141981To Thomas Jefferson from Jean Armand Tronchin, 17 November 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Le vif intérêt que je prens à un ami, victime des événemens qui ont entrainés la ruine de ma malheureuse Patrie, me fait prendre la liberté, Monsieur, de recourrir aux sentimens d’amitié dont vous m’hon[oriez] pendant nôtre séjour à Paris, pour tacher, au [moyen?] des lumières que je vous demande dans le M[émoire] cy joint, de sauver à cet ami le reste de sa fo[rtune qu’un] Débiteur de...
141982To Thomas Jefferson from Jean-Armand Tronchin, [after 22 November 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, after 22 Nov. 1785 .] Formal note announcing his presentation on 22 Nov. 1785 to the King and the royal family as minister from the republic of Geneva. RC ( DLC ); 1 p.; in French; undated. To Lister Asquith
141983To Benjamin Franklin from André de Tronquoy, 22 December 1784 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society M. de tronquoy président tresorier de france, logé hotel de la paix rue de richelieu a paris, a l’honneur d’assurer de Son réspect Monsieur de francklin Ministre plenipotentiaire des etats unis de l’amerique Septentrionale. Il le prie de vouloir bien luy indiquer jour et heure, ou il pourra Se transporter chés Monsieur de francklin, pour y conférer avec luy,...
141984To Benjamin Franklin from Tronquoy, [after 15 January 1785] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress J’ai ecrit a Bordeaux dans votre intêret comme j’ai eu l’honneur d’en convenir avec vous. Ci joint les copies de mes lettres, ensemble la reponce que j’ai reçu. Par le courier de demain j’ecrirai encore pour qu’on employe la voye la plus prompte pour l’expédition qu’on doit me faire. Je m’emprésserai de vous faire passer le Remede des que je l’aurai reçu avec...
141985To Benjamin Franklin from Tronsson Desjardins, 19 April 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Voicy les Doubles de la requete que j’ay eû l’honneur de vous présenter pour vous prier de faire revenir d’amerique le Certificat de la mort de mon frere. Vous avez bien voulu permettre que je vous les fisse passer par la petite Poste. J’espere que vous me ferez la grace d’employer votre Credit pour me faire avoir une piece aussi essentielle. J’ay l’honneur...
141986Gerard Troost to Thomas Jefferson, 21 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to transmit you two books one of M r Faujas de S t Fond and the other of D r Kesteloot with a letter of M r Thoúin . having been Captured at Sea—and having been Subjected to other disasters of war, are the reasons why I was not able to forward them Sooner as I only receive them this Spring. It is only by accident that I can Send you this works put under my care; it was not my...
141987To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Trottier, 25 August 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <From La Breteche, near Tours, August 25, 1778, in French: Rumor has it that some Americans have been so taken with the beauty of Tours and surroundings that they would like to own or rent property near the river. The lovely house I have to offer will soon be connected by a new bridge to the center of town. It was lived in for a year by the Ogilvie family,...
141988To James Madison from George M. Troup, 29 April 1813 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
29 April 1813, Washington. “GM Troups complts to the President. Mr Bulloch District Atty for Georgia having resigned respectfully recommends the appointment of Charles Harris of Savannah to fill the vacancy. Mr T is not confident that Mr H will accept.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, LAR , 1809–17, filed under “Harris, Charles”). 1 p. JM nominated Charles Harris as U.S. district attorney for Georgia in a...
141989To James Madison from George M. Troup, [ca. 28 June] 1812 (Madison Papers)
Mr Troups complts to the President. Arradondo is a Spaniard of honor & is perhaps secretly well disposed towards us. Genl Mitchell can draw from the Western Country ⟨rein⟩forcements to any amount—but fear he will not have time to prepare for the threatened danger. RC and enclosure ( DNA : RG 107, LRRS , T-110:6). Undated; date assigned here on the assumption that the letter was forwarded in...
141990To James Madison from George M. Troup, 24 May 1811 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
24 May 1811, Savannah. “A few weeks before the adjournment of Congress having been informed of a vacancy in the consulate of Antwerp I addressed a letter to Mr Smith nominating & soliciting the appointment of Emanuel Wambersie of Georgia to that office. Will you do me the favor to sieze a leisure moment to turn to that letter & the recommendations which accompanied it.” Encloses an old paper...