51[Diary entry: 24 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
24. Dined at Mr. Andw. Allan’s & Spent the Evening at the Gov[e]r[nor’]s Club.
52[Diary entry: 25 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
25. Dined at Mr. Tilghman’s, & Spent the Evening at the City Tavern.
53[Diary entry: 26 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
26. Dined at Mr. Meridiths and Spent the Evening at the City Tavern.
54[Diary entry: 27 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
27. Dined at the City Tavern & spent the Evening at my own Lodgings. GW, Philip Schuyler, Thomas Mifflin, Silas Deane, Lewis Morris, and Samuel Adams were named a committee to “to consider of ways and means to supply these colonies with Ammunition and military stores and to report immediately” ( JCC Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789 . 34...
55[Diary entry: 28 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
28. Rid out to the Provence Island & dind there in Compy. with sevl. other Gentlemen.
56[Diary entry: 29 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
29. Dined at the City Tavern. Spent the Evening in my own Room.
57[Diary entry: 30 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
30. Dined at Mr. Mease’s, & after setting a while with the Boston Gentlemen retird to my own Room. boston gentlemen : GW is referring to the Massachusetts delegates to Congress.
58[Diary entry: 31 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
31. Dined with Mr. Jno. Rutlidge. Spent the Evening in my Chambers. John Rutledge (1739–1800) was the elder of two Rutledge brothers representing South Carolina in the Continental Congress at this time. He had served in the South Carolina House of Commons for a number of years and in the Stamp Act Congress in 1765. During the Revolution Rutledge was president of South Carolina 1776–78,...
59Acct. of the Weather in May [1775] (Washington Papers)
May 1st. Exceeding hot. Wind southerly. 2. Also warm, but not so hot as yesterday. 3. Again warm & clear. Wind Southerly. 4. Very warm indeed with but little wind & clear. 5. Again very Warm with a violent Gust abt. 5 Oclock in the Evening. 6. Somewhat Cool. Wind Easterly. 7. Cool & pleasant. Wind Northerly. 8. Still Cool & lowering with Rain now and then. 9. Clear & pleasant. Wind Westerly....
60[Diary entry: 1 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
May 1st. Exceeding hot. Wind southerly.
61[Diary entry: 2 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
2. Also warm, but not so hot as yesterday.
62[Diary entry: 3 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
3. Again warm & clear. Wind Southerly.
63[Diary entry: 4 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
4. Very warm indeed with but little wind & clear.
64[Diary entry: 5 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
5. Again very Warm with a violent Gust abt. 5 Oclock in the Evening.
65[Diary entry: 6 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
6. Somewhat Cool. Wind Easterly.
66[Diary entry: 7 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
7. Cool & pleasant. Wind Northerly.
67[Diary entry: 8 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
8. Still Cool & lowering with Rain now and then.
68[Diary entry: 9 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
9. Clear & pleasant. Wind Westerly.
69[Diary entry: 10 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
10. Clear and pleasant not being very warm.
70[Diary entry: 11 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
11. Clear but rather Cool wind being Westerly.
71[Diary entry: 12 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
12. Clear & pleasant, but rather Cool.
72[Diary entry: 13 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
13. Lowering with a little Rain in the forenoon. Clear afterwards.
73[Diary entry: 14 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
14. Clear & pleasant—rather warm.
74[Diary entry: 15 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
15. Clear in the afternoon. A little lowering in the forenoon.
75[Diary entry: 16 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
16. Clear & pleasant. Evening a little Cool.
76[Diary entry: 17 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
17. Clear and pleasant in the forenoon but Cloudy & dropping of Rain afterwds.
77[Diary entry: 18 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
18. Clear and Warm all day.
78[Diary entry: 19 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
19. Clear & warm in the forenoon, but lowering & Cool afterwards.
79[Diary entry: 20 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
20. Clear and pleasant. Rathr. cool.
80[Diary entry: 21 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
21. Clear in the forenoon with a good deal of Rain afterwards.
81[Diary entry: 22 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
22. Lowering in the forenoon with Rain in the Afternoon.
82[Diary entry: 23 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
23. Lowering most part of the day.
83[Diary entry: 24 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
24th. Clear and pleasant with but little Wind.
