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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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5751 | Rush, Benjamin | Adams, Abigail | Benjamin Rush to Abigail Adams, 15 August 1778 | 1778-08-15 | I set down with great pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of a letter from Mr. Adams dated... |
5752 | Hamilton, Alexander | Washington, George | From Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, 3 April … | 1799-04-03 | Agreeably to your letter of the 25th of March, which with its inclosures have come duly to hand,... |
5753 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 17 August 1769] | 1769-08-17 | 17. Mr. Jno. Lewis & W. Washington dind here. We drank Tea with My Lord. | |
5754 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Adams, 11 September 1785 | 1785-09-11 | In answer to your enquiry in your letter of the 4th. inst. I can only say that I knew Mr. Matzei... |
5755 | Gallatin, Albert | Jefferson, Thomas | IX. Albert Gallatin’s Remarks on the Draft Message, [on … | 1801-11-16 | foreign powers friendly — effect if redress is meant, it seems wrong to raise expectations which... |
5756 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jefferson, Mary | From Thomas Jefferson to Mary Jefferson, 24 April 1791 | 1791-04-24 | I have received my dear Maria, your letter of Mar. 26. I find I have counted too much on you as a... |
5757 | Jefferson, Thomas | Rush, Benjamin | Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Rush, 8 April 1813 | 1813-04-08 | I should not so soon have troubled you with a reply to your friendly favor of Mar. 15. but for... |
5758 | Williams, Jonathan Jr. | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 28 … | 1779-12-28 | ALS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Yale University Library I have received your Favour... |
5759 | Pickering, Timothy | Washington, George | To George Washington from Timothy Pickering, 2 October … | 1795-10-02 | Yesterday I was honoured with your letter of the 28th ulto. In my letter of last Monday I... |
5760 | Bourne, Sylvanus | Madison, James | To James Madison from Sylvanus Bourne, 14 January 1803 | 1803-01-14 | Inclosed are some intermediate numbers of the Leyden Gazette just recd. & which serve towards... |
5761 | Jefferson, Thomas | Beasley, Frederick | From Thomas Jefferson to Frederick Beasley, 25 November … | 1823-11-25 | Th: Jefferson returns his thanks to the rev d mr Beasley for the copy he has been so kind as to... |
5762 | Jefferson, Thomas | Burney, Charles | From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Burney, 10 July 1786 | 1786-07-10 | I took the liberty, through Mr. Paradise, of asking your advice in the purchase of a harpsichord.... |
5763 | Le Brun | Washington, George | To George Washington from Le Brun, 30 March 1794 | 1794-03-30 | Letter not found: from Le Brun, 30 March 1794. An entry of 15 May in GW’s journal of proceedings... |
5764 | Gallatin, Albert | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 13 January … | 1803-01-13 | You have not returned any answer in the case of Colo. Worthington’s resignation. He recommends... |
5765 | Adams, John | Townsend, P. S. | From John Adams to P. S. Townsend, 3 April 1820 | 1820-04-03 | Be pleased to accept my best thanks for your Anniversary discourse before the Lyceum of natural... |
5766 | National Assembly of France | Washington, George | To George Washington from the National Assembly of … | 1790-06-20 | The national assembly has worn during three days mourning for Benjamin Franklin, your... |
5767 | Washington, George | Lambert, John | From George Washington to John Lambert, 20 November … | 1798-11-20 | Letter not found: to John Lambert, 20 Nov. 1798. Lambert’s letter to GW of 24 Oct. : “Answd Nov.... |
5768 | Jefferson, Thomas | Van Staphorst & Hubbard | Enclosure: Bond to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 26 March … | 1797-03-26 | Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Jefferson of Monticello in the county of Albemarle... |
5769 | Madison, James | Gallatin, Albert | From James Madison to Albert Gallatin (Abstract), 18 … | 1805-02-18 | 18 February 1805, Department of State . “Mr. Samuel Emery having in his favor an order for 894... |
5770 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John Quincy | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Quincy … | 1807-02-01 | I enclose two letters my be loved friend which I request you will give to Adelaide I have not... |
5771 | Whipple, Abraham | First Joint Commission at Paris | Abraham Whipple to the Commissioners, 19 August 1778 | 1778-08-19 | I had the pleasure of writing you July 31 from Paimbeufe where I had been wind bound for fifteen... |
5772 | Adams, John | October 21. Tuesday. | 1783-10-21 | Dined at Amiens, and put up, at night, at Abbeville. The Roads are the best I have ever seen in... | |
5773 | Knox, Henry | Washington, George | To George Washington from Henry Knox, 3 September 1782 | 1782-09-03 | I have seen your Excellencys favor of this date directed to General McDougall, and myself. For my... |
5774 | Laurens, Henry | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Henry Laurens, 28 March 1784 | 1784-03-28 | LS : Library of Congress; copy: University of South Carolina Library The 20th. Instant I had the... |
