26001To Benjamin Franklin from the Earl of Buchan, 18 February 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society You was entitled to a Civick crown on my account a great many years ago when at the University of St. Andrews you gave a turn to the carreer of a disorder which then threatned my Life. You have since that time done so much and Heaven has at last been pleased to bless & to Crown your endeavours with so much success that Civic Crowns of a more importent...
26002Earl of Buchan to Thomas Jefferson, 18 January 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your esteemed Letter to me on the subject of our mutual misfortunes hangs under glass in my Washington room in this house & has been copiously perused by my visitors & by all highly valued as a picture of y r own excellent & well-informed Mind. I transmit this letter to you by the hand of D r Francis of New York together with my commercium Epistolicum Trans atlanticum for the historical Society
26003To Benjamin Franklin from Lord Buchan, 22 April 1774 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Will you permit an Old acquaintance to reccomend to your Attention in the American Literary Line, a Gentleman of this Country who intends to cross the Attlantic next Spring, in Search of a Settlement in the department of a Teacher? His Abilities have been put to the Test for 9 or 10 years as a private and public teacher. He is an Honest Farmers Son and I...
26004To Thomas Jefferson from the Earl of Buchan, 4 February 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the tenth of July last is just what I expected from the figurative as well as official reppresentative of the virtuous Washington . I perused it, and re-perused it with sensibility as containing fully, & emphatically the uniform opinion I have entertained concerning the subjects of it.—retired as I am, & have long deliberately been from the busy world of politics I enter not the...
26005To George Washington from the Earl of Buchan, 27 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour to reccomend to your Excellency’s Countenance a Periodical work about to be circulated in the States by Dr James Anderson, whose view of it will be handed along with this Letter for your perusal. I have long wished for a publication of this kind that should be neither a Booksellers jobb nor a stalking Horse for party and such from my confidence in Dr Anderson I expect his...
26006To George Washington from the Earl of Buchan, 22 October 1792 (Washington Papers)
I had the honour and pleasure of receiving your Excellency’s Letter of the 20th of September having been forwarded to me on the 12th of that month by Mr Rutledge, but I have been so unfortunate as not to have received the letter of the first of May which yr Excellency mentions in your last but still entertain some hope of its coming safely tho so long a time has elapsed. If it were not too...
26007To George Washington from the Earl of Buchan, 28 June 1791 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honour to receive your Excellencys letter relating to the advertisement of Dr Andersons periodical publication in the Gazette of the United States which attention to my reccomendation I feel very sensibly and return you my gratefull acknowledgment. In the 21st No. of that literary miscellany I inserted a monitory paper respecting America which I flatter myself may if attended to on...
26008To George Washington from the Earl of Buchan, 1 July 1796 (Washington Papers)
I had not the pleasure to receive the Letter with which your Excellency favoured me on the 20th of February until a few days ago at this place in Lothian near Edinburgh my Paternal residence where I take much delight to forward the improvement of the Country and am a practical husbandman here as I am in Berwickshire at Dryburgh Abbey. I have taken my own way of endeavoring to forward your...
26009To George Washington from the Earl of Buchan, 15 September 1794 (Washington Papers)
I have had the honour & pleasure to receive your Letter of the 26th of May by the care of the American Minister yesterday & have carefully transmitted the Pacquets to Dr Anderson by Mr Somerville a worthy Gentleman farmer who goes to settle in the United States & sails by the Fame from the Port of Leith. Lady Buchan has received Mrs Washingtons Letter with the sentiments that are wished to be...
26010To George Washington from Buchan, 17 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
My Nephew and godson the eldest son of my dear and truly worthy Brother Thomas Erskine has charged himself with the care of this Letter. In the present agitated state of Europe we have thought that he could not bestow the time generally allotted to foreign travels better than by taking the Tour of your America in which also he has a patrimonial mission from his Father for investment in the...
