Washington, George (1732-1799) Invoice of Goods to be sent for by Mr. John Gill of Baltimore for and on account of George Washington of Mount Vernon in Virginia, according to agreement
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05100 Author/Creator: Washington, George (1732-1799) Place Written: Mount Vernon, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 26 November 1799 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy
List of dry goods Washington ordered for his plantation. Includes blankets, buttons, and cloth. Most of the items are material for blankets and clothing for his slaves. Asks for "6 pieces of the largest - thickest and best striped Blanketing for negros. - these pieces generally contain 15 or 16 blankets each. -" This list was written two and a half weeks before Washington's death. Previous research stated that the paper has the watermark of George Washington's stationery, but this could not be confirmed. A partial watermark is at the bottom corner of verso.
Notes: Date is at the bottom right corner of original, but placed in the top left corner of transcript for convention.
Published in Fitzpatrick, John C. The Writings of George Washington. vol.37 : 443.
Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Invoice of Goods to be sent for by Mr. John Gill of Baltimore, for and on account of George Washington of Mount Vernon in Virginia, according to Agreement.
6 pair of the largest - finest - and best Bed Blankets.
6 pieces of the largest - thickest and best striped Blanketing for negros. - these pieces generally contain 15 or 16 blankets each. -
6 pieces of Ditto 2d sort - somewhat smaller. -
1. ps. of light coloured broad cloath (not quite white) for my servants liveries; - to cost about 7/6 sterg. pr. yard -
1 ps. of Scarlet for ditto to cost abt. 8/6 pr. yard
Twist, silk & thread proportioned to Ditto
2 dble gross of white mettal buttons best kind
180 yards (or thereabouts, according to the number of yards in a piece) of blue thick set, or Dufd. for negros cloathing
200 yards - or thereabouts - of green do. for do. of a quality somewhat cheaper.
6 dble gross of the cheapest kind of white mettal Buttons. -
Go: Washington
Mount Vernon
26th. Novr. 1799} N.B. Received 5th. Feby. 1800. by us,
Haddersford, Jo: Thos. Law A Harrison &C.
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