1631[Diary entry: 21 February 1768] (Washington Papers)
21. Quite warm—still—and tolerably clear.
1632[Diary entry: 16 December 1768] (Washington Papers)
16. Clear & cool tho the Wind was Southwardly.
1633[Diary entry: 4 January 1760] (Washington Papers)
Friday Jany. 4th. The Weather continud Drisling and Warm, and I kept the House all day. Mrs. Washington seemg. to be very ill ⟨I⟩ wrote to Mr. Green this afternoon desiring his Company to visit her in the Morng. Rev. Charles Green (c.1710–1765) was the first permanent rector of Truro Parish, recommended to that post in 1736 by GW’s father. He also practiced medicine. “Ministers were frequently...
1634[Diary entry: 18 May 1773] (Washington Papers)
18. Clear & pleasant being at the same time a little warm.
1635[Diary entry: 11 August 1771] (Washington Papers)
11. At home all day. Miss Polly Brazier dined here. Polly Brazier may be a relation of Capt. Zacharias Brazier, who in 1759 married Elizabeth Fowke Buckner (1727–1797), a widow of Stafford County (agreement between Zacharias Brazier and Elizabeth Buckner, 5 Nov. 1759, Stafford County Deed Book, 1755–64, 241–43, and will of Elizabeth Brazier, 29 June 1795, Prince William County Will Book,...
1636[Diary entry: 29 March 1748] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 29th. This Morning went out & Survey’d five Hundred Acres of Land & went down to one Michael Stumps on the So. Fork of the Branch. On our way Shot two Wild Turkies. Michael Stump, Sr. (1709–1768), received a grant for Lot No. 3, on the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac, on 8 Sept. 1749 (Northern Neck Deeds and Grants, Book G, 227, Vi Microfilm).
1637[Diary entry: 5 April 1774] (Washington Papers)
5. Tuesday, at home all day. Captn. Posey came in the Evening.
1638[Diary entry: 2 August 1774] (Washington Papers)
2. At the Convention. Dined at the Treasurer’s. At my Lodgings in the Evening.
1639From George Washington to Harrison Manley, 13 November 1771 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed you will receive a Copy of the Act Impowering your Grandfather to sell certain Intaild Lands—There being no printed copy of it, I was obliged to have recourse to the Inrolld Bills in the possession of the Clerk of the House of Burgesses, and consequently pay the Fee established by our Assembly (which is 15/) an expence I would have saved you, by copying it myself, if the private Acts...
1640From George Washington to Myles Cooper, 15 April 1774 (Washington Papers)
As your letter (& accot) to Mr Custis, was receivd by him posterior to the one written to me, & not immediately given into my hands, (as the young Gentn since his marriage has been good part of his time in Maryland) I could not make you the enclos’d remittance much sooner. You will now receive a Draft on Messrs Osgood Hanbury & Company for £65 Sterling, which please to dispose of, & with the...