Daniel Douglass

Daniel Douglass (1768 ? 1803) was a politician and businessperson in Alexandria, Virginia . ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Life [ edit ]

Douglass worked as a merchant and was a prominent lender in Alexandria. ^[4] Beginning in the mid-1790s, he was appointed to the office of Flour Inspector of the Port of Alexandria by the Fairfax County Court , a position he held for several terms. ^[5]^[6]^[7] During his tenure, the Port of Alexandria was one of the most active commercial ports and flour exporters in the United States. ^[8] He was referenced on multiple occasions in the letters of President George Washington . ^[9]^[10]^[11] Douglass had at least one son named John. ^[12] Personal secretary to President Washington, Tobias Lear , referred to Douglass as possessing "punctuality and having the command of money." ^[11]

Douglass owned several enslaved persons during his adult life. ^[13] Douglass freed at least one enslaved person through manumission in 1800, and two additional enslaved persons were freed in 1823, twenty years after Douglass' death. ^[12]

Death [ edit ]

Douglass died in 1803, aged 34 or 35. ^[14] He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church and is buried at the Old Presbyterian Meeting House . ^[15]

References [ edit ]

^ Rowlett, John (1842). Stereotype Edition of Rowlett's Tables of Discount, Or Interest: Besides a Complete Cent Table, the Whole Computed at Six Per Cent .
^ Marshall, John (1807). The Life of George Washington: Maps and Subscribers' Names . C. P. Wayne.
^ “To George Washington from William Pearce, 17 November 1796,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-21-02-0098 . [Original source: The Papers of George Washington , Presidential Series, vol. 21, 22 September 1796?3 March 1797 , ed. Adrina Garbooshian-Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2020, pp. 231?232.]
^ Artisans and Merchants of Alexandria, Virginia, 1780-1820: A-M . Heritage Books. 1991. ISBN 978-1-55613-389-3 .
^ Netherton, Nan (1978). Fairfax County, Virginia: A History . Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. ISBN 978-0-9601630-1-4 .
^ Meaders, Daniel (2014-02-25). Advertisements for Runaway Slaves in Virginia, 1801-1820 . Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-77705-2 .
^ William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine . William and Mary College. 1921.
^ Sheely Jr., Horace J. (1966). "National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings - Alexandria Historic District" (PDF) . United States Department of Interior; National Park Service .
^ Washington, George (1987). The Papers of George Washington: 22 September 1796-3 March 1797 . University Press of Virginia. ISBN 978-0-8139-1103-8 .
^ "Founders Online: To George Washington from William Pearce, 17 November 1796" . founders.archives.gov . Retrieved 2023-02-22 .
^ ^a ^b "Founders Online: To George Washington from Tobias Lear, 20 November 1796" . founders.archives.gov . Retrieved 2023-02-22 .
^ ^a ^b "Slave Manumissions in Alexandria Land Records, 1790-1863" . freedmenscemetery.org . Retrieved 2023-02-22 .
^ West's Southern Reporter . West Publishing Company. 1999.
^ Muir, James (1803). Death Abolished: A Sermon. Occasioned by the Sickness which Prevailed at Alexandria During the Months of August, September and October; Giving a Detail of that Sickness, and of Some of the Views of Providence in Such Calamitous Visitations. With an Appendix, Containing Facts, Relating to the Origin of the Sicknes--the Extent of the Mortality--the Labours of the Committee of Health, and the Contributions for the Relief of the Poor . Cottom and Stewart.
^ Alexander, Archibald (1851). Biographical Sketches of the Founder and Principal Alumni of the Log College: Together with an Account of the Revivals of Religion Under Their Ministry . Presbyterian Board of Publication.

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[1] Rowlett, John (1842). Stereotype Edition of Rowlett's Tables of Discount, Or Interest: Besides a Complete Cent Table, the Whole Computed at Six Per Cent .

[2] Marshall, John (1807). The Life of George Washington: Maps and Subscribers' Names . C. P. Wayne.

[3] “To George Washington from William Pearce, 17 November 1796,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-21-02-0098 . [Original source: The Papers of George Washington , Presidential Series, vol. 21, 22 September 1796?3 March 1797 , ed. Adrina Garbooshian-Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2020, pp. 231?232.]

[4] Artisans and Merchants of Alexandria, Virginia, 1780-1820: A-M . Heritage Books. 1991. ISBN 978-1-55613-389-3 .

[5] Netherton, Nan (1978). Fairfax County, Virginia: A History . Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. ISBN 978-0-9601630-1-4 .

[6] Meaders, Daniel (2014-02-25). Advertisements for Runaway Slaves in Virginia, 1801-1820 . Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-77705-2 .

[7] William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine . William and Mary College. 1921.

[8] Sheely Jr., Horace J. (1966). "National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings - Alexandria Historic District" (PDF) . United States Department of Interior; National Park Service .

[9] Washington, George (1987). The Papers of George Washington: 22 September 1796-3 March 1797 . University Press of Virginia. ISBN 978-0-8139-1103-8 .

[10] "Founders Online: To George Washington from William Pearce, 17 November 1796" . founders.archives.gov . Retrieved 2023-02-22 .

[:0-11] "Founders Online: To George Washington from Tobias Lear, 20 November 1796" . founders.archives.gov . Retrieved 2023-02-22 .

[:1-12] "Slave Manumissions in Alexandria Land Records, 1790-1863" . freedmenscemetery.org . Retrieved 2023-02-22 .

[13] West's Southern Reporter . West Publishing Company. 1999.

[14] Muir, James (1803). Death Abolished: A Sermon. Occasioned by the Sickness which Prevailed at Alexandria During the Months of August, September and October; Giving a Detail of that Sickness, and of Some of the Views of Providence in Such Calamitous Visitations. With an Appendix, Containing Facts, Relating to the Origin of the Sicknes--the Extent of the Mortality--the Labours of the Committee of Health, and the Contributions for the Relief of the Poor . Cottom and Stewart.

[15] Alexander, Archibald (1851). Biographical Sketches of the Founder and Principal Alumni of the Log College: Together with an Account of the Revivals of Religion Under Their Ministry . Presbyterian Board of Publication.

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