Bay View High School - Oracle Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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it I -Q10 intl. I -I I- .0 ,Q Q. Af l E I more of my People shd. be seizd with the same disorder . . . Tbursday, sth- Got Blankets and every other requisite from Winchester and settld things upon the best footing I could to prevt. the Small Pox from spreading. Mr. Vall Crawford agree- ing in case any more of the People at the lower quarter getting it, to take them home in his House, and if any more at the upper Quarter gets it, to have them re- movd into my Room and the Nurse sent for . . . 17 63-August, 26 Kg ' -Sowed a little English Clover Seed at Quince tree in Garden to see if it - was good . . . 1765-November lst-Sent 1 Bull, 18 Cows and 5 Hui? L . Calves to Doeg Run in all-24 head branded on ye Buttock GW . . . 1767--Febru- ary 26-Brisk wind from the Southward. Clear, warm and pleasant. According to Colo. West ye greatest part of the next Moon should be as this day i, e, the same kind of weather that happens upon thursday before the change will continue through ye course of the next Moon, at least the first and 2d quarter of it. Quere-is not this an old woman's story . . . 17 68-january, 16-At Home all day at Cards-it snowing . . . 21-Surveyed the Water courses of my Mt. Vernon Tract of Land, taking ad- ,vs vant. of the Ice . . . 26-Went out with the Hounds but started no Fox. Some of theHound run of upon a Deer . . . February - 'T '24-Went a ducking between breakfast and dinner and killed 2 Mallards and 5 bald faces . . . Marcb 14-With the people working upon the New Road between breakfast and Dinner . . . Iuly 25-Went to Alexandria and bought a Bricklayer . . . September 21-Stayd in Town all day and saw the Tragedy of Douglas Playd . . . 29-Went to a Purse Race at Accatinck . . . December 1- Went to the Election of Burgesses for this County and was there, with Colo. West, chosen. Stayd all Night to a Ball wch. I had given . . . 1769 - May 19 - Went to the Queen's Birth Night at ye Palace . . . june 26--At home all day-Measuring Salt from a Bermudian . . . Iuly 25-At home all day Writing Letters and In- voices for England. CWashington directed that no articles in his list were to be sent if they were taxed by Parliament for raising a revenue in America.J . . . September 19-Went to Court again to day. Stayd all Night and went to see Slight of hand performd .... 1770--May 9-Mr. Christian danced here, who Cbe- sides his Scholars, and those already mentioned to be herel , dined here . . . October 5 tb -Began a journey to the Ohio in Company with Doctr. Craik, his Servant, and two of mine with a lead Horse with Baggage . . . 14tb-At Captn. Crawford's all day. Went to see a Coal Mine CWashington was thus one of the few Americans who first noticed the great Pennsylvania coal-Helds. The vein was bituminous.J not far from his house on the Banks of the River, the Coal seemd to be of the very best kind, burning freely and abundance of it . . . 15 tb-Went to view some Land which Captn. Crawford had taken up for me near the Yaughyaughgane distant about 12 miles. This Tract which contains about 1600 Acres Includes some as ind Land as ever I saw . . . November 2d-We proceeded up the River with the Canoe about 4 Miles A - X more, and then incampd and went a Hunting, killed S Buffaloes ' and wounded some others, three deer, etca. This Country abounds in Buffalo and Wild game of all kinds as also in all kinds of wild fowl . . . 18tb- Agreed with two Delaware Indians to carry up our Canoe to Fort Pitt for the doing of which I was to pay 6 Dollars and give them a Quart Tinn Can . . . 1771-Aug. 2- 1 it u r 1 i . , s ,t r .-.. f 1s vt g -4 .9 I f i age A sf f 11 i 6 up

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I I I I I'-III. veveeow 1+ Baggage so heavy that myself and others gave up our Horses for Packs, to assist along with the Baggage. I put myself in an Indian walking Dress, and continued SQFW' , with them three Days, till I found there was no Probability of their get- , S- ting home in any reasonable Time. Therefore I determined to pros- ecute my Journey the nearest Way through the Woods, on Foot. . . . 1760 - Ianuary, Monday, 28tb-- Visited my Plantation. Severely repri- manded young Stephen's for his Indolence, and his father for suffering of it. Found the new Negroe Cupid ill of a pleurisy--and had him brot. home in a cart for better care of him . . . February, Tuesday, itb-Visited my Plantation and found to my great surprise Stephens constlanjtlfyj at work - Passing by my Carpenters that were hughing I found that four of them viz. George, Tom, Mike and Young Billy had only hughd 120 Foot Yesterday from 10 oiclock. Sat down ' , ,e gl, therefore and observed. Tom and Mike in a less space than 30 - Minutes cleared the Bushes from abt. a poplar, Stock lind it 10 3' ' 4, i'5F Foot long and hughd each their side 12 Inches deep. Then, letting them proceed their own way, they spent 25 minutes more in getting the cross cut saw standing to consider what to do, sawing the stock of in two places, putting it on the Blocks for hughing it, square lining it, etca. and from this time till they had Bnished the Stock entirely required 20 Minutes moreg so that in the Space of one hour and a quarter they each of them from the Stump finished 20 Feet of hughing. from hence it ap- pears very clear, that allowing they work only from Sun to Sun and require two hour's at Breakfast, they ought to yeld each his 125 feet while the days are at their present length and more in proportion as they Increase . . . Friday, 15 tb--Went to a Ball at Alexandria, where Musick and Dancing was the chief Entertainment. However in a convenient Room detached for the purpose abounded great plenty of Bread and But- ter, some Biscuits with Tea, and Coffee which the Drinkers of coud not Distinguish from Hot Water sweetened. Be it remembered that pocket handkerchiefs servd the purpose of Table Cloths and Napkins and that no Apologies were made for either. I shall therefore distinguish this Ball by the Stile and title of the Bread and But- ter Ball . . . March, Saturday, 1--Finished Bottling 91 dozn. Cyder . . . Wednes- day, 19-Peter fmy Smithj and I after several efforts to make a plow after a new model -- partly of my own contriving -- was feign to give it out, at least for the present . . . 