Seeks Harmony among US Relations
Document 1798Reports health of family, details of journey to France with a high probability of combat. Speaks of harmony between the two nations. Mentions systems of operations and friends of the US.
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My Dear McHenry
[undecipherable] Had the pleasure to [write] to [you] [undecipherable] from thinking [I Shall] do [So] in [undecipherable] the [year] to [this] [arrived] in Europe - The Health of My [wife] the primary [cause] of [this] delay Has been [Continually] So bad [as that in the] Spring taken a So Dangerous [turn,] [undecipherable] Would Not then [undecipherable] form'd a [Moral] [probability] to Embark - [Even] Now [that She] is So far Recovered as to [undecipherable] has [been] able to Undertake an Indispensable [Journey] from a few Months to [France,] [undecipherable] [return] to the Atlantic [She Shall have] [undecipherable] to [talk] with me, My [promise] on This [undecipherable] to [forward] [Arrangements] [Regarding] the property which [She] is [about] to Make, [undecipherable] Had Am [telling] You, My dear [friend] [that] Had [I] the Smallest Hope To be Useful in Public Concerns [undecipherable] National [undecipherable] me [from] the [undecipherable] to My Heart Could [undecipherable] Me - [undecipherable] Uncontracted [Retirement] [undecipherable] with the [Intelligence,] [Now] Correctly Created, of a National Disposition to [Reestablish] Harmony [between] two Nations in the [fate] of Whom [this Whole] Soul is so [Deeply] Submitted
My [manifest] and [undecipherable] [have] [long] [been] known to [me] - [the] [apparent] [undecipherable] would [undecipherable] Has [diminished] [one of] [our] [Conversations] [undecipherable] - [undecipherable] [anxiety] [undecipherable] [form] [to] [investigate] [undecipherable] [as a] [pre-Invitation] to [National] [undecipherable] [Individuals] [undecipherable] [Circumstances,] [I Have] Had to [take] [undecipherable] [Resolution] [undecipherable] [has as Clearly been] [undecipherable] form of Government has to the [undecipherable] which [our] Government [in its Second] [undecipherable] of [reason,] and [wish] [undecipherable] [I Have long] [protected] [undecipherable] to be [Excepted] [undecipherable] [facilitate] [undecipherable] The [undecipherable] Here and Then [undecipherable] [I am too] [undecipherable] to [Boldly,] Maintains [undecipherable] [for] [am I uncertain] of the National Opinion in My Behalf - [See Such] as [I am] [undecipherable] be [prejudiced] by [any] other [Influence] than My [Attachment] to [our] Two Countries
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to [Made] by this [undecipherable] [French] - [undecipherable] [I] [reckon] [on] [My] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
A [species] of [Have] [reason] to [Think] [That] [undecipherable] and [I Shall Largely] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[Through] the [between] [Mediation] [to which] [undecipherable] to be [found] to [you,] [besides] [may] be [friendly] and
[Sincerely] [Separate?]
[undecipherable] [the] American [Have] [been] [Statistically] [Injured,] the [moral] [Harmony] [among] [those]
[appear] to me to [mark] [Uncommon] Had [crops] the [Camp's] not [only] [by] [possibly] [undecipherable] [Claim,] [this]
System of [Opposition] [in] [its] [last] [Effects] [are] [Incendiaries] of the [undecipherable] [the late] [fallen] [Step] [Now]
the Eastern Enemies to [American] [Tranquillity,] [Equanimity,] [Ingenuity,] [and] [we] [have] [undecipherable] the [Daunting] [undecipherable]
[Annihilation] of [Much] [undecipherable] [solely] by the [Early] [Defenders,] the [free] and [undecipherable] [friends] of the [United States]
to [craft] [their] [--] [--] [--] to [take] to the [Disgrace] [of] [that] - [Had then the Means] to [long] [about] [them] [laughed]
[undecipherable] - [not] [further] [undecipherable] of [Stimulation] [has] [undecipherable] [With] the [N. H.] - [United] [Brethren] - The [dignity] of
[America] [the] [few Men] [in] a [Communication] on [Paper] [terms] [since] [we] [from] the [Truth] [are] [Entrails] of
[National] [Consulting] [and] [Ethical] [Consequenc-] [True] [Direction] of [itters] in [which] the [Man] can [from] [Justify]
[both] [can] [undecipherable] [calling] [into] [reason] to [set] [it] by a [Decision] of [Generally] [Means] to [Enter] [Harmony]
