31081To Benjamin Franklin from Edmund Clegg, 4 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society In the beginning of last Jany. Mr Henry Wyld from the Neighbourhood of Manchester waited upon you, respecting the emigration of himself, and a Number of his friends to the State of Pensilvania; at the same time he presented a Note from me, design’d to aid his introduction to You. We are all getting ready as fast as Possible, and purpose to go for Liverpool...
31082To Benjamin Franklin from Edmund Clegg, 11 May 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I this day recd Your Packet enclosing—two Letters one for me—A Coppy of one sent Mr Wyld the 31 March with another now with the Pass—& the other two Letters of Recommendation— I find both by Yours & Mr Wylds, that We have Misunderstood the Conference betwixt him and You— I wrote by Mr Hodgsons Conveyance last night, and yet I thought it my duty to own the...
31083To George Washington from Edmund Clegg, 6 April 1784 (Washington Papers)
I took the liberty to Address a Note to you when in this City, on the Subject of my Scheme, to establish the Weaving Manufactories of British Goods in these States —I am happy to find the plan may be executed with greater Success than I did at first expect—I have got some Looms to Work & some Machines for Spining, and the Assembly have partly determin’d to Support the Undertaking—That is a...
31084To Benjamin Franklin from Edmund Clegg, 16 June 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote you on the 12th Ulto, to own the receipt of the Papers you sent to my care for the use of the Company of adventurers, from the Neighbourhood of Manchester. I have been down to see them—and find they are gone too far in the affair to Stop— One of the Company is now in Ireland to provide a Vessel to carry them over: But they have disposed of the Goods...
31085To Benjamin Franklin from Edmund Clegg, 10 May 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Received a Letter from Mr Wyld dated the 29th of April, the 4th instant. I waited to have your reply to the one or other of my former ones to you, but being disappointed; I trouble you with this. I find as I wrote before, that they are gone so far in the Country in getting ready to go over that delays will now be of very bad Consequence to them all & I am...
31086To Benjamin Franklin from Edmund Clegg, 24 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am favourd with a coppy of your Letter to Mr Wyld of the 31st Ulto and Note the contents— I am very sorry the ardor of your good wishes towards our undertaking was damp’d, by the delay in the payment of the Bill upon me. My Circumstances were too Narrow to pay it without the Remittance; and the Country People, are not sencible of the delicate honor...
31087To Benjamin Franklin from Edmund Clegg, 25 December 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Subscriber humbly hopes the importance of the subject proposed will plead his pardon for the want of all formalities of Address. The Bearer Mr Henry Wild has some things to lay before you, of such a kind as it is humbly hoped, will claim your attention. He is a prudent and honest man, and with his connected friends, equal to the Proposed Undertaking. If...
31088To James Madison from Jacob Clement, 21 April 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
21 April 1804, Philadelphia. “I had the pleasure of addressing myself to you in February 1802 relating to a Claim of the Brig Experiance & Cargo I have under the Treaty made with the french republick of September 1800, the object then of making you acquainted with this case was that if the Vouche[r]s that I then Laid before you was not sufficient to Establish it under the Treaty of 1800 that I...
31089To Alexander Hamilton from Eli B. Clemson, 1 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I this day have arivd Agreeable to your orders I take the oportunity of Reporting myself I With pleasure Acknowledge the Receipts of your Letters Your Honor will permit me to be your vary Obd Hl Servt ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress). On the cover a note reads: "Filed in peculiar file."
31090To Alexander Hamilton from Eli B. Clemson, 10 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Being favoured with a good Oportunity & for Fear of Miscariage of a Letter dated the 7th Inst. from me, According to the Secretary at wars notification I take the Liberty of Informing you I await your orders at the Above prescribed place wi th Attention or a Letter directed to downingsto wn — Office Pennsylvania Will be attended to By Your vary Obedient Servt. Note I would rather wish to be on...
31091To Alexander Hamilton from Eli B. Clemson, 7 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Agreeable to a publication Issued by The secretary at War Which Reached me This day I accordingly Hasten to report Myself to your Honor Informing you I Await your Orders With Attention and Pleasure, if Expedient I could be on the Recruiting service in Lancaster Chester Or any of the adjoining counties I think I Could have vary good success your Honor will be pleased to direct your Letter or...
