Ledger C, 1790 - 1799: pg.47

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Line 23 - William Booker (d. 1802), an agricultural inventor residing in Richmond, Va., in the latter 1790s, was at Mount Vernon from 14 to 18 Aug. 1798 in order to make repairs to the threshing machine that he had erected for GW at Union Farm in the summer of 1797. Booker came to make the repairs after GW had alerted him a few months earlier to the poor performance of the machine.  In a letter of 15 April 1798, GW wrote in part: "You will recollect, that in its first performance, under your own direction, the execution in the course of the day fell short of 50 bushls—it has been growing worse, until I was obliged to disuse it, not being able to get out 25 bushls in the day; and before 500 bushls were got out, it had expended two bands which cost between eight & £10." Prior to his travels to Mount Vernon, Booker advised GW that he was sending him "a raw hide band of the best Quality" for the thresher. See GW to William Booker, 15 April 1798, and n.2  [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Retirement Series, Volume 2, pages 238-39)]; Booker to GW, 6 July 1798 [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Retirement Series, Volume 2, page 385)]; and Diaries, 6:313 [Rotunda | Founders Online] .

 

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Ledger C, folio 47, left side

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Ledger C, folio 47, right side
Year Month Day Entry $ ¢
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2 1798

To Amount brought over

 D C
3 June 6

To Daniel MCarty Chichester, <r>ecd of him for a young Jack Sold him

 83 33
4 8

To Wm Wilson recd of him in payment of his notes dated the 9th of March and payable in 120 days (vide Bank Book)

 1500 “
5 9

To Rents on my land near Monocasy in Maryland recd from Mrs Pricilla Bell on acct of Rent due for the Tenement on which she lives

 40
6 July 20

To the Bank of Alexandria for a half Years Interest on my Stock therein
7

To Jos Riddle recd of him for one half Years Rent of my house in Alexandria which is in full

 100 “
8 Augt 10

To the Estate of John P. Custis recd of David Stuart esq. on acct of my annuity

 578 “
9 June 16

To Mr Russell of Alexandria recd from him $200 and Interest thereon $1.50

 201 50
10 19

To Rents of my land near Monocasy in Maryland recd from John Waring thro' the hands of Colo Francis Deakins on a/c of Rent

 79 “
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Year Month Day Entry Page $ ¢
1
2 1798

By Amount brot over

Folo

 D C
3 June 6

By Charity

 2 50
4 14

By Mr Smith for Plank & Scantling

 183 65
5 18

By James Anderson to be accd for

 30
6 22

By Thomson Mason Esq. in full for wheat delivered into my Mill

 645 20
7 26

By 223 bus Oyster Shells & I doz Chickens

 12 81
8 28

By Charity at Sundry Times

 4 “
9 July 4

By Exps at Alexandria

 4 “
10 9

By Wm Wilson pd him the bale due for Salt

 115 36
11 x 10

By Jno. Cosley for Superintending my Cradlers at harvest

 81 85
12 16

By Jas Anderson

 275 “
13 21

By Charity $1 (10th) By charity omitted $2

 3 “
14 23

By Mrs <S> Murray to pay bale due for Books the Weaver

 5 “
15 29

By James Lawson pd him on a/c

 12
16 x 30

By Geo W. Custis sent to Mr McDowell President of St John College at Anapolis for his Acct

 105 “
17 Augt “

By Miss Custis

 15 “
18 11

By Jno. Gadsby Pd his acts

 10 73
19 “

By Saml Kirk Tailor pd his act

 14 67
20 13

By Geo. W. Custis gave him

 10 “
21

By Jas Keith Esq. pd him for drawing writings between Mr Archibald McLean and myself

 5 “
22 “

By Charity

 5 “
23 [*] 18

By Wm Booker for a Rawhide band for the threshing machine & for his trouble & exps in coming up to alter the same

 25 “
24 15

X By Genl Spotswood pd him for a bay horse

 300 “
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