“From Thomas Jefferson to George Mason, 4 February 1791,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://teachingamericanhistory.org/khgl. DEAR SIR, I am to make you my acknowledgments for your favor of Jan. 10, & the
A most critical situation has arisen in the country of which I feel it my duty to advise you confidentially. I am therefore taking this course of writing you myself
Springfield Dear Madam: Without appologising[sic] for being egotistical, I shall make the history of so much of my own life, as has elapsed since I saw you, the subject
Dear Brother: On the day before yesterday I received a letter from Harriett, written at Greenup. She says she has just returned from your house; and that Father is
Dear Brother Your letter of the 22nd. is just received. Your proposal about selling the East forty acres of land is all that I want or could claim for myself;
Dear Brother: When I wrote you before I had not received your letter. I still think as I did; but if the land can be sold so that I get
Dear Brother: When I came into Charleston daybefore yesterday, I learned that you are anxious to sell the land where you live and move to Missouri. I have been thinking
My dear Son: – I some time ago repeated to you an historical anecdote, in which you felt so much interested that you extorted from me a promise, that I
It was necessary for the old Congress to sit with closed doors, because it was the executive as well as legislative body; names of persons and characters came perpetually before
Having recently engaged to write a life of Gouvernieur Morris, which is to be published with a selection from his writings, I take the liberty to apply to you for
