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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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79101 | Jefferson, Thomas | Short, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 7 October 1789 | 1789-10-07 | The day after my arrivel here the equinoctial gales commenced and have prevailed now for nine... |
79102 | Whipple, Joseph | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Joseph Whipple, 15 June 1791 | 1791-06-15 | I have recd. the assistant Secretarys letter of the 12th. Ulto. inclosing a form of a Return of... |
79103 | Jefferson, Thomas | Barnes, John | Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 21 July 1818 | 1818-07-21 | Believing you knew Martin Wanscher , to whom the inclosed letter is addressed, my letter to you... |
79104 | Jarvis, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Jarvis, 25 March 1808 | 1808-03-25 | Notwithstanding the advice of the very extraordinary change w hich has recently taken place i n... |
79105 | Jefferson, Thomas | Huntington, Samuel | From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Huntington, 7 April … | 1781-04-07 | Hearing that our arms from Rhode island are arrived at Philadelphia, I have begged the favor of... |
79106 | Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard … | Washington, George | To George Washington from Steuben, 6 December 1778 | 1778-12-06 | Letter not found: from Steuben, 6 Dec. 1778. On 19 Dec., GW wrote Steuben : “I had the honor of... |
79107 | Carnes, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Carnes, 14 May 1805 | 1805-05-14 | from a farther a Brother a Sun honard and Dear Sir that is flatary Tom you Maryed in a Eirish... |
79108 | Adams, John | Gordon, William | From John Adams to William Gordon, 27 April 1785 | 1785-04-27 | I am like other Debtors, afraid to look into my Affairs lest I should find the balance against... |
79109 | Washington, George | Chastellux, François-Jean de Beauvoir, marquis de | From George Washington to Chastellux, 25 April–1 May … | ≈1788-04-25 | In reading your very friendly and acceptable letter of the 21st of December 1787, which came to... |
79110 | Whitting, Anthony | Washington, George | To George Washington from Anthony Whitting, 10 May 1793 … | 1793-05-10 | Letter not found: from Anthony Whitting, 10 May 1793. GW wrote Whitting on 19 May , “Your letters... |
79111 | Jefferson, Thomas | Bordes, Jean Marie de | From Thomas Jefferson to Jean Marie de Bordes, 7 July … | 1807-07-07 | Your favor of the 1st. inst. has been recieved. the three copies of the Oeconomy of human life... |
79112 | Jefferson, Thomas | Carroll, Daniel | From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel Carroll, 11 February … | 1802-02-11 | Immediately on the reciept of your letter on the subject of mrs Fenwick’s case, I referred it,... |
79113 | Adams, John | Williams, Jonathan | From John Adams to Jonathan Williams, 9 September 1778 | 1778-09-09 | Your Favour of the 3d I duely received and am very much obliged to you for the Trouble you have... |
79114 | Adams, John Quincy | 24th. | 1787-05-24 | Weather was so cloudy all day, that we had no philosophical lecture. Tuesday evening we had a... | |
79115 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 20 July 1798] | 1798-07-20 | 20. Morning—clear & Cool—Wind brisk from No. W. Mer. 60 in Morning 68 at Night. Went up to Alexa.... | |
79116 | Robert Cary & Company | Washington, George | To George Washington from Robert Cary & Co., 31 May … | 1762-05-31 | Letter not found: from Robert Cary & Co., 31 May 1762. On 30 Sept. GW wrote to Robert Cary & Co.... |
79117 | Jefferson, Martha (Martha Jefferson Randolph) | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Randolph, 26 … | 1793-06-26 | We recieved your 3 Last letters yesterday which by the carelessness of the post master in... |
79118 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, [4 December] … | 1803-12-04 | A few alterations are suggested on the supposition that it may be best to present the... |
79119 | Vaughan, Benjamin | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Benjamin Vaughan, 9 August … | 1782-08-09 | Copy: Massachusetts Historical Society To avoid pressing you with conversation, & to shew how... |
79120 | Adams, John Quincy | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | John Quincy Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 8 July 1795 | 1795-07-08 | About three months have elapsed since I received information by Letters from America, of the... |
79121 | Lear, Tobias | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 23 June 1790 | 1790-06-23 | By the command of the President of the United States T. Lear has the honor to enclose for Mr.... |
79122 | Turgot, Anne-Robert-Jacques, baron de l’Aulne | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot … | 1778-09-29 | AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. Turgot fait mille compliments a Monsieur Franklin et le... |
79123 | Morton, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Morton, 25 December 1801 … | 1801-12-25 | 25 December 1801, Havana. Announces 25 Dec. order banning all foreign vessels from Cuban ports,... |
79124 | Madison, James | Rives, William Cabell | James Madison to William C. Rives, 12 March 1833 | 1833-03-12 | I have recd your very kind letter of the 6th. from Washington; and by the same mail, a copy of... |
