183161The Estate of Peter Jay Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
John Jay’s father, Peter Jay, made his last will and testament on 28 January 1778 and followed it...
183162Enclosure: Appointments by Authority, [25 July 1798] (Hamilton Papers)
Alexander Hamilton, of New York, to be Inspector General of the Army with the rank of Major...
183163To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Galloway, 23 May 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have now the inexpressible Pleasure of informing you that...
183164Introductory Note: Cabinet Meeting. Opinion on the Depredations of the Creek Indians Upon the State of Georgia, 29 May … (Hamilton Papers)
Throughout 1792 and the early months of 1793 the Washington Administration had received reports...
183165Editorial Note (Jefferson Papers)
On 21 Feb. 1818 the Virginia General Assembly approved “An Act appropriating part of the revenue...
183166Appendixes Nos. XLVI–LII: Letters from various authors, 22 July 1797–9 August 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
XLVI To James Monroe July 22, 1797 XLVII From James Monroe July 25, 1797 XLVIII To James Monroe...
183167To Benjamin Franklin from William Dunlap, 1 February 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society It is now upwards of a Twelve month since I sail’d from...
183168To Benjamin Franklin from James Parker, 15 December 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Not having received any more than one Letter from you since...
183169Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
General Lincoln did not complete this extended account of Shays’ Rebellion for GW until 4 Mar....
183170Description of a Public Dinner held for Thomas Jefferson in Richmond, [21 October 1809] [document added in digital … (Jefferson Papers)
On Saturday, a Public Dinner was given at the Eagle , in honor of Mr. Jefferson . A large and...
183171Enclosure: [Statement of the Balance Which Remains], [24 August 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
By the act passed 12th August, 1790, making provision for the reduction of the Public Debt,...
183172Tax Receipt for Use of Carriages, 7 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
LICENSE is hereby granted to Thomas Jefferson Esqr. to use one Chariot, two Phaetons and one Gig...
183173Enclosure: [Rank and Promotion Rules in the Army], [2 July 1799] (Hamilton Papers)
The following Rules have been adopted by the president of the United States relative to Rank and...
183174Editorial Note (Jefferson Papers)
The items below document Jefferson’s response to the insolvency of his friend and close family...
183175Constitution of the United States, 17 September 1787 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, September 17, 1787. Not only was Hamilton one of the signers of this document but...
183176To Benjamin Franklin from Timothy Lane, 15 October 1766 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: The Royal Society Being employed in some Electrical Enquiries about the beginning of the...
183177Enclosure A: [Net Revenue and Appropriations], [3 February 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Amount of the Ntt Revenue arising on Goods, Wares and Merchandize imported into the United States...
183178Editorial Note (Jefferson Papers)
James Leitch , a merchant in Charlottesville , frequently sold Jefferson household items, loaned...
183179Treasury Department Circular to the Collectors of the Customs, 20 August 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
The act of July last, imposing duties on the tonnage of vessels, provides for the restitution of...
183180To Benjamin Franklin from Benjamin Rush, 22 October 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society As I have the Happiness of being born in the Province where...
183181To Alexander Hamilton from ———, 2 September 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
York County, Virginia, September 2, 1794. “As diffidence, distant modesty, and great Secrecy,...
183182The Capital Moves to Albany: Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
When state lawmakers adjourned mid-session in November 1796, they left New York’s City’s Federal...
183183Editorial Note: First Inaugural Address (Jefferson Papers)
At noon on 4 Mch. 1801 in the Senate chamber of the Capitol, fifty-seven-year-old Thomas...
183184Pennsylvania Assembly Committee of Correspondence to Richard Jackson and Benjamin Franklin, 6 June 1766 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Library of Congress Our Assembly now sitting, having purposely adjourned, in May last, to...
183185Resolutions in the Maryland House of Delegates, 25 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Lloyd, in the house of delegates, on the 25th of January, moved the following resolutions,...
