6621Mississippi Land Company Minutes of Meeting, 16 December 1767 (Washington Papers)
At a General Meeting of the Mississippi Company at Stafford Court House in Virginia December 16th 1767. Present Richard Parker Francis Thornton Richard Henry Lee William Brent William Fitzhugh John Augustine Washington Francis Lightfoot Lee William Fitzhugh Junr Thomas Ludwell Lee William Beale Junr George Washington William Lee Richard Parker Esqr chosen President this meeting It is resolved...
6622From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 19 December 1767 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; extract reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin, LL.D. F.R.S. &c ., I (quarto edit., London, 1818), 125–6 note. The paragraphs printed here form one of two documents William Temple Franklin printed at widely separated points in his edition of his grandfather’s writings, both of which he said were letters to William...
6623George Rome to ——, 22 December 1767 (Franklin Papers)
I am now withdrawn to my little country villa, where, tho’ I am more retired from the busy world, yet I am still invelop’d with uneasy reflections for a turbulent, degenerate, ungrateful continent, and the opposition I have met with in my indefatigable endeavours to secure our property in this colony, but hitherto without success. The times are so corrupted and the conflict of parties so...
6624To George Washington from Robert Cary & Co., 22 December 1767 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Cary & Co., 22 Dec. 1767. On 5 May 1768 GW wrote to them : “I have just time before I leave this place to acknowledge the receipt of your Letters of the 22d of Decr by Eston, and 1st of Feby by Captn Outram.”
6625From Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin, 24 December 1767 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote you largely by this Packet, but omitted mentioning two Things I want you to send me per first Ships, for two of my Friends here. One is, Miller’s German Newspapers for two or three Months back; and to be continued. The other a Lump of that Sort of Stone we make Steps and Cheeks of Cellar doors of, at Philadelphia. Your Care in these Particulars will...
6626From Benjamin Franklin to Isaac Hunt, 24 December 1767 (Franklin Papers)
Transcript: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I received yours of Octo. 10 and perceive with concern that you are still persecuted as a heretic in politics. It is remarkable that the objection to you as a libeller should come from that person who is himself one huge, living, walking talking libel against all the worthy characters that come in his way. You ask me my advice on the occasion. The...
6627From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 24 December 1767 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have received yours of Oct. 23. and condole with you most affectionately in the Affliction you must have suffered by the Loss of so valuable and so amiable a Child. The longer we live we are expos’d to more of these Strokes of Providence: but tho’ we consider them as such, and know it is our Duty to submit to the Divine Will, yet when it comes to our Turn...
6628To Benjamin Franklin from James Parker, 24 December 1767 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society As no Packet has arrived here these two Months, nor any other Vessels lately from England, we have not had the Pleasure to hear from you since Sept. last. My last to you was per Capt. Eff. Lawrence by whom I told you the Issue of the Trial of the Office vers. Holt, was by the Auditors at New Haven, so far adjudged in Holt’s Favour, that he was to pay the...
6629From Benjamin Franklin to William Franklin, 29 December 1767 (Franklin Papers)
MS not found; extract reprinted in part from The Pennsylvania Chronicle, And Universal Advertiser , March 7–14, 1768, and in part from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin, LL.D. F.R.S. &c ., II , The Private Correspondence (quarto edition, London, 1817), 149–50. The paragraphs printed here form the second of two documents that William Temple...
6630To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Cumming, 30 December 1767 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Thos. Cumming presents his best Respects to his worthy Friend Doctor Franklin, and begs Leave to introduce to his Notice the Bearer, who is canvassing for the Place of Library-Keeper to the Royal Society. The Doctor will be presented with a Book of that Gentleman’s, which if it has been already read by the Doctor, Cumming may save himself the Trouble of...
6631Letter to the Public Advertiser, [before 31 January 1774] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress This document is among those calculated to teach editors humility. We have failed to discover either its date or the source of the dialogue that drives home its point. The date depends on that of the letter to the Public Advertiser which Franklin is answering, and which we have been unable to locate. Neither could Verner Crane, and he concluded for another reason that...
