Washington, George (1732-1799) [Muster roll of Potomac Company]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01083 Author/Creator: Washington, George (1732-1799) Place Written: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 18 October 1787 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 34.1 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Richardson Stuart, authorizing payment of those on the muster list. Also signed by John Fitzgerald, Washington's former aide-de-camp, and by Colonel George Gilpin. Lists the names of workers in the Potomac Company, founded by George Washington to construct canals along the Potomac River.
In 1784, both Virginia and Maryland agreed to support canal construction undertaken by the Potomac Company.
Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
List of Workmen &c. Employed at the Shanandoah-falls under Richardson Stuart from the 16th of June to the 4 of august inclusive 1787 and certified by the Subscribing Overseers -
Names Occupations No. of days at per Month Rations deducted1/3 10 Total Amot. In Virginia Currency £ ƒ D
Thomas Pollock Overseer 42 £4 ~6 9 3
Robert Duke D<itt>o. 33 Do. ~5 1 6
Abner Meek Do. 39 Do. ~6 0 0
Daniel Murphy Do. 41 Do. ~6 6 2
Thomas Herron Do. 42 Do. ~6 3 1
Jonathan Morris Smith 40 £3 ~4 12 3½
Frederick Smith Rock Blower 42 £3 ~4 16 11 "
George Devit Labourer 37 32/ 1 1 ~2 3 2
Bartholemew McDonogh Do. 39 40/ 1 ~2 18 9
John Wood Do. 25 32/ ~1 10 9
Willm. Hannah Do. 36 32 2 2 ~2 1 4
John Simpson Do. 27 Do. 2 ~1 10 9
John Handcock Do. 29 Do. 2 1 ~1 12 5
Henry Marshall Do. 25 Do. 3 ~1 7 0 "
Thomas Graham Do. 6 Do. 1 ~0 6 3
Robert Mc. Donold Do. 38 Do. 1 ~2 5 6
James Byas Do. 8 Do. 1 ~0 8 7 ½
John Montgomery Do. 31 40/ 1 ~2 6 2
James Mc. Entire Do. 35 32/ 4 1 ~1 17 5
Patrick Mc. Grath Do. 22 32/ 2 ~1 4 7½
Jacob Delong Do. 6 32/ 2 ~0 5 0 "
Joseph Craft Do. 1 40/ 7 ~0 0 0 Wounded
Patrick Todd Do. 38 40/ 0 0 ~2 18 6
James Todd Do. 28 40/ 1 1 ~2 1 0 £2.1.0
John Whelan Do. 37 32/ 2 0 ~2 3 0
Thomas Mc. Quince Do. 38 32/ ~2 6 9
William Strahan Do. 26 32/ 2 ~1 9 6
Edward Shaughnese Do. 16 32/ 0 0 ~0 19 9
Robert Forth Do. 22 32/ 5 0 ~1 1 0
James W. Meekin Do. 23 Do. 3 1 ~1 3 9 ½ "
William Mason Do. 2 Do. 4 ~0 0 0
James Burns Do. 23 Do. 2 ~1 5 10½
Charles Mc. Donold Do. 32 Do. 5 ~1 13 3
Thomas Butler Do. 15 Do. 2 9 ~0 16 0 Wounded
Thos. Osborne Do. 37 40/ 1 ~2 15 9
James Lafferty Do. 11 32 2 0 0 13 6
Henry Dennis Do. 37 Do. 3 ~2 1 10½
Andrew Mc. Guire Do. 40 Do. 1 ~2 8 0 "
Edmond Cash Do. 7 40/ 2 ~0 8 3
James Doyle Do. 37 32/ 2 ~2 3 1½
Francis Mulloy Do. 17 Do. 4 ~0 16 0
