3901[Diary entry: 9 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
9. Cloudy with appearances of much Rain—but none fell. Wind Southwardly in the Morng. & westwardly & cool afterwds.
3902[Diary entry: 10 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
10. Rid to Muddy hole, Doeg Run, & the Mill. Captn. McCabe dind here.
3903[Diary entry: 10 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
10. Cool in the Morng. Moderate Afterwds. with little Wind.
3904[Diary entry: 11 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
11. At home all day alone.
3905[Diary entry: 11 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
11. A Frost this Morning to bite Fodder. Calm & warm forenoon. Brisk So. Westwardly wind & like for Rain in the Afternn.
3906[Diary entry: 11 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
11. Sowed Apple Pummice in the New Garden—from Crab Apples. sowed apple pummice : The pomace, a residue from cider making, contained apple seeds that would produce seedlings to use in grafting.
3907To George Washington from Capel & Osgood Hanbury, 11 October 1768 (Washington Papers)
Inclos’d we send thy Account Current to the 1st of August last the recet of which please to acknowledge & that it proves right, or if otherwise to point out the Error, and it shall be rectified. We have the pleasure to advise the receipt of 9 Hhds Tobacco per Capt. Esten belonging to Master Custis, which we are using our best endeavors to make the most of, and shall forward the Sales as soon...
3908[Diary entry: 12 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
12. Rid to Muddy hole, Doeg Run, & Mill in the forenoon. In the Afternoon went into the Neck.
3909[Diary entry: 12 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
12. Clear and cool morning. Wind fresh at No. West. Calm afternoon & warm.
3910[Diary entry: 13 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
13. Went a fox hunting and catchd a Bitch Fox after two hours chase.
3911[Diary entry: 13 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
13. Clear and cool. Wind still at No. West—in the Evening Eastwardly.
3912[Diary entry: 14 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
14. Went into the Neck in the forenoon.
3913[Diary entry: 14 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
14. Calm and warm forenoon. Cloudy afternoon with appearances of Rain.
3914[Diary entry: 15 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
15. Went a hunting with Captn. Posey & Ld. Washington. Catchd a Bitch Fox after a chace of 1 Hour and 10 Minutes.
3915[Diary entry: 15 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
15. Foggy & Misty Morning. Warm, clear, & still afterwards.
3916[Diary entry: 15 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
15. Finishd pulling (but not securing) Fodder at Doeg Run Quarter. Did the same also at Muddy hole.
3917[Diary entry: 16 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
16. Went to Pohick Church. Dind at Captn. McCartys & came home at Night. Doctr. Rumney who came here last Night went away this Morning & Mr. Ramsay & Mr. Adams came here at Night.
3918[Diary entry: 16 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
16. Cloudy with the Wind Northwardly—then cold & Chilly—with appearances of Rain.
3919[Diary entry: 17 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
17. At Home all day. Ramsay & Adams went home this Evening.
3920[Diary entry: 17 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
17. Cold Rain & disagreeable, with the Wind abt. No. East.
3921[Diary entry: 18 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
18. Rid to Muddy hole Doeg Run, & the Mill.
3922[Diary entry: 18 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
18. A severe frost this Morning—but Calm clear & warm day.
3923[Diary entry: 19 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
19. Set of on my Journey to Williamsburg & reachd Colo. Henry Lees to Dinner. GW is beginning a multipurpose trip. Although the Assembly was not scheduled to meet, the General Court had begun its 24-day fall session, which would draw most of the merchants and many lawyers and planters to Williamsburg for both their public and private affairs. Virginia was also expecting the arrival in...
3924[Diary entry: 19 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
19. Calm, clear, & Warm forenoon, but lowering afternoon.
3925[Diary entry: 20 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
20. Detaind there all day by Rain. GW today gave Jacky 11s. ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 281).
3926[Diary entry: 20 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
20. Moderate Rain till abt. 2 Oclock & Cloudy & misty afterwards. Wd. North.
3927From George Washington to Jonathan Boucher, 20 October 1768 (Washington Papers)
This Letter will be delivered to you by Jacky Custis, who has been detained from School longer than was intended, owing first to his own ill health, and then to his Mamma’s; who did not care to part with him till she had got the better of an Indisposition which confined her some days. He now promises to stick close to his Book, and endeavour by diligent study to recover his lost time—he will...
3928[Diary entry: 21 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
21. Reachd Fredericksburg, found Warner Washington &ca. there. Warner Washington (1722–1790), of Gloucester County, was a son of John and Catherine Whiting Washington, and a first cousin to GW. Warner’s first wife, Elizabeth Macon Washington (c.1729–1763), of New Kent County, bore him one child who lived to maturity, Warner Washington, Jr. (1751–1829). In May 1764 Warner married Hannah Fairfax...