31092To James Madison from David Clendenin, 15 September 1815 (Madison Papers)
As to the known integrity of the subscribing Gentlemen to the inclosed letter I need say nothing more than recognize them to you as receiver and register of the Canton land office. Many of the facts stated in said letter respecting Major Thos. Rowland, I am personally acquainted with, & in addition have to observe; that I believe him to be a man of integrity, and quallifycations suitable for...
31093To George Washington from George Clendinen, 1 December 1790 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from George Clendinen, 1 Dec. 1790. In a letter to Clendinen dated 21 Feb. 1791 , GW refers to Clendinen’s letter of “the 1st of December.”
31094To George Washington from George Clendinen, 11 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
permit me to Introduce to your particular favr and Respect Our Brother Batis. Dequan, The Kascaska chief, who So early as the Year eighty One, made his personal appearance with offers Of his decided and determinate Friendship and Affection to the United States, to which he as ever Since adheard with all his nation and those In Alliance with him —King dequan Informs me that he has prevaild upon...
31095To George Washington from George Clendinen, 27 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
The indians have in the county of Kenawa committed many hostilities; some of which I beg leave to enumerate. They killed a man near point pleasant; took a young man a negrofellow prisoners have shot at others, who made their escape, and have taken between twenty and thirty head of horses, together with other outrages to the manifest injury & distress of the inhabitants. If protection is not...
31096To George Washington from George Clendinen, 25 June 1791 (Washington Papers)
On the Eleventh day of May last I Receiv’d your Excellencies favour, directed to me from this City, dated, The twenty first of March, Wherein you inform me that you have disposed of the whole of your Lands On the great Kanawa, and on the Ohio between the two Rivers bearing the name of Kanawa, Drafts of which have been in my hands for A Considerable time. And altho I am purswaded you must have...
31097To George Washington from George Clendinen, 19 July 1791 (Washington Papers)
In May 1790, I Receiv’d Instructions from the Secretary of War (Copy of which I herewith enclosed) to raise a Certain Number of Scouts for the Safety of the Frontier pursuant to which I did Raise the number required and Subsisted them by Actual Disbursment out of my Own property, by the tenor of the Secretaries letter of Instructions I conceived that prompt payments wa⟨s⟩ to be made for the...
31098To Thomas Jefferson from John Clennell, 15 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The attention that you pay to the arts & manufactures of america emboldens me to inclose the small Pamphlet you will receive with this—Honour me so far as to accept it—& should it appear worthy a reprint in america—it may not be unworthy your protection—yrs with the greates respect MHi : Coolidge Collection.
31099To Thomas Jefferson from Gaudenzio Clerici, [31 August 1788?] (Jefferson Papers)
It cannot be pride; it cannot be diffidence; nor can it be a false sentiment of shame to acknowledge my poverty already Known to you, that I feel an unsurmountable discouragement in soliciting again by words of mouth your uman assistance in this present Epoca of distress. It is, Honble. Sir, a right apprehension of the danger, in which I expose myself to lose thro’ importunity and indiscretion...
31100To Thomas Jefferson from Gaudenzio Clerici, 28 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Châlon-sur-Saône, 28 July 1788 . For more than forty days he has promised himself the pleasure of paying his respects to TJ and announcing his determination to return to America; but the bad state of his health prevents him from realizing this pleasure. Had a pleasant passage from Genoa to Nice; on the way from Nice to Avignon he contracted a fever which he supposed ephemeral and not...
31101To Thomas Jefferson from Gaudenzio Clerici, 5 March 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope the temperature of the air of Provence has made you less sensible of the inconstancy and gloominess of the winter. Tho’, I must not tell You, Sir, that it is but a weak participation that Provence makes of the serenity and mildness of an Italian Climate. Pardon my impertinence, Sir. Will you resist the temptation? You have but a step, Sir, from Aix to the Garden of Europe, and to the...
