71011Abigail Adams to James Lovell, 17 September 1780 (Adams Papers)
I was much gratified at again receiving a few lines from you, tho very Laconick. I wrote you about ten days since by a Mr. Brown, who came in the Alliance and brought Letters from my Friend to congress and to some of his Friends which he put into the post office, but they must be of an old date, as he was waiting near four months for the Sailing of the Alliance. Such conduct with regard to one...
71012The Federalist Number 44, [25 January] 1788 (Madison Papers)
A Fifth class of provisions in favor of the federal authority, consists of the following restrictions on the authority of the several states. 1. “No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance or confederation, grant letters of marque and reprisal, coin money, emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver a legal tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto...
71013To James Madison from Benjamin Joy, 27 August 1822 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor of receiving yesterday your favor of the 12th Inst inclosing a letter for my brother George Joy. I have inclosed it agreeably to your request, and it will be sent him by the first vessel from this port for England. Permit me to express the high respect & esteem with which I am your very obedient & hble Servant RC ( DLC : Rives Collection, Madison Papers). The letter has not...
71014VIII. To the Boston Gazette, 22 February 1773 (Adams Papers)
In all General Brattle’s researches hitherto, aided and assisted as he has been by mine, we have not been able to discover, either that the judges at common law had their commissions quam diu se bene gesserint, or for life, or that the crown had authority to grant them in that manner. Let us now examine and see, whether estates for life, determinable only on misbehaviour or the demise of the...
71015To Alexander Hamilton from John Hobby, 21 January 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Portland [ District of Maine ] January 21, 1795 . Requests the “Ballance of my account rendered against the United States as Marshall for the district of Maine for the year 1794.” ALS , RG 217, Miscellaneous Treasury Accounts, 1790–1894, Account No. 6423, National Archives. On February 10, 1795, Warrant No. 4522 for $137.99 was issued to Hobby ( D , RG 217, Miscellaneous Treasury Accounts,...
71016From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 21 July 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of July 10. and 13. have been duly recieved and I now return the pamphlet inclosed in the latter, with thanks for the perusal. The author has the appearance of knowing better what has past in England than in America. As to the latter to be sure he has been ignorant enough. I am sincerely sorry that Freneau has declined coming here. Tho’ the printing business be sufficiently full...
71017To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Moss, 11 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Understanding that the Office of Marshal of this District wold become vacant in a short time, I have taken the liberty of becoming An Applicant to Supply the Vacancy, And have forwarded to the Secretary of State A veriety of documents, stating My Capacity to fill that Office, which I have no doubt has Allready been laid before you—In Addition to those, I will only beg leave to refer you to...
71018To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 30 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
In my last communications Nos. 9 & 10, I intimated to you that I should be necessitated to draw upon the department of State for $20,000 in order to facilitate a negotiation between the United States and the Regency of Tripoli as it would have been of no service what ever but the reverse, to have proceeded to Tripoli without funds or credit. The Bashaw as in a former instance would increase...
71019To Alexander Hamilton from William Seton, 21 February 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The Goldsmiths who made the Assays have furnished the enclosed Account, which they submit to be paid upon the same footing as the others you may have had done at Philadelphia. I have the honor to be. LC , Bank of New York, New York City. Assays of coins for H’s “Report on the Establishment of a Mint,” January 28, 1791 .
71020From George Washington to Henry Laurens, 6 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
On Wednesday Evening I received your Excellency’s favors of the 30th ulto & 1st Inst. with their several inclosures. I will direct the best & cheapest disposition, I can, to be made of the cavalry for their accommodation in Quarters—and will instruct the Forage Master on the occasion. The remittance to the Pay Master which you mention, I presume has come to hand, having been applied to by him,...