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51 Nelson, Thomas, Jr. Jefferson, Thomas To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Nelson, Jr., 4 February … 1776-02-04 I had written to you soon after the repulse of our Troops at Quebec, giving you, as I thought, a...
52 McClurg, James Jefferson, Thomas To Thomas Jefferson from James McClurg, 6 April 1776 1776-04-06 If this should find you at Congress, when the business it relates to is undetermined, I hope you...
53 Page, John Jefferson, Thomas To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 6 April 1776 1776-04-06 I wish you would use your Interest in behalf of Dr. McClurg. He offers his Service as Physician...
54 Page, John Jefferson, Thomas To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 26 April 1776 1776-04-26 I have snatched a few Moments to scribble you a few loose Thoughts on our present critical...
55 Virginia Convention Resolutions of the Virginia Convention Calling for … 1776-05-15 FORASMUCH as all the endeavours of the United Colonies by the most decent representations and...
56 Jefferson, Thomas Nelson, Thomas From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Nelson, 16 May 1776 1776-05-16 I arrived here last Tuesday after being detained hence six weeks longer than I intended by a...
57 Jefferson, Thomas Page, John From Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 17 May 1776 1776-05-17 Having arrived here but lately I have little to communicate. I have been so long out of the...
58 Virginia Delegates Virginia Convention Virginia Delegates in Congress to the Virginia … 1776-05-18 The inclosed resolutions were reported by a committee appointed to consider of a letter from...
59 Committee of the Continental Congress Amendment to Report of Committee on Letters from … 1776-05-21 Strike out 3d. 4th. and 5th. Instead of 11th. substitute ‘that General Schuyler be informed that...
60 Pendleton, Edmund Jefferson, Thomas To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Pendleton, 24 May 1776 1776-05-24 Edmd. Pendleton to Thos. Jefferson , Esqe. I am conscious of a large Arrears of debt to you for...
61 Pendleton, Edmund Jefferson, Thomas To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Pendleton, 1 June 1776 1776-06-01 I am much obliged by the intelligence inclosed in your favor of the 21st . All the circumstances...
62 Lee, Richard Henry Continental Congress Resolution of Independence Moved by R. H. Lee for the … 1776-06-07 Resolved MS ( DLC : PCC , No. 23); in R. H. Lee’s hand; slightly worn and torn at the lateral...
63 Jefferson, Thomas Notes of Proceedings in the Continental Congress, 7 … 1776-06-07 Jefferson ’s extraordinarily graphic account of the debates and proceedings in Congress during...
64 Jefferson, Thomas I. First Draft by Jefferson, [before June 1776] 1776-06-01 Whereas George Guelph King of Great Britain & Ireland and Elector of Hanover, heretofore...
65 Jefferson, Thomas II. Second Draft by Jefferson, [before 13 June 1776] 1776-06-01 A Bill for new modelling the form of government and for establishing the Fundamental principles...
66 Jefferson, Thomas III. Third Draft by Jefferson, [before June 1776] 1776-06-01 A Bill for new-modelling the form of Government and for establishing the Fundamental principles...
67 Mason, George IV. The Plan of Government as Originally Drawn by … 1776-06-08 A PLAN OF GOVERNMENT Laid before the committee of the House, which they have ordered to be...
68 Committee of the Virginia Convention V. The Mason Plan as Revised by the Committee, [22 June … 1776-06-22 A PLAN Laid before [ a ] committee of the House , [ appointed to prepare a form of Government ]...
69 Committee of the Virginia Convention VI. The Draft Reported by the Committee, [24 June 1776] 1776-06-24 Amendments to the plan of Government continued Page 3 line 23. leave out from the word...
70 Virginia Convention VII. The Constitution as Adopted by the Convention, [29 … 1776-06-29 In a General Convention. Begun and holden at the Capitol, in the City of Williamsburg, on Monday...
71 Fleming, William Jefferson, Thomas To Thomas Jefferson from William Fleming, 15 June 1776 1776-06-15 I thank you for your favor by the post, and beg you will be so obliging as to repeat it, whenever...
72 Pendleton, Edmund Virginia Delegates, American Continental Congress From the Virginia Committee of Safety to the Virginia … 1776-06-17 The confusion which hath for some time happened amongst the People in the disputed Lands between...
73 Committee of the Continental Congress First Report of the Committee to Digest the Resolutions … 1776-06-17 Resolved R. 1. pospon’d that the Commissioners for Indian affairs in the Northern department be...
74 Committee of the Continental Congress Additional Report of the Committee to Digest the … 1776-06-17 The Committee to whom the reports from the Committee of the whole house was recommitted, have had...
