3631[Diary entry: 28 January 1760] (Washington Papers)
28. Wind at So. again & fresh. Clear all day.
3632[Diary entry: 29 January 1760] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday Jany. 29th. White Frost, and Wind at So. till 3 oclock then No. Wt. but not very cold—clear all day. Darcus—daughter to Phillis died, which makes 4 Negroes lost this Winter viz. 3 Dower Negroes namely— Beck—appraisd to £50– Dolls Child born since— Darcus appd. at and Belinda a Wench of mine in Frederick.
3633[Diary entry: 29 January 1760] (Washington Papers)
29. Wind at Do. till 3 Oclock then No. W. clear all d[ay].
3634[Diary entry: 30 January 1760] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday Jany. 30th. Very Cloudy. Wind at So. till 9 Oclock at Night when it instentaniously shifted to No. West & blew a mere hurricane. Cupid was extreame Ill all this day and at Night when I went to Bed I thought him within a few hours of breathing his last.
3635[Diary entry: 30 January 1760] (Washington Papers)
30. So[uther]ly Wind & Cloudy till 9 at Night then No. W. & clear.
3636[Diary entry: 31 January 1760] (Washington Papers)
Thursday Jany. 31st. He was somewhat better; The wind continued at No. West all day—very cold & clear.
3637[Diary entry: 31 January 1760] (Washington Papers)
31. ⟨N⟩o. Wt. clear and Cold.
3638From John Adams to Jonathan Sewall, February 1760 (Adams Papers)
I am very willing to join with you, in renouncing the Reasoning of some of our last Letters. There is but Little Pleasure, which Reason can approve to be received from the Noisy applause, and servile Homage that is paid to any Officer from the Lictor to the Dictator, or from the sexton of a Parish to the sovereign of a Kingdom: And Reason will despize equally, a blind undistinguishing...
3639[February 1760] (Washington Papers)
Friday Feby. 1st. 1760. Wind at and Snow till 9 Oclock then cleard & became tolerable warm. Visited my Plantation’s. Found Foster had been absent from his charge since the 28th. Ulto. Left Order’s for him to come immediately to me upon his return & reprehended him severely. Mr. Johnston & Mr. Walter Stewart came here this Afternoon. Saturday Feby. 2d. 17[60]. The Gentlemen went of after...
3640[The Weather] [February 1760] (Washington Papers)
1. Snow in the Morning, but clear afterwds. 2. Wind No[rther]ly but mild clear. 3. Wind shifting from East to So. Clear & ⟨warm⟩. 4. So[uther]ly cloudy & clear by turns—white Frost. 5. So[uther]ly with Rain—gd. very Rotton. 6. Very fine drying day. No wind. 7. W. So[uther]ly, very warm & drying. 8. W. No. Wt. but not hard, fine clear & Warm. 9. Sml. Frost. Wd. No. Et. 10. Do. wind at No....
3641Cash Accounts, February 1760 (Washington Papers)
Cash Feby 27— To Wm Nationss horse destraind on & sold for £ 5. 0.0 To Cash at Cards 3. 1.0 Contra Feby 4— By 37 pistoles and a Shilling pd for 100 Barrl Corn 40. 2.8 By freight of Ditto from Port Tobo a 1/ 5. 0.0 By Overseers Expences in fetching it 0.17.6 9— By a Man that drove down my Hogs 0.10.0 16— By Cards 7/. gave away 5/. pd Mr Welden for my Seal 43/
3642[Diary entry: 1 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
Friday Feby. 1st. 1760. Wind at and Snow till 9 Oclock then cleard & became tolerable warm. Visited my Plantation’s. Found Foster had been absent from his charge since the 28th. Ulto. Left Order’s for him to come immediately to me upon his return & reprehended him severely. Mr. Johnston & Mr. Walter Stewart came here this Afternoon.
3643[Diary entry: 1 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
1. Snow in the Morning, but clear afterwds.
3644[Diary entry: 2 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
Saturday Feby. 2d. 17[60]. The Gentlemen went of after Breakfast and I rid out to my Plantns. and to my Carpenter’s. Found Richd. Stephens hard at Work with an ax—very extraordinary this! Desird him to see after Wm. Nations’ Rent, who died t’other day. The wind for the most part was Northerly yet the Day was mild —the Evening fine & promisd settle Weathr. Mrs. Possey and 2 of her Children...
