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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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131671 | Washington, George | General Orders, 23 October 1780 | 1780-10-23 | [Officers] For the day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Irvine[,] Lieutenant Colonel Commandant... | |
131672 | Hamilton, Alexander | Morse, Jedidiah | From Alexander Hamilton to Jedidiah Morse, [4 January … | 1796-01-04 | You will confer a favour upon me by permitting me to render you the little service which may be... |
131673 | Armstrong, John, Jr. | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 5 March 1808 | 1808-03-05 | I forward to you copies of five notes which I have had occasion to write (since the date of my... |
131674 | Jefferson, Thomas | Ross, David | From Thomas Jefferson to David Ross, 30 March 1781 | 1781-03-30 | Being called on for Swords for General Spotswood’s two Legions, and for our Cavalry on... |
131675 | Williams, Jonathan | Jefferson, Thomas | Jonathan Williams to Thomas Jefferson, 17 September … | 1810-09-17 | I could not deny myself showing you another Instance of the usefulness of the thermometer in... |
131676 | Washington, George | Laurens, Henry | From George Washington to Henry Laurens, 27 November … | 1778-11-27 | I was yesterday honored with your favor of the 20th with its several inclosures—Congress will be... |
131677 | Washington, George | Greene, Nathanael | From George Washington to Major General Nathanael … | 1781-01-02 | Since my last, I have gained information, thro’ the Channel upon which I most depend, that the... |
131678 | Washington, George | Knox, Henry | From George Washington to Henry Knox, 1 May 1794 | 1794-05-01 | The letter from General Wayne to you, of the 10th of March, I have perused. The Contractors who... |
131679 | Hollis, Thomas Brand | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Brand Hollis, 15 February … | 1787-02-15 | I have continued to read your defence of the American states and admire the intelligence sagacity... |
131680 | Washington, George | McHenry, James | Enclosure: Troop Quotas, 15 October 1798 | 1798-10-15 | By the Act “To augment the Army of the United States, & for other purposes.” Twelve Regiments of... |
131681 | Jay, John | Deane, Silas | From John Jay to Silas Deane, 10 March 1781 | 1781-03-10 | I had Yesterday the Pleasure of rec g yours of the 23 d Ult o . Much Time has elapsed since the... |
131682 | Washington, George | Trumbull, Jonathan Sr. | From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 9 … | 1777-02-09 | You will receive herewith sixty thousand Dollars for the use of the recruiting Service in Your... |
131683 | Lear, Tobias | Knox, Henry | Tobias Lear to Henry Knox, 20 April 1793 | 1793-04-20 | By the Presidts commd T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secy of War the letters & enclosures... |
131684 | Patterson, Robert | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Patterson, 14 December … | 1805-12-14 | A Committee from the Directors of the Bank of the United States have represented to me, as... |
131685 | Desnoyers, Emmanuel Joseph | Washington, George | To George Washington from Emmanuel Joseph Desnoyers, 12 … | 1789-06-12 | One knows not which to admire most—the wisdom of the United States in trusting to you the... |
131686 | Madison, James | Mercer, John Francis | From James Madison to John Francis Mercer, ca. 21 … | 1786-01-21 | Letter not found. ca. 21 January 1786 . Acknowledged by Mercer in his letter to JM, 28 March 1786... |
131687 | Washington, George | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 13 June … | 1793-06-13 | The President returns to the Secretary of State, with his approbation, the Answer to Mr.... |
131688 | Gavino, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Gavino, 15 November 1803 … | 1803-11-15 | 15 November 1803, Gibraltar. No. 136. Refers to his last letter, no. 135, which enclosed a copy... |
131689 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hartley, David | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 10 July 1782 | 1782-07-10 | Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin... |
131690 | Adams, John | Lloyd, James | From John Adams to James Lloyd, 17 February 1815 | 1815-02-17 | I have never known in any Country the Prejudice in favour of Birth Parentage and Descent more... |
131691 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 8 June 1787] | 1787-06-08 | Friday—8th. Dined—drank Tea and spent the Evening at home. | |
131692 | Jefferson, Thomas | Randolph, Thomas Mann, Jr. | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 9 … | 1790-05-09 | I have duly recieved your favor of April 23. with those of the 25th. from the girls. The object... |
131693 | Brillon de Jouy, Anne-Louise Boivin d’Hardancourt | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Madame Brillon, 13 … | 1778-09-13 | ALS : American Philosophical Society J’aimerois bien mieux prendre le thé avéc vous les mercredis... |
131694 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 15 August 1772] | 1772-08-15 | 15. Clear and Warm with the Wind fresh from the Southward. | |
131695 | Jefferson, Thomas | Livingston, Robert R. | From Thomas Jefferson to Robert R. Livingston, 14 … | 1783-02-14 | I apprised you in my former letter of the causes which had so long delayed my departure. These... |
131696 | Washington, George | General Orders, 16 May 1782 | 1782-05-16 | The General is extremely concerned to learn that an Article so salutary as that of distilled... | |
131697 | Washington, George | Denning, William | From George Washington to William Denning, 5 July 1783 | 1783-07-05 | General Bailey who will deliver this has some accounts against the United States which he wishes... |
131698 | Jefferson, Thomas | Hening, William Waller | Thomas Jefferson to William W. Hening, 15 September … | 1816-09-15 | The Committee of Congress , on the purchase of my library having chosen to take it as stated in... |
131699 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Madison, James | To James Madison from … | 1807-09-26 | The Last Vessels have brought me nothing from you, Unless some miscarriage has taken place which... |
131700 | Dickinson, Philemon | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General Philemon … | 1778-06-23 | The enemy are advancing rapidly—one Column now near Lewis’s Mill, the others on the Bordentown... |