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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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52781 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 25 February … | 1778-02-25 | Could I have thought that the weight & multiplicity of business with which you was loaded, while... |
52782 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 19 September … | 1785-09-19 | Have ⟨just reed⟩ your letter with the Contents written by Mr Mc⟨Henry⟩, & shall attend to your... |
52783 | Gordon, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Gordon, 20 February … | 1787-02-20 | I promised myself the honour of being introduced to your Excellency by a letter which my friend... |
52784 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 12 June 1780 | 1780-06-12 | Your obliging favour of May 3d came to hand this day fortnight May 29th. I waited with a degree... |
52785 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 28 February … | ≈1781-02-28 | The multiplicity of business upon your hands will apologize sufficiently for your not answering... |
52786 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 25 March 1794 | 1794-03-25 | The goodness of my intention will apologize for the present letter. The purport of which, I... |
52787 | Gordon, William | Adams, John | To John Adams from William Gordon, 4 October 1785 | 1785-10-04 | Your two letters of Ap r 27 th & June 26 th were duly received. The first at the President’s,... |
52788 | Gordon, William | Adams, John | To John Adams from William Gordon, 19 October 1780 | 1780-10-19 | O! human nature, what are thou! When one of the most noted Republicans cannot be consistent; nor... |
52789 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 13 July 1786 | 1786-07-13 | Your favour of Apr. 20th was forwarded from Boston in May, & was received the beginning of this... |
52790 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 5 May 1776 … | 1776-05-05 | Letter not found: from William Gordon, 5 May 1776. On 13 May GW wrote to Gordon : “I thank you... |
52791 | Gordon, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Gordon, 7 January 1814 | 1814-01-07 | To excuse this letter which has for its object to introduce me to your acquaintance. The views of... |
52792 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 10 January … | 1785-01-10 | In arranging the intelligence obtained from the inspection of your papers, I found that an... |
52793 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 17 July 1777 | 1777-07-17 | Your fortitude has been put to a fresh trial, through the stupid neglect of the New England... |
52794 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 28 November … | 1785-11-28 | My design of publishing is now in such forwardness, that I expect the proposals for the History... |
52795 | Gordon, William | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from William Gordon, 6[–25] … | ≈1777-10-06 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote you lately by the way of Holland, and sent to the... |
52796 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 15 December … | 1778-12-15 | I have for some time waited in vain for the pleasing occasion of congratulating your Excellency... |
52797 | Gordon, William | Adams, John | To John Adams from William Gordon, 27 March 1777 | 1777-03-27 | I expected some how or other to have had the happiness of falling into your company when you was... |
52798 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 9 April 1786 | 1786-04-09 | This will probably be the last letter, you will receive from me till I have crossed the Atlantic.... |
52799 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 19 December … | 1776-12-19 | I have been for some time past in pain for your Excellency, but still in hopes that You would... |
52800 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 30 August … | 1781-08-30 | You have been so obliging as to promise me your assistance in my designed history of the present... |
52801 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 17 August … | 1793-08-17 | The renewed choice of your Excellency to the Presidentship was what I expected; & I was much... |
52802 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 8 March 1784 | 1784-03-08 | It afforded me peculiar pleasure to learn, how your Excellency had secured your public character... |
52803 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 29 August … | 1796-08-29 | The most cordial congratulations attend your Excellency on your firm & successful conduct during... |
52804 | Gordon, William | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from William Gordon, 4 February … | 1779-02-04 | ALS : American Philosophical Society I must pray you, amidst the multiplicity of important... |
52805 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 26 September … | 1785-09-26 | I hope your tour has proved satisfactory, & that the obstructions in the river are not... |
