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, Andre, 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;