4281[Diary entry: 9 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
9. Clear and tolerably pleasant being Calm.
4282[Diary entry: 10 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
10. Mild, soft and giving with very little or no Wind.
4283[Diary entry: 11 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
11. Soft Morning but cloudy & lowering afterwards with the [wind] Westerly & something cooler.
4284[Diary entry: 12 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
12. Rain in the Night, and this Morning, but clear warm and pleasant afterwards with but little Wind.
4285[Diary entry: 13 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
13. Clear, calm, & pleasant Morning, Wind Southwest & West afterwards and something cooler.
4286[Diary entry: 14 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
14. Cool, and more or less Cloudy all day. About Noon it snowd fast—then cleard away and was a tolerable Evening.
4287[Diary entry: 15 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
15. Clear, calm, and pleasant till the Evening then lowering.
4288[Diary entry: 16 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
16. Clear Calm and pleasant with but little Wind.
4289[Diary entry: 17 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
17. Very Calm, & tolerable pleast.
4290[Diary entry: 18 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
18. Very white frost. Calm & lowering.
4291[Diary entry: 19 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
19. Wind Northerly & cold with Hail & Rain the first part of the day & constant Rain Afterwds.
4292[Diary entry: 20 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
20. Clear and very pleasant all day with little or no Wind.
4293[Diary entry: 21 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
21. Very white frost. Calm and quite pleasant in the forenoon but lowering afterwards with Rain in the Night.
4294[Diary entry: 22 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
22d. Raining in the Night, and most part of this day. At the sametime warm with but little Wind and that at So. West.
4295[Diary entry: 23 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
23. The Wind Shifting to Northwest in the Night, blew very hard & cold as it was all this day the ground being very hard froze.
4296[Diary entry: 24 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
24. Exceeding hard & frozen with the Wind still high and Cold from the Northwest.
4297[Diary entry: 25 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
25. Very raw and Cold with the Wind Northerly.
4298[Diary entry: 26 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
26. Clear and Calm morning and tolerable pleasant day.
4299[Diary entry: 27 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
27. Clear and calm in the Morning and a remarkable white frost. Evening very lowering.
4300[Diary entry: 28 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
28. Raining all the latter part of the Night. The first of the day Cloudy & threatning but the Evening clear and pleasant.
4301[Diary entry: 29 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
29. Remarkable clear, calm, & pleasant.
4302[Diary entry: 30 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
30. Calm, and tolerably pleasant but lowering especially in the Morning.
4303[Diary entry: 31 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
31. Not as pleasant though Cooler Wind getting Northerly.
4304Remarks & Occurances [December 1771] (Washington Papers)
Decr. 16. Finished planting the Grape Cuttings in the Inclosure below the Garden. The first 29 Rows of which Reckoning from the side next the Spring are the winter Grape the other five are the Summer grape of tolerable good taste and ripening in October. 17. Killed my Porke and distributed the Overseers their Shares. 18. Agreed to raise Christophr. Shades Wages to £20 pr. Ann. Shade worked at...
4305[Diary entry: 16 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
Decr. 16. Finished planting the Grape Cuttings in the Inclosure below the Garden. The first 29 Rows of which Reckoning from the side next the Spring are the winter Grape the other five are the Summer grape of tolerable good taste and ripening in October.
4306[Diary entry: 17 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
17. Killed my Porke and distributed the Overseers their Shares.
4307[Diary entry: 18 December 1771] (Washington Papers)
18. Agreed to raise Christophr. Shades Wages to £20 pr. Ann. Shade worked at this rate until 25 Dec. 1773, when his salary was reduced to £18 a year. GW today advanced Shade £4 cash on his wages ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 331; General Ledger B General Ledger B, 1772–1793. Library of...
4308[January 1772] (Washington Papers)
Jany. 1st. Upon the same business this day as brought me to Alexandria yesterday. Came home in the Afternoon and found Mr. Ramsay and his daughter here. 2. At home all day. Mr. Montgomerie Mr. Piper and Mr. Harrison came to dinner & staid all Night. These gentlemen came to try to resolve the continuing problem of the annuities that Margaret Savage was supposed to receive from her husband, Dr....
4309[Diary entry: 1 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
Jany. 1st. Upon the same business this day as brought me to Alexandria yesterday. Came home in the Afternoon and found Mr. Ramsay and his daughter here.
4310[Diary entry: 2 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
2. At home all day. Mr. Montgomerie Mr. Piper and Mr. Harrison came to dinner & staid all Night. These gentlemen came to try to resolve the continuing problem of the annuities that Margaret Savage was supposed to receive from her husband, Dr. William Savage (see main entries for 22 Sept. 1769 and 17 April 1770 ). Harry Piper had replaced Thomas Montgomerie as Mrs. Savage’s legal representative...