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Abigail Adams to John Adams, January 28, 1781
Janry. 28 1781 My dearest Friend Last Evening General Lincoln call’d here introducing to me a Gentleman by the Name of Col. Laurence 1 the Son as I suppose, of…
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Letters from 1781
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John Thaxter to John Adams, January 25, 1781
Leyden 25th. Jany. 1781 Sir Your favour of yesterday 1 was recieved this morning. I suspect it was opened before it came to my hands. The Seal appeared to have…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, January 23, 1781
Leyden Jany. 23d 1781 Sir I had the Honour of your Note and the inclosed Extracts yesterday Morning; I waited on Mr. Luzac immediately with the Paper and shewed him…
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Henry Knox to Clement Biddle, November 11, 1781
“His excellency – the General & Mrs[.] Washington amidst flattering public prospects have Received the most fatal blow to their Domestic felicity – the amiable Mr[.] Custis, Mrs[.] Washington’s only…
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John Parke Custis to Martha Washington, October 12, 1781
Partial transcript: “P.S. please to inform Mr. Washington [i.e. Lund Washington] that I have made every possible Enquiry after his Negroes, but have not seen any belonging to him, the…
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John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 21 February 1781
Madrid 21. Feb y . 1781. Dear Sir, Your Favor of the 15 ult. with the Packets mentioned in it, arrived in good order. 1 I regret your long Silence,…
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James Lovell to John Jay, 20 February 1781
Feb. 20 1781 Philad a . Sir, The President sends you Instructions passed in Congress the 15 th . 1 Personally I am mortified that no Letters from you since…
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President of Congress (Samuel Huntington) to John Jay, 15 February 1781
[Philadelphia] February 15. 1781 Sir, Congress having since their Instructions to you of the 29 th of September 1779 and the 4 th of October 1780, 1 relative to the…
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John Jay to the President of Congress (Samuel Huntington), 28 January 1781
Madrid 28 Jan y 1781 Sir Is it possible that my Letter 1 of September requesting Congress to forbear drawing should not have arrived? 2 Many Copies were sent by…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Jay, 27 January 1781
Passy. Jan y . 27, 1781 Dear Sir, I believe my last to you was of the 2 d October. 1 I was soon after laid up with a long…