Family/Marriage
This refers to immediate family members such as: parents, brothers, sisters, spouses, stepchildren and stepgrandchildren.
| Title | Daily Entry |
|---|---|
| 21 April 1775 |
GW at Mount Vernon. He dined with Capt. Philip Curtis, settling GW’s sale of his brig Farmer to Thomas Contee of Md. |
| 20 January 1775 |
GW at Mount Vernon all day. His stepdaughter-in-law’s sister, Elizabeth “Betsey” Calvert, returned home after a rather lengthy visit. |
| 06 January 1775 |
George Digges and his three sisters, Daniel Carroll, Jr., and Ann “Nancy” Peake visited GW and stayed the night. |
| 04 January 1775 |
Charles Lee left Mount Vernon. |
| 19 April 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW’s sister Betty Washington Lewis wrote GW from Fredericksburg thanking him for his letter of 8 April. |
| 09 April 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW sent the Senate a list of army appointments and promotions, which included Maj. Gen. Anthony Wayne as a replacement for the former army commander Arthur St. Clair. |
| 08 April 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. |
| 22 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. John Lamb asked GW’s personal secretary, Tobias Lear, to deliver his letter to Martha Washington, which contained a receipt for two barrels of Newtown Pippin apples. |
| 15 April 1791 |
In Va., GW traveled from Petersburg to Nottoway. He wrote in his diary that he engaged two new horses to draw his baggage wagon. |
| 10 April 1791 |
GW traveled from Fredericksburg, Va. towards Richmond. GW’s secretary Tobias Lear wrote updating GW on the state of affairs at his Philadelphia residence, including Mrs. |