3929[Diary entry: 21 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
21. A good deal of Rain in the Night & more or less till 9 or 10 Oclock then clear with the Wind Westwardly.
3930[Diary entry: 22 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
22. Dined at Parkers Ordy. & lodgd at Mr. Benjn. Hubbards—Colo. Lewis also. In the 1760s William Parker, a planter and justice of the peace, operated an ordinary in his home in Caroline County ( campbell [1] Thomas Elliott Campbell. Colonial Caroline: A History of Caroline County, Virginia . Richmond, 1954. , 347, 413).
3931[Diary entry: 22 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
22. Clear and pleasant with a small Southwardly breeze.
3932[Diary entry: 23 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
23. Dined at the Causey & got to Colo. Bassetts. Because the shores of the lower Pamunkey River were rather marshy, it was difficult to maintain convenient ferry landings. In 1749 Thomas Dansie, who had a wharf on the north, or King William, side of the Pamunkey, was authorized to build a “Causeway from the [south shore of the Pamunkey] River opposite to his said Wharf through the said Marsh...
3933[Diary entry: 23 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
23. Ditto—Ditto—Ditto.
3934[Diary entry: 24 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
24. Dined at Josh. Valentine’s sent Chair’s & Horses over James River & lodgd in Wmsburg. ourselves. Lower down the James River the 50-gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy, H.M.S. Rippon , was dropping anchor. On board was Virginia’s new governor, whose pedigree had been printed earlier that month for the elucidation of all interested Virginians: “ norborne berkeley , Lord Botetourt, Lord...
3935[Diary entry: 24 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
24. Clear with the Wind Southwardly & Warm.
3936[Diary entry: 25 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
25. Crossd James River & by Rain was forcd to lodge at one Captn. Stowe’s. GW crossed at Hog Island, about six miles south of Williamsburg ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 281). Captain Stowe may have been Joseph Stowe, a ship captain who sailed out of Virginia in the wine trade ( Va. Gaz. , 24–31...
3937[Diary entry: 25 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
25. Foggy Morng. & Clouds—with a good deal of Rain in the Afternoon & night from No. East.
3938[Diary entry: 26 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
26. Breakfasted in Suffolk. Dined & lodgd in the Dismal Swamp at Jno. Washington’s. Suffolk, a small port town established on the east side of the Nansemond River in 1742, was the principal shipping outlet for products of the Dismal Swamp: rice, shingles, and naval stores. John Washington was Lund Washington’s brother John (1740–1777), who acted as manager of the Dismal Swamp Company before...
3939[Diary entry: 26 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
26. Clear & cool Wind brisk from the Westward.
3940[Diary entry: 27 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
27. Went up to our Plantation at Norfleet’s in Carolina & returnd in the Aftern.
3941[Diary entry: 27 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
27. Cold & clear. Wind abt. No. West.
3942[Diary entry: 28 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
28. Went into the Pond with Colo. Lewis Majr. Riddick & Jno. Washington & at Night went to the Majrs. the pond : Lake Drummond.
3943[Diary entry: 28 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
28. Less cold Wind being at So. West & clear.
3944[Diary entry: 29 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
29. Got to Smithfield in return to Wmsburg.
3945[Diary entry: 29 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
29. Warmer still. Wind continuing Southwardly & the weather clear.
3946[Diary entry: 30 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
30. Set out early, breakfasted at Hog Island and dined in Wms. GW returned to a capital in thrall over the presence of a peer of the realm: Lord Botetourt, who had arrived in the city four days before. Writing to Lord Hillsborough, Botetourt later described his reception: “Colonel Cary finding me eagerly bent upon being at Williamsburg that night, immediately order’d his Chariot and convey’d...
3947[Diary entry: 30 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
30. Clear and very cool morning. Wind Westwardly. Afternoon Mild.
3948[Diary entry: 31 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
31. Dined at the Mayor’s. Ent[ertaine]d at the Govr. in Ditto. Colonial Virginia had a number of towns, such as Alexandria, that had a board of trustees with very limited powers. Two colonial towns, however, were incorporated in the eighteenth century: the Borough of Norfolk (1736) and the City of Williamsburg (1722). Under such a charter, the city gained governmental powers comparable to...
3949[Diary entry: 31 October 1768] (Washington Papers)
31. Mild Wind Southwardly and Clear.
3950To George Washington from James Gildart, 31 October 1768 (Washington Papers)
I received your kind favor of the 25th June ⟨ mutilated ⟩ extreamly sorry to hear the 25 Sacks of Salt Sent you ⅌ the Oak McDaniel came in such bad order and so unseason[a]bly that Ship was intendd for Geo. Town to take in a Cargoe of Grain my Agt had bought of one Mr Ballandine who disapointed him that on the Ship Arrivall at St Marys after a passage of 17 weekes, he the Agent ordered her to...