6501Acct. of the Weather in Novr. [1772] (Washington Papers)
Novr. 1. Clear, very Warm, & but little wind—that Southerly. 2. Clear & warm in the forenoon with Rain in the Afternoon, after which clear & Cool. 3. Clear & pleasant, being somewhat cool Wind Westerly. 4. Rather Warmer than Yesterday with some appearances of Rain. 5. Very Cool Wind fresh from the Westward & clear. 6. Clear, but not so cool as yesterday. Evening a little lowerg. 7. Lowering...
6502[Diary entry: 1 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
Novr. 1. Clear, very Warm, & but little wind—that Southerly.
6503[Diary entry: 2 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
2. Clear & warm in the forenoon with Rain in the Afternoon, after which clear & Cool.
6504[Diary entry: 3 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
3. Clear & pleasant, being somewhat cool Wind Westerly.
6505[Diary entry: 4 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
4. Rather Warmer than Yesterday with some appearances of Rain.
6506[Diary entry: 5 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
5. Very Cool Wind fresh from the Westward & clear.
6507[Diary entry: 6 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
6. Clear, but not so cool as yesterday. Evening a little lowerg.
6508[Diary entry: 7 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
7. Lowering all day, with a little Rain now and then.
6509[Diary entry: 8 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
8. Still lowering in the forenoon & warm—clear afterwards.
6510[Diary entry: 9 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
9. Clear and pleasant with but little Wind & that Southerly.
6511[Diary entry: 10 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
10. Clear and Pleasant with but little Wind & that Southerly.
6512[Diary entry: 11 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
11. Wind Easterly & pretty fresh in the forenoon but calm & warm also clear in the forenoon.
6513[Diary entry: 12 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
12. Clear & warm in the forenoon but cool, cloudy & a good deal of Rain afterwards with high So. Westerly Winds.
6514[Diary entry: 13 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
13. A little Rain, with flying Clouds & high Wind from the Westward.
6515[Diary entry: 14 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
14th. Clear & somewhat Cool Wind still pretty fresh from the same quarter.
6516[Diary entry: 15 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
15. Cold & raw wind getting to the Northwest.
6517[Diary entry: 16 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
16. Very Cold, with appearances of falling Weather, wind at Northwest.
6518[Diary entry: 17 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
17. Wind fresh from the same Point and very cold but clear.
6519[Diary entry: 18 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
18. Very hard frost, but pleasant afterwards, with the Wind moderate, & more Southerly.
6520[Diary entry: 19 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
19. Very pleasant with but little Wind & that Southerly.
6521[Diary entry: 20 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
20. Pleasant forenoon & clear after the fog broke away which was very heavy.
6522[Diary entry: 21 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
21. Foggy Morning, but clear and pleasant afterwards.
6523[Diary entry: 22 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
22. Cloudy, with Rain more or less all day.
6524[Diary entry: 23 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
23. Much such a day as yesterday Wind being at No. Et. all day.
6525[Diary entry: 24 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
24. Weather as the day before but the Rain rather more constt.
6526[Diary entry: 25 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
25. Still Raining more or less Wind in the same Quarter.
6527[Diary entry: 26 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
26. Clear Morning but Cloudy and unsettled afterwards.
6528[Diary entry: 27 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
27. Clear and very pleasant with but little Wind.
6529[Diary entry: 28 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
28. Remarkably pleasant & Calm in the forenoon—but lowering before Sunset, with the Wind spring[ing] up fresh from South, & Shifting more Easterly. In the Night blew a mere hurricane & was attended by a good deal of Rain.
6530[Diary entry: 29 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
29. Clear after the Morning with the Wind high—from the South & West.
6531[Diary entry: 30 November 1772] (Washington Papers)
30. Windy and Cold.
6532[December 1772] (Washington Papers)
Decr. 1st. At home all day a Writing to Williamsburg. Most of GW’s two days of writing was in regard to the bounty lands, including his final reports sent to the council in Williamsburg. 2. At home all day. Messrs. Dulany & Tilghman came at Dinner time, & stayd all Night. 3. Went a Fox hunting, found one in Mr. G. Alexanders Pocoson & killd it after 3 hours chase. In the Afternoon Mr. B....
6533[Diary entry: 1 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
Decr. 1st. At home all day a Writing to Williamsburg. Most of GW’s two days of writing was in regard to the bounty lands, including his final reports sent to the council in Williamsburg.
