1Editorial Note (Adams Papers)
British impressment of American seamen, a grievance normally associated with the War of 1812,...
2Editorial Note (Adams Papers)
The Continental Association and the Bill of Rights of the First Continental Congress turned...
3From John Adams to William E. Richmond, 14 December 1819 (Adams Papers)
I have received your polite favor of the 10th. the subject of which is of great importance I am...
4Aftermath of the Jay Treaty: Responses, Ratification, and Implementation: Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
Once the treaty was signed on 19 November, Jay hurriedly sent dispatches to George Washington,...
Jay’s retirement from the governorship coincided with the onset of a decline in the fortunes of...
Jay’s retirement and relocation to his Bedford estate provided an ideal setting for him to focus...
7Madison and the Collapse of the Spanish-American Empire: The West Florida Crisis of 1810, 20 April 1810 (Editorial Note) (Madison Papers)
The letter of Samuel Fulton to JM, 20 April 1810 , introduces one of the more dramatic...
8Madison and the Problem of Mexican Independence: The Gutiérrez-Magee Raid of August 1812, 1 September 1812 (Editorial … (Madison Papers)
The “illegal enterprize” referred to by JM in his 1 September 1812 letter to Monroe was the...
9The Madisons’ Travels in Virginia during the British Occupation of Washington, 24–26 August (Editorial Note) (Madison Papers)
Circumstances dictated that the planned cabinet rendezvous in Fredericktown (now Frederick),...
10Madison and “Americanus”, April-May (Editorial Note) (Madison Papers)
The letters of “Americanus,” addressed to JM and printed in the Philadelphia Democratic Press in...