31102To Thomas Jefferson from Gaudenzio Clerici, 2 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I happened to be at the Comte del Verme’s house the day after the arrival of the books mentioned in Your letter of the 15th August; and was immediately shewn the kind present You have been pleased to send me, for which I return, Honble Sir, my very humble thanks to You. Should we in compliance to some liberal readers have made such a desirable present to an Italian Public to what a mercyless...
31103To Thomas Jefferson from Gaudenzio Clerici, 8 August 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received the honor of your letter, with the letter of credit on Messrs. Vve. Rameau & fils therein inclosed. The eight Louis have been paid to me this day by Monsr. Desarbre banker here. All the thankfull expressions my mind could suggest me to show You, Honorable Sir, my gratitude for the high favor received, none, I belief, would give your feeling and generous Heart more satisfaction,...
31104To Thomas Jefferson from Gaudenzio Clerici, 14 July 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of sending to You, Sir, a letter by the Post shortly after my arrival to Italy. Altho it contained nothing interesting, I wish it had come to its destiny: for at the peril of being thought either too vain or too affected, or even too presumptuous, I would act in a manner that it should not be entirely blotted out of Your memory the name of a Young man for whom You have been...
31105To Thomas Jefferson from Gaudenzio Clerici, 26 December 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
These lines come to You, Sir, from an acquaintance of Yours perhaps Long forgotten—I hope they find You in good health, and hope they find You favorably disposed to give them a Kind reception: I intend them merely as a mark of a never-ceasing gratitude which wanted to this day an opportunity to be displayed, and as a weak but candid demonstration of the highest esteem I preserve for Your...
31106To Thomas Jefferson from Gaudenzio Clerici, [1 September 1788] (Jefferson Papers)
I have received—I am so confused in the generous act and generous expressions you make use of that know not how to thank You, or how to reproach myself. May you live happy Honble. Sir. RC ( DLC ); written on a scrap of paper, unsigned, undated, and unaddressed; ascribed to Clerici on the basis of handwriting; date supplied conjecturally on the basis of TJ’s letter to Clerici of 31 Aug. 1788.
31107To Thomas Jefferson from Gaudenzio Clerici, 20 January 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Brussels; 20 Jan. 1789 . Filled with remorse at having abused TJ’s kindness, he has been made through silence to feel even more guilty. TJ will not be surprised that he has lacked the courage and strength to undertake the voyage to America. Came from Havre to Brussels about three months ago in the hope of obtaining employment at the university there. He is continually put off and persecuted by...
31108To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Louis Clérisseau, 23 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Je profite d’une ocasion tres favorable pour vous faire parvenir ces lignes qui vous prouveront que je conserve toujours les Sentiments les plus Sensibles pour une persone qui a bien voulû m’honorer de Sa confiance et qui a daigné estre Satisfait de mes productions en m’en donant les preuves les plus distingués. Je prend la liberté de vous prier de vous resouvenir de moi. Je me trouverois tres...
31109Clérisseau’s Account of Expenditures for Architectural Plans, &c., 2 June 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Deboursé pour Monsieur Jeferson Les plans de prisons, Coupe et elevation 2 Louis Les plans du model, premier et Rez de chaussé 2 Louis L’elevation de la facade 2 Louis Elevation Laterale 2 Louis Les antiquités de nismes 3 Louis Toutes les mesures et profil lexecution du model 1 Louis 12 Louis Il faut observer que tous ces dessins ont eté obligé destre fait deux fois avant de les dessiner...
31110To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Louis Clérisseau, 16 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Je prend la liberté de vous ecrire pour me rapeller dans votre memoire et en meme tems pour vous prouver que je saisirai toutes les occasions qui se presenteront pour vous faire connoître les personnes qui pouroient vous estre de quelque utilité et qui pouroient meriter votre protection. Le porteur de la presente est Monsieur Gaultier, entrepreneur de batiments a paris qui vá s’etablir en...
31111To Thomas Jefferson from Clérisseau, 2 June 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Monsieur je suis sensible à la complaisance que vous avez eu de m’envoier mes deboursés. Quand à la maniere obligeante avec la quel vous vous exprimé, j’en suis des plus satisfait. Je suis entierement satisfait lorsceque je suis assuré que vous este satisfait du zele avec lequel j’ai secondé vos intentions. Qu’il me soit permis de me trouver tres honoré de trouver quelque moien pour pouvoir...
