Series 3 (17 February 1815-2 December 1821)
Capt. Bartholomew, Master of the Steam Boat Richmond, has just reported that the following persons have refused to pay the Steam Boat Fee, viz:
July 26.
Cadet Gilbert,
a Boy for want of Money
—$.50
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Mr. Patterson,
Phila. (Poverty)
.50
Aug: 2.
Corns. P. Hermance,
New York.
—1.—
Fredk. Forsyth,
Lansingburgh
—1.—
Gersham Turner,
Adams,... Continue Reading
Recipient: MVB
Mr William Pierce, marshal of the city of Troy in this state, contemplates offering for a contract with the naval Board (as he informs me) to supply provisions for the navy & has desired me to say to you what I think of his character.
I have known Mr Pierce several years and have always regarded him as a man of Integrity perseverance and Industry and am well satisfyed that he would perform... Continue Reading
Sender: MVB
Lewis Clark, an Auctioneer appointed for the city of Albany has neglected to render his Accounts of sales at auction to this office as required by Law, it is therefore my duty to request you to proceed against him for the recovery of the penalties to which he has subjected himself. I have repeatedly applied to Mr. Clark but without effect. If you should want his Recognizances they shall be sent... Continue Reading
Recipient: MVB
I return the Deft. agreeable to your suggestion & have also directed Mr Barker to send you a No. of Johnsons Rep. If I do not come to K.K. soon I will write you again. I expected to have had the pleasure of seeing you & Mr Van Alen at my house but am sorry to learn that he is sick. My family are broke up for a month, after that It may yet be in season.
Sender: MVB
Your mother will give you some money from Schoharie which I hope will enable you to make out. I have no possible objection to indorse for you but I doubt whether a discount could be obtained here. You must not deviate from your engagements relative to the note. Necessity does not so readily absolve stipulation as you seem to suppose. I will not go from home for some time
Sender: MVB
Recipient: Peter I. Hoes
The People of the State of New-York, by the Grace of GOD, Free and Independent: TO Smith Cogswell & Phebe his wife
Greeting. WE command you that you personally appear before our Chancellor, in our Court of Chancery, on the Twenty Second day of June next wheresoever the said Court shall than be, to answer to a Bill of Complain exhibited against you in our said Court, by our Attorney General... Continue Reading
Sender: MVB
I waited with great impatience & anxiety for the arrival of the Paragon yesterday, because by her I expected to receive intelligence of the result of my application. Late in the evening she arrived here and then I had the disappointment to discover that there was no letter from New York either to me or Mr. V. Buren. I was really disappointed for I had made my arrangements for going to... Continue Reading
Sender: Benjamin Franklin Butler
Recipient: Harriet Allen Butler
I did not intend to have written you this evening. It is so shortly since I have furnished you a sheet that I thought you could dispence with a letter tomorrow. Besides I wished to devote the whole evening to study. But the arrival of Mr. & Mrs. Stanton has compelled me very willingly to give up the last plan & induced me with much pleasure to alter the first. I received your letter this... Continue Reading
Sender: Benjamin Franklin Butler
Recipient: Harriet Allen Butler
Mr. Van Beuren. (We regret exceedingly, that we cannot give Mr. Van Beuren's speech entire. The editor is not sufficiently expert, at short hand, to follow a Speaker whose utterance is as rapid as Mr. Van Beuren's. His speech was able, and delivered with much force and eloquence.) Mr. Van Beuren said he must trespass upon the committee while he stated the general considerations which induced him... Continue Reading
Sender: MVB
Remarks on the great Canals extracted from the various publications on the Subject.
Serious appeal
Benefit of Canal to NYork & Albany.
utility
I. Division of trade of onieda, Onandago, Cayuga, Seneca, Ontario, Genesee, Niagara, Chatauqua & Cattaraugus from Montreal to them.
2d. This trade consists of
Ist. Grain viz at present supposed to be if one tenth is under cultivation to 3.... Continue Reading
Sender: MVB
You must not for a moment think hard of my not writing you before, you know the State of my family when you left me, it has continued afflicted by sickness to nearly the same extent since. Mrs. VBun, John, & myself are better but to make up for it little Martin has been taken down by a fever with which he is yet confined to his mothers lap. For the first time since you left here I have made... Continue Reading
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Recipient: Gorham Akin Worth
Immediately on the receipt of Swartwouts letter, we announced you as our candidate, it is received with unusual satisfaction. You have now rallyed round you the great body of the party, a host of independent and highminded men who are ^not^ dragooned or influenced by any other consideration than that of principle. Every effort will be made to get you to decline. No means will be left unessayed to... Continue Reading
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Let them say what they please I assure you that the counsill ar anti-Clintonian Judge Noyes was our man as well as that of our adversaries, & he is clearly & unequivocally with us. So much for that. Monell goes down this eving I fear highly prejudiced. I have not seen him I regret this sincerely for I love him & I fear that this course will injure his character for independence &c... Continue Reading
Sender: MVB
Under the embarrassed state of the demand of the State agt. the Ulster Old Loan Offices & the defects of the law in relation to them, I think upon mature reflection that the most advisable course will be to call them to account under your general power as comptroller & after the extent of the deficiency is ascertained either to apply to the Supreme Court for a mandamus to the Supervisors... Continue Reading
Sender: MVB
In Chancery
The attorney General
vs.
The Utica Insurance Company
I intend to apply to his honor the Chancellor on the first day of the next term of the court of Chancery to be held at the capitol in the City of Albany on the third Monday of January next at 10 oClock in the forenoon for an Injuction to restrain you from the further exercise of Banking powers, which application will be founded on... Continue Reading
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