Eastern Shore oats, wild onions picked out of, 111.
Eastern Shore peas, experiment with, 105.
Evans, Joshua, puts iron ring on Patty Custis, 224.
Everett, Edward, buys the Pearce papers, 86.

Fairfax, Anne: wife of Lawrence Washington, 10;
     marries George Lee and sells her life interest in Mount Vernon
     to George Washington, 11.
Fairfax, Lord Thomas: employs George Washington as a surveyor, 9;
     vast land holdings of, 38;
     fondness of fox hunting, 255;
     hunts with Washington, 256.
Fairfax, Sir William, father of wife of Lawrence Washington, 11.
Farmer's Compleat Guide: used by Washington, 71;
     abstracts from, 72.
Federal Gazette,
     describes theatrical performance witnessed by Washington, 246.
Ferry, bought of Posey, 17.
Ferry Farm, bought by Washington, 17, 295.
Fertilizer: experiments with marl, 95, 99, 105;
     with mud, 102-104;
     experiment fertilizing oats, 112;
     Noah Webster's advanced ideas regarding, 118, 119;
     Washington wants a manager who can convert everything he
     touches into manure, 119;
     see also "Compost" and "Rotation of Crops".
Fishery: bought of Posey, 17;
     description of, 65, 66;
     returns from in 1798, 287.
Fitch, John, visits Washington to interest him in steam navigation, 240.
Fitzpatrick, John C, on handwriting of the
     digest from the Compleat Guide, 72.
Florida Blanca, helps Washington obtain a jackass, 137, 138.
Flour: Washington's classification of, 98;
     excellent quality of, 98.
Forbes, Mrs., Washington's inquiries about, 189 190.
Ford, Paul Leicester:
     opinion of remedies tried on Patty Custis, 223;
     on Washington's success as a farmer, 287.
Fox hunting: account of Washington's experiences at, 255-265;
     mentioned, 100.
Franklin, Benjamin: gives Washington a cane, 87;
     Washington inspects mangle belonging to, 113.
Frederick the Great, mythical story of his sending a sword to
     Washington, 86.
French, Daniel, breaks contract for sale of corn, 79, 80.

French, Mrs. Daniel, Washington hires slaves from, 217.
French, Elizabeth, member of dancing class, 248.
Frestel, Monsieur, accompanies George W. Lafayette to Mount Vernon, 242.

Garden: doubtful history of part of the flower garden, 160; the
     vegetable garden, 161.
Gentleman Farmer, used by Washington, 71.
George Barnwell, Washington sees tragedy of acted, 244.
George, Prince, compared with Washington by Thackeray, 88.
George III, contributes to Annals of Agriculture under pen
     name of "Ralph Robinson," 74.
George Town oats, sown, 112.
Golden pheasants, Washington astonished by, 148.
Gough,--: gives Washington a bull calf, 144; Parkinson thinks it a poor
     animal, 276.
Graham, Mrs. Macaulay, visits Mount Vernon, 240.
Great Kanawha: Washington visits, 21; land of upon, 21; hunts buffaloes
     near, 254, 255.
Great Meadows, owned by Washington, 29.
Greer, Thomas: marries Sally Bishop, 173; his laziness, 185; mentioned,
     183.
Grenville, Lord, issues special permit for sending seeds to Washington,
     117.
Guinea swine, some owned by Washington, 147.
"Gunner," a hunting dog, 267.
Gunston Hall, fox hunting dinners at, 258.

Hamlet, Washington sees performance of, 245.
Haw has: constructed at ends of Mansion House, 154; mentioned, 156.
Hedgerows, lines of still visible, 64.
Hedges: traces of still discernible, 64, 162; history of, 162, 163;
     see also "Box hedge."
Henley, Frances Dandridge, marries Tobias Lear, 177.
Hessian fly: Washington experiments to protect his wheat from, 95;
     plays into hands of by early sowing, 106.
Hippopotamus, dredge used on Delaware River, 103.
Hogs: described by Parkinson, 57, 58; Washington's, 131, 145-147; large
     stock of in 1798, 148.
Home,--, his book on farming digested by Washington, 71.
Horse-Hoeing Husbandry: used by Washington, 71; an epoch-making
     work, 73.

