Newspaper Tidbit: Columbian Agricultural Society

The Spirit of 'Seventy-Six
Vol. III, Issue 23, pg. 3
Washington, DC
Friday, 30 November 1810

From the Agricultural Museum
Columbian Agricultural Society

At the meeting of the Columbian Agricultural Society, held at the Union Tavern in Georgetown, on Wednesday the 21st instant, the Premiums were adjudged as follows, viz:

Premium 1. Sixty dollars, for the best Bull; to George Calvert, esq. of Prince George's County, Maryland.

Premium 2. Sixty Dollars, for the best Cow with her first Calf; to Osborne Sprigg, esq. of Prince George's County, Maryland.

Premium 3. Fifty Dollars, for the best fat Bullock or spayed Heifer, for beef; to William Stinnbergen, esq. of Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Premium 4. Forty Dollars, for the best piece of fulled and dressed woolen cloth; to Mrs. Anna M. Mason, of Analostan Island, Washington County, District of Columbia.

Premium 5. Thirty Dollars, for the best piece of woolen kersemere; to Mr. George M. Conradt, of Fredericktown, Maryland.

Premium 6. Thirty Dollars, for the best piece of Cloth, cotton warp, filled with wool, to shew the wool on one side; to George M. Conradt, of Fredericktown, Maryland.

Premium 7. Thirty Dollars, for the best piece of Fancy Patterns for Vests, of wool and cotton; to Mrs. Martha P. Graham, of Dumfries, Prince William County, Virignia.

Premium 8. Thirty Dollars, for the best piece of Flannel, all wool; to Mrs. Sarah McCarty Mason, of Hollin Hall, Fairfax County, Virginia.

Premium 9. Twenty dollars, for the best piece of Flannel, part cotton part wool; to Mr. George M. Conradt, of Fredericktown, Maryland.

Premium 10. Ten Dollars, for the best pair of fine woolen knit Stockings; to Miss Patsey Shackelford, of Culpeper Courthouse, Virginia.

Premium 11. Ten Dollars, for the best pair of fine woolen woven Stockings; none were offered.

Premium 12. Thirty Dollars, for the best pair of fine woolen Blankets; to Mrs. Martha P. Graham, of Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia.

Premium 13. Twenty Dollars, for the best pair of fine cotton Blankets; to Mrs. Martha P. Graham, of Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia.

Premium 14. Fifteen Dollars, for the best pair of stout coarse Blankets, for labourers; to Mr. George M. Conradt, of Fredericktown, Maryland.

Premium 15. Fifteen Dollars, for the best parcel of flaxen or hemp Sewing Thread; to Mrs. Elizabeth Gunnell, of Minorca, Fairfax County, Virginia.

Premium 16. Forty Dollars, for the best woolen Carpet, or Carpetting in the piece; to Mrs. Elizabeth Maynadier, of Belvoir, Ann Arundel County, Maryland.

Premium 17. Fifteen Dollars, for the best hearth Rug; to Mrs. Elizabeth Maynadier, of Belvoir, Ann Arundel County, Maryland.

Premium 18. Twenty Dollars, for the best specimen of durable Dye, with the Recipe; to Mrs. Martha P. Graham, of Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia.