Recreation/Leisure/Tastes
GW's recreational activites included fox hunting and dancing, among other things.
| Title | Daily Entry |
|---|---|
| 21 January 1775 |
GW at Mount Vernon. He went hunting with his stepson John Parke Custis and killed “a Dog Fox” before returning for dinner. |
| 02 February 1790 |
GW in N.Y. In his diary, GW wrote that he spent part of the day riding with Mrs. Washington in their coach. GW also met with many “respectable” visitors. |
| 30 January 1790 |
GW in N.Y. In his diary, GW noted that he spent the morning riding in his coach with Mrs. Washington and his grandchildren. In the afternoon, he walked around the Battery. |
| 29 January 1790 |
GW in N.Y. In his diary, GW wrote that he rode his horse in the morning. GW continued that he read a letter from Gov. Alexander Martin of N.C. containing a state bill ceding land from N.C. |
| 26 January 1790 |
GW in N.Y. In his diary, he noted that he spent the morning on his horse and received visitors in the afternoon. GW also read a letter given to him from Secretary of War Henry Knox. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 06 January 1790 |
GW in NY. GW wrote to Sarah Bomford, wife of Isaac Bomford. |