3301[Diary entry: 14 October 1788] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 14th. Thermometer at 60 in the Morning—64 at Noon and 64 at Night. Wind Southerly with great appearances of Rain all the forenoon but clear afterwards. Rid to the Ferry, Frenchs, and Dogue run Plantations. At the Ferry, only 5 plows were at Work. The driver of the other got hurt. The other hands were at French’s. At French’s, two Carts and all the hands were about the Fodder. Stirring...
3302[Diary entry: 23 January 1786] (Washington Papers)
Monday 23d. Thermometer at 38 in the Morning—46 at Noon and 40 at Night. Clear all day with the Wind at No. West but neither hard nor cold. Snow entirely gone, except in places hid from the influence of the Sun & the Southwardly wind which blew yesterday.
3303[Diary entry: 31 January 1788] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 31st. Thermometer at 20 in the Morning—30 at Noon and 30 at Night. Morning clear and calm. What little air stirred was from the Southward—at which point it continued all day but freshened & was cool with but little thawing. Visited the Plantation at Dogue run. Men there cutting and Mauling as usual. The Women were putting up cross Fences in the Meadow by the Overseers House. Hands at...
3304[Diary entry: 7 March 1788] (Washington Papers)
Friday 7th. Thermometer at 36 in the morning—44 at Noon and 43 at Night. Clear morning with the breeze from the So. West. which soon shifted to No. Wt. and blew fresh & cold all day—but little thawing & that at top only. Doctr. Stuart and Mr. Calvert going away after breakfast I rid to the Plantations at Muddy Hole, Dogue run, Frenchs & the Ferry. Work going on at each as pr. the Weekly report.
3305[Diary entry: 4 November 1788] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday the fourth. Thermometer at 58 in the Morning—75 at Noon and 72 at Night. Morning clear, calm and very pleasant—as the weather continued to be thro’ the day. Mr. Herbert & his Lady, Mr. Potts & his Lady, Mr. Ludwell Lee & his Lady, and Miss Nancy Craik came here to dinner and returned afterwards. In MS “Tuesday” reads “Thuesday.”
3306[Diary entry: 30 December 1786] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 30th. Mercury at 28 in the Morning—36 at Noon and 30 at Night. An exceeding heavy close fog all day without Wind. Staked out the fields at the Ferry Plantation to day, according to the late modification of them. Visited the Ditchers and rid to Dogue run where the People had just finished securing the corn measured yesterday and were going to grub a piece of ground for the Muddy hole...
3307[Diary entry: 13 February 1786] (Washington Papers)
Monday 13th. Thermometer at 34 in the Morning—34 at Noon and 32 at Night. Cloudy Morning but tolerably clear afterwards till Noon when it lowered and sprinkled fine Snow by intervals till Night by which the ground was not covered more than half an inch. Wind Southerly but raw and cold notwithstanding. Planted the two peach trees which were brought on Saturday from Doctr. Griffiths in my fruit...
3308[Diary entry: 21 February 1788] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 21st. Thermometer at 30 in the Morning—32 at Noon and 28 at Night. Wind at No. Wt. with Clouds and appearances of Snow. Rid to Muddy hole, Dogue run Frenchs and Ferry. At the first working as yesterday. At Dogue run the same; except that the cutters and maulers had shifted to the East Side of the Plantation in order to get rails to repair the meadow fence.
3309[Diary entry: 3 March 1786] (Washington Papers)
Friday 3d. Thermometer at in the Morning— at Noon and at Night. The Snow which fell yesterday & last night covered the ground at least a foot deep and continuing snowing a little all day, & blowing hard from the No. West. We were obliged tho’ we assembled at the huts again to relinquish all hopes of levelling & Surveying the ground this trip; & therefore resolved on the Rout for the Canal from...
3310[Diary entry: 11 March 1788] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 11th. Thermometer at 36 in the Morning—52 at Noon And 52 at Night. The Wind still at No. Wt. & fresh and Cold in the forenoon. In the afternoon it lulled & was more moderate. Rid to Muddy hole, Dogue run, Frenchs & the Ferry. At the first Began to plow—Women making fence on ditch round the Barn, and in lane. The frost below the surface (2 or 3 Inches) stopped in places the plow but I...
