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Routine Duties and Quiet Pleasures

From: Washington Papers | Diaries | Volume 3 | Routine Duties and Quiet Pleasures

No.	Author	Recipient	Title	Date	Context
1	Washington, George		[December 1772]	≈1772-12-01	Decr. 1st. At home all day a Writing to Williamsburg. Most of GW’s two days of writing was in...
2	Washington, George		Acct. of the Weather in Dec. [1772]	≈1772-12-01	Decr. 1st. Cloudy & like for Falling weather; being also Cold. 2. Clear in the forenoon but...
3	Washington, George		[November 1772]	≈1772-11-01	Novr. 1st. At Colo. Bassetts all day. 2. Went to Williamsburg in Company with Captn. Crawford....
4	Washington, George		Acct. of the Weather in Novr. [1772]	≈1772-11-01	Novr. 1. Clear, very Warm, & but little wind—that Southerly. 2. Clear & warm in the forenoon with...
5	Washington, George		[October 1772]	≈1772-10-01	Octr. 1st. At home all day with the Gentn. that came yesterday Afternoon—Colo. Burwell & Mr. Jno....
6	Washington, George		Acct. of the Weather in Octr. [1772]	≈1772-10-01	Octr. 1. Clear, Calm & pleasant being warm. 2. Very pleasant & warm without any Wind. 3. Such a...
7	Washington, George		Remarks & Occurs. in Octr. [1772]	≈1772-10-07	Octr. 7. Finished getting and Securing my Fodder at the Ferry Plantn. 8. Turnd the Water into My...
8	Washington, George		[September 1772]	≈1772-09-01	Septr. 1st. Rid to the Ferry & from thence to the Mill. In the Afternoon Doctr. Rumney came &...
9	Washington, George		Acct. of the Weather in Septr. [1772]	≈1772-09-01	Septr. 1st. Wind at No. Et. & Weather Cloudy but no Rain fell. 2. Clear, & Wind fresh from the...
10	Washington, George		Remarks & Occurs. in Septr. [1772]	≈1772-09-01	Septr. 1st. Finish’d Ditching at the Ferry Plantation—200 Rod in the whole. 2. Finishd Sowing...