[Diary entry: 22 December 1773]

22. Went out after Breakfast with the Dogs. Dragd a fox for an hour or two, but never found. Returnd to Dinner & found Mrs. Slaughter here.

Anne Clifton Slaughter (d. 1798), only child of William and Elizabeth Brent Clifton (d. 1773) of Clifton’s Neck, was married to Thomas Slaughter. She borrowed £6 from GW on this day—the loan was not repaid until 1788 (General Ledger B description begins General Ledger B, 1772–1793. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends , folio 98).

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Title: [Diary entry: 22 December 1773]
Author: Washington, George
Date: 22 December 1773

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 22 December 1773],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-03-02-0003-0024-0022. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 3, 1 January 1771–5 November 1781, ed. Donald Jackson. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1978, pp. 220–221.]