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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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51 | Jefferson, Thomas | Burke, Thomas | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Burke, 30 June 1771 | 1771-06-30 | The case of Plume v. Portlock now lies at the Rules in danger of a dismission for want of a... |
52 | Jefferson, Thomas | Unknown | From Thomas Jefferson to ——, 30 June 1771 | 1771-06-30 | Among the Treasurer ’s causes which I have undertaken to finish is a suit brought against you by... |
53 | Burke, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Burke, 10 July 1771 | 1771-07-10 | I have at length prevailed on Mr. Taylor to answer a Bill in our Court spedily, and I here... |
54 | Skipwith, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Skipwith, 17 July 1771 | 1771-07-17 | This I have left at the Forest to remind you of your obliging promise and withal to guide you in... |
55 | Ogilvie, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Ogilvie, 19 July 1771 | 1771-07-19 | Though the distance at which we are removed deprives me of the benefit of personal acquaintance... |
56 | Jefferson, Thomas | Skipwith, Robert | From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Skipwith, with a List … | 1771-08-03 | I sat down with a design of executing your request to form a catalogue of books amounting to... |
57 | Burke, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Burke, 19 August 1771 | 1771-08-19 | I have your Favours of June and July 20th the first dated from Albermale the last from... |
58 | Skipwith, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Skipwith, 20 September … | 1771-09-20 | Agreeable to my general fate I could not get here until some time after your departure. It is... |
59 | Burke, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Burke, 24 September … | 1771-09-24 | I have long laboured to do something with Mr. Taylor but almost in vain. Altho the Question is... |
60 | Jefferson, Thomas | Burke, Thomas | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Burke?, 6 December 1771 | 1771-12-06 | I must again trouble you in the case of MacVee v. Wilson &c. Oranges, since on a second attempt... |
61 | Jefferson, Thomas | Bond for Marriage License, 23 December 1771 | 1771-12-23 | Know all men by these presents that we Thomas Jefferson and Francis Eppes are held and firmly... | |
62 | House of Burgesses | Project for Making the Rivanna River Navigable, 1771 | ≈1771-01-01 | Trustees. Thos. Walker, Edwd. Carter, Chas. Lewis, Nich. Lewis, Thos. Jefferson, Nich.... | |
63 | House of Burgesses | Amendments to a Bill concerning the Keeping of Roads … | ≈1772-04-01 | Whereas it is sometimes requisite for the public convenience that roads should be opened thro’... | |
64 | Jefferson, Thomas | Messrs. Ingliss and Long | From Thomas Jefferson to Messrs. Inglis and Long, 11 … | 1772-06-11 | I have just received notice from Mr. Wythe that in the case of Jamieson and Taylor v. Meredith... |
65 | Jefferson, Thomas | Messrs. Ingliss and Long | From Thomas Jefferson to Messrs. Inglis and Long, 4 … | 1772-07-04 | In the suit in Chancery brought by Jamieson and Taylor against Meredith, Cuningham and Nisbett,... |
66 | McCaul, Alexander | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander McCaul, 8 July 1772 | 1772-07-08 | I received yours of the 7th of Septr. last only the 10th of June last, and where it had been... |
67 | Jefferson, Thomas | Wood, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Wood, 17 July 1772 | 1772-07-17 | I obtained for you last June an order of council against Price for the 234. acres of land... |
68 | Jefferson, Thomas | Cabell, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Cabell, 3 September … | 1772-09-03 | Inclosed is a copy of Dickie’s bill against you. You will be pleased to send me a state of the... |
69 | Jefferson, Thomas | Inglis, Samuel | From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Inglis, 13 October 1772 | 1772-10-13 | Your scruples on that part of the answer which denies your having in your hands effects of any... |
70 | Wayles, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Wayles, 20 October 1772 | 1772-10-20 | I received your favour by […]st and thank you for the various intellig[ence. The?] Genl. Courts... |
71 | Jefferson, Thomas | McPherson, Charles | From Thomas Jefferson to Charles McPherson, 25 February … | 1773-02-25 | Encouraged by the small acquaintance which I had the pleasure of having contracted with you... |
72 | Jefferson, Thomas | Fleming, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Fleming, 19 May 1773 | 1773-05-19 | You have before this heard and lamented the death of our good friend Carr . Some steps are... |
73 | Randolph, John | Notice concerning Legal Fees, 20 May 1773 | 1773-05-20 | ON serious Consideration of the present State of our Practice in the General Court, we find it... | |
74 | Camm, John, Jr. | Commission as Surveyor of Albemarle County, 6 June 1773 | 1773-06-06 | To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting: Know ye, that we the President and Masters of... | |
75 | Jefferson, Thomas | Notice of Sale of Wayles Properties, 15 July 1773 | 1773-07-15 | Two Thousand five Hundred and twenty Acres of land in Cumberland , commonly known by the Name of... | |
