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Correspondence and Other Writings of Seven Major Shapers of the United States:
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (and family), Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. Over 184,000 searchable documents, fully annotated, from the authoritative Founding Fathers Papers projects.
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- Washington, George (31,659)
- Jefferson, Thomas (20,561)
- Adams, John (10,099)
- Madison, James (8,662)
- Hamilton, Alexander (7,637)
- Franklin, Benjamin (4,917)
- Adams, John Quincy (3,524)
- Jay, John (1,772)
- Adams, Abigail (1,287)
- Monroe, James (993)
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Recipient
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- Jefferson, Thomas (27,045)
- Washington, George (22,731)
- Madison, James (19,676)
- Franklin, Benjamin (9,482)
- Adams, John (8,742)
- Hamilton, Alexander (6,827)
- Jay, John (1,613)
- Adams, Abigail (1,602)
- Adams, John Quincy (1,111)
- Lee, Arthur (952)
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- Colonial 1706–1775 (16,107)
- Revolutionary War 1775–1783 (48,194)
- Confederation Period 1783–1789 (17,804)
- Washington Presidency 1789–1797 (27,165)
- Adams Presidency 1797–1801 (13,566)
- Jefferson Presidency 1801–1809 (29,505)
- Madison Presidency 1809–1817 (15,474)
- post-Madison Presidency 1817–1836 (15,458)