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

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

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

G.W. Dower

Names ages Remarks Names ages Remarks

TRADEMEN &CA TRADEMEN &CA

His Wife Lucy D[ogue] R[un] Wife at Mr Lear’s Nat Smith Tom Davis B: layr dow[e]r

Ditto Lydia R[iver] F[arm] Simms George Ditto Ditto Daphne—French’s Ditto Carpr

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

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

Sambo Ditto Agnes R.F. dowr Godfrey Cartr Wife Mima Mn. Ho. dowr Davy Ditto Edy U[nion] F[arm] GW James Ditto Ditto Alla Ditto ditto Joe Ditto Dolshy Spin[ne]r dowr Hanson Dist[ille]r No wife Tom Coop[e]r Nanny Muddy Hole GW Peter Ditto Ditto Moses Ditto No Wife Nat Ditto Ditto Jacob Ditto Ditto Daniel Ditto Ditto George Gard[ene]r His wife Sall D.R. dowr Timothy Ditto Harry Ditto No wife Sla[min] Joe Ditchr Wife Sylla D.R. GW Boatswain Ditc[her] His wife Myrtilla Spinr GW Chriss Ho. Ser: Ditto Majr Wests Dundee Ditto His wife at Mr Lears Marcus Ditto no Wife Husband Ho[use] Frank Charles Ditto Ditto Fanny U.F. dowr Lucy Cook GW Ben Ditto Ditto Penny R.F. GW Molly No Husband Ben Miller Ditto Sinah Mn Ho. dow. Charlotte Sempst[res]s No husband Forrester Ditto No Wife Sall Ho[use] M[ai]d Ditto Nathan Cook 31 Wife Peg Muddy Hole GW Caroline Ditto Husb[an]d Peter Hardman W. Muclus B[rick] Ditto Captn Marshalls Kitty Milk Md Ditto Isaa. Carpr GW Lay[e]r

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Juba Carter No wife Alce Spinr Charles Freeman Matilda Spinner Boson Ditcher Betty Davis Ditto Mrs Washington’s—Dick Frank Ho[use] Servt Wife Lucy—Cook Dolshy Husbd Joe Carpr GW Ditto liv[in]g at George Town Will Shoem[ake]r Lame—no wife Anna GW Judy 21 No Husband Delphy Ditto ditto Peter lame Kn[i]tt[e]r No wife Alla Ditto Husbd James Cartr dower Amount 24 Amount 28 MANSION HOUSE MANSION HOUSE Passed Labour Will Wife Aggy D.R. GW Frank 80 No Wife Joe Postiln Ditto Sall R.F. Ditto Gunner 40 Ditto Alce Muddy Hole Ditto Sinah Husbd Miller Ben GW Ditto Godfrey Wag[one]r Mima dowr Lucy No Husband Grace Husbd Mr Lear’s Juba Letty No husband Nancy Ditto ditto Viner Ditto ditto Eve 17 17 Ditto a dwarf Delia 14 Ditto her sister Children Phil Son to Lucy amount 3 Patty daughter to Ditto

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