1To George Washington from Thomas Morton Bates, 4 November 1796 (Washington Papers)
...“superfine Wove Paper.” Bates planned to have each number delivered to the subscribers’ homes. The enclosed advertisement also listed numerous patent inventions and other essays expected to appear in the publication. These included specifications of patents for spinning wheels, leather manufacture, canal construction, and
2To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 16 March 1788 (Washington Papers)
...safe to your Hands since whch I am favd with yo[ur]s of 3 & 5d—I have accordingly put on bd the sloop Polly Ellwd in addition to the Volume of Newspapers & 2 Casks Grass seed, 2 Spinning wheels & 1 Box of 12 Wool Cards—this Vessel has staid much longer than expectd but as she has at last sail’d this Day I hope she will be with you in time for the Grass seed—As I.......6, two spinning wheels—...
3To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 26 April 1787 (Washington Papers)
By the Sloop Dolphin Capt. Steward who sailed last week for Alexandria I have shipp’d the scythes & Spinning wheels of which acct & bill of loading are inclosed the Scythe Maker could get only one of the Briar Scythes finished in time
4To George Washington from Clement Biddle, 20 February 1787 (Washington Papers)
I have procured some Grass seed which I think is extraordinary good & much Cheaper than it has been sold. You have also the Spinning Wheels, all of which Articles are Shipped on board the Sloop Dolphin Aaron Steward Master for alexandria & you have the Bill of Loading & Invoice inclosed—the Sloop will leave this about Sunday next, & I hope will be......, £2.5 for two spinning wheels, and 10...
5To George Washington from James Stewart, 28 December 1774 (Washington Papers)
, &c. &c.” Stewart, in addition to advertising all the seeds and plants, offered to instruct spinning-wheel makers in making his improved machines for spinning cotton. Stewart indicated that he would be staying at Jane Vobe’s King’s Arms Tavern, opposite the Raleigh Tavern, for the next few days; after that he would be...
6To George Washington from James Mercer, 11 August 1773 (Washington Papers)
...the commerce of Great Britain,’ and that Colonel Fairfax had said many thousand ‘families were settled within the bounds of the new Province, and that each of them had a loom and spinning wheel, and would always manufacture every article of cloath they wanted, of course would not want any British manufactures: and that the people on the Ohio might be easily and conveniently governed by...