| Renovations to the house slowed, supplies for the nailery were disrupted, and he had to arrange for the sale of his crops through intermediaries. |
| The nailery was quite profitable in its early years, supplying nails throughout Albemarle and Augusta counties. |
| By the time the War of 1812 cut off the shipment of nailrod, the nailery had ceased to be a profitmaking operation. |
