Lame Peter, taught to knit, [193].
Laurie, Dr. James, comes to Mount Vernon drunk, [195].
Lear, Lincoln, Washington's interest in, [175-177].
Lear, Tobias: correspondence of with Washington published, [86];
biography of, [175-177]; marries widow of George A. Washington, [177],
[180]; writes directions about Billy Lee, [208]; Washington explains
to him his desire for selling western lands, [213]; directed to get
slaves out of Pennsylvania, [216]; letter of Washington to, [242];
Parkinson's conversation with, [279]; gives Parkinson money, [280].
Lee, General Charles: story of Washington's loans to, [81], [82];
mentioned, [317].
Lee, George, marries widow of Lawrence Washington, [11].
Lee, Henry: sends Washington cuttings of the tree box, [155]; they show
little signs of growing, [157].
Lee, Robert E., Jr., administrator de bonis non of Washington's
estate, [35].
Lee, William (Billy): accompanies Washington to the Ohio, [20]; breeches
bought for, [82]; helps get Colonel Smith out of a scrape, [172-174];
val de chambre, [193]; history of, [206-209]; freed, [218]; acts as
huntsman, [260], [261].
"Leonidas," a stallion, [131].
Lewis, Betty: visit of Washington to, [112]; sends brother some filberts,
[155]; Washington gives her a mule, [298]; mentioned, [293].
Lewis, Howell, manages Mount Vernon, [180].
Lewis, Lawrence: builds "Woodlawn," [63]; rents Dogue Run Farm, [127], [315];
with uncle on a ride, [133]; Washington expresses wish to that
Virginia would abolish slavery, [215]; helps Washington entertain
guests, [243], [244]; possible part of Washington in furthering love
affair of, 305; marriage of, [314].
Lewis, Nelly Custis, see "[Nelly Custis]".
Lewis, Robert: manages Mount Vernon, [180]; describes tearful scenes on
departure of Martha Washington, [237].
Library of Congress, Washington papers in, [5], [85], [87], [90].
Little Miami River, history of Washington's lands upon, [34-36].
Long Island Historical Society, Pearce-Washington papers in, [86].
Lossing, Benson J., visit of to Mount Vernon, [160].
Lucerne, Washington experiments with, [91], [92].
McCracken, Washington buys land from, [9].
McKoy,--, overseer, [183].
Madison, Dolly, did not invent ice cream, [302], [303].
Madison, James: story of his ice house, [302]; opposed to slavery, [215].
"Magnolia": a blooded Arabian stallion, [131], [132]; in a race, [252].
Magowan, Rev. Mr., sells lottery tickets, [251].
Maid of the Mill, Washington witnesses performance of, [246].
Mansion House: view from porch of, [64]; bequeathed to
Bushrod Washington, [84]; Bishop starts for, [172];
grounds of overrun with negro children, [191]; hospital
for slaves built near, [195]; mentioned, [63], [267], [268]; Bernard
visits, [312].
Mansion House Farm: described, [61]; Washington will not
rent, [127]; bequeathed to Bushrod Washington, [178];
financial loss on in 1798, [287].
Manure, see "[Fertilizer]".
Marl, Washington experiments with, [95], [99], [105].
Mason, George: description of industry upon estate of, [40-43];
is dead, [233]; deer hunting at, [257], [258].
Matilda's Ben, misbehavior of, [205].
Meade, Colonel, visits Washington, [309].
Mercer, John F., Washington's letter to about slavery, [213].
Meteorological table, manager required to keep, [83].
Michaux, André, botanist, brings pyramidical cypress from
the king of France, [158].
Military Company of Adventurers, Washington a member of, [19].
Mill: Washington's mill on the Youghiogheny, [24], [30]; his
mill on Four Mile Run, [97]; that on Dogue Run, [97], [98], [182].
Mississippi Company, Washington interested in, [10].
Morgan, General Daniel: talks over inland waterways question
with Washington [28]; mentioned, [317].
Morris, Gouverneur: sends Washington Chinese pigs and
geese, [146], [147]; goes fishing with him, [265].
Mosquitoes, prevalence of about Mount Vernon, [65].
Mount Vernon: Washington retires to, [4]; given to Lawrence Washington,
[8]; George Washington spends part of youth at, [9]; early history of,
[10]; life interest of Anne Lee in bought by Washington, [11]; estate,
[16], [17], [20], [32]; bequeathed to Bushrod Washington, [33]; description
of, [60] et seq.; visit of owner in 1781, [78]; seeds sent by Young
reach, [117]; Booker builds threshing machine at, [126], [127];
Washington attempts to rent, [127]; Washington's care for the lands
of, [129]; number of horses on in 1785, [132]; number of sheep on,
[135]; resounds with jubilant sounds, [140]; number of oxen on, [144],
[208]; house rebuilt, [151-153]; successive managers of, [178-182];
employment of white labor at, [186]; slaves seen at, [191]; number of
slaves on in 1786, [193]; lot of slaves at, [211], [212]; Edmund
Pendleton at, [221]; managed by Mrs. Washington, [229]; larders of
kept well filled, [230]; Custis grandchildren reside at, [231];
visitors at, [240-242]; dancing class meets at, [248]; tea served on
portico of, [252]; fox hunting dinners at, [258]; the fisherman of,
[267]; described by Parkinson, [271] et seq., [291]; Washington's
estimate of probable crops on, [286]; land of poor, [288]; value of in
1798, [288]; coach shown there to-day not Washington's, [304]; Nelly
Custis writes from, [306]; condition of on Washington's retirement,
[307]; last months of owner's life spent at, [313]; mentioned, [75], [78],
[97], [101], [103], [130], [208], [244], [291], [312], [314].
