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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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112201 | Pseudonym: “A Friend to America and Truth” | Adams, John | To John Adams from Pseudonym: "A Friend to America and … | ≈1798-04-01 | To warn a worthy people of impending danger is surely laudable. Permit me therefore to warn you... |
112202 | Williams, Jonathan | Adams, John | To John Adams from Jonathan Williams, April 1798 | ≈1798-04-01 | Understanding a marine Department is about to be created, and reflecting, that my former... |
112203 | Hamilton, Alexander | A French Faction, [April 1798] | ≈1798-04-01 | There is a set of men, whose mouths are always full of the phrazes British Faction, British... | |
112204 | Hamilton, Alexander | Wolcott, Oliver, Jr. | From Alexander Hamilton to Oliver Wolcott, Junior … | ≈1798-04-01 | I thank you for your last letter. The opinion with regard to the conduct of the President is very... |
112205 | Washington, George | April—1798 | ≈1798-04-01 | 1. Morning—Smoaky & a little cloudy with the wind fresh from the Southward. Mer. 60—at night 66 &... | |
112206 | Cranch, Mary Smith | Adams, Abigail | Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 1 April 1798 | 1798-04-01 | I thank you for your Letter of the 20th of march which I receiv’d yesterday & for the papers you... |
112207 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 1 April 1798] | 1798-04-01 | 1. Morning—Smoaky & a little cloudy with the wind fresh from the Southward. Mer. 60—at night 66 &... | |
112208 | White, Alexander | Washington, George | To George Washington from Alexander White, 1 April 1798 | 1798-04-01 | I am honoured with your favour of 25 Ul[t]o It is with real concern that I am obliged to state... |
112209 | Jefferson, Thomas | Eppes, Mary Jefferson | From Thomas Jefferson to Mary Jefferson Eppes, 1 April … | 1798-04-01 | Yours of Mar. 20. came to hand yesterday. you are not aware of the consequences of writing me a... |
112210 | Jefferson, Thomas | Madison, Bishop James | From Thomas Jefferson to Bishop James Madison, 1 April … | 1798-04-01 | I am to acknolege the reciept of your favor of Mar. 13. & to thank you for the trouble you have... |
112211 | Shaw, William Smith | Adams, Abigail | William Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 2 April 1798 | 1798-04-02 | Some lover of your nephews happiness, last thursday added something to the fragment of life, by... |
112212 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 2 April 1798] | 1798-04-02 | 2. Morning—very heavy—Wind at No. Et. Mer. 56. Raining more or less from 10 oclk. Wind more... | |
112213 | Custis, George Washington Parke | Washington, George | To George Washington from George Washington Parke … | 1798-04-02 | Your letter arrived by the ordinary course of the Mail which goes by Baltimore and gave me... |
112214 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 2 April 1798 | 1798-04-02 | Since my last I am in debt for your two favors of the 15th. & 22, the Gazettes of the 3. 67 & 8... |
112215 | Jefferson, Thomas | Carey, Mathew | From Thomas Jefferson to Mathew Carey, 2 April 1798 | 1798-04-02 | Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Matthew Cary, & will be obliged to him if he can... |
112216 | Jefferson, Thomas | Linn, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Linn, 2 April 1798 | 1798-04-02 | I could not sooner acknolege the reciept of your favor of Feb. [8]th. because I had to write to... |
112217 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 2 April 179[8] | 1798-04-02 | Since my last I am in debt for your two favors of the 15th. & 22, the Gazettes of the 3. 6 7 & 8... |
112218 | Jefferson, Thomas | Pendleton, Edmund | From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Pendleton, 2 April 1798 | 1798-04-02 | I have to acknolege the reciept of your favor of Jan. 29. and as the rising of Congress seems now... |
112219 | Wickham, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Wickham, 2 April 1798 | 1798-04-02 | In reply to your Letter of the 25th. Ulto. I have to inform You that, though generally retained... |
112220 | Adams, John | United States Congress | From John Adams to United States Congress, 3 April 1798 | 1798-04-03 | In compliance with the request of the House of Representatives, expressed in their resolution of... |
112221 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 3 April 1798] | 1798-04-03 | 3. Morning—Raining—Wind fresh from No. Et. Mer. 39. Raining all day—wind in the same quarter.... | |
112222 | Washington, George | Henry, John | From George Washington to John Henry, 3 April 1798 | 1798-04-03 | As you were so obliging upon a former occasion as to aid me in obtaining Plank from Mr Smith of... |
112223 | Washington, George | Smith, Alexander | From George Washington to Alexander Smith, 3 April 1798 | 1798-04-03 | I am in want of Plank and Scantling as mentioned below. If you can supply me, the sooner I... |
112224 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 4 April 1798 | 1798-04-04 | I embrace this opportunity by mr Thornton Secretary to mr Liston the British Minister to write... |
112225 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Abigail Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 4 April 1798 | 1798-04-04 | To know that one Cannot freely say that Black, is Black; even tho it be “darkness visible,” or... |
