Anderson, Anna Catherine Borden. “A Study of Transition in Plantation Economy: George Washington’s Whiskey Distillery, 1799.” MA thesis, College of William and Mary, 2002. https://doi.org/10.21220/s2-d6ce-k310.
James Anderson proposed the venture after arriving in1797. An80-gallon first batch was reported February22; a June expansion proposal estimated640dollars for equipment excluding buildings. The enlarged five-still operation was functional by January1798 according to this account. Washington sought advice and worried about capital and grain purchases.
Anderson, “A Study of Transition in Plantation Economy: George Washington’s Whiskey Distillery, 1799,” 61–66 (PDF 69–74).
Anna Catherine Borden Anderson, “A Study of Transition in Plantation Economy: George Washington’s Whiskey Distillery, 1799” (MA thesis, College of William and Mary, 2002), 61–66 (PDF 69–74), https://doi.org/10.21220/s2-d6ce-k310.
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Anderson, “Study of Transition,” 61–66.
Printed 61–66; PDF 69–74
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Reference
Anna Catherine Borden Anderson, “A Study of Transition in Plantation Economy: George Washington’s Whiskey Distillery, 1799” (MA thesis, College of William and Mary, 2002), 61–66 (PDF 69–74), https://doi.org/10.21220/s2-d6ce-k310.
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Printed 61–66; PDF 69–74. Source No access. Literature Note 
Interpretation limits
Separate proposals, construction and operation dates. Letters are quoted through published editions; exact quotations require checking those editions or manuscripts.