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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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51531 | Washington, George | McDougall, Alexander | George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall … | 1779-06-02 | Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] June 2, 1779 . Describes British and American troop movements. LS , in... |
51532 | Dawson, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Dawson, 30 March 1800 | 1800-03-30 | I am favourd with your letter without date, & will attend to your observations relative to the... |
51533 | Humphreys, Reuben | Madison, James | To James Madison from Reuben Humphreys, 10 September … | 1815-09-10 | I beg leave to inform that I wish a continuance in Service haveing selected Arms for a profession... |
51534 | Coles, Edward | Madison, James | Edward Coles to James Madison, 29 March 1828 | 1828-03-29 | You will doubtless be surprised to find that I am here. It was my intention to have remained in... |
51535 | Washington, George | Huntington, Ebenezer | From George Washington to Ebenezer Huntington, 15 … | 1781-10-15 | I have received your Letter of Yesterday, assigning the Reasons which had induced you to decline... |
51536 | Lee, Henry (1756-1818) | Washington, George | To George Washington from Henry Lee, 14 March 1789 | 1789-03-14 | I shall leave your deed with Mr C. Lee, after having procured the most probable attendants on the... |
51537 | Washington, George | Moylan, Stephen | From George Washington to Stephen Moylan, 25 December … | 1782-12-25 | I have been favored with the receipt of your Letter of the 15th inst. concerning the reduction of... |
51538 | Crèvecœur, Michel-Guillaume St. John de | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Michel-Guillaume St. John de … | 1783-01-03 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I have been Wittness whilst I was in America of a Cir... |
51539 | Livingston, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Livingston, 11 … | 1777-11-11 | your Excellency’s Favour of yesterday’s date I just now received—It gives me very great Concern... |
51540 | Pendleton, Edmund | Madison, James | To James Madison from Edmund Pendleton, 20 October 1783 | 1783-10-20 | Summary ( LC : Madison Miscellany). The summary is in a calendar, probably prepared about 1850 by... |
51541 | Madison, James | Dallas, Alexander James | From James Madison to Alexander J. Dallas, 27 July 1816 | 1816-07-27 | I have recd. yours of the 23d. inclosing a letter from Mr. Baker, with the draft of an answer;... |
51542 | Washington, George | General Orders, 19 October 1775 | 1775-10-19 | Varick transcript , DLC:GW . | |
51543 | Woodward, Augustus B. | Madison, James | To James Madison from Augustus B. Woodward, 27 May 1809 | 1809-05-27 | During my stay here the subject of opening an intercourse between our government and that of... |
51544 | Hamilton, Alexander | McHenry, James | From Alexander Hamilton to James McHenry, 27 April 1799 | 1799-04-27 | New York, April 27, 1799. “I have reflected on the idea of furnishing the Regimental Quarter... |
51545 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 14 January 1799] | 1799-01-14 | 14. Heavy Morning but No Rain & but little wind. Mer. at 38. Foggy & thick through the day. | |
51546 | Hamilton, Alexander | Lincoln, Benjamin | From Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Lincoln, 17 … | 1792-11-17 | Treasury Department, November 17, 1792. “The Collector of Frenchmans Bay in his letter to me... |
51547 | Carrington, Edward | Washington, George | To George Washington from Edward Carrington, 28 October … | 1795-10-28 | Colo. Innes has just returned to Town and Genl Marshall, on a conversation with him, has formed... |
51548 | Adams, John Quincy | 11th. | 1786-08-11 | I went down with Charles and Billy to Mrs. Quincy’s, in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Gannett were... | |
51549 | Hamilton, Alexander | Knox, Henry | From Alexander Hamilton to Major General Henry Knox, [7 … | 1782-06-07 | We are told here that there is a British officer coming on from Cornwallis’s army to be executed... |
51550 | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 26 … | 1779-10-26 | Letter not found: from Major General Stirling, 26 Oct. 1779 . GW wrote Stirling on 29 Oct. : “I... |
51551 | Washington, George | Knox, Henry | From George Washington to Henry Knox, 14 October 1791 | 1791-10-14 | (Private) My dear Sir, Mount Vernon Octr 14th 1791. I have been under a strange mistake with... |
51552 | Custis, Edmund | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Custis, 21 October 1804 | 1804-10-21 | It is With diffidence that I again resume the liberty of Soliciting a favor that Will Necessaryly... |
51553 | Jefferson, Thomas | Danbury Baptist Association | V. To the Danbury Baptist Association, 1 January 1802 | 1802-01-01 | The affectionate sentiments of esteem and approbation which you are so good as to express towards... |
51554 | Helmuth, Justus Henry Christian | Adams, John | To John Adams from Justus Henry Christian Helmuth, 20 … | 1800-06-20 | A Heart like your Excellency’s will forgive the Exertions of Humanity in others—being fully... |
51555 | Washington, George | Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander) | From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 28 … | 1777-12-28 | When you shall have received certain intelligence of the Enemys retiring to Philadelphia—it will... |
