9171[Diary entry: 18 January 1786] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 18th. Thermometer at 20 in the Morning—22 at Noon and 26 at Night. Day very cold—no thawing and the afternoon threatning of Snow. A fine mist of it falling—Wind Northerly. Colo. Fitzgerald called here on his way from Dumfries & dined and then proceeded. Fixed with him, and requested that he would give the Board of Directors of the Potomack Company notice of the meeting intended to be...
9172[Diary entry: 19 January 1786] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 19th. Thermometer at 19 in the Morning—20 at Noon and 22 at Night. Morning Cloudy—Wind Northerly and weather cold. Snow about an Inch deep fell in the Night. After ten oclock it began again, & continued Snowing fine till bed time with the wind Northerly. Discontinued getting Ice, the river not being in a State to get it from the other shore and the prospect such as to get it any where...
9173[Diary entry: 20 January 1786] (Washington Papers)
Friday 20th. Thermometer at 18 in the Morng.—24 at Noon and 26 at Night. A Mixture of Snow and hail fell all the fore part of the day and hail & rain the latter part, which consolidated the Snow which in the Morning might be about 6 or 8 Inches deep. Wind Northwardly all day, but not much of it in any part of it.
9174[Diary entry: 21 January 1786] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 21st. Thermometer at 26 in the Morning— at Noon and 34 at Night. Cloudy and hazy till betwn. eleven & 12 oclock when the Suns feeble efforts to shine were overcome. About one oclock a heavy mist came on. About two it grew very dark—thundered and rained—after whch. it continued misling till bed time. Rid to my Plantations at Muddy hole and Dogue run—from thence to the Mill. Upon my...
9175[Diary entry: 22 January 1786] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 22d. Thermometer at 40 in the Morning—42 at Noon and 48 at Night. Raining more or less all day, and a close thick fog the whole day proceeding from the dissolution of the Snow which by Night was almost gone. Wind tho’ not much of it Southerly and warm—the damps in the house being also very great the damps upon the walls being to be swept of.
9176[Diary entry: 23 January 1786] (Washington Papers)
Monday 23d. Thermometer at 38 in the Morning—46 at Noon and 40 at Night. Clear all day with the Wind at No. West but neither hard nor cold. Snow entirely gone, except in places hid from the influence of the Sun & the Southwardly wind which blew yesterday.
9177[Diary entry: 24 January 1786] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 24th. Thermometer at 31 in the Morning—36 at Noon and 34 at Night. Morning clear & pleasant: Lowering afterwards; with appearances of Snow—little or no Wind all day. Began my work of Ice-getting again to day but it was not in a proper State being rather a mixture of Snow & Ice and not hard enough.
9178[Diary entry: 25 January 1786] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 25th. Thermometer at 34 in the morning at Noon and 40 at Night. Morning calm and very foggy till after 8 oclock when the fog dispersed and was very pleasant. About one oclock the Wind sprung up at No. West but blew neither hard nor cold. Mr. Jno. Dandridge set off on his return home after breakfast. I rid to Morris’s, Muddy hole and Neck Plantations between Breakfast and dinner. The...
9179[Diary entry: 26 January 1786] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 26th. Thermometer at 33 in the Morng.— at Noon and 39 at Night. Clear and pleasant all day and more especially in the afternoon—Not much wind, but that from the No. West. Renewed my Ice operation to day, employing as many hands as I conveniently could in gettg. it from the Maryland shore, carting, and pounding it. Mr. Shaw went up to the dancing assembly at Alexandria after Dinner.
9180[Diary entry: 27 January 1786] (Washington Papers)
Friday 27th. Thermometer at 30 in the Morning— at Noon and at Night. Clear and pleasant all day; Wind at No. West in the forenoon and Eastwardly afterwards, but not much of it. Mrs. Washington set out after breakfast for Abingdon—to see Mrs. Stuart who is ill. I rid to my Mill and to the Plantation at Dogue run—also to the places where the Muddy hole & ferry people were at Work. Mr. Shaw...