66261To George Washington from Captain David Hopkins, 21 January 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Capt. David Hopkins, 21 Jan. 1779. GW wrote Hopkins on 1 Feb. : “I have received your memorial of the 21st of January.”
66262David K. Hopkins to Thomas Jefferson, 3 November 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Since I wrote you last year, I have not been Idle, I understand the Subject on which I wrote much better.—I observed to you that all kinds of motion aught to be communicated by the Screw or, circularly inclined plane.—with water I wou’d (for to communicate motion to a Mill) inclose a circularly inclined plane, of or Screw, nearly equal in length to the fall of water, erect it perpendicular &...
66263To Thomas Jefferson from David K. Hopkins, 26 September 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
in the winter of 1806, you may recollect of my visiting you at the Presidents palace; & that without a previous acquaintance, or letters of introduction the reason was, that I thought the introduction wou’d be as Satisfactory on both parts, by the Subject alone as by letters: Mr Dufief particularly offered me a letter, but I considdered it intirely unnessary for the reason before mentioned; he...
66264To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Hopkins, 18 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
During a recent journey into the eastern part of Virginia, it was suggested to me by a friend, that a History of that State, to the present time, embracing all that is interesting & important, & limited to such a size as would enable all who would wish to be possessed of such a work, to obtain it, was such wanted.— The last work on that subject, although written with Some ability, does not...
66265To George Washington from Commodore Esek Hopkins, 2 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
I am Order’d by the Marine Committee to get the Valuation of the Stores that I brought from New Providence, and as part of them was sent to Newyork by your Order should be glad you would Order Mr Knox, or some other of your Officers to put a Value on them, and order them to transmit such Valuation to me as soon as Convenient. Sir Should be extremely oblig’d to you if you have Settled a Cartell...
66266To George Washington from Commodore Esek Hopkins, 12 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
By Captn Jones in the Providence I have sent you as many of your Officers and Soldiers as I could Collect but some of them that I took onboard are Sick and some have left the Fleet, for what Reason I can’t tell. Shall Collect as many of those that are left behind as soon as possible and send them by the first Opportunity and Advertize the Remainder as Deserters tho’ the Officers tell me they...
66267To George Washington from Commodore Esek Hopkins, 1 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 25th April ⅌ Express have receiv’d—am very much obliged to you for the Use of your Men, and shall dispatch them to New York immediately in the Sloop Providence Capt. Hazard —although we still continue to be Sickly onboard all the Vessels, so that it will be impossible to go to Sea with the Fleet, before we get recruited with hands which will not easily be done. I am with...
66268To George Washington from Commodore Esek Hopkins, 22 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
I sent the Providence last thursday with all the Soldiers which belong’d to your Army that could then be collected —since I sent three by Capt. Williams and there is some Sick now here which shall send as soon as well—some few I believe is deserted or gone by Land. The Cabot and Andrew Doria both Sail’d last Sunday Morning on a Cruise to the Eastward —the Columbus hope to send soon—the others...
66269To Thomas Jefferson from George F. Hopkins, 5 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
On a former occasion I took the liberty of submitting to your inspection in manuscript, some Observations on certain philosophical subjects, and afterwards sent you a printed copy of them. I now do myself the honour to send you a copy of a revised edition, with the addition of other theories, together with corrections and improvements on the first. I have taken the farther liberty to annex to...
66270George F. Hopkins to Thomas Jefferson, [received 29] August 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I submit to your candid examination the Observations which accompany this letter. They had for their basis the quotations from the Notes on Virginia which are prefixed to them. This valuable work I read many years since with delight and edification; and the estimation in which it is held among men of sense and letters, must insure to it a durable fame. Whatever may be the worth of the...