Washington, George. Census of Slaves Rented by George Washington from Mrs. Penelope French. July 15, 1799. George Washington’s Mount Vernon. https://www.mountvernon.org/education/primary-source-collections/primary-source-collections/article/frenchs-slave-census-july-1799.
Washington’s census names James, gives his approximate age and agricultural skill, and states that he had been employed mostly at the distillery.
George Washington, Census of Slaves Rented by George Washington from Mrs. Penelope French, July 15, 1799, p. 1, George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
George Washington, Census of Slaves Rented by George Washington from Mrs. Penelope French, July 15, 1799, p. 1, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, https://www.mountvernon.org/education/primary-source-collections/primary-source-collections/article/frenchs-slave-census-july-1799.
James entry
manuscript p. 1; official transcription p. 1
Washington, French Census, July 15, 1799, 1.
Names, Ages &ca, and Remarks — James
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