1From John Adams to Albert Gallatin, 24 April 1813 (Adams Papers)
I do myself the Honour to enclose a few Letters from my Family here to that part of Us who are at St. Petersburg; and ask the favour of Your Care of them. It will be great Joy to your Colleague in that City to receive the Society of Gentlemen he has So long known, and whose great Experience in public Affairs will furnish him with every necessary Information. I can do no more than pray for your...
2From John Adams to Albert Gallatin, 4 May 1813 (Adams Papers)
I have a Grand Son the oldest Child of J Q Adams whom we are desirous of sending to Petersburg to his father according to his fathers repeated request to us. He is 12 years old and an ingenuous youth. We are anxious to know whether you Gentlemen will condescend to take him under your protection; and whether it will be possible to send him to you before your ship will sail. His father will pay...
3From John Adams to Albert Gallatin, 11 April 1817 (Adams Papers)
Give me leave to introduce to you, Mr Theodore Lyman junior, a young Gentleman of Education and Travel of modest and virtuous Character, ardent in pursuit of Science and Letters. His Father is respectable in fortune and Connections. Mr Lyman I presume wishes to be acquainted with the Litterateurs as well as to See The King and The Court. He can give you all Our American News, much better than...
Will you have the goodness my dear Sir to send the enclosed to Mrs. C King, as I do not know her address. I take the liberty of making this request having witnessed your readiness to serve the Ladies, and feeling and how happy they are to receive an obligation at your hands— Present my respectful Compliments to Mrs. Gallatin and believe me, Sir, with the highest sentiment of esteem and...
I write you a few lines to apologise for the liberty I took in requesting you would affix you Seal to what I supposed would have been a small paper parcell containing some very trifling articles for which Mr. Adams had permitted me to send, and which I thought too trifling to request an order for as it is always obtained with difficulty—I flatter myself you will pardon the error and believe me...
6From James Madison to Albert Gallatin, 15 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
I request you to be pleased to issue a warrant on the appropriations for the relief o Seamen for one hundred & four dollars & twenty one cents, in favor of Saml. Anderson, the holde r of the enclosed bill of exchange, drawn upon me on the 26th. Ult. for the same sum by Hugh Lennox, Agent for Seamen at Jamaica, who is to be charged with the same. I am &c. DNA : RG 59—DL—Domestic Letters.
7From James Madison to Albert Gallatin, 2 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to request, that in virtue of the power of Attorney of Tobias Lear Esqr. inclosed in my letter to you of the 5 Sept. 1803, there may be remitted to George Long, of Portsmouth (N. H) five hundred dollars from the appropriations for Barbary intercourse; Mr. Lear to be charged with the same and held accountable. I am &c. DNA : RG 59—DL—Domestic Letters.
8From James Madison to Albert Gallatin, 19 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
I request you to be pleased to issue a warrant for three hundred & Sixty dollars, in favor of James Davidson, upon the appropriations for the relief of Seamen; Mr. Davidson being the holder of the enclosed bill of exchange for the same sum, drawn upon me on the month of October last by Wm. Lee, the Consul of the United States at Bourdeaux. I am &c. DNA : RG 59—DL—Domestic Letters.
9From James Madison to Albert Gallatin, 3 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
Be pleased to issue your warrant on the appropriations for the Contingent expenses of the Department of State for five hundred dollars in favor of Christopher S. Thom: He to be charged and held accountable for the same. I am &c. DNA : RG 59—DL—Domestic Letters.
10From James Madison to Albert Gallatin, 3 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to request that you will be pleased to issue your warrant on the appropriations for the relief of distressed Seamen for Seventy three dollars and eighty three cents, in favor of William Mc.Creevy, holder of the enclosed bill drawn upon me on the 10th. day of September last by William Riggin Consul of the United States at Trieste, who is to be charged with and held accountable...