1I. Draft Proposed Prussian-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce, with a Contemporary Translation, 9 April 1784 (Adams Papers)
All kind of cloths & other manufactures of linnen, wool, silk cotton or other materials, all kinds of cloathing & what commonly serves for that purpose, coined or uncoined silver, Tin, Iron, Lead copper, Brass, Furnace coals, Wheat, barley & all other kinds of grains & vegetables, Tobacco, all kinds of aromatics, Salted & smoaked Beefs, salted fish Cheese & butter, Beer, Oil Wine Sugar...
2III. Replies to Queries: Connecticut, [June–July 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
—some pewter and tin ware—hollow iron and coarse earthen wares—writing, printing, bonnet, cartridge and clothier’s paper—the chief part of their mahogany and other wooden furniture—considerable supplies of Combs—wool Cards—brass buckles—Silver Do—table and tea...
1 painted tin box30 tin molds
2 tin skimmers1 tin ditto
5To John Jay from Benjamin Vaughan, 5 August 1784 (Jay Papers)
I wrote you lately to inform you that a roof-covering of pure tin would be equally expensive with copper. I added, that it was customary in some places, to cover with [ ?] tin plates supported on iron plates within, &
6V. Estimate of American Imports, [1785–1786?] (Jefferson Papers)
Silver, copper, brass, tin, pewter, lead, steel, iron, in every form.
7To John Jay from Oliver Pollock, 3 June 1785, enclosing State of the Military and Naval Forces of Cuba (Jay Papers)
came over from their Post, and Buried under ground, in a Tin box, the Colours of Spain as a Symbol of his having taken possession of that part of the Country, I doubt not that Congress must be well informed, that the Navigation of the Mississippi will always be impracticable...
8From John Adams to John Jay, 29 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
...and Ireland with the Manufactures of Linens Silks, Paper, Wines, and Brandies, to the Amount of 1,650,000£ Yearly—while She took from England in Return only 200,000£ Value, Yearly, of Lead, Tin, Leather, Allum, Coperas, Coals, horn Plates &c and Plantation Goods, which left a Ballance of 1,450,000£ to be yearly paid to France in Money. She possessed as great Advantages with Ireland...
9From Thomas Jefferson to James Buchanan and William Hay, 26 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
...time the late Beverley Randolph Esq. was Governour, the Plans and Drawings of the Capitol and the public Prison, which were sent from Paris by Mr. Jefferson, were delivered to him and were by him transmitted in a Tin Case to the Directors of the public Buildings in the federal City. Since that time I have never seen them” (
10To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, [19? March 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
...(one red and the other black) of that Kind of Ink which is used for printing on Linen with the Types which I have. I suppose it may be easily found in any of the Shops in very small tin Phials. Should there be the smallest Difficulty sir I beg you will pass it over as if nothing had been said on the Subject. I urge it the more particularly because I have enough left to last me some...