William Garner, of Charles County, Md., today signed a contract with GW, agreeing to serve as overseer of River plantation “with the utmost Industry, Sobriety and Honesty” in return for £36 a year (articles of agreement between Garner and GW, 10 Dec. 1788, DLC:GW). He was employed until 1792 when he was dismissed for the neglectful way in which he conducted that year’s harvest (LEDGER B description begins General Ledger B, 1772–1793. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends , 314; GW to Anthony Whitting, 13 Jan. and 26 May 1793, DLC:GW).