158911[Diary entry: 21 February 1768] (Washington Papers)
21. Quite warm—still—and tolerably clear.
158912[Diary entry: 16 December 1768] (Washington Papers)
16. Clear & cool tho the Wind was Southwardly.
158913Continental Congress Motion on Vermont, 5 December 1782 (Hamilton Papers)
Whereas it appears to Congress by authentic documents that the people inhabiting the district of Country on the West-side of Connecticut River commonly called the New Hampshire Grants, and claiming to be an independent state, in contempt of the authority of Congress and in direct violation of their resolutions of the 24th. of September 1779 and of the 2d. of June 1780, did, in the month of...
158914[Diary entry: 4 January 1760] (Washington Papers)
Friday Jany. 4th. The Weather continud Drisling and Warm, and I kept the House all day. Mrs. Washington seemg. to be very ill ⟨I⟩ wrote to Mr. Green this afternoon desiring his Company to visit her in the Morng. Rev. Charles Green (c.1710–1765) was the first permanent rector of Truro Parish, recommended to that post in 1736 by GW’s father. He also practiced medicine. “Ministers were frequently...
158915Contract between the Secret Committee and Thomas Mumford for Supplying Gunpowder, 28 November 1775: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Owner anonymous; transcript furnished by courtesy of Dr. Joseph E. Fields, Joliet, Ill. (1957) Less than a month after the creation of the secret committee Silas Deane, one of its members, wrote his friend Thomas Mumford to suggest that he come to Philadelphia to find out what profit could be made under the committee’s aegis. The letter seems to have crossed one from Mumford, who explained...
158916Notice of a Land Lottery, 8 April 1768 (Jefferson Papers)
For disposing of ( by way of Lottery ) the several valuable tracts of land that are below mentioned, belonging to the subscriber. Contents of the prizes. No. Val. £ Atract of 100 acres of land, 40 acres of which are good low grounds, on Roanoke river, in Mecklenburg county, with an established ferry belonging to it; and also 700 acres on Neuse river, North Carolina; about 200 acres thereof...
158917Monday January 1st. 1787. (Adams Papers)
I received, two letters, and a couple of Packets of newspapers, from Europe, they were the more acceptable, as it is almost three months, since I have had any direct news from thence, before. After playing a few tunes to the young Ladies, In the evening, I went with Bridge, and paid a visit to Mr. Hilliard; a sensible man although his Sermons are rather cold. AA2 to JQA , 1 Sept.–12 Oct. 1786...
158918[Diary entry: 28 December 1797] (Washington Papers)
28. Clear with but little Wind. Mer. from 15 to 34. Mr. Lear went away after breakfast. Began to fill my Ice house.
158919Vice Admiralty Court Minute Book Entry: 29 October 1768 (Adams Papers)
Wm. Sheaffe, Esqr., Dy. Collector &c. vs. Brigt. Triton. Sewal His Honor the Judge gave his Decree as on file. Vice Adm. Min. Bk. , 29 Oct. 1768. As to Sheaffe, see No. 45, note 6 . That is, Jonathan Sewall, who filed the information as Advocate General.
158920The Examination Number XIII, [27 February 1802] (Hamilton Papers)
The advocates of the power of Congress to abolish the Judges, endeavor to deduce a presumption of intention favorable to their doctrine, from this argument—The provision concerning the tenure of office (say they) ought to be viewed as a restraint upon the Executive Department, because , to this Department belongs the power of removal; in like manner as the provision concerning the diminution...
158921[Diary entry: 4 April 1787] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday. 4th. Mercury at 44 in the Morning—73 at Noon and 70 at Night. Wind southerly, and weather clear, & very warm all day and appearances of dry weather. Rid to the Fishing Landing and to the Plantations at the Ferry, Frenchs, Dogue run, and Muddy hole. Finished harrowing in all the Oats that were sown in field No. 5 at Frenchs. To sow this field it took 117½ Bushels. The quantity of...
158922[Diary entry: 18 May 1773] (Washington Papers)
18. Clear & pleasant being at the same time a little warm.
158923Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on George Divers’s Answer to Interrogatories in Jefferson v. Rivanna Company, [after 23 July … (Jefferson Papers)
M r Divers’s answer . Notes on it. These answers of mr Divers are to be considered as if given under oath of in the usual form tenor , that is to say that whatever facts are stated as of his own knolege , are true; he is incapable of affirming
158924[Diary entry: 11 August 1771] (Washington Papers)
11. At home all day. Miss Polly Brazier dined here. Polly Brazier may be a relation of Capt. Zacharias Brazier, who in 1759 married Elizabeth Fowke Buckner (1727–1797), a widow of Stafford County (agreement between Zacharias Brazier and Elizabeth Buckner, 5 Nov. 1759, Stafford County Deed Book, 1755–64, 241–43, and will of Elizabeth Brazier, 29 June 1795, Prince William County Will Book,...
158925General Orders, 26 May 1780 (Washington Papers)
[Officers] Of the Day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Irvine[,] Major Reid[,] Brigade Major Church For manœuvring tomorrow Colonels Livingston and Johnston, Lieutenant Colonels Sumner and Hay; Adjutants from the 2nd Pennsylvania and Hand’s Brigades; Colours as usual Brigade Major Bradford to attend the Formation &ca The Battalions to be formed on the Grand Parade at Six o clock in the Morng....
