Slaves
Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:
Diary of John Augustine Washington III, July 8, 1847 - March 9, 1850
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.
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?].
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
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 Whiting, 1793 January 16
Letter, from George Augustine Washington, 1790 August 20
Letter, from George Augustine Washington, 1790 March 26
Letter, from Lund Washington, 1778 March 11
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 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 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, 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, 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.
Letter, Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington to John Augustine Washington III, 1842 March 11
A.L.S. to Mount Vernon. Jane writes in response to Augustine's letter dated March 7, 1842 that Gabriel Johnson, the enslaved man who ran away from Mount Vernon, has arrived at Jane's plantation. Jane writes, "Please come up without delay." Autograph letter signed with integral address panel.
Letter, Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington to John Augustine Washington III, 1838 November 1
Letter, John Augustine Washington III to Jane C. Blackburn Washington, 1841 December 13
Letter from John Augustine Washington III to his mother mentioning his poor health, West Ford, an enslaved woman named Betty, and the state of affairs at Mount Vernon. A note to "Dearest Mother" is added on at the end of the letter by John Augustine's sister, Anna Maria Alexander.
Letter, John Augustine Washington to Jane C. Washington, 1844 July 1
Mount Vernon to Blakeley. Farm news; selling slave; thoughts on banks, family wishes.