Patrick Henry to Thomas Jefferson, March 31, 1777
Wmsburg March 31. 1777. Sir By the Bearer Lieut. Jas. Meriwether I send two hundred and thirty six pounds 16/. for the recruiting Soldiers in your County and the adjacent…
Wmsburg March 31. 1777. Sir By the Bearer Lieut. Jas. Meriwether I send two hundred and thirty six pounds 16/. for the recruiting Soldiers in your County and the adjacent…
Wmsburgh feb 26th. 1777 Sir Mr. Frazer is appointed first Leiutenant instead of Mr. Mossom. The other Appointments of your County remain unaltered. The inclosed Resolution respecting the prisoners will…
Jany 20th 1777. Sir I have been confined to a small Room upwards of two months which has much Impaired my health. Your Inquiry the Reason of the Alteration of…
Baltimore Jany 2d 1777 Dear Jefferson Colo. Zane delivered your Letters to me in this Town, and as I had it not in my power to execute what you desir’d,…
Wiliamsburgh April. 17. 1767. Dear Page. Your welfare, That of m’rs Page, and your heir apparent give me great joy: but much was I disappointed at not seeing you here…
[ca. 1773-1781] Dear Sir You must give me leave to return you the inclosed, as I have laid aside the distressing trade of receiving money for serving my friends. the…
Camp on Delawar 30 miles from Philadelphia [ca. 20] Dec. 1776 Sir The Enemy like locusts Sweep the Jerseys with the Besom of destruction. They to the disgrace of a…
Decr. 19th. 1776 Sir In Pursuance of a Resolution of the Legislature, I am to appoint a fit Person in every County to collect from the Inhabitants of this Commonwealth…
Phildelphia, 18 November. 1776. GW to TJ Whenever you and the speaker think I should return to Virginia to engage in the part which shall be assigned to me in…
11 Nov. 1776 GW to T.J. The resolutions describing treasons are inclosed. The report for ascertaining the value of coins , &c. remains in the same state of repose as…