4531From George Washington to George William Fairfax, 27 June 1770 (Washington Papers)
Herewith you will receive some Letters which I brought from Williamsburg; which place I left on Saturday in the After noon. The Assembly was not then up, a few Bills remaind unfinished which woud oblige the House to set again this Week—little business of a Publick nature has been transacted—private Bills have engrossd the time of the House almost wholely since the First meeting of it. A New...
4532[Diary entry: 28 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
28. Rid into the Neck between breakfast and Dinner. Mr. Addison and Mr. Boucher, who came yesterday in the Afternoon went away today after Breakfast. Jonathan Boucher had been installed as rector of St. Anne’s Parish in Annapolis 12 June, and now, accompanied by his sponsor Rev. Henry Addison, he was returning to Caroline County to settle his affairs there ( st. ann’s “Vestry Proceedings, St....
4533[Diary entry: 28 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
28. Lowering Morning but clear afterwards and Hott.
4534[Diary entry: 29 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
29. Dined at Belvoir. Went on Board the Boston frigate to Drink Tea and returnd in the Afternoon. The Boston was a British man-of-war commanded by Sir Thomas Adams. Sent from England to serve three years on station in American waters, she had arrived at Hampton in early March of this year ( Va. Gaz. , P&D, 2 Nov. 1769 and 8 Mar. 1770).
4535[Diary entry: 29 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
29. Clear and very warm. Wind being southwardly and but little of it.
4536[Diary entry: 29 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
29. Finish’d it, & got the Hay all Stack’d.
4537[Diary entry: 30 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
30. Went into the Neck between breakfast and Dinner.
4538[Diary entry: 30 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
30. Cooler than yesterday. Wind being fresh from the westward.
4539[Diary entry: 30 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
30. Got my Mill Walls up to the 2d. Floor of the House—and then quitted it for Harvest. Began my Wheat Harvest in the Neck. This fragment of remarks and occurrences is in the possession of the superintendent of schools, Exeter, N.H.
4540[July 1770] (Washington Papers)
July 1st. At home—Sir Thomas Adams—the two Colo. Fairfax’s & Mr. Waker a Midshipman dined here. 2. Went into my Wheat field before diner. Mr. Davis a Midshipman dined here. 3. One of the Bostons Midshipmen breakfasted here. Between breakfast and Dinner I went into my Harvest field. 4. Went into my Harvest field between breakfast and Dinner. 5. Sir Thomas Adams and Mr. Glasford his first...
4541Acct. of the Weather in July [1770] (Washington Papers)
July 1st. Lowering Morning and wind at East. Abt. 12 Oclock it began to Rain & continued to do so till after 3 Oclock. 2. Cloudy Morning but afterwards clear & warm. Then thunder but no Rain. 3. Clear & very Cool—the Wind being at No. West & fresh. 4. Also clear but not so Cool as Yesterday. Wind in the same place but not fresh. 5. Cloudy & lowering all day—but no Rain. Wind Southwardly. 6....
4542Cash Accounts, July 1770 (Washington Papers)
Cash July 6— To Ditto [cash] recd from the Boston’s Burser for my Bull @ 20/ £ 7. 2.0 23— To Cash of Harrison Manley 27. 0.0 31— To Ditto of Mr Humpy Peake 6 Dollars 1.16.0 Contra July 3— By Charity 15/—Gave the Armr 6 1. 1.0 By Mrs Washington 6.11.3 7— By Willm Carlin’s acct for self £5.8.6 Ditto for Jno. Parke Custis 3.14.6 9. 3.0
4543[Diary entry: 1 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
July 1st. At home—Sir Thomas Adams—the two Colo. Fairfax’s & Mr. Waker a Midshipman dined here.
4544[Diary entry: 1 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
July 1st. Lowering Morning and wind at East. Abt. 12 Oclock it began to Rain & continued to do so till after 3 Oclock.
4545Remarks & Occuran. in July [1770] (Washington Papers)
July 2. Prosecuting my wheat Harvest which I began on Saturday last in the Neck. 5. Stately A Hound Bitch was lind by Jowler. 6. She was again lined by the same Dog. I killed and sold my English Bull to the Boston’s Crew at 20/. p. Ct. His 4 Quarters weighd 711 lbs. Nett. The Boston ’s purser paid GW £7 2s. in cash for the bull. GW had bought an English bull, probably this one, in Dec. 1765...
4546[Diary entry: 2 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
2. Went into my Wheat field before diner. Mr. Davis a Midshipman dined here.
4547[Diary entry: 2 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
2. Cloudy Morning but afterwards clear & warm. Then thunder but no Rain.
4548[Diary entry: 2 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
July 2. Prosecuting my wheat Harvest which I began on Saturday last in the Neck.
4549[Diary entry: 3 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
3. One of the Bostons Midshipmen breakfasted here. Between breakfast and Dinner I went into my Harvest field.
4550[Diary entry: 3 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
3. Clear & very Cool—the Wind being at No. West & fresh.
4551[Diary entry: 4 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
4. Went into my Harvest field between breakfast and Dinner.
4552[Diary entry: 4 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
4. Also clear but not so Cool as Yesterday. Wind in the same place but not fresh.
4553[Diary entry: 5 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
5. Sir Thomas Adams and Mr. Glasford his first Lieutt. Breakfasted here. Sir Thos. returnd after it, but Mr. Glasford dined here as did the 2 Lieutt. Mr. Sartell [probably George Sautel] Mr. Johnston of Marines Mr. Norris & Mr. Richmore—two Midshipmen.
4554[Diary entry: 5 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
5. Cloudy & lowering all day—but no Rain. Wind Southwardly.
4555[Diary entry: 5 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
5. Stately A Hound Bitch was lind by Jowler.
4556[Diary entry: 6 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
6. At home all day. Mr. Stedlar came to dinner. Mr. Wallace Burser to the Boston came in the Afternoon & purchased & Killed my Bull—the 4 quarters of which weighed 710 lbs. Nett. my bull : see “Remarks” entry for 6 July 1770 .
4557[Diary entry: 6 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
6. Cloudy & misty all day with some pretty smart showers of Rain. Wind still to the Southward.
4558[Diary entry: 6 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
6. She was again lined by the same Dog. I killed and sold my English Bull to the Boston’s Crew at 20/. p. Ct. His 4 Quarters weighd 711 lbs. Nett. The Boston ’s purser paid GW £7 2s. in cash for the bull. GW had bought an English bull, probably this one, in Dec. 1765 for £3 ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial...
4559[Diary entry: 7 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
7. At home all day. In the Afternoon Mr. Edward Smith came. This visitor may be Edward Smith (1752–1826), a son of John Smith of Cabin Point ( tyler [2] Lyon G. Tyler. “The Smiths of Virginia.” William and Mary Quarterly , 1st ser., 4 (1895–96): 46–52, 95–103, 183–87. , 49, 99–100).
4560[Diary entry: 7 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
7. Raining more or less till 3 Oclock then clear. With but little Wind.