Use Mount Vernon's institutional article for the 1799 figures and named labor; use Pogue and Bryson as independent narrative context.
James Anderson's 1797 proposal developed into a purpose-built five-still distillery operating by spring 1798. In 1799, Mount Vernon's ledger recorded more than eighty whiskey transactions totaling 10,942 gallons valued at $7,674; Hanson, Peter, Nat, Daniel, James, and Timothy are named as the enslaved distillers who performed the production labor.
Reverified on 2026-09-02 after full preservation of Mount Vernon’s article body, notes, bibliography, captions, and both article images. Existing independent processed sources remain linked.
The production and value figures are 1799 ledger totals reported by Mount Vernon. Do not treat Washington or Anderson as the sole makers, and do not infer uninterrupted operation, bottled branding, or aging.
Two processed whiskey histories and Mount Vernon's institutional article converge on the trial-to-commercial expansion. The institutional account supplies exact ledger totals, primary-document notes, and the names of the six enslaved distillers.
Used and link-verified on the public history page “Revolution and the Early Republic — Rum, Whiskey, Taxation, and Federal Power” on 2026-09-02. Retain the recorded qualifications in future revisions.
Washington's 1797 distillery was a substantial common-whiskey enterpriseWashington's distillery expanded from experiment to commercial enterpriseCowdery — Washington's distillery and whiskey in civic life — Chapter 22, “Presidents Day”Spoelman and Haskell — Dead Distillers — PDF sheets 36–40 — Washington’s distillery as organized laborMount Vernon's five-still enterprise recorded 10,942 gallons in 1799 and relied on six named enslaved distillers