1To George Washington from William Duer, 5 June 1784 (Washington Papers)
...(Browne; b. 1754), daughter of William and Mary French Brown of Salem, Massachusetts. After her parents’ death she lived with relatives in New York. In December 1773 she visited Mount Vernon with her half brother William Burnet Browne and, after GW became president, she occasionally was invited to various social functions. See
2From Benjamin Franklin to Benjamin Vaughan, 14 March 1785 (Franklin Papers)
*Page 105.] the Reply of Judge Burnet to the convict Horsestealer, who being ask’d what he had to say why Judgment of Death should not pass against him, & answering that it was hard to hang a Man for The judge was Sir Thomas Burnet (1694–1753): Henry Fielding,
3June 1785 (Washington Papers)
...–29). He resided at Eltham, which he inherited at his father’s death in 1793. John Bassett (1765–1826), a lawyer, lived in Hanover County. In 1786 he married Elizabeth Carter Browne, daughter of William Burnet and Judith Walker Carter Browne of Elsing Green, King William County.
4To Thomas Jefferson from Ralph Izard, with Reports on the Trade of South Carolina, 10 June 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
...the Hoe Plough to pass in both directions. Green food in Winter is what we want; in Summer we have plenty of it. Lucerne does not afford this; but I am told by some Books of Husbandry that Burnet will, and therefore I shall make some experiments with that Plant, as well as with Tares, and Rape. If you can give me any new information on this subject, I shall be obliged to you for it....
5[Diary entry: 22 June 1785] (Washington Papers)
...–29). He resided at Eltham, which he inherited at his father’s death in 1793. John Bassett (1765–1826), a lawyer, lived in Hanover County. In 1786 he married Elizabeth Carter Browne, daughter of William Burnet and Judith Walker Carter Browne of Elsing Green, King William County.
6From George Washington to Clement Biddle, 17 August 1785 (Washington Papers)
In the spring of 1783, Mrs. Washington hired to become in May the housekeeper at Mount Vernon “a very Modest well behaved man” named Richard Burnet, who at the time was living with Benjamin Tasker Dulany and his wife Elizabeth Dulany, probably at Shuter’s Hill outside Alexandria (Lund Washington to GW, 12 Mar. 1783). Burnet proved to be a good cook and manager, and all went well for two years...
7Enclosure A: [From Nathanael Greene], 22 August 1785 (Hamilton Papers)
then told me what had been done. Alarmed at the situation of the business, I got Doctor Burnet, whose son had been one of the Company, and was then deceased, to send another of his sons to Charleston, to have deposits made from the Company’s funds, for the security of those debts, for which......having taken an opportunity to recommend Major Burnet, who had long been in his family, and had some...
8From George Washington to Clement Biddle, 7 September 1785 (Washington Papers)
For an account of the resignation and rehiring of Richard Burnet as housekeeper at Mount Vernon, see
9From George Washington to Clement Biddle, 10 February 1786 (Washington Papers)
6 lbs. of the field Burnet
10March 1786 (Washington Papers)
Began to plow a piece of grd. in the Neck for Burnet, Saintfoin and Rib grass, in front of the overseers house.