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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson, Thomas | Randolph, Martha Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Randolph, 18 … | 1817-08-18 | particularly, with gingerbread which she will prefer to them. |
| 2 | Adams, Abigail | Cranch, Mary Smith | Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 31 October 1799 | 1799-10-31 | ...The first U.S. edition of the Giles Gingerbread stories was John Newbery, The Renowned History... |
| 3 | Hamilton, Alexander | Stewart, Charles | From Alexander Hamilton to Colonel Charles Stewart, 5 … | 1777-09-05 | ...German baker—and specialist in fancy gingerbread—Christopher Ludwick, who, as “Baker... |
| 4 | Washington, George | General Orders, 28 March 1780 | 1780-03-28 | ...extra crispness. Potash was used in German gingerbread recipes. A account of Ludwick’s... | |
| 5 | Austin, David | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from David Austin, 4 January 1802 | 1802-01-04 | ...will be apt to say, that the gingerbread stile of your Excelly’s Instructions,... |
| 6 | —— | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from ———: a Memorandum, [December? … | ≈1776-12-01 | ...in dealing with foreigners, and “one may take the Gingerbread for the Baker.” |
| 7 | Rush, Benjamin | Adams, John | To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 22 September 1808 | 1808-09-22 | . The disputes of children about their nuts & gingerbread have less folly and wickedness in them. |
| 8 | Rush, Benjamin | Adams, John | To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 19 March 1789 | 1789-03-19 | ...suffer themselves to be seduced by the gingerbread-nuts—and baby house which they have... |
| 9 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jefferson, Martha (Martha Jefferson Randolph) | From Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Randolph, 21 … | 1800-01-21 | ...make big promises, which I know a bit of gingerbread will pay off. kiss them all for me.... |
| 10 | Franklin, Benjamin | Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small … | 1773-09-11 | ...my Simile of the Cake) act like a wise Gingerbread Baker, who, to facilitate a Division, cuts... |