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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | Washington, George | Grymes, Benjamin | From George Washington to Benjamin Grymes, 31 July 1755 | 1755-07-31 | I do n’t remember not recollect to have receivd more than one letter from you, and that I shoud... |
| 1102 | Franklin, Benjamin | Peters, Richard | From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Peters, [c. 1 August … | 1755-08-01 | ALS : American Philosophical Society The House is not yet together: But the Speaker and a Number... |
| 1103 | Washington, George | Jackson, Robert | From George Washington to Robert Jackson, 2 August 1755 | 1755-08-02 | I must acknowledge you had great reason to be terrified with the first accts that was given of... |
| 1104 | Washington, George | Washington, Augustine | From George Washington to Augustine Washington, 2 … | 1755-08-02 | The pleasure of your Company at Mount-Vernon always did, & always will, afford me infinite... |
| 1105 | Washington, George | County Lieutenants | From George Washington to the County Lieutenants, 2 … | 1755-08-02 | I intend myself the honour of waitg upon your County, in order to exercise the Militia thereof ;... |
| 1106 | Washington, George | Memorandum, 2 August 1755 | 1755-08-02 | Fairfax ... Officers 31st 1st Militia Prince Wm 4 5 } September Culpeper 8 9 Stafford 12 13... | |
| 1107 | Washington, George | Campbell, Colin | From George Washington to Colin Campbell, 2 August 1755 | 1755-08-02 | The Army under the Comd of G: Braddock has met with an fortunate defeat, ⟨ erasure ⟩ un⟨ erasure... |
| 1108 | Pennsylvania Assembly | Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 5 August … | 1755-08-05 | Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1754–1755 (Philadelphia,... | |
| 1109 | Pennsylvania Assembly | Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 8 August … | 1755-08-08 | Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1754–1755 (Philadelphia,... | |
| 1110 | Ludwell, Philip | Washington, George | To George Washington from Philip Ludwell, 8 August 1755 | 1755-08-08 | I most heartily congratulate your safe return from so many Dangers & Fatigues & by this Time I... |
| 1111 | Lewis, Charles | Washington, George | To George Washington from Charles Lewis, 9 August 1755 | 1755-08-09 | My Man waits on You with a Letter from my Brother, I suppose to give You Notice of the good... |
| 1112 | Lewis, Warner | Washington, George | To George Washington from Warner Lewis, 9 August 1755 | 1755-08-09 | I am just come from Wmsburgh where your Friends are extreamly impatient to see you, and our... |
| 1113 | Franklin, Benjamin | Johnson, William | From Benjamin Franklin to William Johnson, 11 August … | 1755-08-11 | ALS : American Antiquarian Society I received your Favour of the 1st Instant, and have forwarded... |
| 1114 | Washington, George | Washington, Mary Ball | From George Washington to Mary Ball Washington, 14 … | 1755-08-14 | If it is in my power to avoid going to the Ohio again, I shall, but if the Command is press’d... |
| 1115 | Washington, George | Lewis, Warner | From George Washington to Warner Lewis, 14 August 1755 | 1755-08-14 | After returning the you my most sincere, and grateful thanks for your kind condolance on my late... |
| 1116 | Washington, George | Lewis, Charles | From George Washington to Charles Lewis, 14 August 1755 | 1755-08-14 | I return most you my unfeigned thanks for your hearty demonstrations expressions of Friendship,... |
| 1117 | Dinwiddie, Robert | Washington, George | I. Commission, 14 August 1755 | 1755-08-14 | By Virtue of H: Majesty’s Royal Com[missi]o[n] & Instructs. appointg me Lt Gr & Commander in... |
| 1118 | Dinwiddie, Robert | Washington, George | II. Instructions from Robert Dinwiddie, 14 August 1755 | 1755-08-14 | Instructions for Colonel George Washington Commander in Chief of the Virginia Regiment. Whereas... |
| 1119 | Dinwiddie, Robert | Washington, George | III. Memorandum from Robert Dinwiddie, 14 August 1755 | 1755-08-14 | Take a particular Acct of the Clothing at Majr Carlyles & those at Winchester & send me an acct... |
| 1120 | Pennsylvania Assembly | Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 19 August … | 1755-08-19 | Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1754–1755, pp. 144–52. The... | |
| 1121 | Pennsylvania Assembly | Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 20 August … | 1755-08-20 | Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1754–1755 (Philadelphia,... | |
| 1122 | Mason, George | Washington, George | To George Washington from George Mason, 21 August 1755 | 1755-08-21 | I fully intended to have waited on You this Evening at Belvoir, but find myself so very unwell... |
| 1123 | Pennsylvania Assembly | Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 22 August … | 1755-08-22 | Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1754–1755 (Philadelphia,... | |
| 1124 | Franklin, Benjamin | Collinson, Peter | From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 25 August … | 1755-08-25 | MS not found; reprinted from Benjamin Franklin, Experiments and Observations on Electricity... |
| 1125 | Orme, Robert | Washington, George | To George Washington from Robert Orme, 25 August 1755 | 1755-08-25 | Your Letter gave me infinite Pleasure as every Mark of your Friendship & Remembrance ever will do... |
