681[Diary entry: 20 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
20. Soft Morng. Brisk wind from So. Wt. with which the Ground much dried. Snow all gone two days ago.
682[Diary entry: 21 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
21. Ground not froze. Wind came to No. Wt. early in the Morning & blew very hard & turnd very cold towards Evening.
683[Diary entry: 22 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
22. Ground froze. Clear, wind Southward & Warm.
684[Diary entry: 23 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
23. Cloudy with spits of Snow first part of the day. Raining afterwards with the Wind at No. Et. In the Night Snow again which covd. the ground abt. an Inch.
685[Diary entry: 24 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
24. Cloudy & Cold Wind at No. West.
686[Diary entry: 25 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
25. Hard frost. Clear & not very cold. Wind at No. West—not high.
687[Diary entry: 26 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
26. Brisk wind from the Southward. Clear warm & pleasant. According to Colo. West the greatest part of the next Moon shoud be as this day—i.e. the same kind of weather that happens upon the thursday before the change will continue through the course of the next Moon at least the first & 2d. quarter of it. Quere is not this an old woman’s story.
688[Diary entry: 27 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
27. Soft clear, warm, & Still.
689[Diary entry: 28 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
28. Soft, Mild & pleasant. Wind Southwardly. Somewhat hazy & smoaky. A little rain in the Night.
690[February 1767] (Washington Papers)
13th. Vestry to meet by 2d. appointmt. Some of GW’s diary entries, such as these three in February, are appointment reminders rather than a record of occurrences. The vestry of Truro Parish met on 23 Feb. 16th. Vestry to meet at Pohick. 26. Sale of Colo. Colvills Negroes. Thomas Colvill had died in 1766, and these slaves apparently were sold to pay some of his debts. On his deathbed Colvill...