...her husband. He also bought shoes for Sally Franklin, a yard of “Paris net” and two ounces of thread for her mother, as well as “2 pots of Lobsters” and “1 barrell beets.” Most of his other entries in this column related to payments Parker made to other men for Franklin. Among the few credits to Franklin perhaps the most surprisingly extravagant one was for receiving, apparently from...
2Poor Richard Improved, 1765 (Franklin Papers)
The express’d Juice of red Beets, strained and purified a little, then boiled down to the Consistence of a Syrup, and set in a warm Place for some Months, will grain into Sugar. Every two Pound of Beets makes two Ounces and a Half of Sugar.
3[July 1770] (Adams Papers)
Carrotts, Beets, Cabbages, Onions, Colliflowers, &c. This Tiltons is just behind the State House.
4Fryday July 13. 1770. (Adams Papers)
Carrotts, Beets, Cabbages, Onions, Colliflowers, &c. This Tiltons is just behind the State House.
5General Orders, 19 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
...about twenty miles north of Philadelphia. Caleb Gibbs on 21 Aug. paid £4.5.1 for “Articles had of the woman at Whose house the Genll Lived at Cross Roads”: milk, butter, eggs, potatoes, cucumbers, beets, cabbage, six chickens, and one “large fowl” (household account book, 11 April 1776–21 Nov. 1780,
6[January 1780] (Adams Papers)
Spent the Day in Walking about the Town. Walked round the Wharf upon the River, through the Market. Saw a plentiful Markett of Fruit and Vegetables, Cabages, Turnips, Carrots, Beets, Onions &c. Apples, Pairs &c. Raisens, Figs, nuts &c—Went as far as the Gate, where We entered the Town—then turned up the Mountain by the Stone Stairs, and saw fine Gardens, Verdure...
71780. January. 18. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Spent the Day in Walking about the Town. Walked round the Wharf upon the River, through the Market. Saw a plentiful Markett of Fruit and Vegetables, Cabages, Turnips, Carrots, Beets, Onions &c. Apples, Pairs &c. Raisens, Figs, nuts &c—Went as far as the Gate, where We entered the Town—then turned up the Mountain by the Stone Stairs, and saw fine Gardens, Verdure...
8[1780 January 18. Tuesday.] (Adams Papers)
.... Tuesday. We spent the Day in perambulating the Town. We visited the Wharves upon the River, went through the Marketts, which We found plentifully furnished with Fruits and Vegetables, Cabbages, Turnips, Onions, Beets and Carrots, Apples, Pairs, Raisins, Figgs and Nutts. We went as far as the Gate, where We had entered the Town, then turned up the Mountain by the Stone Stairs, where We saw...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Ingenhousz, 29 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
...did beat of a Superior English force: but I think it shamefull for the king of England to bestow a ribbon upon admir. Parker on this occasion. It is rather a disgrace for adm Parker that he could not beet the Dutch, but was obliged to quit the field of battle, before an inferior force of a nation, which has been and is yet treated with so much indignity by the English.
10To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje, 10 October 1782 (Adams Papers)
These thousand being Signed by your Excellency, we pray to have them handed together to Mr. Van der Beets on the Stamp Chamber; whch. being the disposal of Mr. Zweerts of this City, we pray your Excellency to inform him of it at the same time. indicated that he had delivered the thousand obligations to Mr. Van der Beets to be forwarded to Mr. Zweerts (