This page has yet to be transcribed. The ledger itself is large (60 feet) and is a bound manuscript.
Consider the following questions when looking at this account book:
Why do you think Lund Washington (George Washington's farm manager) recorded everything woven at Mount Vernon?
How many years are listed on this page of the account book?
Who was doing the weaving at Mount Vernon?
Why were people weaving at Mount Vernon? What kind of things are made from cloth or wool?
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This is a page from an account book. The account book tracked the fisheries, tailor work, tools, clothing handed out to the enslaved population, food, and much more around Mount Vernon. This page was most likely written by Lund Washington, who was George Washington's farm manager. This page in particular tracks the amount of weaving done at Mount Vernon between 1777 and 1779.
