George Washington • 25 januari 1788

• George Washington (1732-1799) was generaal, opperbevelhebber van de koloniën in de Amerikaanse Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog en de eerste president van de Verenigde Staten van 1789 tot 1797. Zijn dagboeken staan online bij de Rotunda Press.

Friday 25th.
Thermometer at 22 in the Morning—24 at Noon and 23 at Night. The Wind high, & disagreeably cold all day from the No. West—tho’ by the Thermometer was not so high as it has been some other days. The Snow drifted a good deal. River closed again.

At home all day.