8761To Benjamin Franklin from [William?] Curtis, 23 October 1769: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society [Monday, October 23, (1769?). An invitation to dine on Thursday in Martin’s Lane with Dr. Price, Mr. Canton, and Dr. Jeffries. ] William Curtis (1746–99) was a Quaker physician and botanist, who later acquired considerable fame as the translator of Linnaeus and an expert on the flora of London. DNB. If our conjectural date is correct he was scarcely...
8762[Diary entry: 23 October 1769] (Washington Papers)
23. Went to Poseys Sale. Returnd at Night with Colo. Mason Mr. Ross, Mr. Sebastian Mr. Harrison Mr. Magowan & Colo. Masons Son George. According to the court’s order for the sale, GW was to be the first creditor paid out of the proceeds, with the residue going to the merchants who had brought suit to force the sale. However, GW was not to receive everything that Posey owed him, because the...
8763[Diary entry: 23 October 1769] (Washington Papers)
23. Pleast. Morning but the Wind hard from the No. West all day & cold. Weather clear.
87641769. Octr. 24th. (Adams Papers)
Sunday last I rode to Braintree in the Morning, and heard Mr. Gay, of Hingham forenoon and afternoon, upon those Words in the Proverbs “The hoary Head is a Crown of Glory if it be found in the Way of Righteousness.”—The good old Gentleman had been to the Funeral of his aged Brother at Dedham, and seemed to be very much affected. He said in his Prayer, that God in the Course of his Providence...
8765[Diary entry: 24 October 1769] (Washington Papers)
24. Went to the Sale again. Mr. Harrison Mr. Sebastian & Mr. Magowan came home with me also Robt. Alexander. Found Doctr. Rumney here. At the sale today GW paid George Mason £100 for the 100 acres of land Mason had previously agreed to sell him ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 61). Mason had sent...
8766[Diary entry: 24 October 1769] (Washington Papers)
24. Cold, the Wind being exceeding fresh from the No. West & cold & cl.
8767From Benjamin Franklin to James Lind, 25 October 1769 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (facsimile): reprinted from Rowfant Club Program , November 27, 1901 After the many Civilities I have received from you, I am ashamed that you have not yet received from me one of my Books, which was done up to be sent you last Winter, and I thought it had gone with others to Edinburg, till a few days since it was found to have been left behind and unaccountably mislaid. Mr. Bancroft is so...
8768[Diary entry: 25 October 1769] (Washington Papers)
25. Went to the Sale again. Mr. Harrison & Mr. Magowan returnd home with me. On this and the following day GW paid Robert Alexander a total of £418 14s. Maryland currency for his wife’s land: £218 14s. in cash and £200 sent to Fielding Lewis, Jr. on Alexander’s account. Lund Washington gave Alexander £81 6s. more on 22 Nov., making the total price of the land £500 ( General Ledger A General...
8769[Diary entry: 25 October 1769] (Washington Papers)
25. Clear & tolerably pleasant Wind being moderate & So. Westwardly.
8770To George Washington from Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 25 October 1769 (Washington Papers)
We have the pleasure to advise the receipt of thy favor of 25th July and note the contents—We remark thy observation respecting the Balance of thy Account being £7.10.0, and that had thee thought of our Debit against ⟨thee⟩ at the time thee was disposing of thy Tobacco, thee should have order’d one Hhd on board the Hanbury in discharge of it, this we should have been oblig’d to thee for, but...