Letter, to William Pearce

Containers:

Box 9, Folder 1794.11.16

Creator:

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Scope and content:

Potatoes and corn are likely to turn out well--keep enough buck wheat and potatoes for seed--it is miserable for a farmer to be obliged to purchase his seeds--exchanging may be useful--prices for wheat and flour in Alexandria--Sally Green and her distressed circumstances--James Donaldson into the Green house--Pyne was more a talker than [a worker]--fall plowing--cutting up the fallen timber--hogs for sale--culled sheep--Mr. Hawkins left sundry cuttings of valuable grape vines at Mr. Lund Washington's--cultivate corn and rye--conserving trees at the Mansion house--clearing fields at Dogue-run.

Language:

English .

Subjects:

Agriculture
Domestic animals
Correspondence

Names:

Pearce, William (Farm manager)
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Pearce, William (Farm manager)

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