47491[Diary entry: 25 September 1795] (Washington Papers)
25. Went to Alexandria. Dined with Mr. & Mrs. Lear. Tobias Lear’s first wife, Mary Long Lear, had died in 1793, and Lear in early August 1795 married Fanny Bassett Washington ( Columbian Mirror [Alexandria], 6 Aug. 1795), widow of GW’s nephew George Augustine Washington, who had also died in 1793.
47492[Diary entry: 28 December 1769] (Washington Papers)
28. Reached home to Dinner with Mr. Boucher & ca.
47493Remarks & Observations in Feby. [1769] (Washington Papers)
Killd a Wether which waid alive— being a middlesized one 103 lbs. Gross When dressd 60 lbs. nett a 3d. 0.15.0 5½ Tallow 7½ 3.5 3 Wool 15 3.9 Skin 1.3 £1. 3.5 Note—the above at a low estimate, appears to be no more than the worth of a fat Wether—it being imagind, that they woud average the above weight and 3d. pr. lb. is a low price at this Season of the year. 25. Finishd the New road...
47494[Diary entry: 8 January 1785] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 8th. Drawing Ice from the river to my well in the Cellar—got it ¾ full & well pounded, as it was thrown in. Wind pretty fresh from the Southwest. The little Snow, not exceeding 2 Inches with which the ground was covered began to disappear and the ground to soften very much. The day for the greater part was lowering & variable.
47495[Diary entry: 30 April 1769] (Washington Papers)
30. Set of for Williamsburg with Betcy Dandridge & was forcd into Peytons Ordy. at Aquia where we lodgd. GW was going to Williamsburg to attend the House of Burgesses, scheduled to convene 8 May. This session promised to be a stormy one because of the deepening crisis in the American colonies over the Townshend Acts, which remained in effect despite American requests for their repeal. Leaders...
47496General Orders, 14 November 1778 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW .
47497General Orders, 20 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
Each Brigadier is to appoint a Brigade Parade, as central to his Brigade, as circumstances of Ground will permit; and each Colonel, or commanding Officer of a regiment is to fix under the same circumstances, a regimental parade, as convenient to the regiment, and the Brigade parade, as possible. An Alarm will be communicated by the discharge of three Field Pieces (which the commanding officer...
47498Cash Accounts, September 1770 (Washington Papers)
Cash Septr 15— To Ferriage money £ 0.13.0 26— To Cash of Mr Hector Ross 93. 3.2 28— To Do of Mr Gilbt Simpson for Weavg 0.11.3 Contra Septr 2— By Thos Bishop 2. 0.0 By Mr Jacob Gooding 20 M[aryland] Dollars 6. 0.0 7— By Dominicus Gubner 1. 0.0 By Mrs Palmer for Butter
47499[Diary entry: 26 April 1772] (Washington Papers)
26. Colo. Bassett & Mrs. Bassett, Mrs. Washington & Self went to Pohick Church & returnd to Dinr.
47500[Diary entry: 15 October 1770] (Washington Papers)
15. Exceeding Cloudy & sometimes droppg. Rain but afterwds. clear.