Adams Family Correspondence, volume 14
I am, my dear, here at General White’s in company with Mrs. and Judge Cushing, Mrs., Miss, and Judge Paterson, &c.1 I thank you for your letter, and am of course pleased with the dignified majority in the House of Representatives.2 Be it known, we are not building a dancing room; be it known I have not built an elegant hut. I should not have gratified my feelings relative to you had I not made it comfortable. The carpenters leave it the day after to-morrrow. The sooner of course you pay it a visit, the more agreeable to its builder. You must not permit Mr. Dayton’s description to lead you astray. My hut is water tight; seven feet and one inch high, with two rooms and a kitchen. Rain cannot incommode those who are in it, and cold will not effect you. When you have arranged to move towards me, let me know; I will, of course, meet you at Brunswick, Kingston, Princeton, or Trenton, in proportion to the time I receive your letter pointing out the moment of your departure. I will, on the receipt of it, go to Brunswick; if you are not there, I will proceed on the road until we meet.
I am my dear, / Your’s affectionately,
MS not found. Printed from AA2, Jour. and Corr.
, 2:172–173.
Brig. Gen. Anthony Walton White (1750–1803), a
Revolutionary War veteran of New Brunswick, N.J., was a brother of
Euphemia White Paterson (1746–1832), the second wife of William
Paterson. Cornelia Paterson (1780–1844) was the eldest daughter of
William and his first wife, Cornelia Bell Paterson (U.S. Senate, Exec. Jour.
, 5th Cong., 2d sess.,
p. 292, 293; Washington, Papers, Revolutionary War
Series
, 1:59;
Doc. Hist.
Supreme Court
, 2:358).
Not found.
WSS also wrote to AA2 on 10
Jan., commenting on Maj. Gen. Henry Lee’s oration on George Washington
and copying a paragraph of a 7 Jan. letter from Alexander Hamilton on
army personnel assignments (AA2, Jour. and
Corr.
, 2:165).