22081From James Madison to Henry Colman, 25 August 1826 (Madison Papers)
I have read with pleasure the copy of your Oration on the 4th. of July, obligingly sent me, and for which I beg you to accept my thanks. With the merits which I have found in the Oration, may I be permitted to notice a passage, which tho’ according with a language often held on the subject, I can not but regard as at variance with reality. In doing justice to the virtue and valour of the...
22082James Madison to Henry Colman, 26 September 1830 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of July 24. was duly recd. accompanied by the little Treatise of Dr. Holyoke, and your biographical Sermon. They are separately entitled to my thanks and jointly the more so. Such a treatise at the age of the Author is remarkable and altho’ it may contain little new, on a subject little admitting it: it contains truths well deserving repetition, and made particularly impressive by...
22083From Thomas Jefferson to Madame de Colmare, 23 August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Je suis très faché, Madame, de ne pouvoir pas repondre à la lettre que vous me faites l’honneur de m’ecrire en vous faisant toucher la somme qui vous pourroit etre due pour le billet de papier-monnaie des etats unis que vous m’avez envoyé et que je vous renvoye ci-dedans. Mais premierement la valeur dependra de l’epoque à laquelle votre mari l’a recu. Le billet au moment de sa date (Sep. 1778)...
22084From Thomas Jefferson to Madame de Colmare, 29 August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai l’honneur, Madame, de vous renvoyer encore le billet de papier-monnoye. L’arrangement de ces billets est tout-a-fait etranger aux objets qui me sont confiés içi. C’est du ressort d’une commission particuliere etablie en Amerique, et dans les affaires de laquelle je ne peux pas me meler. Je pense toujours que le meilleur parti à prendre seroit de le confier au Consul François à...
22085From Benjamin Franklin to Pierre Colomb, 27 August 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society J’ai reçu, Monsieur, les deux Lettres que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 19 du mois dernier et le 19 du courant pour m’engager à vous procurer votre échange, ainsi que les moyens de retourner en Amerique rejoindre vos drapeaux. Je suis bien faché, Monsieur, de me trouver dans l’impossibilité absolue de vous accorder ce que vous me demandez. Les...
22086George Washington to Colonels of Artillery, 4 March 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] March 4, 1779 . Asks colonels to transmit to “Head Quarters a representation of your own claim of rank in the corps of Artillery and of the rank of the Regiment under your command.” LS , in writing of H, New-York Historical Society, New York City.
22087Orders to the Colonels of the Bucks County Militia, 19 December 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Honble the Council of Safety of the State of Pensylvania having by a Resolve passed the 17th day of this Inst. December, authorized me to call forth the Militia of the County of Bucks to the assistance of the Continental Army under my Command, I hereby require You immediately to issue Orders to the Captains of Your Regiment, to summon the Officers & privates of their Companies to Meet on...
22088Circular to Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski and the Colonels of the Continental Light Dragoon Regiments, 25 October … (Washington Papers)
I am sorry to find that the liberty I granted to the light dragoons of impressing horses near the enemy’s lines has been most horribly abused and perverted into a mere plundering scheme. I intended nothing more than that the horses belonging to the disaffected, in the neighbourhood of the British army, should be taken for the use of the dismounted dragoons, and expected, that they would be...
22089Circular to Colonels of the Continental Light Horse, 26 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
You will forthwith proceed to Durham, between Newhaven & hartford in the State of Connecticut, with your Regiment of Cavalry, where you are to fix your quarters for the winter. In quartering the Regiment at Durham you will preserve as much compactness as the nature of the place will admit, that by having them all under your own eye, you may be able to keep up good discipline, and prevent...
22090Commissions to the Colonels of the Sixteen Additional Continental Regiments, 11 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Whereas the honorable Continental Congress by a resolve of the 27th Ulto have appointed Sixteen Battalions more to be raised in addition to eighty eight voted in september last and have authorized me to nominate & Commission the Officers for the same—Know You that I reposing the utmost confidence in your Abilities and Attachments to The United States of America, by virtue of the Power...
