159151Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 12 April 1754 (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1753–1754 (Philadelphia, 1754), p. 50. Although the French had begun their advance into the upper Ohio Valley and Governor Hamilton had urged the Assembly to take steps towards defending the western frontier, that Quaker-controlled body had adjourned, March 9, for eight weeks without doing anything effective (see above, p. 259...
159152Tuesday May 20. (Adams Papers)
Saw Philadelphia Papers to the 12 of April. The Corvette dispatched from Cadiz by the Comte D’Estaing, carried the first News of the Preliminaries of the 20 of January. Mr. Livingston wrote it to Carlton and Digby, but they thought it, however respectable, not authentic for them. Soon after the February Packet arrived, at New York, from whence English News Papers were sent out and the...
159153[Diary entry: 21 March 1788] (Washington Papers)
Friday 21st. Thermometer at 37 in the Morning—50 at Noon And 50 at Night. Clear Morning and Mild, but a hard crust on the Surface by the frost. Clear all day. Rid to all the Plantations. In the Neck, Oat sowing, and other Work going on as usual. At Muddy hole, continued sowing and harrowing in Barley, after the ground got thawed & a little dried at Top. At Dogue run, working as yesterday. At...
159154Constitutional Convention. Remarks on the Necessity for a National Government, [19 June 1787] (Hamilton Papers)
Col. Hamilton , assented to the doctrine of Mr. Wilson. He denied the doctrine that the States were thrown into a State of Nature. He was not yet prepared to admit the doctrine that the Confederacy, could be dissolved by partial infractions of it. He admitted that the States met now on an equal footing but could see no inference from that against concerting a change of the system in this...
159155[Diary entry: 31 March 1766] (Washington Papers)
31. Sometimes cloudy but warm and pleasant. Wind at South.
159156To Benjamin Franklin from Charles Thomson, 24 August 1766 (Franklin Papers)
Draft: Library of Congress I do not know whether the intimacy with which you have honoured my acquaintance gives me a right to introduce any to your notice with out first having your leave; yet as I have knowledge enough of the goodness of your heart[?] to be assured of the pleasure it will give you to encourage rising genius I am induced to recommend to your notice, Ben. R a native of this...
159157[Diary entry: 17 October 1772] (Washington Papers)
17. Just such a day as Yesterday.
159158[Diary entry: 12 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
12. Seven hands were at Work this day upon my Mill Race.
159159Statement of John Sappington, 13 February 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
I John Sappington, declare myself to be intimately acquainted with all the circumstances, respecting the destruction of Logans family, & do give in the following narrative a true statement of that affair. Logans family (if it was his family) was not killed by Craesap, nor with his knowledge, nor by his consent, but by the Greathouse,s and their Associates. They were killed 30 Miles above...
159160[Diary entry: 22 May 1780] (Washington Papers)
22d. Very little wind and rather Warm in the forenoon but cooler afterwards the Wind coming out pretty fresh from the Northward.
159161General Orders, 12 June 1780 (Washington Papers)
[Officers] For this day—Colonel Steward[,] Major Reed[,] Brigade Major Van Laer. Field Returns of the officers and men “present fit for Action” to be delivered at six o clock this afternoon. Picquets to be paraded at 5 o clock P.M: between the right and left Wing of the Front line where the Grand Parade is assigned ’till further orders. A Chain of Sentinels to be posted round each Division. A...
159162[30th.] (Adams Papers)
Monday afternoon went into Paris. Subscribed for the Journal de Paris. Drank tea with Mrs. Valnais. Mrs. Joseph Dupas de Iden de Valnais , née Eunice Quincy (1760–1793), daughter of Henry Quincy (1727–1780) and distant cousin of JQA . Eunice married Valnais in 1781 while he served as French consul in Boston. He was recalled to France shortly thereafter ( Descendants of Edmund Quincy, comp....
159163Wednesday [29 March.] (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Blakes. Mr. Middleton and Wife, Mr. Alexander and Mrs. Williams, Mr. Jefferson. Coll. Smith and my Family. William Blake (1739–1803) , a wealthy and well-connected South Carolina planter, lived much of his life in England but contrived to save most of his property in America; his wife was the former Anne Izard ( S.C. Hist. and Geneal. Mag. , 2:231–232 [July 1901]; 9:81–82 [April...
