Wednesday 6th. Mercury at 80 in the Morning 84 at Noon and 84 at Night.
Clear and warm, with but little Wind & that variable.
Mrs. Blackburn and her daughter went away before breakfast.
General Lincoln & his Son; Mr. Porter, & a Doctr. Milne came to Dinner & returned afterwards.
Received from Genl. Lincoln 3 young trees of the Spruce Pine and two of the Fir or Hemlock in half Barrels which seemed to be healthy & vegitating.
Also received from Doctr. Craik by his Son a parcel of Chinese Seeds similar to those presented to me by Mr. Porter on the 2d Instt.
Benjamin Lincoln of Massachusetts and his son, Benjamin Lincoln, Jr. (d. 1788), were probably in Virginia on business. Their firm, Lincoln & Sons, conducted business with William Lyles & Co. and Porter & Ingraham, both of Alexandria. Thomas Porter, who appears here with them, was a close friend of both the Lincolns.