To read about William Faris and his garden go here.
To see notes on this entry and nearly everything you ever wanted to know about William Faris and Annapolis, Maryland, in the late 18th-century, See The Diary of William Faris: The Daily Life of an Annapolis Silversmith. edited by Mark Letzer and Jean B. Russo. Published by the Maryland Historical Society in 2003.
January 5, 1792
a dull morning - in the afternoon snow and turned cold. this afternoon had 4 cart Loads of dung from George Mann. in the evening Nancy Abigail in Mr. Wallace's carriage, snowed fast
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