Letter, from Lund Washington

Containers:

Box 18, Folder 1775.12.23

Creator:

Washington, Lund, 1737-1796

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Mill swamp to be cleared for pasture--coopers cutting trees for staves--corn--several of Oliver Cleveland's people ill--plan for hedging and ditching--suggests fallowing land & putting into wheat, thus saving labor for ditching & hedging--briar hedge planted from mansion to Hell Hole eaten by cattle--cherry trees will not live--"I should be glad to be informd in what manner the House now Buildy. opposite the store House is to be divided into partitions--in one of your Letters you say it is intended for the sick - if so I woud make Three Rooms in it- 1/2 the House or more in the part next the Chimney the Remainder divided into two Rooms each of which will have a window in it - the Door in the gable end to be of no use but still to be there that it may in its outward appearance look like the Store ..."--Col. [George] Mercer's estate--[James] Cleveland's report on Kanawa lands-he will go to Fincastle & Bottetourt Courts to get evaluation of work--Wm. Stephens & Wm. Skilling here, say buildings on Ohio burnt by Indians--Mrs. Barnes and Milly Posey left today--Dunmore defeated again by Capt. Woodford.

Language:

English .

Subjects:

Correspondence

Names:

Washington, Lund, 1737-1796

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