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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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4591 | Wadsworth, Jeremiah | Washington, George | To George Washington from Jeremiah Wadsworth, 27 … | 1797-02-27 | Letter not found : from Jeremiah Wadsworth, 27 Feb. 1797 . GW wrote Wadsworth on 6 March : “Your... |
4592 | Guest, Henry | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Guest, 28 December 1804 | 1804-12-28 | Go Little Essay but go With Care Nor Meet ill timed our Presedants Ear He by the God of Man is... |
4593 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John Quincy | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Quincy … | 1822-09-19 | 19 Sept My last I believe closed on this day; I will therefore continue the account of our... |
4594 | Dandridge, Bartholomew, Jr. | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., 18 … | 1801-09-18 | I have the honor to inform you that I arrived at this city from Aux Cayes the day before... |
4595 | Adams, Abigail | Shaw, Elizabeth Smith | Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw, 27 September … | 1789-09-27 | I write to you my dear sister, not from the disputed Banks of the Potowmac, the Susquehanna or... |
4596 | Jones, Joseph | Madison, James | To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 4 March 1794 | 1794-03-04 | It is with real pleasure I learn there is a probability of a favourable issue to the... |
4597 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 18 September 1772] | 1772-09-18 | 18. Went upon the Survey & Division of Wades Land between Barry & me. Colo. West, Mr. Jno. West,... | |
4598 | Humphreys, David | Jefferson, Thomas | I. David Humphreys to Thomas Jefferson, [4 April 1786] | 1786-04-04 | ‘I have made no contracts for the other four , viz. for Genl. Washington’s on the evacuation of... |
4599 | Welch, Wakelin | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wakelin Welch, Sr., 21 … | 1793-02-21 | In 1786 when I had the pleasure of settling and adjusting your account which left a Balance in... |
4600 | Beckley, John | Madison, James | To James Madison from John Beckley, 20 May 1803 | 1803-05-20 | I expected to have left this City, yesterday, on my return home, but an unforeseen call to New... |
4601 | Hartley, David | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from David Hartley, 1 February … | 1782-02-01 | Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin... |
4602 | Madison, James | Notes on Debates, 3 December 1782 | 1782-12-03 | MS ( LC : Madison Papers). See Notes on Debates, 4 November 1782 , ed. n. After a verbal report... | |
4603 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 12 April 1770] | 1770-04-12 | 12. Wind at So. West and Weather warmer than the preceeding days. | |
4604 | Williams, Robert | Madison, James | To James Madison from Robert Williams, 7 April 1806 … | 1806-04-07 | § From Robert Williams. 7 April 1806, Washington, Mississippi Territory. “I have this day drawn... |
4605 | Cavelier (Cavallier), M., fils | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Cavelier, fils, 20 June 1789 | 1789-06-20 | Dieppe, 20 June 1789 . Has no doubt TJ is aware of scarcity of wheat and other grain that has... |
4606 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 2 June 1799 | 1799-06-02 | I received last night yours of the 28th. On the 21st I wrote you approving of Talbot to command... |
4607 | Brillon de Jouy, Jacques | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from Jacques Brillon de Jouy, 4 … | 1778-05-04 | al: American Philosophical Society M. Brillon presente ses respects a Monsieur franklin. Il le... |
4608 | Bulkeley, Thomas | Madison, James | To James Madison from Thomas Bulkeley, 10 June 1801 … | 1801-06-10 | 10 June 1801, Lisbon. Reports that presence in Lisbon of ten thousand Gallican laborers requiring... |
4609 | Barclay, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Barclay, 30 July 1787 | 1787-07-30 | I do myself the honor to inclose to your Excellency a letter from Mr. Andrew Huntington of... |
4610 | Howe, Robert | Washington, George | To George Washington from Major General Robert Howe, 4 … | 1780-03-04 | I wish for your Excellency’s instruction as to the inclos’d Ac[coun]t, which I should be glad you... |
4611 | Hoskins, Richard Quince | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Quince Hoskins, 28 … | 1808-08-28 | Permit me the liberty to return to you, my sincere thanks, for your generosity, in restoreing me... |
4612 | Latrobe, Benjamin Henry | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 21 May … | 1807-05-21 | In arranging the papers which I brought with me from Washington, I have had the mortification to... |
4613 | Brockenbrough, Arthur S. | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 12 … | 1825-12-12 | * The late heavy drafts to pay the freight and other charges on the Marble Bases & Capitels from... |
4614 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 18 September 1797] | 1797-09-18 | 18. Raining in the forenoon and afternoon—Mer. at 69. Wind Southerly. | |
4615 | Adams, John Quincy | 30th. | 1787-09-30 | Although I had not last night, been guilty of an excess so far as to be intoxicated, yet I had... | |
