1[Diary entry: 29 May 1768] (Washington Papers)
29. Went to St. Paul’s Church & Dined at my Brothers. Few churches in eighteenth-century Virginia had official names. Rather, a church tended to take a name from its location in the parish (the “upper” or the “lower” church), from its builder (Payne’s Church), from a nearby geographical location (Nomini Church, Pohick Church) or simply from the name of its parish. Thus GW here refers to...
2[Diary entry: 29 May 1768] (Washington Papers)
29. Clear with a small breeze from the Northward.
3[Diary entry: 29 May 1768] (Washington Papers)
29. The bitch Chanter brought five Dog Puppies & 3 Bitch Ditto which were named as follow—viz.—Forrester—Sancho—Ringwood—Drunkard—and Sentwell. And Chanter—Singer—& Busy.