1Thursday. August 25th. 1785. (Adams Papers)
St. Louis’s day, a great holiday all over France, because it is the fête of their king’s patron. Dupré called me up at three o’clock, being determined that we should not set out too late to day. Before 4. we were in the carriage, and rode 14 miles to Marlborough before 9. We breakfasted there; and dined at Waltham, which is 12 miles further. It was almost 5 when we finally set off upon our...
2Abigail Adams to Thomas Welsh, 25 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
Your obliging favour of April 25 came to hand by Captain Lyde just after my arrival here. The important affairs of Court Etiquette and prepareations for shewing myself at St. James occupied my time so fully that I could not write you as I wished by Captain Dashood who saild soon after. When this great epocha of my Life was past, I had to seek a habitation and to see it put in order for my the...
3From John Adams to John Jay, 25 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday, I had a long Conference with M r Pitt for the first time.— He never had proposed any Interview with me, and I had delayed to request him to appoint any Time, after the first ceremonial Visit, for two Reasons; because that while Parliament was Sitting his Time and Mind were so engaged that it was impossible he Should attend in earnest to the Affairs of the United States, and because...
4[Diary entry: 25 August 1785] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 25th. Mercury at 74 in the Morning—80 at Noon and 78 at Night. Wind Southwardly in the forenoon, but not much of it. About Noon a Cloud arose in the West & promised rain but none fell here, but the Wind shifting to the Westward it blew hard for a few minutes & the cloud went above us. Finished sowing the Spaces of the Guinea Grass in the little Garden.
5To George Washington from John Jay, 25 August 1785 (Washington Papers)
In pursuance of an Act of Congress of the 19th Instant, of which a Copy is herewith enclosed, I have desired Mr Taylor, one of the Clerks of this Office, to wait upon your Excellency, and agreeable to your Letter of the 5th April last to Mr Thomson, to take Copies of the papers mentioned in it, and in the enclosed Act of Congress. With the best and most sincere Wishes for your Health and...
6To George Washington from Tench Tilghman, 25 August 1785 (Washington Papers)
I am honored with your favor of the 17th. Altho’ the greater part of the Cargo of the Ship Pallas is advertised for public Sale on the 1st of October next, it is not a matter of certainty that it will be disposed of in that manner—at least the whole of it. At any rate—I expect it will fall in a great degree under my Management, as Mr O’Donnell the Owner, who is a perfect Stranger in this...
7To George Washington from John Woddrop, 25 August 1785 (Washington Papers)
I have this day sent off this letter for your Excellency to the Ambassador from the States of North America at the Court of London. And which is chiefly to advise you, Sir, that I do now know, for certain, of one hundred heads of familys, and who, with their Wives and Children &ca will make a Number of five hundred & fifty, or Six hundred persons, And all natives of Scotland, who propose for...
8Congressional Resolution Changing John Jay’s Instructions for Negotiating a Treaty with Spain, 25 August [1785] (Jay Papers)
On a Report of a Committee to whom was referred a letter of the 15 th . from the Secretary for foreign Affairs— Resolved That the last paragraph in the instructions to the Secretary to the United States for the department of foreign Affairs passed July 20 th 1785 for entering into a treaty compact or Convention with the Encargado de Negocios of his Catholic Majesty in the words following “That...
9[To Thomas Jefferson from Giovanni Fabbroni, 25 August 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Florence, 25 Aug. 1785 . Recorded in SJL as received 5 Jan. 1786. Not found.]
10To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 25 August 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my last nothing very material hath taken place here. I leave this meerly to inform you of my departure hence for the Indian treaty on the Ohio which will be in about two hours. The two commercial propositions are as they were. Although congress will I believe not adjourn yet , I apprehend the business of consequence will be postpon’d for the present, perhaps till the winter. There is but...