[Persons] [the] two [Months] [?] [A] [un-citation] of [Measures] [Instituted] [undecipherable] [Defeat] or [in] [Cognize?] [undecipherable]
[in Containing] [undecipherable] [European] [Towns] [undecipherable] [--] [undecipherable] a [Statement] of [being] [Settled] on the [note]
[than] [than] to [more,] [PLOTTING] The [Independance] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Shall] to [Defend]
The [British] [--] - [Books] and [Petitions] - has [for] [their] [advance] [Against] me [has] [for their] [success]
[there] [we] [--] [Activity] - [was a State] of [minds] [the Shall] [any Sir] [longer] [--] [--] [were] [formerly] [found]
to [Intimidate] [the] [them] [than] [His] [born out] [those] of [these] [men] [both] [happen] to [Rancala,] [I Have known]
[three] [themselves] in [the --] - [were] [Instructed] [their] [Invited] [Cautions] to [take] [the] [--] [of]
[France] [and] [--] [--] [--] [--] [that] [Many] of the [Most] [Enlightened] and [Virtuous] [friends] of [true] [Liberty]
to [See] [at] [--] - [--] [in] [true] [Obligations] to [the] [true] [Characters] - [am] [convinced] [that] in the [--]
government [is] [in] [Confusion] [undecipherable] [to] [be] [Had] - [on the other Hand,] [--] [The] [my] [love] to [My] [Native Country] is
[Unalterable,] [I'm] [broken] [Measures] [--] [the] [Government] [to] [have] [taken] [Agree] [with me,] and [Remonstrating]
[I] [our] [Caution] [the] [--] [--] of the [Rights] of [Men] to be [taken?] [from] [France] [throughout] the [American]
[undecipherable] [--] the [General] [Defense] - and [belief] [undecipherable] [they]
[undecipherable] [--] [the] [two] [--] [Lauded] [undecipherable] [Hears,] [you my] [professional] [family,] [there] [from] [--]
[undecipherable] [Inquestion] [from] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [--] [--] [--] [American] [Enemies] of the [fathers] and [Powers]
[of] the [American] [undecipherable] [are] [now] [--] [to] the [Happy] [System] of [Federal Union,] [Many] of [the] [thoughts]
[Humane] [Drives] [--] [the] [Island] [Governments] of [Federal] [--] [--] [--] to [try] [extraordinary] [by] [Declaring]
the [of Parts] and [Offering] [Human] [Lessons] to [the] [true] American Principles of [Liberty, Equality and]
[Republicanism,] [fairly] and [Honestly] [find] [Langston] the [Devil] [they] [The Says I] [--] [My own] [Opinion]
of the [Dangers] [Arising] from [--] [Connexion] [both] England [&] France of the [--] [Flamings] to the [[Perils] [came]
[--] [undecipherable] of [the] Dispositions of the [French] [Rectory] to [Make] for a Peace and, [Proper] [that]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[Precaution] [of] [their] [Situation] [taken] [both] [Paper] to The [Errors] [to] [in,] [Eighty] [Billion] [--] [--] [--] [should]
the [Substances] of [Government] - [Letter] from [Paris] [That] [are] [then] [to] [Central] [Newspapers] - [and] [--] to be [false] [porary?]
[we] [are] [pressed] to [seize] the [Opportunity] to [write] [undecipherable] [--] [--] [--] [modes] for [Endeavor] [--] [daily causes]
[if] [parties] [there] [Waited] [their] [bribes] [their] [communications] [in] [between] [--] [--] [un til it leads] to
[Independence] [--] [theory] [--] [--] [--] [--] the [every] [--] [--] [to] [their country] - [to] [Judge] [the] [circumstances]
[of the] [Actual] [Government] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [there] [--] [--] [Promise] [--] [this]
[Between] [Indicted] [undecipherable] [Economy] - a [Human] [Resolution] [--] [--] [--] [when] [we] [can] [Set] [to] [their]
[--] - [how] [their] [to] [Arrive] [to see] [in] [--] [Government] [the] [taken] [by] [the] [same] [--] [they] [have] [--] [--]
to [their] [-- of] [more] - [--] [--] [in set] [to] [--] to [them] [different !] [--] [--] [--] [--] [there] [leave]
[evidence] [--] [a much] [leave] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--]
[Remonstrated] [to] the [firm] and [news] [in] [Ireland] and [before] [the] [kind] of [Denmark] and [tender] [have]
[Elected] to [Patriot] [--] - [them] [to] [Nationality] - [a] [Should] [king] of [British] [to New] - [lifted into,] [Indians]
for [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [to brand] [--] [--] [--] [to] [--] [Federal] [Negotiate,] to [Them] [and is]
[Driven] [--] [Broken] [too] [--] [been] [--] - [--] [--] [--] [--] [to] a [Similar] [--] [--] [--] [father in --]
[and] [--] [in the] [--] [--] [--] [the] [--] [was] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] Martha [the] Arnold [fight?]
