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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Court de Gébelin, Antoine | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Court de Gébelin, [after 7 … | ≈1781-05-08 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Je profite de l’occasion que me fournit M. de Sonnerat pour... |
| 2 | Adams, John | Franklin, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | I have the Honour of yours of the 29th. of April, and according to your desire, have inclosed a... |
| 3 | Adams, John | Laurens, John | From John Adams to John Laurens, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | I have received the Letter you did me the Honour to write me, on the 28th. of April. I most... |
| 4 | Adams, John | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from John Adams, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | Copy: Massachusetts Historical Society I have the Honour of yours of the 29th of April, and... |
| 5 | Hodgson, William | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from William Hodgson, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I am favored with yours of the 25th ultimo with Copies of... |
| 6 | Watson, Elkanah, Jr. | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Elkanah Watson, Jr., 8 May … | 1781-05-08 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I forwarded my bankers Messrs. J. Cottin & fils & Jauge, a... |
| 7 | Washington, George | General Orders, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | As the badness of the weather prevented the inspection of the first brigades of Massachusett and... | |
| 8 | Washington, George | Béville, Pierre François, chevalier de | From George Washington to Pierre François, chevalier de … | 1781-05-08 | I have duly received the Letter, which you did me the honor to write at Hartford on the 2nd of... |
| 9 | Washington, George | Board of War | From George Washington to Board of War, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | I have been honored with your favors of the 30th April and 1st Instant. After a conference with... |
| 10 | Butler, Zebulon | Washington, George | To George Washington from Zebulon Butler, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | I came to this Place Last Night before Last, On my way to Camp I met your Excellencies Orders of... |
| 11 | Washington, George | Heath, William | From George Washington to William Heath, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | Distressed beyond expression, at the present situation & future prospect of the Army, with regard... |
| 12 | Humphreys, David | Heath, William | From David Humphreys to William Heath, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | His Excellency (who has just rode out with Colonel Menonville first Deputy Adjutant General of... |
| 13 | Washington, George | Huntington, Jedediah | From George Washington to Jedediah Huntington, 8 May … | 1781-05-08 | Five Months, this day, having elapsed, since you had permission to visit your freinds; I find... |
| 14 | Washington, George | Huntington, Samuel | From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | I have been honored with your Excellency’s favors of the 26th and 29th ulto with the inclosures... |
| 15 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Washington, George | To George Washington from … | 1781-05-08 | There is no fighting Here Unless you Have a Naval Superiority or an Army Mounted upon Race... |
| 16 | Washington, George | Ménonville—Washington Memorandum, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | Having received the answer his Excellency honored me with for the second time, I think I have no... | |
| 17 | Parsons, Samuel Holden | Washington, George | To George Washington from Samuel Holden Parsons, 8 May … | 1781-05-08 | I have the Honor of your Excellency’s Letter by Capt. Walker. The Detachment at Danbury shall... |
| 18 | Peters, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Richard Peters, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | The Board have been honoured with your Excellency’s Letter of the 26th Ulto inclosing a... |
| 19 | Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur … | Washington, George | To George Washington from Jean-Baptiste Donatien de … | 1781-05-08 | I this moment received a billet from the Consul of France at Boston in the following words "The... |
| 20 | Stevens, Nathaniel | Washington, George | To George Washington from Nathaniel Stevens, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | I would inform Your Excellency that Judge Wynkoop had procured Fifty four Barrels of Shad the 5th... |
| 21 | Virginia Delegates | Jefferson, Thomas | Virginia Delegates to Thomas Jefferson, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | RC (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). Addressed to “His Excelly. Thos. Jefferson Esqr. Govr.... |
| 22 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lawson, Robert | From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Lawson, 8 May 1781 | 1781-05-08 | Ld. Cornwallis being on his march for Virginia and Genl. Phillips setting out from Brandon to... |
| 23 | Jefferson, Thomas | County Lieutenants | From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenants and … | 1781-05-08 | The bearer hereof Colo. Senf being sent by Majr. Genl. Marquis Fayette to have the bridges and... |
| 24 | Jefferson, Thomas | County Lieutenants | From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenants of … | 1781-05-08 | The British Army under Major Genl. Phillips having landed at Brandon, and meaning to press... |
| 25 | Jefferson, Thomas | County Lieutenant | From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenant of … | 1781-05-08 | The British [&c. as in the preceding letter to the words combined.] This movement of the enemy... |
| 26 | Jefferson, Thomas | County Lieutenants | From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenants of … | 1781-05-08 | The British Army [&c. to the words ‘with these arms in their hands’] to Richmond or Prince Edward... |
| 27 | Jefferson, Thomas | County Lieutenants | From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenants of King … | 1781-05-08 | The British [&c. to the words ‘with these Arms in their hands’]1 to Richmond where they will... |
| 28 | Jefferson, Thomas | County Lieutenants | From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenants of … | 1781-05-08 | The British Army [&c. to the words ‘keep clear of Danger from the former.’] Should the Militia... |
| 29 | Jefferson, Thomas | County Lieutenant | From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenant of King … | 1781-05-08 | The British [&c.] And whenever it is over they shall be discharged except the number called for... |
| 30 | Jefferson, Thomas | County Lieutenants | From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenants of … | 1781-05-08 | There are a very considerable number (about 164) of your Militia who have been on Duty near two... |