Chinese pigs, a gift to Washington, [147].
Christian, Mr., dancing master, [247], [248].
Cincinnatus: Washington did not affect rôle of, [6];
picture of the American at Mount Vernon, [131];
mentioned, [317].
Clifton,--, fails to abide by a bargain with Washington, [17].
Clinton, George: in partnership with Washington in a land speculation, [26];
sends young trees and vines to Washington, [155].
Coaches: Washington's experiences with, [303], [304];
mentioned, [141].
Compost, Washington experiments with, [92-94].
"Compound," a jackass, [140].
Congress, Washington recommends establishment of a board of agriculture
to, [127], [128].
Conservationist, Washington the first, [129].
Copy-book, Washington's, verses quoted from, [5].
Corn: some raised in Virginia, [51], [52];
chief food of laborers and horses, [53];
Washington's experience growing, [69];
his opinion as to the proper time for planting, [105].
Craik, Dr. James: tours western country with Washington, [20] et seq., [27]
et seq.; physician to Mount Vernon, [195]; fishes with Washington,
[265]; relations of Washington with, [296], [297].
Craik, William, accompanies Washington on western trip of 1784, [28].
Crawford, Captain William: Washington's western agent, [19];
descends the Ohio with Washington, [20];
locates lands for Washington, [22];
trouble of with squatters, [23];
burnt at stake, [23];
buys Great Meadows for Washington, [29].
Cross Purposes, Washington sees performance of, [245].
Crow,--: overseer, [183];
not to be trusted with punishing slaves, [203].
Cupid, near death of pleurisy, [196].
Custis children: Washington guardian of, [14], [15];
his accounts with the estate of, [81].
Custis, Daniel Parke, first husband of Martha Washington, [12], [220].
Custis, Elizabeth, frequent visitor at Mount Vernon, [231].
Custis, George Washington Parke: sees Washington fall from a horse, [133];
story of Sally Bishop, [171];
adopted, [175];
biography of, [227-229];
spoiled by his grandmother, [236];
says "Magnolia" ran in a race, [252];
account of French hounds, [259] et seq.;
slays a stag, [268];
story of a black fox, [262];
in error as to Washington's last hunt, [264];
leaves word picture of Washington out on his
rounds, [309].
Custis, John Parke: biography of, [225], [226]; member of
dancing class, [248]; fox hunting with Washington, [256];
deer hunting at Mason's, [257].
Custis, Martha (Patty): hairpin of mended, [15]; taken to
Bath for her health, [28]; biography of, [222-225]; member
of dancing class, [248].
Custis, Martha, a frequent visitor at Mount Vernon, [231].
Custis, Nelly: builds "Woodlawn," [63]; adopted by Washington,
[175]; is given Dogue Run Farm, [227]; rebuked by
grandmother, [235]; compelled to practise music, [236];
Washington dances with, [249]; mentioned, [300]; secures
a good husband, [305]; says Washington is pleased with
being once more a farmer, [306]; marriage of, [314].
Cyrus, to be made a waiting man, [210].
Dandridge, Martha, see "[Martha Washington]" [219].
Darrell,--: Washington buys land from, [9]; mentioned, [17].
Davenport,--, dies and leaves family in distress, [187], [188].
Davis, Betty, a lazy impudent huzzy, [199], [200].
Davis, Tom, Mount Vernon hunter, [267].
Davy: colored overseer of Muddy Hole Farm, [183]; suspected
of stealing lambs, [206].
Deer: Washington's tame animals, [131], [267]; deer seen on
Ohio, [253]; deer hunt at George Mason's, [257], [258];
Custis shoots a buck, [268], [269].
Dismal Swamp Company, Washington's interest in, [19], [33].
Dogs, kill sheep, [55], [142], [143]. See also "[Hounds]."
Dogue Run, used as a mill stream, [97].
Dogue Run Farm: described, [62], [63]; rotation plans for, [120];
sixteen-sided barn built upon, [124]; excellent threshing
floor of this barn, [125]; rented to Lawrence Lewis, [127];
conjuring negroes at, [213]; given to Lawrence Lewis
and his wife, [227]; financial return from in 1798, [287].
Dower negroes: belong to Custis estate, [14]; number of in 1799, [218].
Drill, see "[Barrel Plough]."
Duhamel du Monceau, Henri Louis, his treatise on husbandry
abstracted by Washington, [71], [73], [74].
Dunmore, Lord, issues a land patent to Washington, [25].
Dutch fan, one owned by Washington at the time of his death, [128].
Eastern Shore oats, wild onions picked out of, [111].
Eastern Shore peas, experiment with, [105].
Evans, Joshua, puts iron ring on Patty Custis, [224].
Everett, Edward, buys the Pearce papers, [86].
Fairfax, Anne: wife of Lawrence Washington, [10];
marries George Lee and sells her life interest in Mount Vernon
to George Washington, [11].
Fairfax, Lord Thomas: employs George Washington as a surveyor, [9];
vast land holdings of, [38];
fondness of fox hunting, [255];
hunts with Washington, [256].
Fairfax, Sir William, father of wife of Lawrence Washington, [11].
Farmer's Compleat Guide: used by Washington, [71];
abstracts from, [72].
Federal Gazette,
describes theatrical performance witnessed by Washington, [246].
Ferry, bought of Posey, [17].
Ferry Farm, bought by Washington, [17], [295].