4616 | Van Ness, William P. | Pendleton, Nathaniel | William P. Van Ness to Nathaniel Pendleton, [26 June … | 1804-06-26 | The letter which you yesterday delivered me and your subsequent communications, in Col Burrs... |
4617 | Jefferson, Thomas | Barnes, David Leonard | From Thomas Jefferson to David Leonard Barnes, 24 … | 1804-02-24 | I thank you for the trouble you have been so good as to take in Ingraham’s case. it has given... |
4618 | Ridley, Matthew | Adams, John | To John Adams from Matthew Ridley, 13 July 1782 | 1782-07-13 | I did not write you last Tuesday as I had it not in my power to inform you with any certainty on... |
4619 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 29 June 1791] | 1791-06-29 | Wednesday 29th. The Deeds which remained unexecuted yesterday were signed to day and the Dowers... | |
4620 | Madison, James | Monroe, James | From James Madison to James Monroe, 3 December 1806 | 1806-12-03 | You will have seen by my letter of the 6th. inst. which went by Sundry conveyances, that the bill... |
4621 | Turreau, Louis-Marie | Madison, James | To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 24 July 1806 … | 1806-07-24 | § From Louis-Marie Turreau. 24 July 1806, Baltimore. Forwards a letter sent to Turreau by Jean... |
4622 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 23 January 1780] | 1780-01-23 | 23d. Wind westerly & little of it. Air fresh & no thawing even in the Sun South of the House. | |
4623 | Madison, James | Remission for Philip Russell, 21 November 1815 … | 1815-11-21 | § Remission for Philip Russell. 21 November 1815. “Whereas it has been represented to me that... | |
4624 | Washington, George | Memorandum respecting the Militia, 19 May 1756 | 1756-05-19 | 19 The Express returnd from Colo. Slaughter who also informd that his Men were dispersd but if... | |
4625 | Notes | For many years everyone interested in the Declaration of Rights, including JM, believed that... | |||
4626 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 13 January 1818 | 1818-01-13 | Of Mr Wait, I know little, but that he was once introduced to me by General Knox, twice by Judge... |
4627 | Washington, George | Acct. of the Weather in May [1772] | ≈1772-05-01 | May 1st. Very Smoaky and a little lowering with but little Wind and tolerably Warm. 2. Very... | |
4628 | Littlepage, Lewis | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Lewis Littlepage, 26 December … | 1791-12-26 | I have recieved with infinite satisfaction your letter of the 29th. July last, and thank you for... |
4629 | Jefferson, Thomas | Eppes, John Wayles | Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 1 June 1815 | 1815-06-01 | For want of time to consult you on it, I have taken a measure of great responsibility on my self... |
4630 | Williams, Robert | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Williams, 12 August … | 1806-08-12 | I take the liberty to trouble you on a Subject, the importance of which, as well as your great... |
4631 | Jarvis, William | Madison, James | To James Madison from William Jarvis, 1 October 1801 … | 1801-10-01 | 1 October 1801, San Sebastian. Appends a copy of a letter he wrote to JM from London. Subsequent... |
4632 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 8 April 1773] | 1773-04-08 | 8. The Doctr. went away after Breakfast. The Captn. Dind here. | |
4633 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Adams, 6 December 1787 | 1787-12-06 | The Project of a new Constitution, has Objections against it, to which I find it difficult to... |
4634 | Pickering, Timothy | Adams, John | To John Adams from Timothy Pickering, 21 August 1798 | 1798-08-21 | I inclose a letter which I received last evening under cover from Mr. Pedro Josef Caro,... |
4635 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jefferson, George | From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 8 May 1804 | 1804-05-08 | Your favor of the 25th. Apr. came to hand only yesterday. I am contented with the sale of my... |
4636 | Jefferson, Thomas | Coolidge, Joseph | From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Coolidge, 12 April 1825 | 1825-04-12 | The arrival of our Professors from abroad has at length enabled us to get our University into... |
4637 | Pettit, Charles | Washington, George | To George Washington from Charles Pettit, 5 August 1788 | 1788-08-05 | On a Subject so pleasing as the Prospect of an established Government on Principles which bid... |
4638 | Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth | Washington, George | To George Washington from Charles Cotesworth Pinckney … | 1799-05-20 | Letter not found: from Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 20 May 1799. On 5 June GW wrote Pinckney :... |
4639 | Washington, George | Citizens of Portsmouth | From George Washington to the Citizens of Portsmouth, 2 … | 1789-11-02 | I am sensibly impressed with your friendly welcome to the Metropolis of New Hampshire, and have a... |
4640 | Smith, Benjamin | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Smith, 19 April 1808 | 1808-04-19 | It is with great pleasure I comply with the duty assigned me by the Grand Jury of Brunswick... |