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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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174471 | Hamilton, Alexander | McHenry, James | From Alexander Hamilton to James McHenry, [17 May 1798] | 1798-05-17 | I have received your letter of the instant. Not having seen the law which provides the Naval... |
174472 | Jay, John | Jay, Sarah Livingston | From John Jay to Sarah Livingston Jay, 6 June 1800 | 1800-06-06 | My Letter to you by the last post informed you, that the Doct r’s . Medicine was producing its... |
174473 | Wickes, Lambert | American Commissioners | Lambert Wickes to the American Commissioners, 4 January … | 1777-01-04 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I this day received yours 26th. Decemr. and shall pay due... |
174474 | Washington, Lund | Washington, George | To George Washington from Lund Washington, 24 March … | 1779-03-24 | Letter not found : from Lund Washington, 24 March 1779. GW wrote Lund Washington on 3 April :... |
174475 | Ellery, William | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from William Ellery, 17 April … | 1792-04-17 | Newport [ Rhode Island ] April 17, 1792 . “I should have been very happy to have received by the... |
174476 | Randolph, Edmund | Washington, George | To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 9 January … | 1795-01-09 | E. Randolph has the honor of sending to the President the Virginia Act concerning the shares, in... |
174477 | Washington, George | General Orders, 25 May 1781 | 1781-05-25 | Peter McBride Matross in the 2d regiment of Artillery charged with "mutinous behavior," Joel... | |
174478 | Jefferson, Thomas | Monroe, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 12 October 1808 | 1808-10-12 | Such was the accumulation of business awaiting me here, that it was not till this day that I... |
174479 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 27 March 1798 | 1798-03-27 | I nominate Griffith John McRee Esqr. of North Carolina to be Collector for the District of... |
174480 | From Benjamin Franklin to [Hugh Roberts], 27 February … | 1766-02-27 | ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library I receiv’d your kind Letter of Nov. 27. You cannot... | ||
174481 | Putnam, Israel | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General Israel Putnam … | 1777-05-30 | By Capt. Mitchell and two other Gentlemen who went (the day before Yesterday) to New York, with a... |
174482 | Washington, George | Schuyler, Philip | George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler, 13 … | 1777-07-13 | Pompton Plains [ New Jersey ] July 13, 1777. Discusses supplies sent to Schuyler. Is astonished... |
174483 | Washington, George | Moylan, Stephen | From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 28 … | 1779-06-28 | When you have crossed the North River with your regiment you will proceed to the neighbourhood of... |
174484 | Chipman, Nathaniel | Washington, George | To George Washington from Nathaniel Chipman, 22 … | 1791-02-22 | I have the honor to enclose a letter from Governor Chittenden on the Subject of appointing a... |
174485 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 18 July 1795] | 1795-07-18 | 18. Breakfasted in Baltim[or]e—dined & lodged at Spurriers where my sick horse died. spurriers :... | |
174486 | Whitefield, George | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from George Whitefield, [16 April … | 1746-04-16 | Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , May 22, 1746. As it is a Minister’s Duty to provide Things... |
174487 | Washington, George | Putnam, Israel | From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam … | 1777-09-14 | By express this moment receivd from General Dickonson, the Enimy have crost over from Newyork &... |
174488 | Hyde, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Hyde, 10 February 1808 | 1808-02-10 | having been Called the Command of a Volunteer Troop of Horse Composed of the Counties of Jackson,... |
174489 | Washington, George | Cooke, Nicholas | From George Washington to Nicholas Cooke, 14 August … | 1775-08-14 | Your Favors of the 8. & 11th Instant are duly received the former I laid before the General Court... |
174490 | Nicholson, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Nicholson, 14 October … | 1806-10-14 | I have been honored with the receipt of your Letter of the 6th Ult. and in obedience to your... |
174491 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 25 October 1769] | 1769-10-25 | 25. Clear & tolerably pleasant Wind being moderate & So. Westwardly. | |
174492 | Van der Kemp, François Adriaan | Adams, John | To John Adams from François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 13 … | 1825-11-13 | You will not be displeased, I am confident, if I address you again a few lines—perhaps—one or... |
174493 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thomson, Charles | [From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Thomson, 8 February … | 1785-02-08 | [ Paris, 8 Feb. 1785 . Entry in SJL reads: “Chas. Thomson. Receipt his of Oct. 26.—send letters... |
174494 | Gelston, David | Jefferson, Thomas | David Gelston to Thomas Jefferson, 26 June 1812 | 1812-06-26 | I received in due course your letter of 9 th April —but, heard nothing of the machine you... |
