[Diary entry: 24 September 1774]

24. Dined with Mr. Thos. Willing and Spent the Eveng. at the City Tavern.

Thomas Willing (1731–1821), merchant, was a partner of Robert Morris in the Philadelphia firm of Willing, Morris & Co. He held a number of posts including that of commissioner for trade with the western Indians 1758; mayor of Philadelphia 1764; member of the provincial assembly 1767; justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 1767–77; and a member of the Continental Congress 1775–76. He refused to support the move for independence and remained neutral during the Revolution.

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Title: [Diary entry: 24 September 1774]
Author: Washington, George
Date: 24 September 1774

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 24 September 1774],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-03-02-0004-0017-0024. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 3, 1 January 1771–5 November 1781, ed. Donald Jackson. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1978, p. 279.]