| Journal of Research: Dec. 4 - Dec. 10, 2000 [24.5]
2000/12/10 0800-1630, 1800-1900 Wrote up my comments on Virginia's brief. Called Mary Jeske to discuss the project.
2000/12/09 1800-2130 Read and commented on Virginia's "Brief in Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment."
2000/12/06 1000-1300, 1600-1800, 2300-0000 Decided to go back to Mason's Papers and check his pre-1775 papers for anything pertinent. I found a long entry in which Mason extracted parts of the several Virginia Charters and wrote extensive notes. Included was a discussion of Maryland's claim to own to the south shore of the Potomac, which was not included in editor Rutland's inadequate index.
2000/12/04 1100-1630 Mined Volume 1 of the Papers of George Washington for items related to the Potomac case. Many of the hits were letters to and from Thomas Jefferson, which I had also collected from Jefferson's Papers. There were interesting little editorial differences between the two sets of papers. The Washington Papers, however, have more extensive editorial notes, the germane ones of which I have included in my notes. Next, I went to the UMBC Library to return Vols. 7-9 of the Jefferson Papers, and withdraw Vols. 1-3, 6, 10, and 12 of the same. I have uploaded notes related to the case from Volumes 10 and 12 (which see). |
