128th. (Adams Papers)
The weather very cold. No appearance of rioters as yet, tho’ it is this evening reported that there are 1500, within four miles of Cambridge. We dansed this evening at Chandler ists. Last night the ΦBK met at Burge’s chamber. Little and Cranch read disser tations. Freeman and Packard, a disputation upon the Question, whether good order is promoted more by the rewarding of virtue, than by the...
2Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 28 November 1786 (Adams Papers)
Since I wrote you, the packet from N york has arrived after a passage of 43 days, and by that your Letter of August 30th came safe to hand, and upon reading it I was glad to find that your sentiments so nearly agreed with mine. You will inquire into mr Parsons’ Terms and with the advise of Dr Tufts look out for Board. But I will get your Father to write you I had rather you should have his...
3[Diary entry: 28 November 1786] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 28th. Mercury at 36 in the Morning—29 at Noon and 27 at N. Wind fresh all day from the No. West, and North, with clouds and appearances of Snow. Towards evening it cleared, and was very cold all day. A Hound bitch which like most of my other hounds appearing to be going Mad and had been shut up getting out, my Servant Will in attempting to get her in again was snapped at by her at the...
4From George Washington to John Canon, 28 November 1786 (Washington Papers)
I have just been advised by Mr Smith, my Counsel, of the favorable issue of the Ejectments I was compelled to bring for the recovery of my land in your neighbourhood; and of the necessity there is for me to appoint an agent to take care of my interest therein. As I am not acquainted with any one, who lives near the land, in whom I could place such entire confidence as yourself, permit me to...
5From George Washington to Thomas Freeman, 28 November 1786 (Washington Papers)
Mr Smith having advised me of the decisions in my favor at the Nisi prius Court held for the county of Washington; & of the necessity there is for my sending, or appointing some person on the spot to attend to my interest in the recovered lands; I have, as you appeared fixed on a removal to Kentuckey in the Spring, & with difficulty could be induced to continue the management of my business in...
6From George Washington to John Stephenson, 28 November 1786 (Washington Papers)
This Letter will be handed to you by Mr Lear a young gentleman who lives with me, & who will pass a receipt in discharge of any money you may pay him on my Account. I hope it will be convenient for you to discharge the whole, for it should be remembered that I have lain a long time out of what you are owing me, & that I can no more do without than another. My expenses are high, and my calls...
7To Thomas Jefferson from William Stephens Smith, 28 November 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
London, 28 Nov. 1786. Requests that TJ obtain letters of introduction from his friends in Paris for James and Nathaniel Hayward, of Charleston, S.C., who expect to reside for some time in Dijon in order to acquire a knowledge of the language; has made the same request of Lafayette. They are “young Gentlemen of Character and Fortune” who will “do honour to your Introduction”; if they go to...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Madame de Tott, 28 November 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I profit, Madam, of the permission which your goodness has induced you to give me, and commence the pleasing office of studying with you the rythm of Homer. For this purpose I have committed to writing the few rules of Greek prosody which must be indispensably known. Those in the first page should be fixed in the memory: what follows need only be read once. If you do not find them sufficiently...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Madame de Tott, 28 November [1786] (Jefferson Papers)
Rien n’est si beau, si magnifique Monsieur que L’edition d’homere que [vous] Voulez bien me Sacrifier et que J’accépte avec Reconnoissance et Confusion. Qu’il me seroit doux de pouvoir Vous exprimer Combien Je suis touchée, pénétrée, de L’extrême bonté que Vous avez de Vous occuper de moi, Combien Je suis honorée de L’interêt que Vous me témoignez, Combien Je serois fière si Je pouvois croire...
10To Thomas Jefferson from J. F. Marmontel, 28 November 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Marmontel va faire passer a Mde. La Marquise de la fayette L’exemplaire de La lettre que Monsieur de Jefferson veut bien Lui confier. Mde. Marmontel Se fait une fête d’aller Voir Monsieur de Jefferson en route, puis qu’elle ne peut esperer d’avoir L’honneur de le voir à Monticello, ce qui lui feroit encore plus de plaisir. Le bon ami Mazzei prendra jour avec elle; et Mr. Marmontel Sera...