24471To George Washington from James Boyd, 27 November 1789 (Washington Papers)
To the President the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. The Petition of James Boyd of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire, Humbly sheweth — That your Petitioner was possessed from the Year 1767 till the Beginning of our Contest with Great Britain of very large Property in Lands situated on the Eastern...
24472To John Adams from James Boyd, 30 June 1789 (Adams Papers)
Your Excellency will pardon the freedom of my addressing you, when you are acquainted with my sufferings & my present Indigence. which is such as urges me to request your Influence with Congress respecting the resolv’s of this Court (relative to my sufferings) which was sent on to Congress, by Order of Government. bearing date Nov r. 10 th: 1786, Copy of which by the desire of the Hon be. M r....
24473John J. Boyd (for LeRoy, Bayard & Company) to Thomas Jefferson, 14 June 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
To oblige us one of the Banks here has consented to take our draft on M r Gibson for $432.25 the Interest to the 15 Ins t on the payment you have to make us on the 7 May 1820 of $2083.20—The draft will, according to their fixed rule, be passed to our credit upon advice of its payment in Richmond being received— Altho’ attended with delay, this arrangement saves you from a loss of about 1 ½ PC...
24474To James Madison from John P. Boyd, 26 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to address your Excellency upon the subject of the contemplated reduction of the Army. The solicitude I feel for my own fate, arising from a long devotion to the profession of arms, & having no other , induces me to ask so much of your Excellency’s patronage, as is consistent with your estimation of my merits. I would not intrude upon your recollection a lengthend narration of...
24475To Alexander Hamilton from John P. Boyd, 10 March 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to inclose a letter of introduction from General Lincoln, and regret very much my disappointment in not being able to have presented it in person, as it has only come on since my Arrival here, some letters that I had for the Secretary of State made it necessary that I should not delay at N York— I presume the letter is explanatory of my views, in coming here, & recommending...
24476John P. Boyd to Thomas Jefferson, 7 May 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me the honour of soliciting your perusal of the enclosd Documents and Facts, relative to the Military conduct of an Officer, who proudly Acknowledges your former patronage. RC ( MHi ); endorsed by TJ as received 16 May 1816 and so recorded in SJL . RC ( MHi ); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Charles Willson Peale, 17 Aug. 1816 , on verso; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esq...
24477To James Madison from John Parker Boyd, 20 November 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
20 November 1803, Boston. “Permit me to ask your patronage for my brother Joseph C Boyd. He had a mercantile education in this Town, and has been several years resident in the Town of Portland, in the line of his profession, in which time he has obtained the rank of Major in the independant Militia of the District.” Joseph C. Boyd wishes to be named marshal. John Langdon has written on his...
24478To James Madison from Joseph Coffin Boyd, 25 August 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
25 August 1803, Portland . Was informed on his arrival from France of his appointment as commissioner of bankruptcy for the District of Maine. On presenting his commission to the board of commissioners, however, was informed that his commission was “not Valid” and that a Mr. Mussey had been appointed in his stead. His friends advised him to write to Judge Sewall “to know the truth” of the...
24479[To Thomas Jefferson from Boyd, Ker & Co., 29 April 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 29 Apr. 1789 . Recorded in SJL as received 29 Apr. 1789. Not found.]
24480To Thomas Jefferson from Boyd, Ker & Co., 15 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 15 Oct. 1788. Have received from TJ a bill of exchange for £200, “dated Mephin Plantation,” S.C., 20 Aug. 1788, at 60 days by Henry Laurens to order of John Rutledge, endorsed to and by TJ , on Manning & Vaughan of London, which they will negotiate and credit to the account of John Rutledge, Jr. RC ( MHi ); 1 p.