| 1126 | Franklin, Benjamin | Collinson, Peter | From Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, 27 August … | 1755-08-27 | ALS : Pierpont Morgan Library I received your Favours of May 28 and June 1. I believe I have... |
| 1127 | Martin, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Martin, 30 August 1755 | 1755-08-30 | The Under Sherif of this County Carries Down three Deserters which were taken up here and as they... |
| 1128 | Franklin, Benjamin | Eliot, Jared | From Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, 31 August 1755 | 1755-08-31 | ALS : Yale University Library I have been employ’d almost all this Summer in the Service of our... |
| 1129 | Smith, William | Penn, Thomas | William Smith to Thomas Penn, [September? 1755] | ≈1755-09-01 | ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania In June 1755 Franklin had written that he “liked neither... |
| 1130 | Franklin, Benjamin | Pownall, Thomas | From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Pownall, [before 20 … | ≈1755-09-01 | MS not found; extract reprinted from New York Colonial Documents , VI , 1008–9. Conraed Weiser... |
| 1131 | Washington, George | General Instructions for Recruiting, 1–3 September 1755 | ≈1755-09-01 | General Instructions for the Recruiting Officers of the Virginia Regiment. Septr 1755. First;... | |
| 1132 | Adams, John | Webb, Nathan | From John Adams to Nathan Webb, 1 September 1755 | 1755-09-01 | The Favour you granted me on aug. 12 was unluckily packeted with a number of Letters and carried... |
| 1133 | Franklin, Benjamin | Babcock, Joshua | From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Babcock, 1 September … | 1755-09-01 | Copy: Yale University Library I beg Leave to introduce to you the Revd. Mr. Allison Rector of our... |
| 1134 | Franklin, Benjamin | Eliot, Jared | From Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, 1 September 1755 | 1755-09-01 | ALS : Yale University Library I wrote to you yesterday, and now I write again. You will say, It... |
| 1135 | Franklin, Benjamin | Stiles, Ezra | From Benjamin Franklin to Ezra Stiles, 1 September 1755 | 1755-09-01 | ALS : Yale University Library At the same time I acknowledge the Receipt of your Favours of March... |
| 1136 | Adams, John | Cranch, Richard | From John Adams to Richard Cranch, 2 September 1755 | 1755-09-02 | I promised to write you an account of the scituation of my mind. The natural strength of my... |
| 1137 | Washington, George | Memorandum, 3 September 1755 | 1755-09-03 | All the Officers then present received the foregoing Instructions, and money for Recruiting; and... | |
| 1138 | Franklin, Benjamin | Introduction to John Pringle’s Account of Gaol Fever, 4 … | 1755-09-04 | Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , September 4, 1755. This introduction preceded a reprinting... | |
| 1139 | Ball, Joseph | Washington, George | To George Washington from Joseph Ball, 5 September 1755 | 1755-09-05 | It is a Sensible Pleasure to me to hear that you have behaved yourself with such a Martial Spirit... |
| 1140 | Washington, George | Memorandum, 6 September 1755 | 1755-09-06 | At the same time, the Instructions given to the other Subalterns were the same with these,... | |
| 1141 | Washington, George | Hog, Peter | From George Washington to Peter Hog, 6 September 1755 | 1755-09-06 | By the new Appointment and Regulations, you stand as eldest Captain in the Virginia Regiment;... |
| 1142 | Washington, George | Hog, Peter | From George Washington to Peter Hog, 6 September 1755 | 1755-09-06 | You are hereby Ordered, and strictly commanded, to repair immediately, upon the Receipt of this,... |
| 1143 | Washington, George | Lewis, Andrew | From George Washington to Andrew Lewis, 6 September … | 1755-09-06 | The Country have come to a Resolution, to Raise Sixteen Companies, to be Formed into a Regiment;... |
| 1144 | Washington, George | Lewis, Andrew | From George Washington to Andrew Lewis, 6 September … | 1755-09-06 | You are hereby ordered, to repair to Fredericksburgh immediately upon the arrival of Captain... |
| 1145 | Washington, George | Memorandum, 6 September 1755 | 1755-09-06 | After this, I sent to Mr Dick and finding him irresolute and indetermined, whether to continue to... | |
| 1146 | Washington, George | Dick, Charles | From George Washington to Charles Dick, 6 September … | 1755-09-06 | I called at your Store last night, in order to converse farther with you, concerning the... |
| 1147 | Washington, George | Memorandum, 6 September 1755 | 1755-09-06 | Mr Dick hereupon Resolved, to act until a Meeting of the Committee in October—and Received the... | |
| 1148 | Washington, George | Dick, Charles | From George Washington to Charles Dick, 6 September … | 1755-09-06 | Orders for Mr Commissary Dick You are hereby ordered, to ascertain as near as possible the... |
| 1149 | Washington, George | Lewis, Andrew | From George Washington to Andrew Lewis, 6 September … | 1755-09-06 | Instructions for Major Lewis. 1st So soon as you arrive in Town, you are to take upon you the... |
| 1150 | Washington, George | Spotswood, Robert | From George Washington to Robert Spotswood, 6 September … | 1755-09-06 | As soon as you arrive in Town with your Recruits, you are to put yourself under the Command of... |