11[Diary entry: 27 March 1766] (Washington Papers)
27. Cloudy, Wind at No. Wt. but not hard, nor very cold. Ground exceeding wet. No Hemp sowed this...
12[Diary entry: 28 March 1766] (Washington Papers)
28. Sowed Hemp at Muddy hole to the 4th. stake. Ground too wet. No Hemp sowed elsewhere. Wind...
13[Diary entry: 29 March 1766] (Washington Papers)
29. Sowed Hemp at Muddy hole to the 5th. Stake & at Doeg Run (in the Orchard round Gists House)...
14[Diary entry: 30 March 1766] (Washington Papers)
30. Cool, & Cloudy all the day. Wind Northwardly.
15[Diary entry: 31 March 1766] (Washington Papers)
31. Sometimes cloudy but warm and pleasant. Wind at South.
16April [1766] (Washington Papers)
1st. Sowed Hemp at Muddy hole to the Road—at the Mill to the 3d. Stake—and finished the Orchard...
17[Diary entry: 1 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
1st. Sowed Hemp at Muddy hole to the Road—at the Mill to the 3d. Stake—and finished the Orchard...
18[Diary entry: 2 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
2. Day warm & fine. Wind Northwardly in the Morning—Southwardly afterwards. Ground too wet to...
19[Diary entry: 3 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
3. Sowed Hemp at Muddy hole to the first Stake (beging. at the and next the woods)—at the Mill to...
20[Diary entry: 4 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
4. Sowed Hemp at Muddy hole to the 2d. stake, at the Mill to the 5th. & at Doeg Run to the 2....
21[Diary entry: 5 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
5. Constant Rain all Night, and till 10 O’clock this day (Wind hard at No. Et.) & cloudy...
22[Diary entry: 6 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
6. Wind at No. Et. & raining all day—Sunday.
23[Diary entry: 7 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
7. Raining till 10 Oclock—very cloudy afterwards till Night when it began to Rain again. Wind at...
24[Diary entry: 8 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
8. Cloudy the first part of the day—wind westwardly. Ground very wet.
25[Diary entry: 9 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
9. Clear, wind hard at Northwest. Sowed Hemp at the mill to the 6th. stake. None sowed...
26[Diary entry: 10 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
10. Fine clear day till late in the afternoon when it cleared. Being little wind Sowed Hemp at...
27[Diary entry: 11 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
11. Cloudy, with light showers all day, wind briskly from the Southard. Sowed Hemp at the Mill to...
28[Diary entry: 12 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
12. Sowed Hemp at the Mill—none elsewhere ground being wet. Clear wind Northwardly.
29[Diary entry: 13 April 1766] (Washington Papers)
13. Sunday—clear & warm—wind South. On this day GW set out for the lower Tidewater, stopping at...
30June [1766] (Washington Papers)
16. Began to cut my Meadows at Home. GW hired an extra hand, Thomas Plummit, who worked seven...
31[Diary entry: 16 June 1766] (Washington Papers)
16. Began to cut my Meadows at Home. GW hired an extra hand, Thomas Plummit, who worked seven...
32[Diary entry: 25 June 1766] (Washington Papers)
25. Finishd Do. & brought it into Barnes. Weather often Raining—Hay hurt.
33[Diary entry: 26 June 1766] (Washington Papers)
26. Began to Cut my Timothy Meadow at Doeg Run & did not finish it till the 8th. of July—the...
34July [1766] (Washington Papers)
3. Cut my early Wheat behind Garden. 7. Began to cut Wheat in the Neck with the hands there. 8....
35[Diary entry: 3 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
3. Cut my early Wheat behind Garden.
36[Diary entry: 7 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
7. Began to cut Wheat in the Neck with the hands there.
37[Diary entry: 8 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
8. Set into it with my whole force & two Cradlers hired. My Hay at D. Run finishd yesterday. The...
38[Diary entry: 9 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
9. My Schooner arrivd at Colchester.
39[Diary entry: 12 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
12. Finished cuttg. binding & shocking Wheat in the Neck—152 Bushels sowing. GW has added the...
40[Diary entry: 14 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
14. Began Harvest at Muddy hole.
41[Diary entry: 15 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
15. Finished it—in Shocks 75 Bushels sowing.
42[Diary entry: 16 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
16. Began and finishd at the Mill, in shocks 52 bushels Sowing.
43[Diary entry: 17 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
17. Began Harvest at Doeg Run. My Schooner also came up with 10,031 feet of Plank from Occoquan...
44[Diary entry: 21 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
21. Securd all my Harvest in shocks at D[ogue] R[un].
45[Diary entry: 22 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
22. Put into the House.
46[Diary entry: 23 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
23. Sowed Turneps in the flax patch at Home. Also sowed Do. at Muddy hole and ditto at Morris’s.
47[Diary entry: 24 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
24. Pulld a small patch of Flax at Doeg Run.
48[Diary entry: 25 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
25. Began to Sow Turneps in Drills behind Quarter.
49[Diary entry: 26 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
26. Sowed Do. in Do.—Do.
50[Diary entry: 27 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
27. Sowed a few Do. Do.—Do. Hard Rain 28 & 9.
51[Diary entry: 30 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
30. Sowed Do. in Neck.
52[Diary entry: 31 July 1766] (Washington Papers)
31. Finishd Sowing behind Quartr. in Drills.
53August [1766] (Washington Papers)
1. Began to Sow Wheat at the Mill. Began to Sow Do. in the Neck in the upper part of the field....
54[Diary entry: 1 August 1766] (Washington Papers)
1. Began to Sow Wheat at the Mill. Began to Sow Do. in the Neck in the upper part of the field.
55[Diary entry: 6 August 1766] (Washington Papers)
6. Began to Sow Do. at Muddy hole. Finished Sowg. Do. in clovr. patch at the Mill—9 Bushels.
56[Diary entry: 22 August 1766] (Washington Papers)
22. Began to Sow Wheat at Doeg Run. Finishd Sowing up Cut in the Neck.
57[Diary entry: 25–28 August 1766] (Washington Papers)
25 - 26. 27. & 28. Spreading flax at Home.
58[Diary entry: 28 August 1766] (Washington Papers)
28. Finishd sowing Wheat altogether at the Mill 46½ Bushls. the other side—in all 55½ Bl.
59[Diary entry: 29 August 1766] (Washington Papers)
29. Finishd Sowing the Field by the Meadow at Doeg Run—26 Bushels. Stopd sowing Wheat at Muddy...
60[September 1766] (Washington Papers)
4. 5. & 6th. Spreading flax at Doeg Run. Do. Do. pulling Peas at Ho[me] House. pulling peas :...