1Editorial Note on Franklin’s Part in the Congressional Debate of July 30 to August 1, 1776 (Franklin Papers)
...’s report, commonly called the Dickinson draft after its chief architect, was presented...
2Memorandum Books, 1773 (Jefferson Papers)
Hopkins Arthur. Mecklenb. G. Jefferson to pay.Jefferson George. Pittsylva.
3XII. Thomas Jefferson to Farell & Jones, 9 July 1773 (Jefferson Papers)
...upon you, and hope you will honour our draughts, and that you may know where this...
4Memorandum Books, 1774 (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Jefferson (myself) v. Thos. Mann Randolph (Goochld.)....Jefferson v. Randolph.
5Instructions by the Virginia Convention to Their Delegates in Congress, August 1774 (Jefferson Papers)
...her American Colonies, which began about the third Year of the Reign of his present......Third...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Cary and Benjamin Harrison, 9 December 1774 (Jefferson Papers)
...went by a ship which sailed about the third of June just before Capt. Power arrived here...
7From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin: Journal of Negotiations in London, 22 March 1775 (Franklin Papers)
...Character and Dignity of their Body as a third Part of the National Legislature, gave me...
8Jefferson’s Annotated Copy of Franklin’s Proposed Articles of Confederation, [June–July 1775] (Jefferson Papers)
of whom in the first appointment one third viz. [4.] shall be for one year,... ...one third...thirds
9Proposed Articles of Confederation, [on or before 21 July 1775] (Franklin Papers)
He showed his draft articles to Jefferson and others, some of whom approved while some...
10From Benjamin Franklin to Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas, 9 December 1775 (Franklin Papers)
...The first two are above, the earlier one in a draft dated May 17; the third is missing. For...
11Editorial Note on Franklin’s Accounts, 1776 (Franklin Papers)
...to compensate him and his colleagues. A third category of his expenses also appears from...
12[February 1776] (Adams Papers)
amounting to two-thirds of a page. ...now felt certain, to use Jefferson’s phrase, was ready to...
13[In Congress, May–July 1776] (Adams Papers)
...of whom I was one requested me to draught a resolve which I did and by their......a third...
14From George Washington to John Hancock, 11 May 1776 (Washington Papers)
...referred it to a committee consisting of William Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams (
15[Saturday May 25. 1776.] (Adams Papers)
Gen. Schuyler of the third &c. which was in part agreed to, as......and that the third and fifth...
16I. First Draft by Jefferson, [before June 1776] (Jefferson Papers)
two third parts a quorum...It was certainly drawn up, as were the Second and Third Drafts, before...
17II. Second Draft by Jefferson, [before 13 June 1776] (Jefferson Papers)
...the authority of the people that the said George the third king of Great Britain <...third...
18III. Third Draft by Jefferson, [before June 1776] (Jefferson Papers)
one third of them shall be removed out of office by lot... ...one other third shall be removed...
19Notes of Proceedings in the Continental Congress, 7 June–1 August 1776 (Jefferson Papers)
Jefferson’s extraordinarily graphic account of the debates and proceedings in......Jefferson...
20II. Fragment of the Composition Draft of the Declaration of Independence, [before 29 July 1776] (Jefferson Papers)
...or part of several documents: (1) rough draft of Resolution on the Case of General Sullivan...
21VII. The Constitution as Adopted by the Convention, [29 June 1776] (Jefferson Papers)
Whereas George the Third, King of Great Britain and Ireland, and Elector of......the third by a...
22To Thomas Jefferson from George Wythe, 27 July 1776 (Jefferson Papers)
...a carriage to meet me at Hooe’s ferry the third of September. So soon as I saw ...TJ’s Third...
23The Continental Congress: Instructions to Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee as Commissioners to France, [24 … (Franklin Papers)
...27 Congress expanded the committee that was drafting the proposed treaty of commerce with...draft
24Bill to Enable Tenants in Fee Tail to Convey Their Lands in Fee Simple, [14 October 1776] (Jefferson Papers)
...Amendments agreed to & to be ingrossed & read a third time.”...it was read a third time and...
25Bill to Establish the Places of Holding Courts in the Counties of Pittsylvania and Henry, [4 November 1776] (Jefferson Papers)
.... 6th Committed Novr. 21st. Mr. Talbot Jefferson Terry & Members of Pittsylvania & Mr. Fleming...
26From John Adams to James Warren, 3 February 1777 (Adams Papers)
...forty shillings, i.e. five dollars and a third a Week for myself and fifteen for my servant—...
27The American Commissioners to [the Conde de Sousa Coutinho], 26 April 1777 (Franklin Papers)
and draft:In a third hand
28Bill for Regulating the Appointment of Delegates to the Continental Congress, [12 May 1777] (Jefferson Papers)
, 128–9; Malone, Jefferson, ...bill regulating the appointment of delegates, and named Jefferson...
29Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: New Hampshire Court Maritime, Portsmouth, 16 December 1777 (Adams Papers)
...libel used in later phases of the case contains the third “cause sett forth.” See ...drafted...
30Bill concerning Inoculation for Smallpox, [27 December 1777] (Jefferson Papers)
....], Richard Lee, Harrison, Hugh Nelson, and Jefferson. Their duty was to amend the Act of...