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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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52681 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Adams, John | To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 29 June 1813 | 1813-06-29 | Since I had the pleasure of writing you yesterday, I have learnt that a Swedish vessel will sail... |
52682 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Adams, John | To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 28 June 1813 | 1813-06-28 | It has been said by some persons, with a view to make many believe it, “that His Excellency John... |
52683 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Madison, James | To James Madison from Hendrick W. Gordon, 8 March 1815 | 1815-03-08 | The peace lately concluded between the United States & Great Britain so honorable to our Country,... |
52684 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Madison, James | To James Madison from Hendrick W. Gordon, 17 September … | 1816-09-17 | The office of Consul at the port of Palermo in the Island of Sicily, having become vacant in... |
52685 | Gordon, Hendrick W | Adams, Abigail Smith | From Hendrick W Gordon to Abigail Smith Adams, 16 … | 1817-08-16 | I congratulate you, my illustrious friend the President, and all your family on the safe arrival... |
52686 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Madison, James | To James Madison from Hendrick W. Gordon, 18 October … | 1814-10-18 | The office of Collector of Direct taxes & Internal duties for the County of Rockingham in this... |
52687 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Adams, John | To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 6 July 1813 | 1813-07-06 | As you were so kind as to favour me with your name to a recommendation in my behalf, some time... |
52688 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Adams, John | To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 19 November 1813 | 1813-11-19 | The President of the United States, having given me the Office of Collector of Direct Taxes &... |
52689 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Adams, John | To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 12 July 1813 | 1813-07-12 | I do myself the pleasure to enclose for your perusal, a letter which I recd from the Hon Mr... |
52690 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Adams, John | To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 17 January 1815 | 1815-01-17 | It having been the will of divine providence that I should be visited with a severe fit of... |
52691 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Adams, John | To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 23 April 1813 | 1813-04-23 | Having had business lately at Portsmouth I call’d on and spent an afternoon & Evening with the... |
52692 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Adams, John | To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 10 September … | 1813-09-10 | I have the honor to enclose you a hand bill containing a more particular account of the late... |
52693 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Madison, James | To James Madison from Hendrick W. Gordon, 4 July 1815 | 1815-07-04 | I had the honor to address you some time since, and took the liberty to ask for the office of... |
52694 | Gordon, Hendrick W | Adams, John | To John Adams from Hendrick W Gordon, 26 September 1815 | 1815-09-26 | You having honored me with your name to a letter of recommendation addresed to the President of... |
52695 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Adams, John | To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 12 October 1813 | 1813-10-12 | Encouraged by your friendly disposition towards me, I now take the liberty to ask of you, in the... |
52696 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Jefferson, Thomas | Hendrick W. Gordon to Thomas Jefferson, 22 February … | 1817-02-22 | The interest you have taken in the manufactures of our Country, has induced me to offer for your... |
52697 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Adams, John | To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 22 September … | 1812-09-22 | Capt Nyers who went from here in a Brig belonging to Mr Gray, & was captured on her way to France... |
52698 | Gordon, Hendrick W. | Adams, Abigail Smith | From Hendrick W. Gordon to Abigail Smith Adams, 16 July … | 1813-07-16 | I have received the letter you did me the honor to write me the 14th inst. Immediately after I... |
52699 | Gordon, James | Washington, George | To George Washington from James Gordon, 27 May 1782 | 1782-05-27 | It is with astonishment I read a Letter from your Excellency, dated 18th May, directed to... |
52700 | Gordon, James | Jefferson, Thomas | [To Thomas Jefferson from James Gordon, 8 August 1785] | 1785-08-08 | [ Le Havre, 8 Aug. 1785. Entry in SJL for 10 Aug. reads: “Received Jas. Gordon’s. Havre. Aug. 8.... |
52701 | Gordon, James | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from James Gordon, [6 February … | 1795-02-06 | Inclosed herewith you have the whole of the correspondence between the Governor and us. The first... |
52702 | Gordon, James | Washington, George | To George Washington from James Gordon, 18 June 1782 | 1782-06-18 | The last letter I had the Honor of writing to Your Excellency was dated the 27th of May & was... |
