45961[Diary entry: 3 July 1771] (Washington Papers)
3. Rid to the Harvest Field in the Neck by the Ferry & Muddy hole Plantations. In the Afternoon Mr. Jno. Smith of Westmoreland came here. John Smith of Cabin Point, the smallpox inoculator, was going to Warm Springs in Frederick County, apparently for his health, which by fall was so bad that “everyone expected to have the burying of him into whose house he came” ( GW to Samuel Washington, 6...
45962General Orders, 22 July 1778 (Washington Papers)
The Troops will be brigaded as follow and the necessary changes are to be made accordingly No. Carolina—Clarke Glover———Shepherd Patton Wigglesworth Woodford—— Heth Bigelow Cropper Vose Mason Patterson——Brewer Febiger Marshall Muhlenberg—Parker Bradford Davies Tupper G....
45963[Diary entry: 14 August 1785] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 14th. Thermometer at 79 in the Morning—82 at Noon and at Night. Morning calm & clear. Abt. Noon the wind came out from the Westward and in the afternoon there were appearances of rain No. Wt. & Southward of us with rumbling thunder at a distance but the clouds vanished without shedding any of their Watry particles. Doctr. Craik left this after Breakfast.
45964General Orders, 30 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
At a General Court Martial whereof Col. Clark was President January 23rd—William McMarth of Captain Lee’s Company of Artillery tried for desertion and stealing an horse from General McIntosh acquitted of the charge of desertion but found guilty of the Theft, being a breach of Article 5th Section 18th of the Articles of War and sentenced to receive one hundred lashes on his bare back and have...
45965General Orders, 9 March 1776 (Washington Papers)
The General earnestly expects every Officer and Soldier of this Army will shew the utmost alertness, as well upon duty, as off duty; as by that means, not only the utmost power, but the utmost Artifice of the enemy will be defeated. The Regiments who have not drawn their cloathing from the Qr Mr General, are commanded to do it immediately. The Regiment and Companies of Riffle-men, are to hold...
45966[Diary entry: 7 May 1798] (Washington Papers)
7. Morng. Cloudy with a little drippg. of Rain. Mer. at 60. Clear Afternoon. Mer. 64 at Night.
45967[Diary entry: 25 August 1768] (Washington Papers)
25. Warm with very little Wind and that Southwardly.
45968[Diary entry: 22 November 1768] (Washington Papers)
22. Went a fox huntg. with Lord Fairfax & Colo. Fairfax & my Br. catchd 2 Foxes.
45969General Orders, 13 November 1780 (Washington Papers)
[Officers] For the Day Tomorrow[:] Brigadier General Wayne[,] Colonel Chambers[,] Lieutenant Colonel Sumner[,] Major Talbot[,] Brigade Major Pettengill The invalids and men wanting clothing in the light infantry, excepting in the article of shoes are to join their respective regiments in the Line of the army; they are not to be replaced by others. Where the want of clothing in yesterday’s...
45970[Diary entry: 12 July 1769] (Washington Papers)
12. Mr. & Mrs. Ramsay & Mrs. Washington rid with me to Muddy hole & retd. to Dr. Mrs. William Ramsay is Ann McCarty Ramsay, daughter of Maj. Denis McCarty (d. 1743), of Cedar Grove, and Sarah Ball McCarty. Through her mother, Mrs. Ramsay was distantly related to GW.
45971[Diary entry: 12 January 1768] (Washington Papers)
12. Threshing Wheat at all Plantations Ground being too hard froze to Grub to any advantage.
45972George Mercer’s Orders, 19–20 April 1756 (Washington Papers)
After Orders. No Soldier is to fire his piece, under pain of the severest punishment, without orders. The Sergeant-Major is to go through the Town, and acquaint the towns’ people, that it is Colonel Washingtons particular desire, that none of them fire off their guns (as it will be impossible to know when an alarm happens) without applying to Captain Peachy for leave; who will allow them, if...
45973[Diary entry: 28 February 1760] (Washington Papers)
Thursday Feby. 28th. Measurd the Fields by the Quarter & Garden as the Fences was intended to be run and found Six Acres in the former & Nine in the Latter. Also run the Round the Fields in the Lower pasture according as the dividing Fence is to go but the Compass being bad or some mistake happening I coud not close the plot with any exactness. Finished Grubbing the Field by the Garden....
45974General Orders, 11 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
A Captain two Subs. three Serjeants three corporals and Fifty oarsmen from the Connecticut Line are to be furnished with Boats and reinforce the water Guard—This detachment to be from the Light Infantry companies—The Captain will apply without delay to Head Quarters for Instructions. The General having observed several boats adrift in the river and apprehending many may be lost, directs the...
45975[Diary entry: 21 April 1798] (Washington Papers)
21. Rained the greater part of last Night. Wind still Southerly & fresh. Mer. 58 in the morning 62 at Night & 64 at highest. A very heavy shower of Rain & high wind abt. 2 Oclock. Mr. Dade & Mr. Fitzh. went after breakf.