6632[1768–1770] (Adams Papers)
This Year 1768 I attended the Superiour Court at Worcester, and the next Week proceeded on to Sprin g field in the County of Hampshire, where I was accidentally engaged in a Cause between a Negro and his Master, which was argued by me, I know not how, but it seems it was in such a manner as engaged the Attention of Major Hawley, and introduced an Acquaintance which was soon after strengthened...
6633[First Residence in Boston, 1768] (Adams Papers)
In the Beginning of the Year 1768 My Friends in Boston, were very urgent with me to remove into Town. I was afraid of my health: but they urged so many Reasons and insisted on it so much that being determined at last to hazard the Experiment, I wrote a Letter to the Town of Braintree declining an Election as one of their Select Men, and removed in a Week or two, with my Family into the White...
6634Adams’ Notes of Authorities: Court of Vice Admiralty, Boston, 1768 (Adams Papers)
Grotius B. 2, Chap. 8, §. 2. How long Beasts Birds and Fishes, may be said to be no Body’s, admits of some Dispute. §. 3. “The Roman Lawyers say, We lose our Property in wild Beasts, as soon as ever they recover their natural Liberty: But in all other Things the Property acquired by Possession does not cease with the Loss of Possession. Nay it gives us a Right even to claim and recover our...
6635Interrogatories for Doane: Court of Vice Admiralty, Boston, 1768 (Adams Papers)
1. Was you on Board a Whale Boat with Asa Nickerson, on or about the 21st. of June 1765, in the Streights of Bellisle, and to what Vessell did said Boat belong, and who was Master of said Vessell? 2. Did you see the said Asa Nickerson, strike any Whale or Whales, on or about that Time in said Streights, if you did in what manner, declare all you know herein. 3. How and from what Circumstances...
6636Interrogatories for Gage: Court of Vice Admiralty, Boston, 1768 (Adams Papers)
Interrogatories In the Behalf of Lot Gage and Partners In the Case of Joseph Doane and others against him and Partners. 1st. Was you on a Whaling Voyage In the Streights of Bellisle on or about the 21st. of June 1765. 2. What Boat was you in and what Vessel did you belong to. 3. Do you remember that on or about that time there was a Whale Killed by Lot Gage and others the Property of which...
6637Subjects of Subjects [January 1768] (Franklin Papers)
Printed from The Gentleman’s Magazine , XXXVIII (1768), 6–7. At the close of 1767 a letter signed “S.N.” in The Gentleman’s Magazine ( XXXVII [1767, supplement], 620–21) attacked the nonimportation resolutions passed by the Boston Town Meeting of the previous October. The writer asserted that the resolutions were aimed at ruining British trade and finances and were accompanied by “vain...
6638To Benjamin Franklin from Sir John Pringle, [1768?]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society [Wednesday evening (1768?): an invitation to dine next Friday at 3:30 to meet Dr. Hoare. ] Perhaps Joseph Hoare, the newly appointed principal of Jesus College, Oxford. Hoare had served as proxy for the King at the marriage in Germany of the future Queen Charlotte in 1761, and might well have come to know Pringle as the Queen’s physician. If so the earliest...
6639Memorandum List of Quitrents, 1768 (Washington Papers)
1768. “A List of Lands belonging to G: Washington in the Northern Neck on wch—Quitrents became due Michaelmas 1768. . . .” ALB , DLC:GW . What follows is the same listing of landholdings as in List of Quitrents, 1764. See the notes, Memorandum: List of Quitrents, 1761 . Below the quitrent memorandum, GW has copied the receipt from John Hough, dated 20 June 1769, for £11.19.6, the quitrents on...
6640Spinning and Weaving Records, 1768 (Washington Papers)
Spun & Wove in the year 1768 for my own use as follow Viz. Yards Weight ⟨Price⟩ Linnen 66 1/2 30 £1.13. 3 24 1/2 13 . 8. 2 34 1/2 17 .11. 5 36 17 .11. 8 33 1/2 17
6641Rules of the Debating Society, 1768 (Jay Papers)
AD , in the hand of Peter Van Schaack, NHi : Peter Van Schaack. These notes come from the collection of Peter Van Schaack, donated to the New-York Historical Society by his son Henry, who made notations on many of the documents. Most of the notes are fragmentary at best and include drafts of Van Schaack’s comments. The notes were taken on the verso of drafts of legal letters and other...