Horses: in Virginia, 53, 54; American described by Parkinson, 54, 55;
     Washington's stallions, 131; brood mares bought by him, 132;
     his war horses, 132; thrown from a Narragansett, 133;
     his worn-out animals, 134; accidents to, 134;
     his skill as a trainer of described by De Chastellux, 134, 135;
     losses of in twenty months, 142; number of in 1799, 148.
Horticulture, Washington's activities in, 149 et seq.
Hounds: Washington builds up a pack of, 258 et seq.; names of some of
     them, 259; the French hounds, 259 et seq.
Humphreys, Colonel: at Mount Vernon, 171; Smith fears he will write a
     poem, 173; poem of about Washington's slaves quoted, 211.
Hunt, Gaillard, on Washington manuscripts in the Library of Congress, 87.

Ice house, Washington's, 301, 302.
Indentured servants: classes of, 165; Washington's dealings with, 166-168.

Jack, Mount Vernon fisherman, 267.
Jackasses: Washington's, 137 et seq., 148; stud fees of in 1798, 287.
Jackson, Andrew, ushers in an era of whisky drinkers, 300.
Jefferson, Thomas: explains why land is misused, 53; agricultural
     correspondence with Washington, 83; carries bundle of pecan trees
     to Alexandria for Washington, 159; opposed to slavery, 215.
Johnson, John, brings nostrum for fits, 224.
Johnston, George, sells land to Washington, 9.
"Jolly," a horse, gets leg broken, 134.
Jones,--, Washington visits farm of, 113.

Knight, Humphrey, manages Mount Vernon, 178.
"Knight of Malta," a jackass, his history, 140, 141.
Knox, Thomas, one of Washington's English agents, 45, 46.

"Lady," has four puppies, 259.
Lafayette, George W., stay of at Mount Vernon, 241, 242, 300.
Lafayette, Marquis de: visits Washington, 27; Washington's letter to
     regarding "Royal Gift," 138; sends Washington a jackass and two
     jennets, 140; last visit to Washington, 240; sends Washington some
     hounds, 259.

Lame Peter, taught to knit, 193.
Laurie, Dr. James, comes to Mount Vernon drunk, 195.
Lear, Lincoln, Washington's interest in, 175-177.
Lear, Tobias: correspondence of with Washington published, 86;
     biography of, 175-177; marries widow of George A. Washington, 177,
     180; writes directions about Billy Lee, 208; Washington explains
     to him his desire for selling western lands, 213; directed to get
     slaves out of Pennsylvania, 216; letter of Washington to, 242;
     Parkinson's conversation with, 279; gives Parkinson money, 280.
Lee, General Charles: story of Washington's loans to, 81, 82;
     mentioned, 317.
Lee, George, marries widow of Lawrence Washington, 11.
Lee, Henry: sends Washington cuttings of the tree box, 155; they show
     little signs of growing, 157.
Lee, Robert E., Jr., administrator de bonis non of Washington's
     estate, 35.
Lee, William (Billy): accompanies Washington to the Ohio, 20; breeches
     bought for, 82; helps get Colonel Smith out of a scrape, 172-174;
     val de chambre, 193; history of, 206-209; freed, 218; acts as
     huntsman, 260, 261.
"Leonidas," a stallion, 131.
Lewis, Betty: visit of Washington to, 112; sends brother some filberts,
     155; Washington gives her a mule, 298; mentioned, 293.
Lewis, Howell, manages Mount Vernon, 180.
Lewis, Lawrence: builds "Woodlawn," 63; rents Dogue Run Farm, 127, 315;
     with uncle on a ride, 133; Washington expresses wish to that
     Virginia would abolish slavery, 215; helps Washington entertain
     guests, 243, 244; possible part of Washington in furthering love
     affair of, 305; marriage of, 314.
Lewis, Nelly Custis, see "Nelly Custis".
Lewis, Robert: manages Mount Vernon, 180; describes tearful scenes on
     departure of Martha Washington, 237.
Library of Congress, Washington papers in, 5, 85, 87, 90.
Little Miami River, history of Washington's lands upon, 34-36.
Long Island Historical Society, Pearce-Washington papers in, 86.
Lossing, Benson J., visit of to Mount Vernon, 160.
Lucerne, Washington experiments with, 91, 92.

