7531To George Washington from Bryan Fairfax, 3 August 1772 (Washington Papers)
I am about setting off for the Springs, & as I have very little time to spare, having been busy at my Meadow to day & been at the Mill & Great Falls, & having some other Letters to write this Evening, I hope you’l excuse the conciseness of this. As to the most material Business of Mrs Savages I have received a Letter also from Mr Bomford. On the Receipt of your Favor at Alexandria I went to Mr...
7532From George Washington to James Hill, 3 August 1772 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to James Hill, 3 Aug. 1772. On 30 Aug. Hill wrote to GW : “I recd your Letter from the Post office dated August 3d.”
7533[Diary entry: 4 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
4. Rid to the Ferry Plantation and returnd from thence.
7534[Diary entry: 4 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
4. Still Cool with the Wind Easterly.
7535[Diary entry: 4 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
4. Finished Sowing the uppermost Cut with wheat in the Neck—the Cut next Abn. Adams’s 64 Bls.
7536To George Washington from Matthew Campbell, 4 August 1772 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Matthew Campbell, 4 Aug. 1772. On 7 Aug. GW wrote Campbell : “In reply to your Letter of the 4th.”
7537To George Washington from Amos Strettell, 4 August 1772 (Washington Papers)
By yesterdays post I recd a Letter from our mutual good Friend Coll Fielding Lewis—ordering £600 Pensilva. Currency Insurance For your acct on 273 Barls Supfine Burr Flour shippd on board the Brigt. Fairfax Samuel Brodie M[aste]r, but as I am not advisd where she is bound, nor cannot by any means discover, as the Ship Entrys are not printed in the late Virginia papers, I am obligd to wait his...
7538[Diary entry: 5 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
5. At home all day alone.
7539[Diary entry: 5 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
5. Warmer, Wind getting Southerly.
7540[Diary entry: 6 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
6. Rid to the Ferry Plantation Mill Doeg Run and Muddy hole.
7541[Diary entry: 6 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
6. Clear, Calm and Warm.
7542[Diary entry: 7 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
7. At home all day writing & Posting my Books.
7543[Diary entry: 7 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
7. Very Warm in the forenoon. Wind pretty fresh in the Afternoon from the Southward.
7544From George Washington to Matthew Campbell, 7 August 1772 (Washington Papers)
In reply to your Letter of the 4th I think it a piece of Justice due to you to acknowledge that I was not lead to enquire into the price of the Goods I had purchased of your already, & might hearafter take from any thing that passed between us at the time I offered to discontinue my own Importations (upon Condition I could get my Goods at nearly what they would cost to Import them myself)—I...
7545[Diary entry: 8 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
8. Ditto—Ditto.
7546[Diary entry: 8 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
8. Exceeding warm in the forenoon. Cooler afterwards the Wind rising from the Southwd.
7547[Diary entry: 9 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
9. At home all day alone.
7548[Diary entry: 9 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
9. Still Warm, with great appearances of Rain about two Oclock & all the Afternn. but only a few drops fell.
7549[Diary entry: 10 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
10. Rid to the Ferry Plantation to the Mill & where my Ditchers were at Work there. In the Evening Doctr. Rumney, Mr. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Balmain & Mr. Cox came here. Mr. Cox may be Presley Cox (d. 1783).
7550[Diary entry: 10 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
10. Great appearances of Rain all this day also with the Wind fresh from Southward—but none fell.
7551[Diary entry: 10 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
10. Dennis Curran, Cook Jack, Schomberg Arlington, Peter & London began to Work on my Mill Race, Scouring it out.
7552[Diary entry: 11 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
11. Went with those Gentlemn. a Fishing and Dined undr. the Bank at Colo. Fairfax’s near his White Ho[use]. Found Mrs. Cox here when we returnd. In 1758 George William Fairfax obtained the position of collector of the customs for the South Potomac River Naval District ( VA. EXEC. JLS. H. R. McIlwaine et al., eds. Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia . 6 vols. Richmond,...
7553[Diary entry: 11 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
11. Wind very high all day from the Southwest & for the most part clear.
7554[Diary entry: 11 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
11. Finished the third Cut in the Neck with Wheat 65½ Bushls.
7555[Diary entry: 12 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
12. After Breakfast the Gentlemen went away. Mrs. Cox continued, & I rid to my Ditchers at the Mill.
7556[Diary entry: 12 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
12. Cooler than the preceeding days. Wind Northerly and weather quite clear.
7557[Diary entry: 12 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
12. Also finished the Cut at Doeg Run about Jno. Gists Houses 53 Bushels.
7558[Diary entry: 13 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
13. Went into the Neck and run round and divided the New Plantn. I intend to make there into three fields.
7559[Diary entry: 13 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
13. Warmer than Yesterday but not hot. Wind Southerly & Weather clear.
7560[Diary entry: 14 August 1772] (Washington Papers)
14. Rid to the Ditchers at the Ferry and Mill. Mrs. Cox went away about 12 Oclock.