3311[Diary entry: 29 August 1788] (Washington Papers)
Friday 29th. Thermometer at 80 in the Morning—83 at Noon; and 81 at Night. Wind at So. W. clear & very warm. Visited all the Plantations. In the Neck—The Waggon & 1 Cart were getting in Wheat—the other was at Mill. The other hands except those at Plow and employed in getting in and Stacking the Wheat—were threshing out Oats, & pressing Cyder. At Muddy hole—The Plows wch. had just finished...
3312[Diary entry: 1 April 1788] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 1st. Thermometer at 52 in the Morning—65 at Noon And 64 at Night. Morning heavy with the Wind at South. Clear afterwards & very warm. Went with Mrs. Washington and Colo. Humphreys to visit Mr. & Mrs. Rogr. West. Dined there & returned in the afternoon. Previous to this I visited all my Plantations. At the Ferry, the Plows began to work in field No. 3—the Harrow putting in Oats & grass...
3313[Diary entry: 19 September 1788] (Washington Papers)
Friday 19th. Thermometer at 64 in the Morning—76 at Noon and 70 at Night. Morning clear with the Wind at South—towards evening it got to So. Wt. & began to lower. Visited all the Plantations. In the Neck—The Carts &ca. would have finished (by Night) getting in all the grain. The other people after cleaning up the Oats & Rye which had been tread out—viz.—43½ of the first, & 72 of the latter...
3314[Diary entry: 23 September 1788] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 23d. Thermometer at 58 in the Morning 72 at Noon and 72 at Night. But little Wind and that Westerly in the Morning—towards evening what there was of it was Southerly. Visited all the Plantations. In the Neck—Seven Plows began yesterday to break up Field No. 9. The rest of the hands were about the fodder. At Muddy hole—All hands, and the Cart, were engaged with the fodder. At Dogue...
3315[Diary entry: 3 January 1785] (Washington Papers)
Monday 3d. Doctr. Stuart—his wife Betcy & Patcy Custis who had been here since the 27th. ulto. returned home. Doctr. Craik visited Mr. Peake & returned to Dinner. While we were at Dinner Colo. Blackburne & his daughter Sally came. The whole remained the Evening. Variable & very squally weather with Snow & Sunshine alternately. Towards evening the Wind came from the No. West & blew violently....
3316[Diary entry: 29 September 1787] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 29th. Rid into the Neck and set 6 plows to breaking up the orchard Inclosure for Wheat and grass Seeds. After breakfast Corbin Washington, his wife and Miss Ballendine left this & in the afternoon Majr. G. A. W. set off for Fredericksburgh.
3317[Diary entry: 11 May 1787] (Washington Papers)
Friday 11th. Set out before breakfast and rid 12 Miles to Skirrets Tavern, where we baited, and proceeded to the Ferry at Havre de grass to dinner. The wind being high, & the weather Squally I did not cross the river—frequent Showers thro’ the day with Mists and sun shine alternately.
3318[Diary entry: 19 October 1787] (Washington Papers)
Friday. 19th. Mr. Houston &ca. going away about 10 Oclock I rid to the Ferry, Frenchs, Dogue run & Muddy hole. At the first the People were making a farm Pen—at the next getting in Pease as yesterday—some of which (Vines) appeared to me to be not sufficiently cured. At Dogue run, getting out Wheat & removing brush frm. the Swamp to gullies. At Muddy hole began this morning to ditch between the...
3319[Diary entry: 25 June 1785] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 25th. Mercury at 72 in the Morning—72 at Noon and 77 at Night. Clear and but little wind during the whole day. Making, with the jobbers about the House, the Hay which had been cut the preceeding days—got it into Shocks. My Nephew, George Steptoe Washington came here in the Afternoon.
