Richard Henry Lee Memorandum Book Part 1: pages 1-Transcript from original at The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

[1] Mrs. Lees Stockings 1 pr 22/6 & two other pair 28/ a piece – Pins 42/6 pr pound Goods purchased in 2 pounds Girls Stockings 9/ a pair Girls gloves 3/9 a pair Combs 7/9 a piece – Philadelphia Mrs. Lees Gloves 5/a pair

Mrs. Lee 1 pr Stockings 1.2.6 Do 2 pr do 2.0.0 Do 3 pr Gloves 0.15.0 Do 1 pr Shoes 1.5.0 Girls 4 pr Stockings at 9/ 1.16.0 Do 4 pr gloves at 3/9 0.15.0 2 lbs Pins at 42/6 4.5.[missing] Combs 6 at 3/9 1.2.[missing] Table knives & forks 12 8.0.[missing] 7 pr Stockings at 17/6 6.5.6 1 piece Hanover Lace 0.11.0 Casss Lee’s Razors grinding 0.2.6 Bagging £1.2.6 Penknife 12/6 1.15.8 Mrs. Lees Penknifes 2 at 7/6 0.15.[missing] Black pepper 1 # 15/ & 100 needles 10/ 1.5.0 Pair stays Miss Matilda Lee 4.0.0 Matilda Lee’s stays Do Miss Nancy Lee 4.0.0 Leather 0.15.[missing] Pr Colored gloves for Mrs. Lee 0.7.[missing] Shoe Knives 0.5.[missing]

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[2] [1777—in original order this page should come after page 433] Miss Corbins bonnet 6.11.3 Jenny Corbin Dibley for horses 17.5.0 Mrs. Yard for Servant & Self 22.17.4 Enslaved, lodging for Shoes for Mrs. Lee 1.10.0 servant, probably Jupiter Tape 1.5.0 Thimbles 2 at 7/6 0.15.0 Ink powder 0.10.0 Chariot Lace 10 dollars Nails 2. 4.10.0 Charriot Lining 16 do 6.0.0 carriage Do Braces 64 dols 24.3.6 Spirit 131 & 1 third dols 49.5.0 Knife for Miss Panton & one for myself 2 & 2 thirds 1.0.0 governess Sally Panton

Cash received from Mr. Morris on account of Delegates Wages Robert Morris paid his 1776. 7 Septr mistake 65 dols wages as delegate to

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5. Octr 200 do Congress 7 Decr 400 do 1777 May 24 270 do Wages Sept. 1776-June From Mr. Hillegas 22 Jany 250 do 1777 Do 27th Feby 160 do June 14 from Mr. Morris 1345

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[3] August 1777 Augustine Francois Des Epencers Nephew of Mons Beaumarche Visit from nephew of Arrivd 27th Augt Came from Baltimore Beaumarchais

Dr Miss Corbin for a bonnet brot from Phila June 1777---17 ½ dollars or £6.11.3 Purchase, bonnet for Jenny Corbin

Cr By John Turberville Esqr for the Mone[y] 22 & two thirds dollars sent me by Dr. Steptoe

List of the numbers of the Lottery Purchase, lottery tickets Tickets in possession of R. H. Lee & his family. RHL & Co. No. 91, 315. & Anne Lee & Co. 91, 916. Mary Lee & Co. 20, 710. Hannah Lee & Co. 20, 711. Nancy Lee & Co. 20, 712. Harriot Lee & Co. 20, 713. Sally Lee & Co. 20, 714. Mary Lee. Nos 89, 637, 89, 638, 89, 639, 89, 640.

4 Aug. 76 30 Sept. Recd from Jno Turberville Esqr Dates and cost of travel 31 Octr Augt 76 13 dols & 2 thirds for 30 Novr goods to be purchased in Philadelphia. 31 decr 31 January 77 28 Feby 29 April 31 May 240 miles from Chantilly to Philadelphia 15 June 260 days & £5. For Gally drought Ferriage & Travelling Ferry charges ______[4] To Baltimore 150 To Susquehanna 37 To Philadelphia 66 253

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Ferriage at Masons Virga 0.5.0 Do at Patapsco Maryd 0.4.0. Do at Susquehannah do 0.5.0. Do at Schuylkill do 0.1.0 At Piscataway Maryld Curry 0.11.0 At Queen Ann 0.2.0. At Edwards 0.5.0 At Jnos 0.2.0 At Baltimore 1.14.0 Sho[e]ing 2 horses all fours 2.1.6 At God’s graces 0.17.0 At Susquehannah 1.1.1 At Charles Town 0.6.0 At Christian 0.6.0 At Wilmington 0.14.9 At Dicks 1.6.[0?] 25 dollars & 1/3 £9.9.6

Ferriages at Susquehannah 1777 7/6

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Accot of Brandy 1782 Sells brandy 2 ½ Jenkins 45 Ga [gallons] Chantilly Peachy 20 Ga Washington 14th Septr 17 ½ do 26 1 ½ Collins 27

______[5] Sr Geo. Somers pai[nte]d his ships bottom seams with lime and Turtle Oil which Recipe for plugging seams made a fine cement for stopping the seams of the Vessels. Stiths History Page in a ship 114.

Potatoe Pone. Wash clean the sweet Potatoe, and grate it, add as much milk as Recipe for potato pone will mix for baking on a hoe or griddle. Add a little sugar, a little ginger, & a little butter & bake this.

Apple butter. Pare & slice apples and stew them in new Cyder from the press for Recipe for apple butter a considerable time until soft enough to work up into soft marmalade. Add a little Alspice [allspice] while stewing. ‘Twill keep a year.

[6] To make Flannels or Breakfast Cakes. Recipe for flannel cakes Take 4 eggs, beat them well, mix them with a quart of good milk or rather cream, and stir in flour till they are thick enough to bake, then add 2 spoonfuls of

3 yest [yeast]—Let them stand 5 hours to rise and a few minutes will bake them on a griddle or hoe – size of muffins

5 decr 77 Paid the commissary for horses & wood in York 73 dols & /3 December 1777

The Hog from [ blank ] for the hire of Abraham [slave from Marsh Quarter] Enslaved, Abraham at weighed exactly 74 lbs neat. The 2 hogs billed of ours December 17. Weighd Marsh Quarter neat 318 lbs. Two were killed before weights unknown---

[7] Crop of Corn made at Chantilly in 1777 was 139 barrels of good corn & 10 Crop, corn at Chantilly barrels of short corn & nubbins—shared by 13 ½ there being 12 black sharers & Enslaved, black sharers the overseer had 1 share & an half. Was 10 barrels & 3 bushels a share Moxley had 15 barrels delivd to him--- Overseer Moxley at Marsh 80 barrels put in the Corn House not began to be used until 1st Jany – 54 barrels in Store Loft Overseer Wm Goodman at Septr Mrs. Lee pd Wm Goodman [overseer] 20/ by Colo T. L. Lee Chantilly

Sent Mr. James Hunter to sell for me 9 hhds Tobo. weighing neat 9114 as pr memorandum in small money book— Crop, tobacco, agent James Hunter Weight of hogs from Mr. Humphries 1500 46 Gut Fat lbs 1546 Purchase, hogs

______[8] Weight of 4 hogs from [Squire] Rich[ar]d Lee Esq. 106.102.110.86 in all 404 neat [net]

Two hogs at Chantilly 160 Enslaved, Abram 2 do do 318 [Abraham] at Marsh 1 do Abram 74 Quarter, Hired out for cost 12 do Loudon 546 of hog 3 do Squire 318 Loudon=Francis Lightfoot Lbs 2416 Lee Squire=Richard Lee of Lee 4 ½ yards Shalloon but if common Shalloon 5 yards Hall 2 doz buttons for same coat large & 1 doz small do Purchase, cloth, buttons, Buckram 1 yd & an half thread Silk 4 hanks that is 2 for each & 3 oz. thread that is 1 ½ for each— Twist 4 sticks if fine that is 2 of each if course [coarse] more. Say, 3 of each.

______[9] Account of Stocks delivd me by John Robertson the Gardener now Overseer at January 1778 Chantilly John Robertson, Chantilly

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overseer, former gardener Jany 6.1778 Cattle at Cowpen 25 Work Oxen 8 account of livestock Milch [milk] Cowes at House 4 Last years Calves 13 Head 50

Hogs in all 22 that is 3 breeding sows 1 boar & 18 Shoats --- Sheep 38 head.

Jany6.1778 Sent to the Salt Work three bars of iron from Stratford weighing 101 ½ the three. Sent Iron from Stratford to Dr Salt Work to R. H. Lee for 10/ paid Chiltons Smith for Plates & I found Iron salt work; paid Chilton’s 5 lbs. & sent down besides 7 pounds bar Iron--- blacksmith to make plates

___ [10] Mr Dan. Muses bal the 4th of December 1776 was £24.13.8 Sterlg with interest ‘til paid— Accounts with interest

Mr. Hudson Muses’ bal the 30th June 1776 was £307.8.5 Sterg with interest until paid—

Feby19th paid Collins 5/ in full for Game February 1778 Feby 28.1778 in Sheep house 8 hides including one Veal skin— Purchase, game from Collins Inventory of hides in Took with me to Congress March 27.1778—186 dollars. Sheep House March 1778 Money for trip to On Monday the 13th of April 1778 my ever dear brother Thos Lud. Lee expired a Philadelphia few minutes before 2 oClock in the day, after a severe and long illness of six April 1778 weeks & 3 days. Death of Thomas Ludwell Lee ___ [11] No state in our Times could maintain a number of Soldiers more than in proportion of one to 100,000 of the inhabitants, without either some peculiar Optimal number of soldiers excellency in the administration, or absolute ruin—In ancient times they could in an army arm without trouble 8 or 10 in the hundred—Dissertations historical & political on the Ancient republics of Italy by Carlo Denina translated by Langhorne with notes—It is thought that Italy is not capable of maintaining a 50th part of the Inhabitants that it did 3 Centuries before the Christian era. Quere, how happens this—Want of equal industry—Female attentions went then to Agriculture as well as domestic concerns which spared more men—Ibid P. 30 Et Seq. 200,000 horses will consume the produce of as much ground as will maintain a million of men, or 5 men for one Horse may be maintained—Ibid P. 63. Note—“the

5 resolution not to yield is often as sure a shield of defence, as the Spirit of Conquest is the promoter of power.” Ibid. P. 141. The original seat of power is a great privilege in Civil Wars. Ibid. P. 207.

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[12] Continental bills of the following denominations are counterfeit & in circulation. 30.8.7.6.5. Counterfeit bills

Colo. Mason says he delivered me 300 Con.[continental] Dollars to renew his Mason purchase of lottery [lottery] Tickets— tickets

Bought from Mr. Field Purchase: shoes, stockings, 1 pr Cal. Shoes broadest heels 5 1/3 dols books, mitts, ribbon 1 do do do French do 7 1/3 do 1 do Slippers do do 8 1/3 do 21 dollars

6 pr Stock[ing]s at 20/ 16 do 2 yds Gauze 8 do 2 do Catgut 2 do Yds ribbon at 8/ 2 pr thread Stockings. Mrs Lee 10 do 2 pr Cotton do do 16 do Muslin 1 yd £5 do 13 do Books for Children 2 do Shoes for Nancy 2 ½ 2 yds Muslin 16 1 pr Kid Mitts 3 6 yds Linnen at 27/ pr yd 21 1/3 Silk Gloves 16 Saddle 13 1/3 2 pr Cot. Stockings 20 2 pr Girls Shoes at 6 dols 12 1 pr Satten Womans Shoes 12

___ [13] The improbability of a malicious story serves but to help forward the currency of it—because it increases the scandal—So that in such instances, the world, like Absurd stories promote Romish Priests are industrious to propagate a belief in things they have not the belief in them least faith themselves; or like a pious St. Austin who said he “believed some things were because they were absurd and impossible.”

Mr Hunter had from me 4 hhds Tobo weighing neat 5000 2 hhds more at Leeds 2274 Crop, tobacco to James

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7274 Hunter

5 from Mr. Blackwell 4588 Transfer from do 445 Crop from Dr. Brag[g] 360 Sent Mr. Hunter 5 hhds at Falmouth 35147 At Dumfries 4 hhds -3967 21781 ___

[14] Cr James Hunter Esqr for £125.4.3 Virga Currency Rec’d from Commerciel July 1778 Committee July 22.1778 by his order—that is 417 dollars one third & three Commercial Committee pence—

Dr the Delegates of Virginia for 100 dollars paid by me to the marriners going to Virga from N. York. Paid for ship taking Virginia delegates to Congress July 24 Mr. Ellis writes that he had put £2020 of W.[illiam] Lees’ Money into L.[loan] Office & has enough besides to pay all the Aldermans taxes [on Green Overseer: Ellis at Green Spring]-- & that Mrs. Ellis would cloath the people [enslaved at Green Spring] Spring; paying taxes and with 2 shirts & outside cloathing by Octr. clothing slaves [enslaved]

19 Septr. 1778 Received from Mr. Hilligas dollars September 1778 For wages 1000 Paid wages for attending For Advance to Sailors 100 Congress Dollars 1100 Transport to Congress

£160.2.9 Received from Colo. Finnie for J.[ames] Hunter Esqr.

___ [15] Novr4.1778 Received from Mr. Smith Esqr. Six hundred dollars for Delegate November 1778 money. Left with Smith 404 dollars for Fran.Light. Lee Esqr. Also Mrs. Lee’s Wages for Congress Silver cup. Silver cup

Expenses from Philadelphia to Chantilly Novr. 1778 Forty eight dollars and ferriages 25 dollars making in all seventy three dollars. Travel expenses from Congress back to Chantilly Left Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon, about ½ after 3, the 3d. day of Novr. 1778.

Novr. 3. 1778 Paid Mrs. House 540 dollars for 18 weeks board of self & Expenses during Congress Servant—Also paid the Quartermaster for my Horses keepg. & the Man for Horse expenses Pasturing my horse that was sick—Also all accounts in Philadelphia except the lodging Account for Stationary with Quartermaster. 19 dols. & 70/90ths

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[16] Sent Mr. Hunter to sell for me in decr. 1777 Nine hhds of Tobo. four being in Dumfries Warehouse & five at Falmouth & Dixons, 4 at the first and 1 at the Sells tobacco last. The 9 hhds weighed neat 9104 6 hhds at Leeds 7274 From Mr. Blackwell in Augt 1778 4588 Transfer from same 445 crop from Dr. Brag[g] -360 lbs 21781

One hhd not mentioned above which Mr. Hunter was to enquire for at Dumfries, Thomas Ludwell Lee the Note having been mislaid by my brother Colo. Thos L. Lee mislaid tobacco note Mr. Hunter has paid me

___ [17] Remitted Chantilly £807.0.0 Do to Phildelphia 125.4.4 £932.4.4

See Mr. Hunters letters in my Cabinet & small papers bundled up with them.

Novr 16. 1778. 8 barrels 3 bushels of corn bought from Sanford Muse at £4.10. Purchase, corn from Muse pr barrel is £38.14 or 129 dollars

Bought 12 head of hogs from Sanford for £23.12. & since pd him his money. Purchase, hogs

Novr 24, emptied No. 5 of the large case [of wine]. Wine consumed

Paid Mr. Sanfd. Muse the 18th Novr. 1778 £61.14. for 14 bars [barrels] 2 bushels Purchase, corn from of corn— Sanford Muse

23d. Recd. from Mr. Weston a small Shoat wg. [weighing] neat 34 ½ lbs & pd. Purchase, hog, cotton him to the overseer for first of his meat. Also on the 27. 52 lbs cotton in the sead [seed].

