1To Benjamin Franklin from Ann Clay, 4 October 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This comes with a letter from my son. I hope you will pardon the liberty I take in recommending his request to your notice; And shou’d he succeed I have no doubt of his good behavior, as the partiality of a parent wou’d not induce me to say that he is a sober discreet young Man did he not really merit it. I have now been a widow four years and am in such...
2[Diary entry: 4 October 1771] (Washington Papers)
4. Rid to the Mill—Doeg Run, & Muddy hole. Captn. Oliffe dind here, and Mr. Robt. Rutherford Sup’d. John Oliffe of Norfolk was a sea captain who sailed frequently from Virginia to the West Indies and the British Isles. He married Mrs. Anne Knight at Norfolk in 1769 ( LOWER NORFOLK Edward W. James, ed. The Lower Norfolk County Virginia Antiquary . Vols. 1–5. 1895–1906. , 4:61).
3[Diary entry: 4 October 1771] (Washington Papers)
4. Cloudy forenoon, & now and then Misting—turning Cool.
4To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 4 October 1771 (Washington Papers)
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