5671To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Galloway, 27 February 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote to you by the Packet, inclosing a Copy of the Extract of a Letter from Thomas Penn Esqr. to his Nephew the Governor, which is inclosed in this Letter. This Account of the Petitions for a Change of this Government from Proprietary to Royal, has struck our Friends with the utmost Consternation. And indeed I am not a little alarmed at the Consequences....
5672Marginalia in Protests of the Lords against Repeal of the Stamp Act, [March 1766] (Franklin Papers)
I. ms notations in the margins of a copy of Protest against the Bill To repeal the American Stamp Act, of Last Session . A Paris, Chez J. W. Imprimeur, Rue du Colombier Fauxbourg St. Germain, à l’Hotel de Saxe. 1766, in the collections of the New York Public Library. II. ms notations in the margins of a copy of Second Protest, with a List of Voters against the Bill to Repeal the American Stamp...
5673Cash Accounts, March 1766 (Washington Papers)
Contra Mar. 2— By Robert Haims £ 1. 0.0 8— By Sarah Harle 1.15.0 15— By Charity 1. 0.0 17— By Cards 15/—Cash sent Jno. W[ashingto]n 15£ 15.15.0 26— By Edwd Williams 2. 0.0 By James Donaldson for repg a Gun 1 Dollar 7. 6.0 27— By an Anchor for my Schooner
5674[March 1766] (Adams Papers)
Spent a Part of last Evening with Mr. Jo. Cleverly. He is a Tiptoe for Town Meeting. He has many Schemes and Improvements in his Head—vizt. for seperating the offices of Constable and Collector.—Collecting Taxes has laid the Foundation for the Ruin of many Families—John Vesey, Ben. Owen, Jed. Bass. He is for 5 select Men and will vote for the old ones Mr. Quincy, and Major Miller. He hears...
56751766 March 1st. Saturday (Adams Papers)
Spent a Part of last Evening with Mr. Jo. Cleverly. He is a Tiptoe for Town Meeting. He has many Schemes and Improvements in his Head—vizt. for seperating the offices of Constable and Collector.—Collecting Taxes has laid the Foundation for the Ruin of many Families—John Vesey, Ben. Owen, Jed. Bass. He is for 5 select Men and will vote for the old ones Mr. Quincy, and Major Miller. He hears...
5676From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Fox, 1 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : William Logan Fox, Philadelphia (1956) I wrote to you of the 22d past, via Maryland. Inclos’d I send a Copy of the late Votes on the Affair of the American Stamp-Act. The Repeal is now in a fair way of being compleated, on which I congratulate you and the Assembly. I am, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant, P.S. An Act will pass at the same time with the Repeal of the Stamp Act,...
5677From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 1 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I acknowledge the Receipt of your kind Letters of Nov. 12. and Dec. 20. the latter per Mr. Williams. I condole with you on the Death of your Husband, who was I believe a truly affectionate one to you, and fully sensible of your Merit. It is not true that I have bought any Estate here. I have indeed had some thoughts of re-purchasing the little one in...
5678To Benjamin Franklin from Philip Syng, 1 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I received yours of the 26th of September last, with your very agreeable Present Doctor Lewis’s new Work. You judged very right that I should find in it entertaining Particulars in my Way— the Management of Gold and Silver is treated of in it better and more particularly than I have met with in any Author. The regard you have always shewn me requires my...
5679Sunday [2 March]. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Wibirt.
5680To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Wharton, 2 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society About a week since, I wrote thee a few Lines per Capt. Robinson via Lisbon; which Letter was principally to enclose thee an Extract of a Letter wrote by T. Penn to his Governor, respecting the assurances he had obtained that, there would be no change of Government: This account filled the minds of our Friends with great concern, as we thereby—(if it be...
5681Monday. March 3. 1766. (Adams Papers)
My Brother Peter, Mr. Etter and Mr. Field, having a Number of Votes prepared for Mr. Quincy and me, set themselves to scatter them in Town Meeting. The Town had been very silent and still, my Name had never been mentioned nor had our Friends ever talked of any new Select Men att all, excepting in the south Precinct. But as soon as they found their was an Attempt to be made, they fell in and...
5682To Benjamin Franklin from David Hall, 3 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook copy: American Philosophical Society I was in hopes of a Letter from you by the Packet, but disappointed, was glad however to know from those that had, that you was well. Inclosed have sent you a Copy of the Accounts settled by Mr. Parker with me on your Account, which I hope will be Satisfactory, as, to the best of my Knowledge I think they are right; tho’, as I suppose he told...
5683Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurdsday, Fryday, Saturday, Sunday [4–9 March]. (Adams Papers)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurdsday, Fryday, Saturday, Sunday 4–9 March .
