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Transcript of “George Washington’s list of slaves at Mount Vernon, 1799”

George Washington’s list of slaves at Mount Vernon, 1799Courtesy Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association

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Negros Belonging to George Washington in his own right and by Marriage

G.W. Dower

Names ages Remarks Names ages Remarks

TRADEMEN &CA TRADEMEN &CA

Nat SmithHis Wife Lucy D[ogue] R[un] dow[e]r

Tom Davis B: layrWife at Mr Lear’s

George DittoDitto Lydia R[iver] F[arm] Ditto

Simms Carpr

Ditto Daphne—French’s

Isaac Carp[ente]r Kitty Dairy Ditto Cyrus Post[ilio]n Ditto Lucy R.F. GW

James Ditto 40 Darcus Muddy Hole GW Wilson Ditto 15 No wife

Sambo Ditto Agnes R.F. dowr Godfrey Cartr Wife Mima Mn. Ho. dowr

Davy Ditto Edy U[nion] F[arm] GW James Ditto Ditto Alla Ditto ditto

Joe Ditto Dolshy Spin[ne]r dowr Hanson Dist[ille]r No wife

Tom Coop[e]r Nanny Muddy Hole GW Peter Ditto Ditto

Moses Ditto No Wife Nat Ditto Ditto

Jacob Ditto Ditto Daniel Ditto Ditto

George Gard[ene]r His wife Sall D.R. dowr Timothy Ditto

Harry Ditto No wife Sla[min] Joe Ditchr Wife Sylla D.R. GW

Boatswain Ditc[her] His wife Myrtilla Spinr GW Chriss Ho. Ser: Ditto Majr Wests

Dundee Ditto His wife at Mr Lears Marcus Ditto no Wife

Charles Ditto Ditto Fanny U.F. dowr Lucy Cook Husband Ho[use] Frank GW

Ben Ditto Ditto Penny R.F. GW Molly No Husband

Ben Miller Ditto Sinah Mn Ho. dow. Charlotte Sempst[res]s No husband

Forrester Ditto No Wife Sall Ho[use] M[ai]d Ditto

Nathan Cook 31 Wife Peg Muddy Hole GW Caroline Ditto Husb[an]d Peter Hardman

W. Muclus B[rick] Lay[e]r

Ditto Captn Marshalls Kitty Milk Md Ditto Isaa. Carpr GW

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Juba Carter No wife Alce Spinr Charles Freeman

Matilda Spinner Boson Ditcher Betty Davis Ditto Mrs Washington’s—Dick

Frank Ho[use] Servt Wife Lucy—Cook Dolshy Husbd Joe Carpr GW

Will Shoem[ake]r Lame—no wife AnnaDitto liv[in]g at George Town GW

Judy 21 No Husband

Delphy Ditto ditto

Peter lame Kn[i]tt[e]r No wife

Alla Ditto Husbd James Cartr dower

Amount 24 Amount 28

MANSION HOUSE MANSION HOUSE

Passed Labour Will Wife Aggy D.R. GW

Frank 80 No Wife Joe Postiln Ditto Sall R.F. Ditto

Gunner 40 Ditto Alce Muddy Hole Ditto Sinah Husbd Miller Ben GW

MimaDitto Godfrey Wag[one]r dowr

Lucy No Husband

Grace Husbd Mr Lear’s Juba

Letty No husband

Nancy Ditto ditto

Viner Ditto ditto

Eve 17 17 Ditto a dwarf

Delia 14 Ditto her sister

Children

Phil Son to Lucy

amount 3 Patty daughter to Ditto

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