Politics and Political Thought
| Title | Daily Entry |
|---|---|
| 24 January 1790 |
GW, in N.Y., noted in his diary that he went to St. Paul’s Chapel in the morning, and spent the afternoon writing private letters. He wrote to N.J. |
| 23 January 1790 |
GW in N.Y. GW wrote in his diary that he went with Mrs. Washington to see the works of John Trumbull, the notable American painter who painted several portraits of GW. |
| 22 January 1790 |
GW in N.Y. GW wrote in his diary that he exercised with a morning horse ride. GW was impressed by a demonstration of a new wheat threshing machine invented by Friedrich, Baron von Poellnitz. Mrs. |
| 21 January 1790 |
GW in N.Y. GW wrote in his diary that he transmitted Secretary of War Henry Knox’s plan for a national militia system to Congress. |
| 20 January 1790 |
GW in N.Y. GW wrote to the Md. Legislature thanking them for their congratulations on his presidency. |
| 19 January 1790 |
GW in N.Y. He wrote in his diary that there were not many visitors at his house, but the few that did visit were respectable. |
| 18 January 1790 |
GW in N.Y. GW wrote in his diary that he had “an Aching tooth, and swelled and inflamed Gum.” GW wrote to former Lt. Col. |
| 16 January 1790 |
GW in N.Y. GW wrote in his diary that he rode in his coach with Mrs. Washington and their two grandchildren in the early afternoon. |
| 15 January 1790 |
GW in N.Y. GW wrote in his diary that it snowed all day and that Mrs. Washington hosted few guests. |
| 14 January 1790 |
GW in N.Y. GW wrote in his diary that both houses of Congress came to the Presidential Residence to address himself and Cabinet. |