19491From Thomas Jefferson to Calonne, 2 November 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been honored with your Excellency’s letter of October the 22d. wherein you communicate to me the regulations which His Majesty the King has been pleased lately to establish in favor of the commerce between his subjects and the Citizens of the United States. I availed myself of the first occasion of conveying this information to Congress, who will recieve with singular satisfaction this...
19492From George Washington to Benedict Calvert, 3 April 1773 (Washington Papers)
I am now set down to write to you on a Subject of Importance, & of no small embarrassment to me. My Son in Law & Ward, Mr Custis, has, as I have been informd, paid his Addresses to your Second Daughter, & having made some progress in her Affections required her in Marriage—How far a union of this Sort may be agreeable to you, you best can tell, but I should think myself wanting in Candour was...
19493From Thomas Jefferson to Christopher Calvert, 23 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I transmitted your Letter with the one inclosed from Capt. Hardy to the Attorney General for his advice and received the inclosed answer. You will be pleased to supply, by fuller information if in your power, the Circumstances which you may judge of Importance to be communicated to the Attorney whose opinion upon such fuller state, I will obtain and transmit to you for your Guidance. I am Sir...
19494From Thomas Jefferson to Cambray, 13 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I received this day your favor of the 10th. instant. Dr. Franklin did not leave with me any Certificates old or new either for yourself or any other person, neither is it in my power to give you any information on that subject. I think it would be adviseable for you to write to M. Otto, Chargé des affaires of France at New York, who can make the necessary enquiries for you, of Dr. Franklin,...
19495From Thomas Jefferson to Cambray, 7 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 29th. September is duly received. Monsieur Aleaume had sent me, in the month of August, the letters of procuration to be legalised and sent to America. The expression in his letter was ‘que M. le comte de Cambrai espere que vous voulez bien legaliser et faire passer en Amerique. ’ An opportunity occurring just at that time of sending them to Charlestown, I availed myself of...
19496From Thomas Jefferson to Cambray, 15 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure to inform you that money is now deposited in the hands of Messieurs Grand & co. for paying the arrears of interest to the beginning of the present year to the foreign officers who served in the American army. Neither Congress nor their servants have ceased one moment to feel the justice due to those gentlemen, but this is the first moment that their efforts to command such...
19497From Thomas Jefferson to Cambray, 10 September 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I am honoured with your favor of August 17. on the subject of the letter and papers I sent on your behalf to Mr. Petrie Consul of France at Charlestown. That letter was dated Aug. 21. 1788. It went from hence by a Mr. Hall, an American gentleman who was going to one of the seaports of France, and who promised to send it by the first vessel. He took other letters for me at the same time, to...
19498From Thomas Jefferson to Cambray, 20 January 178[6] (Jefferson Papers)
I had the pleasure two days ago of receiving from the Register of the Treasury of the United States, a certificate for 3227 83/90 Dollars equal to: 17,430₶-15–7 due to you and bearing an interest of 6. percent from the 1st. day of Jan. 1784. to be paid annually at the house of Mr. Grand banker in Paris. The interest of certificates similar to this was paid the last year by Mr. Grand; but he...
19499From Thomas Jefferson to Cambray, 29 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
The laws of the United states give no credit to the legalisation of an instrument of writing by their foreign ministers. They require that they should be legalised by affixing to them the seal of the city where the instrument is executed or acknoleged. On receiving your letter therefore, I sent the instrument it contained to your house with directions to the person having charge of your...
19500From Thomas Jefferson to Cambray, 19 June 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
The assembly of Carolina requiring that you should renew on oath an account of the paiments you have received, the oath is necessary. There is in this country some officer of justice in every town authorized to administer an oath and make out a proces verbal of [fact]. I know because I once had occasion to take depositions here, and an officer (whose appellation I forgot) administered the...
19501From Benjamin Franklin to the Chevalier de Cambray-Digny, [before 27 June 1783] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Valentine Giamatti, “Le Chevalier de Cambray in America, 1778–1783” (unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, 1940), p. 149. Dr. Franklin requests the honour of Mr. Cambray’s Company at dinner on Sunday the 29th inst. Passy, June 1783 The favour of an Answer is desired A military engineer who served with distinction in the American army and spent two years as a...
19502From George Washington to Louis-Antoine-Jean-Baptiste, chevalier de Cambray-Digny, 21 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have received your favor of the 12th instant. Were it reduced to a certainty that your exchange would not be effected for a considerable time to come, I should have no objection to recommending your request for liberty to visit France, to Congress—But as the offer which I have just made to Sir Guy Carleton of appointing another meeting of Commissioners may possibly be productive of an...
