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29 January-4 February 1797
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A Meteorological account of the weather kept at Mt Vernon
1797
| Jany |
29 In the morning |
48 |
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S. cloudy |
48 |
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W. Cloudy |
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46 |
NW Clear |
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30 |
38 |
NW Clear |
40 |
NW Clear |
42 |
W. Cloudy |
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31 |
39 |
SE Cloudy |
40 |
SE Cloudy |
40 |
SE clear |
| Feby |
1st |
39 |
E. Cloudy |
41 |
E. Cloudy |
42 |
NE cloudy |
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2 |
48 |
W. clear |
50 |
W. clear |
44 |
NW clear |
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3 |
39 |
NW clear |
40 |
W. clear |
40 |
W. cloudy |
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4 |
39 |
NW clear |
41 |
W. clear |
40 |
SW clear |
Feby 4th 1797
| Dr. |
Mansion House for the work of 8 hands amt ![[per]](images/char-per-trans.png) Week |
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48 |
| Cr. |
By Waggon Hauling sundries for Distilery |
3 |
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" Do Hauling Hay to Mansion 1 Tumbles [] Cart 2 d. } |
3 |
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" Cart Hauling hay to Mansion 2 hauling Leaves from C. yard 2 } |
4 |
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" Do Halling Oats to Mansion 1 & to Mill 1 day |
2 |
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" Tumbles Hauling Wood 6 days |
6 |
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" Working at the Distilery serving Brick Layers |
9 |
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" Going to town with boat |
2 |
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" heaping Manure |
3 |
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" cutting & picking up corn stalks |
4 |
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" cutting of wood &c. |
6 |
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Sick Mimy going to town to get shot cut out of her Ear |
6 |
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48 |
| Dr. |
Ditchers for the Work of 4 hands amt. Week |
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24 days |
| Mauling & mortoising posts 22 days Sick Dundee 2 days |
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24 |
Stock 1 Stud horse 3 Stud Jacks & 3 young Do 7 Horses 10 Jeanets 9 Work
Mules & 16 Do Unbroke 15 Cows & 8 fatning weathers
| Dr. |
Muddy Hole for the work of 14 hands amt. week |
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84 Dys |
| Cr. |
By Halling to Mill 1 day & halling to Mill 5
days |
6 |
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" Cutting & grubing on new road |
60 |
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" Malling Rails 1 & making fences 11 days |
12 |
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| Sick Nanny 4 & Gabriel 2 days |
6 |
84 |
Stock 7 Horses 4 Mules 37 Cattle 2 Calves 49 sheep & 5 Lambs Increased
by one bull from Dogue Run one Calf & 5 Lambs
| Oats sent to Mansion house |
28 |
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Corn sent to Mill |
9 Bushels |
| Do Fed to Horses |
4 |
Do fed to Stock |
3 |
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32 |
Wheat sent to Mill |
6 1/2 Bushels |
| Dr. |
Union Farm for the work of 23 hands amt week |
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138 |
| Cr. |
By Ploughing 30 days & grubing in Mill Swamp 20 dys |
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50 |
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" Burning of Brush 12 picking up corn stalks 14 |
26 |
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" Carting corn stalks in the cow yard |
7 |
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" Carting Dirt to fill up guley |
5 |
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" Carting of rails & wood 3 planting of Cedars 3 days |
6 |
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" Mortoising of posts 2 days putting up fencing 18 days |
20 |
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" Thrassing of Corn 6 days Rachel working on Road 6 } |
12 |
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| Sick Abraham 3 days grace 3 Flora 6 |
12 |
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138 |
Stock 16 horses & 6 Mules 120 sheep 68 Cattle 14 Year olds 2
Calves—Corn sent to Mill 20 bushels Do for Whiskey 25 Bushels Do sent to Mansion house 20
Bushels Do fed to Stock 10 Bushels
| Dr. |
Dogue Run for the work of 16 hands amt week |
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96 |
| Cr. |
By Ploughing 21 dys & Spreading manure 25
dys |
46 |
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" Joe Mortoising posts 6 & making rails 6 days |
12 |
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Mauling & hewing flat rails 6 Halling stalks in F. yard } |
7 |
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Do Carting rails 5 days & fencing 4 days |
9 |
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| Sick Sall twins 6 Sany 6 days Grace 6 Simon 4 |
22 |
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96 |
Stock 69 Cattle 1 Calf 138 Sheep 5 Horses 8 Mules Decrease one bull sent to
Mudy hole Corn sent to Mill 12 bushels Ditto fed to Stock 7 1/2 Bushells
| Dr. |
River Farm for the work of 27 hands amt. |
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162 |
| Cr. |
By Ploughing 28 days Do Halling straw 8 dys |
36 |
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" Halling manure 4 dys Do Halling wood 2 dys & rails 4 |
10 |
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" Halling Corn to Mill 1 day Cutting & malling rails 25 dys |
26 |
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" Grubing 20 days Heeping manure 22 days |
42 |
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" Cleaning Wheat 4 days shilling corn & carrying Hay to Barn |
30 |
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Attending to stock, 12 days Sick Bredgy 6 days |
18 |