31112To Thomas Jefferson from Clérisseau, 4 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai l’honneur de vous faire part de la note que vous m’aves demandé. Je me serois fait un honneur de vous la porter et vous aurois expliqué ma note . Je suis de retour a paris, j’attend vos ordres pour me transporter auprès de vous, n’aiant rien tant a coeur que de vous manifester l’empressement que j’ai d’obliger un amateur zelé de ma cher Antiquité. J’ai l’honneur d’estre tres...
31113From Clerk of the Suffolk County Court of Common Pleas to George Washington Adams, 5 October 1824 (Adams Papers)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Suffolk ss At a Court of Common Pleas begun and held at Boston, within and for the County of Suffolk on the first Tuesday of October, being the fifth day of said month, in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty four. Upon the recommendation of the standing committee of Suffolk Bar, that Mr. George Washington Adams may be admitted an Attorney...
31114To Benjamin Franklin from the Vicomtesse de Clermont-Tonnerre, 19 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society MDe. La Vtse De tonnerre a lhoneur De faire mille Complimets a monsieur le Docteur franklin et Celuy de luy envoyer deux Lettre pour les etats unis affin qu’elle parviennent plus Surment a Leurs destination elles Sont de mr le chr De failly qui a eté longtems aux Service des etats unis mde. De tonnerre Sest chargé de Suplier monsieur le docteur de franklin...
31115To Benjamin Franklin from the Comte de Clermont-Tonnerre, 24 March [?] 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : National Archives Mr. dorset, Monsieur, qui vous remettra cette Lettre est un officier qui s’est fait une reputation dans le service. Il est homme de condition sans fortune et plein de Zele pour son metier. N’etant point dans la position de faire un chemin aussi prompt qu’il le desireroit dans les circonstances actuelle du service de france, il voudrait que ses services pussent vous etre...
31116[To Thomas Jefferson from Clesle, 4 July 1787] (Jefferson Papers)
[ N.p., 4 July 1787 . Recorded in SJL as received 4 July 1787. Not found.]
31117To George Washington from James Cleveland, 16 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
I Tack This oppertunity to Let you know how I have proseded In your bisness on the ohio First I proseded To the Tract Directed on the kanhawa 10990 acres as Directed I Sarchet That Extenceve Tract Fore Dayes To Find the best place To be gin my Impruve ments at lingth I Fixt in the great Bend Not be Cause it tis the best Land For it is all So Rich that I Saw no Choss but Thought I had reson To...
31118To George Washington from James Cleveland, 7 June 1775 (Washington Papers)
These lines Comes to Let you know how I go one With improven First I Cleard & got in Corn a bote 20 or 25 acares or More Which is More than I rote Before I have bult as Much as Would be praised To a bout 160 Pounds by the Men that is to prais⟨e⟩ It as the lands is hard to Clear & rail timber very Schase I find from Expearance that buld in is the Best Way I have rote so Much a bout the sarvents...
31119To George Washington from James Cleveland, 10 April 1775 (Washington Papers)
With much Difictualy I got out the fifth Day of April to Gilbert Simpsons; Wheare I found all the Hands but under Stood that ther Was but two Cannues—Next Day I Went to Magr Crawfords to see Stephenes & And Crawford Stephenes told me that he had been there Tenn Dayes, getting the tules I asket him how did you Expect to git Down he said he had made the hands Digg one ⟨Weich⟩, he said made...
31120To George Washington from James Cleveland, 21 May 1775 (Washington Papers)
I Am so well sattes fied that You have Got the Last letter that I shall Not right so Full as I should If I thought that Could fail as I give You a Full a Count of all My Prosedeurs & that the sarvents Plaged me Much At that Time Fore of them Ware gone to the Indanes town & that Day I should set out after them but Concluded To send stefenes after them & he Returnd to me Last Ni⟨ght⟩ With two of...