William Hall Do. 21 Do. 4 ~1 1 0
Edward Morgan Do. 34 Do. 3 ~1 18 3
James Mirony Do. 37 Do. 1 1 ~2 4 4
Thomas Mirony Do. 39 Do. 1 1 ~2 5 11 "
John Biddle Do. 11 Do. 1 1 ~0 11 5
Henry Struble Do. 11 Do. 1 ~0 12 3 ½
Robert Harper Do. 14 ½ 40/ ~1 2 3 ½
Michl. Loyd Do. 23 32/ 5 2 ~1 0 7 20/7
William Conner Do. 29 Do. 2 ~1 13 3
Peter Countz Do. 22 Do. 0 2 ~1 5 4
Ulrick Rice Do. 6 Do. ~0 7 5
Thomas Ward Do. 34 Do. 3 ~1 18 3 "
Alexander Dorning Do. 11 Do. 1 ~0 12 3½
John Chapman Do. 5 Do. 2 ~0 3 9
Matthew Walsh Do. 7 Do. 2 ~0 6 3 "
John Green Do. 13 0 ~0 16 0
Thomas Carson Do. 42 32 0 ~2 11 9
John Mc. Ginnes Do. 13 Do. 2 ~0 13 6
George Clark Do. 36 Do. 3 1 ~1 19 9½
John Frame Do. 18 Do. 3 ~0 18 6
John Luckett Do. 7 Do. 2 ~0 6 3
Thomas Leonard Do. 18 Do. 1 ~1 1 0
Michael Kelly Do. 7 Do. ~0 8 7½
Christopher Dalton Do. 5 Do. 2 ~0 3 9
Henery Flood Do. 12 Do. 1 ~0 13 6
Simon Korber Do. 37 Do. 1 ~2 4 8 44/8
John Erremere Do. 37 Do. ~2 5 6
Thomas Knight Do. 11 Do. 1 ~0 12 3
Elinor Koontz Cook 42 20/ ~1 12 3 ½ "
Henry Mander Labourer 42 22/ ~2 11 9
Charles Doud Do. 29 Do. ~1 15 9
Patrick Mc. Nemara Do. 26 Do. 6 ~1 4 6
James Burns 2nd. Do. 40 Do. 0 1 ~2 8 5
James Robertson Do. 28 Do. 1 ~1 13 3 "
James Kerr Do. 2 Do. 3 ~0 0 0 Ran away
William Fisher Do. 22 Do. 1 ~1 5 10½
John Mc. Anally Do. 3 Do. 0 1 ~0 2 11
Hugh Owens Do. 27 Do. ~1 13 3
Lewis Harder Do. 1 Do. 0 0 ~0 1 3
John Brown Do. 11 Do. 1 ~0 12 3
James Moxley Do. 23 Do. 0 ~1 8 3
Lewis Duroe Do. 23 Do. 0 ~1 8 3 "
John Burns Do. 1 Do. 0 2 ~0 0 0
John Blackstone Do. 16 Do. 0 ~0 19 9
William Lucas Do. 14 Do. 0 ~0 17 3
Peter Ryan Do. 9 Do. ~0 11 1½
Philip Masterson Do. 12 Do. ~0 14 9
James Keating Do. 7 Do. 2 ~0 6 3
Charles Stewart Do. 11 Do. ~0 13 6
Edward Owings Do. 12 Do. ~0 14 9
Abraham Lushey Do. 8 Do. ~0 9 10½ "
James Robinson Carpenter 9 £3 ~1 0 9½
Charles Dayley Labourer 6 32/ ~0 7 5
Patrick Thornton Do. 6 32/ ~0 7 5
Charles Joice Do. 6 Do. ~0 7 5
Peter Cuningham Do. 4 Do. ~0 5 0
John Bowling Do. 4 Do. ~0 5 0
John Beasley Do. 4 Do. ~0 5 0
Richard Simpson Do. 1 Do. 1 ~0 0 0
Peter Koontz Boy and no Rations 42 10/ ~0 15 9
£149..8..8
I Believe the above Account { Thos. Pollock
to be Just Richardson Stuart Robert Duke
Abner Meek
Daniel Murphy
Recd. Of Mr. William Hartshorne Treasurer the above Sum of one hundred & forty nine pounds 8/8 Virginia Currency to pay to the Men &c.
Richardson Stuart
[docket] No. 112 Pay Roll of the Shenandoah Falls from 6th. June to 4th Augst. 1787 pd Augst 7. 1787 £149..8..8 Pass'd this 18th. Oct. 1787
Go: Washington John Fitzgerald George Gilfrin
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