13831From George Washington to William Crawford, 25 September 1773 (Washington Papers)
I have heared (the truth of which, if you saw Lord Dunmore in his way to or from Pittsburg, you possibly are better acquainted with than I am) that his Lordship will grant Patents for Lands laying below the Scioto, to the Officers & Soldiers who claim under the Proclamation of October 1763. If so, I think no time shoud be lost in having them surveyed, lest some new revolution should again...
13832From George Washington to William Crawford, 25 September 1773 (Washington Papers)
Since writing the enclosed, I have further understood that the Governor, from some displeasure at Capt: Bullet’s conduct, (whether for surveying at all , or for other persons , besides those claiming under the Proclamation; or whether for a speech & engagement wch he entered into with the Indians,) has order’d him in —If the Govrs displeasure proceeded from the last mention’d cause, I should...
13833From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 25 September 1773 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to George William Fairfax, 25 Sept. 1773. On 10 Jan. 1774 Fairfax wrote : “Your very Obliging favour of the 15th of October, covering a Copy of one dated 25th of Septr last is just come to me.”
13834From George Washington to James Tilghman, Jr., 25 September 1773 (Washington Papers)
If you propose to go to the Annapolis Races—will accept of a Seat in my Phaeton—&, if the weather permits be here this afternoon I can give you a lift there & shall be glad of your Company. I shall, if I can, take an even start with the Sun tomorrow so as to reach Annapolis in good time. I hope this Letter will find you in better health than when I saw you last. I am with very sincere regard...
13835From George Washington to James Tilghman, Jr., 25 September 1773 (Washington Papers)
Scarce an hour ago, I wrote to you, making an offer of a Seat in my Phaeton; which I hope is unnecessary for me to repeat but if it be more convenient to you to go in a single Chair from Alexandria, than to come here this Evening, my Chair is at your Service, & brought up accordingly. I do not know that I can answer for the wheels. you will examine them, & judge for yourself. I am Yrs...
13836From James Madison to William Bradford, 25 September 1773 (Madison Papers)
I received yours of the 12 August and give you this repeated Testimony of my punctuality. I got your letter to Mr Wallace at the same time much worn and abused. I have given it a new coat & shall forward it as soon as a safe Opportunity serves. Since you first hinted to me your suspence as to the settled business of your life, I have partook of your anxiety & [though it] has been often in my...
13837To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Priestley, 26 September 1773 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society With this I return you Mr. Winthrop’s letter , according to your desire, thanking you for your endeavours to serve me in America, though I find, as I was apprehensive, that the scheme would not answer. Please to return my thanks to the professor for his candid and judicious remarks on my History of Opticks , which will be much improved by them, if it should...
13838[Diary entry: 26 September 1773] (Washington Papers)
26. I set of for Annapolis Races. Dined at Rollins’s & got into Annapolis between five & Six Oclock. Spent the Evening & lodged at the Governors. Most of the Rollins (Rawlins, Rawlings) families of Maryland lived in the South River and West River neighborhoods of Anne Arundel County, Md. For their presence on GW’s probable route, see COLLES Christopher Colles. A Survey of the Roads of the...
13839[Diary entry: 26 September 1773] (Washington Papers)
26. Clear and very warm with but little Wind.
13840From George Washington to Michael Cresap, 26 September 1773 (Washington Papers)
In my Passage down the ohio in the Fall of the year 1770 I made choice of a piece of Land, being the first bottom on the So. East side the river above Capteening, as also a little above a place where the effects of a hurricane appear among the Trees, & opposite to a Creek on the other side near the upper end of the bottom, call’d Pipe Creek. The next Spring, when Capt: Crawford went down the...
13841[Diary entry: 27 September 1773] (Washington Papers)
27. Dined at the Govrs. and went to the Play in the Evening. Five days of racing began this day with a three-horse sweepstakes. As usual, all races began at 11:00 A.M.
13842[Diary entry: 27 September 1773] (Washington Papers)
27. Clear & very warm with but little Wind and that Southerly.
13843To George Washington from Sarah Bomford, 27 September 1773 (Washington Papers)
As neither Mrs Savage nor I have had the honor of hearing from you since your Letter of the 20th of Sepr Seventy two, we begin to apprehend her affairs are not in that prosperous situation we had reason to hope from your favors of that date, from this reflection, and from Mrs Savages anxiety on account of her Circumstances being on so precarious a foundation, Life is almost a burthen to heavy...
13844To George Washington from Charles Yates, 27 September 1773 (Washington Papers)
If it is not now too late, nor any former claim has been made in behalf of the Heirs of James Towers for a proportion of the Lands granted to the Virginia Troops who first went out with you—I beg this may be noticed as such and that you will be so good as inform me what is necessary to be done on my part to serve his relations—I think Mr Towers was a Lieutenant, whatever his share may...
13845[Diary entry: 28 September 1773] (Washington Papers)
28. Again Dined at the Govrs. and went to the Play & Ball in the Evening. Tuesday’s race was for the Jockey Club purse of 100 guineas, limited to horses of club members. The play was given by the American Company, which played through September in Annapolis. The ball was announced in the newspaper: “Assemblies as usual, on Tuesday and Friday” ( Md. Gaz. , 9 Sept. 1773).
