351June [1762] (Washington Papers)
1. Guy Sick and did no Work. 2. Good Season at D[ogue] Run Quartr. planted abt. there. 4. Jno. Askew came to Work. In 1759 GW hired John Askew, a local joiner, for £25 per year plus housing. In Oct. 1761 they changed the agreement, GW now paying Askew a per diem wage that amounted to the same £25–per-year rate. For a 5–day week with 11 holidays per year Askew’s pay would come to 2s. per day....
352[Diary entry: 1 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
1. Guy Sick and did no Work.
353[Diary entry: 2 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
2. Good Season at D[ogue] Run Quartr. planted abt. there.
354[Diary entry: 4 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
4. Jno. Askew came to Work. In 1759 GW hired John Askew, a local joiner, for £25 per year plus housing. In Oct. 1761 they changed the agreement, GW now paying Askew a per diem wage that amounted to the same £25–per-year rate. For a 5–day week with 11 holidays per year Askew’s pay would come to 2s. per day. Hence, as Askew was paid per day, GW kept track of any absence or return to work by Askew.
355[Diary entry: 7 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
7. Jno. Askew came to Work.
356[Diary entry: 8 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
8. Roan Mare took McCartys Horse. Old black—took—Do.—Do.
357[Diary entry: 9 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
9. Rankin’s—took—Do.—Do. White—refused Do.—Do. English Mare refused Alexrs. Horse.
358[Diary entry: 13 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
13. Recd. a Pipe of Wine. Hogs at Mill—viz. 6 Sows 13 large Shoats 9 Smaller Do. 6 Large Pigs 12 Small Do. 46 in all. Blaze Mare refused horse.
359[Diary entry: 14 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
14. English Mare refused Do.
360[Diary entry: 17 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
17. Began Mowing Meadow on C[ree]k side. Planted at Orchard point—Craiks and Cowpen my 5 sorts of Tobo. as follow At the point 100 hills of each sort in undunged gd. & 100 of dunged The 1st. Row next Tobo. bed Fred[eric]k & so on as they were sowed in March last then begg. with the same & so on alternately. The same Order observe at Craiks begg. next Creek & in the Cowpen next Wood. Orchard...
361[Diary entry: 19 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
19. Finished Mowing 2 Meadows—& Makg. Hay. Note 5 hands can easily cut both in two days. Rankin Covered by McCarty’s horse. 2 Steers & Cow & Calf from Dogue Run.
362[Diary entry: 20 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
20. Roan Mare & old black took horse.
363[Diary entry: 22 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
22. Hay in both Meadows Cured & stacked.
364[Diary entry: 25 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
25. Began clearing at Rivr. Side Quarter.
365[Diary entry: 27 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
27. Rankin covered by McCartys horse.
366[Diary entry: 28 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
28. Corn planted in Tobo. Grd. at Muddy hole R[ive]r[side Quarter]. Will George & Ned went to Work at Bells.
367[Diary entry: 29 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
29. Replanted Tobo.—poor Season—corn replanted just coming up. Much hurt by B⟨ ⟩.
368[Diary entry: 30 June 1762] (Washington Papers)
30. Good Season—planted best part of Tobo. gd.
369[July 1762] (Washington Papers)
1st. Roan Mare took McCartys horse. Black Do. Do. Do. Do. 3. Recd. 494 bushls. Oyster Shells. 4. My Mares came from Mr. Rozers. my mares: the mares sent to Rozer’s to be bred (see entry for 28 May 1762 ). 7. Broached pipe of Wine. 8. Finished plantg. & replantg. at all Qrs. 9. Cut my wheat at R[iverside] Qr. & Ck. Do. Also finished 10. first cuttg. of Hay. 12.
370[Diary entry: 1 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
1st. Roan Mare took McCartys horse. Black Do. Do. Do. Do.
371[Diary entry: 3 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
3. Recd. 494 bushls. Oyster Shells.
372[Diary entry: 4 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
4. My Mares came from Mr. Rozers. my mares: the mares sent to Rozer’s to be bred (see entry for 28 May 1762 ).
373[Diary entry: 7 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
7. Broached pipe of Wine.
374[Diary entry: 8 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
8. Finished plantg. & replantg. at all Qrs.
375[Diary entry: 9 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
9. Cut my wheat at R[iverside] Qr. & Ck. Do. Also finished
376[Diary entry: 10 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
10. first cuttg. of Hay.
377[Diary entry: 12 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
12. Finished plowg. gd. behind Garden. Carpenters went to Reapg. at Poseys.
378[Diary entry: 13 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
13. Mares brot. from Mr. Digges’s. GW brought back his English bay and black mares which had been sent to William Digges’s plantation to be bred (see entry for 28 May 1762 ).
379[Diary entry: 14 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
14. Counted my Sheep as follows— 6 Rams at Johnson’s 12 Ewes at Do. 94 Do. runng. at large 1 Do. put into Oats 13 Weathers put into Do. 16 rung. in pasture 142 old Sheep, besides one at Colo. F[airfa]xs 12 Ram lambs put into Oats 8 Weather Do. in grass gd.
