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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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29761 | Hawkins, Benjamin | Madison, James | To James Madison from Benjamin Hawkins, 27 November … | 1801-11-27 | I have several times since your appointment to the office you now hold determined to write to... |
29762 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, John | John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 23 October 1781 | 1781-10-23 | I wrote you just after I arrived here, and gave you a short sketch of my Journey from Amsterdam... |
29763 | Hamilton, Alexander | Hamilton, Elizabeth | From Alexander Hamilton to Elizabeth Hamilton, 9 August … | 1798-08-09 | [ Poughkeepsie, New York, August 9, 1798. On August 9, 1798, Hamilton wrote to his wife : “I have... |
29764 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 24 May 1767] | 1767-05-24 | 24. Good Rain in the Night. Cloudy & often drisling till the Afternoon when it cleard. Wind for... | |
29765 | Henry, Patrick | Laurens, Henry | Patrick Henry in Council to Henry Laurens, 23 November … | 1778-11-23 | I am Honoured with the Receipt of your Favour of the 14th. instant covering two Acts of Congress... |
29766 | Jefferson, Thomas | Quincy, Abraham Howard | Thomas Jefferson to Abraham Howard Quincy, 7 June 1812 | 1812-06-07 | Be pleased to accept my thanks for an ink-stand of soap stone which I have recieved from you... |
29767 | Ellery, William | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from William Ellery, 10 July 1792 | 1792-07-10 | I recd. a letter from the Collr. for Providence last saturday in which he observes that he had... |
29768 | Jay, John | Governor of Massachusetts | From John Jay to the Governor of Massachusetts ( James … | 1786-09-22 | I have the Honor of transmitting to your Ex y herewith enclosed an Extract of a Letter of the 15... |
29769 | Washington, George | Putnam, Israel | George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 8 … | 1779-01-08 | Philadelphia, January 8, 1779. Discusses clothing situation of Connecticut troops. Df , in... |
29770 | Knox, Henry | Washington, George | To George Washington from Henry Knox, 31 March 1791 | 1791-03-31 | I had the honor to inform you on the 27th of the murder of certain friendly Indians at the Big... |
29771 | Provincial Commissioners | Provincial Commissioners: Orders for Payment, 8 … | 1763-11-08 | DS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania On Oct. 22, 1763, two weeks before Franklin returned to... | |
29772 | Jefferson, Thomas | Swift, Joseph | From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Swift, 21 June 1825 | 1825-06-21 | I have duly received your favor of the 11 th with the catalogue it covered, and which I now... |
29773 | Hazelwood, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from Commodore John Hazelwood, 26 … | 1777-10-26 | By your Excellency’s pressing in your last letter, so much for me keeping up harmony with the... |
29774 | Washington, George | Anderson, James | From George Washington to James Anderson, 10 September … | 1799-09-10 | In a hasty note which I wrote to you on Sunday last, I informed you, that as soon as time and... |
29775 | Lafayette, Marie-Adrienne-Françoise de Noailles … | Washington, George | To George Washington from the Marquise de Lafayette, 14 … | 1790-01-14 | Amidst the agitations of our revolution, I have always participated in the pleasure which Mr de... |
29776 | Jefferson, Thomas | Simms, Jesse | From Thomas Jefferson to Jesse Simms, 25 November 1803 | 1803-11-25 | I have learned with real regret that my bill for the Canvasbacks you were so obliging as to... |
29777 | Adams, Thomas Boylston | Shaw, William Smith | Thomas Boylston Adams to William Smith Shaw, 5 April … | 1801-04-05 | Your letter of the 29 th: ult o: is just received. with the papers enclosed, for which I thank... |
29778 | Hamilton, Alexander | McHenry, James | From Alexander Hamilton to James McHenry, 21 March 1800 | 1800-03-21 | I have the honor to inclose a letter from Mr Samuel Davis, and request your instructions... |
29779 | Jefferson, Thomas | Smith, Samuel Harrison | From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Harrison Smith, 24 June … | 1800-06-24 | The inclosed communication from Dr. Mitchell to the Philosophical society was under cover of a... |
29780 | Allston, Washington | Adams, John Quincy | From Washington Allston to John Quincy Adams, 22 … | 1815-12-22 | Mr Allston presents his compliments to Mr & Mrs Adams—he will do himself the honour to wait on... |
29781 | Neufville, Jean de, & fils | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 18 … | 1779-11-18 | ALS : American Philosophical Society We make bold with the inclosed Letters left to our care, to... |
29782 | Storm, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Storm, 24 April 1806 | 1806-04-24 | The absence of Mr Kuhn gains me the honor to answer your Excellencys esteemed lines address’d to... |
29783 | Adams, John | Fryday [15 February]. Evening. | 1771-02-15 | Going to Mr. Pitts’s, to meet the Kennebeck Company—Bowdoin, Gardiner, Hallowell, and Pitts.... | |
29784 | Jay, John | Washington, George | From John Jay to George Washington, 17 [i.e., 18] July … | 1788-07-18 | Since my arrival here I have written you two or three hasty Letters— being constantly involved in... |
29785 | Washington, George | Duportail, Antoine-Jean-Louis Le Bègue de Presle | From George Washington to Brigadier General Duportail … | 1779-03-29 | I am sorry to find by yours of the 20th that you have met with so many delays and disappointments... |
29786 | Tucker, Josiah | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Josiah Tucker, 24 February … | 1774-02-24 | ALS : American Philosophical Society; copy and transcript: Library of Congress The Request made... |
29787 | Jefferson, Thomas | Russell, Gilbert C. | Thomas Jefferson to Gilbert C. Russell, 18 April 1810 | 1810-04-18 | I have to acknolege the reciept of your favors of Jan. 4. & 31. the last of which did not reach... |
29788 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 May 1798 | 1798-05-02 | I wish, by the leave of the Senate, to recall my former Message containing Nominations of... |
29789 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 26 September 1786 | 1786-09-26 | My last letter to you was dated the 27 th. of August, since which I have recieved yours of Sep.... |
29790 | Hancock, John | Washington, George | To George Washington from John Hancock, 5 June 1777 | 1777-06-05 | The enclosed Resolves are all I have in Charge from Congress to forward at this Time. General... |