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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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180651 | Adams, John | [Draft of a Newspaper Communication, August? 1770.] | ≈1770-08-01 | “If I would but go to Hell for an eternal Moment or so, I might be knighted.” Shakespeare. The... | |
180652 | Adams, John | 1766. Jany. 2d. Thurdsday. | 1766-01-02 | A great Storm of Snow last night. Weather tempestuous all Day. Waddled thro the Snow, driving my... | |
180653 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 22 April 1768] | 1768-04-22 | 22. Constant Rain all last Night, and all this day, with the Wind at East. | |
180654 | Madison, James | Estimate of Virginia Government Expenses and Resources … | 1799-12-14 | Ca. 14 December 1799. Lists the estimated expenses of the state government for the year 30 Sept.... | |
180655 | Adams, John | 22 [i.e. 23] Sunday. | 1756-05-23 | Heard Mr. Maccarty. He is particularly fond of the following Expressions. Carnal, ungodly... | |
180656 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 1 January 1798] | 1798-01-01 | 1. Much rain fell last night & a thick fog, with a Southerly Wind continued all the forenoon,... | |
180657 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 18 April 1771] | 1771-04-18 | 18. Calm and Cloudy in the Morng. then high Wind from the So. West after that at So. Et. with Rain. | |
180658 | Hammond, George | Conversation with George Hammond, [1–10 July 1794] | ≈1794-07-01 | In obedience to your Lordship’s instructions, I endeavoured to ascertain immediately, as far as... | |
180659 | Madison, James | Military Establishment, [5 January] 1793 | 1793-01-05 | On 20 December 1792 Steele introduced a resolution to reduce the military establishment and to... | |
180660 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 8 February 1787] | 1787-02-08 | Thursday 8th. Mercury at 27 in the Morning—30 at Noon and 30 at Night. The Wind which had been at... | |
180661 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 30 June 1774] | 1774-06-30 | 30. At home all day alone except Mr. Peake coming here in the Afternoon. | |
180662 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 15 July 1771] | 1771-07-15 | 15. Something Cooler in the forenoon with Rain. Afternoon Warm. | |
180663 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Ratifying Convention. First Speech of July 15 … | 1788-07-15 | Ham[ilton]—They were ready to go as far as they thought safe, in recommendatory & explanatory... | |
180664 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 27 September 1785] | 1785-09-27 | Tuesday 27th. Thermometer at 57 in the Morng. 59 at Noon and 62 at Night. Wind fresh from the No.... | |
180665 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 5 October 1787] | 1787-10-05 | Friday 5th. Thermometer at 50 in the Morning—70 at Noon and 67 at Night. Clear all day with the... | |
180666 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 12 October 1771] | 1771-10-12 | 12. At home on the same business. Doctr. Craik came in the Afternoon. | |
180667 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 19 June 1798] | 1798-06-19 | 19. Morning Wind still at East & Mer. at 70. Slow rain on & off all the forenoon—then... | |
180668 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 9 March 1774] | 1774-03-09 | 9. Dined at Snickers’s & lodgd at Fairfield. | |
180669 | Adams, John Quincy | 19th. Wednesd. | 1783-02-19 | This forenoon Mr. Heiliger; a Gentleman from the Danish West India’s, and who has liv’d in... | |
180670 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 6 July 1774] | 1774-07-06 | 6. Dined at Doctr. Brown’s & returnd home in the Eveng. The meeting of inhabitants, held... | |
180671 | Hamilton, Alexander | Continental Congress Report on the Memorials of … | 1783-03-06 | The Committee to whom was committed the report of the Grand Committee on the memorial of Pelatiah... | |
180672 | Adams, John Quincy | Saturday Septr. 20th. | 1783-09-20 | The enthusiasm of the People of Paris for the flying Globes is very great, several Propositions... | |
180673 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 15 September 1784] | 1784-09-15 | 15th. This being the day appointed for the Sale of my moiety of the Co-partnership stock—Many... | |
180674 | Hamilton, Alexander | New York Assembly. Motion for Leave to Bring in a Bill … | 1787-02-03 | Mr. Hamilton moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the charter of the Corporation for the... | |
