4001[Diary entry: 18 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
18. Lowering with a little rain in the afternn. Wind southwardly and Evening clear.
4002[Diary entry: 19 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
19. A most delightful morning, & pleast. clear day. Afternoon lowering & windy.
4003[Diary entry: 20 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
20. A little cool but still clear and pleasant.
4004[Diary entry: 21 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
21. Clear and very warm the first part of the day. Windy the latter part from the Westward & at Night cool wind at No. West.
4005[Diary entry: 22 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
22. Cool. Wind still at North West & clear.
4006[Diary entry: 23 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
23. Clear & pleasant. But little wind & that southwardly.
4007[Diary entry: 24 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
24. Wind Southwardly, & little of it. Day very warm and clear.
4008[Diary entry: 25 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
25. Southwardly wind & Warm. Day clear but very smoky as it hath been for sevl. days past.
4009[Diary entry: 26 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
26. Very warm & clear except smokey. Wind still to the southward.
4010[Diary entry: 27 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
27. Lowering Morning with rain from 10 Oclock from the No. East all day & Night.
4011[Diary entry: 28 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
28. Rather cool. Wind at No. West but not hard.
4012[Diary entry: 29 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
29. Fine warm Morning & Wind afterwards from So. West & cooler.
4013[Diary entry: 30 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
30. A little Rain in the Morning, but clear afterwards with the Wind pretty fresh, & somewhat cool from No. Wt.
4014[Diary entry: 31 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
31. A fine warm & pleasant day with but little wind and that southwardly.
4015Remarks & Observations—in Mar[ch 1769] (Washington Papers)
Mar. 2. Began to List Corn Ground at the Mill. 6. Began to List Do. at Muddy hole. 10. And from that to the 18 laying of Lotts & leasing them in Fauquier & Loudoun Countys on the Land which I bought of Carters Estate. 20. & from that to the 23d. doing the like on my Land at Bullskin in Frederick County. 24. Returnd home from my Journey to Frederick &ca. and found that the Hound Bitch Maiden...
4016[Diary entry: 2 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
Mar. 2. Began to List Corn Ground at the Mill.
4017[Diary entry: 6 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
6. Began to List Do. at Muddy hole.
4018[Diary entry: 10 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
10. And from that to the 18 laying of Lotts & leasing them in Fauquier & Loudoun Countys on the Land which I bought of Carters Estate.
4019[Diary entry: 20 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
20. & from that to the 23d. doing the like on my Land at Bullskin in Frederick County.
4020[Diary entry: 24 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
24. Returnd home from my Journey to Frederick &ca. and found that the Hound Bitch Maiden had taken Dog promiscuously. That the Bitch Lady was in Heat & had also been promiscuously lined, & therefore I did not shut her up—That Dutchess was shut up, and had been lind twice by Drunkard, but was out one Night in her heat, & supposd to be lind by other Dog’s—that Truelove was also in the House—as...
4021[Diary entry: 26 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
26. The Bitch Musick brought five Puppies one of which being thought not true was drownd immediately. The others being somewhat like the Dog (Rockwood of Mr. Fairfaxs) which got them were saved.
4022[Diary entry: 27 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
27. The Hound Bitch Countess brought 7 puppies and was with the Puppies carried away the next day by Alexr.
4023[Diary entry: 31 March 1769] (Washington Papers)
Mar. 31. To this time Mopsy had been lind several times by Lawlor as Truelove had been by Drunkard—but as this Bitch got [out] one Night during her Heat it is presumable she was lind by other Dogs especially Pilot, the Master Dog, & one who was seen lying down by her in the Morning. Began about the 28th. to Plow behind the Quarter for oats & grass seeds.
4024[April 1769] (Washington Papers)
April 1st. At home all day with Colo. Bassett &ca. and Betcy Washington who came home with us on Thursday last. GW on this date lost £1 4s. 6d. at cards ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 290). 2. At home all day. In the afternoon Mr. Rozer Mr. Carroll—Mr. Sydebotham & Mr. Magowan came here. Several...
4025[Diary entry: 1 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
April 1st. At home all day with Colo. Bassett &ca. and Betcy Washington who came home with us on Thursday last. GW on this date lost £1 4s. 6d. at cards ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 290).
4026[Diary entry: 2 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
2. At home all day. In the afternoon Mr. Rozer Mr. Carroll—Mr. Sydebotham & Mr. Magowan came here. Several Carroll families were living in Maryland at this time. The visitor may have been Charles Carroll (1702–1782) of Annapolis; his son Charles Carroll (1737–1832) of Carrollton in Frederick County, Md., a signer of the Declaration of Independence; Daniel Carroll (1730–1796), of Frederick...
4027[Diary entry: 3 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
3. Colo. Bassett and family set of homeward as Jacky Custis did to School & the above Gentlemen for Dumfries. Rid to Muddy hole Doeg Run & Mill.