380[Diary entry: 15 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
15. Nancy Gist left this. Nancy Gist, daughter of Christopher and Sarah Howard Gist, had gone to live with William Fairfax’s family at Belvoir in 1757 while her father was on the frontier, first as a captain with the Virginia Regiment, then as deputy to Edmond Atkin, superintendent for Indian affairs in the southern colonies ( William Fairfax to GW, 17 July 1757 , DLC:GW ; GW to Sally Fairfax,...
381[Diary entry: 19 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
19. Will, George, Sam, & Mike went to Bells agn.
382[Diary entry: 20 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
20. Recd. my Goods from the Unity—Captn. Robson. Bot. Frederick & Judy of Mr. Lewis. Began grubg. my Meadow. Note sometimes 4, & sometimes 6 hands at Wk. Capt. William Robson of the Unity carried a large shipment of goods which GW had ordered from Robert Cary & Co. on behalf of himself and the two Custis children. The complete order amounted to £463 15s. 8d. and included such items as a new...
383[Diary entry: 26 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
26. Sowed a little of each kind of Seed that came in, in the Garden to try their goodns. Opened a Cask bottled Porter contg. as follows 6. 1 full bottles } also 3 Casks Dorsets. Beer as follows { 29.6 full Bs. 3. 4 pieces 1 Piece 1.11 empty 2.1 broken 9 broke
384[Diary entry: 27 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
27. Crump went over to Bells to work.
385[Diary entry: 29 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
29. Tom also went over.
386[Diary entry: 31 July 1762] (Washington Papers)
31. Guy finished the 3 sides of Garden all to Capp[in]g Pill[a]r. B. Mitchell went away. Burgis Mitchell of Maryland had been employed 1 May 1762 by GW as overseer of the Home House plantation, the farm on which the mansion house was located. He was to work until the end of October, for which GW was to pay him £6 plus his levy and tax and to provide him with laundry services, lodging, and...
387[August 1762] (Washington Papers)
2. Philip Fletcher came to making Bricks. Sowed a Bushel of Buckwheat in Sandy grd. at Ch[arle]s C[rai]ks. Philip Fletcher was paid £14 10s. for making 78,000 nine-inch bricks, 2,125 tiles for the garden wall, and 1,080 nine-inch-square flooring tiles ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 130). After...
388[Diary entry: 2 August 1762] (Washington Papers)
2. Philip Fletcher came to making Bricks. Sowed a Bushel of Buckwheat in Sandy grd. at Ch[arle]s C[rai]ks. Philip Fletcher was paid £14 10s. for making 78,000 nine-inch bricks, 2,125 tiles for the garden wall, and 1,080 nine-inch-square flooring tiles ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 130). After...
389[Diary entry: 3 August 1762] (Washington Papers)
3. Inspected 11 hogsheads—Tobo. H[untin]g C[ree]k Warehouse.
390[Diary entry: 5 August 1762] (Washington Papers)
5. Sowed Turnip Seed.
391[Diary entry: 12 August 1762] (Washington Papers)
12. Sowed Rye & Hop Trefoil behind Garden. rye: Secale cereale , important to GW in sheep husbandry and in his overall plan when in later years he had developed a seven-year crop rotation. He usually grazed sheep on the young rye, withdrawing them in time to produce a grain crop.
392[Diary entry: 16 August 1762] (Washington Papers)
16. Began Sowing Wheat at River Quarter.
393[Diary entry: 20 August 1762] (Washington Papers)
20. Began beating Cyder at Ditto. Recd. 1 hhd. Molasses qty. 120 Gals. & 1 Barl. Sugar wt. 254 lb. of Colo. Walke. Also recd. of Mr. Thos. Thompson leathr. as follows Viz. 10 Sides Sole leathr.— wt. 200 lbs. 17 Sides upper Do. & } wt. 100 lbs. 2 hides Do. Do. Col. Anthony Walke (1692–1768), of Fairfield, Princess Anne County, was a merchant based in Norfolk who imported rum and sugar from the...
394[Diary entry: 21 August 1762] (Washington Papers)
21. Recd. 70 Bags of Salt—abt. 280 Bushels.
395[Diary entry: 25 August 1762] (Washington Papers)
25. Began Sowing Wheat at Creek Quartr.
396[Diary entry: 30 August 1762] (Washington Papers)
30. Began Sowing wheat at Muddy hole. Began cutting Creek Meadow.
397[Diary entry: 31 August 1762] (Washington Papers)
31. Winney came from Mountain Quarter. Agreed with Nelson Kelly to Overlook Gists &ca. mountain quarter: Bullskin plantation. Winney may be the slave of the same name who was a house servant at Mount Vernon from 1766 until some time after 1773 (Toner Transcripts, DLC ). According to articles of agreement signed the following day, Kelly, described as a “Planter,” was to oversee the next year’s...
398[September 1762] (Washington Papers)
8. Carried the last of my Tobo. to H[untin]g C[ree]k W[arehouse]. Finished sowing Wheat at Muddy hole 15 . 13. Began getting Fodder at Muddy hole.
399[Diary entry: 8 September 1762] (Washington Papers)
8. Carried the last of my Tobo. to H[untin]g C[ree]k W[arehouse]. Finished sowing Wheat at Muddy hole 15 .
400[Diary entry: 13 September 1762] (Washington Papers)
13. Began getting Fodder at Muddy hole.