1Editorial Note on Franklin’s Part in the Congressional Debate of July 30 to August 1, 1776 (Franklin Papers)
...’s report, commonly called the Dickinson draft after its chief architect, was presented...
2Memorandum Books, 1773 (Jefferson Papers)
Hopkins Arthur. Mecklenb. G. Jefferson to pay.Jefferson George. Pittsylva.
3XII. Thomas Jefferson to Farell & Jones, 9 July 1773 (Jefferson Papers)
...upon you, and hope you will honour our draughts, and that you may know where this...
4Memorandum Books, 1774 (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Jefferson (myself) v. Thos. Mann Randolph (Goochld.)....Jefferson v. Randolph.
5Instructions by the Virginia Convention to Their Delegates in Congress, August 1774 (Jefferson Papers)
...her American Colonies, which began about the third Year of the Reign of his present......Third...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Cary and Benjamin Harrison, 9 December 1774 (Jefferson Papers)
...went by a ship which sailed about the third of June just before Capt. Power arrived here...
7From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin: Journal of Negotiations in London, 22 March 1775 (Franklin Papers)
...Character and Dignity of their Body as a third Part of the National Legislature, gave me...
8Jefferson’s Annotated Copy of Franklin’s Proposed Articles of Confederation, [June–July 1775] (Jefferson Papers)
of whom in the first appointment one third viz. [4.] shall be for one year,... ...one third...thirds
9Proposed Articles of Confederation, [on or before 21 July 1775] (Franklin Papers)
He showed his draft articles to Jefferson and others, some of whom approved while some...
10From Benjamin Franklin to Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas, 9 December 1775 (Franklin Papers)
...The first two are above, the earlier one in a draft dated May 17; the third is missing. For...