51556 | Northampton Committee of Safety | Washington, George | To George Washington from the Northampton Committee of … | 1776-01-04 | Letter not found: from the Northampton Committee of Safety, 4 Jan. 1776. On 24 Jan. Robert Hanson... |
51557 | Bowdoin, James | Madison, James | To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 18 December 1805 … | 1805-12-18 | § From James Bowdoin. 18 December 1805, Paris. “I had the honour to write to you very fully on... |
51558 | McKean, Thomas | Washington, George | To George Washington from Thomas McKean, 17 July 1781 | 1781-07-17 | a Mail from Falmouth having been captured, sundry original letters have been sent to Congress,... |
51559 | Bredin, Maurice | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Maurice Bredin, 28 December … | 1808-12-28 | I write these few lines unto your Excellency, with hope, when they arrive at Your Hands, that you... |
51560 | Jefferson, Thomas | Borgnis Desbordes, Frères | From Thomas Jefferson to Borgnis Desbordes, Frères, 5 … | 1786-03-05 | I have endeavored to obtain a final order for the American prisoners at Roscoff. I was promised... |
51561 | Rousseau, Jean | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Jean Rousseau, 25 March 1780 | 1780-03-25 | ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library Le mémoire que je prends la liberté d’addresser à Vôtre... |
51562 | Wolcott, Oliver, Jr. | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Oliver Wolcott, Junior, 17 … | 1796-11-17 | You must feel interested in knowing how our affairs stand with France, I give you a summary of... |
51563 | Jay, John | Grenville, William Wyndham | From John Jay to Grenville, 4 September 1794 | 1794-09-04 | M r . Jay presents his respectful Compliments to Lord Grenville, and requests the favor of his... |
51564 | Safety, Pennsylvania Committee of | Advertisement by the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety … | 1775-07-28 | Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , August 2, 1775. Early in May the voluntary organizations of... | |
51565 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Major General Lafayette, 29 … | 1778-12-29 | This will be accompanied by a letter from Congress, which will inform you, that a certain... |
51566 | Howe, Robert | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 29 … | 1781-01-29 | I have this moment got the letters design’d for me last night & mention’d in my Express of to day... |
51567 | Hamilton, Alexander | Washington, George | To George Washington from Alexander Hamilton, 11 July … | 1794-07-11 | The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President. the state of health of his... |
51568 | Bourne, Sylvanus | Adams, John | To John Adams from Sylvanus Bourne, 28 January 1789 | 1789-01-28 | Pardon the liberty I take, and permit me to call to your Excellency’s recollection, a Person who... |
51569 | Parker, James | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from James Parker, 25 April 1765 | 1765-04-25 | ALS : American Philosophical Society In my last to you, I acquainted you of my Intention to... |
51570 | Trumbull, Jonathan Sr. | Washington, George | To George Washington from Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 8 … | 1777-03-08 | I trouble you with the inclosed Papers lately sent to me—respecting Prisoners sentenced by Court... |
51571 | Flower, Benjamin | Washington, George | To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin … | 1779-05-01 | I once more take the liberty of addressing your Excellancy on the subject of my private concerns... |
51572 | Waters, Daniel | Washington, George | To George Washington from Daniel Waters, 30 September … | 1790-09-30 | The underwritten, has the honor to set forth, that previous to Your Excellencys taking the... |
51573 | Adams, John | Jenings, Edmund | From John Adams to Edmund Jenings, 7 June 1780 | 1780-06-07 | I threatened you with a great deal of Egotism for the public good. I was chosen by my native Town... |
51574 | Franklin, Benjamin | Franklin, Josiah | From Benjamin Franklin to Josiah and Abiah Franklin, 13 … | 1738-04-13 | Draft: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I have your Favour of the 21st of March in which you... |
51575 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 28 August 1772] | 1772-08-28 | 28. Surveyd Mr. John West’s Land in my Neck at his request. | |
51576 | Washington, George | Hancock, John | From George Washington to John Hancock, 10 July 1777 | 1777-07-10 | I this morning received a Letter of the 7th Instant from Genl Schuyler, a Copy of which and of... |
51577 | Abigail Adams to William Cranch, ca. April 1799 | ≈1799-04-01 | If you was not a firm believer in that Holy Religion which comforts in affliction & Solaces us... | ||
51578 | Lear, Tobias | Madison, James | To James Madison from Tobias Lear, 9 April 1813 | 1813-04-09 | I have the pleasure to inform you that I have just arrived from Cadiz, after a pleasant passage... |
51579 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 22 March 1770] | 1770-03-22 | 22. Wind at No. West and very hard. Snowd fast till abt. 9 or 10 Oclock then clear and cold. Wind... | |
51580 | Tudor, William, Sr. | Adams, John | To John Adams from William Tudor, Sr., 13 December 1816 | 1816-12-13 | Was I to draw the Portraits of the two Characters You mention, of the first I should say that he... |