4451[Diary entry: 22 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
22. Clear and rather Cool Wind being fresh from the westward.
4452[Diary entry: 23 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
23. Dined at Mrs. Dawson’s and spent the Evening in my own Room.
4453[Diary entry: 23 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
23. Clear and still cool for the Season notwithstanding the wind was Southwardly.
4454[Diary entry: 24 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
24. Dined at the Treasurers, & spent the Evening in my own Room. Between this date and 29 May, GW bought four play tickets for 30s.; clubbed twice at the Raleigh, purchased a vial of red ink costing 1s. 3d., and paid 2s. for postage and coffee ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 314).
4455[Diary entry: 24 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
24. Warm with some appears. of Rain of which a little fell in the Night.
4456[Diary entry: 25 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
25. Dined at the Palace & attended a Committee of the Association at Hayes. Spent the Eveng. there. A general meeting of the Virginia nonimportation association had been held in Williamsburg 22 May, and a committee of 20 gentlemen, including GW, had been appointed to revise the agreement that the associators had signed the previous year ( Va. Gaz. , R, 3 May 1770; carter [3] Jack P. Greene,...
4457[Diary entry: 25 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
25. Very warm. Wind being Southwardly—a little Rain in the Morning.
4458[Diary entry: 26 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
26. Took a Snack at Mrs. Dawson’s & went up to Eltham in the Afternn. The House of Burgesses adjourned after today’s meeting until 11:00 A.M. Monday, 28 May ( JHB H. R. McIlwaine and John Pendleton Kennedy, eds. Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia . 13 vols. Richmond, 1905–15. , 1770–72 , 20).
4459[Diary entry: 26 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
26. Wind very fast from the Westwd. all day and towards Evening Cool with appearances of Rain but none fell.
4460[Diary entry: 27 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
27. At Eltham all day.
4461[Diary entry: 27 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
27. Cool and clear all day. Wind being still to the westward.
4462[Diary entry: 28 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
28. Returnd to Williamsburg by 9 Oclock. Dined at the Speakers and attended a Committee of the Associn. at Hayes till 11 Oclock.
4463[Diary entry: 28 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
28. Lowering kind of a Morning but clear afterwards & cool all day.
4464[Diary entry: 29 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
29. Dined at Mrs. Dawson’s and spent the Evening in my own Room.
4465[Diary entry: 29 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
29. Not as cool as yesterday. Wind variable with appearances of Rain.
4466[Diary entry: 30 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
30. Dined at the Club and spent the Eveng. in my own Room. GW today paid £1 10s. to Col. John Henry (d. 1773), father of Patrick Henry, for a copy of his map of Virginia which had been published the previous February by Thomas Jefferys of London.
4467[Diary entry: 30 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
30. Wind Eastwardly. Cool and cloudy with Rain towards Night which continued all Night.
4468[Diary entry: 31 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
31. Dined at the Attorneys and attended a Committee of the Association at Hayes till One Oclock.
4469[Diary entry: 31 May 1770] (Washington Papers)
31. Raining more or less all day with the wind westwardly.
4470[June 1770] (Washington Papers)
June 1st. Dined at the Club at Mrs. Campbells (Williamsburg) and attended a Meeting of the Association at the Capitol at 6 Oclock & contd. there till Eleven Oclock. At this general meeting, it was resolved “ that a friendly Invitation be given to all Gentlemen Merchants, Traders, and others, to meet the associators, in Williamsburg , on Friday the 15th Instant, in order to consult and advise...
4471Acct. of the Weather in June [1770] (Washington Papers)
June 1st. Cloudy & Misty all day. In the Evening a pretty hard shower of Rain. 2. Clear & exceeding pleasant—being also Warm & growing. 3. Clear & pleasantly warm. The Wind being at So. West & rather fresh in the Afternoon. 4. Clear in the forenoon but cloudy & lowering afterwards with the Wind westwardly. 5. Lowering Morning & sometimes slight Showers—with the Wind about Southwest. 6. Clear...
4472Cash Accounts, June 1770 (Washington Papers)
Cash June 1— To Do [cash] of Mr Phil: Claiborne for Int. of his Bd £ 14. 0.0 To Do of Do on acct of Intt for Mr Wm Dandridges Bond 22. 0.5 7— To Josh Valentine on acct of Frans Fosters Intt 1. 0.0 To Ditto on Acct of Rent pd by the Revd Mr [Thomas] Smith for my House in Town 13.16.6 To Cash of Mr [George] Wythe Postage of a Letter &ca to Mr G[eorge] Johnson & pd by me 1.10.0 13— To Cash recd...
4473[Diary entry: 1 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
June 1st. Dined at the Club at Mrs. Campbells (Williamsburg) and attended a Meeting of the Association at the Capitol at 6 Oclock & contd. there till Eleven Oclock. At this general meeting, it was resolved “ that a friendly Invitation be given to all Gentlemen Merchants, Traders, and others, to meet the associators, in Williamsburg , on Friday the 15th Instant, in order to consult and advise...
