21. Morning—hard rain with thunder & lightening—wind at East & Mer. at 41. Showery until 3 Oclock when the wind came out violently at No. W. & cleared. Mer. 40 at Night & 46 at its height. Mr. L. Washington Belmont went away.
belmont: GW wrote “Vermt.,” apparently a slip of the pen.

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