75 Jefferson, Thomas Major Sherburne’s Testimony on the Affair at the … 1776-06-17 The place called the Cedars is on the river St. Lawrence, about 43 miles above Montreal. At this...
76 Committee of the Continental Congress Report of the Committee on the Cedars Cartel, [17 June … 1776-06-17 The Committee to whom were re-committed the Cartel between Brigadier General Arnold and Captain...
77 Jefferson, Thomas Franklin, Benjamin From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Franklin, [21 June … 1776-06-21 The inclosed paper has been read and with some small alterations approved of by the committee....
78 Fleming, William Jefferson, Thomas To Thomas Jefferson from William Fleming, 22 June 1776 1776-06-22 I, being inform’d that the post is to set out in an hour, have just left the committee appointed...
79 Randolph, Edmund Jefferson, Thomas To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Randolph, 23 June 1776 1776-06-23 Gilmer, not being able to attend the Convention the other Day, when the Delegates were chosen,...
80 Jefferson, Thomas Pendleton, Edmund From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Pendleton, [ca. 30 June … 1776-06-30 I this day received information that the Convention had been pleased to reappoint me to the...
81 Jefferson, Thomas Randolph, William From Thomas Jefferson to William Randolph, [ca. June] … 1776-06-01 Your’s of August I received in this place, that of Nov. 24th. is just now come to hand; the one...
82 Jefferson, Thomas Wythe, George From Thomas Jefferson to George Wythe, [June? 1776] 1776-06-01 The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every...
83 Jefferson, Thomas Proposed Resolution for Rotation of Membership in the … 1776-07-02 To prevent every danger which might arise to American freedom by continuing too long in office...
84 Jefferson, Thomas Fleming, William From Thomas Jefferson to William Fleming, 1 July 1776 1776-07-01 Your’s of 22d June came to hand this morning and gratified me much as this with your former...
85 Jefferson, Thomas I. Composition Draft of That Part of the Declaration of … 1776-06-11 Whereas George Guelph King of Great Britain & Ireland and Elector of Hanover, heretofore...
86 Jefferson, Thomas II. Fragment of the Composition Draft of the … 1776-06-11 re-established them in po[wer …] < this conduct and > at this very time too, they are permitting...
87 Jefferson, Thomas III. Jefferson’s “original Rough draught” of the … 1776-06-11 A Declaration of the Representatives of the United States of America , in General Congress...
88 Continental Congress IV. The Declaration of Independence as Amended by the … 1776-06-11 [ Ed. Note: This document is TJ’s text of the Declaration as copied into his Notes of Proceedings...
89 Continental Congress V. The Declaration of Independence as Adopted by … 1776-06-11 IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ,...
90 Jefferson, Thomas Notes of Witnesses’ Testimony concerning the Canadian … 1776-07-01 Mr. John Blake. July. 1. 1776. He lives at Montreal. A merchant. Has lived there almost from the...
91 Page, John Jefferson, Thomas To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 6 July 1776 1776-07-06 When I wrote last week to Col. Nelson I promised to write to both of you by this Post, a...
92 Jefferson, Thomas Lee, Richard Henry From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, 8 July 1776 1776-07-08 For news I refer you to your brother who writes on that head. I enclose you a copy of the...
93 Committee of the Continental Congress Report of the Committee to Draw Up Rules of Procedure … 1776-07-10 The Committee appointed to draw up Rules and Orders for the Government of this House have agreed...
94 Jefferson, Thomas Eppes, Francis From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 15 July 1776 1776-07-15 Yours of the 3d inst. came to hand to-day. I wish I could be better satisfied on the point of...
95 Virginia Delegates Henry, Patrick Virginia Delegates in Congress to the Executive of … 1776-07-15 We were informed a few weeks ago that 5000 ℔ of lead imported by our colony were landed at...
96 Page, John Jefferson, Thomas To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 15 July 1776 1776-07-15 I have just Time to inclose you a Copy of General Lee’s Letter written the Day after the...
97 Pendleton, Edmund Virginia Delegates From Edmund Pendleton to the Virginia Delegates in … 1776-07-15 I cannot take leave of the duty of writing Official Letters, now transferred to the Governor and...
98 Virginia Delegates Franklin, Benjamin Virginia Delegates in Congress to the Speaker of the … 1776-07-15 The honorable the convention of Virga. attending to the inconveniencies which may arise from an...
99 Jefferson, Thomas Henry, Patrick From Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Henry, [16 July 1776] 1776-07-16 The inclosed letter from the President was directed before he knew of your being invested with...
100 Virginia Delegates Lewis, Fielding Virginia Delegates in Congress to Fielding Lewis, 16 … 1776-07-16 We were informed a few weeks ago [that 5000 ℔ of] lead imported on account of our colony were...