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In his diary for Monday, the seventeenth of September, 1787, Washington makes this entry: Met in Convention, when the Constitution received the unanimous consent of 11 States and Colo. Mason from Virginia, & Mr. Gerry from Massachusetts. The business being thus closed, the members adjourned to the City Tavern, dined together, and took a cordial leave of each other.

Fields was shot at a great tree by two Indians on his right, while one on his left was amusing him with talk and the Colo. Endeavoring to get a shot at him. Besides the loss the troops met with in action by Colo. Fleming who was obliged to retire from the field, which was very great, the wounded met with the most irreparable loss in an able and skillful surgeon. Colo.

Oh, now, do tell me yo' favo'ite colo', Mr. Beaton." "My favorite color? Bless my soul, why should I prefer any? Is blue good, or red wicked? Do people have favorite colors?" Beaton found himself suddenly interested. "Of co'se they do," answered the girl. "Don't awtusts?" "I never heard of one that had consciously." "Is it possible? I supposed they all had. Now mah favo'ite colo' is gawnet.

In short, if they are Birds of any Parts or Capacity, she will undertake to render them so accomplish'd in the Compass of a Twelve-month, that they shall be fit Conversation for such Ladies as love to chuse their Friends and Companions out of this Species. No. 37. Thursday, April 12, 1711. Addison. ... Non illa colo calathisve Minervae Foemineas assueta manus ... Virg.

Ellzey owned a large tract of land including the Magner tract of which "Brecon Ridge" is now a part. Edward Payne, Colo. George Washington, Capt. Daniel McCarty, Colo. George William Fairfax, Mr. Alexander Henderson, Mr. William Gardner, Thomas Withers Coffer, William Linton and Thomas Ford."

His party who were to march from the camp was about 1200, and to join Colo. Lewis' party about 28 miles from Chillicoffee. But whether the action above mentioned would disconcert this plan or not, I think appears a little uncertain, as there is a probability that his excellency on hearing the news might, with his party, fall down the river and join Colo.

What may be their success God only knows, but it is highly probable the matter is decided before this time. Colo. Christian says, from the accounts he had the enemy behaved with inconceivable bravery. The head men walked about in the time of action, exhorting their men "to be close, shoot well, be strong of fight."

Oh, now, do tell me yo' favo'ite colo', Mr. Beaton." "My favorite color? Bless my soul, why should I prefer any? Is blue good, or red wicked? Do people have favorite colors?" Beaton found himself suddenly interested. "Of co'se they do," answered the girl. "Don't awtusts?" "I never heard of one that had consciously." "Is it possible? I supposed they all had. Now mah favo'ite colo' is gawnet.

Being on my way home to Fincastle court, was overtaken this evening by letters from Colo. Christian and other gentlemen on the expedition, giving an account of a battle which was fought between our troops & the enemy Indians, on the 10th instant, in the Fork of the Ohio & the Great Kanhawa. The particulars of the action, drawn up by Colo. Andr.

March 2, 1768, "Hunting again, & catchd a fox with a bobd Tail & cut Ears, after 7 hours chase in wch. most of the dogs were worsted." November twenty-second, "Went a fox huntg. with Lord Fairfax & Colo. Fairfax & my Br. Catchd 2 Foxes." For two weeks thereafter they hunted almost every day with varying success. September 30, 1769, he records: "catchd a Rakoon."