[Diary entry: 5 October 1787]

Friday 5th. Rid to all the Plantns. Havg. finished sowing rye 22½ Bls. at Dogue run, sent one plow to Muddy hole. The rest of the horses & hands were employed in treading out Wheat—the Fodder being also secured. W[en]t to cross[in]g at M. H. being late finishg. ditch to ferry road.

In the Afternoon Mr. Alexr. Donald came in.

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Title: [Diary entry: 5 October 1787]
Author: Washington, George
Date: 5 October 1787

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 5 October 1787],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-05-02-0003-0007-0005. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 5, 1 July 1786 – 31 December 1789, ed. Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1979, pp. 248–249.]