158961New York Assembly. Report on the Petition of Margaret Livingston, 13 February 1787 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, February 13, 1787. On this date Hamilton reported on behalf of a committee of which he was chairman on a petition from Margaret Livingston and others: “Proprietors in part of the Township of New-Stamford, in the County of Ulster, praying leave to present a bill for the partition of the said Township.” New York Assembly Journal Journal of the Assembly of the State of New York...
158962[Diary entry: 15 November 1774] (Washington Papers)
15. At home all day alone.
158963General Orders, 2 April 1776 (Washington Papers)
General Ward to send a Regiment to morrow morning, at ten OClock, out of Boston, to relieve Col: Learnards regiment upon Dorchester Heights—Col. Learnard’s Regiment to prepare to march on Thursday morning. Varick transcript , DLC:GW . Col. Ebenezer Learned’s regiment was to march for New York as part of Gen. Joseph Spencer’s brigade on Thursday 4 April (see General Orders, 31 Mar. 1776 ). Gen....
15896419th. (Adams Papers)
Several of the gentlemen who accompanied the governor, yesterday to Haverhill, went on to Salem with him, and did not return till this evening. I was with Townsend. JQA ’s line-a-day entry for this day reads: “Stacey return’d. Rain. Walk with Putnam. Townsend” (D/JQA/13, Adams Papers, Microfilms , Reel No. 16).
158965To Benjamin Franklin from Philip Syng, 1 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I received yours of the 26th of September last, with your very agreeable Present Doctor Lewis’s new Work. You judged very right that I should find in it entertaining Particulars in my Way— the Management of Gold and Silver is treated of in it better and more particularly than I have met with in any Author. The regard you have always shewn me requires my...
158966General Orders, 1 June 1777 (Washington Papers)
The General directs the following rules to be invariably observed throughout the army; and as he is apprehensive they will meet with great obstacles, in the carelessness, and indolence of some officers; he thinks it necessary to declare, that he will not overlook any neglect, or breach of them, that shall come to his knowledge. Each regiment to be paraded at troop and at retreat beating—the...
158967[Diary entry: 5 April 1775] (Washington Papers)
5. Wind very fresh and Cold from the No. West all day.
158968[Diary entry: 2 March 1771] (Washington Papers)
2. The Doctr. & I set of for Winchester. Dined at Triplets and lodgd at Wests. GW had called a meeting of the officers of the Virginia Regiment at Winchester on 4 Mar. to report on the trip down the Ohio River that he had made the previous fall ( Va. Gaz. , P&D, 31 Jan., 7 Feb., and 14 Feb. 1771, and R, 31 Jan. 1771). triplets : the ordinary of James and William Carr Lane at Newgate (now...
158969Resolutions of the Officers of the Virginia Regiment of 1754, 23 November 1772 (Washington Papers)
We the Subscribers (being the only Commissioned Officers of the first Virginia Regiment who met at this place pursuant to the request of Colo. George Washington) Have taken into Consideration the State of our affairs respecting the Grant of Land under the Honble Govr Dinwiddies Proclamation (of the 19th of Feby 1754) and finding, that of the 200,000 acres there given, and directed by a...
158970[Diary entry: 26 February 1768] (Washington Papers)
26. Laid of a Road from Mt. Vernon to the Lain by Mr. Manleys.
158971Report on the Petition of Francis Bailey, 23 February 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, February 23, 1790. On this date the Speaker laid before the House of Representatives “a letter and report from the Secretary of the Treasury, on the petition of Francis Bailey.” Letter and report to the House of Representatives not found. ] Journal of the House , I Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States (Washington, 1826). , 162. See H’s “Report on the...
158972Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurdsday, Fryday, Saturday, Sunday [4–9 March]. (Adams Papers)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurdsday, Fryday, Saturday, Sunday 4–9 March .
