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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cranch, William | Thornton, William | Enclosure: William Cranch to William Thornton, 9 May … | ≈1812-05-08 | M r Greenleaf will sell the domestic roving & spinning machine which he purchased of Barret for... |
| 2 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 3 August … | 1804-08-03 | Th: Jefferson returns the patents signed, to Doctr. Thornton with his respectful compliments and... |
| 3 | Madison, James | Thornton, William | From James Madison to William Thornton, ca. 18 July … | 1810-07-18 | Letter not found. Ca. 18 July 1810. Acknowledged in Thornton to JM, 27 July 1810 . Encloses a... |
| 4 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 11 June 1793 | 1793-06-11 | Th: Jefferson, with his compliments to Dr. Thornton returns him many thanks for the device of the... |
| 5 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 17 February … | 1805-02-17 | Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Dr. Thornton, and sends for his perusal a book lately... |
| 6 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 7 October … | 1797-10-07 | Genl Washington presents his compliments to Doctr Thornton. Mrs Washington recollecting her... |
| 7 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 11 January … | 1809-01-11 | Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Doctr. Thornton & his thanks for the opportunity of... |
| 8 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 12 March … | 1806-03-12 | Th: Jefferson requests the favour of Dr. Thornton & family to dine with him on Saturday 15th .,... |
| 9 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 14 February … | 1801-02-14 | Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Doctr. Thornton. he has recieved his friendly... |
| 10 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 16 June … | 1799-06-16 | Your favor of the 5th instant came duly to hand. Mr Blagdens last call for $1000 is, I must... |
| 11 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 23 July 1814 | 1814-07-23 | I return you Janes’s description of his loom with many thanks for the communication of it. the... |
| 12 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 9 February 1815 | 1815-02-09 | I have to thank you for the drawing of the beautiful hydraulic machine with which you favored me... |
| 13 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 18 November … | 1799-11-18 | Your favour of the 13th inst: came duly to hand. I am now making arrangements at the Bank of... |
| 14 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 7 December … | 1799-12-07 | Your favour of the 5th instant was received last night. Not sending up to the Post Office every... |
| 15 | Madison, James | Thornton, William | From James Madison to William Thornton, 5 May 1796 | 1796-05-05 | I put a few lines into the hand of Mr. Volney, rather that he may be the bearer of my friendly... |
| 16 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 29 … | 1799-09-29 | Your letter of the 24th instant, enclosing a note from Mr Blagden, came to my hands on thursday... |
| 17 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 10 September … | 1802-09-10 | Your favor of the 8th. was recieved yesterday. by that I learn that on my letter to mr Munroe ,... |
| 18 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 20 June 1812 | 1812-06-20 | I wrote you three days ago thro’ the post office, but by an unfortunate change of our post days,... |
| 19 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, [29] January 1821 | 1821-01-29 | Your letter of the 9 th was 19. days in it’s passage to me, being received yesterday evening... |
| 20 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 27 July 1816 | 1816-07-27 | Your favor of the 20 th is recieved, and I take up my pen merely to assure you I had not... |
| 21 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 1 June 1799 | 1799-06-01 | In replying to your favor of yesterday’s date, I must beg leave to premise that, when I left the... |
| 22 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 24 May 1810 | 1810-05-24 | Your favors of May 7. & 10. are both recieved, and with them came the figs in perfect condition.... |
| 23 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 8 December … | 1799-12-08 | For the communications contained in your letter of yesterday, I thank you. As a citizen of the... |
| 24 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 3 July 1812 | 1812-07-03 | My spinning machine is safely arrived, and also your letter of the 27 th covering the drawings... |
| 25 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 7 October … | 1799-10-07 | Colo. Walker, a very respectable Gentleman of this State, will hand you this letter. He, with Mr... |
| 26 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 24 May 1812 | 1812-05-24 | Your letters of the 8 th and 9 th arrived here just after I had set out on a journey to Bedford... |
| 27 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 26 December … | 1796-12-26 | Your letter of the 4th of the present month came to my hands in the usual course of the Post; but... |
| 28 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 21 April … | 1799-04-21 | Your favor of the 19th is before me, and for the details it contains respecting my buildings in... |
| 29 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 28 August … | 1799-08-28 | I would thank you for requesting Mr Blagden to give me as early notice of the time, and amount of... |
| 30 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 8 June 1793 | 1793-06-08 | The President of the United States is much obliged by Doctr Thornton’s polite attentions, and... |
| 31 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 26 November … | 1799-11-26 | For, and on account of Mr Blagden, I enclose you a Post note of the Bank of Columbia, for ninety... |
| 32 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 10 October … | 1797-10-10 | Your favours of the 6th & 8th instant have both been received, and I pray you to accept my best... |
| 33 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton and Others … | 1801-05-12 | Th: Jefferson requests the favor of Dr. Thornton, Mrs. Thornton and Mrs. Bridau ’s company to... |
| 34 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 30 January … | 1799-01-30 | Your favor of the 28th instant, enclosing Deeds for my Lots in the Federal City—and Messrs... |
| 35 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 6 March 1803 | 1803-03-06 | Could you do me the favor to come a quarter or half an hour before the company, say at three a... |
| 36 | Lear, Tobias | Thornton, William | Tobias Lear to William Thornton, 13 July 1793 | 1793-07-13 | The President directs me to inform you, that, upon the best consideration the pressure of public... |
| 37 | Janes, Walter | Thornton, William | Enclosure: Walter Janes to William Thornton, 12 [July] … | ≈1814-07-12 | I recieved your Letter dated July 1 st yesterday, enclosing a line from M r Jefferson , proposing... |
| 38 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 20 December … | 1798-12-20 | Enclosed is a check on the Bank of Alexandria for five hundred Dollars, to enable Mr Blagden, by... |
| 39 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 5 September … | 1799-09-05 | Not sending to Alexandria every day, letters sometimes lye longer in the Post Office than they... |
| 40 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 24 August 1809 | 1809-08-24 | Having accidentally mentioned to my former servant Joseph Dougherty my misfortune in losing both... |
| 41 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 24 March … | 1799-03-24 | I received your letter of the 18th instant a day or two ago, previous to wch, I had desired Colo.... |
| 42 | Madison, James | Thornton, William | From James Madison to William Thornton, 19 August 1803 | 1803-08-19 | I have not been able to find a purchaser for Childers nor an opportunity of exchanging him with... |
| 43 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 1 October … | 1799-10-01 | Enclosed are Messrs McLeod and Lumleys prices for painting my Houses in the City. Theirs, as you... |
| 44 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton and Others … | 1802-04-23 | Th: Jefferson requests the favor of Doctr. & Mrs. Thornton & Mrs. Breadeau to dine with him on... |
| 45 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 2 July 1799 | 1799-07-02 | Your favour of the 25th has been received; but you have mistaken the case entirely with respect... |
| 46 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 9 May 1817 | 1817-05-09 | Your favor of Apr. 18. was duly recieved, and the two drawings were delivered here by mr & mrs... |
| 47 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 1 August … | 1799-08-01 | I shall be obliged to you for letting Mr Blagden know, that I forsee nothing, at present, that... |
| 48 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 11 … | 1799-09-11 | The 20th of this month—when Mr Blagden would require an advance of a thousand dollars—being near... |
| 49 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 27 [June] 1810 | 1810-06-27 | A Your letter of the 8 th was duly recieved, & I have to return you thanks for the kind offer of... |
| 50 | Washington, George | Thornton, William | From George Washington to William Thornton, 20 November … | 1799-11-20 | When I wrote to you the other day, I expected to have settled matters with the Bk of Alexandria... |