1785

General Green, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows General Nathanael Greene, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in oval above nameplate. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and... More

Gallant behavior of an English sailor in offering a sword to an unarme...

Engraved for Raymond's history of England. Illus. in: A new, universal and impartial history of England ... to the spring of the year 1784 ... / by George Frederick Raymond, Esq.... London : Printed for J. Coo... More

Ōmando ogie oiyo takeji - Public domain drawing

Print shows two women entertainers (geishas) getting dressed for a festival; tall paper lantern in the foreground on the right. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo prin... More

Katsukawa Shunchō - Hagi - Public domain drawing

Print shows three women in garden setting. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Shūkuawase shiki no hana : Flowers of th... More

Hanabi, print by Kiyonaga Torii - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a woman standing before two young women sitting on a bench. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Onna fūzoku... More

Sir Roger Curtis / drawn from the life by Miller & engraved by Birrell...

Sir Roger Curtis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing uniform; in framed medallion on pedestal. Illus. in: History of war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and ending ... More

Mr. De Vergennes, ministre des affaires etrangères sous Louis XVI / Bo...

Print shows Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right; in oval.

November 28, 1785, Prince George, Bristol Parish, requesting permissio...

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Norton to James Madison, October 2, 1785.

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Propositions respecting the coinage of gold, silver, and copper.

Report of the grand committee of the Continental Congress, read May 13, 1785; with the plan of Robert Morris, dated January 15, 1782, and Notes on the establishment of a money unit, and of a coinage for the Uni... More

October 27, 1785, Buckingham, Against assessment bill.

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November 10, 1785, Pittsylvania, Against emancipation of slaves.

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James Madison to George Washington, December 9, 1785.

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Robert Hays and Edward Hickman - Public domain document scan

Mr. Fitzherbert the British minister plenipotentiary, with Gravier de ...

Engraved for Raymond's history of England. Illus. in: A new, universal and impartial history of England ... to the spring of the year 1784 ... / by George Frederick Raymond, Esq.... London : Printed for J. Coo... More

Contract for bounty land sale or assignment

Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Supplement a La magie blanche devoilee

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. "... Decremps wrote and published a series of books purportedly to expose all the tricks of [Giuseppe] Pinetti. The first book, La Magie Blanc... More

[Prodigal son], British Cartoon Print

Print shows scene in a bordello where the Prince of Wales lounges on a sofa next to a large, bare-breasted woman, probably representing Charles James Fox. A second bare-breasted woman,lounges at the feet of the... More

November, 1785, Amelia, Against assessment bill.

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Robert Hays to Benjamin Sheppard, December 3, 1785

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The orators journey, British Cartoon Print

Print showing Charles James Fox, Mrs. Siddons, and Edmund Burke on a galloping horse beside a milestone inscribed "1 mile to perdition." Mrs. Siddons, as Lady Macbeth, holds a dagger in her right hand and a bow... More

October 27, 1785, Nansemond, Against assessment bill.

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James Currie to Thomas Jefferson, August 5, 1785

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William Grayson to James Madison, August 21, 1785.

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Jean Pierre Blanchard. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Half-length portrait of French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Tissandier collection.

November 7, 1785, Pittsylvania, In favor of assessment bill.

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Thomas Jefferson to Philip Mazzei, November 1785

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Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, September 1, 1785, with List of Boo...

with List of Books Purchased for Madison

November 18, 1785, Berkeley, In favor of Presbyterian Convention petit...

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Disegno della seconda macchina rappresentante un luogo di delizia dove...

Print shows a device for creating firework displays. The machine's shape represents a place of delight in which was arranged the flight of an aerostatic balloon. The fireworks are part of the annual homage paid... More

November 10, 1785, Pittsylvania, Against emancipation of slaves.

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November 10, 1785, Pittsylvania, Against emancipation of slaves.

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November 12, 1785, Prince Edward, Buffalo Church, in favor of Presbyte...

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Count Diodati to Thomas Jefferson, December 9, 1785, in French

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William Grayson to James Madison, November 22, 1785.

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Lord Rodney, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows George Brydges Rodney, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, wearing uniform; medallion on pedestal with nameplate. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : com... More

[Arms of the British forces] - Public domain print

Print shows British arms with drum and flag as title page ornament. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and ending in 1783 / John Andrews. London : J. Fi... More

Abiel Foster to Thomas Jefferson, March 26, 1785

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Reform and no reform, or the lovely pair's gentle fracas

Print shows "with the Head of Boreas", Lord North, standing to the left of a platform labeled "Reform Janus", and "with the Head of Reynard", Charles Fox, standing on the right; on the platform is a devil/human... More

Ciceron découvre le Tombeau d'Archimedes près des portes de Syracuse

Illus. in: Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non, Voyage Pittoresque; ou Description des Royaumes de Naples et de Sicile; vol. 4, 1785. Reference copy may be in LOT 4614. This record contains unverified, old data fr... More

Lord Hood - from a painting by West in the possession of Sir John Dick...

