Receipt of Atlas
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Receipt of Atlas
Description
Describes atlas procured from trader, requests missing maps of Malta and Goza. Discussed end of term in War Office, described cartridge paper, and discussed presidential campaign and election.
short description
Ltr, des atlas dis president's election
year created
1800
month created
08
day created
01
author
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Rufus King
notable person/group
Rufus King
James McHenry
Jefferson
Adams
General Cotesworth Pinckney
Count Rumford
Faden
notable location
New York
Malta
Goza
England
notable item/thing
former friends are much induced to wish ultimate success may be the lot
conceive reasons to exist of the greatest magnitude
medium of the secretary of state
politicians
directed towards the presidential election
pretty general disposition seems to be expressed by those of a certain cast to run Mr. Adams and General Cotesworth Pinckney as equally and as strong as possible
lodged in the custom house
remained there the legal time
sold as common coarse paper
particulars being on the files of the war office
liberty of referring to my letter on the subject
minds of our citizens
considerations and thanks
incombustable cartrige paper
lost to the public
marked in the contents
accept my sincere acknowledgements for the troble you have taken in causing the collection to be made
informed of the cost
provide for remitting the amount or paying it to any person you may authorize to receive it
collection for my private use
private account
acknowledged in an official letter written towards the close of my duties as secretary of war
receipt of a model of a field piece
memoir from count Rumford
islands of Malta and Goza
atlas has come to hand in good order
dificient however in one map
received your letter
duplicate
advising me that you have sent an atlas collected by Faden, which contains almost all the best maps and latest published in England and upon the continent
cannot tell the cost
document number
1800080100001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BAA08 (3 pages) | Collection: American Manuscripts | Ms Am 84a |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Rufus King | [unknown] | [n/a] |