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[18] Sent by Sutton to Squire [Richard] Lee to be put in the Loan Office for Colo. [P. Philip Ludwell Lee’s estate L.] Lee’s estate— money into Loan Office £700.0 By Colo. Chilton 1103.14 £1803.14

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Goodman is to have Girl Nan for the year 1779 & he is to pay me for her hire £8. Enslaved, Nan hired out to And to clothe & feed her & pay her Tax Levies &c. overseer William Goodman 1779

Dr Wm Goodman one bushel & John [Robertson] the Overseer for half a bushel Sells salt to overseer of Salt Novr. 27.1778. Goodman to pay £3 for his bushel. Robertson & Goodman

Abraham Weaver is to pay me a fat hog weighing 100 neat for the hire of Jonas Purchase, hog the boy he has Also he is to pay the Tax of the boy, and to clothe & feed him. Enslaved, boy Jonas hired For 1779 out to Abraham Weaver 1779 32 dollars left with Mrs. House to pay Colo. Cox for Tea 2 lbs. Purchase, tea

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[19a] December 1778 1st decemr 1778 began to use Corn out of the Corn House wherein was put 35 Crop, corn inventory hhds measuring 12 bushels 1 ½ pecks which is of barrels 86 and 2 bushels—that will be sufficient for Chantilly allowance during 10 months & 3 weeks at 2 barrels a week or until the 21st of Septr 1779—

10th December paid John Robertson the Overseer £41.4 for his share of corn Paid overseer John purchased of him being 9 barrels 3 bushels— Robertson

Decr 28 filled 4 small case bots out of the No. 6. [wine container] Also 4 small Wine, brandy, bottled case bottles out of Brandy bottles— January 1779 Dr. Collins 8/ for pint & half of brandy Cr him Cr. Collins 5 hares & 3 ducks 16/ Sells brandy to Collins in all. Dr. Collins 4 dollars Jany 3. 1779. Purchase rabbits, ducks from Collins ___

[19b] 28th Jany 1779 Filled 5 bottles of small Case with brandy & 5 wth Spirit out of No Brandy, bottled 7—remains full of spirit 8.9.10.11.12 & 2 bots of brandy

Same day paid Mr. Edward Sanford 5 dollars for the inspection money of 5 hhds Paid tobacco inspector of Tobo. Shipt in May 1775. Edward Sanford

Agreed to give John the Gardener a share and an half for the year 1779 as my Garden, gardener John overseer at Chantilly & £10 Cash in consideration of his taking care of the [Robertson] also overseer garden. His Shares extend to Corn, wheat, Barley, Cotton, & Tobacco. at Chantilly

Decr.10. 1778 Fourteen dozen of empty bottles 20 full ones, 36 Jugs & 13 quart Wine inventory bottles of spirit in cellar. John the Overseer has had 4 large & 1 small hog weighg neat Hogs butchered at Chantilly

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382 ½ pounds.

Killed at Chantilly in winter 78 Nineteen hogs weighing neat 1458 Overseer -400 1058 ______

[20a] dols Purchases, gloves, ribbon, 1 pr. gloves 8 powder, medicine, dues for 1 pr. Mitts 8 club Fringed ribd 9 [ribband] Small do 6 Powder & [C.ball ?] 2 Club 2 Shoeing horses 4 Bass for Medicine 36 Dulany do 21 Narrow ribban 1 1/3

Mrs. Lee of Belle View owes me for Pohick rent in 1777 £117.4.7 ½ -- by Wm Mrs. Thomas Ludwell Lee Steptoe May 1779 Paid £117.0.[?] pays rent for Pohick land

Paid Mr. Cole by Mrs. Corbins order £5.2 currency on the 18th Novr. 1778 for her Hannah Lee Corbin Camden subscription—which is 2/ over her due if she subscribed £5 currency. payment for Lord Camden See her letter in my cabinet. portrait

Novr. paid Mr. Sutton 10 dollars for 2 pair of cotton cards from Williamsburg. Purchase cotton cards

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[20b] Young Negroes Charles 3[or 5] years old in Novr 1770 & Dick 3 do then Enslaved, Charles and Do 2 Dick ages determined; Breeches for Charles 8 clothing purchased Boots for do 3 Shoes for do 8 Shoes for M & H 13 [Molly & Hannah] 2 pr girls stocks. at 20/ each 5 1/3 Club 2 Purchases, shoes, Do 2 stockings, club dues, horse Sursingle for Horse 4 shoeing, paper, cane, Club 1 1/3 books, medicines, cheese, Do 2 mending chair, calf skin, Do 1/6 gauze Shoing horse 4 Paper 1 1/?

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Cane 1 1/3 Atlas 100 Copy Books 4 Club 2 Medicines 17 1/3 Cheese 13 2/3 Chair mending ------Calf skin 9 1 yd Gauze 12

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[21] May 1778 Expenses at York May—1778 do. [dollars] Mrs. Lee for housekg 75 Delegate expenses at York Mrs. Plater for do 160 Lodging, housekeeping Club at Peter Wolfs 5 1/3 Do at Mrs. Moores 6 Club at Peter Wolf’s and For Tea housekeeping to Colo. Banr. [annister] 16 Mrs. Moore’s Writing paper & Wax 10 Writing paper, wax, horse Pasturing horses 4 stabling, pasturage Mrs. McCormack for lodging & breakfast 32 Horses Stabling 60 Island 50 418

Club at Mrs. House’s 20 Do do 8 Club at Mrs. House’s Do do 15 Do do 6 Do do 6 Do do 3 2/3 Do at N. Tavern 3 2/3 Club at Mrs. Houses 1 Wash Woman 15 Club 1 ½ Laundry expenses

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Also 16 dollars for my share of Tea for Housekeeping— Paid for share of Tea

On the 10th paid 5 dollars for dinner at the Tavern—

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June 1778 Received from the Board of War the 19th of June 1778 for my brother Frank Linen for Francis Lightfoot linnen & my own at Boston. 808 dollars & an half is 404 for myself the rest for Lee & self from Board of him. War

23d June paid Mrs. Plater 40 dollars for housekeeping.— Housekeeping expenses

For Stratford. Watch to be mended. Order for Stratford: watch Black pins straight, if no double to be had— mended, pins, thimbles, 2 thimbles for Matilda. almanac, recast buckles Pinchbeck Almanac best for Mrs. Lee and the old buckles to be cast round and smaller. Doll, scissors, pins, combs, Baby for Nancy Lee— powder & shot, tea, Speak to Ellis about washing for Lee and Brent. mending locket And to Mr. Maddison about former & how long is Christmas Vacation. Laundry Scissars for Molly & Hannah & black pins & Combs. Christmas vacation Powder & shot & copperas 2 lb, & Indigo /2 a lb. Molly Lees locket to be mended—

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[23] Dr. Mrs. Lee of Stratford £36.8. Virg. Cury. for things brot for her & Miss May 1779 Matilda from Philadelphia May 30, 1779. Elizabeth Steptoe Lee paid for goods from Philadelphia Spring 1779 Put into Tan 5 Beef hides, 3 calf skins & 1 yearling skin. Tanning hides June 1779 10 June 1779 delivered F. L. Lee Loan Office Certificates belonging to Mr. Wm Delivered William Lee’s Lee amounting to 6733 1/3 dollars 16 hundred dollars of which drew sterling Loan Office Certificates to interest from Feb. 1778— Francis Lightfoot Lee

Carpenter Hackney June 25th 1779 Lent Hackney for Mrs. Lee of Stratford one small T. plane & borrows tool for barn loft desired him to get another from Claxton of mine for doing Mrs. Lees Barn loft floor at Stratford floor.

28 & 26 Goodman made 1 days work Goodman working

28 June measured 5 ½ bushs. of barley—John [Robertson, Overseer] had 3 Overseer barley allotment pecks.

20 June measured 10 bushels of barley— Crop, barley

1st July measured 7 ½ bushels—2 do 5 ½ in all 28 ½ and half bushels.—wanting

12 half peck

Dr. John 3 bushels in all.

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July 1779 [24] Enslaved, Cato at salt July 26. 1779 Gave Cato 1 Pole Axe and a Cross cut saw file for the salt works-- works -

Rogers of the Harlem Comms. headed the men who landed and burnt Yeocomico Yeocomico salt works Works. burned by British

August 1779 Lent money to Loyeaute; 27 August 1779 lent Monsr. Loyeaute 500 dollars equal to £150 Virginia French colonel skilled in currency artillery September 1779

15 Septr. 1779 Dr. John Robinson 52 lbs Grass beef Dr. John Robinson half a Overseer Robertson beef & bushel of salt the 17th Septr. 1778 £.5.0.0 salt allotment [mistake in name] ______

[25] Dr. Honble Dr. Wm Shippen Senr. dollars Accounts: Dr. William To cash recd for me at Loan Office 324 Shippen, ship captain Reed To Certificate from Capt. Reed for 1000 Dollars 1324

Cr. By 2 lbs Tea pr Bennit 80 dollars Goods purchased By 2 ounces Magnesia 8 By pd Mr. Searle dollars 88 20

October 1779 October 3d 1779 Lent Mrs. Lee of Stratford 1666 2/3 dollars or £500. Virga Loaned money to Elizabeth currency— Steptoe Lee of Stratford

Octr 9th 1779 received from Mr. Ellis 8 ½ lb Loaf Sugar & the 5 ½ lb [Peruvian] Sugar from Ellis at Green Bark sent by Dr. [Arthur] Lee— Spring; Arthur Lee sent

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Peruvian bark

11th the kitchen people had ½ bushel of salt. Enslaved, salt for kitchen workers

12 weighed 354 lbs Seed Cotton— Crops, cotton, wheat, barley Octt 9. 1779 sewd 3 bushels of wheat & on the 11th sewed 6 bushels of barley. On the 14th—sewed 5 bushels more of wheat—

[26] Enquire at Williamsbg for Mr. Anthony Bledsoe wrote to me from Willg Decr. 5 Anthony Bledsoe (1733- 1777 soliciting a correspondence 1788), Virginia-born surveyor, politician and colonel in the Tennessee militia

22 Octr 1779 John Robinson the Overseer had 120 pounds of cotton in the seed. Crop, cotton at Chantilly Amount of cotton weighed up to Octr 22 inclusive lbs [name actually Robertson] First 354 Second 90 Octr 22 120 Lbs 564 Octr 30 100 664

Moxley 40 Moxley at Marsh Put in hhd the 12 50 Plantation 25 Octr measured and lofted of corn hhds 13 Some time before 1 Novr 18th Cotton 94 27 do 90

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Cr. Ch. Collins 6 ducks 6 dols Dr. do. 1 quart rum 10 do. Purchase, ducks from Due R. H. Lee Octr. 28. 1779 -4 dols. Charles Collins for rum Cr do 2 2 25.26.27.29.30—7 July 11 & 13 do 14th July 27 ||||||||||||||||||||||||[26 lines vertical]

Octr. 22. 1779 Lent the Revd. Thos. Smith 662 dollars or £198.12. currency Loan of currency to Rev. Thomas Smith

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I had 30 blacks at Chantilly in fall 1779 – Enslaved, number at Chantilly fall 1779

Gave out of the store 5 sides of leather to be oiled & 3 more were to be oiled Tanning leather for making from the Pit making 8 in all and 7 sides from the pit for sole leather to make 35 shoes pr. shoes.

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[28] November 1779 11th Novr 1779 killed 4 hogs weighed neat the 4—four hundred & three pounds. Livestock; hogs Johns share of Corn was 16 barrels he has had 3 & leaves due to him 13 – He is Overseer John Robertson to have 4 bushels of Salt for 4 barrels leaves 9 due to him I am to pay Gray 50 share of corn, salt pounds for 5 barrels of Johns corn which leaves due to him 4 barrels and for these four I am to pay John £32. 4 bars at £8 is £32 Weaver Gray share of corn 5 do Gray at £10 50 & salt 4 for Salt 3 John has had 16 barrels his full share & an half thus paid

9th Novr 1779 Cheese from Mr. John Turberville 23 lb at 24/ pr lb is £27.12— Purchase, cheese from John Turberville The 9th came from the Salt Salt works [at Currioman] Paid Mr. Geo. Turberville £27.13 decr 21. 1779

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[29] works 39 bushels of salt vid! 15 ½ for Mrs. P. L. Lee and myself each & 8 for Mrs. Lee of Belleview. Salt from salt works for It was said that 41 bushels were sent from Salt Work but no more than 39 arrived Elizabeth Steptoe Lee, here. Mrs. Thomas Ludwell Lee & self

Spring 1779 had two bars of iron from Stratford one weighing 28 lbs & one 25 Iron & lead from Stratford lbs—the latter bar was sent down to the Salt Work in May 1779 together with a to salt works Cake of lead.

12 Novr Quarter people had ½ a bushel of Salt— Enslaved, salt allotment

Novr 13, 1779 upon a full settlement of all accounts, crops &c. with John Overseer Robertson, settled Robertson the ballance due to him was £21.11. Virga currency. Paid the 19th with Novr 1779 See Recept. Richard Henry Lee Sells salt to William Jones 16th of Novr79. received £26. From Wm Jones for 1 bushel of Salt-- & he owes for money & tallow me 22 ½ lbs of Tallow for 1 bushel Salt more.

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[30] Novr 18. 1779 Promised Goodman 1 ½ bushels of Salt, which with ½ bushel he Sells salt to William has already had makes 2 bushels—for the 1st half bushel he must pay £5 and for Goodman the last three at the rate of £25. A bushel—

Put 3 bushels & half a peck of Indian pease up in the Store for seed pease— Garden, peas for seed

Put in the cellar 1 cask 48 gallons of strong beer & 1 cask 36 gallons small malt Beer stock beer.

8 fattening sheep in pen 8 hogs & 3 Beaves. livestock count of beef and pork

24 Recd a fattened hog from Abm Weaver weighing neat 134— Purchase: hog from Abraham Weaver

List of Negroes allotted to R. H. Lee by Colo Mason, Mr. McCarty & W. J. H. Enslaved at Pohick, Betty Zane at Pohick 6 feb. 1770—Betty 22 years old her child Solomon 7 years old & child Solomon, Linney do Linny 4 do Brittannia her child 2 years old & child Brittannia, Mariah, Jupiter ___ [31] Mariah 20 years old Jupiter 25 years old Mrs. Lee to pay me £48. & for bal of Value in division order by Mrs. Belleview & Enslaved, Abednego, Sam. Self on Abednego [she paid me decr 18. 1779 R.H.L] Adams, division between Mary Aylett Lee & Richard Henry Lee [for & Sam. Adams for Crop Tobo 9250 wife Ann Aylett] Do by R. H. Lee on S. Adams 4250 Order in favor of G. Mason 13500 Junr Esqr

R. H. Lees part of 9250 is 4125 Rent & hire of 1779 4250 Lb 8375 December 1779 22 Decr 1779 receivd from Wm Mullins 27 ¾ lbs Cotton in the seed for Winny’s Enslaved, Winny hired out hire remains due 20 ½ lb— to William Mullins for seed cotton Sells sugar to Elizabeth Sugar sold for 227 Weight at 4 dollars pr lb—Mrs. Lee had 50 lb and there Steptoe Lee of Stratford remained 140 Loss in weight 37 lb at 4 dollars is 148 dollars loss—Mrs. Lee ought to loose of this 40 dollars & 1/3 being her proportion as 50 to 177.

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Memorandum of Leases executed Fauqr. Court house in December 7th & 8. 1779 Leases sold at Fauquier by and left with Colo. Picket to fill up the courses quantity & rent at the rate of 2d. pr. Picket for Richard Henry lb. for Tobo. & £6. Pr. Ct. for land Lee Acres Land Lee to Richd. Webb supposed 50 Do. to Jos. Bragg do 50 Do. to Green 143 Do. to Ben. Arnold do. 41 Benjamin [not Benedict] Do. to Cordell do. 90 Arnold was a native of Do. to Wm Brag do. 50 Fauquier County Do. to Lawson 260 These were executed by both parties and there was one other lease left with Colo. Picket executed by myself alone for John Turner for an acre lot – Also a lease completed & taken with me between myself & Fletcher for 122 acres rent 600 crop & cash

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December the 1st 1779 killed 4 hogs weighing neat 466 – and on the 21st killed 4 Livestock, hogs, allotments more wg. neat 404 of which last WmGoodman had one hog weighing neat 104 – to overseers we have had for the house use 12 hogs weighing neat 1303 lbs. – Muses hogs weighed 98 & 86 – the two 179 & given to Goodman

60 dollar bills of Septr. 26. 1778. Are forged, in the bad bills the word is passed, Forged currency in the good bills it is hassed – In bad bills the word Continental is ill written 40 dollars of same emission forged 8.10.15 Virga. bad.

