15721[Diary entry: 7 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
7. Mr. Digges & his Sisters and Mr. Carroll went away after Breakfast.
15722[Diary entry: 7 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
7. Calm & clear Morning, but Wind from the No. West afterwards but neither hard or Cold.
15723From George Washington to Robert McMickan, 7 January 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Letters of the 29th of June, 3d and 8th of Augt and 3d of October are all before me, and I cannot help complaining of the great hardship and injustice done me in detaining the Brigantine Farmer Six Weeks at Port Morant till the purchasers of Mr Adam’s Herrings could take them away, and replace Rum from different parts of the Country. Surely such a thing was never done before! What more...
15724To George Washington from Robert Adam, 7 January 1775 (Washington Papers)
I am favoured with yours and have given particular Attention to the Contents, it gives me some relief, when you say you are not, nor has been prejudiced with me. Concious I am, that to my knowledge I never did any thing to merite it. If I have not been so fortunate for some time past as I had a reasonable prosspect of my endeavours has in no respect been the Less I am Subjected to good & bad...
15725[Diary entry: 8 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
8. Miss Nancy Peake went away after Breakfast. Doctr. Rumney Dined and lodged here.
15726[Diary entry: 8 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
8. Clear & pleasant in the Morning but the Wind coming out fresh from the No. Wt. it turnd Cool.
15727To George Washington from John West, 8 January 1775 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from John West, 8 Jan. 1775. On 13 Jan. GW wrote West acknowledging receipt of “Your Letter of the 8th.”
15728[Diary entry: 9 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
9th. At home all day. Doctr. Rumney & Mrs. Newman went away after Breakfast.
15729[Diary entry: 9 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
9th. Clear & pleasant though a hard frost in the Morning being calm. Wind Southerly afterwards & a little lowering.
15730No. 13., 10 January–31 December 1775 (Jefferson Papers)
[“Extract from a Memorial presented to the States General in 1775 by a Committee of the Merchants engaged in the Whale Fishery,” printed above, Document II in the present group, where extract is identified (see note 1). In addition to the text there employed a PrC is in DLC: TJ Papers, 60: 10457, in Blackwell’s hand save for “No. 13.” inserted by TJ at head of text; Tr of text as submitted...
15731To Benjamin Franklin from David Barclay, 10 January 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Library of Congress David Barclay presents his Respects and acquaints Dr. Franklin that if he could, without inconvenience, call on DB this Morning at Ten ’Clock his Company would be particularly acceptable. DB has been indisposed several Days past, or he should have waited on Dr. Franklin. Addressed: Doctor Franklin / Craven street Barclay probably wanted to discuss the merchants’...
15732To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Percival, 10 January 1775: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society <Manchester, January 10, 1775, a note in the third person: Presents his compliments and encloses an extract from Bede’s Ecclesiastical History . The experiment of calming waves with oil was successfully performed in Manchester last week.> Undoubtedly the story of Bishop Aidan’s foretelling a storm at sea and, to calm its fury, giving the voyagers holy oil....
15733[Diary entry: 10 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
10. At home all day, Mr. Stone dined here.
15734[Diary entry: 10 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
10. Calm & clear in the forepart of the day—hard frost. Wind Southerly in the Afternoon & somewhat lowering again.
15735From George Washington to James Cleveland, 10 January 1775 (Washington Papers)
As I am resolved, if no unforeseen Accident happens to prevent it to have my people at work upon my Lands on the Ohio, by the last day of March; no steps previous to this undertaking, should be delayed by which a disapointment must follow. I therefore knowing it will take some time to collect Provisions, and Tools to carry on this work, and that the transportation of them in the spring early...
15736To George Washington from Edmund Pendleton, 10 January 1775 (Washington Papers)
Mr Valentine Crawford and Mr John Neavill have given bonds to Mr Benjamin Temple for £400. for Lands sold them on the Ohio, in which a brother of mine is Interested—the remote Situation of those Gentn makes it difficult to know how to come at the money, and they think your Connection with that Countrey, & particularly with Mr Crawford will enable you to serve them in it, as they would be happy...
15737[Diary entry: 11 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
11. Again at home and alone.
15738[Diary entry: 11 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
11. Clear all the forepart of the day & calm—lowering afterwards & Wind fresh from the Southward.
15739To Benjamin Franklin from David Barclay, 12 January 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Library of Congress The merchants’ meeting that had been planned in late December was postponed to January 4, when some three or four hundred men concerned with the American trade met at the King’s Arms Tavern in Cornhill. Barclay offered two motions: that the state of the North American trade made a petition to Parliament expedient, and that a committee should be appointed to draw it up...
15740To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Shipley, 12 January 1775 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I think as You do that the highest Pitch of human Honour is the approbation of a free and virtuous People. I have had much more of it than falls to my share but that pleasure is temperd as it ought to be with a proper sense of my own Unworthiness. But I can only be consider’d by them as a distant unconnected Well wisher. Your Name will justly be reverd by...
15741[Diary entry: 12 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
12. Went a Fox hunting—found but did not kill.
15742[Diary entry: 12 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
12. Rain fell last Night. Morning still & calm, Afternoon very windy from the No. West. Day cloudy.
15743To John Adams from Edward Dilly, 13 January 1775 (Adams Papers)
I Wrote to you the 24th of Septr last in answer to your Obliging favor of the first of August, at the same Time I sent you the Second Volume of Mr. Burgh’s Political Disquisitions, which I presume will afford you every great satisfaction, as that volume treats pretty largely on the Taxation of America and the Importance of the Colonies to Great Britain, but in Case that Volume or Letter should...
15744To Benjamin Franklin from Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, 13 January 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Il y a longtems que je n’ai eu l’honneur de vous ecrire j’en suis honteux. Lors du depart de M[essieu]rs Magellan et Priestley, j’avois une lettre prete à fermer lorsqu’on m’annonça pour le jour meme de la part de M. Le Roy que son parent m’apporteroit les 8 Louis qu’il vous doit. Je l’attendis vainement et je passay chez M Magellan 2 heures apres son...
15745[Diary entry: 13 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
13. At home all day alone.
15746[Diary entry: 13 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
13. Very cold in the forepart of the Day. Wind fresh from the No. West—Southerly towards Night.
15747From George Washington to John West, 13 January 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 8th, which is just handed to me, could not have given you more pain in writing, than it has done me in reading; Because I never deny, or even hesitate in granting any request that is made to me (especially by persons I esteem, and in matters of moment) without feeling inexpressable uneasiness—I do not wonder at your sollicitude on acct of your (only) Son —In Nurturing, and...
15748[Diary entry: 14 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
14. Ditto—Ditto.
15749[Diary entry: 14 January 1775] (Washington Papers)
14. A little smoky & hazy. Wind fresh from the So. Wt. all day. Warm.
15750To John Adams from James Warren, 15 January 1775 (Adams Papers)
I Admire the Notes and Resolves of the Maryland Convention. They Breath a Spirit of Liberty and Union which does Honour to them and Indeed the whole Continent. I am greatly puzzled to determine what Consequences the United force of all these things will produce in Britain. They must be Infatuated to A degree I can hardly Conceive of, if these things make no Impression and yet in general I...