1561To George Washington from Robert Hunter Morris, 2 February 1756 (Washington Papers)
I am favoured with yours of the 1st Instant, which I did not receive till my return on Wednesday...
15623 Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Breakfasted at Gardiners. This morn the Weather clear’d away. As warm and brilliant as May. Kept...
1563From George Washington to John Kirkpatrick, 3 February 1756 (Washington Papers)
You are to remain at this place until my return; unless you receive orders to the contrary from...
1564To George Washington from Peter Hog, 3 February 1756 (Washington Papers)
Incolsed are the pay Rolls for the Months of Decr & January you will See I have abt £4 in my hand...
15654 Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
A charming warm Day. Dined at Coll. Chandler’s with Mr. Pain, Abel Willard and Ebenr. Thayer....
1566To Benjamin Franklin from William Shirley, 4 February 1756 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1755–1756...
15675 Thurdsday. (Adams Papers)
A fair morning but some symptoms of a Change of Weather. Kept School. Spent the evening with...
15686 Fryday. (Adams Papers)
A cloudy morning. About 10 the sun brake out. A warm Day. Dined at Mr. Paines. Kept school. Spent...
15697 Saturday. (Adams Papers)
A Fair warm, day. Dined at the Judges. Drank Tea at Major Gardiners.
15708 Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Maccarty. Fine Weather.
1571Provincial Commissioners: Orders for Payment, [9 February 1756–18 March 1756] (Franklin Papers)
DS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Charles Norris, brother of the speaker, was a trustee of...
15729 Monday. (Adams Papers)
Fine Weather. Settled roads. Drank Tea and spent the Evening at Coll. Chandlers, very gaily, with...
157310 Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
Fair Weather. Spent the Evening at Major Chandlers, with Major Greene and Mr. Maccarty. Charming...
157411 Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
Serene Weather, but somewhat cool. I am constantly forming, but never executing good resolutions....
1575Pennsylvania Assembly: Address to the Governor, 11 February 1756 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1755–1756 (Philadelphia,...
157612 Thurdsday. (Adams Papers)
A cool, but pleasant morning. Heard Mr. Welman Wellman preach the Lecture, and drank Tea, with...
1577From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 12 February 1756 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., A Collection of the Familiar Letters and...
1578Enclosure: William Hughes to Robert Stewart, 12 February 1756 (Washington Papers)
I wrote to you on Sunday Concerning the Imbaselment of the Stores which I have Recoverd and am...
157913 Fryday. (Adams Papers)
A pleasant morning. Saw my classmates Gardner, and Wheeler. Wheeler dined, spent the afternoon,...
158014 Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Good Weather. This afternoon took a Vomit of Tartar Emet. and Turbith mineral, that worked 7...
158115 Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Charming Weather. A.M. staid at home reading the Independent Whig. Very often Shepherds that are...
158216 Monday. (Adams Papers)
A most beautiful morning. We have the most moderate Winter that ever was known in this country....
1583Robert Charles to Pennsylvania Assembly Committee of Correspondence, 16 February 1756 (Franklin Papers)
Extract printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1755–1756...
1584To Benjamin Franklin from Elizabeth Hubbart, 16 February 1756 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I enclose you a Catalouge of all the large and part of the...
158517 Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
A clowdy Day. Dined at Mr. Greenes.
158618 Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
A charming morning. My Classmate Gardner drank Tea with me. Spent an Hour in the beginning of the...
158719 Thurdsday. (Adams Papers)
No man is intirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life. Men of the most exalted...
158820 Fryday. (Adams Papers)
A dull Day. Symptoms of Snow. Writing Tillotson. That is, copying out extracts from the published...
1589Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 20 February 1756 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1755–1756 (Philadelphia,...
159021 Saturday. (Adams Papers)
A Snowy day. Snow about ancle deep. I find by repeated experiment and observation, in my School,...
159122 Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Suppos a nation in some distant Region, should take the Bible for their only law Book, and every...
1592From Benjamin Franklin to Elizabeth Hubbart, 22 February 1756 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; reprinted from The Massachusetts Magazine, or Monthly Museum of Knowledge and...
159323 Monday. (Adams Papers)
Fair weather. Crawford spent the Evening here.
1594Position of Troops in Northampton County, [23 February 1756] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Capt. Vanetten at Minisinks, a Lieut. and 30...
159524 Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
A fine morning. We are told that Demosthenes transcribed the history of Thucidides 8 times, in...
1596To Benjamin Franklin from Robert Hunter Morris: Commission, 24 February 1756 (Franklin Papers)
Printed form with MS insertions in blanks; American Philosophical Society After the bitter...
159725 Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
Fair and cold Weather. An extream cold night.
1598To Benjamin Franklin from Augustus Gottlieb Spangenberg, 25 February 1756 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Archives of the Moravian Church, Bethlehem Mr. Nathanael Seidel, the Bearer of this, can...
159926 Thurdsday. (Adams Papers)
Fair cold morning. An extream cold Day.
1600To George Washington from Landon Carter, 26 February 1756 (Washington Papers)
The Bearer Mr John Lawson having heard of nothing to discourage his Military inclination now...
160127 Fryday. (Adams Papers)
A fair, cold day. Drank Tea at Mrs. Paines. All day, in high health, and spirits. Writing...
160228 Saturday. (Adams Papers)
A raw cold day. Attended Mrs. Brown’s funeral. Let this, and every other Instance of human...
160329 Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Went to Leicester with Thayer. Heard him preach all Day. Dined at Mr. Whitneys. Returned home and...
1604[March 1756] (Adams Papers)
Wrote out Bolingbrokes reflections on Exile. For JA ’s lifelong study of, and his extensive...
1605March. 1756. 1 Monday. (Adams Papers)
Wrote out Bolingbrokes reflections on Exile. For JA ’s lifelong study of, and his extensive...
1606From Benjamin Franklin to Timothy Horsfield, 1 March 1756 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Orders are gone up to relieve Capt. Wayne’s Company. I...
1607From Benjamin Franklin to Augustus Gottlieb Spangenberg, 1 March 1756 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives of the Moravian Church, Bethlehem As the Forts are built, and the Ranging...
16082 Tuesday. (Adams Papers)
A snow fall last night, half leg deep. Began this afternoon, my 3rd. quarter. The great and...
1609To George Washington from Robert Orme, 2 March 1756 (Washington Papers)
I writ to you the very day I sailed from America to convince you I left the Continent with all...
16103 Wednesday. (Adams Papers)
Fair Weather. Natural Phylosophy is the Art of deducing the generall laws and properties of...