Livestock
Title | Daily Entry |
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15 July 1775 |
GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his General Orders for the day, GW ordered commanding officers to notify him of the men who were most skilled in managing whale boats. |
14 July 1775 |
GW at American headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his General Orders for the day, GW emphasized good hygiene and the proper clothing of all troops. |
04 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote Baltimore merchant Henry Dorsey Gough acknowledging his letter of 1 Feb. 1792 and lauding his attempts to improve his breed of sheep. |
17 February 1791 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote to Georgetown merchants and landowners William Deakins, Jr. |
31 January 1791 |
GW at Philadelphia. British historian William Gordon wrote GW a letter expressing his fire and water safety concerns for the nation’s permanent capital. |
10 April 1797 |
GW at Mount Vernon, where he wrote Secretary of State Timothy Pickering to acknowledge receipt of an agricultural pamphlet from John Sinclair. |
31 March 1789 |
From Mount Vernon, GW began preparing to leave home for an unknown period of time. |