52621[Diary entry: 17 March 1748] (Washington Papers)
Thursday 17th. Rain’d till Ten oClock & then clearing we reached as far as Major Campbells one of...
52622[Diary entry: 16 March 1748] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 16th. We set out early & finish’d about one oClock & then Travell’d up to Frederick...
52623[Diary entry: 15 March 1748] (Washington Papers)
Tuesday 15th. We set out early with Intent to Run round the sd. Land but being taken in a Rain &...
52624[Diary entry: 14 March 1748] (Washington Papers)
Monday 14th. We sent our Baggage to Capt. Hites (near Frederick Town) went ourselves down the...
52625[Diary entry: 13 March 1748] (Washington Papers)
Sunday March 13. Rode to his Lordships Quarter about 4 Miles higher up the River we went through...
52626[Diary entry: 12 March 1748] (Washington Papers)
Saturday March 12th. This Morning Mr. James Genn the surveyor came to us. We travel’d over the...
52627[Diary entry: 11 March 1748] (Washington Papers)
Fryday March 11th. 1747/8. Began my Journey in Company with George Fairfax Esqr.; we travell’d...
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....