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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80511 | Schuyler, Philip | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Philip Schuyler, 2 September … | 1788-09-02 | Albany, September 2, 1788. Sends information for his defense against a bill filed in Chancery by... |
| 80512 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 2 September 1788] | 1788-09-02 | Tuesday 2d. Thermometer at 68 in the Morning—76 at Noon and 72 at Night. Wind at No. W.... | |
| 80513 | Jay, John | Report on the Navigation of the Mississippi River, 2 … | 1788-09-02 | The Secretary of the United States for the Department of foreign Affairs, to whom was referred a... | |
| 80514 | Jefferson, Thomas | Appleton, Thomas | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Appleton, 2 September … | 1788-09-02 | I have duly received your favor of the 24th. Aug. and think with you there should be no contest... |
| 80515 | Jefferson, Thomas | Brocqueville, Migneron de | From Thomas Jefferson to Migneron de Brocqueville, 2 … | 1788-09-02 | Je viens de recevoir le memoire imprimée que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’envoyer, contenante... |
| 80516 | Jefferson, Thomas | Gordon, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Gordon, 2 September … | 1788-09-02 | In my letter of July 16. I had the honor to explain to you the reasons why an answer to your... |
| 80517 | Jefferson, Thomas | Mason, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Mason, 2 September 1788 | 1788-09-02 | I have duly received your favor of Aug. 23. as well as the one from your father which was therein... |
| 80518 | Nesbitt, Jonathan | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Jonathan Nesbitt, 2 September … | 1788-09-02 | Not having the honor of being Personally known to you, I must begin by beging your excuse for the... |
| 80519 | Trumbull, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Trumbull, 2 September … | 1788-09-02 | I have your letter of the 24th. August and having seen no secondhand Carriage to my mind, have... |
| 80520 | Adams, John Quincy | Wednesday September 3d. | 1788-09-03 | I went over the river with Stacey and Romain upon a shooting party. We had tolerable success. It... | |
| 80521 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 3 September 1788] | 1788-09-03 | Wednesday 3d. Thermometer at 64 in the morning—76 at Noon and 75 at Night. Clear morning with the... | |
| 80522 | Randolph, Edmund | Madison, James | To James Madison from Edmund Randolph, 3 September 1788 | 1788-09-03 | I am much obliged to you for your favor of the 25th. ulto. Being in Wmsburg., when I received it,... |
| 80523 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jay, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, 3 September 1788 | 1788-09-03 | By Mrs. Barclay I had the honour of sending you letters of the 3d. 10th. and 11th. of August:... |
| 80524 | Adams, John Quincy | Thursday September 4th. | 1788-09-04 | Left Newbury-Port this morning with Bridge: we dined at Putnam’s in Dan vers. Very indifferent... | |
| 80525 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 4 September 1788] | 1788-09-04 | Thursday 4th. Thermometer at 64 in the Morng. 76 at Noon and 76 at Night. Calm morning with a... | |
| 80526 | Cottineau de Kerloguen, Denis-Nicolas | Washington, George | To George Washington from Cottineau de Kerloguin, 4 … | 1788-09-04 | Ever Since the Glorious Peace which fixt the American Independance, have I wished for a... |
| 80527 | Jefferson, Thomas | Cutting, John Brown | From Thomas Jefferson to John Brown Cutting, 4 … | 1788-09-04 | Letters from New York of July 26. mention that the question on the new Constitution was not then... |
| 80528 | Jefferson, Thomas | Paradise, Lucy Ludwell | From Thomas Jefferson to Lucy Ludwell Paradise, 4 … | 1788-09-04 | I have spoken to Mr. Paradise on the subject you desire, and he assured me he should, before his... |
| 80529 | Rutledge, John, Jr. | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Rutledge, Jr., 4 … | 1788-09-04 | In the month of September or October last, I do not exactly recollect which, I remember seeing at... |
| 80530 | Willink & Van Staphorst | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Willink & Van Staphorst, 4 … | 1788-09-04 | We have now to acquaint Your Excellency that Willm. Carmichael Esqr. Chargé des Affaires of the... |
| 80531 | Adams, John Quincy | Friday September 5th. | 1788-09-05 | The assembly at the anniversary of the Ф.B.K. was more numerous than I have known it. There were... | |
| 80532 | Steuben, Baron von | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Baron von Steuben, 5 … | 1788-09-05 | La lettre cy joint de Mr: R: Petters, contienne une preuve, non Equivoque, que dans mes prémieres... |
| 80533 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 5 September 1788] | 1788-09-05 | Friday 5th. Thermometer at 71 in the Morning—83 at Noon and 82 at Night. But little wind and that... | |
| 80534 | Biddle, Clement | Washington, George | To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 5 September … | 1788-09-05 | I have before me your esteemed favour of 25th ulto—A Vessel had set up for Alexandria but meeting... |
