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Stuart and the related Stuart and Baldwin families 1754-1921","ca. 800 items","There are no restrictions. ","For biographical information concerning Archibald Stuart and Alexander H.H. Stuart, please consult  Dictionary of American Biography,  Volume\n        XVIII, pages 160-162.","This collection consists of the additional papers of the Stuart and Baldwin families, chiefly Archibald Stuart (1757-1832) and Alexander H.H. Stuart (1807-1891), of Staunton, Virginia, ca. 1754-1921, ca. 800 items (4 Hollinger boxes, 1.5 linear feet),\n        including correspondence; financial and legal papers; printed items; microfilm; an architectural drawing; Civil War military papers of Captain George M. Cochran, Jr.; nineteenth century newsclippings; drafts of speeches by Alexander H.H. Stuart; land\n        grants signed by Virginia governors, including Beverley Randolph, Robert Brooke, John Floyd, and James Monroe; two engravings of Alexander H.H. Stuart; and papers regarding the settlement of the estate of Archibald Stuart . Since Alexander H.H. Stuart\n        was a prominent member of the Virginia Whig Party, there is considerable material in this collection concerning the Whig Party and Virginia politics.","CORRESPONDENCE OF THE STUART-BALDWIN FAMILY -SUMMARIES (BOX 1)"," Martha S. Baldwin forwards a letter to her husband General Briscoe Gerard Baldwin (d. 1852) from their daughter Mary Baldwin regarding her health (n.d.)"," James Barbour (1775-1842), Secretary of War, mentions an interview with [Henry] Clay concerning the participation of members of the administration in the political convention [of the National Republican Party ] and discusses his knowledge of the true\n        charges leveled against Andrew Jackson while in control of Louisiana during the War of 1812, Jackson's conflict with Louisiana Governor William Charles Claiborne and the Governor of Georgia, his refusal to obey the orders of President Monroe, his\n        denunciation of Madison, and his behavior as acting Governor of Florida (1827 Dec 16); Barbour also mentions his involvement in \"a controversy of mixed vexation,\" his retirement, \" and says, \" [John C.] Calhoun 's pamphlet is the final act in the drama\n        -and I apprehend the breach will become wider and wider\" (1831 Feb 19)"," G.A. Baxter, member of the Board of Visitors of Washington Academy, informs Archibald Stuart of his election to the Board, and explains why his resignation was errantly reported in their minutes (1807 Sep 29)"," Robert Beverley discusses a possible land sale (1791 May 5); asks Archibald Stuart to attend to his properties near Staunton and make sure all back taxes are paid (1791 Nov 24); discusses land business and court matters (1791-1797); makes reference\n        to the slave revolt in the French colony of Haiti in the West Indies and the declaration of independence by Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743-1803), criticizing George Washington for his early acknowledgement of the French Republic, believing he acted\n        unconstitutionally, and expresses great confidence in the talents, integrity, and firmness of Mr. [John] Adams (1798 Dec 17)"," John Breckinridge writes business letters (1788 \u0026 1790), his son, J.C. Breckinridge, asks for information from Archibald Stuart for a biographical essay about his father (1815 Apr 30)"," Gerald Briscoe, [Jr.?] writes about a land dispute in \"Caintucke\" (all three letters, 1794-1796, n.d.)"," Cuthbert Bullitt to Archibald Stuart and General John Brown discusses a suit involving Colonel Clendenning for lack of payment on a bond (1790 Jan 2); and the death of his brother, Thomas Bullitt, asking for a petition in the Legislature of Virginia\n        for their financial relief (1823 Dec 16)"," Joseph C. Cabell refers to a pamphlet containing Mr. Madison's letter and an appendix establishing the point that the Tariff Policy is the true Republican doctrine; Cabell paid T.W. White, Richmond printer, for 3,000 copies and will have more printed\n        if necessary; claims that the opposition party is exerting every effort to destroy Madison's influence in the state (1829 Feb 24)"," Arthur Campbell requests an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the sickness and death of the boy Charles H. Campbell; speaks of the opposition to the federal constitution and the value of the controversy over the amendments to point out\n        the real motives of those trying to keep Virginia and North Carolina from approving the Constitution (1789 Sep 2); discusses difficulties in obtaining land warrants due to the boundary dispute with Kentucky and refers to the petition to revise the\n        Virginia State Constitution opposed by the friends of [Patrick ?] Henry (1795 Sep 30); refers to Thomas Jefferson and the success of the \"friends of monarchy\" who won the late election for President, and the French Revolution (1797 Feb 20); and\n        mentions his desire that the land law in the Act of 1795 would be repealed or amended (1798 Dec 22)"," John Coalter discusses a debt against Mrs. Reid, and declares \"I have no hopes of the republic since New Jersey has proved recreant\" (1812 Nov 6)"," George Davis discusses legal and business matters (1792 Aug 17)"," R. Gamble discusses legal and business matters (1791-1800)"," Hugh Holmes writes concerning the competition between Winchester and Staunton to be the branch of the Virginia Bank which he believes must be kept exclusively under a Republican direction; asks for Archibald Stuart to secure a loan for five hundred\n        dollars; discusses the rumor that merchants believe that the Eastern and Northern Tories have devised a stratagem to defeat the loan requested by the government to conduct the War of 1812 with Great Britain (1814 Mar 9); speaks of his pain from\n        numerous operations; the raids of the Tunisian corsairs upon British ships in the English Channel (1817 Jul 12); and the death of Mary, the daughter of Archibald's brother Alexander (1823 May 6)"," [Chapman ?] Johnson (1779-1849) sends a copy of a decree from the court of appeals in the case of [Doneghe ?] and Campbell to Archibald Stuart; sent a copy of Archibald Stuart 's letter about the seat of government to the Editor of  The Enquirer  for publication; refers to the failure of their efforts to establish the University of Virginia and his belief that nothing will be done\n        for it this winter; the non-effect of political essays upon the public mind, and mention of \"the great James River project\" (1822 Mar 2)"," John Lewis to Dabney Carr notes \"my seeing Mr. Jefferson\" is very uncertain, and writes about the Mayo v Lewis lawsuit (1768 Jan 23)"," John Lewis to Thomas Jefferson writes regarding his lawsuit Mayo v Lewis, docketed in Thomas Jefferson 's hand (1772 Oct 4)"," J. Marshall speaks of the fickleness of political parties in reference to \"Zach.\" and refers to a business matter (n.d.)"," George Mathews (1739-1812) writes of his safe arrival in Georgia where he was asked to sit for election to political office (1791 Oct 10); and details concerning his dispute over a land sale in Virginia and his motive in accepting the office of\n        [Governor of Georgia?] (1794 Apr 4)"," James D. McCutchen to Joseph Janney writes concerning his inability to make his payment for land due to the drought, high feed costs and poor crops and his proposal to work out an alternative method of payment (1839 Mar 25)"," Andrew Moore (1752-1821), elected to the first four Congresses, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1797, writes from New York and Philadelphia, sends copies of all laws passed, wages established at six dollars per day, set the budget for the staff of the\n        President and Vice-President, discusses office seekers, mentions that the amendments to the constitution are being conducted with a great deal of warmth, believes the amendments \"will quiet the public mind and remove in a great measure the opposition\n        to government\" (1789 Aug 12); asks for help in securing compensation for a slave who escaped into Pennsylvania and proved that he was a free black unjustly sold to Moore who was unaware of his status by a previous owner (1791 Nov 5); the preoccupation\n        of Congress with a bill fixing the rates of representation in Congress and the disputed election between General Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) and General James Jackson (1757-1806) before Congress (1792 Mar 15); his disappointment in the bill fixing the\n        ratio of representation and the decision made in the House concerning the contested election which declared the seat vacant (1792 Mar 26); discusses the resignation of Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State who appeared determined never to enter public\n        life again, with the former Attorney General Edmund Randolph succeeding Jefferson as Secretary of State; mentions the great loss suffered by the country by Jefferson's resignation at this critical time and praises Jefferson highly; encloses a number of\n        resolutions introduced by Mr. Madison, the conflict over the payment of interest on the debt of the United States; cites Jefferson's opinion on the same subject; forwards copies of the correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and Citizen Edmond Charles\n        Genet and Jefferson's report on United States trade with Europe (1793 Jan 4); the attempt by Washington and Congress to have Citizen Genet recalled to France due to his insolent and insulting conduct (1793 Dec 8); the situation of the United States\n        becoming more and more critical due to the increase of British spoliation on American shipping, detaining our vessels, and alleging that an old law precluded the United States from Britain's West Indian ports; the purchase of flour and beef and the\n        chartering of United States vessels to transport it because the United States was bound by treaty to guarantee the French West Indies; Madison's resolutions; the empowerment of the President to impose an embargo on all shipping coming into American\n        ports; the arming of small vessels to use against the Algerians; a bill providing for the defence of our ports and harbors; the establishment of arsenals, and a resolution for the enlistment of 15,000 troops, with training during 24 days a year, and\n        the need for a direct tax to fund national defence (1794 Mar 14)"," Garrett Peterson asks [Charles Anderson] Wickliffe for help in locating Archibald Stuart and buying a piece of land belonging to Archibald Stuart to make his title to his plantation more secure (1826 Jan 24, see Wickliffe's letter, 1826 Feb 26)"," William Preston to William Anderson seeking advice in a land claim controversy (1783 Jan 1)"," [Andrew Reid, Jr.] to Thomas J. Stuart writes a social letter to a friend (1807 Sep 5)"," Alexander Farish Robertson Correspondence, chiefly with Philip Alexander Bruce concerning his history of the University of Virginia and especially the Honor System (1921)"," John Steele writes that the Governor [Henry Lee] has written Mr. White asking him to help Archibald Stuart investigate the High Sheriff for embezzlement (1792 Mar 5)"," Robert Sterritt notifies Joseph Janney that he has secured a purchaser for Archibald Stuart 's plantation in Rockbridge County, James D. McCutchen, (1837 Jul 14, see also McCutchen 1839 Mar 25)"," Eleanor Briscoe Stuart to Thomas J. Stuart concerning his studies and vacation while at Washington Academy (1806 Jan 24 \u0026 Mar 2) and to her mother, Mrs. Margaret Briscoe (1808 Feb 19)"," Martha M. Stuart writes to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Eleanor (Briscoe) Stuart concerning family news (n.y. Apr 8)"," [Charles Anderson] Wickliffe (1788-1869) forwards a letter from Garrett Peterson to Archibald Stuart concerning a land sale (1826 Feb 26)"," William Wirt (1772-1834) asks Archibald Stuart to send his anecdote about Patrick Henry for his biography and to furnish the details just as it was originally told (1816 Aug 10)","MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS OF THE STUART FAMILY (BOXES 1-2)","This series contains an architectural drawing; an engraving of Alexander H.H. Stuart by Danforth, Baldwin \u0026 Company; financial and legal papers, including notification of Archibald Stuart 's appointment as a Presidential elector (1792 Nov 12);\n        insurance policies for Archibald Stuart 's barn, grist mill, saw mill, dwelling and kitchen (1811, 1812); Archibald Stuart 's appointment as a commissioner to collect money for a monument to George Washington (1817 Apr 4); stock certificates; accounts\n        and receipts; indentures; land plats; legal cases of both Archibald Stuart and Alexander H.H. Stuart; copies of wills of Alexander Stuart, Robert Stuart, Chapman J. Stuart, and Alexander H.H. Stuart; the military papers of Captain George M. Cochran,\n        Jr., Quartermaster, 52nd Virginian Infantry, Pegram's Brigade, Early's Division; the settlement of Archibald Stuart 's estate, and drafts of several speeches by Alexander H.H. Stuart, one protesting the increase in salary of the superintendent of the\n        Western Asylum because it would be disproportionate to all other salaries allowed by the state of Virginia, another declining the office of President of the branch of the Bank of the Valley and resigning his post as a member of the board, and a third\n        delivered at the fiftieth alumni reunion at the University of Virginia .","CORRESPONDENCE OF ALEXANDER H.H. STUART -SUMMARIES (BOXES 2-4)","Abolitionist (Unidentified) writes a vitriolic letter denouncing slavery and slaveholders and promising his willing participation in the coming revolution to bring about complete democracy (1841 Jun 20)"," William H. Allen writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart while he was member of the House of Representatives (1841-1843) seeking his help in establishing a post office at Green Valley, Virginia; the closest one is at Cloverdale (n.y. May 13)"," Appomattox County, Virginia, Rough \u0026 Ready Club requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to represent the Whig position on the upcoming Presidential election at their next political discussion (1848 Sep 7)"," Henry Carey Baird requests a copy of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's recent address to use in his pamphlet concerning the farmers of the United States (1859 Nov 1)"," C[ornelius ?] C. Baldwin discusses his biographical sketch of his brother [Gerard ?] Baldwin which he hopes will appear in  The Richmond Whig \n        and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart for any comments or additions; he mentions his son, Briscoe G. Baldwin III, a year old and his oldest son, Charles Cornelius (1867 Jan 14)"," John B. Baldwin writes concerning business opportunities in Philadelphia ([1843? Jan 30]); Alexander H. H. Stuart 's appointment as Secretary of the Interior and the care of his former legal clients while he is in Washington, D.C. (1850 Sep 24); his\n        disappointment that Millard Fillmore was defeated for the presidential nomination as the Whig candidate; and as Winfield Scott supports the Whig platform without reserve his only objections to Scott as the Whig candidate lies in his great vanity and\n        his associations (1852 Jun 23); Brigadier General Robert Seldon Garnett (1819-1861), who served under General Taylor in the Mexican War, was proceeding to the region with 2500 men according to Alexander H. H. Stuart 's suggestions; and Baldwin believes\n        that the Convention will hardly be well attended (1861 Jun 8); reports that he is within musket range of the enemy who is building winter quarters and mentions the presence of Early's army coming towards [Richmond ?] (1864 Nov 18); writes about his\n        concern over the asylum releasing Briscoe as \"incurable but harmless\" (1869 Dec 5); and writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning the sale of the \"gum tree lot,\" payment of taxes and an accident of Mayo Cabell; and believes his father may soon be\n        elected Judge ([ca. 1841-1843] Dec 6)"," Joseph G. Baldwin writes his cousin concerning his plan to move to California for the opportunities there (1849 Mar 2); a long jesting letter congratulating Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to be Secretary of the Interior and including\n        family news (1850 Sep 27); and describes San Francisco where he has just opened his law practice (1854 Sep 15)"," I.L. Barbour, President of the Orange and Alexandria Rail Road Company, writes that he is unable to comply with his financial request (1866 Dec 11)"," A.W. Barton urges Alexander H. H. Stuart to help defeat the [ Virginia Reform ?] Convention, \"The tremendous opposition to the mixed basis beyond the Alleghany -the indifference upon the whole subject in the valley counties and some division east of\n        the Blue Ridge will enable us to do it\" (1850 Apr 22)"," S.S. Baxter recommends William D. Delany as Inspector of the Custom House in Norfolk (1851 Nov 24)"," Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1838) writes concerning the Brazeau claimants attempts to get Alexander H. H. Stuart to re-open the case he decided last summer and asks him to leave questions about the decision up to the judiciary ([ca. 1851-1853])"," Berford \u0026 Company, California Express Office, reports a great dissatisfaction of their customers and fellow California Whigs with the appointment of Mr. Beall as Superintendent of Indian Affairs (1852 Apr 12)"," Dr. Edmund Berkeley voices his concern over the increase in smallpox cases and attributes the cause to the lack of a vaccine agent in western and central Virginia and suggests Staunton as a likely location for such an agent and offering himself as a\n        candidate (1837 Jan 20)"," James B. Bingham, editor of  The Intelligencer,  discusses politics in Wheeling, [West] Virginia, and his concern that both the Democrats and\n        Republicans are pulling votes away from the Whig Party (1859 Sep 28)"," David Alexander Bokee (1805-1860) discusses national politics and urges Alexander H. H. Stuart and other conservatives not to make any arrangements with the Republicans preliminary to the organization of the House; refers to the  New York Times  article quoting a correspondent from Ohio who believes \"the South is beginning to prepare the way for union with the Republicans as\n        such in 1860\"; and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to support the efforts of conservatives of the North \"to induce the Republican Party to abandon `its distinct organization' founded as it is `on foolish abstractions\" (1859 Oct 24)"," Patrick Brady 's letters, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, all discuss various aspects of his suit against Daniel Brady, including his stolen ledger which later appears to have been altered, his demand for the deed to the Bath Iron Works, and\n        questions about ultimate settlement (1857, 1867-1869)"," Mary Louisa Brooks writes whimsically about how much she misses Washington, D.C., and how unattractive she finds New York City \"this huge temple of Mammon\" (n.y. Mar 18)"," Alexander S. Brown writes his cousin Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning business and family matters (1857-1858)"," Joseph Rodes Buchanan asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to attend the National Democratic Convention to be held on May 7, 1867, in Louisville, Kentucky, discussed in an enclosed editorial from The Louisville Journal which was recently identified with the\n        Democratic Party; the Convention to be composed of the leading men of the Northern Democracy and leading men of the South to secure cooperation between the two groups, \"which is now our only hope\" (1867 Feb 28)"," John C. Bullitt, Patrick Brady 's council in Philadelphia, asks when the first remittance of the Brady v. Brady settlement will arrive (1871 Oct 28)"," William M. Burwell draws Alexander H. H. Stuart 's attention to the political aspects of the negotiations over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as a quicker route to the western states (1852 Jul 23)"," J.S. Calvert furnishes a financial summary for Alexander H. H. Stuart (1868 Jan 21)"," Samuel D. Campbell asks for help in getting payment for his brother William Campbell who worked to get depositions for Catherine Crider in Wardlaw v. Crider (1830 Nov 30)"," Lewis Cass (1782-1866) discusses two appointments with Alexander H. H. Stuart acceptable to the Whig Party (1852 Jul 20)"," John H. Cassin asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to visit their county and address them concerning the political questions of the day (1859 Apr 13)"," Katherine Chase discusses the circumstances surrounding her divorce from Mr. William Sprague (1883 Mar 18)"," H. Chrisman offers to purchase real estate or other goods for Alexander H. H. Stuart on his trips west if he wishes (Dec 7, 1855)"," Bolivar Christian sends a copy of the Confederate Acts and discusses the problems of setting up the new Confederate Congress (1862 Jan 18)"," C.M. Conrad writes concerning Alexander H. H. Stuart 's order for a cask of table claret wine from New Orleans (1855 Apr 3)"," William Wilson Corcoran says he will be happy to have a copy of the proceedings of the Peabody Board and hopes to see him soon (1855 Oct 23)"," Thomas Corwin (1794-1865) a letter of introduction for [Calhoun Benham], U.S. Attorney for California (1853 Jul 10)"," J.A. Cowardin, Editor of  The Daily Dispatch,  letter of introduction from L.A. Trigg, and a discussion of the Readjuster controversy, and\n        William Mahone, and says \"I do not think Mr. Hunter will suit these times. We want an aggressive man, one who is bold and sagacious too. I think General [James Lawson] Kemper is that man\" (1873 Feb 14)"," John Jordan Crittenden (1786-1863) writes a letter of introduction for his friend Samuel Casey (1851 Sep 26)"," Claudius Crozet writes concerning the Northwest Turnpike and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart feels that Mr. Eskridge is capable of opening the road himself (1838 Jun 1)","Rector E.A. Dalrymple 's recommendation of Thomas B. Edelin (1852 Jul 15)"," John W. Daniel (1842-1910) does not approve of the Readjuster policies, \"I am firm against repudatum alias enforced readjustment alias stealing. I believe in the Decalogue, and of course in repressing thieves, by whatsoever name they are called\"\n        (1877 Jul 18)"," J.D. Davidson sends the election results for Rockbridge County (1851 Dec 10) and encloses a check for a claim against Seaforth (1852 Jan 2)"," Garrett Davis (1801-1872) discusses a power shift in the House of Representatives away from [John C.] Calhoun toward [Thomas Hart?] Benton who \"will be the dictator this winter \u0026 will wield more power than all others together\"; mentions the\n        numerous job seekers wandering the halls of Congress like unclean birds; discusses the hopes of the Whig Party to gain the Presidency next election and mentions possible opponents and weighs their respective threat to the chances of the Whig candidate;\n        and the need for much organization and work to succeed in the next election (1843 Dec 13); a long and detailed description of the difficulty during the extra session of the 27th Congress in organizing the House caused by the opposition of the Democrats\n        and the division in the Whig Party (1845 Dec 16); the third letter discusses business questions; congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to be Secretary of the Interior; expresses his appreciation for Millard Fillmore; and comments\n        about South Carolina, \" South Carolina is a little beside herself, but I believe it is the insanity of ambition pride \u0026 arrogance thwarted, and that a good sound drubbing would be an infallible cure.\" (1851 Jan 28)"," George M. Davis thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for giving his son Carey Davis a job as a clerk in the Pension Office (1851 Jul 27)"," William Wallace Davis, editor of  The District Whig  discusses politics in Norfolk and the loss of the election to the Democrats despite his own\n        efforts to visit various Whigs and get them to the polls on Election Day (1851 Oct 2)"," William Crosby Dawson (1798-1856), Georgia Senator, asks Alexander H. H. Stuart not to fill a vacancy in the General Land Office until he could speak with him (1852 Jul 28)"," Horace H. Day discusses the charges brought against the Commissioner of Patents, Mr. Thomas Ewbanks (1792-1870) saying his official conduct has been one-sided, partial, and not in accordance with the rules and laws of the Patent Office (1851 Feb 7)\n        and asking if the New York papers have correctly reported Alexander H. H. Stuart 's comments about the charges (1851 Mar 12)"," Wills De Hass (1818?-1910) sends a copy of his  History of Western Virginia  (1851 Jul 24); wants Alexander H. H. Stuart to be a candidate for\n        Vice-President (1851 Oct 6); voices concerns over his application for a consulship or another office (1852 Jun 1 \u0026 Oct 18); two letters furnish private details of the Baltimore Convention (1852 Jun 20); and hopes for a position in the Maryland\n        Historical Society (1853 Feb 16)"," William D. Delany tries to enlist Stuart's aid in securing the office of Inspector of the Custom House at Norfolk (1851 Nov 25) or the Postmaster office at Norfolk (1852 Sep 29)"," Charles Devens, Jr., U.S. Marshal, Boston, letter introducing General John S. Tyler (1852 May 24)"," Samuel Dickson writes concerning the Patrick Brady v Daniel C.E. Brady suit for $ 50,000 growing out of the dissolving of a partnership in 1857; and describes the Bath Iron Works and Buffalo Forge property (1867 Apr 24)"," D[orothea] L[ynde] Dix (1802-1887) writes six letters to Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning the establishment of a first class hospital in Washington, D.C. and seeks the aid of Captain Randolph in the Legislature of [Virginia ?] ([ca. 1851-1853])"," James B. Dorman writes that the Whigs of Rockbridge unanimously desire the nomination of Millard Fillmore as President; believes the hostility to Fillmore stems from his approval of the Compromise of 1850 and his \"fidelity to the Constitutional\n        rights of the South\"; and many Whigs object strongly to General Winfield Scott 's Roman Catholic affinities (1852 Jun 7)"," John Doyle writes that he has recommended Alexander H. H. Stuart to the prominent Whigs in Pennsylvania as the best choice for nomination to the Vice-Presidency while he favors Fillmore for the Presidency over Scott (1851 Sep 20); his concern over\n        the imminent split in the Whig Party of Lexington, Virginia (1852 Dec 4); his son, R.L. Doyle, writes concerning their Alum Springs property containing iron deposits and several mineral springs and asks the aid of Alexander H. H. Stuart in securing a\n        loan to convert their property into a viable health resort (1853 Jan 7)"," G.G. Dyer defends his change of political parties from Whig to Democratic based on his open support of the Tariff and the United States Bank and extols the virtue of the new state of Iowa which he describes as a land of beauty and opportunity (1851\n        Sep 27)"," J.L. Edwards, Pension Office, discusses the claims of the descendants of Colonel Alexander McClanahan to land based on his Revolutionary War service, with the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia form appointing Alexander McClanahan to Lt.\n        Col. of the 7th Regiment of Regular Forces attached (1776 Feb 29 \u0026 1843 May 19)"," Vespasian Ellis discusses the plan of organization adopted at the National Council where a Committee of 13 was appointed to take the general charge of the interests of the American Party which was presented to the Council by himself; the plan was\n        adopted unanimously but the Chairman E. Brooks received the credit for the plan; he suggested that Alexander H. H. Stuart would be a good person from Virginia to be on the Central Committee of 13; mentions the efforts of Baldwin of Connecticut and\n        others to \"free soilize\" the party platform and the fact that he opposed and defeated the plan was suppressed in the report on the proceedings in the  Louisville Journal  (1857 Jun 10)"," Erie Railroad Company Board of Directors offers to Alexander H. H. Stuart free use of the railroad as member of the Cabinet (1851 Jul 12)"," Edward Everett (1794-1865), Secretary of State, regrets he will not be able to dine with Alexander H. H. Stuart due to personal illness (1852 Dec 20); and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that General Franklin Pierce wishes for him to continue to act\n        as Secretary of the Interior until his successor is appointed (1853 Feb 26)"," Charles James Faulkner (1806-1884) thanks him for his interest in James E. Stewart (1852 Aug 25)"," Millard Fillmore letters to Alexander H. H. Stuart -address the question of his feelings toward the South, \"I disclaim most unequivocally now and forever any desire on my part to interfere with the rights on what is termed the property of citizens of\n        other states\" and encloses a copy of the leading [Lewis] Cass paper in the state showing that Fillmore was denounced at the recent anti-slavery convention at Worcester along with Cass and Taylor (1848 Jul 5); excuses Alexander H. H. Stuart from the\n        Cabinet meeting due to the death of Judge Baldwin (1852 May 19); authorizes Alexander H. H. Stuart to take on the duties of the Secretary of the Navy until his return (1852 Sep 25); thanks him for his letter of condolence upon the death of his wife,\n        Abigail Powers on March 30, 1853 (1853 Jul 11); attempts to make arrangements for a Southern tour in the spring, and says, \"This Nebraska matter presents a new phase to things in Washington . But is it wise for the South to set the example repealing\n        the Compromise of 1820 ? If one compromise be disregarded will not another be, and will not the South in the end be left to the tender mercy of Northern fanaticism with an overwhelming numerical majority ?