52806 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 6 January … | 1777-01-06 | The letter sent you the last month was brought forward by a report of the enemy’s having... |
52807 | Gordon, William | Adams, John | To John Adams from William Gordon, 10 May 1783 | 1783-05-10 | From what D r Holten writes me in his of the 16 th ult I suspect You will be upon your passage... |
52808 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 20 January … | 1787-01-20 | I take the opportunity of a vessel for Boston, that so I may send in the speediest way some seeds... |
52809 | Gordon, William | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from William Gordon, 25 August … | 1779-08-25 | Upon my return home from a visit on the monday evening I received yours without a date. However... |
52810 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 6 September … | 1787-09-06 | I rejoice to find that your Lady has of late been troubled less than formerly with the bilious... |
52811 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 16 February … | 1786-02-16 | Yesterday I recd from Boston the box with the shrubs. They look as well as I could expect, & am... |
52812 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 5 March 1777 | 1777-03-05 | The movements of the Post not having gained a thorough establishment, notwithstanding Mr Hazard’s... |
52813 | Gordon, William | Adams, John | To John Adams from William Gordon, 1 May 1776 | 1776-05-01 | It is almost too late to congratulate you upon our regaining Boston; but I may give you joy of... |
52814 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 9 January … | 1778-01-09 | Monsr Le Baron De Steuben beg’d that I would make him the bearer of a few letters to some of my... |
52815 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 25 April 1778 | 1778-04-25 | I cannot omit the opportunity, Col. Henley’s return to the camp gives me, of congratulating your... |
52816 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 30 August … | 1784-08-30 | Your obliging letter of the 10th instt was recd the last thursday. With the greatest pleasure I... |
52817 | Gordon, William | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from William Gordon, 26 February … | 1777-02-26 | ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania After having finished the enclosed I alterd my design,... |
52818 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 31 January … | 1791-01-31 | A sincere desire of promoting the good of the United States, & not merely my own concerns, will,... |
52819 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | Enclosure: William Gordon to George Washington, [1 … | 1780-03-01 | The last week I was designing to send You a friendly letter, without introducing into it any of... |
52820 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 7 March 1794 | 1794-03-07 | Your benevolence is so well established, that no apology is needful for my introducing to your... |
52821 | Gordon, William F. | Jefferson, Thomas | William F. Gordon to Thomas Jefferson, 22 July 1812 | 1812-07-22 | I fear it will not be in my power to attend to your business with M r Michie sooner than Thursday... |
52822 | Gordon, William F. | Jefferson, Thomas | William F. Gordon to Thomas Jefferson, 15 October 1813 | 1813-10-15 | I have the pleasure to inform you that the Judge this morning gave his opinion in your case of a... |
52823 | Gore, Christopher | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Christopher Gore, 4 January … | 1792-01-04 | I now enclose you, all the copies that can be obtain’d of those proceedings, on the motion of... |
52824 | Gore, Christopher | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Christopher Gore, 20 April … | 1795-04-20 | I have hitherto delayed answering the letter, you did me the honor to write under date 28 Febry,... |
52825 | Gore, Christopher | Madison, James | To James Madison from Christopher Gore, 20 October 1802 | 1802-10-20 | Every thing here announces that in the minds of the administration the peace cannot be of long... |
52826 | Gore, Christopher | Madison, James | To James Madison from Christopher Gore, 26 November … | 1805-11-26 | § From Christopher Gore. 26 November 1805, Boston. “Since making the Statement herewith enclosed,... |
52827 | Gore, Christopher | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Christopher Gore, 21 October … | 1793-10-21 | I submitted to the grand jury for this district, a bill against Mr. Duplaine, for resisting and... |
52828 | Gore, Christopher | Jay, John | To John Jay from Christopher Gore, 12 January 1802 | 1802-01-12 | I have the pleasure to inform you, that on the 8 th . instant M r King, on the part of our... |
52829 | Gore, Christopher | Madison, James | To James Madison from Christopher Gore, 30 November … | 1805-11-30 | § From Christopher Gore. 30 November 1805, Boston. “In making up the packet containing the... |
52830 | Gore, Christopher | Adams, John | To John Adams from Christopher Gore, 23 April 1800 | 1800-04-23 | The British Government having directed their Commissioners to decline any further attendance on... |