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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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158001 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 8 January 1772] | 1772-01-08 | 8th. Engaged to advance by, or at the April General Court for the use of Mr. Bryan Fairfax £150,... | |
158002 | Washington, George | Orderly Book, 10 November 1758 | 1758-11-10 | Loyall Hannon Friday Novr 10th 1758 Parole King George Field Officer for to morrow Majr Peachy.... | |
158003 | Franklin, Benjamin | [Shavers and Trimmers; and To the Publick, 23 and 30 … | ≈1743-06-23 | Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , June 23 and 30, 1743. The first of these pieces, to which... | |
158004 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 28 January 1769] | 1769-01-28 | 28. Clear & cool forenoon. Wind at No. West. Cloudy & threatning afternoon. | |
158005 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 30 December 1770] | 1770-12-30 | 30. Mr. & Mrs. Cockburn went away. My Miller & his wife and Mr. Ball dind here. GW’s miller was... | |
158006 | Jefferson, Thomas | Indenture for the Sale of Elk Hill, 5 August 1799 | 1799-08-05 | This indenture made on the 5th day of August one thousand seven hundred & ninety nine, between... | |
158007 | Madison, James | General Defense of the Constitution, [6 June] 1788 | 1788-06-06 | On 5 June, Patrick Henry leveled a lengthy attack on the Constitution. This evoked a Federalist... | |
158008 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Account with David … | 1814-02-03 | Negroes 1107. 80 * groceries 312. 13 ℔ iron 210. 14 to wit { 2200½ iron 74¼ steel salt 122. | |
158009 | Adams, John | 1771. Saturday June 1st. | 1771-06-01 | Spent the Day at Worcester in Riding about with Mr. Putnam to see his Farm. He does what he... | |
158010 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 11 March 1786] | 1786-03-11 | Saturday 11th. Thermometer at 34 in the Morning—44 at Noon and 40 at Night. Weather clear and... | |
158011 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 25 April 1769] | 1769-04-25 | 25. At home all day alone. The above two Gentlemen went away yesterday afternn. | |
158012 | Hamilton, Alexander | From Alexander Hamilton to ———, [1789–1795] | ≈1789-01-01 | [ 1789–1795 .] Encloses the decision of the Federal District Court of Connecticut on the petition... | |
158013 | Harrison, Richard | Memorandum from Richard Harrison, 6 June 1804 … | 1804-06-06 | 6 June 1804, Auditor’s Office. “Statement of Certain Credits claimed by Rufus King Esqr,... | |
158014 | Adams, John Quincy | Saturday July 1st. 1786. | 1786-07-01 | The military company, having obtained a promise of 60 stand of arms, met immediately after... | |
158015 | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Motion that Major General Howe be … | 1783-06-30 | That Major General Howe be directed to march such part of the force under his command as he shall... | |
158016 | Vaughan, Petty | Enclosure: Petty Vaughan’s Notes on Guinea Grass, 29 … | 1819-03-29 | The Guinea Grass succeeds well in Jamaica upon dry, stony uplands; & when well established, will... | |
158017 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 12 March 1770] | 1770-03-12 | 12. Rid to Muddy hole Doeg Run and the Mill. | |
158018 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 15 October 1772] | 1772-10-15 | 15. Clear, Calm & pleasant with but little Wind. | |
158019 | Washington, George | General Orders, 2 March 1781 | 1781-03-02 | Varick transcript , DLC:GW . GW departed New Windsor for Newport on this date and left Maj. Gen.... | |
158020 | Washington, George | General Orders, 23 January 1779 | 1779-01-23 | Varick transcript , DLC:GW . | |
158021 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 20 May 1780] | 1780-05-20 | 20th. Wind Southwardly with some appearances of Rain but none fell—day warm & very dusty. | |
158022 | Council of War | Council of War, 12 September 1776 | 1776-09-12 | At a Council of War held at Gen. McDougals Qua⟨rters⟩ Sept. 12. 1776. Present His Excelly Gen.... | |
158023 | Adams, John Quincy | [27th.] | 1784-08-27 | Friday dined with the Abbés at Passi. | |
158024 | Adams, John Quincy | 10th. Saturday. | 1782-08-10 | Finish’d Cicero’s oration pro Marcello. In the afternoon I went to the shops with Mr. Artaud. Mr.... | |
