1From John Jay to Floridablanca, 25 April 1780 (Jay Papers)
The Hessian fly, which caused wheat to spoil, spread from Long Island...
2July 1786 (Washington Papers)
...the previous year (see 15 Aug. 1785). The Hessian fly ( ..., was called the Hessian fly in the...
3[Diary entry: 22 July 1786] (Washington Papers)
...the previous year (see 15 Aug. 1785). The Hessian fly ( ..., was called the Hessian fly in the...
4To Thomas Jefferson from William Hay, 26 April 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
...is known to the Northward and is there denominated the Hessian Fly.
5From George Washington to Samuel Chamberline, 3 April 1788 (Washington Papers)
GW is referring to the Hessian fly.
6To George Washington from Richard Peters, 27 June 1788 (Washington Papers)
...with us it is pretty near at an End. The Hessian Fly is now within 10 Miles of us & next Year...
7From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 24 July 1788 (Madison Papers)
...which goes under the name of the Hessian fly. It made its first appearance several...
8To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 24 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
...which goes under the name of the Hessian fly. It made its first appearance several...
9To George Washington from George Morgan, 31 July–5 August 1788 (Washington Papers)
..., New York & New Jersey by the Hessian Fly, whose History is given in various Publications...
10From George Washington to John Beale Bordley, 17 August 1788 (Washington Papers)
...properties. But if the march of the Hessian Fly, southerly, cannot be arrested; and Colo...