\" (1854 Feb 9); observes that with the latest\n        election it appears that the Whig Party has split into two factions, with the abolitionists joining the [Republicans ?] and the rest joining the American Party of Know Nothings and refers to the nomination of Henry Alexander Wise for Governor and his\n        denunciation of the Know Nothings (1854 Dec 14); and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that Granger will try to meet him in Washington this winter and mentions the efforts of his friends to unite the national elements opposed to the present federal\n        administration into an American Union Party (1854 Dec 22)"," Millard Fillmore to Daniel Webster sends John P. Scott over to see Webster concerning a position in the State Department in Londonderry, Ireland, now held by an appointee of President Tyler and says he will go along with whatever Webster wants (1851\n        Apr 2)"," Edward H. Fitzhugh refers to the Bridge case in the Wheeling court (1850 Mar 25) *see newsclippings in Box 2*"," E[dmund] Fontaine, Virginia Central Railroad Company, concerning his barley which has been at Waynesboro for some time prior to his letter (1859 Mar 25)"," John S. Gallagher discusses the bestowal of advertising patronage by the federal government (1851 Jul 19); the suitability of Shannondale for a military asylum (1851 Aug 4); encloses a letter from William P. Buford, soliciting Alexander H. H. Stuart\n        's influence to get Mr. Buford's son appointed to a cadetship at West Point (1851 Nov 13); his examination of the controversy about the post office in Winchester and his advice not to remove Milton (1852 Jan 9); encloses letters (not present) from\n        friends desiring positions with the government (1852 Jan 16); introduces Colonel Joseph K. Hartwell (1852 Mar 10); recommends General [James] Singleton for the government position in New Mexico (1852 May 7); and asks for a copy of a letter from the\n        Commissioner of Patents to Dr. James Blake of California (1852 Jul 2)."," Robert H. Gallagher, Bank of the Union, Washington asks that part of the Census Fund and the Pension Fund be deposited with him (1851 Dec 9; 1852 Sep 2)"," Alexander Galt concerning his position as Postmaster at Norfolk (1851 Jul 31)"," J. Garland 's letter of introduction for his relative, Alexander B. Garland (1853 Feb 2)"," William H. Garland requests the position of treasurer of the mint at New Orleans (1850 Oct 29) and writes concerning the outrage committed by the authorities of Cuba on the Crescent City [New Orleans ?] (1852 Oct 7)"," William Garnett, Collector Custom House, Norfolk, Virginia, concerning the effort being made to remove him from the Custom House (1851 Nov 18 \u0026 1852 Aug 11)"," George Washington's Birthday Celebration Committee, Rome, Georgia, requesting Alexander H. H. Stuart 's presence at their celebration and commenting, \"The Southern people are terribly oppressed, but are disposed to preserve their manhood untarnished\n        preferring to submit for a while to military despotism rather than to the ruin and degradation of radical rule and negro supremacy\" (1868 Feb 11)"," R.T. Gibson 's letters are all concerning his futile attempts to secure the position of naval officer at the port of Savannah (1851-1852)"," W.M. Gilliam sends Alexander H. H. Stuart 's horse to Washington by Mr. Brent (1852 Mar 15)"," T.H. Gilmer seeks more appointments for people from Virginia from the Whig administration (1850 Sep 27)"," Thomas W. Gilmer writes that he is sorry that Alexander H. H. Stuart has been involved in controversy, mentions \"old [James Iver ?] McKay \" as chairman of the Ways \u0026 Means Committee, and believes that Texas will come into the Union as fast as it\n        can (1843 Dec 13)"," W.W. Gilmer approves Alexander H. H. Stuart 's stand on the National Bank but is not so fond of the election of [Walter ?] Coles (1841 Apr 15)"," William L. Goggin (1807-1870) his disappointment over his brother's failure to secure a position, the possibility of getting the postmastership at Sacramento City, and his declaration, \"I am a Union man and I have long thought this should be the\n        great issue (irrespective of old party associations) the Union or its Dissolution -God grant it may be perpetual -I repudiate utter fanaticism North or South\" (1850 Nov 3); and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to remove his letter from the files of the War\n        Department requesting an appointment as Visitor to West Point (1852 Mar 10)"," G. Goldenberg sends two printed pamphlets (present) entitled  Observations Sur La Maladie Des Pommes De Terre  in French and a copy in German,\n        presenting his treatise on the Potato Disease (1849 Feb 2)"," J.T. Gordon explains being detained in the lieu d'aisance while reading Senator [William McKendree] Gwin 's attack on the Administration (1852 Jul 9)"," Willis Arnold Gorman (1816-1876) agrees to a resolution to supply the heads of Departments with copies of the [Presidential Message ?] and accompanying documents (1852 Dec 14)"," J. Thompson Graham solicits money for the American Emigrant's Friend Society whose object is to \"afford protection from fraud, imposition \u0026 extortion to all foreign immigrants of whatever class, nation or creed, and procure for them situations\n        free of charge.\" (1852 Oct 24)"," William A. Graham (1804-1875), Secretary of the Navy, concerning the applications of various persons for assistance or for government positions such as the Virginian Mr. Chapman for purser in the Navy, a term of shore duty for Purser Forrest of the\n        U.S.S. Ohio, David Taylor of North Carolina prosecuting a claim in the Indian Bureau, the application of William E. Hopkins for a commission upon the frigate Cumberland, the appointment of Tobias Wolfe as Naval Storekeeper at Memphis, the application\n        of Commander John Rudd for a command in the Mediterranean Squadron, and inquires about the circumstances surrounding the death of James H. Norwood, Indian Agent, who was killed at Sergeants Bluff on the Missouri River (1850-1852)"," Horace Greeley (1811-1872) discusses the advantages of his new  Whig Almanac  which he sends to Alexander H. H. Stuart, \"I have endeavored in\n        this Almanac to condense into a single view the essential characteristics of the two great antagonist parties which now so evenly divide the country. I think this view, if generally circulated, will exert a salutary influence on the formation of\n        political sentiment in our country and that this may be felt, even in the approaching Presidential contest.\" (1852 Jan 25)"," F. Gremger asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to visit the State Agricultural Fair of New York (1851 Sep 3)"," William Grever asks Stuart to loan him enough money to pay off James J. Trotter in return for a deed of trust upon all his property (1850 Oct 3)"," Benjamin Edwards Grey supplies a testimonial for John B. Temple and explains why he is willing to recommend Colonel Irwin to a clerkship (1852 Mar 17)"," George G. Grove asking for his distributive share of the funds of the B. Buler estate (1851 Oct 12)"," Francis Grund asks for copies of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Report for  The New York Herald  and other newspapers (1851)"," Hiland Hall (1795-1885) suggests that Judge Thornton's name should precede Mr. W[?]'s in the Secretary's instructions (1851 Sep 20)"," Nathan Kelsey Hall (1810-1874) invites Alexander H. H. Stuart to Buffalo for a little reception for President Fillmore at the conclusion of his term and asks him to convince William A. Graham to attend as well (1853 Jan 5); and writes about Fillmore\n        wondering if the remaining Fillmore Cabinet members would attend a reunion at Buffalo (1871 Jan 5)"," J.K. Hanson encloses a letter from Hugh W. Sheffey referring to the bounty land warrant of his cousin Celly (1852 Apr 3)"," J. Hardesty, President of the Rough and Ready Club of Rockingham County, which procured a silver pitcher to be presented to Alexander H. H. Stuart as a tribute (1848 Oct 25)"," Kenton Harper writes enclosing the wills of Alex Grove and Lewis K Terrill and their effects from Camp Buena Vista following the Mexican War (1847 Dec 13); congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment as Secretary of the Interior (1850 Sep\n        14); mentions his service as commandant of the Port of Parras in the Mexican War (1850 Sep 30); discusses his appointment to the Chickasaw Indian Agency (1851 Mar 18); his report concerning affairs at the Chickasaw Agency and his concern that there are\n        many white persons living in the Agency without regular permission (1851 Sep 15); concern over the run-down condition of the Agency farm and house, cost of hiring \"a negro woman who belongs to an Indian,\" and the probability that he will only stay for\n        one year (1851 Sep 15); encloses a copy of his letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, L. Lea, about purchasing farming implements for \"the Caddos\" and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence to have his son, George K. Harper, appointed agent\n        for the purchase (1851 Sep 22); the complaints from the Chickasaws about the wild tribes trespassing upon their territory, a recent visit from the chief of the Caddos, George Washington, who said that his tribe had been driven out of Texas, and brought\n        up to this country by his father, Chief Chonena, who asked for and received a strip of land on the Washita from the General Council of the Choctaws, producing a certificate signed by George Folsom, one of the Choctaw District Chiefs, to prove what he\n        said. The Chief also said that General Armstrong had promised them farming implements and other tools so they could settle down on the land allotted to them by the Choctaws, in a group of about 300 to 400. An eleven year old Mexican girl rescued from\n        Indian captivity was left in his care by his predecessor, Colonel Long and he asks what is to be done with her (1851 Sep 22); and his investigation of charges of a wagonload of liquor being brought into the Indian Territory for sale (1851 Oct 5)."," J. Morrison Harris, Maryland Historical Society, informs Alexander H. H. Stuart of his honorary membership (1850 May 20)"," Judge N. Harrison, Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia, writes concerning several suits in his court and business matters involving Alexander H. H. Stuart ([1869] Sep 3)"," Solomon George Haven (1810-1861) hopes that Alexander H. H. Stuart will make a great impact in politics in the Old Dominion, and remarks about his own area, \"I cannot tell you much of politics in this section [of New York ], there is almost a torpor.\n        I have no choice between the democrats and the Republicans. The former is made up of the foreign votes here \u0026 the latter partly in the same way and partly of the very dishonest men amongst our native born citizens. The Americans have a most worthy\n        state ticket in this State... Today the chances are in favor of the Republicans carrying the state but the battle has yet got to be set in array before results can be foretold. Perhaps the result of the struggle in Kansas and a full opening of Congress\n        is necessary to give any form whatever, to the future\" (1857 Oct 8)."," A.M. Hay, his cousin, discusses the loss of her husband and the death of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's father, her plans to join her sister Mary in Athens, Greece, to help her run a boarding house for the upper class Greek girls attending the mission\n        school, and requests Alexander H. H. Stuart 's aid in securing letters of introduction from Mr. Webster to the various consuls at ports of call along the way (1852 Aug 25)"," T.S. Haymond explains the causes of the defeat of the Whig candidate for Governor of Virginia, George William Summers (1804-1868) in the recent election, in his area of Virginia, the northwestern section of the state [ Monongalia County, West\n        Virginia ?] (1851 Dec 20)"," Isaac Hazlehurst asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart send him copies of his articles signed \"Madison\" in reference to the American question (1857 Jun 24)"," Richard H. Henderson, Virginia Colonization Society, refers to the \"true policy of Virginia to keep down the free colored population of the state: that her legislature originated the scheme for colonizing this population beyond the borders of the\n        United States; that appropriations have been well received by the people\" and recommends extending the act to those slaves set free by wills; and \"The prohibitions as to the admission of free blacks in the non- slaveholding states are well known; and,\n        should the other southwestern states follow the example set them by Mississippi as they soon will, either a channel must be opened through which this population may flow off to Africa, or it will increase amongst us to a most mischievous extent.\" (1837\n        Oct 28)","Professor Joseph Henry, Smithsonian Institute, letter of introduction for Mr. F. [Bonynge] the author of a work on the culture of tea and indigo in the United States (1852 Aug 4)"," Britton A. Hill writes enclosing his newspaper articles defending Alexander H. H. Stuart 's decision in the Labeaume land grant case which was attacked in  The St. Louis Republican  by the claimant Maguire (1852 Feb 6 \u0026 9)"," William L. Hodge encloses a newsclipping about the decision of Millard Fillmore not to be a candidate for the Presidency and how much such a declaration will injure Fillmore and the party (1852 Jan 20)"," J.E. Holmes asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to recommend to the President that he increase the salary of District Judge Hoffman in San Francisco, California, lest he leave and an inferior officer replace him (1851 Oct 25)","Rev. Samuel Rutherford Houston to Dr. John J. Moorman seeking Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence to have him appointed Principal of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb in Staunton, Virginia (1852 Feb 24)"," M.U. Houston both letters discuss the Wheeling Bridge case in which a suit was brought alleging that the Wheeling Bridge was not suitable for railroad purposes and Alexander H. H. Stuart 's role in the matter (1850 Mar 16 \u0026 Jun 8)"," Benjamin Chew Howard refers to the Wheeling Bridge case and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart wishes his brief to be inserted in his argument (1852 Jul 30)"," Robert Hull acknowledges the receipt of a check which makes them even and encloses a graphic and highly complimentary sketch of Mr. Alexander H. H. Stuart from a Boston paper (1851 Oct 3)"," Andrew Hunter writes about the \"Beeler Case\" and wishes to receive his administration fee now in Alexander H. H. Stuart 's hands (1851 Nov 27); and comments on his grief that Jefferson County has elected two Democrats to the Legislature, mentions\n        other items about local Virginia politics, and the dissatisfaction of the voters at Harpers Ferry due to certain army regulations (1851 Nov 27 \u0026 Dec 9)"," R.M.T. Hunter (1809-1887) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to send an estimate of the expense of the wings of the Capitol to be included in the Civil and Diplomatic Bill (1852 Feb 3)"," John Daniel Imboden (1823-1895) writes concerning the suit of Daniel Mosby against Thomas Johnson and Thomas Turk over possession of a tract of land and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart has made any arrangements for someone to take over his legal cases\n        (1850 Sep 23); his introduction of a series of land resolutions concerning the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of public lands approved by an act of Congress on September 4, 1841, and the possible use of such funds for the purpose of\n        education, and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to get a clerk to make a brief statement as to what appropriations of land have been made for educational and internal improvements, to what states, when, and for what specific objects, has hopes of carrying\n        the Central Railroad this session along with other internal improvements, the great excitement over the next Presidential election with Millard Fillmore being the choice of the Virginia Whigs with Alexander H. H. Stuart being mentioned as the\n        Vice-Presidential candidate (1852 Jan 31); writes again concerning the great Central line of improvement through Virginia, especially a proposition to construct a railroad from Covington to the Ohio River on state account and asks if he can negotiate\n        the sale of stock in London or New York (1853 Jan 22)"," Joseph K. Irving, San Francisco, writes through W.D. Fair, praising the fidelity of James M. Crane, editor of  The California Courier,  to Whig\n        principles and doctrines, discusses \"the gross frauds and outrageous wrongs inflicted and committed by the [Locofocos], in the matter of the contested seats\" (1851 Mar 4); and introduces Dr. Wozencraft, California Indian agent (1852 Nov 30)"," G.W. Israel asks for a donation for a seminary to train teachers of moderate circumstances to educate the lower classes (1853 Feb 8)"," S.D. Jacobs refers to changes of mail routes proposed by R.G. Harmon (1851 Nov 13)"," John Janney (1798-1872) writes concerning the necessity of resigning his position, as the Commissioner to West Virginia, due to his poor eyesight, unless the Legislature decides to settle the state debt question by agreeing to pay two-thirds of the\n        debt and repudiating the balance, leaving the creditors of the state of Virginia to look to West Virginia for the residue (1866-1867)"," G.N. Johnson concerning the legal case of the Bank of the United States vs Samuel Leake (1840 May 14)"," R.[G.] Johnson writes about postponing the argument in a legal case, \"the only question to be argued in the brief case, is, whether the act of Congress does not legalize the Brief\" (1850-1853 all about this case)"," William B. Kayser notifies Alexander H. H. Stuart that Dr. Hall has received payment through the Finley estate and has remitted five hundred dollars to Alexander H. H. Stuart drawn on the Bank of Winchester (1852 Sep 24)"," John P. Kennedy (1795-1870) tries to secure a clerkship for a friend, Mr. Ridgate (1850 Sep 18); regards \"every man now who places the Compromise [of 1850 ?] in the front of his creed a good and true Whig -and every convert to the Administration on\n        that ground a new recruit to the standard of Whig principles\" (1851 Apr 17); arrangements made for the ceremony connected with the committee on the Inauguration of the Statue (1853 Jan 7); attempts to persuade Alexander H. H. Stuart to accompany\n        himself and Mr. Millard Fillmore on a trip south to Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, and then on to Cuba, West Indies, New Orleans and thence to Kentucky and home (1854 Feb 13)"," Joseph C.G. Kennedy, Census Office, writes about various properties (1847 Jun 17); recommends that Mr. Hall be sent to Richmond to retake the census for that city (1851 Apr 2); mentions Alexander H. H. Stuart 's election to the National Institute\n        (1851 Apr 8); beginning in May of 1851, he writes six letters during his trip to Europe to study the European use of statistics and their use in legislation, the census, and agricultural production; visits the Statistical Society of London and\n        discusses the ratio of representation, fractions, and population (1851 Jun 3); visits the President of the Board of Trade to get information on the true basis of statistical knowledge (1851 Jun 10); urged to stay and address the British Association for\n        the Promotion of Science of which Prince Albert was President, his visits to some of the foremost statistical men connected to British government offices and other nations such as Prussia, France, and Belgium (1851 Jun 23); his description of Berlin\n        and Wittenberg, recommendation that a Bureau of Agriculture \u0026 Statistics be created along the lines of those in France and Belgium, prediction that America will march to a degree of honor and prosperity that will far exceed any of the old world\n        (1851 Aug 7); on recommendation of Baron Humboldt he plans to visit Vienna (1851 Aug 17); at home, the mania for rail and plank roads, political news of Pennsylvania, and his expectation that the Scott Whigs will carry the Presidency (1852 Oct 16);\n        discusses the political race between Scott and Harrison in the region of Pittsburgh ([?] Oct 12)"," Kent Lumber Company concerning the payment of drafts incurred by federal agencies (1852 Oct 27)"," Andrew W. Kercheval with a genealogical inquiry about James Wood, a Revolutionary General and Virginia Governor (1867 Feb 14)"," William Kerr seeking whiskey patronage (1851 Nov 14)"," Samuel D. King about California affairs, blames the Whig government for neglecting the state and predicts bad consequences for the upcoming election (1851 Jul 14)"," Jefferson Kinney all three letters deal with business matters such as the sale of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's lots in Staunton for a railroad passenger depot and possible benefits to the town from the railroad (1852)"," Nicholas Kinney refers to the speech of [Mr. Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge ?] concerning the Bankruptcy Bill, the Locofocos, his disappointment with his friend [ Thomas Walker?] Gilmer, the conversion of David W. Patteson, who is a possible candidate\n        for Congress, to Methodism (1841 Sep 3); sends a copy of letter from the Rev. B.M. Smith concerning a rumor that Alexander H. H. Stuart contradicted his statement about Dr. Ticknor's qualifications as assistant physician at the Asylum (1851 Feb 18\n        \u0026 26); the strong position of the Whig party at present (1851 Feb 26)"," R.H. Kinney asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to pursue the military claim of the heirs of Dr. Roberts (1841 Jun 25)"," William Kinney reports on several court cases and discusses political appointments, especially Mr. Hagarty for the Liverpool consulate, and Alexander H. H. Stuart 's vote to rescind the 21 rule (1841 Jun 13); complains about the behavior of the Whig\n        Congress so far, discusses Alexander H. H. Stuart 's outline of his plan of operations for this session and not fixing the ratio of representation under the new census for the next Congress, his fear that the Locofocos will gain influence in the\n        Virginia State Legislature, the resignation of \"Extra Billy\" [Governor William Smith ] from his seat in the Senate and his hopes that the House of Representatives would give the seat to Extra \"for really I consider him a great nuisance in the Senate,\"\n        believes that Webster's objections to the appointment of Hagarty to the consulate of Liverpool not valid as he [wrongly !] thinks Nicholas Trist was born in Louisiana and is not a Virginian, and discusses his [Kentz?] suit at length (1841 Jun 23);\n        argues that the success of the suit of Porterfield vs Clark hinges on proving that the country in question belonged to the Cherokees in 1779, found out that Silas E. Burrows is the favorite of Webster for the Liverpool consulate, while the leading\n        merchants of New York favor Hagarty, and says Tucker will accept the professorship of law on condition that they will let him reside out of the precincts of the University [of Virginia] (1841 Jul 22); reports that they have just finished the battle for\n        Speaker of the Virginia Legislature with the election of [Valentine Wood] Southall considered a Whig victory, \"we had a long, I cannot say very able or palatable message from the accidental Gov. of Virginia -coming into office as he did, he ought to\n        have been modest\" (1841 Dec 6); notes that the introduction of a batch of Federal resolutions into the House have alarmed the Locofocos, especially the one urging the repeal of the Distribution Act, which is popular in the Western part of the state,\n        and discusses the prospects of several men for the Governorship of Virginia (1841 Dec 24); reports on election results in Augusta County, urges Alexander H. H. Stuart to write some articles on the Tariff to attract the support of the young farmers and\n        mechanics which are being courted by the Democrats as new voters under the new state constitution (1851 Oct 24); discusses the legal case of Woods vs Brooks and expresses his confidence in the election of General Scott (1852 Jul 13); discusses the\n        election of cashier at the Bank and the appointment of a marshall for the western district of Virginia (1852 Nov 12 \u0026 30); and discusses the affairs of the Staunton Bank, of which he is President, and the Central Railroad (1852 Dec 23)"," O.B. Knode asks Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence be used to have Colonel Tiernan appointed to a judgeship in Utah (1852 Jan 22)"," F.A. Kownslar writes concerning a debt (1833 Jun 24)"," Daniel Kraber concerning the will of George Lightner with a copy of the will attached (1831 Nov 15)"," J.D. Kurtz concerning cadet appointments (1853 Jan 17)"," John H.B. Latrobe appreciates Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech and the exposition of the operation of the partnership principle by Alexander H. H. Stuart (1838 Sep 1)"," Joseph S. Leake inquires about the price of one of Mr. Alexander H. H. Stuart 's houses (1831 Nov 3)"," Adam Lee about taking up a land agency in the Transalleghany country (1831 Mar 11)"," John Letcher (1813-1884) hopes Alexander H. H. Stuart has received the seeds sent by his friend Whiting (1856 May 2)"," [Will H. Lewis ?], State Department, sends invitation to dine (n.d.)"," John Tayloe Lomax asks which states are a good market for legal books, expresses his opinion of the need for a protective tariff, his hope that Henry Clay will run as the Whig candidate for President, and the appearance that John C. Calhoun was the\n        most prominent of the Locofocos (1842 Jul 8)"," L. Luckett describes his family's trip to Memphis, [Tennessee] (1859 Aug 1); mentions seeing the manufacture of weapons in Richmond and his trip to New Orleans during the Civil War, the condition of the cotton crop, benefits of the war in uniting the\n        South, the vast difference between the Southerners and the Yankees, the ironclad [Thunderbolt ?] expected to leave New Orleans this week to go against Fort St. Phillip and Jackson (1861 Sep 2); refers to negotiations with England by the South and\n        refers to slavery \"our peculiar institution that they hoped was our weakness, is a tower of strength.