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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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27301 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 16 May 1770] | 1770-05-16 | 16. Jonathan Palmer and his Family movd to Poseys to live. Abt. 7 hands at Work to day. | |
27302 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 15 May 1770] | 1770-05-15 | 15. Rid to the Ditchers & Mill before Dinner—at home afterwards. | |
27303 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 15 May 1770] | 1770-05-15 | 15. A Lowery cloudy Morning but clear afternoon & tolerably warm. | |
27304 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 15 May 1770] | 1770-05-15 | 15. About 10 hands at Work to day on the Race. | |
27305 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 14 May 1770] | 1770-05-14 | 14. Rid to Muddy hole to my Ditchers & the Mill. Mr. Washington wife & Child & Mrs. Bushrod &ca.... | |
27306 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 14 May 1770] | 1770-05-14 | 14. Very like for Rain in the Morning but cleard afterwards. Wind fresh all day from the East and... | |
27307 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 14 May 1770] | 1770-05-14 | 14. Ten or Eleven hands were at Work to day. | |
27308 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 13 May 1770] | 1770-05-13 | 13. Went to Church with all the Compy. here. Dind at Belvoir & returnd in the Afternoon. | |
27309 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 13 May 1770] | 1770-05-13 | 13. Clear and very warm with but little Wind and that Southwardly. | |
27310 | Washington, George | Boucher, Jonathan | From George Washington to Jonathan Boucher, 13 May 1770 | 1770-05-13 | Your favour of the 9th came to hand last Night, but I do not think myself prepared at this time,... |
27311 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 12 May 1770] | 1770-05-12 | 12. At home all day. Mr. Stedlar here. Mr. & Mrs. Washington & Mrs. Bushrod went to Colchester &... | |
27312 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 12 May 1770] | 1770-05-12 | 12. Cloudy & sometimes Misting in the Morning but clear and pleasant afterwards. | |
27313 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 12 May 1770] | 1770-05-12 | 12. Seven hands were at Work this day upon my Mill Race. | |
27314 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 11 May 1770] | 1770-05-11 | 11. The rest of the Scholars went away after breakfast. Mrs. Washn. & Mr. W. Washington came this... | |
27315 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 11 May 1770] | 1770-05-11 | 11. Cloudy & sometimes Misty in the Afternoon. The forenoon clear & wind at No. West but variable. | |
27316 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 11 May 1770] | 1770-05-11 | 11. Eight hands were at work upon dry Mill Race today. GW had given up hiring ditchers and had... | |
27317 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 10 May 1770] | 1770-05-10 | 10. Rid to the Mill. Mr. Christian & some of his scholars went away this afternoon. Mrs. W——n &... | |
27318 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 10 May 1770] | 1770-05-10 | 10. Drizzling several times with the Wind westwardly but not so cool as yesterday. | |
27319 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 10 May 1770] | 1770-05-10 | 10. Mr. Christian went away this afternoon. I rid to the Mill. | |
27320 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 9 May 1770] | 1770-05-09 | 9. Mr. Christian danced here—⟨who⟩ (besides his Scholars, and those already mentioned to be here)... | |
27321 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 9 May 1770] | 1770-05-09 | 9. Raining more or less all day with the wind fresh and variable. | |
27322 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 9 May 1770] | 1770-05-09 | 9. Dischargd Clevelands Waggon. Ball & his People Went about 12 Oclock to Framing the Mill Work. | |
27323 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 8 May 1770] | 1770-05-08 | 8. Went the same rounds again and promised the ditchers 18d. a Rod if they woud be brisk and... | |
27324 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 8 May 1770] | 1770-05-08 | 8. Very warm & clear in the forenoon with but little Wind—but a severe Gust of wind & Rain in the... | |
27325 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 8 May 1770] | 1770-05-08 | 8. Neither of the above Persons were at work on the Race today. But Abel Cellicoe and one of his... | |
