Begin a
search
Author
Sort: Frequency / Alphabetical
- Washington, George (31,728)
- Jefferson, Thomas (20,531)
- Adams, John (10,097)
- Madison, James (8,663)
- Hamilton, Alexander (7,632)
- Franklin, Benjamin (4,918)
- Adams, John Quincy (3,524)
- Jay, John (1,771)
- Adams, Abigail (1,287)
- Monroe, James (993)
- Gallatin, Albert (940)
- Knox, Henry (772)
- Randolph, Edmund (763)
- McHenry, James (755)
- Heath, William (696)
- Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson (683)
- Pickering, Timothy (678)
- Adams, Abigail Smith (643)
- Coxe, Tench (617)
- Claiborne, William C. C. (587)
- Lear, Tobias (572)
- Lee, Arthur (561)
- Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de (556)
- Short, William (502)
- American Commissioners (447)
- Dearborn, Henry (418)
- Williams, Jonathan Jr. (407)
- Greene, Nathanael (374)
- Lincoln, Benjamin (362)
- Smith, Robert (354)
- Morris, Robert (343)
- Humphreys, David (341)
- Livingston, Robert R. (334)
- Smith, William Stephens (316)
- Jefferson, George (305)
- Wolcott, Oliver Jr. (305)
- Adams, Thomas Boylston (296)
- King, Rufus (294)
- Schuyler, Philip (287)
- Peyton, Bernard (278)
- Huntington, Samuel (274)
- Lee, William (273)
- Treasury Department (270)
- Morris, Gouverneur (268)
- Dumas, Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric (259)
- Bourne, Sylvanus (258)
- Sullivan, John (242)
- Erving, George W. (241)
- Dumas, Charles William Frederic (239)
- Gates, Horatio (234)
Show: Top 10 / Top 50
Recipient
Sort: Frequency / Alphabetical
- Jefferson, Thomas (27,035)
- Washington, George (22,801)
- Madison, James (19,677)
- Franklin, Benjamin (9,482)
- Adams, John (8,742)
- Hamilton, Alexander (6,824)
- Jay, John (1,613)
- Adams, Abigail (1,602)
- Adams, John Quincy (1,110)
- Lee, Arthur (952)
- American Commissioners (855)
- McHenry, James (790)
- Monroe, James (774)
- Gallatin, Albert (687)
- United States Senate (506)
- Pickering, Timothy (499)
- Huntington, Samuel (483)
- Heath, William (471)
- Knox, Henry (442)
- Adams, Abigail Smith (441)
- Hancock, John (431)
- Randolph, Edmund (392)
- Deane, Silas (388)
- Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson (374)
- Short, William (351)
- Lincoln, Benjamin (344)
- Adams, Thomas Boylston (328)
- First Joint Commission at Paris (320)
- Clinton, George (312)
- Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de (304)
- Livingston, Robert R. (302)
- President of Congress (290)
- Lear, Tobias (286)
- Jefferson, George (275)
- Greene, Nathanael (269)
- Morris, Robert (265)
- Laurens, Henry (259)
- Adams, George Washington (244)
- Harrison, Benjamin (237)
- Randolph, Thomas Mann (236)
- Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de (236)
- Gates, Horatio (234)
- Board of War (229)
- Wolcott, Oliver Jr. (229)
- McDougall, Alexander (214)
- Randolph, Martha Jefferson (214)
- Rush, Benjamin (212)
- Sullivan, John (210)
- Dearborn, Henry (209)
- Schuyler, Philip (207)
Show: Top 10 / Top 50
Period
- Colonial (16,105)
- Revolutionary War (48,379)
- Confederation Period (17,804)
- Washington Presidency (27,165)
- Adams Presidency (13,566)
- Jefferson Presidency (29,479)
- Madison Presidency (15,472)
- post-Madison Presidency (15,436)
Dates From
Dates To
No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
82021 | Wells, Nathaniel | Adams, John | To John Adams from Nathaniel Wells, 1 February 1801 | 1801-02-01 | The Honble Daniel Davis Esqr has been lately appointed Solicitor General of this State and... |
82022 | Washington, George | Knox, Henry | From George Washington to Henry Knox, 24 September 1792 | 1792-09-24 | Your letter of the 15th instt, with its enclosures, came duly to hand. It is exceedingly to be... |
82023 | Washington, George | General Orders, 23 March 1776 | 1776-03-23 | Col. James Reed’s, Nixon’s, Poor’s, Prescot’s, Arnold’s, and Baldwins Regiments, are the first to... | |
82024 | Prager, Mark Sr. | Washington, George | To George Washington from Mark Prager, Sr., 27 October … | 1788-10-27 | A Friend of mine in this place requests me to forward the inclosed. I embrace this opportunity to... |
82025 | Madison, James | Clark, Daniel | From James Madison to Daniel Clark, 19 April 1803 | 1803-04-19 | The enclosed letters to the Governor & Intendent of Louisiana have just been put into my hands by... |
82026 | Washington, George | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | From George Washington to Lafayette, 4 April 1784 | 1784-04-04 | I have no expectation, that this Letter will find you in France. Your favor of Novr to me, & of... |