19503From George Washington to Cambray-Digny, 4 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of the 27th Feby informing me of your having letters from Doctor Franklin, and that you are desirous of serving in the Continental Army—it will save you unnecessary traveling and expences to apprise you that Congress alone can place you there, and consequently that your personal application to them, is the first step to be taken by you in prosecuting this...
19504From George Washington to Louis-Antoine-Jean-Baptiste, chevalier de Cambray-Digny, 14 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
You have my permission, so far is it depends upon me, to go to France—Your application for liberty to go beyond sea must be to Congress—I can only recommend that indulgence, but have no authority to grant it—You may make use of this letter to shew my approbation of your request. I inclose you a Certificate of your service. I should have been happy had I been able to have spoken of them from my...
19505From James Madison to Churchill C. Cambreleng, 8 March 1827 (Madison Papers)
I return my thanks for the copy of your Speech on the proposed increase of the duty on wool, and the manufactures of it. You have done well in pressing on the attention of Congress the facility, daily increasing, of a forbidden trade with and through Canada. This consideration alone is a warning against an excessive impost, especially on light & costly articles. Canada is presenting serious...
19506From James Madison to Churchill C. Cambreleng, 31 May 1826 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of the 22. by Mail was duly recd. Mr. Taylor had not till yesterday an opportunity of handing me the article committed to him. I lose no time in making to the Corporation of N.Y. the acknowledgts. due from me. They are in the inclosed letter to which I take the liberty of asking your attention. I regret the circumstance which obliged you to make Mr T. your substitute; wishing you...
19507Enclosure: William Heth to Alexander Campbell, 14 September 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Samuel Horton entered the Ship Abigail an American Bottom, yesterday as Master or Commander, with a very large Cargo from London, without reporting at Hampton or Norfolk agreeably to the fou[r]th Section of the Collection Law, tho he delivered his Letters to a very great number at the Post Office in the latter Port. The Manifest which he delivered, such as it is—was made at Sea. Besides being...
19508George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell, 1 March 1777 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 1, 1777. Seeks to mitigate severity of Campbell’s imprisonment. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Campbell, a member of the 71st Regiment of the British army, was a prisoner in Concord, Massachusetts.
19509From John Adams to Archibald Campbell, 25 December 1777 (Adams Papers)
Three Days ago, I had the Honour of receiving your Letter of the 18th. of December, inclosing Copy of a Letter from Mr. Heman Allen and another from Mr. Boudinot. I was not present in Congress, when the Resolution passed, for your being taken into close Custody But I believe You may assure Yourself, sir, that no suggestion of improper Conduct on your Part as a Prisoner of War, gave Birth to...
19510From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell, 23 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
I was yesterday favd with yours of the 20th int [in]forming me of your arrival at Morris Town. Give me leave to congratulate you upon the prospect of your exchange, which will be immediately effected, Mr Boudinot having given orders to his deputy to accompany you to Elizabeth town where I expect you will meet Lt Colo. Allen. I am sorry that a variety of obstacles have prevented your exchange...
19511From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell, 1 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I last night received the favor of your letter of the 4th instant, and am much obliged by the opinion you are pleased to entertain of me. I am not invested with the powers you suppose; & it is an incompatible with my authority as my inclination to contravene any determinations Congress may make. But as it does not appear to me that your present treatment is required by any resolution of...
19512From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Campbell, 18 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 13th. inst. and am obliged to you for your attention to my little affair of the wine. I must beg the favor of you to send it to Richmond to Colo. Robert Gamble merchant to whom I write on the subject by this post. I must trouble you either to draw on me here for the freight, payable at 3. days sight, or let me know the amount and I will remit it to you in a...
19513From Thomas Jefferson to Arthur Campbell, 9 August 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Letter of July the 13th came to hand two days ago; we are well pleased with the spirited manner in which the insurrection of the tories has been suppressed. As to the appropriation of the plunder of the insurgents among the militia, who were engaged in the expedition, you are too well acquainted with our government not to know that no power of doing that is lodged with the executive. You...
19514Joseph Martin to Arthur Campbell, 22 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I Returnd to this place on friday last after a Tour of 19 Days. It happend very fortunate our going out at the Time we Did as there was a large Body of Indians Collected in powel’s Valey which we should most Certainly have fallen in with, if Majr. Lewis had not alarm’d them. I was at one Camp wheare there could not be less then a hundred. Several other Trails of Smaller parties all makeing...
19515From George Washington to Arthur Campbell, 15 September 1789 (Washington Papers)
Your several favors of the 10th and 16th of May and 22d of August with their enclosures have been received—The information which they communicate claims my thanks, and the personal kindness they express is entitled to my grateful acknowledgments. Watchful over every interest of the Union, Congress during their present Session, have passed a Law authorising the appointment of Commissioners to...
