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

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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

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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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V------fn' 'W' ' 41+ I C on it I Ori il as 0 , 4 4 i , i l. I . Q 4 Q. 15 I r F County, on which those, whose names are herein inserted, are settled . . . 178 S-Ian. Friday, 281519--Road to day to my Plantations in the Neck, partly with a view to search for Trees, for which purpose I passed through the Woods and in the first drain beyond the Bars in my lower pasture, I discovered in tracing it upwards, many small and thriving plants of the Magnolio, and about and within the Fence, not far distant, some young Maple Trees g and the red berry of the Swamp. I also . . . came across a mere nursery of young Crab trees of all sizes and handsome and thriving, and along the same branch on the outer side of the fence'I discovered several young Holly trees . . . March, Wednesday, 9th-A great deal of rain fell last Night and the heaviest sleet I ever recollect to have seen. The bows of all the trees were encrusted by tubes of Ice, quite round, at least half an Inch thick, the weight of which was so great that my late trans- plantations in many instances sunk under it either by bending the bodies of the young trees, breaking the limbs, or weighing up the roots. The largest pines in my outer Circle were quite oppressed by the Ice, and bowed to the ground, whilst others were loosened at the roots, and the largest Catalpa trees had some of their principal branches broken. The ground also where the holes had been dug to receive the Trees, and where it had not been rammed, was a mere quagmire . . . April, Saturday, 16th -A great Hoar Frost and Ice at least the one eighth of an Inch thick. What injury this may have done to the fruit, and vegetation, will soon be seen. The Buds of every kind of tree and shrub are swelling, the tender leaves of many had unfolded, the Ap- ricot blossoms were putting forth, the Peaches and Cherries were upon the point of doing the same. The leaves of the Apple tree were coming out, those of the Weeping Willow and Lilac had been out many days, and were the first to show them- selves. The Sasafras was ready to open, the Red bud had begun, but not to make any show. The Dogwood had swelled into buttons. The Service tree was showing its leaf, and the Maple had been full in bloom ten days or a fortnight. Of this tree, I observed great diiference in the colour of the blossomsg some being of a deep scarlet, bordering upon crimson, others of a pale red, approaching yellow . . . Aug., Wednesday, 31st -This day I told Doctr. Craik that I would contribute one hundred Dollars pr. ann. as long as it was necessary, towards the Education of His Son, George Washington, either in this Country or in Scotland . . . Sept., Saturday, 10th-Rid to meet a party from Alexandria at johnson's Spring Con my Landj where we dined on a g cold dinner brought from Town by Water, and spent the Afternoon , agreeably, returning home by sundown or a little after it . . . Wednes- day, 26th-Having received by the last Northern Mail advice of the arrival at Boston, of one of the Jack Asses presented to me by his Catholic Majesty fKing of Spainj . I sent my Overseer John Fairfax, to conduct him, and his Keeper, a Spaniard, home safe. . . . Thursday, lst-In order to try the difference between burning Spermaceti and Tallow Candles I took one of each, the lst weighing 3 oz. 10 p. w. 6 g., and 2d 5 oz. 2 p. w., and lighted them at the same instant. The first burnt 2 hours and 21 Min- utesg when, of the latter, their remained 14 pennyweight, which continued W to burn one hour and quarter longer, making in all 9 hours and 36 Minutes, By which it appears Kas both burnt without flairingj that, estimating Sper- maceti Candles at 3! pr. lb., the former is dearer than the latter as 30 is to nearly 13, in x y s f i s . . . .U.g. .