1William Stephens Smith to Abigail Adams Smith, 26 April 1787 (Adams Papers)
...: what was to be done in this case? Some would attempt an answer here, but I, like Will-o-the-Wisp, am above this, and proceed to tell you what I did—I took out my little tin case, and with a match
2Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 16 July 1787 (Adams Papers)
...Heater, & the Iron which you put it in with, is to be packed in the Box by the Side of them. whilst your water is boiling, you heat the Iron & put it in to the little tin inclosure always minding that the water is first put in. this keeps it hot as long as you want to use it.— how are English Goods now? cheeper I suppose than I can buy them here, and...
3Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 19 July 1787 (Adams Papers)
...Sent you a Tea urn, it is packd in a Box with one for Sister Cranch. you will find an Iron calld a heater. This when the water is boild, you heat red hot & put in the tin middle peice which keeps the water hot during the whole process of tea making. I have also sent you a little contrivence for lighting a candle when your fire is out, the directions for useing are round the case...
1 painted tin box30 tin molds
2 tin skimmers1 tin ditto
6I. 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...
7From 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...
8From George Washington to Theodorick Bland, 28 December 1786 (Washington Papers)
...ground as well as the harrow to prevent the waste of seed. A small bag, containing about a peck of the seed you are sowing, is hung to the nails on the right handle, & with a small tin cup the barrel is replenished with convenience whenever it is necessary without loss of time, or waiting to come up with the seed bag at the end of the row. I had almost forgot to tell you, that... ...tin,...
9To 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, &
10To 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...