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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1 | Continental Congress | Adams, John | Enclosure: A Resolution on a Treaty of Commerce, 12 … | 1781-07-12 | By the United states in Congress assembled Resolved That the commission and instructions for... |
2 | Continental Congress | Adams, John | Commission for Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee, and John … | 1777-11-27 | The delegates of the United States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and... |
3 | Continental Congress | American Peace Commissioners | Continental Congress to the American Peace … | 1781-06-15 | (I) DS : American Philosophical Society (three); D (draft): National Archives; (II) copies:... |
4 | Continental Congress | Adams, John | Additional Instructions Respecting a Peace Treaty with … | 1780-10-18 | Congress took into consideration the report of the committee on the letters of 23 and 24 March... |
5 | Continental Congress | Adams, John | Plan for a Treaty of Amity and Commerce, 29 December … | 1780-12-29 | Plan of a treaty of amity and commerce between the United States of America and the United... |
6 | Continental Congress | Adams, John | John Adams’ Authorization to Accept Bills of Exchange … | 1780-10-28 | Resolved, That the Honble. John Adams be and hereby is authorised and instructed to accept the... |
7 | Continental Congress | American Peace Commissioners | Continental Congress to the American Peace … | 1781-06-15 | Copies: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères, Library of Congress (two), National... |
8 | Continental Congress | American Commissioners | Continental Congress to the American Commissioners … | ≈1784-05-07 | Copies: Massachusetts Historical Society, National Archives; press copy of copy: American... |
9 | Continental Congress | American Peace Commissioners | Continental Congress to the American Peace … | 1783-10-29 | DS : Library of Congress; draft, two copies, and incomplete copy: National Archives; copy:... |
10 | Continental Congress | Franklin, Benjamin | The Continental Congress to Franklin, William Bollan … | 1774-10-26 | LS : Library of Congress This letter from the Congress over the signature of its president... |
11 | Adams, John | Continental Army, officers | Order to Continental Officers, 22 September 1777 | 1777-09-22 | Having here observed a diligent attention to the sick and wounded, and a benevolent desire to... |
12 | Continental Congress | Franklin, Benjamin | Additional Instructions by Congress to Franklin, Deane … | 1776-10-16 | Additional instructions to B F, S D, and T J, commissioners from the united states of America to... |
13 | Continental Congress | Franklin, Benjamin | The Continental Congress: Instructions to Franklin … | ≈1776-09-24 | Attested copy: Harvard University Library This document was long in the making. On August 27... |
14 | Continental Congress | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from the Continental Congress … | ≈1779-08-14 | Copies: Library of Congress (two), Massachusetts Historical Society (two), New-York Historical... |
15 | Continental Congress | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from the Continental Congress … | 1782-09-28 | (I) and (II) Two copies and draft: National Archives The United States in Congress Assembled— To... |
16 | Continental Congress | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from the Continental Congress … | 1778-10-26 | (I) LS : American Philosophical Society, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; draft: National... |
17 | Adams, John | Gage, Thomas | III. To General Gage, 10 October 1774 | 1774-10-10 | The Delegates from the Several Provinces in North America, now assembled in Congress, beg Leave... |
18 | Continental Congress | George III (of Great Britain) | Second Petition from Congress to the King, 8 July 1775 | 1775-07-08 | We your Majesty’s faithful subjects of the colonies of Newhampshire, Massachusetts-bay, Rhode... |
19 | Hamilton, Alexander | Greene, William | Continental Congress To William Greene, [11 December … | 1782-12-11 | Congress are equally affected and alarmed by the information they have received that the... |
20 | Continental Congress | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Nomination as Minister to Russia … | 1780-12-15 | Philadelphia, December 15, 1780. On this date John Mathews nominated Hamilton Minister to Russia.... |
21 | Continental Congress | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Nomination as Minister to France … | 1780-12-09 | Philadelphia, December 9, 1780. On this date John Sullivan nominated Hamilton “for the office of... |
22 | Continental Congress | Howe, William | Draft of a Declaration on the British Treatment of … | 1776-01-02 | A Declaration by the Representatives of the United colonies in Congress. When necessity compelled... |
23 | Continental Congress | Louis XVI | The Continental Congress to Louis XVI: Letter of … | 1778-10-21 | L (draft): National Archives; LS : American Philosophical Society, Historical Society of... |
