52531To Thomas Jefferson from Charles W. Goldsborough, 16 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed paper B contains information which I presume it will be agreeable to you to receive—Under this impression I have taken the liberty of transmitting it to you, altho’ mr. Smith’s instructions to me do not comprehend information upon these points.— Unauthenticated reports, of daring attempts to evade the embargo Laws, daily reach us; but the very few seizures that have been made...
52532To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 7 January 1813 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
7 January 1813. “With great deference—but for very special reasons —C W Goldsborough would propose to the President the immediate revocation of the order, to which the enclosed letter is an answer; & which was unknown to C. W. G. till this moment.” RC ( DLC ). 1 p.; docketed by JM. Enclosure not found, but see n. 1. On 31 Dec. 1812 Paul Hamilton had directed George Harrison, naval agent at...
52533To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 8 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
Valueing as I do the opinions of good men, I am induced from an anxiety to remove certain unfavorable impressions which I am told you have received respecting me to address to you this communication. A political & personal friend of yours has informed me, that you had been led to believe that the pieces circulated to my prejudice by Docr Ewell about two years since were not altogether without...
52534Charles W. Goldsborough to Thomas Jefferson, 19 January 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Understanding that you have it in contemplation to establish a few of the most approved patented looms, I beg leave to call your attention to my advertisement in the “Federal Republican” & “National Intelligencer” upon the subject of Patented Looms—I do this for two reasons— 1 st because I believe I can establish, by competent testimony, that the essential principles of Jane ’s loom, which I...
52535To Alexander Hamilton from Charles W. Goldsborough, 15 October 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Trenton, October 15, 1798. On October 20, 1798, Hamilton wrote to Benjamin Stoddert : “I have received a letter from Mr. Goldsborough of the 15th.” Letter not found. ] Goldsborough was chief clerk of the Navy Department.
52536To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 8 May 1809 (Madison Papers)
In answer to Mr. Macgregor’s letter to you —I have informed him that there is not, at this time, any vacancy. The case of the son of W. G Anderson was attended to a few days since. The son is prodigiously clever—but unhappily for him, by severe exposure in gun boats, he has nearly lost the use of his limbs. I have, in consideration of his merit & sufferings, attached him to the Norfolk...
52537To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 18 June 1814 (Madison Papers)
Persuaded as I am that you would never give countenance to an act of injustice—that you would never sanction persecution—& having reason to believe that the circumstances, under which I left the navy Department, have never been made known to you: I respectfully request your consideration of the following facts. That I entered the navy department at the time of it’s first organization—& that I...
52538To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 22 January 1813 (Madison Papers)
I have just received some samples of powder—which appear to confirm the correctness of Mr. Catalano’s opinion. Mr. Catalano says the powder of which these are Samples is now in the Magazine in this city—that that which was manufactured by Mr. Lorman (at ⅔rds the price given to Docr Ewell) was proved by him—that Docr. Ewell’s was proved & certified by capt. Tingey himself—that these are...
52539To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 9 November 1809 (Madison Papers)
The most prompt attention shall be paid to your instructions; but permit me, sir, respectfully to observe, that it will take many days to prepare the statements required: those which can be furnished, by the Executive branch of the Department, shall be ready, by the time the Secretary of the Navy shall return—those which the Accountant alone can furnish may not be prepared at so early a day....
52540To Thomas Jefferson from Charles W. Goldsborough, 18 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
C W Goldsborough, for the secretary of the navy, respectfully requests the President’s signature to the enclosed instructions to the commanders of the bomb vessels, Spitfire & Vengeance, which vessels will probably be ready to sail on the 1st of the ensuing month. RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received from the Navy Department on 19 May and “instructions to Captns” and so recorded in SJL , but...
52541To Thomas Jefferson from Charles W. Goldsborough, 20 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my letter to you of the 15th. ins. we have received official information of the seizure of the following vessels for attempting to evade the Embargo Laws viz. Brig Hiram } seized by commre. Decatur off New Port R.I. Brig William Sloop Neptune Ship John These vessels were all sailing under special permission. I received a letter from Doct. Bullus this day of which the following is an...
