[Diary entry: 6 August 1799]

6. Clear & warm. Returned home to dinner—found Genl. Wm. Washington of So. Carolina & Son here. Wind Southerly.

William Washington was one of GW’s particular choices for the officering of the provisional army. He was appointed brigadier general of the United States Army on 19 July 1798 and retired on 15 June 1800. William Washington had an only son, William Washington (1785–1830).

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Title: [Diary entry: 6 August 1799]
Author: Washington, George
Date: 6 August 1799

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 6 August 1799],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-06-02-0008-0008-0006. [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, p. 359.]