56881[Diary entry: 24 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
24. Rid to Muddy hole, Doeg Run, & Mill & returnd to Dinner. Lord Fairfax, the two Colo. Fairfax’s & Mr. Digges dind here & returnd.
56882[Diary entry: 25 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
25. I dined at Belvoir & returnd in the Eveng.
56883[Diary entry: 26 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
26. At home all day—Measuring salt from a Bermudian. a bermudian : GW is here receiving salt from a Bermudian vessel, which likely came from Turks Islands in the British West Indies.
56884[Diary entry: 27 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
27. Rid into the Neck, and to Muddy hole.
56885[Diary entry: 28 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
28. Rid to the Harvest Field at Doeg Run & returnd to Dinner.
56886[Diary entry: 29 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
29. Went to the same place again, & Returnd also to Dinner. In the Afternoon Doctr. Rumney came on a visit to Betty.
56887[Diary entry: 30 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
30. Went into the Neck where my Harvest People had movd to and returnd to Dinner. Doctr. Rumney went away after Breakfast.
56888Acct. of the Weather—in June [1769] (Washington Papers)
June 1st. Still cloudy and like for Rain with the Wind Eastwardly and cold. 2. Clear, and cool in the Morning—but warmer afterwards. Wind Northwardly. 3. Clear, and not so cool as yesterday. Midday warm—Wind being at So. Wt. 4. Clear and pleasant, being neither cold nor Warm. Wind abt. So. West. 5. Wind fresh from the So. West and warm. The forenoon clear—afternoon having appearances of Rain...
56889[Diary entry: 1 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
June 1st. Still cloudy and like for Rain with the Wind Eastwardly and cold.
56890[Diary entry: 2 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
2. Clear, and cool in the Morning—but warmer afterwards. Wind Northwardly.
56891[Diary entry: 3 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
3. Clear, and not so cool as yesterday. Midday warm—Wind being at So. Wt.
56892[Diary entry: 4 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
4. Clear and pleasant, being neither cold nor Warm. Wind abt. So. West.
56893[Diary entry: 5 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
5. Wind fresh from the So. West and warm. The forenoon clear—afternoon having appearances of Rain with rumbg. of Thunder.
56894[Diary entry: 6 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
6. Wind very fresh from the So. West with but little Clouds & in general warm.
56895[Diary entry: 7 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
7. But little wind & that being Southwardly made the weather Warm & almost Sultry.
56896[Diary entry: 8 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
8. Wind in the same place and Weather Warm. In the Afternoon the Wind being fresh and a cloud rising to the So. West we had a fine shower in the Night with some thunder & much lightning.
56897[Diary entry: 9 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
9. Warm & fine growing weather, but little wind in the forepart of the day & that Southwardly—fresher in the afternoon.
56898[Diary entry: 10 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
10. Wind fresh from the So. West with Clouds a little sprinkle & some thunder. About sun set the wind shifted to the No. Wt.
56899[Diary entry: 11 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
11. Clear morning, with lowering afternoon. Wind Southwardly.
56900[Diary entry: 12 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
12. Warm and lowering—also Smoky. Wind southwardly & but little of it.
56901[Diary entry: 13 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
13. The Wind shifting to the Northward in the Night it became cool in the morning; but at Midday it grew a little warm although the wind hung to the Northwd. all day and was perfectly clear.
56902[Diary entry: 14 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
14. Clear and Temperate. But little Wind and that Eastwardly—but varying.
56903[Diary entry: 15 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
15. Close still and warm. But little wind & that Southwardly.
56904[Diary entry: 16 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
16th. Very warm & some slight appearances of Rain—with little or no Wind till the Eveng. then pretty fresh from the Southward.
56905[Diary entry: 17 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
17. Very warm again with little or no Wind in the forenoon but tolerably fresh. Southwardly Wind afterwards.
56906[Diary entry: 18 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
18. Wind getting to Northwest and blowg. fresh all day the Air grew cool & was clear.
56907[Diary entry: 19 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
19. There being but little wind and that southwardly it grew very warm again.
56908[Diary entry: 20 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
20. Very Hot with very little wind & that to the Southward.
56909[Diary entry: 21 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
21. Again Hot with the Wind in the same Quarter.
56910[Diary entry: 22 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
22. There being flying showers abt. in the Night & Morning tho not hard the Wind shifted to the Northward & grew cool or Rather to the Eastward.
