9161From Daniel Roberdeau to Benjamin Franklin, John Fothergill, and Charles Pearce, 27 February 1770 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society If by this time you have not succeeded in [the sale of my Plantation,] according to what I wrote you the 27th. Feby. and 20th. March, as [I am anxious to] transfer my Property from the West-Indies to the more eligible Situa[tion of my] own residence, and as a last effort, although I have little doubt that by [the time] this gets to your hands, that you will...
9162[Diary entry: 27 February 1770] (Washington Papers)
27. Ditto. Ditto.
9163[Diary entry: 27 February 1770] (Washington Papers)
27. Clear forenoon but lowering afternoon with the Wind raising from So. Wt. to No. West & Cool.
9164[Diary entry: 28 February 1770] (Washington Papers)
28. Went out with Guns returnd about 12 Oclock without killg. of any thing. My Brothers and the Company that came with them still here.
9165[Diary entry: 28 February 1770] (Washington Papers)
28. Clear and pleasant with but little Wind & that Southwardly.
9166Fitch’s Assignment of Errors: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, March 1770 (Adams Papers)
In the Case of the Select-Men of the Town of Brooklyn against the Town of Roxbury heard and adjudged at the Court of General Ses sions of the Peace held at Boston in and for the County of Suffolk by Adjournment on Monday the Seventh Day of November A.D. 1768. The Errors assigned by the Select-Men of the Town of Roxbury, which appear by the Records and Proceedings of said Court in said Case,...
9167[March 1770] (Washington Papers)
Mar. 1. My Brothers and the Company with them went away about 10 O clock. I went to level the Ground on the other side of Doeg Run. Mr. Magowan & Captn. Wm. Crawford came here this afternoon. GW was taking elevations west of Dogue Run to determine the best route for a millrace to his new mill. Several months earlier he had been thinking of supplying the new mill with water by having a race dug...
9168Acct. of the Weather in March [1770] (Washington Papers)
Mar. 1st. Wind Northwardly. Cold & Cloudy with Snow every now and then. 2. Cloudy with a Mixture of Hail Rain & Snow, but not much of it. 3. Clear and tolerably pleasant, but a little Cool. Wind being rather fresh from the No. West. 4. Cloudy Morning, then Snow, after that Snow and Rain mixd, and lastly constant Rain. 5. Snow about 3 Inches deep. Weather clear. Wind Westwardly in the forenoon...
9169Cash Accounts, March 1770 (Washington Papers)
Cash Mar. 1— To Ditto [cash] from my Br. John on Acct of Intt on his Bond to J.P. Custis £ 7.10. 0 5— To Cash won at Cards 1.16. 3 23— To Ditto recd of Captn Wm Crawford 5. 0. 0 To Ditto from Benoni Kent for ½ Bl Corn 0. 5. 0 Contra Mar. 4— By Cash lent Mr Wm Crawford 5. 0. 0 5— By Exps. at George Town 0. 2. 6 By John Jost for my Rifle in full £6.10. Maryld
9170[Diary entry: 1 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
Mar. 1. My Brothers and the Company with them went away about 10 O clock. I went to level the Ground on the other side of Doeg Run. Mr. Magowan & Captn. Wm. Crawford came here this afternoon. GW was taking elevations west of Dogue Run to determine the best route for a millrace to his new mill. Several months earlier he had been thinking of supplying the new mill with water by having a race dug...
9171[Diary entry: 1 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
Mar. 1st. Wind Northwardly. Cold & Cloudy with Snow every now and then.
9172To George Washington from Andrew Lewis, 1 March 1770 (Washington Papers)
I had not the pleasure of receiving your favour deated at Williamsburg the 20th of Last Decemr before Yesterday. all the officers that had the honr of Serving under you in the year 1754 as well as the Solds. must with gratitude acknowlidge the Service you have done them by obtaining a Location of their Lands. I am well pleased with Mr Walthes preserving the memorm I put in his hand and Laying...
9173From John Jay to Samuel Kissam, 1 March 1770 (Jay Papers)
The manner in which you tell your brother that you expected a letter from me contains a reproof which gives me pain. I confess appearances have been against me, and my conduct even to you, my friend, must have appeared exceptionable. My last letter I hope will apologize for seeming omissions; you have doubtless received it before this. Neglect of friends is a species of littleness to which I...
