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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Lewis, 5 February 1781 | 1781-02-05 | Osbornes, 5 Feb. 1781. Agreeable to TJ’s instructions Lewis has “made Every Captain Acquainted... |
| 2 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lewis, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Lewis, 4 March 1781 | 1781-03-04 | It having been found necessary to engage voluntarily or to impress all the armed vessels of... |
| 3 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lewis, William | Commission to William Lewis, [4 March 1781] | 1781-03-04 | Know you that from the special trust and confidence which is reposed in your fidelity, courage,... |
| 4 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lewis, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Lewis, 8 March 1781 | 1781-03-08 | I am informed that the several persons whose Services we desire to avail ourselves of on this... |
| 5 | Lewis, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Lewis, 11 March 1781 | 1781-03-11 | Capt. Marsenburg [Massenberg] came here last evening and Informs Me that all the Vesels below... |
| 6 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lewis, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Lewis, 11 March 1781 | 1781-03-11 | I cannot certainly say that any Vessels which may have gone down will not get out, but I hope... |
| 7 | Jefferson, Thomas | Mitchell, Robert | From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Mitchell or William … | 1781-03-14 | I have the pleasure to inform you of the arrival of the Marquis De La Fayette at York. Whether a... |
| 8 | Lewis, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Lewis, 15 March 1781 | 1781-03-15 | We have been here two days With the Briggs Willing Lass and Wilkes with two Empty sloops and the... |
| 9 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lewis, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Lewis, 18 March 1781 | 1781-03-18 | I have written to Capt. Mitchell about having the Vessels and property valued. I hope you will be... |
| 10 | Lewis, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Lewis, 18 March 1781 | 1781-03-18 | Baron Steuben by order this Morning Received has orderd all the Vessels up to turkey Island,... |
| 11 | Twyman, George | Lewis, William | George Twyman to Nicholas Lewis and Isaac Davis, with … | ≈1781-03-20 | The Sixth of October last I Delivered to Mr. Joseph Hawkins Comasery at the Barracks 139 ℔ of... |
| 12 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lewis, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Lewis, 29 March 1781 | 1781-03-29 | The Arrival of a British fleet and reinforcement having occasioned a discontinuance of those... |
| 13 | Lewis, William | Maxwell, James | William Lewis to James Maxwell, 22 May 1781 | 1781-05-22 | Yours of 20th I got yesterday after the boat past, and shoud have Answered it by the boat. The... |
| 14 | Lewis, William | Shippen, Thomas Lee | [William Lewis to Thomas Lee Shippen, 11 October 1787] | 1787-10-11 | I have given < your father > two or three papers which contain the substance of what has passed... |
| 15 | Lewis, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Lewis, 25 November … | 1790-11-25 | Whether you will charge me with neglect or not, in not having Compleated the business respecting... |
| 16 | Lewis, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Lewis, 1 January 1791 | 1791-01-01 | In consequence of your Letter of the 12th. of August last, I am about to lay before you the... |
| 17 | Hamilton, Alexander | Lewis, William | From Alexander Hamilton to William Lewis, 12 February … | 1791-02-12 | The following case occours in the transactions of the Treasury. The husband of a deceased... |
| 18 | Lewis, William | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from William Lewis, [23 February … | 1791-02-23 | I am of opinion, that by the death of the Administratrix, the power which the husband had by his... |
| 19 | Lewis, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Lewis, 7 March 1791 | 1791-03-07 | The interesting nature of the following business will I hope apologize for my troubling you... |
| 20 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lewis, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Lewis, 31 March 1791 | 1791-03-31 | The recess of Congress permits me now to resume the subject of my letter of Aug. 12. and to... |
| 21 | Lewis, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Lewis, 1 April 1791 | 1791-04-01 | Philadelphia, 1 Apr. 1791 . Acknowledges his of yesterday. Getting laws required by that of 12... |
