7801[Diary entry: 22 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
22. Dined at Mr. Southalls & spent the Evening at the Coffee House.
7802[Diary entry: 23 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
23. Dined with Lord Dunmore at his Farm & spent the Evening at Anderson’s. Dunmore had two estates, apparently continguous, totaling 579 acres, about six miles from Williamsburg in York County. One, called the Old Farm, Dunmore purchased from Robert (“Councillor”) Carter in 1772 (petitions of Lord Dunmore to the commission on losses of American Loyalists, 1784, P.R.O. , A.O.13/28; MORTON [1]...
7803[Diary entry: 24 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
24. Dined at the Speakers & Spent the Evening at the Coffee House.
7804[Diary entry: 25 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
25. Dined at Southalls and spent the Evening again at the Coffee House.
7805[Diary entry: 26 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
26. Dined at Southalls and spent the Evening in my own Room.
7806[Diary entry: 27 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
27. Dined at Southalls and came up to Colo. Bassetts in the Afternoon.
7807[Diary entry: 28 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
28. At Colo. Bassetts all day.
7808[Diary entry: 29 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
29. Went to Williamsburg again & Dined at Southalls. Spendg. the Evening at the Coffee House.
7809[Diary entry: 30 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
30. Again Dined at Southalls. Spent the Evening at Anderson’s.
7810Acct. of the Weather in Novr. [1773] (Washington Papers)
Novr. 1st. Very pleasant—rather warm Wind being Southerly. 2. A good deal of Rain fell last Night. Wind Northerly today & a little Cooler. 3. Pleasant, and somewhat warmer than yesterday. Wind getting Southerly again. 4. Warm and pleasant in the forenoon—but cloudy with Rain in the Afternoon. 5. A good deal of Rain fell in the Night. Squally forenoon but clear & cooler afterwards. 6. Clear &...
7811[Diary entry: 1 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
Novr. 1st. Very pleasant—rather warm Wind being Southerly.
7812[Diary entry: 2 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
2. A good deal of Rain fell last Night. Wind Northerly today & a little Cooler.
7813[Diary entry: 3 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
3. Pleasant, and somewhat warmer than yesterday. Wind getting Southerly again.
7814[Diary entry: 4 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
4. Warm and pleasant in the forenoon—but cloudy with Rain in the Afternoon.
7815[Diary entry: 5 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
5. A good deal of Rain fell in the Night. Squally forenoon but clear & cooler afterwards.
7816[Diary entry: 6 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
6. Clear & pleasant but somewhat Cool.
7817[Diary entry: 7 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
7. Cool—wind being Northerly & clear.
7818[Diary entry: 8 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
8. But little wind in the forepart of the day. In the Afternoon it got to So. East & much rain fell.
7819[Diary entry: 9 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
9. Continued Rain all most the whole day & Night.
7820[Diary entry: 10 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
10. Wind fresh from the No. West & Cold. Clear after the Morning.
7821[Diary entry: 11 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
11. Clear and pleasant but a little Cool.
7822[Diary entry: 12 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
12. Cold & lowering forenoon but pleasanter afterwards.
7823[Diary entry: 13 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
13. Again Cold and lowering (like for Snow) in the forenoon, but pleasanter afterwards, Wind Shifting to the No. West.
7824[Diary entry: 14 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
14. Clear and Cold in the Morning. Ground hard froze with Ice. Afternoon pleasant.
7825[Diary entry: 15 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
15. Remarkable white frost but clear and pleasant all day.
7826[Diary entry: 16 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
16. A white Frost & pleasant, afternoon somewhat lowering—but clear Evening.
7827[Diary entry: 17 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
17. Very pleasant with but little Wind & that Southerly.
7828[Diary entry: 18 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
18. Very pleasant with but little Wind.
7829[Diary entry: 19 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
19. Raw & Cold. Wind Northerly & great appearances of Snow but none fell.
7830[Diary entry: 20 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
20. Clear & Cool, but pleast. notwithstanding wind Northerly.
7831[Diary entry: 21 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
21. Clear forenoon but cool wind rather variable but not much of it. Afternoon a little lowering.
7832[Diary entry: 22 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
22. Clear warm and pleast. with but little Wind.
7833[Diary entry: 23 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
23. Again clear & warm with but little wind.
7834[Diary entry: 24 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
24. Pleasant and clear. In the Night the wind changed & grew cool.
7835[Diary entry: 25 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
25. Cool but still tolerably pleasant being clear & but little wind.
7836[Diary entry: 26 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
26. Raw & Cold threatning bad weather but none fell.
7837[Diary entry: 27 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
27. Clear, Warm, & pleasant again with but little Wind. In the Evening Cloudy, with some appearances of Rain.
7838[Diary entry: 28 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
28. Raw & Cold, with flying Clouds in the forenoon but clear afterwards.
7839[Diary entry: 29 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
29. Clear but rather Cool—Wind being at No. West.
7840[Diary entry: 30 November 1773] (Washington Papers)
30. Pleasant and clear.
7841[December 1773] (Washington Papers)
Decr. 1st. Dined at Mrs. Dawsons & spent the Evening in my own Room. 2. Dined at Southalls, & Spent the Evening at Mrs. Campbells. On 29 July 1773, Mrs. Campbell’s tavern on Waller Street had been put up for auction by Nathaniel Walthoe’s executor. Mrs. Campbell had bought it and two lots on six months’ credit and got the deed in Jan. 1774 ( Va. Gaz. , P&D, 20 May 1773; York County Deed Book,...
7842[Diary entry: 1 December 1773] (Washington Papers)
Decr. 1st. Dined at Mrs. Dawsons & spent the Evening in my own Room.
7843[Diary entry: 2 December 1773] (Washington Papers)
2. Dined at Southalls, & Spent the Evening at Mrs. Campbells. On 29 July 1773, Mrs. Campbell’s tavern on Waller Street had been put up for auction by Nathaniel Walthoe’s executor. Mrs. Campbell had bought it and two lots on six months’ credit and got the deed in Jan. 1774 ( Va. Gaz. , P&D, 20 May 1773; York County Deed Book, 1769–77, 385–86, Vi Microfilm). During the next few years the local...
7844[Diary entry: 3 December 1773] (Washington Papers)
3. Dined at the Treasurers & Spent the Evening in My own Room.
7845[Diary entry: 4 December 1773] (Washington Papers)
4. Din’d at Southalls & reachd Colo. Bassetts in the Afternoon.
7846[Diary entry: 5 December 1773] (Washington Papers)
5. At Colo. Bassetts all day.
7847[Diary entry: 6 December 1773] (Washington Papers)
6. Set out on my return home. Dined at King Wm. Court Ho. & lodged at Hubbards.
7848[Diary entry: 7 December 1773] (Washington Papers)
7. Breakfasted at Caroline Ct. House & reachd Fredg. abt. 4 Oclock. Lodgd at Colo. Lewis’s.
7849[Diary entry: 8 December 1773] (Washington Papers)
8. Breakfasted with my Mother & lodgd at Dumfries.
7850[Diary entry: 9 December 1773] (Washington Papers)
9. Breakfasted at Dumfries & reachd home to Dinner. Found Doctr. Rumney & Mrs. Barnes here the former going after Dinner.