14731Report of the Committee on Proposals for Boston’s Conduct under the Port Act., 18 May 1774 (Adams Papers)
18 May 1774. Report of the Committee on Proposals for Boston’s conduct under the Port Act. No Dft found. printed : Boston Record Commissioners, 18th Report City of Boston, Record Commissioners, Reports , Boston, 1876–1909; 39 vols. , p. 175. Prepared by a committee appointed 13 May composed of Samuel Adams, John Rowe, Thomas Boylston, William Phillips, Joseph Warren, John Adams, Josiah Quincy,...
14732[Diary entry: 18 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
18. Dined at the Club at Mrs. Campbells and Spent the Evening at Southalls.
14733[Diary entry: 18 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
18. Clear and rather incling. to turn warm—there being but little Wind.
14734[Diary entry: 19 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
19. Dined & Spent the Evening at Mrs. Campbells.
14735[Diary entry: 19 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
19. Warm with but little Wind and that Southerly.
14736[Diary entry: 20 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
20. Dined at Mrs. Campbells & Spent the afternoon at my own lodgings.
14737[Diary entry: 20 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
20. Very warm, with a Thunder Shower in the Afternoon.
14738To George Washington from Edward Snickers, 20 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I have received a Letter from Mr Hughes directed to you, and One to William Bird Esqre to your care; which please to deliver; And the Contents (I believe) is, to get him his Warrants for his Lands, which, I hope, you will endeavour to do, and send them to me by the Bearer Mr Smith, and I will take them to him immediately, that he may make Sale of One of them to get himself out of Prison. I...
14739A Method of Humbling Rebellious American Vassals, 21 May 1774 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in The Public Advertiser , May 21, 1774. Permit me, thro’ the Channel of your Paper, to convey to the Premier, by him to be laid before his Mercenaries, our Constituents, my own Opinion, and that of many of my Brethren, Freeholders of this imperial Kingdom of the most feasible Method of humbling our rebellious Vassals of North America. As we have declared by our Representatives that we...
14740[Diary entry: 21 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
21st. Dined at the Speakers & went up to Colo. Bassetts in the afternoon. During this week, news reached Williamsburg of the passage of an act by the British Parliament closing the port of Boston on 1 June until it paid reparations for the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party the previous December.
14741[Diary entry: 21 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
21st. Very warm in the forenoon with a Thunder Shower in the Afternoon.
14742To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 21 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
We have obtained a Judgement vs. Doctor Savage for the whole Sum that we expected, amounting to £600, and upwards. I have since spoke to Doctor Savage on the Matter. He now proposes to leave the Affair to Arbitration, alledging the Equity he might have in a Court of Chancery on Account of the Deed of Relinquishment entered into or executed by Mrs Savage before she left Virginia. I have told...
14743[Diary entry: 22 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
22. At Colo. Bassetts all day.
14744[Diary entry: 22 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
22. A little Cloudy & still warm.
14745[Diary entry: 23 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
23. Came to Williamsburg with Mrs. Washington. Dined at the Attorneys, & spent the Evening there. While the Washingtons were dining at the home of John Randolph, a handful of younger burgesses, led by Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, and Richard Henry Lee, “cooked up a resolution,” as Jefferson later recalled, “for appointing the 1st day of June, on which the [Boston] port-bill was to...
14746[Diary entry: 23 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
23. Clear and pleasant with the Wind pretty fresh at So. West.
14747New York Committee of Correspondence to the Committee of Correspondence, Boston, 23 May 1774 (Jay Papers)
The alarming Measures of the British Parliament relative to your ancient and respectable Town which has so long been the Seat of Freedom fill the inhabitants of this City with inexpressible Concern. As a Sister Colony suffering in Defence of the Rights of America we consider your Injuries as a common Cause to the Redress of which it is equally our Duty and our Interest to contribute. But what...
14748From John Jay to John Vardill, 23 May 1774 (Jay Papers)
In a Town filled with Politics, and with a Mind crouded with many indigested Ideas, I have taken up my Pen in order to acknowledge the Reciept of your very friendly Letter of the 5 th : Ap: last. It bears evident Marks of Attention and Attachment, for which recieve my Thanks. The several Topics you mention require more Thought than I can now bestow upon them. I returned from the northern...
14749[Diary entry: 24 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
24. Dined at the Speakers & Spent the Evening at Mrs. Campbells.
14750[Diary entry: 24 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
24. Warm and clear.
14751Resolution of the House of Burgesses Designating a Day of Fasting and Prayer, 24 May 1774 (Jefferson Papers)
This House being deeply impressed with Apprehension of the great Dangers to be derived to British America , from the hostile Invasion of the City of Boston , in our Sister Colony of Massachusetts Bay , whose Commerce and Harbour are on the 1st Day of June next to be stopped by an armed Force, deem it highly necessary that the said first Day of June be set apart by the Members of this House as...
