381[Diary entry: 19 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
19. Will, George, Sam, & Mike went to Bells agn.
382[Diary entry: 20 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
20. Recd. my Goods from the Unity—Captn. Robson. Bot. Frederick & Judy of Mr. Lewis. Began grubg. my Meadow. Note sometimes 4, & sometimes 6 hands at Wk. Capt. William Robson of the Unity carried a large shipment of goods which GW had ordered from Robert Cary & Co. on behalf of himself and the two Custis children. The complete order amounted to £463 15s. 8d. and included such items as a new...
383[Diary entry: 26 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
26. Sowed a little of each kind of Seed that came in, in the Garden to try their goodns. Opened a Cask bottled Porter contg. as follows 6. 1 full bottles } also 3 Casks Dorsets. Beer as follows { 29.6 full Bs. 3. 4 pieces 1 Piece 1.11 empty 2.1 broken 9 broke
384[Diary entry: 27 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
27. Crump went over to Bells to work.
385[Diary entry: 29 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
29. Tom also went over.
386[Diary entry: 31 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
31. Guy finished the 3 sides of Garden all to Capp[in]g Pill[a]r. B. Mitchell went away. Burgis Mitchell of Maryland had been employed 1 May 1762 by GW as overseer of the Home House plantation, the farm on which the mansion house was located. He was to work until the end of October, for which GW was to pay him £6 plus his levy and tax and to provide him with laundry services, lodging, and...
387[August 1762] (Washington Papers)
2. Philip Fletcher came to making Bricks. Sowed a Bushel of Buckwheat in Sandy grd. at Ch[arle]s C[rai]ks. Philip Fletcher was paid £14 10s. for making 78,000 nine-inch bricks, 2,125 tiles for the garden wall, and 1,080 nine-inch-square flooring tiles ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 130). After...
388[Diary entry: 2 August 1762] (Washington Papers)
2. Philip Fletcher came to making Bricks. Sowed a Bushel of Buckwheat in Sandy grd. at Ch[arle]s C[rai]ks. Philip Fletcher was paid £14 10s. for making 78,000 nine-inch bricks, 2,125 tiles for the garden wall, and 1,080 nine-inch-square flooring tiles ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 130). After...
389[Diary entry: 3 August 1762] (Washington Papers)
3. Inspected 11 hogsheads—Tobo. H[untin]g C[ree]k Warehouse.
390[Diary entry: 5 August 1762] (Washington Papers)
5. Sowed Turnip Seed.