Enslaved persons
Found in 70 Collections and/or Records:
Bill of sale, John Augustine Washington to Bushrod Washington, 1785 October 17
Diary of John Augustine Washington, 1856-1857
The first entry in the diary is a 3 page "List of negros", belonging to John Augustine Washington. The list includes names, birthdates, and sources of acquisition. Other entries in the diary are regarding business, financial matters, and the management of Mount Vernon.
Diary of John Augustine Washington III, 1847 July 8 - 1850 March 9
Includes "List of Negroes" and Mount Vernon farming and maintenance details. Loose note at the front reads "Extracts from the diary of my father" with notes on this diary and previous ones.
Division of Bushrod Washington's stocks and slaves, 1830 April 5
A copy from the County Court of Fairfax of the division of the slaves and stocks from the estate of Bushrod Washington amongst his nephews. Includes a list of the names of the enslaved persons that went to each nephew, with their values.
Document, "An Inventory of the Estate of Lawrence Washington Esqr. deceased, as Apprais'd by us the Subscribers...", 1753 March 7-8
Compiled by and entirely in the hand of George Washington, the inventory of his late elder half brother's estate lists, by room, furniture, books, and other household items in the Mansion as well as slaves, horses, livestock and other chattels.
Document, Detailed list of enslaved workers on French's farm, probably 1799 July 15
George Washington rented the slaves from Mrs. Penelope Manley French, widow of Daniel French of Rose Hill. In July 1799, Washington wrote to Mrs. French’s son-in-law, Benjamin Delany about returning the slaves.
Document, "Memorandum of the Division of Slaves of the Late Lawrence Washington Esq.", 1754 December 10
This document divides Lawrence Lewis' slaves between Col. George Lee and the brothers of Lawrence Washington. It is signed by GW, George Lee, Ann Lee, and Aug. Washington. Witnessed by William Fairfax, George William Fairfax, Robert Merrie, John Dalton, Thomas Plummer, John Tuberville, John Carlyle, Sarah Carlyle, and Bryan Fairfax.
Document, Slave Census, 1799 July
Lists Mount Vernon enslaved people, their relationships, occupations, and place of residence on the estate -- a list of "the negroes hired from Mrs. French." Autograph document, entirely in hand of George Washington, oversize document, laminated, George Washington's complete watermark. | Date on original catalog card appears [1799][July]. | [Probably prepared for information of his executors at the time he was drawing his will in July, 1799]. |
Document, Spinning Report, 1793 January 12
This document is a report of the recent work done at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate: Spinning, yarn and stocking yarn, making shirts, stockings. Work done by 10 women, all named.
Document, Spinning Report, 1793 August 10
Report of recent work done at Mount Vernon by 10 named women spinning yarn and stocking yarn, washing, sewing breeches, knitting stockings.
Document, Spinning Report, 1793 February 16
Report of work recently accomplished at Mount Vernon by 8 named women: Spinning hemp, stocking yarn and shoe thread; making shirts, sheets and shift, knitting stockings.
Document, Spinning Report, 1793 March 23
Report of recent work done at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate by 8 women: Spinning tow, "sown shoe maker Thread," stocking yarn, winding twine for seine maker, a shift & knitting stockings, "making 13 bax" [bags?].
Estate, list of enslaved people of Martha Washington, 1801 March 5
John Augustine Washington III, Alexandria, to Eleanor Love Selden Washington, 1858 December 29
Encloses letter from Magruder Mason. Gives instructions for delivering slaves George, Charlotte and Milly who have been hired out.
John Augustine Washington, Ledger C, 1774-1789
Ledger, 1776-1795
Autograph ledger dating 1776-1795 with miscellaneous information including purchases, loan certificates and numbers, list of clothing distributed to enslaved persons, and payments made to Jacob Young in 1795. Bound in marble paper and held together with straight pins, 32 pages. Several pages missing.
Letter, Bushrod Washington to unknown recipient, 1803 January 8
Subject of the letter deals with dispersal of George Washington's property, including the sale of land and mules. It also discusses the terms of the hiring of nineteen of Mrs. Penelope French's enslaved people, in which Mrs. French was paid $700-800 a year throughout her natural life.
Letter, from Anthony Whitting, 1793 January 16
Letter, from George Augustine Washington, 1790 August 20
Letter, from George Augustine Washington, 1790 March 26
Letter, from Lund Washington, 1775 December 3
Letter, from Lund Washington, 1776 February 22
Informing Washington of affairs at Mt. Vernon, the condition of the negroes, advising some improvements to Mt. Vernon, and information about the movements of the British.
Letter, from Lund Washington, 1778 March 11
Letter, from Lund Washington, 1778 March 4
Letter, Gabriel Johnson to John Augustine Washington III, 1845 August 6
Letter, George Washington Parke Custis to William Winston, 1857 January 28
Letter, H. T. Harrison to John Augustine Washington III, 1845 December 15
Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Leesburg to Mount Vernon. Harrison talks about turning an enslaved woman named Julia into a house servant and hiring out an enslaved man named Bob.
Letter, H. T. Harrison to John Augustine Washington III, 1845 December 29
Leesburg. Harrison writes to Augustine about Julia, an enslaved woman, who has taken "French leave" after Harrison struck her half a dozen times with his horse whip for disobedience. Harrison thinks Julia may have gone to Mount Vernon and asks Augustine to write if he has seen her.
Letter, Henry P. Hill to John Augustine Washington III, 1845 August 19
Letter, James Monroe to unknown, 1828 April 11
James Monroe, signer of the Declaration of Independence, writes to an unknown sir, regarding the sale of enslaved people. Autograph letter, signed. 1 page.