26011To George Washington from the Earl of Buchan, 30 June 1793 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday I had the honour to receive your Excellency’s letter of the 22d of April and I am impatient to acquaint you that I received yours of the 1st of May 1792 which had been detained by Mr Robertson in expectation as he informed me of sending it with the Portrait which however has never yet arrived. I am charmed with the account your Excellency has been pleased to give me of the growing...
26012To Benjamin Franklin from Pierre-Joseph Buc’hoz, 17 October 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je prend la liberté d’adresser a votre excellence deux catalogues de ma Bibliotheque. Je vous prie d’en faire passer un dans votre Cour; Cette Bibliotheque est composée de Livres tres rares, Surtout en histoire naturelle. Je desirerois Bien de La vendre en gros, j’accorderais meme des Conditions for avantageuses a L’acquereur. Ce seroit Bien dommage de la...
26013To James Madison from Daniel Buck, 4 July 1811 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
4 July 1811, Chelsea. Presumes on JM’s “known goodness” to make “a few quiries, and suggestions.” Asks if there is reason to suppose that any nation endowed with superior resources and imbued with the rights of man can remain in colonial subordination “and suffer her resources to be drawn from her by a remote power.” Is it possible that Spain’s American provinces might return to a dependency...
26014To James Madison from Daniel Buck, 24 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
You are entering upon the arduous task of directing the affairs of a great nation at a time portentious of the most astonishing events, and pregnant with the fate of the World! Europe is destined to the sway of one Man! who, aspiring to universal empire, has marked Great Britain for distruction and the nations standing in his way are as grasshoppers before him! He will sweep her commerce and...
26015To James Madison from Daniel Buck, 14 March 1809 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
14 March 1809, Norwich, Vermont. Buck [a former Federalist representative who had served in the House of Representatives with JM] advises the president to prevent a British incursion into “the Spanish provinces at the south” by sending U.S. troops “and [by] energetic exertions to supplant the British, as well as the French, by the seizure of the Mexicoes.” Suggests that disaffection in “the...
26016To James Madison from Daniel Buck, 4 July 1808 (Madison Papers)
The personal regard I have for you, the interest I take in the success of the measures of our Government, and more than all, the anxious solicitude I feel for the prosperity, and happiness, of my country, has induced me to address you, as the organ of the administration, and to intrude, perhaps, some unwelcome observations. That the demands you have made upon Great Britain, are founded in the...
26017To James Madison from Daniel Buck, 26 February 1808 (Madison Papers)
If Mr. Spooner, printer at Windsor, fulfills his engagement, you will have sent you by next mail, his paper, containing a piece under my signature, and by which I shall be gratified if you do me the honour to peruse it. I should have deemed it a happy circumstance, could the tedious digressions, and unpleasant allusions, with which it is burthened, have been omitted: but Justice, candour, and...
26018To James Madison from Daniel Buck and Others, 11 October 1816 (Madison Papers)
We the undersigned practising Attorneys at Law, have been acquainted with Robert Trimble a number of years—we state that he is amongst the first Lawyers of Kentucky, that his practise has for many years been extensive—that his professional character is fair and unspotted—that he filled the Office of Judge of the Court of Appeals with high reputation to himself and undivided approbation of the...
26019William Frederick Van Amringe and Others to James Madison, 2 April 1834 (Madison Papers)
(committee of the Jefferson Democratic Society of Philadelphia) The undersigned, a Committee on behalf of the Jefferson Democratic Society of the City and County of Philadelphia, have the honor of inviting you to a dinner, to be given, by the Society on the 14th. of April Inst. at Heiskell & Badgers Hotel in Third Street below Arch Street, in Commemoration of the birth day of the Father of the...
26020To James Madison from the Residents of Buckland, Massachusetts, 13 July 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
13 July 1812. “Resolved, that we view with sorrow, a departure from our neutral, or Washingtonian principles. 1st. Because it is destructive to our interests and the peace and happiness of the community. 2d. Because it has a direct tendency to enslave those Nations who are struggling for their liberty on the Continent of Europe. “Resolved, that we do not so much dread a war with Great-Britain,...