76 | Macpherson, James | Macpherson, Charles | James Macpherson to Charles Macpherson, 7 August 1773 | 1773-08-07 | I received your letter. I should be glad to accommodate any friend of yours; especially one of... |
77 | Macpherson, Charles | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Charles McPherson, 12 August … | 1773-08-12 | I regret, exceedingly, that I have at this distance of time to answer your very polite letter of... |
78 | Taylor, James | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from James Taylor, 20 August 1773 | 1773-08-20 | There is no Such Will as Joseph Smiths Recorded in the County of Orange. I am Sr. Yr. Hble... |
79 | Jefferson, Thomas | Further Notice of Sale of Wayles Properties, 9 … | 1773-09-09 | Five Hundred and fifty Acres of land in the County of Charles City , with a convenient... | |
80 | Jefferson, Thomas | Zane, Isaac | From Thomas Jefferson to Isaac Zane, [ca. 1773–1778] … | ≈1773-01-01 | You must give me leave to return you the inclosed, as I have laid aside the distressing trade of... |
81 | Blair, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Blair, 2 March 1774 | 1774-03-02 | I have noted the Time of your Petitions coming into the Office, which will give them Priority... |
82 | Jefferson, Thomas | Notes on the Progress of Certain Bills, [9–25 May 1774] | ≈1774-05-09 | Entail bill (my own) May 9. 1774. leave to bring in the bill 10. bill read first time & ordd. to... | |
83 | House of Burgesses | Resolution of the House of Burgesses Designating a Day … | 1774-05-24 | This House being deeply impressed with Apprehension of the great Dangers to be derived to British... | |
84 | Members of the Late House of Burgesses | Association of Members of the Late House of Burgesses … | 1774-05-27 | We his Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the late representatives of the good people of... | |
85 | Members of the Late House of Burgesses | Proceedings of a Meeting of Representatives in … | 1774-05-30 | At a Meeting of 25 of the late Representatives legally assembled by the Moderator, it was agreed... | |
86 | Randolph, Peyton | Members of the Late House of Burgesses | From Peyton Randolph and Others to Members of the Late … | 1774-05-31 | Last Sunday Morning several Letters were received from Boston, Philadelphia , and Maryland , on... |
87 | Mason, George | Dunmore, John Murray, fourth Earl of | Petition of George Mason for Warrants for Lands in … | ≈1774-06-01 | To his Excellency the Governor and the Council of Virginia. The Memorial & Petition of George... |
88 | Jefferson, Thomas | Inhabitants of the Parish of St. Anne | Thomas Jefferson and John Walker to the Inhabitants of … | 1774-07-23 | To the Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Anne. The members of the late house of Burgesses having... |
89 | Freeholders of Albemarle County | Resolutions of the Freeholders of Albemarle County, [26 … | 1774-07-26 | At a meeting of the freeholders of the county of Albemarle, assembled in their collective body,... | |
90 | Jefferson, Thomas | Draft of a Declaration of Rights Prepared for the … | 1774-07-26 | A Declaration of rights and League for their support by the inhabitants of Virginia. We the... | |
91 | Jefferson, Thomas | Draft of Instructions to the Virginia Delegates in the … | ≈1774-07-01 | Resolved that it be an instruction to the said deputies when assembled in General Congress with... | |
92 | Virginia Convention | Resolutions and Association of the Virginia Convention … | ≈1774-08-01 | At a very full Meeting of delegates from the different Counties in the Colony and Dominion of... | |
93 | Virginia Convention | Instructions by the Virginia Convention to Their … | ≈1774-08-01 | Instructions for the deputies appointed to meet in general congress on the Part of this Colony.... | |
94 | Hazard, Ebenezer | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Ebenezer Hazard, with … | 1774-08-23 | As the Collection, mentioned in the Proposals annexed, is a Matter of Importance to the Colonies... |
95 | Continental Congress | Continental Association, 20 October 1774 | 1774-10-20 | We his Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Delegates of the several Colonies of New... | |
96 | Jefferson, Thomas | Cary, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Cary and Benjamin … | 1774-12-09 | As I mean to be a conscientious observer of the measures generally thought requisite for the... |
97 | Mazzei, Philip | Plan of Philip Mazzei’s Agricultural Company, 1774 | ≈1774-01-01 | Proposals for forming a Company or Partnership, for the Purpose of raising and making Wine, Oil,... | |
98 | Jefferson, Thomas | Draft of Resolution concerning Adherence of New York to … | 1775-03-24 | Ordered that certain paragraphs in the public papers, said to have been the votes of the house of... | |
99 | Committee of the Continental Congress | Report of Committee to Prepare a Plan for a Militia … | 1775-03-25 | The Committee appointed to prepare a plan for embodying arming and disciplining a militia for the... | |
100 | Jefferson, Thomas | Resolution on Land Grants, [27 March 1775] | 1775-03-27 | His Excellency the Governor having by proclamation bearing date the 21st. day of March in the... |