72991Levin Gale to Thomas Jefferson, 30 March 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I received some time ago a letter from Major John Adlum near George Town D.C. requesting me to forward you some cuttings of a particular grape which we origanally got from him. The same day this goes by the mail this there will be put in the stage a box containing 150 cuttings of the kind mentioned Directed to you to the Care of M r W m F Gray Fredrecksburgh Virginia —I have to apologise for...
72992To James Madison from John Gavino, 5 May 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
5 May 1802, Gibraltar. No. 86. Refers JM to his dispatch no. 85 [not found]. Reports arrival on 25 Apr. from Tunis of “the American Ship Gloria Commanded by Jo: Bounds taken in the service by Consul Eaton, who brought me the Inclosed dispatches, to which & the Copy of said Gentlemans Letter to me anexd, beg leave to referr.” The commander of the Tripolitan ship laid up at Gibraltar has...
72993Executive Pardon, [7 March] 1809 (Madison Papers)
James Madison , President of the United States of America To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting — Whereas it has been made to appear to me that a certain Negro lad, named Nathan , was, at a Circuit Court of the United States , for the county of Washington in the District of Columbia, holden in December last, duly convicted of a burglary by him committed in the house of Francis...
72994[Diary entry: 28 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
28. Calm and very pleasant Morning. Wind pretty fresh from the So. West afterwards.
72995To Thomas Jefferson from Lucy Ludwell Paradise, 21 August 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I am, before I begin the Subject of this Letter to beg of Your Excellency to keep Secret what I shall communicate to you. It concerns my Country, It concerns your Exellency to assist many persons, but the assistance is only your advice, and Protection. I am serious when I beg you to keep Secret from every person in the World what I am to beg of you. Before I begin, permit me to open my heart...
72996[Diary entry: 22 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
22. Clear and Warm in the forenoon with a Black Cloud to the Westward but no Rain here.
72997[Diary entry: 12 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
12. Finished plowg. gd. behind Garden. Carpenters went to Reapg. at Poseys.
72998From Charles Francis Adams to John Quincy Adams, 21 May 1815 (Adams Papers)
I am very sorry that I broke the glass, but I could not help it, and for that, I write you these verses. Tendre appuis de mes premiers ans Toi qui pris soins de mon enfance Je te dois tout, savoir, talens, Je te dois meme l’existence. De tant d’amour de tant de soins La récompense est ma tendresse Papa, tu me verras un jour, Étré l’appui de ta vielliesse. Accept this offer, I am, dear Papa, /...
72999James Lovell to Abigail Adams, 5 June 1779 (Adams Papers)
If at any Time heretofore I have seemed to infringe upon your Prerogatives, I ask your Pardon. It was rash in me to censure you for what Sovereigns do in all Parts of the World. Charging me with being a Flatterer you only exercised the Power of misinterpreting some of my most sincere Sentiments: And I, forsooth, ran into the antiquated Notion of a Distinction between Right and Power. I smile,...
73000To George Washington from Jedediah Huntington, 10 March 1783 (Washington Papers)
The Coats lately drawn by the Light Companies will generally require Alterations to fit them to the Men; perhaps your Excellency would think best to direct it done by one Model that they might all appear in the same Fashion. I have the Honor to be your Excellency’s most obedient Servant DLC : Papers of George Washington.
73001To John Adams from William Allen, 12 March 1800 (Adams Papers)
I observe the Bill for Establishing a general Stamp Office at the Seat of Government has Passed the Hon. House of Representatives— Notwithstanding the high responsibility necessarily attached to that Office, I have from a Critical review of my past conduct in Life, Joined to the rectitude of my intentions for the future, thought fit to offer my self as a Candidate to Conduct the Stamp...
73002To George Washington from Thomas Bullitt et al., 10 October 1757 (Washington Papers)
As we are well assured You take pleasure in distinguishing Merit where ever it is found. We beg leave to recommend to Your notice a Person not altogether unworthy of it[.] If we may Judge from the diligence & Fidelity he has shewn in a low Station we may still expect he will support his Characture in a higher where he will meet with frequenter Opportunities to exert himself & do Justice to Our...
73003To Benjamin Franklin from John Shaffer, 27 September 1781 [i.e., 28 September 1781] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I recved your favour of yesterday and am very much in dsposed at Present you menchen in your letter that you would go to the Notary but as I have allready Geving it to Dotun for Securety it would be of No us as I only put it in to the hand of the Notary to Convince Dotun that it was my Intenshion to Deal Honourably with him it is Not menchened in the...
73004To James Madison from John Carroll, 29 October 1805 (Madison Papers)
I was very much concerned at my absence from home, when you did me the honor of a visit. Though it was late when I returned, I went to Bryden’s in hopes of finding you there, but understood at the bar that you had not put up there, and feared, as it was nine o’clock, intruding on the repose of a wearied traveller, if I had sought you elsewhere. I had spent the afternoon with Mr. Carroll of...
73005Abigail Adams to Esther Duncan Black, 17 January 1798 (Adams Papers)
I received Your Letters of December the 30 & Jan ry 1 st accept my thanks for them. the Letter inclosed for Mr Black, mr Brisler deliverd with his own Hand to him. he wept at receiving it. said he would write to his Brother. Mr Brisler says there are two persons in his store, a young Man & a Lad. he has a Housekeeper Since I wrote you last my Little Friend has been again to visit me. I sent a...
