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...
4311[Diary entry: 3 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
3. Still at home with the above Gentlemen. In the afternoon Mr. & Miss Ramsay returnd to Alexandria and Mr. B. Fairfax came.
4312[Diary entry: 4 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
4. Went a Hunting with the above Gentlemen. Found both a Bear & Fox but got neither. Went up to Alexandria with these Gentlemen to finish the business with Montgomerie &ca. which was accordg. done.
4313[Diary entry: 5 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
5. Returnd home. Mr. Fairfax came with me. A Mr. Willis, & a Rhode Island Captn. dind here. The two latter went away afterwards. Francis Willis, Jr. (1745–1829), son of John Willis (1719–1769) of Brunswick County, apparently lived in Leesburg at this time (Willis to GW, 16 Aug. 1773 and 17 Oct. 1773 , ViMtvL ). He later moved to Berkeley County and eventually settled in Georgia (see “Remarks”...
4314[Diary entry: 6 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
6. Went a Hunting in the Neck with Mr. Fairfax. Found a fox & run him into a hole near Night, without Killing him. Found Doctr. Rumney & Mr. Magowan here when we returnd.
4315[Diary entry: 7 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
7. The above Gentlemen continued here all day and Night. Mr. Fairfax & myself rid to my Mill before Dinner.
4316[Diary entry: 8 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
8th. At home all day. Mr. Fairfax and Doctr. Rumney went away after Breakfast.
4317[Diary entry: 9 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
9. Mr. Magowan left this after breakfast for Colchester. I rid to the Ferry Doeg Run & Muddy hole & found Mrs. French & Daughter here when I returnd. Penelope Manley French, sister of Harrison Manley and widow of Daniel French, was still residing with her only child, Elizabeth, at her late husband’s home, Rose Hill. Although Mrs. French lived at least until 1799, she never remarried and...
4318[Diary entry: 10 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
10. Mrs. French & Daughter went away before Dinner. I went to the Ferry Plantn. to run some lines for my fencing &ca.
4319[Diary entry: 11 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
11. Went a Hunting in the Neck. Found a fox about One Clock and killed it about 3 Oclock. Mr. Magowan returnd from Colchester to Dinner.
4320[Diary entry: 12 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
12. At home all day. Mr. Magowan went to Mr. Peakes to Dinner & returnd again at Night.
4321[Diary entry: 13 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
13. Went again to the Ferry Plantation to run some lines for my Fencing. Mr. Magowan went to Mr. T. Triplets to Dinner and returnd.
4322[Diary entry: 14 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
14. Went to Belvoir with Mrs. Washington, Miss Custis & Mr. Gowan [Magowan] dind and stayed all Night.
4323[Diary entry: 15 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
15. Dined at Belvoir this day also, and returnd with Mr. Magowan In the Evening.
4324[Diary entry: 16 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
16. Went to Run some Lines between Mr. Barry & me at the Mill—also to try some of the Lines of Mr. Jno. Wests Land.
4325[Diary entry: 17 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
17. Went into the Neck to remeasure the Creek field and lay of some Fences. Upon my return to Dinner found one Mr. Hanna here who stayd all Night. Mr. Hanna is Francis Hanna of Prince William County ( DLC : Toner Collection).
4326[Diary entry: 18 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
18. Mr. Hanna went away after Breakfast as Mr. Magowan also did. I went a Hunting & killd a Fox—was joind by Mr. M. Campbell—Mr. Manley & Mr. Peake who dined here & went away afterwds.
4327[Diary entry: 19 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
19. At home all day. In the Afternoon Majr. Wagener and Mr. John Barnes with Doctr. Craik came here. John Barnes, eldest son of Abraham Barnes (d. 1777) of St. Mary’s County, Md., had recently gone bankrupt as a tobacco merchant in Port Tobacco, Md. After settling his firm’s affairs, he moved to western Maryland, where he eventually developed a prosperous plantation called Montpelier (...
