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John Page to Thomas Jefferson, April 6, 1776
Wmsburg April the 6th. 1776. Dear Jefferson I wish you would use your Interest in behalf of Dr. McClurg. He offers his Service as Physician to the Continental Forces in…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, December 16, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, December 16, 1863. My dear Sir: I send you a copy of the telegram which I have despatched to the administrator of the government…
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James McClurg to Thomas Jefferson, April 6, 1776
Wmsburg April 6th. 76. Dear Sir If this should find you at Congress, when the business it relates to is undetermined, I hope you will use your Influence in favor…
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Thomas, Jr Nelson to Thomas Jefferson, February 4, 1776
Philadelphia. [Fe]by 4th. 1776. Dear Jefferson I had written to you soon after the repulse of our Troops at Quebec, giving you, as I thought, a true state of that…
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Continental Congress to William Howe, January 2, 1776
[2 January 1776] To Majr. Genl. Howe &c. A Declaration by the Representatives of the United colonies in Congress. When necessity compelled us to take arms against Great Britain in…
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Hon, William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, December 16, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, December 16, 1863. My Lord: This department is in possession of authentic information that among the persons who recently committed piracy…
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Robert Carter Nicholas to Virginia Delegates, December 12, 1775
Virginia 12th. Decr. 1775. Gentlemen Referring you to a former Letter , in which amongst other Things, I mentioned the Necessity we should be under of having a large Quantity…
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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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Hon, William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, December 12, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Saturday Evening, December 12, 1863. My dear Lord Lyons: Your impression in regard to the telegram was correct. Will you have the kindness to repeat…
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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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Robert Carter Nicholas to Virginia Delegates, November 25, 1775
Williamsburg 25th. Novr. 1775. Gentlemen As the Committee of Safety is not sitting, i take the Liberty of addressing you on the Subject of the unhappy Situation of our Country.…
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John Page to Thomas Jefferson, November 24, 1775
Wmsburg the 24th. [November 177]5 My Dear Jefferson I was not a little disappointed to find that you still complain of my not writing to you, when I have written…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to Hon, William H. Seward, December 12, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, December 12, 1863. My dear Sir: I have just received a telegram from the administrator of the government of Nova Scotia, stating that 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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Charles Lynch to Virginia Delegates, November 20, 1775
Bedford county Virginia Novr. the 20th 1775. Gent The express Messenger has been long detain’d, by my not being at home. It so hapend I was out in serch of…
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Charles Lynch to Thomas Jefferson, November 20, 1775
Bedford County Virginia Novr. the 20th. 1775. Dear Sir I receiv’d your favour dated Philadelphia Oct. 26th by the Express. In answer thereto I assure you I have not the…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, November 18, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, November 18, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you an extract from a despatch from the British acting consul at New…
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Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, November 16, 1775
Virga. Caroline Novr. 16th. 1775. E. Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson , Esqr. Former labours in Various Public emploiements now appear as recreations compared with the present, which affords a scanty…
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John Page to Thomas Jefferson, November 11, 1775
Wmsburg Novr. the 11th. [1775] My Dear Jefferson I thank God I am now so well that I could venture to write you a long Letter if a Multiplicity of…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, November 13, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, November 13, 1863. My Lord: With reference to your communication of the 2d instant, relative to the capture of the British…