Wednesday
| Title | Daily Entry |
|---|---|
| 21 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Thomas Jefferson sent GW his letter to the Commissioners for the District of Columbia, which included Samuel Blodget’s proposed loan to finance projects in the federal city. |
| 14 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. The Commissioners for the District of Columbia wrote GW about their regrets that former federal city designer Pierre L’Enfant’s temper made it impossible to work with him. |
| 07 March 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Brown and Francis wrote GW from Providence, R.I. requesting his aid in recovering their company’s property. Treasury Department clerk Andrew G. |
| 29 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote to James Mercer that he wanted the opinion of Mercer’s brother John as to whether or not he should let his name be used in Mercer’s suit. |
| 22 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. Today was GW’s 60th birthday. Lawyer John Brown Cutting sent GW a birthday poem, written by people “eminent in polite literature.” The poem has not been found. |
| 15 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW wrote Thomas Jefferson asking for a meeting, along with James Madison, to discuss architect Pierre L’Enfant and his plans for the Federal City. |
| 08 February 1792 |
GW at Philadelphia. GW forwarded Congress a letter from Thomas Jefferson of 7 Feb. |
| 13 April 1791 |
GW at Richmond, Va. GW wrote in his diary about how much Richmond had grown since his last visit to the capital. |
| 06 April 1791 |
GW at Mount Vernon. GW wrote to his secretary Tobias Lear, enclosing more letters for him to file in Philadelphia. |
| 30 March 1791 |
GW at Georgetown, Md., and traveling to Mount Vernon. |