George Washington Papers

[Diary entry: 9 December 1785]

Friday 9th. Thermometer at 36 in the Morning—39 at Noon and [ ] at Night.

Not much wind—thick and Misting all day. Towards Night it began to rain fast & continued to do so until day.

Planted the Crab trees which were brought home yesterday and more young pines.

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    [Diary entry: 9 December 1785]
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    Washington, George
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    9 December 1785

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    “[Diary entry: 9 December 1785],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-04-02-0002-0012-0009. [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, pp. 246–247.]