14752Note on Marginalia in Benjamin Wilson, Further Observations upon Lightning, [after 25 May 1774] (Franklin Papers)
Wilson’s attack on Franklin in 1773, in Observations upon Lightning , had produced a rebuttal from William Henly before the Royal Society. Wilson counterattacked and, when the Society declined to publish his paper, printed it as a second pamphlet, Further Observations upon Lightning; Together with Some Experiments … (London, 1774). He sent Franklin a presentation copy, dated on the title page...
14753To Benjamin Franklin from William Henly, [after 25 May 1774?] (Franklin Papers)
ALS (incomplete): American Philosophical Society [ Missing ] ourselves without making Mr. W—s experiment. But to be serious; unluckily for that Gentleman I have drawn no conclusion from his favourite experiment, except it be this, that a point will not invite a stroke of lightning upon it, at 12 times the distance of a knob. The chains happen’d to be both of the same wire, and length. Whoever...
14754Elected Council Members Negatived by Governor Thomas Gage, 25 May 1774 (Adams Papers)
Boston, 25 May 1774. MS ( M-Ar ): 50, p. 520–521. Of the twenty-eight councilors elected by joint ballot of the House of Representatives and outgoing Council, John Adams was one of thirteen rejected by Gage on 26 May. The others were James Bowdoin, Samuel Dexter, John Winthrop, Timothy Danielson, Benjamin Austin, William Phillips, Michael Fawley, James Prescot, Norton Quincy, Jerathmeel...
14755[Diary entry: 25 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
25. Dined and spent the Eveng. at the Governor’s.
14756[Diary entry: 25 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
25. Warm, with thunder, & some Rain at Night.
14757To George Washington from Sarah Bomford, 25 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I had the favor of yours of the 22d of Decr—73 which came to hand the 10th of Febry—74, your polite attention to me, and the elegant manner you acknowledge the rect of my Letters require more expressions of Gratitude than I am Mistress of, I feel my situation, and trust in God ere long your behaviour on this occasion will be rewarded in some publick manner, to induce others to follow your...
14758To George Washington from Valentine Crawford, 25 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
I Embracs this oppertunity by the Exprass that Coneley Sent to govener to Let you Know all your Sarvents is well and None Run a way. from Everey acounts Capt. Coneley Can get from the Enden towns they are determed for ware and Coneley has Sent to all the inhabetance of Monongulah to Let them no there is a Large Numbr of the Shanee Indens Left there towns in order to Cut of the frounte⟨er⟩...
14759To John Adams from Mary Nicolson, 26 May 1774 (Adams Papers)
I have this moment been enformd that You and a Number of Worthy Gentlemen, have been Honorably negatived, by Our new Governer. I most sincerely give you Joy of it, for “when impious men bear sway, the Post of Honor is a private Station.” I could have wish’d you had, at this critical Season, been one of the Honble. Council, but your Abilities, can nevertheless be of service to your Country. May...
14760[Diary entry: 26 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
26. Rid out with the Govr. to his Farm and Breakfasted with him there. Dined at Mrs. Dawson’s, & spent the Evening at my lodgings. Today’s House of Burgesses session did not begin until 11:00 A.M. , giving GW ample time to return the few miles from Governor Dunmore’s farm. When the governor returned to town this day he proceeded to dissolve the assembly, ostensibly because of the resolution...
14761[Diary entry: 26 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
26. Warm with Rain about Noon & after it.
14762King’s Offer of Settlement: 27 May 1774 (Adams Papers)
Richard King To those Imediately Consirned in his action of review against them Depending &c. and any others that the matter of that action may Consern I am Sensable that when a man has Entered the field in order to do him Selfe Justice against those from whom he has receved an Injury then To offer Terms to his adversary is often Constered a weakness of mind, or want of abillity, notwithstand...
14763[Diary entry: 27 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
27. Dined at the Treasurers and went to the Ball given by the House of Burgesses to Lady Dunmore. For this date the Virginia Gazette had some political news: “This Day, at ten o’Clock, the Honourable Members of the late House of Burgesses met, by Agreement, at the long Room in the Raleigh Tavern, in this City, called the Apollo,” where an “Agreement was unanimously entered into by that...
