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Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, July 23, 1776
Philadelphia, July 23, 1776. Dear Sir We have nothing new here now but from the southward. The successes there I hope will prove valuable here, by giving new spirit to…
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K. H. Stoughton to W. T. H. Brooxs, July 10, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH VERMONT REGIMENT, July 10, 1862. GENERAL: I have the honor to submit the following report of the engagement at Garnett’s Hill on the 27th ultimo: I received orders…
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Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, July 22, 1776
Virga. July 22d. 1776. Dear Sir Ere this reaches you, you’l have been furnished with all Our doings of importance at the last Convention, Our Mode of Government and the…
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Richard Henry Lee to Thomas Jefferson, July 21, 1776
Chantilly 21st. July 1776 Dear Sir I thank you much for your favor and its inclosures by this post, and I wish sincerely, as well for the honor of Congress,…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, December 24, 1863
Mr. F. W. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, December 24, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday, communicating,…
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John Page to Thomas Jefferson, July 20, 1776
July the 20th. 1776 My Dear Jefferson We are very much at a Loss here for an Engraver to make our Seal . Mr. Wyth and myself have therefore thought…
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Richard Stockton to Thomas Jefferson, July 19, 1776
Trenton July 19th. 1776. Dear Sir Upon my arrival at this place I waited upon the New Jersey Convention, and proposed to them their agreeing to furnish 2000 Men for…
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Virginia Delegates to Fielding Lewis, July 16, 1776
Philada. July 16. 1776 [S]ir We were informed a few weeks ago [that 5000 â„” of] 1 lead imported on account of our colony were landed at Fredsbgh. There appears…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, December 23, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, December 23, 1863. Sir: Her Majesty’s government readily comply with the request made in your note to Mr. Stuart, of the 22d September last,…
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Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Henry, July 16, 1776
[16 July 1776] Dear Sir The inclosed letter from the President was directed before he knew of your being invested with the office of Governor: you will therefore please to…
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Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Franklin, July 15, 1776
Philada. July 15. 1776. Sir The honorable the convention of Virga. attending to the inconveniencies which may arise from an unsettled jurisdiction in the neighborhood of fort Pitt, have instructed…
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Edmund Pendleton to Virginia Delegates, July 15, 1776
Virga. July 15th. 1776. Gentn. Virga. I cannot take leave of the duty of writing Official Letters, now transferred to the Governor and Council, without giving you some free thoughts…
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John Page to Thomas Jefferson, July 15, 1776
Wmsburg. July the 15th. 1776. My Dear Jefferson I have just Time to inclose you a Copy of General Lee’s Letter written the Day after the Cannonade of Fort Sullivan.…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, December 23, 1863
Mr. F. W. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, December 23, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of yesterday, relative…
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Virginia Delegates to Patrick Henry, July 15, 1776
[15 July 1776] We were informed a few weeks ago that 5000 â„” of lead imported by our colony were landed at Fredsbgh. As it appeared very unlikely it should…
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Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, July 15, 1776
Philadelphia, July 15th, 1776. Dear Sir Yours of the 3d inst. came to hand to-day. I wish I could be better satisfied on the point of Patty’s recovery. I had…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, December 22, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward.. Washington, December 22, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a letter addressed to her Majesty’s consul at New…
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Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, July 8, 1776
Philadelphia July 8th. 1776 Dr Sir For news I refer you to your brother who writes on that head. I enclose you a copy of the declaration of independence as…
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John Page to Thomas Jefferson, July 6, 1776
Wmsburg July the 6th. 1776. My Dear Jefferson When I wrote last week to Col. Nelson I promised to write to both of you by this Post, a circumstantial Account…
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Thomas Jefferson to William Fleming, July 1, 1776
Philadelphia. July 1. 1776. Dear Fleming Your’s of 22d June came to hand this morning and gratified me much as this with your former contains interesting intelligence. Our affairs in…