52542To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 12 May 1809 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
12 May 1809, Navy Department. James Owen, “lately appointed a surgeon’s mate in the navy,” has arrived in Washington too late to join the frigate United States before her departure. An extract of a letter from Commodore John Rodgers to Goldsborough, critical of Owen, is enclosed. “With your approbation I will dismiss him, allowing him his expences back to his home.” Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG...
52543Charles W. Goldsborough to Thomas Jefferson, 22 May 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Entertaining for you, as I do, the most unfeigned respect & esteem—feeling, in common with the virtuous part, at least, of the American family, & with those who desire the perpetuity of our republican institutions, gratitude to you for the many important services you have rendered to our republic, & the wise political maxims which you have inculcated by precept & by example: I should do...
52544To Thomas Jefferson from Charles W. Goldsborough, 17 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to Mr. Smith on Friday last, agreeably to your request, on the subject of the extract from Comnde Preble’s letter to him—& I this morning received his answer of which the following is a copy. “Not having Commre Preble’s private letter here, I cant send to the President the proposed extract. And as it contains much confidential matter and is besides among all my private letters I cant...
52545To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 14 August 1809 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
14 August 1809, Navy Department. The chief clerk transmits copies of a letter from Capt. David Porter and Goldsborough’s reply. Goldsborough has submitted Porter’s letter to the secretaries of state and of the treasury, who have approved his reply. Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 45, Letters to the President). 2 pp. Enclosures not found.
52546To Thomas Jefferson from Charles W. Goldsborough, 16 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
By letter just received mr Smith has required me to send to you from time to time “a summary of the progress of the gun boats at their different places of construction”. I therefore herewith transmit to you the enclosed paper A, which is an exhibit of the present state of the gun boats, built & building under the act of last session, as far as it can be ascertained by the reports received. I...
52547To George Washington from “The Author” [Robert Goldsborough], 1 June 1787 (Washington Papers)
If I had the honour of an Acquaintance with your Excellency, I wou’d respectfully subscribe my name to this address: But in communicating the sentiments which appear in the paper inclosed, I am not governed by a Motive of vanity in personally claiming your attention, but by a warm desire to see our political Union more perfectly established. Whether the ideas it contains can have any tendency...
52548Enclosure, 1 June 1787 (Washington Papers)
America is like a distempered Patient, whose recovery depends upon the skill of the Physician: Her situation is not desperate; but the nicest applications will be necessary to effect her cure; The remedy is certainly in the power of the present Convention; and it is sanguinely expected that their united Wisdom will find out the healing balm and restore her to health and happiness. It is the...
52549Robert H. Goldsborough to James Madison, 15 December 1835 (Madison Papers)
Since my arrival here I received from Mr Charles Vaughan of Hallowell, State of Maine, a paper of the finest kind of Cuba Tobacco Seed, which has been recently sent to him by a friend at the Havanna—and he desired me to distribute it in any way that I thought it could be most gratifying and useful—enjoining it upon me at the same time, that I should first present a portion of it to You as a...
52550To James Madison from Samuel Goldsborough, 15 July 1808 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of adressing you on a subject of but little importance to many but of material to me. I hope you wil Excuse the boldness which I have asumed in venturing to write you on this small subject but I have done it by the advice of Mr. Stevenson a Notary of this town wherein I enclose a letter writen for me by the Vice consul at Leghorn concerning the manner which I was treated by...
52551To James Madison from David Goldsmith, 13 June 1809 (Madison Papers)
You will exus a Deutchmen his bath writing I never wont undertainin it both in the misre of been a Prisner in Captain Gill Party of Marien Corps. Inlister in the Greates distres werent the Imbargo, & desertent for witch I exspect to sower Serverly with out the Honerable President Medicen Grant a Poor Distrest Seeler: Pardon your Servent RC ( DNA : RG 45, Misc. Letters Received). Postmarked “...
