651October [1766] (Washington Papers)
1st. 2, 3, & 4. Sowing Wheat Doeg Run. 2. Finished getting & securing Fodder at Muddy hole. 3. Getting Peas at Ditto—too late a good many of which being rotten on the Ground. 3 & 4. Continued Sowing Wheat at Do. 4. Finishd Sowing the little field at Doeg Run with 16 Bls. 6. Put my English Ram Lamb to 65 Ewes. Sheep at home as follows viz. Old Ewes 64 Ewe Lambs 1 Old Weathers 18 Young Do. this...
652[Diary entry: 1–4 October 1766] (Washington Papers)
1st. 2, 3, & 4. Sowing Wheat Doeg Run.
653[Diary entry: 2 October 1766] (Washington Papers)
2. Finished getting & securing Fodder at Muddy hole.
654[Diary entry: 3 October 1766] (Washington Papers)
3. Getting Peas at Ditto—too late a good many of which being rotten on the Ground.
655[Diary entry: 3–4 October 1766] (Washington Papers)
3 & 4. Continued Sowing Wheat at Do.
656[Diary entry: 4 October 1766] (Washington Papers)
4. Finishd Sowing the little field at Doeg Run with 16 Bls.
657[Diary entry: 6 October 1766] (Washington Papers)
6. Put my English Ram Lamb to 65 Ewes. Sheep at home as follows viz. Old Ewes 64 Ewe Lambs 1 Old Weathers 18 Young Do. this yrs. Lbs. 11 1 Ram Lamb Engh. 1 95 in all Sent 33 Ewe Lambs to Doeg Run & 2 Rams, 1 of them this yrs. Lamb. 35 in all.
658[Diary entry: 8 October 1766] (Washington Papers)
⟨8.⟩ Finishd getting & securing Fodder in the Neck also that which belongd to Doeg Run there.
659[Diary entry: 9 October 1766] (Washington Papers)
9. Sowed a piece of Hemp Gd. at the Mill in wheat 2½ Bls. which makes in all th⟨r.⟩ 58 B.
660[Diary entry: 25 October 1766] (Washington Papers)
25. Finishd Sowing large field with Bls. Finishd Sowing Wheat at Muddy hole—170 Bushels in all—18 of wch. white Wheat in the little field.
661[The Weather] [February 1767] (Washington Papers)
1. Cloudy & Cool in the forenoon & till towards night. Wind at No. West. Gd. not froze. 2. Frozen Morning, clear still & pleast. afterwards. 3. Frozen morning. Clear, pleast. & thawing afterwards. Wind risg. from So. Wt. 4. Frozen—clear & Windy abt. 10, from the Northwest but thawing. 5. Soft, calm, & pleasant. Wind rising from No. West abt. 10 & blew hard but not cold. 6. Frozen morning....
662[Diary entry: 1 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
1. Cloudy & Cool in the forenoon & till towards night. Wind at No. West. Gd. not froze.
663[Diary entry: 2 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
2. Frozen Morning, clear still & pleast. afterwards.
664[Diary entry: 3 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
3. Frozen morning. Clear, pleast. & thawing afterwards. Wind risg. from So. Wt.
665[Diary entry: 4 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
4. Frozen—clear & Windy abt. 10, from the Northwest but thawing.
666[Diary entry: 5 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
5. Soft, calm, & pleasant. Wind rising from No. West abt. 10 & blew hard but not cold.
667[Diary entry: 6 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
6. Frozen morning. Clear & cold Wind still at No. West & fresh.
668[Diary entry: 7 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
7. Frozen Morng., brisk & cold Wind from the Southward. Clear till the Afternoon then cloudy. In the Evening clear again.
