Ledger A, 1750 - 1772: pg.146

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Lines 3-50 -In many transactions on this page, GW wrote several words and phrases in large characters and closer to the left margin of the folio page than the other words in the transaction. In an effort to reproduce as much as possible the format of the manuscript ledger, the editors have placed these words and phrases under the column headed "Account Name," though they do not represent account holders.

Line 4 - In March 1762, GW went to Westmoreland County for the funeral of his half brother Augustine Washington. Afterwards, he left there to travel to Williamsburg in order to attend the assembly from 30 March to 7 April.

Line 50 - GW had at least two slaves named Sam. One was a skilled carpenter and the other was a slave at Muddy Hole farm.

The Papers of George Washington Digital Edition, ed. Theodore J. Crackel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, Rotunda, 2008.

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		Year	Month	Day	Account Name	Entry		£	sh	d
1					Cash Dr
2		For 1762				To amount brot over	£	928	14	6

		Year	Month	Day	Account Name	Entry			£	sh	d
1					Contra Cr
2		For 1762				By amt brot over		£	229	3	6 1/2
3	[*]		Jany	21.	By Corn of Josias Cooke	his share			7	19	4
4	[*]		March		Travelling Exps.	to Westmoreland	2.13.3
5			Ditto			Williamsburg	3.14.4
6			Apl			Marlborough	3.2.6
7			Augt			Westmoreland	[0].17.2
8			Octr			Frederick	[0].17.6
9			Novr			Williamsburg	2.0.3
10						[Total]			13	5
11			Mar.		Tavern Expens.	in Williamsburg	3.6.7 1/2
12						Alexandria	[0].9.[0]
13			Novr	29.		Williamsburg Mrs Campbell	8.17.6
14						Clubs elsewhere	[0].16.3
15						[Total]			13	9	4 1/2
16					Servants	at different times this yr			6	1	6
17					Charity	to Sundrys at Differt times			37	9	3
18					Cards &ca				17
19			Feby	17.	Land	of Geo: Ashford 136 Acres	165.[0].[0]
20			Decr			of Simon Pearson 178 Do	191.7.[0]
21						[Total]			356	7
22			Feby	22	Negroes	of Mr Lee Massey 7	300.[0].[0]
23			July	20.		Collo. Fieldg Lewis 2 Do	115.[0].[0]
24						[Total]			415
25					Oyster shells	1396 @ 20/			13	19	3
26			Novr	18.	Rent paid	R. H. Lee Esqr. for Collo. G. Lees Este			81	5
27			June	20	Taxes paid	William Payne Sheriff			22	16	1
28			July	20.	Quit Rents	for 8237. Acres pd Tomn Elzey			10	6
29					Taylors	Saml Brasenton Leathr Breechs	[0].15.[0]
30			Septr	29		Bryan Allison	7.14.[0]
31						[Total]			8	9
32					Freight	of Sundrys from Norfolk	1.8.[0]
33						of 70 Bags of Salt from McCows paid Thos Buchanan @ 2/	7.[0].[0]
34						Box of Shoes P. Custis	[0].2.6
35						[Total]			8	10	6
36					Iron of	Mr Lawson			7	8	8
37					Sundrys	Thos Brownley Cuttg Glass	[0].5.[0]
38						a Horse for Jno. P. Custis	2.10.[0]
39						Edd Mead 2/6 Lemons 10/	[0].12.6
40						Oysters ten Shillings	[0].10.[0]
41						Turkeys 14/6 Whoop Ring &ca 37/6	2.12.[0]
42						2 doz: Oranges 7/6 100 Lemons 25/	1.12.6
43						20 lb. Transfer Tobo	[0].2.6
44						Jer: Spurling 10/ Isaac Gates 20/	1.10.[0]
45						Old Hawkins shewg a Line	[0].5.[0]
46						Inspectg Tobo &ca Wm Jenkins	1.10.9
47						Jno. Patterson Pump Boxes	[0].7.6
48						Josias Cooke for Tobo	11.10.[0]
49						puttg a Stone in Sleeve Buttn	[0].2.6
50	[*]					Takg up Sam 20/ dryd Fish 13/	1.13.[0]
51						[Total]			25	3	3
52						By amt carried over		£	1273	12	9