Joseph Delaplaine to John Adams, December 24, 1815
Philada. Decr. 24th: 1815. Dear sir I have received you very obliging favour, & thank you for you kindness in promising to sit to Mr. Morse, for your portrait for…
Joseph Bruce Ismay was an English businessman and shipowner who was the chairman and managing director of the White Star Line, and President of the International Mercantile Marine Company until his retirement in 1913.
Philada. Decr. 24th: 1815. Dear sir I have received you very obliging favour, & thank you for you kindness in promising to sit to Mr. Morse, for your portrait for…
Philada: January 9 1816. Dr. Sir, I had the honor of receiving your very obliging favour of the 1st. instant, giving me a sketch of your life, which is highly…
Philadelphia Aug. 11th: 1818. Dear sir, I am prepared, whenever I may have the consent of yourself & family, to commence writing your life for my National Biographical work “the…
Philadelphia February 9 1822 Dear sir, I take the liberty of soliciting the favour of you to furnish me within a few weeks, should you have leisure, a very brief…