52751From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel L. Hylton, 6 December 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
You will have received my letter of Nov. 22. two or three days after the date of yours of the 26. and this will in a great measure have answered yours. I therein expressed a wish to obtain Dr. Taylor’s bonds backed by some other responsible person, because two responsible persons are always necessary to secure ultimately against the accidents which may happen to one of them in the course of a...
52752From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel L. Hylton, 5 February 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
My letters to you are always letters of trouble. To lessen it I will omit all preface. Having occasion for a servant boy, who can shave, dress and follow me on horseback, and none such being to be had here, I have thought of a small French boy, Joseph, who came from Europe with Mr. Skipwith, lived sometime with Mr. Randolph my son in law, and is now with a barber in Richmond. I will thank you...
52753From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel L. Hylton, 10 July 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favour of May 29. came here after my departure on a journey to the lakes. That of June 17. is since recieved, and in consequence I send you a post-bank note for 21 D.-25. c. being the addition of 24/ to £5–3–6 as noted in your letter to be the probable amount of your disbursements for the 22. hhds. of tobo. forwarded by Capt. Stratton. He is not yet arrived. But the season admits of no...
52754From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel L. Hylton, 10 September 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Aug. 20.-Sep. 1. never came to my hands till yesterday. I have been ever since pondering on the proposition that Elkhill shall not be resorted to unless the 83,000 acre in Greenbriar should prove deficient, and I find it totally inadmissible. For see how it will work. The 83,000 I suppose are in a great number of surveys, say for example 83. surveys. The mortgage will not hinder...
52755From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel L. Hylton, 15 May 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
By Capt. Stratton I have recieved the 4. hhds. of tobo. Among these is one of those which had been injured by fire, and serves sufficiently to shew that tobacco of that quality cannot be sold here at any price. I must therefore ask your particular attention that there be no more of the fired tobacco sent here. I understood there were about 14,000 ?., say 12 hhds. fired. Should there be no...
52756From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel L. Hylton, 5 April 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Mar. 12. came to hand a fortnight ago and having given me reason to expect that the bill of lading for the vis-a-vis would come within a post or two, I have delayed answering in order to make one job of it. But not recieving the bill of lading, I trouble you again to send it forward. In the mean time I had enquiry made at New York whether any such captain as Towles had arrived...
52757From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel L. Hylton, 26 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Immediately on the receipt of your favor of the 10th. which was not till the 20th. inst. I commenced an enquiry into the chances of getting Miss Hylton carried back under the care of some of the ladies who will be returning. The list stands as follows: Colo. and Mrs. Monroe return in their own chariot with a pair of horses, and three persons in the carriage. Mrs. Griffin does not return at...
52758From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel L. Hylton, 1 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of Feb. 20. and should not so soon have troubled you with an answer, but that you mention that the Vis-a-vis has been long ago shipped for this place. This is the first news I have heard of it, and I imagined it still at your house. I now presume that some accident has happened respecting it, and will therefore thank you for the name of the vessel and captain by...
52759From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel L. Hylton, 31 December 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
An offer to rent Elkhill for the ensuing year, and the advance of the season, have occasioned me to give the inclosed answer which I send open for your perusal. Should you have closed the sale, be so good as to return me the letter, or if you are certain of closing it within a reasonable time. Otherwise I will pray you to send it on, and if the sale be afterwards made, it will be necessary to...
52760From Thomas Jefferson to Elizabeth Hylton, 8 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Miss Hylton, and by the directions of Mr. Hylton incloses her the within note which will be paid by any collector of the customs of the United States. The sum sixteen dollars and a half. PrC ( MHi ).
52761From Thomas Jefferson to John Hylton, 15 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor of Apr. 13. and am as much concerned at the want of success in your affairs which renders you desirous of engaging in other business, as that it is not in my power at present to propose any to you. I am at this time furnished with a very good manager in Bedford, and another in Albemarle. The last is now in the first year of my employment, but having been all his...
52762From Thomas Jefferson to William Hylton, [5 June 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favors of Mar. 27. & June 1. the former had come during my absence and when I returned, which was a month after it’s date, I presumed you had already proceeded on your voyage. I thank you for it’s kind congratulations on my appointment to the first Executive office, and am sensible how much my powers are overrated. I have two important objects before me, to reduce the...
52763From Thomas Jefferson to William Hylton, 19 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly received your favor of May 25. and the specimens of the oak leaves, which I immediately sent to Mr. Genet. The blocks of the wood could not be found out till the day before yesterday. They are also sent to the same gentleman, with whom I shall with pleasure render you any services in my power. I have the honor to be Sir Your most obedt. & most humble servt. PrC ( DLC ); at foot of text:...
