Lund Washington Account Book, 1772-1786

Item — Box: 112, Shelf: Bound Manuscripts/Ledgers

Identifier: W-693

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains accounts for the running of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, its constituent farms and businesses. Entries document expenses for the fisheries, tailor work, voyage of the brig (or brigantine) Farmer to Jamaica in 1774, tools, clothing for slaves, expenses for various craftsmen, food, weaving, tobacco, and much more. Earliest entries are said to be in the hand of John Kirkpatrick, while the last two thirds of the volume are in the hand of Lund Washington. About a half dozen notations in George Washington's hand also appear. Quite a few later manuscript additions appear throughout, giving explanations or 'editorial commentary' on the text. Pages numbered 89-107 were removed prior to the original coming to Mount Vernon.

Also available at Mount Vernon: typed transcription dating perhaps to 1932 (Transctiption 17-A); handwritten "transcript with index" by A.L. Reese dating to 1946 (Transcription 18-A); and typed transcription created by Gwendolyn White and Maureen Connors in 2009 (Transcription 45-A).

Dates

Creation: 1772-1786

Creator

Washington, Lund, 1737-1796 (Contributor, Person)
Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Contributor, Person)

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