1From Alexander Hamilton to Phineas Bond, 1 September 1795 (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed is a letter to Judge Morris which speaks for itself. I shall be glad to hear from you on the subject of it & that at any rate if you do not come, you will authorise some discreet person to cooperate with me on your behalf. If you should turn your attention to a law character, it may be well you should know that Messrs. R: Harrison & R Troupe are concerned for the trustees. With esteem...
2From Alexander Hamilton to Phineas Bond, 15 September 1796 (Hamilton Papers)
Two days since a letter was delivered to me with a declaration of the bearer that it came from Mr. Lyston. On opening the cover, I found nothing except a letter from Capt Cochran (which though not addressed would appear to have been written to some public agent of Great Britain) and a declaration of David Wilson and Thomas Marshall respecting the ship Eliza . The superscription of the packet...
3From John Jay to Phineas Bond, 26 August 1789 (Jay Papers)
In Compliance with your Request, I have now the Pleasure of communicating to you the Reasons which Influenced the Decision of the late Congress, relative to your Commission of Commissary viz t . That Congress, not having received any Commissaries for commercial Affairs, thought it most prudent not to receive them from any Nation , until their Powers should have been previously ascertained by...
4From James Madison to Phineas Bond, 16 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ To Phineas Bond. 16 January 1806, Department of State. “I have had the honor to receive your letter of the 7th. inst. [not found] enclosing a power of Attorney to receive the balance of Mr. Guillemard’s Salary, as the fifth Commissioner under the 6th. Article of the Treaty of Amity &c. So much time has elapsed since the extinction of that Board, that it will not appear extraordinary, that no...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Phineas Bond, 29 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this moment received your favor of yesterday informing me that you have appointed Edward Thornton to be your vice Consul at Baltimore and desiring that measures may be taken to have him received. The only measure to be taken is to furnish Mr. Thornton with the President’s Exaquatur, which is in the nature of an Inspeximus, reciting that Mr. Thornton’s ‘commission has been produced to...