24701To Alexander Hamilton from Daniel Bradley, 19 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Since I wrote you last I have concluded To remove Captain Grayson, & Mr. Blackburn from Alexandria to New London which is in Colo. Bentley’s District, and within forty miles of Staunton Mr. McGuire is out on a recruiting Tour, after he returns, Should Captain Diven not be successfull at Winchester I shall remove him to some other Quarter as near Staunton as Circumstances will permit. I suppose...
24702To Alexander Hamilton from Daniel Bradley, 3 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Staunton [ Virginia ] October 3, 1799 . “… we are in great want of a supply of recruiting money unless some is immediately forwarded we shall be oblidged to desist from recruiting—as the Officers have no money of their own to advance, they nor their recruits have received a farthing of pay since we left Tennessee 1st. April, and they are labouring under great disadvantage, for the want of it.”...
24703To Alexander Hamilton from Daniel Bradley, 9 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Staunton [ Virginia ] August 9, 1799 . “… Captain Brock … informs me he has no Arms, Clothing, or public Stores of any kind, these men of Capt. Gibsons, & Lieut. Lewisis at this place are in much want of clothing. I have received a suit of clothing per. Man, for two complete Companies but dont know whether I ought to give any part of it to these men who have drew before, or keep it for the...
24704To Alexander Hamilton from Daniel Bradley, 14 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your packet of the 22d of May (with four setts of recruiting instructions) wherein you direct me to take my station at Staunton, I shall repair to that place in the course of three or four days. I have been at a loss where to fix Capts. Diven & Grayson’s Rendezvous as there is not a place mentioned in the Arrangement where there is not a...
24705To Alexander Hamilton from Daniel Bradley, 4 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Some difficulties having arrisen respecting the supplying Captain Divens recruits at Cumberland, I have been oblidg’d to come to this place, on my way to Cumberland to make the necessary arrangments. Captain Divens success in that Quarter has been very bad, should it not prove better in the course of this Month, I shall remove him to Staunton, I would also recommend to remove Captain Brocks...
24706To Alexander Hamilton from Daniel Bradley, 8 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have this day received your two letters of the 22d and 24th. of August, am much disappointed in not obtaining leave of absence from you, particula rly as General Pinckney is so great a distance from me It will be two or three months before I can get word from him, I shall pay particular attention to the contents of your letters, we shall be oblidg’d to give out some clothing to Capt. Gibsons...
24707To Alexander Hamilton from Daniel Bradley, 16 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
You have forwarded a descriptive List of five deserters, Two from Capt. Brock, Two from Captain Diven, and one from Capt Grayson, I have forwarded Muster and Pay rolls to the War Office to include the Month of July, and it is of consequence to the recruiting business; that Money should be immediately be sent for the payment of the recruits, I wish to observe that there is no person appointed...
24708To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel Bradley, 7 September 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I Took up on the 3d. of this Month Neagroe man at this place First said he was free and had A persel of papers with him that was soe bad wrote and formed that I Took him to A Justice and he is in Jail now he Confeses he is the property of yours—he sais he is A Black Smith he is About 6 fees high About 24 years old with A schare on his upper Lip he had Two paper of Discharge and one pass to goe...
24709To Alexander Hamilton from Daniel Bradley, 5 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
When I wrote you last I thought to have been able to forwarded returns from the different Officers; but as Captains Diven, & Grayson are a considerable distance, and lately removing from their former stations I have not received their returns, except the number their Companies consist of, the last accounts from Capt. Diven his Company was twenty Nine Strong & Capt. Grayson’s Sixteen—enclosed...
24710To Alexander Hamilton from Daniel Bradley, 11 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
This acknowledges the receipt of yours of the 1st. Instant wherein you inform me you have communicated with to General on the subject of my request for a furlough. I am in hopes I shall soon obtain it— Inclosed you have a return of the recruiting parties under my superintendence for the Month of August oweing to the distance or delay of some of the returns I could not send it sooner— I am with...
