1To John Adams from Jonathan Dayton, 4 July 1798 (Adams Papers)
The Members of the society of Cincinnati of New Jersey this day convened at their annual meeting for the purposes of perpetuating their friendships, a& of commemorating together, the great events which gave Independence to the United States, do now beg leave, in common with our fellow citizens to address our Chief Magistrate for the purpose of expressing our entire satisfaction with his...
2To John Adams from Oliver Spencer, 4 July 1798 (Adams Papers)
A number of the inhabitants of Hamilton county in the Territory Northwest of the Ohio river, haveing assembled at Columbia for the purpose of celebrateing the auspicious day on which the United States took rank among the nations, and takeing into view the horrid depredations committed on the property of the citizens of the Union, By the cruisers of the French republic, and the neglect of the...
3To John Adams from Elias Dayton, 4 July 1798 (Adams Papers)
The members of the society of the Cincinnati in the state of New Jersey, this day convened at their annual meeting, for the purposes of perpetuating their friendships, and of commemorating together the great events which gave Independence to these United States (in all that purity of intention which we trust has ever been manifested by our Society, and for the truth of which we have appealed...
4To John Adams from Thomas Mifflin, 4 July 1798 (Adams Papers)
On the birth-day of the United States, and at an æra the most interesting that has occured since their existence as a Nation, the Pennsylvania State Society of the Cincinnati desire most respectfully to congratulate and address you. As a portion of that Band, whose best efforts were employed to establish the sovereignty and independence of our Country, we come, in the moment of impending...
5To John Adams from George Washington, 4 July 1798 (Adams Papers)
Not being in the habit since my return to private life, of sending regularly to the Post Office (nine miles from hence) every Post-day, it often happens that letters addressed to me lye longer there, on that account, than they otherwise would do. I have delayed no time, unnecessarily, since I had the honor of receiving your very obliging favour of the 22d. Ulto. to thank you for the polite and...
6To Alexander Hamilton from Gaspard Joseph Amand Ducher, 4 July 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
J’espere, Monsieur, que Cette Lettre vous trouvera ainsi que Mde. hamilton dans l’état de Bonheur que vous merités L’un et L’autre. J’ai un très grand besoin de mes fonds; vous me devez jusqu’a aujourdhuy , deux mille neuf cents quatre vingt dix huit piastres. Cette somme comprend l’intérze de l’intéret Échu chaque année; votre délicatesse ne peut pas S’y réfuser; autrement je perdrois sur...
7[Diary entry: 4 July 1798] (Washington Papers)
4. Morning clear—breeze from the No. but light—Mer. 78. 80 at Night. Went up to the Celebration of the anniversary of Independance and dined in the Spring Gardens near Alexa. with a large Compa. of the Civil & Military of Fairfax County. the celebration : “The auspicious morning was ushered in by a discharge of sixteen guns . . . G en. W ashington was escorted into town by a detachment from...
8From George Washington to John Adams, 4 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
Not being in the habit since my return to private life, of sending regularly to the Post Office (nine miles from hence) every Post-day, it often happens that letters addressed to me lye longer there, on that account, than they otherwise would do. I have delayed no time, unnecessarily, since I had the honor of receiving your obliging favour of the 22d Ulto, to thank you for the polite &...
9From George Washington to Ferdinando Fairfax, 4 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
I have given the enclosed as attentive a reading as the time allowed, and the letters I had to write by the Mail of this day, would permit. The observation appears to me to be well founded. But as I have formed no decisive opinion or determination with respect to my own S——s—As there are blanks to be filled in the Address—And as there is a Reference to a work I have either never seen, or if...
10To George Washington from Henry Hill, 4 July 1798 (Washington Papers)
The pleasing sensations produced on this anniversary are so connected with you, that my forwardness to pay it any mark of respect I hope may find indulgence—I should have been happier to have seen you & thrown myself at the feet of Mrs Washington and miss Custis, saving you the care in that case, which as it is, I must intreat you would undertake of gracing my Complimts to these Ladies. A very...