7661[Diary entry: 20 December 1785] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 20th. Thermometer at 42 in the Morng. 47 at Night and 45 at Noon. Morning tolerably clear; but a red sky at the place of the Suns rising (which is an indication of dirty weather) and the wind (tho not fresh) at No. East. The day continued tolerably clear and pleasant, until the Evening when it began to lower. Dispatched at his own reqt. the Spaniard who had the cha[rge] of my Jack from...
7662[Diary entry: 21 December 1785] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 21st. Thermometer at 44 in the Morning—44 at Noon and 46 at Night. Lowering all day with but little Wind and that Easterly. Mr. Danl. Dulany (son of Danl.) Mr. Benja. Dulany, Messrs. Saml. & Thos. Hanson, Mr. Philp. Alexander, and a Mr. Mounsher came here to Dinner and Stayed all Night. Finished measuring my Corn at the several Plantations, which stand thus. River Plantation viz....
7663[Diary entry: 22 December 1785] (Washington Papers)
[Thursday 22d.] Went a Fox hunting with the Gentlemen who came here yesterday—together with Ferdinando Washington and Mr. Shaw, after a very early breakfast. Found a Fox just back of Muddy hole Plantation and after a Chase of an hour and a quarter with my Dogs, & eight couple of Doctor Smiths (brought by Mr. Phil. Alexander) we put him into a hollow tree, in which we fastned him, and in the...
7664[Diary entry: 23 December 1785] (Washington Papers)
Friday 23d. Thermometer at in the Morng. 44 at Noon and 42 at Night. Morning cloudy, with the Wind at West; which shifting to the No. Et. produced strong, and encreasing appearances of falling weather before the Evening. Went out with the two Mr. Hansons & Mr. Alexander, when they set out on their return after breakfast, with the Dogs; just to try if we could touch on a Fox as we went along...
7665[Diary entry: 24 December 1785] (Washington Papers)
Saturday 24th. Thermometer at 38 in the Morng. 34 at Night and 36 at Noon. Wind at No. East with rain in the Morning (a good deal of wch. appeared to have fallen in the Night). About 10 Oclock it began to Snow & continued to do so untill about 2 Oclock when it ceased—just covering the ground the Snow being wet.
7666[Diary entry: 25 December 1785] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 25th. Thermometer at 34 in the Morng. 42 at Noon and 42 at Night. Morning perfectly clear and fine without Wind. About 9 Oclock it sprung up from the Southward and blew fresh with various appearances of weather sometimes much like rain & then clearing. At Night the Wind Shifted to the Westward and before Morning got to No. West blowing hard all the while. Count Castiglioni, Colo. Ball,...
7667[Diary entry: 26 December 1785] (Washington Papers)
Monday 26th. Thermometer at 32 in the Morning—40 at Noon and 38 at Night. Clear and cold in the Morning with the wind high at No. West which moderated a little towards Night.
7668[Diary entry: 27 December 1785] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 27th. Thermometer at 38 in the Morning—44 at Noon and at Night. Clear with the wind very high from the Southward until the Evening when it shifted to the Westward & blew equally hard but did not get to be very cold.
7669[Diary entry: 28 December 1785] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 28th. Thermometer at 36 in the Morning—38 at Noon and at Night. Colo. Ball went away yesterday, after breakfast—tho’ it was unnoticed in the occurrances of the day. Wind exceedingly high from the No. West & clear. A Mr. Israel Jenny of Loudoun County came here in the Afternoon, respecting some Land which he has been endeavouring to obtain under an idea of its being waste, but which...
7670[Diary entry: 29 December 1785] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 29th. Thermometer at 29 in the Morning— at Noon and 40 at Night. Morning clear with very little wind and that from the South. Pleasand all day until the evening when it began to lower and about eight at Night set in to raining with a strong Southerly wind wch. continued through the Night. Count Castiglioni went away after breakfast, on his tour to the Southward. Mr. Jenny also left...