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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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121 | Washington, George | Biddle, Clement | From George Washington to Clement Biddle, 27 February … | 1798-02-27 | “50 lbs. of Almonds in the shell....quantity of the best kind of Shell bark Hiccory Nuts or Kiska... |
122 | Washington, George | Hancock, John | From George Washington to John Hancock, 7–9 March 1776 | ≈1776-03-07 | ...the other a private by the explosion of a shell which also slightly wounded four or five...Shells |
123 | Washington, George | McDougall, Alexander | From George Washington to Colonel Alexander McDougall … | 1775-12-04 | ...good Iron four pounders, with a Quantity of Shells & Shot directly sent to this Camp and...Shells |
124 | UNKNOWN | Transcript of Remaining Defense Evidence: 30 November–1 … | ≈1770-11-30 | ...had not the soldiers come. I saw them throwing oyster shells and snowballs at the Sentry at the | |
125 | Wolcott, Oliver, Jr. | Adams, John | To John Adams from Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 1 June 1799 | 1799-06-01 | ...a Surveyor to reside at Beacon or Shell-castle Island, near Ocracock Inlet in North... ...Shell... |
126 | Anderson, James | Washington, George | Farm Reports, 23–29 April 1797 | ≈1797-04-23 | " Fishing 6 days & Sackey Shelling Corn 3 days " Unloading a Schooner of Oyster Shells |
127 | Jefferson, Thomas | Gallatin, Albert | From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 4 October … | 1804-10-04 | James Taylor to be keeper of the light house in Shell castle island is approved. |
128 | Schaer, Rodolph | Jefferson, Thomas | Rodolph Schaer to Thomas Jefferson, 25 March 1819 | 1819-03-25 | a small collection of European shells, |
129 | Knox, Henry | Washington, George | To George Washington from Brigadier General Henry Knox … | 1781-02-13 | to obtain an ample supply of shot and shells, which are made in our own Country to uncommon... |
130 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 13 October 1781] | 1781-10-13 | A royal was a small mortar carrying a shell with a diameter of 5·5 inches. | |
131 | Grayson, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Grayson, 16 July 1781 | 1781-07-16 | The Shot Shells and 40 Tons of the largest Size Grape to be......Shot & Shells from the... |
132 | Jefferson, Thomas | Senate and House of Representatives | From Thomas Jefferson to the Senate and the House of … | 1805-02-20 | ..., during which the bomb vessels lobbed 48 shells into the city while the other vessels... |
133 | Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel | Enclosure: Recommendations for Constantine S. … | 1821-04-03 | ...plan and execution.—I Send you many plants fossils, Shells &c—and Prof. ...of Shells, fossil... | |
134 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin: Account of Living Toads Found Enclosed in … | 1782-04-06 | ...of it is fill’d with ancient Sea Shells, and other marine Substances. If these Animals... | |
135 | Washington, George | October 1781 | ≈1781-10-06 | ...the enemy, with a view to destroy them—the Shells into the Enemy’s Works, where by the... | |
136 | Pickering, Timothy | Washington, George | To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 31 January … | 1783-01-31 | ...estimated: for if several days united attack with shells, by the French & American armies, on... |
137 | 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... | |
138 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lee, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Lee, 17 January 1825 | 1825-01-17 | ...applicable to the purchase of the collection of shells of mr Wyer proposed in your favor of... |
139 | Washington, Lund | Washington, George | To George Washington from Lund Washington, 18 March … | 1778-03-18 | I fear it will be very difficult to get shells and if to be got, at a very high......shells for... |
140 | Washington, George Augustine | Washington, George | Farm Reports, 3–9 January 1790 | ≈1790-01-03 | By Cuting Straw & Grinding axes 3 days Shelling Corn 6 do...Shelling Corn 4 days dressing Flax 8... |
141 | 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... |
142 | 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... |
143 | Hamilton, Alexander | Stevens, Ebenezer | From Alexander Hamilton to Ebenezer Stevens, 1 November … | 1799-11-01 | a due proportion of Shells must be sent with the Howit |
144 | Morellet, Abbé | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Abbé Morellet, [11 September? … | 1786-09-11 | : The passage on shells occurs at page 75 in signature E of the French... ...on shells... |
145 | Adams, John | Adams’ Minutes of Crown Evidence: 27 November 1770 | 1770-11-27 | . Saw no Oyster Shells thrown, and believe there were none. A Cake of... d up all the shells. | |
146 | Adams, John | [December 7. 1779. Tuesday.] | 1779-12-07 | ...gave me some Accajou Nutts. In handling the outside Shell, which has a corrosive Oil in it, in... | |
147 | Jay, John | Peters, Richard | From John Jay to Richard Peters, 24 July 1809 | 1809-07-24 | ...several Rows of Corn, some Plaister in Clam Shells— the Rest of his cornfield he plaister... |
148 | Jefferson, Thomas | Vergennes, Charles Gravier, Comte de | From Thomas Jefferson to Vergennes, with State of the … | 1785-11-14 | ...carry steelyards. These with her when bought‥‥ Obj. Shells on the ballast stones. Ans. Shells... |
149 | ——, the Comte de | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from the Comte de ―――, [May 1777] … | ≈1777-05-01 | ...can furnish cannon of all sizes, bullets and shells, and cloth for uniforms. Please reply to... |
150 | Quincy, Josiah | Adams, John | To John Adams from Josiah Quincy, 11 July 1775 | 1775-07-11 | Or “carcass,” a round shell holding inflammable material which flames out ...shell’s three holes... |