158973Thomas Jefferson’s Plats of Poplar Forest Boundaries, 14 December 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
scale 50. po. to the inch. platted Dec. 14 17. Course pursued in making this plat. Dec. 14 17. Began at the white (or Span. o. as sometimes called) corner S. 88. W. 85. po. a marked line N. 52. W. 148. po. a marked line to Clarke ’s ∠ chesnut. then from the Chesnut, platted his full marked line N. 62. E that line continued to the Poplar Forest is mine & the same, stopping at Cobb
158974Notes on Cabinet Meetings, 28 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
26. present all the members } see a paper containing minutes of the proceedings of these days, in which there was no dissentient voice. 27. Do. except the Atty Genl 28. Present all the members DLC
158975[Diary entry: 10 May 1785] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 10th. Mercury at 62 in the Morning— at Noon and 60 at Night. Wind pretty fresh all day from So. East—raw, cold, & not much unlike rain. Quitted fishing at the ferry landing, as I had done at the House landing on Saturday last. Began to weed a yard for Brick making at home. Rid into the Neck. Found my Wheat there tolerably promising. General Moylan returned before dinner. Doctr. Jenifer...
158976General Orders, 5 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW . Col. Otho Holland Williams’s orderly book entry for this date reads: “No G.O. orders the 5th” (orderly book, 12 Oct.–24 Dec. 1779, DLC : Peter Force Collection).
158977General Orders, 5 February 1778 (Washington Papers)
In Congress June 10th Resolved, That for the future the Quarter Master or other Person drawing provision for any Regiment Corps or Detachment shall on the last day of every month make out an abstract of the number of retain’d rations due to each officer respectively and also the number of each part of a ration due to each regiment corps or detachment and deliver the same to the respective...
158978[1766?] (Adams Papers)
Q uery . The Service done by Tommy Hutchinson, for the Province, for which he had a Grant of 40£. and his fathers application for Pay, for the same Service and saying, he never had any Pay for it. The Bill drawn by Mr. Hutchinson, and carried in Council and sent down to the House, to enlarge the Power of the Judges of Probate, and empower them to appoint a few freeholders to set off Widows...
158979The Federalist No. 56, [16 February 1788] (Hamilton Papers)
To the People of the State of New-York. THE second charge against the House of Representatives is, that it will be too small to possess a due knowledge of the interests of its constituents. As this objection evidently proceeds from a comparison of the proposed number of representatives, with the great extent of the United States, the number of their inhabitants, and the diversity of their...
158980[Diary entry: 3 February 1798] (Washington Papers)
3. Wind brisk from No. Wt. & Mer. 42 in the Morning—clear and but little of it afterwards. Mer. 44 at highest & 38 at Night. A Mr. Adamson from Hamburgh & Doctr. Stuart came to Dinner. William Adamson wrote GW a letter on 5 Feb. 1798 thanking him for “the polite & kind reception” that he had received at Mount Vernon ( DLC:GW ). Dr. David Stuart was at Mount Vernon to discuss with GW what was...
1589811765. Jany. 24th. Thurdsday. (Adams Papers)
Soon after I got to Boston, at Jany. Court Mr. Fitch came to me upon Change, and told me, that Mr. Gridley and he had something to communicate to me, that I should like, in Sacred Confidence however. I waited on Mr. Gridley, at his office, (after many Conjectures what the secret might be) and he told me, That He and Mr. Fitch had proposed a Law Clubb—a private Association, for the study of Law...
158982General Orders, 11 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
That few Complaints were made for damage done to fences and other property while the troops lay at or near German Town has given much satisfaction to the well disposed Inhabitant of that neighbourhood and such peculiar pleasure to the Genl that he thinks it an act of Justice to express his approbation of their conduct in G.O. some instances however were not wanting of a contrary behaviour but...
158983[Diary entry: 21 July 1768] (Washington Papers)
21. Clear & Exceeding hot till abt. 10 Oclock—then a little cooler by the Wind Rising from the Southward. Note—last Night & the Night before makes but the 4 or 5th. warm Night we have had this year.
158984[Diary entry: 11 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
11. Ground excessive hard froze & Morning very cold—wind being fresh from the No. Wt. but the Afternoon more moderate wind falling.
