20491From Thomas Barclay to the American Commissioners, 10 February 1787 (Adams Papers)
Since I wrote to you from hence the 6 th. of last month I have been much aflicted with the Rheumatism in my Loins, which confin’d me to my bed with pains great beyond Description. I am now free of them, and Shall leave this place in a few Days. Upon further reflection, I thought it best not to abandon the Idea of meeting M r. Lamb, and therefore I wrote to him, at Port Mahon, that I woud go to...
20492To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 30 September 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Upon my arrival here I waited on the Count De Hector and delivered him a letter which the Marquis de Castres gave me, in which he requested that I might receive all the assistance necessary to enable me to pursue Such Measures as I Should think proper in Expditing the American Supplies from hence, and on this Occasion I received every assurance on the part...
20493Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 6 May 1784 (Adams Papers)
I had the pleasure of receiving your letter relative to the House at Auteuil, since which several Messages pass’d between the Count de Rouault and Me, and all have Ended in an appointment to Meet Tomorrow on the spot, where I shall make known my demands for Repairs, and more than probably I will Inform you by next post that the House is taken for you The Furniture must absolutely be alterd,...
20494Thomas Barclay to the American Commissioners, 15 November 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I came here a few days ago to deliver a letter from the Emperor of Morocco to the King, which I put into the hands of the Count de Florida Blanca, acknowleging the Sense I had of his Attentions and thanking him with great sincerity on the Part he had taken in our business at Morocco. He seemed very much pleased with our success and smiling replied “Now that we have happily finished this...
20495To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 7 May 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society The Gentleman who will have the Honor to deliver this Letter to you is Mr. Morel du faux of Dunkirk, who has been several Years settled in that place with great reputation, and who when I was at Amsterdam, was recommended to me so warmly by a number of persons for whom I have the greatest respect, that I promis’d to Interest myself in procuring for him the...
20496To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Barclay, 12 June 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you and Mr. Adams the 10th Informing you of my Intentions to set out for Morocco this day but it is not Convenient for the Governor of that place to go before Tomorrow or perhaps the Day following. I was Obliged this day to begin the Business by making a Number of presents here, from the Governor down to the wife of a Jew who lives at Morocco including in the whole Twelve or Fifteen...
20497Thomas Barclay to John Adams, 9 July 1784 (Adams Papers)
I wrote you last post since which I was Informed your things were stop’d at Brussells, This must have been Intirely through the Ignorence of the person who had them under his Care He had nothing to do but to Open the Trunks, shew there was nothing Contraband in them and so pass on— and this Idea I impressd as much on him by means of a person who spoke Dutch, as was in my power— But He to avoid...
20498To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Barclay, 31 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Gibraltar, 31 Dec. 1791 . He encloses three letters from the American prisoners at Algiers received by [James] Simpson, the Russian consul here, who has established a correspondence with them. These letters reveal two facts of importance. “One is that Mr. Lamb in the Name of the United States made an absolute agreement for the Ransom of these people, the other that liberty has been offered to...
20499[To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Barclay, 30 November 1787] (Jefferson Papers)
[ New York, 30 Nov. 1787 . A letter from Barclay of this date is recorded in SJL Index, which letter was enclosed in the Commissioners of the Treasury to TJ, 5 Dec.1787 , received 26 Jan. 1788, and enclosed in TJ to William F. Ast, 9 Feb. 1788 , q.v.; see also TJ to Ast, 19 June 1788 . Not found.]
20500To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 27 June 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Since my last Covering Messrs. De Neufvilles accounts I have not had the honour of a Letter from your Excellency; Captain Smedley has I expect this day got his Vessell over the Sand Banks that interupt the Navigation of the River Y and will in a few days be able to put to Sea he is tolerably well Man’d and with the assistance of a few more people who I...