24. Came up to Pope's Creek' and staid there all day.

25. Got up to my Brother Sam's to Dinner, found Mrs. Jno. Washington, etca., there.

26. Remaind at my Brother Sam's, where my Brother Jno. came, as also Mr. Lawe. Washington, &ca. to Dinner.

27. Dined at Mr. J. Washington's with the compy. at my Br[other]s.

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28. Went to Boyd's hole and returnd to my Brother's to Dinr., where we found Colo. Lewis and my Br. Charles.

29. Went to St. Paul's Church and Dined at my Brother's.3

30. Went fishing and dined under Mr. L. Washington's shore.

31. Returnd home, crossing at Hooe's Ferry through Port Tobacco.

[MAY] Observations.

2. My Carpenters and House People went to Planting Corn at Doeg Run, after they had finished fishing.

3. The hound bitch Mopsey brought 8 Puppys - dis

''Wakefield' was bordered by Pope's Creek. The name 'Wakefield' was given to the Westmoreland property many years after Augustine Washington moved from the Pope's Creek place. George Washington's birthplace was referred to as 'Pope's Creek' or 'Bridges' Creek' during his lifetime.

* In Stafford (now King George) County, on the Potomac.

3 May 29. 'By Mr Wm Lee my propn. of a sum Levied by the Mississippi Compy. £16:18:9.'

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SIXTEEN PUPPIES

tinguished by the following Names, viz. Tarter, Jupiter, Trueman, and Tipler (being Dogs), and Truelove, June, Dutchess, and Lady, being the Bitches - in all eight.

23. My Carpenters and House People went to Work at my Mill [sic] repairing the Dams, hightening of them and opening the Race.

29. The bitch Chanter brought five Dog Puppies and 3 Bitch Ditto, which were named as follows, viz. Forrester, Sancho, Ringwood, Drunkard, and Sentwell, and Chanter, Singer and Busy.

JUNE

Where & how my time is Spent

Ist. Rid to Muddy hole, Doeg Run, and the Mill.

2. Went into the Neck.

3. Rid to Muddy hole, Doeg Run, and Mill.

4. At Home all day writing.

5. Went to Church at Alexandria and dined at Colo. Carlyle's.

6. Rid to Muddy hole and the Mill, and met with Doctr. Rumney upon my Return, who dined here.

7. Went up to Alexandria to meet the Attorney Gen❜l, and returnd with him, his Lady and Daughter, Miss Corbin and Majr. Jenifer."

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Miss Lettice Corbin, daughter of Richard? Corbin. (Toner.)

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer (1723-90). Born in Charles County, Maryland, and died there. Active in pre-Revolutionary movements; member of the

8. At Home with the above Company, Colo. Fairfax his Lady, and Miss Nicholas, Colo. West and his Wife, and Colo. Carlyle, Captn. Dalton and Mr. Piper - the three last of whom stayd all Night.

9. The Attorney, etca., went away, leavg. Miss Nicholas only here.

10. Rid to Muddy hole, Doeg Run, and the Mill.

II. Rid to Ditto, Ditto, and Ditto.

12. Went to Pohick Church and returnd to Dinner.

13. Went to Belvoir, where Mr. Seldon his Lady, etca.,

were.

14. Returnd home again and found Mr. B. Fairfax here. Sent for Doctr. Rumney to Patcy Custis who was seized with fitts. Mr. M. Campbell lodgd here.

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15. Colo. Fairfax and Family, together with Mr. Seldon and his, dind here, as also Doctr. Rumney. Mr. B. Fairfax went in ye M[ornin]g.

16. Rid to the Mill, Doeg Run, and M. hole. Mr. Campbell came here in the Eveng.

17. Rid into the Neck and to Muddy hole.

Governor's Council in 1773; President of the Committee of Safety in 1776; delegate to the Continental Congress, 1778-82 and to the United States Constitutional Convention. The origin of the 'of St. Thomas' is doubtful; it may possibly be due to some connection with the St. Thomas River in St. Mary's County, Maryland, or to a remote ancestor's connection with the island of St. Thomas, West Indies.

