Historic terminology is not a modern proof or legal standard. Availability patterns and price differences do not independently prove production methods or economies of scale.
All supplied thesis pages reviewed; this is a source-bounded reading, not independent manuscript verification.
Ledger terminology includes generic whiskey, common, rectified, fine rectified, rectified fourth proof, strong proof and rye, plus brandies and spirits. Table7’s1799 whiskey components sum9550gal, and with73.5brandy and354.75spirits sum9978.25. This supports9550 rather than narrative9950. Monthly generic-whiskey rows sum7930.25; annual difference789.25 matches one footnote, not the conflicting936.25.
67–87
Printed 67–87; PDF 75–95
Paraphrase checked against source text and page images; arithmetic identified as internal recalculation.
No access / Whiskey Excerpts Database (USWA)
Source-bounded thesis analysis. Reference readiness is not independent corroboration.
Located evidence
Ledger terminology includes generic whiskey, common, rectified, fine rectified, rectified fourth proof, strong proof and rye, plus brandies and spirits. Table7’s1799 whiskey components sum9550gal, and with73.5brandy and354.75spirits sum9978.25. This supports9550 rather than narrative9950. Monthly generic-whiskey rows sum7930.25; annual difference789.25 matches one footnote, not the conflicting936.25.
Locator and connections
Printed 67–87; PDF 75–95. Source No access. Literature Note A Study of Transition in Plantation Economy: George Washington’s Whiskey Distillery, 1799 — full supplied-thesis analysis. Citation
Anderson2002 — Recorded product categories and prices.
Interpretation limits
Historic terminology is not a modern proof or legal standard. Availability patterns and price differences do not independently prove production methods or economies of scale.