Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.300

Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.299

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Line 9 - From 7-9 March 1789 GW was in Fredericksburg, Va., to visit his mother, Mary Ball Washington, who had been residing in that city since 1772, and who was severely ill at the time with what is believed to be breast cancer. Aware of his mother's declining health, and of his almost certain election to the presidency (though it was not until mid-April 1789 that he received confirmation) which he knew would greatly occupy his time, GW wished to pay his mother what he considered would likely be one last visit. On 6 March, GW informed Alexandria merchant and shipowner Richard Conway that he was leaving the following day for Fredericksburg "in order probably to discharge the last Act of personal duty" to his mother. According to one report, GW left Fredericksburg for Mount Vernon on the morning of 9 March. The report further noted that the object of his visit was "to take leave of his aged mother, sister and friends, previous to his departure for the New Congress". See GW to Richard Conway, 6 March 1789, and n.2 [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Presidential Series, Volume 1, pages 368-69)]; see also Diaries, 5:445-47 [Rotunda | Founders Online]; and The Federal Gazette, and Philadelphia Evening Post, 24 March 1789.

Mary Ball Washington died in August 1789.

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General Ledger B, 1772 - 1793 [Washington]

Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.301

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Debit

	Year	Month	Day	Account Name	Entry		Page	£	sh	d
1				Cash Dr
2	1789				Amount brought forward	522.11.3	Folio 277	295	2	7
3		March	10		To Majr Brooks for a Jenny put to Royal Gift 21 weeks pasturing @ 3/—14 weeks & 2 days wintering @ 4/ per week	10.4.8
4					To a bank Note for one hundred Dollars wh. was in hand the 1st of Jany and should have been entered as Cash in han.	30.0.0
5			13		To Captain Richd Conway recd of him on bond at 6 per Ct per Annum £125 Mayd Cy	100.0.0	299
6			14		To one week's ferriages	1.2.0	278
7			21		To ditto 14/ 28th To ditto 4/	0.18.0
8					[Total]			664	15	11
9		April	4		To one weeks ferriages	1.4.0	278
10			6		To Mr Battaile Muse recd on Acct of my rents by a draft on Mr Josiah Watson	100.0.0	273
11			11		To one Week's ferriages	[0].15.[0]	278
12			13		To the Estate of John P. Custis Esqr. recd of Doctor Stuart by a bill of Exchge on Baltimore	100.0.0	272
13					[Total]			201	19	0
14					New Acct		304	1161	17	6

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		Year	Month	Day	Account Name	Entry		Page	£	sh	d
1					Contra Cr
2		1789.				Amount brought forward	£345.7.1 1/2	Folio 277	205	15	2 1/2
3			March	7		By Charles Hagan pd him in full	13.0.0	271
4				9		By Mrs Penelophe French pd to Mr Wm Triplett on her Acct in full for the Rent of her Plantation & Negroes for the Year 1788	21.6.3	27
5						By Mrs Alton pd her in full of all demands	6.13.10	249
6						By Andw Knower pd him for a pr boots for Giles	1.19.0
7						By Mr Tobias Lear pd him	3.16.5	259
8				11		By Mr Hezh Fairfax pd him in full of his Acct into the hands of J. Fairfax	8.10.0 1/2	260
9	[*]					By my Expences on a visit to my Mother	1.8.0
10						By Mrs Mary Washington advanced her	8.8.0	124
11						By Willm Gray pd him for weaving	0.14.7	303
12				13		By Doctor James Craik pd him on acct	70.0.0	44
13						By Messrs Geo. & Lawce Washington pd Messrs Porter & Ingraham on their Acct	18.2.0 1/2
14						By Mr J. Murray pd him for a Cheese wt 17 ¹/₂<illegible> @ 7d.	0.10.3
15						By Colo. J. Fitzgerald pd the balance of his Acct in full	11.5.3	109
16						By Mr Sanford pd him for making a gold [c]up	0.2.0
17						By Mr Tobias Lear pd him on acct	4.6.4 ½	259
18				14		By Thomas Mahony pd him on Acct of wages	0.18.0	271
19						By Mr James Bloxham pd him on Acct of wages	19.12.0	303
20						By Colo. Clemt Biddle sent him in a letter a bank Note for one hundred Dollars	30.0.0	274
21				18		By 123 bushls Oyster shell @ 18/ & 2 Do oysters @ 1/6	1.5.3
22						By Robinson, Saunderson & Co. pd them for 5 yds Cloth @ 9/6 sterlg 75 per Ct advance	3.5.7 1/2
23				23		By Mr Lear deld him to defray the Exps. of himself & my Servt Will to New York	20.0.0
24						By Mrs Washington deld to her for her use 40 Guines. & 18/ in Silver	56.18.0
25						[Total]			647	8	0 1/2
26			April	3d		By a pair of Leather breeches for my Coachmn Jacob Jacobus	1.4.0
27						By my Expenses in Alexa. on business with the Commissioners for settling Colo. Colvill's Estate	[0].15.10	358
28						By advertising my Jacks in Fredericksbg	[0].14.0
29				11		By Philip Bater pd him per Agreemt	[0].12.0
30				15th		By a Bill of Exchange on Baltimo. as per Contra—taken on to New York	100.0.0
31						By Cash taken with me to New York	205.8.5
32						[Total]			308	14	3
33						New Acct		304	1161	17	6

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