1III-A-1. Combined County Inventory of Slaves and Personal Property in the Estate, 1757–58 (Washington Papers)
2 pr Hand Mill Stones1 pr hand Mill Stones &ca
2Adams’ Commonplace Book: Ca. 1759 (Adams Papers)
Leaving of Mill stones damnified, without making satisfaction is a Breach of a Covenant to leave those Mill stones in as good Condition as he found them or to pay the Plaintiff so much as they should be damnified, the Damages to be estimated by A and B, and altho Defendant pleads that A and B have not......left the Mill stones damnified, and had not made Satisfaction. Defendant pleads that A...
3Enclosure: Invoice to Robert Cary & Company, 28 September 1760 (Washington Papers)
...with Pickles—among which let there be 3 bottles of French Olives—and none of other sorts One Cheese of 50 lb. 1 handsome glass Lanthorne for Passage—wt. Lamps & 10 Gals. Oyl for Do 2 pair hand Mill Stones 6 Blank Books for Accts from a very small to a midling size—N.B. not to be Ruld
4Invoice from Robert Cary & Company, 13 April 1763 (Washington Papers)
1 pr Quern hand Mill Stones 26 Inchs Diamr
5To George Washington from Joseph Valentine, 6 August 1764 (Washington Papers)
I have Seen Jonathan Catlif and have spoke to him a bought the mill stones he tels me the best size is 4 feet over and 14 inches thick Brumswick I think is a good deel Better then he was when I wrote to you Last
6To George Washington from James Hill, 30 August 1772 (Washington Papers)
...get her done I had a notion of haveing her Patched up but he thinks its runing of a great Risk so have concluded to have her Rebuilt if you think Proper & there Will Be wantg A pr of Mill Stones for the wheat mill.
7To George Washington from James Hill, 13 December 1772 (Washington Papers)
When you was down you did not conclude what you woud have done in Respect to the wheat mill Stones.
8To George Washington from James Hill, 5 February 1773 (Washington Papers)
⟩ to the Mill Stones we have no great deel of Custom in wheat ⟨
9To George Washington from James Hill, 11 May 1773 (Washington Papers)
I have recd our goods wherein There is 2 Dousin of Grind Stones & some of them the Largest I ever saw full Large for Mill Stones if they were the right sort Stone I think if it woud not be two great expence I woud have them Sent back there is part of them very Siseable & fit for the purpose they are intended for;...
10From George Washington to Valentine Crawford, 30 March 1774 (Washington Papers)
You should take care to have a Pair of hand Mill-stones with you, as also a Grindstone, for the benefit of your Tools with proper Pecks.