From the original letter at the Library of Congress. London, May 31, 1790 Sir By Mr. James Morris, who sailed in the May Packet, I transmitted you a letter from the Marquis de la Fayette, at the same time informing you that the Marquis had entrusted to my charge the Key of the Bastille and […]
To His Excellency George Washington May 31, 1790 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. London May 1st 1790 — Sir Our very good Friend the Marquis de la Fayette has entrusted to my care the Key of the Bastille and a drawing, handsomely framed, representing the demolition of that detestable prison as a present to your Excellency, of which his
To His Excellency George Washington May 1790 Read Post »
From the original letter at the New York Public Library. London April 16th 1790 My Dear Friend To begin with our Journey, we had a very pleasant one — we got to Boulogne on Saturday about 5 o’clock — (left Paris Thursday about the same time) passed from Boulogne to Dover in three hours and
To Anonymous April 16, 1790 Read Post »
To Anonymous March 16, 1790 PARIS, [DEAR SIR:] I leave this place to-morrow for London. I go expressly for the purpose of erecting an iron bridge, which Messrs. Walkers of Rotherham, Yorkshire, and I have constructed, and is now ready for putting together. It is an arch of one hundred and ten feet span, and
To Benjamin Rush March 16, 1790 Read Post »
From Thomas Paine London Octr 16th 1789 My Dear Sir I need not tell you how much I rejoice at the prosperous accounts from America, or how happy I feel that you have relinquished the temptations of quiet retirement for the busy scenes of Public Good. Had the opportunity of your coming once more forward
To George Washington, 16 October 1789 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. London Fryday, Sepr. 18, 1789. Dear Sir I this moment received yours of 7, 13 Inst. which being Past night, affords me the welcome opportunity of acknowledging it — I wrote you on the 13th by post — but I was so full of the thoughts
To Thomas Jefferson September 18, 1789 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. London Sep. 15. 1789 My Dear Sir By some accident your favour of the 23d July did not come to hand till a few days ago. It had lain at Mr. Claggets in America Square — On my return to London Mr. Morris and Mr. Parker
To Thomas Jefferson September 15, 1789 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. Rotherham, Yorkshire July 13, 1789 Dear Sir I have not yet received my answer to my two last, the one by Messrs Parker & Cutting, the other by Post with the particulars of Ledyard’s death from Sir Joseph Banks and Mr. Beasley. The Messrs Walkers and
To Thomas Jefferson July 13, [1789] Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. London June 18th 1789 Dear Sir I wrote you last night by Mr. Parker & this morning received the following from Sir Joseph Banks “Sir Jos. Banks sends his compts. to Mr. Paine and has the honor for his and Mr. Jefferson’s information to inclose the
To Thomas Jefferson June 18, 1789 Read Post »
From the original at the Library of Congress. London June 17th, 1789 Dear Sir I received your last to the 21st May. I am just now informed of Msrs. Parker and Cutting setting off tomorrow morn for Paris by whom this will be delivered to you — Nothing new is showing here — The trial
To Thomas Jefferson June 17, 1789 Read Post »
To Anonymous May 1, 1789 ROTHERHAM, SIR: We have erected our experiment rib, and struck the center. The Messrs. Walker join me in compliments, and an invitation to you to come and survey our handiwork. Please favor me with a line when we may expect you, that I may not be out of the way.
To Anonymous May 1, 1789 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. Explanatory Circumstances 1 — The lost dispatches are dated Octr 6th & Oct 7th. — they were sent by a private hand, — that is, they were not sent by the post. — Capt. Folger had the charge of them. — They were all under one
To Thomas Jefferson May 1789 Read Post »
