1[Marginal Note in Winthrop’s Lecture on Earthquakes.] (Adams Papers)
March 12th. 1761. Another Earthquake happened which may perhaps enable us to determine, whereabouts these Earthquakes orig inate, and what Course they take, for as all Canada is now in English hands, we may have Accounts from Montreal, Quebeck, Oswego, and the several Places upon the River St. Lawrence, at what time this Earthquake happened, its Direction and Degree of Violence. At foot of p....
2To Benjamin Franklin from Ebenezer Kinnersley, 12 March 1761 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : The Royal Society Having lately made the following Experiments, I very chearfully communicate them in Hopes of giving you some Degree of Pleasure, and exciting you to further explore your favourite, but not quite exhausted, Subject ELECTRICITY . Exp. 1. I placed myself on an Electric Stand, and, being well electrised, threw my Hat to an unelectrised Person, at a considerable Distance, on...
3To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 12 March 1761 (Washington Papers)
Agreeable to your desire I send you Inclos’d a List of such things as the Regiment is most and in immediate want off, I could not get an accot of their cost, but it may be known from the Commissioners for exaiming the Regimental accots who no doubt are poss’d of the original accots Colo. Byrd gave in I likewise transmit you my Sentiments on the affairs we talk’d off at parting, which I fear...
4To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 12 March 1761 (Washington Papers)
I on many accots am encourag’d to take the liberty of Inclosing You a List of several indispensably requisite accutrements and Necessaries for the Regiment, which are not yet provided, and which we ought to receive previously to our Marching, it is needless to inform you of who so perfectly knows their utility & how much the Men would be Distress’d by wanting them, which, and their small...