669[Diary entry: 8 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
8. Soft, clear, & Warm. Wind Southwardly.
670[Diary entry: 9 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
9. Soft, warm & Lowering, high Wind from the Southward. Hard rain in the Night.
671[Diary entry: 10 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
10. Soft, cloudy & light showers of Hail Rain &ca. till ten Oclock—then excessive hard Wind from No. West. Cold.
672[Diary entry: 11 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
11. Frozen & cloudy morning. Afterwards clear Wind Southwardly.
673[Diary entry: 12 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
12. Soft & cloudy till Noon. Afterwards clear & still. Wind No[rth]wardly in Mg.
674[Diary entry: 13 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
13. Soft Morning & snowing all day more or less from the Northward.
675[Diary entry: 14 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
14. Hazy in the Morng. Clear afterwards; w. hard wind from the No. West. Snow abt. 3 or 4 Inches deep.
676[Diary entry: 15 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
15. Hard frost. Wind Westwardly & then Southwardly & cloudy.
677[Diary entry: 16 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
16. Grey & frosty Morning. Wind Southwardly & thawing. Also clear afterwd.
678[Diary entry: 17 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
17. Clear & cool. Wind at No. West. Morng. frozen thawing afterwards.
679[Diary entry: 18 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
18. Frozen Morning. Thawing afterwards & pleasant tho somewhat Cool. Wind No. & No. Et.
680[Diary entry: 19 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
19. Soft Morng. Somewhat Cloudy & still.
681[Diary entry: 20 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
20. Soft Morng. Brisk wind from So. Wt. with which the Ground much dried. Snow all gone two days ago.
682[Diary entry: 21 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
21. Ground not froze. Wind came to No. Wt. early in the Morning & blew very hard & turnd very cold towards Evening.
683[Diary entry: 22 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
22. Ground froze. Clear, wind Southward & Warm.
684[Diary entry: 23 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
23. Cloudy with spits of Snow first part of the day. Raining afterwards with the Wind at No. Et. In the Night Snow again which covd. the ground abt. an Inch.
685[Diary entry: 24 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
24. Cloudy & Cold Wind at No. West.
686[Diary entry: 25 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
25. Hard frost. Clear & not very cold. Wind at No. West—not high.
687[Diary entry: 26 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
26. Brisk wind from the Southward. Clear warm & pleasant. According to Colo. West the greatest part of the next Moon shoud be as this day—i.e. the same kind of weather that happens upon the thursday before the change will continue through the course of the next Moon at least the first & 2d. quarter of it. Quere is not this an old woman’s story.
688[Diary entry: 27 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
27. Soft clear, warm, & Still.
689[Diary entry: 28 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
28. Soft, Mild & pleasant. Wind Southwardly. Somewhat hazy & smoaky. A little rain in the Night.
690[February 1767] (Washington Papers)
13th. Vestry to meet by 2d. appointmt. Some of GW’s diary entries, such as these three in February, are appointment reminders rather than a record of occurrences. The vestry of Truro Parish met on 23 Feb. 16th. Vestry to meet at Pohick. 26. Sale of Colo. Colvills Negroes. Thomas Colvill had died in 1766, and these slaves apparently were sold to pay some of his debts. On his deathbed Colvill...
691[Diary entry: 13 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
13th. Vestry to meet by 2d. appointmt. Some of GW’s diary entries, such as these three in February, are appointment reminders rather than a record of occurrences. The vestry of Truro Parish met on 23 Feb.
692[Diary entry: 16 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
16th. Vestry to meet at Pohick.
693[Diary entry: 26 February 1767] (Washington Papers)
26. Sale of Colo. Colvills Negroes. Thomas Colvill had died in 1766, and these slaves apparently were sold to pay some of his debts. On his deathbed Colvill had persuaded GW to be one of his executors by assuring him that he would be expected only to give his good name to the administration of the will and to check occasionally on its progress, while the actual work was done by the other...
694[The Weather] March [1767] (Washington Papers)
1st. Soft mild, still, & pleasant. Somewhat cloudy. 2. (No frost) Cloudy till abt. 11 Oclock then Rain & almost all Night very hard Wind at No. Et. 3. Fine clear Morning & Warm Wind southwardly. Cloudy abt. 1 Oclock & at 3 began to Rain hard & constant. 4. Soft morning. Clear day, & very high wind from No. West but not cold. 5. Clear, warm & pleast. forenoon. Wind southwardly. Afterwards hazy...
695[Diary entry: 1 March 1767] (Washington Papers)
1st. Soft mild, still, & pleasant. Somewhat cloudy.
696[Diary entry: 2 March 1767] (Washington Papers)
2. (No frost) Cloudy till abt. 11 Oclock then Rain & almost all Night very hard Wind at No. Et.
697[Diary entry: 3 March 1767] (Washington Papers)
3. Fine clear Morning & Warm Wind southwardly. Cloudy abt. 1 Oclock & at 3 began to Rain hard & constant.
698[Diary entry: 4 March 1767] (Washington Papers)
4. Soft morning. Clear day, & very high wind from No. West but not cold.
699[Diary entry: 5 March 1767] (Washington Papers)
5. Clear, warm & pleast. forenoon. Wind southwardly. Afterwards hazy & lowerg.
700[Diary entry: 6 March 1767] (Washington Papers)
6. Raining constantly the whole day. Wind at No. Et. but not cold.