\" (1861 Dec 23)"," James Lyons appreciates Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech upon the subject of a national Bank and recommends the establishment of an Exchange Bank with branches in all of the states and regrets the division that the Bank issue has brought between the\n        executive and legislative branches (1841 Aug 20)"," Joseph S. Machie both letters discuss getting the deposition of James M.H. Beale for a trial (1851-1852)"," James MacDonald wants his younger brother appointed a surgeon either in the Navy or Army (1851 Oct 8)"," Redick McKee reports on the progress of the Commission sent to California to visit the hundreds of small Indian tribes and families, his plans to soon visit the tribes along the Mercede River, Mariposa County, the condition of the Whig Party in\n        California, the upcoming Senatorial contest, and his desire for the San Francisco Custom House position if it comes open (1851 Jan 28); reports signing the first treaty between the United States and the California Indians at Camp Fremont on March 19th\n        with six tribes and the possibility of a treaty with two more tribes near Fresno River, the poor quality of the soil, and his poor opinion of Dr. Wozencraft, California Indian agent (1851 Mar 21); recommends pacifying the Indians with a liberal supply\n        of beef and flour, his disagreement with Wozencraft who entered into a contract with Fremont, a political opponent, to supply beef to the Indians before the treaties were ratified by Congress and signed by the President, mentions other scandals and\n        improprieties in the Indian agency of California, and feels that reorganization of the whole governmental system in California is necessary (1851 Jun 30); desires the newly created position of \"Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Pacific Coast\"\n        and criticizes the appointment of Lt. Beall as Indian Commissioner for California because he is known as a Democrat (1852 Mar 17 \u0026 May 5)"," Thomas M.S. McKennan letter of introduction for William Mills (1851 Oct 29)"," Lewis McKenzie asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to speak before the Bell \u0026 Everett Club as a friend of the Union (1860 Aug 31)"," William McLaughlin asks if Staunton will support the invitation by the Franklin Club, Washington College, and the Virginia Military Institute, to Edward Everett to speak in Lexington in order to raise money to purchase Mount Vernon (1857 Nov 23)"," Theodorick B. McRobert thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for the clerkship in the Department of the Interior (1850 Oct 3); includes a letter from Archibald B. Walker concerning a possible pension based on the Revolutionary War service of Alexander Walker\n        (1850 Nov 26 \u0026 1851 Jan 8); includes a letter from the Rev. Luther Emerson, of Cob Bottom, Highland County, who promises to write a series of essays on the Scriptural view of slavery if McRobert will help him get some Northern Whig newspapers to\n        print them (1851 Dec 18 \u0026 26)"," F. Madera requests a promotion in the Pension Office (1851 Dec 30)"," Allan B. Magruder writes to secure a cadetship for his son, John T. Magruder, at West Point, and asks for a letter of introduction to the Secretary of the Navy on behalf of his brother, Captain Magruder (1851-1853); he also expresses his\n        disappointment that Millard Fillmore did not receive the nomination at the Baltimore Convention (1852 Jun 24)"," James Maguire accuses Mr. Bartlett, the Mexican Boundary Survey Commissioner, of embezzling (1851 Mar 29)"," Francis Mallory (1807-1860) congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to the Cabinet (1851 Jun 13); discusses the case of Mr. Kyle of Norfolk and criticizes Mr. Eubank and his staff over his handling of Kyle's case (1852); and informs\n        Alexander H. H. Stuart that the Whigs of Norfolk want the postmaster position to go to John P. Leigh when Mr. Cohen dies (1852 Sep 29)"," N. Marmion to Messrs. Baldwin \u0026 Stuart, Attorneys-at-Law, concerning the debt of George Nicholson (1834 Mar 6 \u0026 Aug 21)"," Timothy Marmion writes concerning business matters (n.y. Dec 21)"," J.K. Marshall writes concerning a debt owed by Messrs. Harman \u0026 Garber (1852 Jan 30)"," Thomas A. Marshall inquires if Alexander H. H. Stuart can help him determine if James M. Moffit is deceased, Moffit was a plaintiff in the legal case of Miller heirs vs Boatman (1833)"," Thomas Martin notifies Alexander H. H. Stuart that his father, Pleasant Martin, has moved to Tennessee (1830 Jul 27)"," William Martin discusses the upcoming Virginia election for governor and the need for Governor Francis Harrison Pierpont to convince the Legislature to fix the question of the payment of the interest on the public debt (1867 Feb 10)"," Maryland Institute Officers \u0026 Managers ask Alexander H. H. Stuart to deliver their \"Annual Address\" at the opening of the Annual Exhibition of Manufacturers \u0026 Machinery (1851 Oct 6)"," James Murray Mason (1798-1871) regrets that he does not have any of the published documents concerning the Wheeling Bridge case, excepting the  Congressional Globe  at home (1853 Oct 22)"," [John Young] Mason (1799-1859) recommending John Dabney for some Federal government position (1851 Dec 30)","Colonel James W. Massie writes concerning a debt owed to Hugh McClure (1871 Apr 17)"," Thomas E. Massie, Santa Fe, New Mexico, introduces D.V. Whiting, as knowledgeable of modern languages (1852 May 5)"," Joel E. Matthews writes concerning the legal case of Matthews vs Minzes (1851-1852)"," Tyre Maupin informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that the Rough and Ready Club of Rockingham County plan to present him with a silver pitcher for his services to the Whig Party (1848 Sep 3); asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart knows whether James Madison ever\n        offered a Cabinet position to General Scott and informs him that he plans to vote for Scott now that he has the Whig nomination (1852 Jul 17)"," R. Mayo asks for a favorable review of his book now before the Pension Committee of the Senate (1852)"," Thompson G. Martin writes concerning his efforts to sell some Alexander H. H. Stuart land for them in Scott County, Virginia, and Tennessee (1831, 1834)","Members of the Virginia Legislature names Whig candidates favored by themselves for several positions (n.d.)","Memoranda of A.H.H. Stuart while Secretary of the Interior, chiefly concerning appointments and removals for positions in the government under his jurisdiction (ca. 1851-1853)"," C.F. Mercer, President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart as their representative (1832 May 28)"," Hugh Mercer asks Daniel Webster to transfer his son, George Weedon Mercer, from the Second Auditor's Office, to the State Department (1851 Feb 22 \u0026 Jul 4)"," [S.]C.M. Merillat asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he knows if Congress plans on raising the duties on foreign iron in the near future as he has interests in an iron rolling mill and they need to decide what to do with it now that it has suspended\n        operations (1852 Jun 1)"," C.H. Merritt sends Alexander H. H. Stuart a ring made out of native gold of New Mexico (1851 Sep 30) and introduces Judge Houghton of New Mexico (1851 Oct 20)"," Thomas J. Michie (1795-1873) writes concerning various legal cases (1845 Aug 1; 1850 Dec 19; 1852 Jan 18 \u0026 29 and Oct 15); congratulates him on his appointment to the Cabinet and expresses his hopes that the Administration will benefit from any\n        good will generated by the Compromise of 1850, his regret at being without Alexander H. H. Stuart 's companionship during his stay in Washington, and offers to help with any of his legal cases when he is not on the other side (1850 Sep 15); thanks\n        Alexander H. H. Stuart for his gift, comments on the recent election, \"for I could not but believe that a majority of the new made vote would be Democratic, \u0026 I knew the power of the party which, to make men forget every excellence, \u0026 carry out\n        the behests of the party...nor are the Whigs less the slaves of such machinery than the Democrats,\" discusses the plight of Hungarian patriot and statesman, Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), and mentions \"the young Napoleon\" [ Napoleon III ] (1851 Dec 29);\n        sends a printed copy of his points of law, made in the appeal case of Points, assignee of Hottle vs Crawford, and discusses the case (1852 Jan 14)"," William C. Micou asks for his assistance in a case now before the Supreme Court (1852 Oct 20)"," Daniel F. Miller to Thomas Corwin -asks for Isaac Leffler (1788-1866), a former Whig member of Congress from Virginia, to be appointed to one of the land districts in Iowa; President Millard Fillmore appointed him receiver of public moneys for the\n        Chariton land district of Iowa on August 30th (1852 Aug 17)"," Jacob Welsh Miller (1800-1862) introduces George P. [?], of New Jersey, a member of the U.S. \u0026 Mexican Boundary Commission (1852 May 5)"," James Miller asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to intervene with John P. Kennedy on his brother's behalf for an appointment in the Navy Department (1852 Dec 1)"," Zophar Mills, Chairman of the Seventh Ward Democratic Whig Association of the City of New York, encloses a copy of the Preamble and Constitution of the Association (1851 Jul 8)"," Joseph L. Mitchell acknowledges the receipt of the agricultural book (1852 Feb 7)"," John Moebus requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to furnish him with the money to reach New York (1852 Jun 22)"," John Moffett writes concerning his unhappiness over the nomination of General Winfield Scott and his fears of a military candidate and Roman Catholics in the election (1852 Jun 27)"," Thomas S. Moffett, cousin of Alexander H. H. Stuart, requests he send one hundred dollars to Richmond (1834 Jan 27)"," Henry W. Moncure asks for a letter of introduction to Abbott Lawrence, the United States Minister to Great Britain, to facilitate his tour of Europe (1852 Jun 9)"," Charles P. Montague volunteers to carry dispatches abroad for the Federal government (1852 Jun 8)"," D.E. Moore expresses dismay at the election of John Tyler as President (1841 Aug 26)"," John K. Moore asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart remember his son, John B. Moore, who was unable to continue his plan of working in the mines due to dysentery caught while waiting in Panama for a ship, if any appointments open up in California (1850\n        Nov 27); and expresses his disgust at the nomination of General Scott (1852 Jul 6)"," L.T. Moore writes concerning the Beeler family estate (1851 Oct 10,18, 21)"," Samuel McDowell Moore writes letters concerning political events in Virginia and the Virginia Legislature, including: the \"Senatorial Lottery,\" his own possible candidacy for office in the Virginia Senate to oppose the \"unworthy\" David W. Patteson, a\n        bill for a Railroad from Staunton to Harpers Ferry to Baltimore, the reorganization of the courts, and his opposition to amalgamating the Common Law and Chancery Court (1830 Jan 24); his busy schedule with the Committee on Elections which sent Barbour\n        and Davis back to try again, returning the elections to the people for a revote, with no information about Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Senator (1830 Dec 25); passage of the Railway Bill from Staunton to the Potomac, and tells about the nephew of Chief\n        Justice John Marshall shooting and killing William Gott after he refused to duel with him (1831 Feb 23-24); news that Jefferson [Kinney?] plans to run as a candidate for the Senate against Patteson and his own indecision about whether to run as well\n        (1831 Mar 2); thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for his opinions about Moore running for the Virginia Senate in order to unseat David W. Patteson, speaks about his opposition to the odious amendment to Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Railroad Bill introduced\n        into the House of Delegates which prohibited the government from subscribing to any part of the stock, the 29th section of the bill was stricken out, discusses all of his work to secure the passage of the bill as Alexander H. H. Stuart submitted it,\n        and mentions the Judiciary Bill (1831 Mar 17); discusses the bill affecting court clerk fees, his decision not to run for the Virginia Senate seat, and the Railroad Bill (1831 Apr 10); furnishes his opinion of the elections at Rockbridge and Augusta,\n        Mr. Dorman's efforts for David W. Patteson and against his own candidate (1831 Jun 30, Jul 4 \u0026 5); discusses the bill for internal improvements, the work of the Special Committee regarding the subject of removing free Negroes and Mulattoes, the\n        emancipation of slaves, the majority of the Committee refused to pay for the Negroes killed in Southampton, and other propositions concerning slaves and their removal from western Virginia (1832 Jan 5); following Moore's election to the House of\n        Representatives, he believes the followers of Martin Van Buren have the political advantage, the President seems anxious to get Daniel Webster into the Democratic Party in order to carry the Senate in their favor, Nullifiers also want Webster to switch\n        parties to alienate Southerners, destroy the Union, and establish a Southern Confederacy, the inadvisability of Henry Clay running for President, and mention of Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky as a probable candidate for Vice-President with Van Buren\n        (1833 Dec 24); discusses the election of [Littleton Waller] Tazewell (1774-1860) as evidence that the \"Old Dominion\" is dead set against Martin Van Buren for President and other political matters, and includes an amusing story of his social life (1834\n        Jan 11); his concern over the Banking Bill and false accusations against Moore printed by the editor of  The Fincastle Patriot  1834 Apr 7);\n        encouraged by the results of the Virginia elections and other political gossip (1834 May 20); discusses the resolutions regarding the Sub-Treasury scheme, Calhoun's speech supporting the scheme, and Clay's speech against it and Calhoun, and mention of\n        the Locofoco Party (1838 Feb 22); some of the Whigs uneasy over Alexander H. H. Stuart 's vote on the 21st Rule which vote Moore approved, \"I consider the true ground on which to meet the abolitionists is that they are prohibited by the Constitution\n        from interfering with our domestic concerns, and we should meet them on the ramparts of the Constitution. And not in endeavoring to defend a rule of order of at least doubtful justice and propriety,\" and furnishes his version of the history of the\n        \"abolition humbug\" beginning with General Jackson kicking Calhoun out of the \"Kitchen Cabinet\" and continuing with Calhoun's attempt to fan the flames of sectional division for his own political purposes; and his belief that the Whigs should pass Mr.\n        Ewing's Bank Bill with as little alteration as possible, and mentions Extra Billy Smith 's letter expressing his opinion that Tyler will veto any bill chartering a U.S. Bank (1841 June 22); the defeat of the Bank Bill in Congress, Tyler's attack on the\n        Whig Party as the enemy of States' Rights, the controversy over the nature of the proposed National Bank and his own solution to the problem, and his contention that the Bankruptcy Bill should not be passed at present (1841 Aug 22); complains about\n        [John Minor] Botts giving Whigs a bad name, discusses flaws in the Bank Bill, notes that Whigs are dissatisfied with [William Cabell ?] Rives course in countering the Whig Party, and complains about [Henry Alexander ?] Wise (1841 Aug 27); and discusses\n        the Firebaugh Will legal case (1850 Oct 18; 1852 Jan 5 \u0026 Mar 16)"," John Moorman recommends the Rev. Samuel R. Houston as Superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Staunton, Virginia (1852 Mar 4)"," [W.?] Morris seeks a position in the State Department (1852 Dec 1)"," C.L. Mosby writes concerning claims against the Thomas Wells estate (1831 May 18); and asks if he knows of a purser position in the Navy for his brother, William W. Mosby (1851 Dec 15)"," [Alexander] Moseley expresses his concern with President Tyler and Edward Everett 's reply to the abolitionists (1841 Jul-Aug); discusses the idea of acquiring Cuba from Spain and the widespread aversion to Spanish rule in Cuba and his hopes that\n        [John Minor ?] Botts would not be elected (1851 Jun 13 \u0026 Oct 20); believes that Millard Fillmore will be nominated at the Baltimore Convention (1852 Mar 20); the need for a full Whig vote in Virginia to defeat Franklin Pierce (1852 Oct 5 \u0026\n        7)"," J.W. Myers questions Stuart about the meaning of President Millard Fillmore 's latest message in regard to military intervention on behalf of the Hungarian Lajos Kossuth or in any European conflict (1851 Dec 11)"," Thomas Nairu writes concerning federal appointments in Iowa (1850 Oct 23)"," C.W. Newton, one of the Commissioners chosen to select a site for the Norfolk Custom House, discusses the matter, and recommends that the other commissioners be retained as superintendents to continue with the construction of the Custom House (1851\n        May 1); asks why the delay in the appointment of his friend, Walter H. Taylor (1852 Aug 20); recommends John P. Leigh for the Postmaster position at Norfolk (1852 Sep 29)"," Isaac C. Newton regrets his defence of Bryant who was removed from office by his own misconduct and not through prejudice as he claimed (1853 Jan 15)"," Dr. C.N. Nichols concerning the purchase of \" Woodstock, \" the farm of Mrs. Brent and a note from John Carroll Brent (1852 Nov 23)"," William Ogden Niles writes concerning the prosecution of parties arrested for frauds upon the Departments of the Interior and the Treasury (1850 Nov 12)"," John A. North furnishes information in several cases in which Alexander H. H. Stuart is listed as Counsel in Judge Thompson's Circuit (1852 Aug 14)"," John A. [Parker ?] thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for his recent speech on the slavery question and Mr. Lincoln's plan to purchase land to colonize the freed Negroes (1873 Oct 27)"," William Elisha Peters (1829-1906) urges Alexander H. H. Stuart through another faculty member not to use the revenue from the Corcoran fund for the general purposes of the University of Virginia or to any other than the benefit of the Professors\n        which will assure the future of the institution (1876 Nov 23)","[Sir Flinders ?] Petrie, Secretary of the Victoria Institute or Philosophical Society of Great Britain, invites Alexander H. H. Stuart to join the society (1878 Aug 12)"," Eb Phlegar furnishes a table of voting in the precincts of Montgomery County and Pulaski County (1841 Apr 24)"," L.M. Powell expresses his concern over Alexander H. H. Stuart 's fall into the water and tells about the loss of his trunk (1860 Oct 23)"," W.A. Powell statement of interest due (1868 Dec 16)"," William Ballard Preston (1805-1862) discusses the Whig Convention in Philadelphia, the nomination of Zachary Taylor, the vulnerability of Lewis Cass, and mentions [John Minor] Botts (1848 Jun 15)"," Charles Radziminski asks for a leave of absence to be arranged so he can travel to Europe and check on his family whom he has not heard from since his exile from Poland for revolutionary activity in 1834 (1852 Aug 1)"," Robert Ridgway (1823-1870) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he would accept the opposition nomination for Governor and discusses others who might accept a position on the ticket (1859 Jan 9)"," Lawrence Riggs writes about the desire of Rev. F.W. Hatch for the Chaplaincy to the U.S. Marine Hospital at St. Louis (1851 Jan 8)"," Alexander Rives discusses the idea of secession, \"A vague fear distresses us, lest our people should be maddened by occurrences at the South and dragged after the seceding states. I am clean for keeping the state out of that vortex.\" He also suggests\n        that the Southern representatives meet with their Stephen Douglass allies and agree to serve in Lincoln's Cabinet if asked (1860 Nov 20) and \"You can well conceive that I am not favorably inclined to our unceremonious \u0026 unexpected transfer to Jeff.\n        Davis \u0026 Co. I did not like the Convention's adoption of Judge Allen's sophism in the preamble to the Act of Secession; -it is a false gloss and unworthy of the state;\" (1861 May 13)"," William Cabell Rives expresses hopes that they can create a great National Conservative Party to preserve the Union and avoid the extremism proclaimed by Mr. Seward in recent speeches in New York (1859 Jan 5); and fears his health will not permit him\n        to give the speech on behalf of the Committee to the people of the United States; he died on April 25 (1868 Jan 7)"," William Barton Rogers hesitates to endorse any mining and economical surveys, and mentions that he enjoyed the address of his friend Judge Bradley at the public exercises at the University of Virginia (1881 Jul 7)"," W.H. Ruffner wishes that Alexander H. H. Stuart would receive the nomination for the Vice-Presidency and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to come to Philadelphia to make a speech before the Convention, \"A little glorification of Hungary -some leanings\n        toward our `Manifest Destiny' -a few digs at `European despotisms' -a compliment to the Sultan -a javelin at Nicholas -in short `much ado about nothing' is all that is needed.\" (1851 Dec 5)"," Benjamin Rush expresses his admiration for Alexander H. H. Stuart and his efforts to avoid the dissolution of the Union before the Civil War and hopes to further reconciliation between the North and South should he be elected to Congress (1874 Aug\n        4)"," John C. Rusmisell discusses the popular election of Joseph Johnson for Governor in Virginia under the new state constitution (1851 Dec 25)"," N[athan] Sargent (1794-1875), author of  Public Men and Events,  in several letters that reveal the turbulent condition of American politics\n        during the period immediately preceding the Civil War, Sargent urges that articles be published in the  Richmond Whig  supporting his and\n        Alexander H. H. Stuart 's positions in the upcoming elections, mentions the controversy over the Crittenden Amendment, violent feelings on both sides of the slavery issue, and urges a meeting of representatives of various Conservative groups who wish\n        to work to preserve the Union, hopes for the defeat of John Letcher (1858-1859); and deplores the course of Goggin and Bell of Kentucky, \"I can never subscribe to the doctrine that Congress must protect slavery in the Territories; never. We must\n        repudiate that vagary.\" (1859 Aug 12); and discusses the effect of the outbreak at Harpers Ferry (1859 Oct 24)"," R.E. Scott furnishes his views as to the nomination to be made at the Baltimore Convention (1852 May 22)"," Joseph Segar writes concerning the Presidential nomination; his support for Millard Fillmore and his distaste for Scott (1852 Mar 11)"," Hugh W. Sheffey compares the advantages of investing in state bonds and U.S. stock, asks his opinion of \"Thompson's Revolution\" before the General Assembly which means to reduce the number of circuit courts and increase the pay of judges, the House\n        of Delegates will soon begin examining the criminal code, expects passage of the Covington and Ohio Railroad Bill, anxious that all the state internal improvements be completed so that Virginia can tap the great Western wealth, and the bill enlarging\n        the limits of Staunton has passed (1848 Feb 12); discusses his recent attempt to pass a bill to reapportion the delegates and senators throughout the Commonwealth and Mr. Scott of Fauquier County 's proposed bill re reapportionment, failure of the bill\n        to extend the Louisa Railroad towards Harrisonburg, his concern over the Whig nomination, \"Stuart, I am satisfied that the nomination of Mr. Clay will prostrate the Whig party in the South -no young man in the South can for twenty years to come expect\n        to rise to any post of honour or distinction if Clay should ever be elected by the Wilmot proviso vote of the North\" (1848 Feb 16); the Virginia Whig Convention voted to support Zachary Taylor for the Presidential candidate (1848 Feb 25); notifies\n        Alexander H. H. Stuart that an appropriation of six thousand dollars was made by the General Assembly to the Deaf \u0026 Dumb \u0026 Blind Institution to square its debts and warns him as its President not to come to the General Assembly for more\n        assistance (1850 Mar 14); and writes concerning the bounty land warrant of his cousin Celly (1852 Apr 2)"," W.G. [Snethen ?] asks that the Department of the Interior award land sale advertisements to the newspaper  The Virginian  edited by Terry and\n        Shields (1852 Oct 9)"," Lord Stirling sends a copy of  The Democratic Review  containing the first of a series of articles concerning his legally established rights in\n        British North America (1852 Sep 11)"," Samuel Strong writes concerning the bids for the extension of the marble work of the Capitol (1851 Nov 5)"," James French Strother (1811-1860) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to write to Mr. Hall and tell him that he believes the bill authorizing the appointment of an assistant agent will pass (1852 Jun 8)"," Alexander H.H. Stuart Letters writes in great detail to Thomas Michie concerning the subjects of internal improvements, especially the James River Company, \u0026 the increase of Banking capital and the opposition of Joseph C. Cabell to their plans,\n        and the Democratic Party being forced to accept David Campbell as Governor (1837 Jan 29); to an unknown correspondent, tries to correct the allegation by John Minor Botts that the resolution offered by Alexander H. H. Stuart at the extra session of\n        Congress in June 1841 was copied by Alexander H. H. Stuart from Botts' resolution and presented as his own and asks for his correspondent to be a witness to what actually transpired (1845 Dec 12); furnishes a testimonial to the worthy service W.D.C.\n        Goddard has performed in the Department of the Interior (1852 Jun 30); to his brother, Gerald B. Stuart, writes that William H. Clarke wants a barrel of his best whiskey sent, William Stuart needs a good horse, predicts big battles soon, probably at\n        Yorktown, Harpers Ferry, or Manassas Gap, and says of the Convention, \"We have a most miserable spirit prevailing in the Convention -a spirit of carping \u0026 bitter hostility to Letcher -such men as Harris, Ambler, Garnett seem disposed to assail him\n        on every frivolous pretext\" (1861 Jun 15); writes to his daughter, Maggie B. Stuart, concerning her schooling (1873 Feb 7); from the University of Virginia, to his mother, Eleanor Stuart, about his brother Archibald Stuart 's engagement (Oct 7); and to\n        his wife, informing her that he hoped to be home from Washington soon, neither the Whig nor Democratic Parties can command the full loyalty of their followers in the present debate, and describes his anxiety about his children (n.d.)"," Archibald P. Stuart assures him of his best wishes and support as he leaves for Washington and thanks him for the frock coat and the beautiful wheat (1850 Sep 29)"," Eleanor Briscoe Stuart writes concerning the settling of an estate (n.d.)"," J.E.B. Stuart while at West Point, answers Alexander H. H. Stuart 's questions about the annuity left him by Uncle Chapman (1851 Dec 25); and writes concerning the opportunities in real estate in Kansas where he is now serving at Fort Leavenworth\n        (1857 Jan 28)"," Oscar J.C. Stuart writes concerning Alexander H. H. Stuart 's bereavement, the genealogy of his father's family, particularly his grandfather, John Stockton, and comments on the state of Virginia politics (1859 August 8)"," Isaac H. Sturgeon encloses newsclippings concerning the Labaume case (1852 Feb 4)"," George William Summers (1804-1868) describes the death of their friend, Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer (1802-1844), who was killed by the bursting of a gun called \"the Peacemaker\" on board the U.S.S. Princeton on the Potomac River, near\n        Washington, D.C. and what the loss of Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur would mean in the negotiations over the Oregon Territory with the new minister from Great Britain; feels that the quality of this Congress is decidedly inferior to the last, and\n        his approval of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's articles in  The Richmond Whig  (1844 Feb 28); and comments extensively on the \"farce\" of the\n        Democratic-Locofoco nomination of James Polk for President (1844 May 30)"," William T. Sutherlin regrets the error of the people of Virginia at not returning Alexander H. H. Stuart to office, although he was instrumental in restoring Virginia to the Union, Alexander H. H. Stuart was not elected to public office in 1870 (1870\n        Nov 9); refers to the speech by William Mahone as a \"campaign document\" in favor of his Virginia policy and against the free Railroad Law, his desire to get rid of the obligation to build the Cumberland Gap Road and to make several other changes in the\n        Act of Consolidation, and expresses his low opinion of Mahone and his \"Radicals\" (1873 Apr 4)"," [J.H. Tagart ?] insists that Alexander H. H. Stuart accept his invitation to \"eat a little Virginia venison with some Maryland canvass back ducks with an old friend\" (1852 Nov 28)"," William H. Terrill asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart exchange autographs and photographs with him (1871 Nov 17)"," Lucas P. Thompson writes that various persons have urged him to suggest to Alexander H. H. Stuart that his best chance of election is to join the Know Nothing Party and run as one of their candidates but hesitates because \"I entertain a prejudice not\n        so much against the principles or what are said to be the principles of the new party as the secrecy of their organization and action\" (1855 Jan 21)"," Nicholas K. Trout, Senate of Virginia, addresses the re-adjustment of the public debt question with West Virginia and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart of the fate of several bills in the Legislature (1867 Jan 20)","Unidentified Letters include the following subjects: the failure to revive interest in an Act promoting a railroad from Staunton to Scottsville or the James River, the need to pursue the James River improvements, especially with the Louisa Railroad,\n        but has little hopes of resolution until the settlement of the Bank Bill which he discusses and discusses the selection of a site for the Deaf \u0026 Dumb Asylum (1839 Mar 1); the terrible disaster on the lower Mississippi claiming the life of B.B.\n        Stuart (1859 May 2); the editor of  The Sandy Valley Advocate  writes concerning the development of the great coal field in the Great Sandy Valley\n        of Kentucky and asks what the Kentucky Whigs should do in the present political crisis (1859 Aug 27); and a Civil War letter from Bristoe Station, Virginia, where a Confederate soldier sends home fifty dollars in care of Alexander H. H. Stuart ([1861\n        ?] Sep 12)"," Upshur County Citizens asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart come and speak to them on the issues of the day and express their support for William Leftwich Goggin (1807-1870) for Governor of Virginia (1859 Apr 6)"," Thomas Walter, Architect for the Extension of the U.S. Capitol, furnishes a report on the cost of the work during the residue of fiscal year (1851 Nov 6)"," Washington College Literary Society requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to give a speech before the Society on July 2nd (1857 Apr 28)"," John Watt asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart will send him a copy of the appendix published in connection with his report on John Brown 's raid on Harpers Ferry, containing extracts from the personal liberty bills passed by several of the Northern states\n        (1861 Dec 3)"," Daniel Webster regrets that the information obtained in the Census Records is not particularly useful in answering Alexander H. H. Stuart 's questions about blind persons in the state of Virginia for the Virginia Institute for the Education of the\n        Blind but suggests that an agent of the Institute might be given access to the records to compile the necessary information (1842 Aug 2); introduces Fitzhenry Warren of the General Post Office (1850 Oct 2); and regrets that the President has decided he\n        cannot appoint Virginians to offices other than local offices (1851 Feb 8)"," William J. Willey warns that \"Since the action of the Convention, handing the state of Virginia over to the Confederate states, without the knowledge or consent of the people, like a lot of horses or slaves, the excitement in N.W. Virginia, is\n        becoming most intense, and indeed, in some quarters, terrible...The clamor here for a division of the state is becoming loud and universal -I fear it will become uncontrollable\" (1861 May 7)"," Robert Winthrop encloses a seal, with a mistaken superscription to \"Cha\" Winthrop by Dr. Stuart, belonging to his great-grandfather, John Winthrop, who was a Fellow of the Royal Society, discusses family genealogy and the motto on the seal and asks\n        him to take care of the seal while it is in his possession (1851 Apr 21); encloses a letter from Judge Thomas C. Manning (present) concerning the Mississippi Bonds question, and mentions Slater's Fund for educating the Freedmen (1882 Apr 28); regrets\n        not seeing Alexander H. H. Stuart at the meeting of the Peabody Education Fund of which both he and Alexander H. H. Stuart were Trustees, describes the meeting and discusses politics (1884 Oct 8); discusses the death of Jefferson Davis and his opinion\n        of the man (1889 Dec 16)"," Henry Wise (1806-1876) offended at personal references in  The Valley Virginian  which gave a report on Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech to the\n        Citizens of Augusta County, at Staunton, \"On the New Movement\" which claimed Governor Wise had opposed the work of Alexander H. H. Stuart and had worked closely with carpet-baggers, Wise asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he had approved the report and was\n        it correct (1869 Feb 3); a copy of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's reply to Wise, in his speech he referred to, \"parties holding the most antagonistic opinions, and having the most diverse objects in view -one party desiring the adoption of the Underwood\n        Constitution, while the other was unalterably opposed to it -This while Governor Wells \u0026 his committee were assailing our proposition in Washington, Governor Wise \u0026 others, were attacking it at home -Thus extremes seem to meet, \u0026 the\n        singular spectacle was presented of Gov. Wells \u0026 Gov. Wise, who probably held no other opinion in common, pulling together as it were in the same team, in opposition to the scheme\" (1869 Feb 5); Wise reiterates his opposition to the \"New Movement\"\n        and opposes both Governor Wells and \"Negro Suffrage\" (1869 Feb 8)"," R.N. Wood discusses members of the American Party recently elected to Congress and fears that unless they can unify the old Whigs with the \"American Organization\" Millard Fillmore will not be re-elected (1856 Apr 13)","*Unless otherwise noted the recipient of the letter is Alexander H.H. Stuart*","Positive copies of microfilms produced by The Library of Virginia","See the   University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","English"],"unitid_tesim":["228-a"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Papers of Alexander H. H. Stuart and the related Stuart and Baldwin families 1754-1921"],"collection_title_tesim":["Papers of Alexander H. H. Stuart and the related Stuart and Baldwin families 1754-1921"],"collection_ssim":["Papers of Alexander H. H. Stuart and the related Stuart and Baldwin families 1754-1921"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift  1994 March 3"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["ca. 800 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions. \u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions. "],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFor biographical information concerning Archibald Stuart and Alexander H.H. 