Mr Christian came while we were at Breakfast--Soon after came Miss _Washington_, Miss _Hale_ & the Miss _Lee's_--I kept myself in my Room pretty Close--Towards evening Mrs _Carter_, Miss _Washington_, Miss _Hale_, Mrs _Christien_ & _Myself_ had a thorough ramble, first thro' the Garden--We gathered some Figs, the Ladies seem fond of them, I cannot endure them--Then we stroll'd down the Pasture quite to the River, admiring the Pleasantness of the evening, & the delightsome Prospect of the River, Hills, Huts on the Summits, low Bottoms, Trees of various Kinds, and Sizes, Cattle & Sheep feeding some near us, & others at a great distance on the green sides of the Hills, People, some fishing, others working, & others in the Pasture among the Horses;--The Country emphatically in her goodly Variety! I love to walk on these high Hills where I can see the Tops of tall Trees lower than my Feet, at not half a miles Distance--Where I can have a long View of many Miles & see on the Summits of the Hills Clusters of Savin Trees, through these often a little Farm-House, or Quarter for Negroes; these airy Situations seem to me to be the Habitations of Health, and Vigor--We return'd, & all were apparently well satisfied with the walk--Evening was spent jovially in Dancing, at Supper, I left the Company, being not very well, & retired to my Chamber, Thanks to my heavenly Father, that I can enjoy a competent Measure of Health when many are sick around--A Note from Mr Lowe. Miss _Betsy Lee_, & her Brother came in just at night--Miss _Lee_ seems cheerful, dances well, sings agreeably, appears free of formality, & Haughtiness the Common foible here,-- _Saturday 27._ The morning spent in setting coppies, Sums &c, for the School--After Breakfast, I spent a couple of Hours in the Dancing-Room--Mr _Lee_ in our Room raved against the Scotch--He swore that if his Sister should marry a Scotchman, he would never speak with her again; & that if he ever Shall have a Daughter, if She marries a Scotchman he shoots her dead at once!--At twelve I rode to Mr Washingtons, the Country extremely pleasant Dined with the _Parson_, his _Brother_, Mrs _Smith_, Miss Pettit, Mr Blain, Mr Buckner,[197] & several of Mr _Lowes_ Boys; Mr Lowe was from home. On my return I found no company, except _Grubb_ who had come in my absence. We spent the Evening after sipping our Coffee in Chat with Mr & Mrs Carter. [197] Richard Buckner (1730-1792) of "Albany" in Westmoreland County was a planter who sometimes had business dealings with Robert Carter. Members of the Buckner family had been prominent planter-merchants in Tidewater Virginia since John Buckner had emigrated from England and settled in Gloucester County shortly after the middle of the seventeenth century. John Buckner had imported the first printing press into the colony. _Sunday 28._