24 | Hamilton, Alexander | Muhlenberg, Frederick A. | Committee of Continental Congress to Frederick A. … | 1782-12-04 | [ Philadelphia, December 4, 1782. Letter not found. ] LS , in writing of H, sold at the Anderson... |
25 | Continental Congress | Washington, George | Commission from the Continental Congress, 19 June 1775 | 1775-06-19 | I n C ongress T he delegates of the United Colonies of New-hampshire, Massachusetts bay,... |
26 | Continental Congress | Washington, George | Instructions from the Continental Congress, 22 June … | 1775-06-22 | In Congress This Congress having appointed you to be General & Commander in chief of the army of... |
27 | Hancock, John | Washington, George | IV. John Hancock to George Washington, 2 April 1776 | 1776-04-02 | It gives me the most sensible Pleasure to convey to you, by Order of Congress, the only Tribute,... |
28 | Adams, John | 17 August., 17 August 1776 | 1776-08-17 | 17 August. The congress resolved that Gustavus Risberg be appointed an assistant to Clement... | |
29 | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Motion that Major General Howe be … | 1783-06-30 | That Major General Howe be directed to march such part of the force under his command as he shall... | |
30 | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Remarks on Plans for Paying the … | 1783-01-29 | Mr. Hamilton disliked every plan that made but partial provision for the public debts; as an... | |
31 | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Report on the Memorial of Francis … | 1783-02-06 | The Committee to whom was referred the Memorial from Mr. De Cazeau report: That it appears by Mr.... | |
32 | Continental Congress | Bill for Raising Six Additional Battalions of Infantry … | 1776-10-28 | Whereas it has been thought necessary by the American Congress that the armies of the United... | |
33 | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Report on Conference with the … | 1783-04-28 | [The Committee appointed to confer with the superintendant of Finance respecting his Continuance... | |
34 | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Motion on Establishment of … | 1783-03-21 | Whereas Congress did on the 12 day of February last resolve—“that it is the opinion of Congress... | |
35 | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Remarks on the Provisional Peace … | 1783-03-24 | Mr. Hamilton said that whilst he despised the man who wd. enslave himself to the policy even of... | |
36 | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Motion on Vermont, 5 December 1782 | 1782-12-05 | Whereas it appears to Congress by authentic documents that the people inhabiting the district of... | |
37 | Adams, John | I. A Plan of Treaties, 18 June 1776 | 1776-06-18 | There Shall be a firm, inviolable, and universal Peace, and a true and Sincere Friendship between... | |
38 | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Remarks on the Hiring Out of … | 1782-12-11 | The Secy. at War was authorized to permit the British prisoners to hire themselves out on... | |
39 | Adams, John | 22 August., 22 August 1776 | 1776-08-22 | 22 August. On this date the Board presented a report that was tabled, with no indication given of... | |
40 | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Motion that States be Requested to … | 1783-07-02 | Whereas by the Confederation the assent of nine states is requisite to the determination of... | |
41 | Adams, John | II. Committee Report on Gunpowder Sent to the Northern … | 1775-10-16 | The Committee appointed to enquire, what Powder has been Sent to the Army in the Northern... | |
42 | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Report on a Treaty of Commerce … | 1783-05-01 | The Commitee to whom was referred the letter from Mr. Adams of the report: That they have... | |
43 | Adams, John | I. Heads of Grievances and Rights, 9 September 1774 | 1774-09-09 | Whereas since the Accession of the present King, Parliament has claimed a Power of Right to bind... | |
44 | Adams, John | III. Plan of Treaties as Adopted (with Instructions) … | 1776-09-17 | There shall be a firm inviolable and universal peace and a true and sincere friendship between... | |
45 | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Report on Power of Secretary at … | 1782-12-13 | The Committee on the letter from Col Stewart to the Secretary at War report the following... | |
46 | Continental Congress | Report on Instructions to John Jay, [2 May] 1781 | 1781-05-02 | MS ( NA : PCC , No. 25, I, 411–16). According to the endorsement and the printed journal, this... | |
47 | Continental Congress | Continental Congress. Motion on Votes Cast in the … | 1788-08-07 | Whereas the Convention assembled at Philadelphia in the Commonwealth of Pensylvania did on the... | |
48 | Continental Congress | V. The Declaration of Independence as Adopted by … | ≈1776-06-11 | IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ,... | |
49 | Adams, John | IV. Resolution of the Congress on New Hampshire … | 1775-11-03 | 3 November 1775. Dft not found. printed : JCC Worthington C. Ford and others, eds., Journals of... | |
50 | Continental Congress | Ratification of the Definitive Treaty of Peace, [14 … | 1784-01-14 | The United States in Congress Assembled, To all persons to whom these presents shall come... |