4271[Diary entry: 17 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
17. Rid with Mr. West to Mr. Triplets to settle the Lines of Harrisons Patent. Passd by the Mill with Colo. Lewis. Mr. Whiting went home this Mor⟨n⟩ing & Mr. West in the Afternn. from T[riplet]s. Harrison’s patent, a grant of 266 acres made to William Harrison 4 Dec. 1706, lay northwest of Dogue Run between the lands that GW had bought from Pearson and the Ashfords in 1761–62 and Trenn’s land,...
4272[Diary entry: 17 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
17. Ground hard froze and Morning Cool. Wind being fresh from the No. West. Afternoon being pleast. & little Wind—also clear.
4273[Diary entry: 18 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
18. Went to Pohick Church and retur⟨nd⟩ to Dinner. Colo. Lewis &ca. went away this Morning & Jno. Ball the Millright came in the afternoon.
4274[Diary entry: 18 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
18. Clear, warm & pleasant, there being but little Wind.
4275[Diary entry: 19 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
19. Went to the Mill with Jno. Ball to take the Level of the Run on the otherside. Did not get home till Night.
4276[Diary entry: 19 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
19. Cloudy all day—till Evening at least with much appearance of Rain in the Morning, but high Wind at No. West in the afternoon.
4277Indenture with Peter Gollatt, 19 March 1770 (Washington Papers)
This Indenture made the Nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy—Between Peter Gulatt, of the County of Fairfax, Blacksmith of the one part and George Washington Gentleman of the same County of the other part. Whereas the said George Washington by an Indenture bearing date the same day of these presents has bound to & put under the said Peter...
4278[Diary entry: 20 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
20. Went up to Court & returnd in the Evening. The court was in session 19–23 Mar. GW attended only on this day, arriving late with John West, Jr. (Fairfax County Order Book for 1768–70, 331–55, Vi Microfilm).
4279[Diary entry: 20 March 1770] (Washington Papers)
20. Clear & pleasant Morning with the Wind at South but lowering Afternoon & very cloudy Evening.
4280From George Washington to John Armstrong, 20 March 1770 (Washington Papers)
Your obliging favour of the 24th of Jany came to my hands sometime after the date thereof; & to which, I shoud have given an immediate answer, but was in hopes that by delaying of it a while, to have said something more to the purpose than I am like to do at present, in respect to the matter you did me the honour of mentioning, in behalf of yr Son. At this time, I do not know one good opening...