1Memorandum for James Anderson and William Pearce, 5 November 1796 (Washington Papers)
...it, at the Tumbling dam. If one lot or inclosure after another was completely cleared & cleaned, with trees left here & there for shade, it would have a beautiful appearance from the Mill Road; & whether for Hay or grazing it would be highly advantages, to let the lots succeed each other in Rotation.
2From George Washington to James Anderson, 8 January 1797 (Washington Papers)
and marked it for insertion at this point: “Possibly, if there was a Rack for Hay—& a Manger for grain and offal of the Garden placed in the Pines in the Clover lot front of the House & regularly supplied with provender (and Herculas knows how to do this as he used to feed...
3From George Washington to James Anderson, 18 June 1797 (Washington Papers)
⟩ expenditures on account of the Hay.
4From George Washington to James Anderson, 21 December 1797 (Washington Papers)
...everything. Besides which, I shall require a seperate and particular a/c of the principal articles that have been disposed of (such as Fish, but of this I believe I am in possession already[)]—Whiskey—Hay—Meats of all kinds—Flour—Seeds—&ca—To whom sold—and at what prices, that I may know the amount of each, and what has been the product of my Farms aggregately, for the year ending...
5From George Washington to James Anderson, 11 June 1798 (Washington Papers)
It does not appear to me that there has been any correct, or established rule adopted in the use, & delivery of either grain or Hay; without which, wastes, if not embezzlement, is more to be expected than œconomy. The destruction of Carts, Ploughs & all other impliments, far exceed what they used to do—and it does not appear to me...
6Enclosure: Washington’s Plans for His River, Union, and Muddy Hole Farms, 10 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
..., would be a mere waste of time; as the produce is always in demand, in the Market & for my own purposes; and obtained at no other expence than that of cutting the grass and making it into Hay.