119th. (Adams Papers)
W. Cranch, and the two young ladies set off this morning for Boston. The weather is much milder for them than it has been for several days past. I spent the forenoon with Mr. Thaxter at his office. He is to be published next Sunday. Dined at Mr. Shaw’s. Just after dinner Mrs. Allen came in from Bradford, and inform’d us of Deacon Smith’s death. He died on Tuesday morning. The news came by Dr....
2[Diary entry: 19 October 1787] (Washington Papers)
Friday 19th. Thermometer at 40 in the Morning—52 at Noon and 50 at Night. In the Morning the weather was hazy—at Noon Cloudy and in the evening raining. Mr. Houston going away abt. 10 Oclock I rid to French’s the Ferry Dogue run & Muddy hole. At the Ferry the hands were making a farm pen. At French’s about the Pease as yesterday. The Vines of some of them appeared to me to be not sufficiently...
3[Diary entry: 19 October 1787] (Washington Papers)
Friday. 19th. Mr. Houston &ca. going away about 10 Oclock I rid to the Ferry, Frenchs, Dogue run & Muddy hole. At the first the People were making a farm Pen—at the next getting in Pease as yesterday—some of which (Vines) appeared to me to be not sufficiently cured. At Dogue run, getting out Wheat & removing brush frm. the Swamp to gullies. At Muddy hole began this morning to ditch between the...
4To George Washington from Patrick Henry, 19 October 1787 (Washington Papers)
I was honor’d by the Rect of your Favor together with a Copy of the proposed fœderal constitution, a few Days ago, for which I beg you to accept my Thanks. They are also due to you from me as a Citizen, on Account of the great Fatigue necessarily attending the arduous Business of the late Convention. I have to lament that I cannot bring my Mind to accord with the proposed Constitution. The...
5To George Washington from Bushrod Washington, 19 October 1787 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Bushrod Washington, 19 Oct. 1787. On 9 Nov. GW wrote Bushrod Washington: “I received your letters of the 19th & 26th Ult.”
6To James Madison from John Dawson, 19 October 1787 (Madison Papers)
Your favour of the 2d. Int. I received in due time. Before this I presume you have heard that one hundred and five members attended at the state-house on the first day. Whether this is to be attributed to the ten pounds, or to a proper sense of duty I leave with you to determine—perhaps to both. On motion of Colo Mathews, seconded by Mr. B. Harrison, Mr. Prentis was call’d to the chair,...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Moustier, 19 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai reçu ici, Monsieur, le troisieme paquet que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’adresser pour Mr. Jay. J’aurois fort desiré pouvoir prolonger mon séjour á Paris, mais je sentois qu’il me falloit un peu de marge ici pour les preparatifs de mon voyage. Le vent contraire qui continue ici allonge malgré moi cette marge que je voulois prendre. Ce qui m’en console c’est que je me flatte que je...