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Daniel Payne estate inventory 0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.

A 10 page estate account inventory record by Daniel Payne, the executor of Lawrence Washington's estate, Wakefield Plantation in Westmoreland Co., VA. The inventory names 18 enslaved people. 3 unnamed enslaved children are also listed. Also included is a postcard with an image of Wakefield.

  1. College of William and Mary

D.H. London letter 0.01 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.

Collection contains a single letter from D.H. London of Richmond, Virginia to Alex Montgomery, of Lynchburg, Virginia. The contents concern the rental of an enslaved male who works as a cooper. A cooper is a skilled artisan who makes and repairs wooden staved vessels, such as barrels, casks, vats, buckets, and tubs. Historically, cooper's were essential for transporting and storing goods such as water, wine, whiskey, and oil.

  1. College of William and Mary

Document, Carpenter's Report Box 25, Folder 1793.02.17

Report of recent carpentry work done at Mount Vernon: Getting new logs & gutter piece & shingles for roof & chimney of overseers house at Muddy Hole -- "straching" the well rope & fixing it to well -- preparing plow -- "to drawing the brick kill at dogue Runn" -- mending shoes -- drawing and jointing shingles -- "to trying up stuff for Bench plains."

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. George Washington collection
  3. Series 2. To George Washington

Document, Carpenter's Report Box 25, Folder 1793.03.23

Report on recent work done at Mount Vernon by 9 men and 3 boys: Hanging a gate, repairing fishing boat, dressing timber, giving sizes and amounts of timber -- sawing timber, hauling timber, digging brick earth and making brick yard -- painting -- making a batto [batteaux] for fishing.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. George Washington collection
  3. Series 2. To George Washington

Document, Carpenter's Report Box 26, Folder 1793.08.11

Recent work at Mount Vernon by 9 men and 3 boys: Putting up bedstead and furniture for it, mending blinds in parlor and mending locks--mending "Dutch fan"--felling and flattening stocks--building walls at Dogue Run--"Plastering weightwashing & painting at ye Mansion House"--mending equipment.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. George Washington collection
  3. Series 2. To George Washington

Document, Farm Report Box 24, Folder 1790.09.05

Meteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers, coopers, joiners and carpenters -- amount of grain ground at mill. Includes work on new barn and stables at Mansion House.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. George Washington collection
  3. Series 2. To George Washington

Document, Farm Report Box 24, Folder 1790.09.12

Meteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers, coopers, joiners and carpenters -- amount of grain ground at mill. Includes work on new barn and stables at Mansion House.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. George Washington collection
  3. Series 2. To George Washington

Document, Farm Report Box 25, Folder 1793.01.12

Autograph document, in hand of Anthony Whitting, docketed by G.W., laminated, (not examined for watermark).Papers of George Washington - Reel#2. Meteorological account -- work done on each farm, giving division of labor -- work days lost by sickness -- stock increase and decrease -- work of ditchers and coopers -- amount of grain ground at mill. Also a list of the weights of River plantation hogs and remaining mill hogs. A-283.96 ; A-283.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. George Washington collection
  3. Series 2. To George Washington

Document of Enslaved Persons in Peru 0.01 Linear Feet

Two page document written in Spanish of an agreement to purchase two enslaved persons in the colony of Peru in 1561. Included in the agreement are illustrations of the unique identifying brands on the legs of the two individuals.

  1. College of William and Mary

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