At this point Washington inadvertently copied in his account of the weather for the 12th and 13th which he afterwards crossed out.

Matthew Campbell, merchant of Alexandria. (Toner.)

1768]

ARBITRATING AN ACCOUNT

18.-19. At home all day prep'g. Invoices and Letters for England.'

20. Went to Court and returnd at Night.

21. Went up again and stayd all Night.

22. Returnd home in the afternoon.

23. At Home all day.

24. Rid to Muddy hole, Doeg Run, and the Mill, before Dinner, and was sent for by express to come to Alexa. to settle and arbitrate an Acct. between Mr. George West 2 and Mr. Chs. Alexander with Mr. Thomson Mason and Mr. Ellzey.

1 These letters and invoices were to Washington's factors in London, Robert Cary & Co., and to certain London tradesmen. To Cary he registered objection to what he thought precipitate sales of his tobacco at the prevailing London prices which were then below American prices. The goods ordered from Cary were hardware, seeds, dry goods, groceries, gloves, rope, and other plantation supplies. For Mrs. Washington he ordered, among other articles, two handsome stomachers, with sleeve knots made of ribbon, together with necklace strings, etc.; a green satin quilted coat 'not to exceed £3' and ‘a handsome grane Winter Silk (but not yellow) not to exceed £10 to be bought of & made by Mrs. Harris into a sacque & Coat for a middle sized Woman.' He had ordered a chariot previously, and now asked to have it carefully packed before it was placed on shipboard, as he did not want it to arrive with any of the panels cracked or split.

From Charles Lawrence, a London tailor, he ordered a suit of clothes of 'fashionable coloured cloth... in the best taste to sit easy and loose as Cloaths that are tight always look awkward and are uneasy to ye wearer.' The suits formerly made had been too short. Washington wrote that he was full six feet high and 'not at all inclined to be corpulent'; he wanted 'the Breeches to be made long.' He ordered clothes for John Parke Custis and such other necessaries as pocket-knives, fiddle-strings and a saddle. For Martha Parke Custis he ordered a 'smelling bottle,' scissors, gloves, and among other things ‘a very handsome & fashl. Womans Hg. Saddle with Bridle & every thg. compl.'

From John Didsbury, London bootmaker, he ordered shoes for the family. Mrs. Washington's measurement was sent anew, as the last shoes did not fit well and were of poor material. For Miss Custis there were to be four pairs of leather pumps; six pairs of black Callemanen pumps; one pair of black satin and one pair of white satin.

'George West, a younger brother of John West, Jr.

25. Returnd Home and remaind there all day. Doctr Rumney came in the afternoon and stayd all Night.

26. At Home. Doctr. Rumney went away in the after

noon.

27. At Home. Colo. Fairfax and his Lady dind here, and returnd in the afternn.

28. Set of for, and Reachd Fredericksburg.

29. Rid round and examind the Wheat Fields there, which were fine.

30. Went to Mr. Boucher's. Dined there and left Jacky Custis. Returnd to Fredericksburg in the Afternn.

[JUNE] Observations

Ist. Upon looking over my Wheat I found all those places which had been injurd by the March frosts extreamely thin, low and backward, having branched but little, and looking puny. Indeed, in many places the Ground was entirely naked; and where it was not, there was but too much cause to apprehend that the Wheat would be choaked with Weeds.

It was also observable that all my early Wheat (generally speaking) was headed and heading; the common wheat was but just putting out head; and the Red Straw

The Reverend Jonathan Boucher (1738-1804) came to America in his youth, entered the ministry and officiated at various churches. He opened a school for youth in Caroline County and subsequently removed, with it, to Annapolis, Maryland. When Washington placed John Parke Custis under his care, on this date, the school was in Hanover County. Young Custis removed with him to Annapolis. (Toner.)