6511To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Williams, 22 August 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been favoured with your Letter dated the 9 July, which was accompanied by a Remittance of £ 99.18.0 from Colonel Peyton, agreeably to your directions; and I have to day remitted the produce of it to M r Thomas Appleton, of Leghorn; forwarding at the Same time Your Enclosure to that Gentleman. CSmH : Jefferson File.
6512To Thomas Jefferson from Tarlton Saunders, 21 August 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I am favored with your respects of the 11th instant, the time you propose to pay your first Bond to M r Lyle, will be perfectly satisfactory to him, and you may rest assured Sir, that unless something unexpected should turn up in the affairs of the estate, that you will not find us troublesome, and will rely on your making payments as you can make it convenient, with great esteem and respect I...
6513From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, 20 August 1823 (Adams Papers)
I write to announce our safe arrival at this place from whence we propose to start on a visit of two days to Mrs. De Wint this afternoon to return on Friday night to meet your father and proceed in the Steam Boat on Saturday afternoon to Providence where I presume we shall remain until Monday Morning—As the Horses are very tired it is probable we shall take a Stage to Quincy and see you all on...
6514From John Jay to DeWitt Clinton, 19 August 1823 (Jay Papers)
On Saturday last I rec d . by the mail your Letter of the 6 th . Inst, together with the Discourse mentioned in it; and have read them with Pleasure— Both the matter and manner of the Discourse bear Testimony to the Importance ^Value^ of useful Knowledge. For this mark of attention and the Honor ^done^ me in the Letter, and in a Discourse last spring, be pleased to accept the Acknowledgm ts ....
6515To James Madison from William A. Coffey, 19 August 1823 (Madison Papers)
I herewith send you a copy of “ Inside Out ” —a work just published in this City, for the benefit of its Author. Divested of his profession, and with a dependant family, without the means of acquiring a livelihood, but by the labours of his pen, he has made a trifling attempt at authorship, in the compiling of this work, with the hope, in Some degree, of advancing his pecuniary views....
6516To Thomas Jefferson from William A. Coffey, 19 August 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I herewith send you a copy of “Inside Out”, a work just published in this city for the benefit of its Author, which you will please to accept from him . Divested of his profession, and with a dependant family, without the means of acquiring a livelihood but by the labours of his pen, he has made a trifling attempt at Authorship in the compiling of this work, with the hope in some degree of...
6517From John Adams to DeWitt Clinton, 18 August 1823 (Adams Papers)
I have received with great pleasure your kind letter of the 6th: inst with your discourse before the Phi Beta Kappa. So kind a letter from a gentleman of your name, a name which I have respected for half a century is peculiarly gratifying to me.—I had once a friendship with the late Vice President of the U. S. and first Govr: of the State of New-York, which was very dear to me. Although in...
6518From John Jay to Charles Gerrit De Witt, 18 August 1823 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . your Letter of the 4 Inst, informing me that you are a Grandson of the late Col l . Charles DeWitt, and contemplate preparing a Memoir of his Life; and requesting me to communicate to you such Documents & anecdotes illustrative of his public Services during the Revolution, as I may possess. This mark of Attention to the memory of your worthy Ancestor, is commendable; and I wish...
6519From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 18 August 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Mar. 26. came to my hands May 8. and I was gl ad to learn that after all your sufferings on the road from rain & sickness, you had got safely at length, into a satisfactory position. we had here, from the time of your departure the finest weather possible, and were every day remarking how lucky you were in your weather. our family is all well and has been generally so, except...
6520To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel Drew, 18 August 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed you will find an introductory letter from M r Mathew Carey of Philadelphia In this place I am surrounded with Sorcery & meantation & repeated attempts of Jeopardizing & taking away my life without any cause or investigation of those issue. they must admit me to be a Joseph without permitting me to witness happiness. & though recently born they are endeavouring to cut me off in the...