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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3421 | Adams, John | Ward, Joseph | From John Adams to Joseph Ward, 24 October 1809 | 1809-10-24 | Your favor of the 13th came seasonably to my hand. Your approbation of my communications to the... |
| 3422 | Jefferson, Thomas | Board of War | From Thomas Jefferson to the Board of War, 13 November … | 1779-11-13 | The act of May 1779. under which Mr. Blunt has been last Drafted refers to one of October 1778 as... |
| 3423 | Washington, George | Estaing, Charles-Hector Théodat, comte d’ | From George Washington to Vice Admiral d’Estaing, 22 … | 1778-07-22 | I this moment received the Letter which you did me the honor of writing by Lt Colo. Hamilton. I... |
| 3424 | Washington, George | Livingston, William | George Washington to William Livingston, 4 October 1779 | 1779-10-04 | West Point, October 4, 1779. Asks Livingston to instruct William Van Drill, a pilot, to join... |
| 3425 | Wadsworth, Jeremiah | Washington, George | To George Washington from Jeremiah Wadsworth, 12 June … | 1796-06-12 | Yesterday I purchased for you a Black Guelding Eight Years old fifteen hands high a good pacer... |
| 3426 | Jefferson, Thomas | Bartram, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Bartram, 7 April 1805 | 1805-04-07 | Your favor of the 18th. of March was recieved here yesterday. it covered mr Wilson’s , with his... |
| 3427 | Washington, Lund | Washington, George | To George Washington from Lund Washington, 12 May 1771 | 1771-05-12 | We have fish’d none since last Wednesday it is thought Mr Adam has upwards of Eight Hundred... |
| 3428 | Rawlings, Moses | Washington, George | To George Washington from Moses Rawlings, 2 December … | 1781-12-02 | I have the honour to inform your excellency That there is at this place about 1800 prisoners of... |
| 3429 | Wentworth, Joshua | Washington, George | To George Washington from Joshua Wentworth, 26 August … | 1776-08-26 | I have the pleasure to advise the arrival at this Port a Prize Ship named the Nelly Frigate,... |
| 3430 | United States Circuit Court Judges for … | Washington, George | To George Washington from the United States Circuit … | 1792-04-18 | To you it officially belongs to “take care that the Laws” of the United States “be faithfully... |
| 3431 | Washington, Martha | Adams, Abigail | Martha Washington to Abigail Adams, 4 September 1791 | 1791-09-04 | Your frindly letter of the 29 th of June —I should not have suffered to remain so long... |
| 3432 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 6 December 1795 | 1795-12-06 | The inclosed letter with a pamphlet under the same cover came to me a few days ago from the post... |
| 3433 | Dallas, Alexander James | Madison, James | To James Madison from Alexander J. Dallas, 5 December … | 1816-12-05 | I have received, my dear Sir, your invaluable communication of the 3d. instant. It is not in my... |
| 3434 | Willink, Wilhem & Jan (business) | Adams, John | To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink, 5 September … | 1782-09-05 | Honoured with your Excellency’s Confidence, we think it our duty to inform you in our privy, that... |
| 3435 | Bartlett, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Bartlett, 11 December … | 1775-12-11 | I acknolidge the Favour of yours of this date concerning the Ship Concords Cargo and Shall... |
| 3436 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 17 March 1760] | 1760-03-17 | Monday Mar. 17th. The Snow this Morng. was much drifted, & many places of considerable depth. It... | |
| 3437 | Yznardy, Josef | Madison, James | To James Madison from Josef Yznardy, 16 September 1802 … | 1802-09-16 | 16 September 1802, Cadiz. Transmits copies of his letters to JM of 10 and 13 Sept. “The purport... |
| 3438 | Madison, James | Rush, Richard | From James Madison to Richard Rush, 20 May 1819 | 1819-05-20 | Having written to you very lately, I only avail myself of the present opportunity furnished by... |
| 3439 | Madison, James | Notes on Debates, 10 February 1783 | 1783-02-10 | MS ( LC : Madison Papers). For a description of the manuscript of Notes on Debates, see Papers of... | |
| 3440 | McHenry, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 29 August … | 1799-08-29 | War Department, August 29, 1799. Writes in reply to Hamilton’s letter of August 25 and states:... |
| 3441 | Jefferson, Thomas | Limozin, André | From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 12 November … | 1788-11-12 | I should not so long have delayed answering your favor of the 6th. of Oct. but that I have been... |
| 3442 | Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de | American Commissioners | Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais to the American … | 1777-12-06 | Copy: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères Je recois, Messieurs, une Lettre de Messieurs... |
| 3443 | Truxtun, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Truxtun, 23 July 1807 | 1807-07-23 | In the present state of our disturbed Society, by late and uncommon Circumstances, it behoves me,... |
| 3444 | Maxwell, James | Jefferson, Thomas | [To Thomas Jefferson from James Maxwell, 11 October … | 1780-10-11 | [ Richmond, 11 Oct. 1780. Minute in the Journal of the Commissioner of the Navy (Vi), under this... |
| 3445 | Franklin, Deborah | Drury, Sarah | Deborah Franklin: Receipt to Sarah Drury, 10 December … | 1768-12-10 | Copy: American Philosophical Society Know all Men by these presents that I Deborah Franklin... |