26021To James Madison from John H. Buckley and Others, [ca. 1 March 1817] (Madison Papers)
We take the liberty to inform you of our sad misfortunes, confined in Cuba Prison, at the inhuman mercy of the cruel Spaniards. Our first misfortunes are as follow; Our vessels being sold for the purpose of privateering, we were obliged to take passage in the schooner Margaretta, Peter Anchor, commander, bound to Jamaica. To our sorrow, after being on the passage two days, the Captain brought...
26022To George Washington from Joseph Buckminster, 27 November 1789 (Washington Papers)
I should not have presumed to intrude upon a moment of your time, filled as I know it must be with a variety of the most important cares, were it ⟨not⟩ to execute a request made when you were at Portsmouth, To present in the name of Lady Pepperell, Relict of Sr William Pepperell the inclosed discourse. Though the connections of her Ladyship have been such as would lead us to suppose that she...
26023Albemarle Buckmountain Baptist Church to Thomas Jefferson, 19 March 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Albemarle Buckmountain Baptist Church, Sendeth Greeting to our much esteemed friend, M r Thomas Jefferson . We Congratulate you in your Return home, from your labour and painful Servis of eight years. now to take some Sweet hours of retirment and rest.—Injoying at pleasure the Company of your loveing Friends, and neighbours. not that We were werey, or Dissattisfied with your Conduct, but were...
26024Colin Buckner to Thomas Jefferson, 12 January 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Being about to become a member of the family of Mr Christopher Clark , and being a Stranger here, I have thought it a duty I owe to that Gentleman to obtain a letter from an acquaintance who is known to him, you are the only one near this to whom I can apply,— Col o Taylor who gave me a letter to you at the time I received an appointment in the Army, will forward me a letter for Mr. Clark by...
26025Colin Buckner to Thomas Jefferson, 25 May 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Herewith you will find an inventory of Military and Quarter Masters Stores in the Magazine at New London which has been furnished by the Superintendent , I find the Report made by me was the state of the Arms only, a Copy of which I omitted to keep. RC ( DLC ); addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esqr Monticello near Milton”; franked; postmarked Lynchburg , 28 May ; endorsed by TJ as received 3 June...
26026To Thomas Jefferson from William Buckner, Jr., 24 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
If Congress ratifise the Treaty with France respecting the Louisiany Country it will I suppose be necessary to appoint Surveyors to lay the Country off in such a manner as Congress in their wisdom shall think proper my acquaintance with the members of Congress is not sufficient to expect a recommendation I therefore solisit the appointment of Surveyor in this new Country and if you have not...
26027Roll of George Washington’s Company, 28 August 1757 (Washington Papers)
No. Mens Names when Inlisted County Age Size Trade Country Description Jno. Sallard } Serjeants Sepr 1755 Richmond 25. 5′ 10″ Joiner Virginia Fair Complextion, Freckled, Hair inclining to red, genteelly made
26028To George Washington from Colonel Mordecai Buckner, 28 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
You are acquainted with my unhappy situation I was in hopes the Court ordered yesterday would have set & put an end to it one way or the other, but from the Troops Marching from this place I cannot tel when to expect it. This together with my Domestick affairs make me miserable indeed. You were well acquainted with my behaviour in the course of the last War during of which I hope I acquited my...
26029Walker C. Buckner to Thomas Jefferson, 17 July 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
My name is Buckner . I am a wayfaring man at present, and am in great necessity. I keep my accompts regularly inserted, and am reputed to be a man of as much veracity, and have as good credit as any man in the state of Virginia . I would wish to borrow thirty dollars of you, and I would make a point of paying you in the fall. I have an estate of two thousand dollars coming to me in the fall,...