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Stuart and the related Stuart and Baldwin families, Accession #228-a, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottevsille, Va."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consists of the additional papers of the Stuart and Baldwin families, chiefly Archibald Stuart (1757-1832) and Alexander H.H. Stuart (1807-1891), of Staunton, Virginia, ca. 1754-1921, ca. 800 items (4 Hollinger boxes, 1.5 linear feet),\n        including correspondence; financial and legal papers; printed items; microfilm; an architectural drawing; Civil War military papers of Captain George M. Cochran, Jr.; nineteenth century newsclippings; drafts of speeches by Alexander H.H. Stuart; land\n        grants signed by Virginia governors, including Beverley Randolph, Robert Brooke, John Floyd, and James Monroe; two engravings of Alexander H.H. Stuart; and papers regarding the settlement of the estate of Archibald Stuart . Since Alexander H.H. Stuart\n        was a prominent member of the Virginia Whig Party, there is considerable material in this collection concerning the Whig Party and Virginia politics.","CORRESPONDENCE OF THE STUART-BALDWIN FAMILY -SUMMARIES (BOX 1)"," Martha S. Baldwin forwards a letter to her husband General Briscoe Gerard Baldwin (d. 1852) from their daughter Mary Baldwin regarding her health (n.d.)"," James Barbour (1775-1842), Secretary of War, mentions an interview with [Henry] Clay concerning the participation of members of the administration in the political convention [of the National Republican Party ] and discusses his knowledge of the true\n        charges leveled against Andrew Jackson while in control of Louisiana during the War of 1812, Jackson's conflict with Louisiana Governor William Charles Claiborne and the Governor of Georgia, his refusal to obey the orders of President Monroe, his\n        denunciation of Madison, and his behavior as acting Governor of Florida (1827 Dec 16); Barbour also mentions his involvement in \"a controversy of mixed vexation,\" his retirement, \" and says, \" [John C.] Calhoun 's pamphlet is the final act in the drama\n        -and I apprehend the breach will become wider and wider\" (1831 Feb 19)"," G.A. Baxter, member of the Board of Visitors of Washington Academy, informs Archibald Stuart of his election to the Board, and explains why his resignation was errantly reported in their minutes (1807 Sep 29)"," Robert Beverley discusses a possible land sale (1791 May 5); asks Archibald Stuart to attend to his properties near Staunton and make sure all back taxes are paid (1791 Nov 24); discusses land business and court matters (1791-1797); makes reference\n        to the slave revolt in the French colony of Haiti in the West Indies and the declaration of independence by Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743-1803), criticizing George Washington for his early acknowledgement of the French Republic, believing he acted\n        unconstitutionally, and expresses great confidence in the talents, integrity, and firmness of Mr. [John] Adams (1798 Dec 17)"," John Breckinridge writes business letters (1788 \u0026 1790), his son, J.C. Breckinridge, asks for information from Archibald Stuart for a biographical essay about his father (1815 Apr 30)"," Gerald Briscoe, [Jr.?] writes about a land dispute in \"Caintucke\" (all three letters, 1794-1796, n.d.)"," Cuthbert Bullitt to Archibald Stuart and General John Brown discusses a suit involving Colonel Clendenning for lack of payment on a bond (1790 Jan 2); and the death of his brother, Thomas Bullitt, asking for a petition in the Legislature of Virginia\n        for their financial relief (1823 Dec 16)"," Joseph C. Cabell refers to a pamphlet containing Mr. Madison's letter and an appendix establishing the point that the Tariff Policy is the true Republican doctrine; Cabell paid T.W. White, Richmond printer, for 3,000 copies and will have more printed\n        if necessary; claims that the opposition party is exerting every effort to destroy Madison's influence in the state (1829 Feb 24)"," Arthur Campbell requests an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the sickness and death of the boy Charles H. Campbell; speaks of the opposition to the federal constitution and the value of the controversy over the amendments to point out\n        the real motives of those trying to keep Virginia and North Carolina from approving the Constitution (1789 Sep 2); discusses difficulties in obtaining land warrants due to the boundary dispute with Kentucky and refers to the petition to revise the\n        Virginia State Constitution opposed by the friends of [Patrick ?] Henry (1795 Sep 30); refers to Thomas Jefferson and the success of the \"friends of monarchy\" who won the late election for President, and the French Revolution (1797 Feb 20); and\n        mentions his desire that the land law in the Act of 1795 would be repealed or amended (1798 Dec 22)"," John Coalter discusses a debt against Mrs. Reid, and declares \"I have no hopes of the republic since New Jersey has proved recreant\" (1812 Nov 6)"," George Davis discusses legal and business matters (1792 Aug 17)"," R. Gamble discusses legal and business matters (1791-1800)"," Hugh Holmes writes concerning the competition between Winchester and Staunton to be the branch of the Virginia Bank which he believes must be kept exclusively under a Republican direction; asks for Archibald Stuart to secure a loan for five hundred\n        dollars; discusses the rumor that merchants believe that the Eastern and Northern Tories have devised a stratagem to defeat the loan requested by the government to conduct the War of 1812 with Great Britain (1814 Mar 9); speaks of his pain from\n        numerous operations; the raids of the Tunisian corsairs upon British ships in the English Channel (1817 Jul 12); and the death of Mary, the daughter of Archibald's brother Alexander (1823 May 6)"," [Chapman ?] Johnson (1779-1849) sends a copy of a decree from the court of appeals in the case of [Doneghe ?] and Campbell to Archibald Stuart; sent a copy of Archibald Stuart 's letter about the seat of government to the Editor of  The Enquirer  for publication; refers to the failure of their efforts to establish the University of Virginia and his belief that nothing will be done\n        for it this winter; the non-effect of political essays upon the public mind, and mention of \"the great James River project\" (1822 Mar 2)"," John Lewis to Dabney Carr notes \"my seeing Mr. Jefferson\" is very uncertain, and writes about the Mayo v Lewis lawsuit (1768 Jan 23)"," John Lewis to Thomas Jefferson writes regarding his lawsuit Mayo v Lewis, docketed in Thomas Jefferson 's hand (1772 Oct 4)"," J. Marshall speaks of the fickleness of political parties in reference to \"Zach.\" and refers to a business matter (n.d.)"," George Mathews (1739-1812) writes of his safe arrival in Georgia where he was asked to sit for election to political office (1791 Oct 10); and details concerning his dispute over a land sale in Virginia and his motive in accepting the office of\n        [Governor of Georgia?] (1794 Apr 4)"," James D. McCutchen to Joseph Janney writes concerning his inability to make his payment for land due to the drought, high feed costs and poor crops and his proposal to work out an alternative method of payment (1839 Mar 25)"," Andrew Moore (1752-1821), elected to the first four Congresses, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1797, writes from New York and Philadelphia, sends copies of all laws passed, wages established at six dollars per day, set the budget for the staff of the\n        President and Vice-President, discusses office seekers, mentions that the amendments to the constitution are being conducted with a great deal of warmth, believes the amendments \"will quiet the public mind and remove in a great measure the opposition\n        to government\" (1789 Aug 12); asks for help in securing compensation for a slave who escaped into Pennsylvania and proved that he was a free black unjustly sold to Moore who was unaware of his status by a previous owner (1791 Nov 5); the preoccupation\n        of Congress with a bill fixing the rates of representation in Congress and the disputed election between General Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) and General James Jackson (1757-1806) before Congress (1792 Mar 15); his disappointment in the bill fixing the\n        ratio of representation and the decision made in the House concerning the contested election which declared the seat vacant (1792 Mar 26); discusses the resignation of Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State who appeared determined never to enter public\n        life again, with the former Attorney General Edmund Randolph succeeding Jefferson as Secretary of State; mentions the great loss suffered by the country by Jefferson's resignation at this critical time and praises Jefferson highly; encloses a number of\n        resolutions introduced by Mr. Madison, the conflict over the payment of interest on the debt of the United States; cites Jefferson's opinion on the same subject; forwards copies of the correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and Citizen Edmond Charles\n        Genet and Jefferson's report on United States trade with Europe (1793 Jan 4); the attempt by Washington and Congress to have Citizen Genet recalled to France due to his insolent and insulting conduct (1793 Dec 8); the situation of the United States\n        becoming more and more critical due to the increase of British spoliation on American shipping, detaining our vessels, and alleging that an old law precluded the United States from Britain's West Indian ports; the purchase of flour and beef and the\n        chartering of United States vessels to transport it because the United States was bound by treaty to guarantee the French West Indies; Madison's resolutions; the empowerment of the President to impose an embargo on all shipping coming into American\n        ports; the arming of small vessels to use against the Algerians; a bill providing for the defence of our ports and harbors; the establishment of arsenals, and a resolution for the enlistment of 15,000 troops, with training during 24 days a year, and\n        the need for a direct tax to fund national defence (1794 Mar 14)"," Garrett Peterson asks [Charles Anderson] Wickliffe for help in locating Archibald Stuart and buying a piece of land belonging to Archibald Stuart to make his title to his plantation more secure (1826 Jan 24, see Wickliffe's letter, 1826 Feb 26)"," William Preston to William Anderson seeking advice in a land claim controversy (1783 Jan 1)"," [Andrew Reid, Jr.] to Thomas J. Stuart writes a social letter to a friend (1807 Sep 5)"," Alexander Farish Robertson Correspondence, chiefly with Philip Alexander Bruce concerning his history of the University of Virginia and especially the Honor System (1921)"," John Steele writes that the Governor [Henry Lee] has written Mr. White asking him to help Archibald Stuart investigate the High Sheriff for embezzlement (1792 Mar 5)"," Robert Sterritt notifies Joseph Janney that he has secured a purchaser for Archibald Stuart 's plantation in Rockbridge County, James D. McCutchen, (1837 Jul 14, see also McCutchen 1839 Mar 25)"," Eleanor Briscoe Stuart to Thomas J. Stuart concerning his studies and vacation while at Washington Academy (1806 Jan 24 \u0026 Mar 2) and to her mother, Mrs. Margaret Briscoe (1808 Feb 19)"," Martha M. Stuart writes to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Eleanor (Briscoe) Stuart concerning family news (n.y. Apr 8)"," [Charles Anderson] Wickliffe (1788-1869) forwards a letter from Garrett Peterson to Archibald Stuart concerning a land sale (1826 Feb 26)"," William Wirt (1772-1834) asks Archibald Stuart to send his anecdote about Patrick Henry for his biography and to furnish the details just as it was originally told (1816 Aug 10)","MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS OF THE STUART FAMILY (BOXES 1-2)","This series contains an architectural drawing; an engraving of Alexander H.H. Stuart by Danforth, Baldwin \u0026 Company; financial and legal papers, including notification of Archibald Stuart 's appointment as a Presidential elector (1792 Nov 12);\n        insurance policies for Archibald Stuart 's barn, grist mill, saw mill, dwelling and kitchen (1811, 1812); Archibald Stuart 's appointment as a commissioner to collect money for a monument to George Washington (1817 Apr 4); stock certificates; accounts\n        and receipts; indentures; land plats; legal cases of both Archibald Stuart and Alexander H.H. Stuart; copies of wills of Alexander Stuart, Robert Stuart, Chapman J. Stuart, and Alexander H.H. Stuart; the military papers of Captain George M. Cochran,\n        Jr., Quartermaster, 52nd Virginian Infantry, Pegram's Brigade, Early's Division; the settlement of Archibald Stuart 's estate, and drafts of several speeches by Alexander H.H. Stuart, one protesting the increase in salary of the superintendent of the\n        Western Asylum because it would be disproportionate to all other salaries allowed by the state of Virginia, another declining the office of President of the branch of the Bank of the Valley and resigning his post as a member of the board, and a third\n        delivered at the fiftieth alumni reunion at the University of Virginia .","CORRESPONDENCE OF ALEXANDER H.H. STUART -SUMMARIES (BOXES 2-4)","Abolitionist (Unidentified) writes a vitriolic letter denouncing slavery and slaveholders and promising his willing participation in the coming revolution to bring about complete democracy (1841 Jun 20)"," William H. Allen writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart while he was member of the House of Representatives (1841-1843) seeking his help in establishing a post office at Green Valley, Virginia; the closest one is at Cloverdale (n.y. May 13)"," Appomattox County, Virginia, Rough \u0026 Ready Club requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to represent the Whig position on the upcoming Presidential election at their next political discussion (1848 Sep 7)"," Henry Carey Baird requests a copy of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's recent address to use in his pamphlet concerning the farmers of the United States (1859 Nov 1)"," C[ornelius ?] C. Baldwin discusses his biographical sketch of his brother [Gerard ?] Baldwin which he hopes will appear in  The Richmond Whig \n        and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart for any comments or additions; he mentions his son, Briscoe G. Baldwin III, a year old and his oldest son, Charles Cornelius (1867 Jan 14)"," John B. Baldwin writes concerning business opportunities in Philadelphia ([1843? Jan 30]); Alexander H. H. Stuart 's appointment as Secretary of the Interior and the care of his former legal clients while he is in Washington, D.C. (1850 Sep 24); his\n        disappointment that Millard Fillmore was defeated for the presidential nomination as the Whig candidate; and as Winfield Scott supports the Whig platform without reserve his only objections to Scott as the Whig candidate lies in his great vanity and\n        his associations (1852 Jun 23); Brigadier General Robert Seldon Garnett (1819-1861), who served under General Taylor in the Mexican War, was proceeding to the region with 2500 men according to Alexander H. H. Stuart 's suggestions; and Baldwin believes\n        that the Convention will hardly be well attended (1861 Jun 8); reports that he is within musket range of the enemy who is building winter quarters and mentions the presence of Early's army coming towards [Richmond ?] (1864 Nov 18); writes about his\n        concern over the asylum releasing Briscoe as \"incurable but harmless\" (1869 Dec 5); and writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning the sale of the \"gum tree lot,\" payment of taxes and an accident of Mayo Cabell; and believes his father may soon be\n        elected Judge ([ca. 1841-1843] Dec 6)"," Joseph G. Baldwin writes his cousin concerning his plan to move to California for the opportunities there (1849 Mar 2); a long jesting letter congratulating Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to be Secretary of the Interior and including\n        family news (1850 Sep 27); and describes San Francisco where he has just opened his law practice (1854 Sep 15)"," I.L. Barbour, President of the Orange and Alexandria Rail Road Company, writes that he is unable to comply with his financial request (1866 Dec 11)"," A.W. Barton urges Alexander H. H. Stuart to help defeat the [ Virginia Reform ?] Convention, \"The tremendous opposition to the mixed basis beyond the Alleghany -the indifference upon the whole subject in the valley counties and some division east of\n        the Blue Ridge will enable us to do it\" (1850 Apr 22)"," S.S. Baxter recommends William D. Delany as Inspector of the Custom House in Norfolk (1851 Nov 24)"," Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1838) writes concerning the Brazeau claimants attempts to get Alexander H. H. Stuart to re-open the case he decided last summer and asks him to leave questions about the decision up to the judiciary ([ca. 1851-1853])"," Berford \u0026 Company, California Express Office, reports a great dissatisfaction of their customers and fellow California Whigs with the appointment of Mr. Beall as Superintendent of Indian Affairs (1852 Apr 12)"," Dr. Edmund Berkeley voices his concern over the increase in smallpox cases and attributes the cause to the lack of a vaccine agent in western and central Virginia and suggests Staunton as a likely location for such an agent and offering himself as a\n        candidate (1837 Jan 20)"," James B. Bingham, editor of  The Intelligencer,  discusses politics in Wheeling, [West] Virginia, and his concern that both the Democrats and\n        Republicans are pulling votes away from the Whig Party (1859 Sep 28)"," David Alexander Bokee (1805-1860) discusses national politics and urges Alexander H. H. Stuart and other conservatives not to make any arrangements with the Republicans preliminary to the organization of the House; refers to the  New York Times  article quoting a correspondent from Ohio who believes \"the South is beginning to prepare the way for union with the Republicans as\n        such in 1860\"; and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to support the efforts of conservatives of the North \"to induce the Republican Party to abandon `its distinct organization' founded as it is `on foolish abstractions\" (1859 Oct 24)"," Patrick Brady 's letters, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, all discuss various aspects of his suit against Daniel Brady, including his stolen ledger which later appears to have been altered, his demand for the deed to the Bath Iron Works, and\n        questions about ultimate settlement (1857, 1867-1869)"," Mary Louisa Brooks writes whimsically about how much she misses Washington, D.C., and how unattractive she finds New York City \"this huge temple of Mammon\" (n.y. Mar 18)"," Alexander S. Brown writes his cousin Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning business and family matters (1857-1858)"," Joseph Rodes Buchanan asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to attend the National Democratic Convention to be held on May 7, 1867, in Louisville, Kentucky, discussed in an enclosed editorial from The Louisville Journal which was recently identified with the\n        Democratic Party; the Convention to be composed of the leading men of the Northern Democracy and leading men of the South to secure cooperation between the two groups, \"which is now our only hope\" (1867 Feb 28)"," John C. Bullitt, Patrick Brady 's council in Philadelphia, asks when the first remittance of the Brady v. Brady settlement will arrive (1871 Oct 28)"," William M. Burwell draws Alexander H. H. Stuart 's attention to the political aspects of the negotiations over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as a quicker route to the western states (1852 Jul 23)"," J.S. Calvert furnishes a financial summary for Alexander H. H. Stuart (1868 Jan 21)"," Samuel D. Campbell asks for help in getting payment for his brother William Campbell who worked to get depositions for Catherine Crider in Wardlaw v. Crider (1830 Nov 30)"," Lewis Cass (1782-1866) discusses two appointments with Alexander H. H. Stuart acceptable to the Whig Party (1852 Jul 20)"," John H. Cassin asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to visit their county and address them concerning the political questions of the day (1859 Apr 13)"," Katherine Chase discusses the circumstances surrounding her divorce from Mr. William Sprague (1883 Mar 18)"," H. Chrisman offers to purchase real estate or other goods for Alexander H. H. Stuart on his trips west if he wishes (Dec 7, 1855)"," Bolivar Christian sends a copy of the Confederate Acts and discusses the problems of setting up the new Confederate Congress (1862 Jan 18)"," C.M. Conrad writes concerning Alexander H. H. Stuart 's order for a cask of table claret wine from New Orleans (1855 Apr 3)"," William Wilson Corcoran says he will be happy to have a copy of the proceedings of the Peabody Board and hopes to see him soon (1855 Oct 23)"," Thomas Corwin (1794-1865) a letter of introduction for [Calhoun Benham], U.S. Attorney for California (1853 Jul 10)"," J.A. Cowardin, Editor of  The Daily Dispatch,  letter of introduction from L.A. Trigg, and a discussion of the Readjuster controversy, and\n        William Mahone, and says \"I do not think Mr. Hunter will suit these times. We want an aggressive man, one who is bold and sagacious too. I think General [James Lawson] Kemper is that man\" (1873 Feb 14)"," John Jordan Crittenden (1786-1863) writes a letter of introduction for his friend Samuel Casey (1851 Sep 26)"," Claudius Crozet writes concerning the Northwest Turnpike and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart feels that Mr. Eskridge is capable of opening the road himself (1838 Jun 1)","Rector E.A. Dalrymple 's recommendation of Thomas B. Edelin (1852 Jul 15)"," John W. Daniel (1842-1910) does not approve of the Readjuster policies, \"I am firm against repudatum alias enforced readjustment alias stealing. I believe in the Decalogue, and of course in repressing thieves, by whatsoever name they are called\"\n        (1877 Jul 18)"," J.D. Davidson sends the election results for Rockbridge County (1851 Dec 10) and encloses a check for a claim against Seaforth (1852 Jan 2)"," Garrett Davis (1801-1872) discusses a power shift in the House of Representatives away from [John C.] Calhoun toward [Thomas Hart?] Benton who \"will be the dictator this winter \u0026 will wield more power than all others together\"; mentions the\n        numerous job seekers wandering the halls of Congress like unclean birds; discusses the hopes of the Whig Party to gain the Presidency next election and mentions possible opponents and weighs their respective threat to the chances of the Whig candidate;\n        and the need for much organization and work to succeed in the next election (1843 Dec 13); a long and detailed description of the difficulty during the extra session of the 27th Congress in organizing the House caused by the opposition of the Democrats\n        and the division in the Whig Party (1845 Dec 16); the third letter discusses business questions; congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to be Secretary of the Interior; expresses his appreciation for Millard Fillmore; and comments\n        about South Carolina, \" South Carolina is a little beside herself, but I believe it is the insanity of ambition pride \u0026 arrogance thwarted, and that a good sound drubbing would be an infallible cure.\" (1851 Jan 28)"," George M. Davis thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for giving his son Carey Davis a job as a clerk in the Pension Office (1851 Jul 27)"," William Wallace Davis, editor of  The District Whig  discusses politics in Norfolk and the loss of the election to the Democrats despite his own\n        efforts to visit various Whigs and get them to the polls on Election Day (1851 Oct 2)"," William Crosby Dawson (1798-1856), Georgia Senator, asks Alexander H. H. Stuart not to fill a vacancy in the General Land Office until he could speak with him (1852 Jul 28)"," Horace H. Day discusses the charges brought against the Commissioner of Patents, Mr. Thomas Ewbanks (1792-1870) saying his official conduct has been one-sided, partial, and not in accordance with the rules and laws of the Patent Office (1851 Feb 7)\n        and asking if the New York papers have correctly reported Alexander H. H. Stuart 's comments about the charges (1851 Mar 12)"," Wills De Hass (1818?-1910) sends a copy of his  History of Western Virginia  (1851 Jul 24); wants Alexander H. H. Stuart to be a candidate for\n        Vice-President (1851 Oct 6); voices concerns over his application for a consulship or another office (1852 Jun 1 \u0026 Oct 18); two letters furnish private details of the Baltimore Convention (1852 Jun 20); and hopes for a position in the Maryland\n        Historical Society (1853 Feb 16)"," William D. Delany tries to enlist Stuart's aid in securing the office of Inspector of the Custom House at Norfolk (1851 Nov 25) or the Postmaster office at Norfolk (1852 Sep 29)"," Charles Devens, Jr., U.S. Marshal, Boston, letter introducing General John S. Tyler (1852 May 24)"," Samuel Dickson writes concerning the Patrick Brady v Daniel C.E. Brady suit for $ 50,000 growing out of the dissolving of a partnership in 1857; and describes the Bath Iron Works and Buffalo Forge property (1867 Apr 24)"," D[orothea] L[ynde] Dix (1802-1887) writes six letters to Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning the establishment of a first class hospital in Washington, D.C. and seeks the aid of Captain Randolph in the Legislature of [Virginia ?] ([ca. 1851-1853])"," James B. Dorman writes that the Whigs of Rockbridge unanimously desire the nomination of Millard Fillmore as President; believes the hostility to Fillmore stems from his approval of the Compromise of 1850 and his \"fidelity to the Constitutional\n        rights of the South\"; and many Whigs object strongly to General Winfield Scott 's Roman Catholic affinities (1852 Jun 7)"," John Doyle writes that he has recommended Alexander H. H. Stuart to the prominent Whigs in Pennsylvania as the best choice for nomination to the Vice-Presidency while he favors Fillmore for the Presidency over Scott (1851 Sep 20); his concern over\n        the imminent split in the Whig Party of Lexington, Virginia (1852 Dec 4); his son, R.L. Doyle, writes concerning their Alum Springs property containing iron deposits and several mineral springs and asks the aid of Alexander H. H. Stuart in securing a\n        loan to convert their property into a viable health resort (1853 Jan 7)"," G.G. Dyer defends his change of political parties from Whig to Democratic based on his open support of the Tariff and the United States Bank and extols the virtue of the new state of Iowa which he describes as a land of beauty and opportunity (1851\n        Sep 27)"," J.L. Edwards, Pension Office, discusses the claims of the descendants of Colonel Alexander McClanahan to land based on his Revolutionary War service, with the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia form appointing Alexander McClanahan to Lt.\n        Col. of the 7th Regiment of Regular Forces attached (1776 Feb 29 \u0026 1843 May 19)"," Vespasian Ellis discusses the plan of organization adopted at the National Council where a Committee of 13 was appointed to take the general charge of the interests of the American Party which was presented to the Council by himself; the plan was\n        adopted unanimously but the Chairman E. Brooks received the credit for the plan; he suggested that Alexander H. H. Stuart would be a good person from Virginia to be on the Central Committee of 13; mentions the efforts of Baldwin of Connecticut and\n        others to \"free soilize\" the party platform and the fact that he opposed and defeated the plan was suppressed in the report on the proceedings in the  Louisville Journal  (1857 Jun 10)"," Erie Railroad Company Board of Directors offers to Alexander H. H. Stuart free use of the railroad as member of the Cabinet (1851 Jul 12)"," Edward Everett (1794-1865), Secretary of State, regrets he will not be able to dine with Alexander H. H. Stuart due to personal illness (1852 Dec 20); and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that General Franklin Pierce wishes for him to continue to act\n        as Secretary of the Interior until his successor is appointed (1853 Feb 26)"," Charles James Faulkner (1806-1884) thanks him for his interest in James E. Stewart (1852 Aug 25)"," Millard Fillmore letters to Alexander H. H. Stuart -address the question of his feelings toward the South, \"I disclaim most unequivocally now and forever any desire on my part to interfere with the rights on what is termed the property of citizens of\n        other states\" and encloses a copy of the leading [Lewis] Cass paper in the state showing that Fillmore was denounced at the recent anti-slavery convention at Worcester along with Cass and Taylor (1848 Jul 5); excuses Alexander H. H. Stuart from the\n        Cabinet meeting due to the death of Judge Baldwin (1852 May 19); authorizes Alexander H. H. Stuart to take on the duties of the Secretary of the Navy until his return (1852 Sep 25); thanks him for his letter of condolence upon the death of his wife,\n        Abigail Powers on March 30, 1853 (1853 Jul 11); attempts to make arrangements for a Southern tour in the spring, and says, \"This Nebraska matter presents a new phase to things in Washington . But is it wise for the South to set the example repealing\n        the Compromise of 1820 ? If one compromise be disregarded will not another be, and will not the South in the end be left to the tender mercy of Northern fanaticism with an overwhelming numerical majority ?