Spotswood, Gen. Alexander,
Washington's letter to apropos of slavery, [214].
Sprague, William B., is given some of the Washington papers, [85].
Squatters: on Washington's western land, [22], [23]; delegation from meet
Washington at Simpson's, [31]; dispossessed, [32].
Stallions, list of those kept by Washington, [131].
"Steady," a stallion, [131], [284].
Stephens, Richard, his laziness, [186].
Stewart, Robert, Washington's loan to, [293].
Stuart, overseer, [183].
Sullivan, Captain, interpreter of directions regarding "Royal Gift,"
[138].
Swearingen, Captain van, accompanies Washington on mission to
squatters, [31].
Sycamores, enormous ones measured by Washington, [22], [255].
Thackeray, William M., quoted regarding Washington, [87], [88].
Thomson, Charles, notifies Washington of his election to the
presidency, [240].
Threshing machine: Washington experiments with, [126], [127]; owns one at
time of death, [128]; Parkinson says General has two, [275]; uses one
of Booker's model, [308].
Tobacco: place of in Virginia agriculture, [42-52]; Washington's
experience with, [68]; discontinues growing of, [69].
Tom, sent to West Indies, [204], [216].
Toner, J.M.: his transcripts of Washington papers, [79], [86]; opinion of
regarding inspection of Washington's flour in the West Indies, [98].
"Traveler": a stallion, [131]; stud fee of, [287].
Triplett, William, constructs outbuildings, [153].
Tull, Jethro: his book on horse-hoeing abstracted by Washington, [71],
[73]; some of his ideas, [75]; quoted by Washington, [92].
Turkeys: Washington raises, [131], [147]; wild variety mentioned, [253].
Union Farm: described, [61], [62]; fishery on, [65]; gully upon, [66]; new
brick barn after Young's plans built upon, [117]; financial return
from in 1798, [287].
Virginia, agriculture and life in, [37-59].
Virginia Almanac, weather record kept by Washington in, [80].
Virginia Gazette, Washington advertises escaped servants in,
[167].
Voilett, Edward, agrees to avoid stills, [169].
"Vulcan," raid of on kitchen, [260].
Waggoner Jack, sold in West Indies, [204].
Walker, Ann, daughter of John Alton, receives a bequest from Washington,
[174].
Walpole Grant, Washington interested in, [10].
Washington, Augustine, bequests of to George, [8].
Washington, Augustine, Jr., daughter of describes Martha Washington's
activities, [234], [235].
Washington, Bushrod: accompanies Washington on western trip, [28];
inherits Mansion House and papers, [84]; fails to safeguard papers
properly, [85]; educated by his uncle, [178]; asked to make inquiries
about Mrs. Forbes, [189]; assisted by his uncle, [299].
Washington, George A.: brings mahogany seeds from West Indies, [157];
widow of marries Tobias Lear, [177]; manages Mount Vernon, [179], [180];
course of approved, [184]; fox hunting, [263], [264]; ill health of,
[297]; aided by his uncle, [299].
Washington, Harriot, helped by her uncle, [299].
Washington, John A., manages Mount Vernon, [177], [178].
Washington, John A., inherits books and relics of Washington, [85].
Washington, John C, sells Washington papers to the nation, [85].
Washington, Lawrence: inherits Mount Vernon, [8]; influence of upon
George, [9]; biography of, [10]; mentioned, [76].
Washington, Lund: directed to set out trees at end of Mansion House,
[151]; manages Mount Vernon during the Revolution, [179]; Washington's
generous dealings with, [187]; will inform owner of delinquencies of
Roberts, [189]; opinion of Washington's charity, [230], [231]; is dead,
[233]; fox hunting with Washington, [256], [263]; instructions to
concerning the poor, [298].
Washington, Martha: marriage of Washington to, [12], [13]; family of by
first husband, [14]; her financial affairs, [14], [15]; remembers when
there was but one coach in Virginia, [49]; "broke out with the
Meazles," [79]; tradition concerning her authority over the flower
garden, [160]; Bishop threatens to tell of Colonel Smith's escapade,
[172]; gives a quilt to her niece, [177]; on the required work of the
sewing servants, [199]; chapter about, [219-238]; keeps open house,
[239]; "Vulcan" steals one of her hams, [260]; Parkinson's mention of,
[274], [279], [280]; her husband's care of her grandchildren, [298];
drinks a glass of wine, [300].
Washington, Mary: death of, 33; son visits, [112]; son sends money to,
[114], [298].
Washington, Samuel, financial assistance received by from General
Washington, [299].
Washington, William: has charge of "Royal Gift" in South Carolina, [139],
[140]; visits Mount Vernon, [314].
Washington, William A., George Washington buys corn from, [69], [70].
Watson, Elkanah, anecdote of visit to Mount Vernon, [244].
Weather record, kept by Washington, [77], [80].
Webster, Noah: says toast at Mount Vernon was "Success to the mud,"
[103]; explains how fertility can be obtained from the air, [118],
[119]; visit of mentioned, [175], [240].
Webster, William, indentured servant, runs away, [168].
Western Lands, history of Washington's, [18-36].
Wheat: how reaped and threshed, [51]; Washington turns to cultivation of,
[69]; Washington rolls in spring, [95]; his sales of before the
Revolution, [96], [97]; grinds into flour, [97]; excellent quality of
Washington's wheat before the Revolution, [99]; experiments with
Cape of Good Hope and Siberian, [105]; opinion as to proper time for
sowing, [106]; acreage in 1787, [113].
White, Alexander, pays General Lee's debt to Washington, [82].
White Chariot, history of, [303], [304].
Whiting, Anthony: writes concerning worn-out horses, [133], [134];
instructed to cull out the unthrifty sheep, [136], [137]; manager of
Mount Vernon, [180].
"Wilderness": Washington sets out, [154]; many trees dead in, [156].
Wine coasters, invented by Washington, [301].
Witherspoon, John, Washington describes his western lands to, [25].
"Woodlawn," home of Nelly Custis, [63], [227].
Young, Arthur: letters of Washington to about his interest in farming,
[1], [2]; astonished that wolves and dogs hinder sheep raising in
America, [55]; Washington explains differences between American and
European agriculture to, [58]; describes his estate to, [60] et seq.,
[127]; his Annals of Agriculture used by Washington, [71], [74];
Washington's correspondence with, [83], [85], [91]; sends inquiries
regarding American agriculture, [84]; obtains seeds for Washington,
[116], [117]; sends plan for barn, [117]; Washington sends agricultural
information to, [118]; Washington inquires of regarding a threshing
machine, [126]; influence of upon Washington, [128]; letter of
Washington to about his sheep, [136]; about his mules, [141];
mentioned by Parkinson, [277].