[Diary entry: 30 November 1770]

Friday 30th. According to Appointment the Doctr. and I met & after Breakfasting at Snickers proceeded on to Wests 1 where we arrivd at or about Sunset.

1. West’s ordinary was located at the junction of the Colchester and Carolina roads in Loudoun County near present-day Aldie. By 1765 Charles West had taken over management of the inn from his father, William West (see harrison [1] description begins Fairfax Harrison. Landmarks of Old Prince William: A Study of Origins in Northern Virginia. Berryville, Va., 1964. description ends , 495).

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Title: [Diary entry: 30 November 1770]
Author: Washington, George
Date: 30 November 1770

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 30 November 1770],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-02-02-0005-0031-0011. [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. 324.]