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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15351 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | From Abigail Smith Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson … | 1817-03-15 | I received your very kind Letter, in which you take so great interest in my health, that I am... |
| 15352 | Gelone, J. Louis Fernagus De | Jefferson, Thomas | Fernagus De Gelone to Thomas Jefferson, 15 March 1817 | 1817-03-15 | In answer to your orders , I direct to you this day, per schooner Astrea , bound to Richmond , as... |
| 15353 | Jefferson, Thomas | Randolph, Thomas Eston | Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Eston Randolph, 15 March … | 1817-03-15 | Your letter of the 10 th was handed to me yesterday afternoon only when the Shadwell mills were... |
| 15354 | Stark, Edwin | Jefferson, Thomas | Edwin Stark to Thomas Jefferson, 15 March 1817 | 1817-03-15 | O n my arrival from Washington I found your favor of the 20 th Feb y I am sorry to inform you the... |
| 15355 | Adams, John | Niles, Hezekiah | From John Adams to Hezekiah Niles, 14 March 1817 | 1817-03-14 | I am obliged to you for your favour of the 5th. the eleven volumes of your Register, shall be... |
| 15356 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 14 March … | 1817-03-14 | I wrote the inclosed a few days Since, but not having an opportunity to Send it which I liked I... |
| 15357 | Adams, John | Cushing, Charles | From John Adams to Charles Cushing, 13 March 1817 | 1817-03-13 | Though the publication of my juvenile Letters to your Father, especially in a Nantucket Gazette... |
| 15358 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 13 March 1817 | 1817-03-13 | A new Administration has commenced, Mr Monro’s inaugural Oration you will See in the Newspapers.... |
| 15359 | Cushing, Hannah Phillips | Adams, Abigail Smith | From Hannah Phillips Cushing to Abigail Smith Adams, 13 … | 1817-03-13 | A long time my beloved Friend has elapsed since we have seen each other or even conversed by... |
| 15360 | Dawson, Joshua | Madison, James | To James Madison from Joshua Dawson, 13 March 1817 | 1817-03-13 | It is with the hope, that I may be permitted without the imputation of vanity, to convey in this... |
| 15361 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, John Quincy | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 12 March … | 1817-03-12 | The voice of the Nation call’s you home. the Government call you home—and your parents unite in... |
| 15362 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Smith, John Adams | From Abigail Smith Adams to John Adams Smith, 12 March … | 1817-03-12 | I have not noticed your Letter bearing date 10 Novb’r—I had begun to think that you had renounced... |
| 15363 | Treadway, Susanna Boylston Adams Clark | Adams, Sarah Smith | From Susanna Boylston Adams Clark Treadway to Sarah … | 1817-03-11 | I recieved your very kind letter, this morning, and hasten to acknowledge it; from Mr Clark, I... |
| 15364 | Madison, James | Coxe, Tench | From James Madison to Tench Coxe, ca. 11 March 1817 | 1817-03-11 | Your two favors of the 8 & 25 ult: were duly recd. The memoir in the former was put into the... |
| 15365 | Jefferson, Thomas | Barnes, John | Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 11 March 1817 | 1817-03-11 | Yours of Feb. 28. was recieved on the 5 th instant and I now inclose you a power of Attorney... |
| 15366 | Gibbs, George | Jefferson, Thomas | George Gibbs to Thomas Jefferson, 11 March 1817 | 1817-03-11 | By request of the Mineralogical Committee of the New-York Historical Society, I have the honour... |
| 15367 | New-York Historical Society, Mineralogical … | Jefferson, Thomas | Enclosure: Statement of the Mineralogical Committee of … | 1817-03-11 | T he Mineralogical Committee of the New-York Historical Society, having by their order prepared... |
| 15368 | Jefferson, Thomas | Miller, Joseph | Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Miller, 11 March 1817 | 1817-03-11 | The season calling for corks has come upon me before I had thought of it, and it being difficult... |
| 15369 | Mitchill, Samuel Latham | Jefferson, Thomas | Samuel L. Mitchill to Thomas Jefferson, 11 March 1817 | 1817-03-11 | In behalf of the New-York Historical Society , I beg leave to solicit your assistance toward the... |
| 15370 | Mitchill, Samuel Latham | Enclosure: Statement of the Committee on Zoology of the … | 1817-03-11 | Pursuant to a resolve of the Historical Society , at the meeting held in the New-York Institution... | |
| 15371 | Jefferson, Thomas | Peyton, Bernard | Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 11 March 1817 | 1817-03-11 | I must ask the favor of you to purchase for me 6 gross of the best corks to be had in Richmond ,... |
| 15372 | Cushing, Charles | Adams, John | To John Adams from Charles Cushing, 10 March 1817 | 1817-03-10 | To my very great surprise and mortification, I saw in the daily Advertizer a week or ten days... |
| 15373 | Jefferson, Thomas | Madison, James | To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 10 March 1817 | 1817-03-10 | Besey calling on me for some seed allows me just time to write a line, to await your arrival at... |
| 15374 | Jefferson, Thomas | Cocke, John Hartwell | Thomas Jefferson to John H. Cocke and David Watson, 10 … | 1817-03-10 | It has been in contemplation for some time to establish a College some where near Charlottesville... |
