1London Thursday March 30. (Adams Papers)
Presented Mr. Hamilton to the Queen at the Drawing Room. Dined at Mr. Paradices. Count Warranzow Woronzow and his Gentleman and Chaplain, M. Sodorini the Venetian Minister, Mr. Jefferson, Dr. Bancroft, Coll. Smith and my Family. Went at Nine O Clock to the French Ambassadors Ball, where were two or three hundred People, chiefly Ladies. Here I met the Marquis of Landsdown and the Earl of...
230th. (Adams Papers)
My Trunks, which I have been so long expecting, came, at last this morning, from Haverhill. White, and my Brother, went to Boston; this day our Class finished reciting in Euclid. A Lesson was set us in Gravesande, for next Quarter; when we go, in to Mr. Read. It would have been best to have gone in to Gravesande before Mr. Williams, began his Lectures; but the Class was considerably delayed...
3[Diary entry: 30 March 1786] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 30th. Thermometer at 58 in the Morning—63 at Noon and at Night. Lowering more or less all day, with the wind at South. Rid to the ferry, Dogue run, and Muddy hole plantations & to the Mill. On my return home, found a Mr. Wallace, an Irish Gentlemen—some time since recommended to me by Mr. Edward Newenham, here. The Corn which I had lately received from York River having got very hot,...
4From George Washington to Edward Newenham, 30 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
Having had cause, lately, to apprehend a miscarriage of the letter of which the inclosed is a duplicate, I do myself the honor of forwarding this copy, as the best apology I can make for a silence that might, otherwise, be ascribed to motives of inattention; wch would give me pain; as I have pleasure in your corrispondence, and would wish to keep up a friendly intercourse with you by letter....
The Secretary of the United States for the Department of foreign Affairs to whom was referred M r . Adams Letters of the 2 d . 6 th . 9 th . 12 th . & 15 th . December 1785 and 4 th . January 1786 with the Papers enclosed with them, and also a Motion founded on M r . Adams Memorial demanding the Evacuation of the frontier Posts &ca:— Reports
6To Thomas Jefferson from Ferdinand Grand, 30 March 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 30 Mch. 1786. Acknowledges TJ’s letter of 19 Mch. and advises that he has “in consequence paid due honour to the Bill for £2400. [sic]” which TJ had drawn on him on account of the United States. RC ( DLC ). Noted in SJL as received “while in London.” TJ’s letter to Grand of 19 Mch. has not been found and is not recorded in SJL . There is the following entry in TJ’s Account Book under 18...
7[To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander McCaul, 30 March 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Glasgow, 30 Mch. 1786. Recorded in SJL as received “while in London.” Letter not found but see TJ’s reply of 19 Apr. 1786.]