31From James Madison to Arthur Lee, 25 June 1782 (Madison Papers)
ap[pear]s t[o have]
32From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 10 June 1783 (Madison Papers)
...inclosed to Congs. sundry papers from which it a[p]pears that the
33The Abbé Morellet’s Song in Honor of Independence Day, 4 July 1783 (Franklin Papers)
...two varieties of cherries, one hundred apricots, pears, melons, and red and white currants....
34[October 1783] (Adams Papers)
...full of all Vegetables and Fruits as Grapes, Pears, Peaches. There is besides a large Flower...
35Auteuil October 7. 1783. Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
...full of all Vegetables and Fruits as Grapes, Pears, Peaches. There is besides a large Flower...
36[From Thomas Jefferson to Nicholas Lewis, 11 November 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
...Seine—abjection of people—war in Europe—pears, goose berries, apricots better; cherries...
37February—1785 (Washington Papers)
...mentioned are the St. Germain, a large, long pear which is picked green and allowed to...
38[Diary entry: 12 February 1785] (Washington Papers)
...mentioned are the St. Germain, a large, long pear which is picked green and allowed to...
39April—1785 (Washington Papers)
Cherries & 12 Burgamy Pears. The Cherries were chiefly on Stocks wch. had been... ...pears are...
40[Diary entry: 1 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
Cherries & 12 Burgamy Pears. The Cherries were chiefly on Stocks wch. had been... ...pears are...
41[Diary entry: 4 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
...No gardener today is “cunning” enough to make pears grow on plum stocks. GW does not say...
42[Diary entry: 23 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
...Peach Trees were now full in bloom and the apples, Pears, and Cherries pretty full of young leaf.
43[Diary entry: 25 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
...—all nature seemed alive. Cherries, Plumbs, Pears & Apples bloomed forth and the forest...
44To Thomas Jefferson from Jean Holker, 14 August 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
...friend to see If he could not meet with a pear of horseis fitting for you, came here too days...
45To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 28 October 1785 (Madison Papers)
...better; so also the gooseberries, and the pears infinitely beyond any thing we possess. They...
46From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 28 October 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
...better; so also the gooseberries, and the pears infinitely beyond any thing we possess. They...
47November [1785] (Washington Papers)
...trees—Two of the Bury, & two St. Germain Pear Trees and 2 duke Cherry Trees.
48[Diary entry: 12 November 1785] (Washington Papers)
...trees—Two of the Bury, & two St. Germain Pear Trees and 2 duke Cherry Trees.
49To George Washington from Henry Lee, Jr., 20 December 1785 (Washington Papers)
...Stratford and gave the names of the apple, pear, and cherry trees that were sent. When...
50To George Washington from Henry Lee, Jr., 25 December 1785 (Washington Papers)
...vessel. The apple is the Medley russitan, the pear is known among us by the Name of the...
51February 1786 (Washington Papers)
...2d. & 4th. on the same side, are burgamy Pears, grafted the first of April last yr. by the...
52[Diary entry: 11 February 1786] (Washington Papers)
...2d. & 4th. on the same side, are burgamy Pears, grafted the first of April last yr. by the...
53[Diary entry: 27 February 1786] (Washington Papers)
...also a Carnation. The 3d. row, three two pound Pears, east side, next the Carnation—& one, 1...
54March 1786 (Washington Papers)
from the cross Walk) are 2 Pears (common) from the same place.
55[Diary entry: 21 March 1786] (Washington Papers)
from the cross Walk) are 2 Pears (common) from the same place.
56From Thomas Jefferson to Ferdinand Grand, 28 December 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Of fruits, the pears, and apricots alone are better than ours, and we... ...at all. Pears could...
57Notes of a Tour into the Southern Parts of France, &c., 3 March–10 June 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
...1740. The wild gooseberry is in leaf, the wild pear and sweet briar in bud.
58[Memoranda on a Tour from London to Plymouth, July–August 1787.] (Adams Papers)
...shewest thee in a Child than a sea Monster. S’pear.
59Notes of a Tour through Holland and the Rhine Valley, 3 March–23 April 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
...too is like that of Italy. The apple, the pear, cherry, peach, apricot and almond are all in...
60Abigail Adams to John Adams, 3 December 1788 (Adams Papers)
...mice. the cider should be drawn off, and my pears and Apples picked over & repack’d. if I...