30791To Benjamin Franklin from Anne Johnson Clarke, 5 May 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I take the liberty to acquaint you we arriv’d here the 9 of Deceber. last and tho it was a long passage it was not a bad one. I was very kindly receiv’d by Capt. Clarke’s Mother and relations; Capt. Clarke not finding A [sea?] Man here, was oblig’d to go to Antigue in search of him in eight days after our arrival, upon which his Mother gave me a very...
30792James Ogilvie to Thomas Jefferson, November [1814] (Jefferson Papers)
The young gentleman, M r Colin Clark , who will present this letter was formerly a pupil of mine; his academical proficiency & good conduct, gave him a solid claim to my confidence & affection: of the sincerity of these sentiments I afford him an unequivocal evidence, by making him known to you.— I can scarcely indulge the hope of seeing you again, but assuredly, wherever hereafter, my...
30793William Fleming to Thomas Jefferson, 12 November 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to recommend to your notice and good offices, the bearer of this letter, my young friend, m r Colin Clarke , son of col o James Clarke of Powhatan county , with whom you are acquainted:—He is at present a practitioner of the law; but wishes to serve his country, in at this crisis, in a military capacity, and solicits, from you, a letter in his favour to the secretary of war.—I have...
30794To James Madison from Edward Clark, ca. 9 April 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
Ca. 9 April 1812. States that there are ports in the U.S. “without adequate means of defence against attack by ships” and that “in some of these ports, land forts are not sufficient safe guards, because the channels are too far distant from the shores to admit the hope of arresting the enemy’s fleet when sailing under the auspices of fair winds and favorable tides.” Military men and statesmen...
30795To Thomas Jefferson from Elijah Clarke, 10 October 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I have taken the liberty of writing you on a subject highly interesting to the Citizens of our state, and perhaps not more so, than to those of Tennesee & Kentucky—An attempt will probably be made at our next legislature, to improve the navigation of the Savanah river, between the towns of Augusta & Petersburg—The intelligent & enterpriseing part of our Citizens, are turning their attention to...
30796To Alexander Hamilton from George Clarke, 15 August 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
Catskill [ New York ] August 15. 1797 . “… I waited on Mr. Scott Attorney at Law at Cattskill, to know if he had obtained your Answer & Opinion respecting my Title to the Land at Cattskill Point.… I have made every enquiry in my Power in order to discover the deed of Trust from John Lindesay … (which Deed is not recorded but only noted as a memorandum on the Margin of the Patent to Lindesay)...
30797James Clarke to Thomas Jefferson, 6 July 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Fearing that you have many intrusive correspondants, and that I may be rank’d among the number, it is with great deference I make this little communication; which I hope you will excuse. When I had the pleasure of being in your company (about 8. or 9 years ago, at Monteceloe ) conversing on the subject of the Odomater, you asked me, if I thought it practicable to construct a machine that could...
30798James Clarke to Thomas Jefferson, 15 August 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed, I send you a small sample of the cotton, and the coffee, which grows Spontaneously on that part of the coast of Africa now colonising with the free people of Colour from America. It was sent to Richmond by one of the first adventurers from Virginia He writes, the country is remarkably healthy and the soil extremely fertile—It gives me a pleasing hope, that we shall, in time, get rid...
30799To Thomas Jefferson from James Clarke, 27 May 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just received your letter of the 22d Instant respecting an instrument on my pheaton for measureing distances in traveling, and the pleasure I feel in complying with your request in having it coppied and introdused into publick use, will be greatly increased by your acceptance of it as a present. I would send it on to you by the first opportunity, or if you expect to return to Montecelo...
30800James Clarke to Thomas Jefferson, 2 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Through some neglect in the post offices your letters of the 19 Jan y and 22 d Feb y both came to hand the first of last week only—or I should sooner have had the pleasure of supplying the part lost from your Odometer I now send herewith, a case containing the rod with the wheels (from the same moulds) already fixed, and have directed it to the care of the postmaster in Milton If the rod...