431[June 1763] (Washington Papers)
24. Began to cut Timothy at Ashfords. 30. Finished Do.—2 days Rain in the time. On 3 June 1763, GW attended the initial meeting, probably at Stafford Court House, of a group of Potomac valley men who were interested in developing western lands. This meeting followed by only four months the Treaty of Paris, in which France renounced all claim to lands west of the Appalachian Mountains, thus...
432[Diary entry: 24 June 1763] (Washington Papers)
24. Began to cut Timothy at Ashfords.
433[Diary entry: 30 June 1763] (Washington Papers)
30. Finished Do.—2 days Rain in the time. On 3 June 1763, GW attended the initial meeting, probably at Stafford Court House, of a group of Potomac valley men who were interested in developing western lands. This meeting followed by only four months the Treaty of Paris, in which France renounced all claim to lands west of the Appalachian Mountains, thus opening these lands to settlement by the...
434[July 1763] (Washington Papers)
1st. Began to cut Rye by Garden. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. } Cut and secured all my Wheat (by Stacking) at River & Creek Quarters—abt. 60 Acres. Carpenters, Smiths, & home Gang employd. Writing to Burwell Bassett 5 July, GW reported that his wheat crop was largely destroyed by rust and other defects, “and our Crops of Indian Corn and Tobacco in a manner lost in Weeds and Grass, occasioned by continual...
435[Diary entry: 1 July 1763] (Washington Papers)
1st. Began to cut Rye by Garden.
436[Diary entry: 5–9 July 1763] (Washington Papers)
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. } Cut and secured all my Wheat (by Stacking) at River & Creek Quarters—abt. 60 Acres. Carpenters, Smiths, & home Gang employd. Writing to Burwell Bassett 5 July, GW reported that his wheat crop was largely destroyed by rust and other defects, “and our Crops of Indian Corn and Tobacco in a manner lost in Weeds and Grass, occasioned by continual and excessive Rains” ( WRITINGS...
437[Diary entry: 11 July 1763] (Washington Papers)
11. Cut & Stacked wheat at Mudy. hole & Cut Rye there.
438[Diary entry: 12–13 July 1763] (Washington Papers)
12. 13. } Cut & Stackd Do. at Dogue Run & Stackd Rye at Muddy hole.
439[Diary entry: 14–18 July 1763] (Washington Papers)
14. 15. 16. & 18. } Cut & made Hay of Clover at River Quarter with part of the hands—the Rest Workg. at D[ogue] R[un].
440[Diary entry: 19–20 July 1763] (Washington Papers)
19. 20. } Cutg. Hay at Hell hole.
441[Diary entry: 21–22 July 1763] (Washington Papers)
21. 22. } Makg. Do.—Rainy.
442[Diary entry: 23 July 1763] (Washington Papers)
23. People doing Jobs.
443[Diary entry: 25–27 July 1763] (Washington Papers)
25. 26. 27. } Cutting & makg. Hay at Sein Landg.
444[Diary entry: 28–29 July 1763] (Washington Papers)
28. 29. } Cut Timothy Seed at Ashfords & new topd. the stack there. Note. This seed was cut too soon & did not stand long enough in the field wch. occasioned gt. loss.
445[Diary entry: 30 July 1763] (Washington Papers)
30. Doing Jobs.
446[August 1763] (Washington Papers)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. } Cutting curing and Stackg. Hay from Creek Meadow. Note. Too late cutting Hay for first Crop this year. 15. Sowed Turnips at Muddy hole. 16. Sowed Do. at Rivr. Quartr. Do. at home in Peach Orchard—English seed from Clifton & Posey. 17. Sowed Do. below Garden. Seed from England. 18. Ditto in Apple Orchard. Some English seed & some Country Do. Sowed likewise at Creek Qr. &...
447[Diary entry: 1–6 August 1763] (Washington Papers)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. } Cutting curing and Stackg. Hay from Creek Meadow. Note. Too late cutting Hay for first Crop this year.
448[Diary entry: 15 August 1763] (Washington Papers)
15. Sowed Turnips at Muddy hole.
449[Diary entry: 16 August 1763] (Washington Papers)
16. Sowed Do. at Rivr. Quartr. Do. at home in Peach Orchard—English seed from Clifton & Posey.
450[Diary entry: 17 August 1763] (Washington Papers)
17. Sowed Do. below Garden. Seed from England.
451[Diary entry: 18 August 1763] (Washington Papers)
18. Ditto in Apple Orchard. Some English seed & some Country Do. Sowed likewise at Creek Qr. & Doeg Run—Country Seed. Note. No Rain upon them until the ⟨ ⟩ Inst.
452[Diary entry: 20 August 1763] (Washington Papers)
20. Counted sheep pr. List Inclosd.
453[Diary entry: 26 August 1763] (Washington Papers)
26. Sowed a little English cloverseed at Quince tree in Garden to see if it was good. quince tree: Cydonia oblonga , an unimportant fruit in GW’s orchard scheme.
454[Diary entry: 29 August 1763] (Washington Papers)
29. Began sowing Wheat at Muddy hole.
455[Diary entry: 31 August 1763] (Washington Papers)
31. In Turnips below garden and Peach Orchard sowed about a Peck of Spelts in Drills—also abt. a Hat ful in Apple Orchard lower corner. Spelt is Triticum aestivum var. spelta or any other variety of wheat in which the chaff adheres to the grain. It therefore cannot be threshed like other wheats but must be milled. GW raised white and black varieties.
