17651Draft of the Federal Constitution: Report of Committee of Detail, 6 August 1787 (Washington Papers)
6 August 1787. On 6 Aug. John Rutledge delivered the report of the “Committee of detail” in the...
1765225. (Adams Papers)
Charles came home from Cambridge.
17653Resolutions on Kentucky Statehood, 12 December 1785 (Madison Papers)
… Fifth ,—That the use and navigation of the river Ohio, so far as the territory of the proposed...
17654[Diary entry: 13 May 1787] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 13th. About Nine o’clock Mr. Corbin and I set out, and dined at Chester, where I was met...
1765518th. (Adams Papers)
A cold north east storm, confined us to the house all day. I read a few pages in one of Gilbert’s...
1765615. (Adams Papers)
Attended the office. Read a little. Mr. Jackson’s.
17657[Diary entry: 27 June 1785] (Washington Papers)
Monday 27th. Mercury at 77 in the Morning—79 at Noon and 77 at Night. A little rain in the...
17658New York Assembly. Report on a Letter from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, [16 March 1787] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamilton, from the Committee appointed to consider of and report on the letter from the...
176598th. (Adams Papers)
The town met this afternoon to make choice of representatives for the ensuing year. Jonan....
17660[Diary entry: 17 July 1785] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 17th. Mercury at 74 in the Morning—76 at Noon and 76 at Night. Clear forenoon with the...
1766122d. (Adams Papers)
I took a ride in the forenoon with W. Cranch. Mr. Cranch came home from Boston, and brought young...
17662[Diary entry: 25 October 1787] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 25th. Rid to all the Plantations. In the Neck Began with 4 plows to break up flush field...
1766328th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Fiske supplied Mr. Hilliard this day: and gave satisfaction in general. His sentiments are...
17664Sarah Livingston Jay’s Invitation Lists, [nd–31 December 1786] (Jay Papers)
Dec br . Invited M r . Gardoqui, Master [Gardoqui]—, M r . Rendon, M rs . Cortlandt, Miss Cuyler,...
17665[Diary entry: 28 December 1787] (Washington Papers)
Friday 28th. Thermometer at 35 in the Morning—44 at Noon and 40 at Night. Cloudy during the fore...
17666[Diary entry: 7 August 1785] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 7th. Thermometer at 76 in the Morning—74 at Noon and 76 at Night. About Sunrising, the...
1766712th. (Adams Papers)
I have been quite unwell, these two or three days past; a disorder recurs with which I have been...
17668[Diary entry: 15 November 1787] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 15th. Morning mild and very heavy with the wind fresh from So. Wt. Which produced...
17669Continental Congress. Amendment to Supplement to Land Ordinance, [28 May 1788] (Hamilton Papers)
That the persons intitled to lands by virtue of such warrants shall be at liberty to locate them...
17670[Diary entry: 21 July 1785] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 21st. Thermometer at 76 in the Morng.—79 at Noon and 80 at Night. Cloudy morning, but...
17671John Adams’ Memorandum of a Meeting with the Marquis of Carmarthen, 27 May 1785 (Adams Papers)
Agreable to appointment M r: Adams and M r: Smith waited on the Right Honourable the Marquis of...
1767218th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Hilliard preached to us in the forenoon, and the president in the afternoon, when we were...
1767315th. (Adams Papers)
Rather dissipated the whole day. Could not study with proper attention, and indeed gave the...
17674New York Ratifying Convention. Second Speech of June 28, [28 June 1788] (Hamilton Papers)
Mr. Hamilton . We shall make the same reservation. By the indisputable construction of these...
176752d. (Adams Papers)
Pickman returned this day from Salem, where he has been for ten days past. I began to read Wood’s...
1767618th. (Adams Papers)
The severest day we have had this Season. Did not stir out of the house, all day. Nancy,...
17677Abigail Adams’ Diary of her Return Voyage to America, 30 March–1 May 1788 (Adams Papers)
Sunday London March 30. We took our departure from the Bath Hotell where I had been a Fortnight,...
17678[Diary entry: 11 August 1785] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 11th. Thermometer 77 in the Morning—84 at Noon and 84 at Night. The Drought, the effects...
176798th. (Adams Papers)
In the forenoon, I went and paid a number of visits, to my old acquaintance in this place; Mr....
1768022d. (Adams Papers)
Very cold weather. We drank tea at Williams’s. Bridge, and I went and pass’d the evening at Judge...
17681[Diary entry: 25 May 1787] (Washington Papers)
Friday 25th. Another Delegate coming in from the State of New Jersey gave it a representation and...
176828th. (Adams Papers)
At home all day. Mr. True, was here all the afternoon. There is something extraordinary about...
17683New York Ratifying Convention. Fourth Speech of June 28 (Newspaper Account), [28 June 1788] (Hamilton Papers)
A letter of the 1st inst. says, “That on Saturday the 28th ult. the Convention were still...
17684[Diary entry: 1 September 1785] (Washington Papers)
Thursday first. Mercury at 70 in the Morng.—69 at Noon and 68 at Night. Cloudy Morning—with the...
17685II. The American Commissioners’ Heads of Enquiry for Thomas Barclay in Negotiations with Morocco, 12 September 1785 (Adams Papers)
Heads of enquiry for M r Barclay as to Morocco, Algiers, Tunis & c — 1 Commerce. What are the...
1768622. (Adams Papers)
The Weather has softened so much, that, it thaw’d last Night, and has, all this day. We had...
1768712th. (Adams Papers)
This morning the parts for the ensuing exhibition were distributed. Foster has the English...
17688[Diary entry: 15 June 1787] (Washington Papers)
Friday 15th. In Convention as usual. Dined at Mr. Powells & drank Tea there.
17689Relationship between Federal and State Governments, [21 June] 1787 (Madison Papers)
Having rejected the New Jersey Plan, the convention now was considering the amended Virginia Plan...
17690Jefferson’s Compromise Motion concerning Ratification of the Definitive Treaty, [2 January 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
Whereas it is stipulated in the definitive treaty of peace between the United states and his...
17691Account with the Commonwealth of Virginia, [20 April] 1787 (Madison Papers)
By an act of the October 1785 session of the Virginia assembly, delegates to Congress from...
1769212th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Howe, preached us two Sermons from John III. 3. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily,...
176932d. (Adams Papers)
Recite this week in Burlamaqui: This is the day on which the election of a governor is made...
Whereas the military Talents of the Marq s . De la Fayette has during the late war discovered...
17695[Diary entry: 5 July 1787] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 5th. Attended Convention. Dined at Mr. Morris’s and drank Tea there. Spent the evening...
1769622d. (Adams Papers)
At about 10 o’clock, Lucy and I, set out from Braintree. She came with me to Boston, to purchase,...
176972d. (Adams Papers)
Finished, the sixth book of Homer’s Iliad in the forenoon, and shall go no further in it here. I...
17698Salaries for Members of the First Branch of the Legislature, [22 June] 1787 (Madison Papers)
The clause in the report of 13 June providing that the members of the first branch of the...
17699[September 1786] (Adams Papers)
Studied Algebra all the forenoon. Took books from the Library, Brydone’s Tour vol: 2d. Ossian’s...
17700[Diary entry: 25 September 1786] (Washington Papers)
Monday 25th. Mercury at 50 in the Morning—66 at Noon and 64 at Night. The Morning and day through...