Hi everyone.  I recently heard about a wonderful source from the National Archives for the papers of the founding fathers – Founders Online, at http://founders.archives.gov/.  This is its description:

CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER WRITINGS OF SIX MAJOR SHAPERS OF THE UNITED STATES:

George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (and family), Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. Over 119,000 searchable documents, fully annotated, from the authoritative Founding Fathers Papers projects.

Best,

Laura

Laura Smith, C.A.

Curator for Business, Railroad, and Labor Collections

Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
University of Connecticut Libraries

405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205

Storrs, CT  06269-1205

laura.smith@lib.uconn.edu

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