Politics and Political Thought
| Title | Daily Entry |
|---|---|
| 27 March 1775 |
GW returned to Richmond after staying in Wilton, Va. the previous day. He dined at Va. politician Richard Adams’s home. |
| 25 March 1775 |
GW attended the Second Va. Convention in Richmond and dined with tavern owner Gabriel Galts and his family once again. He also visited Anne Harrison Randolph, widow of William Randolph. |
| 24 March 1775 |
GW dined again at Gabriel Galt’s home and spent the evening at Samuel Du Val’s. Du Val was a representative from Henrico County in the House of Burgesses who had attended the first two Va. |
| 23 March 1775 |
GW dined at Patrick Coutts’s home. Coutts was a Richmond merchant living on Shockoe Hill. GW stayed another night at tavern owner Gabriel Galts’ home. At the Second Va. |
| 22 March 1775 |
GW in Richmond for the Second Va. Convention. He dined at Galt’s Tavern, owned by Gabriel Galt, and lodged at a house provided by the Galts. The weather was cold throughout the day. |
| 21 March 1775 |
GW dined at Cowley’s Tavern in Richmond and returned to spend the night at Col. Archibald Cary’s. GW spent the day at the Second Va. |
| 20 March 1775 |
GW reached Richmond for the Second Va. Convention at around 11:00 a.m. He dined at the house of Richard Adams, a successful merchant and entrepreneur. |
| 25 February 1775 |
GW at Mount Vernon. He dined with Daniel Jenifer. |
| 20 February 1775 |
GW in Alexandria, Va. for the selection of delegates to go to a convention in Richmond on 20 March. |
| 24 April 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Alexander Hamilton submitted to GW a contract for oil between Del. lighthouse superintendent William Allibone, superintendent of the Del. |