Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. “George Washington’s Distillery.” George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Accessed September 1, 2026. https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/washington-s-distillery.
Supports the 1797 proposal, spring-1798 operation, five-still commercial scale, 1799 ledger totals, and the names of the six enslaved distillers.
Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, “George Washington’s Distillery,” accessed September 1, 2026.
Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, “George Washington’s Distillery,” George Washington’s Mount Vernon, accessed September 1, 2026, https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/washington-s-distillery.
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