52703 | Gordon, James, Jr. | Madison, James | To James Madison from James Gordon, Jr., 31 August 1788 | 1788-08-31 | Your several letters of the 25 & 27 of July I have received and should have answered them ere... |
52704 | Gordon, James, Jr. | Madison, James | To James Madison from James Gordon, Jr., 17 February … | 1788-02-17 | Being favd. by Colo. Monroe with a sight of your letter of the 27 January and finding no mention... |
52705 | Gordon, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Gordon and John Hull, 14 … | 1781-04-14 | Inclosed is a letter from Messrs Ball and Opie requesting the favour of your Excellency to grant... |
52706 | Gordon, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Gordon, 17 June 1807 | 1807-06-17 | From the hostility manifested towards our Government & the Present Administration, by those who... |
52707 | Gordon, Robert | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Gordon, 28 July 1807 | 1807-07-28 | I doubt not of your being informed that Doctor Currie of this city died in April last. There is... |
52708 | Gordon, Robert | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Gordon, 11 April 1808 | 1808-04-11 | I duly received your favor of the and have delayed until now (when the money is much wanted)... |
52709 | Gordon, Thomas | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Gordon, 5 February … | 1769-02-05 | ALS : American Philosophical Society It is a Tax on Superior Merrit and Benevolence, to be... |
52710 | Gordon, Thomasin | Washington, George | To George Washington from Thomasin Gordon, 28 November … | 1789-11-28 | [New York, 28 November 1789 ] Worthy Sir, No. 4 Crown Street The Very distressed and Melancholy... |
52711 | Gordon, W. F. | Madison, James | To James Madison from W. F. Gordon, 27 February 1802 | 1802-02-27 | I have the Honor of acknowledging the receipt of your letter, of the 18th. Inst. which came to... |
52712 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 3 April 1788 | 1788-04-03 | I had proposed writing by the present opportunity, before I received your letter of Jany the 1st... |
52713 | Gordon, William | Adams, John | To John Adams from William Gordon, 28 June–2 July 1783 | ≈1783-06-28 | Should you find in this ms a deal of the caput mortuum don’t wonder, for the weather is & has... |
52714 | Gordon, William | Adams, John | To John Adams from William Gordon, 13 August 1785 | 1785-08-13 | Yours by your son was a very agreeable letter. I rec d it last wednesday while at the... |
52715 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 25 August … | 1779-08-25 | Your obliging letter of the 3d instant afforded me peculiar pleasure, & more especially the close... |
52716 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 12 September … | 1794-09-12 | Judging there is an advantage from knowing the particular tempers of those, with whom we have to... |
52717 | Gordon, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Gordon, 24 April 1788 | 1788-04-24 | In a late letter to the Marquis de La Fayette I mentioned my design of writing soon to your... |
52718 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 30 March 1793 | 1793-03-30 | When I wrote on the 8th of Feby last, I had no thought of addressing You so soon after. But the... |
52719 | Gordon, William | Adams, John | To John Adams from William Gordon, 5 June 1777 | 1777-06-05 | Your favour of April the 8th tho’ frankt was not received till the 22d of May. Tis mortifying to... |
52720 | Gordon, William | Adams, John | To John Adams from William Gordon, 30 November 1782 | 1782-11-30 | In answer to yours of July 2 d , sent You, Sep t 19, under cover to Mess rs D e Neufville’s by a... |
52721 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 18 June 1783 | 1783-06-18 | Though I have not had the pleasure of an answer, owing to the multiplicity of your engagements,... |
52722 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 28 March 1785 | 1785-03-28 | Your obliging favours of the 8th inst. were recd on the Saturday. From them I infer not only the... |
52723 | Gordon, William | Adams, John | To John Adams from William Gordon, 7 January 1784 | 1784-01-07 | You have very fairly & fully discharged your epistolary account of the preceeding year; which is... |
52724 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 26 October … | 1780-10-26 | I congratulate your Excellency with the utmost sincerity upon the late discovery of Arnolds... |
52725 | Gordon, William | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from William Gordon, 13[-15] July … | ≈1777-07-13 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I have no great inclination to write: but think it of... |
52726 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 31 August … | 1797-08-31 | I have enjoyed peculiar pleasure in looking over Fenno’s Gazettes from last Sepr to June 14th... |
52727 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 21 August … | 1780-08-21 | Having received, by the Alliance the last week, a letter from Holland & another from Mr John... |
52728 | Gordon, William | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from William Gordon, 21 March 1777 | 1777-03-21 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I trouble you afresh with a packet designed for our friend... |
52729 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 24 September … | 1788-09-24 | I send under cover to Mr Hazard, that so it should not be known at the Coffee house, that I... |
52730 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 28 September … | 1786-09-28 | It is with concern I learn, that the old leaven, which brought on the late American troubles,... |