GW at Mount Vernon. He rode out “to see the Sick People”--presumably among his slaves--and returned “by Muddy hole,” one of his Mount Vernon farms.  GW dined that evening with Normand Bruce, who apparently pitched a scheme to manufacture coarse cloth from hemp rather than flax.

GW at Mount Vernon. Doctor William Rumney “visited the Sick”--most likely slaves.  Rumney returned for dinner and stayed overnight.  Alexander Ross came only for dinner.

GW at Mount Vernon. He met with Daniel Jenifer Adams during the day, presumably to discuss settlement of a longstanding debt, and dined with John Price Posey, who stayed the night.

He reported that the weather was frosty but “remarkably pleas[an]t all day.”

GW presumably Mount Vernon.

GW presumably Mount Vernon.

GW presumably at Mount Vernon.

GW in N.Y. GW wrote in his diary that he viewed the house, leased by Alexander Macomb, to which he had decided to move his presidential residence. He directed that additional stables be built and chose furnishings.

GW in N.Y. GW wrote in his diary that he decided to rent the former Minister from France’s house in N.Y. as his new presidential residence. GW had decided that his current residence was not big enough to support his family or the work required of the president.

GW at Mount Vernon, where he wrote Secretary of State Timothy Pickering to acknowledge receipt of an agricultural pamphlet from John Sinclair.  GW also remarked on diplomatic news involving Revolutionary France (it “has baffled all calculation”) and “the Dey of Algiers.”

GW presumably at Mount Vernon.

GW at Mount Vernon. Merchant Hudson Muse wrote a letter in which he lauded his own Naval accomplishments and sought to be continued in the position of Naval Officer for the district of Rappahannock River.

GW at Mount Vernon. GW wrote to James Mercer urgently asking for the payment of the debt from the estate of his deceased father, John Mercer, Esq. GW candidly explained his current financial difficulties and the importance of receiving this payment.