13846[Diary entry: 28 September 1773] (Washington Papers)
28. Still Clear and very warm Wind fresh from the Southwd.
13847From George Washington to John Armstrong, 28 September 1773 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to John Armstrong, 28 Sept. 1773. On 24 Dec. Armstrong wrote GW : “Your favours of the 28th Sepr from Annapolis . . . I now most gratefully acknowledge.”
13848[Diary entry: 29 September 1773] (Washington Papers)
29. Dined at Mr. Sprigs & went to the Play in the Evening. Today’s race was run in three heats of three miles each, for a purse of £50. Richard Sprigg (1739–1798), only son of Thomas and Elizabeth Galloway Sprigg, was born at West River Farm (later known as Cedar Park) in Anne Arundel County, Md. ( KELLY [1] J. Reaney Kelly. “Cedar Park, Its People and Its History.” Maryland Historical...
13849[Diary entry: 29 September 1773] (Washington Papers)
29. Very Warm with the Wind fresh from the Southward. In the Evening it began to Rain.
13850Deed from Jane Randolph Jefferson for the Conveyance of Slaves, 29 September 1773 (Jefferson Papers)
Whereas Peter Jefferson did by his last will and testament bequeath to Jane Jefferson his wife one sixth part of all his slaves during her life, with power by deed or will to appoint the same to any of his children as she should think proper, and on his death partition having been made, the several slaves hereafter named with divers others were alloted to the said Jane: and whereas Thomas...
13851From Benjamin Franklin to Jan Ingenhousz, 30 September 1773 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (letterbook draft): American Philosophical Society I rejoic’d as much as any Friend could do, at the News we receiv’d here from time to time of your Successes in your Profession, and of the safe Recovery of your illustrious Patients of that most amiable Family: But it griev’d us all at the same time to hear that you did not yourself enjoy Health in that Country. Surely their known Goodness...
13852[Diary entry: 30 September 1773] (Washington Papers)
30th. Dined at Mr. Ridouts & spent the Afternoon & Evening at Mr. Jenifers. GW may mean Maj. Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer rather than his brother Daniel Jenifer. During the years that Maj. Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer served on the governor’s council in Maryland, he lived at Retreat, his home near Port Tobacco in Charles County, Md. He later moved to Stepney, a few miles south of Annapolis in...
13853[Diary entry: 30 September 1773] (Washington Papers)
30. Raining more or less all day with the Wind at No. Et.
13854To George Washington from Richard Thompson, 30 September 1773 (Washington Papers)
In Answer to your Favour of the 22d Current, I really find myself much discouraged by the Terms you propose to rent or lease out Lands on, that are situated on the Waters of the Ohio; and must confess that I think it impracticable for any one to comply with them, and to me they appear to be entirely inadmissible. My Objections are not confined to any particular Article, but if you please, I...
13855Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Middlesex Superior Court, Cambridge, October 1773 (Adams Papers)
See 1. Inst. 200 b. to maintain this Action. Litt. §315. T enant s in Common shall have personal Actions jointly. 2 Cro. 231. Some vs. Barwish. They shall join in Trespass and for Nusance. 2 Vent. 214. May be taken Advantage of under the general Issue. 1 Vent. 214. Cant be given in Evidence unless one Tenant in common brings Action vs. another. 1 Mod. Ent. 31. If it appears on the Writ,...
13856Wetmore’s Minutes of the Trial: Essex Inferior Court, Newburyport, October 1773 (Adams Papers)
Trespass for inslaving the plaintiff. Caesar a molatto man (otherwise called Caesar Hendrick) of said N ewbury P ort labourer in a plea of trespass for that the said R ichard G reenleaf at said Newbury Port on the 1 of January last, with force and arms assaulted the plaintiff then and there being in our peace, and then and there with force as aforesaid falsely imprisoned him and so with force...
13857[October 1773] (Washington Papers)
Octr. 1st. Still at Annapolis. Dined with Mr. Ogle. Spent the Evening at the Governors. Benjamin Ogle (1746–1808) was elected governor of Maryland in 1798. He was the son of Samuel Ogle (d. 1752) who served three times as governor of Maryland in the colonial period. In the Monday sweepstakes, Ogle’s horse came in second out of three. 2. Set of on my return home. Dined at Marlborough & lodged...
13858Acct. of the Weather in Octr. [1773] (Washington Papers)
Octr. 1st. Raining more or less all day—with the Wind fresh from the No. Et. 2. Raining in the Morning with fine mists through the day. 3. Clear, Wind at So. West & Warm. 4. Still Clear with but little Wind and that at the same point. 5. Still clear and Warm wind from the same Quarter. 6. Raining all the forenoon with the Wind Easterly & pretty fresh. 7. Lowering most part of the day. Wind...
