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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin, Benjamin | —— | From Benjamin Franklin to ———, [February 1746?]. | ≈1746-02-01 | ...of which Governor Gooch informed the Virginia House of Burgesses, Feb. 20, 1746: “... |
| 2 | Adams, Abigail | Adams, John | Abigail Adams to John Adams, 25 July 1775 | 1775-07-25 | ...assume his duties as speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses; on 24 May John Hancock was... |
| 3 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, Richard | From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Adams, 18 December … | 1794-12-18 | ...and Henrico in the Virginia House of Burgesses before the American Revolution and had served... |
| 4 | Washington, George | Bassett, Burwell | From George Washington to Burwell Bassett, 19 June 1775 | 1775-06-19 | ...Bassett represented his county in the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1762 to 1775 and... |
| 5 | Washington, George | Belknap, Jeremy | From George Washington to Jeremy Belknap, 15 June 1798 | 1798-06-15 | ...) was a powerful figure in the Virginia House of Burgesses in the decades before the... |
| 6 | Madison, James | Bradford, William | From James Madison to William Bradford, 19 June 1775 | 1775-06-19 | .... On 10 June 1775 the Virginia House of Burgesses adopted Jefferson’s “Address,”... |
| 7 | Madison, James | Bradford, William | From James Madison to William Bradford, 28 July 1775 | 1775-07-28 | ...Virginia House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress appointed commissioners to treat... |
| 8 | Madison, James | Caldwell, Charles | From James Madison to Charles Caldwell, 22 July 1825 | 1825-07-22 | ...near Montpelier. Barbour served in the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1769–1775, and thereafter,... |
| 9 | Jefferson, Thomas | Carr, Dabney | Thomas Jefferson to Dabney Carr, 19 January 1816 | 1816-01-19 | Virginia; House of Burgesses [index entry] Virginia; House of Burgesses, journals of [index... |
| 10 | Washington, George | Carter, Charles (of Ludlow) | From George Washington to Charles Carter of Ludlow, 14 … | 1790-09-14 | .... Carter himself served in the Virginia House of Burgesses from the 1760s through 1790... |