14764[Diary entry: 27 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
27. Clear and something Cooler.
14765From George Washington to William Crawford, 27 May 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to William Crawford, 27 May 1774. On 8 June Crawford wrote GW that he had received GW’s letters “dated 27th of May.”
14766To George Washington from William Preston, 27 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to my Promise I directed Mr Floyd an Assistant to Survey your Land on Cole River on his Way to the Ohio, which he did and in a few Days afterwards sent me the Plot by Mr Thomas Hog. Mr Spotswood Dandridge who left the Surveyors on the Ohio after Hog Parted with them, wrote me that Mr Hog and two other Men with him had never since been heard of. I have had no Opportunity of writing to...
14767Association of Members of the Late House of Burgesses, 27 May 1774 (Jefferson Papers)
We his Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the late representatives of the good people of this country, having been deprived by the sudden interposition of the executive part of this government from giving our countrymen the advice we wished to convey to them in a legislative capacity, find ourselves under the hard necessity of adopting this, the only method we have left, of pointing...
14768[Diary entry: 28 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
28. Dined at Mrs. Campbells & Spent the Evening at my Lodgings.
14769[Diary entry: 28 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
28. Clear and warm with but little Wind & that Southerly.
14770To George Washington from John Connolly, 28 May 1774 (Washington Papers)
The infinate confusion into which this country ⟨ mutilated ⟩ by our disagreement with the indians, has heretofore put it ou⟨ mutilated ⟩ power to continue a desirable correspondence with you, but a⟨ mutilated ⟩ importance of the Subject urges, and your interest may be par⟨ mutilated ⟩ Servicable; together with the pleasure I feel in maintaining an ⟨ mutilated ⟩ctive intercourse with you, I...
14771[Diary entry: 29 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
29. Went to Church in the fore, & afternoon. Dined at Mrs. Dawsons & spent the Eveng. at my Lodgings. On this Sunday afternoon letters from Boston to the Virginia committee of correspondence arrived in Williamsburg asking for a nonimport and nonexport association by all of the colonies, to reopen the port of Boston.
14772[Diary entry: 29 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
29. Clear and pleasant but somewhat Warm.
14773To George Washington from Francis Willis, 29 May 1774 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Francis Willis, Jr., 29 May 1774. The letter is listed in Charles Heartman’s catalog, item 286, 12 Oct. 1929.
14774Report of the Committee on Proposals and Ways and Means, 30 May 1774 (Adams Papers)
30 May 1774. Report of the Committee on Proposals and Ways and Means. No Dft or minutes found. printed : Boston Record Commissioners, 18th Report City of Boston, Record Commissioners, Reports , Boston, 1876–1909; 39 vols. , p. 176. “The Committee to receive Proposals and to consider of Ways and Means to employ the Poor, acquaint the Town, they were not able to report at present—they were...
14775[Diary entry: 30 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
30. Dined at Mr. Southalls. Spent the Evening in my own Room. Peyton Randolph called together the 25 burgesses who remained in town to discuss what action Virginia should take on the circular letters from Boston. The meeting agreed that Virginia should act in concert as much as possible with the other colonies and voted to call a meeting of the burgesses in 90 days to decide on steps to be...
14776[Diary entry: 30 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
30. Much such a day as yesterday but the wind pretty fresh from the So. West.
14777Proceedings of a Meeting of Representatives in Williamsburg, 30 May 1774 (Jefferson Papers)
At a Meeting of 25 of the late Representatives legally assembled by the Moderator, it was agreed That Letters be wrote to all our Sister Colonies, acknowledging the Receipt of the Letters and Resolves from Boston &c. informing them, that before the same came to hand, the Virginia Assembly had been unexpectedly dissolved, and most of the Members returned to their respective Counties. That it is...
14778To Benjamin Franklin from Harvard College, 31 May 1774 (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society Dr. Franklin having presented to our Library a French Translation of his Philosophical Works in two Vols 4to a Copy which we receive with particular Pleasure, as it is a Testimony of the Sense Forreigners have of the Merit of those Writings, which must do honor to the Country that gave him Birth; as well as to Every literary Society he is related to. Voted...
14779[Diary entry: 31 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
31. Dined at Mr. Charltons & spent the Evening in my Room. Although by law only the governor could summon the burgesses into session, the members remaining in Williamsburg today called for a convention of all their colleagues on 1 Aug. (Peyton Randolph et al. to members of the late House of Burgesses, 31 May 1774, DLC:GW ; see also JEFFERSON [1] Julian P. Boyd et al., eds. The Papers of Thomas...
14780[Diary entry: 31 May 1774] (Washington Papers)
31. Much such a day as yesterday.