27th December 1778 Dr. Mrs. Eliz. Lee of Stratford 110 dollars for so much pd. Elizabeth Steptoe Lee owes Capt. Mare [Merrie?] for 20 lbs. sugar sent you by Mast. Aylett Lee – 110 ds. or for sugar purchased; R.H. £30.0.0 Lee paid Capt. Merrie; Aylett Lee probably son of ______Thomas Ludwell Lee (died [34] young)

Sent Colo. F. L. Lee Mr. Wm Lees certificates that the squire brot from Ellis William Lee’s certificates amount 6471 2/3 i.e. 1771 2/3 to continen[t] July 1779 & th 4700 to State of sent to Francis Lightfoot Virga. 10 Novr 1779 [written between lines] Lee

31st decr. 1779 Lent Wm Claxton 2 center bits. Tools, lent to carpenter William Claxton

Received from Wm Mullins the ballance of cotton due for Winny and 2 ¾ over Enslaved, Winny hired out which 2 ¾ is to be applied towards payment of Winnys hire for the year 1780. to William Mullins for

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1780 for cotton January 1780 1st January 1780 paid Mrs Weaver £1.1 silver for delivering Mrs. Lee of Cassius. Midwife Mrs. Weaver paid for delivering son Cassius

Sent Mr. Turberville by his son George £27.12. to pay for the cheese I had of Purchase cheese from John him. Turberville

Tools, overseer to temper 2 Jany. 1780 Gave 2 axes to Goodman to be tempered for plantation use, there axes; count of axes were then three axes out, for same use – these two made 5 in all—one besides was out for house & kitchen use. Enslaved, salt allotment

16 Jany. 1780 gave quarter & kitchen people each half a bushel of salt – N.B. No Tools, loaned to carpenter more until 16 April. William Claxton

Jan 16 lent Wm Claxton one small round plain. Francis Lightfoot Lee at Stratford

30th December sent to Colo. F. L. Lee then at Stratford the certificates that Richd. Lee Esqr. brot me from Ellis belonging

______William Lee’s certificates of loans to United States [35] and Virginia

To Wm. Lee Esqr. amounting to 1771 & 2/3 dollars lent to the United States in Enslaved, Cato hired out to July 1779 and 4700 dollars lent to the State of Virginia 10 Novr. 1779 in the Thomas Washington (m. whole 6471 2/3 dollars or £1941.6. Virga. cury. Anne Muse, West. Co.)

19th Jany. 1780 received of Thos. Washington £2.14. in full for the ballance he owed me for the hire of a Negro boy Cato—

28 at night filled 2 bottles of the case. Wine bottled

Sent to Mr. S. Beall in Williamsburg Jany. 29. 1780 by Sheriff Moxley 2 Tobacco, transaction; Inspectors Notes dated from Rappk. River Falmouth Warehouse July 7. 1779 & warehouse inspectors; paid 17 Augt. 1779 the first markd. I. M. No 212 1178.123.1046 the other one markd. to Samuel Beall [Beale] T.O. No. 325. 1250.120.1130 and both notes signed by Mason Pilcher & Ed. was merchant Dickinson. These 2 hhds weighing 2176 neat were sent to Mr. Beall to pay

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For a piece of linnen whch cost 1600 wt. of Tobo.—the ballance being 576 wt. of Purchase, linen from Beale Tobo. Mr. Beale is to send me the market price for by Moxley.

Gave Molly Lee a hhd Tobo. at Dixons Warehouse dated Decr. 9th 1778 marked Tobacco, warehouse G.G. No 703. 1210. 139.1071 Note signed by Sharpe & Hooe. inspectors; gift to daughter

Letters delivd. by Majr. Fauntleroy of Maryland upon parole from N. York letters Letters to John Beatty, for Dr. Steptoe & John Ballantine &c about summer or fall 1779 to Beatty Pennsylvania doctor and Commissary of Prisoners colonel, Commissioner of Prisoners who tried to get prisoners paroled; Dr. Steptoe and John Ballantine’s sons were imprisoned

February 1780 27th feb. 1779 gave Mr. Richd Buckner £39 to buy 2 dressed calf skins from Purchase, calf skins Dumfries

Received on the 26th of same month from the Revd. Mr. Smith Cont. Certificates Continental Certificates for 3300 dollars to receive interest & apply for new Certificates with it. from Rev. Smith

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[37] 29thfeb. 1780. Sewed 2 ½ rows of Mr. Lawson’s forward English pea in middle Garden, peas, cabbage, square next stable & next the Great Walk. radish, lettuce, colewart, 9 ½ rows in same square next pear tree the 40 day pea from Mr. Geo. mustard Turberville— March 1780 3d March sowed cabbage seed the first bed next the peach tree in the corner is garden Mr. Buckners the next bed is Green Spring seed the 3d bed is Pecatone seed Then comes Rhadish & Lettuce— Great bed next Monroes pear is mixed colewart & white mustard seed.

4th March sowed pease in the 2 square from the bottom of garden 4 rows next great walk is Green Spring early pea the row next to them is Chantilly pea, supposed to be the early pea of Hull

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[38] Feb. 29. 1780 Received from Colo. Jett £500. For part of Comrs Col. Chilton lent government money

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March 1780 Lent the Government by Colo Chilton £700. in consequence of the Salt works, paid tax Governors Address—

27 feb. 1780 paid Squire [Richard] Lee £12. for my Tax at Salt Works for Fall 1779 & spring 1780—

March 17. Received from the Loan Office 169 dollars for interest on the Revd Interest on Smith’s Mr. Smiths certificates at same time received for the militia £509.3.2 and for the certificates; rum for militia; rum found the militia £46.16.0 & for Congress wages the ballance of £11.4.1— wages as delegate N.B. the above 169 dollars received for revd Mr. Smith amounting to £50.14. is applied in part payment of £198.12.0 lent Mr. Smith by R. H. Lee on the 22d

[39] of Octr. 1779 which now leaves Mr. Smiths ballance due to R. H. Lee £137.18.0 Smith debt to R. H. Lee March 17.1780 R. H. Lee

March 24th 1780 paid Colo Chilton £509.2.3 for the militia that served in June Paid militia, furnished rum 1779 & £31.4 for his own & Majr Lanes advance of rum to the militia.

Received from Mr. Keith by Mr. Thos Lee £624.18.0 on the 26th of March Payment 1780—

March 27. Recd from Mr. Hull of Matchotique a crop hhd of Tobo for rent on Hull paid rent in tobacco Nomeny neat 985 lb.

27. received from Mr. Buckner £39. returned. Also returned Revr. Mr. Smiths Rev. Smith’s interest on certificate retaining for his credit the interest recd £50.14 –See above. £1053.4 in certificate possession 1st March 80— April 1780 April 5th received 3 bushels & 3 pecks of salt from the works—there was then in Salt works, inventory the cellar 11 bushels of salt

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[40] April 5. 1780 paid Mr. John Turberville 150 dollars for 10 pounds weight of Purchase, flax from John hackled flax. Turberville

Out Sheep 32 old & 9 lambs. Livestock: sheep count 2 lambs & 1 wether besides in pen. Hides put in Tann Aprl 8. 1780 Seven Bullocks hides 1 horse 3 yearlings, 1 hog Hides tanned one Dog skin—

March 15. Sewed square next dining room with peas—the 6 rows next the dining Garden, peas

20 room window are Lawsons Hotspur & the 6 rows furthest off are the Greenspring May pea—

7 April the Quarter & Kitchen people had each half a bushel of salt—7th of July Enslaved, salt allotment to be furnished again—

7th April sewed a square of pease & the 6 rows next the Nursery of Trees is the Garden, peas Green Spring Early pea, the three

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[41] Rows next little house is the May pea—same day paid Mr. Eskridge 36 dollars Purchase, saddle girths for 3 saddle girths— Sells salt to Job Wigley April 22. 1780 Dr. Job Wigley 1 peck of salt £10.0.0--- Hides tanned Since the above list of Hides was put down 2 oxen & one cow have dyed, which makes 10 bullocks hides 1 horse 3 yearlings 1 hog & 1 dog skin— Garden, tools at Chantilly 24. April gave Goodman 4 new weeding hoes that was each 60 dollars & received in 4 of the old plantation broad hoes, they were put in the Store—

Carried to Richmond April 28. 1780: 9 shirts 9 stocks 6 pr. white silk stockings 2 Clothes carried to General pr. mixt 3 pr. thread 2 pr. spun silk & 2 pr. white yarn stockings—6 handkerchiefs Assembly in Richmond 1 spot Waist Coast 2 breeches 1 white Do

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[42] Recd. from Mr. Jos. Blackwell by Colo. Picket 2 hhds of Tobo. one of them on Crop, Tobacco from Dixons wg neat 1039 & the other on Quantico neat 931. Blackwell May 1780 18 May 1780 Dr. Wm Lee Esqr. 5 dollars paid for taking up yr. runaway Negroes. Enslaved, reward for return of William Lee’s runaway slaves [from Green Spring]

July 1780 7th July Quarter & Kitchen people had salt & not to have again until the 7th of Enslaved, salt allotment Octr. – Location of Edward Edward Valentine lives about 12 miles from the Todds bridge going to Hanover Valentine’s home Town upon his Fathers plantation at the Fork of Roads the above distance from Todds bridge & 6 miles on this side Hanover Town—just on the other side of

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Moncuins [Manquin?] or Wormeleys mill— French money equivalent

Apply’s for Greenspring – 8 Livres is 7/ sterling September 1780 Enslaved, salt allotment 10th Septr. Quarter people had ½ bushel of salt no more until 10th December—

12th Kitchen people had ½ a bushel of Salt –

______[43] Livestock count, sheep, Septr 14th put 4 Wethers & 2 ewes into the cornfield to fatten & one lamb butchering ordered to be killed on the 15 – These being taken out left the remaining flock 38 sheep old and young Taxes paid to sheriff Ballance due R. H. Lee from Sherif Moxley when we settled the Taxes in Moxley in tobacco September 18. 1780 £291.5. 0 ½ Paid Sherif Moxley Septr 18. 1780 a Tobo note on Nomony for 969 Neat Mark W.G. for Wm Goodman dated 28 March 1780—This hhd is to be prized up at the Warehouse with George Hulls Tobo to 1000 neat & then Mr. Moxley is to deduct his county & parish Levies for the year 1779 & an old balance of 81 which is 918 ½ Transfer Mr. Moxley is to allow for the difference between Crop & Transfer—

Contacts for Henry Direct for the hon. Henry Laurens at Amsterdam generally of under cover to Laurens in Europe Madam Babut & Labouchere at Nantz to be forwarded. Enslaved, blacksmith Dick Ask Aunt Lee to let her Dick at the forge draw half a dozen yards of wire of a at Stratford to make wire Middling sized knitting needle – Purchase, pins Black pins from Fredericksbg 100—The above request means Cas[?] wire & one yard— October 1780 Had Octob 1st 80 £744.10.0

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[44] Lent Blackwell money for October 3d 1780 Lent Mr. Jos. Blackwell 2 half Joes £2.5 each or £4.10 the two his sons in Charles Town for his captive Sons use in Charles Town which half Joes he is to return me in prison kind as soon as he can collect them or other Specie— Bought a Mare of Mr. Digges for 4500 Purchase, horses from A horse from Jos Blackwell 2200 Digges & Blackwell Do from 500 11,700 Purchase, sugar & coffee Augt 20 balance due Squire Lee for Sugar & Coffee 141 ½ dollars See his acct. from Squire Richard Lee in small leather pocket book Hides tanned, leather for Took out of Tann the 12 Octr 1780 28 large Sides of leather 1 Yearling 2 Colors making shoes

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1 hog & 1 dog Skin – Ordered Jonas to leave 20 sides for Sole Leather & to Curry 8 sides for Upper leather and the Small Skins all—Each side of Leather on an Average

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[45] Enslaved, leather for shoes Makes 5 pr. shoes so that the 8 sides will make 40 pr. shoes and it will require 8 sides of the sole leather for the 8 of upper which will leave in the Store 12 sides of sole leather after the people are shod – beside the remnant from Richmond. Tobacco, notes from warehouses List of Tobo. Notes in possession 16 Octr. 80 Nomony 941 Cole Quantico 1150 Beale Do 1212 in possession Do 1150 Jany. 1781 Falmouth 950 Cole Do 965 Cole Dixons 1039 Beale Colchester 975 Cole Tobacco note lost Do 940 Cole Dumfries 1093 Lost in P.[ocket] book Crop, cotton Weighed the 11th of Octr 130 lbs of cotton sheet weighs 8 ½ lbs. Clothes taken to Assembly Octr. 21. 7 shirts & stocks 4 handks 2 pryard 1 pr b[lack] & 2 prw[hite] silk 3 pr thread [_?__] stockings, in 2 pr mixt 2 suits cloathes 2 night caps 3 hd gloves linnen 2 flannel 2 leather 1 velvet hand gloves

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[46] November 1780 Recd. from Mrs. Lee of Belleview the 13th decr. 1780 by Colo. Henry Lee £242.2. Mrs. Thomas Ludwell Lee for my half of a hhd Tobo. rent in Fairfax. pays tobacco for rent in Fairfax Novr. 23rd. 1780 I paid Mr. Samuel Beall the following Inspectors notes to wit one on Quantico for 1150 neat, & 6 on Leeds weighing neat 1044, 1055, 967, Paid Samuel Beall, 1117, 1012, 1102 & one on Dixons weighing neat 1039—the whole being 8 hhds merchant in Williamsburg, & weighing neat 8486 which being deducted from 9590 the weight of the Tobo. in tobacco lent me by Mr. Beales wch was shipt for me in July 1780 the ballance remaining due from R. H. Lee to Sam. Beall is 1104 lbs of neat Tobo. Jany. 22.1781. January 1781 Gray the Weaver is to pay me £5.10. hard money for the hire of Nan for the year Enslaved, Nan hired out to 1781 and he is to work the hire out at the old prices for weaving— weaver William Gray 1781

Goodman is to pay 500 wt of pork Enslaved, Moses hired out to overseer William

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[47] For the hire of Moses for the year 1781—

And Blundel is to pay 500 weight of crop Tobo. for the hire of the girl Winny for Enslaved, Winny hired out the year 1781. And they are all three to clothe & feed & pay the Taxes for each to Blundel 1781 of the Negroes that they hire.—

Feby. 5th received by Capt. Chilton from Mr. Blackwell £460 dollars for Mr. February 1781 Keith, and two Tobo. notes for 2147 lbsof neat Tobo. for his own collection. Transaction

In my pocket book feb 23. 1781 three Tobo. notes 2 on Quantico marked TO No.450 & 451 weighing gross 1333 & neat 1212 gross 1256 & neat 1150 & a Paid merchant Samuel Falmouth note mark IS gross 1288 neat 1158—the last note of 1158 neat I paid Beall in Williamsburg Mr. Sam. Beall at Williamsbg 28 March 1781 which overpaid him for Tobo. shipt for me 58 lbs & he refunded— April 1781 Recd. of Edwd. Valentine on the 3d of April 1781 Two thousd dollars for Wm Lee Edward Valentine paid Esqr dep 150 for 1 old money. William Lee

Feby. 1781 Dr. P. L. Lees Estate 90 dollars for a pr Scissars for Miss Matilda Purchase, scissors for from Mr. Hunter. Matilda Lee of Stratford

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[48] April 7th 1781 put in Tann eight large Steer hides—N.B. There is a Grass hide at Tanning hides Belleview.

Purchased in March 1781 for me by my Son Thos Lee Purchase, sugar, coffee 209 ½ lbs B.[rown] Sugar at 19 dols 3980 ½ 25 do white at 55 1375 50 do coffee at 20 1000 Cash for Mrs. Corbin 2290 Paid cash to sister Hannah 8645 ½ Lee Corbin 3390 Cash red. for the sale of 911 lbs }2104 5255 ½ Tobo. recd. from Mr. Blackwell} Cash 1375 Cash from Mr. Keith 1286 6630 ½ 3390

6630 ½ dolsdue my Son which he is to deduct out of the money for which he Tobacco transaction by son sells my Tobo. April 16. 1781 R. H. Lee Thomas Lee

Cr. Mr. Keiths collection for 1286 dols. recd. by my Son from Mr. Blackwells collection for 911 lbs of Tobo. pd. by him to my Son

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Recd. from Zach Weaver 58 dollars for 11 pecks of corn sold at the Marsh Sells corn from Marsh Quarter hon Colo. Lee’s Estate April 17th 1781 depreciation 150. Plantation to Zachary Weaver, Philip Ludwell Lee estate; enslaved

Recd. of Mr. James Omohundro £90. for three Sells corn from Marsh Plantation to James ____ Omohundro; Philip Ludwell Lee estate [49] Barrels of corn from the Marsh Quarter of hon. Colo. Lee’s estate April 22. 1781. Sells corn from Hollis Marsh to Benjamin Weaver Recd. from Benjn Weaver 700 dollars for 7 barrels of corn sold him from Hallows’s Marsh April 27. 1781. Sells corn from Marsh Plantation to Charles Received from Charles Collins April 29th 1781 £285. For 9 ½ barrels of Indian Collins; Philip Ludwell corn from the Marsh— Lee estate

May 1781 Amount of provisions furnished militia by Colo. Lees Estate £759.5.—the Squire Philip Ludwell Lee estate carried the certificate to receive the money May 2d 1781— furnishes provisions to militia

Quantico 17th May 1780 T.O. No. 451 – 1256.106.1150 Tobacco, Thomas Omohundro mark

May 5th Recd. Richd Hall £120 for 4 barrels of Marsh Corn Sells corn from Marsh Plantation to Dr. Richard Hall; Philip Ludwell Lee estate 5th May Recd. ½ a barrel of corn from Mr. Nash— Nash sends corn to Chantilly

2d. May. Cut & marked 11 lambs besides 2 for Goodman & 2 that were by Livestock lambs marked mistake marked belonging to 1 ewe & supposed to belong to some other person— Went to Epping Forest, 5th May came to Epping Forest Ball home in Lancaster County Recd. 200 dols. from my Son Thom having before Thomas Lee refunds _____ money father gave him to [50] use for Arthur Lee let him have 1100 dols. for Dr. [Arthur] Lee which he did not use for the Dr. but retained in his own possession—

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Recd. from Revd. Smith Jany. 6.1781 642 dollars & 60/99ths or 5/-- Received payment from Rev. Smith Four half barrels of corn have been sent from Ep[png] Forest, including the barrel that goes this 12th May— Crop, corn from Epping Forest to Chantilly

Lent Mr. Hackney 200 dollars when he went express May 10. 1781. Paid Loan to Benjamin Hackney December 8. 1781. for business travel

The above acct with my Son for 1100 dols. is settled & he is paid for the shoes Purchase, shoes from that he brot for his Sisters Molly & Hannah from Philadelphia— Philadelphia

Mr. John Turberville carried from me Mrs. Corbin’s money to her from Dr. William Shippen paid Shippen by his order Jany. 8 1781 amounting to 3390 dollars— Hannah Corbin

April 21 Gloves & thread for Miss Matilda £96— Purchase, gloves, thread for Matilda Lee of Stratford Sent Mr. Crawford the money by my Son Thos. Lee May 14. 1781— Paid Crawford

Mr. Nash has had out of the barrels up to the 14th of May 22 lbs of gunpowder— Gunpowder to Nash

May 16. Put 3 dozen & three bottles of Madeira wine into the Dining Room Wine bottled Closet.