21st-Grafted 40 Cherrys, 12 Mag- num Bonum Plums, Planted 4 Nuts of the Mediterranean Pine in the Pen where the Chestnut grows-sticks by each.-Set out S 5 cuttings of the Madeira Grape .... April, Saturday, S tb-Planted out 20 young Pine trees at the head of my Cherry Walk. Recd. my Goods from York. Hauld the Sein again, catchd 2 or 3 White ,fr I Fish, more Herring than Yesterday, and a great Number of Cats . . .Sat- ' urday, 26tb-Received letters-informing me that the smallpox had got - among my quarters in Frederick . . . May, Wednesday, 7tb-After taking the Doc'rs Directions in regard to my People, I set out for my quarters and got there abt. 12 oclock-time enough to go over them and End every- thing in the utmost confusion disorder and backwardness, my Overseer fHardwickJ lying upon his back of a broken leg, and not half a Crop, especially of Corn Ground, prepared. Engaged Vall. Crawford to go in pursuit of a Nurse to be ready in case i I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I JI- I

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Olallliliiellil-ll 1+ .K ,Ag , lan- Q ,, W ,M . g VV ,. - , , ,, , ., , -. .. ,, X, .,. ,I . - At home all day a writing Letters and advertisements of Harry, who run away . . N 012. lst--Went to the Fireworks in the Afternoon and to the Play at Night . . 1772-Iuly 24--Captn. Brodie Saild for the West Indies with my Flour 1- ' on Board, 273 Barls . . . 1773-May 27-Din'd at the Entertaimnenti. L given by the citizens of New York to Genl. Gage . . . Sept. 18- 'F' Went to a Barbicue of my own giving at Accatinck . . . june 1-Went to Church and fasted all day. Cln conformity with the vote of the Burgesses to fast in sym- pathy with Massachusetts on the day the Boston Port Bill went into operationj . . . july 14-Went up to Alexandria to the Election where I was chosen Burgess. Staid all Night to a Ball . . . Journey to Philadelphia. fThe First Continental Con- gress assembled in Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, September 5, 1774. Washmgton was present, though he does not note the fact in his diaryj . . . Sept. 16- R Dined at the State House Clndependence Hallj at an Entertainment given - ' by the City to the Members of the Congress . . . 25-Went to the Quaker l Meeting in the Forenoon and St. Peter's in the afternoon . . . Oct. 9- Went to the Presbyterian Meeting in the forenoon and Romish Church in the after- noon . . . 1775-Ian. 16-Went up to Alexandria to a Review of the Independent Company . . . May -4-Set out for the Congress at Phila .... june 15-Dind at Burnes' in the Field. Spent the Eveng. on a committee. fOn this day George Wash- ington, Esquire, was unanimously elected General and Commander-in-chief of all the forces raised, or to be raised, by the United Colonies.j . . . 17 81-May 9-Went to the Posts at Westpoint, and found by enquiry of General Heath, that all the Meat de- posited in the advance redoubts for contingent purposes would not, if served out, serve the Army two days - that the Troops had drawn none that day and that none remained in the common magazine . . . Oct. 17-About ten o'clock the Enemy beat a parley, and Lord Cornwallis Proposed- a cessation for 24 hours, that Commissioners might meet at the house of a Mr. Moore to settle terms, for the surrender of the Posts of York and Gloucester. To this he was answered, that a desire to spare the further effusion of Blood would readily incline me to treat of the surrender of the above Posts . . . Accordingly hostilities were suspended for the Night and I proposed my own terms to which if he agreed Commissioners were to meet to digest them into form . . . 1784-Sept.-Having found it indis- pensable necessary to visit my Landed property West of the Apalachean Mountains -- and having made the necessary preparations for it, I did, on the first day of this month set out on my Journey . . . 6-Remained at Bath all day and was showed the Model of a Boat constructed by the ingenious Mr. Rumsey, for ascending rapid currents by mechanism, the principles of this were not only shown, and fully explained to me, but to my great satisfaction, exhibited in practice in private under the injunction of Secrecy . . . 22-After giving instructions to Major Thomas Freeman respecting his conduct in my business, and disposing of my Baggage - consisting of two leather and one linen Valeses with my Marquee and horsemen's Tent Poles and Pins - all my bedding except the Sil- ver Cups and Spoons - Canteens - two Kegs of Spirits - Horse Shoes 8Lca. I set out for Beason Town, in order to meet with, and engage Mr. Thos. Smith to bring ejectments, and to prosecute my Suit for the Land in Washington l 'r 11, 4. ig, 4. 1, .IK .. 1 'S in . -aa-5 tri 1 lf Oflv li- sl I l' O If T 4 1 1 1 l l 1 l 1 l l l 4 1 1 I