58031To George Washington from John Fitzgerald, 14 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
When I last had the honor of dining with you in this town, I mention’d the information given by some people in Maryland to the executive of that state respecting the Estate of Thomas Digges, & wishing to bring it under the confiscation Law[.] This Business is now drawing to a Crisis, & it may possibly be brought to trial next Month in the General Court[.] I am possess’d of a great variety of...
58032To Thomas Jefferson from William Bache, 2 February 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Your prediction of the state of Navigation has been verified, our Journey from Washington was in slush, which I bore without repining as I had a prospect of an open river, but before the vesell was in readiness the Ice secured her. Today there is some prospect for tomorrow as it is warm and rains. Yesterday I received remittances from Jersey. Inclosed you will find $100 which you so kindly...
58033To John Adams from François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 3 December 1820 (Adams Papers)
The last tiding of your welfare, with which I was gratified—was by Judge Peter Smith. I had made an excursion to Albany and N. york, to See the Governour, and endeavour to obtain in the last place Some relief to my Sight—but it was fruitless. I met Judge Smith—whom I had not Seen during Several years—between Schenectady and Cagnarrage, where he took the Stage—we were pleased with this...
58034To George Washington from James Lloyd, 28 January 1799 (Washington Papers)
I take the liberty to forward to you, under cover with this, Mr Gerry’s correspondence with M. Talleyrand and the report of the Secretary of State, on the transactions relative to the U. States and France. I did myself the honor to write you a long letter, in the beginning of last July, in which I gave you, agreeably to your request, the best information I was able to procure, of the...
58035From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 22 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
The Senate have this day rejected their own bill for raising a provisional army of 15,000. men. I think they will reject that for permitting private vessels to arm. The Representatives have thrown out the bill of the Senate for raising artillery. They yesterday put off one forbidding our citizens to serve in foreign vessels of war, till Nov. by a vote of 52. to 44. This day they came to a...
58036From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 17 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
I inclose two letters from Monroe recd. since your departure. The intermediate ones referred to, of the 16 & 18 of Decr. are not yet recd. I inclose also a Letter of Decr. 24. from Armstrong; who I am pleased to find understands the language in which the honorable & honest policy of this Country ought to be expressed. You will find that I obey the wish of Govr. Claiborne in taxing you with a...
58037From James Madison to James Breckinridge, 8 January 1828 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. yours of Decr. 23. The difficulty I fear will be as great as the importance of providing as [ sic ] successor to Mr. Long. You know his anxiety to secure the appointment given him in the London university; to which is to be added the necessity he states of his returning to England on other accounts, at the expiration of his stipulated term; so that there is no chance of his...
5803829th. (Adams Papers)
Attended parson Wibird the whole day. He recommended very highly humility, or spiritual poverty; his sermons were I thought, better than usual. Miss Sarah Taylor, a young lady between 60 and 70 years old dined here this day. I have seen, when I was a child in books of fairy tales, figures very much like this lady, astride upon a broomstick riding Jehu-like through the air. This is a sufficient...
58039To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas F. Riddick, 15 July 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I am a petitioner to you for the Office of Register Of the Land Office, to reside in Washington county Mississippi Territory. I have Written on to my friends Messrs. Gray & Newton Members of Congress, to Recommend me & expect ere this they have complied with my request I am a Virginian born In the county of Nansemond And lately removed to this place you perhaps may know my family They with...
58040John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 October 1799 (Adams Papers)
I Sent you a Letter this morning before I rec d yours of the 13. from Brookfield. I rejoice that you had arrived so far and born your Journey so well: but the Weather has been so wet that I doubt whether you have been able to reach East Chester to day. I am more convinced that the Air is a great Repository of Diseases and that it is impossible to guard against them. Be always ready. Yet I now...