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…
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…
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…
[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…
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…
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…
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.…
[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…
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…
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…
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…