53701Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with William F. Gray, [ca. 20 January 1820] (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Jefferson Esq r To William F. Gray Dr 1818 Octo 23 For 30 No s Edinburgh Review from No 28 to No 58 inclusive } 37 50 Nov r
53702William F. Gray to Thomas Jefferson, 14 March 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I this day forward to you, by the Mail Cart, a small bundle of Books , sent to my care by M r Milligan of George Town . Wishing them safe to hand RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “Tho s Jefferson Esq. Monticello”; endorsed by TJ as received 15 Mar. 1816 and so recorded in SJL . For the small bundle of books
53703William F. Gray to Thomas Jefferson, 3 August 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I had intended to pay my respects to you at Monticello , but on my arrival here I found you had set off for the Mountain Top , and I could not, with any propriety, break in upon your important avocations there with a business so much of a personal and private nature. My object in taking the liberty to address you in this way, is, in the first place, to ask your attention to the accompanying...
53704William F. Gray to Thomas Jefferson, 22 October 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure of acknowledging the rec t of your kind letter under date the 7 th Curt. —Accept my thanks for your friendly notice of my letter of the 3 rd Aug. — Since I was at Charlottesville , I have been strongly advised to the measure of establishing a Bookstore there; my own inclination favoured it; and, other motives being now strengthened by your approbation and friendly promise...
53705To James Madison from William F. Gray, 7 November 1825 (Madison Papers)
Agreably to your request I hand you, as above, statement of my acct. agt. you—bal. $13.29 including Rm. of paper and a Review sent this day. The Box containing Busts &c for Mr. Brower, shall be forwarded as you desire. Respectfully, Your obt. Sert. James Madison Esq To Wm. F. Gray Dr 1825 Feb 21. For No. 46 North Am. Review 1.25 Apl. 14 ” No 47 Do. Ditto 1.25 May 7 ” Nos. 80, & 81 Edinburgh...
53706To James Madison from William F. Gray, 6 June 1821 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of handing your acct. since the last settlement. Having a pressing occasion for money, if it be perfectly convenient to you—you would oblige me by remitting the amt. due—$46.37½. James Madison Esq. To Wm: F. Gray Dr. 1820 Mar. 13 For 1 Mosheims Ecclesiastical Hist. 18. Apl. 27 " 1 Quarterly Review No. 43 1.25 May 16 " No. 64 Edinburgh Review 1.25 June 29 " No. 65 Ditto...
53707William F. Gray to Thomas Jefferson, 25 November 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
By this day’s stage I send you a small Box that has been sent to my care from J. Milligan & Co of Geo. Town . Wishing it safe to hand RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received 13 Dec. 1813 and so recorded in SJL .
53708To Thomas Jefferson from William F. Gray, 5 December 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I have within my reach, a Book entitled “Histoire Philosophique de la Révolution de France, depuis la premiere assemblée des Notables jusqu’ à la paix de Presburg; Par Ant. Fantin-Desodoards.” It is in ten Octavo Vols. and said to be the 5 th edition revised and corrected by the author, and printed in 1807.— I have not been able to find the title of this Book in any of my Catalogues. And not...
53709Enclosure: Joseph Milligan’s Invoice for Books Bought for Thomas Jefferson, 6 May 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Joseph Miligan Bot. of William F. Gray 1 Marshall s Life of Washington $17.50 1 Stewart on the Mind 5.00 1 Cooper s Justinian 6.00 1 Walker
53710William R. Gray to Thomas Jefferson, 22 November 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I anticipated the honor of delivering to you, a letter from the President of the United States; but recent information that you were absent from Monticello , and the advanced state of the season, have induced Mrs Gray and myself to defer paying our respects to you, until our return from charleston . as the letter may not be merely one of introduction, I have taken the liberty of enclosing it...
53711To George Washington from the Great Barrington, Sheffield, and Canaan Committees of Safety, 26 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
A Convention of the Committees of Berkshire and the parts adjacent, have lately, by two Expresses, communicated to your Excellency their Suspicion of a Plot being formed for the Destruction of these United Colonies; by a Combination of a number of Persons among ourselves for that Purpose; with the Evidence upon which that Suspicion was principally grounded. Amongst other Persons accused...
53712To George Washington from Colonel John Greaton, 2 February 1781 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Col. John Greaton, 2 Feb. 1781. On 3 Feb., GW wrote Greaton : “I had nearly anticipated the subject of your Letter of the 2nd in mine of the 1st to Major Genl Heath.”
53713To George Washington from John Greaton, 27 April 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor to enclose an application from the commanding Officer of the 6th Masstts Regiment in favor of Capt. Heywood of that Regt for leave of Absence for a short time; from the circumstances represented to me I have no doubt but that his Business is urgent and requires his attendance at this time; I should therefore be glad, if your Excellency thinks proper, that he might be indulged...
53714To George Washington from John Paterson, 29 October 1782 (Washington Papers)
We have examined the new position which your Excellency desired might be viewed for the huts of the Massachusetts Line; and beg leave to mention the inconveniences that will attend it. It will require a hundred teams twenty four days to haul the materials—the troops will be farther removed from water as well as wood—it will take twice the length of time to build the huts, including the time it...
53715To George Washington from John Greaton, 1 July 1782 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your Excellency’s orders of the 14th Ulto I marched, with the eight Battallion Companies of the Regiment under my Command, from this place, to Kings Ferry—I releived the posts of Verplanks, and Stoney Point, with three Companies, under the Command of Lieut. Colo. Hull, and proceeded with the other Five to Dobb’s Ferry, releived that Post also. On the 28th was releived by the 2d...
