11From George Washington to Wakelin Welch, 5 August 1786 (Washington Papers)
20 lb. of best Turnip seeds.
12From George Washington to Arthur Young, 6 August 1786 (Washington Papers)
20 lbs. of the best Turnip-Seeds, for Do.Ten pounds each, of the three best sorts of Turnips Seed for feeding in succession, through the Season 20 lbs. of the best Turnip-Seeds, for Do.
13From George Washington to George Augustine Washington, 10 June 1787 (Washington Papers)
...to the Wheat. But as I observed before, the first thing necessary to be done is to ascertain the goodness of them—otherwise I may incur an expence in preparing for the reception of them unnecessarily. If the Turnip Seed should on trial (as we did the Clover Seed) prove good—do not fail to sow it in due Season—as I had rather depend upon that than the adulterated kind we have. I know not at...
14From George Washington to George Augustine Washington, 8 July 1787 (Washington Papers)
I am sorry to hear that the honey locust Seeds came up badly—pray keep them, and all these kind of things clean—and I had rather you should delay sowing the Turnip Seed than put it in grd that is not
15From George Washington to George Augustine Washington, 12 August 1787 (Washington Papers)
Does your Turnip Seed come up? You have frequently in the reports, and in your letters, mentioned preparing ground for, & sowing them, but I do not recollect that in any one you have informed me of the coming up of...
16October [1787] (Washington Papers)
: GW had included turnip seeds in the list of items requested on 6 Aug. 1786 of Arthur Young, the English agriculturist (
17[Diary entry: 25 October 1787] (Washington Papers)
: GW had included turnip seeds in the list of items requested on 6 Aug. 1786 of Arthur Young, the English agriculturist (
18From George Washington to Alexander Spotswood, 13 February 1788 (Washington Papers)
I feel myself obliged by the measures you have pursued to stock me with Turnip seed; but if I am
19From George Washington to Tobias Lear, 19 June 1791 (Washington Papers)
The Majr desires me to write for half a bushel of Turnip seed of the best kind—viz.—a peck of the White Summer—and the other peck of the red winter; but a good winter, and good Summer Turnip of any other kind, I suppose will do. It must...
20To George Washington from Tobias Lear, 23 June 1791 (Washington Papers)
I shall not fail to pay particular attention to your wishes respecting the Blankets—And the two kinds of Turnip seed (if they can be got) shall be procured and sent to the Major by the first vessel that sails for Alexandria. At present there is no vessel up, but one is expected here every moment from Alexa which...