George Washington Papers

[Diary entry: 1 January 1768]

Jany. 1st. Neck People clearing a piece of ground which was begun the 23d. of Decr.

Doeg Run People working in the Swamp which they began to clear this Fall.

Muddy hole People (except two threshing) clearing the Skirt of woods within the fence 4 Men & 2 Women from Doeg Run assisting.

Mill People also clearing.

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    [Diary entry: 1 January 1768]
    Author
    Washington, George
    Date
    1 January 1768

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    “[Diary entry: 1 January 1768],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-02-02-0003-0003-0001. [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. 36.]