45976III-A–7. Account of Rents in the Estate, 1759 (Washington Papers)
An Account of Rents In Williamsburg John Warrington £20. Peter Scott 10. Thomas Weathers 10. George Chaplain 10. Andrew Lindsay 5. James Yates 5. £60. In York County Emery Hughs 8. Abram Co⟨les⟩ 4.
45977[Diary entry: 11 February 1774] (Washington Papers)
11. At home all day. Mr. Thos. Rutherford came here to dinner & Mr. Resin Bell in the afternn. Rutherford is probably Robert Rutherford’s brother Thomas, of Berkeley (later Jefferson) County (see GREENE [3] Katherine Glass Greene. Winchester, Virginia, and Its Beginnings, 1743–1814 . Strasburg, Va., 1926. , 375–82). Rezin Beall (1723–1809), whose name is variously spelled, was a descendant of...
45978[Diary entry: 28 May 1787] (Washington Papers)
Monday 28th. Met in Convention at 10 Oclock. Two States more—viz.—Massachusetts, and Connecticut were on the floor to day. Established Rules—agreeably to the plan brot. in by the Comee. for the governmt. of the Convention & adjourned. No com[municatio]ns without doors. Dined at home, and drank Tea, in a large circle at Mr. Francis’s. no com[municatio]ns without doors : GW is referring to the...
45979[Diary entry: 4 September 1785] (Washington Papers)
Sunday 4th. Mercury at 66 in the Morning—68 at Noon and 68 at Night. Foggy, or Misling morning, and Cloudy most part of the day, with but little Wind.
45980[Diary entry: 18 June 1768] (Washington Papers)
18. At home all day prepg. Invoices and Letters for England. The “Invoices and Letters” were all dated 20 June 1768, the “Invoices” listing personal and plantation items needed from England for Mount Vernon and the Custis estates. To Charles Lawrence of London, GW wrote for a “Suit of handsome Cloth Cloaths,” reminding the tailor that his long-legged correspondent stood a “full Six feet high”...
45981General Orders, 21 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
The whole army is to march to morrow morning, The General is to beat at half after three; the Troop at half past four; and at five o’clock the troops are to begin their march. The Major Generals, Quarter-Master General and Commissary General will receive their orders at Head Quarters, at five o’clock this afternoon—An orderly man from each regiment of horse to attend at the same time for...
45982[Diary entry: 29 April 1774] (Washington Papers)
29. Warm in the forepart of the day with Showers. Cool in the Afternoon with the Wind blowing violently hard from the Northwest which again moderating it set in to Raining & Raind all Night.
45983[Diary entry: 17–18 August 1764] (Washington Papers)
17 & 18. Brought Oats from Ashfords. Note they were good Oats & a bushl. of them when well cleand weighd 30 lbs. & a bushl. of Spelts—weighd 28.
45984Cash Accounts, May 1769 (Washington Papers)
Cash May 1— To Ditto [cash] of Mr Chas Smith by Mr Edd Taylor £ 5. 0. 6 3— To Ditto Won at Cards 4.17. 6 4— To Ditto borrowed of Colo. Fieldg Lewis 50. 0. 0 6— To Ditto recd of Mr P[hilip] Whitehd Claiborne for a years Interest of his Bond 14. 0. 0 8— To Ditto recd from Mr Wm Dandridge on Acct of Do. 22. 0. 5 9— To Ditto recd of Doctr Js Carter for a years Intt of Mrs [Joanna] McKenzies Bond...
45985[Diary entry: 26 August 1774] (Washington Papers)
26. Clear and very pleasant. Wind at No. West.
45986[Diary entry: 12 November 1768] (Washington Papers)
12. High wind from the Southwest. And clear, till the Eveng. then Cloudy.
45987General Orders, 10 January 1778 (Washington Papers)
The issuing Commissary is hereby authorized to furnish the Generals and other Officers of the Army with small proportionable Quantities of spirit upon their orders whenever it can be spared; of which he is to keep a regular Account and settle with them for it at a reasonable price. All the tin Cannisters that have been issued to the Troops are to be return’d forthwith to the Commissary of...
45988[Diary entry: 23 December 1774] (Washington Papers)
23. A little Snow in the forenoon. Wind continuing in the same place.
45989General Orders, 23 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
The march of the army, whenever it begins, will be made with the utmost dispatch: This renders it indispensibly necessary to divest it of as much baggage as possible—Each Brigadier is therefore immediately to cause certain waggons to be prepared for the tents of his brigade; And when orders are given to march, they are to suffer nothing to be put into those waggons but the tents; and see that...
45990[Diary entry: 27 January 1797] (Washington Papers)
27. Wind Southerly—thawing fast. [30]