11To Benjamin Franklin from James Bowdoin, 12 November 1764 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook copy: Massachusetts Historical Society; ALS (fragment): American Philosophical Society...
12To Benjamin Franklin from James Bowdoin, 2 January 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society I take this opportunity by my Son to express my own...
13To Benjamin Franklin from James Bowdoin, 5 November 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society I thank you for the Copy of the Instructions from...
14To Benjamin Franklin from James Bowdoin, 6 September 1774 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society I am much obliged to you for introducing me to the...
15To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 11 May 1776 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Bowdoin, 11 May 1776. GW refers in his letter to Bowdoin of 10 June...
16To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 29 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
The enclosed Declaration is this Moment Sent to me by the Sheriff, which I thought necessary to...
17To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 30 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
At the time your Excellency’s Letter was received, requesting the Aid of this Government in...
18To Benjamin Franklin from James Bowdoin, 19 August 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society I recd. per Mr. Gerry a Packet from you containing a...
19To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 2 February 1777 (Washington Papers)
Boston, 2 February 1777 . “The Council being much crowded with public business could not write to...
20To John Adams from James Bowdoin, 2 May 1777 (Adams Papers)
The interesting intelligence of your Letter occasioned my sending it to Council as soon as I...
21To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 23 April 1778 (Washington Papers)
Mr Robt Temple, at whose request this is written, waits on your Excy to procure the favour of...
22To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 7 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
I thank your Excellency for the Letter you caused to be Sent to me Some time ago. As it came from...
23To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 3 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
It is a happy circumstance for my Friend Robt Temple Esqr. that he will meet with your Excy at...
24To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 6 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
A new Constitution of Government being generally apprehended necessary for this State, a majority...
25To Benjamin Franklin from James Bowdoin, 1 May 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society It gave me great pleasure to hear by the Marquis de la...
26To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 29 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday at 5 o’Clock p.m. I received your Excellency’s Letter of the 15th with the enclosed for...
27To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 31 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
Since the last Post, by Which I had the Honour of writing to you, I have seen a Gentleman well...
28To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 26 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
By the Post I had the honour of your Letter of the 14th Instant, And am happy to find that the...
29To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 17 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
Yesterday arrived the frigate Alliance in forty days from L’Orient. She has on board 2000 Stands...
30To John Adams from James Bowdoin, 11 January 1781 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter of March last I have but lately received. It was Sent by the Post, I suppose from...
31To Benjamin Franklin from James Bowdoin, 11 January 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Massachusetts Historical Society I had the honour of...
32To Benjamin Franklin from James Bowdoin, 23 September 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I beg leave to congratulate you on the return of peace, and...
33To John Adams from James Bowdoin, 10 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
Your removal from the Hague to London, in the character of Plenipotentiary, gives a general &...
34To Thomas Jefferson from James Bowdoin, 10 October 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I have lately understood that Congress have under consideration a report of their Minister for...
35To Thomas Jefferson from James Bowdoin, 23 October 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Proposals having been made by the Marquis de Lafayette for a Commercial Establishment between...
36To John Adams from James Bowdoin, 12 January 1786 (Adams Papers)
I am honored by your Excellency’s Letter of the 2 d. of Sept. by M r. Storer. The navigation Act...
37To John Adams from James Bowdoin, 10 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
I had the honour of writing to you in August last relative to the conduct of Captain Stanhope;...
38To John Adams from James Bowdoin, 11 July 1786 (Adams Papers)
In addition to the papers I sometime ago sent you, relative to the encroachments made upon our...
39To Thomas Jefferson from James Bowdoin, 22 July 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the pleasure of your Letter of the 8th. February, and thank your Excellency for the...
40To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 14 May 1787 (Washington Papers)
It must give the highest satisfaction to every friend of the Union, that the same Gentleman, who...
41To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 18 February 1789 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Bowdoin, 18 Feb. 1789. On 9 May GW wrote to Bowdoin : “Since my...
42To John Adams from James Bowdoin, 30 May 1789 (Adams Papers)
The attachment of M r. Boid to the American Cause has, as you are Sensible, occasioned the...
43To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 17 July 1789 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour of enclosing to your Excellency a Letter I just now received from Wm Wetmore...
44To John Adams from James Bowdoin, 10 August 1789 (Adams Papers)
As it is the duty of every good citizen to counteract, as far as he can, any measures that may...
45To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 20 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
Letters of this kind would need apology, or rather would, in every view, be unwarrantable, if the...
46To John Adams from James Bowdoin, 24 March 1790 (Adams Papers)
The Gentleman, by whom this will be delivered to you, is Nathaniel Appleton esq r the...
47To Thomas Jefferson from James Bowdoin, 24 February 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Although I am personally unknown to you, it is not with the less pleasure, that I congratulate...
48To Thomas Jefferson from James Bowdoin, 23 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I should be insensible to the marked & distinguished notice, you have been pleased to take of me,...
49To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 19 December 1804 (Madison Papers)
I last Evening, recd. your polite Letter of the 10th. instant, accompanying the President’s...
50To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 4 February 1805 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour duely to receive your Letter of the 1st. Ulto., & should have ’eer this...
51To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 28 February 1805 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour to receive your obliging Letter of the 15 instant the last Evening, & am to...
52To Thomas Jefferson from James Bowdoin, 25 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I cannot resist, Sir, the disposition which I feel of writing to you, from the renewed instance...
53To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 26 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour to duely receive your obliging Letter of the 14th. instant, & am extremely...
54To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 9 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
Since I had the honour of writing to you on the 26th. Ulto., I have had a return of my complaint,...
55To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 7 May 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to acknowledge the rect. of your Letter of the 20th. Ultimo with its enclosures...
56To Thomas Jefferson from James Bowdoin, 7 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 27th. Ultimo: & I regret...
57From James Madison to John Armstrong, James Bowdoin, and James Monroe, 13 May 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have received information that measures, imposing serious restrictions on our navigation and...
58To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 18 June 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to inform you of my safe arrival at this port after a Passage of thirty four...
59To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 8 July 1805 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour to inform you the 18th. Ulto. of my arrival at this place, & of my determination...
60To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 31 July 1805 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour to write to you under date of the 12th of June last & of the 8th. instant from...