53716Proceedings of the Board of General Officers, 24 April 1783 (Washington Papers)
Proceedings of the Board of Officers appointed in the General Orders of the 17th Inst. for the purpose of investigating the several pretentions of the Candidates for the badge of Military merit. Brigr Genl Greaton President Members Colo. Stewart Major Fish Lt Colo Sprout Major Trescott The Board being met agreeably to order proceeded to an examination of the Certificates and papers laid before...
53717To George Washington from John Greaton, 24 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you three N.York papers which I procur’d from a flag that arriv’d at this post yesterday afternoon. The flag brought up thirty three Masters & Mates of Vessels who’ where permited to come out on Parole, by Adml Digby, those Gentlemen inform’s me that all the Masters & Mates belonging to the Eastward, (who where prisoners at N.York) where sent to Newport. I have not...
53718A. M. Green to James Madison, 11 January 1834 (Madison Papers)
I hope you will pardon this intrusion of mine and the apology I have to make will I hope be deemed sufficient when I say that the fewness of Officers now living who can testify to the events of ’79 and ’81—and who are acquainted with the Events of that day is my reason for thus troubling you: I had placed in my charge the claim of Francis Taylor Colo. of the Regt. of Guards—stationed at the...
53719To Thomas Jefferson from Ashbel Green, 13 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
The Committee of Missions, acting under the authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, have lately received a letter from the Revd. Gideon Blackburn, the Superintendant of their Indian School in the Cherokee Country; the following Extracts from which they consider it their duty to send to your Excellency. The Letter is dated Maryville January 27. 1806....
53720To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel L. Green, 6 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
About the begining of January, I took the freedom of sending, for your acceptance, some medical tracts.—Accompanying them, with observations of a desultory nature; as to the object of so sending them. Perhaps the packet in which they were enclosed got lost, or stolen, as often is the case. In a seperate packet, by the same mail, I also forwarded a letter in manuscript.—To this letter I wisht...
53721To George Washington from David Green (alias Alexander Howard), 27 February 1797 (Washington Papers)
I in behalf of a Numbers of prisoners at present Confined in the Goal of this City who have at Different Courts within a year past Received sentence of Confinement for Life to hard Labour and Solitude the Charges or Indictments are all one or two Excepted that of Forgery, Numbers for that of Uttering Bank Paper which was said to be Counterfeit and I believe from the Conversation I have had...
53722Duff Green to James Madison, 11 April 1828 (Madison Papers)
It is much to be regretted that most subscribers to newspapers are negligent in remitting the small sums which, although comparatively nothing to individual subscribers, form, when multiplied by thousands, as in my case, an amount of great moment. Struggling under many difficulties, I have been compelled to contract heavy debts, under the hope that those who have taken my paper will furnish...
53723To James Madison from Duff Green, 15 October 1827 (Madison Papers)
The high respect which I entertain for your character and public services prompts me to enclose the following extract from the Boston Centinel and without and [ sic ] desire to involve you in the party warfare now carried on before the public to ask of you personaly, permission upon your authority to contradict the report that you are the writer of the essays published in the Richmond Whig...
53724Duff Green to James Madison, 1 May 1828 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Green returns the money enclosed and regrets that his clerk inadvertently sent an account to Mr Madison as it was not his intention to charge Mr Madison for the Telegraph RC (DLC) . Docketed by James Madison.
53725Duff Green to James Madison, 6 May 1828 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Green regrets that his clerk by mistake forwarded an account to Mr Madison for the U. S. Telegraph It never was Mr Green’s intention to charge for it and the mistake arose from the employment of a new Clerk who seeing Mr Madison’s name on the book supposed that he as other subscribers should be charged. The money forwarded through Mr Cutts was not taken. RC (DLC) . Docketed by James Madison.
53726To Benjamin Franklin from Catharine Greene, 1 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society You will be Glad to hear of our geting home Safe which we did Friday night being 9½ Days on our Journey 10 on the Rhode layd by one throw a Careless trick of Catharines but as Dont Choose to Leson her in your esteem Shall not tell the Particuliars. I wrote you from New Rochell after we had Past the troubled Waters which hope you have Receivd. After that had...
53727To Alexander Hamilton from Catharine Greene, 26 January 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I Should have written You some time Since, but a dangerous fit of Illness has prevented Me and I am Still too weak to write more than Just to intimate my Wishes, that You may loose no time in bringing my affair before Congress. Were I well enough to write much, I would give you a detail of my prospects in settling my affairs, but since that is not the Case I will only say that my independance,...
53728To Benjamin Franklin from Catharine Greene, [18 July? 1775] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Your letter which had the Pleasure of Receiving gave me great Pleasure as it gave me a fresh Proff of your own Dear Self, and being once more on the Same Land with us. Your Dear good Sister Grew Very impatient till She heard from you and began to fear you was not Come. She was kind enough to Shew me her letter and you are fear full She will be trouble Some...
53729To Benjamin Franklin from Catharine Greene, 19 September 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The first time I wrote you Since you have been in France was in the greatest hurry with my Bunnet on Just going a Journey. Which is the only one I Can ever hear you have Received which incorages me to imbrace a nother moment in allmost as great a hurry Just to tell you we are well Spoues and Family and Friends. Except our Dear mrs Mecom Who for a fortnight...
53730To Alexander Hamilton from Catharine Greene, 10 May 179[4] (Hamilton Papers)
Your letter dated the 3 Sep 1793 arrivd here 20th of April and the moment I received it, I got into my boat, and hastened to town with all possible Speed, having no person here before whom I could legally swear to the enclosed facts, as nearly as I can recollect them. Judge Pendleton was then in Court; I did not hesitate to send for him and told him the wretched Situation I was in on your...