1To John Adams from Harrison Gray Otis, 18 September 1798 (Adams Papers)
I do myself the honor to introduce to you Captain Joseph Ingraham, who waits on you with a desire of stating his qualifications and pretensions to an appointment in the navy—Having been heretofore permitted to mention to you the name of this Gentleman, & his nautical reputation, I will only subjoin that I have the honor to be / with the greatest Respect / Sir, / Yr most obedt: Servt MHi :...
2To John Adams from Harrison Gray Otis, 3 November 1798 (Adams Papers)
Mr Horry who was presented to you in Philadelphia, came from newport principally with a view of paying his respects to you on the 30 October in Boston where he expected the honor of meeting you; and being disappointed he has remained in town, in the expectation that I would attend him to Quincy with the same view. This pleasurable duty I am expected by circumstances to postpone, and have asked...
3Enclosure: [Recommendations for Army Appointments], [8 December 1798] (Hamilton Papers)
Lieutenant Colonels 1 [1] Caleb Gibbs Boston 78 [1] John Walker Woburn 76 [1] Richard Honeywell Castine [should be, Hunewell ] Majors 4 [2]
4To Alexander Hamilton from Harrison Gray Otis, 21 December 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I was very solicitous while you was in this city for the indulgence of an interview with you that would have enabled me to learn your opinion in relation to such defensive measures as ought now to be adopted by Congress, and I called upon you once with that view, but being then disappointed and perceiving afterwards the pressing nature of your immediate avocations, I chose rather to forego the...
5From Alexander Hamilton to Harrison Gray Otis, 27 December 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I did not receive ’till yesterday your letter dated 21st instant. No apology was necessary for so gratifying a mark of your good opinion, upon which I set the high value it so justly deserves. In the inclosed extract of a letter to another of the Government, you will find my ideas generally on the subject of your letter. I adopt this method of communication as equally effectual and best...
6From Alexander Hamilton to Harrison Gray Otis, 26 January 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
You will recollect that I reserved for a future answer part of a letter which I had the pleasure of receiving from you some time since. These are my ideas on that Subject. I should be glad to see, before the close of the Session, a law impowering the President, at his discretion, in case a negotiation between the United States and France should not be on foot by the first of August next, or...
7To John Adams from Harrison Gray Otis, 21 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
The idea suggested by you last evening, that you may possibly think it expedient to appoint a Secretary of Legation to the embassy to Paris, induces me to say that if upon reflection such a measure should finally be adopted, and no person occurs to you as likely to accept the appointment whose experience and qualifications should not give him superior pretensions; I should be glad of it, if it...
8To John Adams from Harrison Gray Otis, 12 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
The inclosed letter has been submitted to my perusal by my friend Mr Rutledge. Presuming it may be satisfactory to you to know that Genl Pinkney and the Federalists in So: Carolina adhered with honor to your interest, an I have taken the liberty to borrow it from him and send it to you, with a request that it maybe returned to my lodgings this afternoon as Mr R will have occasion to reply to...
9To Alexander Hamilton from Harrison Gray Otis, 17 December 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
There exists the strongest probability that the electoral votes are equally divided between Messrs Jefferson and Burr. We have certain advices from So Carolina and Georgia, and wait only for intelligence from Kentucky and Tennessee to ascertain the fact. The gentlemen of the opposition are of opinion that this will be the case. The question now is, in what mode shall the friends of the federal...
10From Alexander Hamilton to Harrison Gray Otis, [23 December 1800] (Hamilton Papers)
Burr loves nothing but himself; thinks of nothing but his own aggrandizement, and will be content with nothing, short of permanent power in his own hands. No compact that he should make with any passion in his breast, except ambition, could be relied upon by himself. How then should we be able to rely upon any agreement with him. Jefferson, I suspect, will not dare much. Burr will dare every...