| 3446 | Hamilton, Alexander | Constitution of the Bank of New York, [23 February–15 … | ≈1784-02-23 | Constitution Article 1st. That the Bank shall be called by the Name and Title of the Bank of New... | |
| 3447 | Mercer, James | Washington, George | To George Washington from James Mercer, 20 February … | 1792-02-20 | The Necessity of the Case will I hope be a sufficient appollogy for my addressing your Excellency... |
| 3448 | Deakins, Francis | Washington, George | To George Washington from Francis Deakins, 12 October … | 1796-10-12 | I am Sorry I was from home when you called to See your Land —Since my return I have wrote twice... |
| 3449 | Franklin, Benjamin | Scheme of the Second Academy Lottery, 11 March 1755 | 1755-03-11 | Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , March 11, 1755. Before their lottery for 3000 pieces of... | |
| 3450 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 22 December … | 1800-12-22 | I nominate the following List of Gentlemen for Promotions and Appointments in the Army of the... |
| 3451 | Washington, George | Nourse, James | From George Washington to James Nourse and Alexander … | 1778-01-30 | By a Letter from Genl Lee of the 30th Ulto, which came to hand the 26th Instant, he seems to be... |
| 3452 | Citizens of Marseilles | Washington, George | To George Washington from the Citizens of Marseilles … | 1792-08-24 | Free Nations are always in alliance, and are alike interested in affording mutual aid and... |
| 3453 | Neilson, John | Enclosure: Floor Plan of Poplar Forest by John Neilson … | 1819-11-02 | MS ( ViU: TJP ; Nichols, Architectural Drawings Frederick Doveton Nichols, Thomas Jefferson’s... | |
| 3454 | Fleming, James | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from James Fleming, 24 May 1804 | 1804-05-24 | For some time I have had a wish to bee on board of one the United States Frigets and now take... |
| 3455 | Joy, George | Madison, James | To James Madison from George Joy, 12 May 1815 | 1815-05-12 | I attended yesterday at the Court of Admiralty rather to hear what could be said than from any... |
| 3456 | Livingston, Robert R. | Adams, John | To John Adams from Robert R. Livingston, 6 November … | 1782-11-06 | The scene of Action is so entirely transfered to your side of the Atlantick that scarce any... |
| 3457 | Washington, George | Trumbull, Jonathan Sr. | From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 9 … | 1776-03-09 | The important Post at Dorchester Hill which has long been the object of our particular attention,... |
| 3458 | Adams, John Quincy | 14th. | 1787-03-14 | Was employ’d almost all day, in thinking upon the subject of my conference; wrote a few Lines,... | |
| 3459 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 10 May 1798] | 1798-05-10 | 10. Morning—clear & calm—Mer. at 52. Lowering all the afternoon with the Wind Southerly, but no... | |
| 3460 | American Commissioners | Thulemeier, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von | VII. To the Baron von Thulemeier, 13 February 1785 | 1785-02-13 | Your Favour of the 24 th: of Jan y. did not reach me, untill two Days ago. I communicated the... |
| 3461 | Anterroches, Joseph Louis, Chevalier d’ | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Louis d’Anterroches, 23 … | 1801-03-23 | Elizabethtown, New Jersey, 23 Mch. 1801. His recollection of the kindness shown by TJ as minister... |
| 3462 | Yancey, Charles | Madison, James | To James Madison from Charles Yancey, 27 January 1791 | 1791-01-27 | You will please to excuse me for Troubling of you on a private Matter—the case is this. I am... |
| 3463 | Jarvis, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Jarvis, 17 January 1806 … | 1806-01-17 | § From William Jarvis. 17 January 1806, Lisbon. “Not a Vessel having sailed for the United States... |
| 3464 | Washington, George | Arbuthnot, Marriot | From George Washington to Marriot Arbuthnot, 21 August … | 1781-08-21 | The almost daily complaints of the severities exercised towards the American Marine prisoners in... |
| 3465 | Jefferson, Thomas | Milledge, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Milledge, 6 February 1809 | 1809-02-06 | Th: Jefferson presents his friendly salutations to Govr. Milledge and at the request of the... |
| 3466 | Bertier, Joseph-Etienne | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph-Etienne Bertier, 3 … | 1778-03-03 | ALS : American Philosophical Society The first letter about a candidate for American service in... |
| 3467 | Livingston, Edward | Madison, James | To James Madison from Edward Livingston, 25 March 1801 … | 1801-03-25 | 25 March 1801, New York. Introduces and commends to JM’s attention his friend Josef Yznardy, who... |
| 3468 | Jay, John | Pickering, Timothy | From John Jay to Timothy Pickering, 27 November 1798 | 1798-11-27 | I take the Liberty of requesting the favor of you to give the enclosed Letter to M r . King, a... |
| 3469 | Franklin, Benjamin | Kames, Henry Home, Lord | From Benjamin Franklin to Lord Kames, 1–16 January 1769 | ≈1769-01-01 | ALS : Scottish Record Office It is always a great Pleasure to me to hear from you, and would be a... |
| 3470 | Greene, Catharine | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Catharine Greene, 1 October … | 1776-10-01 | ALS : American Philosophical Society You will be Glad to hear of our geting home Safe which we... |