4351[Diary entry: 28 August 1797] (Washington Papers)
28. Clear—Mercury at 80. Wind Southerly.
4352Brett Randolph to Thomas Jefferson, 7 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
In the year 1801 , I improvidently abandoned a lease of 14 years upon a farm in this County in the expectation of being appointed to an office in Frederick’sburg where I unavoidably remained untill I had nearly exhausted my small pecuniary resources—and unfortunately, soon after I had resumed the occupation of a farmer, the times became unfavorable and I have been for several years struggling...
4353[Diary entry: 25 May 1791] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 25th. Set out at 4 ’Oclock for Cambden (the foundered horse being led slowly on). Breakfasted at an indifferent house 22 miles from the town (the first we came to) and reached Cambden about two oclock, 14 miles further where an address was recd. & answered. Dined late with a number of Gentlemen & Ladies at a public dinner. The Road from Columbia to Cambden, excepting a mile or two at...
4354To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 4 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Before this Comes to Hand Your Excellency Will Have Got an Accurate Account of the Action Between the two fleets, where it Appears that Notwistanding their Inferiority Our Allies obtained the Honor of the day. But the Object of the Expedition was Lost, and the Attak of Portsmouth Unfortunately Post poned. On the Point of Setting out for the Grand Army, I will at least do My Best for the Relief...
4355William J. Stone to Thomas Jefferson, 19 October 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I have good reason to believe that you can give me information about a tract of land lying in Fluvanna that no other person can, if so, and you will oblige me, it will ever lay me under particular obligations to you. M rs Lewis , relict of Col o Ro. Lewis (of Goochland ) dec d informed me that you persuaded her husband (upwards of thirty years ago) to contend for his right in a tract of Land...
4356To John Jay from Floridablanca, 21 July 1781 (Jay Papers)
Le Comte de Floridablanca fait bien ses compliments a M r de Jay et a l’honneur de lui faire savoir qu’il a reçu dans son temps ses deux Lettres datees du 2 et du 13 de ce Mois. Le court sejour de Madrid n’ayant pas donné lieu a vaquer a d’autres affaires qu’aux plus pressantes le Comte de Floridablanca n’a pas eté dans le cas de pouvoir prendre en consideration les points qui font l’objet des...
4357To George Washington from Thomas Newton, Jr., and William Lindsay, 5 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
We have taken the liberty, considering it a duty to give you information of two small schooner boats cruizing of[f] our Capes, as privateers under French Commissions, who are daily chasing vessels bound in & out to the great prejudice of our trade, & contrary to the Law of Nations, to be chasing & boarding vessels within our territories. one of these vessels is Called the San Calotte &...
4358Proclamation re British Armed Vessels, 2 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
By Thomas Jefferson President of the U.S of America. A Proclamation. During the wars which, for some time, have unhappily prevailed among the powers of Europe, the United States of America, firm in their principles of peace have endeavored by justice, by a regular discharge of all their National & Social duties, & by every friendly office their situation has admitted, to maintain with all the...
4359Remarks & Occurs. in August [1771] (Washington Papers)
August 1st. Began to Sow Wheat in the Neck with Wheat steep’d in Brine & allum. 3. Began to Sow Wheat at the Mill also steepd in Brine with Allum put thereto. This day began to sow the Brined Wheat at Muddy hole. Before this the Wheat was not steepd in Brine at this place. Note—The Brine was made by the direction’s in the Farmers guide, as the common method practiced by Farmers but our Wheat...
4360[Diary entry: 18 March 1773] (Washington Papers)
18. Clear & somewhat Cool. Wind blowing hard at No. West till the Evening when it turnd Calm.
4361From Alexander Hamilton to Lewis Tousard, 7 March 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary at War has sent me a copy of your letter of the 10th of February. It appears to me proper that you should take the command at Rhode Island while you continue to be employed there and are the superior officer. You will do it accordingly and you will communicate this letter to the present commanding officer as your authority. He will also communicate to you a letter, which I wrote...
4362To George Washington from George William Fairfax, 30 October 1761 (Washington Papers)
Your favors of the 2d of Decr 6th of March 3d of Apl 27th of July and first of Augt came very safe to hand. In that of July I am sorry to find that you were in such a bad state of health, and that neither Mr Greens nor Hamiltons prescriptions had then the desired effect. The latters it seems you had but just begun and consequently could not expect an immediate cure, but I hope long before this...
4363To James Madison from Daniel Clark, 28 November 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
28 November 1803, New Orleans. “Herewith I forward Copies of my Letters of the 17th. 21. 22. 23. 24. & 25th. Inst. to Governor Claiborne with Copies of his of the 14th. 17. 18th. & 22nd. to me forming the whole of the Correspondence that has taken place between us since my last to you, and you will perceive by them the pleasing prospect that now presents itself; but it will be well to bear in...
4364To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 28 July 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; draft: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères J’ai reçû, Monsieur, la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 24. de ce mois, ainsi que les deux piéces qui y étoient jointes. Les contradictions qu’elles renferment sont dignes de remarques; non-seulement elles s’entredétruisent réciproquement, mais elles sont aussi l’une et l’autre dans...
4365To James Madison from François de Navoni, 24 September 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Francois de Navoni. 24 September 1806, Cagliari. Navoni’s last, dated 6 July 1806, was sent by an American captain loading salt for Baltimore. Two Americans recently loaded salt, one for Baltimore, the other for Portsmouth; the bearer of the present letter, who loaded for Philadelphia, has been asked to deliver it to JM so that he may be advised of the care Navoni takes to favor the...
