From Jonas Phillips Philadelphia 24th Ellul 5547 or Sepr 7th 1787 Sirs With leave and Submission I address my Self To those in whome there is wisdom understanding and knowledge. they are the honorable personages appointed and Made overseers of a part of the terrestrial globe of the Earth, Namely the 13 united states of…
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Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw
London November 21 1786 My Dear sister Mr Sparhawk calld upon us a Day or two ago, and deliverd me your kind Letter of: july the 20th. It was of a latter date than any I had received from you tho near four months old. It was a little unfortunate for the Gentleman that mr…
Jefferson to David Hartley on Politics in America
TO DAVID HARTLEY. Paris, September 5, 1785. Dear Sir, Your favor of April the 15th happened to be put into my hands at the same time with a large parcel of letters from America, which contained a variety of intelligence. It was then put where I usually place my unanswered letters; and I, from time…
Jefferson to Jay Regarding Debt, Postal Service, and Musket Technology
TO JOHN JAY. Paris, August 30,1785. Sir, I had the honor of writing to you on the 14th instant, by a Mr. Cannon of Connecticut, who was to sail in the packet. Since that date yours of July the 13th has come to hand. The times for the sailing of the packets being somewhat deranged,…
Thomas Jefferson to John Jay on Agriculture and a Navy
TO JOHN JAY. (Private.) Paris, August 23, 1785. Dear Sir, I shall sometimes ask your permission to write you letters, not official, but private. The present is of this kind, and is occasioned by the question proposed in yours of June the 14th; ‘Whether it would be useful to us, to carry all our own…