53721To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 15 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
In Answer to your Enquiry I can scarce say whether I am alive or dead: I have been so long disorder’d both in Mind and Body that I am really between both. Disappointments in Love & repeated Colds have reduced me much; however tho’ I am sensible of the Follies of this Life I am no ways desirous of leaving them: I had rather bear the Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune than venture upon the...
53722To George Washington from William Jackson, 6 January 1783 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor to address Your Excellency on the 28th ultimo. I beg leave to inform you that the territory in dispute between Pennsylvania and Connecticut has been decreed by the Judges to Pennsylvania—and the decree is placed among the records of Congress. The enclosed copy of a letter from the Clothier General specifies the state of the clothing destined for the Northern Army—every possible...
53723From George Washington to Brigadier General Thomas Conway, 16 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
In Answer to your Favor of this date: It remains with Congress alone to accept your Resignation. This being the case, I cannot permit you to leave the Army, till you have obtained their consent. When that is done, I shall not object to your departure, since it is your inclination. I thank you much for your wishes for the liberty of America & the success of our Arms, and have only to add, that...
53724From James Madison to Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 22 August 1816 (Madison Papers)
You will be furnished from the Department of State with copies of the translation of the letter from the Dey of Algiers, and of the answer to it; with the letter of the Secretary of State to Mr. Shaler, and the instructions to him & Commodore Chauncey as Commissioners to accomodate matters with the Dey. As their negotiations may issue in a commencement of hostilities on the part of Algiers, it...
53725To George Washington from Lieutenant Benjamin Gates, 31 October 1775 (Washington Papers)
Whereas Your Petitionner Suddently Entred the service and in his Zeal for the Publick Safety of my Country Not thinking but the Service would have been at an End before this time I Freely Undertook the Duty of a First Lieutt in Capt. Black’s Compy in Colo. J. Brewer’s Regt and am Still Ready to Assist in the Cause on any Sudden Emergency But the Circumstances of my Family are Such as to...
53726To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 12 July 1809 (Madison Papers)
Your two letters of the 4th. & 7th. were recieved by the last mail. I now inclose you the rough draught of the letter to the emperor of Russia. I think there must be an exact facsimile of it in the office, from which mr. Short’s must have been copied; because that the one now inclosed has never been out of my hands appears by there being no fold in the paper till now, and it is evidently a...
53727Abigail Adams to James Lovell, 13 December 1779 (Adams Papers)
Enclosed I return according to your direction a duplicate Number of the journals. Number 29 is missing. I do not fully understand you when you say that I must not keep any of the pages 78. Do you mean that I must return them to you or forward them to Mr. Adams. I have no journals left but part of 75 and 76. All that Mr. Adams could find or procure of a later date he took with him; I read the...
53728From Alexander Hamilton to William MacPherson, 26 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secy of War has instructed me to digest & propose a plan for the organization and arrangement of the volunteer corps throughout the United States. As this subject has particularly occupied your attention, I shall be glad to be assisted with your ideas at large concerning it. You will be sensible that it is necessary to order that every part of our military system should as nearly as may be...
53729To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 7 June 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris , 7 June 1791 . Introducing M. Kellerman, nephew to De Marbois, who goes to America with De Ternant and who carries two letters to the Secretary of the Treasury to be given to De Ternant at Rochefort, also a packet of newspapers for TJ. Other papers and journals were sent by De Ternant and Dupont, who left Paris successively. They are to meet at Rochefort. His public letter begun...
53730Thomas Jefferson to Elbridge Gerry, 19 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 11 th is just recieved, and I repeat the sincere pleasure it has given me to see you once more come forward on the stage of the nation. I have ever thought the post you now occupy the most agreeable one the nation can give, & very far preferable to that which it’s highest favor confers. and I have hoped that, within three days journey of one another, it would afford some occasion...