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III-A–5. Table of Disposition of Goods in the Estate, 1759

III-A–5

Table of Disposition of Goods in the Estate

[1759]

A Table Shewing at one view how every Article in the Inventories was accounted for at Settling the Accounts before the Commissioners for that purpose.

No.	Estate	G. W—n	JPC	Sold
1.			25. .
2.			6.10.
3.			1.10.
4.				x .12.
5.			4. .
10.			1.15.
11.			10. .
12.			3. .
		6. .
		.13. 4
16.			2.10.
17.			1. 4.
18.			9. .
19.	3.19.
		80. .
20.		1. .		20. .
22.		1. .		2. .
23.		1. .	3. .
24.	1.10.
25.			4.10.
26.			7. .
27.			4. .
28.			1.10.	50. .
29.			1. 5.
30.				a 2. .
36.			119. .
37.			60. .
		.15.
		. 3.
		. 8. 9
		4. .
		. 6. 9
		1. 5.
		10. .
		5. .
38.	8. .
		1.10.
39.				3. .
40.				1. 5.
41.			4. .
		3. .
		4. .

No.	Estate	G. W—n	JPC	Sold
42.				b 10. .
43.				b 2. .
43.		3. .		a 3. .
		3. .
		4. .
44.				1.14.
45.				a .10.
46.				2. .
47.				3. .
48.		1. .		.15.
49.				a 1.10.
50.				c 2. 6.
51.				1. .
		3.10.
52.				.12.
		1. 4.
		10. .
53.				.18.
		8.12.
		14. .
		7. 8.
		2. 5.
		4. .
		12.10.
		10. .
		2. 5.
		6. .
		3. .
54.				d .17. 6
55.				d 1.15.
		12. .
56.				. 7. 6
		40. .
57.		5.10.		4.10.
58.				1.10.
		2. .
		1.10.
		2.13.
		1. .
59.				e 1. .
60.	5. .
61.	3.16.
62.				⟨illegible⟩
63.				2. 5.
		4. .
			.16.
64.			.12.
		1. .
65.				3. .

No.	Estate	G. W—n	JPC	Sold
66.				.13.
		12. .
		.10.
67.				.14.
		. 2.
68.		.19.
69.		. 8.	. 1. 3
		. 8.
70.			1. 8.
71.			1. 4.
72.		2. .
73.				.12.
74.				. 9. 6
		. 9.
75.			. 8.
76.	4. 3.
		1. .	.13.
77.	2. 5.
		.14.
78.	1.16.	7. .
				f 1.15.
79.	8.18.
80.	10. .
81.	8. 7.6
82.	4.19.6
83.	⟨51. ⟩
84.	18. .
		.11. 6		g . 6.
85.	52.10.
86.	52.10.
				10. .
87.	11. 4.3
88.				f 10. .
		5. .
89.			70. .
90.			1. 6. 3
91.				.12. 6
92.	49. 4.
93.	10. .
94.				⟨g 6. .⟩
95.			3. .
96.			11.10.
97.			5. .
98.			⟨4. .⟩
99.			⟨8. .⟩
100.			⟨2. .⟩
101.				30. .
102.			20. .
103.			.17.
104.	7. .

No.	Estate	G. W—n	JPC	Sold
		24. 8. 6
		⟨3.15.⟩
		⟨6.10.⟩
		⟨2. .⟩
		⟨1.10.⟩
105.		2.17. 6
106.		1.10.
107.		3. .
108.				⟨1. .⟩
109.	1. .
		. 1.
		1. .
110.		. 2.
111.				. 7. 6
112.	21.17.6
113.	3. .
114.		. 7.
115.	6.16.6
116.				h 6.10.
117.				2.10.
118.	5. .			2. .
		5.10.
		11.10.
		. 7. 6
		1. 5.
119.				1. 5.
120.		2.10.		x 4.10.
		1. .
		2. 1.
121.		4. .		4. .
		5. .
122.			1. 8.	1. 2.
123.			1.13.6
124.			10. .
128.				3. 5.
129.				c 1. .
130.			10. .
		. 7. 6
		7.10.
		3. .
		12. .
		3. 5.
131.			.15.
132.	4. 1.8	4. 1. 8
133.			. 4.
134.				. 5.
135.			. 4.
		. 8.
		. 2. 6

