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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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106901 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 20 August 1787] | 1787-08-20 | Monday 20th. Dined and drank Tea at home. | |
106902 | McIntosh, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William McIntosh, 20 August … | 1787-08-20 | The Founder of the Common-wealth of America has established such a reputation in the World, as to... |
106903 | Washington, George Augustine | Washington, George | To George Washington from George Augustine Washington … | 1787-08-20 | Letter not found: from George Augustine Washington, 20 Aug. 1787. On 26 Aug. GW wrote George... |
106904 | Madison, James | Defining the Crime of Treason against the United … | 1787-08-20 | The Committee of Detail report had defined treason as a crime limited to “levying war against the... | |
106905 | Percey, Mr. | Jefferson, Thomas | [To Thomas Jefferson from Percey, 20 August 1787] | 1787-08-20 | [ Paris, 20 Aug. 1787 . Recorded in SJL as received 21 Aug. 1787. Not found.] |
106906 | Walker, Adam | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Adam Walker, 20 August 1787 | 1787-08-20 | I have seen Your Harpsichord safe Packed and hope it will arrive safe to you. The Instrument... |
106907 | Adams, John Quincy | 19th. | 1787-08-19 | Mr. Kimball preach’d a couple of practical discourses, the subjects of which I liked better than... | |
106908 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 19 August 1787] | 1787-08-19 | Sunday 19th. In company with Mr. Powell rode up to the white Marsh. Traversed my old Incampment,... | |
106909 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 19 August 1787] | 1787-08-19 | Sunday 19. In company with Mr. Powell rode up to the White Marsh. Dined at German Town—drank Tea... | |
106910 | Washington, George | Knox, Henry | From George Washington to Henry Knox, 19 August 1787 | 1787-08-19 | By slow, I wish I could add & sure, movements, the business of the Convention progresses; but to... |
106911 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 19 August 1787 | 1787-08-19 | Letter not found. 19 August 1787. Introduces Tench Coxe as requested in Coxe’s letter to JM of 18... |
106912 | Jefferson, Thomas | Ast, William Frederick | From Thomas Jefferson to William Frederick Ast, 19 … | 1787-08-19 | I learn with great concern the difficulties of your situation, and with the more as it is... |
106913 | Limozin, André | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 19 August 1787 | 1787-08-19 | Since my former of the 10th instant, I am deprived of your most honored favors. Since I think it... |
106914 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | [To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 19 August … | 1787-08-19 | [ Philadelphia, 19 Aug. 1787 . Recorded in SJL as received 13 Dec. 1787, “(recommendation of... |
106915 | Adams, John Quincy | 18th. | 1787-08-18 | This forenoon I took a ride, with White, to see our class mate Eaton. We spent about an hour with... | |
106916 | Cranch, Lucy | Adams, Abigail | Lucy Cranch to Abigail Adams, 18 August 1787 | 1787-08-18 | I wrote you a few hasty lines, from Boston the Monday before Commencement, inclosing two... |
106917 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 18 August 1787] | 1787-08-18 | Saturday 18th. In Convention. Dined at Chief Justice McKeans. Spent the afternoon & evening at my... | |
106918 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 18 August 1787] | 1787-08-18 | Saturday 18th. Dined at Chief Justice McKeans & spent the evening at home. | |
106919 | Jay, John | Pintard, John Marsden | From John Jay to John Marsden Pintard, 18 August 1787 | 1787-08-18 | In my late tour to Boston I engaged with Mess rs Joseph Barrell, Crowel Hatch of Boston and M r .... |
106920 | Coxe, Tench | Madison, James | To James Madison from Tench Coxe, 18 August 1787 | 1787-08-18 | Some matters of a good deal of consequence to myself render it necessary for me to be known to... |
106921 | Madison, James | Power to Regulate the State Militia, [18 August] 1787 | 1787-08-18 | Mr. Madison thought the regulation of the Militia naturally appertaining to the authority charged... | |
106922 | Paine, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Paine, 18 August 1787 | 1787-08-18 | I am much obliged to you for the Book you are so kind to send me. The second part of your letter,... |
106923 | Adams, John Quincy | 17th. | 1787-08-17 | At home all the forenoon, reading Tom Jones, one of the best novels in the language. The scenes... | |
106924 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 17 August 1787] | 1787-08-17 | Friday 17th. In Convention. Dined and drank Tea at Mr. Powells. | |
