121[Diary entry: 12 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday Mar. 12. Returnd home, Mrs. Carlyle accompanying us, the day being exceeding fine. Wind...
122[Diary entry: 13 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Thursday Mar. 13th. Incessant Rain and No. Et. Wind. Mr. Carlyle (who came here from Port Tobo....
123[Diary entry: 14 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Friday Mar. 14th. No. Et. Wind & rain witht. Intermission till after Noon. The Rain then abated,...
124[Diary entry: 15 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Saturday Mar. 15. Snowd in the Morng. but afterwards clearing. Mr. Carlyle and his Wife returnd...
125[Diary entry: 16 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Sunday Mar. 16th. In the Morning early began Snowing with a Strong No. Et. Wind and continued...
126[Diary entry: 17 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Monday Mar. 17th. The Snow this Morng. was much drifted, & many places of considerable depth. It...
127[Diary entry: 18 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday Mar. 18th. Cool in the morning, Wind at No. West, but afterwards Shifting to South grew...
128[Diary entry: 19 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday Mar. 19. Cold Southerly Wind & Lowring Weather till towds. Evening when the Clouds...
129[Diary entry: 20 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Thursday Mar. 20th. Cold Northerly Wind. Colo. F[airfa]x and I set out to Alexa. by appointmt. to...
130[Diary entry: 21 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Friday Mar. 21st. Colo. Fairfax & Mrs. Fx. returnd home. The Wind being No. Easterly the Morng....
131[Diary entry: 22 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Saturday March 22d. Cold southerly Wind and Cloudy, with Rain from 10 O’clock till Night. Doctr....
132[Diary entry: 23 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Sunday Mar. 23d. Southerly Wind and Warm. Miss Fairfax & Miss Dent came here. Hannah Fairfax was...
133[Diary entry: 24 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Monday Mar. 24th. Began repairing my Mill Dam—with hands from all my Quarters Carpenters...
134[Diary entry: 25 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday Mar. 25th. Set one Plow to Work on the Field below the Garden. All hands being employd on...
135[Diary entry: 26 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday Mar. 26. One Plow at Work today also. Miss Dent & Miss Fairfax returnd home. My Dam was...
136[Diary entry: 27 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Thursday Mar. 27. Southerly Wind, day warm and very fine. Sat my Plow to work and found She...
137[Diary entry: 28 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Friday Mar. 28. According to appointment, Colo. F⟨airfa⟩x & Mr. Green met here upon Clifton’s...
138[Diary entry: 29 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Saturday Mar. 29th. About noon sat one Plow into the Fallow Ground below the Hill, & about an...
139[Diary entry: 30 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Sunday Mar. 30th. Little Wind, but moist Weather. A misty Rain continuing at Short Intervals...
140[Diary entry: 31 March 1760] (Washington Papers)
Monday Mar. 31st. Strong So[uther]ly Wind in the first part of the day with light Showers but...
141[April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday April 1–1760. Crossd plowd the Fallow Field to day wch. contains 3.2.38 wch. shews that 2...
142[Diary entry: 1 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday April 1–1760. Crossd plowd the Fallow Field to day wch. contains 3.2.38 wch. shews that 2...
143[Diary entry: 2 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday Apl. 2d. Got the above Ground ready for Sowing tomorrow. Begn. to Cross plow the first...
144[Diary entry: 3 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Thursday April 3d. Sowd 17½ Drills of Trefoil Seed in the ground adjoining the Garden, numbering...
145[Diary entry: 4 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Friday Apl. 4th. Sowd abt. one Bushl. of Barley in a piece of Ground near the Tobo. House in the...
146[Diary entry: 5 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Saturday Apl. 5th. Planted out 20 young Pine trees at the head of my Cherry Walk. Recd. my Goods...
147[Diary entry: 6 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Sunday April 6th. Wind at No. Et. and Cool. About 3 Oclock it began Raining and continued to do...
148[Diary entry: 7 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Monday April 7th. Raind till 6 Oclock pretty hard and then cleard—Wind So[uther]ly and Cloudy all...
149[Diary entry: 8 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday April 8th. What time it began Raining in the Night I cant say, but at day break it was...
150[Diary entry: 9 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday Apl. 9th. Wind at No. Et. Very Cloudy and sometimes Misty. The Heavy Rains that had...
151[Diary entry: 10 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Thursday Apl. 10th. Mrs. Washington was blooded by Doctr. Laurie who stayd all Night. This...
152[Diary entry: 11 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Friday Apl. 11th. Set one Plow to Work again in the Morning the other about 10 Oclock in the...
153[Diary entry: 12 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Saturday April 12th. Hard No. West the whole day, very clear and Cool. Hauld the Sein but without...
154[Diary entry: 13 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Sunday April 13th. Fine clear still Morng. Abt. 10 Oclock the Wind (what little there was before...
155[Diary entry: 14 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Monday Apl. 14. Fine warm day, Wind So[uther]ly and clear till the Eveng. when it clouded. No...
156[Diary entry: 15 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday April 15th. Sent Tom and Mike to Alexandria in my Boat for 20 or 25 Bushels of Oats. Went...
157[Diary entry: 16 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday Apl. 16. My Boat which the Wind and Rain prevented from returning Yesterday came home...
158[Diary entry: 17 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Thursday April 17th. By 3 Oclock in the afternoon Mr. Triplet finishd the Wall between the Dairy...
159[Diary entry: 18 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Friday April 18th. Righted up all my Fencing. Planted other Pine Trees in the Fencd place at the...
160[Diary entry: 19 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Saturday Apl. 19th. Crossd at Mr. Possey’s Ferry and began my journey to Williamsburg about 9...
161[Diary entry: 20 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Sunday Apl. 20th. Set out early, and crossd at Cedar point by 10; the day being very calm & fine,...
162[Diary entry: 21 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Monday Apl. 21st. Crossd at Southern’s and Tods Bridge and lodgd at Major Gaines’s. After leaving...
163[Diary entry: 22 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday April 22d. Crossd Pamunky at Williams’s Ferry, and visited all the Plantations in New...
164[Diary entry: 23 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday Apl. 23d. Went to Colo. Bassetts and remaind there the whole day. Burwell Bassett’s...
165[Diary entry: 24 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Thursday April 24th. Visited my Quarters at Claibornes and found their business in tolerable...
166[Diary entry: 25 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Friday Apl. 25th. Waited upon the Govr. The governor of Virginia was an appointee of the king....
167[Diary entry: 26 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Saturday Apl. 26th. Visited all the Estates and my own Quarters about Williamsburg. Found these...
168[Diary entry: 27 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Sunday Apl. 27th. Went to Church. In the Afternoon some Rain, & a great deal of severe Lightning...
169[Diary entry: 28 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Monday Apl. 28th. Let my House in Town to Colo. Moore, for Colo. Dandridge, who is to come into...
170[Diary entry: 29 April 1760] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday Apl. 29th. Reachd Port Royal by Sunset. GW crossed the Pamunkey River at Thomas Dansie’s...