Whereabouts of President Adams, Etc.
Document 1798McHenry speculates on the whereabouts of the President and wonders whether or not the Republican militia paraded since they dislike the President. Did the blues parade? Did the new army parade? The Congress has ordered it do so without consulting the President.
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It was Reported yesterday that the President had left Town after maturely deliberating with his two favorites [undecipherable]. Why [undecipherable] any [undecipherable] counsellors?
Where did they advise him to go, if one may ask? To Northampton, [undecipherable] Troubles, to visit Brice, or Kearney or Getman. No. To see Doctor Logan. Beyond boys — perhaps.
[undecipherable] Did the Blues parade? The President dislikes the [undecipherable]
Did the Republican militia, parade? The militia dislike the President.
Did any of the New army parade? The Generals have [undecipherable: orders to march]; consulting the President, worse and [undecipherable] him. [undecipherable] does all this mean. Surely the [undecipherable] Designs? to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] cannot have lost the [undecipherable: confidence] of the Federalists. We shall [undecipherable] and hope!
But will not his [undecipherable] counsellors [undecipherable: bring him back], [undecipherable] right? Perhaps, they are very [undecipherable] worse, [undecipherable] deep deep!
He is gone to the Seat of Government. Is he to remain there? Don't ask — [undecipherable] too much. I suppose he will visit Mrs Washington at Mount Vernon. It would very surprising if [undecipherable] — [undecipherable: bad consequences] and very surprising [undecipherable] — to some persons,
[undecipherable] courses go by way of Lancaster [undecipherable] Pennsylvania and [undecipherable: Trenton] in [undecipherable], that is [undecipherable] else than [undecipherable] miles about — and then be in my return by the way of Annapolis and Baltimore and [undecipherable] with what is little [undecipherable] than another 50 miles out of the [undecipherable: direct] course, and do more than General Washington ever did when President, [undecipherable] himself quite at home at all the Gentlemens Houses in his route. [undecipherable]
This [undecipherable] visit, at this particular moment, must be very [undecipherable: gratifying] to the people of Maryland. [undecipherable] he travels a horseback. No, but the blinds and [undecipherable: shades] of his chariot will be kept down, that the [undecipherable] could [undecipherable] by he passes, in any case, as the [undecipherable: poet] has explained it, [undecipherable] deserte, et ses grandes [undecipherable]
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McHenry speculates on the whereabouts of the President and wonders whether or not the Republican militia paraded since they dislike the President. Did the blues parade? Did the new army parade? The Congress has ordered it do so without consulting the President.
Date
1798
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Navy Department
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1798999900101
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No author is shown but, based on content, it is presumed to be McHenry.
Enclosure: Propositions by the Secretary of the Treasury for a division of the Naval business.
Notable persons
John Adams
James McHenry
General Washington
Mrs. Washington
Doctor Logan
people of Maryland
Notable locations
Navy Department
Maryland
Annapolis
Baltimore
New England
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Frederick Town
Mount Vernon
Northampton
Notable items
travels on horse back
all the gentlemen's houses on his route
seat of government
deliberations upon the measure
militia
parade