5684To Benjamin Franklin from John Free, 4 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Books inclosed in these Parcels, to wit; Dr. Free’s Controversy with the Methodists His Petition to the King, His Petition to the H. of Commons, against the two Archbishops, His Speech at Oxford; and Voluntary Exile a Poem, are a Present from the Author, who lives at Newington Butts near Southwark To an old Subscriber of his Mr. Richard Dunscomb of new...
5685From John Jay to Robert R. Livingston, 4 March 1766 (Jay Papers)
I received Yours of the 1 st . March Yesterday. altho I did not suspect any Part of my Letter to be misterious or unintelligable, I confess I imagin d , you would hesitate in answering to every Part of it—There was a Hobby Horse in the Way. You have it seems been highly entertained of late, and by your Account of the Matter have attained every Qualification necessary to form a Buck, & entittle...
5686To Benjamin Franklin from Amelia Evans, 6 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I write to beg ten thousand pardons for not having waited on you before I left town but having been excessively hurried with the necessary preparations for our embarkation I deferred seeing most of my friends till I found I was not mistress of a moment. But I hope you will pardon me Sir and allow me to intreat yours and Mrs. Stevensons wishes for success to...
5687To Benjamin Franklin from Ezra Stiles, 7 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library This waits upon you by Dr. Grant, with whom I have had the pleasure of an acquaintance during his Residence in Newport the winter past. He was educated at Aberdeen and received the Finishings in Medical Literature at Edinburgh and Paris. Your Reputation in the learned World excites a Curiosity in Gentlemen of Taste and Erudition to be known especially to one of...
5688To Benjamin Franklin from Mary Stevenson, 9 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society You will give us great pleasure if you will favour us with your company to day, our dinner shall be ready at any hour you will appoint, four o’clock will be as convenient to us as any other time; say you will come and you make us happy. My mother gave us hope that you might come to day, and thought it was the only one you could. I will flatter myself that I...
5689Monday. 10th. 1766. (Adams Papers)
Last Week went to Boston, and to Weymouth, &c. I hear that Mr. Benjamin Cleverly has already bespoke Mr. John Ruggles Jur., against May Meeting. Promis’d him, as much as he can eat and drink of the best Sorts, if he will vote for Captn. Thayer. Told him he would not have acted as he did at March, if it had not been for Thos. Newcomb, and that he would vote for Thayer at May, if it was not for...
5690Tuesday 11th. (Adams Papers)
Went to Boston. The C hief J ustice not there. A Piece of political Finess, to make the People believe he was under a Necessity of going a Journey this Week, but would be here by the next, was put about while Care was taken, to secure an Agreement to an Adjournment for 3 or 4 Weeks. So that Hutchinson is to trim, and shift, and luff up and bear away. And elude the Blame of the Ministry and the...
5691Wednesday. 12th. (Adams Papers)
Returned to Braintree.
5692Thurdsday 13th. (Adams Papers)
At home.
5693Fryday 14th. (Adams Papers)
Yesterday and to day the severest Storm of Snow, we have had this Year.
5694Saturday 15th. March 1766. (Adams Papers)
The Snow is as deep and in as mountainous Banks, as it has been at any Time this Winter.—The unanimous Agreement of the Court and Bar, was, to try a few civil Causes, one at least, and then adjourn over.
5695Sunday 16th. 1766. (Adams Papers)
Heard Mr. Wibirt all day.
5696Monday March 17th. 1766. (Adams Papers)
Rain. A Piece in Even ing Post March 10th. Remarks and Observations on Hutch inson ’s History. The Writer seems concerned least his Country men should incur the Censure of hissing from the stage all Merit of their own Growth. But Q. Allowing Mr. Hutchinsons great Merit, what Disposition has his Country men discovered to hiss it from the Stage? Has not his Merit been sounded very high by his...
5697Tuesday. 18th. (Adams Papers)
Went to Weymouth, found the Family mourning the Loss, and preparing for the Funeral of old Tom.—After my Return, rode to Mr. Halls, and in my Return stopped at Mr. Jo. Basses, for the Papers. Major Miller soon afterwards came in, and he and I looked on each other, without Wrath or shame or Guilt, at least without any great Degree of Either, ’tho I must own I did not feel exactly as I used to...
5698Wednesday. March 19th. 1766. (Adams Papers)
At Home.
5699From Benjamin Franklin to Matthew Boulton, 19 March 1766 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Assay Office, Birmingham You will I trust excuse my so long omitting to answer your kind Letter per Mr. Garbet, when you consider the excessive Hurry and Anxiety I have been engag’d in with our American Affairs. I thank you for introducing me to the Acquaintance of that very sensible worthy Man, tho’ I could have but for a short Hour the Pleasure of his Company. I know not which of the...
5700Thursday March 20th. (Adams Papers)
At Mrs. Baxters Funeral.