181931From George Washington to John Hancock or Any Member of the Continental Congress, 22 September 1777 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to John Hancock or Any Member of the Continental Congress, 22 Sept. 1777. Elbridge Gerry in his letter to GW of 24 Sept. referred to “your Letter of the 22d directed to the President or any Member of Congress.”
181932To James Madison from Robert R. Livingston, 10 November 1802 (Madison Papers)
France has cut the knot. The difficulties relative to Parma and Placentia that stopped the expedition to Louisiana have ended by their taking possession of the first. As you see by the enclosed paper, orders are given for the immediate embarkation of troops (two demi brigades) for Louisiana they will sail in about twenty days from Holland. The government here will give no answer to my notes on...
181933To James Madison from Alexander J. Dallas, 1 April 1816 (Madison Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury respectfully submits to the President, the answer which he proposes to give to the Committee of Foreign relations, on the reference of the Petitions respecting the West-India trade, and the Plaister trade. He thinks, that it would be premature to commence a commercial warfare; but, at all events, the facts, respecting the British regulations, are not sufficiently...
181934From James Madison to Albert Gallatin, 8 November 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ To Albert Gallatin. 8 November 1805, Department of State. “I request you to be pleased to issue a warrant for three thousand three hundred & Seventeen dollars & eight cents, on the appropriations for the relief of Seamen, in favor of James Davidson Jnr. the holder of the enclosed bill of exchange drawn upon me on the 26th. Septr. last, for the same sum, by Josiah Blakely, Consul of the...
181935From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 12 January 1820 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for your letter of new-years-day, and congratulate you on your arrival in the great City that is to be where you will have an opportunity of seeing the great world & making many observations & reflections upon it: you may there see a variety of sentiments on government: despotism to the depths of sansculotism, & religious opinions; from the sublimities of Catholics to the...
181936To Benjamin Franklin from Courtney Melmoth, 28 January 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Were it likely to suppose that the human mind, however comprehensive, could always be exerted on one Subject, even tho that subject be the fate of Empires, I should never attempt to seduce your attention to any trifle that could possibly drop from either my own Pen, or that of any part of my family; but, when I consider that the profoundest sagacity must...
181937VI. Arrêt Concerning Whale Oil, 7 December 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Arrêt du Conseil d’Etat du Roi, Qui excepte de la prohibition portée par l’arrêt du 38 Septembre dernier, les Huiles de Baleine & d’autres Poissons, ainsi que les fanons de Baleine, provenant de la pêche des Etats-unis de l’Amérique. Du 7 Décembre 1788 Extrait des Registres du Conseil d’Etat. Le Roi s’étant fait représenter l’arrêt rendu en son Conseil, le 28 septembre dernier, portant...
181938Candidates for Army Appointments from Connecticut, [November–December 1798] (Hamilton Papers)
Connecticut Captains 1 Austin Nichols Fairfield County Writes ill Wm. Edmond good constitution single man & in prime of life education equal to place active enterprising & on the whole qualified } Not very strong
181939From Alexander Hamilton to Jonathan Dayton, 13 August 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Some skirmishing having begun in the Gazette of the U States respecting Mr. Freneau’s receiving a salary from Government —I mentioned in conversation with a Friend all that I knew of the matter, and among other things, but without naming you, the information you had given me concerning Mr. Madison’s negotiation with Freneau. Upon this he founded a very pointed attack upon Mr Freneau & Mr....
181940To George Washington from “A Sympathizer with the Afflicted,” 12 June 1795 (Washington Papers)
To the President of the United States Most respected and most Estimable of Character. One unconected with any Party, or immediate relation to the unhappy men now under Sentence to Suffer on the 17 instant: dares to aproach in their behalf as The Father and Friend of his Country. One who in the most Sacred truth can declare they are an admirer of the Fedral Constitution, and the Gentleman who...