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46,149 lettersUnited States December 21. 1797 Gentlemen of the Senate I nominate William Linton of Virginia, to be Collector and Inspector of the Customs for the District of Dumfries and Newport,…
Head Quarters PittsBurgh Decr. 20 1797 Honoured Sir To justify to our Country and to the world your protection of me at a moment when [. . .] and powerful…
Sullivan Decr: 19 1797 May it please your Excellency In reading your Speach to the two Houses of Congress I could not but notice the emphatical manner in which you…
Philadelphia Decr. 18. 1797 To the President of the United States Agreeably to your directions, we have read and deliberately considered the correspondence between Mr. Wolcott, the Secretary of the…
Treasury Department December 13th. 1797— The Secretary of the Treasury in obedience to the command of the President of the United States respectfully submits the following Report upon the letter…
United States December 13th 1797. Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, I lay before you the Copy of a letter from the Judges of the…
Department of War Accountants Office December 11 1797— Sir In obedience to your desire, I have the honor to lay before you a few observations in reply to the letter…
United States November 29. 1797 Gentlemen of the Senate I nominate David Leonard Barns of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations to be the Attorney for the United States in that…
November 28, 1797. Sir: While our sympathy is excited by the recent sufferings of the citizens of Philadelphia, we participate in the satisfaction which you are pleased to express that…
[ , Start insertion, November 28, 1797 , End, ] Sir: The communications you thought proper to make in your speech to both Houses of Congress, on the opening of…
United States November 28. 1797 Gentlemen of the Senate. I thank you for this Address. When, after the most laborious investigation, and serious reflection, without partial considerations, or personal motives,…
from the Hermitage 28th. Novr. 1797 Sir, My Commission of Governor of the Territory of the united States north west of the Ohio will expire on the 9th. day of…
[ , Start insertion, 27 Nov. 1797 , End, ] Sir, < , Start deletion, We have received, with much satisfaction , End, > The communications you have thought proper…
Plymouth. Massachusets. Novr. 26th. 1797. His Excellency John Adams Esqr. Sir The Box received from Mr. OBrion of Santandor; shall be forwarded to Boston or Elswhere aggreeable to your Direction…
United States November 24th. 1797 Gentlemen of the Senate I nominate Otway Bird of Virginia to be Collector of the District of Norfolk in that State, in the Place of…
War Office, Novr: 22, 1797. Sir, The inclosed copy of a letter to the Accountant for the department of War, dated the 11th: instant, with his answer of the same…
[ , Start insertion, 22 Nov. 1797 , End, ] Gentlemen of the Senate and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives I was, for sometime apprehensive, that it would be…
East Chester November 3d. 1797 Sir— I thank you for your kind Letter of yesterday and the Abstract inclosed with it.— I am very much afraid our Friend Mr Pitcairn…
East Chester November 3d 1797 Sir I thank you for your kind Attention to my Necessities. Will write to Philadelphia to have the Cyder received, and it shall be paid…
Trenton Novr. 2. 1797 Sir, In observance of your directions, I do myself the honor to present to your view such matters as seemed to me proper to be communicated…