9521[Diary entry: 30 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
30. At Home all day. Miss Nancy Peake &ca. dined here as did Price Posey & went away in the Afternoon as Miss Nancy McCarty also did.
9522Acct. of the Weather in June [1771] (Washington Papers)
June 1st. Clear and Warm—Wind being Southerly. 2. Also clear and pleasant—with but little Wind and that Southerly. 3. Warm, but clear, with little Wind & that Southerly. 4. Wind Easterly & pretty fresh. Evening Cool. 5. Very foggy Morning, then Rain with thunder and Lightning. Afternoon very Cloudy. 6. Clear but very Warm with the Wind Southerly. Foggy Morning. 7. Very warm in the forenoon...
9523[Diary entry: 1 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
June 1st. Clear and Warm—Wind being Southerly.
9524[Diary entry: 2 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
2. Also clear and pleasant—with but little Wind and that Southerly.
9525[Diary entry: 3 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
3. Warm, but clear, with little Wind & that Southerly.
9526[Diary entry: 4 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
4. Wind Easterly & pretty fresh. Evening Cool.
9527[Diary entry: 5 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
5. Very foggy Morning, then Rain with thunder and Lightning. Afternoon very Cloudy.
9528[Diary entry: 6 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
6. Clear but very Warm with the Wind Southerly. Foggy Morning.
9529[Diary entry: 7 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
7. Very warm in the forenoon with Thunder & lightning & great appearances of Rain every[where] but none fell here. This Morning also. The manuscript reads “great appearances of Rain every Rain every but none fell here.”
9530[Diary entry: 8 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
8. Lowering Morning, and very warm day with Clouds & appearances of Rain in the Evening.
9531[Diary entry: 9 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
9. Dull foggy Morning & Afterwards warm—with black clouds & a little Rain in the Afternoon.
9532[Diary entry: 10 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
10. Clear & Warm—with very little [wind] & that Southerly. Appearances of Rain but none fell here.
9533[Diary entry: 11 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
11. Clear and tolerably pleasant with but little Wind.
9534[Diary entry: 12 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
12. Pretty smart & constant Rain in the forenoon. Afternoon clear with the wind Northwardly.
9535[Diary entry: 13 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
13. Clear and Cool—Wind Northwardly.
9536[Diary entry: 14 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
14. Clear and Cool—wind being still Northwardly but pleasant Notwithstanding.
9537[Diary entry: 15 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
15. Clear in the Morning, but Cloudy afterwards and Warm, with appearances of Rain. Wind Eastwardly.
9538[Diary entry: 16 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
16. Rain in the Night, & till 8 or Nine Oclock this Morning; then clear, and Warm. Wind Eastwardly.
9539[Diary entry: 17 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
17. Misting, of and on all day with the Wind still to the Eastward.
9540[Diary entry: 18 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
18. Much such a day as yesterday, till the Evening then the Wind Shifting to the Northward it grew cool.
9541[Diary entry: 19 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
19. The Morning Cool—the Afternoon warm, there being little or no Wind; day rather Cloudy & Lowering.
9542[Diary entry: 20 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
20. A good deal of Rain fell last Night and this Morning. Wind Easterly.
9543[Diary entry: 21 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
21. Clear & Warm. Wind Southerly. In the Night Rain again.
9544[Diary entry: 22 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
22. Clear and something Cooler—Wind getting Westwardly.
9545[Diary entry: 23 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
23. Clear and Warm wind Southerly in the Night Rain.
9546[Diary entry: 24 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
24. Cloudy & Lowering. In the Evening Raining moderately.
9547[Diary entry: 25 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
25. Cloudy and like for Rain all day, but none fell. Still and very Warm.
9548[Diary entry: 26 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
26. Calm & very warm the first part of the day. The Latter part Raining with variable Wind.
9549[Diary entry: 27 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
27. Foggy Morning—close & still day, & very warm.
9550[Diary entry: 28 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
28. Dewey Morning, close still and Smoky—also very warm.
9551[Diary entry: 29 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
29. Dewey Morning and very Warm in the Afternoon two or three Showers of Rain.
9552[Diary entry: 30 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
30. Cool Morning with the Wind at North West. All the Afternoon showery.
9553Remarks & Occurs. in June [1771] (Washington Papers)
June 1st. Morris at Doeg Run Quarter Planted his Swamps with Corn. Finished breaking up Corn Ground at Muddy hole. Only half done in the Neck but quite finishd at Doeg Run. 6. Sold all the Flour I have left to Robt. Adam & Co. at the following Rates—fine flour at 12/6 Midlings at 10/. & Shipstuff at 8/4 pr. Ct. £300 of the Money, to be paid in Octr.—the residue in April with Int[eres]t from...
