14731To James Madison from Andrew Lyle, 19 August 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
19 August 1803, New Brunswick . Tenders his resignation as surveyor of the port of New Brunswick in the district of Amboy because of “ill health” and “the pressure of domestic avocations.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, LRD ). 1 p.; docketed by Jefferson: “Lyle Andrew to mr. Madison. resigns office of Surveyor of New Brunswick. enquire Doctr. Condit.” Lyle had been appointed surveyor by Jefferson on 10...
14732John Adams to Abigail Adams, 30 December 1794 (Adams Papers)
Your fav r of 24 th marked by the Post office 22 d of Dec r. I rec d. Yesterday. M r Osgoods sermon was plenty here— I rec d one from Boston before.— The Clergy I think ought to pray for the national Government.— If our Dissenting Ministers will not at Quincy I will go to Church, where a form is prescribed by Authority which even M r Cleverly complies with. Within a Day or two after your last...
14733From James Madison to James Maury, 24 March 1823 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed letter is from a man who takes care of my garden to his brother in Scotland from whom I lately recd. a letter saying that the brother here had not been heard of for several years, and requesting that the distress of the family might be relieved by a few lines from me wth. whom it was known he had been living. As a no. of letters have been sent, & of course miscarried, the writer...
14734To James Madison from Elizabeth Parke Custis, ca. 22 January 1811 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
Ca. 22 January 1811. Wishes to be “the humble instrument to serve my country; and you, Sir, by telling you the claims of a good Man, and securing to you an honourable Agent in a foreign land.” Is not “so vain as to imagine that the President of the United States will let me dictate who he shall depute to serve him” but wishes to seek his “protection and patronage” for David Bailie Warden....
14735Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 18 July 1786 (Adams Papers)
Mrs. Cranch last Evening informed me, That a Mr. Standfast Smith of this Town is empowered to sell Verchilds Lands. Would it not be agreable to You to purchase those belonging to His Heirs which you have improved for some Years past? Sometime past I sued Sloane and recovered judgment against Him. He has given a Release to the Lands mortgaged and I think it would be best to sell them as they...
14736To Thomas Jefferson from James Currie, 27 November 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Yesterday I had the pleasure of hearing of your arrival at Norfolk; and would have immediately done myself the honor to Wait upon you had I not been prevented of that pleasure by an inflamed throat and the badness of the Weather. To day the inflammation is rather better but with difficulty now can swallow. Thrice wellcome my honorable and very dear friend to your native and where universal...
14737Caesar A. Rodney to Thomas Jefferson, 8 August 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return home, after an absence of many months, I am naturally led to enquire, after the health & happiness, of those, who are the constant objects of my respect regard & solicitude. Among the first in my affections, is the sincere & uniform friend of my youth to whom I have always been personally & politically attached. The people, of S. America whom I have lately visited, resemble in...
14738To James Madison from James Monroe, 5 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. yours of March 30th. with a list of the documents lately submitted to Congress, and the papers sent you from this place. I return to you those latter papers, on a presumption that you have not copies, of them, or rather the originals; if you have they can be of no use to you, & in that case I will thank you to send them back, or that you will send me copies at your leisure. My...
14739To Thomas Jefferson from George Bird, 12 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Middlesex, 12 Apr. 1781 . Was appointed with Col. George Daniel a commissioner of the specific tax for Middlesex, “and Agreeable to Law we appointed commissioners to receive the said Taxes and gave public notice thereof, as also of the places appointed for the People to cary their grain.” Daniel and Bird also appointed, among others, Mr. William Chowning a deputy “for the purpose of seizing...
14740From George Long to University of Virginia Board of Visitors, 4 July 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
Several of the students have applied to me for information about the terms on which a diploma in Greek could be obtained—I was of course unable to give them any answer, but I promised to lay the subject before the Visitors. There are a few whose industry and acquirements will deserve some reward: they wish to know what will be expected that they may have sufficient time to make the necessary...