174495 | Franklin, Benjamin | Schweighauser, Jean-Daniel | From Benjamin Franklin to Schweighauser, 17 September … | 1779-09-17 | Copy: Library of Congress I have now before me your favours of july 31. & Aug. 19. Your testimony... |
174496 | Adams, Abigail Smith | Adams, George Washington | From Abigail Smith Adams to George Washington Adams, 9 … | 1813-01-09 | I was much pleased with the improvement of in your hand writing. I have had to regret all my Life... |
174497 | Jay, John | Adams, John | From John Jay to John Adams, 25 July 1787 | 1787-07-25 | It gives me pain to have occasion so often to repeat that the irregular attendance of of the... |
174498 | Cooper, Samuel | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel Cooper, 17 December … | 1773-12-17 | AL (draft): British Museum In this letter, written the day after the Tea Party, Cooper confined... |
174499 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 13 … | 1780-01-13 | Herewith Inclosed are your Lordships discretionary Instructions —In addition to what you read in... |
174500 | Washington, George | Robert Cary & Company | From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 15 … | 1772-10-15 | By the Martha Captn Brooke I have an oppertunity of Inclosing you the Invoices for York River,... |
174501 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 26 January 1787] | 1787-01-26 | Friday 26th. Mercury at 36 in the Morning—46 at Noon and 46 at Night. In the Morning early it... | |
174502 | Rush, Richard | Madison, James | To James Madison from Richard Rush, 2 July 1814 | 1814-07-02 | The attorney general has the honor to return to the President the papers put into his hands... |
174503 | Madison, James | Stagg, Snell, and Company | From James Madison to Stagg, Snell, and Company, 8 … | 1804-10-08 | I have received your letter of the 19th. Ult. and in answer have to inform you, that by a Letter... |
174504 | Randolph, Edmund | Adams, John | To John Adams from Edmund Randolph, 2 April 1795 | 1795-04-02 | I have the honor of returning to you the letter of Mr. J. Q. Adams. It is one among the many... |
174505 | Dumas, Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 27 May 1779 | 1779-05-27 | ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai profité de l’ajournement de certaine Assemblée, & de... |
174506 | Monroe, James | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 8 January 1798 | 1798-01-08 | I have yours of the 27. Decr., for which I thank you. I have made some comments on one item in it... |
174507 | Peyton, Bernard | Jefferson, Thomas | Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 1 June 1820 | 1820-06-01 | I was duely favor’d with yours covering a note for the renewal yours for $3,000 at the Farmers... |
174508 | Goëzmann de Thurn, Louis-Valentin | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from [Louis-Valentin Goëzmann] de … | 1783-11-19 | AL : University of Pennsylvania Library M. de Thurn, de la Societé Roiale de Metz, issû d’une... |
174509 | Dill, James | Madison, James | To James Madison from James Dill, 27 April 1812 … | 1812-04-27 | 27 April 1812, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County. Encloses a handbill received “yesterday” by express... |
174510 | Barbour, James | Madison, James | To James Madison from James Barbour, 8 January 1821 | 1821-01-08 | I understood when at your house that you were in want of a good riding horse. In consequence when... |
174511 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 19 February 1768] | 1768-02-19 | 19. After dinner the above Gentlemen went to Belvoier. | |
174512 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 1 December 1795] | 1795-12-01 | 1. Mild & pleast. Wind Southerly. | |
174513 | Jefferson, Thomas | Castries, Charles Eugène de La Croix, Marquis de | From Thomas Jefferson to Castries, 17 August 1785 | 1785-08-17 | I was honoured yesterday with the receipt of your Excellency’s letter of the 12th. instant. I... |
174514 | Dumas, Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 4 December 1779 | 1779-12-04 | ALS : American Philosophical Society This, Sir, will serve you as an instance of some of our... |
174515 | Monroe, James | Jefferson, Thomas | James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, 13 February 1818 | 1818-02-13 | I enclose you a commission for M r Sasserno , as consul for Nice , with a memo: from the dep t of... |
174516 | Taggert, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Taggert, 26 October 1807 | 1807-10-26 | Your letter of the 12th Inst. I recd., and according to your Orders have Shiped the Oil and White... |
174517 | Hamilton, Alexander | Washington, George | From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, [2 April … | 1794-04-02 | Two persons have been mentioned to me as qualified & probably willing to go—one Mr. Ralston,... |
174518 | Smith, Joseph | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Smith, 13 May 1774 | 1774-05-13 | ALS : American Philosophical Society The Governor lately communicated to me an extract of a... |
174519 | Jefferson, Thomas | Returns of the State Regiments, [6 February 1781 and … | 1781-02-06 | Colone Lt. Col. Majr. Captn. 1st. Lts. 2d. Lts. Ensns. Serjt. Majrs. Q. M. Serjts. Srejts. Dr. &... | |
174520 | Reibelt, Madame | Jefferson, Thomas | Madame Reibelt to Thomas Jefferson, 16 May 1810 | 1810-05-16 | L’Homme infortuné qui vous écrivoit l’incluse n’est plus il n’a survecu qu’un mois a son fils... |