168401An Acct. of the Weather in Septr. [1774] (Washington Papers)
Sepr. 1. Exceeding Hot, with but little wind from the Southward. In the Night Rain (where I was). 2. Again very warm with but little wind & that Southerly. In the Night Rain. 3. Cloudy & Cool, Wind fresh from the Northward. 4. Again Cloudy & Cool. Wind about No. East & fresh. 5. Cloudy all day & now and then Misting. Wind at No. Et. 6. Clear & pleasant with but little Wind. 7. Clear and Warm...
168402Cash Accounts, September 1774 (Washington Papers)
Cash Septr 6— To Ditto [cash] of the Treasurer, by Peyton Randolph Esqr. on Acct of my Exps. to Phila. born by the Country [£]100. 0. 0 Contra Septr 4— By Travelling Exps. to the Congress at Phila. pr Memm Book £10.11. 2 By Sundrys purchased there viz. a pr of Boots for Servt £ 2. 5. 0 a pr of Shoes &ca Do .15. 0 17— Pockt handfs 4 .19. 0 19— 5 Yds of Chintz @ 10/ 2.10. 0 7¼ yds of Cotton
1684031774 Fryday [30 September]. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Jonathan Smiths—Dr. Allison, Mr. Sprout and many other Gentlemen. On this day Congress adopted, in principle, a nonexportation agreement, to go into effect on 10 Sept. 1775. ( JCC Worthington C. Ford and others, eds., Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, Washington, 1904–1937; 34 vols. , 1:51–52). On the same day JA introduced a series of resolves in support of...
168404II. Motion on Nonexportation and Defense, 30 September 1774 (Adams Papers)
Resolved That the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, and the Town of Boston are now nobly Suffering and Struggling in the common Cause of American Freedom and therefore that it is the indispensible Duty of all the Colonies, to Support them by every necessary Means, and to the last Extremity. Resolved That Should Whereas Hostilities have been already been commenced against the Province of...
168405From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Bache, 30 September 1774 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., The Works of Benjamin Franklin … (10 vols., Boston, 1836–40), VIII , 137–8. This brief note throws no light on its background. Franklin was introducing a “young man” (he was thirty-seven), recommended to him as ingenious and worthy, who at the time was completely unknown and a year and a half later was famous throughout the colonies. Thomas Paine explained...
168406[Diary entry: 30 September 1774] (Washington Papers)
30. Dined at Doctr. Cadwalladers. Dr. Thomas Cadwalader (c.1708–1799) was one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Hospital, a vice-president of the American Philosophical Society, and a member of the provincial council from 1755 until the Revolution.
168407[Diary entry: 30 September 1774] (Washington Papers)
30. Still warm with some appearances of Rain.
1684081774. Thursday. Sept. 29. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Home, with the Delegates from North Carolina and a No. of other Gentlemen.
168409John Adams to Abigail Adams, 29 September 1774 (Adams Papers)
Sitting down to write to you, is a Scene almost too tender for my State of Nerves. It calls up to my View the anxious, distress’d State you must be in, amidst the Confusions and Dangers, which surround you. I long to return, and administer all the Consolation in my Power, but when I shall have accomplished all the Business I have to do here, I know not, and if it should be necessary to stay...
168410From John Adams to William Tudor, 29 September 1774 (Adams Papers)
I wish it was in my Power, to write you any Thing for the Relief of your Anxiety, under the Pressure of those Calamities which now distress our beloved Town of Boston and Province of Massachusetts. The Sentiments expressed in your last to me, are Such as would do Honour to the best of Citizens, in the Minds of the Virtuous and worthy of any Age or Country in the worst of Times. You can have no...