180675 | Camm, John, Jr. | Commission as Surveyor of Albemarle County, 6 June 1773 | 1773-06-06 | To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting: Know ye, that we the President and Masters of... | |
180676 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 3 November 1774] | 1774-11-03 | 3. I went up to Alexandria after the Company abovementioned Went away. Returnd in the Aftern. | |
180677 | Adams, John Quincy | 7th. | 1788-08-07 | Thompson did not attend this day at the Office. Phillips called to see us this afternoon. He has... | |
180678 | From Benjamin Franklin to David Hall, 26 February 1766 | 1766-02-26 | ALS : Maryland Historical Society I wrote to you on the 22d Instant, via Maryland. I now... | ||
180679 | Franklin, Benjamin | Poor Richard, 1746 | ≈1746-01-01 | Poor Richard, 1746. An Almanack For the Year of Christ 1746 , … By Richard Saunders, Philom.... | |
180680 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 21 October 1769] | 1769-10-21 | 21. Clear warm & pleasant. Wind Southwardly. | |
180681 | Adams, John | [1780 January 31. Monday.] | 1780-01-31 | 1780 January 31. Monday. We dined at the Hotel D’Angleterre, again with Mr. Maccarty, Mr. Delap,... | |
180682 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 22 January 1787] | 1787-01-22 | Monday 22d. Mercury at 37 in the Morning—37 at Noon and 36 at Night. Wind still at No. Et.... | |
180683 | Madison, James | Power of Attorney for John Armstrong, 1 July 1814 | 1814-07-01 | Know all men by these presents, that I James Madison, President of the United States do make,... | |
180684 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 15 February 1768] | 1768-02-15 | 15. Ditto—Ditto. | |
180685 | Washington, George | General Orders, 1 June 1780 | 1780-06-01 | [Officers] Of the Day Tomorrow[:] Colonel Jackson[,] Major Clifton[,] Brigadier Major Van Laer A... | |
180686 | Bailey, Theodorus | Articles of Agreement with Theodorus Bailey, 5 January … | 1796-01-05 | 5 January 1796. JM has sold to Theodorus Bailey and John B. Van Wyck his land known as lot number... | |
180687 | Washington, George | George Washington’s Notes on the Treaty with Spain … | ≈1796-02-22 | art. II. Boundary—Northermost part of the 31st degree—thence by an East line to the Middle of the... | |
180688 | Washington, George | General Orders, 3 December 1779 | 1779-12-03 | All regimental officers to hut with their respective regiments—The regimental and briga[d]e staff... | |
180689 | Washington, George | General Orders, 3 February 1778 | 1778-02-03 | A report having circulated that Mr Jones, Deputy Commissary General of Issues had granted a pass... | |
180690 | Adams, John | 23 Wednesday. | 1756-06-23 | Went with Mr. Thayer and Mrs. Willard, to Mr. Richardsons of Sutton. | |
180691 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 23 February 1774] | 1774-02-23 | 23. Clear calm and exceeding pleasant. Ground little or nothing froze. | |
180692 | Pennsylvania Assembly | Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 9 April … | 1755-04-09 | Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1754–1755 (Philadelphia,... | |
180693 | Washington, George | General Orders, 10 August 1777 | 1777-08-10 | Complaints having been made that certain Officers of Colo Whites’ Georgia Battalion of deserters... | |
180694 | Washington, George | [March 1760] | ≈1760-03-01 | Saturday Mar. 1–1760. Finishd Bottling 91 dozn. Cyder. The wind for the first part was at No.... | |
180695 | Madison, James | Motion To Inform States of Financial Crisis, [20 May] … | 1782-05-20 | MS ( NA : PCC , No. 47, fol. 339). Docketed: “Motion of Mr Madison[,] Letter 17th May 1782[, and]... | |
180696 | Adams, John | VIII. Committee Report on Letters from William Palfrey … | 1776-06-17 | The Committee to whom were referred, the Letter from William Palfrey Esqr. Paymaster General,... | |
180697 | To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Osborne, [c. 1766] | ≈1764-01-01 | AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. Osborn’s Compliments to Dr. Francklin and If he writes to... | ||
180698 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 20 June 1774] | 1774-06-20 | 20. Lowering & Showery most part of the day. | |
180699 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 12 July 1771] | 1771-07-12 | 12. Left home for Williamsburg to the Assembly. | |
180700 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 2 October 1771] | 1771-10-02 | 2. Clear and pleasant, with but little Wind. |