4474[Diary entry: 1 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
June 1st. Cloudy & Misty all day. In the Evening a pretty hard shower of Rain.
4475From George Washington to Jonathan Boucher, 2–9 June 1770 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 21st Ulto containing very judicious remarks on the advantages of Travelling (to youth who have a turn to Improvement) served to convince me of the Utility of the measure. but when I came to converse with sevl Gentlemen who have had some experience of the expence, and of whose judgments I entertaind a better opinion of than my own, I find myself embarrassed; Not because I...
4476[Diary entry: 2 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
2. Dined at the Club & spent the Evening in my own Room. GW wrote to Jonathan Boucher on this date, telling him that he had discussed the proposed European tour with several gentlemen in town and they had confirmed his suspicion that the expense would exceed Jacky’s income. But he did not close the door on the matter. He would gladly approve the trip, he said, if a way could be found to reduce...
4477[Diary entry: 2 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
2. Clear & exceeding pleasant—being also Warm & growing.
4478[Diary entry: 3 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
3. Dined at the Club and spent the Evening in my own Room. The burgesses were again adjourned for Sunday ( JHB H. R. McIlwaine and John Pendleton Kennedy, eds. Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia . 13 vols. Richmond, 1905–15. , 1770–72 , 44).
4479[Diary entry: 3 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
3. Clear & pleasantly warm. The Wind being at So. West & rather fresh in the Afternoon.
4480[Diary entry: 4 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
4. Dined at the Club and spent the Evening at the Councills Ball at the Capitol. GW today paid Edmund Pendleton £1 1s. 6d. for a legal opinion on John West, Jr.’s agreement to sell his land adjoining Mount Vernon ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 318). The council’s ball was held this evening in...
4481[Diary entry: 4 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
4. Clear in the forenoon but cloudy & lowering afterwards with the Wind westwardly.
4482[Diary entry: 5 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
[5.] Dined at the Club & spent the Evening in my own Room.
4483[Diary entry: 5 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
5. Lowering Morning & sometimes slight Showers—with the Wind about Southwest.
4484[Diary entry: 6 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
6. Dined at the Club and spent the Evening in my own Room.
4485[Diary entry: 6 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
6. Clear and pleasant with the wind Eastwardly, which occasiond towards Night a lowering sky & Cool Air.
4486[Diary entry: 7 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
7. Dined with the Council and spent the Evening in my own Room.
4487[Diary entry: 7 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
7. Raining more or less all day & sometimes very hard. Wind Eastwardly but not very cool.
4488[Diary entry: 8 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
8. Dined at the Club and Spent the Evening in my own Room.
4489[Diary entry: 8 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
8. Cloudy & now and then Misty. In the Evening very hard rain. Wind abt. So. West.
4490[Diary entry: 9 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
9. Had a cold Cut at Mrs. Campbells and went up to Eltham in the afternoon. The burgesses adjourned today until Monday morning, 11 June ( JHB H. R. McIlwaine and John Pendleton Kennedy, eds. Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia . 13 vols. Richmond, 1905–15. , 1770–72 , 61).
4491[Diary entry: 9 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
9. Very warm with but little Wind & that southwardly. In the Eveng. a little Rain.
4492[Diary entry: 10 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
10. Dined at Eltham and in the Afternoon went to see Mrs. Dandridge & returnd to Eltham again.
4493[Diary entry: 10 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
10. Winds variable in the Afternoon & all Night Rain.
4494[Diary entry: 11 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
11. Went over to Colo. Thos. Moores Sale & purchasd two Negroes—to Wit Frank & James & returnd to Eltham again at Night. All of Moore’s estate, including 26 slaves and about 1,000 acres of land on the Mattaponi River, was offered for sale at West Point today in order to pay some of his many debts ( Va. Gaz. , R, 31 May 1770). The Negro Frank cost £31 and James, a boy, cost £55. GW also bought...
4495[Diary entry: 11 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
11. Raining till 10 Oclock with the Wind at So. Et. Afterwards clear with little or no wind.
4496[Diary entry: 12 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
12. Came to Williamsburg to Breakfast. Dined at the Club and spent the Evening in my own Room.
4497[Diary entry: 12 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
12. Clear and Cool. Wind Westwardly.
4498[Diary entry: 13 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
13. Dined at the Club and spent the Evening in my own Room. GW on this date received £357 10s. in cash from Joseph Valentine, manager of the Custis plantations ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 318).
4499[Diary entry: 13 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
13. Wind Southwardly and very warm & sultry—especially in the Afternoon—with appears. of Rain.
4500[Diary entry: 14 June 1770] (Washington Papers)
14. Dined at the Speakers and went to Bed by 8 Oclock.