- Aug 2 Samuel Briggs and his son, patent nail-making machine
- Aug 4 The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman-Habsburg wars
United States Declaration of Independence
Aug 19 Benjamin Banneker sends a copy of his Almanac and writes a letter to Thomas Jefferson criticizing his pro-slavery stance and requesting justice for African Americans using language from the Declaration of Independence
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Aug 30 Thomas Jefferson responds to Benjamin Banneker's letter on the issue of slavery

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Banneker