8501[Diary entry: 1 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
Augt. 1st. Set out from Chs. Wests. Dined at Snickers and got to Mr. W[arne]r Washington’s abt. 5 Oclock. Edward Snickers (d. 1791) settled at a site near Buck Marsh Run in Frederick (now Clarke) County, where he later built his home, Springfield. Snickers’ Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains was named after him. Warner Washington was living in Frederick (now Clarke) County, probably on the...
8502[Diary entry: 1 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
Augt. 1st. Very cool Morning, & not an unpleasant day.
8503[Diary entry: 2 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
2. Remaind there all day. Mr. Washington returnd from Winchester in the Afternoon.
8504[Diary entry: 2 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
2. Cool Morning & Evening again but midling warm Midday.
8505To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel Cooper, 3 August 1769 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): British Museum I am now to acknowledg the repeated Favor of your Letters, with the Notes of Mr. P.’ Speech in Parliament, the arguments on the Dissenting Cause; and the Political Pamphlets, in which you have given me no small Entertainment. I could not forbear communicating what you wrote to some particular Friends, to whom I knew it would give great Pleasure, and to allow some...
8506[Diary entry: 3 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
3. At Mr. Washington’s all this day also.
8507[Diary entry: 3 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
3. Clear with more warmth—but not hot.
8508[Diary entry: 4 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
4. Still at Mr. Washington’s. Mr. Thurston & Lady dining there. Note I was detained this day & yesterday by the Waggon’s which had my Goods in for the springs loosing 2 Hs. After stopping at Mount Vernon in mid-February of 1768, Thruston had attended the March meeting of the Frederick Parish vestry, Frederick County, where he offered to take the vacant rectorship. The vestry, having given...
8509[Diary entry: 4 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
4. Tolerably warm with the Mornings & Evenings still cool.
8510[Diary entry: 5 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
5. Prosecuted our Journey to the springs (by Jacob Hites). Bated at Opeekon and lodged at Joshua Hedges. Jacob Hite, son of Jost Hite, was a resident of Frederick County. In 1772 he became a justice of the peace of newly formed Berkeley County. Hite married Frances Madison Beale, aunt of President James Madison, and moved with his family to South Carolina in 1773, where most were killed by...
8511[Diary entry: 5 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
5. Warm morning & hot day with a thunder shower—to the Westward.
8512[Diary entry: 6 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
6. Arrivd at the Springs about One Oclock & dind w. Colo. F[airfa]x.
8513[Diary entry: 6 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
6. Warm again, with appearances of Rain but none fell.
8514[Diary entry: 7 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
7. Rid out into the Country to seek a good Pasture for my Horses & engagd to send them to one John Higgens’s.
8515[Diary entry: 7 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
7. Warm, but a brisk breeze about Noon.
8516[Diary entry: 8 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
8. Sent my Horses to the above place with the Coachman.
8517[Diary entry: 8 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
8. Again Warm with a breeze as usual at & before noon.
8518[Diary entry: 9 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
9. Mr. Barcley dined with us—& Mr. Maze. John Barclay was an Anglican clergyman who came to Virginia by 1756 and was for a brief time in charge of Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg County. Some time before 12 Oct. 1760 he was appointed to All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Md., and in 1763 to St. Luke’s Parish, Queen Anne County, Md. In 1761 Barclay was named one of the commissioners to run...
8519[Diary entry: 9 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
9. Warm with appearances of Rain in the afternoon, but none fell.
8520[August 1769] (Adams Papers)
John Tudor Esq. came to me, and for the third Time repeated his Request that I would take his Son William into my Office. I was not fond of the Proposal as I had but 10 days before taken Jona. Williams Austin, for 3 years. At last however I consented and Tudor is to come, tomorrow morning. What shall I do with 2 Clerks at a Time? And what will the Bar, and the World say? As to the last I am...
