1231[Diary entry: 13 February 1773] (Washington Papers)
13. Ground hard froze—day Cold. Wind at No. West and fresh.
1232From George Washington to Thomas Bullitt, 1 January 1757 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Thomas Bullitt, 1 Jan. 1757. On 24 Mar. 1757 Bullitt wrote to GW : “I Recd yours Janry 1st.”
1233[Diary entry: 10 June 1773] (Washington Papers)
10th. Warm and pleasant with some Clouds.
1234Enclosure I: List of Junior Officers in the Virginia Regiment, 12 June 1757 (Washington Papers)
If your Honor is pleased to promote the Officers &c. according to their seniority, and present Rank in the Regiment: They will then, if there are twelve companies, stand as follows. Lieutenants Lieutenants 13 Peter Steenburgen 1 Capt. Lt Jno. McNeil 14 John Campbell 2 Christopher Gist 15 John King 3 Thomas Bullet 16 James Baker 4 Walter Stewart 17 Nathanl Gist 5 Hancock Eustace 18 Mordecai...
1235[Diary entry: 14 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
14. Do. till Noon.
1236[Diary entry: 28 September 1773] (Washington Papers)
28. Again Dined at the Govrs. and went to the Play & Ball in the Evening. Tuesday’s race was for the Jockey Club purse of 100 guineas, limited to horses of club members. The play was given by the American Company, which played through September in Annapolis. The ball was announced in the newspaper: “Assemblies as usual, on Tuesday and Friday” ( Md. Gaz. , 9 Sept. 1773).
1237Instructions to Company Captains, 29 July 1757 (Washington Papers)
The principal end proposed in sending you to the post to which you are ordered, is, to protect the Inhabitants of those parts, and to keep them if possible easy and quiet. I injoin it upon you, therefore, to use every means which you and your Officers shall judge advisable, to answer this salutary purpose—particularly by keeping out constant scouting parties; who with diligence, care and...
1238[Diary entry: 19 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
19. Soft and giving Morning without any Wind. The Afternoon Raining with but little wind which contd. through the Night.
1239[Diary entry: 8 August 1770] (Washington Papers)
8. Cool and Clear. Wind fresh from the Northwest.
1240[Diary entry: 16 May 1772] (Washington Papers)
16. Went to Mr. Barnes’s on Business of Mrs. Barnes & returnd to Dinner. Captn. McCarty went away after breakfast.
1241Cash Accounts, September 1764 (Washington Papers)
Cash Septr 1— To Mr [Charles] Green on acct of Wheat £ 2.10.0 To Cash of Edward Violett to pay Mr [Walter] Magowan 1.10.0 To Cash of Chrr Hardwick for Mr Chs Washington 7. 0.0 Contra Septr 1— By Mr Magowan—the Cash recd of Edd Voilet 1.10.0 5— By two Horse Collars—pd Nelson Kelly 0. 2.6 By Cash paid Nelson Kelly 6. 0.0 7— By Thomas Nicholas bal[anc]e due for his Wages 19.12.0
1242[Diary entry: 5 November 1770] (Washington Papers)
Monday 5th. I set of the Canoe with our Baggage & walkd across the Neck on foot with Captn. Crawford distant according to our Walking about 8 Miles as we kept a strait course under the Foot of the Hills which run about So. Et. & was two hours & an half walking of it. This is a good Neck of Land the Soil being generally good; & in places very rich. Their is a large proportion of Meadow Ground,...
1243[Diary entry: 3 March 1773] (Washington Papers)
3. Breakfasted at Port Royal, & Supped and Lodged at Todds Bridge. In Port Royal, GW patronized the tavern run by William Buckner ( General Ledger B General Ledger B, 1772–1793. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 82; CAMPBELL [1] Thomas Elliott Campbell. Colonial Caroline: A History of Caroline County, Virginia . Richmond, 1954. , 219, 413).
1244Cash Accounts, February 1774 (Washington Papers)
Cash Feby 2— To Ditto [cash] recd from Mr Geo: Johnson on Acct of David Kennedys Rent [£] 35.10.3 To Ditto recd from Bryan Allison Smiths wk 0. 2.0 4— To Ditto recd from Govr Eden—on acct of the money wch I paid Colo. Carlyle & Mr Campbell for him 32.15.0 19— To Ditto of Mr John Baynes on acct of James Towers’s Land 5.12.2 21— To Cash recd from Captn [Thomas] Conway 40. 0.0 To Ditto recd from...