73006To George Washington from John Pray, 30 June 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am Just informed by very good authority, that there is lately a fleet arriv’d at York with Troops what Number I cannot learn, but it is Reported they are from Virginia, Like wise that a fleet has saild out the east River and have Return’d, in consequence of the French Fleet meating them—A great Number of Heavy cannon is posted allong the side of the Crick by Kings bridge, The Yauger Horse is...
73007From Thomas Jefferson to Abia Thorn, 25 September 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer Abia Thorn, of Phila a bricklayer by trade has done much of the brickwork of the University of Virginia, and besides some of the other buildings, of the best workmanship himself and partner executed the walls of the principal edifice the Rotunda, than which I believe more beautiful and faithful work has never been done in any country. he is moreover sober, industrious perfectly...
73008From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Waterhouse, 1 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
In answer to the enquiries of the benevolent Dr de Carro on the subject of the Upland, or Mountain rice, Oryza Mutica, I will state to you what I know of it. I first became informed of the existence of a rice which would grow in up-lands without any more water than the common rains, by reading a book of Mr. de Poyvre who had been governor of the Isle of France, who mentions it as growing there...
73009III. Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, 12 April 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have perused the papers communicated to you by the Chargé des Affaires of France. The propositions to which they relate, as far as they are understood, appear to me inadmissible. The only advantage they offer to the United States is a prolongation of the time of reimbursement. The rate of interest is to remain the same, and the place of payment, according to the probable course of exchange,...
73010John Adams to Abigail Adams, 4 May 1777 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed with this you have an Evening Post, containing some of the tender Mercies of the Barbarians to their Prisoners. If there is a Man, Woman or Child in America, who can read these Depositions, without Resentment, and Horror, that Person has no soul or a very wicked one. Their Treatment of Prisoners, last Year added to an Act of Parliament, which they have made to enable them to send...
73011[Diary entry: 30 March 1772] (Washington Papers)
30. Wind from the same Quarter and Cool but clear.
73012From Alexander Hamilton to ———, [18 December 1791] (Hamilton Papers)
I am this moment going to a rendezvous which I suspect may involve a most serious plot against me, but various reasons, and among others a desire to ascertain the truth induce me to hazard the consequence. As any disastrous event might interest my fame; I drop you this line, that from my impressions may be inferred the truth of the matter. Yrs. sincerely ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of...
73013To John Adams from Isaac Munroe, 13 August 1824 (Adams Papers)
I send you a copy of the letter of your Son with an appendix, which I have just printed. The first part I printed from the Manuscript in Boston upwards of Sixteen years ago. The interest for it is as great now as then. I am one of his zealous advocates for the Presidency & entertain the most confident hopes of his success, notwithstanding the conspiracy at Newyork to deprive the people of...
73014From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 7 March 1813 (Adams Papers)
It is a sad misfortune to dear Connections when their Friends do not love to write—Some I know have not time, & some have not ability, & some foolishly averse—I have not heard from Mr Fosters family, since Abby’s return from Boston.—I wish I knew how my Son likes his new Boarding place—&c—I hope he has not been confined by Rhumatism this winter—& am very sorry Mrs Smith inherits the infirmity...
73015To John Adams from Antoine Marie Cerisier, 29 May 1787 (Adams Papers)
Je ne faisois que de sortir de la Maison lorsque Votre Excellence a bien voulu se donner la peine de passer; & n’étant revenu que fort tard dans la nuit, je m’étois rendu vers les neuf heures du matin à son auberge; lors qu’à mon grand regret j’ai appris son depart pour Amsterdam: j’ai été d’autant plus mortifié de ces contre-tems, que je me faisois un plaisir de vous souhaiter la bien-venue,...
73016To Thomas Jefferson from John Appleton, 1 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of sending you a variety of Specimens of Printing, from a celebrated Artist in Paris. He has been rewarded by a Medal from the first Consul & requested me to say, He shall be highly gratified, if these Specimens, will place Him in your estimation, in the list of Artists of Merit.— I shall be happy Sir if they are acceptable to you & hope they may stimulate our own Artists to...
73017To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Lomax, 23 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your precious Time has been intruded upon, by two or three Letters from me, in which I had no other Interest, than the pleasure of writing to a Man, who gained, in an early part of my Life, my sincere Esteem and Friendship; but now I beg you will excuse the solicitations of a Father for a Son, who is anxious to get a Commission in the Army, should we unfortunatly be obliged to raise one. My...
73018To John Adams from Edmund Jenings, 18 March 1780 (Adams Papers)
I Have the Honor of having receivd your Favor of the 12th Instant, which flatters me much in informing me of your Approbation of my Letters of the first the fifth and the Eigth. I beg the Continuance of your Partiallity, and that You woud Command me in all things. I now set down to Answer your Enquiry into the “Sums paid Annually, as Subsidies by France or England to the House of Austria or...
73019To George Washington from Jabez Bowen, 13 November 1782 (Washington Papers)
The Incloased Examination contains information so Important to the United States That I have thot propper to forward it to your Excellency: and as most of the principal Actors in conveying the Intelligence to and from New Yorke reside in Vermont and the Military being intimately concerned in its Consiquences doubt not but your Excellency will immediately send and take up and secure the...
73020From George Washington to Thomas Peter, 20 June 1798 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 14th with the money, Tobacco notes & A/c from Colo. Deakins, came safe; but not ’till yesterday. I will endeavour to recollect that I stand indebted to you for change—but it is more your interest than mine that it should not be forgotten. Be so good as to let me know if the two Tobacco notes would sell in George Town, & at what for Cash, or on credit of 60 or 90 days?...