George Washington Papers

[Diary entry: 24 August 1799]

24. Morning clear—a light breeze from the Southward and Mer. at 70. Clear all day & warm. Mer. 80 at Night. Mr. White came to dinner—as did 4 Gentlemen from Phila. viz.—young Mr. Meridith (son of the Treasurer) Mr. Clifton, a Mr. Walter &—. The 4 last returned after dinner.

young mr. meridith: a son of Samuel Meredith, treasurer of the United States, and his wife, Margaret Cadwalader Meredith.

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