Randolph, Edmund, slaves of in Pennsylvania refuse to return to Virginia, 216. Redemptioners, a class of indentured servants, 166. Richey, Matthew, Washington sells part of his western lands to, 32. River Farm: described, 61, 62; financial return from in 1798, 287. Robert Gary & Company: English agents of Washington, 46, 47; Washington falls in debt to, 48. Roberts, William M., amusing letter of, 188. Roosevelt, Theodore, transfers Washington papers to Library of Congress, 85. Ross, Doctor, Washington asks him to buy him some white servants, 167. Rotation of crops: how practised in America, 52; Washington's elaborate plans for, 120 et seq. "Royal Gift," a jackass, his history, 138-141. "Rules of Civility," quoted, 202. Rumney, Dr. William, physician to Mount Vernon, 195. Ryan, Thomas, indentured servant, bought, 167. "Samson," a stallion, 131. Seed: Washington anxious to have the best, 110; counts number of grains in a pound of several varieties, 111; obtains some from England, 116, 117. Serpentine drive, laid out by Washington, 154. Shag, Will, a runaway, 203. Shaw, William, tutor to the Custis children, 175. Sheep: raising of not much attempted, 55; breeds of, 55; much troubled by wolves and dogs, 55, 56; Washington's, 135 et seq.; number lost in twenty months, 142; he suspects an overseer of stealing lambs, 206; Parkinson's opinion of, 278, 279. Siberian wheat, experiment with, 105. Simpson, Gilbert, one of Washington's western agents, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31. Sinclair, Sir John: Washington corresponds with, 83, 91: helps obtain seeds for Washington, 117; Washington sends some American products to, 118. Sixteen-sided barn, mentioned, 62. Slaves: Washington inherits from his father, 8; some sent to the west to Simpson's, 23, 25; steal fruit, 156; as solution of labor problem, 165; detailed account of Washington's, 191-218. Smith, Colonel, adventure with Sally Bishop, 171-174. Smith, Thomas, Washington's attorney in case against the squatters, 32. Spears, Thomas, indentured servant, runs away, 168. Spotswood, Gen. Alexander, Washington's letter to apropos of slavery, 214. Sprague, William B., is given some of the Washington papers, 85. Squatters: on Washington's western land, 22, 23; delegation from meet Washington at Simpson's, 31; dispossessed, 32. Stallions, list of those kept by Washington, 131. "Steady," a stallion, 131, 284. Stephens, Richard, his laziness, 186. Stewart, Robert, Washington's loan to, 293. Stuart, overseer, 183. Sullivan, Captain, interpreter of directions regarding "Royal Gift," 138. Swearingen, Captain van, accompanies Washington on mission to squatters, 31. Sycamores, enormous ones measured by Washington, 22, 255.