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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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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... |
131701 | Washington, George | Lewis, Howell | From George Washington to Howell Lewis, 28 July 1793 | 1793-07-28 | Letter not found: to Howell Lewis, 28 July 1793. Lewis wrote GW on 6 August that he had “received... |
131702 | Board of War | Washington, George | To George Washington from the Board of War, 14 January … | 1780-01-14 | The Board have been honoured by your Letters of the 11th. We are much obliged by your ready... |
131703 | Latrobe, Benjamin H. | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin H. Latrobe, 21 … | 1805-02-21 | For the last three weeks I have been at Lancaster as the Agent of the Ches. & Del. Canal Co. to... |
131704 | American Commissioners | Thulemeier, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von | The American Commissioners to the Baron von Thulemeier … | 1784-09-09 | The United States of America in Congress Assembled judging that an intercourse between the... |
131705 | Bradford, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Bradford, 12 August 1776 | 1776-08-12 | I am honour’d with your Excellencys Signature under the 5th Instant, directing me to take the... |
131706 | Lee, William | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from William Lee, 12 November 1782 | 1782-11-12 | ALS : University of Virginia Library; two copies: Virginia Historical Society I have had the... |
131707 | Tillier, Rodolph | Madison, James | To James Madison from Rodolph Tillier, 12 January 1807 | 1807-01-12 | Conceiving it to be my duty as a Public Officer I do myself the honor to communicate to you Some... |
131708 | Adams, John | [Notes of Debates in the Continental Congress, 28 … | 1774-09-28 | Mr. Galloway. The Proposal I intended to make having been opposed, I have waited to hear a more... | |
131709 | Stanwix, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Stanwix, 11 July 1757 | 1757-07-11 | had I had any Opportunity of returning an Answer to the Favour of yours of the 24th of June... |
131710 | Abercromby, John | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from John Abercromby, 24 December … | 1778-12-24 | ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ay L’honneur de vous ecrire pour vous demandes une paspor... |