spoiled by his grandmother, 236; says "Magnolia" ran in a race, 252; account of French hounds, 259 et seq.; slays a stag, 268; story of a black fox, 262; in error as to Washington's last hunt, 264; leaves word picture of Washington out on his rounds, 309. Custis, John Parke: biography of, 225, 226; member of dancing class, 248; fox hunting with Washington, 256; deer hunting at Mason's, 257. Custis, Martha (Patty): hairpin of mended, 15; taken to Bath for her health, 28; biography of, 222-225; member of dancing class, 248. Custis, Martha, a frequent visitor at Mount Vernon, 231. Custis, Nelly: builds "Woodlawn," 63; adopted by Washington, 175; is given Dogue Run Farm, 227; rebuked by grandmother, 235; compelled to practise music, 236; Washington dances with, 249; mentioned, 300; secures a good husband, 305; says Washington is pleased with being once more a farmer, 306; marriage of, 314. Cyrus, to be made a waiting man, 210. Dandridge, Martha, _see "Martha Washington"_ 219. Darrell,--: Washington buys land from, 9; mentioned, 17. Davenport,--, dies and leaves family in distress, 187, 188. Davis, Betty, a lazy impudent huzzy, 199, 200. Davis, Tom, Mount Vernon hunter, 267. Davy: colored overseer of Muddy Hole Farm, 183; suspected of stealing lambs, 206. Deer: Washington's tame animals, 131, 267; deer seen on Ohio, 253; deer hunt at George Mason's, 257, 258; Custis shoots a buck, 268, 269. Dismal Swamp Company, Washington's interest in, 19, 33. Dogs, kill sheep, 55, 142, 143. _See also "Hounds_." Dogue Run, used as a mill stream, 97. Dogue Run Farm: described, 62, 63; rotation plans for, 120; sixteen-sided barn built upon, 124; excellent threshing floor of this barn, 125; rented to Lawrence Lewis, 127; conjuring negroes at, 213; given to Lawrence Lewis and his wife, 227; financial return from in 1798, 287. Dower negroes: belong to Custis estate, 14; number of in 1799, 218. Drill, _see "Barrel Plough_." Duhamel du Monceau, Henri Louis, his treatise on husbandry abstracted by Washington, 71, 73, 74. Dunmore, Lord, issues a land patent to Washington, 25. Dutch fan, one owned by Washington at the time of his death, 128. 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.