Fertilizer: experiments with marl, [95], [99], [105];
with mud, [102-104];
experiment fertilizing oats, [112];
Noah Webster's advanced ideas regarding, [118], [119];
Washington wants a manager who can convert everything he
touches into manure, [119];
see also "[Compost]" and "[Rotation of Crops]".
Fishery: bought of Posey, [17];
description of, [65], [66];
returns from in 1798, [287].
Fitch, John, visits Washington to interest him in steam navigation, [240].
Fitzpatrick, John C, on handwriting of the
digest from the Compleat Guide, [72].
Florida Blanca, helps Washington obtain a jackass, [137], [138].
Flour: Washington's classification of, [98];
excellent quality of, [98].
Forbes, Mrs., Washington's inquiries about, [189] [190].
Ford, Paul Leicester:
opinion of remedies tried on Patty Custis, [223];
on Washington's success as a farmer, [287].
Fox hunting: account of Washington's experiences at, [255-265];
mentioned, [100].
Franklin, Benjamin: gives Washington a cane, [87];
Washington inspects mangle belonging to, [113].
Frederick the Great, mythical story of his sending a sword to
Washington, [86].
French, Daniel, breaks contract for sale of corn, [79], [80].
French, Mrs. Daniel, Washington hires slaves from, [217].
French, Elizabeth, member of dancing class, [248].
Frestel, Monsieur, accompanies George W. Lafayette to Mount Vernon, [242].
Garden: doubtful history of part of the flower garden, [160]; the
vegetable garden, [161].
Gentleman Farmer, used by Washington, [71].
George Barnwell, Washington sees tragedy of acted, [244].
George, Prince, compared with Washington by Thackeray, [88].
George III, contributes to Annals of Agriculture under pen
name of "Ralph Robinson," [74].
George Town oats, sown, [112].
Golden pheasants, Washington astonished by, [148].
Gough,--: gives Washington a bull calf, [144]; Parkinson thinks it a poor
animal, [276].
Graham, Mrs. Macaulay, visits Mount Vernon, [240].
Great Kanawha: Washington visits, [21]; land of upon, [21]; hunts buffaloes
near, [254], [255].
Great Meadows, owned by Washington, [29].
Greer, Thomas: marries Sally Bishop, [173]; his laziness, [185]; mentioned,
[183].
Grenville, Lord, issues special permit for sending seeds to Washington,
[117].
Guinea swine, some owned by Washington, [147].
"Gunner," a hunting dog, [267].
Gunston Hall, fox hunting dinners at, [258].
Hamlet, Washington sees performance of, [245].
Haw has: constructed at ends of Mansion House, [154]; mentioned, [156].
Hedgerows, lines of still visible, [64].
Hedges: traces of still discernible, [64], [162]; history of, [162], [163];
see also "[Box hedge]."
Henley, Frances Dandridge, marries Tobias Lear, [177].
Hessian fly: Washington experiments to protect his wheat from, [95];
plays into hands of by early sowing, [106].
Hippopotamus, dredge used on Delaware River, [103].
Hogs: described by Parkinson, [57], [58]; Washington's, [131], [145-147]; large
stock of in 1798, [148].
Home,--, his book on farming digested by Washington, [71].
Horse-Hoeing Husbandry: used by Washington, [71]; an epoch-making
work, [73].
Horses: in Virginia, [53], [54]; American described by Parkinson, [54], [55];
Washington's stallions, [131]; brood mares bought by him, [132];
his war horses, [132]; thrown from a Narragansett, [133];
his worn-out animals, [134]; accidents to, [134];
his skill as a trainer of described by De Chastellux, [134], [135];
losses of in twenty months, [142]; number of in 1799, [148].
Horticulture, Washington's activities in, [149] et seq.
Hounds: Washington builds up a pack of, [258] et seq.; names of some of
them, [259]; the French hounds, [259] et seq.
Humphreys, Colonel: at Mount Vernon, [171]; Smith fears he will write a
poem, [173]; poem of about Washington's slaves quoted, [211].
Hunt, Gaillard, on Washington manuscripts in the Library of Congress, [87].
Ice house, Washington's, [301], [302].
Indentured servants: classes of, [165]; Washington's dealings with, [166-168].
Jack, Mount Vernon fisherman, [267].
Jackasses: Washington's, [137] et seq., [148]; stud fees of in 1798, [287].
Jackson, Andrew, ushers in an era of whisky drinkers, [300].
Jefferson, Thomas: explains why land is misused, [53]; agricultural
correspondence with Washington, [83]; carries bundle of pecan trees
to Alexandria for Washington, [159]; opposed to slavery, [215].
Johnson, John, brings nostrum for fits, [224].
Johnston, George, sells land to Washington, [9].
"Jolly," a horse, gets leg broken, [134].
Jones,--, Washington visits farm of, [113].
Knight, Humphrey, manages Mount Vernon, [178].
"Knight of Malta," a jackass, his history, [140], [141].
Knox, Thomas, one of Washington's English agents, [45], [46].
"Lady," has four puppies, [259].
Lafayette, George W., stay of at Mount Vernon, [241], [242], [300].
Lafayette, Marquis de: visits Washington, [27]; Washington's letter to
regarding "Royal Gift," [138]; sends Washington a jackass and two
jennets, [140]; last visit to Washington, [240]; sends Washington some
hounds, [259].