1Indenture with William Gray, 25 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
This Indenture of a Lease made this twenty-fifth day of December Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine by & between George A: Washington, for and in behalf of George Washington Esq. as his true and Lawful Attorney, on the one part and William Gray on the other part, both of the County of Fairfax and Commonwealth of Virginia, Witnesseth that the said George A: Washington for...
2Farm Reports, 6–12 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
Decr 6th Murcury in the Morng 48 SWt Clear Noon 50 Clear Night 55 NEt Clear NEt 7th Morning 56 SWt Clear Noon
3To George Washington from George Augustine Washington, 1 August 1791 (Washington Papers)
Such is my situation at this time that I can do little more than enclose the Report and acknowledge the rect of your favor of the 17th Ulto the directions therein given I shall have attended to and will reply to it and give you every necessary information before I leave this if I am able. but at this time I do not flatter myself to be able to undergo the exercise of a journey in less than a...
4Farm Reports, 3–9 January 1790 (Washington Papers)
Meteorlogical Account of the Weather Kept at Mount Vernon 1790 Jany 3 Morning 47 SWt Clear Noon 54 SWt Clear Night 57 SWt Clear 4 Morning 49 SWt Clear Noon 58 SWt Clear Night 58 SWt Clear 5 Morning 44 NEt Rain Noon 46 NEt
5To George Washington from George Augustine Washington, 28 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
I have received Your favors of the 15th & 17th Inst. and am pleased to find by the former that the apprehensions for the safety of Christopher and Richmond are removed—The colds which have been so prevalent have not gone through this family some being yet confined with it I apprehend as You do that the Negroes are often confined by trifling indispositions. I have directed Whiting to be...
6To George Washington from George Augustine Washington, 7 March 1791 (Washington Papers)
Being informed by Giles who arrived this morning that You expected being here as soon as he would or shortly after I cannot suppose that this will find You in Philadelphia unless You are unexpectedly detain’d—Very contrary to my expectation and wish I have been prevented returning untill last night. I was on my way as far as Westmoreland and should have been here by the time I mentioned in a...
7Farm Reports, 16–22 August 1789 (Washington Papers)
A Meteorlogical account of the weath<er> kept at Mount Vernon 1789. [Mount Vernon, 16–22 Aug. 1789 ] 16th Mercury In the morng 80 Calm Clear Noon 86 S. Wt Clear. Night 86 S. Wt Cloudy and sprinkle of rain 17th Morng 72 S. Wt Clear. Noon 75 N. Et Clear. Night 75 S. Et Clear, in the night a fine rain 18th Morng 70 S. Et Cloudy. Noon 73 N. Et Clear. Night 73 Calm Clear. 19th Morng 69 No. light...
8To George Washington from George Augustine Washington, 14 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
Such was the disorderd state of my head at the time I last wrote You, that I had scarcely the power of accomplishing the few lines I did—the loss of blood and some medicine since seems to have greatly relieved me of the distressing giddiness, but not so much the pain in my head, which is now accompanied with a weakness and inflamation in my eyes—these complaints I had serious apprehensions...
9To George Washington from George Augustine Washington, 19 March 1790 (Washington Papers)
On my return yesturday from Berkley I found Your two favors of the 28th Ulto & 7th Inst. —when I left this my intention was to have return’d on Monday last, but the most excrutiating pain in my jaws and teeth, attended with a severe inflamation kept me in a constant state of misery—deprived me almost wholy of rest and has very much reduced me. a tooth which had been very troublesome before,...
10George Augustine Washington to John Francis Mercer, 17 December 1789 (Washington Papers)
Your Favor which was dated shortly after I parted with you at Fredericksburg met with some delay in getting to me—The President has been informed of the contents and in reply says, as an act of Providence has interposed to render a complyance with your promise impracticable he must have further patience —He has also been consulted as you desired to know if wheat would be received in...