105271To James Madison from Edmund Pendleton, 29 January 1788 (Madison Papers)
This date makes me blush when I acknowledge to have reced. in due time yr. kind favr. of October 22d., which found me at Richmond, engaged incessantly in the business of the Courts until December. Fond of ease after my return home, and occupied by the conviviality of the late Season, it wholly escaped my recollection until now that I am left alone. You’l have long since been informed that Mr....
105272To Thomas Jefferson from William Carmichael, 29 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Madrid, 29 Jan. 1788 . Introduces Francesco de Molinedo , who will pass through Paris on his way to London, where he will act as chargé d’affaires for the court of Spain. RC ( DLC ); 2 p.; endorsed.
10527328th. (Adams Papers)
Mrs. Hooper’s family are in great distress. Ben, was brought home dead, last night between twelve and one o’clock, and to make the misfortune as great as possible, there is every reason to suppose, that he was the wilful author of his death. He had been from Town, more than a week, and on Saturday night, he took a quantity of liquid laudanum, at Robertson’s tavern in Salem; he died in violent...
105274[Diary entry: 28 January 1788] (Washington Papers)
Monday 28th. Thermometer at 30 in the Morning—38 at Noon and 38 at Night. Wind Southerly, but not fresh. Fore part of the day clear & pleasant—latter part mild & lowering.
105275To George Washington from Embree & Shotwell, 28 January 1788 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Embree & Shotwell, 28 Jan. 1788. On 22 Feb. 1788 GW wrote to Embree & Shotwell: “I have received your letter of the 28th Ulto.”
105276To George Washington from John Lathrop, 28 January 1788 (Washington Papers)
Our worthy an amiable friend General Linclon asked me the other day, whether I had sent one of my Discourses ⟨de⟩livered before the Humane Society to General Washington, I told him I had not, and indeed the reason I had not was, that I had not confidence enough in its merit, to think it worth sending so far. But as Genral Linclon assurd me Your excellency wished to see every thing of the kind...
105277To George Washington from James Madison, 28 January 1788 (Washington Papers)
The information which I have by the Eastern mail rather increases than removes the anxiety produced by the last. I give it to you as I have recd it in the words of Mr King. Boston 20 Jany 88 “Our Convention proceeds slowly. An apprehension that the liberties of the people are in danger, and a distrust of men of property or education have a more powerful effect upon the minds of our opponents...
105278From James Madison to George Washington, 28 January 1788 (Madison Papers)
The information which I have by the Eastern mail rather increases than removes the anxiety produced by the last. I give it to you as I have recd. it in the words of Mr. King. “Our Convention proceeds slowly. An apprehension that the liberties of the people are in danger, and a distrust of men of property or education have a more powerful effect upon the minds of our opponents than any specific...
105279To Thomas Jefferson from J. P. P. Derieux, 28 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai reçu par le Colo. Nicholas Lewis, les deux Lettres obligeantes que vous m’avés fait L’honneur de m’écrire le 16. Sepbre. dernier. J’y ai lu avec la plus grande reconnaissance la démarche affectionée que vous avés eu la bonté de faire en ma faveur auprès de ma cousinne Bellanger; elle est sans prix et du plus heureux présage pour moi, puisqu’après avoir déterminé cette chère parente à...
105280[To Thomas Jefferson from Pelegrino de Mamo, 28 January 1788] (Jefferson Papers)
[ 28 Jan. 1788 . Recorded in SJL Index. Not found.]
10528127th. (Adams Papers)
Heard Parson Carey, the whole day. In the forenoon he was intolerably lengthy, as the weather was very cold. I intended to have visited somewhere this evening, but got engaged in writing to Packard, which employ’d me till ten o’clock. Letter not found.
105282[Diary entry: 27 January 1788] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 27th. Thermometer at 14 in the Morning— at Noon and at Night. Morning cold, but pleasant afterwards wind tho’ not fresh being at So. Wt. Thawed a little. At home all day.
105283GW to John Fitzgerald and George Gilpin, 27 January 1788 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: GW to John Fitzgerald and George Gilpin, 27 Jan. 1788. Advertised in Goodspeed’s catalog no. 150, item 3140, March-April 1923.
105284To George Washington from William Irvine, 27 January 1788 (Washington Papers)
I have been honored with your letter of the 11th instant. I need not tell you how much pleasure it would give me to be able to answer your queries, to your satisfaction, but I am persuaded that no observations short of an actual Survey will enable you to gratify your correspondents abroad—(particularly relative to your 3d querie) with such accuracy as to hazard any thing positively; I will...
105285To George Washington from Benjamin Lincoln, 27 January 1788 (Washington Papers)
I have the pleasure of enclosend two news papers in which are the debates of the convention to Saturday the 19th —they are not forward enough to give your Excellency a just state of the business I therefore am inclined to observe that yesterday we were on the 9th sect.—The oposition seem now inclined to hurry over the business and bring on as soon as possible the main question—however this...
105286To George Washington from Chartier de Lotbinière, 27 January 1788 (Washington Papers)
Immediately upon my return from Philadelphia I was seized with the tertian ague which was so violent in its first attacks that I still feel the effects of it—This has hitherto prevented me from giving you, by letter, some proof of my acknowledgements for the kind attention with which your Excellency honored me for the short time I was with you—But I should first have offered you the...