3320[Diary entry: 9 November 1787] (Washington Papers)
Friday. 9th. Wind at So. West and weather clear and mild. Went this day to the back line of my Tract in order to run a strait course between Colo. Mason & my self 30 feet within my bounds in order to digg a ditch, and make a road without it. Was not able to compleat it. Went by the Ferry, Frenchs and Dogue Run Plantations and returned home by Muddy hole. At the 3 first the Plows as usual were...
3321[Diary entry: 15 July 1785] (Washington Papers)
Friday 15th. Mercury at 74 in the Morng.—78 at Noon and 76 at Night. Lowering Morning with the Wind at So. West, and pretty fresh. A black cloud, with high wind, and a little rain about 3 Oclock. Observed the Seeds of the Palmetto Royal which I had sowed on each side of the Gate in Front of the House were coming up. Mr. Fairfax and his Son Ferdinando left this after breakfast.
3322[Diary entry: 23 October 1787] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday—23d. Left this place before Sunrise. Coming to Muddy hole by 8 oclock and finding the alterations which were intended to be made in the barrel were not easy to be effected without some materials of which I was not possessed and the season not admitting of delay I took the bands from the barrel in order that it might sow more regular & thicker in broadcast. Went round by Dogue run,...
3323[Diary entry: 29 April 1787] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 29th. Dined at Colo. Charles Carters and drank Tea at Mr. John Lewis’s.
3324[Diary entry: 26 December 1787] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 26th. Thermometer at 35 in the Morning—43 at Noon And 40 at Night. Morning calm, & pleasant for the Season, about Noon the Wind rose at No. West but it did not grow cold. Mr. Snow returned to Alexandria. Colo. Humphreys, the Gentlemen of the Family & myself went out with the hounds but found nothing tho much ground was gone over. G. & L. W. came. G. & L. W.: George Steptoe Washington...
3325[Diary entry: 5 August 1785] (Washington Papers)
Friday 5th. Thermometer at 74 in the Morning—76 at Noon and 76 at Night. After Breakfast, and after directing Mr. Rumsey when he had marked the way and set the labourers to Work to meet us at Harpers ferry on the Evening of the Morrow at Harpers Ferry (at the conflux of the Shannondoah with the Potomack) myself and the Directors set out for the same place by way of Frederick Town (Maryland)....
3326[Diary entry: 13 November 1787] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 13th. Very mild & soft morning—wind at South. Rid to all the Plantns. At the Neck 8 plows were at work the rest of the People gathering beans & threshing out Pease. At Muddy hole all hands digging Potatoes. Sent the small gang from the Mansion House there; and ordered the Ferry People to assist them to morrow. At Morris’s, 4 plows at wk.; the other hands (aided by the People from...
3327[Diary entry: 19 May 1787] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 19th. No more States represented. Dined at Mr. Ingersolls. Spent the evening at my lodgings—& retird. to my room soon. Jared Ingersoll (1749–1822), originally of Connecticut, became a prominent attorney in Philadelphia. In 1785 his residence was near the northeast corner of Fourth and Market streets, but by 1791, when in his first term as attorney general of Pennsylvania, he had moved...
3328[Diary entry: 29 April 1787] (Washington Papers)
29th. Wind at So.—& warm all day.
3329[Diary entry: 30 December 1787] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 30th. Thermometer at 34 in the Morning—35 at Noon And 32 at Night. Wind at So. Et. and Snowing fast all or the greater part of the day—but being wet it did not accumulate fast. Doctr. Craik and Mr. OKelly went away after breakfast and abt. 11 Oclock Mr. Paradise & his Lady lately from England but now of Williamsburgh came in on a visit. The Englishman John Paradise (1743–1795), who was...
3330[Diary entry: 9 June 1787] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 9th. At Convention. Dined with the Club at the City Tavern. Drank Tea, & set till 10 oclock at Mr. Powells.
3331[Diary entry: 23 May 1787] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 23d. No more States being represented I rid to Genl. Mifflins to breakfast—after which in Company with him Mr. Madison, Mr. Rutledge and others I crossed the Schuylkill above the Falls. Visited Mr. Peters—Mr. Penns Seat, and Mr. Wm. Hamiltons. Dined at Mr. Chews—with the Wedding guests (Colo. Howard of Baltimore having married his daughter Peggy). Drank Tea there in a very large...