183186The Issue of United States Citizenship Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
Notwithstanding an occasional challenge from the states, Congress asserted authority over the...
183187[An Act Laying Duties Upon Carriages for the Conveyance of Persons], [5 June 1794] (Hamilton Papers)
JCHW John C. Hamilton, ed., The Works of Alexander Hamilton (New York, 1851–1856). , V, 99–103....
183188Unidentified Correspondent to James Monroe, [20 March] 1813 (Madison Papers)
There never was a Government upon earth, so much imposed upon as ours is at present, by some of...
183189Editorial Note (Adams Papers)
This was an action brought by John Gray for injuries inflicted upon him by Lendall (or Lindall)...
183190To James Madison from an Unidentified Correspondent (letter not found), 1824 (Madison Papers)
¶ From an Unidentified Correspondent. Letter not found. 1824. Offered for sale in the American...
183191Note on “The Intended Speech for the Opening of … Parliament,” [29 November 1774] (Franklin Papers)
Among Franklin’s papers in the American Philosophical Society is a brief satire entitled...
183192Notes on William Eaton’s Accounts: Editorial Note (Jefferson Papers)
In the spring of 1802, confronting an expenditure by William Eaton of $16,000 primarily for the...
183193Editorial Note: Report on Weights and Measures (Jefferson Papers)
Jefferson’s report on weights and measures is an almost perfect embodiment of his dual allegiance...
183194GW’s Farewell Address: Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
In the preparation of his farewell address to the American people, GW, as he often did for...
183195Debates and Resolutions Related to the Regulation of Commerce by Congress, Including a Call for a Convention at … (Madison Papers)
History is replete with ironies and surely one occurring fairly early in JM’s development as a...
183196New York Assembly. Report on the Petition of Theodosius Fowler, 20 February 1787 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, February 20, 1787. On this date Hamilton, as chairman of a committee, reported on a...
183197To Benjamin Franklin from Sarah Franklin, 23 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Our dear Friend Mrs. Smyth after an illness of 5 months and...
183198Enclosure: Wilkinson’s Queries on Texas and Mexico, 11 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The population of the Province of Texhas The same of La Calonia or St. Andere The distance from...
183199Minutes of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia, 3 October 1820 (Madison Papers)
At an adjourned meeting of the Visitors of the University of Virginia, held on 3d. October 1820,...
183200Editorial Introduction (Washington Papers)
In making GW colonel of the regiment that was constituted, or reconstituted, in Virginia as a...
183201Hamilton Takes Command: Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
As calls for military action against France grew louder during the summer of 1798, Jay tapped...
183202John Jay’s Moderate Response to the Whiskey Rebellion: Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
The enforcement of Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton’s 1792 excise tax on distilled spirits met...
183203Editorial Note (Adams Papers)
“To morrow morning we set out upon our tour into Silesia, where you shall accompany us if you...
183204Drafting Instructions for Meriwether Lewis: Editorial Note (Jefferson Papers)
A brief, undated set of four comments jotted in pencil by James Madison is the earliest evidence...
183205Tensions between Allies over the Peace Negotiations Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
Congress received long-awaited dispatches from its commissioners in Europe in December 1782. On...
183206Constitutional Amendment on Louisiana: Editorial Note (Jefferson Papers)
“I think it will be safer not to permit the enlargement of the Union but by amendment of the...
183207Anonymous Essay on Madison’s Character, December 1814 (Madison Papers)
Destined for the Bar, the youth of Madison was consecrated to the laborious studies of that...
183208Introductory Note: From Oliver Wolcott, Junior, [3 July 1797] (Hamilton Papers)
The events described in this letter precipitated the final phase of what has come to be known as...
183209The American Commissioners to John Lamb, [7 July 1786] (Adams Papers)
The Importance of Peace with the Algerines, and the other Inhabitants of the Coast of Barbary, to...
183210From Benjamin Franklin to Mary Franklin, 26 August 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society It has pleased God at length to take from us my only...