105287From James Madison to Edmund Randolph, 27 January 1788 (Madison Papers)
A Congress was made for the first time on monday last and our friend C. Griffin placed in the chair. There was no competition in the case which you will wonder at as Virginia has so lately supplied a president. N. Jersey did not like it I believe very well, but acquiesed. I postponed writing by the last mail, in hopes of being able by this to acquaint you with the probable result of the...
105288From James Madison to Eliza House Trist, 27 January 1788 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 23d. instant by Mr. Jay has been delivered to me; but I have not yet been to thank him for it. I have had a cold which made me extremely hoarse, but did not otherw[ise] affect me much. At present I am clear even of that inconvenience. I hope this will find you equally recovered from your indisposition. I have not made a trial of my french with the Marchioness yet, thou[gh] I have...
105289To James Madison from Tench Coxe, 27 January 1788 (Madison Papers)
From your letter with respect to the Convention at B. I have been anxious to procure the Remr. of Mr. Lloyd’s debates to send to Mr. King. There were some pages more struck off, which I have obtained and cover them to you with a letter to be forwarded as before. I beg your pardon for the trouble I give & the freedom I have used. I find our Opposition were possessed of the temper of the Western...
105290To James Madison from Nathaniel Gorham, 27 January 1788 (Madison Papers)
Never was there an Assembly in this State in possession of greater ability & information than the present Convention—yet I am in doubt whether they will approve the Constitution. There is unhappily three parties opposed to it. First all Men who are in favour of paper money and tender Laws—those are more or less in every part of the State. Secondly all the late Insurgents and their abettors; &...
105291To James Madison from Rufus King, 27 January 1788 (Madison Papers)
I hope your information will be confirmed; that the Tide is again turning in favor of the Constitution in Virginia. We make but slow progress in our Convention, the Friends of the Constitution who in addition to their own weight, are respectable as they represent a very large proportion of the Good Sense and Property of this State, have the Task not only of answering, but also of stating and...
10529226th. (Adams Papers)
At home as usual all the evening. Read a little in Gibbon; wrote in the same slavish way as I have done now for more than three years. But I feel dull, and low spirited. I have neither, that insatiable ambition, nor that ardor for pursuing the means to gratify it, which not long ago, was an argument which my vanity offered my mind, to prove, that if life should be given me, it would not be, to...
105293From John Adams to the Marquis of Carmarthen, 26 January 1788 (Adams Papers)
I have the Honour to inclose to your Lordship an original Letter from Governor Smallwood of Maryland; and a Petition from M r Forrest relative to the Same Subject. The Petition, I have the Honour to request your Lordship to lay before his Majesty, if the Prayer of it, cannot otherwise be obtained. With great Respect I have the / Honour to be, My Lord your / Lordships most obedient and most /...
105294[Diary entry: 26 January 1788] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 26th. Thermometer at 26 in the Morning—26 at Noon And 26 at Night. But little Wind—morning cloudy with appearances of Snow but about Noon it cleared. The wind got to the Southward and grew pleasant. Rid to the Ferry & French’s. The hands at the first employed as before. At French’s part of them were in the New ground at the Mansion House where they began to Work on Thursday and the...
105295Minutes of the New-York Manumission Society, [26 January 1788] (Jay Papers)
At a Special Meeting of the Society for promoting the manumission of Slaves and protecting such of them as have been or may be Liberated held at the Coffee House on the 26 Day of January 1788. Present John Jay Esq r . President & Nine other Mem ^ bers ^ . The Society being informed by the Standing Committee that this Meeting was called for the purpose of Considering the propriety of...
105296To James Madison from André Limozin, 26 January 1788 (Madison Papers)
Mr Thoms Jefferson Ambassadr of the US at the Court of Versailles forwarded me the Letter your Excellency was so Kind as to honor me with the 8th Ulto, inclosing me Captain Fournier’s Bill of Lading for 2 Barrlls apples. } which were deliverd. in the most 2 dto cranberries pityfull Condition, the fruit being intirely rotten 1 Box containing Fruit trees which I have forwarded to Mr Jefferson in...
105297The Federalist Number 45, [26 January] 1788 (Madison Papers)
Having shewn that no one of the powers transferred to the federal government is unnecessary or improper, the next question to be considered is whether the whole mass of them will be dangerous to the portion of authority left in the several states. The adversaries to the plan of the convention instead of considering in the first place what degree of power was absolutely necessary for the...
105298From Thomas Jefferson to Montmorin, 26 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
In the course of the last war His Majesty thought proper to equip a small squadron for an occasional cruize and to give the command of it to the Chevalier Paul Jones. The American frigate the Alliance was joined to it at the King’s desire. Of the prizes which they took three put into Bergen in distress, and being reclaimed by the British Minister at the Court of Copenhagen, were taken out of...
10529925th. (Adams Papers)
Leonard White came from Haverhill again yesterday and called to see me this morning. He informed me that both my brothers were at Haverhill. In the evening I went with him to Dr. Swett’s, and pass’d an hour with Little. I communicated to Little my design of drawing a number of female characters, but I doubt whether it will ever be any thing more than a design.
105300Memorial to the States General, 25 January 1788 (Adams Papers)
The Subscriber, Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America, has the Honour to communicate to your High Mightinesses, a resolution of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, on the fifth day of october 1787. by which, he is permitted, agreably to his request, to return to America, at any time, after the 24 th. of February 1788. and by which his Commission &...