The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-17

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GENERAL WASHINGTON.
Ertrdct MIA letter from he Rec. Jned Sparks 10
Judge Story, Oaihe nature If Gen. Had.
ingtoa's papers. tehoch Mr.. Spark, proposes 10
publish.
There was no station in which Washington
took more delight, or he duties Of which he dis
charged with more zeal aud activity, Than that
of a practical fa,mer. HIS achievements ~ tins
walk " re- pfodlgious. II may be tairty qies.
toned, whether any other individual ia the coun-
try, not excepting The most industrious aud III
terprising who has been devoted 10 this pursuit
alone, has ever accomplished no much He
was commander of an arny mud Al the head
Of q VA ion. fnr n iew yeats only al a time, lnt
a day never passed in which his farm was out
of his mind, During the whole war nc WIS
planning improvements, directing hem, and OF.
ten writing letters OF minute instructions IN
his manager. While president OF the United
States, twas his standing custom 10 write
weekly and 10 receive weekly returns, IN which
he required great particularly aud c1actness
IN specifying occurrences, aud the employment
and progress of The labourrrs. have before
me a volume Of press copies Of letter., written
~ one year, during the presidency, to his man
ager aud oversees. Some nf them extend 10
several pages, and they average more ihan one
n week.-Ihey are written in his own band,
WIN ~ fF'hli1 mn ~ ~ Efthf ~ " v anu
bear ivory mark oihavi Z beeua rs much studied
ia expression and tyla as any Of III, onmpnsi.
tons. la some cases, and probably in mnst.
they we're written aud copied on by hlaiseIf b.
fore the press impressions were tnken. Such
was his habit inr years amidst the burton Of htg
public cares. There Is also brlote ,ne "a Curiuns
aPr cultural document, dnted tour days beluir
h< death. II is "A mahusc,Ip i pamphlet of hHcn.
ty-fo'o tolio pages, Sf'ten IN close hand, cnn-
tnining Instructions - ~, manager for the cult.
Walton at three tdtuIs, 80 the estate mt Mount
Vernon. the following sttr. Ei4eh farm was ia.
yiied into los, which rffe numbered. IN TIE
pamphlet, very full 'aslru"iions are given fnw
10 cultivate ,rery lot IN The three farms driin .
the next yrar, staliag the CROPS, wlth tema,As
On The s"ii, the p~rndhefs al former years. an +, the
result, OF former experiments. " rs ,tnp,on
died, 20 will recollect, ~ the M id.o al DE.
cemDer, aud this pamphlei, drawn ~ evidently
with much la5our md retl1efiUr GA, nIrendy
prepared 70 be handed Ia tine II .on,yer n ib,.
heginnIn% at tie year, preiaer l,y letter al
general dircctlnns on the u - .nfnneen f method
sn1 toreth0ught IN iar.u,gr oprfations. nnd
this. notwithstanding he was nlm,r.f l., be
on the plantation, a1I e~X.orcise a d,.ly super,l.
,iou.
lhes" instaiicFs a. ? ,npniioned only as exam
pies they M ,caf 1Ine natif, a14l - unne.
cess"ry 10 ADD n.oic. Fora TREE keptaa az
rIe''ltnrAi ionr .ial, and was engaged In expert
'npI'> o. a. citation OF crops, nothing down toT
S'f'rs at Lcars the clops oleach lot, with REQ "A X
oat"e Comparative success ofiIhrTent 70 tatiops
- was "a much pains 10 stock his i1,ms MI
~ best breeds Of animals, aad RS ground
y re adorned with tare aud curiro "a trrcs an,
: shrubs, collected from various hnri. of the la
ted States, aud from foreigJ countries. If,
correspondence with Sin JOIN, SINCLAIR. Mr.. A,
de,son and .tihar Young on agriculture. ha
been printed. It's not ny intention 10 sclcs
nuch for publication U,der thi, head, but sur
papers VII be included aud such illustration
appended, as viii exhibit in their due psopor
Ions the char cier of Washington on h
ia,m aud hs attention 10 the humble concern
)I lie.