52552To Thomas Jefferson from Lewis Goldsmith, 20 May 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The great & important Situation in which you are plac’d induces me to take the Liberty to address two Books to you — One consists of a collection of facts & anecdotes tending to expose the base & unjust Measures of certain European cabinets, whose Conduct cannot fail to be view’d with horror in any Country which like your’s is blessd with a free Government. The other is a Translation of a...
52553To Thomas Jefferson from M. Goldsmith, 20 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
As from the most remote parts of the Globe one dares adress his wishes to that being which bestow’s blessings on Mankind, the like dares the Man, who was once honored by the protection of your Excellency; recall to your Excellency’s Memory that such was the protection you deign’d me, that when Your Excellency had the misfortune to hurt his Arm by a fall from his horse, while living at Challiot...
52554To Thomas Jefferson from Goldsmith, 4 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Lyons, 4 Mch. 1788 . Has returned a small volume, “ La Suite de L’ami d’enfans ,” which belongs to TJ and was left at Goldsmith’s lodgings in Paris; offers his services in Lyons, where he has established a “warehouse of my own, of the English goods”; resides there at the “Hotel and Rue de quatre Chapeaux.” RC ( DLC ); 2 p.; endorsed.
52555Indenture with Peter Gollatt, 19 March 1770 (Washington Papers)
This Indenture made the Nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy—Between Peter Gulatt, of the County of Fairfax, Blacksmith of the one part and George Washington Gentleman of the same County of the other part. Whereas the said George Washington by an Indenture bearing date the same day of these presents has bound to & put under the said Peter...
52556To George Washington from Johann Paul Golling, 4 February 1794 (Washington Papers)
Translation. Sir. Nueremberg [Germany] Febr. 4. 1794 At the pressing Instance of my Son-in-Law John Benjamin Erhard, Doctor of Physic I take the Liberty to forward to Your Excy’s Address his Letter relating the melancholy Circumstances of a late unfortunate Event concerning him, that involved me in the deepest sorrow as also my Daughter his wife and his own father. We are all honest people and...
52557To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse de Golowkin, 2 February 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Je vous remercie un million de fois, mon cher et bon Papa, des nouvelles que vous m’avès donnè, elles m’onts fait d’autant plus de plaisir, que je commençois à être inquiète de ce qu’on n’en avoit pas reçu par le dernier Courier, vous êtes bien bon de vous souvenir de moi, et de me le prouver d’une manière aussi aimable; je vous assure, mon cher Papa, que je...
52558To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse de Golowkin, [after November 1782] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai une grace à vous demander, mon Papa, j’ai demain Jeudi une petite Course à faire à la Campagne, ma Voiture ordinaire est caseè, je me trouve dans L’embarras— N’aurès vous pas la bontè extrême pour moi de me prêter votre Diligence (rien que la Voiture sans chevaux:) J’ose vous faire cette demande parceque comme vous avès aussi une Berline il vous seras...
52559To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse de Golowkin: Five Letters, [1780] (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II) ALS : American Philosophical Society; (III), (IV), and (V) AL : American Philosophical Society Among Franklin’s papers at the American Philosophical Society are twenty-four letters, all undated as to year and only two with a month and a day, from Wilhelmina von Mosheim, the comtesse de Golowkin. Reputedly a woman of great beauty and wit, she seems to have met Franklin at the home...
52560To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse de Golowkin, [after 19 November 1781] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. le Baron de Blome arive chez moi, mon bon Papa, et m’apporte les bonnes nouvelles venûes par Mr. de Lauzun, je vous en felicite de tout mon Coeur, et de toute mon ame, et j’aurois ètè vous embrasser moi même, si je ne partois dans ce moment pour Paris, ou je resterai 2 jours, à mon retour je me dedommagerai. Je vous prie, Mon cher Papa de me confier pour...
