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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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Letters about Democracy
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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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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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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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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…