5775 | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Adams, Abigail | Elizabeth Smith Shaw to Abigail Adams, 13 June 1795 | 1795-06-13 | I should be unpardonable if I neglected this Opportunity of writing to you by a private hand, &... |
5776 | Madison, James | Anderson, Samuel T. | From James Madison to Samuel T. Anderson, 5 July 1823 | 1823-07-05 | I have recd. your letter on the subject of your account with the U.S. and asking whether there... |
5777 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 14 July 1788] | 1788-07-14 | Monday 14th. Thermometer at 74 in the morning 79 at Noon and 76 at Night. Calm Morning, with very... | |
5778 | Ledyard, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Ledyard, 7 February 1786 | 1786-02-07 | A gentleman in this town informs me that the Indians who have been asked their opinions about... |
5779 | Bernstorff, Andreas Peter, Graf von | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Count Andreas Peter von … | 1780-03-08 | ALS : Library of Congress; copies: Columbia University Library, National Archives; press copy:... |
5780 | Short, William | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from William Short, 27 July 1791 | 1791-07-27 | Mr. Morris has just recieved a letter from his correspondent at Antwerp in which he informs him... |
5781 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 7 October 1818 | 1818-10-07 | It is very long, my dear friend, since I have written to you. the fact is that I have was... |
5782 | Washington, George | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from George Washington, 6 … | 1796-09-06 | [ Philadelphia, September 6, 1796. Second letter of September 6 not found. ] In the “List of... |
5783 | Lee, Henry | Madison, James | To James Madison from Henry Lee, 22 April 1808 | 1808-04-22 | It belongs to me to try to aid those I esteem & who stand in need of it. Such is the case with... |
5784 | Washington, George | [October 1795 (1)] | ≈1795-10-01 | 1. Little or no wind & very pleasant. 2. Wind Easterly—clear & pleasant. 3. Do. Southerly & warm.... | |
5785 | Franklin, Benjamin | Hartley, David | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 8 May 1775 | 1775-05-08 | ALS : Harvard University Library I arrived here on Friday Evening, and the next morning was... |
5786 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thomas, Charles | From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Thomas, 16 April 1781 | 1781-04-16 | Being informed you have a much larger supply of oil than will shortly be necessary for your works... |
5787 | Jefferson, Thomas | Randolph, Thomas Eston | Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Eston Randolph, 25 January … | 1811-01-25 | I ought perhaps sooner to have informed you that mr Crav. Peyton had assigned to me your note for... |
5788 | Washington, George | Maxwell, William | From George Washington to Brigadier General William … | 1778-12-20 | I was favored with your letter of yesterdays date this evening. I have informed Governor... |
5789 | Washington, George | Huntington, Samuel | From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 23 January … | 1781-01-23 | I have been successively honoured with your Excellency’s dispatches of the 12th 13th & 16th and... |
5790 | Thruston, Charles Mynn | Washington, George | To George Washington from Charles Mynn Thruston, 21 … | 1794-06-21 | That there is existing at Kentuckey a powerful faction for placing that Country under the... |
5791 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 25–28 August 1766] | ≈1766-08-25 | 25 - 26. 27. & 28. Spreading flax at Home. | |
5792 | Washington, George | Arnold, Benedict | From George Washington to Brigadier General Benedict … | 1777-03-03 | I am to acknowledge the receipt of your favour of the 10th of last month, with the enclosed... |
5793 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 14 November 1769] | 1769-11-14 | 14. Dined and Supped at Mrs. Campbells. GW on this date paid 2s. 6d. to a tailor and lost 7s. 6d.... | |
5794 | Washington, George | [December 1770] | ≈1770-12-01 | Decr. 1st. Reachd home from Wests after an absence of 9 Weeks and one Day. 2. At home all day... | |
5795 | Hamtramck, John F. | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from John F. Hamtramck, 20 … | 1800-01-20 | Conformably to the Direction I Received from General Wilkinson, I have the honor to enclose you a... |
5796 | Valentine, Joseph | Washington, George | To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 6 August … | 1764-08-06 | in my Last Letter to you I told you I had in Closd the weights of the Crops of tobaco but in... |
5797 | Jefferson, Thomas | Wood, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Wood, 17 July 1793 | 1793-07-17 | I am honored with your favor of the 8th. instant and have laid the same before the President of... |
5798 | Claiborne, William C. C. | Madison, James | To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne, 2 … | 1804-01-02 | The tranquillity in which I found this province is uninterrupted: and every appearance promises a... |
5799 | Spafford, Horatio Gates | Adams, John | To John Adams from Horatio Gates Spafford, 16 July 1816 | 1816-07-16 | It is with great pleasure that I have observed, of late, the continued evidences of thy health so... |
5800 | Editorial Note: Report on Commerce | Jefferson’s report on commerce was his last effort as Secretary of State to achieve his... |