168341[Diary entry: 12 November 1774] (Washington Papers)
12. I went up to George Town To an intended meeting of Trustees for openg. Potomack River. None Met. Returnd home at Night. After inspecting canal works in England, John Ballendine had returned to the Potomac valley in the late summer of 1774 with a plan for opening navigation of the Potomac River “at and above the Lower Falls” to boats that could carry wheat and iron downriver to the ports of...
168342[Diary entry: 12 November 1774] (Washington Papers)
12. Exceeding pleasant, being clear and without wind.
168343To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Life, 11 November 1774 (Franklin Papers)
ALS :Historical Society of Pennsylvania My Lord Chancellor finished his Petitions this Evening, but did not hear any of the Exceptions, So that your Exception in the above Cause Stands 9th. in His Lordship’s Paper as before for hearing the next day of Petitions, which in all probability will be on Wednesday next. I am sir Your very humble Servant Whately’s suit was dragging on. This and the...
168344[Diary entry: 11 November 1774] (Washington Papers)
11. At home all day. Mr. Bryan Fairfax came here & stayed all Night.
168345[Diary entry: 11 November 1774] (Washington Papers)
11. Clear, warm and pleasant with but little Wind and that Southerly.
168346[Diary entry: 10 November 1774] (Washington Papers)
10. At home all day. Doctr. Craik came here in the Evening and stayed all Night.
168347[Diary entry: 10 November 1774] (Washington Papers)
10. Clear, & not quite so cold notwithstanding the Wind kept in the same place but not quite so hard.
168348[November 1774] (Adams Papers)
Left Brother Paine at New York to go by the Packett to New Port. Rode to Cocks at Kings bridge to break fast, to Havilands at Rye to Dinner, and to Knaps at Horse Neck in Greenwich to lodge. Rode to Bulkleys at Fairfield to dinner, and to Captn. Benjamins of Stratford to lodge. We design to Great Swamp to day. 42 miles. At Newhaven, Coll. Dyer, Deane and Sherman, Mr. Parsons, the new Speaker...
1683491774. Wednesday. Novr. 9. (Adams Papers)
Breakfasted at Reeve’s of Sudbury.
168350[Diary entry: 9 November 1774] (Washington Papers)
9. At home all day.