1. William Donaldson rented land in Fauquier County from GW beginning in 1770 until after the Revolution (General Ledger A description begins General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends , folio 328; General Ledger B description begins General Ledger B, 1772–1793. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends , folio 38).

2. In September and October GW received 31 pounds of “upper Leather” and 84 pounds of “Soal” leather from Peter Wise (General Ledger A description begins General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends , folio 346).

3. GW is known to have patronized Richard Arell’s tavern in Alexandria most recently when he dined there during the September meeting of the Fairfax County court. This relatively large account suggests that GW probably entertained some of the freeholders at the tavern on election day, 4 Dec., as he had done on 1 Dec. 1768.

4. The new governor, John Murray, fourth earl of Dunmore, dissolved the Virginia assembly on 12 October. At the new election called in Fairfax County for 4 Dec., GW and Col. John West were reelected without a poll. William Shaw (died c.1774), a cooper in Alexandria, was an inspector of flour for Fairfax County.

5. Elizabeth Simpson was the wife of Gilbert Simpson (d. 1773), who leased land on Clifton’s Neck from GW. Daphne and Peg were both slaves at the River farm on Clifton’s Neck.

6. GW hired three carpenters belonging to the estate of Col. James Steptoe (died c.1757) from James Hardidge (Hardage) Lane (d. 1787) to build a house for his miller, William Roberts. See the editors’ note for 29 July 1771, Diaries description begins Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig, eds. The Diaries of George Washington. 6 vols. Charlottesville, Va., 1976–79. description ends , 3:44.

7. These three slaves lived on three different farms at Mount Vernon.

8. This is the last of GW’s cash accounts in General Ledger A description begins General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends .

9. GW originally carried his cash accounts to f. 356 in General Ledger A description begins General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends , folio the last page in the ledger, but after this one page of entries covering 1 Jan. through 11 Mar. 1772 he began a new account book. In this new book, General Ledger B description begins General Ledger B, 1772–1793. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends , folio he copied these 1772 entries on f. 3.