1From John Adams to John Jay, 11 October 1788 (Adams Papers)
The multiplied Cares attending the Removal of a Family, from one Country to another; and beginning a new Course of Life or resuming an old one, after an interruption of fourteen years; must be my apology, if any apology is neccessary, for having omitted, till this time, to Solicit the final Settlement of my Accounts, with the United States.— As M r Barclay has, for many years, had the...
2[Diary entry: 11 October 1788] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 11th. Thermometer at 62 in the Morning—68 at Noon and 68 at Night. Clear with the Wind at No. Wt. all day, and not unpleasant. Rid to all the Plantation’s. In the Neck—Seven Plows and a harrow were at Work in the Pease grd. by the Barn which by Night would be sowed with Wheat. On the South side of this field bushls. of the Wh. English Seed Wheat was sown. Next to this (a small space...
3To George Washington from William Persse, 11 October 1788 (Washington Papers)
Some time ago I mentioned to Sr Edwd Newenham my Intention of sending you some goosberry plants of a remarkable fine Line which I now send you by a ship from the Port of Galway, which is but sixteen miles from my place, I intended sending you some grass seeds, but our sumers are so uncertain I Could not get any this season fit to send. It would give me particular pleasure to have it in my...
4To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 11 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Geneva, 11 Oct. 1788. Acknowledges TJ’s letters of 20 and 24 Sep.; has not been able to use the letter to Tronchin because of the shortness of his stay in Geneva; would write more fully except that he has at this moment found an opportunity of crossing the Alps and must set off in half an hour; does not know whether he will go from Milan to Venice or to Florence. “The Voiturier is at my back...
511. (Adams Papers)
Medicine. Voltaire’s works.
6To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Hall, Jr., 11 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Bordeaux, 11 Oct. 1788. As requested, has sent TJ’s letter to Jay by the ship America, Capt. Goodwin, from L’Orient for Boston; could not send it sooner, “there not being a single vessel at any Port I have been at for America.” Vessels are daily expected at Bordeaux from Philadelphia and Baltimore, and he will inform TJ of their arrival.—If TJ has any business at Bordeaux, or dispatches to be...