No.	Estate	G. W—n	JPC	Sold
				. 5.
136.		. 1. 5	. 1. 7
137.	. 3.
142.			2. .
143.			1. 3.
144.	. 2.6
146.			. 7. 6	i .12.
147.			2. 7.
148.			2. 4.
149.			.10.
150.			.15.
151.				.10.
152.			1. .
153.				ae .19.
154.		7. .		k . 8.
155.		1. .
156.				. 5.
157.		2. .		d .15.
158.				c .18.
159.				c .12.
		6. .
		3. .
		1.16.
160.				x . 3.
161.				k .12.
162.				k 11.10.
163.				k .13.
164.				k 1. .
165.				ad 1. 9.
166.				.10.
167.				h 4. .
168.		9. .		d 1. 7.
169.				k 3. 9.
170.		⟨1. .⟩		k 6.10.
⟨171.⟩				c 1. .
		⟨1.10.⟩
172.		⟨. 1.⟩		. 3.
174.				. 4.
⟨176.⟩		. 2.
177.			25. .
178.				k 1. .
179.				.15.
⟨180.⟩		5. .		h .10.
⟨181.⟩		5. .		ck 4. 5.
		3. .		k 1. 5.
182.		1.10.
183.		.12.
184.				h 1.10.
185.		4. .		a 1.10.

No.	Estate	G. W—n	JPC	Sold	Sales1
186.				2.10.
187.		.15.
		1. 2.
		1.10.
		.15.
		. 7.
188.				.12.
189.				. 6.
190.				.15.
191.			8. . 6
192.	2. .
193.		15. .		. 2.
		1.16.
194.				8. .
195.		. 4.
196.	.10.	1. .
		1.16.
197.				. 8.
198.				. 2.
199.				.12.
200.				1. .
201.				.15.
202.			2. 2.
203.				⟨i⟩ . 3.
204.				. 6.
205.				. 2.	2. 5. 5
		1.19. 7
206.		6.10.	1.10.		17. .
207.			⟨1. 5.⟩		x 2. 7. 5
208.			2.16.		50. .
		2. 7.
209.			5. .		a 10. 1.
210.				.10.	3. 5.
211.				.10.	.16.
212.				2.10.	b 11. . 6
213.	. 8.				2.12. 6
214.			. 4.		2. 2.
215.			1. 1.		6. .
216.				k . 6.	2.14. 6
217.		.13.			c 10. 3. 3
218.				.10.	1.15.
219.		. 3.			1. 3. 6
220.			. 6.		.17. 2
221.				.10.	d 7.16. 6
222.				.15.	.15.
223.		. 2.			1. 3. 7
223.	. 3.				.13.
224.		. 3.	1. 2.		e 3.10.
225.		. 6.			4. 6.