McCracken, Washington buys land from, 9.
McKoy,--, overseer, 183.
Madison, Dolly, did not invent ice cream, 302, 303.
Madison, James: story of his ice house, 302; opposed to slavery, 215.
"Magnolia": a blooded Arabian stallion, 131, 132; in a race, 252.
Magowan, Rev. Mr., sells lottery tickets, 251.
Maid of the Mill, Washington witnesses performance of, 246.
Mansion House: view from porch of, 64; bequeathed to
     Bushrod Washington, 84; Bishop starts for, 172;
     grounds of overrun with negro children, 191; hospital
     for slaves built near, 195; mentioned, 63, 267, 268; Bernard
     visits, 312.
Mansion House Farm: described, 61; Washington will not
     rent, 127; bequeathed to Bushrod Washington, 178;
     financial loss on in 1798, 287.
Manure, see "Fertilizer".
Marl, Washington experiments with, 95, 99, 105.
Mason, George: description of industry upon estate of, 40-43;
     is dead, 233; deer hunting at, 257, 258.
Matilda's Ben, misbehavior of, 205.
Meade, Colonel, visits Washington, 309.
Mercer, John F., Washington's letter to about slavery, 213.
Meteorological table, manager required to keep, 83.
Michaux, André, botanist, brings pyramidical cypress from
     the king of France, 158.
Military Company of Adventurers, Washington a member of, 19.
Mill: Washington's mill on the Youghiogheny, 24, 30; his
     mill on Four Mile Run, 97; that on Dogue Run, 97, 98, 182.
Mississippi Company, Washington interested in, 10.
Morgan, General Daniel: talks over inland waterways question
     with Washington 28; mentioned, 317.
Morris, Gouverneur: sends Washington Chinese pigs and
     geese, 146, 147; goes fishing with him, 265.
Mosquitoes, prevalence of about Mount Vernon, 65.
Mount Vernon: Washington retires to, 4; given to Lawrence Washington,
     8; George Washington spends part of youth at, 9; early history of,
     10; life interest of Anne Lee in bought by Washington, 11; estate,
     16, 17, 20, 32; bequeathed to Bushrod Washington, 33; description
     of, 60 et seq.; visit of owner in 1781, 78; seeds sent by Young
     reach, 117; Booker builds threshing machine at, 126, 127;

     Washington attempts to rent, 127; Washington's care for the lands
     of, 129; number of horses on in 1785, 132; number of sheep on,
     135; resounds with jubilant sounds, 140; number of oxen on, 144,
     208; house rebuilt, 151-153; successive managers of, 178-182;
     employment of white labor at, 186; slaves seen at, 191; number of
     slaves on in 1786, 193; lot of slaves at, 211, 212; Edmund
     Pendleton at, 221; managed by Mrs. Washington, 229; larders of
     kept well filled, 230; Custis grandchildren reside at, 231;
     visitors at, 240-242; dancing class meets at, 248; tea served on
     portico of, 252; fox hunting dinners at, 258; the fisherman of,
     267; described by Parkinson, 271 et seq., 291; Washington's
     estimate of probable crops on, 286; land of poor, 288; value of in
     1798, 288; coach shown there to-day not Washington's, 304; Nelly
     Custis writes from, 306; condition of on Washington's retirement,
     307; last months of owner's life spent at, 313; mentioned, 75, 78,
     97, 101, 103, 130, 208, 244, 291, 312, 314.
Mount Vernon Association, 63.
Muddy Hole Farm: described, 62; barrel plough used at, 110; its colored
     overseer, 183, 205; loss on in 1798, 287.
Mules: Washington raises, 137 et seq.; proposes to drive them to his
     carriage, 139; number of in 1799, 148.

Narragansetts, two bought by Washington, 132.
Negroes, see "Slaves."
"Nelson," one of Washington's war horses, 132, 133.
New England, Washington's observations of agriculture in, 115.
Niemcewicz, Julian: describes condition of negroes at Mount Vernon,
     197, 198; opinion of Nelly Custis, 227.

"Old Chatham," a worn-out horse, 134.
Overdursh,--, Dutch redemptioner bought with his family, 167.
Oxen: used in farm work, 122; number of in 1785, 144; fattened and
     killed when eight years old, 145.

Palatines: Washington considers importing, 24, 30; mentioned, 167.
Palmer, Jonathan, overseer, contract of, 185.