1From George Washington to John Fowler, 2 February 1788 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of to day, and in answer to it must inform you that I have no inclination to purchace the Negro fellow which you mention as I have already as many Slaves as I wish, and I cannot engage to give another, or others in exchange for him, because I do not think, it would be agreeable to their inclinations to leave their Connexions here, and it is inconsistent with my...
2[Diary entry: 2 February 1788] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 2d. Thermometer at 32 in the Morning—42 at Noon and 42 at Night. Wind Southerly, & day moderate. Visited my Ferry, Frenchs & Dogue run Plantations. At all, the same work as usual, except that the Dogue run Women were employed in pulling up a cross fence in the Meadow by the Overseers house—being the 2d. cross fence in this Meadw. Set the home house gang to cording the Wood which had...