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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 21 February 1781 | 1781-02-21 | I Am the More flatterd By the Command Which His Excellency General Washington Has Been Pleased to... |
| 2 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 3 March 1781 | 1781-03-03 | sdkfj The Arrival of a french Squadron in the Bay will Have for some days Raised Your Excellencys... |
| 3 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 6 March 1781 | 1781-03-06 | On my arrival at this place I did myself the honor of writing to your Excellency and I hope my... |
| 4 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 8 March 1781 | 1781-03-08 | The detachment under My orders is to embark this Morning, and if the Bay is Clear of Privateers... |
| 5 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 16 March 1781 | 1781-03-16 | Your Excellency’s favors of the 10h, 12h, and 14h insnt. Having Come Yesterday to Hand, I Beg... |
| 6 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 17 March 1781 | 1781-03-17 | From a Conversation with the Quarter Master of this State, I find that there will Be A Great... |
| 7 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 20 March 1781 | 1781-03-20 | On My Arrival at Suffolk, I found that Gnl. Muhlenberg Had Marched down to this place, and was in... |
| 8 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 23 March 1781 | 1781-03-23 | In the Midst of preparations and Sanguine Hopes, intelligence was Brought to our Camp Near Sleepy... |
| 9 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 27 March 1781 | 1781-03-27 | Since the Return of the British fleet in the Bay, With A Number of Vessels supposed to Be... |
| 10 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 4 April 1781 | 1781-04-04 | Before this Comes to Hand Your Excellency Will Have Got an Accurate Account of the Action Between... |
| 11 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 17 April 1781 | 1781-04-17 | I Have the Honor to inform Your Excellency that the detachement Under My orders is on its Way to... |
| 12 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 21 April 1781 | 1781-04-21 | My Last Letter to Your Excellency Having Acquainted You of Our Preparations to Return to the... |
| 13 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 25 April 1781 | 1781-04-25 | Your Excellency’s Letter of Yesterday Has found me At this place where we Arrived this After Noon... |
| 14 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 27 April 1781 | 1781-04-27 | Captain North from Baron de Stüben’s Camp Has Been with Me last Evening and was directed By the... |
| 15 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 26 May 1781 | 1781-05-26 | The returns of the Men serving from the different Counties I have not yett been able to obtain,... |
| 16 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 28 May 1781 | 1781-05-28 | The Enemy’s intention has been to distroy this army and I conjecture would have been afterwards... |
| 17 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 29 May 1781 | 1781-05-29 | The Enemy’s Movements into the Country, and our great deficiency in Cavalry, makes it absolutely... |
| 18 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 31 May 1781 | 1781-05-31 | I have receiv’d your Excellencys letter enclosing some Resolves respecting the imports of Horses,... |
| 19 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 26 June 1781 | 1781-06-26 | I have the honor to forward a dispatch recommended by the president of Congress, to be sent to... |
| 20 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 1 July 1781 | 1781-07-01 | I Have Been Honoured with your favor of the 14th and while I am to thank you for the pains You... |
| 21 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 11 October 1784 | 1784-10-11 | When I Heard of Your Going to France, I heartly lamented I Could not Have the Honour to Receive... |
| 22 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 14 February 1785 | 1785-02-14 | Le Mis. De la Fayette a l’honneur de faire ses compliments à Monsieur Jefferson et lui envoye la... |
| 23 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, June 1785–May 1786 | ≈1785-06-01 | This letter, My dear Sir, Will Be delivered By M. de la Tagnerette a Gentleman Well Acquainted... |
| 24 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 4 September 1785 | 1785-09-04 | This letter will be delivered By a private Courier of Mis. de Noailles who Has Been in My family,... |
| 25 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, [before 8 February … | 1786-02-08 | Otchikeita is Gone to the abbé, and Kayenlaha will wait for You to Morrow. It is probable Mr. du... |
