9611[Diary entry: 8 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
8. Clear and pleasant with but little wind and that Southwardly.
9612[Diary entry: 9 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
9. Warm with but little Wind & that Southwardly. Rid to Belvoir to Breakfast in order to take leave of Sir Thos. Adams & Colo. R. Fairfax who was going to the Springs. Returnd by the Mill, Doeg Run & Muddy hole Plantations to Dinr.
9613[Diary entry: 9 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
9. Clear and Warm—with but little wind and that Southwardly.
9614[Diary entry: 10 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
10. Clear and pleasant. In the Afternoon rid to the Harvest field at Muddy hole. On my return found Mr. Montgomerie & Sally Carlyle here.
9615[Diary entry: 10 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
10. Clear and tolerably pleasant not being warm. Wind Southwardly.
9616[Diary entry: 10 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
10. About Ten Oclock finished Cutting and Securing my Wheat in the Neck and about Eleven began the field at Muddy hole.
9617[Diary entry: 11 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
11. Mr. Montgomerie went away about 11 Oclock. Mr. Christian & all his scholars except Miss French came here to Dancing—also Miss Bronaugh. Elizabeth French, daughter of Daniel and Penelope Manley French, was a “celebrated Fortune . . . whom half the world was in pursuit of” for, as her father’s only child, she would eventually bring all his land and wealth to the young man who married her (...
9618[Diary entry: 11 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
11. Clear & warm—especially in the afternoon. There being but little wind & that Southwardly.
9619From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Adams, 11 July 1770 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of interceding for your friendly aid to Mr. James Ogilvie a gentleman of my acquaintance now in London. Purposing last fall to go to Britain for orders he made the usual application to the commissary for his recommendatory letter to the bishop. This man, partly from an evil disposition to defeat the wishes of some gentlemen, no favorites of his, who bore a warm friendship to...
9620Thursday Afternoon [12 July.] (Adams Papers)
3 O Clock, got into my Desobligeant to go home. 2 or 3 miles out of Town I overtook 2 Men on horseback. They rode sometimes before me, then would fall behind, and seemed a little unsteady. At last one of ’em came up. What is your Name? Why of what Consequence is it what my Name is? Why says he only as we are travelling the Road together, I wanted to know where you came from, and what your Name...