4561[Diary entry: 8 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
8. Went to Pohick Church & returnd to Dinner. Mr. Smith went to Colo. Fairfax’s & returnd to Dinner & Mr. Stedlar went away after Breakft. GW had paid Stadler £21 10s. on the previous day for music lessons given to Jacky and Patsy Custis. Today he let Patsy have £2 2s. pocket money and her friend Milly Posey 7s. 6d. ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George...
4562[Diary entry: 8 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
8. Clear and pleasant with but little wind and that Southwardly.
4563[Diary entry: 9 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
9. Warm with but little Wind & that Southwardly. Rid to Belvoir to Breakfast in order to take leave of Sir Thos. Adams & Colo. R. Fairfax who was going to the Springs. Returnd by the Mill, Doeg Run & Muddy hole Plantations to Dinr.
4564[Diary entry: 9 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
9. Clear and Warm—with but little wind and that Southwardly.
4565[Diary entry: 10 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
10. Clear and pleasant. In the Afternoon rid to the Harvest field at Muddy hole. On my return found Mr. Montgomerie & Sally Carlyle here.
4566[Diary entry: 10 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
10. Clear and tolerably pleasant not being warm. Wind Southwardly.
4567[Diary entry: 10 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
10. About Ten Oclock finished Cutting and Securing my Wheat in the Neck and about Eleven began the field at Muddy hole.
4568[Diary entry: 11 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
11. Mr. Montgomerie went away about 11 Oclock. Mr. Christian & all his scholars except Miss French came here to Dancing—also Miss Bronaugh. Elizabeth French, daughter of Daniel and Penelope Manley French, was a “celebrated Fortune . . . whom half the world was in pursuit of” for, as her father’s only child, she would eventually bring all his land and wealth to the young man who married her (...
4569[Diary entry: 11 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
11. Clear & warm—especially in the afternoon. There being but little wind & that Southwardly.
4570[Diary entry: 12 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
12. Rid to my Harvest field at Muddy hole. Upon my return to Dinner found Mrs. Ambler & her daughter here who dind & went away afterwards. Mary Cary Ambler (1732/33–1781) of Jamestown was a younger sister of Sally Fairfax and the widow of Edward Ambler (1732–1768). Mrs. Ambler and her daughter Sarah (1760–1782) were at this time visiting the Fairfaxes at Belvoir ( cary Wilson Miles Cary....