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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1 | Board of Visitors, University of Virginia | Board of Visitors, University of Virginia, 19 July 1830 | 1830-07-19 | Monday July 19th. The Board met according to adjournment. Resolved, That it is the duty of the... | |
2 | Brown, Charles | Enclosure: Petition of Charles Brown, 10 August 1804 | 1804-08-10 | The humble Petition of Charles Brown an unfortunate Black-Man most respectfully Sheweth—That He... | |
3 | Board of Visitors, University of Virginia | Board of Visitors, University of Virginia, 24 July 1828 | 1828-07-24 | Thursday, July 24. The Board met, present the same as yesterday. Resolved as follows: When the... | |
4 | Madison, James | James Madison: Answer to Bill of Complaint of Charles … | 1828-12-31 | The Answer of James Madison of Orange County Virginia, to the Bill of Complaint of Charles... | |
5 | Jefferson, Thomas | Notes on Reducing Navy Expenses, 10 October 1803 | 1803-10-10 | Navy estimate Oct. 1803. D In actual service. 2. frigates 209,807.36 5. small vessels... | |
6 | Madison, James | James Madison to Unknown, December 1832 | ≈1832-12-01 | I must plead a lapse of 50 years as an apology for not recollecting in my answer to yours on the... | |
7 | Madison, James | Outline on the Federal Constitution, 1 September 1829 | 1829-09-01 | The compound Govt. of U. S is without a model, and to be explained by itself; not by similitudes... | |
8 | Madison, James | James Madison: Essay on John Tyler’s attack on Virginia … | ≈1833-07-01 | To be revised & follow if necessary the publication of the letters. The public will decide how... | |
9 | Jefferson, Thomas | Topics for Consultation with the Secretary of War, 16 … | 1804-05-16 | May 16. Deptmt War. Pichon’s complt of not returng salute to flag at N.O. Presents to Indns. at... | |
10 | Board of Visitors, University of Virginia | Board of Visitors, University of Virginia, 21 July 1830 | 1830-07-21 | Wednesday, July 21st. The Board met according to adjournment. Resolved, That the Communication of... | |
11 | American Colonization Society membership certificates … | 1830-01-01 | This certifies that Edward D. Hobbs is a Member for life, of the American Colonization Society. R... | ||
12 | Mulligan, Francis | Enclosure: Party Affiliation of South Carolina State … | 1804-05-12 | Names of the Senators of Sou. Carolina Those marked R. are Republicans, D. are doubtful, and F.... | |
13 | Madison, James | JM says that he wrote No. 54 of The Federalist, 14 … | 1829-11-14 | INTERESTING FACT. A reference having been made by Mr. Leigh and Mr. Mercer to the 54th number of... | |
14 | Jefferson, Thomas | II. Partial Draft, 8 February 1805 | 1805-02-08 | h. 11. I am happy in observing the union of sentiment which has taken place in the great mass of... | |
15 | Madison, James | James Madison to Unknown, 10 December 1832 | 1832-12-10 | I have recd. Sir, your letter of the 3d: Mr. Harding in an error in supposing it my intention to... | |
16 | Barbour, Benjamin Johnson | Benjamin J. Barbour’s Account of a Visit to the … | 1820-06-08 | Your last letter I received just as I was leaving Win r and owing to my being busy there, and... | |
17 | Jefferson, Thomas | IV. Response to the Washington Federalist, 13 February … | 1804-02-13 | The Washington Federalist of the 1st. inst. has published what he calls the ‘Etiquette of the... | |
18 | Jefferson, Thomas | Notes on Nathaniel Ingraham’s Case, ca. 9 May 1803 | 1803-05-09 | Ingraham’s case for carrying on the slave trade. 1801. Feb. action of q.t. institd. by J. W.... | |
19 | Jefferson, Thomas | IV. Partial Draft, 8 February 1805 | 1805-02-08 | b. In the transaction of your forn. affairs we have endeavd to cultivate the frdshp of all... | |
20 | Madison, James | James Madison: Notes for Richmond Constitutional … | ≈1829-12-01 | The plan proposed by the gentleman from Northampton, freed as it has been from one of its... | |
21 | Jefferson, Thomas | Instructions for Arkansas River and Red River … | 1804-04-14 | The government of the US. being desirous of informing itself of the extent of the country lately... | |
22 | Jefferson, Thomas | II. Notes on Agreement between Elizabeth Henderson and … | 1804-03-08 | relative to the written agreement between Eliz. & John Henderson the probability is it was only... | |
23 | Fragment of a note by James Madison in re "the power to … | ≈1836-01-01 | a paper prepared by Mr. Madison a short time before his death, in which he re-examined the... | ||
24 | Jefferson, Thomas | XIV. Reading Copy of Second Inaugural Address, 4 March … | 1805-03-04 | Proceedg. f. c. to yt qualfcn ′ wch ye Constn reqres. befre. my entrnce. on ye charge agn.... | |
25 | Madison, James | James Madison to [Unknown], December 1834 | ≈1834-12-01 | Having alluded to the Supreme Court of the U. S. as a Constitutional resort in deciding questions... | |
26 | Madison, James | James Madison: Advice to my Country, December 1830 | ≈1830-12-01 | As this advice, if it ever see the light will not do it till I am no more it may be considered as... | |
27 | Franklin, Benjamin | —— | From Benjamin Franklin to ―――, 15 July 1777 | 1777-07-15 | ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I received last Night yours of the 7th. Instant. From... |
28 | Jefferson, Thomas | II. Canons of Etiquette, 12 January 1804 | 1804-01-12 | Canons of Etiquette to be observed by the Executive. 1. Foreign ministers arriving at the seat of... | |
29 | Madison, James | James Madison: Memorandum on the Cutts House, 01 … | 1828-09-01 | Mr. M. agreed to purchase the House & lotts of Mr. Cutts in the City of Washington under the... | |
30 | Board of Visitors, University of Virginia | Board of Visitors, University of Virginia, 11 July 1832 | 1832-07-11 | July 11—The Board met. Present James Breckenridge, Joseph C. Cabell, William H. Broadnax, and... |