84[Diary entry: 25 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
25. Clear & pleasant but growing warmer.
85[Diary entry: 26 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
26. Clear and Warm. Wind Southerly but not fresh.
86[Diary entry: 27 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
27. Clear and very Sultry. Wind still Southerly.
87[Diary entry: 28 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
28. Clear and warm. Wind pretty fresh from the South.
88[Diary entry: 29 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
29. Warm with some appearances of Rain but none fell.
89[Diary entry: 30 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
30. Lowering all day & warm. Wind fresh from the So[uth]ward.
90[Diary entry: 31 May 1775] (Washington Papers)
31. Warm, & somewhat lowering. Wind pretty fresh from the Southward.
91[June 1775] (Washington Papers)
June 1. Dined at Burns’s and Spent the Evening in my own Room. GW’s committee on ways and means of supplying ammunition and military stores to the colonies read its report, which was referred to the committee of the whole ( JCC Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789 . 34 vols. Washington, D.C., 1904–37. , 2:74). 2. Dined at Mr. Josh. Shippens &...
92[Diary entry: 1 June 1775] (Washington Papers)
June 1. Dined at Burns’s and Spent the Evening in my own Room. GW’s committee on ways and means of supplying ammunition and military stores to the colonies read its report, which was referred to the committee of the whole ( JCC Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789 . 34 vols. Washington, D.C., 1904–37. , 2:74).
93[Diary entry: 2 June 1775] (Washington Papers)
2. Dined at Mr. Josh. Shippens & spent the Evening at Mr. Tilghman’s. Shippen was probably Joseph Shippen, Jr. (1732–1810), son of Edward and Sarah Plumley Shippen of Lancaster, Pa. He had graduated from Princeton in 1753 and served as an officer in the Pennsylvania Regiment during the French and Indian War. He was with Gen. John Forbes on the Fort Duquesne expedition and probably knew GW at...
94[Diary entry: 3 June 1775] (Washington Papers)
3. Dined at the City Tavern & spent the Evening at my lodgings. Congress appointed a number of committees, including one composed of GW, Philip Schuyler, Silas Deane, Thomas Cushing, and Joseph Hewes, “to bring in an estimate of the money necessary to be raised” ( JCC Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789 . 34 vols. Washington, D.C., 1904–37. ,...
95[Diary entry: 4 June 1775] (Washington Papers)
4. Dined at Mr. Robt. Morris’s on the Banks of Schoolkill & Spent the Eveng. at the City Tavn. Robert Morris (1734–1806), born in England, came in his youth to Maryland where his father was engaged in the tobacco export business. The younger Morris settled in Philadelphia and in 1754, as a partner in the firm of Willing, Morris & Co., eventually became one of America’s wealthiest merchants....
96[Diary entry: 5 June 1775] (Washington Papers)
5. Dined at Mr. Richard Penns. On a Committee all the Afternn. This was the committee appointed on 3 June to estimate the amount of money needed to be raised.
97[Diary entry: 6 June 1775] (Washington Papers)
6. At Mr. Willm. Hamiltons & Spent the Evening at my Lodgings.
98[Diary entry: 7 June 1775] (Washington Papers)
7. Dined at the City Tavern and spent the Evening at home. GW’s committee to estimate the amount of money to be raised today gave its report, which was referred to the committee of the whole ( JCC Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789 . 34 vols. Washington, D.C., 1904–37. , 2:81). GW made a number of purchases on this day, including “5...
99[Diary entry: 8 June 1775] (Washington Papers)
8. Dined at Mr. Dickensons and spent the Evening at home.
100[Diary entry: 9 June 1775] (Washington Papers)
9. Dined at Mr. Saml. Pleasants and went to hear Mr. Piercy preach.