1Abigail Adams to John Adams, 9 February 1793 (Adams Papers)
I received your kind favour of the 24 th of Jan’ ry together with the News papers. the writings of the American Mirabeau, if he is an American & those under the Signature of Cincinnatus are insolent indeed, and are in unison with a Number of papers Published in the Boston Chronical calld the crisis, Supposed to be written in Philadelphia and sent here for publication as I was told in Boston...
2Abigail Adams Smith to Abigail Adams, 9 February 1793 (Adams Papers)
It is with very great pleasure that I address you, my dear mamma, from this place again. You will be as agreeably surprised as our friends here were, the evening before the last, to see us, and find us safe at New-York; for our arrival was wholly unexpected to them. We avoided informing our friends of our intentions, knowing that their anxious solicitude for our safety would render them...
You, who are acquainted with mÿ character, cannot favour the opinion, that I should have forgotten, the different and conspicuous marks of favour friendship and confidence, bestowed upon me since manÿ years, or be indifferent about it, how inconsiderable the sentiments of a forgotten farmer should seem to anÿ other man in your elevated station. I know, your Excellency is it not, and it is upon...
4Conversation with a Joint Committee of Congress, 9 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
Mr King & Mr Smith, members of a joint committee of Congress appointed to report a mode of examining the votes for President & Vice-President, and of notifying the persons who shall be elected, of their election—and for regulating the time, place & manner of administering the Oath of Office to the President, called to advise, informally, with the President on the occasion, as some of the...
5Henry Knox to Tobias Lear, 9 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
Please to submit to the President of the United States, the enclosed proposed draft of a letter to Governor Blount. I am Sir Your humble servant LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DLC:GW . In the draft of his letter to William Blount, dated 8 Feb., Knox requested that the governor of the Southwest Territory convince “John Watts & other influential Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation” to come to Philadelphia for a...
6To Thomas Jefferson from John Nancarrow, 9 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
On dipping into the second Vol. of Desaguliers’ experimental Philos . I find that his 5th. size Engine which worked with 22 men, threw Water to the height of 55 yards or 165 feet, which if I am not mistaken exceeds the largest Engines made in Philada. altho’ a greater number of hands were employed. The Machine of Newsham in England expended 870 Gallons per minute with 22 men and the largest in...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Jean Baptiste Ternant, 9 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai l’honeur d’envoyer à Monsieur Jefferson le tableau de notre créance, ainsi que l’extrait qu’il a desiré à ce sujet. Il verra que l’exposé de notre Ministre des contributions correspond assez avec celui de Monsieur hamilton; mais que les remboursemens ont eté faits jusqu’ici en valeurs nominales, et sans egard à la compensation promise par la lettre que Monsieur Jefferson m’ecrivit le 1r....