146881To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 3 July 1789 (Madison Papers)
Yours by Mr. Hopkins with the journal inclosed has been received and the journals as you desired delivered to Mr. Randolph who requests me to return you his thanks—that of the 21t. is also come to hand. I have seen a copy of the bill establishing the judiciary and from the cursory reading I have given it the different powers and jurisdictions of the Courts would have been more clearly seen had...
146882To John Adams from John Quincy Adams, 3 January 1817 (Adams Papers)
Your favour of 23. Septr: & 3. Octr. was brought to me by my old friend and Classmate I. M. Forbes, and that of 13. Novr. by General Boyd, who both came fellow-passengers in the same vessel. Mr Everett has since arrived, by whom I received a Letter of 26. November, from my dear Mother. I have briefly replied to my Mother upon the advice, which you and she have given me to return to the United...
146883The President to the House of Representatives, 26 October 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have recieved from the Governor of North Carolina a copy of an act of the General assembly of that state authorizing him to convey to the U.S. the right and jurisdiction of the sd. state over one acre of land in Occacock island and ten acres on the Cape island within the sd. state, for the purpose of erecting lighthouses thereon, together with the deed of the Governor in pursuance thereof,...
146884Benjamin Smith Barton to Thomas Jefferson, 19 February 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
In a b about 3 weeks, perhaps less, I shall sail for Europe . I shall visit France ; the borders at least of Italy ; & England (for a short time) on my return. my first & great object is the recovery of my health, which has suffered most severely this winter: indeed, a few days ago, I was so ill, that I hardly hoped to be able to take the voyage.—Besides my health, I have some favourite...
146885To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 17 October 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : University of Pennsylvania Library; copy: Yale University Library I have already mentioned to you the Arrival of the Massachusetts State Ship Mars & I suppose both Mr Austin & Capt Samson have told you her Situation; I need not therefore make any further Introduction to this Letter, which I shall confine to that Subject. It seems the State expected Mr Austin would have succeeded in...
146886To James Madison from Edmund Pendleton, 1 January 1781 (Madison Papers)
Tr ( LC : Force Transcripts). I have forfeited my reputation for punctuality, by omitting to pay you my Respects by last post, Which being Christmas day, I had fancied the rider would not move, but he did so, & without my letter. I am afraid you’l say it would have been no loss, If I had repeated the Mistake to-day, since I have not a Sylable of Intelligence foreign or domestic, except that we...
146887Eulalie Cathalan to Thomas Jefferson, 26 August 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Depuis notre derniere du 10 cnt dont cy dessus copie, nous avons reçu par une lettre de m. Jn Vaughan de philadelphie , une remise pour votre compte de ƒ1312–50 ƒc payable dans Paris a 60 Jours de vue dont votre compte Sera dechargé apres l’encaissement. nous vous confirmons notre priere de nous etre favorable pour nous procurer la rentrée de ce qui etoit du par le gouvernement a feu m. Et....
146888[Diary entry: 18 September 1767] (Washington Papers)
18. Finishd Sowing the 6 by 4 feet Cut at Doeg Run with 36 Bushels. Sowed the simling Rows at Do. with 1½ Bushels which makes in all there 152. simling [?]: a conjectural reading. GW did include the cymling, or summer squash ( Cucurbita pepo var. condensa ), in his crop rotations. In his instructions for the operation of River Farm, 10 Dec. 1799 ( DLC:GW ), he directed that one quarter of...
146889From Alexander Hamilton to Tench Coxe, [1 February 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
I send you a Check on the Bank of New York, for three thousand Dollars, to be delivered Mr. Francis another for Mr. Tilghman on the Cashier of the Bank here for 3275 Ds Note I have 6 or 700 Drs in Bank here beside the 3000. & 94 Cts. which I compute to be the amount of the bills. I will be obliged to you to complete this negotiation for me & take a receipt for the money. On reflection, I am...
146890From Thomas Jefferson to John Sullivan, 5 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I have now before me your several favors of Apr. 16. 26. and 30. and of May 9. and 29. and received also a few days ago the box containing the skin, bones and horns of the Moose and other animals which your Excellency has been so kind as to take so much trouble to obtain and forward. They were all in good enough condition except that a good deal of the hair of the Moose had fallen off. However...
146891To Alexander Hamilton from Otho H. Williams, 28 June 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
A necessary attention to my health required my leaving Baltimore, for a time, and occasions my writing to you from the vicinity of Frederick town. I have just received your letter, dated the 18th Inst: relative to certain communications by the Commissioner of the Revenue, comprehending a letter from me of the 3d. of May last, to the Surveyor of the district of Baltimore. It is matter of very...
146892To John Adams from Thomas Mifflin, 27 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
I think it proper to inform your Excellency, that on the evacuation of Port au Prince by the British troops, a very great number of French white-men and negroes were put on board of transports and sent to America. Some of the vessels, I understand, made an attempt to land their passengers at Charleston: two have arrived at this port: and it is said, that the remainder of the fleet may be daily...
146893General Orders, 24 July 1779 (Washington Papers)
General Heath will please to give names to the redoubts he is establishing on the heights east of the river, and General McDougall to those on the West Side & on the Island that the whole may be readily distinguished and known. Any soldier who presumes to fire his musket without leave from the commanding officer of his regiment (who is not to give it but in cases of necessity and then to...
146894[Diary entry: 24 July 1797] (Washington Papers)
24. Clear & warm—Wind Southerly. A little rain in the Night. M. 85.
146895From Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 27 March 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Will mr Barnes be so good as to make remittance immediately to Genl. Muhlenberg according to the inclosed, and divide the charge between mr Madison & myself as therein noted? RC ( DLC ); addressed: “Mr. Barnes”; endorsed with calculations by Barnes (see below). Not recorded in SJL . Enclosure: J. P. G. Muhlenberg to TJ, 23 Mch. Adding the cost of duties charged at Philadelphia with the cost of...