82027 | Macon, Thomas | Madison, James | To James Madison from Thomas Macon, 28 May 1810 | 1810-05-28 | My Son Madison is now about nineteen years of age. He has lived the last three years in a retail... |
82028 | Hamilton, Alexander | McHenry, James | From Alexander Hamilton to James McHenry, 19 March 1800 | 1800-03-19 | Cases, every day, occur to shew the immense inconvenience of being obliged to resort, for all... |
82029 | Jefferson, Thomas | Ronaldson, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Ronaldson, 13 February … | 1809-02-13 | I must once more be troublesome to you on the subject of Wool. I inclose you a sample of the wool... |
82030 | Gérard, Conrad-Alexandre | American Commissioners | Gérard to the American Commissioners, 17 March 1778 | 1778-03-17 | ALS : Harvard University Library Je suis chargé de vous annoncer que vous serés presentés au Roi... |
82031 | Hamilton, Alexander | Randolph, Edmund | From Alexander Hamilton to Edmund Randolph, 30 April … | 1793-04-30 | On a reperusal of the letter from the Governor of Virginia which I mentioned to you, I find that... |
82032 | Jefferson, Thomas | County Lieutenants | From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenants of … | 1781-02-17 | You will be pleased immediately on receipt of this, to order one fourth of your Militia to be... |
82033 | Fraser, Donald | Madison, James | To James Madison from Donald Fraser, 14 November 1807 | 1807-11-14 | I have, according to an act of Congress relative to Copy-rights, herewith sent a copy of my... |
82034 | Evans, Amelia | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Amelia Evans, 23 May 1769 | 1769-05-23 | ALS : American Philosophical Society Your two very obliging favors by Mr. Stuart (who arrived a... |
82035 | Hamilton, Alexander | Osborne, Samuel | From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Osborn, 26 August … | 1799-08-26 | The Secretary of War informs me that you have requested a copy of the proceedings of the Court... |
82036 | Jay, John | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from John Jay, 15 May 1788 | 1788-05-15 | Mr. Richard Laurence of Staten Island has complained to Congress, and to the King of Great... |
82037 | Ludwick, Christopher | Washington, George | To George Washington from Christopher Ludwick, January … | ≈1780-01-01 | Permit me to lay before you a matter of the greatest importance to an Army, viz. that of... |
82038 | Pennsylvania Assembly | Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 27 June … | 1755-06-27 | Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives, 1754–1755 (Philadelphia, 1755),... | |
82039 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, George Washington | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to George … | 1826-03-12 | As I have not received a Letter from you I cannot pretend to answer one but I will write... |
82040 | Washington, George | Hubley, Adam Jr. | From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Adam … | 1778-03-22 | I recd yours of the 19th inclosing proceedings of a Court Martial against Docr Smith. Some of the... |
82041 | Montgomery, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Montgomery, 25 March … | 1807-03-25 | It is rumoured you mean to send the Treaty with England back for alteration—Permit me as your... |
82042 | Washington, George | Captured British Naval Officers | From George Washington to captured British naval … | 1776-05-13 | Letter not found: to captured British naval officers, 13 May 1776. The letter that four captured... |
82043 | Adams, John | 13 Saturday. | 1756-03-13 | Some Snow last night, a clowdy, raw morning. | |
82044 | Madison, James | Bill for Protection of the Frontiers, [25 January] 1792 | 1792-01-25 | Mr. Madison, from the committee appointed, presented a bill for making further and more effectual... | |
82045 | Wythe, George | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from George Wythe, 7 December 1800 | 1800-12-07 | Your sollicitations are with me more cogent motives than with his slave are the mandates of a... |
82046 | Biddle, Nicholas | Jefferson, Thomas | Nicholas Biddle to Thomas Jefferson, 9 February 1822 | 1822-02-09 | Nicholas Biddle presents his compliments to M r Jefferson , and takes the liberty of sending to... |
82047 | Hamilton, Alexander | Account with John McComb, Junior, [25 October 1800] | 1800-10-25 | 1800 To John MComb Junr Dr. Sepr. Repairing Farm House &ca 2 Paid Thos Bloomfield 2000 brick as... | |
82048 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 23 January 1774] | 1774-01-23 | 23. At home all day. In the Evening Mr. Robt. Rutherford came. | |
