311[October 1761] (Washington Papers)
Octr. 15th. Sowed a Bushel of Ray grass seed, a gallon of clean Timothy Seed, and abt. half a...
312[Diary entry: 15 October 1761] (Washington Papers)
Octr. 15th. Sowed a Bushel of Ray grass seed, a gallon of clean Timothy Seed, and abt. half a...
313[Diary entry: 22 October 1761] (Washington Papers)
Octr. 22d. Began Captn. Posey’s Barn with Turner Crump & Six Carpenters. Turner Crump was hired...
314[January 1762] (Washington Papers)
Note. Killed this 27th. of Jany. —18 hogs of abt. 15 Months old—and for an experiment weighed...
315[Diary entry: 27 January 1762] (Washington Papers)
Note. Killed this 27th. of Jany. —18 hogs of abt. 15 Months old—and for an experiment weighed...
316[February 1762] (Washington Papers)
9. Began Plowing for Oats. 20. Rented George Ashfords Plantn. to Nelson Kelly for 1000 lbs. Tobo....
317[Diary entry: 9 February 1762] (Washington Papers)
9. Began Plowing for Oats.
318[Diary entry: 20 February 1762] (Washington Papers)
20. Rented George Ashfords Plantn. to Nelson Kelly for 1000 lbs. Tobo. & Cash. Sowed a good deal...
319[Diary entry: 27 February 1762] (Washington Papers)
27. Killed 27 Hogs after being Six days coming from Frederick and very well emptied—wch. hogs...
320March [1762] (Washington Papers)
2. There having fallen a Snow of abt. 2 Inches depth the Night before—I sowed thereupon, at the...
321[Diary entry: 2 March 1762] (Washington Papers)
2. There having fallen a Snow of abt. 2 Inches depth the Night before—I sowed thereupon, at the...
322[Diary entry: 18 March 1762] (Washington Papers)
18th. Agreed to give Turner Crump one Sixth part of what he can make by my Carpenters this Year,...
323[Diary entry: 20 March 1762] (Washington Papers)
20. Finished Plowing for Oats—abt. 20 Acs.
324[Diary entry: 22 March 1762] (Washington Papers)
22. Began Plowg. and Ditchg. the Meadow at George Ashfords. Also began Sowing & Harrowing in of...
325[Diary entry: 24 March 1762] (Washington Papers)
24. Burnt Tobo. Beds. Grafted 5 others of the same Cherry’s on Scions standing in a Cluster in...
326[Diary entry: 25 March 1762] (Washington Papers)
25. Sowed them [tobacco beds] in the following Manner viz. in the first bed next towards the...
327[Diary entry: 27 March 1762] (Washington Papers)
27th. Finished Sowing & harrowing in my Oats. Viz. 44 Bushels. Also, finished Sowing the grass...
328[Diary entry: 29 March 1762] (Washington Papers)
29. Engagd my Ferriage at Fredksburg. by the Year of Mr. Jas. Hunter. James Hunter, Jr....
329[Diary entry: 30 March 1762] (Washington Papers)
30. Sowed in the Meadow at Ashfords, eight Quarts of Timothy Seed four Do. of Lucerne, and three...
330April [1762] (Washington Papers)
5. Sowed Timothy Seed in the old Apple Orchard below the Hill. 7. Sowed—or rather sprinkled a...
331[Diary entry: 5 April 1762] (Washington Papers)
5. Sowed Timothy Seed in the old Apple Orchard below the Hill.
332[Diary entry: 7 April 1762] (Washington Papers)
7. Sowed—or rather sprinkled a little of Ditto on the Oats.
333[Diary entry: 8 April 1762] (Washington Papers)
8. to the 10th. Getting Swamp Mud, & laying it in heaps—also got a little of the Creek Mud—Both...
334[Diary entry: 14 April 1762] (Washington Papers)
14. Inspected 20 Hhds. Tobo.
335[Diary entry: 15 April 1762] (Washington Papers)
15. John Foster run away.
336[Diary entry: 21 April 1762] (Washington Papers)
21. Sent Jno. Alton to take charge of Plantation. John Alton (d. 1785), a white servant, worked...
337[Diary entry: 22 April 1762] (Washington Papers)
22. Attachts. in my hands for Fosters effects.
338[Diary entry: 24 April 1762] (Washington Papers)
24. Had the Plantn. viewed. Herrings run in gt. quantity’s. Planted new gd. at Williamson’s.
339[Diary entry: 26 April 1762] (Washington Papers)
26. Began to plant Corn at all my Plantation’s.
340May [1762] (Washington Papers)
3. Mr. Daingerfields Negro Bricklayer Guy came here to work. Three William Daingerfields were...