27411From Benjamin Franklin to John Ellis, 12 January 1774 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Linnean Society, London In this same Year (1652) one Mr. Edwards, a Turky Merchant, brought home with him a Greek Servant, who understood the roasting and making of Coffee, till then unknown in England. This Servant was the first who sold Coffee, and kept a House for that purpose in London. The first Mention of Coffee in our Statute Books is Anno 1660 (12 mo Regni Car. II Cap. 24). In...
27412From George Washington to Colonel Joseph Ellis, 24 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
I have sent over ⟨Captn Lieut. Symonds⟩ to take the charge of some peices of heavy Artillery; with which I have directed him, to give the Enemy’s shipping near the City all the annoyance in his power, while the rivers continues in its present situation. He will stand in need of a body of infantry to cover the Artillery in this opperation and to Aid in throwing up some little work that may be...
27413From George Washington to Colonel Joseph Ellis, 18 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
I am glad to hear, by yours of the 15th instant, that you have been appointed to the Command of the Brigade late Newcombs. From the Character given of you by Genl Green, I have every reason to expect that nothing will be wanting on your part to excite a proper spirit among the people, and to give the most effectual opposition to any parties of the Enemy who may attempt to ravage your Coast. If...
27414From Thomas Jefferson to Powhatan Ellis, 10 January 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
I pray you to be assured I should not have been so late in answering your favor of Dec. 22. had it depended on myself alone. but letters on the subject of yours are so numerous that to answer them severally would be to me impossible, and it was not till yesterday that I was able to get from our printer a printed form. I now enclose one of these which will answer all the enquiries of your...
27415James Madison to [Thomas H. Ellis], 20 September 1832 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your letter of the 16th. As you have made the same commnication to the other members of the Ex-Committee who will be able to appreciate all the circumstances of the case stated in it, better than I can be, I must refer you to their decision on it, which I doubt not will be a just and proper one. With friendly respects RC (InU : Lilly Collection); draft (DLC) .
27416From John Adams to Oliver Ellsworth, 22 September 1799 (Adams Papers)
I recd last night your favour of the 18th. Judge Cushing called here yesterday in his Way to Vermont. This however may not perhaps make any alteration in your Views. The Convulsions in France, the Change of the Directory and the Prognosticks of greater Changes will certainly induce me to postpone, for a longer or shorter time, the Mission to Paris.—I wish you to pursue your Office of Chief...
27417From Thomas Jefferson to Oliver Ellsworth and William Vans Murray, with Levi Lincoln, [18] March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Madison the Secretary of State being not yet arrived at the seat of Government I have been authorized by the President to discharge the duties of that office per interim; and among the objects which have claimed the earliest attention is the Convention signed by yourselves and General Davie with the government of France. This instrument was laid before the Senate on the 16th. of December...
27418From George Washington to William Ellzey, 3 October 1769 (Washington Papers)
The repeated and pressing demands of Mrs Savage for Money obliges Mr Fairfax and myself (as Trustees) to put Doctr Savage’s Bond in Suit against Mr Thomson Mason his Security for the Sum due thereupon to her. The Inclos’d Memm which was given to me by Mr Bryan Fairfax who has the Bond in possession, and much better acquainted with the Condition’s of it than I am (for I never saw it) will...
27419From Alexander Hamilton to Eli Elmer, 29 July 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, July 29, 1790 . “Your letter of the 19th ultimo was duly received and I am apprehensive that an answer to it which was written on the 3d of July has been mislaid. I do not perfectly comprehend from whence arises the expectation that no owner will appear for the goods taken into your keeping from the vessel cast on shore in distress.… The expenses of storage must in this...
27420From Alexander Hamilton to Eli Elmer, 3 July 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, July 3, 1790. On July 29, 1790, Hamilton wrote to Elmer : “Your letter of the 19th ultimo was duly received and I am apprehensive that an answer to it which was written on the 3d of July has been mislaid.” Letter of July 3 not found. ]