182671Pennsylvania Assembly Committee: Report on the Laws, [19 January 1763] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives , 1762–1763 (Philadelphia, 1763), p. 13. Throughout Franklin’s absence in England he had been re-elected to the Assembly from the city of Philadelphia every October. When the House met on Jan. 10, 1763, he appeared to take his place for the first time in about five and three-quarters years, and at once resumed an active part in...
182672General Orders, 8 July 1776 (Washington Papers)
The new Levies from Connecticut, and New-Jersey, daily arriving—a Report is to be made every day to the General, of the Number arriving by the commanding officer of each corps, in order that proper arrangements may be made. All officers are required to be careful that their men are acquainted with orders, that they may not plead ignorance. Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
182673Fact No. II, [16 October 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
For the National Gazette. Genuine Truth never deviates into misrepresentation. That an impostor has assumed its name in the National Gazette of the 10th inst. is sufficiently evinced by the following circumstance. The writer, who appears under that signature, after endeavouring to torture certain expressions of the Secretary of the Treasury, into a meaning which, construed with candour, and in...
182674General Orders, 3 November 1781 (Washington Papers)
For the day tomorrow Brigadier General Clinton Lieutenant Colonel Antill Major Fish Brigade Major Lloyd Hazen’s brigade to furnish the guards and fatigue in York tomorrow. At a Brigade General Court martial held at Camp near Yorktown in Virginia October 26th 1781 By order of Brigadier General Gist whereof Major Roxburgh was president the following prisoners were tried, James Stite, William...
182675Continental Congress Report on Peace with the Indians, 21 April 1783 (Hamilton Papers)
Report of a Committee to whom was committed the letter from His Excelly The President of the State of Pensylvania respecting a peace with the Indians. Whereas by the 9th article of the confederation The United States in Congress assembled are vested with the sole and exclusive right and power among other things “of regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians not members of...
182676[Diary entry: 16 June 1788] (Washington Papers)
Monday 16th. Thermometer at 62 in the Morning, 70 at Noon and 70 at Night. Wind at So. Et. Morning & evening clear but cloudy between. Finished plowing the New grd. at the Mansn. House about Noon to day. The ferry Plows went home—the others to Plowing at French’s for Pease. The hands from Muddy hole were weeding the New ground Corn with their Hoes. At the Ferry, Frenchs, D. Run and River...
182677General Orders, 18 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
At a Brigade Court-Martial held 12th instant whereof Lt Coll Harmer was President, Ensign Foster of 6th Pennsylvania Regiment having been found guilty of challenging Captn Cruise and behaving unbecoming the Character of an Officer and a Gentleman was sentenced to be discharged from the service. The Commander in Chief in Conformity to the Articles of War approves the above sentence, but in...
182678[Diary entry: 9 April 1770] (Washington Papers)
9. Major Wagener went away after breakfast. I rid to Muddy hole & from thence to the Mill.
182679[Diary entry: 14 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
14. Began Harvest at Muddy hole.
182680General Orders, 16 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
The Bonamtown Picket to be relieved tomorrow from the Pennsylvania line—The Morristown with an addition of a serjeant, Corporal and twelve men from the Maryland line, furnished with Ammunition and Provision as usual. A General Court-Martial of the line to sit tomorrow half past 9 ôclock A.M. to try all such Persons as shall come before them—Colonel Greene President. Varick transcript , DLC:GW...