15916412th. Monday. (Adams Papers)
This afternoon Mr. D went and took a walk in the summer garden. Stay’d at home all day. Rainy weather all the forenoon.
159165Remarks—of the—Weather [June 1768] (Washington Papers)
June 1st. Warm & still forenoon. Pleast. Afternoon a breeze from So. West. 2. Warm morning with Clouds & Thunder & Rain. Towards Night a good deal more Rain & Loud thunder. 3. Very warm morning with Rain abt. One Clock & a little thunder. 4. Cold and sometimes Raining. Wind Westwardly. 5. Cool with clouds & sometimes a sprinkle of Rain. Wind Westwardly. 6. Cool and Cloudy but no Rain the Wind...
159166From James Madison to an Unidentified Correspondent, 13 February 1806 (Madison Papers)
I have received & return thanks for the “answer to war in disguise” which you have been so obliging as to send me. From a gallop over its contents, it seems to be handsomely written, and to have sufficiently prostrated the adversary. I do not think however that the character of the introductory part, is altogether sustained throughout the piece, whether proceeding from a difference in the pen,...
159167[Diary entry: 29 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
29. Clear and Warm. Wind Southwardly again.
159168Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Statement of Balance due to Wakelin Welch, [ca. 13 July 1810] (Jefferson Papers)
A statement of the bonds given to Cary & Welsh . 1797 Jan 20. 1 st bond paiable July 1. 1798. Principal £300. } with interest at 5. per cent from 2 d d o 1799 300. 1769
159169Note for Report on Prisoners of War, [29 July] 1782 (Madison Papers)
MS ( NA : PCC , No. 19, VI, 399). Having received Washington’s letter of 9 July enclosing copies of his correspondence with Sir Guy Carleton concerning a possible exchange of American seamen for British soldiers ( Virginia Delegates to Harrison, 16 July 1782 , and n. 9), Congress on 15 July referred these dispatches to a committee comprising John Witherspoon, JM, and John Rutledge ( JCC...
159170[Diary entry: 5 May 1796] (Washington Papers)
5. Wind at So. Et. and fresh with Clouds in the forenoon, & mostly thro the day.
159171[Diary entry: 2 January 1790] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 2d. Exercised in the Carriage with Mrs. Washington. Read the report of the Secretary of the Treasury respecting the State of his Department & proposed plans of Finance. Drank Tea at the Chief Justice’s of the U. States. report of the secretary of the treasury : In Sept. 1789 the House of Representatives, considering “an adequate provision for the support of the public credit, as a...
159172[Diary entry: 24 October 1770] (Washington Papers)
24. We reachd the Mouth of a Creek calld Fox Grape vine Creek (10 Miles up which is a Town of Delawares calld Franks Town) abt. 3 Oclock in the afternoon—distant from our last Camp abt. 26 Miles. Fox Grape Vine Creek, also called Captina Creek, flows into the Ohio from the west. Frank’s Town was a well-known Delaware village about six miles from the Juniata River. Originally called...
159173James Madison to Unknown, 10 February 1833 (Madison Papers)
I recd. lately thro’ the Department of State, a letter from Mr. Randolph our Envoy to Russia. I ask the favour of you to let the enclosed answer pass thro the same channel with your next communications to him. Be pleased to accept at the same time the renewed assurances of my high esteem, with my cordial salutations RC (NjP : Crane Collection).
159174Enclosure: William Woods’s Survey of Land in Dispute between James Monroe and William Short, 21 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
This is a Plat of 68 acres of land lying in the County of Albemarle on the South side of Carters Mountain , & on the east side of Dick’s branch, being the land in controversy between Col o James Monroe & W m Short Esq r which having has been determined by arbitration to belong to Col o
1591754th. (Adams Papers)
Letters from America as late as January 1st. by the way of England: One from Mr. Jay at New York, of Jany 14th to the Ministers, informing them of his having accepted the place of Minister for foreign affairs. These included: Cotton Tufts to JA , 1 Jan., not found; Tristram Dalton to JA , 21 Dec. 1784 ( Adams Papers ); and probably Francis Dana to JA , 12 Dec. 1784 (same). “Jany. 14th” was...
