159631Abigail Adams to John Thaxter, 9 December 1781 (Adams Papers)
I do not take up my pen by way of reply to any Letter of yours— that is not in my power. 15 Months have elapsed since the date of your last. I must take you a little to task to give you an opportunity of justifying yourself. Here are no less than 3 of the Heathen deities arrived from your port without a single Syllable from You. Minerva— surely it is her peculiar province to communicate...
159632From Alexander Hamilton to Tobias Lear, 2 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Yr. letter of the 15 of Decr. last was delayed in getting to hand by the circumstance of its having gone to N. York while I was at Phila. and of its having arrived at Phila. after I had set out on my return to N. York. The very painful event which it announces had, previously to the receipt of it, filled my heart with bitterness. Perhaps no man in this community has equal cause with myself to...
15963316th. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Stay’d at home all day. Very bad weather. Strong wind, and rain.
159634To Thomas Jefferson from Brissot de Warville, 10 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Nous croirions Vous Manquer, Mr. Claviere et moi, et trahir la cause de L’humanité, si, formant ici une Société pour L’abolition de La traite des Nègres à L’Instar de celle de Londres, Nous ne Vous faisions pas part de cette entreprise, et si nous ne vous invitions pas à concourir à ce projet par Votre appui et Vos Lumières. Nous avons fixé à Mardi prochain La 1ère. assemblée dont L’objet est...
159635From John Adams to Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 31 October 1798 (Adams Papers)
I return you the commissions inclosed in yours of the 22d signed and desire you to fill the blanks with the names you report in favor of. I return you the letters of recommendation you sent me & send you a letter from Mr McDowel I am &c MHi : Adams Family Papers, Letterbooks.
159636To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, June 1785–May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
This letter, My dear Sir, Will Be delivered By M. de la Tagnerette a Gentleman Well Acquainted with financeering Matters who is one of the farmers of the Postoffice. He has some ideas Regarding our tobaccoes which I Advised Him to Communicate You. Bonjour My dear friend. LAF. RC ( MHi ); without indication of addressee or date. This letter could have been written at any time between 1785 and...
159637To George Washington from Col. Richard Butler, 23 June 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Col. Richard Butler, 23 June 1779. GW wrote Butler on 24 June: “I have received your two favours of the 22d and 23d.”
159638To George Washington from Colonel Israel Shreve, 14 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I Receivd your instructions by Col. Barber, shall meet the Majestrates to morrow, in the mean time we are Doing Every thing to Collect Sheep and Cattle the Sheep I Directed to be killed and sent in Sleds about Eighty Carcases Just now sets of[f], twenty oxen will be Sent off to morrow morning, one hundred sheep will be Ready by next Wensday —and another Small Drove of Cattle, If the...
159639[Diary entry: 8 September 1773] (Washington Papers)
8. Mrs. Craig, Mrs. McCarty, Mrs. Chichester & Miss Nancy McCarty came here to Dinner & stayd all Night. mrs. craig : GW probably means Mariamne Ewell Craik, a cousin of Mrs. McCarty. GW and others sometimes spelled Craik’s name “Craig.”
159640From George Washington to Major General Steuben, 20 February 1781 (Washington Papers)
I have duly received your letters of the 29th of January and 1st of February containing an account of the enemy’s motions ’till that period, and of your dispositions to counteract them. The effect you mention of deranging the measures of the state for succouring General Greene was to be expected—it is however an evil of the most serious nature, and I am persuaded if the enemy continue in the...
159641To George Washington from William Pearce, 21 Sept. 1794 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from William Pearce, 21 Sept. 1794. On 28 Sept., GW wrote Pearce : "I have received your letter of the 21st instt, and the Reports of the preceeding week."
159642To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Willson Peale, 21 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I am pleased that I can announce to you what I esteem an important improvement of the machinery of the Polygraph. Thinking on the subject the other day a thought occured that if the arm that connects the two pen-arms had a length nearly equal to the length of the Pen nib from the center of motion it would equalize the moovment. In short the longer the arm that joints with the connecting bar,...
159643From George Washington to George Measam or James Geary, 18 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I request that you will send 5000 Shirts and five thousand pair of Shoes, as soon as possible to this camp. The public service demands them—and, that they should be here without a moments loss of time. You will apply to the Quarter Master Colo. Hay, for as many Waggons as may be necessary. If it should happen that you have not the number of Shirts required—you will send what there are; and if...
159644To Thomas Jefferson from Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 27 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
We are about to commence the brick work of the Stables, the situation for thre eastern range pointed out by you is rather unfavorable in consequence of the ground falling two ways, (to the east & south) about fifty or sixty yards from the place designated by you and on the same side of the eastern st r eet there is a beautiful situation for them, if agreeable to you, I will place them there—If...
159645From George Washington to Mary White Morris, 21 September 1799 (Washington Papers)
We never learnt with certainty, until we had the pleasure of seeing Mr White (since his return from Frederick) that you were at Winchester. We hope it is unnecessary to repeat in this place, how happy we should be to see you and Miss Morris under our roof, and for as long a stay as you shall find convenient, before you return to Philadelphia; for be assured we ever have, and still do retain,...
