1. See Queries to John Mercer, 20 April 1759, and John Mercer’s Answers, c.20–26 April, as well as notes to both documents (docs. I and II, Settlement of the Daniel Parke Custis Estate, 20 April 1759–5 Nov. 1761).

2. George Brent, of Woodstock, Stafford County, was the brother-in-law of GW’s neighbor William Clifton. Brent himself still owned land across Little Hunting Creek, which GW bought from him in 1760 and added to Mount Vernon (Diaries description begins Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig, eds. The Diaries of George Washington. 6 vols. Charlottesville, Va., 1976–79. description ends , 1:238, 240–41).

3. In his account with Peter Greenlaw GW records as due Greenlaw on 27 Feb. 1759 [1760]: “By your freedom dues accordg to Custom of the Ctry,” £3.10, and “By yr Wages at the Rate of £20 pr Ann. since,” £20 (General Ledger A description begins General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends , folio 53).

4. Sampson Darrell’s mother Ann (Mrs. Thomas) Smith retained a dower right to the tracts of land Darrell sold GW in 1757. On this date GW signed a lease with Thomas Smith to pay him and his wife £4 at this time and 1,000 pounds of “Crop Tobo and Cask” every year until the death of Ann Smith (deed from Ann and Thomas Smith to GW, PHi: Gratz Collection). See also George Johnston to GW, 8 Jan. 1760, n.2., and Cash Accounts, August 1759, n.1. John Gist’s mother Ann Gist was living on a part of the Darrell—Smith tract along Dogue Run which Gist rented.

5. John and Mercy Chew kept a tavern in Alexandria; GW’s “Club” was the total charges for his entertainment at the tavern.

6. GW rented from his youngest brother Charles three slaves in 1755, 1756, and 1757 and two slaves in 1758, for total charges of £74 (General Ledger A description begins General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends , folio 13).

7. Abram was the trusted slave of Burwell Bassett who lived at Eltham, New Kent County, with his wife, the former Anna Maria Dandridge, Martha Washington’s sister. GW and Martha usually stayed at Eltham when they went to Williamsburg.

8. John Summers was being paid for “Overlooking my Carpenters from 23d July” (ibid., 60).

9. Humphrey Peake was the son of William Peake (d. 1761) who lived at the fork of Hunting Creek across from Mount Vernon.

10. This was probably John Peake of Prince William County who died in 1758. He was the uncle of Humphrey Peake.