1[Diary entry: 25 March 1786] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 25th. Thermometer at 53 in the Morning—68 at Noon and 64 at Night. Clear, warm, and pleasant all day—wind southerly, and pretty fresh—smoaky, the sun, consequently, looking red. Rid to all the Plantations, and to the Mill. Finding the ground both at Dogue run and River plantation (which had been twice plowed at each) for Oats, too much consolidated & baked (the last plowings being...
2From George Washington to William Drayton, 25 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
The Letter which you did me the honor to write to me on the 23d of November last, came safely; tho’ not at so early a period as might have been expected from the date of it—I remark this by way of apology for my silence ’till now. I feel very sensibly, the honor conferred on me by the South Carolina Society for promoting & improving agriculture & other rural concerns, by unanimously electing...
3To George Washington from Nicolas Pike, 25 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
To address a Person of your exalted Rank upon a Subject for my own emolument, only, wou’d require something more than an Apology; but, when your Excellency is informed that the interests of the Public are jointly connected with the Request I have to make, my knowledge of the readiness you have ever exhibited to cherish even the smallest Effort towards the Prosperity of these Infant-States,...
425th. (Adams Papers)
We had no reciting to day. Saturday mornings commonly the two elder Classes, recite to their own Tutors in Doddridge’s Lectures on Divinity; but our Tutor did not hear us. The weather, warm and Pleasant. In the Afternoon Mr. Cranch, and my Cousin, came, and brought me the remainder of my furniture; I did but little to day, because the weather being so fine, we were almost all day walking,...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Robinson, 25 March 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have inclosd a list of a Tool Chest which 2 ft. 5 Inches long Wide and deep in proportion—With two drawers besides the upper division. I can easily accomadate the Chest to the tools you will please approve of or enlarge the Size if more is wanted. I am Sr. Your obliged Humble servt. RC ( ViU : Margaret and Olivia Taylor deposit); addressed: “Mr. Jefferson No 14 Golden Square.” Enclosure not...
6To George Washington from William Hartshorne, 25 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 21st inst. came while I was from home —having no other information respecting Capt. Pearce’s account than what I before mentioned to you, I have only to say, that I am willing to recive the Same Sum from you for the Freight of the Jack & his Keeper from Spain that Mr Cushing paid for the other, as I see no reason why they should not be both at the same Freight, but for my...
7From George Washington to Richard Thomas, 25 March 1786 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Richard Thomas, 25 Mar. 1786. On 25 July Thomas wrote GW about his letter of “25th March 86.”