261[Diary entry: 13 December 1797] (Washington Papers)
13. Soft & moderate—Wind Southerly. Mer. 42. a 46. Mr. Lear dined here & Mr. Lawe. Lewis returned.
262[Diary entry: 14 December 1797] (Washington Papers)
14. Just such a day as the preceeding one. Mer. 46 a 52.
263[Diary entry: 15 December 1797] (Washington Papers)
15. Little or no Wind in the forenoon brisk So. Easterly & constant Rain afternoon. Mer. 38 a 50.
264[Diary entry: 16 December 1797] (Washington Papers)
16. Wind at No. Wt. but not very hard or cold. Mer. 26 a 40.
265[Diary entry: 17 December 1797] (Washington Papers)
17. Moderate with very little wind Mer. from 30 to 34. Gen. Huntingdon came to dinner. gen. huntingdon : Maj. Gen. Jedediah Huntington (see entry for 18 Oct. 1789 , n.3) had recently built a home in New London, Conn., which he called Mount Vernon ( CROFUT Florence S. Marcy Crofut. Guide to the History and the Historic Sites of Connecticut . 2 vols. New Haven, 1937. , 2:729).
266[Diary entry: 18 December 1797] (Washington Papers)
18. Wind shifted to No. Wt. in the Night & grew cold. Mer. from 18 to 32. Went up to Alex. & finished my business w. Mr. Welch. GW and James Welch signed the papers drawn up by James Keith for the Kanawha lands ( PRUSSING Eugene E. Prussing. The Estate of George Washington, Deceased . Boston, 1927. , 471). See entry for 24 Nov. 1797 .
267[Diary entry: 19 December 1797] (Washington Papers)
19. Wind got to the Southward again but was very cold not with standing. Mer. 26 to 34. Genl. Huntingdon went away after breakfast.
268[Diary entry: 20 December 1797] (Washington Papers)
20. Wind Southerly in the Morng. with appearances of Snow No. Wt. in the afternn. & Cold Mer. 28 a 38. Doctr. Stuart came to Dinn.
269[Diary entry: 21 December 1797] (Washington Papers)
21. Very cold—Wind at No. W. Mer. 9 a 28. Doctr. Stuart went away after breakfast.
270[Diary entry: 22 December 1797] (Washington Papers)
22. Very cold Wind fresh at No. Wt. Mer. 8 a .