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John Adams to United States Senate, February 15, 1800
United States Feb 15th 1800 Gentlemen of the Senate I nominate Thomas Blow of Virginia to be Surveyor and Inspector of the revenue for the port of Smithfield in that…
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John Adams to United States House of Representatives, February 14, 1800
United States, February 14, 1800. Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: I transmit herewith a copy of the laws enacted by the governor and judges of the Mississippi Territory, for…
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John Adams to United States Senate, February 4, 1800
United States Feb 4th. 1800 Gentlemen of the Senate I nominate John Augustine Spotswood of Virginia, to be a Master commandant in the Navy Jonathan Titcomb Jun. of Massachusetts, for…
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Charles Caldwell to John Adams, February 1, 1800
Feby. 1st: 1800 Allow me, sir, to solicit your acceptance of the inclosed poem. Written in much haste, during my broken intervals of leisure from business and study, it possesses…
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Charles Lee to John Adams, January 1, 1800
[ , Start insertion, ca. January 1800 , End, ] As the enclosed letter, purporting to be from a member of your house, and received by me on the 11th…
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Turell Tufts to John Adams, January 1, 1800
[ , Start insertion, ca. Jan. 1800 , End, ] Sir, It is an odd kind of a circumstance that the First Magistrate of a Great Empire must not be…
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Joseph Story to John Adams, January 31, 1800
Marblehead Jany. 31 1800 Honle. Sir The interest, you are pleased to take in an event, which has clothed our country in gloom, precludes the necessity of a formal apology,…
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John Adams to Timothy Pickering, January 31, 1800
Philadelphia Jan 31st 1800 Sir In answer to your letter of yesterday I take this———early opportunity to inform you, that the determination of the President, is not at present to…
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Timothy Pickering to John Adams, January 30, 1800
Department of State Jany. 30. 1800. Not knowing the President’s determination respecting the Consulate of Madeira, the Secretary of State respectfully lays before the President a letter of the 24th…
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John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, January 30, 1800
Phyladelphia Jan. 30. 1800 Sir I last night recd your favour of the 19 Dec, it Should be I presume 19 Jan. The Compliments you make me on this new…
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Oliver, Jr Wolcott to John Adams, January 29, 1800
T.D Jany 29 1800 Sir At the request of Richard Soderstrom [Esqr.] Consul Genl. of Sweden & charged with the management of Consular business for the Danish Govr. I have…
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Christopher McPherson to John Adams, January 29, 1800
Philadelphia Vine Street No. 163 Wednesday the 29th of January 1800 Sir I beg leave to Call your Attention to the Annexed Copy of a Letter that I have just…
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John Adams to Timothy, Jr Pickering, January 29, 1800
Philadelphia Jan 29th 1800 The President of the United States refers the inclosed law of Tennessee, and letter from the Govenor, laid before him, by the Senators and Representatives of…
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John Baptiste Rapine to John Adams, January 14, 1800
Fort Independence on Castle Island 14th Jany 1800 My it please your Excellency, I went on board a french Merchant Ship in Havannah bound to Nante as passenger on the…
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Samuel Miller to John Adams, January 14, 1800
New: York, January 14 1800 Sir, I do myself the honor to transmit to You a copy of a discourse, which I lately delivered, and which was designed as an…
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John Adams to United States Senate, January 14, 1800
United States January 14th 1800. Gentlemen of the Senate I nominate Francis Hawks of North Carolina to be collector for the District of Newbern, and Inspector of the Revenue for…
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George Richards Minot to John Adams, January 13, 1800
Boston January 13th. 1800 Geo. R Minot presents his most respectful compliments to the President of The United States, and requests his acceptance of the enclosed copies of an Eulogy…
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John Adams to United States Congress, January 13, 1800
United States January 13th 1800. Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives A Report, made to me on the fifth of this month by the Secretary…
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John, Jr Randolph to John Adams, January 11, 1800
Chamber of the Representatives of the U:S: 11th Jany. 24th of Independence Sir Known to you only as holding, in common with yourself, the honorable station of servant to the…
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Robert Monroe Harrison to John Adams, January 11, 1800
Newyork Jany. 11 1800 His Excellency John Adams President of the U States of America The Humble petition of Robert Harrison Shewth That your petitioner having been bread to the…