124th. (Adams Papers)
Thanksgiving day in the State of New Hampshire. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw spent it in the upper Parish: the meeting house of which, being, one half in this State, and one half in the other they keep both. Ours will be three weeks from this day. I spent the whole evening at Mr. White’s. Miss Priscilla McKinstry was there, a very pretty, agreeable young Lady. I read to them 2 or three of Mrs. Aikin’s...
2Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 24 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
I hope if the Marquiss de la Fayette is returned to Paris he may be able to give us some account of Colln. Smith for whom we are not a little anxious, having no intelligence from him since the begining of September when he wrote that he should tarry at Berlin till the reviews were over which would be by the 20th. of that month and then should make the utmost expedition to Paris where his stay...
3From John Adams to John Jay, 24 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
I was Yesterday honoured, with your Letter of the 14 th. of October, accompanied with the Gazettes and the Act of Congress of the 27. Sept r. You will learn from M r Dumas Letter, as well as by the public Papers, that the Treaty of defensive Alliance, between France and Holland was Signed at Paris on the tenth of this month. The vain Exertions of the Cabinet of St. James’s, to prevent it, are...
4From John Adams to John Jay, 24 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
I Should have added in my Letter of this day, that Shelbourne professes to be steady to the Principle, which he adopted at the Peace, and if he were to come in, he would do something if he could: but as an Irishman he is hated both by the English and scotch Nobility, as Marquis of Landsdown he is envied for his Elevation over older Families and he seems to have no sufficient Connections to...
5To John Adams from Thomas Barclay, 24 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
I wrote you Yesterday advising My Bill on you to M Grand N o. 6 for Two Hundred pounds Sterling— I shou’d have been before this time on the road to Madrid, but M r. De Beaumarchais having had his Accounts returned from America with a Reference to me, M. Jefferson thought I ought to give them an Examination so that No reflections hereafter shou’d lye on one of the Servants of the Public, for...
6To John Adams from Cotton Tufts, 24 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have repeatedly forgot to mention to You That in Sep r. 1783. D r. Holyoke then President of our Mass tts. Med l Society rec d. Your Letter dated in June, enclosing Copies of the Votes & C of the Royall Society of Medicine at Paris. In Octob r. following the Med l Society met and voted their Unanimous Thanks to You for Your friendly Attention to the Interests of the Soc y. and directed an...
7From Alexander Hamilton to John B. Church, 24 November 1785 (Hamilton Papers)
[ New York, November 24, 1785. On April 5, 1786, Church wrote to Hamilton : “I am in your Debt and have to thank you for your Letters of the 24 Novr. 6 Decr. & 1st Feby.” Letter of November 24 not found. ]
8[Diary entry: 24 November 1785] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 24th. Thermometer at 48 in the Morng. 56 at Noon and 55 at Night. Clear, Warm & pleasant, wind being still southerly. Immediately after Breakfast, rid to my Plantation at the Ferry and took the following Acct. of my Stock—viz. From the Ferry, I went to the Plantation at Dogue run and took the following Account of the Tools there—being omitted when I was there last. Recapitulation of...
9From George Washington to William Brown, 24 November 1785 (Washington Papers)
I am really ashamed, at this late hour to have the receipt of your favor of the 7th of Octor, to acknowledge: but the truth is it was handed to me among many other Letters, got buried, & was forgot until your second favor of the 8th inst: brough[t] it to remembrance. Since the receipt of the latter, my time has been much occupied with several matters—some of which were pressing: these, with...
10Report on the Capture of the Sloop Chester, 24 November 1785 (Jay Papers)
The Secretary of the United States for the Department of foreign affairs to whom was referred a Number of Papers relative to the Capture of the Sloop Chester Reports That the said sloop was captured on the 17 June 1777 by a Brig called the Fair American Captain Ch a . Morgan, and the Brig Experiment Captain Francis Morgan private vessels of war commissioned by the President of South Carolina,...