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. 
Parkinson, James:  description of American live stock, 54-58; considers
     renting one of Washington’s farms, 127; on Washington’s tone toward
     his slaves, 202; his account of Mount Vernon and Washington’s
     farming operations, 270-280. 
Patterson, John, paid for carpenter work, 153. 
Peaches, Washington raises, 149. 
Pearce, William:  letters of Washington to, 86; describes poor condition
     of the sheep, 137; letter to about Bishop, 171; manages Mount
     Vernon, 181; overseers described to, 183; letter from about the
     dead miller’s family, 187; direction to about Cyrus, 209. 
Perkins’ Tavern, Washington stays over Sunday at, 116. 
Peters, Richard:  quoted regarding wolves, 56; sends plan of drill to
     Washington, 107. 
Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture, founded, 91. 
Phillipse, Mary, Washington’s alleged infatuation with, 170. 
Piney Branch, turned into Dogue Run, 97. 
Pitt, William, a contributor to the Annals of Agriculture, 74. 
Plow:  Washington invents one, 94; buys a Rotheran, 99. 
Poelnitz, Baron, Washington inspects threshing machine