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[51] Sent corn to grind at ½ barrel of corn sent to Mill on the 17th makes 4 ½ barrels— Stratford Mill Whiskey to Nash Young Nash had a quart of whiskey— Corn to grind at Stratford Sent to Mill the 19th ½ barrel of corn makes 5 barrels out of 8. Mill

Young Nash had 11 more lbs powder out of barrel— Gunpowder to Nash

Since marking & cutting time there has been 1 lamb killed & 2 have been eened Livestock, lambs; marked, which with the 11 that were turned out makes now 12 Lambs in all besides weaned, butchered Goodmans 2---

This is May 22d. 1781—1/2 barrel of corn sent to mill makes 7 half barrels or 3 Corn to grind at mill & an half whole barrels. 26th sent one barrel to mill makes now 4 & an half barrels out of 8---

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Paid Mr. Asbury 720 dollars for the first trip & there remains 58 dollars due to Paid Asbury for trip him for said trip—N.B. Mr. Asbury took 200 dollars in 2 bills of those that were refused to be pass’d it appearing to be a whim in those who refused & he reported them right on the 27th ---

Recd. May 16 from John Omohundro

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[52] May 27. 1781 Paid Mr. Asbury his ballance of 58 dollars and also paid him 592 Paid Asbury for trip dollars in part of his second trip. June 1781 2d. June sent a barrel corn to mill makes 5 ½ in all out of 8. On 6th June sent ½ a Corn to grind at Stratford barrel corn to mill makes 6 barrels had of Mr. Nash out of 8— Mill; Mr. Nash (miller)

Paid the Express 730 dollars for his third trip and also the ballance of his second Paid Asbury for trip trip—

Sent to the Court House 850 Cartridges. Cartridges sent to Westmoreland Court House Another lamb from Chantilly the 4th of June Livestock, lamb

On the 9th & 13 sent 2 half barrels to mill leaves only one barrel of corn out of Corn to grind at Stratford 8— Mill

June 17th there was 27 & two thirds bottles of wine in the closet— Wine inventory

20 June 1781 Feathergill [Fothergill?] Adams had 2 bushls of salt in part Pays salt to Fothergill payment of the Salt due him for whiskey— Adams for whiskey

21st Recd. 100 dollars from Capt. John Lee for one barrel of Marsh corn Colo. P. Corn sold from Marsh L. Lees Estate Plantation to Capt. John Lee; Philip Ludwell Lee estate

June 25 delivd. Capt. Sanford 400 Cartridges— Cartridges to Capt. Sanford

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[53] Corn sold from Marsh Cr. Colo. Lees estate for 4 barrels of corn sold Wm Goodman £120. Depn. 600 Plantation to William Goodman; Philip Ludwell Lee estate

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Pub[lic] corn in Lancaster at Killmarnock by Mr. John Eustaces & at Mrs. Corn in Lancaster County, Tapscots deep creek about 2600 bushels probably Epping Forest

A mouthful of bread chewed as soon as awake every morning, & fasting an hour Medicine, gout remedy and an half after it, is an effectual remedy in the gravel-- Dr. Warner on the gout Page 140

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[54] 580 dollars for the overplus of the Marsh & my dues to the public upon the 80 pr. Tax on Marsh Plantation cent Tax—[June] 26 delivered

Capt. Morgan – 700 Capt. Sanford 700 cartridges— Cartridges to officers in For Capt. Muse 308 – delivered the 26. militia For Capt. Rice – 500 – delivd the 27th The public owes Colo. Lees estate for 48 lbs of sheet lead furnished the militia of Sheet lead furnished Westmoreland county militia from Philip May 30. 1781 Ludwell Lee estate

Col. Nehemiah Name of the Capt. of the Brig that burnt Blackstones house is McMullin. Blackistone’s house on St. Clement’s Island was burned by brig 16 June 1781

June 30 sent 306 cartridges to Capt. Rochester by Sergeant Self. Cartridges to militia

13th Sent 400 cartridges to Capt. Morgan by Mr. Crump. Cartridges to militia

Additional Lead due from the public to Colo. Lees estate. Public to repay lead to Philip Ludwell Lee estate

Dr. Dr the Estate of hon. P. L. Lee 170 dollars for a pair of shoes that Dr. Shippen Purchase of shoes for purchased for Miss Matilda Lee & sent by my Son Thomas Lee which I paid the Matilda Lee of Stratford; Doctor for, depreciation at 70. Philip Ludwell Lee estate July 1781

Cr. the Estate of hon. P. L. Lee 50 dols for ½ a barrel of corn sold Capt. John Lee Corn from Marsh from Marsh July 22. 1781- depreciation 500 for one— Plantation sold to Capt. John Lee; Philip Ludwell ____ Lee estate

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Cr. Estate of Colo. Lee July 31 for 5 ¾ lbs of Tallow from the Marsh. Purchase, tallow from

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Marsh Plantation; Philip Ludwell Lee estate August 1781 Made at Chantilly in 1781 Ninety five bushels of wheat, which shared by 25 half Crop, wheat made at shares for 10 blackes, one plow, & the Overseers Three half shares makes the Chantilly & Epping Forest Overseers part 11 bushels 1 peck—about 54 or 55 bushels in the cellar at Epping 1781; overseer shares Augt. 4. 1781— Enslaved, Salt allowance 3d. of Augt. Charles brot from Ben Weaver 2 bushels of Salt wanting ½ a peck— for Chantilly & Epping last week in July sent ½ a bushel of Salt to Chantilly for the people & 4th Augt. Forest gave a peck to the people at Epping---

Cr. Colo. Lees estate for £75 Recd. for three half barrels of corn from the Marsh Corn from Marsh for Mrs. Lee of Belleview Augt. 5. 1781— Plantation sold to Mrs. Thomas Ludwell Lee of ____ Belleview; Philip Ludwell Lee estate [56]

Loan Office Certificates Dollars No. 726. 17th day July 1779 1771 2/3 William Lee Loan Office “ 399 27th “ April 1779 3711 2/3 Certificates “ 137. 18th March 1781 5066 2/3 “ 871. 14th July 1780 370 52/60 “ 657 26th June 1779 2467 1/3 The property of Wm Lee Esqr. 13387 1/3

Loan Office Certificates belonging to R. H. Lee Dollars Richard Henry Lee Loan No. 1227. 19th Decr. 1778 200 Office Certificates “ 1950 19th Decr. 1778 500 “ 1951 19th Decr. 1778 500 “ 1952 19th Decr. 1778 500 “ 1953 19th Decr. 1778 500 “ 1954 19th Decr. 1778 500 “ 1957 19th Decr. 1778 500 “ 1958 19th Decr. 1778 500 “ 1959 19th Decr. 1778 500 “ 1960 19thDecr. 1778 500 “ 1961 19thDecr. 1778 500 “ 1962 19thDecr. 1778 500 14546 24th feby. 1780 200 5900 Auditors Certificate for £798.16. Do Do 798.16. Each July 14th 1781. Treasury Office 2d. June 1780. A Hhd of Tobo. Quan.[tico] Ware.[house] I.S. 381.1056.931. Tobacco at warehouses

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4 hhds inspected at Nomony Augt. 1781 weighing neat 1099.1161.1144.1181. In all 4535 average weight 1133 & 3 lbs over

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Dr. Ben Hackney to Colo. Lees estate 5 barrels of corn & 12 bushels of wheat Corn & wheat from Upper from Up.[per] Clifts—Hackney is to pay for this corn out of his share of Tobo. Clifts farm sold to Ben due from the Estate--wheat to be reckoned at 4/ pr bushel, corn at 10/ pr barrel & Hackney for his overseer Tobo. at 20/ pr Ct. – share of tobacco

Delivered to Sherif Moxley Porter’s certificate for 55 bored cartridge boxes, no Porter to receive cartridge cover or strap—Mr. Moxley to receive & bring up the money. cases

Dan Marmadukes cert.[ificate] for 3/9 specie for transporting ammunition. Daniel Marmaduke transporting ammunition

Do. for Provisions 1 shote [shoat], 1 Sheep, 1 bushel & 3 pecks of meal found by Daniel Marmaduke Colo. Lees Estate—1 pint of Salt by Abm Weaver. provisions: pig, sheep, corn meal, salt

Dr. hon Colo. Lees estate Augt. 22, 1781 for 16 pounds Cash & 18 lbs Tobo. pd Paid tobacco for corn tax Sherif Moxley for Northumberland Levies & Tax on Corn— 1781 Northumberland County; Philip Ludwell _____ Lee estate

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Received from Gen Weedon in Augt. 1781 fifty four muskets and as many Gen. Weedon sent muskets bayonets public property—of these 15 Stands were delivered to Captain Harper, & bayonets to militia 6 to Capt. Muse, 8 to Capt. Sanford 5 to Capt. Rice, and 10 to Capt. Morgan.

By agreement with Mr. Bullard Postmaster at Leeds Town to pay his present Leedstown postmaster paid postage account of £2.4.10 ¾ specie in Tobacco at 18/ specie pr hundred, and the for account in tobacco acct. is to run on for one year at same rate of 18s/ specie pr cent for Tobo. -- Mr. Bullards former acct is for £35.19.3 ½ paper currency— September 1781

Lent Ths Lee my Son 600 dollar the 5 Sept 1781 when he went on Dr. [Arthur] Thomas Lee given money Lees business to Richmond for Arthur Lee’s business in Richmond [written crossways] Up to the 2d of Novr. had weighed 392 lbs of seed cotton & Goodman has had 24 Crop, seed cotton; lbs Novr. 13.— Goodman has overseer 178 gross share

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24th weighd. Gross - 145 The blanket 7 138 nt [neat] Novr. 30. 104 Octr. 20. 134

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[59] 25th Sept. gave Vincent Marmaduke an order on Sanford Muse for 50 bushels of Overseer Sanford Muse to the Estates wheat for which he is to pay me on demand for the Estate 1000 wt. of pay wheat to Richard crop Tobo. & Cash.— Henry Lee to cover what he is to pay Vincent Marmaduke October 1781 October the 8th 1781 Sent 2 Lambs to Count de Grasse & put 4 wethers & two Livestock, sheep count, Ewes in corn field to fatten & the number of my sheep at Chantilly was then 31 sent lambs to Count de old & young, without counting those 2 lambs of the flock that belong to Grasse Goodman.

11th & 12th had 4 young hogs from Mr. Sol[omon] Redman the two first of which Purchase, hogs from weighed 59 ½ & 56 the other two are supposed to be nearly same weight—I am Solomon Redman to pay him Tobo. or hard cash for them—

Congo worked 13 ½ days for me whitewashing &c. the last of October & 1st of Enslaved, Congo (Stratford Novr. 1781—Congo worked for Mr. Fendall at Westmd. Court House about 5 slave) whitewashing for months of summer, Richard Henry Lee; _____ worked for Philip R. Fendall & Richard Muse

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Spring & Fall 1781 Also he worked 7 days for Richd. Muse in Octr. 1781. November 1781

Novr. 8th 1781 a yellow negro girl (the property of hon Colo. P. L. Lees estate) Enslaved, loan of Grace, named Grace the child of Abraham & Letty at H.Marsh was sent up to Belleview mulatto daughter of by Miss Matilda Lee to go to Fredericksburg to live with Miss Nancy Taylor as Abraham & Letty at Marsh lent to her. Richard Henry Lee Quarter, by Matilda Lee to Nancy Taylor

Novr. 11. 1781 Received from Edwd. Valentine by my Son Thos Lee sixty eight Edward Valentine payment pounds in Specie for Wm Lee Esqr nine pounds of which I retained & delivd my for William Lee said son £59 specie with an order on Mr. Levi Hollingsworth of Phila. for £9 specie making the above £68. to be laid out in Philadelphia in the purchase of a

31 bill of exchange to be remitted to Wm Lee Esqr. Richard Henry Lee

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Cr. my Son Thomas for £4.8. specie for 8 pr. Womens shoes & £1.2.8 for 1 lb. Purchase, green tea, Hyson Tea—2 pr. of the above shoes are for Miss Matilda Lee at 11/ specie a shoes—2 pr. for Matilda pair— Lee of Stratford

Received from Capt. Carr Novr. 13th a new note for that lost at Richmd. It and the Replacement for tobacco same delivered the note to my son Thomas to sell for me it is in the name of note lost in Richmond James Young mark I.Y. No. 98. 1205.112.1093 Dumfries Warehouse—

20 Novr. 1781 Lent Mr. Richard Parker two silver dollars to pay Robinson the Loaned money to lawyer clock mender for cleaning Mr. Parkers clock— Richard Parker to pay the clock mender, Robinson

Same day paid Wm Goodman 8 silver dollars for 2 hogs wg neat 160. Purchase, hogs from William Goodman, salted 21st of Novr. the 2 hogs were salted— Medicine, opium, 22d. put the opium into infusion to make liquid laudanum laudanum

23d. Cr. Hon Colo. Lees Estate 10/ specie for one wether from Hallows Marsh and Purchase, hog & corn from 15 barrels 2 bushels of corn at various times during the year 1781. Marsh Plantation; Philip Ludwell Lee estate ____

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Finch [shoemaker] works at the followg rates—making a pr. stuff shoes 2/6— Rates for shoemaker Finch leather do. 2/ half soling 1/6 – Heel Tapping 6 pence apiece—

Novr. 28 pd Finch 6/ & there is due to him 6 pence – this for making 2 pr shoes & Pays Finch for making & half soling 2 & heel tapping one—all the Stuff is found at the above prices— mending shoes December 1781 Valentine sent me from G. Spring Decr. 3. 1781. Twenty eight pounds of potted Butter & tallow from butter & 20 ½ lbs of Tallow. Also £32 specie. Green Spring

Rec’d from Mr. Blackwell 6th decr. 1781 by Capt Chilton one Inspectors note Tobacco, sold to Crawford; from Alexandria Warehouse inspected by James Cleveland markd I. C. No. tobacco note from 1122.11.1022. N.B. No number put down only gross neat & tare. Sold the Blackwell above hhd to Mr. Crawford.

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_____ [63] September 1782 Septr 15. Paid John Moxley 18/ so that he has now had £8.17.6 worth for his Paid John Moxley for steer Steers which cost £9. Therefore 2/6 remains due to Mr. Moxley –

17th Septr paid Mrs. Moxley 16/ for weaving 45 yards of cloth – Paid Mrs. John Moxley for weaving

Purchased of Old Mrs. Claitor Septr. 1789 7 head of cattle for £9.0.0 Vidt 1 steer Purchase, cattle from Mrs. of 4 year old in spring 1783. 2 Barren cows, 2 year & half old cattle. The money Claitor [Claytor] to be paid when the Cattle are taken away.

