[Diary entry: 30 August 1786]

Wednesday 30th. Mercury at 69 in the Morning—68 at Noon and 62 at Night.

More rain fell last Night and this forenoon—Wind at East.

Prevented riding in the Morning by the weather. About Noon Mr. Willm. Triplet & Mr. L. Washington came in and after a great deal of conversation respecting the Renting of Mrs. French’s Land, and the purchase of Manley’s it ended in postponement till Friday for further consideration.

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Title: [Diary entry: 30 August 1786]
Author: Washington, George
Date: 30 August 1786

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 30 August 1786],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-05-02-0001-0002-0030. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 5, 1 July 1786 – 31 December 1789, ed. Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1979, p. 33.]