4028[Diary entry: 4 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
4. After an early Dinner went to Belvoir to pay a visit to Colo. R. Fairfax, returnd at Night.
4029[Diary entry: 5 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
5. Run the back line of Spencer and Washingtons Patent & came home to Dinner. The back line of the Spencer-Washington grant was the northern boundary.
4030[Diary entry: 6 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
6. At home all day. Mr. Magowan returnd from Dumfries.
4031[Diary entry: 7 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
7. Went a fox hunting in the Morning & catchd a dog fox after running him an hour and treeing twice. After this went to an intended meeting of the Vestry but there was none. When I came home found Mr. Buchanon & Captn. McGachin here—also Captn. Weeden and my Br. Charles. The vestry did not meet because they lacked a quorum and hence could not legally sign the articles of agreement with Daniel...
4032[Diary entry: 8 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
8. The two first went to Occaquan works & returnd in the Afternoon. At home all day.
4033[Diary entry: 9 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
9. At home all day with the above Gentlemen & Mr. Tibbles. In the afternoon Captn. Jno. West came here.
4034[Diary entry: 10 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
10. Captn. McGachin & Mr. Buchanan & Mr. Tibbles went away. We were at home all day.
4035[Diary entry: 11 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
11. Went a fox hunting & took a fox alive after running him to a Tree. Brot. him home.
4036[Diary entry: 12 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
12. Chased the above fox an Hour & 45 Minutes when he treed again after which we lost him. Mr. B. Fairfax came this afternoon.
4037[Diary entry: 13 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
13. Went a Huntg. with him in the Neck & killd a Dog fox after treeing him in 35 Min[utes]. Mr. W[arner] Washington Dind here & both of them stayd all Night. My Br. & Captn. Weeden went away this Morning. Warner Washington’s wife Hannah Fairfax Washington was visiting her brother at Belvoir, where she had given birth the week before to a third daughter, Catharine.
4038[Diary entry: 14 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
14. Mr. Fairfax & Mr. Washington went away and we set out to go to Captn. McCartys but Patcy being taken with a fit on the road by the Mill we turnd back.
4039[Diary entry: 15 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
15. Rid to Muddy hole—Doeg run and the Mill.
4040[Diary entry: 16 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
16. Went to Pohick Church and returnd home to Dinner.
4041[Diary entry: 17 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
17. Went up to Court & lodgd at Mr. Jno. Wests at Night. The court met two days in April. GW was present from the beginning today, but he came late the next day, arriving after five items of business were finished (Fairfax County Order Book for 1768–70, 120–27, Vi Microfilm). John West, Jr., and his wife Catharine Colvill West lived near Cameron ( GW to West, Dec. 1767 , DLC and 4 July 1773,...
4042[Diary entry: 18 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
18. Went to Court again and come home in the Evening with Colo. Mason—Mr. Auge. Smith Mr. Ross & Mr. Denneson. Found Mr. Stedlar here. mr. auge. smith : probably Augustine Smith (1739–1774) of Shooter’s Hill plantation in Middlesex County, the eldest son of John Smith of Cabin Point, Westmoreland County ( tyler [2] Lyon G. Tyler. “The Smiths of Virginia.” William and Mary Quarterly , 1st ser.,...
4043[Diary entry: 19 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
19. Mr. Wr. Washington came early in the Morng. Mr. Ross & Mr. Denneson went home, & Colo. Mason & myself went to settle the Bounds of our Land. Mason owned land on the north side of the tract GW had bought from Sampson Darrell ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 61).
4044[Diary entry: 20 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
20. Mr. Smith & Mr. Washington went away as did Mr. Stedlar. Colo. Mason & myself again went into the woods a Surveying.
4045[Diary entry: 21 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
21. At home with Colo. Mason who went away in the Afternoon. Mason today signed an agreement promising to sell GW a strip of 100 acres on Little Hunting Creek, adjoining the Darrell tract, for £100 ( mason [2] Robert A. Rutland, ed. The Papers of George Mason, 1725–1792 . 3 vols. Chapel Hill, N.C., 1970. , 1:102; General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George...
4046[Diary entry: 22 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
22. Surveying in the Woods all day. Mr. Chichester Mr. Ball Mr. Hale & Miss Sinai McCarty dind here. mr. ball : probably Sinah McCarty’s first cousin, Burgess Ball (1749–1800), of Lancaster County, who on 2 July 1770 married Richard Chichester’s niece, Mary Chichester. mr. hale : possibly William Heale (many spellings, including Hale), originally of Lancaster County, who was settled in...
4047[Diary entry: 23 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
23. Dined at Belvoir. Met Majr. Wagener coming to dine with me. Doctr. Rumney came.
4048[Diary entry: 24 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
24. Measuring the Road to Poseys ferry and seeing how a new one coud be laid out. Captn. McCarty dind here.
4049[Diary entry: 25 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
25. At home all day alone. The above two Gentlemen went away yesterday afternn.
4050[Diary entry: 26 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
26. At home. Mr. Martin Cockburn & Pierce Baily dind here & went away afterwards.