Received from Mr. Blackwell by Lewis Smith Septr 24th 82 £2.17.10 & one hhd Rent accounts paid Tobo on Falmouth 1041 neat. Recd from George Hull a Nomony Note for 1091 neat & from Mr. Turberville for Mr. Rowands order in favor of Hull 1200 Crop pd there to the Sherif & pd him 347 Crop Tobo for Goodman

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[371] Decr. 14th weighed 2 Boxes of iron one 7 lbs. ½ the other 7lbs. 2 Weight of iron

Decr. 14. The Quarter & Kitchen people had each half a bushel of salt to last Enslaved, salt allotment until the 14th of March 1782.

Gray is to have Nan for the year 1782 to pay £6 specie for her hire, to work for Enslaved, Nan hire out to me at the old prices, to clothe feed & pay Nans Taxes & Levies, & he is to William Gray (weaver) for dispatch my work quickly as possible—N.B. I settled with Gray this 16 decr. 1782 1781 & the three years hire of negroes came to £14.10.0 a quart of brandy 1/3 the whole £14.11.3 & his work came to £12.2.9 so that the ballance he this day owes me is £1.8.6 specie.

Decr. 22d. 1781 Goodman made this year 95 bushels of wheat and was allowed a Crop, overseer Goodman share & an half with 10 hands & one plow his share came to 11 bushels & one share of wheat and seed peck of which he had 11 bushels. He also made 930 lbs of seed cotton of which cotton he has had 71 lbs of seed cotton remains due to him 49 lbs of [seed] cotton—this cotton shared by 23 [and an?] half shares & the wheat by 25 [ ?] Since paid R. H. L.

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[372] January 1782 [corner missing] Notes now in my son Thos. [Lee]’s keeping to sell for me are as Tobacco notes in son

33 follows Jany. 2. 1782. Thomas Lee’s possession Dumfries Nt. [neat] 1034 Acquia 1000 1086 Falmouth 995 1058 Do 991 1050 Dumfries 1093 3194 Lbs 5113 Nt R.H. Lee

The 3 hhds borrowed from Mr. Hunter by my Son Thos. weighd. neat 1086 – 1058 – 1050—

Wm Goodman is to have the young woman Nell for the year 1782 for 300 lbs. of Enslaved, Nell hired out to neat pork which I owe him for the ballance of his meat allowance as my overseer overseer William for the year 1782 & he is to clothe feed & pay the taxes & levies of the said slave Goodman for 1782 during the term aforesaid.---R. H. Lee

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[373] Wrote to Mr. Blackwell 11 Jan. 1782 concerning Mary child of Jenny 13 yrs. old John child of Joan 14 yrs. old Cromwell child of Chloe 14 yrs. old & Rachel child Enslaved, Mary, John, of Betty 13 yrs. old all in 1782 and desiring him hire them for more than their Cromwell, and Rachel (all clothes, victuals & taxes--- teenagers) hired out to Blackwell

January the 8th 1782 gave Mr. Richd. Sanford an order on Stratford Mill for 5 barrels of the estates Toll Corn Corn, ground at Stratford Mill 15th Gave Dr. Lee by Miss Matildas desire three silver dollars to purchase a cushion for her at Philadelphia charge the estate 18/ specie for this— Purchase, cushion for Matilda Lee Eight barrels of corn Geo. Hull delivered Mr. Turberville by my order in summer 1781— Corn, sent to Turberville

Cr. Colo. Lees Estate for 27 lbs of bar iron 21 Jany. 1782 – Purchase, bar iron from Philip Ludwell Lee estate

Same time there were 14 cows milked and there were 14 calves— Livestock, milk cows, Colo. Chiltons Smith laid one Axe for me before Cht.mass & 8 [more?] up to calves Jany. 20, 1782 I found steel Chilton’s blacksmith from _____ Currioman Plantation; ax blades [374] 27th Jany. 1782 the same smith laid a Wedge for me I finding steel---

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blacksmith from Currioman Plantation, wedge Jany. 24. 1782 Paid Mr. Andrew Crawford for Mr. James Hunter three hhds of Tobo. at Leeds weighing neat 3190 being to repay Mr. Hunter for his advance at paid tobacco to purchase Fredericksburg to buy Miss Matilda Lees goods for apparel clothes for Matilda Lee from John Hunter, merchant Same day pd. Inspectors £102. Currency paper for inspection of 4 of the estates hhds of Tobo. in Summer 1781—same time pd same inspector £72.13. paper for their ballance due from me for Inspection-- in this payment San. Muse advanced tobacco, cost of inspection £12.13. paper for me—

Paid Mr. James Hunter 27th Jany. 1782 three hhds Tobo. wg neat 3068 Chantilly crop of 80 & 81—Mr. Hunters 3 hhds borrowed of him weighed neat 3194 so purchase of clothes for that 126 lbs Crop Tobo. are due to Mr. Hunter—Mr. Hunters advance for Miss Matilda Lee of Stratford, Matilda was 3101 lbs Tobo. so that the above 3190 overpaid him 89 wch goes to paid merchant James my credit & I must be charged therefore in [e]States Accot which will Hunter; Philip Ludwell Lee estate _____

[375] bring my ballance of 126 due to Mr. Hunter down to 37 lbs Tobo. due from R. H. Lee to J. Hunter

27th paid my son 27 ½ dollars & lent him 8 ½ specie to pay J. Turberville for the freight of my 6 hhds & F. L. Lees 2 hhds up the Bay last Fall— Tobacco, freight

Cr. Thos. Shadrick for cutting out 8 suits of negroes clothes at 4 pence specie a suit Jany. 30. 1782. Enslaved, suits of clothes cut by tailor Thomas Shadrick Sold Capt. Lee Jany. 30. 1782 1 barrel of corn at the Marsh for 6/ it being old corn & 1 barrel of new corn for 8/ making in the whole 14/ of which I have Sells Marsh Plantation corn received half a guinea of 14/ N.B. The Capt. has had an order for 1 barrel of old to Capt. Lee corn & the one of new is to be kept for him. February 1782 Feby. 12. 1782 paid Finch 16/ for shoemaking & a bit is due to him of this sum 2/6 was for Miss Matilda Lee Shoemaker Finch, shoes for Matilda Lee of _____ Stratford

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Recd. Feby. 15. 1782 from Mr. Valentine £200.1.4 specie for Wm Lee Esqr. – Payment to William Lee

16th sowed a bed & this from next the kitchen with spinage [spinach] seed, the Garden, spinach, cabbage, next to that Chantilly cabbage seed, next to that Savoy Cabbage then Brocoly broccoli, radish, lettuce

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[broccoli], then Rhadish [radish], then Lettuce—

28 of Feby. lent Mr. R. Neale for the Stratford Carpenters 1 hand saw, 2 chisels Tools lent to carpenter 3 files 1 whip saw rest— Richard Neale

Gave my Son Ludwell 4 silver dollars for pocket money Money to Ludwell Lee March 1782 6th March delivered Goodman the following tools for my use 1 hand saw, 1 Tools lent to William chisel, 1 gimblet, 1 Wimble bit frame & bit, 1 drawing knife, & 1 hammer Goodman, overseer

Weights of two hhds paid by Mr. Digges 1149.1156. neat & one delivered by Mr. Tobacco, payments from Blackwell 1139 “neat”—in Falmouth— Digges and Blackwell

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[377] March 25. 1782 Sent to Doctor Lee in Philadelphia a draft on Messrs. Haines & Payment to William Lee by Crawford of that city for £300 Pennsylva. money of which £220.8. Virga. specie Haines & Crawford is to be immediately remitted to Wm Lee Esqr.

10 case bottles full & 1 about a third full—say intended for 4 Gals. Wine inventory April 1782 3d. April put in Tan 3 large fatted steer hides & 3 grass beef hides also a hog skin Hides for tanning a dog skin & 2 cat skins

Tools lent Rippon 1 crow 1 Whd. compass 1 rule 1 coopers adze 1 do Howel, Enslaved: Tools; lent to 2 drawing knives. 1 Frow & 1 jointer. These were returned— Rippon

April the 13th lent Lieutent. Colo. Harry Lee of the Dragoons three silver Money lent to Henry Lee dollars—repaid. of Stratford

On the 13 of April the following Tools were given to Jubiter for him to learn the Enslaved; Jupiter; tools to Carpenters trade with one ½ inch augur ¾ inch augur 1 inch chisel ½ inch do learn carpenter trade 1 pr. iron compasses 1 carpenters hammer 1 hand saw 1 Broad Aze 1 drawing knife 1 Adze 1 gimblet 1 carpenters rule 1 carpenters guage.

On the 25th of April 1782 killed a lamb & then their remained 12 lambs. Lamb butchered; count

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[378] Purchased of old John Moxley two steers rising 5 years for Nine pounds of Purchase: steers from John which he has received 27/6 and a pint of rum at 20/ a gallon is 2/6 in all 30 ½ Moxley paid remains due to him £7.10.0

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Same day John Moxley had a quart of rum 5/ Paid Moxley in money and rum On the 5th of May John Moxley had a quart of rum 5/ May 1782

Carried to Richmond May 1782. 8 shirts 6 stocks—a pr. Silk Stocks. , white=2 pr. do black 3 pr. worsted 2 white & 1 grey. 2 pr. under stocks. thread – 3 night Clothing carried to caps – 4 handkerchiefs – 1 Towel 2 white waistcoats & 2 pr. breeches 1 spotted Virginia Assembly waistcoat & 1 breeches 3 pr. socks – 2 linnen & 2 hand gloves—

5 barrels of superfine flour to be sent to James Hunter Esqr. near Fredericksburg for Payment in flour

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[379] Richard Henry Lee early in October 1782 Bal pd. Mrs. Mary Lee by my Son £2.04.0 and the money received from Mr. Keith for my Son was £4.14.8

Moxley has had 3 quarts of rum & 1 quart of whiskey to be charged agst steers Paid Moxley in rum and bought of him—rum at 20/ pr. gallon whiskey at 6/-- whiskey June 1782 June 27 Mr. Moxley had 4 gallons & 1 quart of whiskey & 4lb. of sugar. Also one silver dollar—28 Moxley had 1 quart more of whiskey.

Friday 12 July Capt. Oldhams deposition— Captain Oldhams gave deposition June 28th paid Mrs. John Weaver £1.4.0 for delivering Mrs. Lee of my son Francis Light. Lee. Payment to midwife Mrs. John Weaver for delivering son Francis Lightfoot Lee

28 June sold Mrs. Tayloe 2 boxes & Colo. F. L. Lee 1 box of claret. Sells wine to Mrs. Tayloe and Francis Lightfoot Lee

First July Moxley had 1 gallon of whis[key] by young Goodman July 1782 Paid Moxley in whiskey _____

[380] 3d. July Mr. Hall by order of John Moxley had 2 gallons whiskey – 5th Moxley had 1 gal. whiskey 10 – do- do 3 quarts Paid Hall and Moxley in whiskey Sunday the 7th of July lent Colo. J. A. Washington 7 dollars of the 40 for me money which is receivable in the Land Tax. Also at same time lent Colo. Lent John A. Washington

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I.[Isaac?] Lane 4 dollars of same money. and Isaac Lane out of land tax money

July 13. 1782 Paid Mr. Richd. Parker a Tobo. note on Falmouth Nt. 919. For lawyers fees at 18/ pr. Cent by agreement. Paid lawyer Richard Parker

Sold R. W. Carter Esqr. 6 dozen claret at 5/ pr. bottle 18 R Do Mr. Gordon 2 dozen & 2 at 5/ 6.10 Sells wine Mrs. Tayloe 4 do & 6 at 5/ 13.10.0 Colo. F. L. Lee 2 do & 3 at 5/ 6.15.0 Mr. Gordon 1 doz at 10 dollars 3.0.0 Mr. Williamson Ball 2 doz & 3 at 5/ 6.15.

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[381] July 30. 1782 pd. Dr. Thomson 9/ for freight of a cask of sugar – repaid by Thos. Lee Paid freight for sugar August 1782 Augt. 10th 1782 delivered by Son Thos £24.6. of Mr. Duranties money to remit for Mr. Carters & Mr. Gordons wine. Carter and Gordon paid for wine 13th & 14th Augt. measured 7 bushels & 1 peck of wheat. 15th measured 4 bushels. 17th measured 3 ½ bushels. 19th 3 & 1 peck. 23d. 3 bushels & 3 pecks. Crop: wheat harvest 24th 3 bushels ½ & half a peck.

Certificate £25.17.7. for Delegates wages. Paid delegate wages

26 Aug just 1 peck & an half in Store & Goodman had 2 ½ bushels, which with Overseer William a bushel he had before makes 3 ½ bushels. Goodman wheat allotment

Octr. 22. Put in Store 2 ½ bushels. Crop; wheat harvest _____ [382] Sept. 8 Sent to the Treasurer by Express 2 auditors warrants one in favor of September 1782 Richd. Lee Esqr. for £18. Specie for delegates wages dated July 2d. 1782 The Payment for Squire other in favor of R. H. Lee for same service & for £25.17.7 dated 22d. June 1782. Richard Lee and Richard Henry Lee delegate wages from Virginia

Credit Job Wigley in his rent account with Colo. Lees estate for 750 lbs. Tobo. for Job Wigley paid rent to a steer I bought of Richd. Neale Philip Ludwell Lee estate

8th Septr. purchased 2 horse colts of Charles Collins one 14 ms. old the other 15 Purchase: horses months old for which two colts I am to pay him 2000 wt. of Tobacco.

Same day agreed with Wm Beane [Bayne] that he is to be my overseer for the William Bayne overseer

38 year 1783 & he is to have a ninth of the corn, Tobo. , wheat, cotton & rye made, for 1783; his allotment & to be allowed for his support 4 barrels of corn and pork 400 wt. or part beef & part pork at my option—the pork that is not paid he is to have cash for at market price. August 1782

[383] Principal & interest of Balls debt for rents sent Mr. Blackwell August 1782 is Ball rent and interest 1782 £57.5.5

Dr. John Moxley for two quarts of whiskey at 1/6 pr. Quart 3/ & a doller in Sells whiskey to John specie makes 9/-- Moxley

August 21 & 22 spaied [spayed] 7 sows 3 of which are for Bacon the coming Livestock; hogs neutered winter also cut 3 shotes [shoats].

24th August counted all of claret bottles there were 66 or 5 doz & 6 bottles also Wine stock count 34 other bottles.

Dr. Doctr Steptoe £2.3.4 specie for 20 lbs. of coffee at 2/2 pr. lb.— Sells coffee to Dr. Steptoe

Mrs. Digges had 2 pair of the last come shoes from below & they cost 18/ a Sells shoes to Mrs. Digges pair— September 1782

Sept. 1st. 1782 received from Mr. Blackwell by Colo Hull £36.0.0 cash pd for Soldiers tax for 1782 paid Colo. Chiltons estates soldiers Tax £1.17.1 ½ Also for R. W. Carter Esqr. 4/2. by Chilton estate, Henry Mr. McCarty £1.12.2 Squire Lee 7/10—Colo. Harry Lee 6.11.0 Mr. Fendall Lee, Philip Fendall, etc. £5.16.6 **out of order** July & ______August 1782 [384] Tools; lent to carpenter 1st July lent Mr. Richd. Neal the following Tools vidt 1 Plow 1 moving philaster Richard Neale – 1 Beed plain 2 ogee plains – Wool count; wine count 168 lbs unwashed wool – 2 doz & 6 bottles of claret in the case that I opened. & 2 doz & 2 bottles of white wine in the case opened by my son. Sells whiskey to Moxley Dr. Mr. Moxley 1 quart whiskey – Enslaved: Absalom [or Dumfries 24 April 1782 Hugh Rily H.R. 794.1043.120.923 -- Dixon’s 24 May Abraham?] transports 1782 James Kemper I.K. 870.1089.112.977 – Falmouth 9th April 1782 Dozier tobacco to Belleview Bragg D.B. 2111.1098.139.959. Dumfries April 1. 1782 John Sisol [or Sisot]. I.C. 739.1064.104.960 -- these hhds sent to my son Thomas Lee by Absalom 22 July 1782 to Belleview. Blacksmith from Cr. Colo. Chilton estate 7/ for smith’s work done to my cutting Box July 26. 1782. Currioman Plantation work

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Augt. 3d. Paid Ben Weaver for 2 Gals. of honey with an order for 3 barls corn at 8/ Purchase honey from Ben pr. barrel— Weaver with corn

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The last 12 mils borrowed created a debt of 24 Mils. – They have thrice the England’s debt from interest to pay that they had before the War. See Ld Shelburnes speech in the H. Revolution Lords – Novr. 1781 His wisdom sure, on folly’s confines lies, who’s wise for Lord Shelburne speech in others, for himself, unwise-- Eurius’s [Euripide’s] Medea Parliament with quote from Euripide

Linnen sent for F. L. Lee Esqr arrived from France June 26, 1782 June 1782 43 ells at 3 Livres 129 Purchase of linen from 19 ¾ do at 2.19 58.5.3 France 29 ½ sheeting at 7 Livres 204.15 Part of the Emballage &c 9.14.3 R. H. Lees share as follows 49 ¾ ells at 3 Livres 149.6 19 ¾ do at 2.19 58.5.3 13 ½ do at 2.16 37.16.0 30 ¾ do at 6.7.1 195.17.0 Emballage [packaging] 3.14.3

______[386] October-November- List of letters received from Mr. Bullards post office since we made the bargain December 1781 in the last of August 1781: Vidt. d. grs Letters received from post Octr. 10 1 letter markd 2.16. office Novr. 26 1 do do – Col Oswald Baltim: 8 10.16 Same time one for A Lee Esqr. 12.6 Decr. 18 a packet markd Phila. 6.16.

