17th. (Adams Papers)
The Palladian band , have begun to exercise, and Captain Vose, feels quite important. I do not know, that I ever saw a man more gratified, with a distinction, of so little Importance. But ambition has almost always a trifle for its aim, and rattle for rattle, I do not see why this should not be as good as any other. I have not join’d this Company, because I fear there will be such disputes,...
2The American Commissioners to John Lamb, [7 July 1786] (Adams Papers)
The Importance of Peace with the Algerines, and the other Inhabitants of the Coast of Barbary, to the United States, renders it necessary that every information which can be obtained, should be laid before Congress: And as the demands for the Redemption of Captives as well as the amount of Customary Presents, are so much more considerable than seem to have been expected in America, it appears...
3The American Commissioners to Paul R. Randall, [7 July 1786] (Adams Papers)
We have written to M r Lamb, to return to America without Loss of Time, either by the first Opportunity from any Port in Spain, or by the French Packett at L’Orient.— If You Should choose to Accompany him, We wish to accommodate you and therefore consent: but our Desire is rather that you Should come first to Paris & London that We may avail ourselves of an opportunity of conversing with you...
4[Diary entry: 7 July 1786] (Washington Papers)
Friday 7th. Mercury at 72 in the Morning—80 at Noon and 75 at Night. Clear in the forenoon but very sultry, with wind, thunder, lightning & rain in the afternoon. Rid to all the Plantations; The Plows at Muddy hole (where 3 were at work) had finished the East cut of Corn, and had begun to plow that cut by the bars, adjoining the drilled Corn the 3d. time. Those at Morris’s, four in number, had...
5To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 7 July 1786 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Edmund Randolph, 7 July 1786. On 12 July GW wrote Randolph : “Your letter of the 7th is this instant come to hand.”
6To George Washington from James Tilghman, 7 July 1786 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour of your letter of the 5th of June. Altho’ nothing can compensate the loss of My good Son, yet your kind condolence is a great consolation to me, as an honorable testimony of his Merit[.] When I go to Baltimore I will look out the papers I mentioned and inclose them to you[.] If I had wanted any Satisfaction of the falsity of Capt. Asgills insinuations, as I really did not,...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Duperré Delisle and St. John de Crèvecoeur, 7 July 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Permetez-moi, sous les auspices de Mr. St. Jean de Crevecoeur Consul pour le Roi à Neuyork, d’implorer vos bons offices auprès du Congrès pour faire rendre justice à de malheureux cultivateurs des environs de Caën qui sont propriétaires d’un grand nombre d’éffets de papier-monnoie des differens états unis. Ils s’apellent Pelcerf, et ces éffets leur sont échus de la succession de francois...
8To Thomas Jefferson from John Paul Jones, with Enclosure, 7 July 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose and submit to your consideration the account I have stated of the prize money in my hands, with sundry papers that regard the charges. I cannot bring myself to lessen the dividend of the American captors by making any charge either for my time or trouble. I lament that it has not yet been in my power to procure for them advantages as solid and extensive as the merit...
9From Thomas Jefferson to John Lamb, 7 July 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Since writing my letter of the 20th instant, in which I mentioned to you the joint desire of Mr. Adams and myself that you should repair to Congress for the purpose of giving them what information you could, the inclosed letter came to me from Mr. Adams. As it was drawn by him to be signed by us both and forwarded to you, I have signed it and inclose it herewith. I should have thought this...
10To Thomas Jefferson from John Ledyard, 7 July 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
It is with great defference that I write you a letter of this kind; and yet was you a king or the minister of a king I should not have wrote it had the access been the same. Attraction appears to be the first natural cause of motion in all bodies. I suppose the whole system of modern natural philosophy rests upon it whenever it respects motion . This being the case that particular motion which...