122d. (Adams Papers)
Amory and Stacey, return’d from their expedition: They got to Cape-Ann at about twelve on Wednesday night, and were about two hours at the ball. On Thursday they proceeded to Marblehead, and attended at the assembly which was held there: Last Night they patrol’d the streets of Salem, serenading the houses, and came home this afternoon compleately fatigued. Mr. Parsons arrived in town too this...
2Abigail Adams to Margaret Smith, 22 [March?] 1788 (Adams Papers)
Altho I have heithertoo felt a diffidence in addressing a Lady with whom I have not the pleasure of a personal acquaintance, I cannot upon this occasion permit my only Daughter to present herself to you in her new Relation, without requesting your kind and parental Reception of her. I have the greatest reason to hope, that she will prove to you, what she has ever been to me, a dutifull and...
3[Diary entry: 22 March 1788] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 22d. Thermometer at 42 in the Morning—48 at Noon and 46 at Night. Southerly Wind all day, clear & pleasant. Visited all the Plantations. In the Neck sowing Oats & Grass Seeds—viz. 5 pints of red clover, & 2 pints of timothy to the acre—which being cross plowed in was afterwards rolled. At Muddy hole Sowed the same quantity of red Clover & timothy to the acre as above, on the Barley...
4From George Washington to Nathaniel Ingraham, 22 March 1788 (Washington Papers)
When I requested you to procure a Gardener for me in Holland, which you was so obliging as to promise to do, I fear I was not explicite enough with respect to the terms &c. upon which I would wish to have him. If one properly qualified for the business, could be obtained to come over in the nature of a redemptioner or which will be more certain, who will indent himself for a certain term years...
5To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 22 March 1788 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Edward Newenham, 22 Mar. 1788. On 29 Aug. GW wrote Newenham : “your obliging letters of the 22th and 25th of March afforded me particular satisfaction.”
6To Thomas Jefferson from La Boullaye, 22 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 22 Mch. 1788 . Acknowledges TJ’s letter of 18 Feb. 1788 ; is pleased to inform him that, after consultation with the controller general, Barrett’s request for refund of extra duties paid on oil imported into France will be granted, and that this decision has been communicated to the farmers-general. RC ( DLC ); 1 p.; in French.