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162 |
Stock 11 Horses 11 mules 1 Colt 84 Cattle 4 Calfs Decrease three Sheep 203
Sheep 35 Lambs & Lost 4
| Corn sent to Mill |
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30 |
bushells |
| Fed to Stock |
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12 1/2 |
Do |
| Ditto to Sheep |
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6 |
Do |
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48 1/2 |
In All This Week’s |
| Dr. |
Carpenters & Brick Layers for the work of 9
Men Days |
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54 |
| Cr. |
By Hewing of Trougs & digging for the
Distillery |
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25 |
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" Carting of timber for the Troughs &c. |
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3 |
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" Repairing of old shop for Distilery |
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2 |
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" Isack & Joe Making of Carts & repairing of River Farm |
} |
10 |
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" carts axeltrees & making a new
Tongue for Union Farm Cart |
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" Do assisting in digging of troughs the Distelery |
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2 |
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42 |
| Cr. |
Brick Layers By Tom Davis fixing for the Distilery |
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5 |
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Muckles assisting Tom in the above work |
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5 |
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Do in town on Saturday with the boat |
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2 |
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In All |
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54 |
| Dr. |
Gardner for the work of 3 men amount week |
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18 |
| Cr. |
By Dressing the ground and sowing Cedar Berries |
9 |
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" Kleaning the yard and triming trees & sowing Holy Berries &c. |
9 |
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18 |
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Sir Please send me one Myrtle tree & several sorts of aloes &
granium & other good things for the green house.
| Dr. |
Spinners & Knitters for the work of 15 womeen Amt. |
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90 |
| Cr. |
By Alse |
Spinning |
5 Lib. of Tow yarn |
6 |
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" Carolina |
Do |
4 Lib. of Do |
5 |
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" Anna |
Do |
3 Lib. of Do |
4 |
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" Betty Davis |
Do |
2 Lib. of Do |
2 |
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" Delphia |
Do |
2 1/2 Lib. of Do |
6 |
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" Judit |
Do |
4 Lib. of Do |
6 |
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" Kitty |
Do |
2 Lib. of Sewing thread |
6 |
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" Lucy |
Knitting one pr of stockings |
6 |
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" Charlote |
Do |
2 pr of Do |
6 |
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Sall Nothing |
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6 |
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Sickness Caroline 1 day Ane 2 days Betty Davis 4 Days
Doll 6 days Matilda 6 Delia 6 Lame
Ally 6 days Dolsy 6 days } |
37 |
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90 |
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Lame Peter Knitting 2 pr Stockings |
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| Mill Grist Dr. |
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Wheat |
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Corn |
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Contra Cr. |
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Meal |
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homeny |
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Bran |
| To Mudy Hole Farm |
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9 1/4 |
By muddy hole |
8 1/4 |
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| To Dogue run |
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12 |
" Dogue run farm |
12 |
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| " Union Farm |
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20 |
" Union Farm |
15 1/2 |
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| " River Farm |
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30 |
" River Farm |
13 |
5 |
2 1/2 |
| " Mansion House |
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20 |
" Mansion house |
19 3/4 |
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8 |
| " Toll this Week |
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10 |
Davy 20 Lib. Midlings |
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2 |
| Corn Ground Still |
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25 |
John Vilot |
1 |
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| Corn Ground Farms |
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126 1/4 |
Wm Stewart |
1 |
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2 1/2 |
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Cooper Miller 2 Boys |
1 1/4 |
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| Received from Muddy Hole |
6
1/2 |
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Meal Delivered Farms |
72 |
5 |
15 |
| Dr. |
Coopers for the work of one man & boy amt. |
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12 |
| Cr. |
By Dressing out flour Barrels |
3 |
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Doing Sundryes in the Distelery |
9 |
12 |
| Dr. |
Miller Ben for the work of one man amt. |
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6 |
| Cr. |
By working in the Mill to Days |
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6 |
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