1[Diary entry: 31 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
31. Went up to Alexandria at the request of Messrs. Montgomerie Wilson and Steward, to settle with them along with Mr. John (as Exr. of Colo. Thoms. Colvil) for the Maryland Tract of Land which they had Purchasd of Mr. Semple. Staid all Night. John Semple, plagued by many debts and unable to pay off the purchase bond for the Merryland tract that he had bought from Thomas Colvill, had assigned...
2[Diary entry: 31 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
31. Not as pleasant though Cooler Wind getting Northerly.