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cloudy. Lord Fairfax, his son Thomas, and daughter, Mrs. 

 Warner Washington and son Whiting, and Mr. John Her 

 bert, dined here, and returned after dinner. 



12th. Morning cloudy ; wind at northeast ; mercury 33. 

 A large circle round the moon last night. About one o clock 

 it began to snow; soon after, to hail, and then turned to a 

 settled cold rain. Mercury 28 at night. 



13th. Morning snowing, and about three inches deep. 

 Wind at northeast, and mercury at 30. Continued snowing 

 till one o clock, and about four it became perfectly clear. 

 Wind in the same place, but not hard. Mercury 28 at night. 



