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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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26421 | Jefferson, Thomas | Memoranda concerning Western Defense, [ca. 8 June 1780] | 1780-06-08 | detamt. Crockett } Sandy 22. Botetourt 100 18. Rockbridge 16. Gr. Brier } Fort Randolph 43.... | |
26422 | Hiort, Henry | Jefferson, Thomas | Henry Hiort to Thomas Jefferson, 11 May 1809 | 1809-05-11 | Knowing that you are a Patron of every useful invention, I take the liberty to enclose to you, a... |
26423 | Washington, George | Clinton, George | George Washington to George Clinton, 30 July 1780 | 1780-07-30 | General Howe’s Quarters, Robinson’s [ New York ] July 30, 1780 . Asks Clinton to attend an... |
26424 | Brown, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Brown et al., 2 October … | 1793-10-02 | As the office of attorney for the United States for this district is vacant by the decease of... |
26425 | Adams, John | Jay, John | From John Adams to John Jay, 26 June 1785 | 1785-06-26 | By the Ninth Article of the Confederation, the United States in Congress assembled have the sole... |
26426 | Washington, George | Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard … | From George Washington to Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf … | 1782-02-04 | It would give me much pleasure in answering your letter of this date, if I could deliver such an... |
26427 | Morse, Samuel | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Morse, 2 March 1802 | 1802-03-02 | S. Morse presents his affectionate regards to Mr. Jefferson. A young man , with whom he has... |
26428 | Treasury Department | Enclosure B: Table Exhibiting a View of the Proposed … | 1792-11-30 | Table Exhibiting a View of the Proposed Plan of Redemption. N: B: All the calculations in this... | |
26429 | Jones, Joseph | Madison, James | To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 3 March 1797 | 1797-03-03 | Mr. Green and Mullin will republish the Citizen and I observe the 1st. Number in Greens last... |
26430 | Jefferson, Thomas | Blake, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Blake, 12 July 1793 | 1793-07-12 | You will proceed with all diligence in the Ship bound to Cadiz, in Spain, with the dispatches... |
26431 | Chiefs of the Shawnee People | Madison, James | To James Madison from the Chiefs of the Shawnee People … | 1811-11-18 | We have just finished the foreg[o]ing talk to our Brothers it is our wish that you may see it... |
26432 | Quincy, Josiah, III | Adams, John Quincy | From Josiah, III Quincy to John Quincy Adams, 30 May … | 1820-05-30 | I have the pleasure to inform you, that at a meeting of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences,... |
26433 | Adams, John | Tuesday July 2nd. 1771. | 1771-07-02 | At Falmouth, at Mr. Jonathan Webbs, who has removed to an House very near the Court House. Last... | |
26434 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 11 April 1786] | 1786-04-11 | Tuesday 11th. Thermometer at 40 in the Morning—52 at Noon and 52 at Night. Wind at No. Et. all... | |
26435 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 25 April 1769] | 1769-04-25 | 25. Raining most part of the day with the wind Eastwardly & cold. | |
26436 | Howe, Robert | Washington, George | To George Washington from Robert Howe, 21 August 1783 | 1783-08-21 | As a peace Establishment is I hear to take place, and as I feel an inclination to serve my... |
26437 | Adams, John | Waterhouse, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 29 June 1806 | 1806-06-29 | I rejoice to find by your Letter of the 26. and by my Sons Conversation, that his commencement of... |
26438 | Nourse, Joseph | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Joseph Nourse, 24 August … | 1792-08-24 | Treasury Department, Register’s Office, August 24, 1792. “I have carefully looked over the... |
26439 | Jay, John | McDougall, Alexander | From John Jay to Alexander McDougall, 4 December 1775 | 1775-12-04 | The Congress have at Length determined against the Tea holders— a Measure in my opinion neither... |
26440 | Hamilton, Alexander | From Alexander Hamilton to ———, [n.p., n.d.] | I will thank you for your name on the inclosed. Yrs. ALS , New-York Historical Society, New York... | ||
26441 | Washington, George | Knox, Henry | George Washington to Brigadier General Henry Knox, 30 … | 1779-05-30 | Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] May 30, 1779 . Sends instructions concerning brigade artillery. Df ,... |
26442 | Jefferson, Thomas | Washington, George | To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 20 June … | 1791-06-20 | I am honoured with yours of the 15th instant, & not a little mortified with the miscarriage of so... |
26443 | Dawson, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Dawson, 1 February 1800 | 1800-02-01 | This will find you on your farm & I hope with restord health. According to practice we have had a... |
26444 | Graham, George | Madison, James | To James Madison from George Graham, 6 September 1815 | 1815-09-06 | I have the honor to transmit a list of the names of all the applicants on the files of this... |