27326 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 7 May 1770] | 1770-05-07 | 7. Rid to the Mill ditchers, &ca. before dinner & to the Mill afterwards. | |
27327 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 7 May 1770] | 1770-05-07 | 7. Cool in the Morning but Hot afterwards with appearances of Rain. | |
27328 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 7 May 1770] | 1770-05-07 | 7. Got the Battoe, & the two Boats round to the Mill with stone. William Crook nor Thoms.... | |
27329 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 6 May 1770] | 1770-05-06 | 6. At home all day. Colo. Robt. Fairfax Mrs. Fairfax Mrs. W. Washington & the two Miss Carlyles... | |
27330 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 6 May 1770] | 1770-05-06 | 6. More moderate & pleasant in the forenoon—but cool & windy in the Evening—also Cloudy. | |
27331 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 5 May 1770] | 1770-05-05 | 5. Rid to the Mill Rights—Masons & Ditchers before dinner, & to Doeg Run Qr. | |
27332 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 5 May 1770] | 1770-05-05 | 5. Cloudy in the forenoon, & cool. Wind being at No. West—but clear and warm afterwards with but... | |
27333 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 5 May 1770] | 1770-05-05 | 5. Richard Talbot, one of Mr. Balls hands was absent from work. John Harvey was also absent from... | |
27334 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 4 May 1770] | 1770-05-04 | 4. Rid to the Masons & Ditchers before dinner. | |
27335 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 4 May 1770] | 1770-05-04 | 4. Very Cloudy, Misty & sometimes raining. Wind pretty fresh from the Northwest & cool. | |
27336 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 4 May 1770] | 1770-05-04 | 4. Began to flat Stone round—as also to carry wood round for burning Lyme. William Crook began to... | |
27337 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 3 May 1770] | 1770-05-03 | 3. Went the above rounds before dinner—but did not go out afterwards. | |
27338 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 3 May 1770] | 1770-05-03 | 3. Wind fresh and cool from the So. West—which shifted to the So. Et. and East, & began to Rain... | |
27339 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 3 May 1770] | 1770-05-03 | 3. Thomas Emmerson set into ditchg. on my Mill Race on the same terms as above that is 1/3 pr.... | |
27340 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 2 May 1770] | 1770-05-02 | 2. Mrs. Washington went to Belvoir & Mrs. Bushrod continued here. I rid to the Mill and... | |
27341 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 2 May 1770] | 1770-05-02 | 2. Calm and tolerably pleasant again altho the Morning was cool. | |
27342 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 2 May 1770] | 1770-05-02 | 2. The Mason’s went to laying Stone in the walls of the water Pit (dry Stone). Mr. Flemings ship... | |
27343 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 1 May 1770] | 1770-05-01 | May 1st. Rid in the forenoon to where the Millwrights & Masons were at Work—also the Ditchers &... | |
27344 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 1 May 1770] | 1770-05-01 | May 1st. A hard frost which destroyd all the Peaches &ca. from the Water. Wind still at No. Wt. &... | |
27345 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 1 May 1770] | 1770-05-01 | May 1st. John Harvey went to Ditchg. on my Mill Race at 1/3 pr. Rod. Harvey settled 12 Aug. 1770... | |
27346 | Washington, George | [April 1770] | ≈1770-04-01 | Apl. 1. Went to Pohick Church and returnd home to Dinner. 2. Rid to see Mr. Humphrey Peake who... | |
27347 | Washington, George | Acct. of the Weather in April [1770] | ≈1770-04-01 | April 1. Raw & cold Wind at No. Et. with great appearances (sometimes of falling Weather—at other... | |
27348 | Washington, George | Cash Accounts, April 1770 | ≈1770-04-01 | Cash Apl 12— To Willm Gardner weavg 13 Yds Cloth @ 1/3 £ 0.16. 3 13— To Andw Robinson for wheat... | |
27349 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 30 April 1770] | 1770-04-30 | 30. The Doctr. stayed till after dinner and then returnd to Alexandria. I rid to the Mill & my... | |
27350 | Washington, George | [Diary entry: 30 April 1770] | 1770-04-30 | 30. Wind in the same place and very cold & hard. A smart frost this morning. |