\" (1854 Feb 9); observes that with the latest\n        election it appears that the Whig Party has split into two factions, with the abolitionists joining the [Republicans ?] and the rest joining the American Party of Know Nothings and refers to the nomination of Henry Alexander Wise for Governor and his\n        denunciation of the Know Nothings (1854 Dec 14); and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that Granger will try to meet him in Washington this winter and mentions the efforts of his friends to unite the national elements opposed to the present federal\n        administration into an American Union Party (1854 Dec 22)"," Millard Fillmore to Daniel Webster sends John P. Scott over to see Webster concerning a position in the State Department in Londonderry, Ireland, now held by an appointee of President Tyler and says he will go along with whatever Webster wants (1851\n        Apr 2)"," Edward H. Fitzhugh refers to the Bridge case in the Wheeling court (1850 Mar 25) *see newsclippings in Box 2*"," E[dmund] Fontaine, Virginia Central Railroad Company, concerning his barley which has been at Waynesboro for some time prior to his letter (1859 Mar 25)"," John S. Gallagher discusses the bestowal of advertising patronage by the federal government (1851 Jul 19); the suitability of Shannondale for a military asylum (1851 Aug 4); encloses a letter from William P. Buford, soliciting Alexander H. H. Stuart\n        's influence to get Mr. Buford's son appointed to a cadetship at West Point (1851 Nov 13); his examination of the controversy about the post office in Winchester and his advice not to remove Milton (1852 Jan 9); encloses letters (not present) from\n        friends desiring positions with the government (1852 Jan 16); introduces Colonel Joseph K. Hartwell (1852 Mar 10); recommends General [James] Singleton for the government position in New Mexico (1852 May 7); and asks for a copy of a letter from the\n        Commissioner of Patents to Dr. James Blake of California (1852 Jul 2)."," Robert H. Gallagher, Bank of the Union, Washington asks that part of the Census Fund and the Pension Fund be deposited with him (1851 Dec 9; 1852 Sep 2)"," Alexander Galt concerning his position as Postmaster at Norfolk (1851 Jul 31)"," J. Garland 's letter of introduction for his relative, Alexander B. Garland (1853 Feb 2)"," William H. Garland requests the position of treasurer of the mint at New Orleans (1850 Oct 29) and writes concerning the outrage committed by the authorities of Cuba on the Crescent City [New Orleans ?] (1852 Oct 7)"," William Garnett, Collector Custom House, Norfolk, Virginia, concerning the effort being made to remove him from the Custom House (1851 Nov 18 \u0026 1852 Aug 11)"," George Washington's Birthday Celebration Committee, Rome, Georgia, requesting Alexander H. H. Stuart 's presence at their celebration and commenting, \"The Southern people are terribly oppressed, but are disposed to preserve their manhood untarnished\n        preferring to submit for a while to military despotism rather than to the ruin and degradation of radical rule and negro supremacy\" (1868 Feb 11)"," R.T. Gibson 's letters are all concerning his futile attempts to secure the position of naval officer at the port of Savannah (1851-1852)"," W.M. Gilliam sends Alexander H. H. Stuart 's horse to Washington by Mr. Brent (1852 Mar 15)"," T.H. Gilmer seeks more appointments for people from Virginia from the Whig administration (1850 Sep 27)"," Thomas W. Gilmer writes that he is sorry that Alexander H. H. Stuart has been involved in controversy, mentions \"old [James Iver ?] McKay \" as chairman of the Ways \u0026 Means Committee, and believes that Texas will come into the Union as fast as it\n        can (1843 Dec 13)"," W.W. Gilmer approves Alexander H. H. Stuart 's stand on the National Bank but is not so fond of the election of [Walter ?] Coles (1841 Apr 15)"," William L. Goggin (1807-1870) his disappointment over his brother's failure to secure a position, the possibility of getting the postmastership at Sacramento City, and his declaration, \"I am a Union man and I have long thought this should be the\n        great issue (irrespective of old party associations) the Union or its Dissolution -God grant it may be perpetual -I repudiate utter fanaticism North or South\" (1850 Nov 3); and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to remove his letter from the files of the War\n        Department requesting an appointment as Visitor to West Point (1852 Mar 10)"," G. Goldenberg sends two printed pamphlets (present) entitled  Observations Sur La Maladie Des Pommes De Terre  in French and a copy in German,\n        presenting his treatise on the Potato Disease (1849 Feb 2)"," J.T. Gordon explains being detained in the lieu d'aisance while reading Senator [William McKendree] Gwin 's attack on the Administration (1852 Jul 9)"," Willis Arnold Gorman (1816-1876) agrees to a resolution to supply the heads of Departments with copies of the [Presidential Message ?] and accompanying documents (1852 Dec 14)"," J. Thompson Graham solicits money for the American Emigrant's Friend Society whose object is to \"afford protection from fraud, imposition \u0026 extortion to all foreign immigrants of whatever class, nation or creed, and procure for them situations\n        free of charge.\" (1852 Oct 24)"," William A. Graham (1804-1875), Secretary of the Navy, concerning the applications of various persons for assistance or for government positions such as the Virginian Mr. Chapman for purser in the Navy, a term of shore duty for Purser Forrest of the\n        U.S.S. Ohio, David Taylor of North Carolina prosecuting a claim in the Indian Bureau, the application of William E. Hopkins for a commission upon the frigate Cumberland, the appointment of Tobias Wolfe as Naval Storekeeper at Memphis, the application\n        of Commander John Rudd for a command in the Mediterranean Squadron, and inquires about the circumstances surrounding the death of James H. Norwood, Indian Agent, who was killed at Sergeants Bluff on the Missouri River (1850-1852)"," Horace Greeley (1811-1872) discusses the advantages of his new  Whig Almanac  which he sends to Alexander H. H. Stuart, \"I have endeavored in\n        this Almanac to condense into a single view the essential characteristics of the two great antagonist parties which now so evenly divide the country. I think this view, if generally circulated, will exert a salutary influence on the formation of\n        political sentiment in our country and that this may be felt, even in the approaching Presidential contest.\" (1852 Jan 25)"," F. Gremger asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to visit the State Agricultural Fair of New York (1851 Sep 3)"," William Grever asks Stuart to loan him enough money to pay off James J. Trotter in return for a deed of trust upon all his property (1850 Oct 3)"," Benjamin Edwards Grey supplies a testimonial for John B. Temple and explains why he is willing to recommend Colonel Irwin to a clerkship (1852 Mar 17)"," George G. Grove asking for his distributive share of the funds of the B. Buler estate (1851 Oct 12)"," Francis Grund asks for copies of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Report for  The New York Herald  and other newspapers (1851)"," Hiland Hall (1795-1885) suggests that Judge Thornton's name should precede Mr. W[?]'s in the Secretary's instructions (1851 Sep 20)"," Nathan Kelsey Hall (1810-1874) invites Alexander H. H. Stuart to Buffalo for a little reception for President Fillmore at the conclusion of his term and asks him to convince William A. Graham to attend as well (1853 Jan 5); and writes about Fillmore\n        wondering if the remaining Fillmore Cabinet members would attend a reunion at Buffalo (1871 Jan 5)"," J.K. Hanson encloses a letter from Hugh W. Sheffey referring to the bounty land warrant of his cousin Celly (1852 Apr 3)"," J. Hardesty, President of the Rough and Ready Club of Rockingham County, which procured a silver pitcher to be presented to Alexander H. H. Stuart as a tribute (1848 Oct 25)"," Kenton Harper writes enclosing the wills of Alex Grove and Lewis K Terrill and their effects from Camp Buena Vista following the Mexican War (1847 Dec 13); congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment as Secretary of the Interior (1850 Sep\n        14); mentions his service as commandant of the Port of Parras in the Mexican War (1850 Sep 30); discusses his appointment to the Chickasaw Indian Agency (1851 Mar 18); his report concerning affairs at the Chickasaw Agency and his concern that there are\n        many white persons living in the Agency without regular permission (1851 Sep 15); concern over the run-down condition of the Agency farm and house, cost of hiring \"a negro woman who belongs to an Indian,\" and the probability that he will only stay for\n        one year (1851 Sep 15); encloses a copy of his letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, L. Lea, about purchasing farming implements for \"the Caddos\" and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence to have his son, George K. Harper, appointed agent\n        for the purchase (1851 Sep 22); the complaints from the Chickasaws about the wild tribes trespassing upon their territory, a recent visit from the chief of the Caddos, George Washington, who said that his tribe had been driven out of Texas, and brought\n        up to this country by his father, Chief Chonena, who asked for and received a strip of land on the Washita from the General Council of the Choctaws, producing a certificate signed by George Folsom, one of the Choctaw District Chiefs, to prove what he\n        said. The Chief also said that General Armstrong had promised them farming implements and other tools so they could settle down on the land allotted to them by the Choctaws, in a group of about 300 to 400. An eleven year old Mexican girl rescued from\n        Indian captivity was left in his care by his predecessor, Colonel Long and he asks what is to be done with her (1851 Sep 22); and his investigation of charges of a wagonload of liquor being brought into the Indian Territory for sale (1851 Oct 5)."," J. Morrison Harris, Maryland Historical Society, informs Alexander H. H. Stuart of his honorary membership (1850 May 20)"," Judge N. Harrison, Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia, writes concerning several suits in his court and business matters involving Alexander H. H. Stuart ([1869] Sep 3)"," Solomon George Haven (1810-1861) hopes that Alexander H. H. Stuart will make a great impact in politics in the Old Dominion, and remarks about his own area, \"I cannot tell you much of politics in this section [of New York ], there is almost a torpor.\n        I have no choice between the democrats and the Republicans. The former is made up of the foreign votes here \u0026 the latter partly in the same way and partly of the very dishonest men amongst our native born citizens. The Americans have a most worthy\n        state ticket in this State... Today the chances are in favor of the Republicans carrying the state but the battle has yet got to be set in array before results can be foretold. Perhaps the result of the struggle in Kansas and a full opening of Congress\n        is necessary to give any form whatever, to the future\" (1857 Oct 8)."," A.M. Hay, his cousin, discusses the loss of her husband and the death of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's father, her plans to join her sister Mary in Athens, Greece, to help her run a boarding house for the upper class Greek girls attending the mission\n        school, and requests Alexander H. H. Stuart 's aid in securing letters of introduction from Mr. Webster to the various consuls at ports of call along the way (1852 Aug 25)"," T.S. Haymond explains the causes of the defeat of the Whig candidate for Governor of Virginia, George William Summers (1804-1868) in the recent election, in his area of Virginia, the northwestern section of the state [ Monongalia County, West\n        Virginia ?] (1851 Dec 20)"," Isaac Hazlehurst asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart send him copies of his articles signed \"Madison\" in reference to the American question (1857 Jun 24)"," Richard H. Henderson, Virginia Colonization Society, refers to the \"true policy of Virginia to keep down the free colored population of the state: that her legislature originated the scheme for colonizing this population beyond the borders of the\n        United States; that appropriations have been well received by the people\" and recommends extending the act to those slaves set free by wills; and \"The prohibitions as to the admission of free blacks in the non- slaveholding states are well known; and,\n        should the other southwestern states follow the example set them by Mississippi as they soon will, either a channel must be opened through which this population may flow off to Africa, or it will increase amongst us to a most mischievous extent.\" (1837\n        Oct 28)","Professor Joseph Henry, Smithsonian Institute, letter of introduction for Mr. F. [Bonynge] the author of a work on the culture of tea and indigo in the United States (1852 Aug 4)"," Britton A. Hill writes enclosing his newspaper articles defending Alexander H. H. Stuart 's decision in the Labeaume land grant case which was attacked in  The St. Louis Republican  by the claimant Maguire (1852 Feb 6 \u0026 9)"," William L. Hodge encloses a newsclipping about the decision of Millard Fillmore not to be a candidate for the Presidency and how much such a declaration will injure Fillmore and the party (1852 Jan 20)"," J.E. Holmes asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to recommend to the President that he increase the salary of District Judge Hoffman in San Francisco, California, lest he leave and an inferior officer replace him (1851 Oct 25)","Rev. Samuel Rutherford Houston to Dr. John J. Moorman seeking Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence to have him appointed Principal of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb in Staunton, Virginia (1852 Feb 24)"," M.U. Houston both letters discuss the Wheeling Bridge case in which a suit was brought alleging that the Wheeling Bridge was not suitable for railroad purposes and Alexander H. H. Stuart 's role in the matter (1850 Mar 16 \u0026 Jun 8)"," Benjamin Chew Howard refers to the Wheeling Bridge case and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart wishes his brief to be inserted in his argument (1852 Jul 30)"," Robert Hull acknowledges the receipt of a check which makes them even and encloses a graphic and highly complimentary sketch of Mr. Alexander H. H. Stuart from a Boston paper (1851 Oct 3)"," Andrew Hunter writes about the \"Beeler Case\" and wishes to receive his administration fee now in Alexander H. H. Stuart 's hands (1851 Nov 27); and comments on his grief that Jefferson County has elected two Democrats to the Legislature, mentions\n        other items about local Virginia politics, and the dissatisfaction of the voters at Harpers Ferry due to certain army regulations (1851 Nov 27 \u0026 Dec 9)"," R.M.T. Hunter (1809-1887) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to send an estimate of the expense of the wings of the Capitol to be included in the Civil and Diplomatic Bill (1852 Feb 3)"," John Daniel Imboden (1823-1895) writes concerning the suit of Daniel Mosby against Thomas Johnson and Thomas Turk over possession of a tract of land and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart has made any arrangements for someone to take over his legal cases\n        (1850 Sep 23); his introduction of a series of land resolutions concerning the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of public lands approved by an act of Congress on September 4, 1841, and the possible use of such funds for the purpose of\n        education, and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to get a clerk to make a brief statement as to what appropriations of land have been made for educational and internal improvements, to what states, when, and for what specific objects, has hopes of carrying\n        the Central Railroad this session along with other internal improvements, the great excitement over the next Presidential election with Millard Fillmore being the choice of the Virginia Whigs with Alexander H. H. Stuart being mentioned as the\n        Vice-Presidential candidate (1852 Jan 31); writes again concerning the great Central line of improvement through Virginia, especially a proposition to construct a railroad from Covington to the Ohio River on state account and asks if he can negotiate\n        the sale of stock in London or New York (1853 Jan 22)"," Joseph K. Irving, San Francisco, writes through W.D. Fair, praising the fidelity of James M. Crane, editor of  The California Courier,  to Whig\n        principles and doctrines, discusses \"the gross frauds and outrageous wrongs inflicted and committed by the [Locofocos], in the matter of the contested seats\" (1851 Mar 4); and introduces Dr. Wozencraft, California Indian agent (1852 Nov 30)"," G.W. Israel asks for a donation for a seminary to train teachers of moderate circumstances to educate the lower classes (1853 Feb 8)"," S.D. Jacobs refers to changes of mail routes proposed by R.G. Harmon (1851 Nov 13)"," John Janney (1798-1872) writes concerning the necessity of resigning his position, as the Commissioner to West Virginia, due to his poor eyesight, unless the Legislature decides to settle the state debt question by agreeing to pay two-thirds of the\n        debt and repudiating the balance, leaving the creditors of the state of Virginia to look to West Virginia for the residue (1866-1867)"," G.N. Johnson concerning the legal case of the Bank of the United States vs Samuel Leake (1840 May 14)"," R.[G.] Johnson writes about postponing the argument in a legal case, \"the only question to be argued in the brief case, is, whether the act of Congress does not legalize the Brief\" (1850-1853 all about this case)"," William B. Kayser notifies Alexander H. H. Stuart that Dr. Hall has received payment through the Finley estate and has remitted five hundred dollars to Alexander H. H. Stuart drawn on the Bank of Winchester (1852 Sep 24)"," John P. Kennedy (1795-1870) tries to secure a clerkship for a friend, Mr. Ridgate (1850 Sep 18); regards \"every man now who places the Compromise [of 1850 ?] in the front of his creed a good and true Whig -and every convert to the Administration on\n        that ground a new recruit to the standard of Whig principles\" (1851 Apr 17); arrangements made for the ceremony connected with the committee on the Inauguration of the Statue (1853 Jan 7); attempts to persuade Alexander H. H. Stuart to accompany\n        himself and Mr. Millard Fillmore on a trip south to Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, and then on to Cuba, West Indies, New Orleans and thence to Kentucky and home (1854 Feb 13)"," Joseph C.G. Kennedy, Census Office, writes about various properties (1847 Jun 17); recommends that Mr. Hall be sent to Richmond to retake the census for that city (1851 Apr 2); mentions Alexander H. H. Stuart 's election to the National Institute\n        (1851 Apr 8); beginning in May of 1851, he writes six letters during his trip to Europe to study the European use of statistics and their use in legislation, the census, and agricultural production; visits the Statistical Society of London and\n        discusses the ratio of representation, fractions, and population (1851 Jun 3); visits the President of the Board of Trade to get information on the true basis of statistical knowledge (1851 Jun 10); urged to stay and address the British Association for\n        the Promotion of Science of which Prince Albert was President, his visits to some of the foremost statistical men connected to British government offices and other nations such as Prussia, France, and Belgium (1851 Jun 23); his description of Berlin\n        and Wittenberg, recommendation that a Bureau of Agriculture \u0026 Statistics be created along the lines of those in France and Belgium, prediction that America will march to a degree of honor and prosperity that will far exceed any of the old world\n        (1851 Aug 7); on recommendation of Baron Humboldt he plans to visit Vienna (1851 Aug 17); at home, the mania for rail and plank roads, political news of Pennsylvania, and his expectation that the Scott Whigs will carry the Presidency (1852 Oct 16);\n        discusses the political race between Scott and Harrison in the region of Pittsburgh ([?] Oct 12)"," Kent Lumber Company concerning the payment of drafts incurred by federal agencies (1852 Oct 27)"," Andrew W. Kercheval with a genealogical inquiry about James Wood, a Revolutionary General and Virginia Governor (1867 Feb 14)"," William Kerr seeking whiskey patronage (1851 Nov 14)"," Samuel D. King about California affairs, blames the Whig government for neglecting the state and predicts bad consequences for the upcoming election (1851 Jul 14)"," Jefferson Kinney all three letters deal with business matters such as the sale of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's lots in Staunton for a railroad passenger depot and possible benefits to the town from the railroad (1852)"," Nicholas Kinney refers to the speech of [Mr. Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge ?] concerning the Bankruptcy Bill, the Locofocos, his disappointment with his friend [ Thomas Walker?] Gilmer, the conversion of David W. Patteson, who is a possible candidate\n        for Congress, to Methodism (1841 Sep 3); sends a copy of letter from the Rev. B.M. Smith concerning a rumor that Alexander H. H. Stuart contradicted his statement about Dr. Ticknor's qualifications as assistant physician at the Asylum (1851 Feb 18\n        \u0026 26); the strong position of the Whig party at present (1851 Feb 26)"," R.H. Kinney asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to pursue the military claim of the heirs of Dr. Roberts (1841 Jun 25)"," William Kinney reports on several court cases and discusses political appointments, especially Mr. Hagarty for the Liverpool consulate, and Alexander H. H. Stuart 's vote to rescind the 21 rule (1841 Jun 13); complains about the behavior of the Whig\n        Congress so far, discusses Alexander H. H. Stuart 's outline of his plan of operations for this session and not fixing the ratio of representation under the new census for the next Congress, his fear that the Locofocos will gain influence in the\n        Virginia State Legislature, the resignation of \"Extra Billy\" [Governor William Smith ] from his seat in the Senate and his hopes that the House of Representatives would give the seat to Extra \"for really I consider him a great nuisance in the Senate,\"\n        believes that Webster's objections to the appointment of Hagarty to the consulate of Liverpool not valid as he [wrongly !] thinks Nicholas Trist was born in Louisiana and is not a Virginian, and discusses his [Kentz?] suit at length (1841 Jun 23);\n        argues that the success of the suit of Porterfield vs Clark hinges on proving that the country in question belonged to the Cherokees in 1779, found out that Silas E. Burrows is the favorite of Webster for the Liverpool consulate, while the leading\n        merchants of New York favor Hagarty, and says Tucker will accept the professorship of law on condition that they will let him reside out of the precincts of the University [of Virginia] (1841 Jul 22); reports that they have just finished the battle for\n        Speaker of the Virginia Legislature with the election of [Valentine Wood] Southall considered a Whig victory, \"we had a long, I cannot say very able or palatable message from the accidental Gov. of Virginia -coming into office as he did, he ought to\n        have been modest\" (1841 Dec 6); notes that the introduction of a batch of Federal resolutions into the House have alarmed the Locofocos, especially the one urging the repeal of the Distribution Act, which is popular in the Western part of the state,\n        and discusses the prospects of several men for the Governorship of Virginia (1841 Dec 24); reports on election results in Augusta County, urges Alexander H. H. Stuart to write some articles on the Tariff to attract the support of the young farmers and\n        mechanics which are being courted by the Democrats as new voters under the new state constitution (1851 Oct 24); discusses the legal case of Woods vs Brooks and expresses his confidence in the election of General Scott (1852 Jul 13); discusses the\n        election of cashier at the Bank and the appointment of a marshall for the western district of Virginia (1852 Nov 12 \u0026 30); and discusses the affairs of the Staunton Bank, of which he is President, and the Central Railroad (1852 Dec 23)"," O.B. Knode asks Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence be used to have Colonel Tiernan appointed to a judgeship in Utah (1852 Jan 22)"," F.A. Kownslar writes concerning a debt (1833 Jun 24)"," Daniel Kraber concerning the will of George Lightner with a copy of the will attached (1831 Nov 15)"," J.D. Kurtz concerning cadet appointments (1853 Jan 17)"," John H.B. Latrobe appreciates Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech and the exposition of the operation of the partnership principle by Alexander H. H. Stuart (1838 Sep 1)"," Joseph S. Leake inquires about the price of one of Mr. Alexander H. H. Stuart 's houses (1831 Nov 3)"," Adam Lee about taking up a land agency in the Transalleghany country (1831 Mar 11)"," John Letcher (1813-1884) hopes Alexander H. H. Stuart has received the seeds sent by his friend Whiting (1856 May 2)"," [Will H. Lewis ?], State Department, sends invitation to dine (n.d.)"," John Tayloe Lomax asks which states are a good market for legal books, expresses his opinion of the need for a protective tariff, his hope that Henry Clay will run as the Whig candidate for President, and the appearance that John C. Calhoun was the\n        most prominent of the Locofocos (1842 Jul 8)"," L. Luckett describes his family's trip to Memphis, [Tennessee] (1859 Aug 1); mentions seeing the manufacture of weapons in Richmond and his trip to New Orleans during the Civil War, the condition of the cotton crop, benefits of the war in uniting the\n        South, the vast difference between the Southerners and the Yankees, the ironclad [Thunderbolt ?] expected to leave New Orleans this week to go against Fort St. Phillip and Jackson (1861 Sep 2); refers to negotiations with England by the South and\n        refers to slavery \"our peculiar institution that they hoped was our weakness, is a tower of strength.