Mount Vernon Association, [63].
Muddy Hole Farm: described, [62]; barrel plough used at, [110]; its colored
overseer, [183], [205]; loss on in 1798, [287].
Mules: Washington raises, [137] et seq.; proposes to drive them to his
carriage, [139]; number of in 1799, [148].
Narragansetts, two bought by Washington, [132].
Negroes, see "[Slaves]."
"Nelson," one of Washington's war horses, [132], [133].
New England, Washington's observations of agriculture in, [115].
Niemcewicz, Julian: describes condition of negroes at Mount Vernon,
[197], [198]; opinion of Nelly Custis, [227].
"Old Chatham," a worn-out horse, [134].
Overdursh,--, Dutch redemptioner bought with his family, [167].
Oxen: used in farm work, [122]; number of in 1785, [144]; fattened and
killed when eight years old, [145].
Palatines: Washington considers importing, [24], [30]; mentioned, [167].
Palmer, Jonathan, overseer, contract of, [185].
Parkinson, James: description of American live stock, [54-58]; considers
renting one of Washington's farms, [127]; on Washington's tone toward
his slaves, [202]; his account of Mount Vernon and Washington's
farming operations, [270-280].
Patterson, John, paid for carpenter work, [153].
Peaches, Washington raises, [149].
Pearce, William: letters of Washington to, [86]; describes poor condition
of the sheep, [137]; letter to about Bishop, [171]; manages Mount
Vernon, [181]; overseers described to, [183]; letter from about the
dead miller's family, [187]; direction to about Cyrus, [209].
Perkins' Tavern, Washington stays over Sunday at, [116].
Peters, Richard: quoted regarding wolves, [56]; sends plan of drill to
Washington, [107].
Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture, founded, [91].
Phillipse, Mary, Washington's alleged infatuation with, [170].
Piney Branch, turned into Dogue Run, [97].
Pitt, William, a contributor to the Annals of Agriculture,[74].
Plow: Washington invents one, [94]; buys a Rotheran, [99].
Poelnitz, Baron, Washington inspects threshing machine belonging to, [126].
Pohick Church, Washington a vestryman of, [100].
Poland oats, sown in experimental plot, [112].
Pond, Rev., "lame discourses" of, [116].
Poole, William, letter of regarding want of water in mill stream, [97].
Posey, Captain John: fox hunting with Washington, [256]; Washington's
relations with, [294]; bankrupt and in jail, [295], [296].
Posey, Milly: member of dancing class, [248]; stays at Mount Vernon, [295].
Posey, St. Lawrence, Washington helps to educate, [295].
Posey plantation, bought by Washington, [17].
Potatoes: method of growing under straw, [112]; quantity raised in 1788,
[113].
Randolph, Edmund, slaves of in Pennsylvania refuse to return to
Virginia, [216].
Redemptioners, a class of indentured servants, [166].
Richey, Matthew, Washington sells part of his western lands to, [32].
River Farm: described, [61], [62]; financial return from in 1798, [287].
Robert Gary & Company: English agents of Washington, [46], [47]; Washington
falls in debt to, [48].
Roberts, William M., amusing letter of, [188].
Roosevelt, Theodore, transfers Washington papers to Library of
Congress, [85].
Ross, Doctor, Washington asks him to buy him some white servants, [167].
Rotation of crops: how practised in America, [52]; Washington's elaborate
plans for, [120] et seq.
"Royal Gift," a jackass, his history, [138-141].
"Rules of Civility," quoted, [202].
Rumney, Dr. William, physician to Mount Vernon, [195].
Ryan, Thomas, indentured servant, bought, [167].
"Samson," a stallion, [131].
Seed: Washington anxious to have the best, [110]; counts number of grains
in a pound of several varieties, [111]; obtains some from England,
[116], [117].
Serpentine drive, laid out by Washington, [154].
Shag, Will, a runaway, [203].
Shaw, William, tutor to the Custis children, [175].
Sheep: raising of not much attempted, [55]; breeds of, [55]; much troubled
by wolves and dogs, [55], [56]; Washington's, [135] et seq.; number lost
in twenty months, [142]; he suspects an overseer of stealing lambs,
[206]; Parkinson's opinion of, [278], [279].
Siberian wheat, experiment with, [105].
Simpson, Gilbert, one of Washington's western agents, [23], [24], [29], [30],
[31].
Sinclair, Sir John: Washington corresponds with, [83], [91]: helps obtain
seeds for Washington, [117]; Washington sends some American products
to, [118].
Sixteen-sided barn, mentioned, [62].
Slaves: Washington inherits from his father, [8]; some sent to the west
to Simpson's, [23], [25]; steal fruit, [156]; as solution of labor
problem, [165]; detailed account of Washington's, [191-218].
Smith, Colonel, adventure with Sally Bishop, [171-174].
Smith, Thomas, Washington's attorney in case against the squatters, [32].
Spears, Thomas, indentured servant, runs away, [168].