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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin, Benjamin | Colden, Cadwallader | From Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, 13 … | 1744-09-13 | ...contributing articles on such varied topics as the opossum, potash, electricity, and race and... |
| 2 | Washington, George | Remarks & Occurrs. in October [1770] | ≈1770-10-05 | Opossum Creek, entering the Ohio from Monroe County, Ohio. | |
| 3 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 25 October 1770] | 1770-10-25 | Opossum Creek, entering the Ohio from Monroe County, Ohio. | |
| 4 | Madison, James (Reverend) | Madison, James | To James Madison from the Reverend James Madison, 15 … | 1782-06-15 | ...“Revd Js. [?] Madison June 15. 1782 Mahmouth-Opossum.”...the Arcana of the Opossum—and also... |
| 5 | Madison, James (Reverend) | Madison, James | To James Madison from the Reverend James Madison, 2 … | 1782-08-02 | ...JM: “Revd J. Madison Aug 2. 1782 Mahmouth-Opossum.” At right angles to this and in a darker... |
| 6 | Madison, James | Notes on Buffon’s Histoire naturelle, [completed ca. … | ≈1786-01-05 | 20. les philandres—Opossum Jean de LaëtLe Sarigue. Opossum. | |
| 7 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 12 May 1786 | 1786-05-12 | ...them alive. I lately had on hand a female opossum with 7 young ones, which I intended to... |
| 8 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 12 May 1786 | 1786-05-12 | ...them alive. I lately had on hand a female opossum with 7 young ones, which I intended to... |
| 9 | Jefferson, Thomas | Banister, John, Jr. | From Thomas Jefferson to John Banister, Jr., with … | 1787-02-07 | Opossums male & female |
| 10 | Jefferson, Thomas | Madison, James | To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 17 September … | 1787-09-17 | ...Diligence. Red birds for the ladies, & Opossums for the naturalists would be great presents,... |