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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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| 1 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 2 March 1781 | 1781-03-02 | I was two days ago honoured with your Letter and that of General Washington on the same Subject.... |
| 2 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 8 March 1781 | 1781-03-08 | I had the pleasure of receiving last night your Letter of the 3d instant and of learning your... |
| 3 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 10 March 1781 | 1781-03-10 | Intending that this shall await your arrival in this State, I with great joy welcome you on that... |
| 4 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 12 March 1781 | 1781-03-12 | The inclosed is a Copy of a Letter which was intended to have awaited you in Virginia. But as... |
| 5 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 12 March [1781] | 1781-03-12 | Since writing the preceeding I have been honoured with your Letter of the 6th. The first... |
| 6 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 14 March 1781 | 1781-03-14 | We just receive the pleasing Information of your safe arrival at York yesterday. My Letters of... |
| 7 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 19 March 1781 | 1781-03-19 | Your Letters of the 16th. and 17th. inst. came to Hand at Noon of this Day. I beg leave to inform... |
| 8 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 24 March 1781 | 1781-03-24 | I have the pleasure of receiving in your letter of the 20th. Genl. Washington’s of Dec. 8th. What... |
| 9 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 24 March 1781 | 1781-03-24 | I am honoured with your Letter of the 20th. inst. and am sorry that a want of Ammunition should... |
| 10 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 28 March 1781 | 1781-03-28 | Colo. Senf handed me a list of entrenching tools and other necessaries for the operations against... |
| 11 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 23 April 1781 | 1781-04-23 | I had the pleasure yesterday to receive your favor of the 17th. inst. and am very happy that the... |
| 12 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 6 May 1781 | 1781-05-06 | Two Persons have applied to me on Behalf of a certain John Allison, a Citizen under Confinement,... |
| 13 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 14 May 1781 | 1781-05-14 | I was sorry that the Situation of my family had occasioned my absence from this place when you... |
| 14 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 29 May 1781 | 1781-05-29 | I am honored with your Favor of the 26th as I had been by one of the Day before from Colo. John... |
| 15 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 30 May 1781 | 1781-05-30 | I inclosed to Genl. Phillips a passport for the British flag vessel the Genl. Riedesel and... |
| 16 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 30 May 1781 | 1781-05-30 | Mr. Maury informs me there is Reason to expect from Lord Cornwallis a permission to export to... |
| 17 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 31 May 1781 | 1781-05-31 | I had the honor last night of receiving your favor of the 28th. from Goldmine Creek and this... |
| 18 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 2 June 1781 | 1781-06-02 | The House of Delegates and so many of the Senate as were here having reason to believe that Genl.... |
| 19 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 4 August 1781 | 1781-08-04 | I am much obliged by the trouble you took in forwarding to me the letter of his Excellency the... |
| 20 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, with Thomas … | 1785-11-13 | Mr. Boylston proposes to bring to France this next year from 100 to 500 tons of Spermaceti whale... |
| 21 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 9 February 1786 | 1786-02-09 | The Mr. John Ledyard, who proposes to undertake the journey through the Northern parts of Asia... |
| 22 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 20 February 1786 | 1786-02-20 | I forgot last night a very material circumstance in my calculation. The Farmers general are, by... |
| 23 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 15 June 1786 | 1786-06-15 | Monsr. Famin called on me on the subject of making Honfleur a free port; and wished me to... |
| 24 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 17 June 1786 | 1786-06-17 | It seems that a writ of surseance is what Mr. Ridout desires. In what cases this is granted, by... |
| 25 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, with Enclosure, 17 … | 1786-07-17 | I have now the honour of inclosing to you an estimate of the Exports and Imports of the United... |
| 26 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 24 August 1786 | 1786-08-24 | Your other friends here being so much better qualified to give you the transactions of this... |
| 27 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 3 November 1786 | 1786-11-03 | I have recieved your favor of the second instant . The reason for my importing harness from... |
| 28 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 28 February 1787 | 1787-02-28 | I am just now, my dear Sir, in the moment of my departure. Monsr. de Montmorin having given us... |
| 29 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 11 April 1787 | 1787-04-11 | Your head, my dear friend, is full of Notable things; and being better employed, therefore, I do... |
| 30 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 19 November 1788 | 1788-11-19 | I send you my dear Sir my Observations on the Whale fishery. The translator and printer have been... |
| 31 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, [26 March?] 1789 | 1789-03-26 | I am plagued to death with the applications of people who knowing the friendship you are so good... |
| 32 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 6 May 1789 | 1789-05-06 | As it becomes more and more possible that the Noblesse will go wrong, I become uneasy for you.... |
| 33 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 3 June 1789 | 1789-06-03 | Revolving further in my mind the idea started yesterday evening of the king’s coming forward in a... |
| 34 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 12 June 1789 | 1789-06-12 | As I may not be able to get at you at Versailles I write this to deliver it myself at your door.... |
| 35 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | II. Jefferson to Lafayette, 6 July 1789 | 1789-07-06 | I never made an offer to any body to have corn or flour brought here, from America: no such idea... |
| 36 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | IV. Jefferson to Lafayette, 7 July 1789 | 1789-07-07 | I inclose you a letter on the subject of what Mr. Mirabeau said which you were so good as to say... |
| 37 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | V. Jefferson to Lafayette, 7 July 1789 | 1789-07-07 | Your letter of yesterday gave me the first information that Monsieur de Mirabeau had supposed to... |
| 38 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | XI. Jefferson to Lafayette, 9 July 1789 | 1789-07-09 | Having been curious to form some estimate of the quantity of corn and flour which have been... |
| 39 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | XII. Jefferson to Lafayette, 10 July 1789 | 1789-07-10 | The acknowledgement by Monsieur de Mirabeau to the national assembly that he had been in an error... |
| 40 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | [From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 30 August 1789] | 1789-08-30 | [ Paris, 30 Aug. 1789. Recorded in SJL under this date. Not found.] |
| 41 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 2 April 1790 | 1790-04-02 | Behold me, my dear friend, dubbed Secretary of state, instead of returning to the far more... |
| 42 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 24 April 1790 | 1790-04-24 | Permit me, my dear friend, to present to you the bearer hereof, Mr. Horrÿ, a young gentleman of... |
| 43 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 21 November 1791 | 1791-11-21 | Mr. Trumbull proposing to have his paintings of the principal actions of the American war... |
| 44 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 16 June 1792 | 1792-06-16 | Behold you then, my dear friend, at the head of a great army, establishing the liberties of your... |
| 45 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 13 March 1801 | 1801-03-13 | I recieved a letter from you the last year, and it has been several since I wrote one to you.... |
| 46 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 30 March 1804 | 1804-03-30 | I formerly, my dear friend, mentioned to you my wish that we might be able to get the value of... |
| 47 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to … | 1805-03-10 | Your letter of July 1. came to hand Oct. 24. and gave me the hope I should soon recieve your... |
| 48 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to … | 1806-02-14 | Your letters of 1805 which I have to acknolege are of Apr. 20. and June 4. the last delivered by... |
| 49 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to … | 1807-05-26 | I am a bad correspondent; but it is not from want of inclination, nor that I do nothing, but that... |
| 50 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From Thomas Jefferson to … | 1807-07-14 | I recieved last night your letters of Feb. 20. & Apr. 29. and a vessel just sailing from... |