| 80535 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Washington, George | To George Washington from the marquis de Lafayette, 5 … | 1788-09-05 | Letter not found: from the marquis de Lafayette, 5 Sept. 1788. On 29 Jan. 1789 GW wrote Lafayette... |
| 80536 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jay, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, 5 September 1788 | 1788-09-05 | I wrote you on the 3d. instant, and have this day received Mr. Remsen’s favor of July 25 .... |
| 80537 | Osborn, Francis | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Osborn, 5 September … | 1788-09-05 | [ Charly ], 5 Sep. 1788 . Unknown to TJ and ashamed for her request, she is in want, lives in a... |
| 80538 | Trumbull, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Trumbull, 5 September … | 1788-09-05 | By the Diligence which left this yesterday morning I sent two Books for Mr. Short and... |
| 80539 | Adams, John Quincy | 6. | 1788-09-06 | Saltmarsh. Read. Mr. Cranch’s. | |
| 80540 | Chipman, Nathaniel | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Nathaniel Chipman, 6 … | 1788-09-06 | I have received by Capt. Ville your favour of the 22d of July. Since I wrote you I have had an... |
| 80541 | Hamilton, Alexander | Gerry, Elbridge | From Alexander Hamilton to Elbridge Gerry, [6 September … | 1788-09-06 | I am a member of a Committee, to whom the Baron De Steuben’s application to Congress founded upon... |
| 80542 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 6 September 1788] | 1788-09-06 | Saturday 6th. Thermometer at 76 in the Morng.—76 at Noon and 72 at Night. Wind at No. Et. with... | |
| 80543 | Madison, James, Sr. | Madison, James | From James Madison to James Madison, Sr., 6 September … | 1788-09-06 | I forward this by the mail expecting it will be at Fredg. in time for Mr. A. Shepherd who left... |
| 80544 | Jefferson, Thomas | Burwell, Nathaniel | From Thomas Jefferson to Nathaniel Burwell, 6 September … | 1788-09-06 | The perfect confidence reposed in you by Mr. and Mrs. Paradise has induced them to ask your... |
| 80545 | Cutting, John Brown | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Brown Cutting, 6 … | 1788-09-06 | I was sensibly mortified on perusal of your letter of the 23d of Aug. to find that I was not the... |
| 80546 | Jefferson, Thomas | Limozin, André | From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 6 September … | 1788-09-06 | The Treasury board having desired me to send to them the books and papers of Mr. Barclay’s... |
| 80547 | Jefferson, Thomas | Commissioners of the Treasury | From Thomas Jefferson to the Commissioners of the … | 1788-09-06 | Your favor of July 3. came to hand some days ago, and that of July 22. in the afternoon of... |
| 80548 | Adams, John Quincy | Sunday September 7th. 1788. | 1788-09-07 | The Marquis to Sainneville, commander of the french Squadron now in the harbour, and the... | |
| 80549 | Smith, Abigail Adams | Adams, Abigail | Abigail Adams Smith to Abigail Adams, 7 September 1788 | 1788-09-07 | I received, on Wednesday last, from the hands of Mr. T——, your letter, No. 4, of August 25th. He... |
| 80550 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 7 September 1788] | 1788-09-07 | Sunday 7th. Thermometer at 70 in the Morning—67 at Noon and 64 at Night. The Clouds of yesterday... | |
| 80551 | Washington, George | Barton, William | From George Washington to William Barton, 7 September … | 1788-09-07 | At the same time I announce to you the receipt of your obliging letter of the 28th of last month,... |
| 80552 | Washington, George | Peters, Richard | From George Washington to Richard Peters, 7 September … | 1788-09-07 | Occasional absences from home—and occurrences—unimportant to any except myself—added to the want... |
| 80553 | Adams, John Quincy | 8. | 1788-09-08 | Company afternoon. Angier. | |
| 80554 | Gerry, Elbridge | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Elbridge Gerry, [8 September … | 1788-09-08 | I have received your letter requesting “any explanation which may serve to throw further light on... |
| 80555 | Hamilton, Alexander | Morris, Richard | From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Morris, 8 September … | 1788-09-08 | [ New York, September 8, 1788. Sends a petition to “The Honorable Richard Morris, Esq., Chief... |
| 80556 | Livingston, John H. | Morris, Richard | John H. Livingston, Thomas Jones, Alexander Hamilton … | 1788-09-08 | New York, September 8, 1788. Petition by the administrators of Philip Livingston’s estate to... |
| 80557 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 8 September 1788] | 1788-09-08 | Monday 8th. Thermometer at 65 in the Morning—72 at Noon and 70 at Night. Thunder & Rain a little... | |
| 80558 | Wythe, George | Madison, James | To James Madison from George Wythe, 8 September 1788 | 1788-09-08 | I take the liberty, my dear Sir, to desire a mr Prince to call upon you; in case he do not meet... |
| 80559 | Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst … | 1788-09-08 | We are honored with Your Excellency’s ever respected favor of 1 Inst, with the agreeable... |
| 80560 | Paine, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Paine, 9–15 September … | ≈1788-09-09 | That I am a bad correspondent is so general a complaint against me, that I must expect the same... |