1[October 1785] (Adams Papers)
I have been arguing with myself, whether I had best continue my Journal, or break it off at present. The events for the future will probably be a continual repetition one of the other: and will contain nothing that even I myself may desire to Remember. But I have thought that I shall surely have often observations to make upon diverse subjects, which it may be proper to commit to Paper. And I...
2October [1785] (Washington Papers)
Saturday first. Thermometer at 66 in the Morning—70 at Noon and 72 at Night. Southerly Wind and clear. Began to raise a Scaffold for Shingling the Front side of my House, next the Court yard. Rid to my River, Muddy hole, and Dogue run Plantations. Doctr. Stuart came in whilst we were at Dinner & stayed all Night. Sunday 2d. Thermometer at 70 in the Morning—76 at Noon and at Night. Weather...
3To George Washington from Timothy Dwight, October 1785 (Washington Papers)
This letter accompanies the Conquest of Canaan to your Excellency. In the year 1778, an application, under the countenance of General Parsons, was made to your Excellency, for permission to inscribe to you this poem, then intended for an earlier publication. A permission was politely & condescendingly granted. Since that time, the public appearance of the book has been unavoidably delayed by a...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Elder, [ca. October 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
Dr. Lyons being just about to Step aboard a Ship bound to Amsterdam, on his way to Paris, have embraced so favourable an opportunity of droping you a few lines. If his departure had not been so sudden I should have wrote more at large.—I suppose you have been informed of Colo. Randolphs two Sons being at the University of this place in pursuit of those branches of Literature to be acquired...
5VI. Thomas Barclay’s Letter of Credence to the Emperor of Morocco, 1–11 October 1785 (Adams Papers)
The Congress of the United States of America after the conclusion of that war which established their freedom & independance, & after the cares which were first necessary for the restoration of order & regular government, turned their attention in the first moment possible to the connections which it would be proper to form with the nations on this side the Atlantic for the maintenance of...
6VII. The American Commissioners’ Instructions to Thomas Barclay for Negotiations with Morocco, 1–11 October 1785 (Adams Papers)
Congress having been pleased to invest us with full powers for entering into treaty of Amity and Alliance with the Emperor of Morocco, and it being impracticable for us to attend his court in person & equally impracticable on account of our seperate stations to receive a Minister from him, we have concluded to effect our object by the intervention of a confidential person. We concur in wishing...
7VIII. John Lamb’s Supplementary Instructions for Negotiations with Algiers, 1–11 October 1785 (Adams Papers)
We have received information that two American vessels, the Dauphin from Philadelphia & and the Maria from Boston with their Crews & Cargoes have lately been taken by the Algerines off the coast of Portugal, & that the crews are reduced to slavery. Our full powers to that State being for the general purpose only of concluding a treaty of Amity & Commerce, the redemption of our citizens made...
The friendly dispositions which his Majesty has been pleased to shew to the United States of America on every occasion, as well as the assurances given them in the 8 th. Art. of the treaty of Amity & Commerce that he would employ his good offices & interposition with the powers on the coast of Barbary to provide for the safety of the Citizens of the United States their vessels and effects...
9Saturday October 1st. 1785. (Adams Papers)
I have been arguing with myself, whether I had best continue my Journal, or break it off at present. The events for the future will probably be a continual repetition one of the other: and will contain nothing that even I myself may desire to Remember. But I have thought that I shall surely have often observations to make upon diverse subjects, which it may be proper to commit to Paper. And I...
10Abigail Adams to Mary Smith Cranch, 1 October 1785 (Adams Papers)
I told you in my last, that I was going to dine with my Friend Mrs. Rogers. You must know that yesterday the whole Diplomatick Choir dinned here, that is his Lordship the Marquiss of Carmarthan and all the Foreign Ministers 15 in all, and to day the Newspapers proclaim it. I believe they have as many Spies here as the Police of France. Upon these occasions no Ladies are admitted, so I wrote a...
11John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 1 October 1785 (Adams Papers)
I am now settled down for the Winter, and shall be obliged to pay an unremitting attention to my Studies. I am told I have much more to do, than I had any Idea of; in order to gain an admittance with honour, next Spring in the junior Class at the University. In the Greek I have to go from the beginning to learn the Grammar, which is by no means an agreeable task; to study the new Testament...
12From John Adams to Jonathan Jackson, 1 October 1785 (Adams Papers)
I am very much obliged to you for your Kind Letter, and to M r Higginson for his and intend to answer both very particularly, but my time is so taken up at present with preparing Papers for Algiers and Morroco that I cannot spare a moment for anything elce. M r Higginsons Letter Shews him to be a great Master of the subject, but there are some things in it, which must be handled here with...
13[Diary entry: 1 October 1785] (Washington Papers)
Saturday first. Thermometer at 66 in the Morning—70 at Noon and 72 at Night. Southerly Wind and clear. Began to raise a Scaffold for Shingling the Front side of my House, next the Court yard. Rid to my River, Muddy hole, and Dogue run Plantations. Doctr. Stuart came in whilst we were at Dinner & stayed all Night.
14To George Washington from Arthur Donaldson, 1 October 1785 (Washington Papers)
I Esteem my Self highly honourd by your Excelencys faivour to Mr Hollingsworth and Shall Imbrace the Opertunity of Serving you with the greatest freedom Theirfore in the first place hope to remove your doubts of the Hippopomos being Applicable to your purpose by Viewing the Inclosd draught & discription which was publishd in the Pennsylvania Magazine for May 1775 but on Account of the War was...
15To George Washington from Louis-Guillaume Otto, 1 October 1785 (Washington Papers)
The Court having thought proper to promote Mr de Marbois to the Intendancy of Hispaniola, has in the same time entrusted me with the place, he had the honor to occupy near the United States of America. It is peculiarly flattering to me in this circumstance to have the adventage of a former aquaintance with Your Excellency and I take hold of the first opportunity to recall myself to your kind...
16From George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., 1 October 1785 (Washington Papers)
It has so happened, that your letter of the first of last Month did not reach me until Saturdays Post. You know, too well, the sincere respect & regard I entertained for your venerable fathers public and private character, to require assurances of the concern I felt for his death—or of that sympathy in your feelings for the loss of him, which is prompted by friendship. Under this loss however,...
17To John Jay from Alexander Fowler, 1 October 1785 (Jay Papers)
As Secretary for Foreign affairs I have been advised to address you. Towards the conclusion of the War I formed a Commercial connection in this Country with a view at that period of extending our Trade to the Southward by way of the Mississippi, the only communication we have from this quarter of the Continent with the Ocean. A young Man whom I entrusted with about ₤1000 in Goods proceeded...
18To James Madison from John Hatley Norton, 1 October 1785 (Madison Papers)
You cannot be a Stranger to the several Acts passed in our Assembly during the late War relative to Citizens of this State & british Subjects who had commercial Interests in this Country, as well as those who were Partners with them in this State; & that one was enacted preventing the latter from recovering their Debts, which at this Time is unrepealed, & another leaving them exposed to the...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Franklin, 1 October 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to you by a former Opportunity , to acquaint you with our safe Arrival. Mr. Houdon, who had been much perplex’d by the Accident of leaving his Things behind him, has found here the Tools and Materials he wanted, and set out last Wednesday for General Washington’s. My Grandson went the Day after to New York, where the Congress are still sitting, and likely to sit the Year out, having as...