Leaf of the smooth back’d swamp willow oak taken very young & tender & cured in the shade then sweated in the water bath for tea— Medicine; tea

Capt Hezekiah Turner or Majr. Churm

Lord Shelburne in the house of Lords at meeting of Parliament Novr. 1781 Lord Shelburne estimate of

40 asserts that more than 80,000 men have been sent to America that 80 millions war cost 1781 have been spent – Parliament have voted only 58 mils. so that 22 mils must be unfunded – In 1775 Two mils were voted, in 76. 5 Mils in 77. 5 mils in 78. 10 mils in 79, 80, & 81 Twelve mills each year making 58 mils in all 13,000 men at N. York – 5000 Charles Town 7000 wth Cornwallis there in Campn 1781 [campaign] debt of the war next Campn will be 100 mils

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List of the Corn that I have had from Hallow’s Marsh for my own use vidz Crop: Marsh Plantation Septr 13. 1781 Bushels corn for own use Had 2 ½ Sept.17th 18th 5 25th 2 ½ Octr. 10 5 Octr. 20 30 Novr. 20

5| 60 bushels 12

[diagram drawn – see digital copy for details – could be for carriage Carriage diagram for measurements] measurements?

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Eau de vie d’andaye “water of life” = a clear fruit brandy not made from N.B. Wm Jones & A. Bradford my tenants at Fauqr. Court house have paid no grapes rents since the year 1779 – Graham for Ball has pd no rent since 177_ Rents in Fauquier County Prices childrens part of their Tenement has paid no rent since 177_ have not been paid

April 13, 1781 gave Miss Matilda Lee 160 dollars to purchase pins out of which April 1781 I recd. 100 dollars of her money from Greenspring [ ? ] Matilda Lee of Stratford

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purchase of pins; received money from Green Spring 26. paid Mr. McGinnes 180 dollars in part of his account which is £2.16.3. old money which he discounts at 70 for one which is £196.17.6— Paid McGuiness account

Paid Finch 40 dollars for making a pr. of shoes, there remains due to him 10 dollars the 29th April 1781. Pd this bale. Paid shoemaker Finch

James Warren D. Commissary mismanaged cattle— James Warren, District Commissary for county, not manage cattle well

Harry came to work on my wheels Tuesday morning & left me the Saturday Enslaved: Harry; work on morning following making 4 days in all.— carriage wheels; paid in money; making a saddle ______for Ludwell Lee

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Paid 8/ hard money pr agreement—

Same time he got materials out for making a saddle for Ludwell.

24th gave out 8 new hilling hoes, and one old one for Caesar making 9 – recd in Enslaved; Caesar; hilling the store 7 old hilling hoes for old Iron – the steel spring for Colo. Chilton hoes; Chilton purchased weighed 25 lbs for which the Colo. is to allow me the current price of steel – steel spring

March 1781 March 22, 1781 borrowed of Richd. Lee Esqr. 1030 dollars paid since to Mr. Borrowed money from Turberville – Squire Richard Lee and paid Turberville

April 1781 Bought of Mr. Fethergill Adams April 5. 1781 a cask of whiskey supposed 33 or Purchased whiskey from 34 gallons at £24 pr gallon and deducted his rent for Allensworths Tenement for Adams for rent of 1779 & 1780 being 22 & 1 peck bushels of wheat at £15 pr bushel £333.15. The Allensworths Tenement, ballance he is to receive in salt at £60 pr bushel. wheat and salt

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24 feb. 1781 paid Mr. Francis Christian for Colo. P. L. Lees estate for teaching February 1781 Miss Matilda & Mis Flora to dance 1950 lbs of crop Tobo. Also paid him 1456 Paid dancing master

42 lbs for teaching my own children, & there remains due to Mr. Christian from me Francis Christian for 344 lbs of Crop Tobo. & for this payment I am to credit Colo. P. L. Lee’s estate Matilda and Flora Lee and for 244 lbs of Crop Tobo. which Mr. received on my own account in the estates own children; paid in Tobacco. There were 3 hhds paid to Mr. Christian 2 of which weighing 2194 tobacco belonged to the estate and one hhd wt neat 1212 was my own property, thus the estate advanced for me in this payment 244 lbs crop Tobo.

Dr. Benjamin Weaver to R. H. Lee £108.12.0 for 181 lbs crop Tobo. for which I Tobacco; Benjamin gave him an order on Collector Sanford at £60 pr hundred— Weaver

Shadrick made a suit of cloths for Charles for which he is to Paid tailor Shadrick for making clothes for Charles Lee ______[391]

Hallows’s Marsh Tax for Soldiers bounty in feby. 1781 was £1800.16. which Paid soldier tax for Marsh being paid to the collector in Tobo. at £70 pr. hundred was 2572 lbs and 16s / over Plantation; Philip Ludwell due to me so I paid the Sherif for the whole tax—so that the Estate is to be Lee estate; charged 2572 lbs crop Tobo. & 16s/ Cash. Of the Tobo. so paid the Sherif 2323 lbs was Tobo. belonging to the estate wch I received from Mr. John Turberville for rent—so that the Estate owes me upon this transaction 249 lbs Crop Tobo. & this is all the ballance claimable by me— the difference between 248 & 249 is a fraction due from the estate which ought not to fall on me---

Received in Jany. 1781 from the Continental Loan Officer for interest on the January 1781 reverd. Mr. Smiths Certificates 642 dollars and 60 ninetieth of a dollars – at the Continental Loan Office same time recd. on Mr. Wm Lee’s Certificates interest to the amount of 4870 paid interest on certificates dollars; and at the same time my own interest amount to 1625 dols. & 5 ninetieths or £2141.7.5.

In the same month I dropt my pocket book in the streets of Richmond and lost it Lost pocket book in with £900 of Mr. Lees money in it-- so that Mr. Lee is to be credited only for Richmond, Virginia, with £561—instead of 4870 dollars or £1461— William Lee’s money in it

The depreciation was at this time 6th Jany. 1781 120 for one—

_____ [392] Received from John Turberville 21st Jany. 1781—4914 lbs. of crop Tobo. due the Rent from John Turberville estate of hon. P. L. Lee for rent, which payment was made thus--- to Philip Ludwell Lee Inspection Notes for 4517 estate Mr. Catesby Jones’s crops for lead Due him for saddle 290 Order on Sheriff for 107

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Lbs 4914

Goodmans crop of corn in the year 1780 was 176 barrels, of which 70 were put February 1781 in the corn house the last of the first week in feby. 1781-- 8 barrels were put in Crop: overseer William the Store loft for the horses, and Goodman had 26 barrels delivered to him, of Goodman corn crop; his which 26 his share & an half came to 21 barrels, 4 bushels & 3 pecks—and his allowance for 1781 allowance for the year 1781 to 4 barrels.

Goodmans 1 ½ shares of 176 barrels corn shared by 12 is-- bu. B. P. 21 4 3 Allowance for year 1780 4 0 0 Do for 1781 4 0 0

Corn deliver’d Goodman feby. 1781 29. 4. 3 Paid Aug. 1781 26. 0 0 R. H. Lee due to Goodman Feby. 1781 3. 4. 3.

18 french ells is 24 yds. Wanting a quarter, English measure— Conversion from French fabric measurement to ______English [393] January 1781 Jany 20. 1781 paid Capt Rochester £639—which I recd for him from the Paid militia officers Treasury out of which he is to refund Capt Rice £50 Recd from the latter out of Rochester, Rice, Garner his collection for Soldiers Tax & Capt Rice is to account for this money with the and Chilton money from Commissioners of the Tax—Also on the 22d paid Lieutenant Garner £51. Which Treasury I received for him from the Treasury – Also a few days before paid Colo Chilton in the presence of Colo Washington at Chantilly £261.17. which I received for him from the Treasury to pay a ballance of militia expences incurred in June 1779.

[For?] Statia a piece is 8 bits & a bit is 6 stivers. Dutch money [sint Eustatius is island in the Caribbean—Netherlands]

The direction to Mr. Wm Lee by France, Spain or Portugal put the letters under Where to direct letters to cover to Monsieur Monsieur Grand Banquier Paris – if the letters go to Holland William Lee then under cover to Mess. Jean De Neufville & fils Negociants Amsterdam – look in my large pocket book for the remaining public Tobo Certificate to be Public tobacco certificate returned to the Auditors—

______[ 394 ] December 1780 Memorandum of my account as Mr. Banks & myself stated it in December 1780 Account of purchases: £ s 1780 goods, cutlery, wine R. H. Lee Dr. freight of dry goods 405. 18 Do of wet do 472. 4

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12 handkerchiefs at £30 apiece is 360. 0 12 knives & forks at £140 is 140. 0 1378. 2

Cr. 39 Gals. Mad[eira] Wine at £60 2340. Deduct debit January 1781 1378.2 Due R. H. Lee 961. 18

Jany. 14, 1781 Cr. Mr. Banks 1 quire of paper & 2 bottles of the Mad[eira] Wine Banks received paper & In the Cask sent to John Weavers 5 dozen & some odd bottles of Madeira Wine-- wine - Wine to John Weaver

Something more than 4 bushels of salt were put into the barrel sent away. Salt sent

Jany. 21st. 1781 Recd. from J. Turberville Esq for rent due the estate of P. L. Lee John Turberville paid rent neat 5327 in 5 hhds also Mr. Jones’s recpt for 290 to Philip Ludwell Lee Also an order on A. Moxley Sheriff for 107 estate Lbs 5724 neat In the whole for which I gave my receipt of the above date R. H. Lee

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29 Novr. 1 shirt 1 stock 1 handkerchief December 1780 4th Decr. 1 shirt 1 stock 2 pr. stockings – 1 handkerchief Laundry washed 8 2 shirts 2 stocks 1 handkerchief 10 2 shirts 2 stocks 1 pr stockings 1 handkerchief

Received from Mrs. Ellis on the 17th day of decr. 1780 for Wm Lee Esqr. £864. in Money from Mrs. Ellis (at one paper which I counted & £22.13.6 in an uncounted paper in the whole Green Spring) for William £886.13.6 Lee

Decr. 17th recd. from Mrs. Ellis for Wm Lee Esqr. £886.13.6 out of which comes Money for William Lee two 60 dollar bills wch the Treasurer says are forged-- This money was sent by forged Mr. Norril to Valentine to pay Taxes.

2 Shirts 2 stocks, 1 pr. stockings 1 handker. Laundry washed

Armak [Armagh] is the best bleached course linnen of Ireland & Antrim the least Linen, types of fine—

Sent Valentine by Mr. Norril decr. 29 £886.13.6 2 of the 60 dollar bills were bad, Forged money from Norril

45 this money came from Mrs. Ellis to Valentine

29th given to wash 1 shirt 1 stock 1 pr. stocking 1 handker. Laundry washed

____ [396] Brandy distilled at Chantilly 1780 Gal. Qts. Brandy distilled at For Marmaduke 4 3 Chantilly Thos Washington 2 3 ½ Ben. Weaver & Bryan 4 3 R. H. Lee 8 0 Do 9 0 Marmaduke 5 0 R. H. Lee 10 0 Do do do 9 0 R. H. Lees part of Washington & Bryant 7 2

R. H. Lee to pay duty on 19 gals + 3 quarts of spirit Tax on spirit

September 15. 1780 Lent Mr. Parker £2.8 specie or an half Johannes to send to Loaned Richard Parker his captive sons in Charles Town money to send his sons captured in Charles Town November 1780 Novr. 3d paid Mrs. Richason 670 dols or £201—her bal was £200.11.5. she now Lodging costs with Mrs. owes R. H. Lee 8/7— Richason

A fortnight at Mrs. Richasons came to new lodgings night of the 7th

Given to Wash 5th Novr 3 shirts 3 stocks 1 handkercf—19 Novr 3 shirts, 3 Laundry washed stocks, 1 handkerch 21 Novr 2 shirts, 2 stocks, 1 do [handkerchief]

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[397] Mouth and apply it scalding hot upon the tumor and keep it there until the hair Cure for treating a tumor in will come easly off the part, as off a scalded hog— hogs July, August, Sept. 17?? July 14 gave Mr. Parke of Richmond two warrants of the auditors with which he Purchase side of sole was to discharge my order on him in favor of Mrs. Richason for £200 and to pay leather from Parke of himself 250 dollars for a side of sole leather, which two sums will exceed the Richmond amount of the warrants £3.9.0. and this sum I shall owe to Mr. Parke—

Numbers of R. H. Lee’s & family’s Tickets in the 3dClass of U. States Lottery – No 13602. 603. 603. 607. 609. 610. 617. 629. 631. 632. 633. 645. 654. 655. 656. Lottery tickets 687. 89637. 638. 639. 640. 64510. 64541. 64574. 91315. 91316. In all 35 Tickets.

Augt 26. Measured & put in the Store 10 bushels of wheat wanting near a peck— Crop; wheat stored

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1st Septr put 5 & a piece making 6 with last remnant so the whole is 16 bushels—

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[398] Address for minister of A Monsieur Monsieur le Marquis de Malsherbe Ministre de Etat a Paris state in Paris Atwill owes Tobacco Weight of a hhd of Tobo recd by Mr. Atwill to have been paid to me in Novr 7. 1773 either upon Nomony in Yeocomico Warehouse in discharge of £[3?].14.3 or of Tobo 163 wt of hhd 1018 Sheriff of London William Wm Stanhope Sheriff of London Stanhope

First parcel of wheat from Stratford 19 ½ second 10 bushels Crop; wheat

Ashes sprinkled on the Backs of Cattle (having Wolves) in rainy weather kills Treatment for wolves that worm— (worms) in cattle

For curing fistula in horses shoulders—make a strong lye of the ashes of ash, and Cure for fistula in put in [in] a quart mug tying a cloth over the horses’shoulders

______[399] July 1779 21st July rec’d 19 ½ bushels wheat from Stratford & repaid Mrs. Lee a bushel of Crop: wheat from Stratford salt—also sent Mrs.Lee her half of the Salt that came from the works—also gave Salt from salt works sent to our people half a bushel of salt. Elizabeth Steptoe Lee Enslaved: salt allotment

July 28th Goodman agreed to be my overseer at Chantilly for the year 1780 and William Goodman he is to overlook 10 hands to have a share and an half of Tobo corn, cotton, overseer at Chantilly 1780; wheat, & barley made on the plantation. He is to be charged for one plow his overseer share allowance is 400 wt of meat & 3 ½ barrels of corn Enslaved; 10 hands for overseer

Address for Monsieur de A Monsieur Monsieur de Chalut, farmier general, place Vendome. Paris— Chalet, tax collector in France

13 August lent Charles Bennit 200 dollars for his Express expences which he is Sent Charles Bennett to repay me at his return. This was repaid. express August 1779

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1st Septr 1779 Quarter people had half a bushel of Salt. Enslaved: salt allowance ___ September 1779 [400][this page probably came chronologically after page 404] [in pencil almost illegible] Pins hair 100 6 dols Recpt for making red Wafers. [for sealing letters] Recipe for sealing wafers Fine flour whites of eggs Isinglass & a little yest [yeast] colored with the best vermillion—Beat it well together and do them with two box irons made hot.

