158971To Thomas Jefferson from Léonard Honoré Gay de Vernon, 16 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
L’hommage que nous avons l’honneur de vous offrir est l’expression de notre cœur. vous êtes cher à tous les amis de l’humanité, et en vous faisant leurs légeres offrandes, ils s’acquittent bien foiblement de la réconnaissance qu’ils vous doivent. nous nous trouverions très heureux, monsieur le président, Si notre établissement nous fournissait l’occasion de vous faire connaître combien nous...
158972To John Adams from François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 24 August 1819 (Adams Papers)
Yes, I did See from your note of thanks to your neighbours the disaster, which has fall’n to your lot—tho’ I could not learn its full extent—and yet it was not in my power to inform you of my feelings. That note directly relieved my anxiety—I knew—your mind enabled you, to elevate yourself above Such a loss—great as it may have been—and the gratification of receiving Such a fresh proof of the...
158973Christian Lotter’s Inventory of Silverware, 3 August 1784 (Adams Papers)
A List of Silver belonging to His Excel ce: . Mr: Adams and Send to Mr: Willink at Amsterdam the 3 d: . of August 1784. 5 large Silver Soop Spoons. 2 Silver Sugar boxes. 2 Dozen and a half of Silver Tea Spoons. 6 Dozen of large Silver table Spoons. 5 Dozen of large Silver Forks. } 2 Dozen of Silver dessert-Forks. French work. 2 Dozen of Silver dessert-Spoons 2 Dozen of large Silver handled...
158974From George Washington to the Virginia Legislature, 27 April 1790 (Washington Papers)
United States [New York] Gentlemen, April 27th 1790 With a due sense of the affectionate terms in which your affection is conceived, I offer my best thanks for your congratulations on my election to the Chief Magistracy of a free and enlightened Nation. If I have been enabled to make use of whatever abilities Heaven has been pleased to confer upon me, with any advantage to our common Country,...
158975To George Washington from Bushrod Washington, 26 October 1787 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Bushrod Washington, 26 Oct. 1787. On 9 Nov. GW wrote Bushrod Washington: “I received your letters of the 19th & 26th Ult.”
158976From George Washington to Timothy Pickering, 1 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
This letter will contain very little more than an acknowledgment of the receipts of your letters of the 13th & 18th of last month, which came safe to hand. The letter written by Mr Wolcott to the President of the United States, and the representation made by me to him, so soon as I received official information of the change intended, by him, in the relative Rank of the Major Generals, and of...
158977From James Madison to John Armstrong, 18 September 1813 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. yours of the lt. inst. from Utica, and of the 5th. from Sackets Harbour. I have written to Mr Jones with a view to an extra half Million pr. Month for War purposes during the sequel of the Campaign, but am not without apprehensions that the state of the Treasury may produce difficulties, unless re-inforced by loans not yet ascertained. He will however feel all the importance of...
158978From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Donath, 11 September 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I know not how it happened that your favor of Aug. 8. did not reach me till our last post. A letter by post generally comes in 9. days. I am extremely glad to hear of the arrival of my glass, and that it is of the size of 12. by 18. according to my second order. If you will be pleased to forward me the bill of cost, I will immediately replenish my funds with Mr. Barnes, and desire him to pay...
158979From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 24 February 1806 (Adams Papers)
I will not, I dare not, stop to think how long it is, since I have written to my Dear Sister, but hope she has been favoured with as good a state of health, through this winter, as she enjoyed in the course of the former part of the year, & that each dear & valuable branch of her household, have had a large share of a blessing, which those who are deprived of health, especially, know to be...
158980The Commissioners to J. D. Schweighauser, 23 June 1778 (Adams Papers)
Passy, 23 June 1778. printed : JA, Diary and Autobiography Diary and Autobiography of John Adams , ed. L. H. Butterfield and others, Cambridge, 1961; 4 vols. , 4:140–141 . The Commissioners, noting Schweighauser’s letter of 18 June (not found) and their instructions to John Paul Jones and Abraham Whipple of 16 and 23 June respectively (for both, see instructions to Jones, 16 June , calendared...