1From John Adams to William Tudor, Jr., 28 April 1819 (Adams Papers)
In answer to your favour of the 25th. I must refer you to one of those letters—I wrote to your Father—in which I have given a particular account—of the trial of Michal Corbett and three other sailors—an accusation of Murder and Piracy on the high Seas—by killing Lieunt—Parton—of the British Frigate the Rose—before a special Court of Vice Admiralty—I have some where amongst my old manuscript...
2From John Adams to Ann Frances Bulkeley Humphreys, 28 April 1819 (Adams Papers)
Your letter of Yesterday reached me yesterday me last night— I cannot express in terms strong enough, my thanks to you for it— The Yankey in England—five hundred years hence will be more esteemed in this Country than all Chaucers Canterbury Tales—it is infinitely Superiour to Sherridons School for Scandall—such a mass of Wit and Character— I know not where to find—Wheather it is conformable to...
3To James Madison from William Eustis, 28 April 1819 (Madison Papers)
So far on our way, we renew ourselves to you and to Mrs Madison. The papers of Genl Hamilton are taken from Dr Mason and, as he informs me, placed in the hands of Mr Hopkinson of Phila. On asking the Doctor if he had received the letter from you, informing him that you had found the paper he had asked for, he said yes, & added his impression was that in case he should find among the papers of...
4Archibald S. Bulloch to Thomas Jefferson, 28 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
More than three years have elapsed, since I introduced a Son of mine, to the Christian character, by naming him Thomas Jefferson . My respect for your character, and gratitude for your services to our common Country, filled me with the ambition of participating in the honor of transmitting your name to posterity, not indeed with the pen of an historian, because I am not competent, but in the...
5Charles Clay to Thomas Jefferson, 28 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
the trouble you undertook at the Call of benevolence & friendship has afforded me much Consolation. was I also informed or instructed how the Revocation was to be executed & published it would be as a lamp guiding to open Day RC ( ViU: TJP-ER ); written on a small scrap; dateline at foot of text; addressed: “ M r Jefferson ”; endorsed by TJ without date of receipt. sis benedictus : “Bless you.”
6Thomas Jefferson to Charles Clay, 28 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
when you chuse to revoke one of the deeds entirely, throw it into the fire. if you wish to alter any of it’s items, write on the same paper ‘I revoke such an item’ and if you chuse to substitute another in it’s place, add ‘and I substitute in it’s place [such another describing it] which I assign and convey to the same trustees for the same person and purposes.’ or copy the deed over with the...