From George Washington to Robert Cary & Company, 26 July 1773
To Robert Cary & Company
Mount Vernon July 26th 1773
Gentn
Since writing my Invoice of the 10th Instt my Gardiner has furnish’d me with a compleat list of such Seeds as he will want, which please to send instead of the few then wrote for. I have also recollected some other Articles as underneath which I should be glad to have added to my Invoice & forwarded along with the other Goods,1 which will much oblige Your Most Obedt Servt
Go: Washington
ALB, DLC:GW.
1. There is no invoice from Cary showing these items were shipped, but see the enclosure in GW to Cary, 10 July, source note. GW ordered the following items: “A Genteel Mourng Sword—with Belt Swivels &ca Garden Seeds—pr List Inclosd If the Duty is withdrawn—6 lbs. of best Green Tea, 6 lbs. best Hyson Do 100 Lights of best Crown glass—8 by 10 2 Bricklayers Trowels 2 Plaisterers Ditto 6 Ditto white washing Brushes 1 Joiners long Plain 2 Do Jointers 2 Do Fore Plains 4 Do Jack Do 2 Do Smoothing Do 2 Rabbit Plains difft sizes 2 Plow Do Ditto & Grooves Sash Plains Compleat 2 Rabbit Do 3 Raising Do 4 Ogees—4 Hollows & Rounds 4 Ashticles—4 Quarter Rounds 3 Bead Plains—spare Iron’s to all 1 Snipes Bill 1 Moving Philester 4 Ovalos 1 Spring Pad & 12 Bitts 1 Sash Saw—1 Pannel Do 1 Compass Do & Files proper for them 1 Joiners Hatchet 2 Saw setts 6 two Inch pairing Chissels 6 Small Morticing Chissels—6 Rasps—sorted 1 drawing Rule—2 pr Compasses 2 Joiners Prickers & 2 punches 2 Chalk Lines—1 Turkey Oil Stone.”