[Diary entry: 16 April 1790]

Friday 16th. Had a long conference with the Secretary of State on the subject of Diplomatic appointments & on the proper places & characters for Consuls or Vice Consuls.

After which I exercised on Horseback.

The Visitors of Gentlemen and Ladies to Mrs. Washington this evening were very numerous.

conference: See entries for 23 and 26 Mar. 1790.

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Title: [Diary entry: 16 April 1790]
Author: Washington, George
Date: 16 April 1790

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 16 April 1790],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-06-02-0001-0004-0016. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 6, 1 January 1790 – 13 December 1799, ed. Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1979, p. 62.]