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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson, Thomas | Notes of a Tour into the Southern Parts of France, &c. … | ≈1787-03-03 | ...to this place I saw no appearance of shells. The tops of the mountains are covered with... | |
| 2 | Madison, Rev. James | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from the Rev. James Madison, 28 … | 1786-12-28 | ...the Favor of him to take Charge of the Shells mentioned in a former Letter. I thought they... |
| 3 | Rittenhouse, David | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from David Rittenhouse, 28 … | 1785-09-28 | ...Philosophical notions, except that of Stones growing in imitation of Shells without real animal |
| 4 | Jefferson, Thomas | Rittenhouse, David | From Thomas Jefferson to David Rittenhouse, 25 January … | 1786-01-25 | ...to give up the theory of the growth of shells without their being the nidus of animals. It’... |
| 5 | Jefferson, Thomas | Madison, Rev. James | From Thomas Jefferson to the Rev. James Madison, 13 … | 1787-08-13 | ...of the period of variation. I thank you for the shells you sent me. Their identity with marine |
| 6 | Biddle, Clement | Washington, George | To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 8 March 1789 | 1789-03-08 | ...sent a Bag with half a Bushel of Cocoa shells but the Farmer disappointed me in bringing it in... |
| 7 | Fraunces, Samuel | Washington, George | To George Washington from Samuel Fraunces, 4 December … | 1783-12-04 | ...about the Carriage of a small piece of Shell Work which I have lately compleated for Mrs... |
| 8 | Washington, George | Farm Reports, 26 November 1785–15 April 1786 | ≈1785-11-26 | ...went about Baskets, and the Women to shelling Corn. Tuesday, Wednesday, thursday, friday... | |
| 9 | Carmichael, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Carmichael, 15 October … | 1787-10-15 | ..., points of arrows &c. dug out of Oyster shell Banks in Chester River at Many feet from the... |
| 10 | Jefferson, Thomas | Rittenhouse, David | From Thomas Jefferson to David Rittenhouse, 18 … | 1787-09-18 | ...by de la Sauvagere on the spontaneous growth of shells. When I was at Tours this summer, I... |