An Inventory of Articles at Mount Vernon

1810

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In the Study
D.
C.
D.
C.
7 Swords & 1 blade 120      
4 Canes 40      
7 Guns 35      
11 Spye Glasses 110      
1 Tin canister drawing   50    
Trumbuls Prints 36      
1 Case Surveyors Instruments 10      
1 Traveling Ink Case 3      
1 Globe 5      
1 box Contg. 2 Paper moulds 25      
1 Picture 3      
1 Chest of Tools 15      
1 Bureau 7      
1 Dressg. Table 40      
1 Tambour Secretary 80      
1 Walnut Table 5      
1 Copying press 30      
1 Compass-Staff & 2 Chairs 30      
1 Old Copying press 11      
1 Case of Dentists 10      
2 Setts money weights 20      
1 Telescope 50      
1 Box Paints &c 15      
1 Bust of General Washington in plaister from the life 100      
1 do Marble 50      
1 Profile in plaister 25      
2 Seals with Ivory handles 8      
1 Pocket Compass   50    
1 Brass Level 10      
1 Japan box containing a Masons Apron 40      
1 Small case containing 3 Straw rings 1 75    
1 Farmers Luncheon Box        
1 Silk Sash (Military) 20      
1 Velvet housing for a saddle & holsters trimed with silver lace 5      
1 Piece of Oil cloth contg. orders of Masonry 50      
Some Indian presents 5      
In the Iron Chest
        
Stock of the U.S. 6246      
Six pr Cent Stock   3746$    
Do Deferred 1873 2500    
3 p. ct 2496      
Do of Bank of Columbia 170 Shares at 40$ 6800      
Do Bank of Alexandria 25 Shares at 200$ 5000      
Do James River company 5 Shares at 100$ 500      
Do Potomac Company 24 Shares at [pounds] 100 Stg. 10,666      
Cash 254 70    
1 Set of Shoe and knee buckles Paste in Gold 250      
1 pr. Shoe & knee buckles silver 5      
2 Gold Cincinnati Eagles 30      
1 Diamond Eagle do 387      
1 Gold watch, cahin, 2 Seals & a key 175      
1 Compass in a brass Case   50    
1 Gold box presented by the Corporation of New York 100      
1 Large Gold medal of Gen'1 W-n 150      
1 Gold medal of St. Patrick Society 8      
1 Gold (or other metal) antient medal 2      
11 Medals in case 50      
1 large medal of Paul Jones 4      
3 Other metal medals 1      
1 Brass engraving of the Arms of the U. States 10      
1 Pocket Compass 5      
1 Bust in Plaster of Paul Jones 20      
1 Case Instruments, Parallel rule &c. 17 50    
1 Pocket Book 5      
2 Pine writing Tables 4      
1 Circular Chair 20      
1 box Military figures 2      
1 Brass model Cannon 15      
2 Brass candlesticks 2      
2 horse whips 4      
1 pr. Steel Pistols 50      
1 Copper Wash bason   75    
1 Chest & its contents (Cloves &c) 100      
1 Fan Chair 2      
1 Writing Stand & apparatus 5      
1 (Green) field Book   25    
Battalion flag 1      
Tongs Shovel & fender 1      
A Painted likeness of Lawe. W-n 10      
1 Oval Looking Glass 2      
3 pr. Pistols 50      
  1920 75    

From: Charles H. Callahan, Washington: The Man and the Mason, (Washington, D.C.: Memorial Temple Committee of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, 1913), 355-357. (This transcription condences four manuscript pages onto one transcribed page.)

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