[Diary entry: 20 February 1769]

20. Went up to Alexandria to Court. Returnd home in the Evening.

While GW was in town, he apparently visited Dr. Rumney, who today supplied more ingredients for decoctions and another box of pills for Patsy Custis (receipt from William Rumney, 21 Sept. 1770, ViHi: Custis Papers). The February court lasted three days (Fairfax County Order Book for 1768–70, 76–92, Vi Microfilm).

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Title: [Diary entry: 20 February 1769]
Author: Washington, George
Date: 20 February 1769

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 20 February 1769],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-02-02-0004-0004-0020. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 2, 14 January 1766 – 31 December 1770, ed. Donald Jackson. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1976, p. 128.]