791[Diary entry: 3 January 1787] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 3d. Mercury at 53 in the Morning—61 at Noon and 60 at Night. Moist, warm, and giving all day; with little or no wind. At times it dripped a little of rain and at other times was foggy. Rid to Alexandria to a meeting of the board of Directors of the Potomack Co. Did the business which occasioned the Meeting. Dined at Lomax’s & returned home in the evening. Dug the 10 Rows of Carrots...
792[Diary entry: 4 January 1787] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 4th. Mercury at 57 in the Morning—67 at Noon and 64 at Night. Exceedingly pleasant all day, being clear, calm and warm. Ground much dried. About dusk the wind sprung up from the South west and blew very fresh till near day. Rid to the Ferry, Dogue run, & Muddy hole Plantations and to the Ditchers—also to Frenchs. At the last 3 Men had begun to get rails—at the Ferry the People were...
793[Diary entry: 5 January 1787] (Washington Papers)
Friday 5th. Mercury at 54 in the Morning—51 at Noon and 46 at Night. Day clear. In the Morning it was calm but by 8 oclock the wind Sprung up at No. Wt. & encreased till it came to blow hard & continued to do so till Night and some time within it. It grew colder but was not disagreeably cold. A Mr. Smith—Boat builder came here to build me a fishing Boat for which I am to allow him 8/. a foot...
794[Diary entry: 6 January 1787] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 6th. Mercury at 35 in the Morning—49 at Noon and 45 at Night. The wind pretty fresh all day from the Southward—weather tolerably clear & pleasant—ground not froze. Brought Bullocks from the Mill Meadow to Stall feed. At home all day. Mrs. Stuart, Miss Allan, and the two youngest Children of the former came here just before dinner. The Muddy hole Plows finished plowing the ground they...
795[Diary entry: 7 January 1787] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 7th. Mercury 32 at Morn 46 at Noon and 43 at Night. Wind Southerly and pretty brisk all day—clear and warm. At home.
796[Diary entry: 8 January 1787] (Washington Papers)
Monday 8th. Mercury at 45 in the Morning—48 at Noon and 46 at Night. Heavy & lowering all day & sometimes sprinkling. Abt. 4 Oclock it set in to a fine & constant rain which continued through the Night. But little Wind all day & tht. southerly till the evening whn. it got to the No. Et. Rid to all the Plantations. Finished cleaning and grubbing the New Meadow at the Ferry. Old Will & the Women...
797[Diary entry: 9 January 1787] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 9th. Mercury at 38 in the Morning—39 at Noon and 38 at Night. Wet Morning with the Wind tho’ light at No. Et. Cloudy and Mizzling all day. Two Millwrights who came to my Mill yesterday began to work to day on a new Cog wheel to the grist Mill. Kept within doors by the badness of the weather. Took an acct. of my grass seeds on hand—which are as follows 10 Bushl. Clover a 68 1/2 685 lbs....
798[Diary entry: 10 January 1787] (Washington Papers)
Wedneday 10th. Mercury at 33 in the Morning—38 at Noon and 37 at Night. Raining in the Morning, and lowering, & sometimes mizzling the rest of the day with the wind at No. Et. Mrs. Stuart & her Children and Miss Allan went away after breakfast. Just before Dinner Mr. Brindley Manager of the Susquehanna Works & his Son in law came on their way to South Carolina. About the sametime I recd. by...
799[Diary entry: 11 January 1787] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 11th. Mercury at 31 in the Morning—32 at Noon and 30 at Night. Cloudy all day with the Wind at No. East. The greatest part of the day it was spitting Snow, but so thin and lighty, as never to whiten the ground. Sent Mr. Lear to Alexandria to receive money and do other business for me. Rid to the Plantations at the Ferry, French’s and Dogue run and to the Ditchers. At the first the...
800[Diary entry: 12 January 1787] (Washington Papers)
Friday 12th. Mercury at 24 in the Morning—27 at Noon and 22 at Night. Wind at No. Wt. with flying clouds and very cold. At home all day, writing letters, & doing other matters previous to Majr. Geo. Washingtons setting of for New Kent for which place he set out after dinner, in order to receive & bring up some Negroes which his Wife’s Father Colo. Bassett had given him. A notation in the Mount...