146896To James Madison from Israel Pickens, 22 February 1815 (Madison Papers)
Since the letter addressed you by several of the N. Carolina delegation on the subject of a road through a part of the Cherokee country, which our last general Assembly has recommended; I have received information from very respectable sources which I consider it my duty to communicate. The object of this application is merely to have the authority of the executive for an agreement with the...
146897To John Adams from Richard and Charles Puller, 6 January 1790 (Adams Papers)
We are duly favoured with Your Letter of the 27 th September last which We take the opportunity of the first Packet to answer & to acquaint You what We thought You must have known before this Time, that Soon after Your departure Sir Clement Cotterell paid us agreable to Your directions the Sum of three Hundred Pounds being the usual present deducting fifteen pC t. as the Customary allowance to...
146898[Diary entry: 27 April 1791] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 27th. Breakfasted at Willm. Gause’s a little out of the direct Road 14 Miles—crossed the boundary line between No. & South Carolina abt. half after 12 oclock which is 10 miles from Gauses. Dined at a private house (one Cochrans) about 2 miles farther and lodged at Mr. Vareens 14 Miles more and 2 Miles short of the long bay. To this house we were directed as a Tavern, but the...
146899From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Hamilton, 10 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Philadelphia, 10 Apr. 1792 . Requests that a warrant be issued on the United States Treasurer for 500 dollars payable to George Taylor, Jr., “for defraying the contingent expenses of the department of State.” FC ( Lb in DNA : RG 59, DL ); at head of text: “To the Secretary of the Treasury.” Not recorded in SJL .
146900Census, [26 January] 1790 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Madison presented a schedule, which he moved should be inserted in lieu of that annexed to the bill, viz. Free white males, under 16; free white males, above 16; white females, free blacks, and slaves, the heads of families, &c. And he likewise proposed that a particular schedule should be included in the bill, specifying the number of persons employed in different professions and arts,...
146901To James Madison from James Simpson, 13 August 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
13 August 1804, Tangier. No. 80. “Original of No 79 [10 July 1804] was forwarded by the Schooner Jane, sailed from this Bay the 10th last Month for Boston. “I have now the honour to acknowledge receipt of the Letter you addressed me on the 6h June , accompanying the Act for not only establishing the Mediterranean Fund but makeing an immediate appropriation for its purposes of a Million of...
146902To James Madison from David Jones, 30 November 1812 (Madison Papers)
God has given you the hig[h]est Station in the united States. It is in your power to do much good or much evil. It is your Duty, to obey the will of the People expressed by the Majority. It must be your wish to know what the People think, if they are in the habit of thinking on our publick affairs. Suppose my Communications are disagreeable to you, it can do no harm to know my Mind, for other...
146903From John Adams to Jonathan Jackson, 2 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
I have long had it in contemplation to pay my Respects to you, but a wandering Life and various avocations have hitherto prevented. I am very happy to find that our Labours in Convention, were not in vain. The Constitution as finished by the Convention and accepted by the People, is publishing in all the publick Papers of Europe, the Report of the Committee having been published before. Both...
146904From Thomas Jefferson to James Dinsmore, 20 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 18th. I sent from here to Alexandria to be forwarded by the first vessel to Richmond 8. boxes of glass, containing 200. panes 12. I. square, 300. do. 12 by 18. and 50 do. 14. by 18. by which you will percieve I have considerably enlarged the quantity called for, in order to have a supply for breakage. be so good as to tell mr Bacon of this shipment, & that on it’s arrival at Milton, the...
146905From Thomas Jefferson to James Barbour, 26 December 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
You know the situation of our claim on Congress for the donation of 50. M .D. and I am very anxious to obtain it from them, and not to harrow up again the displeasure of our legislature, by saying any thing to them on the subject. I have therefore recommended to our friends at Richm d to be silent there, in the hope we may get it from Congress. I must pray you therefore to press it vigorously,...
146906William J. Coffee’s Estimate for Varnishing Thomas Jefferson’s Paintings, 16 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
On looking over M r Jefferson Paintings I find som of them will want much doing to and som not so much except that all must be well Varnished, I think they will take in time fifty days I Value My time when I am employed at five Dollars pr day, but in the case of M r Jeffersons Pictures I Shall Say three Dollars pr day. There are I think fifty Paintings and therefore the expencs can easily be...
146907[Diary entry: 14 March 1773] (Washington Papers)
14. Set off about 10 Oclock. Dind at King William Court House and lodgd at Todds Bridge.
146908From Alexander Hamilton to John H. Buell, 30 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Col. Stevens informs me that the clothing for your detachment except coats and vests was put on board an Albany sloop on the ——— of ———, that it was directed to the care of Doctor Henshaw who was advised on the receipt of it to have it forwarded to Elisha Paine Esqr of Bennington, with directions and to request, that Gentleman to cause it to be immediately delivered to you—The coats and vests...
146909From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Smith, 15 September 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
[ War Department, September 15, 1794. “You will ere this (I presume) have received from the Governor of Maryland information and instructions respecting the assembling of all the Militia of that State destined to act against the Insurgents. The place of ultimate rendezvous is, Fort Cumberland. The whole are to assemble there as fast as they can be ready. I request that you will immediately...
146910Thomas Jefferson to Robert Richardson, 10 December 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I have occasion for some iron backs for my fire places at this place, of a particular size & form. mr Reuben Perry , house joiner at Lynchburg has promised to make the mould and forward it to you, and, as it is probable his wood will not be well seasoned & liable to shrink, I have to request you to have 7. cast as soon as convenient. if you have any opportunity of lodging them at mr...