159176[Diary entry: 23 December 1770] (Washington Papers)
23. Clear & pleasant Morning but windy afterwards & a little Cloudy.
159177May 11. Monday. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Sorins, at Passi.
159178III. Jefferson’s “original Rough draught” of the Declaration of Independence, 11 June–4 July 1776 (Jefferson Papers)
A Declaration of the Representatives of the United States of America , in General Congress assembled. When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for a people to advance from that subordination in which they have hitherto remained, & to assume among the powers of the earth the equal & independant station to which the laws of nature & of nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect...
159179[Diary entry: 31 October 1772] (Washington Papers)
31. Went a fox hunting & killed a Fox in Compa. with sevl. others.
159180[Diary entry: 3 April 1786] (Washington Papers)
April 3d. Thermometer at 36 in the Morng.—50 at Noon and 50 at Night. A hard frost this morning & a good deal of Ice—Wind Southerly and clear till the afternoon, when it shifted to the East and lowered. Mr. Fendall went away before Breakfast and Mr. Wallace & Doctr. Middleton soon after it. Lund Washington dined here. Snow chiefly dissolved—ground very wet and unfit to stir. Planted stocks of...
159181[Diary entry: 17 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
17. Very cold and disagreeable Wind being fresh & raw from the No. West.
159182General Orders, 24 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Lieutenant Col. Hull, Major Morrell. For duty tomorrow the 2d Newyork regiment. The Board assembled for the purpose of assertaining the facts relative to an agreement said to have been made between Captains Jackson of the 3d and Pillsbury of the 6th Massachusetts regiments, report it as their opinion that an exchange was fully effected before the promulgation of the...
159183Paine’s Argument for the Crown: 4–5 December 1770 (Adams Papers)
May it please &c. It now remains to close this Cause on the part of the Crown, a cause, which from the Importance of it has been examined with such minuteness and protracted to such a length that I fear it has fatigued your attention as I am certain it has exhausted my Spirits. However Gentlemen it may serve to show you and all the world that the Benignity of the English Law, so much relied on...
159184Orders, 15 May 1756 (Washington Papers)
A Court Martial to sit immediately for Trial of Thomas Hicks. James Clarke, who has accused Aaron Paul and John Robinson of Robbing him: must produce his Evidences to this Court Martial; in order to proceed on their Trial also. Else they will be Discharged. LB , DLC:GW . There were two James Clarks in the regiment on 13 July 1756. One, in David Bell’s company, was described as a 31–year-old...
1591851783 June 1. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
The Loadstone is in Possession of the most remarkable, wonderfull and misterious Property in Nature. This Substance is in the Secret of the whole Globe. It must have a Sympathy with the whole Globe. It is governed by a Law and influenced by some active Principle that pervades and operates from Pole to pole, and from the Surface to the Center and the Antipodes. It is found in all Parts of the...
159186[Diary entry: 11 April 1788] (Washington Papers)
Friday 11th. Thermometer at 54 in the Morning— at Noon And at Night. Clear & very pleasant all day with but little wind, and that Northerly in the morning and Southerly afterwards till eveng. when it was fresh fm. So. Et. Rid to Muddy hole, Dogue run, Fr[enc]hs and the Ferry plantations and to the Fishing landing. At Muddy hole, finished sowing Oats qty. bushls. but would not more than get...
159187[Diary entry: 25 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
25. Clear & pleasant but growing warmer.
159188Poor Richard, 1736 (Franklin Papers)
Poor Richard, 1736. An Almanack For the Year of Christ 1736 , ... By Richard Saunders, Philom. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by B. Franklin, at the New Printing-Office near the Market. (Yale University Library) Your kind Acceptance of my former Labours, has encouraged me to continue writing, tho’ the general Approbation you have been so good as to favour me with, has excited the Envy of some,...