26445 | Second Congregational Church of Newport, Rhode … | Adams, John | To John Adams from the Second Congregational Church of … | 1783-05-26 | Permit us the Comm̃ee of the Second Congregational Church in Newport to call your attention for a... |
26446 | Madison, James | Monroe, James | James Madison to James Monroe, 20 March 1828 | 1828-03-20 | Yours of Feby. 23. was not recd. before the last mail tho’ having the Aldie post mark on the day... |
26447 | Lovell, James | Washington, George | To George Washington from James Lovell, 14 October 1781 | 1781-10-14 | I gave a Letter for your Excellency this morning to some Gentleman who is connected with the... |
26448 | Washington, George | Pickering, Timothy | From George Washington to Timothy Pickering, 24 … | 1782-12-24 | The bad state of affairs in your Department, is such as makes your presence indispensably... |
26449 | Washington, George | Livingston, William | From George Washington to William Livingston, 10 … | 1777-11-10 | I have the honor of yours of Yesterday. I am sorry that you construed a part of my last letter... |
26450 | Anderson, Joseph | Madison, James | To James Madison from Joseph Anderson, 24 July 1816 | 1816-07-24 | I take leave to Obtrude upon your time for a few moments, in behalf of William G D Worthington... |
26451 | Bowen, Ephraim Jr. | Washington, George | To George Washington from Captain Ephraim Bowen, Jr. … | ≈1775-10-16 | According to the Instructions recieved at Head Quarters, I went to Watertown, to Colo. Warren,... |
26452 | Jefferson, Thomas | Madison, James | To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 22 May 1809 | 1809-05-22 | It is my duty to write to you on the subject of the Note you were so kind as to endorse for me at... |
26453 | Hamilton, Alexander | Morton, Washington | From Alexander Hamilton to Washington Morton, 23 April … | 1799-04-23 | On revising the proceedings of the General Court Martial received from you, I find that it does... |
26454 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 4 January 1799] | 1799-01-04 | 4. Very cold. Wind at No. and Mer. 24.—V—x | |
26455 | Reynolds, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James Reynolds, [13–15 … | 1792-11-15 | [ Philadelphia, November 13–15, 1792. On July 19, 1797, Henry Seckel attested that sometime... |
26456 | Randolph, Edmund | Washington, George | To George Washington from Edmund Randolph, 24 October … | 1795-10-24 | I affirm to you, that the delay, which has occurred in the arrival of my letter of the 8th... |
26457 | Hazard, Enoch | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Enoch Hazard, 5 June 1806 | 1806-06-05 | In this season, when the highest public interests engage your excellency’s attention, it is a... |
26458 | Adams, John Quincy | Tuesday August 1st. 1786. | 1786-08-01 | There was a meeting of an association of ministers here this day; but there were only three... | |
26459 | Dumoulin de Seille & Son | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Dumoulin de Seille & Son, 24 … | 1786-07-24 | We have the honour to present you our most humble Respects, and Beseech you to take in... |
26460 | Suspension of the Rule Requiring Lawyers to Serve a … | 1782-04-26 | Whereas by a former rule of this Court, a Clerkship of three years at least was among other... | ||
26461 | Beatty, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Beatty, 26 October 1779 | 1779-10-26 | Having returned from visiting and arranging the different Posts where Prisoners are confined to... |
26462 | Washington, George | Madison, James | From George Washington to James Madison, 10 October … | 1791-10-10 | Letter not found: to James Madison, 10 Oct. 1791. Sold by Stan V. Henkels, 1892, catalog 694,... |
26463 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jones, Meriwether | From Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Jones, 19 October … | 1804-10-19 | I recieved last night your favor of the 15th. I have but a single copy of the pamphlet you ask... |
26464 | Holt, Charles | Adams, John | To John Adams from Charles Holt, 27 August 1820 | 1820-08-27 | It will possibly amuse a few of the leisure moments of your latter years, to receive an act of... |
26465 | Adams, John | Fitzhugh, William, Jr. | From John Adams to William Fitzhugh, Jr., 11 June 1800 | 1800-06-11 | I receive from the Citizens of Alexandria, this kind salutation on my first Visit to Virginia... |
26466 | Washington, George | Wayne, Anthony | From George Washington to Brigadier General Anthony … | 1777-12-27 | I receiv’d your favor of Yesterday, & immediately sent one of my Aids to represent the Subject of... |
26467 | Madison, James | Inquiry into General St. Clair’s Defeat, [26 February] … | 1793-02-26 | The House defeated Hartley’s motion “that the House should go into a committee of the whole on... | |
26468 | Washington, George | General Orders, 2 January 1776 | 1776-01-02 | That every Officer may be perfectly well acquainted with the establishment of the present Army,... | |
26469 | Jefferson, Thomas | I. Jefferson’s Draft Memorandum on Consular Vacancies … | 1791-02-21 | A note of the vacant consulships and of the candidates. Mr. Palyert says some think him a native... | |
26470 | Derieux, Justin Pierre Plumard | Madison, James | To James Madison from Justin Pierre Plumard Derieux, 15 … | 1805-12-15 | § From Justin Pierre Plumard Derieux. 15 December 1805, Greenbriar Court house. “My cousin... |