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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, December 17, 1777
Wmsbgh. Dec. 17. 1777. Dear Sir Congress will receive by this post our approbation of the Confederation . It passed the house of Delegates on Monday and the Senate on…
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Virginia Assembly to Virginia Assembly, January 15, 1778
[15 January 1778] The Senate conceive that, in the present Question, it is of no consequence whether the constituent Parts of our Legislature resemble the Lords and Commons of Great…
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Virginia Assembly to Virginia Assembly, January 9, 1778
[9 January 1778] Reasons to be offered at the conference to be desired of the Senate in answer to their reasons delivered at the last conference. The house of delegates…
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Thomas Johnson to Virginia Assembly, November 11, 1777
[Before 11 November 1777] To the Honl. The Speaker and Delegates of the Common Wealth of Virginia. The Petition of Thomas Johnson Jun. humbly shewith that your petitioner was appointed…
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John Harvie to Thomas Jefferson, October 25, 1777
[25 October 1777] Dear Sir I wrote you about ten days ago that General Gates had obtain’d a Signal Victory over General Burgoyne on the 7th. Inst. and now have…
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John Hancock to Thomas Jefferson, October 25, 1777
York Town in Pennsylva. Octor. 25th: 1777. Dear Sir I Had the honour to Receive your obliging favor by Mr. Harvey, with Forty seven Dollars, being an additional Donation of…
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Thomas Jefferson to Lucy Chiswell Nelson, October 24, 1777
Oct. 24. 1777. Wmsbgh. Dr. Madam Colo. Nelson’s merit and his present command place him in my judgment without a competitor, for the post to which you wish him appointed.…
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John Harvie to Thomas Jefferson, October 18, 1777
York Septr. [i.e., October] 18th. 1777 Dear Sir This Morning the Inclosed Interesting Intelligence was received by Congress from General Gates. As I am sure you will receive pleasure in…
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Lucy Chiswell Nelson to Thomas Jefferson, October 13, 1777
October the 13 1777 Dear Sir I take the liberty of troubling you upon a Subject of very great consequence to myself, and which I have very much at heart.…
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Richard Henry Lee to Thomas Jefferson, August 25, 1777
Phila. August 25. 1777 Dear Sir It will not perhaps be disagreeable to you in your retirement, sometimes to hear the events of war, and how in other respects we…