159646To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 30 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour to enclose a letter from the Commissioner of the revenue informing me of the resignation of the Supervisor of Maryland. It seems that the office may be discontinued ; and the propriety of annexing its duties to the office of Surveyor of the district of Baltimore with the salary of two hundred & fifty dollars a year and a reasonable allowance for clerk hire is respectfully...
159647Abigail Adams to Catherine Nuth Johnson, 8 May 1801 (Adams Papers)
It is now near three Months Since I left the city of Washington; in all which time I have not received a line from you; I do not mention this with the spirit of accusation, for I have been equally culpable; that I have written to you however, the letter which lies unsent, before me will testify; it is now of too old a date to make a journey of 500 miles; and I reassume my pen to inquire after...
159648From George Washington to John Kirkpatrick, 17 July 1757 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to John Kirkpatrick, 17 July 1757. On 21 July 1757 Kirkpatrick wrote to GW: “I am honor’d with yours of the 17th.”
159649To Thomas Jefferson from Jeremiah Moore, 12 July 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Having lived trough the American Revolution my political opinions were formed during that period of Tryal and danger and perhaps they are the more deeply rivited by the Circumstancies existing when they took their birth—However some how or other they have taken a disposition that all devouring time has not intirely Swallowed up—and while I See numbers that once were the advocates of republican...
159650Thomas Jefferson to Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 9 December [1821] (Jefferson Papers)
Dec. 9. answ d that we had no authority to borrow until the annuity payable Jan. 1. is exhausted: but that that may be rec d punctually on that day FC ( CSmH: JF ); abstract in TJ’s hand beneath endorsement of RC of Brockenbrough to TJ, 9 Dec. 1821 ; partially dated. Not recorded in SJL .
159651Abigail Adams to John Adams, 25 October 1782 (Adams Papers)
The family are all retired to rest, the Busy scenes of the day are over, a day which I wished to have devoted in a particular manner to my dearest Friend, but company falling in prevented nor could I claim a moment untill this silent watch of the Night. Look—(is there a dearer Name than Friend; think of it for me;) Look to the date of this Letter—and tell me, what are the thoughts which arise...
159652From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Thomson, 11 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
Transcript: National Archives I received your kind Letter of August 13th: with the Papers annexed, relative to the Affair of Longchamps. I hope Satisfaction will be given to Mr: Marbois. The Commissioners have written a joint Letter to Congress. This serves to cover a few Papers relative to Matters with which I was particularly charged in the Instructions. I shall write to you fully by the...
159653From John Adams to Justin Griswold, 3 May 1818 (Adams Papers)
I was born on the nineteenth of October 1735, and consequently was eighty two years of age, on the thirtieth of October 1817. My Son John Quincy, was born on the eleventh of July 1767, and consequently will be fifty one years of age, on the eleventh of July next. If this information can afford any gratification to the old revolutionary Gentleman of your vicinity, everyone of whom I love, it is...
159654From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 18 January 1816 (Adams Papers)
Having been attacked this morning with a dangerous Complaint, I have requested Louisa to write you a few lines enclosing a Note, The disposition of which, I wrote you my request, in my last Letter dated December 1815—which Letter, and note, I deliver to Louisa Smith—to keep untill your return— MHi : Adams Papers.
159655To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 8 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of putting the inclosed into your hands that in case Col: Lee should have left Philada. the contents may find their way to Col: Fisher who is most interested in them. And I leave it open for the same purpose. The Attorney will be a fit channel in the event of Col: Lee’s departure, for conveying the information. You will find an allusion to some mysterious cause for a...
159656Samuel H. Smith to Thomas Jefferson, 7 October 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
It gives me great pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of Your favor of the ult. w ich from some casualty did not reach me until the 2 d Instant. It is impossible to repress indignant feeling at the barbarism of our enemy, w ch would have cast a shade over the remote ages when civilisation had scarcely dawned on mankind. Instead, however, at present resting in the indulgence of such feeling, it...
159657From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 15 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter your Excellency did me the honour of writing to me the 13th. Instant, enclosing a Copy of the King’s Letter to M. the Admiral of France, concerning the future Judgment of Prizes brought in by Privateers fitted out in France, under Commissions of Congress. I accordingly transmit to the Conseil...
159658Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 13 June 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the morning 10 th Ins t that and on the same Evening about 3 oClock: there was greatest hail storm I ever saw. your House appears to have b’een the centre of it, the damage is immense, a fine ps. wheat in Perry s I do not think will be worth cutting & all the rest & oats very much injured at Tomahawk , B. Cr. is not materially hurt by the hail but greatly damaged by the great...
159659From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Hugh Hughes, [28 July 1781] (Hamilton Papers)
I beg your particular Care of the Enclosed. The only News we have here is a Report from Philadelphia, that Rawdon after throwing a small succour into 96, had retired to Charles Town, & that Greene had renewed the Seige of that Place. You heard the British Fleet had put to Sea from the Hook, supposed to be going to escort Cornwallis back. Adieu my Dear Sir your most obedt. LC , New-York...
159660Thomas Jefferson to William Eustis, 9 February 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of forwarding to you the inclosed letter which proposes to place three young gentlemen on the list of candidates for military appointments in the new army to be raised. of them personally I know nothing. with their family I am well acquainted. it is among the very respectable ones of our state in point of character, standing & property. the writer of the inclosed letter is...