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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 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...
12 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...
13 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
14 Tallmadge, Benjamin Washington, George To George Washington from Major Benjamin Tallmadge, 1 … 1779-11-01 Tallmadge is referring to invisible ink and components (see
15 Culper, Samuel Jr. Bolton, John Enclosure: Samuel Culper, Jr., to John Bolton, 29 … 1779-10-29 Townsend is referring to invisible ink (see
16 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...
17 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.
18 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
19 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.
20 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
21 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.
22 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 (
23 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...
24 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...
25 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,...
26 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...
27 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,...
28 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...
29 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...
30 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...
31 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...