7111768. January 30th. Saturday Night. (Adams Papers)
To what Object, are my Views directed? What is the End and Purpose of my Studies, Journeys,...
Covenant Broken. Plea. Special Demurrer. 1. 2. 3. 4. Joinder in Demurrer. Auchmuty. 2 Breaches...
Sewall . Dougherty at Newfoundland, 3 Years, Little breakfasted dined suppd and lodgd there....
714Adams’ Minutes of the Trial and Notes for His Argument: Middlesex Inferior Court, Charlestown, March 1768 (Adams Papers)
Sewall. Action of slander. Not directly charging Perjury. Things contrary to Truth and contrary...
James Athern Esqr. Joshua Gardiner. Folger has entered and cleared Vessell I am concerned in to...
The Affairs and Transactions of the Customs and Revenue, are very loose. Customs and Duties and...
In the Case of Jane Dotey vs. Manuel Essane heard and adjudged at the Court of General Sessions...
718Sui Juris to the Boston Gazette, 23 May 1768 (Adams Papers)
Not many Years ago, were transmitted to the Public, thro’ the Channel of the Boston-Gazette, a...
719Committee of the Boston Sons of Liberty to John Wilkes, 6 June 1768 (Adams Papers)
The friends of Liberty, Wilkes, Peace and good order to the number of Forty five, assembled at...
720[Seizure of Hancock’s Sloop, 1768–1769] (Adams Papers)
In the fall of the Year 1773, a great Uproar was raised in Boston, on Account of the Unlading in...
After the repeal of the late American Stamp Act, we were happy in the pleasing prospect of a...
722Adams’ Minutes of the Testimony: Middlesex Court of General Sessions, Concord, September 1768 (Adams Papers)
Sarah Garfield. D eaco n Farrar. Last of Deer. It is Josiah Headleys. The next Saturday, she said...
723Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Hampshire Superior Court, Springfield, September 1768 (Adams Papers)
Strong. Trespass and false Imprisonment. Plea that Plaintiff is Defendants Property—his Negro...
724Adams’ Copy of the Information and Draft of His Argument: Court of Vice Admiralty, Boston, October 1768–March 1769 (Adams Papers)
Prov. &c. Before the Honorable Robert Auchmuty Esqr. Be it remembered, that on the 29 day of...
725Adams’ Copy of the Libel and Report of the Trial: Court of Vice Admiralty, Boston, October 1768-March 1769 (Adams Papers)
Be it remembered that on the 26 October 1768 Joseph Dowse of Salem in the County of Essex Esqr.,...
726Committee of the Boston Sons of Liberty to John Wilkes, 5 October 1768 (Adams Papers)
Your very obliging favor we receiv’d by Capt. Bruce the 18th ultimo. The members were immediately...
727Adams’ List of Questions Presented: Suffolk Court of General Sessions, Boston, November 1768 (Adams Papers)
A great Number of Questions arise upon this Petition. 1 st. Whether a Justice of the Peace, can...
728Adams’ Notes of Authorities: Suffolk Court of General Sessions, Boston, November 1768 (Adams Papers)
Prov. Law. Page 23. Names returned. 2. Salk. 482. Anonimous. 3 Men and families. 2 Salk 485....
Otis . 15. C. 2, c7, §. 8. In JA ’s hand. Adams Papers, Microfilms , Reel No. 185. 15 Car. 2, c....
730Adams’ Copy of the Information and Statutes Involved: Court of Vice Admiralty, Boston, December 1768 (Adams Papers)
For that the same Molasses on 19 Aug. last, was imported and brought into the Port of Salem and...
731Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, March 1769 (Adams Papers)
News Paper. Jacobite Party. Kent . Odd that Edes and Gill should desire him to be of no Party....
732Adams’ Petition: Suffolk Court of General Sessions, Boston, April 1769 (Adams Papers)
Humbly Shew Thomas Pratt, Gentleman, Samuel Sprague, Yeoman, Samuel Serjeant, Gentleman, Samuel...
733Petition of the Boston Town Meeting to King George III, 4 April 1769 (Adams Papers)
Boston, 4 April 1769. MS not found. Printed Boston Gazette , 24 July 1769. At the town meeting of...