1245[Diary entry: 25 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
25. Very warm. Wind being Southwardly—a little Rain in the Morning.
1246[Diary entry: 4 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
4. Clear—So[uther]ly Wind—fresh.
1247[Diary entry: 22 August 1770] (Washington Papers)
22. Mr. Beal went away after Breakfast. I continued at home all day.
1248[Diary entry: 18 September 1773] (Washington Papers)
18. Again Foggy; & somewhat Cloudy. Day very close & Warm.
1249[Diary entry: 6 May 1772] (Washington Papers)
6. Wind very fresh from the Southward with Clouds & a little Rain in the Morning.
1250From George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, 14 August 1756 (Washington Papers)
The return of the Express that came with La Force’s escape (for which accident I am extremely concerned; and fear its productions if he is not retaken) affords me an opportunity to inform your Honor, of some occurrences which have happened since my last. Repeated complaints and applications from all quarters for men; but more especially from the Garrisons which secure the communication with...
1251From George Washington to Richard Washington, 20 September 1759 (Washington Papers)
Inclosd you will receive a Bill (promisd in my last of the 7th May) which please to receive and place to my Credit —Since mine of the above date your agreable favour of the 26th March covering Invoice of Sundries pr the desire is come to hand as has the Goods also in good Order which is more than most of the Importers by that Ship can boast great part of her Cargoe being damagd—thrô the...
1252[Diary entry: 17 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
17. Rid with Mr. West to Mr. Triplets to settle the Lines of Harrisons Patent. Passd by the Mill with Colo. Lewis. Mr. Whiting went home this Mor⟨n⟩ing & Mr. West in the Afternn. from T[riplet]s. Harrison’s patent, a grant of 266 acres made to William Harrison 4 Dec. 1706, lay northwest of Dogue Run between the lands that GW had bought from Pearson and the Ashfords in 1761–62 and Trenn’s land,...
1253[Diary entry: 17 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
17. 10 hands at work to day. The H⟨oist⟩ frame & Mill beam were put up to day. Began also to raise Scaffolds for the Masons this day.
1254[Diary entry: 23 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
23. Soft Morning and a White frost. Weather exceeding pleasant as it continued to be through the day without Wind & clear Sky.
1255[Diary entry: 12 August 1770] (Washington Papers)
12. Warm and still with Clouds.
1256[Diary entry: 20 May 1772] (Washington Papers)
20. Colo. Blackburn & the Compa. with him went away after Breakfast. I sat to have my Picture drawn. On 21 May, GW wrote to Jonathan Boucher : “Inclinations having yielded to Importunity, I am now contrary to all expectations under the hands of Mr. Peale; but in so grave—so sullen a mood—and now and then under the influence of Morpheus, when some critical strokes are making, that I fancy the...
1257From George Washington to Lord Stirling, 20 January 1775 (Washington Papers)
Your Lordships favour of the 31st of October never came to my hands till a few days ago & then unaccompanied with any Printed Lists of the fortunate Prizes as mentiond in yr Letter. some time ago I came across one of these Lists in a Gentns possession by wch I found that out of the Six Tickets wch I kept on my own Acct two of them were fortunate—viz. One of £200—No. 58 in the division of...
1258Enclosure: Proposal for Frontier Forts, 9 November 1756 (Washington Papers)
A Plan of the number of Forts, and strength necessary to each, extending entirely across our Frontiers, from South to north. Names of the forts, or persons Commandg in ’em. On what waters placed Distance from each other in miles No. of men Garrisoning each Capt. Harris Mayo 20 Galloway Smith’s-river 15 miles 20 Terry
1259[Diary entry: 27 December 1770] (Washington Papers)
27. Frosty Morning but clear and pleasant afterwards.
1260From George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, 14 January 1756 (Washington Papers)
When I was down the Committee among other things resolved that the Maryland and Carolina Companies shoud not be supported with our Provisions—This Resolve (I think) met with your Approbation; upon which I wrote to Colo. Stephen desiring him to acquaint Capt. Dagworthy thereof, who paid slight Regard to it, saying it was in the Kings Garrison and all the Troops had an equal Right to draw...