[Diary entry: 20 August 1762]

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 West Indies. By 1762 his son Anthony Walke (1726–1782) had become a partner in the business. In his General Ledger A description begins General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends , folio 118, GW records Thompson’s first name as William.

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Title: [Diary entry: 20 August 1762]
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Date: 20 August 1762

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Cite as: “[Diary entry: 20 August 1762],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-01-02-0007-0008-0006. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 1, 11 March 1748 – 13 November 1765, ed. Donald Jackson. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1976, p. 305.]