456[September 1763] (Washington Papers)
1st. Observed that my yg. Corn was just beginning to show, occasioned by Rains falling abt. the 25th. Quere has it time to make or Ripen. 2. Sowed a Bushel & half of Winter Barley on an Acre of Ground in Apple Orchard. 3. 4. } Sowed Rye in Ditto & began Stilling Cyder. 8. Agreed with Thomas Nichols a farmer to Overlook my People at Home & work wt. them for £20. 9. Began to sow wheat at C[ree]k...
457[Diary entry: 1 September 1763] (Washington Papers)
1st. Observed that my yg. Corn was just beginning to show, occasioned by Rains falling abt. the 25th. Quere has it time to make or Ripen.
458[Diary entry: 2 September 1763] (Washington Papers)
2. Sowed a Bushel & half of Winter Barley on an Acre of Ground in Apple Orchard.
459[Diary entry: 3–4 September 1763] (Washington Papers)
3. 4. } Sowed Rye in Ditto & began Stilling Cyder.
460[Diary entry: 8 September 1763] (Washington Papers)
8. Agreed with Thomas Nichols a farmer to Overlook my People at Home & work wt. them for £20.
461[Diary entry: 9 September 1763] (Washington Papers)
9. Began to sow wheat at C[ree]k Qrs. On this day GW attended the first annual meeting of the Mississippi Company, held at Thomas Ludwell Lee’s home, Belleview, on the south side of Potomac Creek in Stafford County. At the meeting the company agreed upon a formal memorial to the crown, appointed William Lee treasurer-secretary, and chose its ten-member executive committee, which was to meet...
462[Diary entry: 10 September 1763] (Washington Papers)
10. Began to sow Do. at Rivr. Qr.
463[Diary entry: 12 September 1763] (Washington Papers)
12. Began to sow Do. at Doag Run. Finished sowing Do. at Muddy hole 25 ⟨Bls.⟩
464[Diary entry: 15 September 1763] (Washington Papers)
15. Planted in 11 holes on the West side of the Garden 22 English Walnuts.
465[Diary entry: 17 September 1763] (Washington Papers)
17. Began to sow Rye at Muddy hole.
466[Diary entry: 19 September 1763] (Washington Papers)
19. Began getting fodder at Do.
467[Diary entry: 21 September 1763] (Washington Papers)
21. Frost bit Tobacco at D[ogue] Run.
468[Diary entry: 22 September 1763] (Washington Papers)
22. Frost bit Do. at Do. and at Muddy hole also bit Fodder very much. Began to get fodder at Creek Quarter.
469[October 1763] (Washington Papers)
1st. Finished sowing 7 Bushels of Spelts in 7 Acres of Corn Ground at Muddy hole—the Sowing of which was began the day before.
470[Diary entry: 1 October 1763] (Washington Papers)
1st. Finished sowing 7 Bushels of Spelts in 7 Acres of Corn Ground at Muddy hole—the Sowing of which was began the day before.
471Novembr. [1763] (Washington Papers)
4. Finished sowing Wheat at Doeg Run—viz. 33 Bushls. in the large Cut 24 in the next adjoining 4½ by the Gate & 3 in the other Tobo. Ground. In all 64½ Bushels. 5. Finished Sowing Wheat at C[ree]k Qr. in all 32½ Bushls. Finished sowing Do. at River Qr. in all 47½ Bushels. 7. Put up 10 Hogs to fatten at River Quarter. 8. Put up 15 to fatten at Mudy. Hole. 9. Put up 24 to fatten at Doeg Run. Got...
472[Diary entry: 4 November 1763] (Washington Papers)
4. Finished sowing Wheat at Doeg Run—viz. 33 Bushls. in the large Cut 24 in the next adjoining 4½ by the Gate & 3 in the other Tobo. Ground. In all 64½ Bushels.
473[Diary entry: 5 November 1763] (Washington Papers)
5. Finished Sowing Wheat at C[ree]k Qr. in all 32½ Bushls. Finished sowing Do. at River Qr. in all 47½ Bushels.
474[Diary entry: 7 November 1763] (Washington Papers)
7. Put up 10 Hogs to fatten at River Quarter.
475[Diary entry: 8 November 1763] (Washington Papers)
8. Put up 15 to fatten at Mudy. Hole.
476[Diary entry: 9 November 1763] (Washington Papers)
9. Put up 24 to fatten at Doeg Run. Got done Sowing Wheat at the Mill & home House viz. 32 at the first and 4½ at the last.
477[Diary entry: 15 November 1763] (Washington Papers)
15. Put up 10 Hogs at Doeg Run from the Mill.
478[Diary entry: 18 November 1763] (Washington Papers)
18. Killed 5 Hogs from Creek Quartr. nett wt.—590 lbs.
479Memorandoms—March 21st. [1763] (Washington Papers)
21. Grafted 40 Cherrys—viz. Grafted 12 Magnum Bonum Plums beginning at the further part of the Second Row. Planted 4 Nuts of the Mediterranean Pine in the Pen where the Chesnut grows—sticks by each. Note the Cherrys & Plums came from Collo. Mason’s—Nuts from Mr. Gr[een]. Set out 55 cuttings of the Madeira Grape—viz.—31 in finishing the 2d. row where the Plums are and 24 in the next beginning...
480[Diary entry: 21 March 1763] (Washington Papers)
21. Grafted 40 Cherrys—viz. Grafted 12 Magnum Bonum Plums beginning at the further part of the Second Row. Planted 4 Nuts of the Mediterranean Pine in the Pen where the Chesnut grows—sticks by each. Note the Cherrys & Plums came from Collo. Mason’s—Nuts from Mr. Gr[een]. Set out 55 cuttings of the Madeira Grape—viz.—31 in finishing the 2d. row where the Plums are and 24 in the next beginning...