Print shows Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing uniform, in oval on pedestal with name plate. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Hollan... More

By the United States in Congress assembled. April 23, 1784 : Resolved,...

Title taken from caption title and opening lines of text. "May 20, 1785. An ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the Western Territory": p. [2-4]. Signed on p. [4]: Done by the United St... More

Antoine-Felix Wuibert to Thomas Jefferson, December 5, 1785, in French

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The grand committee, to whom was recommitted a report on the subject o...

Public domain scan of the book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thomas Jefferson to Charles, Marquis de Castries, July 10, 1785, with ...

with Memorandum on John Paul Jones' Authorization to Collect Prizes of War; with Copy

November 12, 1785, Augusta, Rockbridge, In favor of Presbyterian Conve...

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November 12, 1785, Miscellaneous, In favor of Presbyterian Convention ...

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Thomas Jefferson to Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, August 15, 17...

Record of Correspondence Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

William Short to Thomas Jefferson, August 23, 1785, two same date; wit...

two same date; with Treaty Errata

Archibald Stuart to Thomas Jefferson, October 17, 1785

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November 2, 1785, Culpeper, Against assessment bill.

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Sujet inconnu Gravé sur une Cornaline.

Print shows a woman and man engaged in sexual intercourse. Illus. in: Hancarville, Pierre d'. Monumens de la vie privée des douze Césars ..., 1785, pl. XII.

Plano de la plaza y ciudad de Santo Domingo, capital de la isla Españo...

Scale ca. 1:6,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper left. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1910 Available also through the Library of C... More

Vue des restes de quelques tombeaux antiques à Syracuse

Illus. in: Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non, Voyage Pittoresque; ou Description des Royaumes de Naples et de Sicile; vol. 4, 1785, plate 120. Reference copy may be in LOT 4614. This record contains unverified, ... More

Supplement a La magie blanche devoilee

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. "... Decremps wrote and published a series of books purportedly to expose all the tricks of [Giuseppe] Pinetti. The first book, La Magie Blanc... More

James Armstrong, May 7, 1785 - Public domain document scan

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James Madison to James Madison Sr., November 18, 1785.

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Thomas Jefferson to Charles, Marquis de Castries, August 3, 1785

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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, July 24, 1785, Partially in Cipher, Us...

Partially in Cipher, Using Code Number 8; with Jefferson's Transcription of Coded Paragraph

Antoine-Felix Wuibert to Thomas Jefferson, December 26, 1785, in Frenc...

in French; with Copy Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Lieutenant Moody - this officer during the American war distinguish'd ...

Print shows Lt. James Moody freeing a British soldier held prisoner by the Americans. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress ... More

December 9, 1785, Chesterfield, Against incorporation act and for sale...

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Abigail Smith Adams to Thomas Jefferson, December 20, 1785

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November 10, 1785, Pittsylvania, Against emancipation of slaves.

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November 12, 1785, Prince Edward, Buffalo Church, in favor of Presbyte...

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November 28, 1785, Dinwiddie, Against assessment bill.

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The Hibernian attempt. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows George III sitting on a throne with Edward Thurlow and William Pitt standing next to him; he is wearing half a crown on his head, on the left, an African wearing a feathered headdress and holding a ... More

The United States of North America, with the British & Spanish territo...

Scale ca. 1:6,450,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: London. Shows numerous boundary changes. Includes text. Includes historical notes and a color key. For a description of the second ... More

General Washington / William Angus sc., engraving, Library of Congress

Print shows George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform; framed medallion on pedestal with nameplate. Illus. from: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and ... More

Thomas Jefferson, 1785, Summary of United States Public Debt

Summary of United States Public Debt

Supplement a La magie blanche devoilee

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. "... Decremps wrote and published a series of books purportedly to expose all the tricks of [Giuseppe] Pinetti. The first book, La Magie Blanc... More

Abigail Smith Adams to Thomas Jefferson, October 19, 1785

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Pierre Tourtille Sangrain, May 8, 1785, Contract for Street Lighting w...

