150041Robert Greenway to Thomas Jefferson, 20 March 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I herewith transmit you the Manuscript & Hortus Siccus of my Father ; which, I am sorry to say, several unavoidable accidents have prevented my doing at an earlier date. The manuscript was sent early in the winter of ’19, but after being taken as far as Richm d & remaining there for several months, was unexpectedly, owing to some misunderstanding, returned to me . After you shall have come to...
150042From George Washington to Robert Morris, 16 September 1782 (Washington Papers)
Partly for want of answers to my letters to you of the 2d and 4th instants, requesting money for the use of our Commissioners and the accounts for the maintainance of Prisoners, and partly for want of answers to some matters proposed by me to Congress, I have been under the necessity of deferring the meeting, which was appointed on the 18th, to the 26th of this month. It will be extremely...
150043John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 23 December 1780 (Adams Papers)
Yours of the 22d came to hand this Morning. I shall leave it wholly to Mr. Thaxters Judgment, what Lectures you are to attend, as at this distance I cannot form any opinion. You will apply the most of your Attention, I hope, to your Latin and Greek Master, for the present. I am pleased to see that you recollect the 22 of December, the day on which, those Patriots and Heroes landed at Plymouth,...
150044To Benjamin Franklin from John Walter, May 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am oblig’d for your kind Letter, & the present accompanying it, which I think of great Moment to my future Patent.— When I first apply’d to have Type cemented for the incorrect Pamphlet I sent You, Mr. Caslon charg’d Me 2 s./0 per Pound for them, instead of 1 s./0 the common Price of Letters, but gave Me Expectation that the Demand would be lessen’d, if...
150045To George Washington from Tobias Fernald, 26 July 1781 (Washington Papers)
The bearer Mr French who waits on your Excellency having received a warrant for an Ensign in the 10th Massts Regiment was mustered as such a few days since; but previous to his mustering a difficulty had arisen in the minds of some Officers with respect to his doing duty as an Officer on account of his taking a bounty as a private soldier previous to his being appointed as an Officer—I...
150046Paine’s Minutes of the Proceedings on the Motion for a New Trial: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, September 1770 (Adams Papers)
Motion for new Trial. Deming. Foreman. Mr. Lothrop was satisfied as to Fact, but not Law. Mr. Clap not so fully satisfied as to Law. I told him the Court knew the Law. We all agreed about 1/2 an hour before we came in on Rich ardson . Lothrop. I did not fall in so soon as some, for I thought the time might be as well spent in Argument. Jury in Gen eral thought if the verdict was not agreeable...
150047From John Adams to Timothy Pickering, 28 September 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favor of Sept 20th and return you the comission for a judge of the supreme court, signed, leaving the name and date blank. You will fill the blank with the name of Marshall, if he will accept it, if not with that of Bushrod Washington. I cannot blame the former if he should decline, of the latter I have always heard the most agreeable accounts. I have also received your...
150048From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Thomson, 22 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
In one of your former letters you expressed a wish to have one of the newly invented lamps. I find them made here much better than at Paris, and take the liberty of asking your acceptance of one which will accompany this letter. It is now found that any tolerable oil may be used in them. The Spermaceti oil is best of the cheap kinds. I could write you volumes on the improvements which I find...
150049Thomas Jefferson to Alexis Marie Rochon, 14 December 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had the pleasure, my dear Sir, of recieving your letter of Aug. 7. 1812. and with it a copy of your voyages for the observations of the longitudes at sea, which I have read with great satisfaction, and pray you to accept my thanks for them. I recieved at the same time your pamphlet on the Micrometer of rock-chrystal, the advantages of which you had shewn to me in 1785 at D r Franklin ’s...
150050To Benjamin Franklin from Anton Georg Eckhardt, 13 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je proffite du voyage de Monsieur Le Comte du Pac a Paris, et de ces offres Obligeants a veuiller vous remettre celle ci, pour vous accuser Monsieur La Reception de votre gracieuse Lettre, a laquelle jaurois dabord répondu ci je navois crû devoir premierement attendre la lettre que Vous me annonciez de Monsieur L’academicien Le Roi, que je nai cependant pas...
150051The Warning No. IV, [27 February 1797] (Hamilton Papers)
The emissaries of France when driven from every other expedient for extenuating her depredations have a last refuge in the example of Great Britain. The Treatment which we receive from France (say they) is not worse than that which was received from Great Britain. If this apology were founded in fact it would still be a miserable subterfuge. For what excuse is it to France, or what consolation...
15005225th. (Adams Papers)
The other young gentlemen, went off at about 8 o’clock: I waited about an hour longer, in order to accompany Mrs. Williams. Stopp’d about a quarter of an hour at Genl. Warren’s, and arrived at College before 12: found very few of the students arrived; pass’d the evening at Mr. Dana’s: he is still upon the recovery, but not very fast. Walter Hunnewell , will be 18 the 10th. of next August. His...
