2521[Diary entry: 17 August 1771] (Washington Papers)
17. Rid by Muddy hole to Doeg Run—from thence to the Mill & so home by the Ferry Plantn.
2522Cash Accounts, May 1772 (Washington Papers)
Cash May 1— To Ditto [cash] receivd for Ditto [Fish] £ 0.18.0 11— To Ditto for Fish 3 M Herrings 0. 9.0 To Ditto for Eight thousand Salt Herrings 4. 8.0 12— To Cash receivd of Mr Willm Triplet 3. 1.9 16— To Ditto of Mr Hectr Ross for J[ohn] Washington—Suffolk 20. 0.0 To Ditto of Lund Washington for Corn sold 27. 1.0 To Ditto of Do on acct of Do from B[utle]r Ashford
2523[Diary entry: 14 November 1771] (Washington Papers)
14. Rid to the Mill with the Ladies & back again. Mr. Lawson came in the Afternoon.
2524[Diary entry: 8 August 1774] (Washington Papers)
8th. Left Colo. Bassetts. Visited my own Plantn. in King Wm. & Mr. Custis’s in King & Queen. Dind at King Wm. Ct. House & lodged at Tods Bridge.
2525[Diary entry: 5 December 1774] (Washington Papers)
5. Went to Colo. Fairfax’s Sale at Belvoir. Returnd in the Evening alone. A second sale at Belvoir was advertised for this day. It consisted of two rooms of household furniture, kitchen furniture, cattle, plantation utensils, etc. The mansion house and land were also again advertised for lease on this date, as was a small plantation and two fisheries ( Va. Gaz. , P&D, 20 Oct. 1774).
2526[Diary entry: 13 May 1768] (Washington Papers)
13. Wind Northwardly & rather Cool.
2527[Diary entry: 25 March 1774] (Washington Papers)
25. Lowering but no Rain, Wind Southerly.
2528[Diary entry: 11 August 1768] (Washington Papers)
11. Rid to the same places as yesterday & returnd to Dinner.
2529May [1762] (Washington Papers)
3. Mr. Daingerfields Negro Bricklayer Guy came here to work. Three William Daingerfields were living in Virginia in 1762, all of whom GW knew. Col. William Daingerfield (d. 1769), of Greenfield, Essex County, whom GW had visited in 1752 as he was traveling home from Barbados, had a son and a nephew, both named William. The son William Daingerfield (d. 1781), of Coventry and Fredericksburg,...
2530[Diary entry: 22 July 1774] (Washington Papers)
22. Very warm, & clear. Wind Southerly.
2531[Diary entry: 4 November 1771] (Washington Papers)
4. Clear & pleasant not being so cool as yesterday. Wind however in the same place.
2532[Diary entry: 26 December 1768] (Washington Papers)
26. Wind rather to the East of North and Cloudy, but not cold. Frost this Mg.
2533[Diary entry: 14 January 1760] (Washington Papers)
Monday Jany. 14th. The Wind at No. West, and the Morning being clear and cold but otherwise fine we set out—Mr. Seldon obligingly accompanying us a few Miles to prevent any misapprehensions of the Road. We arrivd about 2 Oclock to the Plantation late Colo. Turners but now Inhabited by an Overseer directly opposite to Port Royal (at this place also Mr. Giberne lodges) and here we were...
2534[Diary entry: 28 May 1773] (Washington Papers)
28. Much such a day as yesterday—in all respects.
2535[Diary entry: 21 August 1771] (Washington Papers)
21. At Court all day. In the Evening returnd home.
2536[Diary entry: 7 March 1768] (Washington Papers)
7. Rather better. Doctr. went home after breakfast. Mr. Ramsay staid to Dinner.
2537[Diary entry: 29 May 1768] (Washington Papers)
29. The bitch Chanter brought five Dog Puppies & 3 Bitch Ditto which were named as follow—viz.—Forrester—Sancho—Ringwood—Drunkard—and Sentwell. And Chanter—Singer—& Busy.
2538[Diary entry: 15 April 1774] (Washington Papers)
15. Rid with Mrs. Bassett &ca. to the fishing Landing at Johnson’s. Mr. Digges & his three daughters Teresa Betcy & Jenny dind here. Doctr. Rumney went away.
2539[Diary entry: 1 August 1768] (Washington Papers)
Augt. 1. But little Wind & yet not very warm.
2540[Diary entry: 12 August 1774] (Washington Papers)
12. At home all day. Miss Carlyle & her Sister Nancy came here. Mr. Willis also dind here, & went away afterwds.
2541Bond to Philip Pendleton, 7 December 1771 (Washington Papers)
7 Dec. 1771 . GW’s bond was to Philip Pendleton (1752–1802) of Frederick County for £800 in the sale for £400 to Pendleton of “the fee Simple Estate of . . . a Certain Tract of Land Lying . . . in the said County of Frederick adjoining the Lands of James Keith, The Orphans of Joshua & Abraham Hains and the Tract of Land which the said Philip Pendleton Purchased of Owen Thomas, being that Neck...
2542Cash Accounts, May 1774 (Washington Papers)
Cash May 13— To Cash recd from Mr Hunter Rent [£] 10. 0.0 To Ditto won at Cards 1. 0.0 17— To Ditto recd of Doctr [James] Carter—a yrs Intt of his Bond 10.16.0 To Ditto recd from Colo. Andw Lewis on acct of his Land under the Proclamation of 1754 10. 9.9 18— To Cash won at Cards 2.10.0 20— To Ditto recd from Mr Frans Whiting on acct of Rent 40. 0.0 23— To Ditto won at Cards 1.10.0
2543[Diary entry: 19 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
19. Set of on my Journey to Williamsburg & reachd Colo. Henry Lees to Dinner. GW is beginning a multipurpose trip. Although the Assembly was not scheduled to meet, the General Court had begun its 24-day fall session, which would draw most of the merchants and many lawyers and planters to Williamsburg for both their public and private affairs. Virginia was also expecting the arrival in...
2544[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...
2545[Diary entry: 18 June 1773] (Washington Papers)
18. Every one but Miss Reed & Miss Nelly Calvert went away after Breakfast. In the Afternoon my Bror. Jno. his wife, Daughter Jane & young Child came here. The two children who came on this visit were Jane Washington (1759–1791), who later married GW’s nephew William Augustine Washington (1757–1810), and her brother, another William Augustine Washington (1767–1784), who died unmarried.
2546[Diary entry: 15 October 1773] (Washington Papers)
15. Mr. Richd. Harrison went away before Breakfast. The others continued all day. At home.
2547[Diary entry: 5 April 1774] (Washington Papers)
5. Warm and pleasant with but little Wind & that Southerly.
2548[Diary entry: 26 March 1767] (Washington Papers)
26. Clear & pleasant tho cool.
2549Fairfax County Poll Sheet, 1 December 1768 (Washington Papers)
Colo. George Washington Colo. John West Captn John Posey Lord Fairfax Lord Fairfax Solomon Nicholas George Fairfax Esqre George Fairfax Esqre Thomas Hornbuckle Solomon Nicholas David Thomas Jno. Sarter Thomas Hornbuckle Eli Stone William Coarts John Sarter Guy Broadwater James Appleton David Thomas Thoms Douglas
2550[Diary entry: 30 December 1768] (Washington Papers)
30. Clear. Wind at No. West, & fresh in the Morning but incling. Southwardly in the afternoon. No frost.