26030To Thomas Jefferson from William Buckner, 22 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
You may think it a little extraordinary that I Approach you as I am about to do I am induced by our early, and former acquaintance which stamp’d in my nature a kind of intimacy that will expire only with my nature itself—I am induced from a second motive to bring to your notice a Friend of whom (perhaps) you may have no knowledge, the person I Speak of is Elijah Sparks Esqr. Attorney at Law...
26031To James Madison from William Buckner, 22 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
From our early and long acquaintance I make bold to address you hoping I shall not much intrude on your time and patience while I introduce to your notice a Gent. a friend of mine, living in Lawrenceburg Darbourn Cty Indiana Territory. The Gent. of whom I speak is Elijah Sparks Esqr. Attorney at Law. The presentation I shall give of this Gent. may be depended on. His attatchment to the...
26032To Benjamin Franklin from César Bucquet, [28 June? 1777] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je suis instruit que Mr. le Prieur de Cardonne vous a fait une visite il y a eu Mercredi huit jours, et qu’il vous a donné un volume de mon traité sur les moutures que vous lui avez promis de me faire l’honneur de venir manger ma soupe Dimanche 29, je sais aussi qu’il vous a ecrit depuis pour vous renouveller la mémoire de cette promesse et les offres de...
26033To Benjamin Franklin from César Bucquet, 22 August 1783 (Franklin Papers)
L(?): American Philosophical Society Après un travail assidu de plus de trente années Je Suis parvenu a perfectionner la Mouture économique et a la faire Connoitre dans les Provinces ou elle étoit ignorée. Ce fait est Constaté tant par des Procès Verbaux qui ont eu lieu dans Ces Provinces que par le Rapport des administrateurs de l’hopital Général de Paris. Par Mes procèdés Cet hopital épargne...
26034To George Washington from Budd & Pryor, 31 October 1796 (Washington Papers)
It is with much reluctance we address ourselves to you on the present occasion, but as we think our interest as well as that of the City of Washington materially concerned, we have thought it necessary to make you acquainted with the subject on which this application is founded, in order to see how far the Comms. of the City have acted with Propriety towards us. We, together with Mr Robt S....
26035To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 11 April 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
By this days mail I have Recd. yours of the 29th. March—as I had before order’d Capt. Bissell to march Yesterday with his Recruits for this Place and Capt McClary is Immediately on Receiving the order which I sent him; I was at a Stand whether to Let them come on, or to order Bissell to Return and McClary to holt at Westminster, I Took the opinion of Govenr. Tichenor, who was Clearly of...
26036To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 25 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 10th. and also of the 14th. Instant, both of which came by yesterdays mail— Lieut. Dwight is at Manchester 20 Miles from this where I had sent him for the purpose of Recruiting. he shall leave this for New York by the next Stage— The General Court Martial of which Capt McClary is appointed President shall be Assembled as soon as...
26037To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 20 June 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I received your order of the 23rd. Ulto. on the 9th. Instant, and gave Orders accordingly. Seven of my Officers have since arrived at this place, with all possible dispatch, however it appears they were too late for the purpose of enlisting good Men, and indeed recruiting here appears to be nearly at an end, as the troops have left the ground. I shall continue in this place, with the Officers...
26038To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 21 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I arrived here on the 15th. Instant, the Officers named as having bin Orderd have not come in and I have not herd any thing from any of them— Elijah Payne Esqr. is said to be Agent for the War Department but lives in the Northern part of the State and is now attending the Assemby at Windsor. should I not receve any furder Orders from the Genl. by this days Mail and the Officers should not come...
26039To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 12 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have been honored with yours of the 30th. of Novr., the Clothing mentioned in yours has this Day arrived at this place compleat for two Companies, Coats and Vest included. The Pay Master is now dividing them to the Captains and to Morrow Capt. Bissel will leave this Place for Westminster with two Lieutenants. Capt. McClary will start at the same time with one Lieut. for Newbury. I fear that...