3332[Diary entry: 29 August 1786] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 29th. Mercury at 69 in the Morning—81 at Noon and 80 at Night. Lowering Morning with drops of Rain. Clear afterwards till the afternoon, when a cloud arose in the No. West quarter and extending very wide emitted after dark a great deal of rain with much thunder and lightning—Wind very brisk from the So. West all day. In the evening it shifted more to the westward. Plowed up the Cowpens...
3333[Diary entry: 13 June 1787] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 13th. In Convention. Dined at Mr. Clymers & drank Tea there. Spent the evening at Mr. Binghams.
3334[Diary entry: 19 September 1786] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 19th. Mercury at 64 in the Morning—71 at Noon and 70 at Night. Wind at No. West, clear and pleasant. Rid to Muddy hole and into the Neck—No plowing in corn ground but renewed it at Muddy hole & in the Neck for Rye in the wheat stubble. Began to get fodder in the Neck and at Morris’ from the drilled Corn.
3335[Diary entry: 3 July 1787] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday. 3d. Sat before the meeting of the Convention for Mr. Peale who wanted my picture to make a print or Metzotinto by. Dined at Mr. Morris’s and drank Tea at Mr. Powells—after which, in Company with him, I attended the Agricultural Society at Carpenters Hall. Charles Willson Peale, now living in Philadelphia, wrote GW of the “great desire I have to make a good mezzotinto print” of him...
3336[Diary entry: 9 October 1786] (Washington Papers)
Monday 9th. Mercury at 56 in the Morning—66 at Noon and 60 at Night. Clear warm & pleasant, with but little wind. Rid to all the Plantations & to the Ditchers in my Mill swamp. Finished securing Fodder at the River Quarter & would nearly do so at Dogue run—at the Ferry, gathering the Fodder of the Drilled Corn by the Meadow—Pulling pease in the Neck with the small hands. Allowed all my People...
3337[Diary entry: 23 September 1786] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 23d. Mercury at 64 in the Morning—70 at Noon and 68 at Night. A very heavy fog in the Morning, which was dispersed by a Northerly wind which cooled the air a good deal. Rid to all the Plantations between breakfast and Dinnr. getting fodder at all, & securing it, excepting the Ferry where the People had just finished sowing the drilled Corn by the Meadow which compleated all the Corn...
3338[Diary entry: 29 December 1788] (Washington Papers)
Monday 29th. Thermometer at 38 in the Morning—44 at Noon and 44 at Night. Cloudy in the Morning, & till near 11 O’clock—after which clear, moderate & pleasant, with the wind at So. Wt. Rid to the Plantations at the Ferry and Frenchs and to Dogue run & Muddy hole. At the two first all hands had began to gather, get in, & husk the Corn wch. grew at French’s. Taking those rows which grew between...
3339[Diary entry: 13 October 1786] (Washington Papers)
Friday 13th. Mercury at 64 in the Morning—76 at Noon and 74 at Night. Clear Calm, and very warm all day. At Night it began to Thunder & lighten—accompanied in the course of it with frequent & hard Showers. All the company except Mrs. Stuart went away directly after breakfast. She with Betcy & Patcy Custis did not leave this till after dinner. Rid to the Ferry, Dogue run, & Muddy hole...
3340Articles of Agreement with William Garner, 10 December 1788 (Washington Papers)
A rticles of A greement made and entered into, this Tenth day of December Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight, by and between George Washington Esqr. of Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, State of Virginia, of the one part, and William Garner of Charles County, State of Maryland, of the other part, Witness, that the said William Garner, for, and in consideration of the wages and...
3341[Diary entry: 19 January 1789] (Washington Papers)
Monday 19th. Thermometer at 32 in the Morning—37 at Noon and 40 at Night. Heavy lowering Morning and little Wind—drops of rain afterwards with the Wind at South and thawing. Rid to the Plantations at the Ferry & Frenchs and to Dogue run and Muddy hole. At Muddy hole, finding the top of the Snow to be sufficiently softened—I directed the Overseer to renew the sowing of grass Seeds on the Wheat.