112226 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 4 April 1798 | 1798-04-04 | The eastern post will go out this morning and I take my pen to thank you for your Letters of the... |
112227 | “Titus Manlius” | The Stand No. II, [4 April 1798] | 1798-04-04 | The description of Vice , by a celebrated poet, may aptly be applied to the Revolutionary... | |
112228 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 4 April 1798] | 1798-04-04 | 4. Morning very thick and misting. Wind high from No. Et. Mer. 38. Misting & sometimes raining... | |
112229 | Fevot, Paul Ferdinand | Washington, George | To George Washington from Paul Ferdinand Fevot, 4 April … | 1798-04-04 | The unexpected Circumstances which have attended my journey to Your Seat force me to trouble Your... |
112230 | Linn, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Linn, 4 April 1798 | 1798-04-04 | I received this day your favor of the 2d instant inclosing one of your vocabularies. The Society... |
112231 | Taylor, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Taylor, 4 April 1798 | 1798-04-04 | I now take the liberty of inclosing you the papers accompanied with a drawing to obtain Mr:... |
112232 | Cranch, Mary Smith | Adams, Abigail | Mary Smith Cranch to Abigail Adams, 5 April 1798 | 1798-04-05 | I last week had to inform you of the Sudden death of my much value’d Freind Mrs Quincy I Now have... |
112233 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 5 April 1798 | 1798-04-05 | I nominate Edward Prebble of Massachusetts to be first Lieutenant of the Frigate The Constitution... |
112234 | Fevot, Paul Ferdinand | Adams, John | To John Adams from Paul Ferdinand Fevot, 5 April 1798 | 1798-04-05 | Your Excellency will be surprised to receive a letter from a Stranger unknown to You; But Your... |
112235 | Sevier, John | Adams, John | To John Adams from John Sevier, 5 April 1798 | 1798-04-05 | I had the honor to receive yours of the 6th Ultimo, on the 28th; with the copy of a letter to... |
112236 | Wolcott, Oliver, Jr. | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Oliver Wolcott, Junior, 5 … | 1798-04-05 | I recd your note and delivered the enclosure to Fenno who will publish it with its Successors. I... |
112237 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 5 April 1798] | 1798-04-05 | 5. Morning—Heavy & misting, Wind at No. Et. Mer. 42—The same through the day. Mer. 46 at Night &... | |
112238 | Washington, George | Lee, Edmund Jennings | From George Washington to Edmund Jennings Lee, 5 April … | 1798-04-05 | Your letter of the 30th Ulto was presented to me yesterday. The apology you have offered for... |
112239 | Washington, George | Washington, William Augustine | From George Washington to William Augustine Washington … | 1798-04-05 | Your letter of the 23d Ulto addressed to the care of Mr Edmd Lee has been received, & I feel... |
112240 | Dawson, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Dawson, 5 April 1798 | 1798-04-05 | I have recievd your favour of the 26th. ultimo, & now enclose you an insurance & a letter for... |
112241 | Jefferson, Thomas | Madison, James | To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 5 April 1798 | 1798-04-05 | I wrote you last on the 29th. ult. since which I have no letter from you. These acknolegements... |
112242 | Jefferson, Thomas | Madison, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 5 April 1798 | 1798-04-05 | I wrote you last on the 29th. ult. since which I have no letter from you. these acknolegements... |
112243 | Jefferson, Thomas | Monroe, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 5 April 1798 | 1798-04-05 | I wrote you last on the 21st. of Mar. since which yours of the 26th. of March is recieved.... |
112244 | Jefferson, Thomas | Notes on a Conversation with Benjamin Rush, 5 April … | 1798-04-05 | Apr. 5. Dr. Rush tells me he had it from mrs Adams that not a scrip of a pen has passed between... | |
112245 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jefferson, Martha (Martha Jefferson Randolph) | From Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Randolph, 5 … | 1798-04-05 | Mr. Randolph’s letter of Mar. 26. informs me you are all well at Belmont. my last news from... |
112246 | Miranda, Francisco de | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Francisco de Miranda, 6 … | ≈1798-04-06 | Celle-ci vous sera remise, mon Cher et respectable Ami, par mon Compatriote D. Pedro Josef de... |
112247 | McHenry, James | Adams, John | To John Adams from James McHenry, 6 April 1798 | 1798-04-06 | I have the honor to inclose a report, and documents, in the case of Lieutenant Colonel Stephen... |
112248 | Wolcott, Oliver, Jr. | Adams, John | To John Adams from Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 6 April 1798 | 1798-04-06 | The Secretary of the Treasury has the honour to represent to the President of the United States.... |
112249 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 6 April 1798] | 1798-04-06 | 6. Morning—Sun rose clear, but cloudy notwithstanding. Wind at No. Et. & Mer. at 46. Clear... | |
112250 | Jefferson, Thomas | Madison, James | To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 6 April 1798 | 1798-04-06 | So much of the communications from our envoys has got abroad, & so partially that there can now... |