24711To Alexander Hamilton from Daniel Bradley, 4 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Lieut Lewis has Just Shewn me you r letter ordering him to Willmington in Delaware he will of necessity be detained a few days to settle his affairs at this place, and I dont see how I can form a Court without him & I wish to be inform’d whether his recruits are to go with him to Wilmington with him , or not. In hast I am yours with respect— ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
24712To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel Bradley, 6 October 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
In answer to yours this day received I have to inform you that I apprehended your Negroe On the 3d of September last at this place then in possession of the within papers endeavouring to pass as a freeman which Convinced me that he was runaway. I then had him Committed to Jail and assoon as he Confessed the truth (which was On the 7th same Month) I wrote to you informing you of the whole...
24713To James Madison from Bradley & Mulford, 20 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Bradley & Mulford. 20 January 1806, New Haven. “We take the liberty of transmitting you Documents relative to Capture, likewise Sentence of Condemnation of part the Brig William’s Cargo taken on her passage from St. Croix to New York by the French Privateer Resouied, Peter Journan Commander, Commissiond, by General Ferrand from St. Domingo. “The particulars we shall here omit, they...
24714To Thomas Jefferson from Philip B. Bradley, 19 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Want of health induces me to ask leave to resign the office of Marshall for the district of Connecticutt The state of my health is such at present as prevents me from paying the necessary attention to the duties of the office, I therefore beg you to accept my resignation and that another person may be appointed in my stead Wishing that your administration may be prosperous to the people over...
24715To Thomas Jefferson from Philip B. Bradley, 1 October 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The Directors of the Company incorporated by the State of Ohio by the name of “The Proprietors of the half Million Acres of Land lying South of Lake Erie, called Sufferers’ land ” by their vote have requested me to make application of the President, reqesting that a Commissioner be appointed to hold a Treaty with the Indians for the purpose of enabling the Directors to extinguish the Indian...
24716To George Washington from Colonel Philip Burr Bradley, 10 July 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Colonel Philip Burr Bradley, 10 July 1776. On 11 July Richard Cary wrote to Bradley: “I am commanded by his Excellency to return you for answer to your favr of yesterday, that upon the representation you have made of the peculiar Situation and circumstances of some Families on Bergen Neck, he has not the least objection to allowing each of them the use of two or three...
24717To George Washington from Colonel Philip Burr Bradley, 24 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have forwarded the Pay Abstracts for the Regt which I commanded last Campaign, the peculiar difficulties attending the making out of the Abstracts arising from our broken situation will I hope apologize for any small inaccurasies which may be discovered I have endeavoured to do them with as much precission as possible. Being appointed by Genl Parsons to superintend the Small Pox in the...
24718To George Washington from Colonel Philip Burr Bradley, 22 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday about 12 ’OClock, a Barge from the ministerial Fleet under a constant fire of a Tender, which lies contigious to the shore, attempted to land on Bergen point, upon which a warm musquetry commenced between them and a party of our men; but the very warm reception which we gave them obliged them to retire in the greatest Confusion and disorder. What loss the enemy may have Sustained on...
24719To George Washington from Colonel Philip Burr Bradley, 20 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
I have made strict enquiry (pursuant to your orders) into the Conduct of Capt: Ephraim Burr and upon Examination find that by order of General Putnam and Col: Molyne he was authorised and Empowered to secure the property and Effects of all the Tory Refugees which he could come at and am of opinion that he no more than fulfilled his Orders—I beleive that some of his men without his knowledge or...
24720To George Washington from Philip Burr Bradley, 16 May 1789 (Washington Papers)
The day is not far distant when a ⟨ mutilated ⟩ Connecticutt will be appointed by your Excellency; I hope therefore that my present application will at least escape the censure of being premature. Having conversed with the Senators and Representatives of this State on the Subject of procuring that office; and being assured of their support, I venture to request that your Excellency would be...
