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 78 DocHDicuts me he was to be in Town tomorrow, or perhaps tonight, and how soon he came' he shou'd aquant me. at same time all the rest of the servants were ordred ashore to a tent at Fredericksb^ and severall of their Inden- tures were then sold, about 4 pm I was brought to Colonel Dainger- field, when we imediatly agreed and my Indenture for four years was then delivered him and he was to send for me the next day. at same time ordred to get all my dirty Cloaths of every kind washed at his ex- pense in Toun ; at night he sent me five shillings onb! by Cap! Bowers to keep my pocket. Tuesday, 24th. This morning I left the Ship at 6 AM having been sixteen weeks and six days on board her. I hade for Breackfast after I came ashore one Chappin^ sweet milk for which I paid 3^ Curr. at 1 1 AM went to see a horse race about a mille from Toun, where there was a number of Genteel Company as well as others, here I met with the Colonel again and after some talk with him he gave me cash to pay for washing all my Cloaths and something over. The reace was gain'd by a Bay Mare, a white boy ridder. There was a gray Mare started with the Bay a black boy ridder but was far distant the last heat.' Wednesday, 2§th. I Lodged in a Tavern last night and paid i for my Bedd and y^- for my breackfast. this morning a verry heavy rain untill II AM. Then I rec* my Linens &c. all clean washed and pack- ing every thing up I went onboard the ship and Bought this Book for which I paid i8d. Stf. I also bought a small Divinity book called the Christian Monitor and a spelling book, both at 7^ and an Arithmetick at i/6d. all for my Acco'. T/itirsday, 26th. This day at noon the Colonel sent a Black with a cuple of Horses for me and soon after I set out on Horseback and aravied at his seat of Belvidera about 3 pm and after I hade dined the Colonel took me to a neat little house at the upper end of an Avenue of planting at 500 yd' from the Main house, where I was to keep the school, and Lodge myself in it. This place is verry pleasantly situated on the Banks of the River Rap- pahannock about seven miles below the Toun of Fredericksburgh and the school's right above the Warff so that I can stand in the door and pitch a stone onboard of any ship or Boat going up or coming doun the river. Frciday, 2yth. This morning about 8 AM the Colonel delivered his three sons to my Charge to teach them to read write and figure, his oldest son Edwin 10 years of age, intred into two syllables in the spelling book, Bathourest [Bathurst] his second son six years of age in the Alpha- bete and William his third son 4 years of age does not know the letters. kin to Martha Washington. Col. Daingerfield's grandfather was William Daingerfield, who married Elizabeth Bathurst, daughter of Lancelot Bathurst of Virginia, fifth son of Sir Edward Bathurst of Sussex, England. ' /. e., as soon as he came. ^ A Scottish measure, about equivalent to an American quart. 3 The Fredericksburg races were by this time a long-established institution. See Mr. W. G. Stanard's notes on Virginia horse-racing in the Virginia Magazine, II. 293- 305. I