31[Diary entry: 21 March 1797] (Washington Papers)
21. Wind Southerly and fresh all day—clear.
32[Diary entry: 22 March 1797] (Washington Papers)
22. Wind still Southerly and fresh with appearances of Rain. In the Afternoon wind came out brisk...
33[Diary entry: 23 March 1797] (Washington Papers)
23. Cool in the morning but clear & very pleasant afterwards with but little Wd.
34[Diary entry: 24 March 1797] (Washington Papers)
24. Wind at So. Et. with Rain more or less all day.
35[Diary entry: 25 March 1797] (Washington Papers)
25. Wind for the most part Southerly—and clear.
36From George Washington to Tobias Lear, 25 March 1797 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 20th instt, with the Bill of lading for the Goods in the Sloop Salem, and...
37[Diary entry: 26 March 1797] (Washington Papers)
26. Wind varying from No. Et. to So. Et. and blowing very fresh.
38From George Washington to Elizabeth Willing Powel, 26 March 1797 (Washington Papers)
A Mail of last week brought me the honor of your favor, begun the 11th, and ended the 13th of...
39From George Washington to Alexander Spotswood, 26 March 1797 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 22d instant has been received, by which I find you have fixed the commencement...
40[Diary entry: 27 March 1797] (Washington Papers)
27. A little rain fell last Night. Wind Southerly in the Morning & violently all day afterwards &...
41April [1797] (Washington Papers)
Omitted keeping any Acct. of the Weather and Occurrences in this Month.
42[undated diary entry] (Washington Papers)
Omitted keeping any Acct. of the Weather and Occurrences in this Month.
43From George Washington to Henry Lee, Jr., 2 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
If this letter should happen to find you in Philadelphia, the intention of it is to bring you...
44From George Washington to George Washington Parke Custis, 3 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 25th Ulto has been duly received; and as your Grand Mamma or Sister, will...
45From George Washington to Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., 3 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
Mr Lear informs me the President has declined, finally, to take any part of the furniture in the...
46From George Washington to James McHenry, 3 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
Private Dear Sir, Mount Vernon 3d April 1797 Your letter of the 24th Ulto has been duly received,...
47GW to Bartholomew Dandridge, 5 April 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: GW to Bartholomew Dandridge, 5 April 1797. On 8 April Dandridge wrote GW :...
48From George Washington to James Anderson (of Scotland), 7 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
A few days since, through the Channel of our Minister in London, I was favoured with the receipt...
49From George Washington to George Lewis, 9 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 31st Ult. from Culpeper County, came to my hands late at night on the 5th...
50From George Washington to Timothy Pickering, 10 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 5th instt with its enclosures, and also one of prior date, forwarding (at the...
51From George Washington to Gustavus Scott, 22 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
I should not have taken the liberty of giving you the trouble wch the enclosures must occasion,...
52From George Washington to Paul Revere et al., 24 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry that the enclosed answer to the Affectionate Address of the Grand lodge of Ancient,...
53From George Washington to Timothy Pickering, 28 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
Owing to my not sending to the Post Office in Alexandria with the regularity I used to do whilst...
54GW to Gustavus Scott, 28 April 1797 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: GW to Gustavus Scott, 28 April 1797. On 29 April Scott wrote “I had the Honor...
55From George Washington to John Eager Howard, 30 April 1797 (Washington Papers)
Not sending to the Post office in Alexandria with the regularity I used to do (while I was in the...
56May—1797 (Washington Papers)
1. Went to Alexandria to settle some matters at the Bank. Day warm—wind at So. Wt. matters at the...
57[Diary entry: 1 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
1. Went to Alexandria to settle some matters at the Bank. Day warm—wind at So. Wt. matters at the...
58From George Washington to Enoch Edwards, 1 May 1797 (Washington Papers)
No good opportunity ’till now, afforded by Mr Craik, has offered to return the Pamphlets you were...
59From George Washington to Mary White Morris, 1 May 1797 (Washington Papers)
The lustre which stood suspended in our large Drawing Room in Philadelphia, I pray you to accept...
60[Diary entry: 2 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
2. Blew violently hard all day from the No. Wt. & grew very Cold.
61[Diary entry: 3 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
3. A frost in the morning—Weather variable & cold. Wind So. Wt. & fresh.
62[Diary entry: 4 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
4. Warm, with very little Wd. and that So. Wt.
63[Diary entry: 5 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
5. Warm in the forenoon with the wind at So. Wt. Rain in the Afternoon. Went to Alexa. on...
64[Diary entry: 6 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
6. Warm with the Wind at So. Et.—but not hot.
65[Diary entry: 7 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
7. Wind, after the morning very fresh from the N. W. & turning very cold.
66From George Washington to George Ball, 7 May 1797 (Washington Papers)
By the Post of friday I received, with no small degree of surprise, your letter dated the 24th...
67From George Washington to James McAlpin, 7 May 1797 (Washington Papers)
Mr Custis will present you with an order for Cloaths, &ca which please to have made according to...
68[Diary entry: 8 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
8. Wind No., a little Easterly and Cool with a shower of Rain abt. 1 Oclock & squally.
69[Diary entry: 9 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
9. Disagreeably cool—tho’ the Wind was shifting to the Southward.
70[Diary entry: 10 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
10. Very pleasant—warm & clear.
71[Diary entry: 11 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
11. Brisk So. Westerly Wind & warm.
72[Diary entry: 12 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
12. Wind in the same quarter but not so much of it but very warm.
73[Diary entry: 13 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
13. Wind No. Westerly and much cooler with appearances of Rain.
74[Diary entry: 14 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
14. Wind at No. Et. & rather Cool—indeed quite so.
75[Diary entry: 15 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
15. Very pleasant, & but little wind—that however was from the No. Et.
76From George Washington to Stephen Milburn, 15 May 1797 (Washington Papers)
Having in a great measure given up the idea of Renting my Farms (from an apprehension that I...
77From George Washington to Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 15 May 1797 (Washington Papers)
I thank you for the information contained in your letter of the 19th Ulto; and infer from it,...
78[Diary entry: 16 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
16. Wind No. Easterly, & then to the westward of No. but not much of it. Appearances of Rain but...
79[Diary entry: 17 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
17. Wind Easterly all day and pretty fresh & cool.
80[Diary entry: 18 May 1797] (Washington Papers)
18. Very cloudy all day with the Wind at So. Et. Showers with thunder & lightening in the afternoon.