82049 | Pendleton, Edmund | Madison, James | To James Madison from Edmund Pendleton, 17 June 1782 | 1782-06-17 | Tr ( LC : Force Transcripts). Addressed to “The Honble James Madison Esqr Philadelphia.” Another... |
82050 | Adams, John Quincy | Adams, Abigail Smith | From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 20 … | 1816-09-20 | My wife’s brother J. B. Johnson has written from New Orleans, to his sister and me, requesting us... |
82051 | Short, William | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 2 October 1791 | 1791-10-02 | An end was put to the session of the national assembly the day before yesterday by the speech of... |
82052 | Barnes, John | Jefferson, Thomas | John Barnes to Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1815 | 1815-01-10 | Your fav r 29 th Ult o recd the 5 th Covered, your Gen l power of Att y —in my fav r —the... |
82053 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Marquis de Lafayette, 28 … | 1780-11-28 | Here I arrived last night and am going to set out for Philadelphia. Gouvion goes strait to New... |
82054 | Smallwood, William | Washington, George | To George Washington from William Smallwood, 13 Aug. … | 1779-08-13 | Letter not found : from William Smallwood, 13 Aug. 1779. On 15 Aug., GW wrote Smallwood: “I have... |
82055 | Jay, John | Murray, John Jr. | From John Jay to John Murray Jr., 12 October 1816 | 1816-10-12 | Accept my good Friend tha my thanks for your kind Letter of the 22 ult and for the Pamphlets... |
82056 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thomson, Charles | From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Thomson, 20 September … | 1787-09-20 | Your favor of April 28. did not come to my hands till the 1st. inst. Unfortunately the boxes of... |
82057 | Morris, Robert | American Commissioners | Robert Morris to the American Commissioners, 7 March … | 1777-03-07 | ALS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress I have wrote you several letters... |
82058 | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du … | Washington, George | To George Washington from … | 1783-04-19 | Having Been told by Mquis de Castries at Whose Country Seat I am, that He Now is Sending a Vessel... |
82059 | Lincoln, Benjamin | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General Benjamin … | 1780-03-24 | Since my last the enemy have very unexpectedly brought over the ships mentioned in the enclosed... |
82060 | Huger, Daniel | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from Daniel Huger, [22–25 June … | 1792-06-25 | As it may be of some importance to the Federal revenue, relative to the excise on whiskey, I take... |
82061 | Washington, George | Jefferson, Thomas | From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 30 March … | 1795-03-30 | A short time since I wrote to you, and hope the letter got safe to your hands. If this should... |
82062 | Biographical Data | Information on the persons mentioned by GW during his stay on the island is in most instances... | |||
82063 | Washington, George | General Officers | George Washington to the General Officers, 20 April … | 1778-04-20 | [ Valley Forge ] April 20, 1778 . Lists three plans for next campaign, with possible modes of... |
82064 | Butler, Richard | Washington, George | To George Washington from Colonel Richard Butler, 19 … | 1779-07-19 | Genl Wayne being Indisposd, desires that I inform your Excellency that I Remaind to See the whole... |
82065 | Jefferson, Thomas | Senate and House of Representatives | From Thomas Jefferson to the Senate and the House of … | 1804-11-30 | I now lay before you copies of the treaties concluded with the Delaware and Piankeshaw Indians,... |
82066 | Washington, George | Hazelwood, John | From George Washington to Commodore John Hazelwood, 7 … | 1777-10-07 | Upon Capt. Blewers representation of the importance of Red Bank I have determined to garrison it... |
82067 | Adams, John | [March 21. Saturday 1778.] | 1778-03-21 | March 21. Saturday 1778. Five Weeks had elapsed Yesterday, since my Embarkation. We went East... | |
82068 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 8 May 1793 | 1793-05-08 | Your last recd. was of the 28 Apl. The rect. of all the preceeding is verified by the... |
82069 | Montgomery, John Sr. | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Montgomery Sr., 19 April … | 1814-04-19 | § From John Montgomery Sr. 19 April 1814. “Memorial of John Montgomery Senr Citizen of the United... |
82070 | Edwards, Enoch | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Enoch Edwards, 31 August 1801 … | 1801-08-29 | In my last I informed you that your Chariot was finished. and I now inclose you Mr: Hanse’s... |