| 22 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lewis, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Lewis, 5 April 1791 | 1791-04-05 | It is with some degree of shame that I accept the kind offer in your letter of the 1st. inst.... |
| 23 | Lewis, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Lewis, 12 November … | 1791-11-12 | Fredericksburg, Va., 12 Nov. 1791. Solicits the position of the keeper of the lighthouse on Cape... |
| 24 | Lewis, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Lewis, 12 December … | 1791-12-12 | I must beg that you will excuse the liberty which I take, in troubling you with the following... |
| 25 | Lewis, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Lewis, 1 April 1792 | 1792-04-01 | I sometime since sent you all the Acts of the Legislature of Pennsylvania up to the Revolution,... |
| 26 | Lewis, William | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from William Lewis, 21 July 1792 | 1792-07-21 | The Answers given by me to the several Questions proposed for my opinion relative to the late... |
| 27 | Hamilton, Alexander | Lewis, William | From Alexander Hamilton to William Lewis, [July 1793] | ≈1793-07-01 | I send you all the Books you sent me. There appears to me a passage important to Mr Rawle... |
| 28 | Lewis, William | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from William Lewis, [June 1794] | ≈1794-06-01 | It being a very desirable object with all Parties concerned that Mr Pigott should without further... |
| 29 | Lewis, William | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from William Lewis, 27 April 1796 | 1796-04-27 | [ Philadelphia, April 27, 1796. On April 27, 1796, Robert Morris wrote to Hamilton : “Mr. Lewis …... |
| 30 | Lewis, William | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from William Lewis, 4 May 1796 | 1796-05-04 | Philadelphia, May 4, 1796. “When I wrote you a few lines some days since I intended writing you... |
| 31 | Lewis, William | Adams, John | To John Adams from William Lewis, 19 May 1800 | 1800-05-19 | In compliance with your request, we shall now proceed briefly to communicate the points and... |
| 32 | Hamilton, Alexander | Lewis, William | From Alexander Hamilton to William Lewis, 10 October … | 1800-10-10 | [ New York, October 10, 1800. On October 11, 1800, Lewis wrote to Hamilton : “Your letter of... |
| 33 | Lewis, William | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from William Lewis, 11 October … | 1800-10-11 | Your letter of yesterday I recieved this morning, requesting to “know with exactness, what passed... |
| 34 | Madison, James | Lewis, William | From James Madison to William Lewis, 25 October 1803 … | 1803-10-25 | 25 October 1803, Department of State . In answer to his letter of 20 Oct., informs Lewis that his... |
| 35 | Lewis, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Lewis, 15 October 1804 … | 1804-10-15 | 15 October 1804 , “ Cambridge in Dorchester County Estren [ sic ] Shore Maryland .” “I take the... |
| 36 | Lewis, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Lewis, 27 September 1805 | 1805-09-27 | ¶ From William Lewis. Letter not found. 27 September 1805 . Described in Jacob Wagner to Lewis, 4... |
| 37 | Lewis, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Lewis, 3 June 1806 … | 1806-06-03 | § From William Lewis. 3 June 1806, Philadelphia. “It is believed by the Merchants of this City,... |
| 38 | Lewis, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Lewis, 30 November 1806 | 1806-11-30 | Understanding that Complaints have been made, or are likely to be made, of the official Conduct... |
| 39 | Lewis, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Lewis, 28 September 1807 | 1807-09-28 | Although I would not on any Account trouble you on improper Subjects, yet such is my knowledge of... |
| 40 | Madison, James | Lewis, William | From James Madison to William Lewis, 20 February 1808 | 1808-02-20 | You will hasten to New York and embark at that place in the ship Osage. This vessel being... |
| 41 | Lewis, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Lewis, 6 September 1808 | 1808-09-06 | Understanding that a Messenger is a bout to be dispatched by our Government to France on publick... |
| 42 | Lewis, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Lewis, 20 February 1809 | 1809-02-20 | To form a rough coating or casting, for the out-side of a wall, or even for pillars that will... |
| 43 | Lewis, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Lewis, 30 December 1809 | 1809-12-30 | I am about to take a liberty with you which in an ordinary Case I should hardly think myself... |
| 44 | Jefferson, Thomas | Goldsborough, Charles W. | Thomas Jefferson’s Extract of William Lewis to Charles … | 1821-09-27 | Extract of a lre from L t W. Lewis of the navy to Cha s W. Gouldsborough . dated Pernambuco Sep.... |