Appendix D: Gardening and Farming Tools & Supplies

April 1, 1784[1]
Weeding and hilling hoes

May 16, 1793[2]
weeding hoes, sithes & sickles of the Philadelphia pattern

December 4, 1788[3]
broad and narrow hoes
garden spades
shovels

November 1, 1798[4]
Booker’s Patent Threshing Machine

January 14, 1800[5]
Patent Ploughs

April 27, 1804[6]
Patent Corn Shelling Machine

March 30, 1805[7]
Garden shears
Hoes
Rakes
Reels
Lines
Flower pots
Root glasses

March 3, 1806[8]
Garden Rakes
Hoes
Reels and Lines
Garden Sheers
Best Pruning Knives

July 12, 1825[9]
M’Conaughey’s Patent Hoe Harrow

End Notes

[1] Alexandria Advertiser, April 1, 1784, p. 3.

[2] “George Hunter,” Virginia Gazette and Alexandria Advertiser, May 16, 1793, p. 3.

[3] “GOODS,” Alexandria Advertiser, December 4, 1788, p. 3.

[4] William Booker, “Booker’s Patent Threshing Machine,” The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette, November 1, 1798, p. 3.

[5] “Patent Ploughs,” The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette, January 14, 1800, p. 1

[6] Robert Hartshorne, “Patent Corn Shelling Machine,” Alexandria Daily Advertiser, April 27, 1804, p. 4.

[7] N. Hingston, “Fresh Garden Seeds,” Alexandria Daily Gazette, March 30, 1805, p. 4.

[8] Nicholas Hingston, Alexandria Daily Gazette, March 3, 1806, p. 4.

[9] John F. Milnor, “M’Conaughey’s Patent Hoe Harrow,” Alexandria Gazette, July 12, 1825, p. 4.