6. Morning—perfectly clear with a light breeze from the Westward—Mer. 62. High wind from No. West afterwards—Mer. 67 thro’ the day. A Mr. Tayler & a Mr. Crips—introduced by Mr. Potts dined here as did Mr. T. Peter & Mr. Lear. All except Mr. Peter went away after dinner.
[Diary entry: 6 May 1798]
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- Washington, George
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- 6 May 1798
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- Year: Mount Vernon and Guests
- Month: May 1798
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- “[Diary entry: 6 May 1798],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-06-02-0007-0005-0006. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 6, 1 January 1790 – 13 December 1799, ed. Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1979, pp. 294–295.]