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Mrs. French | Recapitulation

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Belonging to GW
Where & how Empld
 
Men
 
Women
Workg
Childn
Total
boys
girls
boys
girls
Tradesmen & others, not employed on the Farms--viz.              
Smiths
2
 
 
 
 
 
2
Bricklayers
1
 
 
 
 
 
1
Carpenters
5
 
 
 
 
 
5
Coopers
3
 
 
 
 
 
3
Shoemaker
1
 
 
 
 
 
1
Cooks
1
 
 
 
 
 
1
Gardeners
2
 
 
 
 
 
2
Millers
1
 
1
 
 
 
2
House-Servants
1
 
 
 
 
 
1
Ditchers
4
 
 
 
 
 
4
Distillery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Postilions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Waggoners & Cartrs
1
          
1
Milk Maid              
Spinners & Knitrs  
1
        
1
Mansion-Ho              
Muddy-hole
3
14
1
  
8
10
36
River-Farm
3
9
2
2
6
4
26
Dogue Run F.
6
7
  
1
7
3
24
Union-Farm
2
1
      
2
5
[subtotal]
36
32
4
3
21
19
115
Passed labr or that do not Work 
Muddy hole              
River Farm
1
1
        
2
Dogue Run  
3
        
3
Union Farm  
1
        
1
Mansion Ho.
3
          
3
[subtotal]
40
37
4
3
21
19
124
Hired fm Mrs. French
9
9
2
4
6
10
40
Grand Total
49
36
6
7
27
29
164

Dower
Where & how Empld
Men
Women
Workg
Childn
Total
boys
girls
boys
girls
Tradesmen & others, not employed on the Farms--viz.              
Smiths              
Bricklayers
1
          
1
Carpenters
1
          
1
Coopers              
Shoemaker              
Cooks  
1
        
1
Gardeners              
Millers              
House-Servants
2
4
        
6
Ditchers
1
          
1
Distillery
4
   1      
5
Postilions
1
  
1
      
2
Waggoners & Cartrs
2
          
2
Milk Maid  
1
        
1
Spinners & Knitrs
1
7
        
8
Mansion-Ho.
3
9
3
2
8
15
40
Muddy-hole
2
    
2
    
4
River-Farm
6
9
2
1
5
5
28
Dogue Run F.  
5
1
  
5
6
17
Union-Farm
4
6
3
  
8
6
27
[subtotal]
28
42
11
5
26
32
144
Passed labr or that do not Work 
Muddy hole  
1
        
1
River Farm
1
1
        
2
Dogue Run  
1
        
1
Union Farm  
3
        
3
Mansion Ho.  
2
        
2
[subtotal]
29
50
11
5
26
32
153
Hired fm Mrs. French              
Grand Total
29
50
11
5
26
32
153

Grand Total [of GW & Dower combined]
Where & how Empld
[Number]
Tradesmen & others, not employed on the Farms--viz.  
Smiths
2
Bricklayers
2
Carpenters
6
Coopers
3
Shoemaker
1
Cooks
2
Gardeners
2
Millers
2
House-Servants
7
Ditchers
5
Distillery
5
Postilions
2
Waggoners & Cartrs
3
Milk Maid
1
Spinners & Knitrs
9
Mansion-Ho.
40
Muddy-hole
40
River-Farm
54
Dogue Run F.
41
Union-Farm
32
 
259
Passd labr or that do not Work
Muddy hole
1
River Farm
4
Dogue Run
4
Union Farm
4
Mansion Ho.
5
 
277
Hired fm Mrs. French
40
Grand Total
317

From: W.W. Abbot, ed., The Papers of George Washington, Retirement Series, vol. 4, April - December 1799. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1999), 538-39.

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