28081Charles Holt to Thomas Jefferson, 25 October 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
As I cannot suppose you for a moment indifferent to the welfare of a country with whose prosperity your name and services are so intimately connected; and as you cannot, therefore, have ceased to feel an interest in the proper conduct of those indices of public opinion the Newspapers, your patronage to one of which I have heretofore so long experienced; I feel myself guilty of great neglect in...
28082From John Quincy Adams to Walter Hellen, 24 October 1810 (Adams Papers)
I received the day before yesterday your favour of 11. June. with a duplicate of that of 22 March—Mr. Kettell sent me the original of this from Gothenburg,—I wrote to him at that place early in the month of August, but have not heard from him since—I also answered your letter about the same time, and enclosed to you, an account of the Russian trade, drawnup by a merchant of long experience,...
28083Hobohoilthle to John Roger Nelson Luckett, 24 October 1810 (Madison Papers)
… I am now speaking to the President you have appointed an officer to act in your business I am not vexed but I am speaking plain, I am the President of this nation of people and so I give an Answer to it. I call myself Muscogee A nation of people, I am so, I wish to be friendly I am a native master of this country and I wish to be good neighbours, you are too gready after my land, I am...
28084From John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 23 October 1810 (Adams Papers)
It was a fortunate circumstance for us, that Mr. Jones had so prosperous and so expeditious a voyage and Journey—In sixty days after he went out to Quincy, to take my Mothers and your wifes letters for us, he delivered them into our hands—As they brought us the gratifying intelligence that all our friends were then well, it gave us not only the pleasure which such tidings must always bring...
28085From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 23 October 1810 (Adams Papers)
St Petersburg Octbr. 23d We are now my dear Mother enjoying the delights of a violent Snow storm and I presume this will be the last opportunity of writing by Vessels sailing from hence to America our intercourse for some months will I fear be much interrupted I hope however you will write by opportunities to Hamburg or England as often as possible— Winter has returned and with it all the...
28086To James Madison from William Madison, 23 October 1810 (Madison Papers)
The money left in my hands to pay for the Waggon is exhausted by the purchase of two horses as you requested: it therefore becomes necessary that a further supply should be furnished by the next mail. I sent to Rockingham & engaged a Waggon which will be sent for next Monday. The cost, including some expence, will be $120. I saw young Mr Blaky yesterday at Orange Court. He expressed much...
28087To James Madison from Robert Taylor, 23 October 1810 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
23 October 1810. Believes that the U.S. marshal for Virginia is in poor health and “not likely long to survive.” As the practice of law is “daily growing less profitable and more irksome” Taylor seeks the position, provided JM sees “no impropriety in the appointment.” Has also been asked to recommend John W. Green of Fredericksburg for the same position, and he assures JM that Green would be a...
28088James McKinney to Thomas Jefferson, 23 October 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I Rec d yours of the 9 th Ins t yesterday I still continue at the Slate Mills where M r Strode has an intrest— It is well known to my imployers that I am waiting the Motion of the M r Shoemaker’s
28089To James Madison from Samuel Smith, 22 October 1810 (Madison Papers)
The Note of Mr. P——y is pointedly Specific as to its Object —it required only a plain & Simple Answer—what reply did he recieve? An Jesuitical One, that may be made to mean anything or nothing . His Lordship referrs to a former promise made by his Govt. which (least we Should understand as it was generally understood at the time) he goes on to explain, “He repeats it, and assures you that...
28090Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Smith Barton, 22 October 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night yours of the 16 th . Persoon , being over at mr Randolph’s farm he will return it to me this evening: if not in time to go by this post, the 1 st vol. shall go by the next, & the 2 d by the one after, not to embarras too much a single mail. I would wish you not to consider yourself bound to return it at any particular period of time, and not prematurely for the...