Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.270
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Lines 5, 7, 9 - Royal Gift, a blooded jackass given to GW by King Charles III of Spain, arrived at Mount Vernon in December 1785. GW put Peter, the groom to his Arab stallion Magnolio, in charge of the ass, and both men were vexed by Royal Gift’s failures at stud his first covering season. In 1788, however, Compound, Mount Vernon’s first native jack, was born of Royal Gift and one of the jennets sent by Lafayette [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Presidential Series, Volume 6, page 92)].
On 13 July 1788, GW noted in his diary that "Mr. George Lee of Maryland" breakfasted at Mount Vernon that day. On that same day, GW's ledger shows a payment from Maryland planter George Lee (1736-1807) in the amount of £9.6.0 (see line 5). See Diaries, 5:361 [Rotunda | Founders Online].
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| Year | Month | Day | Account Name | Entry | Page | £ | sh | d | ||||
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| 1 |
Cash Dr |
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| 2 | 1788 |
Amount brought over |
651 | 3 | 7 ½ | |||||||
| 3 | July | 6 |
To Doctor French for the use of my Jacks to his mares |
5 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | 12 |
To one weeks ferriages |
0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | [*] | 13 |
To Mr Geo. Lee in full for pasturage & season of 2 Mares to R. Gift |
9 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | 19 |
To one week's ferriages |
1 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | [*] | 21 |
To Mr Geo. Diggs in full for 2 Mares to Royal Gift |
8 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | 22 |
To Mr Josh Sprigg in full for pasturage & season of a Jenny to Kt Malta |
5 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| 9 | [*] |
To Mr White in full for pasturage & season of a mare to R. Gift |
7 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 |
To the Estate of Jno. P. Custis Esqr. decd recd of Doctr Stuart on Acct of my annuity |
77 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||
| 11 | 26 |
To one week's ferriages |
0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | 31 |
To Mrs Brown recd of her for 2 Bbls Herrings @ 15/ |
1 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | Augt | 2 |
To one week's ferriages |
1 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | 4 |
To Colo. Lyles recd of him for the season of 2 Jennies on Acct |
8 | 5 | 8 1/2 | |||||||
| 15 | 9 |
To one week's ferriages |
0 | 14 | 0 | |||||||
| 16 |
To Mr Battle Muse on acct of his collection of my rents |
50 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 17 | 16 |
To one week's ferriages |
1 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | 22 |
To Messrs Geo: & Lawce Washington recd by the hds of Mr Robt McCrea on their Acct |
33 | 11 | 3 | |||||||
| 19 | 23 |
To one week's ferriages 11/—30th To ditto £1.18.0 |
2 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | Septr--- | 6 |
To ditto 14/. 13th To ditto £1.5.0 |
1 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | 20 |
To ditto |
0 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 22 |
Amount carried forward to |
869 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Month | Day | Account Name | Entry | Page | £ | sh | d | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Contra Cr |
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| 2 | 1788 |
Amount brought over |
568 | 15 | 6 1/2 | |||||||
| 3 | July | 10 |
By 6 Packs of Playing Cards |
0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 |
By the Freight of two Harrows from Philadelphia |
0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | 19 |
By Joseph Davenport pd him on acct of wages |
8 | 6 | 9 | |||||||
| 6 | 21 |
By Thomas Mahony pd him on Acct of wages |
6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | Augt--- | 1 |
By John Sullivan pd him for diging & walling a well |
3 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| 8 |
By Messrs Peterson & Taylor pd them on Acct of Scantling &c. |
52 | 13 | 9 ½ | ||||||||
| 9 |
By Major Geo. A. Washington pd to John O Conner on his acct for surveying land |
4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 10 | 2 |
By Colo. Chas Carter sent to him by Mr John Bassett for the cost of repairing the Tomb of Mr Jno. Dandridge @ Fredericksg |
1 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 11 |
By William Gray pd him on acct of weaving |
1 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
| 12 | 4 |
By Doctor Jams Craik pd him |
30 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | 5 |
By the Potomack Compy for expences in attending a meeting of the directors in Alexandria the 4 & 5 instt |
0 | 15 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | 9. |
By Mrs Washington |
5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | 16 |
By Thomas Green pd him on acct of wages |
4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 16 | 22 |
By Messrs Geo. & Lawce Washington pd to Messrs Porter & Ingraham on their Acct |
27 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 17 |
By ditto pd Rd Weightman for making their Cloaths |
5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 18 |
By ditto pd for trimgs for making Cloaths for them |
0 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 19 |
By a Cutting Knife 5/. 2 lb. fig blue 7/—2 Gross Corks 5/ |
0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||
| 20 | 28 |
By Mr Peran pd him for a box of lemons |
2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 21 |
By Char[i]ty |
0 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 22 | Septr--- | 1 |
By William Gray pd him for weaving |
2 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | 6 |
By Messrs Porter & Ingraham sent them to pay the freight of Goods from Philadelphia |
1 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
| 24 | 7 |
By Hezekiah Fairfax pd him on Acct |
14 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 25 |
By 2 Galls. of Honey bot of Nat @ 5/ |
0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 26 | 13 |
By Messrs Peterson & Taylor pd to Hans Orman by th[e]ir Order the Balance due to them, amounting to |
38 | 11 | 11 1/2d. | |||||||
| 27 | 21 |
By F.P. Franklin (Govr Smallwood's agent) pd him by John Fairfax for 12 Lambs bot of him last fall |
7 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | 22 |
By John Fairfax pd him on Acct of wages |
10 | 14 | 10 ½ | |||||||
| 29 |
Amount carried forward to Folio |
797 | 7 | 9 |