8521Boston August 10. 1769. (Adams Papers)
John Tudor Esq. came to me, and for the third Time repeated his Request that I would take his Son William into my Office. I was not fond of the Proposal as I had but 10 days before taken Jona. Williams Austin, for 3 years. At last however I consented and Tudor is to come, tomorrow morning. What shall I do with 2 Clerks at a Time? And what will the Bar, and the World say? As to the last I am...
8522[Diary entry: 10 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
10. Mr. Barcley dined with us again as did Mr. Power and Mr. Geo. Thornton. George Thornton, of Spotsylvania County, one of Charles Washington’s brothers-in-law, married Mary Alexander in 1773. A prominent businessman in Fredericksburg for many years, he was a partner about 1772–74 with William Triplett of King George County in two stores, one in Fredericksburg and one in nearby Falmouth....
8523[Diary entry: 10 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
10. Exceeding hot and Sultry, but the Heat corrected a little by the Breeze at Noon.
8524From James Madison to Reverend Thomas Martin, 10 August 1769 (Madison Papers)
I am not a little affected at hearing of your misfortune, but cannot but hope the cure may be so far accomplished as to render your journey not inconvenient. Your kind Advice & friendly cautions are a favour that shall be always gratefully remembered, & I must beg leave to assure you that my happiness, which you and your brother so ardently wish for, will be greatly augmented by both your...
8525Aug. 11th. 1769. Fryday. (Adams Papers)
Mr. Tudor came, for the first Time and attended the Office, all Day, and paid me £10 St.—In the Morning I went to take View of Mr. Copelys Copley’s Pictures, and afterwards to hear News of the Letters arrived in Scott. The Mystery of Iniquity, seems to be unravelled. Spent the Evening at Mr. Wm. Coopers, the Dr. came in and was very social. He came from a Meeting of the Overseers of the...
8526[Diary entry: 11 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
11. Lord Fairfax & Colo. Geo. Fairfax dined with us.
8527[Diary entry: 11 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
11. Lowering Morning with a thunder shower in the Afternoon & exceedg. Hott.
85281769. Aug. 12. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Isaac Smiths and in the Evening went to Braintree.
8529To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Galloway, 12 August 1769 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. James Adair, the Bearer of this Letter, intending to Publish Essays on the Origin, Language, Religion, Customs, Policy &c, of the American Indians, particularly of those residing to the Southward, has obtaind Subscriptions and Encouragment from many Gentlemen of this and the other Provinces in America. He thinks he can better execute his Design in...
8530To Benjamin Franklin from James Parker, 12 August 1769: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society [New York, Aug. 12, 1769. Sent by the packet the seconds of two bills of exchange, Hubbart’s for £122 and Vernon’s for £15, and the first of a bill for £50 that Parker bought in New York; encloses the second of that, together with the first of a bill just received from Hubbart for £200, Folger upon Allnutt, of which the second will follow shortly. Mr....
8531Andrew Oliver to ——, 12 August 1769 (Franklin Papers)
I have been in this city for some time past executing (with others) his Majesty’s commission for settling the boundary between this province and that of New-Jersey. I left Boston the 11th July, since which my advices from London have come to me very imperfect; but as my friend Mr. Thompson writes me that he had drawn up my case and with your approbation laid it before the D. of Grafton, I...
8532[Diary entry: 12 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
12. Mr. Barclay dined with us this day also.
8533[Diary entry: 12 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
12. Again very warm—but a breeze as usual & noon wch. however sometimes dies away.
8534Aug. 13. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
At Mr. Quincys. Here is Solitude and Retirement. Still, calm, and serene, cool, tranquil, and peaceful. The Cell of the Hermit. Out at one Window, you see Mount Wollaston, the first Seat of our Ancestors, and beyond that Stony field Hill, covered over with Corn and fruits. At the other Window, an Orchard and beyond that the large Marsh called the broad Meadows. From the East Window of the...
