[Diary entry: 30 September 1769]

30. Went a Hunting. Catchd a Rakoon but never found a Fox. One Doctr. Harris of Goochland dined here.

Several Virginia doctors of this name served in the Revolution. Samuel Harris was an army surgeon; Simeon Harris was surgeon of the 4th Virginia Regiment; and Simon Harris was a navy surgeon who served on the Revenge (gwathmey description begins John H. Gwathmey. Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783. Richmond, 1938. description ends ).

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Title: [Diary entry: 30 September 1769]
Author: Washington, George
Date: 30 September 1769

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 30 September 1769],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-02-02-0004-0024-0030. [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. 183.]