1To Benjamin Franklin from Stephen Sayre, 27 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard University Library I address you not as a Commissioner for America, but as a man of...
2Stephen Sayre to the American Commissioners, 25 December 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard University Library When I left Berlin, I meant to have come to Paris by the way of...
3To John Adams from Stephen Sayre, 15 June 1778 (Adams Papers)
As my information is only from the public papers, I am left in uncertainty whether I am writing...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Stephen Sayre, 7 November 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society It is now a long time since I have troubled your Excellency...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Stephen Sayre, 13 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am honor’d with your Letter of the 25th. decr; also with...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Stephen Sayre, 10 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I did myself the honor of acquainting your Excellency just...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Stephen Sayre, 21 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I did myself the honor of writing your Excellency a few...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Stephen Sayre, 13 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am favour’d with your Excellencys Letter of 31 March, sent...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Stephen Sayre, 17 May 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I this moment arrived in the City, & have only time enough...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Stephen Sayre, 7 June 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote your excellency a few Lines upon my arrival here. I...
11To Benjamin Franklin from Stephen Sayre, 9 June 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have more Letters from some Gentlemen in London pressing...
12To Benjamin Franklin from Stephen Sayre, 10 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society From what I heard in Paris the day I came away, there seem’d...
13To Benjamin Franklin from Stephen Sayre, 21 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Bearer, Capn Hodgson, wishes to be known to your...
14To John Adams from Stephen Sayre, 1 November 1780 (Adams Papers)
I make no Apology for troubling you with a Letter, because your Excellency must know me by...
15To John Adams from Stephen Sayre, 10 January 1781 (Adams Papers)
I am, not many days since favour’d with your Letter of the 6th.; and as your Excellency wishes to...
16To Benjamin Franklin from Stephen Sayre, 12 June 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania As the English Commissioners of peace may probably...
17To George Washington from Stephen Sayre, 20 August 1784 (Washington Papers)
The importance of clearing the river & the necessity of doing so immediatly induces me to offer...
18To George Washington from Stephen Sayre, 15 October 1784 (Washington Papers)
When I did myself the honor of laying before your Excellency such thoughts as then occur’d to my...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 25 August 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I do myself the honor of transmitting a Letter to your Excellency, which the Delegates of...
20To George Washington from Stephen Sayre, 15 November 1787 (Washington Papers)
Some particular circumstances prevented my sending your Excellency the inclosed papers sooner. I...
21To George Washington from Stephen Sayre, 3 January 1789 (Washington Papers)
Convinced, that your Excellency will be unanimously chosin President of the United States of...
22To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 25 August 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 25 Aug. 1790 . Finding the Henrietta going out with TJ’s articles, he recalls himself...
23To George Washington from Stephen Sayre, 15 October 1790 (Washington Papers)
I did myself the honor of writing you, more than once, some time since, when in England —I am...
24To George Washington from Stephen Sayre, 20 November 1790 (Washington Papers)
I had the honor of sending you a short narative of my past conduct, as it respects the public, by...
25To George Washington from Stephen Sayre, 2 July 1791 (Washington Papers)
I did myself the honor of writing you in octor last—stating, in part, what had been my conduct &...
26To George Washington from Stephen Sayre, 10 December 1793 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor of inclosing the Copy of a Letter, which I address’d to your Excellency, in...
27To George Washington from Stephen Sayre, 3 January 1795 (Washington Papers)
May I be permitted to bring myself, once more, to your recollection, without offence —Presuming...
28To John Adams from Stephen Sayre, 23 February 1797 (Adams Papers)
presuming, that a general peace is not very distant: a question arises, to the mind of every...
29To John Adams from Stephen Sayre, 20 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
As you gave me liberty to consult the Vice President, on the subject of my last Letter, I did so,...
30To John Adams from Stephen Sayre, 21 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
I was at your House, this morning, not to ask a favour, or to make an offer of my services: but...
31To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 12 January 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I address you this Letter, upon a presumption, that you must, in a short time, become our chief...
32To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 20 February 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I am honor’d with your answer , so far as it was, then in your power to reply—and I am truly...
33To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 21 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been lately in New York, & think it my duty to inform you—that there has been a purchase...
34To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 27 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr D. informs [me], that you gave him reason to beleive, you were disposed to do [me] that...
35To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 10 April 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now at my house, in the country—have neither map, or any thing else, but memory, to aid me,...
36To James Madison from Stephen Sayre, 16 May 1801 (Madison Papers)
Being unexpectedly detain’d this day here, on my way to Philaa.—and having made my visit to...
37To James Madison from Stephen Sayre, 9 June 1801 (Madison Papers)
I recieved your reply of the 23d May, in due time. You may beleive, that I know too well the...
38To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 25 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The chancellor Livingston on his return from Washington did me the honor of passing a night with...
39To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 8 October 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Supposing the secretary of State is not yet return’d to Washington, I trust you will pardon me...
40To James Madison from Stephen Sayre, 21 October 1801 (Madison Papers)
The French have an adage— that the absent are always in the wrong . My friends—all the friends of...
41To James Madison from Stephen Sayre, 30 October 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
30 October 1801, Philadelphia. Requests JM to remind the president that his extraordinary...
42To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 7 February 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
When I was at Burlington, some few weeks since, the Governor communicated to me the subject of a...
43To James Madison from Stephen Sayre, 10 March 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
10 March 1802, Philadelphia. “Knowing, that I have not only deserved well of my country, but that...
44To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 22 March 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have lately wrote to the Secretary of State , requesting him to favour me with a reply, so far,...
45To James Madison from Stephen Sayre, 6 May 1802 (Madison Papers)
I have requested it as a favor, to know, whether I may, or may not expect, some appointment from...
46To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 8 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
My unfortunate situation compels me to repeat my just complaints. Seperated from my...
47To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 29 November 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
You may imagine I feel inexpressibly hurt, under your administration, that there are many men...
48To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 20 October 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received a letter dated 8th of sepr. of Mr Lewis le Coutould , who is now at Detroit, &...
49To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 15 November 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
The subject of this letter, tho’ from a private citizen, who has not, hitherto, flattered or...
50To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 21 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
When I wrote from Brandon, the propositions in that letter were made, on the presumption, that...