Jefferson to His Excellency Gen Washington
Richmond, December 15, 1780. Sir, I had the honor of writing to your Excellency on the subject of an expedition contemplated by this State, against the British post at Detroit, and of receiving your...
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Richmond, January 10, 1781. Sir, It may seem odd, considering the important events which have taken place in this State within the course of ten days, that I should not have transmitted an account of...
View ArticleJefferson to the Virginia Delegates in Congress
Richmond, January 18, 1781. Gentlemen, I enclose you a Resolution of Assembly, directing your conduct as to the navigation of the Mississippi. The loss of powder lately sustained by us (about five...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson to General Horatio Gates
Richmond, February 17, 1781. Dear General, The situation of affairs here and in Carolina is such as must shortly turn up important events, one way or the other. By letter from General Greene, dated...
View ArticleJefferson to His Excellency Gen Washington
Richmond, February 17, 1781. Sir, By a letter from General Greene, dated Guilford Court House, February 10th, we are informed that Lord Cornwallis had burned his own wagons in order to enable himself...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson to the President of Congress
Richmond, March 21, 1781. Sir, The enclosed letter will inform you of the arrival of a British fleet in Chesapeake bay. The extreme negligence of our stationed expresses is no doubt the cause why, as...
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Richmond, March 31, 1781. Sir, The letters and papers accompanying this, will inform your Excellency of the arrival of a British flag vessel with clothing, refreshments, money, &c. for their...
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Richmond, April 23, 1781. Sir, On the 18th instant, the enemy came from Portsmouth up James river, in considerable force, though their numbers are not yet precisely known to us. They landed at...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson on the Battle of Blandford
To His Excellency General Washington. Richmond, May 9, 1781. Sir, Since the last letter which I had the honor of addressing to your Excellency, the military movements in this State, except a very late...
View ArticleJefferson on Emancipation of Slaves and Equality of Indians
TO GENERAL CHASTELLUX. Paris, June 7, 1785. Dear Sir, I have been honored with the receipt of your letter of the 2nd instant, and am to thank you, as I do sincerely, for the partiality with which you...
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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...
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Jefferson to Washington on the Ransom of Prisoners from Pirates
British sailors boarding an Algerine pirate by John Fairburn (wikipedia.org) 28 Dec. 1790 The Secretary of State, having had under Consideration the Situation of the Citizens of the United States in...
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Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Rush on Christianity
TO DOCTOR BENJAMIN RUSH. Washington, April 21, 1803. Dear Sir, Dr. Benjamin Rush by Charles Willson Peale (wikipedia.org) In some of the delightful conversations with you, in the evenings of 1798-99,...
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Thomas Jefferson on the Ethics of Jesus, the Jews, and the Philosophers
Syllabus of an Estimate of the Merit of the Doctrines of Jesus, compared with those of others. Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale (wikipedia.org) In a comparative view of the Ethics of the enlightened...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson to Ezra Stiles Ely
Monticello June 25, 19. Your favor Sir. of the 14th has been duly recieved, and with it the book you were so kind as to forward to me. for this mark of attention be pleased to accept my thanks. the...
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