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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 29 April 1767] | 1767-04-29 | 29. Sowed more flax seed behind the quarter. | |
2 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Thomas Boylston | John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 30 May 1801 | 1801-05-30 | I enclose you for M r: Oldschool a letter commencing the review of a new publication of M r:... |
3 | Washington, George | Sharpe, Horatio | From George Washington to Horatio Sharpe, 20 July 1757 | 1757-07-20 | I have undoubted intelligence that many Deserters from the Virginia Regiment are gone to, and are... |
4 | Seymour, Thomas | Washington, George | To George Washington from Thomas Seymour, 18 September … | 1775-09-18 | As Major French proposes troubling your Excely upon the Subject of his not being allowed to wear... |
5 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 13 November 1782 | 1782-11-13 | I have lived to see the close of the third year of our seperation. This is a Melancholy... |
6 | Jefferson, Thomas | Price, Richard | From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Price, 7 August 1785 | 1785-08-07 | Your favor of July 2. came duly to hand. The concern you therein express as to the effect of your... |
7 | Chaumont | Chaumont’s Memoir on the Dispute between Jones and … | ≈1779-11-24 | AD : University of Pennsylvania Library <[after November 24, 1779], in French, under the heading... | |
8 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail Smith | From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 24 … | 1815-08-24 | You will imagine that the place from which I now write you has been thus named by us; but so it... |
9 | Jefferson, Thomas | Miller, Edward | From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Miller, 27 April 1806 | 1806-04-27 | Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Doctr. Miller, & his thanks for the pamphlet on Yellow... |
10 | Gardoqui, Diego de | Jay, John | To John Jay from Diego de Gardoqui, 19 September 1788 | 1788-09-19 | Mui Señor mio. Mis ultimos achaques me han privado de contextar à la appreciable de V.S. de 5.... |
11 | Franklin, Benjamin | Cushing, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 2 April 1774 | 1774-04-02 | ALS : American Antiquarian Society; copy: Public Record Office My last was of the 22d past, since... |
12 | Newenham, Edward | Washington, George | To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 8 March 1794 | 1794-03-08 | The enclosed was left behind by the Captain of Ship, who promised to take it along with the... |
13 | Barclay, Thomas | American Commissioners | Thomas Barclay to the American Commissioners, 7 … | 1786-11-07 | I wrote to you from Cadiz the 2 nd: of last month, a Copy of which goes under the cover of this... |
14 | Adams, John | Van der Kemp, François Adriaan | From John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 25 … | 1819-09-25 | The information in your last letter, of your return to your garden and your records has given me... |
15 | Franklin, Benjamin | Jackson, Richard | From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Jackson, 1 June 1764 | 1764-06-01 | ALS : American Philosophical Society My last to you was of the 1st. of May, since which I am... |
16 | Jefferson, Thomas | Washington, George | To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 3 May 1790 | 1790-05-03 | a letter is received from Mr Dumas, begun Dec. 4 & ending Jan. 26. the only interesting passage... |
17 | Adams, John | Adams, Samuel | From John Adams to Samuel Adams, 28 February 1780 | 1780-02-28 | The Marquiss, who loves Us, will deliver You this. He will tell You every thing. Arbuthnot,... |
18 | Editorial Note | On 19 April the States General recognized the United States as independent and John Adams as its... | |||
19 | Franklin, Benjamin | The Busy-Body, No. 2, 11 February 1729 | 1729-02-11 | Printed in The American Weekly Mercury , February 11, 1728/9. All Fools have still an Itching to... | |
20 | Jefferson, Thomas | Washington, George | From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 31 December … | 1793-12-31 | I have the honor to enclose you a statement of the expenditure of the monies appropriated to our... |
21 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John Quincy | Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 17 March 1798 | 1798-03-17 | A private opportunity offering by way of Hamburgh to write to you, I eagerly embrace it, and hope... |
22 | Stewart, Walter | Washington, George | To George Washington from Walter Stewart, 26 August … | 1782-08-26 | I find by this days Orders your Excellency has directed a Board to meet in Order to Examine the... |
23 | Taylor, Robert | Madison, James | To James Madison from Robert Taylor, 31 August 1812 | 1812-08-31 | When I saw Genl. Moses Green last he requested me to write you and inform you that if there was a... |
24 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to … | 1824-10-09 | I have duly recieved, my dear friend and General, your letter of the 1 st from Philada, giving us... |
25 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 8 July 1777 | 1777-07-08 | Yours of June 23d. have received. I believe there is no Danger of an Invasion your Way, but the... |
26 | Jefferson, Thomas | Huntington, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Huntington, 2[4?] July 1818 | 1818-07-24 | Th: Jeffe r son asks the favor of mr H u ntington to dine with hi m on Sunday ensuing. RC ( DNDAR... |
27 | Washington, George | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, 8 May … | 1796-05-08 | Your note of the 5th. instant accompanying the information given to you by G.—— M.—— on the 4th.... |
28 | Hamilton, Alexander | McHenry, James | From Alexander Hamilton to James McHenry, 5 November … | 1799-11-05 | Col. Bentley, in his letter of the twentieth of October, strongly recommends Reuben Beale and... |
29 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 15 August 1767] | 1767-08-15 | 15. Finishd sowing the 39 Inch Cut of Corn in the Neck with 44½ Bushl. Wheat. Finishd sowing that... | |
30 | Jefferson, Thomas | Minor, Peter | Thomas Jefferson to Peter Minor, 18 November 1810 | 1810-11-18 | Your favor of the 10 th came to my hands the last night only, and I hasten to reply to it, being... |