3342[Diary entry: 3 November 1786] (Washington Papers)
Friday 3d. Mercury at 49 in the Morning—56 at Noon and 56 at Night. Cloudy with small showers at intervals, till after noon, when the weather cleared & became warm and pleasant. Wind Southerly all day. At home writing Letters.
3343[Diary entry: 28 April 1786] (Washington Papers)
Friday 28th. Left Richmond about 6 Oclock—breakfasted at Norvals—Dined at Rawlins and lodged at the Bowling. This Morning, as yesterday, was perfectly clear, warm and pleasant. Yesterday however, was calm. To day the Wind blew fresh from the So. West & in the afternoon became cloudy with great appearances of Rain a few drops of which fell, but in the evening it cleared and turned cooler.
3344[Diary entry: 18 May 1786] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 18th. Thermometer at 58 in the Morning—65 at Noon and 60 at Night. Wind at So. West with Showery Clouds around us all day; about 7 Oclock it began to rain, and continued to do so powerfully, for 20 or 30 Minits when it cleared again. Rid to all the Plantations between breakfast & dinner. At the Ferry I found my people had finished planting corn in the common way yesterday & were...
3345[Diary entry: 26 May 1788] (Washington Papers)
Monday 26th. Thermometer at 67 in the Morning—70 at Noon and 71 at Night. Heavy showers of rain fell before day and lighter one’s afterwards with the Wind at . Visited the Plantations at the Ferry, Frenchs and Dogue run. At the Ferry—the ground being wet, the Women worked in the New ground at the Mansion House. Two plows weeding Corn, and preparing for the reception of Potatoes. At Frenchs the...
3346[Diary entry: 23 January 1789] (Washington Papers)
Friday 23d. Thermometer at 32 in the Morning—38 at Noon and 37 at Night. Clear & calm in the Morning & continued to be so & very pleasant all day. Rid to the Ferry & French’s Plantations and to Dogue Run & Muddy hole. At the first began to ditch across the New Meadow to inclose or rather seperate fields No. 1 & 2. At Dogue run the People were fencing in field No. 7. Doctr. Stuart came here to...
3347[Diary entry: 8 June 1786] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 8th. Mercury at 72 in the Morning—76 at Noon and 73 at Night. Clear in the forenoon and calm. About One o’clock a cloud arose in the No. West quarter wch. spread extensively; and before 3 began to Rain fast and continued to do so near half an hour. During this flurry the Wind blew fresh from the Westward, but after the rain ceased it came back to the Southwest and continued moderate...
3348[Diary entry: 16 June 1788] (Washington Papers)
Monday 16th. Thermometer at 62 in the Morning, 70 at Noon and 70 at Night. Wind at So. Et. Morning & evening clear but cloudy between. Finished plowing the New grd. at the Mansn. House about Noon to day. The ferry Plows went home—the others to Plowing at French’s for Pease. The hands from Muddy hole were weeding the New ground Corn with their Hoes. At the Ferry, Frenchs, D. Run and River...
3349[Diary entry: 22 May 1786] (Washington Papers)
Monday 22d. Thermometer at 64 in the Morning—60 at Noon and 60 at Night. Wind Easterly, and very cloudy, with drops of Rain now and then. Rid to Muddy hole, Dogue Run & Ferry Plantations—replanting Corn at the first. Begun to day, & not on Saturday as I have noted, to plant Corn in the cut next the Overseers house at Dogue run—where by a mistake of the Overseer, they had begun, and had planted...
3350[Diary entry: 30 May 1788] (Washington Papers)
Friday 30th. Thermometer at 56 in the Morning—66 at Noon and 64 at Night. Morng. clear, wind at So. Wt. all the forenoon & briskly from the So. Et. in the Afternoon with clouds and appearances of Rain. A good deal of which fell in the night. Visited the Plantations at the Ferry—French’s & Dogue Run. At the first, finished sowing Buck Wheat. In every other respect the work was the same as...