1Thurdsday [26 October]. (Adams Papers)
Went in the morning to wait on Mr. Prat. He inquired if I had been sworn at Worcester? No. Have you a Letter from Mr. Putnam to the Court? No. It would have been most proper to have done one of them things first. When a young Gentleman goes from me into another County, I always write in his favour to the Court in that County, or if you had been sworn, there, you would have been intitled to be...
2To Benjamin Franklin from David Colden, 26 October 1758 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; draft (incomplete): New-York Historical Society About the time you left America, I was employd in endeavouring, with my Fathers assistance, to form an explication of the phenomena of Electricity, on his Principles of action in matter: some conceptions had occur’d to me in pursuing the Experiments made by you and Mr. Canton, which gave me reason to hope it...
3Orderly Book, 26 October 1758 (Washington Papers)
Camp at Loyal Hannon Thursday Octr 26th Parole Panmore Field Officer for to morrow Majr Waddall. Adjutant for to morrow 1B. Pensylvanians. 1 Capt. 3 Subs. 4 Serjts & 100 Rank & file to parade this afternoon at 2 OClock without Blankets or baggage for a Scout. D , DLC:GW . See “ Orderly Book, 21 September–24 November 1758. ”