15351To John Adams from Timothy Pickering, 19 August 1797 (Adams Papers)
The Attorney General just informs me that before your departure you directed him to employ Mr. John Read, if Mr. Hall should decline the office of agent, without waiting any further order from you. Having no knowledge of this determination, I wrote to you yesterday and this morning, mentioning the names of candidates, supposing the matter would remain suspended until your answer should arrive....
15352To John Adams from Alexander Moultrie, 20 August 1797 (Adams Papers)
Tho personally unknown to you, I presume to address you on a Subject, in which I contemplate the Wealth, Commerce, and Peace, of a great part of the united States to be much implicated.—& which I am apt to think, it has long been the Object of the faderal Government, to organize into a regular System, & render materially beneficial to the Union in General.—it is the right Sir of the faderal...
15353To John Adams from Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 20 August 1797 (Adams Papers)
I arrived here on Friday evening from Litchfield where I had been detained much longer than I expected, having left my father & brother, as I presume, in a fair way of recovery from Sickness. I have recd. two Letters, soliciting appointments, which I deem it my duty to transmit for consideration. Mr. Borland was recommended as a Candidate for an Inspectorship at the time a vancancy happened by...
15354To John Adams from Eliphalet Pearson, 21 August 1797 (Adams Papers)
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences return their Thanks for your donation of Richd. Peters’s “Agricultural Inquiries on plaster of Paris,” 1 vol. 4to:, & of Dr. Priestlys “observations on the increase of infidelity;” a pamphlet, which has been received by them. They highly esteem every Friend of Science, who kindly assists them in promoting the Design of their Institution, & have desired...
15355To John Adams from William Cocke, 21 August 1797 (Adams Papers)
By Major Lewis I have the pleasure to inform You that I have neglected no Oppertunity to assure my fellow Citizens of the Great regard you expressed for them and the Confidence you have in the rectitude of their Conduct I am well Sattafied that they will Continue to merit your esteem and that no People Can have a higher Respect for the Goverment and Laws of their Country, they look upon every...
15356To John Adams from Tristram Dalton, 21 August 1797 (Adams Papers)
I had the Honour of receiving, in course of Mail, your much esteemed favor of the 1st Ult. and pray You to accept my sincere Thanks for this renewed Mark of Friendship— As it did not require an immediate answer—and as nothing of a publick Nature had occurred in this Quarter, worthy particular Notice, I deferred interrupting your much more important avocations by a repetition of my Let ters ....
15357To John Adams from David Longworth, 21 August 1797 (Adams Papers)
Perhaps, your Excellency will be disposed to pardon & think it a laudable ambition, that has stimulate me to endeavor to make my publication appear worthy being presented to, & of receiving your patronage—The whole of the material & execution of this edition of Telemachus (enclosed) are entire American—my mode of hot pressing on an absolute difft. principle from that practised in Europe—under...
15358To John Adams from Timothy Pickering, 21 August 1797 (Adams Papers)
The inclosed packet was handed to me yesterday by Colo. Moultrie of South-Carolina. I understood him that it contained an offer to convey to the U. States the title to a large tract of land in Georgia. He seemed anxious to obtain a speedy answer. I have the honour to be / with great respect, / sir your most obt. servt. MHi : Adams Papers.
15359To John Adams from Tn., Citizens of Powells Valley, 21 August 1797 (Adams Papers)
The Memorial of the Subscribers in behalf of themselves, and certain other Inhabitants, of Powells Valley, Citizens of the State and County aforesaid, humbly represent to His Excellency John Adams, President of the United States of America. That your Memorialists are like to receive considerable injury by the extension of the Boundary Line, between the United States, and the Cherokee Nation of...
15360From John Adams to American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 23 August 1797 (Adams Papers)
The american academy of arts & sciences, founded when their country was struggling for freedom and independance, which your exertions have so greatly tended to establish, beg ask leave to offer you their congratulations on your election to the office of first magistrate in a nation where the rights of men are respected and truly supported. They are authorized in led to pay ing this tribute to...