\" (1861 Dec 23)"," James Lyons appreciates Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech upon the subject of a national Bank and recommends the establishment of an Exchange Bank with branches in all of the states and regrets the division that the Bank issue has brought between the\n        executive and legislative branches (1841 Aug 20)"," Joseph S. Machie both letters discuss getting the deposition of James M.H. Beale for a trial (1851-1852)"," James MacDonald wants his younger brother appointed a surgeon either in the Navy or Army (1851 Oct 8)"," Redick McKee reports on the progress of the Commission sent to California to visit the hundreds of small Indian tribes and families, his plans to soon visit the tribes along the Mercede River, Mariposa County, the condition of the Whig Party in\n        California, the upcoming Senatorial contest, and his desire for the San Francisco Custom House position if it comes open (1851 Jan 28); reports signing the first treaty between the United States and the California Indians at Camp Fremont on March 19th\n        with six tribes and the possibility of a treaty with two more tribes near Fresno River, the poor quality of the soil, and his poor opinion of Dr. Wozencraft, California Indian agent (1851 Mar 21); recommends pacifying the Indians with a liberal supply\n        of beef and flour, his disagreement with Wozencraft who entered into a contract with Fremont, a political opponent, to supply beef to the Indians before the treaties were ratified by Congress and signed by the President, mentions other scandals and\n        improprieties in the Indian agency of California, and feels that reorganization of the whole governmental system in California is necessary (1851 Jun 30); desires the newly created position of \"Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Pacific Coast\"\n        and criticizes the appointment of Lt. Beall as Indian Commissioner for California because he is known as a Democrat (1852 Mar 17 \u0026 May 5)"," Thomas M.S. McKennan letter of introduction for William Mills (1851 Oct 29)"," Lewis McKenzie asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to speak before the Bell \u0026 Everett Club as a friend of the Union (1860 Aug 31)"," William McLaughlin asks if Staunton will support the invitation by the Franklin Club, Washington College, and the Virginia Military Institute, to Edward Everett to speak in Lexington in order to raise money to purchase Mount Vernon (1857 Nov 23)"," Theodorick B. McRobert thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for the clerkship in the Department of the Interior (1850 Oct 3); includes a letter from Archibald B. Walker concerning a possible pension based on the Revolutionary War service of Alexander Walker\n        (1850 Nov 26 \u0026 1851 Jan 8); includes a letter from the Rev. Luther Emerson, of Cob Bottom, Highland County, who promises to write a series of essays on the Scriptural view of slavery if McRobert will help him get some Northern Whig newspapers to\n        print them (1851 Dec 18 \u0026 26)"," F. Madera requests a promotion in the Pension Office (1851 Dec 30)"," Allan B. Magruder writes to secure a cadetship for his son, John T. Magruder, at West Point, and asks for a letter of introduction to the Secretary of the Navy on behalf of his brother, Captain Magruder (1851-1853); he also expresses his\n        disappointment that Millard Fillmore did not receive the nomination at the Baltimore Convention (1852 Jun 24)"," James Maguire accuses Mr. Bartlett, the Mexican Boundary Survey Commissioner, of embezzling (1851 Mar 29)"," Francis Mallory (1807-1860) congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to the Cabinet (1851 Jun 13); discusses the case of Mr. Kyle of Norfolk and criticizes Mr. Eubank and his staff over his handling of Kyle's case (1852); and informs\n        Alexander H. H. Stuart that the Whigs of Norfolk want the postmaster position to go to John P. Leigh when Mr. Cohen dies (1852 Sep 29)"," N. Marmion to Messrs. Baldwin \u0026 Stuart, Attorneys-at-Law, concerning the debt of George Nicholson (1834 Mar 6 \u0026 Aug 21)"," Timothy Marmion writes concerning business matters (n.y. Dec 21)"," J.K. Marshall writes concerning a debt owed by Messrs. Harman \u0026 Garber (1852 Jan 30)"," Thomas A. Marshall inquires if Alexander H. H. Stuart can help him determine if James M. Moffit is deceased, Moffit was a plaintiff in the legal case of Miller heirs vs Boatman (1833)"," Thomas Martin notifies Alexander H. H. Stuart that his father, Pleasant Martin, has moved to Tennessee (1830 Jul 27)"," William Martin discusses the upcoming Virginia election for governor and the need for Governor Francis Harrison Pierpont to convince the Legislature to fix the question of the payment of the interest on the public debt (1867 Feb 10)"," Maryland Institute Officers \u0026 Managers ask Alexander H. H. Stuart to deliver their \"Annual Address\" at the opening of the Annual Exhibition of Manufacturers \u0026 Machinery (1851 Oct 6)"," James Murray Mason (1798-1871) regrets that he does not have any of the published documents concerning the Wheeling Bridge case, excepting the  Congressional Globe  at home (1853 Oct 22)"," [John Young] Mason (1799-1859) recommending John Dabney for some Federal government position (1851 Dec 30)","Colonel James W. Massie writes concerning a debt owed to Hugh McClure (1871 Apr 17)"," Thomas E. Massie, Santa Fe, New Mexico, introduces D.V. Whiting, as knowledgeable of modern languages (1852 May 5)"," Joel E. Matthews writes concerning the legal case of Matthews vs Minzes (1851-1852)"," Tyre Maupin informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that the Rough and Ready Club of Rockingham County plan to present him with a silver pitcher for his services to the Whig Party (1848 Sep 3); asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart knows whether James Madison ever\n        offered a Cabinet position to General Scott and informs him that he plans to vote for Scott now that he has the Whig nomination (1852 Jul 17)"," R. Mayo asks for a favorable review of his book now before the Pension Committee of the Senate (1852)"," Thompson G. Martin writes concerning his efforts to sell some Alexander H. H. Stuart land for them in Scott County, Virginia, and Tennessee (1831, 1834)","Members of the Virginia Legislature names Whig candidates favored by themselves for several positions (n.d.)","Memoranda of A.H.H. Stuart while Secretary of the Interior, chiefly concerning appointments and removals for positions in the government under his jurisdiction (ca. 1851-1853)"," C.F. Mercer, President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart as their representative (1832 May 28)"," Hugh Mercer asks Daniel Webster to transfer his son, George Weedon Mercer, from the Second Auditor's Office, to the State Department (1851 Feb 22 \u0026 Jul 4)"," [S.]C.M. Merillat asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he knows if Congress plans on raising the duties on foreign iron in the near future as he has interests in an iron rolling mill and they need to decide what to do with it now that it has suspended\n        operations (1852 Jun 1)"," C.H. Merritt sends Alexander H. H. Stuart a ring made out of native gold of New Mexico (1851 Sep 30) and introduces Judge Houghton of New Mexico (1851 Oct 20)"," Thomas J. Michie (1795-1873) writes concerning various legal cases (1845 Aug 1; 1850 Dec 19; 1852 Jan 18 \u0026 29 and Oct 15); congratulates him on his appointment to the Cabinet and expresses his hopes that the Administration will benefit from any\n        good will generated by the Compromise of 1850, his regret at being without Alexander H. H. Stuart 's companionship during his stay in Washington, and offers to help with any of his legal cases when he is not on the other side (1850 Sep 15); thanks\n        Alexander H. H. Stuart for his gift, comments on the recent election, \"for I could not but believe that a majority of the new made vote would be Democratic, \u0026 I knew the power of the party which, to make men forget every excellence, \u0026 carry out\n        the behests of the party...nor are the Whigs less the slaves of such machinery than the Democrats,\" discusses the plight of Hungarian patriot and statesman, Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), and mentions \"the young Napoleon\" [ Napoleon III ] (1851 Dec 29);\n        sends a printed copy of his points of law, made in the appeal case of Points, assignee of Hottle vs Crawford, and discusses the case (1852 Jan 14)"," William C. Micou asks for his assistance in a case now before the Supreme Court (1852 Oct 20)"," Daniel F. Miller to Thomas Corwin -asks for Isaac Leffler (1788-1866), a former Whig member of Congress from Virginia, to be appointed to one of the land districts in Iowa; President Millard Fillmore appointed him receiver of public moneys for the\n        Chariton land district of Iowa on August 30th (1852 Aug 17)"," Jacob Welsh Miller (1800-1862) introduces George P. [?], of New Jersey, a member of the U.S. \u0026 Mexican Boundary Commission (1852 May 5)"," James Miller asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to intervene with John P. Kennedy on his brother's behalf for an appointment in the Navy Department (1852 Dec 1)"," Zophar Mills, Chairman of the Seventh Ward Democratic Whig Association of the City of New York, encloses a copy of the Preamble and Constitution of the Association (1851 Jul 8)"," Joseph L. Mitchell acknowledges the receipt of the agricultural book (1852 Feb 7)"," John Moebus requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to furnish him with the money to reach New York (1852 Jun 22)"," John Moffett writes concerning his unhappiness over the nomination of General Winfield Scott and his fears of a military candidate and Roman Catholics in the election (1852 Jun 27)"," Thomas S. Moffett, cousin of Alexander H. H. Stuart, requests he send one hundred dollars to Richmond (1834 Jan 27)"," Henry W. Moncure asks for a letter of introduction to Abbott Lawrence, the United States Minister to Great Britain, to facilitate his tour of Europe (1852 Jun 9)"," Charles P. Montague volunteers to carry dispatches abroad for the Federal government (1852 Jun 8)"," D.E. Moore expresses dismay at the election of John Tyler as President (1841 Aug 26)"," John K. Moore asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart remember his son, John B. Moore, who was unable to continue his plan of working in the mines due to dysentery caught while waiting in Panama for a ship, if any appointments open up in California (1850\n        Nov 27); and expresses his disgust at the nomination of General Scott (1852 Jul 6)"," L.T. Moore writes concerning the Beeler family estate (1851 Oct 10,18, 21)"," Samuel McDowell Moore writes letters concerning political events in Virginia and the Virginia Legislature, including: the \"Senatorial Lottery,\" his own possible candidacy for office in the Virginia Senate to oppose the \"unworthy\" David W. Patteson, a\n        bill for a Railroad from Staunton to Harpers Ferry to Baltimore, the reorganization of the courts, and his opposition to amalgamating the Common Law and Chancery Court (1830 Jan 24); his busy schedule with the Committee on Elections which sent Barbour\n        and Davis back to try again, returning the elections to the people for a revote, with no information about Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Senator (1830 Dec 25); passage of the Railway Bill from Staunton to the Potomac, and tells about the nephew of Chief\n        Justice John Marshall shooting and killing William Gott after he refused to duel with him (1831 Feb 23-24); news that Jefferson [Kinney?] plans to run as a candidate for the Senate against Patteson and his own indecision about whether to run as well\n        (1831 Mar 2); thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for his opinions about Moore running for the Virginia Senate in order to unseat David W. Patteson, speaks about his opposition to the odious amendment to Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Railroad Bill introduced\n        into the House of Delegates which prohibited the government from subscribing to any part of the stock, the 29th section of the bill was stricken out, discusses all of his work to secure the passage of the bill as Alexander H. H. Stuart submitted it,\n        and mentions the Judiciary Bill (1831 Mar 17); discusses the bill affecting court clerk fees, his decision not to run for the Virginia Senate seat, and the Railroad Bill (1831 Apr 10); furnishes his opinion of the elections at Rockbridge and Augusta,\n        Mr. Dorman's efforts for David W. Patteson and against his own candidate (1831 Jun 30, Jul 4 \u0026 5); discusses the bill for internal improvements, the work of the Special Committee regarding the subject of removing free Negroes and Mulattoes, the\n        emancipation of slaves, the majority of the Committee refused to pay for the Negroes killed in Southampton, and other propositions concerning slaves and their removal from western Virginia (1832 Jan 5); following Moore's election to the House of\n        Representatives, he believes the followers of Martin Van Buren have the political advantage, the President seems anxious to get Daniel Webster into the Democratic Party in order to carry the Senate in their favor, Nullifiers also want Webster to switch\n        parties to alienate Southerners, destroy the Union, and establish a Southern Confederacy, the inadvisability of Henry Clay running for President, and mention of Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky as a probable candidate for Vice-President with Van Buren\n        (1833 Dec 24); discusses the election of [Littleton Waller] Tazewell (1774-1860) as evidence that the \"Old Dominion\" is dead set against Martin Van Buren for President and other political matters, and includes an amusing story of his social life (1834\n        Jan 11); his concern over the Banking Bill and false accusations against Moore printed by the editor of  The Fincastle Patriot  1834 Apr 7);\n        encouraged by the results of the Virginia elections and other political gossip (1834 May 20); discusses the resolutions regarding the Sub-Treasury scheme, Calhoun's speech supporting the scheme, and Clay's speech against it and Calhoun, and mention of\n        the Locofoco Party (1838 Feb 22); some of the Whigs uneasy over Alexander H. H. Stuart 's vote on the 21st Rule which vote Moore approved, \"I consider the true ground on which to meet the abolitionists is that they are prohibited by the Constitution\n        from interfering with our domestic concerns, and we should meet them on the ramparts of the Constitution. And not in endeavoring to defend a rule of order of at least doubtful justice and propriety,\" and furnishes his version of the history of the\n        \"abolition humbug\" beginning with General Jackson kicking Calhoun out of the \"Kitchen Cabinet\" and continuing with Calhoun's attempt to fan the flames of sectional division for his own political purposes; and his belief that the Whigs should pass Mr.\n        Ewing's Bank Bill with as little alteration as possible, and mentions Extra Billy Smith 's letter expressing his opinion that Tyler will veto any bill chartering a U.S. Bank (1841 June 22); the defeat of the Bank Bill in Congress, Tyler's attack on the\n        Whig Party as the enemy of States' Rights, the controversy over the nature of the proposed National Bank and his own solution to the problem, and his contention that the Bankruptcy Bill should not be passed at present (1841 Aug 22); complains about\n        [John Minor] Botts giving Whigs a bad name, discusses flaws in the Bank Bill, notes that Whigs are dissatisfied with [William Cabell ?] Rives course in countering the Whig Party, and complains about [Henry Alexander ?] Wise (1841 Aug 27); and discusses\n        the Firebaugh Will legal case (1850 Oct 18; 1852 Jan 5 \u0026 Mar 16)"," John Moorman recommends the Rev. Samuel R. Houston as Superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Staunton, Virginia (1852 Mar 4)"," [W.?] Morris seeks a position in the State Department (1852 Dec 1)"," C.L. Mosby writes concerning claims against the Thomas Wells estate (1831 May 18); and asks if he knows of a purser position in the Navy for his brother, William W. Mosby (1851 Dec 15)"," [Alexander] Moseley expresses his concern with President Tyler and Edward Everett 's reply to the abolitionists (1841 Jul-Aug); discusses the idea of acquiring Cuba from Spain and the widespread aversion to Spanish rule in Cuba and his hopes that\n        [John Minor ?] Botts would not be elected (1851 Jun 13 \u0026 Oct 20); believes that Millard Fillmore will be nominated at the Baltimore Convention (1852 Mar 20); the need for a full Whig vote in Virginia to defeat Franklin Pierce (1852 Oct 5 \u0026\n        7)"," J.W. Myers questions Stuart about the meaning of President Millard Fillmore 's latest message in regard to military intervention on behalf of the Hungarian Lajos Kossuth or in any European conflict (1851 Dec 11)"," Thomas Nairu writes concerning federal appointments in Iowa (1850 Oct 23)"," C.W. Newton, one of the Commissioners chosen to select a site for the Norfolk Custom House, discusses the matter, and recommends that the other commissioners be retained as superintendents to continue with the construction of the Custom House (1851\n        May 1); asks why the delay in the appointment of his friend, Walter H. Taylor (1852 Aug 20); recommends John P. Leigh for the Postmaster position at Norfolk (1852 Sep 29)"," Isaac C. Newton regrets his defence of Bryant who was removed from office by his own misconduct and not through prejudice as he claimed (1853 Jan 15)"," Dr. C.N. Nichols concerning the purchase of \" Woodstock, \" the farm of Mrs. Brent and a note from John Carroll Brent (1852 Nov 23)"," William Ogden Niles writes concerning the prosecution of parties arrested for frauds upon the Departments of the Interior and the Treasury (1850 Nov 12)"," John A. North furnishes information in several cases in which Alexander H. H. Stuart is listed as Counsel in Judge Thompson's Circuit (1852 Aug 14)"," John A. [Parker ?] thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for his recent speech on the slavery question and Mr. Lincoln's plan to purchase land to colonize the freed Negroes (1873 Oct 27)"," William Elisha Peters (1829-1906) urges Alexander H. H. Stuart through another faculty member not to use the revenue from the Corcoran fund for the general purposes of the University of Virginia or to any other than the benefit of the Professors\n        which will assure the future of the institution (1876 Nov 23)","[Sir Flinders ?] Petrie, Secretary of the Victoria Institute or Philosophical Society of Great Britain, invites Alexander H. H. Stuart to join the society (1878 Aug 12)"," Eb Phlegar furnishes a table of voting in the precincts of Montgomery County and Pulaski County (1841 Apr 24)"," L.M. Powell expresses his concern over Alexander H. H. Stuart 's fall into the water and tells about the loss of his trunk (1860 Oct 23)"," W.A. Powell statement of interest due (1868 Dec 16)"," William Ballard Preston (1805-1862) discusses the Whig Convention in Philadelphia, the nomination of Zachary Taylor, the vulnerability of Lewis Cass, and mentions [John Minor] Botts (1848 Jun 15)"," Charles Radziminski asks for a leave of absence to be arranged so he can travel to Europe and check on his family whom he has not heard from since his exile from Poland for revolutionary activity in 1834 (1852 Aug 1)"," Robert Ridgway (1823-1870) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he would accept the opposition nomination for Governor and discusses others who might accept a position on the ticket (1859 Jan 9)"," Lawrence Riggs writes about the desire of Rev. F.W. Hatch for the Chaplaincy to the U.S. Marine Hospital at St. Louis (1851 Jan 8)"," Alexander Rives discusses the idea of secession, \"A vague fear distresses us, lest our people should be maddened by occurrences at the South and dragged after the seceding states. I am clean for keeping the state out of that vortex.\" He also suggests\n        that the Southern representatives meet with their Stephen Douglass allies and agree to serve in Lincoln's Cabinet if asked (1860 Nov 20) and \"You can well conceive that I am not favorably inclined to our unceremonious \u0026 unexpected transfer to Jeff.\n        Davis \u0026 Co. I did not like the Convention's adoption of Judge Allen's sophism in the preamble to the Act of Secession; -it is a false gloss and unworthy of the state;\" (1861 May 13)"," William Cabell Rives expresses hopes that they can create a great National Conservative Party to preserve the Union and avoid the extremism proclaimed by Mr. Seward in recent speeches in New York (1859 Jan 5); and fears his health will not permit him\n        to give the speech on behalf of the Committee to the people of the United States; he died on April 25 (1868 Jan 7)"," William Barton Rogers hesitates to endorse any mining and economical surveys, and mentions that he enjoyed the address of his friend Judge Bradley at the public exercises at the University of Virginia (1881 Jul 7)"," W.H. Ruffner wishes that Alexander H. H. Stuart would receive the nomination for the Vice-Presidency and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to come to Philadelphia to make a speech before the Convention, \"A little glorification of Hungary -some leanings\n        toward our `Manifest Destiny' -a few digs at `European despotisms' -a compliment to the Sultan -a javelin at Nicholas -in short `much ado about nothing' is all that is needed.\" (1851 Dec 5)"," Benjamin Rush expresses his admiration for Alexander H. H. Stuart and his efforts to avoid the dissolution of the Union before the Civil War and hopes to further reconciliation between the North and South should he be elected to Congress (1874 Aug\n        4)"," John C. Rusmisell discusses the popular election of Joseph Johnson for Governor in Virginia under the new state constitution (1851 Dec 25)"," N[athan] Sargent (1794-1875), author of  Public Men and Events,  in several letters that reveal the turbulent condition of American politics\n        during the period immediately preceding the Civil War, Sargent urges that articles be published in the  Richmond Whig  supporting his and\n        Alexander H. H. Stuart 's positions in the upcoming elections, mentions the controversy over the Crittenden Amendment, violent feelings on both sides of the slavery issue, and urges a meeting of representatives of various Conservative groups who wish\n        to work to preserve the Union, hopes for the defeat of John Letcher (1858-1859); and deplores the course of Goggin and Bell of Kentucky, \"I can never subscribe to the doctrine that Congress must protect slavery in the Territories; never. We must\n        repudiate that vagary.\" (1859 Aug 12); and discusses the effect of the outbreak at Harpers Ferry (1859 Oct 24)"," R.E. Scott furnishes his views as to the nomination to be made at the Baltimore Convention (1852 May 22)"," Joseph Segar writes concerning the Presidential nomination; his support for Millard Fillmore and his distaste for Scott (1852 Mar 11)"," Hugh W. Sheffey compares the advantages of investing in state bonds and U.S. stock, asks his opinion of \"Thompson's Revolution\" before the General Assembly which means to reduce the number of circuit courts and increase the pay of judges, the House\n        of Delegates will soon begin examining the criminal code, expects passage of the Covington and Ohio Railroad Bill, anxious that all the state internal improvements be completed so that Virginia can tap the great Western wealth, and the bill enlarging\n        the limits of Staunton has passed (1848 Feb 12); discusses his recent attempt to pass a bill to reapportion the delegates and senators throughout the Commonwealth and Mr. Scott of Fauquier County 's proposed bill re reapportionment, failure of the bill\n        to extend the Louisa Railroad towards Harrisonburg, his concern over the Whig nomination, \"Stuart, I am satisfied that the nomination of Mr. Clay will prostrate the Whig party in the South -no young man in the South can for twenty years to come expect\n        to rise to any post of honour or distinction if Clay should ever be elected by the Wilmot proviso vote of the North\" (1848 Feb 16); the Virginia Whig Convention voted to support Zachary Taylor for the Presidential candidate (1848 Feb 25); notifies\n        Alexander H. H. Stuart that an appropriation of six thousand dollars was made by the General Assembly to the Deaf \u0026 Dumb \u0026 Blind Institution to square its debts and warns him as its President not to come to the General Assembly for more\n        assistance (1850 Mar 14); and writes concerning the bounty land warrant of his cousin Celly (1852 Apr 2)"," W.G. [Snethen ?] asks that the Department of the Interior award land sale advertisements to the newspaper  The Virginian  edited by Terry and\n        Shields (1852 Oct 9)"," Lord Stirling sends a copy of  The Democratic Review  containing the first of a series of articles concerning his legally established rights in\n        British North America (1852 Sep 11)"," Samuel Strong writes concerning the bids for the extension of the marble work of the Capitol (1851 Nov 5)"," James French Strother (1811-1860) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to write to Mr. Hall and tell him that he believes the bill authorizing the appointment of an assistant agent will pass (1852 Jun 8)"," Alexander H.H. Stuart Letters writes in great detail to Thomas Michie concerning the subjects of internal improvements, especially the James River Company, \u0026 the increase of Banking capital and the opposition of Joseph C. Cabell to their plans,\n        and the Democratic Party being forced to accept David Campbell as Governor (1837 Jan 29); to an unknown correspondent, tries to correct the allegation by John Minor Botts that the resolution offered by Alexander H. H. Stuart at the extra session of\n        Congress in June 1841 was copied by Alexander H. H. Stuart from Botts' resolution and presented as his own and asks for his correspondent to be a witness to what actually transpired (1845 Dec 12); furnishes a testimonial to the worthy service W.D.C.\n        Goddard has performed in the Department of the Interior (1852 Jun 30); to his brother, Gerald B. Stuart, writes that William H. Clarke wants a barrel of his best whiskey sent, William Stuart needs a good horse, predicts big battles soon, probably at\n        Yorktown, Harpers Ferry, or Manassas Gap, and says of the Convention, \"We have a most miserable spirit prevailing in the Convention -a spirit of carping \u0026 bitter hostility to Letcher -such men as Harris, Ambler, Garnett seem disposed to assail him\n        on every frivolous pretext\" (1861 Jun 15); writes to his daughter, Maggie B. Stuart, concerning her schooling (1873 Feb 7); from the University of Virginia, to his mother, Eleanor Stuart, about his brother Archibald Stuart 's engagement (Oct 7); and to\n        his wife, informing her that he hoped to be home from Washington soon, neither the Whig nor Democratic Parties can command the full loyalty of their followers in the present debate, and describes his anxiety about his children (n.d.)"," Archibald P. Stuart assures him of his best wishes and support as he leaves for Washington and thanks him for the frock coat and the beautiful wheat (1850 Sep 29)"," Eleanor Briscoe Stuart writes concerning the settling of an estate (n.d.)"," J.E.B. Stuart while at West Point, answers Alexander H. H. Stuart 's questions about the annuity left him by Uncle Chapman (1851 Dec 25); and writes concerning the opportunities in real estate in Kansas where he is now serving at Fort Leavenworth\n        (1857 Jan 28)"," Oscar J.C. Stuart writes concerning Alexander H. H. Stuart 's bereavement, the genealogy of his father's family, particularly his grandfather, John Stockton, and comments on the state of Virginia politics (1859 August 8)"," Isaac H. Sturgeon encloses newsclippings concerning the Labaume case (1852 Feb 4)"," George William Summers (1804-1868) describes the death of their friend, Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer (1802-1844), who was killed by the bursting of a gun called \"the Peacemaker\" on board the U.S.S. Princeton on the Potomac River, near\n        Washington, D.C. and what the loss of Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur would mean in the negotiations over the Oregon Territory with the new minister from Great Britain; feels that the quality of this Congress is decidedly inferior to the last, and\n        his approval of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's articles in  The Richmond Whig  (1844 Feb 28); and comments extensively on the \"farce\" of the\n        Democratic-Locofoco nomination of James Polk for President (1844 May 30)"," William T. Sutherlin regrets the error of the people of Virginia at not returning Alexander H. H. Stuart to office, although he was instrumental in restoring Virginia to the Union, Alexander H. H. Stuart was not elected to public office in 1870 (1870\n        Nov 9); refers to the speech by William Mahone as a \"campaign document\" in favor of his Virginia policy and against the free Railroad Law, his desire to get rid of the obligation to build the Cumberland Gap Road and to make several other changes in the\n        Act of Consolidation, and expresses his low opinion of Mahone and his \"Radicals\" (1873 Apr 4)"," [J.H. Tagart ?] insists that Alexander H. H. Stuart accept his invitation to \"eat a little Virginia venison with some Maryland canvass back ducks with an old friend\" (1852 Nov 28)"," William H. Terrill asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart exchange autographs and photographs with him (1871 Nov 17)"," Lucas P. Thompson writes that various persons have urged him to suggest to Alexander H. H. Stuart that his best chance of election is to join the Know Nothing Party and run as one of their candidates but hesitates because \"I entertain a prejudice not\n        so much against the principles or what are said to be the principles of the new party as the secrecy of their organization and action\" (1855 Jan 21)"," Nicholas K. Trout, Senate of Virginia, addresses the re-adjustment of the public debt question with West Virginia and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart of the fate of several bills in the Legislature (1867 Jan 20)","Unidentified Letters include the following subjects: the failure to revive interest in an Act promoting a railroad from Staunton to Scottsville or the James River, the need to pursue the James River improvements, especially with the Louisa Railroad,\n        but has little hopes of resolution until the settlement of the Bank Bill which he discusses and discusses the selection of a site for the Deaf \u0026 Dumb Asylum (1839 Mar 1); the terrible disaster on the lower Mississippi claiming the life of B.B.