George Washington Papers

[Diary entry: 31 May 1780]

31st. Raining more or less all day. The showers were moderate & exceedingly refreshing as the Earth imbibed the moisture as it fell & the Earth became well penetrated. Very little wind accompanied the Rain.

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    [Diary entry: 31 May 1780]
    Author
    Washington, George
    Date
    31 May 1780

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    “[Diary entry: 31 May 1780],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-03-02-0006-0006-0031. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 3, 1 January 1771–5 November 1781, ed. Donald Jackson. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1978, p. 354.]