Hacker News
- John Adams to Abigail Adams (1780) https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/04-03-02-0258 3 comments
- Advice to a Young Tradesman (1748) https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-03-02-0130 34 comments
- In 1786 while staying in Paris, Thomas Jefferson fell in love with Maria Cosway, a married artist from England. When Maria returned to England, a heartbroken Jefferson sent her this letter which depicts a fictional conversation between his head and his heart. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/jefferson/01-10-02-0309 392 comments history
- A 1776 excerpt from John Adam's diary where he describes the time he had to share a tiny bed with Benjamin Franklin and, instead of sleeping, they had an argument about whether to keep the windows open or closed. Franklin eventually won the argument when Adams got too tired and fell asleep. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/adams/01-03-02-0016-0187 562 comments history
- The Morals of Chess, Dr. Benjamin Franklin 1779 https://founders.archives.gov/documents/franklin/01-29-02-0608 3 comments chess
- American historians of Reddit: Questions re. A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom, 1779 http://founders.archives.gov/documents/jefferson/01-02-02-0132-0004-0082 3 comments history
Linking pages
- Tom Cotton describes slavery as a 'necessary evil' in bid to keep schools from teaching 1619 Project | CNN Politics https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/27/politics/tom-cotton-slavery-necessary-evil-1619-project/index.html 24 comments
- Here’s How to Ruin Tom Cotton’s Election Night | The Nation http://thenation.com/article/politics/tom-cotton-election-senate/ 9 comments
- George Washington Financial Papers Project https://washingtonpapers.org/editions/financial-papers-project/ 0 comments
- About this Collection | Benjamin Franklin Papers | Digital Collections | Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/benjamin-franklin-papers/about-this-collection 0 comments