1Circuit Court Diary, 16 April–30 May 1790 (Jay Papers)
found that the townspeople of Wallingford and Mansfield had successfully integrated the cultivation of mulberry trees and silkworm hatcheries within their family economies. L. P. Brockett,
2VIII. Jefferson’s Vocabulary of the Unquachog Indians, [14 June 1791] (Jefferson Papers)
— mulberry tree. accacúmenoc.
3Enclosure: Constant Southworth to William Williams, 1 September 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The culture of the Mulberry tree and raising of Silk has been attended to, by a considerable number of people in this Town for some years past. It was first set on foot by Messrs. Hanks...of the Mulberry tree is increasing, and I believe it would be very easy in a few years for most families in this State to produce annually each one pound weight of raw silk without injury to other domestic...
4To George Washington from George Augustine Washington, 8–9 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
Bundle of Mulberry trees & 3 fowl’s—they appear to be in good order tho’ I have not yet overhaul’d them—the Gardner will begin grafting in the morning tho’ tomorrow is a holiday (Easter), as it is now...
5Enclosure: John A. De Normandie to Thomas Jefferson, 24 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
..., may have a better opertunity of answering this question. About four Years past great numbers were observed in my Garden in their fly state; they did no damage, but resorted under some Italien Mulberry trees, and settled on the ground where numbers of the ripe Mulberry had fallen; and under One Tree situate in a moist spot, the greatest numbers collected. I have never discovered them in any...
6To George Washington from Samuel Meredith, 1 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
The bearer will deliver agreeably to Mr Lears request 100 White Mulberry Trees taken out of Aspinwalls Nursery, they are untrimmed, as the other parts may be cut off when planted & stuck in the ground to produce Trees as well as the Main Standards,...April 1790 issue of the paper, advising readers that Aspinwall’s mulberry trees were available in the area: “THE inhabitants of Pennsylvania and...
7From George Washington to Anthony Whitting, 11 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
The mulberry trees may be planted about in clumps, as mentioned in my letter by last post to the gardener. They are not trimmed, because, as I am informed, these trees may be propagated by cuttings from them, and save..., in which GW listed the plants recently ordered from John Bartram, Jr.’s botanical garden near Philadelphia. For GW’s purchase of 100 white mulberry trees, see
8To George Washington from Anthony Whitting, 16 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
...it as I dont know if it can be done well on the Common Wheel. I am fearfull the Deer will not suffer any trees to Grow in the Lotts at Mansion House they have bark’d most of the Mulberry trees & will if Snow should Cover the Ground finish the Whole of them.
9To George Washington from James Anderson (of Scotland), 15 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
...) was a surgeon and horticulturist from Scotland who was employed by the British East India Company in Madras, India, where he became particularly interested in the cultivation of mulberry trees in an effort to establish a silk industry there. He also encouraged the cultivation of apples, cotton, sugarcane, and coffee, and experimented with producing cochineal, a red dye derived from the...