158985[January 1786] (Adams Papers)
The forenoon discourse from Acts XXVI. 22. Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, inculcated thankfulness for the goodness of Providence in suffering us to live to this day. That in the afternoon from Psalm CXVI. 12. What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits towards me? was more general, and respected all the blessings, the People have enjoyed during the...
158986[Diary entry: 7 November 1787] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 7th. Thermometer at 46 in the Morning—57 at Noon and 60 at Night. A Very thick fog in the morning, & but little wind all day—the fog continuing till near 12 oclock. Rid to Muddy hole, Dogue run, Frenchs and the Ferry. At Muddy hole 2 plows only at work—the other hands getting Corn in the New ground in front of the Mansion house. At Morris 4 plows were at Work. All the other hands...
158987Agreement between Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Massie, 18 December 1771: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ADS : American Philosophical Society <December 18, 1771, in Massie’s hand. On December 22, 1770, Franklin had received from him a collection of manuscripts, papers, and printed books on certain conditions, and had paid him sixty guineas therefor on certain conditions, enumerated in the receipts that were then exchanged. The present agreement is to extend the time for either or both parties to...
158988[Diary entry: 14 October 1771] (Washington Papers)
14th. Clear in the forenoon with the Wind Southerly but Cloudy afterwards & Rain.
158989General Orders, 18 August 1778 (Washington Papers)
A board of General Officers to consist of Majr General McDougall, Brigadiers General Parsons and Knox to sit tomorrow morning at ten ôClock at Genl Smallwood’s large Marquee to hear the Claims of the Officers in the Maryland Line respecting their Rank and to make such Arrangement of the same as they shall think right which they are to report to the Commander in Chief—In order to facilitate the...
158990Remission for the Mercurius, Christian Bodom, 3 March 1817 (Madison Papers)
Whereas it has been represented to me that at a Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts, held in the year 1816, the Swedish Ship Mercurius and Cargo were condemned for a violation of the Law of the United States interdicting Commercial Intercourse between the United States and Great Britain & France and their dependencies, and whereas it has been made to appear to...
158991Thurdsday June 19. (Adams Papers)
I have been the longer in the Arg umen t of this Cause not for the Importance of the Cause itself, for in itself it is infinitely little and contemptible, but for the Importance of its Consequences. These dirty and ridiculous Litigations have been multiplied in this Town, till the very Earth groans and the stones cry out. The Town is become infamous for them throughout the County. I have...
158992Virginia Resolutions, 21 December 1798 (Madison Papers)
JM’s writing of the Virginia Resolutions should be seen in the light of a long series of actions JM undertook to stop the progress of what he considered to be the wrongful interpretation of the Constitution he had done so much to create and have adopted. In JM’s mind, the abuse of the “necessary and proper” clause in the Constitution had led to the expansion of federal government power well...
158993[Diary entry: 8 July 1774] (Washington Papers)
8. A little Cool in the forenoon. Wind at No. West. Warm in the middle of the day there being no Wind & cool again in the Afternoon the Wind blowing pretty fresh from the Eastward.
158994Thomas Jefferson’s Statement of Albemarle County Property Subject to State Tax, March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
A list of the taxable property of the subscriber in Albemarle Mar. 1815. 5640. acres of land (including 400. a s on Hardware held jointly with Hudson & others) @ .85 rate amount 90. slaves of or above the age of 12. years @ . 80 72:
158995[Diary entry: 5 November 1774] (Washington Papers)
5. Very pleasant with but little [wind].
158996General Orders, 3 May 1777 (Washington Papers)
Major Painter is to superintend the Artificers, and Works, in and about Morristown, until further orders. Varick transcript , DLC:GW . Congress on 18 Jan. 1777 resolved that Elisha Painter (d. 1781), whom it had appointed major of Col. Seth Warner’s Continental regiment on 5 July 1776, “be removed from any command” in that regiment because a dispute about his right to be major threatened to...
1589979. (Adams Papers)
Went over to Milton.