52764The American Commissioners to Joseph Hynson, 27 February 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Yale University Library This letter was written to a man already committed to betraying the commissioners. Their letter to Nicholson above, January 26, instructed him to buy a cutter at Boulogne or Calais and send her to Le Havre; if he failed to find a suitable one he was to try Dover or Deal. He went instead to London, met his friend Hynson there, and obtained a cutter, which was...
52765From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Massingbird Hyrne, 18 February 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just received your favor of the 14th. inst. from New London, and expect this will find you at Staunton. I formerly advertised Congress of the necessity of sending these prisoners on Northwardly, and have again yesterday given them notice that the rapid approach of Ld. Cornwallis who was at Boyd’s ferry on the 14th., rendered it necessary to send on both these and the Convention...
52766From Benjamin Franklin to ——— de Illens, 6 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I have received the Letter you did me the honor of Writing to me the 28th. past with the Copy of one of the 24. June. By the Description you give of the Declaration or certificate of the Treasurer, and their names, with the Interest to be paid for your money 7. per Cent it appears to me that it is in the Treasury of the State of South Carolina and not in that of the...
52767From Benjamin Franklin to C. F. d’Inarre, 10 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and press copy of LS : American Philosophical Society I receiv’d the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 22d of last Month, requesting my Advice as to your Removal to America. The enclos’d Pamphlet will answer most of your Questions. Understanding Agriculture there is no doubt of your being able to live comfortably in Pensylvania, where there are many wealthy German...
52768From John Jay to the Independent Electors of the City of New-York, [28 April 1788] (Jay Papers)
There was a time when a majority of the citizens of New-York were so opposed to lawyers as members of the legislature, that a single gentleman of that profession, though confessedly a man of abilities, and in other respects, of unimpeachable character, could not obtain a majority of suffrages, principally owing to the circumstance of his being of that profession. But the times are changed, and...
52769From Thomas Jefferson to Indian Nations, 31 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have considered the speech you have delivered me, and I will now give you an answer to it. You have told us on former occasions of certain promises made to you at the treaty of Grenville by Genl. Wayne, respecting certain lands whereon you & your friends live. But when we looked into the treaty of Grenville, we found no such promises there; and as it is our custom to put all our agreements...
52770From Thomas Jefferson to Indian Nations, 21 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Some of you are old enough to remember, and the younger have heard from their fathers, that this country was formerly governed by the English. While they governed it, there were constant wars between the white & the red people. to such a height was the hatred of both parties carried that they thought it no crime to kill one another in Cold blood whenever they had an opportunity. this Spirit...
52771From Thomas Jefferson to Indian Nations, 10 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
This is the first time I have had the pleasure of seeing the distinguished men of our neighbors the Wiandots, Ottawas & Chippeways at the Seat of our Government. I welcome you to it as well as the Poutewatamies & Shawanese and thank the great Spirit for having conducted you hither in safety & health. I take you and your people by the hand and salute you as my Children; I consider all my red...
52772From Thomas Jefferson to Indian Nations, 18 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have considered the speech you have delivered me, & will now make answer to it. you have gone back to antient times, & given a true history of the uses made of you by the French, who first inhabited your country & afterwards by the English. and how they used you as dogs to set upon those whom they wanted to destroy. they kept the hatchet always in your hand, exposing you to be killed in...
52773From John Jay to the Indians of St. Regis, 10 August 1795 (Jay Papers)
Brothers I send you this Message to fulfil the Promise which the Agents for the State who met you in this City last Winter then made to you. Brothers This promise was that we would meet You on the Business of the Lands which you say belong to You. Brothers I now inform you that we will meet you and hold the proposed Treaty at Fort George at the South end of Lake George on the Eighteenth day of...
52774From Benjamin Franklin to Ingenhousz, 2 October 1781[–21 June 1782] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and LS : Library of Congress It is a long time, my dear Friend, since I have had the Pleasure of writing to you. I have postpon’d it too often, from a Desire of writing a good deal on various Subjects, which I could not find sufficient time to think of properly: Your Experiments on the Conducting of Heat was one Subject; the finishing my Remarks on the Stroke of lightning in Italy...
52775From Benjamin Franklin to Ingenhousz, 24 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I am greatly indebted to you for Letters. I shall write largely to you soon. With this I send you some American Papers, more Letters to Sir Jos. Banks, A Letter to Mr Nairne on Thermometers, & some Catalogues of Seeds.— I have sent the Order to America for Seeds which your Friend desired, but I fear the Vessel I sent it by is lost, not being arriv’d the 6th of...
52776From Benjamin Franklin to Ingenhousz, 2 September 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Mrs. James A. de Rothschild, England (1962) Inclos’d I send you a Copy of a Letter to Sir Joseph Banks, concerning the Ballons that at present occasion much Conversation here. I imagine that if you make one, and fill it with inflammable Air, you will contrive to fire it by Electricity when it is up, and by that means match in Report the Thunder of Nature. To morrow is to be signed our...
