23151Fryday [17 January]. (Adams Papers)
Came home, and dined, and there stayed.
23152[Diary entry: 2 December 1769] (Washington Papers)
2. Mrs. Washington & children, myself, Colo. Basset, Mrs. Basset & Betcy Bassett all Eat Oysters at Mrs. Campbells abt. One oclock and afterwards went up to Eltham. The burgesses once more adjourned until 11:00 A.M. Monday. Before the family left town, GW paid Miss P. Davenport £3 3s. 8d. for clothing furnished Patsy and Mrs. Washington. He also paid 3s. for postage and gave Jacky £1 in cash....
23153To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 23 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
I duly recieved your favor of the 12th. and with it the pamphlet on the causes and conduct of the war, which I now return. I have read it with great pleasure, but with irresistable desire that it should be published. The reasons in favor of this are so strong, and those against it are so easily gotten over, that there appears to me no balance between them. 1. We need it in Europe. They have...
23154To John Adams from George Joy, 12 July 1790 (Adams Papers)
M r: Joy presents respectful Compliments to the Vice-President and takes the liberty to hand him a sample of American made sugar which he had put up in Philadelphia for that purpose— M r: J. is well acquainted with the Gent n: concern’d in promoting this valuable Manufacture and can with Confidence assure M r: Adams that the sample now sent is the genuine product of the American Maple— Judging...
23155To George Washington from John Moriarty, 2 October 1789 (Washington Papers)
Salem [Mass.] May it please your Excellency— 2d October 1789 I came here from Ireland in the begining of the late war & Cheerfully Contributed to the Cause of freedom & to maintain our rights, and amply bore my share of the burthen. In the year 1782. my losses in trade by Capture and other Casualties were great; & to Compleat my ruin £32000. of the old Emmission died in my hands, which the...
23156To James Madison from Edward Carrington, 7 April 1790 (Madison Papers)
I have seen the decision of the House of R. upon the Quaker Memorial, nearly I suppose as the Committee reported. From the lengthy debates however and the Matter of these debates, I had been led to suppose it possible at least that the report was a different one asserting something like a power in Congress to meddle with emancipation. The very circumstance of such a subject being taken up in...
23157To James Madison from Joseph Wheaton, 8 January 1813 (Madison Papers)
On the 6th. after Six days the most Severe labor and fatigue I Succeeded in getting together all our wagons without the loss of a flints worth of the public Stores, and yesterday I ordered the principle wagon Master Mr. James Anderson, whose zeal activity and exposure had been very great with the men, to have all the 18 pd. Gun Carriages to be made ready, with the remaining 12vs. & Six’s—with...
23158To Thomas Jefferson from Moritz Furst, 23 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
You did me the honor of answering a letter which I took the liberty of addressing to you last Spring, in which You stated that I was the bearer of a letter from M r Appleton the American Consul at Leghorn to You, dated June 11th. 1807. The object of this is humbly to request with all due respect that, (You will pardon the liberty I take in addressing You again) and forward to me at this place...
23159[Diary entry: 24 April 1785] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 24th. Mercury at 64 in the Morning—68 at Noon and 71 at Night. Calm and clear all day—at least till the afternoon when there was a little breeze & variable. Upon a close examination I perceived the clover seed was coming up—but could discover no appearance of the Orchard, Guinea, or Bird grass Seed rising. An Express arrived with the Acct. of the Deaths of Mrs. Dandridge & Mr. B....
23160Arthur S. Brockenbrough to Thomas Jefferson, 1 May 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I have procured you a pint of Oil of our painters, if you have any of the other plans of the Hotels drawn you will oblige by sending them, as it is important the timber should be cut for them as soon as possible, Hotel A on account of the flat roof being so large, will be difficult for that reason I believe I shall give it to Oldham the others being smaller & consequently less difficult in the...