13859Cash Accounts, October 1773 (Washington Papers)
Cash Octr 6— To Cash for Smiths Work £ 0. 4. 0 14— To Ditto recd from Mr Hooe for my Battoe 12. 0. 0 To Ditto recd from Mr Craven Peyton on Colo. Geo. Fairfax’s Acct 52. 0. 0 16— To Cash recd from Mr Willm Shaw 20. 2. 0 18— To ditto recd of Mr Jno. Baynes on Acct of [James] Towers’s Land 10.15. 0 Contra 2— By a pair of Black silk Hose 0.18. 0 By Cash paid Mr Thos Triplet
13860[Diary entry: 1 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
Octr. 1st. Still at Annapolis. Dined with Mr. Ogle. Spent the Evening at the Governors. Benjamin Ogle (1746–1808) was elected governor of Maryland in 1798. He was the son of Samuel Ogle (d. 1752) who served three times as governor of Maryland in the colonial period. In the Monday sweepstakes, Ogle’s horse came in second out of three.
13861[Diary entry: 1 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
Octr. 1st. Raining more or less all day—with the Wind fresh from the No. Et.
13862To George Washington from Gilbert Simpson, 1 October 1773 (Washington Papers)
This is To Let you know That I have paid your money To Capt. Crawford who says it has been alreydey paid and I have Found all my affairs out heare well but very hard seet To Get any Carpenters work don and seems as hard seet To Get wagons To move me out and very dear if I Geet aney and I am affraid I shall not Com down before you seet out for Williamsburg but as our out Goings is Great at...
13863[Diary entry: 2 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
2. Set of on my return home. Dined at Marlborough & lodged at home. Mr. Custis coming with me. The town of Upper Marlboro was frequently called Marlboro. Jacky Custis, who had left King’s College to return home for a holiday, evidently met GW in Annapolis. He carried with him highly laudatory letters from Dr. Cooper and from John Vardill, one of his tutors. Vardill wrote that Jacky “has...
13864[Diary entry: 2 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
2. Raining in the Morning with fine mists through the day.
13865To George Washington from Thomas Oliver, 2 October 1773 (Washington Papers)
I had forgot to request the favour of you To order down by the vessel that comes For the Wheat a Cask of the best flower. It will save me the trouble of sending to Mr Brent’s Mill which in winter is sometimes daingerous. You’l Much Oblige Sr your Obt Humle Sart ALS , DLC:GW . The letter is docketed on the reverse “Memorandom for Mr Cowan.” Thomas Oliver seems to have been a manager at...
13866[Diary entry: 3 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
3. At home all day. Alone.
13867[Diary entry: 3 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
3. Clear, Wind at So. West & Warm.
13868[Diary entry: 4 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
4. At home all day. Mr. Thos. Triplet came here.
13869[Diary entry: 4 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
4. Still Clear with but little Wind and that at the same point.
13870[Diary entry: 5 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
5. Went a hunting in the Neck with Mr. Custis & Lund Washington. Found a Fox & after runng. it two hours & half lost it.
13871[Diary entry: 5 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
5. Still clear and Warm wind from the same Quarter.
13872From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 6 October 1773 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I must, I find, stay another Winter here absent from you and my Family, but positively nothing shall prevent, God willing, my Returning in the Spring. I had no Line from you by the last Packet, but had the Satisfaction of hearing you were well. I thank God, my Health continues; but I cannot in the course of things expect it much longer, which makes me the...
13873From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 6 October 1773 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from William Duane, ed., The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin … (6 vols., Philadelphia, 1808–18), VI , 332–4. I wrote to you on the 1st of last month, since which I have received yours of July 29, from New York. I know not what letters of mine governor H. could mean, as advising the people to insist on their independency. But whatever they were, I suppose he has sent copies of them...
13874From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., 6 October 1773 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : First Federal Savings & Loan Association, Boston (1958) Inclos’d is the Receipt for the Organ which I wish safe to hand, and that it may please. My Love to the Family, and to my Sister. I shall write fully to you per some Boston Ship when I have a little time. I am ever, Your affectionate Friend See Jonathan’s request in his letter above, June 28. He acknowledged receipt of the organ on...
13875[Diary entry: 6 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
6. At home all day.
13876[Diary entry: 6 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
6. Raining all the forenoon with the Wind Easterly & pretty fresh.
13877From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 6 October 1773 (Washington Papers)
I am almost ashamed to trouble you in the same year with such frequent orders for Goods; but as I am under a necessity of making some Repairs to, and alteration in my House, and did not get an Acct before, from the Undertaker of all the materials wanting, it must plead my excuse for requesting you to send me the under mentioned Articles—as also for the following Books for the use of Mr Custis,...
13878[Diary entry: 7 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
7. At home all day. In the Afternoon Mr. Richd. Thompson came and stayed all Night. Richard Thompson was interested in leasing some of the Ohio lands that GW was advertising for sale but considered the terms unrealistic. In a letter of 30 Sept. 1773 to GW , Thompson laid down what he considered to be appropriate terms and informed GW of his intention to visit him soon to discuss the matter.
13879[Diary entry: 7 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
7. Lowering most part of the day. Wind Northerly.
13880[Diary entry: 8 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
8. I continued at home all day. After Breakfast Mr. Thompson went away.