19516From Thomas Jefferson to Arthur Campbell, 17 February 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your several favours by Mr. Lathim and am much pleased at the happy issue of the expedition against the Cherokees. I wish it to be used for the purpose of bringing about peace, which under our present circumstances is as necessary for us as it can possibly be to them. If you can effect this a right should be reserved of building a fort at the confluence of Holston and...
19517Enclosure: Beverley Randolph to Arthur Campbell, 8 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
Yours of the 20th of February, by Express, has been submitted to the Council. The Executive do not conceive themselves authorized to order a Guard for the Ammunition of the chickasaw Indians, more especially as the place, where it is deposited; is not within the limits of the state. They will therefore forward your letter to the president of the United States. As the safety of this ammunition...
19518From Thomas Jefferson to Arthur Campbell, 17 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
We are sorry it is not in our power to send you the Commissions desired for two Sets of Field Officers. The Act of Assembly allows this only where there are 1,000 Militia in a County and the last Return from yours makes them only 829. Should they be increased to the number required by Law we shall be glad on receiving a return thereof to issue the Commissions desired. Captain Kincaid receives...
19519From Thomas Jefferson to Arthur Campbell, 1 September 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege the reciept of your favor of July 4. and to recognise in it the sentiments you have ever held, and worthy of the day on which it is dated. It is true that a party has risen up among us, or rather has come among us, which is endeavoring to separate us from all friendly connection with France, to unite our destinies with those of Great Britain, and to assimilate our...
19520Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin J. Campbell, 26 March 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved the last night your favor of the 16 th and hasten to acknolege it. I had before remarked in the newspapers an account of your new invented loom , which appeared to promise considerab le advantages. but manufacturing with me is on too small a scale to make it an object, making only coarse cloths for my family and people. two common looms with flying shuttles do this. I had at one...
19521From George Washington to Colin Campbell, 2 August 1755 (Washington Papers)
The Army under the Comd of G: Braddock has met with an fortunate defeat, ⟨ erasure ⟩ un⟨ erasure ⟩ which has occasioned my retn much sooner than was ⟨ erasure ⟩from the Ohio; expectd⟨.⟩ This circumstance enables me ⟨ erasure ⟩ full time to ⟨ erasure ⟩ order s the Militia of the several Countys in my district, to meet me; on the days I have appointed.
19522From George Washington to Daniel Campbell, 31 March 1754 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Daniel Campbell, 31 Mar. 1754. On 28 June 1754 Campbell wrote to GW from Falmouth: “I was agreeably favour’d with yours of the 31st March last.” Campbell was a Scottish merchant living in Falmouth. In 1753 he served as master of the Fredericksburg Masonic Lodge No. 4 A.F. & A.M. , of which GW was a member.
19523From Thomas Jefferson to David Campbell, 19 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
On the reciept of your favor of July 1. I communicated with the Secretary at war on the subject of the robbery committed by the Cherokee Indian, and we both concur in the opinion that your proceedings were strictly proper, and conformable to the provisions of the act of Congress of 1802. c. 13. in cases of violence committed by Indians on our citizens within their territory. where within our...
19524From Thomas Jefferson to David Campbell, 9 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
My ordinary duties render me very slow in answering the favors of my friends. hence this late acknolegement of yours of Feb . 7. recd. Mar. 8.you will doubtless have learned that Doctr. Vandyke has been continued in service. with respect to the disposal of your son now of 12. years of age I can only say what I should do with a son of my own, if I had one to educate. I should continue him at a...
19525From Thomas Jefferson to David Campbell, 10 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have now the pleasure to inclose you a catalogue of books on the scale you mentioned to me. I would advise you to establish your correspondence with some bookseller in Dublin, from whence such of them as have been printed there will cost you not two thirds, and the law books not one third of what they will in London. I thank you, Sir, for the compliment you have been pleased to pay me in the...
19526Thomas Jefferson to David Campbell, 28 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Nov. 5. was two months on it’s passage to me. I am very thankful for all the kind expressions of friendship in it: & I consider it a great felicity, through a long and trying course of life, to have retained the esteem of my early friends unabated. I find in old age that the impressions of youth are the deepest & most indelible. some friends indeed have left me by the way,...
19527From Thomas Jefferson to David Campbell, 14 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
I have long been of opinion that the only means we can have of coming at the descent and relations among the Indians, is by a collection & comparative view of their languages. for this purpose I have never failed to avail myself of any opportunity to get their vocabularies . I have now a large collection, & for fear that in case of any accident they should be lost, I am about to print them. I...
19528From Thomas Jefferson to David Campbell, 27 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Feb. 25. by Mr. Allison has been duly recieved. Having been now 17. years out of the practice of the law, and my mind too constantly occupied in a different line to permit my keeping up my law reading, those subjects are now too little familiar to me to venture a law opinion on the question discussed in the Charge you were so kind as to send me. I am much pleased with the mention...