158998[Diary entry: 2 August 1795] (Washington Papers)
2. Do. Easterly—violent Rain & wind aftn.
158999Meriwether Lewis’s Classification of Army Officers, [after 24 July 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
Explanation of the notes set opposite (in the column of remarks ) to the names of the several officers composing the Army of the United States.— Denotes such officers as are of the 1st. Class, as esteemed from a superiority of genius & Military proficiency. ditto . . ditto second class, respectable as Officers, but not altogether entitled to the 1st. grade—
159000I. Draft Bill, [before 7 December 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted by the Senate & H. of R. of the US. in Congress assembled that The government of the territory of Columbia, (with a reservation of the Constitutional authority of Congress over the same) shall be exercised in manner following The powers of legislation shall be vested in a H. of representatives to be chosen annually by the freemen citizens of the sd territory in the separate...
159001[Diary entry: 24 February 1787] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 24th. Mercury at 30 in the Morning—44 at Noon and 36 at Night. Cloudy, heavy morning—wind Southerly tho not fresh—Red horison at the Suns rising & lowering all day. After breakfast Mr. Fairfax, his wife & daughter and Mr. Griffith went away. I rode to the Plantations at the Ferry, French’s, Dogue run, & Muddy hole. Plowing at Frenchs and Dogue run. Finished the Ditch at Muddy hole...
159002[Diary entry: 31 July 1771] (Washington Papers)
31. Just such a day as yesterday.
159003[Diary entry: 17 February 1768] (Washington Papers)
17. Very white Frost; Morning clear, & Still. Afternoon muddy with the Wind at So.
159004Orderly Book, 26 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
Camp at Reas Town Tuesday Septr 26th 1758 G. O. Parole Dunachadee Field Officer for to Morrow Majr Campbell. Adjt for to morrow 1st V. Regt. Detail for Guards C. S. S. C. P. H. 1 1 28 1 Vs. 1 12 2 [Vs.] 2
159005New York Ratifying Convention. Eighth Speech of July 19, [19 July 1788] (Hamilton Papers)
Ham[ilton]—this [amendment] cannot be by way of explanation—but may be by recommendation. Gilbert Livingston MS Notes, MS Division, New York Public Library. See “New York Ratifying Convention. First Speech of July 19,” note 1 . The proposed amendment reads as follows: “That the Judicial p⟨ower⟩ of ⟨the⟩ United States as to Controversies between Citizens of different States is not to be...
159006General Orders, 4 November 1779 (Washington Papers)
The works at Fort Arnold and redoubts No. 2 & No. 5 to be carried on again—The superintending officers are desired to attend the works as heretofore. Varick transcript , DLC:GW . For an overview of the defensive works at West Point and efforts to coordinate their construction in late July, see GW to Alexander McDougall, 19 June, n.2 , and the general orders for 24 and 28 , 29 , 30 July .
159007List of Books, [1773] (Hamilton Papers)
[ Elizabethtown, New Jersey, 1773 .] Numbered list of twenty-seven books and subjects on Ancient and Medieval history and philosophy. D , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. The authorship of this MS is not known. The handwriting is not that of H, but the document may be a copy of a missing original by H. Although MS contains no date, it probably belongs to the period when H was in school or...
159008[Diary entry: 21 October 1787] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 21st. Thermometer at 46 in the Morning—50 at Noon and 50 at Night. Wind at No. Et. till the afternoon then No.—Cloudy all day with some rain—at home alone.
159009Orders, 9–10 July 1756 (Washington Papers)
Morning Orders. Fort Cumberland [Md.] Friday, July 9th 1756. One Captain, two Subalterns, three Sergeants, and fifty rank and file—to parade immediately to scour well the woods around the Fort —The Captain to wait upon Colonel Washington for his Orders. The Troops are to be mustered by the Muster master at Gunfiring to-morrow morning. Colonel Washington orders Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen, and...
159010[Diary entry: 14 May 1768] (Washington Papers)
14. Went to my Plantation in King William by Water, & dragd for Sturgeon & catchd one. my plantation in king william : Claiborne’s (see entry for 24 April 1760 ).