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116th. (Adams Papers)
We rose at about nine o’clock. Dr. Kilham, was just going to take his seat in the Stage for Boston. The Dr. represents this town in the genl. Court; and goes to Boston now, to attend at the Session, which opens to-morrow. I was at the office in the forenoon, but could not attend much to any study. I took a walk with Townsend. Return’d again to the office, and just as I had got ready to sit...
I am very happy to learn, by your Letter of the 30. June that my Son is with M r Parsons at Newbury Port. There is so much Appearance of War, that I thought it a Precaution of Prudence to Send my Manuscript Letter Books, and Collections of Papers, relative to all my Transactions in France and Holland, home by M r Jenks. They are contained in a large Trunk, and are so numerous as to fill it, so...
Since my last to you of the 3 d. Instant I have not been favored with any Letters from you. I have at length the Pleasure of transmitting to you, herewith enclosed, an Act of Congress complying with your Request to return, and expressing their Sentiments of, and their Thanks for the important Services you have rendered your Country. They have not yet come to any Decision respecting a Minister...
4[Diary entry: 16 October 1787] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 16th. Thermometer at 46 in the Morning 50 at Noon and 46 at Night. Clear all day with the Wind at No. Wt. & fresh. Rid to the Ferry, French’s Dogue run & Muddy hole Plantations. At the former took an Acct. of the Horses—Cattle & Sheep as follow. Horses. Note—The Acct. of the Horses being mis-laid, cannot be entered here; but will come in when a fresh one can be taken—see Decr. 15th....
5[Diary entry: 16 October 1787] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday—16th. Rid to the Ferry, Frenchs, Dogue, & Muddy hole Planns. At the former took an account of the Stock. At the latter cut & put the buck Wheat into small shocks & dug the Country Potatoes—waste as at Morris’s. At Dogue run treading out Wheat and at Frenchs Plowing & filling gullies in the New Meadow. At the Ferry pulling Pease.
Letter not found: from David Stuart, 16 Oct. 1787. On 5 Nov. GW wrote Stuart to thank him for his “letters of the 16th and 26th ulto.” GW quotes Stuart’s letter of 16 Oct. at length in his letter to James Madison of 22 October .
Since my last to You of the 3 d . Instant I have not been favored with any Letters from you. I have at length the Pleasure of transmitting to you, herewith enclosed, an Act of Congress complying with your Request to return, and expressing their Sentiments of, and their Thanks for the important Services you have rendered your Country. They have not yet come to any Decision respecting a Minister...
Le Havre, 16 Oct. 1787 . Since his letter of 14 Oct. he has learned that only six of the crew of the ship Elephant are Americans; has taken them under his protection and advanced their legal expences; the admiralty court has awarded them their wages and the customary allowance for their return to America and has ordered the English master of the vessel to pay the legal expences; is happy “to...