| 26 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, [ca. 6 March 1786] | 1786-03-06 | Inclosed, my dear Sir, I send you a letter to Gnl. Knox wherein I mention Count d’estaing’s... |
| 27 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, with “Avis au … | 1786-03-19 | Inclosed I send you several letters which Have been intrusted to me, and Now are forwarded by a... |
| 28 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 2 August [1786] | 1786-08-02 | I Have spoken with Baron de Grimm who, it Seems, Has No Notion to Continue the Monthly 25... |
| 29 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 30 August 1786 | 1786-08-30 | I Have been Honoured with your welcome favour of the 24th just as I Had set down at Luneville... |
| 30 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, [23 October 1786] | 1786-10-23 | Inclosed, my dear sir, I Send You the arrêts du Conseil about Wines. While you are printing Mr.... |
| 31 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 6 June 1787 | 1787-06-06 | It would Be almost as easy to shoot one of the flying Geniuses of the Arabian Nights as to direct... |
| 32 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 27 August 1787 | 1787-08-27 | Notwithstanding the Advantage of Your Situation in the busy Center of public Affairs, I know that... |
| 33 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, with Enclosure, 18 … | 1787-09-18 | Thus far I Have Come down from My Mountains, and Hope I will not Be sent Back without some... |
| 34 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | [To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 5? November 1787] | 1787-11-05 | [ Nemours [5?] Nov. 1787. Recorded in SJL as dated “tuesday (Nov. 5)” and received on 9 Nov.... |
| 35 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, [25? December 1787] | 1787-12-25 | Inclosed, My dear friend, I send You the Proposed Constitution which I Have Received on My Way.... |
| 36 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, [12 July 1788] | 1788-07-12 | I thank You, My dear sir, on the Good News You Give me from S. Carolina . I Hope Virginia will... |
| 37 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, [before 3 June … | 1789-06-03 | I Most Heartily thank You, My dear friend, for Your Excellent ideas. What will Become of the... |
| 38 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | I. Lafayette to Jefferson, 6 July 1789 | 1789-07-06 | This Morning Has Been Employed in Hearing the Report of a Committee for Subsistance and As they... |
| 39 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | IX. Lafayette to Jefferson, [8 July 1789] | 1789-07-08 | Before Your letter Came to Hand M. de Mirabeau Had engaged to disown what He Had Advanced. On the... |
| 40 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | X. Lafayette to Jefferson, [9 July 1789] | 1789-07-09 | M. de Mirabeau’s Affair brought me Under difficulties and Almost a Quarell with the Ministry. He... |
| 41 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, [25 August 1789] | 1789-08-25 | I Beg for liberty’s sake You will Breack Every Engagement to Give us a dinner to Morrow Wenesday.... |
| 42 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 1 February 1790 | 1790-02-01 | Paris, 1 Feb. 1790. He asks TJ to be of service to M. Minguée, who is leaving for America to... |
| 43 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 7 June 1791 | 1791-06-07 | Altho Every Motive of Regard and Affection Conspire to Make me Lament our separation, I Lament it... |
| 44 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 19 April 1799 | 1799-04-19 | Amidst the dificulties Which Now Attend An American Correspondance, it is Necessary for friends... |
| 45 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, [11 November 1800] | 1800-11-11 | As I’ll Have By this Opportunity the pleasure to Write to You, I shall Now only Mention the... |
| 46 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, [10 January 1801?] | 1801-01-10 | I Have Not, this Long While, Had the Satisfaction of a Line from You—it Was on My Emerging from... |
| 47 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 21 June 1801 | 1801-06-21 | I Had Been a Long While Without Hearing from You When Your Welcome Hand Appeared Again in the... |
| 48 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 30 January 1802 | 1802-01-30 | I Have not this Long While Had the pleasure of a Letter from You —Yet I Hope You Have Received... |
| 49 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, [ca. 1 November … | 1802-11-01 | [. . .] [. . .]ngston Has [. . .] My frien[. . .] [. . .] you and the philosophical Society With... |
| 50 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 1 November 1802 | 1802-11-01 | On My Coming for a few Days to Paris I find two Opportunities to write to You and Am Happy to... |