The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-25

and give such further directions as they
think proper for their full information
as TO the measures already taken. / in
close copy OF the advice Of the Council
before mentioned.
Il have the honor to be with greatest
respect and esteem, sir, your most obedt
& most humble sevt.
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
THE Hon. the Speaker
Old Hickory wrote the following cons
munication:
I'll Oct. 1921.
''Dr Sir-I am DESTROYS of sending to a
friend in New York $500, and for this
purpose would prefer to obtain a check
on the branch of the L. S. bank in that
city. The name Of my friend is =. A.
Vandorim- Mr. Donelson will hand you
a check for this amount here, and l shall
be obliged to you TO substitute for IL
check for the same amount payable at
New York Very respectfully,
''yr. servt.,
ANDREW JACKSON"
The letter Of John Quincy Adams was
written when he was United States min
lister to Holland. The handwriting is the
most beautiful in the whole collection.
and in many respects is very like copper
plate, so carefully and neatly are the
characters formed.
"Old Tippecanoe'' was apparently hav-
ing his picture painted when he wrote:
NORTH BEND 22d Nav 1S4O-Mv
from Mr.. Hoyt yesterday Vt note Of the
9Th inst. 1 did not hesitate to give him
my promise to go up to - on Monday
night to commence my sitting - him,
although 1 am heartily wearied Of such
operations. The affair to which your two
last notes have referred has been salts
factorily settled TO the satisfaction OF
Colo P. as the agent Of Mr.. X, and
have only to offer to yourself & our
friend Mr.. Curtis my sincere thanks for
az 1Ofe nwNw i'll l. u
pleased to present my best respects to
Mr.. Webster. Yours Very truly,
wv. H. HARRISON"
''P. Sour cause is 1 think progressing
throughout the West more than at any
former period"
"Old Rough and Ready's" letter was
as follows:
Hone. 1. NJ. Caton-A1y Der Sir: un-
derstand that Capt. GODDARD will be ready
to set out for n. Orleans tomorrow by
way of Mobile in connection with the
business spoken of yesterday q prob
ably Mr.. Garlic also. / must therefore
request you will If possible make out
such instructions as may seem TO you
necessary & proper in the course Of the
day TO be laid before the cabinet at 8
o'ck this evening, at which time have
requested the several members to meet
you. Mr.. Johnson has been telegraphed
to be present at the time referred to.
Truly your frien, Z. TAYLOR"
Washington City. June 9. 1880
James Buchanan wrote the following
letter while he was a member Of the
Twenty-first congress:
''H. r. WASHINGTON, IL Feb. 1927.
Dear Sir-I take leave TO call your
attention TO two letters addressed to you
by Gen. Porter, the one dated the %
October and the ether the January
last. He has been placed in a very I'M
pleasant situation, by what trust may
be permitted without offense to call the
neglect of the department in not answer
ing his letters. / am certain, however,
this neglect has not been intentional
THE settlement made by him and
Lieut.. Thomas was ratified by the au-
ditor-general of Pennsylvania & imme-
diately forwarded to you. Has this set
Element been ratified? or if not, what
obstacles exist? Gen. Porter is now
pressed by the executive of Pennsylvania
for answers to these questions & the
public will scarcely believe that he has
not neglected this business, although
such is certainly not the case.
II shall do myself the pleasure OF call
ing upon you on Monday next. Yours
respectfully. JAMES BUCHANAN"
col. Bomford'
AS has been said. Abraham Lincoln
could say more in word or write more
in a line probably than any man in
American history. The following is a
sample. 1t says all that its writer means
il to. yet ii does not border on verbosity
with exhaustive explanation. He needs
no explanation:
WASHINGTON, May g. 1S4s.
''Mr. J. 7. Towers:
Dear Sir-I understand that the
speech Of Mr.. Wick of Indiana is printed
at your Office. Please send to the folding
room for me 800 copies of it and oblige.
Yours. ETC.. A. LINCOLN"
Here is Andrew Johnson's letter:
HOUSE OF REPS, June Is, 1919
"Sir-Will you be kind enough to send
me letter that l put in the p o box this
morning as came to the house Of Reps.
The letter is directed to Mr.. James c.
Erwin. Little Muddy, Tenn, and Frank
by me. have the honor to be
"A. JOHNSON"
The collection will be hung on the walls
OF the library, and is open to inspection
at any ume.-New Bedford Standard.