12971To George Washington from George Isham Parkyns, 21 February 1795 (Washington Papers)
The Columbianum or National College for the encouragement of Painting, sculpture, Architecture, and Engraving, request the honor of Your Excellency’s permission to wait upon You with their Constitution for Your perusal, and beg leave to know the day and hour, when Your Excellency would be willing, that they should attend upon You for that purpose. I have the honor to be Sir, Your Excellency’s...
12972To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 6 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I trust Your Excellency will pardon the liberty I take in my earnest recommendation of Mr Collins the bearer of this letter: I know him, & his worthy brother—I know their principles and universal benevolence: I know their earnest wishes are for the freedom & independence of North America. They have been with my most respected & worthy friend Doctor Franklin & he is convinced of their worth &...
12973From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 26 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
My friend mr Thomas Digges of Warburton whom you met here the first evening I had the pleasure of seeing you here, being about to send his two nephews, mr Fitzgerald & mr Carroll to Philadelphia for the study of medecine, wishes for the benefit of some information or counsel from you on their subject. apprehensive that the momentary view you had of him here may not sufficiently justify his...
12974Draft of a Bill to Give the Articles of Confederation the Force of Law, [after 15 December 1777] (Jefferson Papers)
Whereas certain articles of confederation and perpetual union were on the day of last proposed by Congress to be entered into between the states of New-Hampshire, Massachusettsbay, Rhode island and Providence plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylva, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, and Georgia, in these words following to wit ‘Article I. the stile &c....
12975To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Franklin, 11 October 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have Received all the Letters You have been so good as to Send and am not Able to Express my Self with humble thanks to you for all these great favours I and My Daughter Receive from you Likewise humbly thank Mrs. Stevenson for all her E[x]terordinary Goodness to my Daughter. It is joyfull news to me to hear my Daughter is getting better I Bless God for...
12976From Alexander Hamilton to Major General Horatio Gates, 5 November 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
By inquiry, I have learned that General Patterson’s brigade, which is the one you propose to send is, by far, the weakest of the three now here, and does not consist of more than about 600 rank and file fit for duty. It is true there is a militia regiment with it of about 200, but the term of service for which this regiment is engaged is so near expiring, that it would be past by the time the...
12977From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 11 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
I received your favor of yesterdays date —Capt. Selman shall be appointed to do the duty of Brigade Major; & as his, continuance in that Office will be only temporary; I enclose you an order on the Qr Mr Genl to furnish him with a horse. I am Sr Yrs &c. Df , in Richard Kidder Meade’s writing, DLC:GW ; Varick transcript , DLC:GW . No letter from Kalb to GW of 10 July has been found. For Capt....
12978To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 14 March 1807 (Madison Papers)
The following Commissions to be made out. Lemuel Trescott of Massachusets Collector of the district, & Inspector of the revenue for the port of Machias. Jonathan Palmer of Connecticut Surveyor of the port of Stonington, & Inspector of the revenue for the same. John Vemor junr. Surveyor of the port of Albany & Inspector of the revenue for the same. Robert Cockran of N. Carolina Collector for...
12979Directors of Library Company to Thomas Penn, 14 March 1749 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania This waits of You to acknowledge the Receipt of Your generous present to the Library Company by the Hands of Mr. Richard Hockley of a curious reflecting Telescope and five Volumes of Voyages. The Occasions of returning Thanks for Your several generous Donations have been so frequent that it is not easy to find new Expressions of Gratitude for this fresh...
12980To George Washington from John Hancock, 26 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I Arriv’d last Eveng at this place, where I was honour’d with your Letter of 23d Inst. which I shall lay before Congress as soon as the whole of the Members arrive here which I Expect will be this Day. The Inclos’d Letters for Commodore Hazelwood & Capt. Alexander, the Marine Committee judg’d best to forward, at least to induce them to Exert themselves to the last, they are left open for your...