52601To George Washington from William Thornton, 5 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
In answer to the Letter which I had the honour of receiving from you Yesterday I have the...
52602[Diary entry: 6 December 1799] (Washington Papers)
6. Morning heavy, with appearances of clearing now & then, but about 2 oclock it set in to...
52603[Diary entry: 7 December 1799] (Washington Papers)
7. Rainy morning, with the Wind at No. Et. & Mer. at 37. Afternoon clear & pleasant wind...
52604To George Washington from Thomas Waters Griffith, 7 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
Inclosed I take the Liberty to leave you a Letter of recommendation with which I was favord by Mr...
52605From George Washington to Robert Lewis, 7 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 10th of Septr came duly to hand, but as there was nothing contained in it that...
52606From George Washington to William Thornton, 7 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 5th instant was received last night. Not sending up to the Post Office every...
52607To George Washington from William Thornton, 7 December 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from William Thornton, 7 Dec. 1799. GW thanked Thornton on 8 Dec. for “the...
52608To George Washington from Alexander White, 7 December 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Alexander White, 7 Dec. 1799. GW wrote White on 8 Dec. : “Your favour of...
52609[Diary entry: 8 December 1799] (Washington Papers)
8th. Morning perfectly clear, calm and pleasant; but about 9 oclock the wind came from the No....
52610From George Washington to Clement Biddle, 8 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your letters of the 23d Ulto and 1st instant have both been received. the part which relates to...
52611From George Washington to John Mason, 8 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
I have received your letter of the 4th instant, enclosing a Resolution of the Legislature of...
52612To George Washington from the President and Directors of the Potowmack Company, 8 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
Enclosed we have the honor to hand two Resolutions which were passed last week by the Legislature...
52613From George Washington to William Thornton, 8 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
For the communications contained in your letter of yesterday, I thank you. As a citizen of the...
52614From George Washington to Alexander White, 8 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of yesterday I received this morning. Altho’ the Legislature of Maryland has taken up...
52615[Diary entry: 9 December 1799] (Washington Papers)
9. Morning clear & pleasant, with a light Wind from No. W. Mer. at 33. Pleasant all day—afternoon...
52616To George Washington from Robert Boggess, 9 December 1799 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Robert Boggess, 9 Dec. 1799. GW wrote Boggess on 10 Dec. : “In answer to...
52617To George Washington from Gouverneur Morris, 9 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
During a late Visit to New York, I learnt that the leading federal Characters (even in...
52618[Diary entry: 10 December 1799] (Washington Papers)
10. Morning clear & calm. Mer. at 31. Afternoon lowering. Mer. at 42 and wind brisk from the...
52619From George Washington to Robert Boggess, 10 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
In answer to your letter of yesterday’s date, I have to observe that you, as well as others, have...
52620Enclosure: Washington’s Plans for His River, Union, and Muddy Hole Farms, 10 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
River-Farm Crops for, & operations thereon, for the year 1800 Field No. 1—Is now partly in Wheat....
52621[Diary entry: 11 December 1799] (Washington Papers)
11. But little wind and Raining. Mer. 44 in the Morning and 38 at Night. About 9 oclock the Wind...
52622[Diary entry: 12 December 1799] (Washington Papers)
12. Morning Cloudy—Wind at No. Et. & Mer. 33. A large circle round the Moon last Night. About 1...
52623From George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, 12 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
I have duly received your letter of the 28th ultimo, enclosing a Copy of what you had written to...
52624[Diary entry: 13 December 1799] (Washington Papers)
13. Morning Snowing & abt. 3 Inches deep. Wind at No. Et. & Mer. at 30. Contg. Snowing till 1...
52625From George Washington to James Anderson, 13 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
I did not know that you were here yesterday morning until I had mounted my horse, otherwise I...
52626II, 14 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
This day being marked by an event which will be memorable in the History of America, and perhaps...
52627I, 15 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
The following circumstantial account of the last illness and death of General Washington was...
52628Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
Editorial note . During the spring of 1748 GW undertook a journey that introduced him for the...
52629Note on the Digital Edition of This Chapter (Washington Papers)
This diary chapter includes JPEG images of print edition pages 38–117, the facsimiles of the...
52630Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
GW’s older half brother Lawrence had been in poor health during the decade following the British...
52631Biographical Data (Washington Papers)
Information on the persons mentioned by GW during his stay on the island is in most instances...
52632The Washingtons in Barbados (Washington Papers)
The arrival at Bridgetown, on Carlisle Bay, is not well documented because pages are missing from...
52633The Manuscript (Washington Papers)
The Barbados diary had deteriorated seriously before it was silked and mounted at the Library of...
52634Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
In the two years between his return from Barbados and the outbreak of the French and Indian War,...
52635Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
In the weeks after GW’s return from his journey to the French commandant, reports of further...
52636From George Washington to the Great Dismal Swamp (Washington Papers)
E ditorial note . The following entry, recording details of GW’s visit to the Dismal Swamp,...
52637Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
editorial note : The following weather diary for the first five months of 1780 was kept at...
52638Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
The following diary is GW’s Philadelphia journal (Regents’ No. 34), a rough diary (from 11 May...
52639Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
E ditorial note . From the first days of his presidency, GW was determined “to visit every part...
52640Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
E ditorial N ote . GW’s brief journal for 30 Sept.—20 Oct. 1794 records his journey from...
52641Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
E ditorial note . In Feb. 1795 GW resumed making notations on the calendar pages of his almanacs...
52642School Exercises (Washington Papers)
[ Ferry Farm, 1744–1748 ]. The earliest manuscripts among GW’s surviving papers are the...
52643George Washington’s Professional Surveys (Washington Papers)
Between the ages of 17 and 20 GW was a practicing professional land surveyor. During that time he...
52644Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
After GW and his officers had made their decision to return to Great Meadows and prepare their...
52645Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
Lawrence Washington died on 26 July 1752. By the terms of his will, half of his slaves went to...
52646The Letter Book for the Braddock Campaign (Washington Papers)
The Preface to this volume includes an extended discussion of the problems relating to the letter...
52647Editorial Introduction (Washington Papers)
In making GW colonel of the regiment that was constituted, or reconstituted, in Virginia as a...
52648Orderly Book (Washington Papers)
This orderly book ( DLC:GW ) includes orders for each day from the time GW and Col. William Byrd...
52649Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
Upon his marriage to the widow of Daniel Parke Custis on 6 Jan. 1759, GW assumed the management...
52650Editorial Note (Washington Papers)
[21 October 1761–3 November 1773] I. Washington’s Appointment as Guardian, 21 October 1761 II....