79401To Thomas Jefferson from Madame de Tessé, 22 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Le caractere virginien s’est deployé Monsieur, dans la formation des quatre caisses de plans que je dois a votre bonté. Les épis de Maïs ont eté oubliés, j’ai cherché tres soigneusement dans la paille dont les plans etoient environnés et je n’en ai point trouvé de vestiges. Il ny avoit que deux ou trois petits paquets de graines si pourris quon na pu distinguer que le Gleditsia triacanthus....
79402To Thomas Jefferson from Willink & Van Staphorst, 22 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Amsterdam, 22 May 1788 . Following TJ’s instructions of 16 May 1788, they have accepted the seven bills payable to Grand, but would have preferred “that Your Excellency had acquiesced to our Proposal of making you Remittances that We could easily have effected at short sight and more advantageously.” Same applies to disposals in favor of Short and Ast. These will “exceed the Cash We shall have...
7940323d. (Adams Papers)
Continual North east winds have prevailed for a week past. This evening, I past, with Thompson at Captain Coombs’s. We found Mr. Porter and Mr. Kellogg, two young Parsons there. The evening was tolerable; and something more. Fanny Jenkins was as easy, as good natured, as talkative as usual. Jenny Coombs is sensible and clever. Her Sister Polly it is feared, is in a consumption: a disorder by...
79404[Diary entry: 23 May 1788] (Washington Papers)
Friday 23d. Thermometer at 55 in the Morning—65 at Noon And 72 at Night. Clear, with but little wind in the Morning, from No. Wt. Cool. Visited the Plantations at the Ferry, French’s, and Neck and the Brick yard. At French’s—Three Ploughs, & two harrows were at work—the first preparing for Pease—the latter for, and putting in Buck Wheat. The other hands planting Corn. At the Ferry—One harrow...
79405From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, with Enclosure, 23 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
When I wrote my letter of the 4th. inst. I had no reason to doubt that a packet would have sailed on the 10th. according to the established order. The passengers had all, except one, gone to Havre in this expectation. None however is sailed, and perhaps none will sail, as I think the suppression of the packets is one of the oeconomies in contemplation. An American merchant concerned in the...
79406To Thomas Jefferson from John Trumbull, 23 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I am this morning favor’d with yours of 18th May:—I am sorry to find from this, that one of your letters has miscarried, and the more mortified as it happens to be that which you mention to have written from Amsterdam containing a draft:—The only letter I have from you since one of three lines the 3d. March: mentioning your intention of leaving Paris on that tour is the present received this...
7940724th. (Adams Papers)
Pickman went to Salem this morning. In the evening, I took a long walk with Thompson, down towards Newbury Bridge, in hopes of meeting Mr. Andrews; we were however unsuccessful. When we returned, I stop’d and past an hour with Putnam. He told me they had received a letter at Mr. Bradbury’s from Andrews informing them, that his health, would necessarily prevent him, from coming to-morrow, but...
79408To Alexander Hamilton from Marquis de Lafayette, 24 May 1788 (Hamilton Papers)
It is a Hard thing for me to Be separated from the friends I love the Best, and to think that our daily Conversations are Reduced to a few letters, the Arrival of Which is ever lengthy and sometimes Uncertain. I Hope, However, My dear friend, you don’t question My Continual and Affectionate Remembrance of the Happy days I Have Past With You. I Hope You often think of me, and of the pleasure...
79409[Diary entry: 24 May 1788] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 24th. Thermometer at 65 in the Morning—77 at Noon And 76 at Night. Morning clear, with but little wind, & that at West. About One Oclock a cloud, with a pretty heavy shower of rain came up, & Wind at No. Wt. and cool. Rid to all the Plantations. At the Ferry & Frenchs—same work as yesterday—finished. Planting Corn. At Dogue run—Four plows began to Weed Corn, and at the same time to...
79410To George Washington from William Heth, 24 May 1788 (Washington Papers)
My extreme impatience to get home after so long an absence, prevents my doing myself the honor of calling on you. Inclos’d you have a Philadelphia paper, containing a piece, which may probably have some influence on our approaching convention—I mean to have it reprinted at Richmond, immediately after my arrival. I have completed the important business respecting the North Western territory...