24721To James Madison from Phineas Bradley, 8 August 1816 (Madison Papers)
The President and Directors of the Potomak Steam Boat Company declared a dividend of ten dollars on each share of stock in said company—up to June 30th: 1816. I have the honour to here inclose fifty dollars—being the amount of your dividend on five shares of said stock, in a bill of the State Bank of North-Carolina, I should have made the remittance earlier if I could have obtained other than...
24722To James Madison from Phineas Bradley, 16 July 1818 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to enclose a bank note of fifty dollars for Dividend of S. Boat Stock N. 4 declared in Jany. last and for Dividend N. 5 declared this month (5 ds a share at each time) for which I hope to receive your acknowledgement. I have the honour to be most respectfully your obed servt RC ( DLC ). Docketed by JM. Phineas Bradley (1769–1845), born in Litchfield, Connecticut, was a...
24723To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen R. Bradley, 20 May 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I have Just learnt that James Elliot has resigned as a Commissioner of Bankruptcy and to my surprise that he has recommended his Brother to succeed him—The recommendation of his Brother is an injudicious one, his brother I understand is a young man reading law as a Clerk in an office and has removed to live in the State but a Very Short time I am convinced his appointment would be viewed...
24724To James Madison from Stephen R. Bradley, 18 February 1797 (Madison Papers)
Previous to Colo. Monroe’s departure for Europe he transmitted to me papers and documents accompanying a Claim to five thousand acres of Land in the Township of Middlesex in this State in right of his wife, this Township was held under a Patent from The late province of New York and was one (among many) of those patents which were extinguished in the late treaty or Settlement between New York...
24725To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen R. Bradley, 13 September 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th. of August, yesterday, and can assure you it was the first intimation, that you expected from me a recommendation of proper persons, as Commissioners of bankruptcy in this State—had it before come to my knowledge, I certainly should have embraced the earliest oppertunity of giving you all the assistance in my power. You...
24726To James Madison from Stephen Row Bradley, 25 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
25 January 1805, Washington. “Permit me through your department to recommend to the President of the United States Stanley Griswold of New Hampshire as a fit and proper character for the office of Secretary of the territory of Michigan —he is a gentleman of education, talents, and integrity, master of several languages and tho, he speaks not the french with ease is able to do business in that...
24727To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Row Bradley, 26 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me Sir to recommend to your notice as a person well qualified to discharge the duties of a judge of the territory of Michigan Reuben Atwater of Vermont; he is a man of amiable manners, Strict integrity, of an unblemished moral and political character, was educated to the law, has followed that profession for fifteen years with reputation and esteem, and is considered as an able judge of...
24728To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Row Bradley, 16 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Immediately upon being acquainted That Mr Atwater would be nominated Secretary of the Territory of Michigan &c I wrote him on the Subject to know whether he would accept thereof—And have the Honor to inform you that I received Mr Atwater’s Answer Yesterday, that he has concluded to accept if appointed, and will be ready to go on, as soon as he Shall receive official notice of his...
24729To Thomas Jefferson from William Bradley, 4 February 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
This represents an unfortunate Mechanic confined in Washington Goal—the Tale is plain & simple—& Testimony of the Truth may be fully substantionated at the Moment He is now under durance relative to a Building He has erected in the Vicinity of the West-Market—the Subject in some degree may be familiar to Your Ear—He has only to say the Confinement adjudged to Him He suffers with Patience, He...
24730To George Washington from Lyonel Bradstreet, 26 April 1785 (Washington Papers)
It is with Pleasure that I now forward your Excellency a Case which was delivered to my Care in London, & for which I paid 16/ Sterlg for Custom House Charges &C. it being foreign, I hope it will be delivered to you in Safety. I am with the utmost Respect Your Excellencys Mo: Obt Servt ALS , DLC:GW .
24731To Benjamin Franklin from —— de Bragelonne, 21 April 1777: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Bordeaux, April 21, 1777, in French: M. Delap has promised to forward you my letter and the attached memorandum. I am a man of standing, an old soldier allied with the most respectable houses in the kingdom and descended from generals. An impoverishing lawsuit has compelled me to put to use my observations made during many campaigns. The memorandum will...