Hire of 13 grown Negroes with 15 children at Fauquier year 1779 for 7680 lbs Enslaved: 13 adult and 15 Tobo crop & cash children hired out in Fauquier County

June 1779

June 24th 1779 – delivered Mr. Crawford for Mr. J[ames] Hunter 3 hhds of Tobo Paid James Hunter in at Leeds weighing neat 3149 also ordered from Mrs. Lee of BelleView 5 more tobacco and rent tobacco hhds also ordered Mr. Blackwell to send Mr. Hunter what rent Tobo he had collected for me—

Cr John Robertson the overseer 12/ for money he pd Dickey at Leeds for storage John Robertson, overseer, of 2 hhds Tobo at Leeds for me— repaid for paying inspector Dickey for storing tobacco at Leeds warehouse

11 bushels wheat crop in 1779 wheat sewed 14 bushels to make this. Crop: wheat in 1779

___ [401] May 1779 May 25 Recd from Mer.. Smith by Mast. Shippen 842 dollars for Delegate Paid delegate wages for Wages. The 25th day not included tho I attended Congress— Continental Congress [Meredith Smith]

Left with Dr. Shippen Senr. 324 dollars in a receipt from Phila Loan Office for Left money with Dr. Cryed down money. Shippen July 1779 July 6. 1779 delivered Colr. F. L. Lee Loan Office Certificates for Wm Lee esqr William Lee’s Loan Office which I recd from Ellis of Green Spring to the amount of £3388.16.0. Virginia Certificates delivered to currency— Francis Lightfoot Lee

Mrs. Lee lent her Sister of Stratford when I was at Phila the following Joiners Tools; joiners tools loaned Tools 1 plain--- to Elizabeth Steptoe Lee

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Manner of trying water—With Galls, Syrup of Violets, or oil of Tartar per Test for pure water deliquium—any unexperienced water may be examined, by dropping a little Syrup of Violets, and if this does not alter its color by changg it red if acid is in the water, or green if alkali presides; if no such change is wrought, but continues its natural natural blueness, the water is neither acid nor alcaline. If galls do not turn the water black, it is not irony nor vitriolic; and if oil of tartar does not precipitate a white powder, the water holds no considerable proportion of earthy matter. A Solution of Silver by causing a thickness or light precipitation, discovers a minute proportion of Sea Salt contained in waters. Evaporation, or bringing the solid contents of water to a dry form a means of discovering with what it is impregnated, whether with salt, mineral, or earth, etc.

___ [403] Infuse seed in a solution of Nitre quickens the vegetation and improves the plant. Garden; propagating seeds; Drill a piece of ground for Irish potatoes so near that each following furrow will planting Irish potatoes cover the former, when done sowing cover the whole ground with long litter about 6 or 8 inches and do nothing more. April 1779 Thursday 24th April 79 the hon Mr. Laurens said in the debate upon the question Henry Laurens proposal to of finance about limiting the paper emission to 162 miln dolls and raising such an limit paper currency and annual Tax as wd sink the whole in 18 years—“As my hon. Colleague has done raise tax; left matter to me the honor to leave this matter entirely to me, I desire to to have time &c. Richard Henry Lee May 1779 4th May sent my resignation. Resigned seat in Continental Congress ___

[404] Cane 3 dols Purchases in Philadelphia Paper & Wax & Wafers 19 do 1779 Housekeeping 100 do 250 needles 33 1/3 1 oz thread 5 Coarse paper 1 1/3 Comb for Molly 10 Card Shirt buttons 12 Sleve buttons 1 Hair pins 100 5 Silver buttons 19 1/3 April 3 Stationary 32 Shoeing two horses 20 Dr. Shippen for housekeeping 50 Lodged with the Shippens Medicines Dr. Shuss 8 Spirit 10 Bread 4

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Dr. Shippen Housekg.May 7 50 Recd back 30 1 yd gauze for Mat. Lee 37 2 pr. Shoes girls 12 & 35 dols 47 501 [in pencil almost illegible] L. Water ___ Pomatum

[405] March 1779 16 March 1779 Recd from Mer. Smith 440 dollars for Delegate money. Paid Delegate wages

April 19th Recd from do for do 400-- April 1779

Gave Mrs. Lee for housekeeping 100 dollars, that is 10 on the 13th & 90 on the Housekeeping expenses 16. March 30 gave Mrs. Lee 100 dollars for Housekeeping.

Strong Infusion of green Elder in water and sprinkled over plants, cabbages, Garden; green elder used to vines &c. keeps away flies lice &c and the branches of Elder drawn over plants prevent flies and lice on good, the bows hung up in Fruit Trees good— plants and fruit trees

___ [406] Potomac 1 Ferry expenses to Mount Pleasant 1 & 1/6 Philadelphia February London Town 1 1/3 1779 Bay 33 1/3 Schuelkil 8d

All other expenses 56 dols 1/3 May 1779 Expences returning from Phila May 1779 was 107 dollars Travel expenses back to Washing 22 dollars Chantilly, washing, Housekeeping 380 dols housekeeping and livery Horses & Wood 500 expenses from February to May Arrived in Philadelphia on the 19th of Feb. 1779 and took Seat in Congress on February 1779 the 20 of the same month—and on that day gave Mrs. F. Lee 100 dollars toward Arrival in Philadelphia for Housekeeping. Feb. 1779 Congress

Look for and send Dr. Franklins letter to Mr. Marree to Mr. Blair in Wilbg Also Send Franklin’s letter to send Mr. Jefferson the song & the receipt for tolls. Mr. Blair; send Thomas Jefferson song and toll ___ receipts

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A crooked Head Comb for Molly Lee and buckling combs for whole family. Purchases in Philadelphia May 1779

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May 26, 1779 recd. from Mrs. Shippen 200 dollars or £75. Pensylva. or £30. For Alice Shippen sends Mrs. Corbin Tis in my little pocket book money to Hannah Lee Corbin Dr. Mrs. Lee of Stratford for a pr. stays for Miss Matilda £30.0.0 1 yd. Gauze for do. 9.0.0 Purchases for Matilda Lee 250 needles 5.0.0 Brot from Phila. May 30. 1779 £44.0.0

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Feb. 9. Left 96 ½ dollars with Mrs. Lee --& 5/ bill – Carried to Philadelphia 538 February 1779 dollars and 1/3 of a dollar. Out of this sum part in my pocket book 104 1/3 of a Money left home and dollar. money carried to Congress

Memorandum of clothes carried to Philadelphia Feby. 6, 1779 – 12 shirts 12 stocks 8 handkerchiefs, 4 pr. w[hite] silk stockings, 2 pr. mixed do. 2 pr. upper Clothes carried to Congress brown thread do. 2 prs white yarn do 4 pr. under do. 2 night caps. 2 summer in Philadelphia Feb. 1779 waistcoats & breeches 2 suits cloths. 3 linnen hand gloves, 3 flannel & 3 leather & 1 velvet do.

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Write to Mr. Russel manager for the Principio Company Iron Works in Maryld. Russell, manager of about the 12th part due Colo. Augt. Washington estate. Principio Co. Iron Works Augustine Washington estate share Mr. Bromfield told Colo. Aylett that Silas Deane was a fourth concerned in the cargo that he Bromfield brought from France to Charles Town – part of which Silas Deane had fourth [which] cargo Braxton bought. Mr. Bromfield told Squire Lee that this cargo share of cargo from France cost £20,000 Sterling Cont. Emissions to be called in by June 1t. of May 20. to Charles Town [refer to 1777 & April 11, 1778. Arthur Lee’s charge that Deane was profiting from ______cargoes from France]

[410] Stays for Miss Matilda according to measure. Purchase stays & Also some music fit for a Learner on the Harpsichord. harpsichord music for Such a roll of Head as Mrs. Shippen sent to Molly. Matilda Lee 500 White Chappel Needles sorted. Purchases for Elizabeth 1 yard gauze for Stratford Mrs. Lee. Steptoe Lee 8 dollars worth of Crem Tartar for Capt. Lee and 2 ounces Magnesia-- the 8 dollars were given me by Capt. Lee Jr. or Mrs. Lee Purchases for family 2 yds. of broad fringed ribband 3 yards of narrow ribband for dressing caps such as bows are tyed up with.

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A bonnet for Nancy. Bonnet for Molly or Bonnet silk to make it with & for Hannah also. For Chantilly 2 cards wire shirt buttons, and W[hite] Chappel Needles 100 sorted 1 oz of thread 2/sterling & 1 do. 1/6. Shoes for Molly & Hannah 3 lbs Logwood for Mrs. Lee Chantilly

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[411] May 1778 May 31st Gave Mrs. Plater 40 dollars for Housekeeping— Paid Mrs. Plater for housekeeping June 1778 Tuesday 2 June breakfasted with Mrs. McCormac & left her house—lodged at Lodging with Mrs. Antlers the night of Tuesday 2d June. McCormick and at Antlers

The 3d June both my horses went to the new pasture at 10/ each a week. Pasture for horses

June 4th paid Colo. Blane 32 dollars for sheeting linnen purchased of him some Paid Blane for linen time ago—I think in fall 1775—Same day paid Mrs. McCormac 32 dollars for 32 Paid Mrs. McCormick for days lodging & breakfast in her house— lodging

June 9th 1778 received of Michael Hillegas esqr. four hundred dollars for Wages Delegate wages as a Virga Delegate –400 ds.

11th June paid Mrs. Plater 40 dollars for housekeeping. Paid Mrs. Plater for housekeeping

11th paid Colo. Bannister 5 & 1/3 dollars for club at Peter Wolfs &c. [Wolf was Paid for club at Peter on Committee of Correspondence] Wolf’s

______[412][continued list from page 413] Young Negroes Charles 5 years old in Novr 1770 & Dick 3 do. then Enslaved: Charles and Dick, ages in 1770

May 1778 Since born Harry, Saul, Linny, Pat. Britannia – Enslaved: Harry, Saul, Linny, Pat., Britannia born Arrived at York & took my seat in Congress on the first day of May 1778 since 1770

[entry crossed out] 3d May gave Mrs. F. Lee 10 dollars towards Housekeeping & Housekeeping expenses the 4th 30 dollars more & the 5th 10 dollars more

Amount of my debit to Wm Lee for goods in the St. Tamminy 388 Livres 15 Purchase; goods in ship St. Sole— Tamminy sent by William Lee 1778

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Paid Ellis, transaction for I paid Mr Ellis £80 for the Bay Horse – that is £40 / for Mr. Maddisons horse & horse; Ellis (Green Spring £40 for the balance.—so that as he has sold Mr. Maddisons horse for £55 & a overseer) owes him money pair of cards the balance due to me is 15 pounds & a pr. of Cards. and cards

Housekeeping expenses; May 3.4.5 & 26 gave Mrs. Lee for housekeeping 60 dollars & gave Colo Entered Island Scheme Bannister for Island Scheme on the 26th 50 dollars with Col. John Banister (1734-1788)

25th at noon one of my horses went to pasture.— Pasture for horse

31st gave Mrs. Lee 15 dollars more for Housekeeping. Housekeeping expenses

___ [413] April 1778 Recd 24. April 1778 from Mr. Francis Adams 5 hhds Tobowg neat 5286 – Enslaved: Adams paid for Remains are for Pohick rent & hire of Negroes 3466—gave Mr. Mason the above rent and hire of slaves Ned, 5 hhds to sell for me at Alexandria. Same day agreed with F. Adams that he Jupiter, Bet., Mariah, Peg, should have the girl Sarah until Christmas next for 500 Wt Crop Tobo & Cash – Will, and Sarah that is, that so much is to be added to his last years rent & paid as the other rent is.—Names of the Negroes now with the Adams’s—Ned, Jupiter, Bet. Mariah, Peg—whole share’s rent for 1000 Wt Tobo each—Will for 250 & Sarah for 500. Making in the whole

5750 Land rent 2500 8250 Gerry 1000 [also spelled Jerry] 9250 ______

[414] Adams’s Rent for Negroes Enslaved: Henry Lee hired 7500 out one of his slaves to Colo. Lee’s one -1000 Adams 6500 My Half is 3250 Land Rent 1250 Lbs 4500 Whole Negroes hire 7500 Whole Land 2500 10,000

Carried to York. Ap. 21.1778 12 Shirts 12 Stocks 6 pr. W. Silk Stockings 2 Clothing carried to pr. mixed Do, 6 pr. thread. 3 pr Worsted 1 pr. mixed cotton 8 handkerchiefs- Congress April 1778

53 summer cotton breeches 2 Waist coats 2 white summer & 1 thin old one—1 Persian do 3 Suits Cloaths—6 linnen 2 flannel 2 Silk hand gloves—Socks 3 pair. 2 pr Sheets 2 pillowcases—2 towels.

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One’s memory with a multitude of things at the expenses of one’s judgement. Quote about religion from He does not apply himself to the most learned Writings, in order to acquire The Worlds of Monsieur knowledge; but the most rational, to fortify his reason. Sometimes he chuses the de St. Evremond, published most delicate, to render his own taste so, sometimes the most agreeable, to give 1704 (English translation) the same turn to his own genius. It remains that I describe him such as he is in Friendship and Religion. In Friendship, he is more constant than a philosopher, and more sincere than a young Man of good nature without experience. As to Religion “Justice and Charity supply the place Of rigid Penance, and a formal Face. His piety, without inflicted Pains, Flows easy, and Austerity disdains. God only is the object of his Care Whom goodness leaves no room for black despair: Within the Bosom of kind Providence, He places his repose, his bliss & sure defence.” January 1779 28th Jany. 1779 Filled 5 bottles of small case with brandy & 5 wth spirit out of No. Brandy and spirit inventory 7—remains full of Spirit 8.9.10.11.12 & 2 bots of brandy. [line cut off at bottom] ______[416] M. De St. Evremo[n]d’s character of himself. St. Evremond’s character of himself A Philosopher equally remote from superstition and Impiety: A Voluptuary, who has no less aversion for Debauchery, than Inclination for Pleasure; one, who never felt the pressure of Indigence, who was never acquainted with Plenty. He lives in a condition, despised by them who have everything, envied by those who have nothing, relished by those who make their reason the foundation of their happiness. When he was young he hated for of useness; being persuaded that Wealth is necessary for the Convenience of a long life: Now he is old, he can hardly endure thriftiness; being of opinion, that want is little to be dreaded, when a man has but little time left to the miserable. He is well pleas’d with Nature, and does not complain of Fortune. He hates Vice, is indulgent to Frailties, and laments Misfortunes. He searches not after the Frailties of Men with design to expose them, he finds out their Ridicule only for his own Diversion: He has a secret pleasure in perceiving this himself he wou’d have yet a greater in discovering it to others were he not check’d by Discretion. Life, in his opinion, is too short to read all sorts of Books, and to burden

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[417] Items that Alice Lee Shippen left at Belleview At Belleview of Mrs. Shippens 1 pr. sheets, and a handkerchief that N. Lee and Stratford; her order for carried up— white leather shoes At Colo. Harry Lees a white Cambrick handkerchief—at Lawsons 2 pr. of white leather shoes for Mrs. Shippen for which she left leather – Got these and carry them to York – Pay Lawson for the shoes—

N[et] Wts of my Tobo at Leeds left with Mr. Hunter Tobacco; at Leeds 1158. 1309. 1256. 1277 warehouse 1309 1256 1277 5000 lbs

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Make a point of urging each state to set about immediately providing the cloaths Wants states to being for their respective quotas for next winter & to have them made & collected at a making uniforms for the convenient place for transportation to the Army so that this business may be army executed all at once to avoid confusion in accounts &c.— March 1778 March 27. 1778. Left £17. Virga Cury. with Mrs. Lee and gave her 17 dollars to Money left with Mrs. Lee pay debts--- [section written in pencil illegible] Letters to Col. Loudon My 2 last letter to Colo. Loudon were the 6th & the 10th.

8 Livres is 7/sterling French currency equivalent Monsr. Grands receipts 3.7 to English currency 5 l 250

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Recd. 26th March 1778 of Richd H. Lee Esq Tobacco; Philip Ludwell Twenty one hhds of Tobo at Brays weighg Twenty two thousand five hundred & Lee estate and own tobacco fifty four Net belonging to the Este. of Philip Lud: Lee Esqr. which I promise to at Brays warehouse (Essex account for – also four hhds at Brays of Richd H. Lee Esqr weighing four Co.) [written in Hunter’s thousand nine hundred & ninety three Net— hand] James Hunter

Adams’s pay to F. L. Lee’s estate & to R. H. Lee for hire of 7 ½ working hands Enslaved: hired out to – 7500 lbs Tobo Francis Adams Crop

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8750 lb Tobo 1st January annually-----

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[420] Bal due Miss Panton when we settled £31.14.9 [sterling] Miss Sally Panton, Dr. 4 half guineas £2.2.0 governess, account 5 dollars at 4/6 – 1.2.6 6 pieces of gold } £4.1. Virga. Cury. at 25 pr. cent } 3.4.9 £6.9.3 6.9.3 £24.5.6

N.B. The 2 guineas & the 5 dollars were Mrs. Lees of Stratford Elizabeth Steptoe Lee 2 Guineas -- 2.2.0 account 15 dollars 1.2.6 £3.4.6 sterling

Mrs. Lee’s part of Miss Pantons Salary £15.0.0 Elizabeth Steptoe Lee Paid as above 3.4.6 share of Sally Panton, Sterling due to R. H. Lee from £11.15.6 governess, salary; Philip Colo. P. L. Lees estate March 23, 1778. Ludwell Lee estate Richd. Hen. Lee

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[421] For Chantilly 6 Setts Sorted knitting Needles 5 in a Set, but 4 will do. Purchases for Chantilly; 2 lbs Allum for Mrs. Stratford Lee & same quantity for Chantilly knitting needles

Purchase; alum for Stratford and Chantilly

March 23d. 1778 Paid Sanford Muse 18/ for Corn, and now remains due to him Paid overseer Sanford 2/ Muse for corn

Also paid Capt. Chilton £13.17.6 for 2 oxen he purchased for me at Moxleys Purchase; 2 oxen sale. In this payment I overpaid the Captain 8/6 which he is to be charged with. R. H. Lee.

