173019th. (Adams Papers)
The air is very temperate, in Comparison to that of yesterday. The river, was froze over in such...
17302[Diary entry: 17 January 1789] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 17th. Thermometer at 30 in the Morning—36 at Noon and 32 at Night. Wind Southerly in the...
17303[Diary entry: 1 November 1786] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 1st. Mercury at 38 in the Morning—41 at Noon and 41 at Night. Cloudy all the forenoon,...
1730423d. (Adams Papers)
The weather has look’d snowy, for several days past, but has remained, in Statu quo, till this...
17305[Diary entry: 26 April 1786] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 26th. Left Hanover Court Ho[use] about Sun rise; breakfasted at Norvals tavern and...
1730616th. (Adams Papers)
Charles came to Cambridge last Monday in order to move into our new Chamber. My Cousin and myself...
17307[Diary entry: 31 December 1788] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 31st. Thermometer at 50 in the Morning— at Noon and at Night. Cloudy in the Morning,...
17308Slave Trade and Slaveholders’ Rights, [17 June] 1788 (Madison Papers)
The importation of slaves until 1808, guaranteed by Article I, Section 9, was attacked by Mason...
1730930th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Shaw preach’d in the forenoon from Proverbs I. 5. A wise man will hear, and will increase...
1731022d. (Adams Papers)
Mr. A. received in the morning a Card from Dr. Franklin informing him that a person who came in...
1731113th. (Adams Papers)
Went in the afternoon, with an Intention to visit Mr. Soughton, but stopping in at Mr. White’s,...
17312[Diary entry: 16 May 1786] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 16th. Thermometer at 65 in the Morning— at Noon and 64 at Night. Morning lowering. About...
173136th. (Adams Papers)
This day the annual Dudleian Lecture was preach’d by Mr. Symmes of Andover; the subject was the...
17314[Diary entry: 24 May 1788] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 24th. Thermometer at 65 in the Morning—77 at Noon And 76 at Night. Morning clear, with...
17315[Diary entry: 21 January 1789] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 21st. Thermometer at 42 in the Morning—42 at Noon and 42 at Night. Very heavy Morning,...
17316Notes on Debates, 21 March 1787 (Madison Papers)
The subject of yesterday Resumed. Mr. Yates was now satisfied with the Resolutions as they stood....
17317[Diary entry: 30 April 1786] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 30th. Set off about Sun rising from Mr. Fitzhughs—breakfasted at Dumfries and reached home...
17318Settlement of Accounts with Virginia, [31 December] 1783 (Madison Papers)
FC ( LC : Madison Papers). In JM’s hand. Ink faded and some of the writing rendered illegible by...
1731920th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Deane, of Falmouth preach’d here this day, in the forenoon from Matthew. XI. 29. Take my yoke...
17320[Diary entry: 19 October 1785] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 19th. Thermometer at in the Morng. at Noon and at Night. Wind which had been at No. Wt....
173216th. (Adams Papers)
After dinner the Ladies went into Paris: I left them at the Place de Louis 15. and went to Mr....
17322[Diary entry: 6 June 1786] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 6. Thermometer at 72 in the Morning—76 at Noon and 74 at Night. Thick Morning, and more...
17323[Diary entry: 14 June 1788] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 14th. Thermometer 66 in the Morning—69 at Noon and 68 at Night. Wind at No. E. and...
1732426th. (Adams Papers)
I went in the morning to the Sweedish Ambassador’s Hôtel to go with Mr. d’Asp, and see the Abbé...
17325[Diary entry: 20 May 1786] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 20th. Thermometer at 56 in the Morning—60 at Noon and 59 at Night. Morning clear with...
1732610th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Porter the Minister of Roxbury, preach’d here; he is a pretty good Speaker. His discourse in...
17327[Diary entry: 9 November 1785] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 9th. Thermometer at 64 in the Morning—66 at Noon and 66 at Night. A red, & watery Sun...
17328[Diary entry: 4 July 1788] (Washington Papers)
Friday 4th. Thermometer at 70 in the Morning—74 at Noon—And 74 at Night. A very heavy Morning...
17329[Diary entry: 26 February 1785] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 26th. Mercury at 33 in the Morning, 38 at Noon and 37 at Night. Wind at No. West all day...
17330[Diary entry: 23 October 1785] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 23d. Thermometer at 50 in the Morng. 56 at Noon and 59 at Night. Fine & pleasant all day,...
1733110th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. A: went to Versailles, to take leave, of the Court. Mr. Carnes came out. Was all day...
17332XV. The Official French Text as Signed, 14 November 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Convention entre le Roi très-Chrétien et les Etats-Unis de l’Amérique à l’effet de déterminer et...
17333[Diary entry: 10 June 1786] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 10th. Mercury at 66 in the Morning—72 at Noon and at Night. A heavy lowering Morning...
173347th. (Adams Papers)
In the beginning of the evening I wrote a Letter to W. Cranch requesting of him an explanation,...
17335Bill Extending the Alien Veterans’ Land Rights, 30 November 1784 (Madison Papers)
For extending the benefit of lands granted by the laws of this Commonwealth to Officers and...
17336[Diary entry: 16 March 1785] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 16th. Mercury at 26 in the morng.—27 at Noon and 33 at Night. Ground very hard froze &...
17337[Diary entry: 13 November 1785] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 13th. Thermometer at 59 in the Morning—65 at Noon—65 at Night. Clear all day. Morning calm...
17338[Diary entry: 24 June 1787] (Washington Papers)
Sunday—24th. Dined at Mr. Morris’s and spent the Evening at Mr. Meridiths in drinking Tea only.
17339II. Jefferson’s Memoranda Concerning the American, British, and French Fisheries, [ca. October 1788] (Jefferson Papers)
American Whale fishery. Vessels emploied in 1775 in the Whale fishery from Boston 48. Rhode...
17340Power to Regulate the State Militia, [23 August] 1787 (Madison Papers)
A grand committee had reported a militia plan delineating national and state militia...
17341H. G. Letter XII, 8 March 1789 (Hamilton Papers)
The seventh of the circumstances enumerated in proof of his Excellency’s enmity to the Union is,...
17342[Diary entry: 6 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 6th. Mercury at 47 in the Morning— at Noon and at Night. Clear, calm & pleasant in the...
1734311th. (Adams Papers)
From the office this afternoon I went with Townsend to his lodgings, and there past a couple of...
17344[Diary entry: 3 December 1785] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 3d. Thermometer at 50 in the Morning—56 at Noon and 61 at Night. The day very pleasant...
17345[Diary entry: 14 July 1787] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 14th. Dined at the Cold Spring Club and went to the Play in the Afternoon.
1734629th. (Adams Papers)
I attended at meeting and heard Mr. Wibird. The weather was rather dull and somewhat sultry. I am...
1734714. (Adams Papers)
Fete de S: Cloud. Diné entre là et Auteuil. M: T——r parti. An annual festival held on the grounds...
17348[Diary entry: 20 March 1785] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 20th. Mercury at 39 in the Morning—42 at Noon and 40 at Night. Morning lowering. About...
17349February [1787] (Washington Papers)
[Thursday 1st.] Mercury at 32 in the Morning—46 at Noon and 46 at Night. Wind (tho’ not much of...
17350Constitutional Convention. Motion that Representation in the National Legislature Ought to be Proportioned to the Number … (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, May 30, 1787. The Convention having before it a proposition by Edmund Randolph that...