52561To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse de Golowkin: Two Letters, [after 23 October 1783] (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II) ALS : American Philosophical Society Je ne suis arriveè à Paris, mon cher et bon Papa, qu’avant hier au soir, j’ai fait un sèjour de trois Semaines à St. Germain, ou je me suis plû extremement, nous avons bien parlè de vous, mon Papa, et vous avès là, comme partout ailleurs de bons amis, et de Zêlès admirateurs. Au premier jour, vous me verrès arriver chez vous, en Globe, à moins...
52562To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse de Golowkin, [before 8 August 1781] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Je reçois enfin, mon cher Papa la reponse de la personne que j’avois chargè [ de ] me procurer un Exemplaire de l’ouvrage de L’Abbè Raynal; dites moi, je vous prie, si vous le voulès, et il seras chez vous demain matin, ou si vous preferès d’attendre. J’en sais un autre in 8vo. papier superfin 154 l.t. Je trouve tout cela fort cher, mais ce sonts les...
52563To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse de Golowkin, 7 March 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Il y à des Siècles que je ne vous ai vû—je trouve ce tems bien long, parceque je vous aime, voilà le beau tems, ne viendrès vous pas un jour dejeuner avec moi? Mandès moi celui qui vous conviendras et croÿés que vous ne saurès me faire un plus grand plaisir. Adieu, mon cher Papa, je vous embrasse bien tendrement, et j’attendrai votre reponse avec impatiance...
52564To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse de Golowkin, [c. 8 August 1781] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je vous souhaite le bon jour, mon cher Papa, et vous embrasse tendrement, me voilà dans de nouvelles inquiètudes, on parle d’un combat entre Mr. de Rochambeau, et le General Clinton, d’autres disent Lincoln; c’est-il vrai, mon bon Papa? Je ne veux croire que vous— Si je n’ètois obligeè d’aller à Paris, j’aurai ètè vous dire un petit bon jour; quand voulès...
52565To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse de Golowkin, [after 12 April 1781] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Je vous souhaite un tendre bonjour mon cher Papa, et vous prie de me prêter pour quelques instants le recueil des Romances de J.J. Rousseau. La chaleur excessive, des inquiètudes sans nombre, des affaires m’onts empechès tous ces jours ici d’aller vous dire combien je vous aime tendrement, c’est ainsi mon cher Papa, que je vous embrasse. Addressed: à...
52566To Thomas Jefferson from Goltz, 2 January 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Cte. de Goltz reçoit tout à l’heure les exemplaires de l’Acte de La Virginie, que Monsieur Jefferson a La bonté de lui envoÿer et s’empresse de Lui en faire tous ses remerciemens et de renouveler les assurances de Sa consideration distinguée pour Lui. RC ( MHi ); without indication of the year, but presumably 1787, since TJ was at this time still distributing copies of the Virginia Act for...
52567To Thomas Jefferson from G. Louis de Golz, 15 September 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Pardon my boldness in sending this letter as an humble suitor in my behalf, to entreat Your kind and benevolent Patronage and protection in my present distressing situation, having been deprived of my property by the late desolation dd: 5 Febry: a.c., of Cape François, where unluckily I then happened to be with my property consisting of Merchandises consumed by the flames. Now an unfortunate...
52568To John Adams from Isaac Gomez, 17 April 1820 (Adams Papers)
I was made happy in having the honour of receivg: Your polite and much esteemed favour of the 10th: Inst: in answer ing to mine on the subject of my Publication, for the high encomium you are pleased to pass on my work, accept Dr Sir my most sincere thanks as well as for the friendly & Parental manner in which You are pleased to state Your Regret at my having omitted Ciciro &c: I regret it...
52569Isaac Gomez to Thomas Jefferson, 28 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Pardon the liberty I take in addressing you, a Gen tn with whome I have not the honour of a personal acquaintance, but Sir knowing the high rank you bear in the Literary World, has induced me to request your polite acceptance of a work I have Just published under the title of “Selections of a Father for the use of his Children, ” which have the goodness to give a reading, and Sir shall feel...