150053Peter Augustus Jay to Sarah Livingston Jay, 7 March 1795 (Jay Papers)
I had pleasure of writing to you by the Ohio a few days ago. The Ellice is to sail tommorrow and will carry this We begin now to be a little anxious to hear the fate of the Treaty, which must by this Time have been decided— It has doubtless been productive of much declamation clamor and abuse— And I presume a certain party in New York with a worthy Senator at their head have been the most...
150054Thomas Barclay to the American Commissioners, 6 January 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I Have Not had the pleasure of addressing You since My arrival at this place, being hitherto without any thing to say worth Your Attention. Mr. Lamb was Embarked for Minorca before I got here, but as he is in Correspondance with Mr. Montgomery, I was in hopes of learning through that Channel, the possibility of our Meeting before I shou’d return to France, a Matter that I am of opinion might...
150055From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Greenleaf, 26 October 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I intended to have called upon you yesterday at Watertown, but was prevented by other Business. Mr. Goddard, appointed Riding Surveyor to the General Post-Office, is on his Way, settling the Post-Offices from Philadelphia Eastward. He will probably be here in a few days, and has Instructions for Regulating everything relating to them. I think it will be...
150056[Diary entry: 21 June 1798] (Washington Papers)
21. Morning—Mer. 72—but little wind and that Southerly. Tolerably clear all day & wind fresher from South. Mer. 78 at Noon & Night. Mr. Lear & Mr. Tracy dined here—the first returned afterwards.
150057Caesar A. Rodney to Thomas Jefferson, 30 March 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
If you recollect just before you retired from office, I ventured to give you an opinion, on a case stated by M r Wilberforce , in direct opposition to those he had obtained in England . It was natural that I should distrust my own judgment, when put in competition with that of able & eminent civilians perfectly conversant with the laws & practice of courts of admiralty. But the slave trade...
150058From George Washington to George Measam, 8 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
It has been represented to me that the troops of Connecticut are in great want of Shirts Stockings and Shoes—This leads me to inquire of you whether they have not received their proportion of these Articles in common with the rest of the Army—The troops in general have obtained orders for a Shirt and pair of Stockings per man—and a pair of Shoes to each that wanted—If the Connecticut Troops...
150059From George Washington to Colonel William Shepard, 5 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
You will be pleased to Order a General Court Martial to sit at Springfield or such place as will be most centrical & convenient, for the tryal of John Collins late Dep. Com. M. Stores. The Court to be compossed of the Officers of Sheldons Regt, or others in the Vicinity. The charge will be exhibited & testimony adduced by Ezekiel Chevers Esqr. D.C.M.S. Enclosed you will find the Copy of a...
150060To George Washington from Gouverneur Morris, 25 July 1794 (Washington Papers)
(private) My dear Sir Sainport 25 July 1794 Since I had the Honor of writing to you on the 14th of last April I have receiv’d yours of the 13th June 1793. It was a little more than a Year on it’s Passage. Before it reached me Madame de la fayette (who in Common with most others of the Nobility had been confined in her Province) was brought on to Paris where she is now imprisoned. As soon as I...
150061To James Madison from Thomas Bulkeley, 1 August 1801 (Madison Papers)
I have now the honor to enclose you the State of o ur Trade with this Kingdom from the 1st. January to the 30th. June of the present year, also copies of Letters one received from our Consul at Tangier & the other through our Consul at Leghorn from our Consul at Tripoli as they contain information relative to the Tripoline forces, & advice of the arrival o f our Squadron under Come. Dale the...
150062From John Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 29 May 1789 (Adams Papers)
A little before my departure from Braintree I received your favour inclosing a letter from M rs Walker. last night I received that of the 7 th May There was no necessity of any apology for writing to me after so long a correspondence there has never been on my part any failure of friendship to M r Warren or yourself— you are very much mistaken in your opinion of my situation. I have neither...
150063From Benjamin Franklin to David Hall, 20 August 1765 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I wrote to you per the Packet, and do not recollect that I have any thing material to add. Mr. Strahan tells me the large Paper Molds are sent to you. The Duty on Advertisements I before inform’d you, is for every time they are inserted in the Paper. But there is no Duty on Hand Bills or sticking Advertisements, which I suppose will therefore increase, if the...
150064To Thomas Jefferson from William Waller Hening, 24 May 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
It was my intention to have taken the stage for Charlottesville, on this day, but learning from Mr Law that your stay at Monticello would be rather longer than I at first apprehended; and the session of the Court of Appeals, in which my presence is necessary, not having terminated; I am induced to postpone the journey till next week. I believe that I have now collected every MS volume of our...
