The bolt descends and harrows up the ground,
2Orders, 14 October 1755 (Washington Papers)
...Oct., for cleaning or mending arms: John Harrow, William Munger, George Wright, and Timothy...
3III-A-1. Combined County Inventory of Slaves and Personal Property in the Estate, 1757–58 (Washington Papers)
A parcel of old Iron & Harrows 40/. 9 large Hogs £11.14.
4Appendix A. Account of Items Reserved for the Estate, 1759 (Washington Papers)
A parcel of old Iron & old harrows
5[Spring 1759.] (Adams Papers)
...scythes, &c. Carts, Waggons, Wheelbarrows. Harrow. Utensils of Husbandry. Sleds. Methods of...
6[April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Sowd my Fallow Field in Oats to day, and harrowed them in viz. 10½ Bushels. Got done about...
7[Diary entry: 3 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Sowd my Fallow Field in Oats to day, and harrowed them in viz. 10½ Bushels. Got done about...
8[Diary entry: 12 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
...plowing the Clover Field. Abt. 1 Mullatto Jack began harrowing it with the wide Toothd Harrow...
9[Diary entry: 14 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Finishd Harrowing the Clover Field, and began reharrowing of it. Got... ...harrow made of smaller,...
10[Diary entry: 17 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
.... The upper part next the Peach Orchard was Harrowed in during the Rain but before it began...
11[Diary entry: 18 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
...to the Acre. Harrowd it in with the fine toothd Harrow as light as I coud.
12Appendix E. Consolidated Inventory of Personal Property in the Estate, c.1761 (Washington Papers)
261. a parcel [ditto] & old Harrows—240—£2.
13[September 1761] (Washington Papers)
...than sufficient to lay the Dust thoroughly. The seed was Harrowed in with a Brush Harrow and...
14[Diary entry: 8 September 1761] (Washington Papers)
...than sufficient to lay the Dust thoroughly. The seed was Harrowed in with a Brush Harrow and...
15March [1762] (Washington Papers)
.... the Meadow at George Ashfords. Also began Sowing & Harrowing in of Oats....harrowing in my...
16[Diary entry: 22 March 1762] (Washington Papers)
.... the Meadow at George Ashfords. Also began Sowing & Harrowing in of Oats.
17[Diary entry: 27 March 1762] (Washington Papers)
Finished Sowing & harrowing in my Oats. Viz. 44 Bushels.
18To Benjamin Franklin from Deborah Franklin, 10–21 February 1765 (Franklin Papers)
...Feb. 7, 1765, carried an account of his harrowing voyage from New York. On Plumsted’s death,...
19Remarks & Occurances in June [1769] (Washington Papers)
...the Plows and began it a third time with the Harrows....began with the Harrows in the...
20[Diary entry: 10 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
...the Plows and began it a third time with the Harrows.
21[Diary entry: 22 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
...Plows that is finishd doing so—and began with the Harrows in the field about the Ovr. House.
22Remarks & Occurences—in Sepr. [1769] (Washington Papers)
...Sowed—which was then plowed in and afterwards Harrowed. The other Part was cross Plowed, then...
23[Diary entry: 30 September 1769] (Washington Papers)
...Sowed—which was then plowed in and afterwards Harrowed. The other Part was cross Plowed, then...
24Remarks & Occurs. in Octr. [1769] (Washington Papers)
...Flat Ground that has been very much worn and was harrowed after the Wheat had been plowed in.
25[Diary entry: 20 October 1769] (Washington Papers)
...Flat Ground that has been very much worn and was harrowed after the Wheat had been plowed in.
26Abigail Adams to John Adams, 25 June 1775 (Adams Papers)
...Groans and cryes of the injured and oppressed Harrow up thy Soul. We have a prodigious Army...
27Abigail Adams to John Adams, 5 November 1775 (Adams Papers)
...freeze the young Blood of succeeding Generations as well as harrow up the Souls of the present.
28Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, 2 January 1776 (Adams Papers)
...American interest and, with his wife, suffered some harrowing adventures, see Justin H. Smith...
29John Adams to Abigail Adams, 17 February 1777 (Adams Papers)
These Accounts harrow me beyond Description.
30From George Washington to John Augustine Washington, 26 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
...is innocent, ’tis cruel to keep him under the harrow—But, there is
31Abigail Adams to John Adams, 8 June 1779 (Adams Papers)
...name all the fears which sometimes oppress me and harrow up my soul. Yet must the common Lot...
32Abigail Adams to James Lovell, 17 September 1780 (Adams Papers)
...to wound who ought to sooth the statesmans harrowed Brow, but at that moment my Indignation...
33Abigail Adams to James Lovell, 10 May 1781 (Adams Papers)
...the feelings which under similar circumstances would harrow up my Soul, and wound with a...
34To John Jay from Benjamin Franklin, 14 February 1782 (Jay Papers)
I suspect you have heard our Story of the Harrow. If not, here it is. A Farmer in...a Harrow
35From Benjamin Franklin to [John Jay], [after 14 February 1782] (Franklin Papers)
...But I suspect you have heard our Story of the Harrow. If not, here it is. A Farmer in...
36From John Adams to Edmund Jenings, 3 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
...know Some of the Ploughing and hoeing and harrowing, which has prepared the Ground you...
37To Benjamin Franklin from Anne Ogle, 22 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
...s acquaintance John Ridout. He had been enrolled at the Harrow School:
38V. To the Abbé de Mably, 17 January 1783 (Adams Papers)
...know Some of the Ploughing and hoeing and harrowing, which has prepared the Ground you...
39To John Adams from John Dudley, 2 November 1783 (Adams Papers)
...of four letters from Dudley recounting his harrowing experiences as a prisoner. The others...
40To George Washington from Philip John Schuyler, 10 November 1783 (Washington Papers)
...I forwarded by a british officer, Captain harrow; who was sent with dispatches by...
41From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje, 29 December 1783 (Adams Papers)
’s harrowing journey, which followed a different route, see his
42John Adams to Richard Cranch, 3 April 1784 (Adams Papers)
later wrote a full account of his harrowing winter journey to Holland, dated 17 Feb. 1812,...
43To Thomas Jefferson from Ralph Izard, 27 April 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
...parts of my Farm, that I ploughed, and harrowed it only once, which I believe is the...
44John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, 19 July 1784 (Adams Papers)
...after having led that of a Toad under an Harrow for four Years before. But I Swear I...
45To Benjamin Franklin from John Adams, 19 July 1784 (Franklin Papers)
...after having led that of a Toad under an Harrow for four Years before. But I Swear I...
46To George Washington from Elias Boudinot, 9 February 1785 (Washington Papers)
...earlier it is sown the better; provided you can harrow it, with some light Body, as a Thorn...
47April—1785 (Washington Papers)
Plowing, rolling, and Harrowing my ground for grass seeds....plowed—once harrowed & gone over...
48[Diary entry: 12 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
Plowing, rolling, and Harrowing my ground for grass seeds.
49[Diary entry: 14 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
...Muddy hole, which had been twice plowed—once harrowed & gone over with the Hoes to break...
50[Diary entry: 15 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
Harrowed with a bush, the clover seed which was sowed......whole of both days sowing, harrowed...