[Mount Vernon, 6–12 December 1789]
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6th |
Murcury in the Morng |
48 |
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Clear |
Noon |
50 |
Clear |
Night |
55 |
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7th |
Morning |
56 |
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Clear |
Noon |
58 |
Cloudy |
Night |
60 |
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8th |
Morning |
56 |
SWt |
Cloudy |
Noon |
59 |
Cloudy |
Night |
62 |
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9th |
Morning |
44 |
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Clear |
Noon |
45 |
Clear |
Night |
45 |
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Cloudy |
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10th |
Morning |
41 |
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Clear |
Noon |
42 |
Clear |
Night |
44 |
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Clear |
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11th |
Morning |
44 |
NEt |
Cloudy |
Noon |
45 |
Rain |
Night |
46 |
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Cloudy |
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12th |
Morning |
41 |
NW |
Clear |
Noon |
41 |
Clear |
Night |
41 |
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Clear |
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12th Decr |
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Days |
Dr. Dogue Run Plantn for the work of 7 Men & 11 Women Amtg ⅌week to |
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108 |
Cr. By breaking up ground in No. 1 |
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4 |
By breaking up a p[iec]e of low ground next to the Tumbling dam joining No. 7 |
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12 |
By breaking up ground at River plantn in No. 5 |
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8 |
By hauling Corn |
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6 |
By gathering ditto |
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18 |
By Husking ditto |
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42 |
By Sickness Lucy in Child bed 6 days, Brunswick 6, Matt 6 days |
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18 |
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Total |
108 |
Sent to the Mill 60 Bushels of Oats to grind, 16 Bushels of Corn, 3 Barrels Soft ditto for the hogs, Recd from ditto 3½ Bushels B. Meal and 5½ ditto Ship stuff; Sent to Mansn House 30 Bushels Oats, Used by the Horses 10 Bushels of ditto, fed to the Hogs 3 Barrels soft Corn. Stock 56 head Cattle, 92 Old Sheep, 35 Lambs, 8 working Horses, 16 Calves from Mansn House.
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Dr. Ferry & Frenches Plantn for the work of 7 Men 16 Women and 3 Boys Amtg ⅌ week to |
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156 |
Cr. By breaking up ground in No. 2 |
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42 |
By hauling Corn |
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10 |
By ditto wood at the Mansn House |
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2 |
By gathering Husking and lofting Corn |
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72 |
By Spinning |
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6 |
By Lucy Confined to the House on acct of her Swell’d legg, & sowing |
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6 |
By Sickness, Cupid 6 days, Lucy 6, Daphney 6 days |
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18 |
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Total |
156 |
Recd from the Mill 11½ Bushels B. Meal, Sent to ditto 9¼ Bushels Corn, Sent to Mansn House 4¾ Bushels black Eyed pease, 4¾ Bushs. red ditto and 3 pecks small round ditto, Stock 81 head Cattle, 88 old Sheep, 28 Lambs, 15 Working Horses, 2 ditto Mules, 2 ditto Spring Mules Ferriages 20/.
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Dr. Muddy Hole Plantn for the work of 3 men & 10 women |
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Amtg ⅌ week to |
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78 |
Cr. By breaking up ground in No. 6 |
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24 |
By hauling Corn and Housing ditto |
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2 |
By hauling Corn at Dogue Run |
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4 |
By gathering Corn |
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19 |
By rip[in]g a House for the Overseer |
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17 |
By grubing in No. 6 |
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6 |
By Sickness Sacky 6 days |
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6 |
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Total |
78 |
Increase 7 Cows Sent from Mansn House, Sent to the Mill 5 Bushels Corn Recd from ditto 11 Bushels bran and Oats Mixed for horse feed and 5½ Bushels B. Meal, Measured this week 7 Barrels Sound Corn 9 ditto of Nubbings, 2 ditto of Soft ditto—Stock 29 head Cattle 20 old Sheep 4 Lambs, 9 Working Horses.