150065General Orders, 19 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Major William McWilliams is appointed an Aide-De-Camp to Major Genl Lord Stirling, and is to be obeyed and respected as such. The Non-commissioned officers and soldiers of Col: Dayton’s regt whose Arms, & Accoutrements are in repair, are, upon a settlement, to have Credit in their accounts, for the sums stopped from them respectively for said arms &c.—Such of the Arms as have been damaged, and...
150066To George Washington from Major General Horatio Gates, 7 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry to be Obliged to acquaint Your Excellency with the great Distress of the public Af⟨fairs⟩ in this Department; First for want of Bread, & next for want of Money to pay the Troops, who have now more than Six Months Arrears due to them. The Arrival of some Flour lately has relieved us in a degree from the Complaints occasion’d by the total want of that article, but not before three...
150067To George Washington from Tobias Lear, 14 November 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have been duly honored with your letters of the 7th and 10th Instants. Mr Page’s coach sat off this morning for Mount Vernon; he chose to send it thus early lest the weather or some other cause might delay it a day or two on the road; and in that case there would nevertheless be time for it to reach Mount Vernon on the 20th or 21st. He, however, charges only six days, as before mentioned,...
150068From George Washington to John Trumbull, 25 June 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 18th of Septr last, with the small box containing four pair of Prints, came safe to hand, but long after the date of the letter. Immediately upon the receipt of these—having forgot the terms of the Subscription, and not knowing, as you were absent, to whom the money was to be paid—I wrote to Governor Trumbell for information on this head, without obtaining further...
150069From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 13 September 1744 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library Dr. Mitchel, a Gentleman from Virginia, came to Town this Morning with Mr. Bertram, and we have been together all Day, which has hindred my Writing to you as I intended. We are to go to Mr. Logan’s tomorrow, when I shall have an Opportunity of knowing his Sentiments of your Piece on Fluxions. I am Sir Your most humble Servant Addressed: To The Honbl Cadwalr...
150070July. 1756. 19. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Sat out for Boston. Borrowed the Idea of a Patriot King of Ned. Quincy. Rode to Cambridge. Lodgd. Rode the next morning to Worcester. Edmund Quincy (1733–1768) , son of the first Josiah Quincy; Harvard 1752. Bolingbroke’s Idea of a Patriot King was first published in 1749.
150071To George Washington from Major General Israel Putnam, 17 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
There is nothing new here since your last—only that one ship, two gallies and an armed sloop came up the river yesterday as far as Haverstraw Bay and came to an anchor, and now lie there. We have near Albany sloops enough lying at Robinsons to transport 5000 troops if they should be wanted —by deserters and others there is not more than 1800 men at and about Kingbridge—and now I would just...
150072[Diary entry: 11 March 1774] (Washington Papers)
11. At Harewood all day.
150073To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Mifflin, [2 June 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed I transmit a copy of a letter from the Register General of Pennsylvania, proposing an arrangement relative to the subscription of the State Certificates to the loan of the United States; in which, as it will expedite the business, and furnish the proper checks to the State Officer, I hope it will not be inconvenient to acquiesce at the Treasury of the Union. I am, Sir Your most obed...
150074To Benjamin Franklin from James McHenry, 24 August 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society As it may be a satisfaction to the friends of the Marquiss de la Fayette, to learn that his visit to this country has been extremely flattering to its citizens, and that his reception has been marked by every circumstance expressive of gratitude and respect, I thought it would give pleasure to you (of whom I have often heard him express the liveliest...
150075To Thomas Jefferson from Arthur St. Clair, 9 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had the honor to receive your Letter of the 19th. of April together with the ten Volumes of the Acts passed at the 2d. Session of the second Congress, which shall be distributed in such manner as to render an acquaintance with them as general as possible. In my progress to this Place Having halted at Marietta to see the Magistrates and enquire a little into the State of that Settlement,...
150076To James Madison from Sylvanus Bourne, 2 February 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
2 February 1804, Amsterdam. Encloses the Leiden Gazette for January. Has nothing to add as political affairs have remained unchanged. “There are persons who flatter themselves with the probability of a renewed peace e’er long: but for my own part I am unable to perceive any basis on which it can at present be formed consistent with the reciprocal views of the contending Powers—& I am even led...
150077From John Adams to William Tudor, Sr., 15 April 1817 (Adams Papers)
I have received your obliging favour of the 8th. but cannot consent to your resolution to ask no more questions. Your questions revive my sluggish memory—. Since our national Legislature have established a national Painter, a wise measure for which I thank them, my imagination runs upon the art & has already painted I know not how many historical pictures. I have sent you one give me leave to...
150078To James Madison from Churchill C. Cambreleng, 22 May 1826 (Madison Papers)
It gives me great pleasure to be the medium of conveying to you a gold medal, commemorating the opening of the Erie Canal, presented by the Corporation of the City of Newyork and transmitted to me by the Recorder. I must however express my sincere regret that the late hour at which it was received should have deprived me of the pleasure I had promised myself, of delivering it in person and...