22091Circular Recruiting Instructions to the Colonels of the Sixteen Additional Continental Regiments, 12–27 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
You are hereby Authorised to enlist in any of the United States of America, all such able bodied-freemen as are willing—and able to enlist into the service and pay of the United States in the Character of a Soldier, being within the discriptions & upon the Conditions hereafter Annext. 1stly You are to enlist none but freemen above the age of Seventeen & under that of Fifty of Sufficient...
22092Circular to the Colonels of Various Continental Regiments, 12 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
You are hereby required immediately to send me an exact return of the state of your Regiment, and to march all the Recruits you have to Philadelphia, where they will be innoculated, and receive further orders from the Commanding Officer in that City—No plea’s for delay, drawn from the dispersion of the Officers and Men, can be admitted. Every Commanding Officer should know where his inferior...
22093From Thomas Jefferson to Colonia, 22 November 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Il est arrivé à la Douane de Paris pour Monsieur Jefferson ministre plenipotentiaire de l’Amerique un harnois à trois chevaux qu’il a fait venir d’Angleterre pour son usage particulier. Pour le retirer de la Douane il faut un ordre de Monsieur le Controleur General. Si Monsieur de Colonia voudroit bien l’obtenir et le lui faire passer Monsieur Jefferson lui en auroit beaucoup d’obligation. Il...
22094From Thomas Jefferson to Colonia, 20 December 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Monsieur Jefferson a eu l’honneur de recevoir de Monsieur le comte de Vergennes un passeport pour des armes qu’il doit expedier pour l’etat de Virginie. Son agent l’ayant presenté au Receveur et Directeur à Bourdeaux d’ou cet envoi devoit etre fait, ils lui ont dit qu’on ne pouvoit pas en admettre l’expedition sans que le passeport soit signé de Monsieur le Controleur general. Monsieur...
22095From Thomas Jefferson to Colonia, 7 January 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Monsieur Jefferson avoit l’honneur, il y a quelques jours de faire passer à Monsieur de Colonia un passeport pour l’expedition des armes à l’etat de Virginie, signé par sa majesté le roi, mais manquant la signature de son excellence Monsieur le Comtrolleur general: et il prenoit la liberté de supplier Monsieur de Colonia de lui procurer la signature de ce Ministre. Peut il oser de le prier,...
22096From George Washington to Rawleigh Colston, 16 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 1st of last month got safe to my hands, but long, very long after its date. It would give me great concern if any act of mine should produce difficulty, or loss, to any of the purchasers of Colo. George Mercers land, sold under the Power of Attorney given to me, and others, for that purpose. But as this business has been taken out of my hands by a Decree of the High Court of...
22097From George Washington to Rawleigh Colston, 21 October 1798 (Washington Papers)
It is not more than three or four days since your letter enclosing one from Mr Thomas Marshall, has been received. That Gentleman is, as I myself also am in doubt whether more than one draug[h]t has not been made upon me by Colo. Marshall, for the taxes which he has been so kind as to pay for my land in Kentucky. But as the voluminous papers which I brought from Philadelphia are not yet...
22098From George Washington to Rawleigh Colston, 4 December 1786 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 10th of Novembr, (which did not reach me ’till within these three days) as well as the former by Mr Ireland, came safe to hand. Mr Wright, whom I saw at Alexandria, will have informed you, that as the business respecting the affairs of the deceased Colo. George Mercer was transferred by a decree of the high Court of Chancery, from me to Colo. John Mercer; & the Bonds & other...
22099From Alexander Hamilton to Peter Colt, 10 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received two letters from you of the 28th. of Feby & the 27 of March—which the urgency of official avocations has prevented my acknowleging sooner. I received five hundred Dollars from Mr. Duer, by an order upon his Agent in the City (whose name I at this moment forget) which with the money received of Mr. Walker is the whole that ever came to my hands on account of the Society, and...