4328[Diary entry: 20 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
20. After Breakfast the Majr. went away for Court and Messrs. Lawe. & Jno. Washington with Mrs. Polly Washington came here. Polly Washington is probably Miss Mary Townshend Washington (see main entry for 10 April 1770 ).
4329[Diary entry: 21 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
21. Mr. Barnes and Doctr. Craik went away after Breakfast. The other two Gentlemen & myself rid to my Mill and back before Dinr.
4330[Diary entry: 22 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
22. At home all day with the two Mr. Washington’s.
4331[Diary entry: 23 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
23. Went up to George Town to convey Deeds to Messrs. Montgomerie Stewart & Wilson for the Marryland Tract of Land wch. was accordingly done Mrs. Colvil being carried up in my Chariot returnd to Mr. Jno. Wests at Night. As arranged at previous meetings, the three merchants today gave the Colvill executors £816 13s. 7d. in bills of exchange drawn on Glasgow firms (see “Remarks” entry for 1 and...
4332[Diary entry: 24 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
24. Went from Mr. Wests to Alexanda. and returnd home to Dinner. In the Afternoon Mr. John Byrd and a Mr. Drew came here. Mr. John Byrd is probably John Carter Byrd (b. 1751), second son of Col. William Byrd III and his first wife, Elizabeth Hill Carter Byrd. Mr. Drew is William or Dolphin Drew, both of whom settled in the Shenandoah Valley. William was appointed clerk of the county court when...
4333[Diary entry: 25 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
25. These Gentlemen went away after breakfast. I contd. at home all day.
4334[Diary entry: 26 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
26. At home all day alone that is with the Family.
4335[Diary entry: 27 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
27. At home by ourselves the day being dreadfully bad.
4336[Diary entry: 28 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
28. Just such a day as the former & at home alone.
4337[Diary entry: 29 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
29. With much difficulty rid as far as the Mill the Snow being up to the breast of a Tall Horse everywhere.
4338[Diary entry: 30 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
30. At home all day it being almost impracticable to get out.
4339[Diary entry: 31 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
31. Still at home for the Causes above.
4340Acct. of the Weather in Jany. [1772] (Washington Papers)
Jan. 1st. Lowering with the Wind Westwardly. In the Afternoon it threatned Snow much and at Night began to Rain which contd. till near day. 2. Clear and pleasant with but little Wind and that Southerly. 3. Very pleasant forenoon but lowering afterwards with the Wind fresh from the Southward. 4. A little Rain fell last Night. The Morning calm, and Mild with Clouds; but the Afternoon cold with...
4341[Diary entry: 1 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
Jan. 1st. Lowering with the Wind Westwardly. In the Afternoon it threatned Snow much and at Night began to Rain which contd. till near day.
4342[Diary entry: 2 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
2. Clear and pleasant with but little Wind and that Southerly.
4343[Diary entry: 3 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
3. Very pleasant forenoon but lowering afterwards with the Wind fresh from the Southward.
4344[Diary entry: 4 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
4. A little Rain fell last Night. The Morning calm, and Mild with Clouds; but the Afternoon cold with the Wind hard at No. West.
4345[Diary entry: 5 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
5. Clear and cool, with the Wind still at No. West; but neither hard nor cold—tho’ the Ground was very close blockd up with frost.
4346[Diary entry: 6 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
6. Ground hard froze and Morning lowering without Wind. About 12 Oclock it began to Snow & continued to do so the remainder of the day very fast.
4347[Diary entry: 7 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
7. Soft and giving with very little Wind & no Sun. Snow about 3 Inches deep.
4348[Diary entry: 8 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
8. Clear, tolerably pleasant & thawing with but little Wind & that Northerly.
4349[Diary entry: 9 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
9. Very pleasant Mild Morning, & Clear day. Abt. Noon the Wind blew pretty fresh from the Westward but not Cold—Snow melting.
4350[Diary entry: 10 January 1772] (Washington Papers)
10. Ground froze in the Morning. Till 8 or 9 Oclock it was clear & very pleasant—then cloudy & lowering till abt. two after which it grew clear & very pleast. No wind all day. Snow melted in the Fields.