52777From Benjamin Franklin to Ingenhousz, [21 June 1782] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft), press copy of L , and copy: Library of Congress An Attempt to explain the Effects of Lightning on the Vane of the Steeple of a Church in Cremona , August 1777. Address’d to Dr John Ingenhauss, C. & Archiat. Cæs. &c &c I have taken the Acct. of this Stroke of Lightning from an Italian Piece, intitled, Analisi d’un nuovo Fenomeno del Fulmine , the Dedication of which is subscribed...
52778From Benjamin Franklin to Jan Ingenhousz, 12 February[–6 March 1777] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library; incomplete draft and copy: Library of Congress I received your kind Letter on the 4th of Jany. It gave me great Pleasure, as it inform’d me of your Welfare, and of the Continuance of your Friendship, which I highly value. If his Imperial Majesty’s Journey to France is only postponed, and not entirely laid aside, I hope I may still have the Happiness of seeing...
52779From Benjamin Franklin to Ingenhousz, 16 January 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New York Public Library; copy: Library of Congress I have this Day received your Favour of the 2d Instant. Every Information in my Power respecting the Balloons I sent you just before Christmas, contain’d in Copies of my Letters to Sir Joseph Banks. There is no Secret in the Affair, and I make no doubt that a Person coming from you would easily obtain a Sight of the different Balloons of...
52780From Benjamin Franklin to Ingenhousz, 22 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received yours of the 18th. and see with great Pleasure that you have been able to break the Enchantment that fix’d you so long in England, and have once more set foot on the continent with intent to visit Paris. You may be assured of meeting the Same kind Welcome at Mr De Chaumonts and I have besides a Bed &c. at your service if you Should rather chuse to be with...
52781From Benjamin Franklin to Jan Ingenhousz, 23 April 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Myron Kaller & Associates, Inc., Asbury Park, New Jersey (1989) I did intend to have written you a long Letter by the good Bishop, but cannot now accomplish it.— You will however have it very soon.— Fearing that the Seeds for your Friend might not arrive in time, to be planted this Spring, and having received a Box for some of my Acquaintance here, I sent a Part to you, to be dispos’d of...
52782From Benjamin Franklin to Jan Ingenhousz, 30 September 1773 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I rejoic’d as much as any Friend could do, at the News we receiv’d here from time to time of your Successes in your Profession, and of the safe Recovery of your illustrious Patients of that most amiable Family: But it griev’d us all at the same time to hear that you did not yourself enjoy Health in that Country. Surely their known Goodness...
52783From Benjamin Franklin to Ingenhousz, 1 June 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This will be delivered to you by an ingenious young Friend of mine, Mr. S. Vaughan, who travels with a View of improving himself in Mineralogy. He will be much oblig’d by the Informations & Counsels that you can give him; and as I have a great Regard for him, and for his Family, I earnestly recommend him to those Civilities which you are accustomed to show...
52784From Benjamin Franklin to Ingenhousz, 4[–5] May 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society I received your kind Letter of last Month, and I forwarded that Part of it, which related to Mr: Williams. Inclosed you have his Answer. I shall be glad to see those Papers of yours which you tell me will be in the Transactions, or indeed any thing of your Writing. By the way, mentioning the Transactions puts me in mind that I have received none of the...
52785From Benjamin Franklin to Jan Ingenhousz, 16 May 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS and incomplete AL (draft): Library of Congress I have before me your three Favours of Feby. 26, April 4. & 29. the last delivered to me yesterday by Mr. Robertson to whom I shall show the Respect due to your Recommendation. I am asham’d of being so long in Arrear in my Correspondence with you, but I have too much Business. I will now endeavour to answer your Letters, & hope I may be able to...
52786From Benjamin Franklin to Jan Ingenhousz, 18 March 1774 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard University Library I have lately been favoured with yours of the 24th past. I am very sensible of your Kindness in the Concern you express on Account of the late Attack on my Character before the Privy Council and in the Papers. Be assured, my good Friend, that I have done nothing unjustifiable, nothing but what is consistent with the Man of Honour, and with my Duty to my King...
52787[From Thomas Jefferson to Jan Ingenhousz, 14 July 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 14 July 1785. Entry in SJL reads: “Monsr. Ingenhausz medecin de la cour & c. & c. à Vienne. Inclosing Dr. Franklin’s letter. Count Merci.” Not found.]
52788From Benjamin Franklin to Jan Ingenhousz, 26 April 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Henry Huntington Library I find by your Favour of the 2d Inst. that my Letter to you had been stopt in the Post Office. I am sorry I omitted Payment of the Postage; it was thro’ Ignorance. As you mention having order’d your Banker to forward it, I hope you have it before this time. I shall take care of this. It is probable that I shall remain here still some Months, so that if you...