| 15375 | Dougherty, Joseph | Jefferson, Thomas | Joseph Dougherty to Thomas Jefferson, 10 March 1817 | 1817-03-10 | During the late session of congress M r Timms, the assistant doorkeeper to the Senate became so... |
| 15376 | Jefferson, Thomas | Madison, James | Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 10 March 1817 | 1817-03-10 | Besey calling on me for some seed allows me just time to write a line, to await your arrival at... |
| 15377 | Peyton, Bernard | Jefferson, Thomas | Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 10 March 1817 | 1817-03-10 | I had the pleasure to receive your esteemed favor of the 5th current , this morning, enclosing... |
| 15378 | Pope, John | Jefferson, Thomas | John Pope to Thomas Jefferson, 10 March 1817 | 1817-03-10 | I beg leave to make known to you my freind Doctor Watkins of Tennessee who has purchased a farm... |
| 15379 | Randolph, Thomas Eston | Jefferson, Thomas | Thomas Eston Randolph to Thomas Jefferson, 10 March … | 1817-03-10 | Since I had the pleasure of seeing you, I have communicated with M r Colclaser on the subject of... |
| 15380 | Adams, John | Tudor, William, Sr. | From John Adams to William Tudor, Sr., 8 March 1817 | 1817-03-08 | “Vanity of Vanities, all is Vanity!” The French have a distinction, between Eulogy and Apology. I... |
| 15381 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Welsh, Harriet | From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 8 March 1817 | 1817-03-08 | I have not had any opportunity of writing to you before—indeed I have been So occupied: that I... |
| 15382 | Jefferson, Thomas | Bernard, Simon | Thomas Jefferson to Simon Bernard, 8 March 1817 | 1817-03-08 | I am honored with your letter of Feb. 21. covering one from my friend the General la Fayette . I... |
| 15383 | Jefferson, Thomas | Dallas, George Mifflin | Thomas Jefferson to George M. Dallas, 8 March 1817 | 1817-03-08 | Condoling sincerely, as I have done, with the family of the late mr Dallas , as well as with the... |
| 15384 | Van der Kemp, François Adriaan | Adams, Abigail Smith | From François Adriaan Van der Kemp to Abigail Smith … | 1817-03-07 | Did I not foster Such an exalted opinion of John Quincy Adams, then yet I might deem it a... |
| 15385 | Prentiss, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Prentiss, 7 March 1817 | 1817-03-07 | I take the Liberty of enclosing you a prospectus of a Reading Room for the Metropolis of the... |
| 15386 | Jefferson, Thomas | Gelone, J. Louis Fernagus De | Thomas Jefferson to Fernagus De Gelone, 7 March 1817 | 1817-03-07 | After dispatching my letter of yesterday in answer to your’s of Feb. 25. I looked over the... |
| 15387 | Madison, James | Dallas, George M. | From James Madison to George M. Dallas, 6 March 1817 | 1817-03-06 | I recd. some days ago your favor of the 26 ult: but this is the first moment I have found to... |
| 15388 | Jefferson, Thomas | Derby, Richard Crowninshield | Thomas Jefferson to Richard C. Derby, 6 March 1817 | 1817-03-06 | Your letter of Feb. 27 . from Washington is just now recieved. mrs Randolph and family, as well... |
| 15389 | Jefferson, Thomas | Eppes, John Wayles | Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 6 March 1817 | 1817-03-06 | I have detained Martin a little longer than you intended because my waggons were to set off this... |
| 15390 | Jefferson, Thomas | Gelone, J. Louis Fernagus De | Thomas Jefferson to Fernagus De Gelone, 6 March 1817 | 1817-03-06 | I recieved last night your’s of Feb. 25. and now ask the favor of you to send me the Archimede de... |
| 15391 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thomas Jefferson’s Instructions for Setting a Sundial … | 1817-03-06 | To set the Dial. The first and all-important object is to have the top of the dial post perfectly... | |
| 15392 | Pelham, William | Jefferson, Thomas | William Pelham to Thomas Jefferson, 6 March 1817 | 1817-03-06 | I had some years ago the pleasure of submitting to your inspection an humble attempt to note the... |
| 15393 | Walsh, Robert | Jefferson, Thomas | Robert Walsh to Thomas Jefferson, 6 March 1817 | 1817-03-06 | M r Ro Walsh J r has the honor to present to M r Jefferson the volume sent herewith , presuming... |
| 15394 | Jefferson, Thomas | Yancey, Joel | Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 6 March 1817 | 1817-03-06 | During the unexampled spell of hard weather which we had in Jan. & Feb. and March , I thought it... |
| 15395 | Niles, Hezekiah | Adams, John | To John Adams from Hezekiah Niles, 5 March 1817 | 1817-03-05 | I am, indeed, gratified by the receipt of your letter of the 27th ulto. The approbation of those... |
| 15396 | Otis, Harrison Gray | Adams, John | To John Adams from Harrison Gray Otis, 5 March 1817 | 1817-03-05 | I have the satisfaction to inform you that John Quincy Adams Esq. was this morning nominated... |
| 15397 | Jay, William | Jay, Peter Augustus | William Jay to Peter Augustus Jay, 5 March 1817 | 1817-03-05 | We arrived here safely this morning, and had the pleasure of finding Papa and Nancy, as well as... |
| 15398 | Madison, James | Colman, Henry | From James Madison to Henry Colman, 5 March 1817 | 1817-03-05 | J. Madison presents his respects to Mr. Colman with his thanks for the “Century Sermon,[”] he has... |
| 15399 | Madison, James | Monroe, James | From James Madison to James Monroe, 5 March 1817 | 1817-03-05 | Altho’ your personal and official acquaintance with Mr. J Graham, be well known to me, I can not,... |
| 15400 | Appleton, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 5 March 1817 | 1817-03-05 | By the ship Heroine Capt Smith for Boston , I have address’d to the care of mr. Dearborn , the... |