106925 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 17 August 1787] | 1787-08-17 | Friday—17th. Dined and drank Tea at Mr. Powells. | |
106926 | Minutes of the New-York Manumission Society, 17 August … | 1787-08-17 | Present John Jay Esq r . President, Matthew Clarkson Esq r . V. Pres t ., John Murray Jun r .... | ||
106927 | Coffyn, Francis | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Coffyn, 17 August 1787 | 1787-08-17 | In answer to your Excellencys letter of 8 inst. I have the honnor to inform him that Allexander... |
106928 | Adams, John Quincy | 16th. | 1787-08-16 | I went again this forenoon to see Miss Jones, and offered to call in the afternoon and take a... | |
106929 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 16 August 1787] | 1787-08-16 | Thursday 16th. In Convention. Dined at Mr. Pollocks & spent the evening in my chamber. In 1790... | |
106930 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 16 August 1787] | 1787-08-16 | Thursday 16th. Dined at Mr. Pollocks & spent the evening in my own room. | |
106931 | Minutes of the New-York Manumission Society, 16 August … | 1787-08-16 | The Society met according to Adjournment.— Present John Jay Esquire President Matthew Clarkson V... | ||
106932 | Madison, James | Power of Congress to Tax Exports, [16 August] 1787 | 1787-08-16 | Mason moved to prohibit Congress from taxing exports. Mr Madison 1. the power of taxing exports... | |
106933 | Jefferson, Thomas | Washington, George | To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 14–15 … | ≈1787-08-14 | I was happy to find by the letter of Aug. 1 1786 which you did me the honour to write me, that... |
106934 | Adams, John Quincy | 15th. | 1787-08-15 | In the forenoon I went to see Mr. Parsons, and inform’d him that I should probably attend at his... | |
106935 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 15 August 1787] | 1787-08-15 | Wednesday 15th. The same—as yesterday. | |
106936 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 15 August 1787] | 1787-08-15 | Wednesday 15th. Did the same. | |
106937 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 15 August 1787 | 1787-08-15 | Altho’ the business of the Fœderal Convention is not yet clos’d, nor I, thereby, enabled to give... |
106938 | Jay, John | Temple, John | From John Jay to John Temple, 15 August 1787 | 1787-08-15 | I am sorry it is not yet in my Power to tell you any thing decisive and satisfactory respecting... |
106939 | Jefferson, Thomas | Madison, James | To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 15 August 1787 | 1787-08-15 | A gentleman going from hence by Lorient to Boston furnishes me an opportunity of recommending to... |
106940 | Madison, James | Grayson, William | From James Madison to William Grayson, ca. 15 August … | 1787-08-15 | Letter not found. ca. 15 August 1787. Acknowledged in Grayson to JM, 31 Aug. 1787 . Requests... |
106941 | Jefferson, Thomas | Clerici, Gaudenzio | From Thomas Jefferson to Gaudenzio Clerici, 15 August … | 1787-08-15 | I cannot express to you how great was my concern on returning here to find a letter of your’s... |
106942 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jay, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, 15 August 1787 | 1787-08-15 | An American gentleman leaving Paris this afternoon to go by the way of Lorient to Boston... |
106943 | Jefferson, Thomas | Madison, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 15 August 1787 | 1787-08-15 | A gentleman going from hence by Lorient to Boston furnishes me an opportunity of recommending to... |
106944 | Jefferson, Thomas | Sullivan, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Sullivan, 15 August 1787 | 1787-08-15 | I have duly received your favor of April 27. wherein you advise me of having drawn on me for... |
106945 | Jefferson, Thomas | Dal Verme, Francis | From Thomas Jefferson to Francis dal Verme, 15 August … | 1787-08-15 | In consequence of the permission you were so kind as to give me, when I had the honour of seeing... |
106946 | Vieyra, Anthony | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Anthony Vieyra, 15 August 1787 | 1787-08-15 | My return to this College has been so sudden, and hurried that I could not comply with my duty... |
106947 | Adams, John Quincy | 14th. | 1787-08-14 | It was so warm again this day, that I did not set out from Haverhill, till between 3 and 4 in the... | |
106948 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 14 August 1787] | 1787-08-14 | Tuesday 14th. In Convention. Dined, drank Tea, and spent the evening at home. | |
106949 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 14 August 1787] | 1787-08-14 | Tuesday 14th. Dined & drank Tea at home. | |
106950 | Knox, Henry | Washington, George | To George Washington from Henry Knox, 14 August 1787 | 1787-08-14 | Influenced by motives of delicacy I have hitherto forborne the pleasure my dear Sir of writing to... |