54911From John Jay to Robert Troup, 25 May 1792 (Jay Papers)
Since my last to you of the Inst. I have been fav[ore] d . with your friendly one of the 13 th . — Appearances my good Friend are so often at Variance with Realities, that my Expectations from the former are seldom sanguine. on the present occasion appearances are doubtless promising, especially as you have Reason to think the Calculations in question were cautiously made according to y r...
54912To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Percival, 10 January 1775: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society <Manchester, January 10, 1775, a note in the third person: Presents his compliments and encloses an extract from Bede’s Ecclesiastical History . The experiment of calming waves with oil was successfully performed in Manchester last week.> Undoubtedly the story of Bishop Aidan’s foretelling a storm at sea and, to calm its fury, giving the voyagers holy oil....
54913To Alexander Hamilton from William Webb, 18 May 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Bath, District of Maine, May 18, 1790. On May 29, 1790, Hamilton wrote to Webb : “Your letter of the 18th May has been duly received, and I learn from it, that you have purchased a Boat ‘for the purpose of better securing the revenue.’” Letter not found. ]
54914[Diary entry: 2 March 1763] (Washington Papers)
2d. Planted 3 French Walnuts & 8 English Walnuts in new Garden. Note the French Walnuts next the Schoolhouse & 8 steps asundr. This undated fragment from PHi : Gratz Collection is from one of the early diaries, possibly 1763.
54915To John Adams from Samuel Lord, 20 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
The Address and Memorial of the Subscribers, Citizens of the Townships of Mead, Irwin & Erie in the County of Allegheny in the State of Pennsylvania respectfully sheweth— That duly appreciating the blessings of Religious and Civil Liberty your Memorialists consider it a duty at the present important crisis to express their Attachment to their Country and to the free and happy Government under...
54916Acct. of the Weather in Octr. [1773] (Washington Papers)
Octr. 1st. Raining more or less all day—with the Wind fresh from the No. Et. 2. Raining in the Morning with fine mists through the day. 3. Clear, Wind at So. West & Warm. 4. Still Clear with but little Wind and that at the same point. 5. Still clear and Warm wind from the same Quarter. 6. Raining all the forenoon with the Wind Easterly & pretty fresh. 7. Lowering most part of the day. Wind...
54917[Diary entry: 18 April 1773] (Washington Papers)
18. Wind very fresh and Cool all day, from the No. East.
54918General Orders, 22 September 1776 (Washington Papers)
The Court Martial of which Col. Sage was President is dissolved—The Brigade Majors to form a new one immediately—Col. Magaw to preside, to meet to morrow at Head-Quarters, Nine O’Clock—The Brigade Majors to give notice to the officers of their respective brigades. There is a shameful deficiency of Officers at Guard-Mounting and other duty—The Brigade Majors are to put in Arrest, any officer,...
54919Petition of Henry Voigt to the Patent Board, [before 10 August 1791] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Before 10 Aug. 1791 ]. He requests a patent for his “easy method of propelling Boats and other Vessels through the water by the power of Horses or cattle, whereby their strength may be applied nearly as well as that of a man at an Oar, which of course will reduce the price of inland navigation nearly as much as the labour of Horses is cheaper than that of Men.” Tr ( DP : Scientific Library,...
54920To James Madison from Turell Tufts, 1 August 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
1 August 1804, Paramaribo. “Since sealing the within Packet I have reflected that I ought to communicate the good Effects that have already resulted from the Law making it penal for a Master of a Vessel to leave any of his Ships Company in a foreign Country. Before that Law began to operate I was daily troubled with Sailors—who had taken their discharges from whim or Caprice—or a wandering...