\n        Stuart (1859 May 2); the editor of  The Sandy Valley Advocate  writes concerning the development of the great coal field in the Great Sandy Valley\n        of Kentucky and asks what the Kentucky Whigs should do in the present political crisis (1859 Aug 27); and a Civil War letter from Bristoe Station, Virginia, where a Confederate soldier sends home fifty dollars in care of Alexander H. H. Stuart ([1861\n        ?] Sep 12)"," Upshur County Citizens asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart come and speak to them on the issues of the day and express their support for William Leftwich Goggin (1807-1870) for Governor of Virginia (1859 Apr 6)"," Thomas Walter, Architect for the Extension of the U.S. Capitol, furnishes a report on the cost of the work during the residue of fiscal year (1851 Nov 6)"," Washington College Literary Society requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to give a speech before the Society on July 2nd (1857 Apr 28)"," John Watt asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart will send him a copy of the appendix published in connection with his report on John Brown 's raid on Harpers Ferry, containing extracts from the personal liberty bills passed by several of the Northern states\n        (1861 Dec 3)"," Daniel Webster regrets that the information obtained in the Census Records is not particularly useful in answering Alexander H. H. Stuart 's questions about blind persons in the state of Virginia for the Virginia Institute for the Education of the\n        Blind but suggests that an agent of the Institute might be given access to the records to compile the necessary information (1842 Aug 2); introduces Fitzhenry Warren of the General Post Office (1850 Oct 2); and regrets that the President has decided he\n        cannot appoint Virginians to offices other than local offices (1851 Feb 8)"," William J. Willey warns that \"Since the action of the Convention, handing the state of Virginia over to the Confederate states, without the knowledge or consent of the people, like a lot of horses or slaves, the excitement in N.W. Virginia, is\n        becoming most intense, and indeed, in some quarters, terrible...The clamor here for a division of the state is becoming loud and universal -I fear it will become uncontrollable\" (1861 May 7)"," Robert Winthrop encloses a seal, with a mistaken superscription to \"Cha\" Winthrop by Dr. Stuart, belonging to his great-grandfather, John Winthrop, who was a Fellow of the Royal Society, discusses family genealogy and the motto on the seal and asks\n        him to take care of the seal while it is in his possession (1851 Apr 21); encloses a letter from Judge Thomas C. Manning (present) concerning the Mississippi Bonds question, and mentions Slater's Fund for educating the Freedmen (1882 Apr 28); regrets\n        not seeing Alexander H. H. Stuart at the meeting of the Peabody Education Fund of which both he and Alexander H. H. Stuart were Trustees, describes the meeting and discusses politics (1884 Oct 8); discusses the death of Jefferson Davis and his opinion\n        of the man (1889 Dec 16)"," Henry Wise (1806-1876) offended at personal references in  The Valley Virginian  which gave a report on Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech to the\n        Citizens of Augusta County, at Staunton, \"On the New Movement\" which claimed Governor Wise had opposed the work of Alexander H. H. Stuart and had worked closely with carpet-baggers, Wise asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he had approved the report and was\n        it correct (1869 Feb 3); a copy of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's reply to Wise, in his speech he referred to, \"parties holding the most antagonistic opinions, and having the most diverse objects in view -one party desiring the adoption of the Underwood\n        Constitution, while the other was unalterably opposed to it -This while Governor Wells \u0026 his committee were assailing our proposition in Washington, Governor Wise \u0026 others, were attacking it at home -Thus extremes seem to meet, \u0026 the\n        singular spectacle was presented of Gov. Wells \u0026 Gov. Wise, who probably held no other opinion in common, pulling together as it were in the same team, in opposition to the scheme\" (1869 Feb 5); Wise reiterates his opposition to the \"New Movement\"\n        and opposes both Governor Wells and \"Negro Suffrage\" (1869 Feb 8)"," R.N. Wood discusses members of the American Party recently elected to Congress and fears that unless they can unify the old Whigs with the \"American Organization\" Millard Fillmore will not be re-elected (1856 Apr 13)","*Unless otherwise noted the recipient of the letter is Alexander H.H. Stuart*","Positive copies of microfilms produced by The Library of Virginia"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions "],"userestrict_tesim":["See the   University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":298,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:20:53.100Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of the additional papers of the Stuart and Baldwin families, chiefly Archibald Stuart (1757-1832) and Alexander H.H. Stuart (1807-1891), of Staunton, Virginia, ca. 1754-1921, ca. 800 items (4 Hollinger boxes, 1.5 linear feet),\n        including correspondence; financial and legal papers; printed items; microfilm; an architectural drawing; Civil War military papers of Captain George M. Cochran, Jr.; nineteenth century newsclippings; drafts of speeches by Alexander H.H. Stuart; land\n        grants signed by Virginia governors, including Beverley Randolph, Robert Brooke, John Floyd, and James Monroe; two engravings of Alexander H.H. Stuart; and papers regarding the settlement of the estate of Archibald Stuart . Since Alexander H.H. Stuart\n        was a prominent member of the Virginia Whig Party, there is considerable material in this collection concerning the Whig Party and Virginia politics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCORRESPONDENCE OF THE STUART-BALDWIN FAMILY -SUMMARIES (BOX 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Martha S. Baldwin forwards a letter to her husband General Briscoe Gerard Baldwin (d. 1852) from their daughter Mary Baldwin regarding her health (n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James Barbour (1775-1842), Secretary of War, mentions an interview with [Henry] Clay concerning the participation of members of the administration in the political convention [of the National Republican Party ] and discusses his knowledge of the true\n        charges leveled against Andrew Jackson while in control of Louisiana during the War of 1812, Jackson's conflict with Louisiana Governor William Charles Claiborne and the Governor of Georgia, his refusal to obey the orders of President Monroe, his\n        denunciation of Madison, and his behavior as acting Governor of Florida (1827 Dec 16); Barbour also mentions his involvement in \"a controversy of mixed vexation,\" his retirement, \" and says, \" [John C.] Calhoun 's pamphlet is the final act in the drama\n        -and I apprehend the breach will become wider and wider\" (1831 Feb 19)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e G.A. Baxter, member of the Board of Visitors of Washington Academy, informs Archibald Stuart of his election to the Board, and explains why his resignation was errantly reported in their minutes (1807 Sep 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Robert Beverley discusses a possible land sale (1791 May 5); asks Archibald Stuart to attend to his properties near Staunton and make sure all back taxes are paid (1791 Nov 24); discusses land business and court matters (1791-1797); makes reference\n        to the slave revolt in the French colony of Haiti in the West Indies and the declaration of independence by Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743-1803), criticizing George Washington for his early acknowledgement of the French Republic, believing he acted\n        unconstitutionally, and expresses great confidence in the talents, integrity, and firmness of Mr. [John] Adams (1798 Dec 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Breckinridge writes business letters (1788 \u0026amp; 1790), his son, J.C. Breckinridge, asks for information from Archibald Stuart for a biographical essay about his father (1815 Apr 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Gerald Briscoe, [Jr.?] writes about a land dispute in \"Caintucke\" (all three letters, 1794-1796, n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Cuthbert Bullitt to Archibald Stuart and General John Brown discusses a suit involving Colonel Clendenning for lack of payment on a bond (1790 Jan 2); and the death of his brother, Thomas Bullitt, asking for a petition in the Legislature of Virginia\n        for their financial relief (1823 Dec 16)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph C. Cabell refers to a pamphlet containing Mr. Madison's letter and an appendix establishing the point that the Tariff Policy is the true Republican doctrine; Cabell paid T.W. White, Richmond printer, for 3,000 copies and will have more printed\n        if necessary; claims that the opposition party is exerting every effort to destroy Madison's influence in the state (1829 Feb 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Arthur Campbell requests an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the sickness and death of the boy Charles H. Campbell; speaks of the opposition to the federal constitution and the value of the controversy over the amendments to point out\n        the real motives of those trying to keep Virginia and North Carolina from approving the Constitution (1789 Sep 2); discusses difficulties in obtaining land warrants due to the boundary dispute with Kentucky and refers to the petition to revise the\n        Virginia State Constitution opposed by the friends of [Patrick ?] Henry (1795 Sep 30); refers to Thomas Jefferson and the success of the \"friends of monarchy\" who won the late election for President, and the French Revolution (1797 Feb 20); and\n        mentions his desire that the land law in the Act of 1795 would be repealed or amended (1798 Dec 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Coalter discusses a debt against Mrs. Reid, and declares \"I have no hopes of the republic since New Jersey has proved recreant\" (1812 Nov 6)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e George Davis discusses legal and business matters (1792 Aug 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R. Gamble discusses legal and business matters (1791-1800)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Hugh Holmes writes concerning the competition between Winchester and Staunton to be the branch of the Virginia Bank which he believes must be kept exclusively under a Republican direction; asks for Archibald Stuart to secure a loan for five hundred\n        dollars; discusses the rumor that merchants believe that the Eastern and Northern Tories have devised a stratagem to defeat the loan requested by the government to conduct the War of 1812 with Great Britain (1814 Mar 9); speaks of his pain from\n        numerous operations; the raids of the Tunisian corsairs upon British ships in the English Channel (1817 Jul 12); and the death of Mary, the daughter of Archibald's brother Alexander (1823 May 6)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [Chapman ?] Johnson (1779-1849) sends a copy of a decree from the court of appeals in the case of [Doneghe ?] and Campbell to Archibald Stuart; sent a copy of Archibald Stuart 's letter about the seat of government to the Editor of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Enquirer\u003c/title\u003e for publication; refers to the failure of their efforts to establish the University of Virginia and his belief that nothing will be done\n        for it this winter; the non-effect of political essays upon the public mind, and mention of \"the great James River project\" (1822 Mar 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Lewis to Dabney Carr notes \"my seeing Mr. Jefferson\" is very uncertain, and writes about the Mayo v Lewis lawsuit (1768 Jan 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Lewis to Thomas Jefferson writes regarding his lawsuit Mayo v Lewis, docketed in Thomas Jefferson 's hand (1772 Oct 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J. Marshall speaks of the fickleness of political parties in reference to \"Zach.\" and refers to a business matter (n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e George Mathews (1739-1812) writes of his safe arrival in Georgia where he was asked to sit for election to political office (1791 Oct 10); and details concerning his dispute over a land sale in Virginia and his motive in accepting the office of\n        [Governor of Georgia?] (1794 Apr 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James D. McCutchen to Joseph Janney writes concerning his inability to make his payment for land due to the drought, high feed costs and poor crops and his proposal to work out an alternative method of payment (1839 Mar 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Andrew Moore (1752-1821), elected to the first four Congresses, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1797, writes from New York and Philadelphia, sends copies of all laws passed, wages established at six dollars per day, set the budget for the staff of the\n        President and Vice-President, discusses office seekers, mentions that the amendments to the constitution are being conducted with a great deal of warmth, believes the amendments \"will quiet the public mind and remove in a great measure the opposition\n        to government\" (1789 Aug 12); asks for help in securing compensation for a slave who escaped into Pennsylvania and proved that he was a free black unjustly sold to Moore who was unaware of his status by a previous owner (1791 Nov 5); the preoccupation\n        of Congress with a bill fixing the rates of representation in Congress and the disputed election between General Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) and General James Jackson (1757-1806) before Congress (1792 Mar 15); his disappointment in the bill fixing the\n        ratio of representation and the decision made in the House concerning the contested election which declared the seat vacant (1792 Mar 26); discusses the resignation of Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State who appeared determined never to enter public\n        life again, with the former Attorney General Edmund Randolph succeeding Jefferson as Secretary of State; mentions the great loss suffered by the country by Jefferson's resignation at this critical time and praises Jefferson highly; encloses a number of\n        resolutions introduced by Mr. Madison, the conflict over the payment of interest on the debt of the United States; cites Jefferson's opinion on the same subject; forwards copies of the correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and Citizen Edmond Charles\n        Genet and Jefferson's report on United States trade with Europe (1793 Jan 4); the attempt by Washington and Congress to have Citizen Genet recalled to France due to his insolent and insulting conduct (1793 Dec 8); the situation of the United States\n        becoming more and more critical due to the increase of British spoliation on American shipping, detaining our vessels, and alleging that an old law precluded the United States from Britain's West Indian ports; the purchase of flour and beef and the\n        chartering of United States vessels to transport it because the United States was bound by treaty to guarantee the French West Indies; Madison's resolutions; the empowerment of the President to impose an embargo on all shipping coming into American\n        ports; the arming of small vessels to use against the Algerians; a bill providing for the defence of our ports and harbors; the establishment of arsenals, and a resolution for the enlistment of 15,000 troops, with training during 24 days a year, and\n        the need for a direct tax to fund national defence (1794 Mar 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Garrett Peterson asks [Charles Anderson] Wickliffe for help in locating Archibald Stuart and buying a piece of land belonging to Archibald Stuart to make his title to his plantation more secure (1826 Jan 24, see Wickliffe's letter, 1826 Feb 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Preston to William Anderson seeking advice in a land claim controversy (1783 Jan 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [Andrew Reid, Jr.] to Thomas J. Stuart writes a social letter to a friend (1807 Sep 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Alexander Farish Robertson Correspondence, chiefly with Philip Alexander Bruce concerning his history of the University of Virginia and especially the Honor System (1921)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Steele writes that the Governor [Henry Lee] has written Mr. White asking him to help Archibald Stuart investigate the High Sheriff for embezzlement (1792 Mar 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Robert Sterritt notifies Joseph Janney that he has secured a purchaser for Archibald Stuart 's plantation in Rockbridge County, James D. McCutchen, (1837 Jul 14, see also McCutchen 1839 Mar 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Eleanor Briscoe Stuart to Thomas J. Stuart concerning his studies and vacation while at Washington Academy (1806 Jan 24 \u0026amp; Mar 2) and to her mother, Mrs. Margaret Briscoe (1808 Feb 19)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Martha M. Stuart writes to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Eleanor (Briscoe) Stuart concerning family news (n.y. Apr 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [Charles Anderson] Wickliffe (1788-1869) forwards a letter from Garrett Peterson to Archibald Stuart concerning a land sale (1826 Feb 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Wirt (1772-1834) asks Archibald Stuart to send his anecdote about Patrick Henry for his biography and to furnish the details just as it was originally told (1816 Aug 10)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMISCELLANEOUS PAPERS OF THE STUART FAMILY (BOXES 1-2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains an architectural drawing; an engraving of Alexander H.H. Stuart by Danforth, Baldwin \u0026amp; Company; financial and legal papers, including notification of Archibald Stuart 's appointment as a Presidential elector (1792 Nov 12);\n        insurance policies for Archibald Stuart 's barn, grist mill, saw mill, dwelling and kitchen (1811, 1812); Archibald Stuart 's appointment as a commissioner to collect money for a monument to George Washington (1817 Apr 4); stock certificates; accounts\n        and receipts; indentures; land plats; legal cases of both Archibald Stuart and Alexander H.H. Stuart; copies of wills of Alexander Stuart, Robert Stuart, Chapman J. Stuart, and Alexander H.H. Stuart; the military papers of Captain George M. Cochran,\n        Jr., Quartermaster, 52nd Virginian Infantry, Pegram's Brigade, Early's Division; the settlement of Archibald Stuart 's estate, and drafts of several speeches by Alexander H.H. Stuart, one protesting the increase in salary of the superintendent of the\n        Western Asylum because it would be disproportionate to all other salaries allowed by the state of Virginia, another declining the office of President of the branch of the Bank of the Valley and resigning his post as a member of the board, and a third\n        delivered at the fiftieth alumni reunion at the University of Virginia .\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCORRESPONDENCE OF ALEXANDER H.H. STUART -SUMMARIES (BOXES 2-4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAbolitionist (Unidentified) writes a vitriolic letter denouncing slavery and slaveholders and promising his willing participation in the coming revolution to bring about complete democracy (1841 Jun 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William H. Allen writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart while he was member of the House of Representatives (1841-1843) seeking his help in establishing a post office at Green Valley, Virginia; the closest one is at Cloverdale (n.y. May 13)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Appomattox County, Virginia, Rough \u0026amp; Ready Club requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to represent the Whig position on the upcoming Presidential election at their next political discussion (1848 Sep 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Henry Carey Baird requests a copy of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's recent address to use in his pamphlet concerning the farmers of the United States (1859 Nov 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e C[ornelius ?] C. Baldwin discusses his biographical sketch of his brother [Gerard ?] Baldwin which he hopes will appear in \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Richmond Whig\u003c/title\u003e\n        and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart for any comments or additions; he mentions his son, Briscoe G. Baldwin III, a year old and his oldest son, Charles Cornelius (1867 Jan 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John B. Baldwin writes concerning business opportunities in Philadelphia ([1843? Jan 30]); Alexander H. H. Stuart 's appointment as Secretary of the Interior and the care of his former legal clients while he is in Washington, D.C. (1850 Sep 24); his\n        disappointment that Millard Fillmore was defeated for the presidential nomination as the Whig candidate; and as Winfield Scott supports the Whig platform without reserve his only objections to Scott as the Whig candidate lies in his great vanity and\n        his associations (1852 Jun 23); Brigadier General Robert Seldon Garnett (1819-1861), who served under General Taylor in the Mexican War, was proceeding to the region with 2500 men according to Alexander H. H. Stuart 's suggestions; and Baldwin believes\n        that the Convention will hardly be well attended (1861 Jun 8); reports that he is within musket range of the enemy who is building winter quarters and mentions the presence of Early's army coming towards [Richmond ?] (1864 Nov 18); writes about his\n        concern over the asylum releasing Briscoe as \"incurable but harmless\" (1869 Dec 5); and writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning the sale of the \"gum tree lot,\" payment of taxes and an accident of Mayo Cabell; and believes his father may soon be\n        elected Judge ([ca. 1841-1843] Dec 6)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph G. Baldwin writes his cousin concerning his plan to move to California for the opportunities there (1849 Mar 2); a long jesting letter congratulating Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to be Secretary of the Interior and including\n        family news (1850 Sep 27); and describes San Francisco where he has just opened his law practice (1854 Sep 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e I.L. Barbour, President of the Orange and Alexandria Rail Road Company, writes that he is unable to comply with his financial request (1866 Dec 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e A.W. Barton urges Alexander H. H. Stuart to help defeat the [ Virginia Reform ?] Convention, \"The tremendous opposition to the mixed basis beyond the Alleghany -the indifference upon the whole subject in the valley counties and some division east of\n        the Blue Ridge will enable us to do it\" (1850 Apr 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e S.S. Baxter recommends William D. Delany as Inspector of the Custom House in Norfolk (1851 Nov 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1838) writes concerning the Brazeau claimants attempts to get Alexander H. H. Stuart to re-open the case he decided last summer and asks him to leave questions about the decision up to the judiciary ([ca. 1851-1853])\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Berford \u0026amp; Company, California Express Office, reports a great dissatisfaction of their customers and fellow California Whigs with the appointment of Mr. Beall as Superintendent of Indian Affairs (1852 Apr 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Dr. Edmund Berkeley voices his concern over the increase in smallpox cases and attributes the cause to the lack of a vaccine agent in western and central Virginia and suggests Staunton as a likely location for such an agent and offering himself as a\n        candidate (1837 Jan 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James B. Bingham, editor of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Intelligencer,\u003c/title\u003e discusses politics in Wheeling, [West] Virginia, and his concern that both the Democrats and\n        Republicans are pulling votes away from the Whig Party (1859 Sep 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e David Alexander Bokee (1805-1860) discusses national politics and urges Alexander H. H. Stuart and other conservatives not to make any arrangements with the Republicans preliminary to the organization of the House; refers to the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c/title\u003e article quoting a correspondent from Ohio who believes \"the South is beginning to prepare the way for union with the Republicans as\n        such in 1860\"; and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to support the efforts of conservatives of the North \"to induce the Republican Party to abandon `its distinct organization' founded as it is `on foolish abstractions\" (1859 Oct 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Patrick Brady 's letters, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, all discuss various aspects of his suit against Daniel Brady, including his stolen ledger which later appears to have been altered, his demand for the deed to the Bath Iron Works, and\n        questions about ultimate settlement (1857, 1867-1869)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Mary Louisa Brooks writes whimsically about how much she misses Washington, D.C., and how unattractive she finds New York City \"this huge temple of Mammon\" (n.y. Mar 18)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Alexander S. Brown writes his cousin Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning business and family matters (1857-1858)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph Rodes Buchanan asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to attend the National Democratic Convention to be held on May 7, 1867, in Louisville, Kentucky, discussed in an enclosed editorial from The Louisville Journal which was recently identified with the\n        Democratic Party; the Convention to be composed of the leading men of the Northern Democracy and leading men of the South to secure cooperation between the two groups, \"which is now our only hope\" (1867 Feb 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John C. Bullitt, Patrick Brady 's council in Philadelphia, asks when the first remittance of the Brady v. Brady settlement will arrive (1871 Oct 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William M. Burwell draws Alexander H. H. Stuart 's attention to the political aspects of the negotiations over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as a quicker route to the western states (1852 Jul 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.S. Calvert furnishes a financial summary for Alexander H. H. Stuart (1868 Jan 21)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Samuel D. Campbell asks for help in getting payment for his brother William Campbell who worked to get depositions for Catherine Crider in Wardlaw v. Crider (1830 Nov 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Lewis Cass (1782-1866) discusses two appointments with Alexander H. H. Stuart acceptable to the Whig Party (1852 Jul 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John H. Cassin asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to visit their county and address them concerning the political questions of the day (1859 Apr 13)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Katherine Chase discusses the circumstances surrounding her divorce from Mr. William Sprague (1883 Mar 18)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e H. Chrisman offers to purchase real estate or other goods for Alexander H. H. Stuart on his trips west if he wishes (Dec 7, 1855)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Bolivar Christian sends a copy of the Confederate Acts and discusses the problems of setting up the new Confederate Congress (1862 Jan 18)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e C.M. Conrad writes concerning Alexander H. H. Stuart 's order for a cask of table claret wine from New Orleans (1855 Apr 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Wilson Corcoran says he will be happy to have a copy of the proceedings of the Peabody Board and hopes to see him soon (1855 Oct 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas Corwin (1794-1865) a letter of introduction for [Calhoun Benham], U.S. Attorney for California (1853 Jul 10)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.A. Cowardin, Editor of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Daily Dispatch,\u003c/title\u003e letter of introduction from L.A. Trigg, and a discussion of the Readjuster controversy, and\n        William Mahone, and says \"I do not think Mr. Hunter will suit these times. We want an aggressive man, one who is bold and sagacious too. I think General [James Lawson] Kemper is that man\" (1873 Feb 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Jordan Crittenden (1786-1863) writes a letter of introduction for his friend Samuel Casey (1851 Sep 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Claudius Crozet writes concerning the Northwest Turnpike and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart feels that Mr. Eskridge is capable of opening the road himself (1838 Jun 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRector E.A. Dalrymple 's recommendation of Thomas B. Edelin (1852 Jul 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John W. Daniel (1842-1910) does not approve of the Readjuster policies, \"I am firm against repudatum alias enforced readjustment alias stealing. I believe in the Decalogue, and of course in repressing thieves, by whatsoever name they are called\"\n        (1877 Jul 18)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.D. Davidson sends the election results for Rockbridge County (1851 Dec 10) and encloses a check for a claim against Seaforth (1852 Jan 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Garrett Davis (1801-1872) discusses a power shift in the House of Representatives away from [John C.] Calhoun toward [Thomas Hart?] Benton who \"will be the dictator this winter \u0026amp; will wield more power than all others together\"; mentions the\n        numerous job seekers wandering the halls of Congress like unclean birds; discusses the hopes of the Whig Party to gain the Presidency next election and mentions possible opponents and weighs their respective threat to the chances of the Whig candidate;\n        and the need for much organization and work to succeed in the next election (1843 Dec 13); a long and detailed description of the difficulty during the extra session of the 27th Congress in organizing the House caused by the opposition of the Democrats\n        and the division in the Whig Party (1845 Dec 16); the third letter discusses business questions; congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to be Secretary of the Interior; expresses his appreciation for Millard Fillmore; and comments\n        about South Carolina, \" South Carolina is a little beside herself, but I believe it is the insanity of ambition pride \u0026amp; arrogance thwarted, and that a good sound drubbing would be an infallible cure.\" (1851 Jan 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e George M. Davis thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for giving his son Carey Davis a job as a clerk in the Pension Office (1851 Jul 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Wallace Davis, editor of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe District Whig\u003c/title\u003e discusses politics in Norfolk and the loss of the election to the Democrats despite his own\n        efforts to visit various Whigs and get them to the polls on Election Day (1851 Oct 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Crosby Dawson (1798-1856), Georgia Senator, asks Alexander H. H. Stuart not to fill a vacancy in the General Land Office until he could speak with him (1852 Jul 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Horace H. Day discusses the charges brought against the Commissioner of Patents, Mr. Thomas Ewbanks (1792-1870) saying his official conduct has been one-sided, partial, and not in accordance with the rules and laws of the Patent Office (1851 Feb 7)\n        and asking if the New York papers have correctly reported Alexander H. H. Stuart 's comments about the charges (1851 Mar 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Wills De Hass (1818?