4366To George Washington from Alicia Bennett, the Countess of Tankerville, 13 February 1784 (Washington Papers)
I Am, favor’d with yours, and am very sorry it is not Convenient to you to Accept of the Trust, my Sons took the liberty of offering to you, I wish’d to give you as little trouble as the Nature of the business wou’d admit of. the Chief thing I look’d to, was the Sanction and Honor it wou’d be to my Son Henry to be under your protection. I have for near twenty years had great trouble and...
4367Schweighauser to the American Commissioners, 24 September 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Copy: National Archives <Nantes, September 24, 1778: I received your letter of the 14th [13th] only yesterday covering one from Capt. Richard, together with the documents relative to the cargo of rice and indigo shipped by A[braham] Livingston of Charles Town. The person in charge of the vessel, M. Peltier du Doyer, tells me that, on orders from M. de Beaumarchais, he has already sold the...
4368To James Madison from John Armstrong, 18 March 1810 (Madison Papers)
This will be handed to you by Count Pahlen who goes out as I beleive with every disposition to please and be pleased. He is a respectable young man. If report says true, (for I know nothing of it officially) you will soon have a new Minister from this country. This is a Diaplomatic Cadet, who is for the first time put on horseback. He is the son in law of your old acquaintance Laforest, and...
4369To James Madison from William Marbury, 16 December 1801 (Madison Papers)
Please to take Notice that on the 17th. day of this Month I shall Move the Supreme Court of the United States Now in session for a Rule that you shew Cause why a Mandamus should not be issued Commanding You to deliver to me a Commission of Justice ⟨of the Peace⟩ in and for the County of Washington in the ⟨District of⟩ Columbia to which office I was appointed by ⟨t⟩he late President John Adams...
4370To Alexander Hamilton from John F. Hamtramck, 5 February 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
The reason of my troubling you with this Letter, is that I had calculated on receiving Orders from you on some points that were mentioned in some of my Letters to General Wilkinson; this opinion was founded on the difficulty of my hearing from that General occasioned by the very great distance between us. It is also not improbable that some of my Letters may be obscure to you, tho inteligible...
4371To Thomas Jefferson from C. W. F. Dumas, 22 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Dans le même temps que j’avois l’honneur d’écrireà Votre Excellence la mienne du 12e., Elle me favorisoit de la précieuse sienne de même date, que j’ai bien reçue en son temps. J’ai cru devoir en communiquer tout de suite le contenu vraiment important, consolant, encourageant, d’abord à mon digne ami Mr. van Staphorst à Amsterdam; et puis aussi à Mr. Luzac à Leide en le priant néanmoins de ne...
4372Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 14 October 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter, dear Sir, of May 6. had already well explained the Uses of grief, that of Sep. 3. with equal truth adduces instances of it’s abuse; and when we put into the same scale these abuses, with the afflictions of soul which even the Uses of grief cost us, we may consider it’s value in the economy of the human being, as equivocal at least. those afflictions cloud too great a portion of...
4373From Alexander Hamilton to Pierre Charles L’Enfant, 29 March 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
The ideas you have communicated give me pain. I wish you had not adopted the idea of adjourning the hands, unless you had been legally directed so to do. I cannot imagine that the Directors will adopt the change. If you are still in a situation to go on with propriety I wish you by all means to do it. You may be assured I shall not be unmindful of the business. Yrs. truly ALS , Hamilton...
4374From George Washington to Simon Phillips, 16 July 1779 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : to Simon Phillips, 16 July 1779. Phillips wrote GW on 18 July: “I am Just now honourd with your Excellencys Letter of the 16th Inst.”
4375To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 15 October 1807 (Madison Papers)
You will find in this note the substance of certain observations made by the Emperor at a Diaplomatic audience given yesterday at Fontainebleau. After rebuking the infallible head of the church (through the Cardinal legate) he Said, "He has sent me an Ambassador Extraordinary whom I shall send back to him, and whom I will not even see." Then addressing the Ambassador of Portugal, he declared,...
4376To Alexander Hamilton from William Shepard, 7 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
My former acquaintance with you and the repeated Solicitations of a Lady of my acquaintance on the behalf of her son who is inlisted in to the Service of the United States in the Regiment commanded by Colo Taylor State of Connecticut in the Company Commanded by Capt Young of Wendham in sd State has imboldend me to State to you the Situation of her Son Daniel Bliss—Mrs Bliss the mother is...
4377To George Washington from Colonel Joseph Ward, 19 January 1780 (Washington Papers)
I beg leave, to inform your Excellency, that in compliance with your Excellency’s pleasure, signified to me in a letter from Colonel Harrison, the 13th Instant, I immediately wrote to the Majors of Brigade (as I had no Officers in Camp) and requested them to muster their respective Brigades, and make a return of their muster Rolls to me. In the mean time I proposed to muster the Artillery, and...
4378To Thomas Jefferson from Navy Yard Tradesmen, 1 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The Subscribers , Tradesmen of the Different Callings Exercised in the United States Navy Yard in this City beg leave to Offer to your Excellency a Small Expression of the Sentiments with which in Common with their Fellow Citizens they are Fully Impressed on this Happy Occasion On Addressing you in Consequence of the Event of your being Re, Elected by the Almost Unanimous Voice of your Country...
437923d. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
This day Mr. Blondot dined with us. In the afternoon Mr. Hoogwerst came to pay us a visit. Stay’d at Home all day. Our German master gave us the second lesson. He comes every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Fine weather.
4380From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 30 March 1825 (Adams Papers)
I have this day drawn upon you, at sight, for ten thousand Dollars, in favour of Richard Smith, Cashier of the United States Branch Bank or Order—I drew for the whole sum, because I cannot comprehend, how you should want five hundred dollars, to supply any claims upon you, on my account, while you are in the receipt of all the rents due not only on the first of January last, but on the first...