6534[Diary entry: 2 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
2. At home all day. Messrs. Dulany & Tilghman came at Dinner time, & stayd all Night.
6535[Diary entry: 3 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
3. Went a Fox hunting, found one in Mr. G. Alexanders Pocoson & killd it after 3 hours chase. In the Afternoon Mr. B. Fairfax and Mr. Wagener came here.
6536[Diary entry: 4 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
4. Went a hunting again but found nothing. Mr. Wagener & Messrs. Tilghman & Dulany went home in the Afternoon.
6537[Diary entry: 5 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
5. Went a hunting with Mr. Fairfax. Found a Fox between Edd. William’s & Johnsons which we lost after a Chase of two hours. Edward Williams became GW’s tenant in 1760 when GW bought the Clifton’s Neck land. Williams was still there in 1786, when he was listed for tax purposes as having 12 whites and no blacks ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George...
6538[Diary entry: 6 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
6. Mr. Fairfax went away after breakfast, & Mr. Jno. Fitzhugh of Marmion came in the Afternoon. jno. fitzhugh of marmion : possibly the son of William Fitzhugh (1725–1791) of Marmion in the old Chotank neighborhood. Another John Fitzhugh, son of Maj. John Fitzhugh (d. 1733) of Marmion, had died earlier in the year.
6539[Diary entry: 7 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
7. Mr. Fitzhugh went away abt. 12 Oclock. I rid to the Ferry Plantation before Dinner.
6540[Diary entry: 8 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
8. Rid over Muddy hole, Doeg Run, & Mill Plantations before Dinner. In the Eveng. my Brothrs. Jno. & Chas. & Mr. Jno. Smith came. John Smith is probably John Smith (1750–1836), son of John Smith of Cabin Point. By this time the elder Smith’s lands, Fleets Bay plantation in Northumberland County and a large tract in Gloucester County, had been sold to satisfy the enormous debts of his estate,...
6541[Diary entry: 9 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
9. Went into the Neck abt. 11 Oclock a fox hunting. Touchd the Drag where we found the last but did not move the Fox.
6542[Diary entry: 10 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
10. At home all day.
6543[Diary entry: 11 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
11. My Brothr. Jno. set of homewards Mr. Smith to Frederick. I accompanied him as far as Alexa. from whence I returnd in the Afternoon—Mr. Dulany—Doctr. Brown & Mr. Brown with me.
6544[Diary entry: 12 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
12. Doctr. Brown went away abt. 12 Oclock & Mr. Brown after Dinner.
6545[Diary entry: 13 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
13. My Brother Chas. returnd home very Early this Morning and Mr. Dulany went up to Alexa. after Breakfast.
6546[Diary entry: 14 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
14. Went into the Neck on foot crossing the Creek with a Gun. Captn. McCarty & his Bro. Thadeus, & a Dutch Minister Dined here. Thaddeus McCarty (c.1737–1812), of Loudoun County, was the youngest of the three sons of Denis and Sarah Ball McCarty of Cedar Grove, and hence a brother of GW’s neighbor Capt. Daniel McCarty. Thaddeus married Sarah Elizabeth Richardson in 1768.
6547[Diary entry: 15 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
15. Went a Hunting & found two Foxes both of which were killd, but only one got, the Dogs running out of hearg. with the 2d.; found these Foxes on the Hills by Isaac Gates’s. The Isaac Gates family lived southwest of Mount Vernon. Gates occasionally used the services of GW’s blacksmith and weavers, paying for them with chickens and eggs. In 1782 he was listed for tax purposes as having six...
6548[Diary entry: 16 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
16. Mr. Val. Crawford who came yesterday went away this day. At home all day.
6549[Diary entry: 17 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
17. Govr. Eden & Mr. Custis came here to Dinner & Mr. Geo. Digges after Dinner.
6550[Diary entry: 18 December 1772] (Washington Papers)
18 Mr. Boucher, his Wife & Sister came to Dinner. GW means Boucher’s unmarried sister Jane (1742–1794), who lived in her brother’s household ( BOUCHER [1] Jonathan Bouchier, ed. Reminiscences of an American Loyalist, 1738–1789: Being the Autobiography of The Revd Jonathan Boucher, Rector of Annapolis in Maryland and afterwards Vicar of Epsom, Surrey, England . Boston, 1925. , 200).