10231[Diary entry: 22 December 1770] (Washington Papers)
22. High wind all day from the North West—but not very cold.
10232[Diary entry: 22 December 1770] (Washington Papers)
22. Began to Grind Sand in my Mill the Water being let in upon the Fore Bay. Dry sand was being ground between the new millstones “to smooth down the sharp points” on their faces. When the faces were fully finished and fitted together, they would be furrowed and dressed for grinding grain ( craik [1] David Craik. The Practical American Millwright and Miller: Comprising the Elementary...
10233[Diary entry: 23 December 1770] (Washington Papers)
23. Rid to the Mill before Dinner. At home afterwards alone.
10234[Diary entry: 23 December 1770] (Washington Papers)
23. Clear & pleasant Morning but windy afterwards & a little Cloudy.
10235From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, 24 December 1770 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., The Works of Benjamin Franklin … (10 vols., Boston, 1836–40) VII , 492–4. In his letter to Samuel Cooper six months before, Franklin had put more emphasis on loyalty to the King than was perhaps welcome to leaders of the Massachusetts House. During the debate over the agency he had been criticized for being, as a postal official and the father of a colonial...
10236[Diary entry: 24 December 1770] (Washington Papers)
24. Rid to the Mill again in the fore and afternoon.
10237[Diary entry: 24 December 1770] (Washington Papers)
24. Cloudy & like for Rain but none fell.
10238[Diary entry: 25 December 1770] (Washington Papers)
25. Went to Pohick Church and returnd to Dinner.
10239[Diary entry: 25 December 1770] (Washington Papers)
25. Snowing in the Morning, but clear afterwards and Cool. Snow about an Inch deep.
10240[Diary entry: 26 December 1770] (Washington Papers)
26. At Home all day alone.