to read your Letter, Sir, in Senate, and have the orders of the members to inform you, that they consent with Pleasure to...
19Tobias Lear to Richard Varick, 19 July 1790 (Washington Papers)
In compliance with your request signified in your polite letter, I have the honor to inform you that the President of the United States will have the pleasure to see you tomorrow at 10 O’clock, if that hour should be convenient & agreeable to you. with great Respect I have the honor to be Sir, Your most Obedt Servt ALS , NHi : Richard Varick Papers. Richard Varick (1753–1831) moved from...
20From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Varick, [31 December 1788] (Hamilton Papers)
Commodore Nicholson tells me this evening that they are nearly at a stand for want of funds. I commit the guardianship of my poor bantling to you. Pray dont let it suffer. Another thousand by the corporation will relieve all our difficulties. Yrs. sincerely ALS , MS Division, New York Public Library, New York City. Varick at this time was recorder for New York City. On September 30, 1788, the...
21From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Varick, [1 September 1786] (Hamilton Papers)
Mrs. Hamilton insists on my dining with her to day as this is the day of departure and you (who are not a prophane batchelor like Benson) will know that in such a case implicit obedience on my part is proper. This deprives me of the pleasure of dining with you. Yr. friend & serv ALS , Mr. William N. Dearborn, Nashville, Tennessee. On this date H left to attend the Annapolis Convention to which...
22From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Varick, 24 May 1786 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York ] May 24, 1786 . Encloses “a draft of the trust deed with the papers relating to it” and asks Varick to make the necessary amendments. ALS , Columbia University Libraries.
23From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Varick, 13 April 1786 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, April 13, 1786. The catalogue description of this letter states that Hamilton asked Varick if he would “meet a small number of friends this evening at the Tavern, formerly Capes—7 o’clock.” Letter not found. ] ALS , sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, May 17, 1948, Lot 214.
24From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Varick, 20 December 1785 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York ] December 20, 1785 . “In the cause of Macaulay v. Ludlow … I will thank you to take the suit to yourself and carry it on.” ALS , Pierpont Morgan Library, New York City.
25From George Washington to Richard Varick, 26 September 1785 (Washington Papers)
Mr Taylor brought me your favor of the 28th Ulto and I have received your other letter of the 2d of December. for both I thank you—as also for the proceedings of the Mayors Court in the case of Rutgars & Waddington, enclosed in the latter. I have read this with attention, and though I pretend not to be a competent judge of the Law of Nations—or of the Act of your Assembly—nor of the spirit of...
26From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Varick, 28 July 1785 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York ] July 28, 1785 . Asks Varick to suggest names for a commission to examine witnesses in a case pending between John Wardrop and Alexander Macaulay. ALS , Estelle Doheny Collection in the Edward L. Doheny Memorial Library at St. John’s Seminary, Camarillo, California.
27From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Varick, 13 January 1785 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, January 13, 1785. Letter listed in dealer’s catalogue Letter not found. ] ALS , sold by Patrick Madigan, New York City, 1914, New Series 2.
28From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Varick, [10 January 1785] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamiltons Compliments to the Recorder and to Doctor Bailey —is very sorry that he can’t have the pleasure of meeting them this Evening as the weather is bad and he is a good deal indisposed. AL , New-York Historical Society, New York City. Varick was the recorder of New York City. Dr. Richard Bailey (Bayley), a native of Connecticut, had studied medicine in New York City and later in...
29From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Varick, 23 July 1784 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York ] July 23, 1784 . “Mr. Laurance & myself who have been retained by Mr. R. Smith being about to leave Town, I have recommended Mr. Smith to you in our absence.” ALS , Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas. Varick was recorder for New York City. John Laurance, a New York lawyer.
30From George Washington to Richard Varick, 22 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
The intemperate Season and irregularity of the Post, withheld your letter of the 15th Ulto from me ’till within these few days. There needed no apology for the delay, in the adjustment of your Accts. Your punctuallity is too well known to admit a doubt that, this would happen without sufficient cause. I received great pleasure from the Acct which you have given me of Doctr La Moyeur’s...