174461[Diary entry: 3 October 1769] (Washington Papers)
3. Wind Northwardly and cold in the forenoon, but mild afterwards.
17446229th. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Allen preach’d here to day. In the morning from Matthew VI. 33. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. I liked the Sermon well enough, all but this Sentence. The antecedent to which the pronoun relative his here refers, is God . Surely those of the hearers who had studied Grammar, were not to be told this, and those who...
174463[1780 January 5. Wednesday.] (Adams Papers)
1780 January 5. Wednesday. We rode from Astorga to Leon, Eight Leagues. This was one great Plain, and the road through it was very fine. We saw large Herds of Cattle and immense flocks of Sheep. The Sheep were of an handsome Size, and their fleeces of Wool thick, long and extreamly fine. The Soil appeared to be rather thin and barren. We passed several small Villages, the vast range of...
174464Report on the Petition of Richard Lawrence, 14 March 1787 (Jay Papers)
The Secretary of the United States for the Department of foreign Affairs to whom was referred the Petition of Richard Lawrence, complaining that he is confined in the Gaol of the City of New York on Actions and Judgments at Law, commenced and had against him according to the Form of an Act of the State of New York, passed the 17 th . March 1783, entitled an Act for granting a more effectual...
174465Reply to D. E. Q., [after 30 October 1773] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress The publication of “Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One,” signed Q.E.D., attracted considerable attention, which Franklin stimulated by two shorter contributions to the same paper. On October 18 the Public Advertiser reprinted the “Rules,” and in the issues of October 29–30 it carried a reply from some one—Sir Francis Bernard, according to...
174466Auchmuty’s Opinion and Decree: Court of Vice Admiralty, Boston, 2 April 1768 (Adams Papers)
Timothy Folger vs. Sloop Cornelia and Eighteen Casks Tea. On this information the Advocate general in behalf of the King intervened. In determining this cause, I shall consider the matters on each side of the question principally relied on by the Gentlemen in their arguments and much in the same order as proposed. The Advocate general in behalf of the King urged, that none but the Officers of...
174467[Diary entry: 4 January 1787] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 4th. Mercury at 57 in the Morning—67 at Noon and 64 at Night. Exceedingly pleasant all day, being clear, calm and warm. Ground much dried. About dusk the wind sprung up from the South west and blew very fresh till near day. Rid to the Ferry, Dogue run, & Muddy hole Plantations and to the Ditchers—also to Frenchs. At the last 3 Men had begun to get rails—at the Ferry the People were...
174468[Diary entry: 11 July 1771] (Washington Papers)
11. Rid by the Plantation at the Ferry & Mill to my Harvest Field at D. Run. In the Afternn. Messrs. Watson & West came.
174469General Orders, 28 August 1776 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW . Peter Kinnan wrote in his orderly book under this date: “No orders this day that ever came to hand” ( Kinnan, Order Book Peter Kinnan. Order Book Kept by Peter Kinnan, July 7–September 4, 1776 . Princeton, N.J., 1931. , 88).
174470[Diary entry: 22 August 1785] (Washington Papers)
Monday 22d. Mercury at 78 in the Morning—77 at Noon and 77 at Night. Very cloudy morning with the Wind at So. West. About 8 Oclock it began to rain moderately and with intervals continued to do so through the day, and Night—but as the rain was fine, & not const[an]t the ground was not penetrated deep by it especially where it was before hard.