26040To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 4 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
There has not any of the Officers Orderd to this State to be under my Command Arrived nether have I had any information from either of them—I have seene Mr. Jones and Mr. Leverit the princible Contractors for this State, and with them have made the arrangments for Recruiting I am Sir with great Respect Your Huml Servt ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
26041To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 19 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have bin honored with your Orders of the 20th. Sepr. which I Recd. Two weeks after date, fereing that I should not be at Bennington so soon as you expected I immediately left Connecticut and am now within 14 miles of that place— The mail is now on the way to Philadelphia which is the reason of my writing at this time, another will not goe till next week— I have the honor to be Sir with great...
26042To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 31 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have been honored with yours of the 18th Instant which came by the last Mail. The Mail which was to come in last week has not arrived. I have Ordered the Recruits to be marched to this place leaving one Officer at each Rendezvous untill I receive your further Orders—I have taken the Liberty to Order Lieut Richmond to New York with orders to Report himself to the General he will give every...
26043To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 12 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have been honored with yours of the 3rd Instant which shall be strictly attended to— Lieut Richmond having made application to me for leave of absence to go to New Brunswick stating that he has business of consequence to himself which cannot be done in his absence— I have permitted him to go to New York and receive further indulgence from the Genl. if you should see proper—Some of the...
26044To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 14 April 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
The Soldier which I sent to Capt. Bissell has return’d with a Letter from the Capt., in Consequence of bad wether & bad Roads he did not march untill the 12th Instant and then met my Orders within a few miles of Westminster, and has Return’d back. I have not hear’d whether Capt. McClary has march’d or not; but expect that he has— ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
26045To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 7 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Capt. M c Clary and Lieut Richmond arrived here last Evening and Reported themselves to me—I have Orderd Capt. McClary to Newbury to Superintend the Recruting in that Subdistrict and have appointed Lieut. Richmond as the next senior Officer to Superintend the Recruting for the other Company and as it will be necessary for him to be with me he will commenc Recruting in this town— I have the...
26046To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 6 April 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
It was my Intention that Lieut Richmon should have went to New York before this, but Capt. McClaries Muster and Pay Roll and Recruiting Accts. did not Arrive untill last Evening, the Rods a cross the Mountains are almost impossable the Snow at this time is three feet Deep, I have directed Capts. Bissell and McClary to march with there Recruits and to Leave one Serjt. at each of there...
26047To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 7 April 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
By the last Mail I was honored with yours of the 22nd. of March Enclosing a Copy of your Letter to the Secretary of War, by whom this charge has been exhibited I do not know—Had they first called on me for an explanation I think it would have been treating the matter with more delicacy, and if I had not given such an explanation as would been satisfactory then to have taken other steps—Altho...
26048To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 10 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have been honored with yours of the 26th. Ulto. I have also received the General Order of the 1st. Instant which dissolves the General Court Martial of which Capt. McClary was president, had not this been the case I should have thought myself authorised to have substituted Capt. Bissel as president and ordered the Court to sit again for the trial of two Villians one of which is said to have...
26049To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 26 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have this day bin inform by Esqr Peters that he saw an Order Published in the Philadelphia papers for all Officers on Command or Furlough to Report themselves to Major Genl. Hamilton, if so I am Very Sorry that I had not have seene it that I might have bin one of the first not only to have Reported myself, but to have Congratilateed you on you appointment in the Army which I now most...
26050To Alexander Hamilton from John H. Buell, 1 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Some time since I sent on my Account for pay Subsistenc and forrage to the Accountent, he wrote me that he had handed it over to Colol. Swan Esqr. Pay Master Genl. for his examination and payment. I then wrote the Pay master Genl. and Reced. the enclosed for Answer— I expect by this time that some arrangments have bin made in that department, so as that the Bearer my friend Mr. Wadsworth can...