8535[Diary entry: 13 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
13. We dined with Lord Fairfax.
8536[Diary entry: 13 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
13. Very Warm with the accustomed breeze down the Vale of the Mountains.
8537Monday August 14. (Adams Papers)
Dined with 350 Sons of Liberty at Robinsons, the Sign of Liberty Tree in Dorchester. We had two Tables laid in the open Field by the Barn, with between 300 and 400 Plates, and an Arning of Sail Cloth overhead, and should have spent a most agreable Day had not the Rain made some Abatement in our Pleasures. Mr. Dickinson the Farmers Brother, and Mr. Reed the Secretary of New Jersey were there,...
8538To Benjamin Franklin from James Parker, 14 August 1769: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society [New York, August 14, 1769. Repeats the substance of his letter of August 12, and encloses the second of Hubbart’s £200 bill.]
8539[Diary entry: 14 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
14. Colo. Loyd, Mr. Cadwallader & Lady, Mrs. Dalton & Daughter & Miss Terrett dind with us. Col. Edward Lloyd III (1711-1770) was of a prominent Maryland family and one of a long line of Edward Lloyds of Wye House, Talbot County, Md. He was married in 1739 to Anne Rousby of Patuxent, Md. He had been a member of the Maryland General Assembly, a member of the council, and receiver general of the...
8540[Diary entry: 14 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
14. Very warm forenoon with a shower or two in the Afternoon with thunder & sharpe Lightning.
8541Tuesday. Aug. 15. (Adams Papers)
Rode to Taunton, 16 miles before 9 O Clock, tho I stopped and breakfasted at Haywards in Easton 9 miles from Taunton. Spent all the Leisure moments I could snatch in Reading a Debate in Parliament, in 1744, upon a Motion to inquire into the Conduct of Admiral Mathews and Vice Admiral Lestock in the Mediterranean, when they had, and neglected so fine an Opportunity of destroying the combined...
8542[Diary entry: 15 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
15. Had my Horses brought in to carry Colo. Loyd as far as Hedges on his return home & rid with him as far as Sleepy Creek. Returnd to Dinner & had Mr. Barclay & a Mr. Brown to dine with me.
8543[Diary entry: 15 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
15. Cool forenoon—the Wind being northwardly & fresh—but warm afternoon the wind dying away.
8544[Diary entry: 16 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
16. Horses returnd from carrying Colo. Loyd. Mr. Barclay—Mr. Goldsbury Mr. Hardwick, Mr. Jno. Lewis & Mr. Wn. Washington Junr. dined here. mr. goldsbury : probably one of the brothers of John Barclay’s wife, Rachel Goldsborough Barclay. Her three brothers were Nicholas, Thomas, and Foster Goldsborough ( hanson George A. Hanson. Old Kent: The Eastern Shore of Maryland: Notes Illustrative of the...
8545[Diary entry: 16 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
16. Wind Northwardly & fresh. Clouds in the Evening but no Rain here.
8546[Diary entry: 17 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
17. Mr. Jno. Lewis & W. Washington dind here. We drank Tea with My Lord.
8547[Diary entry: 17 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
17. Wind Eastwardly fresh & Cool especially in the Evening & night.
8548[Diary entry: 18 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
18. Mr. Barclay, Mr. Wodrow & Mr. Wood dined here. My Lord the two Colo. Fx’s & others drank Tea here. mr. wodrow : probably either Alexander or Andrew Wodrow. Alexander Wodrow served as provisioner of the garrison at Fort Cumberland during the French and Indian War and voted for GW in the Frederick County burgesses election of 1758. In 1774 he served on the committee of safety of King George...
8549[Diary entry: 18 August 1769] (Washington Papers)
18. Morning Cool, but Midday warm notwithstanding the Wind blew fresh.
8550From George Washington to John Armstrong, 18 August 1769 (Washington Papers)
About a fortnight ago I came to this place with Mrs Washington and her daughter, the latter of whom being troubled with a complaint, which the efficacy of these Waters it is thought might remove, we resolvd to try them, but have found little benefit as yet from the experiment; what a Week or two more may do, we know not, & therefore are inclind to put them to the Test. it was with much...