No.	Estate	G. W—n	JPC	Sold	Sales
239.			11.12.		3. 5. 6
240.			2. .		f 16. 1. 7
241.			. 6.		g 9.12. 1
245.			1. 9.		. 2.6
246.			1. .		.14.3
247.		1. .	.15.		.15.
248.			8. 2.		h 8. 3. 6
249.			.18.		1. 8.
250.			5.11.		2. .
266.			.12.		2. 3.
267.			.12.		4.10.
268.			1. 3. 4		1. 2.
269.			.14.		4. 5.
270.			1.11. 4		i 1. 4. 6
271.			.14.		1. 1. 6
272.			1.17. 6		. 9. 6
273.			. 5.		h 3.13.
274.	.17. 6				. 2. 6
275.			. 8. 6		.14. 6
276.			. 8. 8		2.12.
277.			1.13. 6		. 8.
278.			. 5.		1. 4. 6
279.			. 5.		. 5.
280.	6. 5.				1. 1.
283.			3. .		.15. 6
287.			. 3. 6		2.11.
288.			1. 5.		. 1. 3
289.			. 1. 6		. 4. 7
290.			.12. 6		k 15. 3. 2
291.			. 2.		. 5. 3
293.			.10.		1. 4.
294.			. 2. 6		1.11.
295.			. 3.		6. .
					. 5.⟨6⟩
					7.13.
					.18.
					. 6.⟨6⟩
					.10.⟨7⟩
					.15. 1
					⟨247.10. 2⟩
Corn	174. 7. 6
Cattle		421.13.10	1143.10. 8
Horses		197. .	161. .
Hogs		77. 7. 2	154.14. 4
Sheep		18.18. 8	37.17. 4
	£174. 7. 62	£ 714.19. 8	£1498.12. 4		.15. 1
	£ 22. 5.	£ 285. 4.10	£ 268.14	£ 120. 7.	246. 5. 1

	£329.11. 3	£ 112. 6.	£ 143. 1.	£ 91.11. 6	247.10. 2
	£ 6.17. 2	£ 106.12. 1	£ 54.11. 7	£ 52. 1.	34. 6. 4
	£ .11.	£ 11.17. 7	£ 15. 6.	£ 7.17.	281.16. 6
	£ 7. 2. 6	£ 1. 6.	£ 46.12.10
	£174. 7. 6	£ 714.19. 8	£1498.12. 4	£ ⟨20.⟩
	£540.14. 5	£1232. 6. 2	£2026.17. 9	£ 281.16. 6
	180. 4. 9 2/3			2026.17. 9
				1232. 6. 2
				540.14. 5
				£4081.14.10

D, ViLxW: Washington’s Account Book; D, ViHi: Custis Papers. GW’s copy of the table fills one page and part of another of his account book. The copy in the Custis Papers, in John Mercer’s hand and without a heading, is on one large sheet. Both copies have three sets (1 to 102, 102 to 205, and 205 through the totals) of five columns each, headed No., Estate, G. W——n (or Colo. W.), JPC, and Sold. The numbers in the first column correspond to the numbers, 1 to 295, assigned to the items, or lots of items, listed in the Combined County Inventory (doc. III-A–1). Every item in the county inventory was supposed either to have been charged to the estate, to GW (or his wife), or to John Parke Custis, or to have been sold by the time the commissioners reported to the General Court in October 1759. The table was intended to demonstrate that this had been accomplished. The forty-seven omitted numbers (6–9 and 13–15, for examples) are in the combined inventory (doc. III-A–1) and are items listing livestock and, in one case, feed. The distribution of the estate livestock (cattle, horses, hogs, and sheep) between GW and John Parke Custis is given at the end of the table.

Both GW’s and Mercer’s copies of the table have in the third set of columns a separate column headed Sales. Unlike the items in the other columns, the items in “Sales” are not keyed to the Combined County Inventory. There are sixty-one figures entered in the “Sales” column, totaling £247.10.2 (presumably the total amount realized in the actual sale of items), to which GW added £34.6.4, bringing the total sales to £281.16.6, the same as the total appraised value of the items shown in the column of the table headed “Sold.” A small letter, a running through k, plus an occasional x placed before certain of the amounts given in the “Sales” column, sometimes also appears before figures in the “Sold” column of the table proper.

A part of the manuscript of GW’s copy of the table is mutilated, and the missing figures are taken from Mercer’s copy and inserted in angle brackets.

1. The figures in this column are not keyed to the “No.” column. See source note.

2. These figures between the two lines are GW’s running totals within the table, which are not printed in the table here.

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Author: Washington, George
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Cite as: “III-A–5. Table of Disposition of Goods in the Estate, 1759,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-06-02-0164-0010. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 6, 4 September 1758 – 26 December 1760, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1988, pp. 238–245.]