24732John Brahan to Thomas Jefferson, 18 October 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
It is with painful Sensations that I Announce to You the death of His Excellency Meriwether Lewis Governor of Upper Louisiana which took place on the morning of the 11 th Instant ; The following Circumstances attending this unhappy affair I have obtained from Major James Neelly Agent to the Chickasaw nation—he informs me that he left the Chickasaw Bluffs in Company with the Governor the last...
24733To George Washington from Ferdinand-Joseph-Sebastian de Brahm, 20 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
Agreable to your Excellencys Orders hearing no more of the expected Evacuation of Charlestown, I set off on the 13th of April for this Camp where I arrived on the 5th of June; But as the Auditor general for the Southern Army (Mr Dart) cannot settle my Accounts of travelling Expences without my producing your Excellencies Orders in Writing, I would beg the Favour of sending them to me. The...
24734To Benjamin Franklin from François de Brahm, 20 April 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mon fils qui est oficier de S. el. E. de Treves, mais qui est pressentement au service de la Republique d’amerique, en qualité de capitaine d’artilerie à demandé à l’electeur son Maitre la permission, (qui’il n’avoit que pour deux ans,) d’oser rester jusqu’a que la geure soit finie, et il vient aussy de la recevoir. Elle est cy jointe, avec une lettre de...
24735To John Adams from J.G.W. de Brahm, 26 November 1798 (Adams Papers)
I feel a deep concern to revere yea Love Eminent Men, who under the discipline of divine Goodness can be most Virtuously instrumental, what they cannot be in their own exertion for the good of Men, whom God does all the Good they permit him, not a drop of their blood he aproves to be spilt, preserves them in most tender Love. finding that the Seed of the fever like embers under ashes are...
24736To Thomas Jefferson from De Brahm, 9 March 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. John Rutledge Junr. of Charleston, whom I had the great Pleasure of seeing here a little While, about seven Months ago, directed me to send my Letters &c. for him to your Excellency, who would be pleased to forward them further; I therefor take the Liberty of addressing you this with the Request to forward it to him. It contains besides my Letter, ten Plans of Battles of the sevenyears...
24737To George Washington from John Gerar William de Brahm, c.1 March 1795 (Washington Papers)
c.1 March 1795 . “For want of opportunity to approach” GW, Brahm is “confined to this public conveyance [newspaper publication] to trust a public concern of great moment in the eyes of thousands.” “Euphratia, impiously called America, after an arrogant European, is inhabited ever since one century after the Deluge by a people originally called Dehutes, descending from one of the ten sons of...
24738To George Washington from John William Gerar de Brahm, 21 September 1790 (Washington Papers)
The Kingdoms of this World are become the Kingdoms of our Lord and his Christ, and He shall reign for ever and ever Rev: XI, 15. Respected Friend! On the nearness of the Great and awful day at the change of Time for Eternity impressed I ushered whilst in Britain into this great Avenue Charlot of Mecklenburg Streliz, when She in the month called November 1788 was in great affliction an account...
24739To George Washington from John Gerard William De Brahm, 26 November 1798 (Washington Papers)
I feel a deep concern to revere, yea Love Eminent Men, who under the discipline of divine Goodness can be most Virtuously instrumental, what they cannot be in their own exertion for the good of Men, whom God does all the good they hinder him not, a drop of their blood is too precious in his Sight as to aprove of its Spilling, he preserves Men in most tender Love. finding, that the Seed of the...
24740To Thomas Jefferson from Brailsford & Morris, 10 March 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 17th. July last has been sometime past received, and should have been replyed to before, had anything material occurred to have communicated. Our Speculations in Rice to the address of Messrs. Berards of L’Orient proved unprofitable, owing we conceive to some mismanagement on the part of the Agent of those Gentlemen at Havre de Grace, where the Rice was sent, as they did not...
