182671General Orders, 13 June 1778 (Washington Papers)
A Court of Enquiry whereof Lieutt Coll Ballard is appointed President will sit tomorrow morning at the Presidents quarters to inquire into the Conduct of Major Williams of the second Pennsylvania Regiment at the Battle of Germantown and into the Circumstances attending his Capture on that Occasion—All Persons acquainted with the Matter to attend. Returns of what Arms may be now actually...
18267220th. (Adams Papers)
The whole forenoon, I was with my Cousin, down at our house, packing up, furniture, though many articles, are yet to be got. Mr. Cranch went to Boston in the forenoon, and Mr. Tyler, said he was very much mortified, he was obliged to attend the town meeting, but he should be at home in the Evening. It was however so late before he return’d that I could not have the Pleasure of his Company in...
182673[Diary entry: 2 March 1797] (Washington Papers)
2. Wind as yesterday; cloudy, cold & Raw all day. Towards night it began to Snow. Mercury at 26.
182674Naturalization, [1 January] 1795 (Madison Papers)
The House took up the naturalization bill. As to the granting of privileges to aliens, Mr. Madison remarked, that there was no class of emigrants from whom so much was to be apprehended as those who should obtain property in shipping. Much greater mischief was to be feared from them than from any influence in votes, at an election. If he were disposed to make any distinction of one class of...
182675[Diary entry: 9 October 1786] (Washington Papers)
Monday 9th. Mercury at 56 in the Morning—66 at Noon and 60 at Night. Clear warm & pleasant, with but little wind. Rid to all the Plantations & to the Ditchers in my Mill swamp. Finished securing Fodder at the River Quarter & would nearly do so at Dogue run—at the Ferry, gathering the Fodder of the Drilled Corn by the Meadow—Pulling pease in the Neck with the small hands. Allowed all my People...
182676[Diary entry: 17 January 1770] (Washington Papers)
17. At home all day alone.
182677Notes on Samuel Scott’s Bill of Complaint, [ca. 27 May 1812] (Jefferson Papers)
as an exchange warr t is given only for so much of the original as has not been located, it is in itself a proof that it has not been employed in on an entry or location, & is therefore to be the basis of an original location & not a plaister for an old one. it is in itself therefore decisive evidence that no entry has been made under that portion of the original of which it is the...
182678[Diary entry: 29 March 1768] (Washington Papers)
29. Began to Cork & pay the bottom of my schooner.
182679Memorandum, 13 October 1755 (Washington Papers)
The Recruits which come under the command of Lieutenant Campbell, are to have arms immediately delivered them—A Corporal and seven men of the said Recruits, for Guard. LB , DLC:GW . John Campbell went recruiting after GW named him lieutenant and assigned him to Capt. David Bell’s company of the Virginia Regiment at Williamsburg on 3 Sept. Campbell, who later served in Capt. Robert Stewart’s...
18268031st. (Adams Papers)
A very warm day. Rambling all the morning; I met a couple of french officers gunning on my uncle’s farm. In the afternoon I went with the ladies, to see my Grand-mamma: return’d at about dusk; and closed the last day, which I proposed to spend in Braintree for some time.