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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.
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Printed 61–66; PDF 69–74
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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.
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Printed 61–66; PDF 69–74. Source No access. Literature Note A Study of Transition in Plantation Economy: George Washington’s Whiskey Distillery, 1799 — full supplied-thesis analysis. Citation
Anderson2002 — Distillery establishment and capital pressure.
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Separate proposals, construction and operation dates. Letters are quoted through published editions; exact quotations require checking those editions or manuscripts.