7641[Diary entry: 12 September 1772] (Washington Papers)
12. Wind fresh from the Northwest all day and Cool.
7642To George Washington from Hugh Stephenson, 12 September 1772 (Washington Papers)
I Receved yours of 2d of June and am veary Sorrey I Mist Seing of you as I Went to Colo. Samuell Washington in order to waight upon to talke about this Matter on Thirsday Morning and Mist of you I should have Came to Mr Wornar Washington to you but Meeting with Mr John Aris Who told Me you wase Left the County and as I had Not the Money it wase usless to folow you and thrugh the bad management...
7643[Diary entry: 13 September 1772] (Washington Papers)
13. At home all day; In the Afternoon Mr. Willis came & lodgd.
7644[Diary entry: 13 September 1772] (Washington Papers)
13. Clear and Cool tho there was but little Wind and that Southerly.
7645[Diary entry: 14 September 1772] (Washington Papers)
14. Set out for Fredericksburg about 7 Oclock; Dined & Fed my Horses at Peytons on Acquia & reachd Fredericksburg abt. Dusk. Lodgd at my Mothers. GW’s purpose in going to Fredericksburg at this time was to meet with other veteran officers of the French and Indian War “to consider of a proper method to obtain the Lands granted” by the king’s Proclamation of 1763 (resolutions of veteran...
7646[Diary entry: 14 September 1772] (Washington Papers)
14. Lowering for the most part of the day with but little wind moderately warm.
7647[Diary entry: 15 September 1772] (Washington Papers)
15. Rid to my two Plantations on the River & returnd to Mr. Lewis’s to Dinner. Spent the Eveng. at Weedons. GW was preparing to advertise Ferry Farm in the Virginia Gazette “To be sold, rented , or exchanged , for back lands in any of the northern counties ” of Virginia (5 Nov. 1772). Fielding Lewis agreed to act as GW’s Fredericksburg agent in this business. Weedon’s tavern was probably the...
7648[Diary entry: 15 September 1772] (Washington Papers)
15. Clear and but little Wind—very warm.
7649Resolutions of Officers regarding the Royal Proclamation of 1763, 15 September 1772 (Washington Papers)
We the Subscribers Commissioned Officers who had the honour to serve his Majesty in the late War in America, having met to consider of a proper method to obtain the Lands granted to us by his Majestys Proclamation bearing date at St James’s the 7th day of October 1763 and published by Govr Fauquier by his Proclamition bearg date at Williamsburg the 12th day of Jany 1764 have come to the...
7650[Diary entry: 16 September 1772] (Washington Papers)
16. Dined at my Brother Chas. & spent the Evening at Colo. Lewis’s. GW today recorded paying his mother £30 cash in the presence of brother Charles ( General Ledger B General Ledger B, 1772–1793. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 45).