158025 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 9 June 1775] | 1775-06-09 | 9. Dined at Mr. Saml. Pleasants and went to hear Mr. Piercy preach. | |
158026 | Adams, John | Declarations of the Suspension of Arms and the … | 1783-01-20 | Versailles, 20 January 1783. MS of declarations in French; English translation by John Pintard (... | |
158027 | Washington, George | Observations [May 1768] | ≈1768-05-02 | May 2d. My Carpenters & House People went to Planting Corn at Doeg Run after they had finishd... | |
158028 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 27 July 1770] | 1770-07-27 | 27. Clear and warm with but little Wind—that Northwardly. | |
158029 | Thomson, Charles | Comments on Instructions to Peace Commissioners, [24 … | 1782-07-24 | Printed copy (Charles Thomson’s “Debates in the Congress of the Confederation, from July 22d to... | |
158030 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 3 May 1796] | 1796-05-03 | 3. Wind at So. Wt. and warmer. | |
158031 | Adams, John | November 5th. 1762. | 1762-11-05 | The Cause of Jeffries Town Treasurer of Boston and Sewal and Edwards and several others being... | |
158032 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 22 October 1770] | 1770-10-22 | 22. Reachd the Mingo Town abt. 29 Miles by my Computation. Mingo Town (now Mingo Junction, Ohio)... | |
158033 | Adams, John Quincy | Tuesday March 1st. 1785. | 1785-03-01 | Coldest weather we have had this year. Reaumur’s thermometer at 8 degrees below the freezing... | |
158034 | Madison, James | Notes on Debates, 20 February 1787 | 1787-02-20 | Nothing of consequence done Ms ( DLC ). Most of this session was spent considering a report on... | |
158035 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 21 December 1770] | 1770-12-21 | 21. Lowering Morning with a little Rain—but clear afterwards & windy. | |
158036 | Jefferson, Thomas | I. Composition Draft of That Part of the Declaration of … | ≈1776-06-11 | Whereas George Guelph King of Great Britain & Ireland and Elector of Hanover, heretofore... | |
158037 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 1 April 1786] | 1786-04-01 | Saturday 1st. Thermometer at 34 in the Morning—34 at Noon and 32 at Night. A very disagreeable... | |
158038 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 15 April 1769] | 1769-04-15 | 15. Clear & pleasant Morning but raining afternoon. Clear & cool Evening. Wind at No. West. | |
158039 | Quincy, Josiah Jr. | Josiah Quincy’s Argument for the Defense: 3 December … | 1770-12-03 | Monday 3 December , NINE o’ Clock, the Court met according to adjournment, and proceeded. May... | |
158040 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 27 February 1775] | 1775-02-27 | 27. Mrs. Craik went away after Breakfast—the Doctr. coming for her. | |
158041 | Washington, George | General Orders, 26 December 1778 | 1778-12-26 | All the Cartridges now with the men to be delivered up to the Regimental Quarter Masters who will... | |
158042 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 23 May 1775] | 1775-05-23 | 23. Lowering most part of the day. | |
158043 | Franklin, Benjamin | Preface to Cato’s Moral Distichs, [18 December 1735] | 1735-12-18 | Cato’s Moral Distichs Englished in Couplets. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by B. Franklin, 1735.... | |
158044 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 8 August 1772] | 1772-08-08 | 8. Ditto—Ditto. | |
158045 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 2 March 1770] | 1770-03-02 | 2. Cloudy with a Mixture of Hail Rain & Snow, but not much of it. | |
158046 | Whitney, Peter | Church Services for John Adams’s Death, July 1826 to … | ≈1826-07-01 | Order of Performances. VOLUNTARY ON THE ORGAN. OCCASIONAL DIRGE....GERMAN HYMN. Columbia’s... | |
158047 | Jefferson, Thomas | IX. Abstracts of Gouverneur Morris’ Letters on … | ≈1784-05-01 | [May 1784] G. Morris to Genl. Chastellux. Oct. 7. 1783. France fought for the American commerce.... | |
158048 | Washington, George | General Orders, 22 May 1776 | 1776-05-22 | The following are the names of the different Batteries, in and about this City—The Battery at the... | |
158049 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 13 October 1772] | 1772-10-13 | 13. Also finishd Do. in the Neck. | |
158050 | Hamilton, Alexander | Conversation with Comte de Moustier, [13 September … | 1789-09-13 | Projet de M. hamilton, pour liquider les arrérages de la dette tant domestique qu’Etrangére des... |