1From John Adams to William Bayard, 29 December 1823 (Adams Papers)
I have received your circular of the 12 inst & I thank you for the honour you have done me in addressing it to me. Be assured my heart beats in unison with yours and with those of your constituents & I presume with all the really civilized part of mankind in sympathy with the Greek suffering as they are in the great cause of liberty & humanity The gentlemen of Boston have taken measures to...
2From John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 29 December 1823 (Adams Papers)
I return your letter at your request signified by Gen. Dearborn though it has been such a cordial to my heart—I feel much reluctance to release it. Since it has appeared in print it has been received with applause—great & universal. Our fellow citizens are determined to elect a President avec connaisance de cause—for the question has in discussion in every nook in the United States for seven...
3To James Madison from Samuel T. Anderson, 29 December 1823 (Madison Papers)
I recd. from Gov. Wright the letter which you did me the honor to write to me. Since my arrival at this place, the affair to which I referred has taken such course, as to force from me a second communication. Some time during last Session of Congress, Mr. Lloyd of the Senate met Mr. Hay upon this business, by direction of the President who told Mr. Lloyd that he would order in the case...
Capt. Chapman of the Royal Artillery and Mr. Gd. Ralston of Philadelphia take the liberty of forwarding the enclosed letters to Mr. Madison and propose having the honor of paying their respects to him tomorrow morning. RC ( DLC ). Year not indicated; conjectural year assigned based on JM ’s docket. One of the enclosed letters was Thomas Law to JM , 22 Dec. 1823 .
5To Thomas Jefferson from John Adams, 29 December 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I return your letter at your request signified by Gen. Dearborn though it has been such a cordial to my heart—I feel much reluctance to release it. Since it has appeared in print it has been received with applause—great & universal. Our fellow citizens are determined to elect a President avec connaisance de cause —for the question has in discussion in every nook in the United States for seven...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 29 December 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I shall send down to Louisa tomorrow to hire Laborers for the next year and should like to know your opinion on the subject whether we shall hire about the usual number or less—We have bricks on hand sufficient for the Rotunda & Gymnasium except the floor of the basement but we shall probably want some for other purposes I therefore think it would be well to make three or four hundred thousand...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Carrington Cabell, 29 December 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I reached this on 2 6 th ins t & have got into lodgings, and am entering into communications with our friends on the subject of the University. Col: Randolph has probably shewn you the enclosed documents, but least he may have forgotten them, I send you the enclosed copies. I fear this Bill is all we can get. Hearing that the surplus was ample, I did till to-day eulogize our friends on the...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Colvin, 29 December 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Owing to the Dirilection, of Official Duties, in England, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany Turkey, Russia, and Europe, the East Indies, and the West Indies, and in South America. And for other Causes, and reasons. Time is as fleeting as the Wind. Time “flies forgotten like a Dream at the opening day.” The Arts, and Sciences are at perfection—and perhaps, for months, offered to Ladies....