Contract for Street Lighting with Whale Oil; in French

Elbridge Gerry to Thomas Jefferson, September 12, 1785

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[Prodigal son], British Cartoon Print

Print shows scene in a bordello where the Prince of Wales lounges on a sofa next to a large, bare-breasted woman, probably representing Charles James Fox. A second bare-breasted woman,lounges at the feet of the... More

John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, October 2, 1785

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William Temple Franklin to Thomas Jefferson, July 20, 1785

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November 15, 1785, Frederick, Presbyterian Church, in favor of Presbyt...

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November 10, 1785, Pittsylvania, Against emancipation of slaves.

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November 28, 1785, Botetourt, Against assessment bill.

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Edward Bancroft to Thomas Jefferson, November 18, 1785.

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

Vaux-Hall / drawn by T. Rowlandson ; aquatinto by F. Jukes ; engraved ...

Print showing large crowd gathered before a pavilion in Vauxhall Gardens where Mrs. Weichsel (Billington) is singing, in the lower left, Dr. Johnson is seated at a table, eating, facing front, with James Boswel... More

George the III / Reynolds del. ; Angus sculp.

Print shows King George III, full-length portrait, facing left, wearing ermine robe and powdered wig, left hand resting on shelf with orb, crown, and scepter. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France... More

Michiyuki tamagawa no dan - Torii Kiyonaga

Print shows a man squatting next to a stream with a long piece of cloth in his hands, which he may be washing, and a woman standing next to him, also holding a long piece of cloth. They may be servants of the m... More

Hanami, print by Kiyonaga Torii - Ukiyo e print

Print shows two women and a young female student or attendant at the Yoshiwara looking at cherry blossoms. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005... More

Caligula au milieu de deux jeunes gens, pendant que ses amis sont a ta...

Print shows men and women engaged in sexual intercourse. Illus. in: Hancarville, Pierre d'. Monumens de la vie privée des douze Césars ..., 1785, pl. XII.

Auguste et Livie Camee d'Apollonius de Sicyone.

Print shows a woman and man engaged in sexual intercourse. Illus. in: Hancarville, Pierre d'. Monumens de la vie privée des douze Césars ..., 1785, pl. III.

Katsukawa Shunchō - Kaka no yūjo - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a courtesan with two young attendants standing beneath a cherry tree. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae-ban... More

Allegorical diagrams representing 2d Degree of Rosicrucians: Kleinode ...

By the United States in Congress assembled. April 23, 1784 : Resolved,...

Title taken from caption title and opening lines of text. "May 20, 1785. An ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the Western Territory": p. [2-4]. Signed on p. [4]: Done by the United St... More

The grand committee to whom was recommitted a report, on the subject o...

Read April 14, 1785. Cf. Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 29, p. 921. Imprint from Evans. Ascribed to the press of John Dunlap in Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 29, p. 921 (#469), an attributi... More

Antoine-Felix Wuibert to Thomas Jefferson, December 26, 1785, in Frenc...

in French; with Copy Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

The moment of imagination, British Cartoon Print

Edward Topham, a pen in his hand, has just kicked over his circular writing table in frenzied inspiration. He raises his clenched fist. An inkstand and fragments of paper inscribed Epilogue Mrs. W... [Wells] Ha... More

Mr. Blanchard accompagné de Mr. Gefferies est parti ... entre Calais e...

Print shows Jean Pierre Blanchard and John Jefferies arriving in Calais after crossing the English Channel in a hot air balloon. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Prints and Drawings. Dollfus 40; Gibbs-Smith... More

William Carmichael to Thomas Jefferson, September 30, 1785

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Jean Pierre Blanchard / R. Livesay, pinxit ; J. Newton, sculpsit.

Half-length portrait of French balloonist, Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Text below elaborates on his career as an aeronaut: "The first aerial mariner, citizen of Calais & pensioner of the French King, born at Andely ... More

Fowls of a feather flock together / K., fecit, 1785.

Scottish cartoon shows a group of men conversing as balloons sail overhead. Possibly Scottish balloonist James Tytler and Italian balloonist Vincent Lunardi.

General Eliott / G. Fredk. Koehler delt. ; W. Angus sculp.

George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, wearing uniform with hat; in framed medallion. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : ... More

The funeral of Trade, who died of a mortal stab receiv'd on the 13th o...

"A scene near one of the City quays: empty warehouses on the right; dismantled ships in the background (left) with brooms at their mastheads showing that they are for sale..." (Source: George)

Charles Willson Peale - JRS - Public domain portrait drawing

Bust silhouette portrait shows John Rhea Smith (fl. 1785-1809), son of continental congressman Jonathan Bayard Smith (1742-1812) and brother of Samuel Harrison Smith (1772-1845), facing left. (DLC/PP-44431).