Also paid [tailor Richard] Caddeen £3.0.0 in full for turning 2 coats & making a Paid tailor Richard

56 pr. breeches & a waistcoat--- Caddeen for making clothes Ben Weaver is to pay for girl Suck’s hire this year £3.10. and her Tax besides. Enslaved: Suck hired out to ______Ben Weaver [422]

3500000 1200000 Loss of revenue from 2300000 loss of customs annually by Americn War American Revolution

Feby. 19. Nine hides including one veal skin for Tanning – Hides for tanning February 1778 10/ for every hundred pounds worth of land, slaves, 31 years servants, horses, Enslaved: taxes on land, mules and plate. slaves, livestock, plate, etc.

Felices populi meditantes tempore pacis Queris opus in bello, semple utilla parent. Quote from Preyslers That people happy are, who during peace, Travels about preparing for Prepare the necessary Stores of war. war Preyslers Travels 1 Vol. p. 149.

Transcription on the Arsenal of Bern – No young man is allowed to be married here before he is master of a sword & Quote at Arsenal of Bern musket, of which he may bring a testimonial to the clergyman who is to perform about men being trained the ceremony. for fighting before he could marry

Nitre dissolves in 6 times it[s] weight of water— Medicine: nitre; From ½ a dram to 1 of the Bark of Misltoe at a dose continued, cures Quartans— remedy for malaria; bark of [a mild form of malaria, or intermittent fever] mistletoe

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120.106.100.170 neat. In all quantity of meat butchered Neat 496 and overseer allowance Former killings 2416 2912 Overseer 400 2512 neat For house use 3 ½

Matomkin Point in King George near Mr. Robert Washington & about 2 ½ miles Ideal battery placement at from Colo. Harry Fitzhugh a fine place for battery Matomkin Point [probably meant Mathias Point in King George]

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Customs of G. B. increased from 1774 to 1775 in 76 the gross produce fell Loss of customs in Great from 3 millions & an half to little more than 2 millions and since from 2 mils. 2 Britain due to Revolution hundred thousand to 1,200,000. Lord Shelburne in House Lord Shelburne in H. Lords 1776 Winter of Lords 1776

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Received from Mr. Blackwell orders on Alderman [Wm] Lee for £21.6.9 sterling Alderman William Lee at 33 & 1/3 Exe. amount currency £28.9.0. Also an old Virginia Note of £5. to account get changed. Jany. 1778 settled my accot. of Congress wages wh the Treasury.

31st January began No. 1 of the large case. Killed a mutton Wine; butchered lamb

20 Jany. paid Mr. Jo. Jones £1.16.0 for my part of house expences at Philadelphia Paid lodging expenses in Septr. 1777. Philadelphia for attending Congress 1777

Enquire about the Laws respecting Naval Offices and recommend laws directing Laws for Naval Offices bonds for landing cargoes properly & certificates to be produced—

4 hares & 2 ducks Cr. Collins for up to the 2d. feby. 1778. Purchased rabbits and ducks from Collins

Weight of 4 hogs killed at Chantilly 25th Jany. and the 2 Feby.1778. Hogs butchered at Chantilly ______

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12 gallons of the Juice of corn stalk makes one gallon of spirit & 6 gallons of Making corn into spirit and same juice makes one of molasses. Put ½ a pint of lime into 30 gallons of the molasses juice when it is simmering to clarify the syrup & better its taste.

2d. Jany. 1778 paid Mrs. Cameron 18/-- remains due 6/-- Paid Mrs. Cameron

January 3d. 1778 Lent Mrs. Shippen 106 dollars for repayment apply to Dr. Loaned money to Dr. Wm. Shippen Junr. Shippen

A Slay[ing] 20 Biev [beeve] at three quarters – Livestock; beef butchered

Received from Mr. Origl. [Original] Graham the 24th Jany. 1778 £14.8 for rent.— Rent paid by Original Graham of Fauquier

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______County in beef [426] Miss Kitty for Mrs. McLuce Board 30 Lodging with Mrs. Washing at York 8 1/3 McLuce at York Left with Mr. Hillegas for Mrs. McLuce 76 Washing Commissary for Forage 76 Forage for horses; shoeing Smiths for shoing horses 3 2/3 horses Tavern Keeper 5 2 Quarts rum Housekeeping 5 1/3 Housekeeping expenses

Moved the horses into the Cont. Stable on the 17th of Octr. in the afternoon & fed Stabled horses them there December 1777 Left York December 6, Left York the afternoon of the 6th of december. 1777

Gave Miss Kitty for board the 7th of Novr. thirty dollars. Lodging at Mrs. McLuce Left 76 dollars with Mr. Hillegas for Mrs. McLuce [or Mrs. McLure]

At Wm Hairheads 1.7.0 Traveling expenses; ferry At Kanes 0.17.6 charges At Baltimore for tavern 4.0.0 Ribband & dressing 0.18.9 2 shirts for Jubiter 4.0.0 Enslaved: Jubiter; purchase Ferriage at Patapsco 0.7.6 of shirts At Stephens 1.10.0 At Edward’s 0.10.0 At Upper Marlbro 1.8.9 At Piscataway 0.10.0

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[427] August 1777 Expenses at Phila. Augt. 1777 Expenses at Philadelphia To Colo. Loudon 102 dols Wash Woman 2 2/3 Washing, coffee house Coffee House 0 2/3 Pot & Bason 0 2/3 Writing supplies; paper, At Camp 1 wafers, wax, copperas, Paper, Wafers, wax 5 sealing wax Ribban for Mrs. Lee 5 Leather breeches for Jubiter 4 2/3 Enslaved: Jubiter; leather Repairing chair & harness 12 breeches purchased Twice at Coffee House 2 Repair chair & harness Do 2/3 Charriot Lace & edging 10 1/3 Shoes for Mrs. Lee 6 2/3 Trim for chariot 1 lb. Copperas 1 1/3 Copperas=iron sulfate,

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3 Groce Corks 6 used to make ink Septr. 12 to Colo. Loudon 100 Stuff for under & Upper Waistcoats Fabric for waistcoats and And a pair breeches 20 2/3 breeches; tailor bill Taylors bill for do. 16 1/3 Travel to Lancaster and there 39 Ferry expenses Ferriage Susquehannah 1 Expenses 3 At York 10 Needles 4 Indigo 2 Thread 3 Cealing Wax 2 Enslaved: Lodging for self Hay for horses at York 18 days 18 & servant [probably At Tavern in York for servant &c. 21 Jubiter]

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[428] Purchases for family; cloth, ribbon, comb, thread For Mrs. Lee & Children 12 yds ribband vidt. 2 yds. of a Sort –Four yards of it broad—1 great tooth comb 2 ounces thread proper for working two shilling linnen 1 dd. gauze for caps Money for Mrs. Lee

Augt. 7 gave Mrs. Lee to keep £34.0. & 4 hhds Tobo. Paid Francis Lightfoot Lee for housekeeping expenses 26th Augt gave Colo. F. Lee 102 dollars towards Housekeeping – i.e. 7 – 8 dollar bills 6 – 7 dollars and 1 – 4 dollar making in all 102 ds. Money for Mrs. Lee

30th Augt. gave Mrs. Lee 260 half pence Paid Francis Lightfoot Lee for housekeeping expenses 12 Septr. gave Colo. F. L. Lee 100 dollars towards Housekeeping— Letters sent to Leeds Town post office Last letter of the 1 & 12 Jany. 1779 went to Leeds First 11th rd on the 13 Jany.

______[429] Clothing carried to Carried to Phila. 5 Augt. 1777 Philadelphia 12 Shirts. 12 Stocks, 6 pr. fine silk Stockings, 2 pr. Spun silk, 2 pr. Colored silk – 6 pr. thread stockings, 4 pr. white worsted 8 handkerchiefs-- 5 linnen gloves lame hand 3 pr. socks 2 white Waistcoats & 2 pr. breeches 1 flannel & 1 linnen under waistcoat 1 flannel breast plate Expenses from Chantilly to Belle View (ferry costs) From Chantilly to Belle View 43 miles To Acquia Run 12 to Dumfries, 8 to Occaquan 10 to Colo. Masons 5 to Piscataway 8. To Up. Marlbro 15. To Baltimore 45. to Philadelphia

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Ferriage at Occaquan 5/

______[430] Enslaved: questions at At what age may Negroes be willed? which age can slaves be willed?

Received £6.13. from Mr. Keith by Mrs. Molly Lee for Manokin rent. Received Mrs. Thomas Ludwell from Mr. Blackwell August 3d. 1777 fifty two dollars or £15.2.0 for rents. Also [Molly] Lee paid rent in received from Mr. Blackwell by Mr. Hancock Lee 4th of August four hhds Tobo in Manokin Falmouth Warehouse weighing Nt 1070. 1049. 1003. 1041. Arrived at Congress in Arrived & attended Congress Tuesday the 12th of August 1777— Philadelphia August 12, 1777 September 1777 12 Septr. 1777 Recd. from Willing & Morris 300 dollars for Delegates Wages— Paid Delegate wages

Garden: how to plant Seeds of the Ravizzoni or Cavolo Rapa an Italian plant, with the method of Cavolo Rapa, kohlrabi Culture. Left Philadelphia Left Philadelphia Sepr. 18--- September 18, 1777

October 1777 Paid delegate wages Octr. 25th recd of Mr. Hillegas 300 dollars for Delegates Wages.

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[431] John Semple owed Henry £5335 sterling due from Semple to hon. Colo. Lee. Lee

April 1777 2d. April 1777 arrived at Philadelphia— Arrived at Congress in Philadelphia April 2, 1777

11th June 1`777 Left with Sam. Purveyance Esqr 24 dollars to pay Jeremiah Paid Jeremiah Carter of Carter of Wilmington for 2 pr of his best cotton & 2 pair of his best wool cards. Wilmington for cotton and The cotton cards being 7 dols apiece & the wool 5 by agreement with Carter. wool cards

14th July Cr. Mr. Parker for 714 lbs. Transfer Tobo which I gave Sheriff Moxley Paid parish and county an order on him to pay my Parish & County levies &etc. Paid Sheriff Moxley taxes £3.0.0 for tax on 6 wheels for 1776 & 714 lbs Tobo for pub. Dues. (6 wheels) for 1776

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Send Dunlaps paper to Dr. Thomson to be lodged with the Post Master at Hobbs Orders for goods; Dunlaps Hole and get Mr. Carters Needles according to sample. Colo. Lan. Carters paper for Dr. Thomson; Heckles. Mr. Phil Smith Bradfords paper Mr. Turberville Dunlaps paper & needles for Mr. Carter; things for Miss Turberville— hackles for Landon Carter; Bradfords Paper for Philip Smith; Dunlaps paper for John Turberville; things for Miss Turberville

Settled Joseph Moxley Settled with Joe Moxley the 8th August 1777 & paid him £4.0.0 which left a account balance of 4/6 due R. H. Lee.

______[432] March 1777 Dr Moxley Joseph 2 bushels wheat & 10 lbs Sugar besides the Weaving done for Joseph Moxley owes for him this preceeding Winter. March 25. 1777. wheat, sugar & weaving

Get Capt. Lees razors ground & some bark if this is to be had. A penknife for Order to purchase at Miss Panton. Philadelphia; For Chantilly Rum. Wine. & some Sugar. Nutmeg & black pepper. Stockings for the Girls. Table knives. Combs buckling & dandrif. Stockings for Mrs. Lee - Medicine: Paregoric elixir, - & Shoes & Gloves. Gloves for the Girls. Glew. Paregoric Elixir. Opium. opium, camphor emetic Camphor Emetic Tartar – Salt Tartar. Vol.Sals Hartshorn – Jalap. Calomel. tartar, salt tartar, Vol. Sals., Cor. Sub. Rhub. Dyachilon. Hair pins. Rhub. Dyachilon

Carried to Philadelphia 25 March 12 Shirts 12 Stocks – 6 handkerchiefs 6 pr Clothing carried to White & 2 pr Cold Silk Stockings 4 pr Worsted do 4 pr fine thread do 3 pr Under Philadelphia – 2 pr sheets 2 pr Pillow cases – 2 Towels –

26th Lent Joe Moxley 40/ which he is to repay on demand – Lent Joseph Moxley money

N.B. Tillars taken out of the Crop & a plow to be charged in corn makes 12 13 Use of tillers and plow ½ shares in Corn & 12 ½ in Tobo taken out of share in corn and tobacco

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23 March 1777 Left with Mrs. Lee £74.6 Virga Cury & gave her 40/ in Cont. Money left with wife money for family uses.

25 March 1777 Carried to Phila. with me 386 ½ dollars including 49 2/3 Maryld. Money carried to dollars, the rest being contl. money. Philadelphia

23d. March delivd. Capt. Chilton £22.10. for Sol. Robinson to pay for the corn I Purchased corn from Mrs. purchased from Colo. John Lee of Mrs. Smiths estate. Smith’s estate

Received from John Turberville Esqr. 22 & 2 thirds of dollars to pay his ballance John Turberville account & to get a bonnet for Miss Corbin—see his letter. Bonnet for Miss Jenny Corbin 2 Shoe knives, one for Jonas & one for Osmin—1/2 a thousd. brass nails for chariot small & ¼ thousand large for do. – the whole length of the Twine is the Enslaved: Jonas & Osmin; length of the charriot braces behind & the half length of the twine is the length purchase of shoe knives for both of the short braces before & of the leather braces that cover the iron springs them behind the 1st knot is the width of all the braces Purchase of nails for _____ chariot and measurement of chariot braces in twine [434] An Act for the appointment of Naval Officers inconclusive & inadequate. Act for Naval Officer appointment not good

Sold Colo. T. A. Washington five Lottery tickets & he paid me 40 dollars, Sells lottery tickets to remains due to me 10 dollars March 15. 1777. Thomas A. Washington

22d. March paid Mr. John Neal 15/ for making my hand mill. Paid John Neale for making hand mill

Dr. John A. Washington Esqr. for [blank] ounces of Ipecacunaha sent him from Purchase of Ipecac from Philadelphia in Octr. 1776. Dr. John A. Washington

Pair of stays for Miss Mat. Lee by measure of some of Molly Lees—Bespoke Purchase; stays for Matilda stays for Miss Nan. Lee—Apply Stokes in Chesnut Street. 3 ½ yds Muslin plain Lee from Stokes in for Mrs. E. Lee & Bonnet for Miss Jen. Corbin—See Mr. Turbervilles letter. Chesnut St.; muslin & Dilworths Spelling Books 2 for Mrs. E. Lee. For Capt. Chilton 3 bramble & 3 spelling books for grass sythes & 4 garden spades. Elizabeth Steptoe Lee; garden: garden tools for Capt. Chilton

March 15. 1777. Claxton the Joiner agreed to pay £3.0.0. for the hire of Suck, Enslaved: Suck, hired out for the year 1777 and to clothe her. to William Claxton, joiner, for 1777

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8 March sent Mr. Purdie 20/ for [Virginia] Gazette money. Purchase Virginia Gazette

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[2 unnumbered pages—scribbled on end papers of book and partly illegible] Enslaved, hired out list [Stratford?] Congo Thom Jenny [B__d__?] Beck 34 Lucy to [Sam?] Maddox 8 Sucky to [ ? ] [Ashby?] 6 Cromwell to [ ? ] 8 Sib to R. Spisar [Spicer?] 12 [ ? ] to D[ublin?] 8 [ ? ] to Fishback 8 Jonas [or Tomas?] Harriet for Jone 5

150 to Chantilly 103 miles to Baltimore from Phila Travel distances

Chas Town to Elk 10 To Christian 12 To Wilmington 8 30 To Chester 15 To Phila 15 60 miles 66 to Susquehanna 37 ½ m. to Balt. 163 ½

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2 Pewter washbasins Bal of 10 dollars due from Col. T. A. Washington for Lottery tickets purchased of R. H. Lee March 12. 1777

[upside down] 45 ½ £ 15th Octr 1775 in [illegible] bag—

[miscellaneous computations]

571 dols 6 July 1778

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