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Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Nelson, May 16, 1776
Philadelphia May. 16. 1776. Dear Nelson I arrived here last Tuesday after being detained hence six weeks longer than I intended by a malady of which Gilmer can inform you.…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Page, December 10, 1775
[Philadelphia, ca. 10 December 1775] Th: J. to J. Page De rebus novis, ita est. One of our armed vessels has taken an English storeship coming with all the implements…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Randolph, November 29, 1775
Philadelphia Nov. 29. 1775. Dear Sir I am to give you the melancholy intelligence of the death of our most worthy Speaker which happened here on the 22d of the…
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Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, November 21, 1775
Philadelphia Nov. 21. 1775. Dear Sir After sealing my last letter to you we received an account of the capture of St. John’s which I wrote on the letter. What…
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Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, November 7, 1775
Philadelphia Nov. 7. 1775 Dear Sir We have no late intelligence here except of the surrender of Chambly, with 90. prisoners of war, 6½ tons of powder, 150 stands of…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Page, October 31, 1775
Philadelphia Oct. 31. 1775. Dear Page We have nothing new from England or the camp before Boston. By a private letter this day to a gentleman of Congress from General…
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Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, October 24, 1775
Philadelphia, Oct. 24, 1775. Dear Sir Since my last, we have nothing new from England or from the camps at either Cambridge or St. John’s. Our eyes are turned to…
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Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, October 10, 1775
Philadelphia, Oct. 10th, 1775. Dear Sir I wrote to Patty on my arrival here, and there being then nothing new in the political way I inclosed her letter under a…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Randolph, August 25, 1775
Monticello. Aug. 25. 1775. Dear Sir I received your message by Mr. Braxton and immediately gave him an order on the Treasurer for the money, which the Treasurer assured me…
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Thomas Jefferson to George Gilmer, July 5, 1775
[5 July 1775] The battle of Charlestown I expect you have heard, but perhaps not so as you may depend on. The provincials sustained two attacks in their trenches, and…