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Thomas Jefferson to William Preston, October 22, 1779
Williamsburg Oct. 22. 1779. Sir Mrs. Byrd the other day inclosed to me copies of two entries under your hand, the one for 1000 acres at and near the Lead…
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Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Harrison, October 22, 1779
In Council Oct. 22d. 1779 Sir Since the date of my former letter to you, I have received the inclosed resolutions of Congress containing a requisition of additional supplies of…
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Samuel Huntington to Thomas Jefferson, October 20, 1779
Philadelphia, 20 Oct. 1779 . Circular to the state executives enclosing a resolve of Congress of this day recommending that Thursday, 9 Dec., be appointed a day of public thanksgiving.
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Thomas Jefferson to Philip Dejean, October 19, 1779
[ Williamsburg ] 19 Oct. 1779 . Parole accepted and signed by Philip Dejean, prisoner with Henry Hamilton. Identical in text with parole offered to Hamilton and others, printed under…
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Board of Trade to Thomas Jefferson, October 19, 1779
[ Williamsburg ] 19 Oct. 1779 . Fifteen hundred additional hogsheads of tobacco have been purchased before a further rise in price, because it is feared that within a year…
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Samuel Huntington to Thomas Jefferson, October 18, 1779
Philada Octr 18th 1779 Sir In answer to your letter of the 25th. Septr last I have the honour of inclosing you an Act of Congress of this day. The…
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Thomas Jefferson to Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von Steuben, October 16, 1779
Oct. 16. 1779. Williamsburg. Sir Your letter on the general subject of the deficiencies in the Virginian quota of troops came to hand yesterday by post: but not attended by…
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Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Huntington, October 16, 1779
Williamsburg Oct. 16. 1779. Sir I take the liberty of troubling your Excellency for some blank letters of marque for use in this state, those we have on hand (forty…
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Thomas Jefferson to William Preston, October 15, 1779
Williamsburg Oct. 15. 1779. Sir Having heard the disagreeable news of your illness, and that there was a doubt whether you would recover in time to attend to the duties…
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Richard Henry Lee to Thomas Jefferson, October 13, 1779
Chantilly October 13. 1779 Dear Sir I am very much obliged to you for your favor of the 28 of September and for the trouble you took in writing a…