31121To George Washington from James Cleveland, 12 May 1775 (Washington Papers)
These Fue lines Comes to let you know that we are all Well & & & And on April 5 I Got to Gilbert Sympsons Whear I Found all the hands; & Nothing Ready but What I Gave you & Account of but the Articles hear after menched; one Cannae Made by your one [own] hands, two Do Made last year; 9 Axes so I bought one Cannae of Sympson at 20/ And one more I Got Which Made Five With my one after I had got...
31122To George Washington from James Cleveland, 13 February 1775 (Washington Papers)
I arrive’d home on Saturday Night the 11th of the Said instant but with much Difficulty being taken very ill with the Slow Fever the 7 of the Month and am worse since I came home and may Prabably not be able to come to you for some time when I got over I found nothing purchas’d and I found it hard to get the commoditys on any terms I roed twelve or thirteen Days before I bought one individual...
31123To George Washington from James Cleveland, 15 February 1775 (Washington Papers)
I being much Confusd in mind as well as indispos’d in body have not been able to give yuo a regular accompt of my Procedure I cannot get a common House Carpender under 6£ ⅌ Month good hunters is not to be had under 5£ ⅌ Month and Plantation Labourers 4£ or 4£10S. I am yours to Command. L , DLC:GW . The letter and signature seem to be in a different hand, and Cleveland’s name is misspelled. The...
31124To Benjamin Franklin from George Clifford & Teysset, 31 May 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We beg leave to trouble your Excelcy. on a Subject which we are persuaded will carry it’s own Apology, as it Concerns one of the Members of The Congress, and Mr. Isaac Hazlehurst of Philadelphia, now in this City, and who has the Honour to be personally known to your Excellency. The Honble Robert Morris Esqr: of Philada lately remitted us Forty thousand...
31125To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Clifford, 21 October 1769 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The bearer hereof is Thomas Clifford junr. just going to embark for Great Britain; I have desired him to wait on thee with my kind respects; Thy Friendly Notice of him as an Inhabitant of Pennsylvania, and my Son will be very obliging to Thy Respectful Friend Addressed: To / Benjamin Franklin Esqr. / York Buildings / London / per favour of / T. Clifford...
31126To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Clifford, 18 December 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
In Consequence of Mr C S Raffinesque’s desire I took the liberty of opening the Letter with which you honourd him & presuming from the purport of it that you may still wish to engage a Botanist to accompany the expedition up the Red River, I am induced to trouble you with the information that Mr Raffinesque sailed a few Days ago for Leghorn, I have no doubt he will much regret the oppy thus...
31127To Benjamin Franklin from Anna Maria Clifton, 4 March 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society While all our Little World are congratulating each other on your safe arrival in France, Suffer me to assure you that none more Sincerely rejoices in it then I do. To know you are free from danger is an infinite satisfaction, to tell you so is a Pleasure I could not refuse myself. The danger with Which our Coast is surrounded would often have fil’d me with...
31128To George Washington from Anna Maria Clifton, 3 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
your Polite appology for my Letter being open’d, convinces me it was not to be prevented, and tho’ a disagreeable circumstance I cannot altogether regret it as it has procured me the Pleasure of hearing from General Washington. your attention in forwarding it, has drawn upon you a further Trouble, as I have taken the Liberty of encloseing a return, which, if it must undergo an examination, Let...
31129To George Washington from Wills Clift, 18 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I think it my duty to acquaint your Excellency with an unlucky circumstance, Since my Command at this Post, which has Produced the greatest Anxiety and most disagreeable feelings of Mind, I have ever experienced Since my being a Soldier. Mr Abram Lott having obtain’d Permission from Governor Livingston, to go to New York, apply’d to me for a Flagg, which was granted—Agreeable to your...
31130Duncan L. Clinch to Robert Butler, 2 August 1816 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ Duncan L. Clinch to Robert Butler. 2 August 1816, Camp Crawford. Sends a report on the plans made by Maj. Gen. Gaines to reduce the fort occupied by “negroes and Chactaw Indians.” On 17 July, Clinch descended the Apalachicola River with “one hundred and sixteen chosen men,” two gunboats, and “one hundred and fifty Indians” under the command of Major McIntosh, “an old Chief called Capt....