23551[James Madison] to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 8 July 1833 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed letters contain all the information I can give on the subject of a successor to Dr. Dunglison. Neither My personal knowledge nor the enquiries such as I have been able to make can add any thing. I hope the other members of the Board will not be under the same disadvantage. I am extremely sorry that I must again fail in my attendance, but my crippled & debilitated condition makes...
23552From Benjamin Franklin to Isaac Norris, [16] December 1760 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: American Philosophical Society Agreeable to what I wrote in mine of the 13th. I [have] ventur’d to agree by my Broker for the following [ torn ] Stocks, on Account of the Province, to be deliver’d [ torn ] Week from this Day, viz. £1000 of the 4 per Cent. Annuities 1760, at 92 per Cent. £[920: 0: 0] £1500 Do. at 91⅞ 137[8: 2:
23553To George Washington from Brigadier General William Woodford, 1 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
I recd your favor of the 10th Feby only three Days ago. I should have set out immediately for Camp as your Excellency desired, but am under an obligation to attend Caroline Court, which happens the 11th Day of the month, to settle my Administration acct of Colo. Thorntons Estate, this could not be done at the Feby Court, owing to the badness of the weather, & will lay me under the...
23554From James Madison to Samuel W. Dana, 17 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 January 1805, Department of State. “I have the honour to inclose in consequence of your request of the 14th inst. a statement of the several description of claims recorded in this office, under the 8th section of the act of Congress of the 3d of March 1803, relative to lands south of the state of Tennessee. This statement has been made by Mr. Crawford, the person appointed to record the...
23555To Thomas Jefferson from John Heard, 29 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The Collector Mr Daniel Marsh of the Port of Perth Amboy and the Captain of the Revenue Cutter, was Drowned Yesterday in takeing the Cutter to Amboy. it is supposed She has Sunk, as She has not been seen since. Several of my friends has called on me this day advising me to make application immediately to you for that Office, as they supposed there was not the least doubt but that I would have...
23556From George Washington to James Taylor, 22 February 1786 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to James Taylor, 22 Feb. 1786. On 13 Mar. Taylor wrote GW : “I had the Honor of yours of 22d febry.”
23557From George Washington to James Anderson, 18 June 1797 (Washington Papers)
As far as time and circumstances have enabled me to attend to the subject, I have given your Memorial a careful perusal; and what follows is the result of my reflections thereupon. The principles laid down for conducting the different Farms I approve; and the mode of carrying those principles into effect appear to me to be well digested; some modification however, in the execution, may be...
23558To George Washington from Warner Lewis, 11 March 1789 (Washington Papers)
It gave me very great concern that your favor of the 19’th of December last should not have gotten to me till the latter end of February. The illness of poor General Nelson at the time of his receiving it, occasioned it to be mislaid, and for a time forgotten. I did myself the pleasure of writing to you, about ten days ago, to explain the cause of your request not being complied with; since...
23559To Thomas Jefferson from Angelica Schuyler Church, 5 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have heard very melancholy accounts from Philadelphia occasioned by a fever and in consequence am extremely anxious for you and my young friend Polly: I hope that you have both escaped the power of its destructive influence. Accept of my good wishes, for your health, and be so good as to write me a line to say that your family have enjoyed security from this disease. Adieu RC ( MHi );...
23560To James Madison from Benjamin L. Lear, 14 December 1822 (Madison Papers)
At the request of my friend Captain Hull of the navy, I have been Endeavouring to settle, at the Treasury Department, the accounts of his uncle, the unfortunate General Hull, once Governor of Michigan, and have Effected a settlement, of all I believe, excepting the charge made by him for his salary as Governor of Michigan, from 1st of April 1812 to the 1st of March 1814, at $2000 per annum....