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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benson, Egbert | Washington, George | To George Washington from Egbert Benson, 14 July 1776 | 1776-07-14 | This acknowledges the Receipt of Your Excellency’s Letter of yesterday, which I immediately... |
| 2 | Benson, Egbert | Jay, John | To John Jay from Egbert Benson, 19 March 1777 | 1777-03-19 | We have this day wrote to Convention that Persons going to New York might be prohibited from... |
| 3 | Benson, Egbert | Jay, John | To John Jay from Egbert Benson, 23 December 1778 | 1778-12-23 | I embrace this Opportunity by M r : Sands of writing to You with respect to a Matter which I... |
| 4 | Benson, Egbert | Jay, John | To John Jay from Egbert Benson, 23 June 1779 | 1779-06-23 | I have frequently of late determined to write to You and have been as often interrupted; indeed... |
| 5 | Benson, Egbert | Jay, John | To John Jay from Egbert Benson, 6 July 1779 | 1779-07-06 | Since I had the Pleasure of writing to You last the Committee of Congress have returned from... |
| 6 | Benson, Egbert | Jay, John | To John Jay from Egbert Benson, 4 September 1779 | 1779-09-04 | I have stolen a Moment from the Business of the House to write You by M r : Phelps, who is... |
| 7 | Benson, Egbert | Jay, John | To John Jay from Egbert Benson, 30 September 1781 | 1781-09-30 | You will observe I have deferred my Letter til the last day of the Month, in hopes that I should... |
| 8 | Benson, Egbert | Washington, George | To George Washington from Egbert Benson, 24 June 1782 | 1782-06-24 | I this morning received your Excellency’s Letter of the 18th Instant, requesting me to undertake... |
| 9 | Benson, Egbert | Jay, John | To John Jay from Egbert Benson, 25 April 1783 | 1783-04-25 | You doubtless, my Friend will be surprized to receive a Letter from Me dated at this Place— I am... |
| 10 | Smith, William Stephens | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Stephens Smith, 30 … | 1783-05-30 | We would ee’r this have done ourselves the Honor, to have wrote Your Excellency had any thing... |
| 11 | Benson, Egbert | Washington, George | To George Washington from Egbert Benson, 14 June 1783 | 1783-06-14 | We do ourselves the Honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency’s Letter of the 2d... |
| 12 | Benson, Egbert | Washington, George | To George Washington from Egbert Benson, 18 June 1783 | 1783-06-18 | On Sunday last we were honored with your Excellency’s Letter of the 10th instt, and this day We... |
| 13 | Benson, Egbert | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Egbert Benson, 28 May 1784 | 1784-05-28 | May 28, 1784. “There is an Ejectment depending in the Supreme Court for Lands in this County for... |
| 14 | Jay, John | Agreement between the Agents of New York and … | ≈1784-12-24 | The Undersigned, Agents of the State of New York on the one and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts... | |
| 15 | Hamilton, Alexander | Lansing, John, Jr. | Alexander Hamilton and Egbert Benson to John Lansing … | 1786-09-01 | Newark [ New Jersey ] September 1, 1786 . “We set out this afternoon on a journey to Anapolis in... |
| 16 | L’Hommedieu, Ezra | Certificate by Ezra L’Hommedieu, Egbert Benson, and … | 1788-08-08 | We do certify that Mr Yates has delivered to us a Paper subscribed by him (of which the... | |
| 17 | Benson, Egbert | Humphreys, David | Egbert Benson to David Humphreys, 31 July 1789 | 1789-07-31 | New York, 31 July 1789. Requests Humphreys to “mention to the President that all the Gentlemen... |
| 18 | Benson, Egbert | Jay, John | To John Jay from Egbert Benson, 13 June 1795 | 1795-06-13 | I congratulate You on Your Election, but for much the same Reason as the Turkish Governor not... |
| 19 | Benson, Egbert | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Egbert Benson, 4 August 1797 | 1797-08-04 | [ New York ] August 4, 1797 . “I take the first leisure moment to write to you on the Subject you... |
| 20 | Lansing, John Jr. | Jay, John | To John Jay from John Lansing Jr., Egbert Benson, James … | 1801-03-26 | WE have the honor of your Excellency’s letter of the 18th inst. directed to the Chancellor, and... |
| 21 | Benson, Egbert | Williamson, Charles | Egbert Benson, Richard Harison, and Alexander Hamilton … | 1802-08-06 | New York, August 6, 1802. Propose that Williamson go to England to settle his dispute with... |
| 22 | Benson, Egbert | Jay, John | To John Jay from Egbert Benson, 4 January [1805] | 1805-01-04 | I should not acquit myself to You, certainly not to my own Convictions and Feelings, if I was not... |
| 23 | Benson, Egbert | Jay, John | To John Jay from Egbert Benson, 19 May 1807 | 1807-05-19 | I never meant to repeat from You a Sentiment so unfit as that whatever might be the Pretensions,... |