176241To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Loammi Baldwin, 8 August 1775 (Washington Papers)
This covers the Observation of yesterday & today —I would Inform your Excellency that—A considerable number of the Kings Troops removed from Bunker Hill & pitched their Tents Towards the point near where the Battle was Fought at Charlestown and Cannon Hauld downe & Placed there, I have Seen a Large number of Men & Horses transported from Boston to Charlestown yesterday and to Day, am fully of...
176242To Thomas Jefferson from Copland Parker, 10 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have Shipd in good order on board the Sloop George. Capt Butler, a Box to your address. it was imported in the Ship Ocean Captn. Henchman from Marseilles, & sent to the care of Thomas Newton esqr. Collector & by him I am requested to forward it on— I avail myself of this opportunity to convey the effusion of a Grateful Heart. had I have done so, at an earlier period of your exaltation to the...
176243To James Madison from William Lee, 30 November 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
30 November 1801, Bordeaux. Encloses an extract from the consular registry relating to Barnet. Believes Barnet should have been content with soliciting support from his countrymen, “for the manner in which those from the constituted authorities here were procured, is not very honourable to him, or favorable to me nor can those testimonies be pleasing to the President.” RC and enclosure ( DNA :...
176244John Adams to Richard Cranch, 18 December 1781 (Adams Papers)
I send you a Volume of Politics. A Second Volume will be ready in 6 or 7 Weeks.—You will hear more about this Paper, in time. I have received several kind Letters from you. Pray continue to write me, altho you should be disappointed of my Answers. I have noted your Desire, in one of them and have taken such measures as I could, but fear you have received nothing as yet, although some have been...
176245From Alexander Hamilton to Rufus King, 22 August 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
Your several letters of May 12th, June the 6th and 8th have regularly come to hand. You will be no doubt fully instructed of the measures which have taken place on the part of our government and you will have seen in the numerous addresses to the President a confirmation of the opinion I gave you respecting the disposition of this Country. From both you will have derived satisfaction though...
176246To Thomas Jefferson from Lambert, 11 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Je vous serai obligé, Monsieur, de vouloir bien vous trouver chez moi, Mercredi prochain [13 Feb.], treize de ce mois, à sept heures du soir, pour conférer sur les observations qui ont été faites au sujet de l’arrêt du Conseil du 29 Décembre dernier. J’ai l’honneur d’être avec un très sincere et inviolable attachement, Monsieur, Votre très humble et très obeissant Serviteur, RC ( DLC ); in a...
176247Antoine Marie Cerisier to John Adams: A Translation, 18 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
I had the honor of a visit from Mr. Sarsfield here. He spoke to me about a manuscript that he sent to you, and he seemed to want me to see a copy of it also. He deferred giving me a copy until after his trip, which, he said, he was only making to put final touches on this work. I doubt that he had the least bit of difficulty in getting it for me for a few days while he was at The Hague. There...
176248Meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [13 July 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting of the trustees of the sinking fund, July 13, 1792. Present: The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General. The Secretary of the Treasury having informed the Board, that there were, at the disposal of the Board, pursuant to the 7th section of the act, entitled “An act supplementary to the act making provision for the debt of the United States”...
176249From George Washington to John Gill, 26 April 1795 (Washington Papers)
Our conversation of yesterday, has been the Subject of consideration with me. What follows is the result of it. I repeat now, what I said to you then; viz.—that renting the lands does not in the first place promote my Views—And in the second the measure may eventually be liable to serious disadvantages; for which reason, it would be much more agreeable to me to alienate the property...
176250[Diary entry: 10 July 1786] (Washington Papers)
Monday 10th. Mercury at in the Morning—82 at Noon and 82 at Night. Very warm all day, and calm till the evening, when a breeze from the Southward sprung up. More appearances of rain in the morning than the evening, but none fell. Rid to the Neck, Muddy hole & Dogue Plantations. Began harvest at the latter this morning with the people belonging to the place; the Muddy hole hands finished theres...