22100From George Washington to Peter Colt, 7 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
The present situation of the army is the most melancholy that can be conceived. Our supplies in provisions of the flesh kind for some time past have been very deficient and irregular—a prospect now opens of absolute want, such as will make it impossible to keep the army much longer from dissolving, unless the most vigorous and effectual measures be persued to prevent it. Jersey Pensylvania and...
22101From Alexander Hamilton to Peter Colt, [23 July 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
The bearer of this is Mr. Taylor, about whom I wrote to you sometime since, is about to go to Patterson to ascertain whether there is any prospect of his being useful to the Society in the Printing Branch. He will explain to you his opportunities and his pretentions—on which I can say no more than I said in a former letter either to Mr. Low or yourself. You will of course inform him what issue...
22102From John Adams to Columbian Centinel, 22 October 1804 (Adams Papers)
“J. Adams presents his compliments to the Committee of arrangements—Friendship for Mr. King and respect for the Company would have been more than sufficient to have induced him to have accepted with pleasure the obliging invitation to the dinner in honor of a gentleman whose wisdom, independence and integrity have done so much honor and real service to his Country ; but the present ill state...
22103From Thomas Jefferson to Columbia, South Carolina, Citizens, 23 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The reliance is most flattering to me [whic]h you are pleased to express in the character of my public conduct; as is the expectation with which you look forward to the inviolable preservation of our national constitution, deservedly the boast of our country. that peace, safety, & concord may be the portion of our native land, & be long enjoyed by our fellow citizens, is the most ardent wish of...
22104Thomas Jefferson to John B. Colvin, 4 April 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr. Colvin and having recieved but two of his Monitors since left Washington on the 11 th of Mar. he ascribes it to his having failed to give mr Colvin his address which is at Monticello near Milton . the post for Milton leaves Washington on
22105Thomas Jefferson to John B. Colvin, 20 September 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 14 th has been duly recieved, & I have to thank you for the many obliging things respecting myself which are said in it. if I have left in the breasts of my fellow citizens a sentiment of satisfaction with my conduct in the transaction of their business it will soften the pillow of my repose thro’ the residue of life. The question you propose, Whether circumstances do not...
22106Thomas Jefferson to John B. Colvin, 8 August 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Colvin & his thanks for the papers he was so kind as to send him containing the answer to the protest of the Minority. he had already read two numbers of it with great satisfaction, and not without surmise of the hand from which it came. it’s union of fact and logic will let our enemies see that we have pens as well as swords to respond to their...
22107Thomas Jefferson to John B. Colvin, 2 January 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Dec. 21. is just recieved. with respect to the orthography of the Indian names of individuals & tribes, it seems as yet to be unfixed, their names having as yet but rarely occurred. it is the same as yet in many instances which are familiar. the mode of spelling the name of the Patowmack, Potomack, Potomac, Potomak , is not yet settled. the last perhaps is gaining an ascendancy....
22108Thomas Jefferson to John B. Colvin, 11 March 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns his thanks to mr Colvin for the pamphlet he has been so kind as to send him, & particularly for those par so much of it as respects himself personally. it had arrived a week before his letter of Feb. 28. but there had not been a moment’s doubt of the pen from which it came; that it was the same which had been known to have been so often & so ably exercised in support of...
22109Thomas Jefferson to John B. Colvin, 8 April 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you for the historical work you have been so kind as to send me. but to give the precise opinion on it which you ask, is not very easy. History is one of those branches of science which different persons will pursue to greater or less extent in proportion to their views and opportunities. those of higher aims will resort to the original authors that nothing known to others may be...
22110From Thomas Jefferson to Jean Jacques Combes-Dounous, 29 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Mar. 14. 07. was duly recieved with the copy you were so kind as to send me of your excellent translation of Maximus of Tyre, for which I pray you to accept my thanks. peculiarly attached to the writings of the antients, and particularly their philosophical works, yet having little time to yield to that indulgence, I am under peculiar obligations to those who devote their time...