6642Notes on Debate: Was Virginius Morally Justified in Putting His Daughter Virginia to Death? [1768] (Jay Papers)
The Matter was opened by M r D L who read the Story from the universal History— The Facts being agreed upon by the Gentlemen on both Sides of the Question, M r Kissam on the Aff. began to observe upon them—He said that to form an adequate Judgement upon the Merit of this Question he thought it Necessary to consider the Constitution of Rome at the Time this Act was committed, & particularly he...
6643Memorandum Books, 1768 (Jefferson Papers)
Jan. 7. Inclosed writ in Christian v. Patteson to sheriff of Buckingham. 13. Samson v. Wm. Winston. The trial was in April 1758 (or within a court or two of it). Search S. O. for Kimbro’s depon. 14. Thompson v. Robertson. The def. is dead. Wm. Cabell has rented the land to Patr. Napier, Benjn. Thacker, & Anthony Askew. Send for escheat warrt. Delivered the sheriff the sci. fa. in Hickman v....
6644To Benjamin Franklin from John Huske, [before 1 November 1768?]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society John Huske, an American-born merchant and M.P. for Maldon, Essex, was a strong partisan of the colonial cause. In 1767 he had used his long connection with Charles Townshend to try to secure modification of the Townshend Acts; in December, 1768, he introduced the Pennsylvania petition to the House of Commons. Three undated letters from him are among...
6645[January 1768] (Washington Papers)
Jany. 1st. Fox huntg. in my own Neck with Mr. Robt. Alexander and Mr. Colvill—catchd nothing. Captn. Posey with us. Although John Posey joined in the chase today and on other occasions during the next few months, he was now, in GW’s opinion, a man “reduced to the last Shifts,” for he was being destroyed financially by enormous debts that he had acquired over the past several years ( GW to...
6646Remarks of the Weather [January 1768] (Washington Papers)
Jany. 1st. Ground exceedg. hard froze, but this day calm & moderate. 2. Moderate. Wind Southwardly. Thawing a little. 3. Rain, with the Wind at So. West. Gd. still hard froze, except the Top of it. 4. Foggy & Warm. Mid day clear. Frost still in the Earth. Calm. 5. Very thick & Foggy in the Morning. Wind afterwards at No. Et. and Rain all day the Wind shifting southwardly. 6. Warm, clear, &...
6647Cash Accounts, January 1768 (Washington Papers)
Cash [January]— To Cash upon hand Balle of last years Acct £208. 3.1 Contra By Cards 4/—Jany 12th Ditto 8/9 £ 0.12.9 [Jan. 13] By William Skilling 1. 0.0 16— By Bryan Allisons Acct in full 2. 1.0 By Cards 3/6 —Club at Mr Arrols 4/8 0. 8.2 18— By Mr Jno. Muirs Acct to the date 4. 1.8 By Cards 11/3—Servants 5/
6648Observations [January 1768] (Washington Papers)
Jany. 1st. Neck People clearing a piece of ground which was begun the 23d. of Decr. Doeg Run People working in the Swamp which they began to clear this Fall. Muddy hole People (except two threshing) clearing the Skirt of woods within the fence 4 Men & 2 Women from Doeg Run assisting. Mill People also clearing. 6. Doeg Run People finishd grubbing the Swamp they were in and proceeded to another...
6649[Diary entry: 1 January 1768] (Washington Papers)
Jany. 1st. Fox huntg. in my own Neck with Mr. Robt. Alexander and Mr. Colvill—catchd nothing. Captn. Posey with us. Although John Posey joined in the chase today and on other occasions during the next few months, he was now, in GW’s opinion, a man “reduced to the last Shifts,” for he was being destroyed financially by enormous debts that he had acquired over the past several years ( GW to...
6650[Diary entry: 1 January 1768] (Washington Papers)
Jany. 1st. Ground exceedg. hard froze, but this day calm & moderate.