150079Memorandum of checks drawn on Bank of Fredericksburg, December 1834 (Madison Papers)
Deposit 5400 + 600 (check every Memorandum of checks drawn on the Bank of Fredericksburg on the fund recd. from Mr Taylor. No. 1. fav. of W. Allen $1500 2. J. C. Payne 400 3. E. Coles.....2050 octb 4. J. Ballard & Co. ..... 200 10 5. Js. Shepherd ..... 80 10 6. Eras: T. Rose .... 250 17. 7 Docr. Grymes ..... 15 20. 8. D & M. Cutts ... 45 31. 9. Jas. Cowherd .... 1047 Nov 11. 20. Peter Gray...
150080To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 1 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am honord with your Letter of the 22d. Ultimo by which I find you expect my acceptance of the appointment Congress confered on me will make my presence, for the execution of that trust necessary in Paris, at the time I accepted of this appointment I did not understand from the Resolution of Congress or your Letter that it was requested I should leave my...
150081Charles Clay to Thomas Jefferson, 28 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
the trouble you undertook at the Call of benevolence & friendship has afforded me much Consolation. was I also informed or instructed how the Revocation was to be executed & published it would be as a lamp guiding to open Day RC ( ViU: TJP-ER ); written on a small scrap; dateline at foot of text; addressed: “ M r Jefferson ”; endorsed by TJ without date of receipt. sis benedictus : “Bless you.”
150082To George Washington from Benjamin Harrison, Sr., 23 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
I should long since have acknowledged the rect of several of your favors, if any thing worthy of notice had occur’d, but that not being the case, and my situation being precisely the same as when I wrote last, I would not call your attention for a moment from your business to a letter which, at best could contain nothing more than a compliment. The Assembly has been long sitting, some things...
150083Sylvanus Bourne to Thomas Jefferson, 20 November 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
As you are acquainted with the embarrassing situation in which I have laboured for some years & which has now reached a point bordering on distress , I take the liberty most respectfully to mention to you that I have made an application to the President of the U States to be named to fill the Consular vacancy in London when the State of our relations with that Country may render this...
150084From George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall, 16 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
In order to supply the place of the drafts which you mentioned would leave you by the 1st of next Month—I have sent orders for the remainder of Poor’s Brigade (one regiment of which has been detached) and one of the North Carolina battalions (Patton’s) to march forthwith to reinforce the troops under your command. I have directed the Officer commanding the Carolina troops, previous to marching...
150085To James Madison from John Mitchell, 19 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
Here with you have copy of my last stateing the situation of our vessells. No permission haveing been yet obtaind for their dischargeing, I have drawn up a petition to the Minister for Captn. Steel and Cap. Wallace, requesting permission to discharge, or leave to depart with their Cargoes, and free of Duty or charges. This Petition goes ⅌ post this Day coverd to our Minister. This Day the...
150086From George Washington to Richard Varick, 2 October 1783 (Washington Papers)
Enclosed are my private Letters for registering. As fast as they are entered, return them to me by the Weekly Mail; for we have occasion for frequent references. do the same thing with the Public Letters. As the Letters which are hand ed to you now, contain Sentiments upon undecided points, it is, more than ever, necessary that there should be the strictest guard over them; and the most...
150087Council of War, 6 September 1780 (Washington Papers)
At a Council of War held in Camp Bergen County Septr 6th 1780 Present The Commander in Chief Major General Brigadier General Greene Nixon Huntington Lord Stirling Clinton Starke St Clair Knox Hand Howe Glover Irvine de la Fayette Wayne Steuben
150088To John Adams from James Greenleaf, 18 January 1798 (Adams Papers)
I am not without apprehension that I may commit an impropriety by the present mode of address—if I do, I trust to your well known indulgence for forgiveness— It is my fixed intention, Sir, after obtaining an honorable discharge from my present confinement, to quit Commercial pursuits, and turn my attention to Agriculture—unless an opportunity should immediately present for serving my Country...
150089To James Madison from William Banks, 1 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have written several times, and applied once personally, to Mr. Charles P. Howard, for the Declaration that you, and your Mother Signed, relative to the Re-evaluation of your House; which you promised to get Mr. Howard & Doctr. Willis, (Who are the two Valuers,) to signe also, and then it was to be lodged with Mr. Howard, in order to be forwarded on to me. Mr Howard inform’d me, that it was...
150090To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Ebenezer Gray, 5 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
last Night Leeutt Smith and Two other Officers returned from Long Iland by whom I have received the following Intellegence—they recd their Information from a Person who left N. York monday Evening. he says that the Enemy are still Imbarking—the Ferry stairs were much crouded with Soldiers; that a Considerable Numbr of Waggons are shipped—the Prices of Murchandize especially of West India Goods...