[Diary entry: 22 March 1766]

22. Began to sow Hemp (adjoining the Lane going to Mrs. Wades) at the Mill. Sowed as far as a stick drove into the Ground.

Also sowed Ditto in the lower part of new Ground at Muddy hole—to a stake.

First part of this day warm Sun & southerly Wind. Latter part showery—high Wind at same place.

Mrs. Valinda Wade, widow of Zephaniah Wade (died c.1746), lived with her three daughters, Valinda, Sarah, and Eleanor, on a 193–acre tract of land adjoining GW’s mill plantation.

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Title: [Diary entry: 22 March 1766]
Author: Washington, George
Date: 22 March 1766

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 22 March 1766],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-02-02-0001-0002-0002. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 2, 14 January 1766 – 31 December 1770, ed. Donald Jackson. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1976, p. 1.]