9554[Diary entry: 1 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
June 1st. Morris at Doeg Run Quarter Planted his Swamps with Corn. Finished breaking up Corn Ground at Muddy hole. Only half done in the Neck but quite finishd at Doeg Run.
9555[Diary entry: 6 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
6. Sold all the Flour I have left to Robt. Adam & Co. at the following Rates—fine flour at 12/6 Midlings at 10/. & Shipstuff at 8/4 pr. Ct. £300 of the Money, to be paid in Octr.—the residue in April with Int[eres]t from Octr. In May the company had bought about 13,500 pounds of GW’s flour for £60 7s. 10d., and during June it bought about 128,000 pounds more for £765 3s. 7d. ( General Ledger A...
9556[Diary entry: 7 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
7. Agreed with Mr. Pendleton of Frederick for all the Land to be Included by a Line to be run from the No. West C[orne]r of Owen Thomas’s Patent to a Corner of the Land on which James McCarmick lives in my Line supposd to contain abt. 180 Acres for £400 the Money to be paid in two years with Int[eres]t from the 25th. of next Decr. This years Rent to be paid to me & only a special Warrantee to...
9557[Diary entry: 9 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
9. The Appearances of the Weather, for sevl. days past, has given the greatest room to apprehend the Rust—the Mornings close, foggy, and Calm; the Evenings Cloudy & sometimes Raining—Heavy Dews at Nights & Warm Sultry days.
9558[Diary entry: 11 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
11. Finished Breaking up Corn Ground at the Ferry Plantation.
9559[Diary entry: 15 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
15. Finished Ditto in the Neck.
9560[Diary entry: 24 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
24. Began to cut grass at Doeg Run Quarter.
9561[Diary entry: 25 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
25. Discoverd the Rust bad in the Wheat at the Mill. My Wheat every where being much Injurd by the Speck or Spot. Finished Cutting the Meadow at Doeg Run—6 Scythe men being employd each day.
9562[Diary entry: 27 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
27. Finishd Plowing over my Corn at Muddy hole a 2d. time and got all over it with the Hoes at the same time.
9563[Diary entry: 28 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
28. Finishd Securing my Hay at Doeg Run. Also got over all but the last Cut of Corn in the Neck with the Plows and Hoes.
9564[Diary entry: 29 June 1771] (Washington Papers)
29. Got over all my Corn at Doeg Run twice with the Hoes and Plows.
9565[July 1771] (Washington Papers)
July 1. Rid into the Neck to my Harvest People, & back to Dinner. Mr. Robt. Rutherford came in the Afternoon & went away again. 2. Rid to the Harvest Field in the Neck & back to Dinner. 3. Rid to the Harvest Field in the Neck by the Ferry & Muddy hole Plantations. In the Afternoon Mr. Jno. Smith of Westmoreland came here. John Smith of Cabin Point, the smallpox inoculator, was going to Warm...
9566[Diary entry: 1 July 1771] (Washington Papers)
July 1. Rid into the Neck to my Harvest People, & back to Dinner. Mr. Robt. Rutherford came in the Afternoon & went away again.
9567[Diary entry: 2 July 1771] (Washington Papers)
2. Rid to the Harvest Field in the Neck & back to Dinner.
9568[Diary entry: 3 July 1771] (Washington Papers)
3. Rid to the Harvest Field in the Neck by the Ferry & Muddy hole Plantations. In the Afternoon Mr. Jno. Smith of Westmoreland came here. John Smith of Cabin Point, the smallpox inoculator, was going to Warm Springs in Frederick County, apparently for his health, which by fall was so bad that “everyone expected to have the burying of him into whose house he came” ( GW to Samuel Washington, 6...
9569[Diary entry: 4 July 1771] (Washington Papers)
4. At home all day with Mr. Smith. In the Afternoon Jno. Custis came. Jacky probably brought GW the letter that Jonathan Boucher wrote to him on this date, asking for a final decision about the proposed European tour ( DLC:GW ). GW replied five days later that he thought that Mrs. Washington was so reluctant to part with her son for a long period, and Jacky was so indifferent about the trip,...
9570[Diary entry: 5 July 1771] (Washington Papers)
5. Mr. Smith set out after breakfast on his journey to the Frederick Sprgs. In the Afternoon I rid to the Harvest Field in the Neck.