Food and Dining
| Title | Daily Entry |
|---|---|
| 09 April 1791 |
GW at Fredericksburg, Va. In his diary, GW noted that he dined with the town’s leadership at Town Hall that evening. |
| 07 April 1791 |
GW traveled from Mount Vernon to Dumfries, Va. GW wrote in his diary that all of his horses, harnessed to his carriage, jumped overboard during the ferry ride at Colchester. |
| 30 March 1791 |
GW at Georgetown, Md., and traveling to Mount Vernon. |
| 29 March 1791 |
GW at Georgetown, Md. |
| 25 March 1791 |
GW at Annapolis, Md. “Having lain all night in my Great Coat & Boots” in the boat that had run aground travelling from Rockhall, Md. |
| 02 February 1791 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW invited John Quincy Adams to a dinner for the following night. |
| 07 February 1775 |
GW at Mount Vernon, where three overnight visitors left after breakfast. In his diary, GW reported snow in the morning but the afternoon as “clear & exceeding pleasant.” |
| 28 March 1797 |
GW at Mount Vernon. The Masons of the Alexandria Lodge invited GW to a dinner that took place with GW in attendance on 1 April. |
| 04 February 1775 |
GW at Mount Vernon. He wrote in his diary that Benedict Calvert and “the Gentlemen from Maryland” left in the morning. Nathaniel Harrison and another guest came for dinner. |
| 30 January 1775 |
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. |