Letter, from Lund Washington

Containers:

Box 18, Folder 1775.11.24

Creator:

Washington, Lund, 1737-1796

Scope and content:

Will transplant cherry trees, but thinks they will die--also plant vinyards and clean Hell Hole--much farm work to be done--shortage of help--illness--plasterer still here and Mrs. Washington has decided to have stucco in her room plain--wash house shingled and weather boarded but chimneys not up--report on timothy and other crops--has written every week--payment for sale of Col. Mercer's estate and letter in re. sale to Col. Tayloe--negro quarters need mending--difficulty of getting silver money--will try to collect rents--bull gored a wagon horse--Mrs. Barnes at Mt. Vernon--doesn't believe war ships will come up river this year--shortage of salt in area--his greetings to Mrs. Washington if she gets to camp before his letter--local militia officers.

Language:

English .

Subjects:

Farm management
Enslaved persons -- Dwellings
Correspondence

Names:

Washington, George, 1732-1799
Boatswain (Ditcher)
Washington, Lund, 1737-1796
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Boatswain (Ditcher)

Places:

Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)

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