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    A New Mill and a Journey to the Ohio

    From: Washington Papers | Diaries | Volume 2 | A New Mill and a Journey to the Ohio

    June 25. Began to cut my Meadow at Doeg Run Quarter. 29. Finish’d it, & got the Hay all Stack’d....
    Saturday 1st. Reachd home being absent from it Nine weeks and one day. 11th. Agreed with Christr....
    Feby. 2d. Agreed with Joseph Goart, to come down and raise Stone out of my Quarry for my Mill at...
    Mar. 1st. Wind Northwardly. Cold & Cloudy with Snow every now and then. 2. Cloudy with a Mixture...
    May 1st. A hard frost which destroyd all the Peaches &ca. from the Water. Wind still at No. Wt. &...
    July 1st. Lowering Morning and wind at East. Abt. 12 Oclock it began to Rain & continued to do so...
    Augt. 1. Began to Sow Wheat at Muddy hole—the Ground Grassy & in bad order. Began to Sow Ditto at...
    Septr. 1st. Cool & clear—wind being still Northwardly. 2. Cool but rather Inclind to be Cloudy...
    Novr. 1. Calm, cool, & Cloudy, with great appearances of falling weather. 2. Windy & clear in the...
    Decr. 1st. Cold & Raw in the forenoon & constant Snow in the Afternoon. 2. Clear, & tolerably...
    Jany. 1st. Constant Rain the whole day with high & boisterous Wind from the No. Et. 2. Clear and...
    Feby. 1. Clear & tolerably pleasant there being but little Wind, that however was Northwardly &...
    April 1. Raw & cold Wind at No. Et. with great appearances (sometimes of falling Weather—at other...
    6th. Joseph Gort a stone Mason came here to raise Stone. Began to Enlist Corn Ground at Muddy...
    June 1st. Cloudy & Misty all day. In the Evening a pretty hard shower of Rain. 2. Clear &...
    16Remarks & Occuran. in July [1770] (Washington Papers)
    July 2. Prosecuting my wheat Harvest which I began on Saturday last in the Neck. 5. Stately A...
    Augt. 1. Clear with the Wind very fresh from the So. West but very warm notwithstanding. 2. Again...
    Septr. 4th. Got on the 2d. Floor (or rather the last Floor the walls being at their Height) of my...
    Octr. 1st. Wind Southwardly and warm with flying Clouds. 2. Raining, Hailing, or Snowing the...
    20[November 1770 (2)] (Washington Papers)
    1. Went up the Great Kanhawa abt. 10 Miles with the People that were with me. 2. Hunting the most...
    21[December 1770] (Washington Papers)
    Decr. 1st. Reachd home from Wests after an absence of 9 Weeks and one Day. 2. At home all day...
    22[January 1770] (Washington Papers)
    Jany. 1. At home all day alone. 2. At home all day. Mr. Peake dined here. 3. At home all day...
    23[February 1770] (Washington Papers)
    Feby. 1. Went a huntg. (being joind by Mr. Peake Wm. Triplet & Harrison Manley) & after a Chace...
    9th. Finished listing Ground for Corn at Muddy hole. The Hound Bitch Singer was lind by Jowler....
    25[April 1770] (Washington Papers)
    Apl. 1. Went to Pohick Church and returnd home to Dinner. 2. Rid to see Mr. Humphrey Peake who...
    26[June 1770] (Washington Papers)
    June 1st. Dined at the Club at Mrs. Campbells (Williamsburg) and attended a Meeting of the...
    27[August 1770] (Washington Papers)
    Augt. 1. Dined at my Mother’s. Went over to Fredericksburg afterwards & returnd in the Evening...
    28[October 1770] (Washington Papers)
    Octr. 1. Rid to my Mill and the Ditchers with Mr. Warnr. Washington. Colo. Fairfax dind here. The...
    29Remark & Occurs. in Novr. [1770] (Washington Papers)
    Novr. 20th. About One Oclock our Horses arrivd, having been prevented getting to Fort Pitt by the...
    30[March 1770] (Washington Papers)
    Mar. 1. My Brothers and the Company with them went away about 10 O clock. I went to level the...
    31[May 1770] (Washington Papers)
    May 1st. Rid in the forenoon to where the Millwrights & Masons were at Work—also the Ditchers &...
    32Remarks & Occurs. in May [1770] (Washington Papers)
    May 1st. John Harvey went to Ditchg. on my Mill Race at 1/3 pr. Rod. Harvey settled 12 Aug. 1770...
    33[July 1770] (Washington Papers)
    July 1st. At home—Sir Thomas Adams—the two Colo. Fairfax’s & Mr. Waker a Midshipman dined here....
    34[September 1770] (Washington Papers)
    Septr. 1st. Returnd from the Arbitration at Colchester. In the Evening my Brothr. Saml. & his...
    Octr. 5th. Began a journey to the Ohio in Company with Doctr. Craik his Servant, & two of mine...
    36[November 1770 (1)] (Washington Papers)
    November 1st. A little before eight Oclock we set of with our Canoe up the River to discover what...