first husband, 14; her financial affairs, 14, 15; remembers when there was but one coach in Virginia, 49; "broke out with the Meazles," 79; tradition concerning her authority over the flower garden, 160; Bishop threatens to tell of Colonel Smith's escapade, 172; gives a quilt to her niece, 177; on the required work of the sewing servants, 199; chapter about, 219-238; keeps open house, 239; "Vulcan" steals one of her hams, 260; Parkinson's mention of, 274, 279, 280; her husband's care of her grandchildren, 298; drinks a glass of wine, 300. Washington, Mary: death of, 33; son visits, 112; son sends money to, 114, 298. Washington, Samuel, financial assistance received by from General Washington, 299. Washington, William: has charge of "Royal Gift" in South Carolina, 139, 140; visits Mount Vernon, 314. Washington, William A., George Washington buys corn from, 69, 70. Watson, Elkanah, anecdote of visit to Mount Vernon, 244. Weather record, kept by Washington, 77, 80. Webster, Noah: says toast at Mount Vernon was "Success to the mud," 103; explains how fertility can be obtained from the air, 118, 119; visit of mentioned, 175, 240. Webster, William, indentured servant, runs away, 168. Western Lands, history of Washington's, 18-36. Wheat: how reaped and threshed, 51; Washington turns to cultivation of, 69; Washington rolls in spring, 95; his sales of before the Revolution, 96, 97; grinds into flour, 97; excellent quality of Washington's wheat before the Revolution, 99; experiments with Cape of Good Hope and Siberian, 105; opinion as to proper time for sowing, 106; acreage in 1787, 113. White, Alexander, pays General Lee's debt to Washington, 82. White Chariot, history of, 303, 304. Whiting, Anthony: writes concerning worn-out horses, 133, 134; instructed to cull out the unthrifty sheep, 136, 137; manager of Mount Vernon, 180. "Wilderness": Washington sets out, 154; many trees dead in, 156. Wine coasters, invented by Washington, 301. Witherspoon, John, Washington describes his western lands to, 25. "Woodlawn," home of Nelly Custis, 63, 227. Young, Arthur: letters of Washington to about his interest in farming, 1, 2; astonished that wolves and dogs hinder sheep raising in America, 55; Washington explains differences between American and European agriculture to, 58; describes his estate to, 60 et seq., 127; his _Annals of Agriculture_ used by Washington, 71, 74; Washington's correspondence with, 83, 85, 91; sends inquiries regarding American agriculture, 84; obtains seeds for Washington, 116, 117; sends plan for barn, 117; Washington sends agricultural information to, 118; Washington inquires of regarding a threshing machine, 126; influence of upon Washington, 128; letter of Washington to about his sheep, 136; about his mules, 141; mentioned by Parkinson, 277.