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13 January 1791

GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote a letter to Va. Gov. Beverley Randolph declining any agency in a woolen manufactory in Va. because it was a felony to export the machines from Great Britain.

06 January 1791

GW at Philadelphia. Former Continental army Maj. John Bankson wrote asking to be considered for the office of Inspector of the Militia for the State of Md.

02 May 1754

GW was en route to Redstone Creek, Pa., from Wills Creek, Pa./Md., which he and his troops left on the previous day. On this day, the independent company from S.C.

30 March 1797

GW presumably at Mount Vernon.

06 April 1797

GW presumably at Mount Vernon.

02 February 1775

GW at Mount Vernon. He had company in the afternoon. These people included Benedict Calvert, John Beale Bordley, Launcelot Jacques, Andrew Wagener, Dr. William Rumney, and Va.

13 April 1797

GW presumably Mount Vernon.

04 February 1790

GW in N.Y. GW wrote in his diary that he received, from Congress, an act that extended Federal import duties to N.C., which had just recently ratified the Constitution.

19 March 1789

From Mount Vernon, GW wrote the son of his good friend Dr. James Craik, William, to inform him of the status of his various land disputes.

12 March 1789

From Mount Vernon, GW wrote to Battaile Muse, his agent for collecting rents from his tenants. GW gave him instructions on financial matters related to managing his lands, including taxes.

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