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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison, James | Adams, John Quincy | [James Madison] to [John Quincy Adams], 30 July 1834 | 1834-07-30 | ...ovo, and expected every moment to burst the shell, are valuable; as confirming the ground on... |
| 2 | Spotswood, George W. | Madison, James | George W. Spotswood to James Madison, 11 November 1833 | 1833-11-11 | ...upwards of 8 lbs. & the delicious soft shell Turtle which surpasses the Sea Turtle in my... |
| 3 | Allen, William | Madison, James | William Allen to James Madison, 20 November 1830 | 1830-11-20 | ...it safe to send the Oysters in the shell, they will be forwarded when Alleck comes down... |
| 4 | Erving, George W. | Madison, James | George W. Erving to James Madison, 17 February 1830 | 1830-02-17 | ...– "like the bones of the mammoth or the shells of unknown fishes the races of which have... |
| 5 | Featherstonhaugh, George W. | Madison, James | To James Madison from George W. Featherstonhaugh, 28 … | 1828-02-28 | ...Deposits &c &c Fossil Bones and Shells—Woods—Coal Plants, are often found and... |
| 6 | Adams, John Quincy | John Quincy Adams, Josiah Quincy, III, Inventory of … | ≈1826-09-01 | 3 Shell dishes— | |
| 7 | Anonymous | John Adams, A Dirge, 25 July 1826 | 1826-07-25 | Haply its tines may wake some powerful shell, | |
| 8 | Kirkland, John Thornton | Two funeral sermons preached at Quincy, 23 July 1826 | 1826-07-23 | ...of action to fill, and filled it well, shell not pass away unnoticed by a few; whilst... | |
| 9 | Adams, Charles Francis | Adams, John | To John Adams from Charles Francis Adams, 26 February … | 1826-02-26 | ...feel as if I had got fully out of the shell of the University. |
| 10 | Hancock, George | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from George Hancock, 5 August 1825 | 1825-08-05 | ..., I have also a very pretty collection of Shells probably the most perfect in this... |