[Diary entry: 15 July 1785]

Friday 15th. Mercury at 74 in the Morng.—78 at Noon and 76 at Night. Lowering Morning with the Wind at So. West, and pretty fresh. A black cloud, with high wind, and a little rain about 3 Oclock.

Observed the Seeds of the Palmetto Royal which I had sowed on each side of the Gate in Front of the House were coming up.

Mr. Fairfax and his Son Ferdinando left this after breakfast.

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Title: [Diary entry: 15 July 1785]
Author: Washington, George
Date: 15 July 1785

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 15 July 1785],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-04-02-0002-0007-0015. [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. 165.]