Advertisements
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Columbian Centinel, Boston, MA, 1796 March 26
Newspaper ad by George Washington advertising the rental of 4 Mt. Vernon farms--not including Mansion House Farm. Detailed descriptions, are included. Also lists for sale lands on the Ohio River, on the Miami, and in Kentucky. Deals with decisions Washington was making regarding establishment of a source of income for himself, the management of farms, and to find a solution to the burdens of his slave ownership.
Letter, to David Stuart, 1796 February 7
The Maryland Gazette, Annapolis, MD, 1761 August 20
This edition of the newspaper contains a runaway slave notice published by George Washington for 4 slaves, Peros, Jack, Neptune, and Cupid.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser, Philadelphia, PA, 1800 May 30
Plantation manager James Anderson places an advertisement in the Philadelphia Gazette and Universal Daily Advertiser, 30 May 1800, found on page 4. At the bottom of column 2 is a notice for Marcus, a runaway slave and household servant at Mount Vernon including a physical description. Marcus belonged to Martha Washington.