79125 | Jefferson, Thomas | Mazzei, Philip | [From Thomas Jefferson to Philip Mazzei, 11 December … | 1783-12-11 | [ Annapolis, 11 Dec. 1783 . Entry in SJL reads: “P. Mazzei. Account of my transactions for... |
79126 | Nicola, Lewis | Washington, George | To George Washington from Lewis Nicola, 24 May 1782 | 1782-05-24 | Greatly oppressed in mind & distressed at having been the means of giving your Excellency one... |
79127 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 10 March 1774] | 1774-03-10 | 10. Wind abt. So. West & tolerably fresh, but pleasant notwithstanding being also clear. | |
79128 | Bréhan, Marquise de | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Madame de Bréhan, 1 March 1788 | 1788-03-01 | I have suffered, Sir, a great contrariety not to be able to keep the engagement which I had taken... |
79129 | Washington, George | Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard … | From George Washington to Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf … | 1783-08-03 | Mr Cassady (who will have the honour of delivering this Letter to you) being a Gentleman of... |
79130 | Dufief, Nicolas Gouin | Jefferson, Thomas | Nicolas G. Dufief to Thomas Jefferson, 22 October 1816 | 1816-10-22 | J’ai bien des remerciemens à vous faire pour la bonté que vous avez eu de parcourir le manuscrit... |
79131 | Adams, John | Perkins, Thomas | From John Adams to Thomas Perkins, 14 September 1804 | 1804-09-14 | I am quite ashamed to have neglected to this time any acknowledgement of the various civilities I... |
79132 | Dickinson, Philemon | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General Philemon … | 1778-06-28 | A Major who was on Duty on the Lines last Night, this moment informs me, that the Enemy are in... |
79133 | Madison, Bishop James | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Bishop James Madison, 15 April … | 1802-04-15 | I am greatly obliged to you for your Favour , by the last Post. From the Examination, which I... |
79134 | Washington, George | Arnold, Benedict | George Washington to Major General Benedict Arnold, 28 … | 1779-04-28 | Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] April 28, 1779 . Explains why Arnold’s trial has been postponed. Df ,... |
79135 | Dana, Francis | Adams, John | To John Adams from Francis Dana, 23 March 1783 | 1783-03-23 | In the Gazette of Amsterdam of the 4 th: of March which has this day come to hand, we read, On... |
79136 | Gordon, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Gordon, 19 December … | 1785-12-19 | I find in my minutes the following story to have been reported, the truth or error of which I... |
79137 | Forman, David | Washington, George | To George Washington from David Forman, 2 October 1781 | 1781-10-02 | Your Exclys Letter dated Head Quarters Williamsburgh Sepr the 24th was handed to me Yesterday,... |
79138 | James, Abel | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Abel James, [before 8 … | ≈1782-12-01 | Copy: Library of Congress This letter—or at least the first part of it—is well known to readers... |
79139 | Woodhouse, James | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from James Woodhouse, 27 April 1801 | 1801-04-27 | In the month of June 1799, my brother Samuel Woodhouse, a well educated lad, about seventeen... |
79140 | Adams, John | Mifflin, Thomas | From John Adams to Thomas Mifflin, 15 August 1776 | 1776-08-15 | I received yours of the 5th. instant by Tuesdays Post, and laid it before the Board of War, who... |
79141 | Selectmen of Camden, District of Maine | Madison, James | To James Madison from the Selectmen of Camden, District … | 1816-07-03 | Your Petitioners would represent, That Moses Thorndike of Camden in the County of Lincoln &... |
79142 | Council of War | Council of War, 3–4 October 1775 | ≈1775-10-03 | At a Council of War held at Head Quarters Cambridge Octr 3. 1775 Present His Excelly General... | |
79143 | Caldwell, John E. | Madison, James | To James Madison from John E. Caldwell, 2 June 1802 | 1802-06-02 | A few days after I had received from Mr. Lear a commission of the President of the US. dated the... |
79144 | Prentiss, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Prentiss, 7 March 1817 | 1817-03-07 | I take the Liberty of enclosing you a prospectus of a Reading Room for the Metropolis of the... |
79145 | Warden, David Bailie | Madison, James | To James Madison from David Bailie Warden, 17 April … | 1809-04-17 | 17 April 1809, Paris. The acting American consul in Paris congratulates JM on his election as... |
79146 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 27 August 1787] | 1787-08-27 | Monday 27th. In Convention. Dined at Mr. Morris’s and drank Tea at Mr. Powells. | |
79147 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 19 May 1783 | 1783-05-19 | I am glad to learn, by your Favour of the 12th, that you have begun to translate Suetonius. This... |
79148 | Jefferson, Thomas | Dumas, Charles William Frederick | From Thomas Jefferson to C. W. F. Dumas, 30 September … | 1788-09-30 | Mine of the 1st. inst. acknoleged your several favors down to the 14th. of Aug. I have now to add... |
79149 | Adams, John Quincy | 21st. | 1787-12-21 | I read through Wright’s short treatise upon the feudal tenures. I found nothing in it, but what I... | |
79150 | Jefferson, Thomas | Harrison, Benjamin | [From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Harrison, 12? June … | 1780-06-12 | [ Richmond, 12? June 1780 . JHD Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia... |