52570To John Adams from Isaac Gomez, 28 March 1820 (Adams Papers)
Pardon the liberty I take in addressing You a Gentn. with whome I have not the honour of a Personal acquaintance, but knowing the high rank you bear in the Literary World has induced me to request Your polite acceptance of a work I have just published under the title of “Selections of a Father for the use of his Children, which have the goodness to give a reading, & Sir shall fell highly...
52571To Thomas Jefferson from Louis Gomez, 21 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Having receivd the month of febry. last, a Cargo of wheat, from New-york, to my Consignment, by the brigg, Liberty, Capn. Wam. Williamson, the first one Exported, from the Continent dispatch’d, by my friends, Messrs. Gouverneur Kemble & Ce. of that place, I have been pay’d in due time here, by Mr. Duclerc Collector, master General, the amount, of the Kings premium, according the arret, datted...
52572To George Washington from Peter Gongon, 24 May 1794 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Peter Gongon, 24 May 1794. On 16 June, Edmund Randolph wrote Gongon, "I am desired by the President of the United States to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th ultimo from Elizabeth Town." Randolph indicated that GW sympathized with Gongon’s "distress" but was unable to assist him from his private funds and had "no public monies in his distribution for...
52573To James Madison from Joseph Gonzales, [22 November 1813] (Madison Papers)
I arrived at this Port of Charlestown in the Sloop under my command called the Nuestra Sra. del Carmen, proceeding from Matanzas in the Island of Cuba, which the State or this honble. Court have thought proper to condemn. They also deigned to condemn all that was recognised to be my property, having left me only my Clothes. I have moreover been fined in the sum of 900 dollars. I infer that...
52574To Thomas Jefferson from Claiborne W. Gooch, 31 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I scarcely know how to apologize for this intrusion upon your retirement. After devoting so large a portion of a long life to the service of your country; after having contributed more than any other man to the developement of the great principles of civil and religious liberty, and retired from the turmoils of politicks, and consecrated the evening of so eventful a life to the promotion of...
52575Gideon Gooch to Thomas Jefferson, 29 October 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I have two Barbary Rams at M r Madisons farm Blackmeadow which I Brot on from washington last week one for you the other for Colon Coles also five or six quarts of Berrys. I have for Gotten the name of them—they are remarkable for hedging— and the tree is said to grow as large as pear trees yr s &c RC ( MHi
52576To James Madison from Gideon Gooch, 28 July 1805 (Madison Papers)
I Recd. yours To-day. I wrote you by the Satturdays mail and in closed you forty dollars also in formd you that on Sunday I would Send you too hundred more for fear of a disapointment from mr: Richards but finding you will not come home as soon as I expected and gone To Pillidelpia I have declined for warding you any more money untill I hear from you for their may be Some Risk in the matter...
52577Gideon Gooch to Thomas Jefferson, 7 June 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I arrive on the 6 th Inst. at Mr Madisons farm Blackmeadow with the merino sheep and wool that is Jointly Between you and Mr Madison will be Glad you would send some person to take charge of the wool and the sheep one of the Ewes has a lamb of the female kind the other Ewe is not with lam who Ever You send to take charge of the Sheep and wool please Give them an order for the deliverry of them...
52578To George Washington from John Gooch, 11 October 1780 (Washington Papers)
to permit one who has had the honor of serveing under you in the Field to intrude and for a Moment divert your attention from the more important Concerns that are continually crowding on you to beg permission to lay before your Excellency a Claim the Justice of which I most cheerfully Submit to your Detirmination, In January 1777 I was appointed as Paymaster to one of the Extra Regements to be...
52579To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Goodacre, 14 May 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Goodacre presents his respectful compliments, and will have great pleasure in accepting the invitation to dine at Monticello this day at three o’clock MHi .
52580To Thomas Jefferson from William Goodacre, 1 July 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
The return of the Rev d Mr. Hatch to Charlottesville affords me a safe mode of presenting you with the drawing of the University of Virginia which I promised you when I had the pleasure of visiting you at Monticello. I have found some little difficulty in making the pavillions look well with a light sky and have therefore sacrificed its appearance to that of the building. On our return to...