158926[Diary entry: 29 March 1748] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 29th. This Morning went out & Survey’d five Hundred Acres of Land & went down to one Michael Stumps on the So. Fork of the Branch. On our way Shot two Wild Turkies. Michael Stump, Sr. (1709–1768), received a grant for Lot No. 3, on the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac, on 8 Sept. 1749 (Northern Neck Deeds and Grants, Book G, 227, Vi Microfilm).
158927[Diary entry: 1 December 1787] (Washington Papers)
Saturday first. Mercury at 46 in the Morning—58 at Noon and 57 at Night. Calm and remarkably clear and pleasant all day. A large white frost in the Morning & grd. froze. Went with Colo. Humphreys, Majr. W. & Mr. Lear a fox hunting. Found a fox abt. 9 Oclock & run him hard till near 10 and lost him. Passed through Muddy hole Plantation, & returned through those of Dogue run, Frenchs, & the...
158928Committee of Correspondence to Benjamin Franklin, 17 December 1770 (Adams Papers)
Boston, 17 December 1770. RC ( MeHi ). Printed: Franklin, Papers The Papers of Benjamin Franklin , ed. Leonard W. Labaree, William B. Willcox (from vol. 15), and others, New Haven, 1959– . , 17:301–304. Prepared by a “Committee of Correspondence” appointed 7 November composed of Thomas Cushing, John Hancock, Stephen Hall, Samuel Adams, and JA . Although “Boston” was used in the date line, the...
158929A Dissertation upon Office-Seekers, 26 December 1765 (Adams Papers)
26 December 1765. Printed: JA, Diary and Autobiography Diary and Autobiography of John Adams , ed. L. H. Butterfield and others, Cambridge, 1961; 4 vols. , 1:277 . Fragment of an unpublished newspaper letter warning Massachusetts freeholders to beware of politicians who openly solicit their votes on election day and, even more reprehensible, seek employment from the Crown. Printed ( JA, Diary...
158930Advertisement, 1 February 1796 (Washington Papers)
The farms appertaining to the Mount Vernon Estate, in Virginia; four in number; adjoining the Mansion house farm. Leases will be given for the term of fourteen years to real farmers of good reputation and none others need apply. THE largest of these, called River farm, contains 1207 acres of ploughable land; 879 of which are in seven fields, nearly of a size, and under good fences; 212 acres...
15893119th. (Adams Papers)
This forenoon Mr. Cranch pass’d through here on his way to Boston. We are to return to Braintree in the chaise. Billy went with his father to Boston, and brought back the Chaise this evening. The idea of leaving College threw me into a train of gloomy and disagreeable reflections; which however in the evening were dissipated by conversation. Samuel Williams of Cambridge, son to our professor...
158932[Diary entry: 15 August 1798] (Washington Papers)
15. Morning—Cloudy, wind southerly Mer. . A slight shower in the evening. Mer. 78 at Night. Mr. & Mrs. Ludwell [Lee] & Miss Armistead & Mr. Fielding Lewis dined here & returnd.
158933Enclosure: Schedule E, [9 January 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
SCHEDULE E Abstract of the Public Debt of the States Undermentioned, Agreeably to Statements Transmitted in Pursuance of the Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 21st of September, 1789. Massachusetts Dollars. Cents. Principal with interest to the 1st day of Nov. 1789. £. 1,548,040 7 9 Lawful. Due to sundries for which no certificates have yet been issued, 20,000 Total,...
158934[Diary entry: 21 May 1781] (Washington Papers)
21st. The Count de Rochambeau with the Chevr. de Chastellux arrived about Noon. The appearance of the British Fleet (under Adml. Arbuthnot) off Block Island prevented the attendance of the Count de Barras. François Jean le Beauvoir, chevalier de Chastellux (1734–1788), entered the French army at the age of 13, reaching the rank of colonel by 1759, and serving with some distinction in the Seven...
158935[Diary entry: 5 April 1774] (Washington Papers)
5. Tuesday, at home all day. Captn. Posey came in the Evening.
158936Editorial Note on Promissory Notes, 1781 (Franklin Papers)
The money Franklin authorized for escaped prisoners, loaned on behalf of Congress, enabled the men to reach a port from which they could either return to America or rejoin a privateer. The triplicate sets of promissory notes, signed by the recipients at Passy, were one of several ways these payments were recorded. Prisoners’ names were also entered by one of Franklin’s secretaries on an...
158937No. 5., 1 February 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
We the Subscribers being a Committee appointed by the Owners of fishing Vessels in the Town of Marblehead, to take into Consideration the many Grievances and Burdens the Cod fishery now labors under, and to make a Statement of them, which Statement so made to be handed to Colo. Glover, by him to be laid before the Committee of the General Court appointed to consider the same, do report the...
158938[Diary entry: 2 August 1774] (Washington Papers)
2. At the Convention. Dined at the Treasurer’s. At my Lodgings in the Evening.
158939Enclosure A: [Emoluments of Surveyors of the Customs for the Year 1790], [5 April 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
Ports Amount received. Clerk hire charged Rent, Fuel, Stationery &c Nett amount of Emoluments. Salary allowed by the Collection law. Additional Salaries proposed. Portsmouth 344.96 60.
158940General Orders, 18 June 1778 (Washington Papers)
Poor’s, Varnum’s & Huntington’s Brigades are to march immediately under the Command of Majr General Lee. The two Pennsylvania & Late Conway’s Brigades to march at three ôClock this afternoon and the whole Army to march at five ôClock tomorrow morning. All former orders respecting the sick &c. are to be strictly obeyed. At a Brigade Court-Martial June 16th 1778—Major Hait President —Ensign...