1From Benjamin Franklin to William Smith, 19 April 1753 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I received your Favour of the 11th Instant, with your...
2From Benjamin Franklin to William Smith, 3 May 1753 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Mr. Peters has just now been with me, and we have...
3From Benjamin Franklin to William Smith, 27 November 1753 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Having wrote you fully via Bristol, I have now little to...
4Samuel Chandler to James Hamilton, William Allen, Richard Peters, Benjamin Franklin, Conrad Weiser, and William Smith … (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from Horace W. Smith, Life and Correspondence of the Rev. William Smith,...
5From Benjamin Franklin to William Smith, 18 April 1754 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I have had but one Line from you since your Arrival in...
6From George Washington to William Smith, March–April 1757 (Washington Papers)
[ March-April 1757 ]. The text of this letter is printed as Document III of “The Capitulation of...
7Ebenezer Kinnersley to [William Smith], 30 November 1758 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette , November 30, 1758. William Smith, provost of the College...
8From Benjamin Franklin to William Smith, 4 July 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Huntington Library I received the Box containing eleven Copies of the Transactions sent me...
9From Benjamin Franklin to William Smith, 22 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and letterbook draft: American Philosophical Society I received yours of May 16. with the Box...
10From George Washington to William Smith, 21 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
I received your letter of the 15th Inst. by Lieut. Colonel Burr. It gives me pleasure to find...
11George Washington to William Smith, [15 November 1780] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Passaic Falls, New Jersey, November 15, 1780. ] Thanks Smith for the notice of Washington’s...
12From Thomas Jefferson to William Smith, 18 January 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
You will be pleased to proceed into the Country and engage eight good Gun-smiths and one good...
13From George Washington to William Smith, 18 August 1782 (Washington Papers)
I have had the honor to receive your favor of the 8th ulto by Colo. Tilghman, who arrived here...
14John Adams to William Smith, 19 July 1784 (Adams Papers)
I have rec’d your’s of the 13 th and 16 th: the last contains the most agreeable News I have...
15From George Washington to William Smith, 25 August 1784 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 10th from Vienna, was more than ten days on its passage to me. It found me...
16From George Washington to William Smith, 8 June 1788 (Washington Papers)
Captn Barney has just arrived here in the miniature Ship called the Federalist; and has done me...
17Abigail Adams Smith to William Smith, 22 June 1788 (Adams Papers)
we were made very happy this morning by the receipt of your Letter, informing us of the arrival...
18From George Washington to William Smith, 6 November 1788 (Washington Papers)
The Count de Moustier—Minister from the Court of France—and the Marchioness de Brehan &ca—being...
19From John Adams to William Smith, 27 May 1789 (Adams Papers)
I have received your obliging Letter of the 19 th . a drawback on Rum exported is admitted by the...
20Abigail Adams to William Smith, 10 August 1789 (Adams Papers)
Give me leave to congratulate you & mrs Smith upon the Birth of a Daughter. I hope both the Mamma...
21From Alexander Hamilton to William Smith, 30 November 1789 (Hamilton Papers)
Treasury Department, November 30, 1789. “I duly received your letter of the 18th. instant.… I...
22From John Adams to William Smith, 20 May 1790 (Adams Papers)
Your agreable favour of the 24 th of April, was brought to me in season and I thank you for it;...
23From Thomas Jefferson to William Smith, 28 April 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
As the time allotted for Mr. Eppes’s stay here is short in proportion to the objects of it, I am...
24From Thomas Jefferson to William Smith, 16 July 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The President of the United States desiring to avail the public of your services as Auditor of...
25George Washington to William Smith, 8 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I learn with much satisfaction from your letter of April 28. that you propose to undertake a...
26Abigail Adams to William Smith, 21 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
The Death of my Mother which took place this afternoon very suddenly, will prevent my Sitting out...
27Abigail Adams to William Smith, 10 June 1797 (Adams Papers)
Will you be kind as to see mr Frothingham and tell him that I wish him to have the Coachee cased,...
28Abigail Adams to William Smith, 11 July 1797 (Adams Papers)
Mr otis will tell you all the News in this quarter of the Earth, where Wickedness abounds of all...
29Abigail Adams to William Smith, 29 July 1797 (Adams Papers)
We are thus far on our Way to N England if no accident happens to prevent us. I hope on thursday...
30Abigail Adams to William Smith, 23 October 1797 (Adams Papers)
As you was absent when I left home I was unable to pay you for some articles which you had...
31Abigail Adams to William Smith, 16 November 1797 (Adams Papers)
I wrote you from East Chester and inclosed you 90 dollors to pay a Note in mr Frothinghams hands....
32Abigail Adams to William Smith, 21 November 1797 (Adams Papers)
I received your obliging favour of Nov br 8 th the day after I last wrote you. I inclose the...
33Abigail Adams to William Smith, 6 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
I received your Letter of Jan’ ry and observed Your communication, somewhat alterd to better suit...
34Abigail Adams to William Smith, 28 February 1798 (Adams Papers)
We now have the appearence of some fine weather our Rivers are open, but our Roads are all like...
35Abigail Adams to William Smith, 2 March 1798 (Adams Papers)
The President received your Letter this morning dated 5 Feb’ry. the Rule of the former President...
36Abigail Adams to William Smith, 5 March 1798 (Adams Papers)
I received your kind favour of Feb ry 25 this morning. the badness of the roads I suppose was the...
37Abigail Adams to William Smith, 20 March 1798 (Adams Papers)
I yesterday received your Letter of March 11 th it would give the President great satisfaction to...
38Abigail Adams to William Smith, 30 March 1798 (Adams Papers)
I fully unite with you in sentiment, that much ill Blood and warmth of Passion is excited by Town...
39Abigail Adams to William Smith, 15 April 1798 (Adams Papers)
I inclose a Letter to you for Mrs Black. as there is but one post a week for Quincy, it may...
40Abigail Adams to William Smith, 21 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I received by way of Providence last week Your kind Letter of the 11th sent by Mrs Barret,...
41Abigail Adams to William Smith, 29 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
yours of May 18 received on saturday. the President says, he will be obliged to you to chuse him...
42Abigail Adams to William Smith, 4 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
I received your Letter yesterday of May the 28 th and the Sermons you were so kind as to send me,...
43Abigail Adams to William Smith, 9 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
I inclose you a Bill of Lading of some flower a cask trunk and an Iron dripping pan, which I have...
44Abigail Adams to William Smith, 19 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
I received yours of the 11 th I think Thomas Welch should take his degree at College before he...
45Abigail Adams to William Smith, 26 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
Since writing to You, respecting Thomas Welch, I have received last week a Letter from mr Adams...
46Abigail Adams to William Smith, 29 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have this moment received your Letter of June 25th. I wrote to you by the post of twesday, and...
47Abigail Adams to William Smith, 7 July 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have received your two kind favours this week of June 29 & July 2d as Hot a day as I ever...
48Abigail Adams to William Smith, 23 July 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have coverd to you the dispatches which are for Thomas Welch to take with him. I hope in the...
49Abigail Adams to William Smith, 28 December 1798 (Adams Papers)
I inclose you the Letter which gave me every reason to expect that Thomas was on Board Capt...
50From John Adams to William Smith, 5 July 1799 (Adams Papers)
The President of the United States, requests the Pleasure of Mr. Smith’s Company to Dine, on...