33371From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 25 July 1808 (Adams Papers)
Handsome Bradford, of thy City, allarmed me, the other day at our Athenaeum in Boston, by telling me, that Dr Rushes Business had amazingly encreased and was encreasing. Knowing thine Ardor in thy Profession, I was apprehensive that thy Zeal for the Health of the Sick would Soon eat thee Up, and consequently that thine Ether would escape from this Colluvies of Humanity to the Regions of...
33372To James Madison from R.B. Randolph, 25 July 1808 (Madison Papers)
Should my address not be deemed presumptuo us nor Repugnat to yr: wishes, shall impose on you so far as to hearken to the unfortunate Mariner. After 7 Years absence from my native soil & meeting with almost every misfortune which could befall a man I at length arrived in Va. where hoping iously to meet my long absent friends, but Alas they were no more & our competent fortune fallen into the...
33373From James Madison to Reuben Newman, 25 July 1808 (Madison Papers)
On the motion of James Madison and Coleby Cowherd for leave to turn a part of the road leading from the tanyard to Gordon’s tavern, it is ordered that Reuben Newman, Reuben Smith, John W. Powell and Nathaniel Gordon or any three of them, being first duly sworn for that purpose, do view the ground along which the said road is intended to be conducted, as well as the present way, and make report...
33374To James Madison from Samuel Sterett, 25 July 1808 (Madison Papers)
I am requested to solicit a Passport in favor of Mr. Lyde Goodwin, Junr., who is a Native of this City. Mr. Goodwin will proceed to England in the next Packet, as Agent for Messrs. S. Smith & Buchanan & Hollins & McBlair, in some commercial business of considerable Importance, and affords a good opportunity to forward public Dispatches, if required. With great respect I have the Honor to be...
33375To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 25 July 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have advanced to Mr. Baker Of public money (as per Receipt hereto appended) the sum of two thousand eight hundred and eighty francs. This advance is not perhaps entirely regular, but what could I do? I could not suffer a Messenger of the U. S. with a wife and three children, to starve in the streets of Paris. The first copy of the receit was sent by M. Livingston. I am with great respect,...
33376From Thomas Jefferson to Joel Barlow, 25 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Having been tempted by a cloudy day to leave Washington a day sooner than I intended, among other things which I omitted to do was the furnishing you an Itinerary of the route to this place. It is as follows. from Georgetown ferry miles.cents to Wren’s. 6.38 + Fairfax Court house 8.65 + Centerville about 7.50 Mitchell’s is the best house + Redhouse about 10. mrs Hereford’s best. Bronaugh’s...
33377From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn, 25 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson incloses to Genl. Dearborne a letter to be noticed or not as he thinks proper, with his affectionate salutations. PHi : Daniel Parker Papers.
33378From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 25 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you the petition of Somes to do on it whatever is agreeable to general rule. Punqua Winchung, the Chinese mandarin, has I believe his headquarters at N. York, and therefore his case is probably known to you. he came to Washington just as I had left it, and therefore wrote to me praying permission to depart for his own country with his property in a vessel to be engaged by himself. I...
33379To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Jones, 25 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The rule prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in his Circular letter of the 20h. May to the Collectors in regard to shipments of provisions has been strictly enforced; but the present applicants under an impression that their case is a peculiar one would take no refusal, and at their special instance the enclosed papers are transmitted for the decision of the President of the U. States...
33380To Thomas Jefferson from R.B. Randolph, 25 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Can a Man of Benign worth whose sanguine exertions are contributed to the wellfare of that A mo: respectable Lady whom he represents recieve the Ill pened & [cr]iss of an unmeriting disconsolate Mariner. Yes! have I the temerity—& presumption to proclaim to the Universe that he whom I dare presume to address is surely the mo: magnanimous of men, & placed in the pinacle of the enlightend...