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Dr. River Plantn for the work of 7 Men 17 women 3 Boys and 1 girl Amtg ⅌ week to |
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162 |
Cr. By breaking up ground in No. 5 |
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34 |
By hauling Corn; and at Mill 1 day |
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22 |
By dressing Flax |
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12 |
By Striping Tobo |
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15 |
By threshing Oats |
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18 |
By gathering and Husking Corn |
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55 |
By Sickness Essex 6 days |
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6 |
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Total |
162 |
Decrease 1 Sheep Sent to the Mill 11½ Bushels Corn 10½ Bushl. Oats fed to the Horses this week 21 Bushels Oats, 1½ to D. Run Horses Stock 91 head Cattle, 129 Old Sheep, 53 Lambs, 14 Working Horses.
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Dr. Mansn House for the work of 14 Men 9 Boys & 6 Girls Amtg ⅌ week to |
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174 |
Cr. By waggon hauling Hay |
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4 |
By hauling wood for the House, lime kiln, and at Mill |
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2 |
By 1 Cart hauling wood and water |
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6 |
By 1 ditto hauling lime and Sand to the green House |
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6 |
By Cuting wood |
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6 |
By diging post holes and puting up post and rail fence |
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64 |
By baking bread 3 days, tending dairy 2 ditto |
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5 |
By Cuting and Clearing the New road by the Mill |
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2 |
By Cuting Stuff for rails |
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2 |
By loading the waggon with Hay 2 days going to Alexa. with flower 1 Do |
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3 |
By Stoped by rain 6 days, Seting lime kiln 2 ditto |
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8 |
By tending the brick layers |
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24 |
By feeding beeves and Stowing away Hay |
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6 |
By beating out timothy Seed and Stowing away Hay |
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6 |
By Carrying Shells to lime kiln 6 days, Sifting lime 6 days |
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12 |
By Making Baskets |
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6 |
By tending Stock and heaping up Manure |
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6 |
By tending Jacks and going of errands |
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6 |
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Total |
174 |
Decrease 7 Cows Sent to Muddy Hole Recd from the Mill 27 Bushels B. Meal Stock 17 head Cattle, 38 Old Sheep, 3 wethers, 18 Lambs, 5 last spring Mules 1 ditto 2 Years Old, 4 ditto spring ditto, 3 ditto Spring Colts, 2 ditto Spring Jennies, 3 ditto Old ditto, 3 ditto Jacks, 1 ditto spring ditto.
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Dr. ditchers for the work of 5 Men Amtg ⅌ week to |
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30 |
Cr. By ditching finished 28½ roods |
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20 |
By Mortising posts and lost on Acct of rain |
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2½ |
By Sickness, Charles, 4 days, Botswain 3 ditto Robin ½ ditto |
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7½ |
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30 |
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Dr. Joinners & Carpenters for the work of 4 Men Amtg ⅌ week to |
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24 |
Cr. By Thos Mohony About the green House window Shetters |
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4 |
By Isaac engaged about ditto |
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6 |
By James & Sambo Sawing 8 pieces for the green House & 8 laths 16 feet long |
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2 |
By James Confined to the House having fallen from the saw pit & wounded himself |
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5 |
By Sickness Thos Mohony 2 days |
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2 |
By rounding Shingles |
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1 |
By hewing 10 Stocks 16 feet long 10 Inches deep |
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4 |
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Total |
24 |
Mill Grist |
Dr. |
Wht |
Corn |
Rye |
Oats |
Rem[ainin]g in the Mill |
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890½ |
14½ |
2¼ |
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To toll this week |
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9½ |
14 |
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To Dogue Run plantn |
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15½ |
60 |
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To River plantn |
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11½ |
11 |
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To Muddy Hole Plantn |
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5 |
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To Ferry & Frenches Plantn |
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9 |
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900 |
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53¼ |
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6 |
Remg in the Mill |
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900 |
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Contra |
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Ship |
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B. Ml |
st[uff] |
Brn |
Hoy |
Oats |
By D. Run plantn |
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3½ |
5½ |
4 |
3 |
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By Muddy Hole Plant. |
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5½ |
4 |
3 |
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By F. & Frenches Pltn |
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11½ |
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By Mansn House |
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27 |
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1 |
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By Miller & Coopers |
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1 |
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53¼ |
10 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
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Days |
Dr. Coopers for the work of 3 Men Amtg ⅌ week to |
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18 |
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By Cuting hoop poles Cr. |
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5½ |
By triming pales |
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1½ |
By going to Alexa. with flower |
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7½ |
By puting the flower on board of the boat |
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3½ |
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Total |
18 |