3645[Diary entry: 2 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
2. Wind No[rther]ly but mild clear.
3646[Diary entry: 3 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
Sunday Feby. 3d. Very white Frost—and wind shifting from So. to East. Breechy was laid up this Morning with pains in his breast & head attended with a fever. Mrs. Possey went home and we to Church at Alexandria. Dind at Colo. Carlyles and returnd in the Evening. One Newell offerd himself to me to be Overseer. Put him of to another day. Episcopal services in Alexandria at this time were held in...
3647[Diary entry: 3 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
3. Wind shifting from East to So. Clear & ⟨warm⟩.
3648[Diary entry: 4 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
Monday Feby. 4th. White Frost & So[uther]ly Wind. Sometimes cloudy & sometimes clear. The Frost seemed to be getting out of the Ground. Dispatchd Foster to Occoquan, to proceed from thence in Bailey’s Vessell to Portobacco for 100 Barrls. of Corn wch. Captn. Possey purchased of Mr. Hunter the Priest for my use. Sent money to pay for the Corn viz.—37 pistoles and a Shilling, each pistole...
3649[Diary entry: 4 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
4. So[uther]ly cloudy & clear by turns—white Frost.
3650[Diary entry: 5 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday Feby. 5th. Breechy’s pains Increasg. & he appearing worse in other Respects inducd me to send for Dr. Laurie. Wrote to Mr. Ramsay Begging the favour of him to enquire in to the price of Mr. Barnes Sugar Land Tract & he informd me that the value set on it by Mr. Barnes was £400. Visited my Plantation and found to my great surprise Stephens constt. at Work. Greg and Lucy nothing better....
3651[Diary entry: 5 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
5. So[uther]ly with Rain—gd. very Rotton.
3652[Diary entry: 6 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday Feby. 6th. Fine warm day and the ground much dried. The wind which was extreamely little appeard to be shifting. Colo. Fairfax & Mrs. Fairfax Dind here. The Dr. sent his Servant down with things to Breechy. Grig came here this afternoon, worse and I had 15 Hogs arrivd from Bullskin.
3653[Diary entry: 6 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
6. Very fine drying day. No wind.
3654[Diary entry: 7 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
Thursday Feby. 7th. The Hogs which arrivd Yesterday were killd—weighg. as follows viz. 142 140 140 139 130 130 110 90 90 90 90 90 83 80 70 445 440 410
3655[Diary entry: 7 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
7. W. So[uther]ly, very warm & drying.
3656[Diary entry: 8 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
Friday Feby. 8th. 1760. The Wind had got to No. West, but as it did not blew fresh, so neither was it cold. Rode to my Plantatns. and orderd Lucy down to H[ome] House to be Physickd.
3657[Diary entry: 8 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
8. W. No. Wt. but not hard, fine clear & Warm.
3658[Diary entry: 9 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
Saturday Feby. 9th. The Ground was a little crusted but not hard—a remarkable white Frost. Visited my Plantation’s before Sunrise & forbid Stephen’s keeping any horses upon my Expence. Set my Waggon’s to draw in Stocks and Scantling, and wrote to Mr. Stuart of Norfolk for 20 or 30 or more thousd. shingles 6 Barrls. Tar 6 of Turpentine & 100 wt. of Tallow or Myrtle wax or half as much Candles....
3659[Diary entry: 9 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
9. Sml. Frost. Wd. No. Et.
3660[Diary entry: 10 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
Sunday Feby. 10th. The Wind got to North and often, clouded up and threatend Rain but in the Evening at sunsetting it cleard and seemd to promise fair Weather. Captn. Possey, and Mrs. Possey dind here. He obliquely hinted a design of selling his 145 Acres of Wood Land on Muddy hole. Orderd all the Fellows from the different Quarter’s to Assembly at Williamson’s Quarter in the Morning to move...