24741To Thomas Jefferson from Brailsford & Morris, 17 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Charlestown, S.C., 17 Mch. 1788 . Enclose a bill for 726 livres tournois, drawn by the French consul, Petry, on Petry at Paris, subject to the order of the Agricultural Society; it is intended for purchase of “Olive, and other Fruit trees”; have written Bérard asking him to remit £300 to TJ for the use of John Rutledge, Jr. RC ( DLC ); 2 p.; at foot of text in TJ’s hand: “bill accepted May 30....
24742To Thomas Jefferson from Brailsford & Morris, 31 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Our friend Mr. E. Rutledge, having been so obliging as to indulge us with the perusal of your Letter addressed to him on the subject of our Produce, and at the same time enclosing the Proposals of Messrs. Berard & Co. declaring the terms on which they are enclined to encourage a preference of our Consignments: we cannot but feel ourselves sensibly indebted to your Excellency for your...
24743To Thomas Jefferson from Brailsford & Morris, 10 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Charleston, 10 Jan. 1788 . Hope TJ has received their letter of 31 Oct. 1787 and its enclosures from John and Edward Rutledge and Ralph Izard; in accordance with that letter, have shipped “1000 Tierces” of rice to L’Orient on the Henrietta , Capt. Wickes, addressed to Bérard & Cie., of which 250 bbls. were shipped for a friend in Philadelphia and not under their direction. As Bérard & Cie. are...
24744To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Brailsford, 25 September 1787 (Hamilton Papers)
Charleston, South Carolina, September 25, 1787. “Mr Mullett lately transmited me Copy of your Letter to him of the 22d July, together with his answer, which I approve, tho’ he was mistaken in saying that the terms on which Wooldridge has been liberated, were all that I required; as there was another matter of great importance that I wished to accomplish previous to that event, & on which I...
24745To Benjamin Franklin from William Brailsford, 8 June 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Agreeable to promise, I take the liberty of informing your Excellency, that the Crew of the South Carolina being happily compleated, and every difficulty removed, that we shall in the Course of a few Days be ready to put to Sea— Should you have any Commands, I should esteem myself particularly favord, to be honor’d with them, when your Excellency may rely...
24746To George Washington from Elijah Brainerd, 23 January 1799 (Washington Papers)
With great pleasure & deference do I contemplate your high character—Every true American must esteem & respect you as being raised upon the Kingdom of Providence, the political Father of our country—to fill the very first offices of public trust, with great respectability & the most distinguished usefulness to the ten thousands of our nation—and to fill a page in history, unequalled in lustre...
24747To Thomas Jefferson from Elijah Brainerd, 11 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Pray be so good, as to permit an unfortunate citizen to address you, with modesty & deference—From your election to the first office, in our nation, my hopes of redress, in my claim on my country, revive—not as to a pension, or any direct assistance, but because, foreign influence, British partiality, and the charm of nobility gilded by property, will now as I hope, cease to disturb the peace...
24748To John Adams from Elijah Brainerd, 18 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
My resolution beginning to fail under so long a series of distress and extreme indigence, as have fallen to my share for six years past, in consequence of being wounded in the defence of my Country AD 1776, does now prompt me to make this last, desperate effort—Before Congress I humbly pray the enclosed may fall – From your goodness and humanity hope to be pardoned in presuming to address you...
24749John Adams’ Credentials to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 10 August 1779 (Adams Papers)
The Inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, being Legally Assembled on the Ninth day of August instant, pursuant to Legall Warrants, made choice of the Honble. John Adams Esqr. to Represent them in a State Convention, appointed to be convened and held at Cambridge on the first day of September next, for the purpose of Framing a New Constitution. MS ( M-Ar : vol. 160, p. 190); docketed:...
24750To James Madison from Thomas W. Gilmer and Horace W. Bramham, 1 November 1824 (Madison Papers)
By a resolution of the standing Committee for the county of Albemarle, we have been deputed, in the name of the people of our county, to solicit your attendance on Friday next at a public dinner to be given to General La Fayette at the University of Virginia. On behalf of our fellow-citizens, we assure you that it will afford us pleasure to unite with you in doing honor to this distinguished...