52789From Thomas Jefferson to Jan Ingenhousz, 9 July 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
An absence of three or four months on a journey through the Southern parts of France and Northern of Italy, has prevented my acknowleging earlier the receipt of your favor of Dec. 28. together with the pamphlet received through Barrois, for which I beg the author to accept my sincere thanks. Any letters or parcels from yourself to Doctr. Franklin, if you will do me the honor of addressing them...
52790From Thomas Jefferson to Jan Ingenhousz, 19 June 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I am late in answering your favor of Jan. 23. but it has not been possible for me to do it sooner . The letter to Doctor Franklin, after which you enquire, came to my hands on the 9th. of October. I sent it under cover with my own dispatches to our Secretary for foreign affairs at New York, and the Count de Moutier , who went minister from this country to America, was the bearer of it . His...
52791From Thomas Jefferson to Jan Ingenhousz, 14 July 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Doctor Franklin left us two days ago. On his departure he charged me with the inclosed packet to be forwarded to you. His commands will justify the liberty I take of accompanying them with a line, and with assurances of the satisfaction it affords me to do this to a person to whose researches the lovers of science are so much indebted. I have the honour to be with sentiments of the highest...
52792From James Madison to Charles J. Ingersoll, 12 November 1825 (Madison Papers)
I have received the copy kindly sent me, of your “Discourse[”] before the Penn Society. It is to be wished that all the recurring occasions may be equally fruitful of interesting topics & views. Should the other States take the like course of instituting periodical commemorations of their Origin & Founders, and the model you have furnished on this and other occasions receive the attention due...
52793Thomas Jefferson to Charles J. Ingersoll, 6 June 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Some two or three years ago you were so kind as to send me a pamphlet full of good sense & patriotism, eloquently written, and on a subject interesting to our own and every other country. I inclose you in return a dry, logical disquisition, on a local subject, made almost personal to myself, and forbidding all ornament. as a lawyer you may have patience to read it. it is accompanied with...
52794From James Madison to Charles J. Ingersoll, 8 November 1823 (Madison Papers)
I thank you as a friend for the printed copy of your Discourse kindly sent me; and I thank you still more as a Citizen for such an offering to the free Institutions of our Country. In testing the Tree of liberty by its fruits, you have shewn how precious it ought to be held by those who enjoy the blessing. I wish the Discourse could be translated & circulated wherever the blessing is not...
52795From James Madison to Charles J. Ingersoll, 4 January 1818 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your letter of the 25th. Ult. Believing that the late war merits a historical review, penetrating below the surface of events, and beyond the horizon of unexpanded minds, I am glad to learn that the task is contemplated by one whose talents, and, what is not less essential, whose fairness of dispositions, are entitled to so much confidence. Whatever be the light in which any...
52796Thomas Jefferson to Charles J. Ingersoll, 17 March 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns thanks to mr Ingersoll for the copy of his speech on the Loan bill which he has been so kind as to send him. he has read it with great satisfaction, and felicitates his country on having in it’s councils so able an advocate of sound principles, and whose age may promise them a long course of his valuable services. he hopes & doubts not mr Ingersoll will recieve the...
52797Richard Rush’s Proposal that Thomas Jefferson become Secretary of State, 24 May 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose you a paper for your perusal and perhaps amusement. I mentioned to you lately that I had a great plan in my head.—a fortnight or three weeks ago it started to my reveries that Mr Jefferson ought to be called out, like an old pater patria , in a crisis like the present, and not suffered to repose upon his mountain. At length I determined he should be secretary of state again, which so...
52798From James Madison to Charles J. Ingersoll, 17 November 1827 (Madison Papers)
I have duly recd. your favor of the 9th. with the printed communication enclosed. I am very sensible of my obligations for the kind feelings which dictated both; and not less so, that in weighing my public services, the friendly hand unconsciously favored that end of the beam. The attempts of party zeal when pursuing its favorite object, to break into the domain of the Constitution, can not be...
52799From James Madison to Charles J. Ingersoll, 13 October 1824 (Madison Papers)
J. Madison has recd. with pleasure the “Communication of Mr. I. to the American Philos: Society,” for which he can not return his thanks without alluding to the happy choice of topics for the occasion, and the very interesting sketches to which they led. Draft ( DLC ). Charles J. Ingersoll, A Communication on the Improvement of Government: Read before the American Philosophical Society, at a...
52800James Madison to Charles J. Ingersoll, 12 February 1835 (Madison Papers)
I have recd your favour inclosing a copy of your "View of the Committee powers of Congress." Without entering into questions which may grow out of the twofold character of the Senate of the U. S. as a Legislative, and Judicial Body, your observations suggest a fuller investigation and more accurate definition of the privileges and authorities, of the several Departments & Branches of our...