[Diary entry: 23 May 1785]

Monday 23d. Mercury at 62 in the Morning—70 at Noon and 72 at Night.

Calm, cloudy, & warm all day; at times, when the sun came out it was hot. Veg[it]ation rapid by the warmth & moisture of the weather.

Set out the Palmeto Royal in my garden—in number [ ] Plants and put the box in which the Magnolio, live oak & Sower Oranges were in the Area in front of the Green House.

Doctr. Stuart went away after Dinner. Mrs. Stuart & the Girls remained.

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Source Project: Washington Papers
Title: [Diary entry: 23 May 1785]
Author: Washington, George
Date: 23 May 1785

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 23 May 1785],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-04-02-0002-0005-0022. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 4, 1 September 1784 – 30 June 1786, ed. Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1978, p. 144.]