159189[Diary entry: 4 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
4. Cloudy Morning, then Snow, after that Snow and Rain mixd, and lastly constant Rain.
159190[Diary entry: 1 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
1st. Sowed Hemp at Muddy hole to the Road—at the Mill to the 3d. Stake—and finished the Orchard at Doeg Run. Wind at up No. Et. & very cloudy the whole day. At one O’clock it sat in to Raining which at 6 turnd to Snow. The April entries in this diary are missing from the diary at DLC . The entries of 1–8 April are taken from a facsimile in the Toner collection at DLC and those of 9–13 April...
159191[Diary entry: 1 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
June 1st. Dined at the Club at Mrs. Campbells (Williamsburg) and attended a Meeting of the Association at the Capitol at 6 Oclock & contd. there till Eleven Oclock. At this general meeting, it was resolved “ that a friendly Invitation be given to all Gentlemen Merchants, Traders, and others, to meet the associators, in Williamsburg , on Friday the 15th Instant, in order to consult and advise...
159192Books Purchased from Philippe Reibelt, [24 December 1804-26 June 1805] (Jefferson Papers)
1804. Th: Jefferson in acct. with Reibelt. Dec. 24. Plans des maisons de Paris 40. Histoire des Volcans 2. Vue de la colonie du Missipi. 2. 2d. voyage a la Louisiane 4. Voyage a la Troade 8. Annales du Museum des arts 10. Voyage de Faujas en Angleterre 4. Galrie des antiques 3.
159193General Orders, 19 September 1779 (Washington Papers)
The regimental Pay-Masters are to bring in their Pay-Rolls for the month of August to the Deputy Pay-Master General for examination: The nine months men in the Massachusetts line who were mustered in August are to be entered from the time they were respectively received by the continental officer at Spring field and to draw pay accordingly. Varick transcript , DLC:GW . GW’s expenses for this...
159194Orderly Book, 15 November 1758 (Washington Papers)
Camp at Loyal Hannon Novr [15]th 1758 B. O. No Women are to March with Brigadier Washingtons Division & the Commanding Officer of each Corps are desir’d to se[e] these orders punctually Obeyd. Camp at Chesnut Ridge Novr . Parole Aberdeen Capt. McKenzie Capt. for the day who is to receive all reports relative to the Guards, & make a report to the Commanding Officer. 4 Subs. 4 Serjts & 84 Rank...
159195General Orders, 23 November 1777 (Washington Papers)
The Court of enquiry held the 18th inst: of which Col. Humpton was president, to inquire into the conduct of Col. Price of the 2nd Maryland regiment report as follows—“The Court after considering the evidences that appeared, are of opinion, that the reports circulating to the prejudice of Col. Thomas Price are without the least foundation.” The General Court Martial of the line ordered to sit...
159196To George Washington from the Massachusetts Council, 13 November 1775 (Washington Papers)
Their is a number of men at this place who were taken in attempting to supply our Enemies with Provissions—the Council think they ought to be Confined—they therefore request that your Excellency would send to this Town a Guard of about Twenty men to be under the direction of the Board in order to convey the Said Persons, and the Prisoners which may be taken from time to time, to such place or...
159197[Diary entry: 29 September 1788] (Washington Papers)
Monday 29th. Thermometer at 66 in the Morning—75 at Noon and 73 at Night—Wind at South and Morning hazy, or lowering. Cloudy afterwards—and at Night a slow and moderate rain. Visited all the Plantations. In the Neck—All the tops were cut and blades pulled from the Corn on Saturday last, but not got in being too green. All hands, except 5 people at the Plows, getting them in to day. At Muddy...
159198Saturday[11th]. (Adams Papers)
Had Company to dine with us. Following this last entry in D/JQA/9 are the following notations: Wednesday Octr. 13th. first made a fire in my Chamber. Filled my J. S. Decr. 4th. took 3. p: March 20. 1785. no fire.
159199[Diary entry: 26 September 1795] (Washington Papers)
26. Returned home to dinner.
159200I, 15 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
The following circumstantial account of the last illness and death of General Washington was noted by T. Lear, on Sunday following his death, which happened on Saturday Eveng Decr 14th 1799 between the hours of ten and eleven. On Thursday Decr 12th the General rode out to his farms about ten o’clock, and did not return home till past 3 oclk. Soon after he went out, the weather became very bad,...