1[Diary entry: 21 September 1768] (Washington Papers)
21. Stayd in Town all day & saw the Tragedy of Douglas Playd. Douglas , written by John Home (1722–1808), a Presbyterian clergyman of Edinburgh, was produced first in Edinburgh in Dec. 1756 and opened in London at Covent Garden the following year. The play was considered one of the finest British tragedies of the period and with its medieval Scottish setting, probably drew well in Alexandria,...
2[Diary entry: 21 September 1768] (Washington Papers)
21. Very warm. Wind still Southwardly with appearances of Rain in the Morning and Evening but none fell.