35101To James Madison from William Creighton Jr. (Abstract), 26 February 1805 (Madison Papers)
26 February 1805, Chillicothe . “I had the honor of receiving a letter from you under date January 9th 1805 accompanied with a commission from the President of the United States as attorney of the United States for the District of Ohio for which you will be pleased to tender to the President my acknowledgements.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, Acceptances, 1789–1812). 1 p.; docketed by Wagner. For...
35102To John Adams from Thomas Theodore Cremere, 17 January 1807 (Adams Papers)
Narrowly bound in a DisInterested Friendship of Many Years, with Mr John Luzac Proffessor att Leyden Who often Confided Me the Marks of Esteem he received from you his Respected Friend, as Well as of the Immortal Washington, I Now take the Mournfull Task to Announce to you his Tresspass, in a Dreadfull Manner, by the Explosion of a barge with Gunpowder that Laid Contrary to the Laws, in the...
35103To George Washington from Thomas Cresap, 21 March 1775 (Washington Papers)
I have just now Received Yours of Feby 7 last , wherein You tell me that the Executors of Your Brother have been lately informed of my having taken Possession of some Lands belonging to him, which Information is not true; for I only claim my Own which I have been always in Possession of, And the very Person who made that Complaint has Rented it of me these two Years past and being called on...
35104To George Washington from Thomas Cresap, 8 April 1786 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Thomas Cresap, 8 April 1786. GW wrote Cresap on 8 May: “Your letter of the 8th of last month came to my hands.”
35105To Benjamin Franklin from Jacques-François Crespin, 22 October 1782 (Franklin Papers)
L : American Philosophical Society Votre reponse du douze aoust 1781 dont vous avez honoré M Epidorge faisoit beaucoup ésperer aux pauvres infortunés du corsaire La revange commandé par le capitaine coningham d’une prompte recette de leurs dû, mais dépuis n’en ayant recu aucune nouvelle cela leur fait perdre toute esperance. Il est bien douloureux pour des pauvres gens qui ne possedent au...
35106University of Virginia Workmen to Thomas Jefferson, 9 February 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Sir M r Thomas Jefferson we have taken it in to concideration for to in forme you of our situation at present that is by and threw you by puting confidence in you we came on here for to do your work now we have been here at work seven months and have not receieved ennoy compensation for our work as yet and there fore we have determind on quiting the place now we are entirely destitute of money...
35107To John Adams from Cresswell and Addams, 24 December 1816 (Adams Papers)
We have the Honor of your Excellency’s Letter of the 16th. Instant wherein You inform us that you have received Authority from the Secretary of State of the United States to adjust and settle our Accounts for Services authorized by the late Genl. Lyman on the public Account of the United States. We beg to make our best acknowledgments for the Trouble and Interest your Excellency has taken in...
35108The Swedish-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce, with Translation, 3 April [i.e., 5 March] 1783 (Franklin Papers)
(I) DS : National Archives, Svenska Riksarkivet; copy: National Archives; incomplete press copy of DS : American Philosophical Society; (II) translation and copy: National Archives This treaty, negotiated by Franklin and the comte de Creutz, Swedish ambassador to the French court, was the first pact signed by the United States with a nation that was not already an ally in the War of...
35109To Benjamin Franklin from the Comte Creutz, 14 [i.e., 13] December 1782 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Monsieur L’Ambassadeur de Suède à L’honneur de faire bien des Complimens à Monsieur francklin et de le prevenir qu’il aura L’honneur demain Samedy avant midy de l’aller voir pour lui communiquer des affaires de consequences. Il le prie de vouloir bien lui faire L’honneur de luy faire sçavoir s’il pourra avoir celui de le trouver. Notation: L’Ambassadeur de...
35110To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Creuzé, 24 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Vos Talens consacrés au bonheur de L’humanité, vous attachent a tous les pays. Vous Estes par vos vertus le citoyen du monde Entiér. Me Serait il permis Monsieur de vous considerér un Seul moment Sous cet unique point de vüe? Pourrais je vous adresser quelques reflexïons touchant la machine aerostatique? Ce n’est point une curiosité puerille qu’il S’agit de...