9174The Colonist’s Advocate: XI, [2 March 1770] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Verner W. Crane, Benjamin Franklin’s Letters to the Press , 1758–1775 (Chapel Hill, [1950]), pp. 207–9. The Genuineness of the following Extract from a North American Letter may be depended on. The Strain of it will shew, whether it is written by one most attached to the Ministry or to the People, and consequently whether the Information it contains is to be taken strictly, or...
9175[Diary entry: 2 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
2. At home all day with the two.
9176[Diary entry: 2 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
2. Cloudy with a Mixture of Hail Rain & Snow, but not much of it.
9177[Diary entry: 3 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
3. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
9178[Diary entry: 3 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
3. Clear and tolerably pleasant, but a little Cool. Wind being rather fresh from the No. West.
9179To George Washington from Jonathan Boucher, 3 March 1770 (Washington Papers)
It gives Me infinite Uneasiness to find myself under a Necessity of making a disagreeable application to You; but so am I circumstanced that this is almost my last Resort, to preserve Me from a very distressg Situa[tio]n. Doubtless, You have heard of the calamitous Fate of poor Mrs Campbell. At the Best, her Situa[tio]n was piteous; but it was rendered much more so by her being deserted by...
9180[Diary entry: 4 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
4. Mr. Crawford set of for Williamsburg & Mr. Magowan for Colchester the last of whom returnd. GW lent Crawford £5 for his journey, which the captain repaid upon his return to Mount Vernon later in the month ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 302).
9181[Diary entry: 4 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
4. Cloudy Morning, then Snow, after that Snow and Rain mixd, and lastly constant Rain.
9182Extract of a Letter, [before 6 September 1770] (Franklin Papers)
Printed from The Pennsylvania Gazette , September 6, 1770 Mr. Wilkes seems to be enjoying the solid Advantages of his Popularity with little Noise. The Boston Affair is a general Subject of Conversation, but, like every other American Concern, is so enveloped with Prejudices and Misrepresentations, that the still Voice of Truth and Candour is not heard. They are Rebels——Aggressors, with a long...
9183[Diary entry: 5 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
5. Mr. Magowan went to Dumfries and I to Mr. Rt. Alexanders on a hunting Party where I met Mr. B. Fairfax but first I went over to George Town returng. to Mr. Alexanders at Night. Established in 1751, Georgetown, Md. (now part of Washington, D.C.), was at this time a small but active trading community at the mouth of Rock Creek, eight miles up the Potomac River from Alexandria. At Georgetown...
9184[Diary entry: 5 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
5. Snow about 3 Inches deep. Weather clear. Wind Westwardly in the forenoon but calm warm and thawing afterwards.
9185Remarks & Occurans. in Mar. [1770] (Washington Papers)
6th. Joseph Gort a stone Mason came here to raise Stone. Began to Enlist Corn Ground at Muddy hole Plantation. Began to Enlist Ditto in the Neck that is to lay of the Ground. Began the same Work at Doeg Run Plantation. Goart worked one month and was paid £3 as he and GW had agreed on 2 Feb. ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5,...
9186[Diary entry: 6 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
6. Went out a hunting with Mr. Alexander [and] his Brothers. Found two or three Foxes but killd neither.
9187[Diary entry: 6 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
6. Clear and pleasant with the wind at South.
9188[Diary entry: 6 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
6th. Joseph Gort a stone Mason came here to raise Stone. Began to Enlist Corn Ground at Muddy hole Plantation. Began to Enlist Ditto in the Neck that is to lay of the Ground. Began the same Work at Doeg Run Plantation. Goart worked one month and was paid £3 as he and GW had agreed on 2 Feb. ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5,...
9189To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Nelson, Sr., 6 March 1770 (Jefferson Papers)
I was extremely concerned to hear of your Loss the account of which had reached us some time ago. As I have a pretty good collection of Books, it will give me pleasure to have it in my power to furnish you with any you may want. The bearer carries 4 pr. dovetail-hinges for doors, 2 Mortise locks, 20 Pullies, and 20 pr. of Shutter-hinges. I have none of the sort proper for the Leaves, which may...
9190To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Nelson, Jr., 6 March 1770 (Jefferson Papers)
I just received your melancholy account of the Loss you have sustaind, and have only time, (the messenger that brought the Wheat being in a great hurry to return) to assure you that nothing can give me so much pleasure as to render you every service that is in my power. You may depend on your Letter to your Bookseller being sent by the first opportunity; it would be prudent to send a Copy of...