Mathew Carey to John Adams, May 15, 1813
Philada May 15. 1813 Sir, I recd from my venerable & respected friend, Dr Rush, sundry communications < , Start deletion, from you , End, >, forwarded by you for…
Mathew Carey was an Irish-born American publisher and economist who lived and worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In Dublin, he had engaged in the cause of parliamentary reform, and in America, attracting the wrath of Federalists, retained his democratic sympathies. However, he broke with the emerging Democratic Party and its southern constituency by offering a defense of economic protectionism. He was the father of economist Henry Charles Carey.
Philada May 15. 1813 Sir, I recd from my venerable & respected friend, Dr Rush, sundry communications < , Start deletion, from you , End, >, forwarded by you for…
Philada May 19. 1813. Sir Dr James Rush, yesterday, put into my hands your letter of the 30th. ult. which came too late to answer the purpose intended. As I…
Philada May 21. 1813. Sir, The enclosed art is, I find, in the Appendix to the Naval History. I therefore return it, & am, / respectfully, / Your obt. hble…
[ , Start insertion, ante 20 July 1813 , End, ] Sir, Your favours of the 3d. 5th. 7th. & 8th are before me, & call for a renewal of…
Philada January 26. 1814 Sir By this day’s mail I forward you a Set of the Naval History, which I request You will place in your library, as a mark…
Philada June 14. 1815 Sir, It is a long period since I have been favoured with a line from you—which I much regret. A Continuation of the Correspondence wd. have…
Philada Sept 12 1820 Dear Sir, I am sorry to inform you that I cannot procure a copy of The Life of Jackson, of wh this Edition is sold out.…
Philada Septr. 19. 1820. Dear Sir Your favour of the 9th. I have only recd. & Feel gratified that the note in the Olive Branch is satisfactory. It was an…
Philada. Oct. 24. 1821 Sir, Several times since my return home, I have thought it wd be proper to write you on the subject of the Conversation that took place…
Philada Nov. 24. 1821 Dear Sir, When I wrote you last, I had not only considered the contents of the letter to which I replied—& therefore deem it necessary to…
Philada. Oct. 15. 1822 Sir, By this day’s mail, I send you a copy of the second Edition, improved & enlarged, of the “Facts & observations, illustrative of the past…
Philada. Feb 26. 1824 Dear Sir, I send you by this Mail, & request your acceptance of, some of my recent publications, in the defence of the only true interest…
Philada April 22. 1825 Dear Sir, I take the liberty of enclosing you five numbers of a little work, which I have undertaken with a view to encite a spirit…