56911[Diary entry: 23 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
23. Warm wind getting to the Southward again.
56912[Diary entry: 24 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
24. Very warm with great appearan⟨ces⟩ of rain, but none fell here. Still & calm.
56913[Diary entry: 25 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
25. Also very warm with the same shows but no rain fell here. Still & calm.
56914[Diary entry: 26 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
26. Small breeze from the southward but very hot and sultry notwithstanding w[ith] appearances of Rain.
56915[Diary entry: 27 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
27. Very hot and Sultry; indeed extreamly so. A small breeze from the Southwd.
56916[Diary entry: 28 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
28. Sun very hot, but the Heat corrected in some degree by a southerly Breeze. In the afternoon frequent Showers of Rain—but little of it here—with pretty smart Wind from the So. West.
56917[Diary entry: 29 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
29. Wind getting to the Northward, this day was something more temperate & yet warm. In the Night abt. 11 Oclock a fine Rain.
56918[Diary entry: 30 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
30. A shower in the Morng. with Thunder & a Rainbow in the West. In the Eveng. one or two other showers wt. some Thun[der].
56919Remarks & Occurances in June [1769] (Washington Papers)
June 2d. Finishd breaking up my Corn gd. with the Plows at Muddy hole. 3d. Finishd going over the field abt. the Overseers House at the Mill with the Hoes. 6. Went over my plowed Corn at Doeg Run a 2d. time with the Plows. 7. Rid into the Neck, and went all ovr. my Wheat there, which in general I think very good; and at this time free from any appearance of Rust. I think it is observable that...
56920[Diary entry: 2 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
June 2d. Finishd breaking up my Corn gd. with the Plows at Muddy hole.
56921[Diary entry: 3 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
3d. Finishd going over the field abt. the Overseers House at the Mill with the Hoes.
56922[Diary entry: 6 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
6. Went over my plowed Corn at Doeg Run a 2d. time with the Plows.
56923[Diary entry: 7 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
7. Rid into the Neck, and went all ovr. my Wheat there, which in general I think very good; and at this time free from any appearance of Rust. I think it is observable that the Wheat on the River side appeard to be better head than the other tho not superior in look in any other respect to many other parts of the field.
56924[Diary entry: 8 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
8. Got over the little field at the Mill with the Hoes, commonly calld the Clover patch.
56925[Diary entry: 9 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
9. Finish plowing the Field round the Overseers House at the Mill a 2d. time. This day I went through all my Wheat at the Mill, & find it very likely and promising, & entirely free from any appearance of Rust—the head beginning to expand by the plumping of the grain.
56926[Diary entry: 10 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
10. Got over my Corn Ground at Doeg Run Quarter a second time with the Plows and began it a third time with the Harrows. Also got over all the old ground Corn at the same place with the Hoes.
56927[Diary entry: 12 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
12. Went over all my Wheat at Muddy hole and at Doeg Run & found it at both places good and promising, and entirely clear from every appearance of Rust. I also found that the Straw at the lower joints was turnd, & turning yellow—that the blade was putting on a yellowish Hue—and that the head was in general grey—& turning yellowish the grain being mostly plump and the departments strutting with...
56928[Diary entry: 13 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
13. Went through my Wheat in the Neck and found it also clear of the Rust, & in much the same state of that of Muddy hole and Doeg run as described yesterday. This day I put on board my Schooner from the Neck 500 Bushels of Indian Corn for Mr. Ross. Hector Ross bought 100 barrels of corn from GW at 10s. a barrel, a total of £50 to which £4 3s. 4d. was added for freight ( General Ledger A...
56929[Diary entry: 17 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
17. Finishd going over my Corn at Muddy hole with the Hoes. Also went over my Corn at the Mill this day with the Hoes.
56930[Diary entry: 22 June 1769] (Washington Papers)
22. Went over my Corn at the Mill the second time with the Plows that is finishd doing so—and began with the Harrows in the field about the Ovr. House.