[--] [their] [Instatements] to [Slavery --] [their] [Inditing] [--] [you] [more]
[The Flame] [undecipherable] [--] [--] [on the] [brothers] [--] [--] [undecipherable: probable reading] [--] [--] [to] [the] [Members] [to] [Legislation]
[Chamber] [--] [--] [--] [undecipherable] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [Highly] [Honoured] [--]
[from] [same --] [--] [Highly] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] to [Make] [Rem]
[undecipherable: probable reading] [Leave] [there] in the [Council] of the [Elegance] [and] [among] the [Most] [Saddening] [Tedious] of the [Jacobinian] [Dominion,] [the]
[--] [--] is [--] [themselves] and [its] [little] [State] [--] - [This] [Caution] [Motion] to [their] [Incendiary] [--] of [Reason] to [which]
[it,] [which] [--] [its] [Sincerely] [--] - [We] [have] and [Daughter] [lately] [Married] to [a] [--] [Ordinary] [I Suppose] are
[now] to [Know] a [new relation] to [--] and [some] [taken] [to] [--] [--] [-- the] [--] [my] [--] [Secretary] [--] [The] [liquors] [all] [other]
[--] [--] to [arm] them [the] [Senators] [then] [due] [as] [Due] to [Thoroughfamed] [Meets] and to the [Husband] [met] [for] [their] [with]
[Whom] [they] [are] [The] - To [them] [--] [now] [--] [--] [their] [Magazines] - [the] [Lesson] [to] [--] [Close] [for] [Offensice,] [the] [Now] [called]
[--] [to] [meeting] [Leads] - [Instate] and [I Pardon] [find] [one] [for] [the] [to] [--] - [I spend] an [--] [--] [to] [be] [the] [two] [ladies]
[Capacious] [--] [their] American [pres-] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [an] [--] [interesting] [Mission]
[In] [a mystery] of the [Past] [Exposed] [Matter,] - [a] [French] [Campaign] of the [Reactionnaire] [Party] [Having] a [little]
[taken] [on] [the] [Check] [from] the [Sublimacy] [prison] [Elected] [in] [--] of [undecipherable] to [Attack] [the is] [Adams] and [beneath]
[me] of [the] [Simples] in the [Jamaican] [dens] - [I] [Cognize] [the] that [these] [in] [they] [--] to [induce] [them] [both] a [Currency]
[Elections] - [to the] [Cognition] of [their] [Assistance] to [some] [National] - to [the] [offEnd] [--] [the] [partition] to [Dominate] - the
[Caution] [on] [the] [rise] to [me] - [See] for [least] of [Ciphering] [for] [--] of [I] [ground] is to [you] [--] [--] have [--] to [been] [--]
the [past] [Innovation] [on] [me] - [--] [the] [Letter] [to] [the] [--] [as] [from] [--] to [see] [that] [the] [Flaming] [--] [Learns] [thermos] to
[a] [deeply] [Apprize] [to] [--] [--] [made] [one] [proposal] of [the] [times] to [our] [--] [Leaders] [of] [American] [Colour?]
[have] you [not a] [--] other [ones] [to] [--] [Washington] - [to] [--] [--] [--] to [know] [what] [--] [--] [--] [the]
[--] [--] [my] [patience] [--] to [Demonstrate] me to [ask] [all] [other] [friends] [above] [them] - [I] [have] [here] [--] [--] [or that the]
[resolutions] of [my] [earnest] [remark,] [Attachment] - [--] [my] [professed] and [lovely] [Statistics.] [than] [too,] [Rarities]
[to] [--] [--] [--] [--] [Not] - [--] [you] to [find] me [to] [Compel] [to] [--] [my] [Expectancy] [on] [my] [Day] - [but I] [--] you [to]
[to] [--] [from] to [the] [then] [Sources] [from] [my] - [I] [then] [Evoke] to [your] [Meditative] [Letter] - [May] [--] [George]
[Request] me [to] [--] [from] [--] of [--] [Source] - [the] [both] [them] in [Systematic] [Request] to [some] [early] and [properly -] [after]
[your] [--] [--] the [--] [--] [have] [--] [from Cordially] [from]
[Lafayette?]
[They] [may] [have] [compliment] in [my] Government [undecipherable] [--] and [Place?] - the Name from [this] [machine] and [--] [Store?] [--] [you] [Faithful?] [--] - [your] [--] [--] [--] [--] to [hear] from [him]
[seal]
[Aug[ust] [?] 179[?]]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Reports health of family, details of journey to France with a high probability of combat. Speaks of harmony between the two nations. Mentions systems of operations and friends of the US.
Date
08/30/1798
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798083040301
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Note
Illegible sections.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Marquis de Lafayette
Notable locations
France
Atlantic

