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John Adams to United States Congress, March 2, 1799
March 2. 1799 Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives Judging it of importance to the Public that the Legislative should be informed of the gradual…
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John Adams to United States Senate, March 2, 1799
March 2. 1799. Gentlemen of the Senate of the United States, I nominate Robert Ritchie of Pennsylvania to be the Consul of the United States for Port au Prince, in…
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Timothy Pickering to John Adams, March 1, 1799
Department of State March 1 1799 Sir, I have the honor to inclose Governor St. Clair’s letter of the 6th Ult. recd. last evening, inclosing the nomination of persons from…
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Timothy Pickering to John Adams, February 20, 1799
Department of State Feby. 20. 1799. Sir, I have the honor to inclose the opinions of the Heads of Departments and Attorney General, on the question of permitting a present…
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John Cosens Ogden to John Adams, February 20, 1799
Litchfield Goal Feby 20th 1799 Sir I send a news-paper printed and handed into the prison house, this morning. Two or three days after I entered this place, I gave…
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John Adams to United States Senate, February 20, 1799
February 20. 1799 Gentlemen of the Senate. I nominate the following List of Officers in the Army John Adams
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John Adams to George Washington, February 19, 1799
Phyladelphia Feb. 19. 1799 Dear Sir Although I received the Honor of your Letter of the first of this month in its Season, I determined to postpone my Answer to…
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John Adams to United States Senate, February 19, 1799
Feb. 19. 1799 Gentlemen of the Senate I nominate Richard Derby of Massachusetts to be a Captain in the Navy John Adams
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Oliver, Jr Wolcott to John Adams, February 18, 1799
T.D Feby 18. 1799 The Secy of the Treasy respectfully represents to the President of the United States. That it appears from the enclosed Report of Daniel Davis Esq. [Atte.…
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James Wilkinson to John Adams, February 18, 1799
Head Quarters Western Army Loftus Heights on the Mississippi Feby. 18th 1799 Sir Ensign Peyton of the 1st. Regiment: will have the Honor to present this to you; ill Health…
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Francis Dana to John Adams, February 17, 1799
Cambridge Feb. 17th 1799. Sir I did myself the honor to write you a few posts back, enclosing, & supporting a letter of recommendation from Genl: Knox to the Secretary…
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Henry Guest to John Adams, February 2, 1799
Brunswick, 2 Febuary 1799 Honorable Sir About three years Back, The Philosophic Society in Philadelphia, offre’d a premiom for the Best method of preserving peach trees from Decay—As this notice…
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George Washington to John Adams, February 1, 1799
Mount Vernon 1st Feby. 1799. Dear Sir The letter herewith enclosed from Mr Joel Barlow (though of old date) came to my hands only yesterday.— I have conceived it to…
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James McHenry to John Adams, February 1, 1799
War Dept. 1 Feby 1799 Sir. Inclosed is a letter intended for General Wilkinson, and draught of a reply to the Chickasaw Chiefs. I did myself the honour to wait…
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Tristram Dalton to John Adams, February 1, 1799
Washington 1st Feby 1799 Sir For several month’s past, I have been prevented from writing by a violent inflammation in my Eyes, which was probably, rendered more lasting and serious,…
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John Adams to United States Congress, January 31, 1799
January. 31st 1799 Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives. I have received a report from the director of the mint on the state of the…
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John Adams to United States Senate, January 30, 1799
January 30th 1799 Gentlemen of the Senate I send you for your consideration a treaty with the Oneida nation of Indians made on the first day of June 1798 at…
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John Adams to United States Senate, January 29, 1799
January 29. 1799 Gentlemen of the Senate I nominate the Gentlemen contained in this List, for the offices in the Navy sett against their Names John Adams List of Commissioned…
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John Adams to United States Congress, January 28, 1799
Jan 28 1799 Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives An edict of the Executive directory of the French republic of the twenty ninth of October…
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James McHenry to John Adams, January 27, 1799
War Department 27th Jany 1799 Sir The Wolfs–friend, if not the head, one of the most considerable Chiefs of the Chickasaw Nation is now in the City, at the instance…