John Wentworth Esqr. Surveyor General of all and singular his Majestys Woods on the Continent of...
735John Adams to John Wentworth, 24 April 1769 (Adams Papers)
I have prepared Eight Libells, and shall compleat the rest immediately. Those I mean whose...
736Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Plymouth Superior Court, May 1769 (Adams Papers)
Keens Witnesses. Ed. Thomas . Known Georges Meadow 30 Years. Carted the Grass 2 Years. It was a...
737Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Plymouth Superior Court, May 1769 (Adams Papers)
Lex Test., Page 576. Stephens vs. Gerard, 1. Sid. 315. Page 571, Sackville vs. Brown. Page 576,...
Prov. Law. 16. 33. 386. Temp orary Laws. About Certificates for Anabaptist Ministers and People,...
28. H. 8, c. 15. For Pirates. The Statute on which this Court is founded is 11th. & 12th. Wm....
740Adams’ Argument and Report: Special Court of Admiralty, Boston, May 1769 (Adams Papers)
28th. Hen. 8th. c. 15. “For Pirates.” Where Traytors, Pirates, Thieves, Robbers, Murtherers, and...
741Plea to the Jurisdiction: Special Court of Admiralty, Boston, May 1769 (Adams Papers)
Humbly shews Michael Corbit of Marblehead in the County of Essex, Mariner that this Hon’ble Court...
742Additional Pleadings: Special Court of Admiralty, Boston, May 1769 (Adams Papers)
And the said Ezekiel Price says, that he to the said plea of the said John Ryan above pleaded to...
Mr. Carnes. Simpson. Clark. Of Mrs. Thorntons, I bought them, one Pair. Wm. Simpson. I bought...
744Draft Instructions of Boston to its Representatives in the General Court, 8 May 1769 (Adams Papers)
You have, once more received, the highest Testimony of the Confidence and Affection of your...
745Adams’ Notes of Authorities: Essex Superior Court, Ipswich, June 1769 (Adams Papers)
Bac. 3. 599. Tit. Merchant. “Where a Policy is a perfect Cheat as where a Person, having certain...
Mr. Fitch. About the Time of the Blow—the 2d Pistol was fired. Commission from Commissioners....
But, the first Question that is to be made, according to my Opinion, is, whether Impresses in any...
748John Adams to Abigail Adams, 29 June 1769 (Adams Papers)
I embrace with Joy, this Opportunity of writing you. Mr. Langdon, who is to be the Bearer, was so...
14. Car. 2d, c. 11, §.15. Seizures confined to Officers of his Majestys Customs, for the Time...
750John Adams to Abigail Adams, 1 July 1769 (Adams Papers)
We have lived thro the Heat, and Toil, and Confusion of this Week. We have tried three of the...
751[August 1769] (Adams Papers)
John Tudor Esq. came to me, and for the third Time repeated his Request that I would take his Son...
752Boston 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...
753Aug. 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...
7541769. Aug. 12. Saturday. (Adams Papers)
Dined at Mr. Isaac Smiths and in the Evening went to Braintree.
755Aug. 13. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
At Mr. Quincys. Here is Solitude and Retirement. Still, calm, and serene, cool, tranquil, and...
756Monday August 14. (Adams Papers)
Dined with 350 Sons of Liberty at Robinsons, the Sign of Liberty Tree in Dorchester. We had two...
757Tuesday. Aug. 15. (Adams Papers)
Rode to Taunton, 16 miles before 9 O Clock, tho I stopped and breakfasted at Haywards in Easton 9...
758[September 1769] (Adams Papers)
Tho this Book has been in my Pocket, this fortnight, I have been too slothfull, to make Use of...
7591769. Septr. 2. Saturday Night. (Adams Papers)
Tho this Book has been in my Pocket, this fortnight, I have been too slothfull, to make Use of...
760Sept. 3d. Sunday. (Adams Papers)
Heard Dr. Cooper in the forenoon, Mr. Champion of Connecticutt in the Afternoon and Mr. Pemberton...