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No. Author Recipient Title Date Context
1 Deane, Silas Morris, Robert Silas Deane to Robert Morris and the Committee of … 1776-06-23 ...point was apparently a communication in invisible ink, which is no longer decipherable; see...
2 American Commissioners Jay, John The American Commissioners to John Jay, 2 June 1777 1777-06-02 ...that another and closely similar communication in invisible ink, now lost, followed six...
3 La Pleignière, ——, chevalier de Franklin, Benjamin To Benjamin Franklin from the Chevalier de la … 1778-03-08 ...in Franche-Comté. He encloses his secret method of making invisible ink; try it.
4 Jay, John Washington, George To George Washington from John Jay, 19 November 1778 1778-11-19 ...) College of New York. Jay developed his invisible ink in 1775 and used it throughout the...
5 Shreve, Israel Washington, George To George Washington from Colonel Israel Shreve, 26 May … 1779-05-26 ...flame, revealed secret letters written in invisible ink. The first letter, addressed to one...
6 Washington, George Tallmadge, Benjamin From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 13 … 1779-06-13 GW is referring to invisible ink, which he sent in late July (see
7 Washington, George Tallmadge, Benjamin From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 25 … 1779-07-25 For background on this invisible ink, and its initial use, see
8 Tallmadge, Benjamin Washington, George To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 25 … 1779-07-25 For the invisible ink, which GW sent on this date, see his
9 Culper, Samuel Tallmadge, Benjamin Enclosure: Samuel Culper to Major Benjamin Tallmadge … 1779-07-15 For Townsend’s first request for invisible ink, see Culper to John Bolton, “June 31” (...
10 Culper, Samuel Jr. Bolton, John Enclosure: Samuel Culper, Jr., to John Bolton, 29 July … 1779-07-29 ...that document. Townsend acknowledged receipt of the invisible ink, which employed a stain, in...
11 Editorial Note ...of the most essential items for the spies: their special invisible ink and reagent.
12 Culper, Samuel Bolton, John II. Samuel Culper to John Bolton, 15 August 1779-08-15 The “Ink” refers to invisible ink, or “stain” (see Culper, Jr., to...
13 Washington, George Tallmadge, Benjamin From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 24 … 1779-09-24 ...3.” The “stain” was a type of invisible ink. Woodhull, as Samuel Culper, probably enclosed...
14 Washington, George Tallmadge, Benjamin From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 30 … 1779-10-30 GW is referring to the chemical reagent for invisible ink (see
15 Tallmadge, Benjamin Washington, George To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 1 … 1779-11-01 Tallmadge is referring to invisible ink and components (see
16 Culper, Samuel Jr. Bolton, John Enclosure: Samuel Culper, Jr., to John Bolton, 29 … 1779-10-29 Townsend is referring to invisible ink (see
17 Tallmadge, Benjamin Washington, George To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 15 … 1780-01-15 ...mentioned a shortage of reagent for invisible ink in his letter to Tallmadge of 12 Dec. 1779...
18 Washington, George Tallmadge, Benjamin From George Washington to Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 5 … 1780-02-05 ...last three words. “Stain” and “counterpart” refer to invisible ink and reagent.
19 Washington, George Jay, James From George Washington to James Jay, 9 April 1780 1780-04-09 GW sought a new supply of invisible ink for espionage activities (see
20 Washington, George Jay, James From George Washington to James Jay, 12 May 1780 1780-05-12 GW is referring to invisible ink for espionage activities.
21 Tallmadge, Benjamin Washington, George To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 22 … 1780-07-22 The enclosed “blank Letter,” or letter written in invisible ink, from Culper, Jr., is filed in
22 Tallmadge, Benjamin Washington, George To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 28 … 1780-08-28 ...the Counterpart to read,” referring to the reagent for invisible ink.
23 Tallmadge, Benjamin Washington, George To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 4 … 1780-10-04 ..., Jr. (Robert Townsend’s alias) was written in invisible ink and is now illegible (
24 Tallmadge, Benjamin Washington, George To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 23 … 1780-10-23 ...” has not been identified. Tallmadge means invisible ink, which James Jay supplied and called...
25 “Between Hawk and Buzzard”: Disclaiming Independence … ...for France, Jay gave him a quantity of invisible ink invented by his brother Sir James, in...
26 Jay, John Jay, James From John Jay to James Jay, 4 January 1776 1776-01-04 ...Jay may have conducted a political correspondence in invisible ink that has not been found...
27 Jay, John Morris, Robert From John Jay to Robert Morris, 15 September 1776 1776-09-15 ...: unidentified document explaining the use of invisible ink (not found); decipherment,...
28 Morris, Robert Jay, John To John Jay from Robert Morris, 23 September 1776 1776-09-23 ..., 11–23 June 1776, incorporated in invisible ink within a letter ostensibly written by one...
29 Jay, John Morris, Robert From John Jay to Robert Morris, 6 October 1776 1776-10-06 Decipherment of Text in Invisible Ink of Price Current and Continuation of Deane to Jay,...
30 Deane, Silas Jay, John To John Jay from Silas Deane, 2 December 1776 1776-12-02 written in invisible ink and rendered visible by Bendikson through the use of ultraviolet...
31 Morris, Robert Jay, John To John Jay from Robert Morris, 4 February 1777 1777-02-04 ...to Morris of 17 Sept. 1776 written in invisible ink. In his letter to Morris, Deane advised...
32 Franklin, Benjamin Jay, John To John Jay from the American Commissioners (Benjamin … 1777-06-02 ...forward correspondence, much of it originally in invisible ink, from Deane and Franklin to the...
33 Jay, John Washington, George From John Jay to George Washington, 19 November 1778 1778-11-19 On the invisible ink developed by Sir James Jay, used previously in correspondence...
34 John Jay’s Use of Codes and Ciphers  Editorial Note ...notably distributing his brother Sir James Jay’s formulation for invisible ink,
35 Sir James Jay  Editorial Note ...for his provision of invisible ink and his role in artillery experiments for the Continental...
36 Jefferson, Thomas Jay, John To John Jay from Thomas Jefferson, 3 August 1788 1788-08-03 ...in deciphering and conveying to Congress letters Deane wrote in invisible ink. See
37 Jay, John Jay, Peter Augustus From John Jay to Peter Augustus Jay, 30 March 1813 1813-03-30 ...“when he first sent me some of his invisible Ink?” tell him that I cannot recollect the...
38 Jay, James Madison, James To James Madison from James Jay, 1 July 1811 1811-07-01 ...the use by the Continental Congress of an invisible ink he had invented. As secretary of...
39 Jefferson, Thomas Jay, James Thomas Jefferson to James Jay, 7 April 1809 1809-04-07 ...American Revolution he used an invisible ink of his own invention to pass on intelligence...