19529Thomas Jefferson to David Campbell, 1 October 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Sep. 11 has been duly recieved, but I am sorry it is in my power to give no information on the subject of your enquiries. 30. years of general absence from the state, an entire occupation in other scenes of business, to which must be added the effect of years, have erased from my mind nearly all particular knolege of the affairs of the state. no times time , nor circumstances...
19530From George Washington to Captain Donald Campbell, 28 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
It gives me real concern, that any officer under my command, should, have so far mistaken the spirit of his orders, as to infringe those privileges, to which every gentleman under your description is intitled. But—Before my receiving your letter of the 10th Inst.—and previous to any knowlege of the transaction I had accepted Mr Conways resignation and he retired from the army. However, I have...
19531From George Washington to George Campbell, 24 December 1781 (Washington Papers)
I accept with singular pleasure the Ensign of so worthy a Fraternity as that of the Friendly sons of St Patrick in this City: a society distinguished for the firm adherence of its members to the glorious Cause in which we are embarked. Give me leave to assure you, Sir, that I shall never cast my Eyes upon the Badge with which I am honored, but with a grateful remembrance of the polite and...
19532Thomas Jefferson to George W. Campbell, 8 May 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Gen l Kosc i uszko whose revolutionary services and general devotion to the cause of liberty have rendered him dear to this country, made a deposit of all his funds in the monied institutions of this country, placing them under my general superintendance, which is exercised through mr Barnes who will have the honor of handing you this letter, and whom I take this occasion to make known to you...
19533Samuel Harrison Smith to George W. Campbell, 14 April 1814 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ Samuel Harrison Smith to George W. Campbell. 14 April 1814, Treasury Department, Revenue Office. “Isaac Judson, late Keeper of the Light House on Fayer-weather Island, having died, Daniel Willson Junr., appears from the enclosed letters, to be properly qualified as his successor.” RC ( DNA : RG 26, Light House Service Correspondence). Cover bears Campbell’s note: “Daniel Willson Junr. is...
19534From James Madison to George W. Campbell, 25 May 1814 (Madison Papers)
I have just recd. your favor of the 23d. inclosing two letters from Mr. Astor. As the resource of loans to a considerable amount in addition to taxes is necessary to our Treasury, and as money is cheaper in Europe than here, especially whilst disaffection witholds the greater part of the capital from market, it is obviously desireable that we should avail ourselves of the foreign market, now...
19535From James Madison to George W. Campbell, 2 November 1814 (Madison Papers)
The Committee appointed by the H. of Reps. to enquire into the causes of the late military events in this District, have called for information on the members of the Cabinet, and the call will embrace you. That you may be under no restraint whatever from official or personal confidence, I think it proper to intimate to you that in relation to myself, I hope no information you may be able to...
19536From James Madison to George W. Campbell, 7 May 1814 (Madison Papers)
I have had the pleasure of receiving yours of the 4th. inst. Altho’ a just estimate by the lenders ought to have afforded us better terms, yet under all the circumstances of the moment, the loan has been obtained on terms equal to the public expectation, and will have a favorable influence on our affairs. I hope no difficulty will grow out of the individual case you mention. The fulfilment of...
19537From James Madison to George W. Campbell, 27 September 1814 (Madison Papers)
I have received your letter of the 26th. resigning your office of Secretary of the Treasury. The considerations both personal & public which induced my desire that you should become a member of the Executive family, being undiminished, I cannot but deeply regret the event which separates you from it, and more especially the imperious cause which imposed such an alternative. With my sincerest...
19538Thomas Jefferson to George W. Campbell, 15 October 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Your kind favor of Sep. 9. was recieved here on my return after a long absence. it gives me the pleasing information of the improvement of your health, and I hope it will continue to improve so as to restore you again to the public councils. we have always need of the talents and integrity of our best citizens, and I believe as much so now as at any time. we call it indeed peace: but it is but...
19539George Mercer to Henry Campbell, 11 December 1755 (Washington Papers)
You are to be particularly careful of the waggons &c. under your charge, and are to see that centinels are kept over them. If any just complaint is made of the misbehaviour of the party under your command, upon their march, you will be punished by a Court Martial—You are to see that the waggoners do not loiter or idle their time, but make the utmost dispatch to Winchester. So soon as you...
19540Thomas Jefferson to the Trustees of the Lottery for East Tennessee College, 6 May 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved some time ago your letter of Feb. 28. covering a printed scheme of a lottery for the benefit of the East Tennissee college , & proposing to send tickets to me to be disposed of. it would be impossible for them to come to a more inefficient hand. I rarely go from home & consequently see but a few neighbors & friends who occasionally call on me. and having myself made it a rule never...