-1910) sends a copy of his \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eHistory of Western Virginia\u003c/title\u003e (1851 Jul 24); wants Alexander H. H. Stuart to be a candidate for\n        Vice-President (1851 Oct 6); voices concerns over his application for a consulship or another office (1852 Jun 1 \u0026amp; Oct 18); two letters furnish private details of the Baltimore Convention (1852 Jun 20); and hopes for a position in the Maryland\n        Historical Society (1853 Feb 16)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William D. Delany tries to enlist Stuart's aid in securing the office of Inspector of the Custom House at Norfolk (1851 Nov 25) or the Postmaster office at Norfolk (1852 Sep 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Charles Devens, Jr., U.S. Marshal, Boston, letter introducing General John S. Tyler (1852 May 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Samuel Dickson writes concerning the Patrick Brady v Daniel C.E. Brady suit for $ 50,000 growing out of the dissolving of a partnership in 1857; and describes the Bath Iron Works and Buffalo Forge property (1867 Apr 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e D[orothea] L[ynde] Dix (1802-1887) writes six letters to Alexander H. H. Stuart concerning the establishment of a first class hospital in Washington, D.C. and seeks the aid of Captain Randolph in the Legislature of [Virginia ?] ([ca. 1851-1853])\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James B. Dorman writes that the Whigs of Rockbridge unanimously desire the nomination of Millard Fillmore as President; believes the hostility to Fillmore stems from his approval of the Compromise of 1850 and his \"fidelity to the Constitutional\n        rights of the South\"; and many Whigs object strongly to General Winfield Scott 's Roman Catholic affinities (1852 Jun 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Doyle writes that he has recommended Alexander H. H. Stuart to the prominent Whigs in Pennsylvania as the best choice for nomination to the Vice-Presidency while he favors Fillmore for the Presidency over Scott (1851 Sep 20); his concern over\n        the imminent split in the Whig Party of Lexington, Virginia (1852 Dec 4); his son, R.L. Doyle, writes concerning their Alum Springs property containing iron deposits and several mineral springs and asks the aid of Alexander H. H. Stuart in securing a\n        loan to convert their property into a viable health resort (1853 Jan 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e G.G. Dyer defends his change of political parties from Whig to Democratic based on his open support of the Tariff and the United States Bank and extols the virtue of the new state of Iowa which he describes as a land of beauty and opportunity (1851\n        Sep 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.L. Edwards, Pension Office, discusses the claims of the descendants of Colonel Alexander McClanahan to land based on his Revolutionary War service, with the Committee of Safety for the Colony of Virginia form appointing Alexander McClanahan to Lt.\n        Col. of the 7th Regiment of Regular Forces attached (1776 Feb 29 \u0026amp; 1843 May 19)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Vespasian Ellis discusses the plan of organization adopted at the National Council where a Committee of 13 was appointed to take the general charge of the interests of the American Party which was presented to the Council by himself; the plan was\n        adopted unanimously but the Chairman E. Brooks received the credit for the plan; he suggested that Alexander H. H. Stuart would be a good person from Virginia to be on the Central Committee of 13; mentions the efforts of Baldwin of Connecticut and\n        others to \"free soilize\" the party platform and the fact that he opposed and defeated the plan was suppressed in the report on the proceedings in the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eLouisville Journal\u003c/title\u003e (1857 Jun 10)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Erie Railroad Company Board of Directors offers to Alexander H. H. Stuart free use of the railroad as member of the Cabinet (1851 Jul 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Edward Everett (1794-1865), Secretary of State, regrets he will not be able to dine with Alexander H. H. Stuart due to personal illness (1852 Dec 20); and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that General Franklin Pierce wishes for him to continue to act\n        as Secretary of the Interior until his successor is appointed (1853 Feb 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Charles James Faulkner (1806-1884) thanks him for his interest in James E. Stewart (1852 Aug 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Millard Fillmore letters to Alexander H. H. Stuart -address the question of his feelings toward the South, \"I disclaim most unequivocally now and forever any desire on my part to interfere with the rights on what is termed the property of citizens of\n        other states\" and encloses a copy of the leading [Lewis] Cass paper in the state showing that Fillmore was denounced at the recent anti-slavery convention at Worcester along with Cass and Taylor (1848 Jul 5); excuses Alexander H. H. Stuart from the\n        Cabinet meeting due to the death of Judge Baldwin (1852 May 19); authorizes Alexander H. H. Stuart to take on the duties of the Secretary of the Navy until his return (1852 Sep 25); thanks him for his letter of condolence upon the death of his wife,\n        Abigail Powers on March 30, 1853 (1853 Jul 11); attempts to make arrangements for a Southern tour in the spring, and says, \"This Nebraska matter presents a new phase to things in Washington . But is it wise for the South to set the example repealing\n        the Compromise of 1820 ? If one compromise be disregarded will not another be, and will not the South in the end be left to the tender mercy of Northern fanaticism with an overwhelming numerical majority ?\" (1854 Feb 9); observes that with the latest\n        election it appears that the Whig Party has split into two factions, with the abolitionists joining the [Republicans ?] and the rest joining the American Party of Know Nothings and refers to the nomination of Henry Alexander Wise for Governor and his\n        denunciation of the Know Nothings (1854 Dec 14); and informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that Granger will try to meet him in Washington this winter and mentions the efforts of his friends to unite the national elements opposed to the present federal\n        administration into an American Union Party (1854 Dec 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Millard Fillmore to Daniel Webster sends John P. Scott over to see Webster concerning a position in the State Department in Londonderry, Ireland, now held by an appointee of President Tyler and says he will go along with whatever Webster wants (1851\n        Apr 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Edward H. Fitzhugh refers to the Bridge case in the Wheeling court (1850 Mar 25) *see newsclippings in Box 2*\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e E[dmund] Fontaine, Virginia Central Railroad Company, concerning his barley which has been at Waynesboro for some time prior to his letter (1859 Mar 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John S. Gallagher discusses the bestowal of advertising patronage by the federal government (1851 Jul 19); the suitability of Shannondale for a military asylum (1851 Aug 4); encloses a letter from William P. Buford, soliciting Alexander H. H. Stuart\n        's influence to get Mr. Buford's son appointed to a cadetship at West Point (1851 Nov 13); his examination of the controversy about the post office in Winchester and his advice not to remove Milton (1852 Jan 9); encloses letters (not present) from\n        friends desiring positions with the government (1852 Jan 16); introduces Colonel Joseph K. Hartwell (1852 Mar 10); recommends General [James] Singleton for the government position in New Mexico (1852 May 7); and asks for a copy of a letter from the\n        Commissioner of Patents to Dr. James Blake of California (1852 Jul 2).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Robert H. Gallagher, Bank of the Union, Washington asks that part of the Census Fund and the Pension Fund be deposited with him (1851 Dec 9; 1852 Sep 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Alexander Galt concerning his position as Postmaster at Norfolk (1851 Jul 31)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J. Garland 's letter of introduction for his relative, Alexander B. Garland (1853 Feb 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William H. Garland requests the position of treasurer of the mint at New Orleans (1850 Oct 29) and writes concerning the outrage committed by the authorities of Cuba on the Crescent City [New Orleans ?] (1852 Oct 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Garnett, Collector Custom House, Norfolk, Virginia, concerning the effort being made to remove him from the Custom House (1851 Nov 18 \u0026amp; 1852 Aug 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e George Washington's Birthday Celebration Committee, Rome, Georgia, requesting Alexander H. H. Stuart 's presence at their celebration and commenting, \"The Southern people are terribly oppressed, but are disposed to preserve their manhood untarnished\n        preferring to submit for a while to military despotism rather than to the ruin and degradation of radical rule and negro supremacy\" (1868 Feb 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R.T. Gibson 's letters are all concerning his futile attempts to secure the position of naval officer at the port of Savannah (1851-1852)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e W.M. Gilliam sends Alexander H. H. Stuart 's horse to Washington by Mr. Brent (1852 Mar 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e T.H. Gilmer seeks more appointments for people from Virginia from the Whig administration (1850 Sep 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas W. Gilmer writes that he is sorry that Alexander H. H. Stuart has been involved in controversy, mentions \"old [James Iver ?] McKay \" as chairman of the Ways \u0026amp; Means Committee, and believes that Texas will come into the Union as fast as it\n        can (1843 Dec 13)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e W.W. Gilmer approves Alexander H. H. Stuart 's stand on the National Bank but is not so fond of the election of [Walter ?] Coles (1841 Apr 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William L. Goggin (1807-1870) his disappointment over his brother's failure to secure a position, the possibility of getting the postmastership at Sacramento City, and his declaration, \"I am a Union man and I have long thought this should be the\n        great issue (irrespective of old party associations) the Union or its Dissolution -God grant it may be perpetual -I repudiate utter fanaticism North or South\" (1850 Nov 3); and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to remove his letter from the files of the War\n        Department requesting an appointment as Visitor to West Point (1852 Mar 10)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e G. Goldenberg sends two printed pamphlets (present) entitled \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eObservations Sur La Maladie Des Pommes De Terre\u003c/title\u003e in French and a copy in German,\n        presenting his treatise on the Potato Disease (1849 Feb 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.T. Gordon explains being detained in the lieu d'aisance while reading Senator [William McKendree] Gwin 's attack on the Administration (1852 Jul 9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Willis Arnold Gorman (1816-1876) agrees to a resolution to supply the heads of Departments with copies of the [Presidential Message ?] and accompanying documents (1852 Dec 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J. Thompson Graham solicits money for the American Emigrant's Friend Society whose object is to \"afford protection from fraud, imposition \u0026amp; extortion to all foreign immigrants of whatever class, nation or creed, and procure for them situations\n        free of charge.\" (1852 Oct 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William A. Graham (1804-1875), Secretary of the Navy, concerning the applications of various persons for assistance or for government positions such as the Virginian Mr. Chapman for purser in the Navy, a term of shore duty for Purser Forrest of the\n        U.S.S. Ohio, David Taylor of North Carolina prosecuting a claim in the Indian Bureau, the application of William E. Hopkins for a commission upon the frigate Cumberland, the appointment of Tobias Wolfe as Naval Storekeeper at Memphis, the application\n        of Commander John Rudd for a command in the Mediterranean Squadron, and inquires about the circumstances surrounding the death of James H. Norwood, Indian Agent, who was killed at Sergeants Bluff on the Missouri River (1850-1852)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Horace Greeley (1811-1872) discusses the advantages of his new \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eWhig Almanac\u003c/title\u003e which he sends to Alexander H. H. Stuart, \"I have endeavored in\n        this Almanac to condense into a single view the essential characteristics of the two great antagonist parties which now so evenly divide the country. I think this view, if generally circulated, will exert a salutary influence on the formation of\n        political sentiment in our country and that this may be felt, even in the approaching Presidential contest.\" (1852 Jan 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e F. Gremger asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to visit the State Agricultural Fair of New York (1851 Sep 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Grever asks Stuart to loan him enough money to pay off James J. Trotter in return for a deed of trust upon all his property (1850 Oct 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Benjamin Edwards Grey supplies a testimonial for John B. Temple and explains why he is willing to recommend Colonel Irwin to a clerkship (1852 Mar 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e George G. Grove asking for his distributive share of the funds of the B. Buler estate (1851 Oct 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Francis Grund asks for copies of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Report for \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe New York Herald\u003c/title\u003e and other newspapers (1851)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Hiland Hall (1795-1885) suggests that Judge Thornton's name should precede Mr. W[?]'s in the Secretary's instructions (1851 Sep 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Nathan Kelsey Hall (1810-1874) invites Alexander H. H. Stuart to Buffalo for a little reception for President Fillmore at the conclusion of his term and asks him to convince William A. Graham to attend as well (1853 Jan 5); and writes about Fillmore\n        wondering if the remaining Fillmore Cabinet members would attend a reunion at Buffalo (1871 Jan 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.K. Hanson encloses a letter from Hugh W. Sheffey referring to the bounty land warrant of his cousin Celly (1852 Apr 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J. Hardesty, President of the Rough and Ready Club of Rockingham County, which procured a silver pitcher to be presented to Alexander H. H. Stuart as a tribute (1848 Oct 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Kenton Harper writes enclosing the wills of Alex Grove and Lewis K Terrill and their effects from Camp Buena Vista following the Mexican War (1847 Dec 13); congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment as Secretary of the Interior (1850 Sep\n        14); mentions his service as commandant of the Port of Parras in the Mexican War (1850 Sep 30); discusses his appointment to the Chickasaw Indian Agency (1851 Mar 18); his report concerning affairs at the Chickasaw Agency and his concern that there are\n        many white persons living in the Agency without regular permission (1851 Sep 15); concern over the run-down condition of the Agency farm and house, cost of hiring \"a negro woman who belongs to an Indian,\" and the probability that he will only stay for\n        one year (1851 Sep 15); encloses a copy of his letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, L. Lea, about purchasing farming implements for \"the Caddos\" and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence to have his son, George K. Harper, appointed agent\n        for the purchase (1851 Sep 22); the complaints from the Chickasaws about the wild tribes trespassing upon their territory, a recent visit from the chief of the Caddos, George Washington, who said that his tribe had been driven out of Texas, and brought\n        up to this country by his father, Chief Chonena, who asked for and received a strip of land on the Washita from the General Council of the Choctaws, producing a certificate signed by George Folsom, one of the Choctaw District Chiefs, to prove what he\n        said. The Chief also said that General Armstrong had promised them farming implements and other tools so they could settle down on the land allotted to them by the Choctaws, in a group of about 300 to 400. An eleven year old Mexican girl rescued from\n        Indian captivity was left in his care by his predecessor, Colonel Long and he asks what is to be done with her (1851 Sep 22); and his investigation of charges of a wagonload of liquor being brought into the Indian Territory for sale (1851 Oct 5).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J. Morrison Harris, Maryland Historical Society, informs Alexander H. H. Stuart of his honorary membership (1850 May 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Judge N. Harrison, Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia, writes concerning several suits in his court and business matters involving Alexander H. H. Stuart ([1869] Sep 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Solomon George Haven (1810-1861) hopes that Alexander H. H. Stuart will make a great impact in politics in the Old Dominion, and remarks about his own area, \"I cannot tell you much of politics in this section [of New York ], there is almost a torpor.\n        I have no choice between the democrats and the Republicans. The former is made up of the foreign votes here \u0026amp; the latter partly in the same way and partly of the very dishonest men amongst our native born citizens. The Americans have a most worthy\n        state ticket in this State... Today the chances are in favor of the Republicans carrying the state but the battle has yet got to be set in array before results can be foretold. Perhaps the result of the struggle in Kansas and a full opening of Congress\n        is necessary to give any form whatever, to the future\" (1857 Oct 8).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e A.M. Hay, his cousin, discusses the loss of her husband and the death of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's father, her plans to join her sister Mary in Athens, Greece, to help her run a boarding house for the upper class Greek girls attending the mission\n        school, and requests Alexander H. H. Stuart 's aid in securing letters of introduction from Mr. Webster to the various consuls at ports of call along the way (1852 Aug 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e T.S. Haymond explains the causes of the defeat of the Whig candidate for Governor of Virginia, George William Summers (1804-1868) in the recent election, in his area of Virginia, the northwestern section of the state [ Monongalia County, West\n        Virginia ?] (1851 Dec 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Isaac Hazlehurst asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart send him copies of his articles signed \"Madison\" in reference to the American question (1857 Jun 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Richard H. Henderson, Virginia Colonization Society, refers to the \"true policy of Virginia to keep down the free colored population of the state: that her legislature originated the scheme for colonizing this population beyond the borders of the\n        United States; that appropriations have been well received by the people\" and recommends extending the act to those slaves set free by wills; and \"The prohibitions as to the admission of free blacks in the non- slaveholding states are well known; and,\n        should the other southwestern states follow the example set them by Mississippi as they soon will, either a channel must be opened through which this population may flow off to Africa, or it will increase amongst us to a most mischievous extent.\" (1837\n        Oct 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProfessor Joseph Henry, Smithsonian Institute, letter of introduction for Mr. F. [Bonynge] the author of a work on the culture of tea and indigo in the United States (1852 Aug 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Britton A. Hill writes enclosing his newspaper articles defending Alexander H. H. Stuart 's decision in the Labeaume land grant case which was attacked in \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe St. Louis Republican\u003c/title\u003e by the claimant Maguire (1852 Feb 6 \u0026amp; 9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William L. Hodge encloses a newsclipping about the decision of Millard Fillmore not to be a candidate for the Presidency and how much such a declaration will injure Fillmore and the party (1852 Jan 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.E. Holmes asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to recommend to the President that he increase the salary of District Judge Hoffman in San Francisco, California, lest he leave and an inferior officer replace him (1851 Oct 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRev. Samuel Rutherford Houston to Dr. John J. Moorman seeking Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence to have him appointed Principal of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb in Staunton, Virginia (1852 Feb 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e M.U. Houston both letters discuss the Wheeling Bridge case in which a suit was brought alleging that the Wheeling Bridge was not suitable for railroad purposes and Alexander H. H. Stuart 's role in the matter (1850 Mar 16 \u0026amp; Jun 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Benjamin Chew Howard refers to the Wheeling Bridge case and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart wishes his brief to be inserted in his argument (1852 Jul 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Robert Hull acknowledges the receipt of a check which makes them even and encloses a graphic and highly complimentary sketch of Mr. Alexander H. H. Stuart from a Boston paper (1851 Oct 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Andrew Hunter writes about the \"Beeler Case\" and wishes to receive his administration fee now in Alexander H. H. Stuart 's hands (1851 Nov 27); and comments on his grief that Jefferson County has elected two Democrats to the Legislature, mentions\n        other items about local Virginia politics, and the dissatisfaction of the voters at Harpers Ferry due to certain army regulations (1851 Nov 27 \u0026amp; Dec 9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R.M.T. Hunter (1809-1887) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to send an estimate of the expense of the wings of the Capitol to be included in the Civil and Diplomatic Bill (1852 Feb 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Daniel Imboden (1823-1895) writes concerning the suit of Daniel Mosby against Thomas Johnson and Thomas Turk over possession of a tract of land and asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart has made any arrangements for someone to take over his legal cases\n        (1850 Sep 23); his introduction of a series of land resolutions concerning the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of public lands approved by an act of Congress on September 4, 1841, and the possible use of such funds for the purpose of\n        education, and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to get a clerk to make a brief statement as to what appropriations of land have been made for educational and internal improvements, to what states, when, and for what specific objects, has hopes of carrying\n        the Central Railroad this session along with other internal improvements, the great excitement over the next Presidential election with Millard Fillmore being the choice of the Virginia Whigs with Alexander H. H. Stuart being mentioned as the\n        Vice-Presidential candidate (1852 Jan 31); writes again concerning the great Central line of improvement through Virginia, especially a proposition to construct a railroad from Covington to the Ohio River on state account and asks if he can negotiate\n        the sale of stock in London or New York (1853 Jan 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph K. Irving, San Francisco, writes through W.D. Fair, praising the fidelity of James M. Crane, editor of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe California Courier,\u003c/title\u003e to Whig\n        principles and doctrines, discusses \"the gross frauds and outrageous wrongs inflicted and committed by the [Locofocos], in the matter of the contested seats\" (1851 Mar 4); and introduces Dr. Wozencraft, California Indian agent (1852 Nov 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e G.W. Israel asks for a donation for a seminary to train teachers of moderate circumstances to educate the lower classes (1853 Feb 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e S.D. Jacobs refers to changes of mail routes proposed by R.G. Harmon (1851 Nov 13)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Janney (1798-1872) writes concerning the necessity of resigning his position, as the Commissioner to West Virginia, due to his poor eyesight, unless the Legislature decides to settle the state debt question by agreeing to pay two-thirds of the\n        debt and repudiating the balance, leaving the creditors of the state of Virginia to look to West Virginia for the residue (1866-1867)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e G.N. Johnson concerning the legal case of the Bank of the United States vs Samuel Leake (1840 May 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R.[G.] Johnson writes about postponing the argument in a legal case, \"the only question to be argued in the brief case, is, whether the act of Congress does not legalize the Brief\" (1850-1853 all about this case)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William B. Kayser notifies Alexander H. H. Stuart that Dr. Hall has received payment through the Finley estate and has remitted five hundred dollars to Alexander H. H. Stuart drawn on the Bank of Winchester (1852 Sep 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John P. Kennedy (1795-1870) tries to secure a clerkship for a friend, Mr. Ridgate (1850 Sep 18); regards \"every man now who places the Compromise [of 1850 ?] in the front of his creed a good and true Whig -and every convert to the Administration on\n        that ground a new recruit to the standard of Whig principles\" (1851 Apr 17); arrangements made for the ceremony connected with the committee on the Inauguration of the Statue (1853 Jan 7); attempts to persuade Alexander H. H. Stuart to accompany\n        himself and Mr. Millard Fillmore on a trip south to Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, and then on to Cuba, West Indies, New Orleans and thence to Kentucky and home (1854 Feb 13)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph C.G. Kennedy, Census Office, writes about various properties (1847 Jun 17); recommends that Mr. Hall be sent to Richmond to retake the census for that city (1851 Apr 2); mentions Alexander H. H. Stuart 's election to the National Institute\n        (1851 Apr 8); beginning in May of 1851, he writes six letters during his trip to Europe to study the European use of statistics and their use in legislation, the census, and agricultural production; visits the Statistical Society of London and\n        discusses the ratio of representation, fractions, and population (1851 Jun 3); visits the President of the Board of Trade to get information on the true basis of statistical knowledge (1851 Jun 10); urged to stay and address the British Association for\n        the Promotion of Science of which Prince Albert was President, his visits to some of the foremost statistical men connected to British government offices and other nations such as Prussia, France, and Belgium (1851 Jun 23); his description of Berlin\n        and Wittenberg, recommendation that a Bureau of Agriculture \u0026amp; Statistics be created along the lines of those in France and Belgium, prediction that America will march to a degree of honor and prosperity that will far exceed any of the old world\n        (1851 Aug 7); on recommendation of Baron Humboldt he plans to visit Vienna (1851 Aug 17); at home, the mania for rail and plank roads, political news of Pennsylvania, and his expectation that the Scott Whigs will carry the Presidency (1852 Oct 16);\n        discusses the political race between Scott and Harrison in the region of Pittsburgh ([?] Oct 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Kent Lumber Company concerning the payment of drafts incurred by federal agencies (1852 Oct 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Andrew W. Kercheval with a genealogical inquiry about James Wood, a Revolutionary General and Virginia Governor (1867 Feb 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Kerr seeking whiskey patronage (1851 Nov 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Samuel D. King about California affairs, blames the Whig government for neglecting the state and predicts bad consequences for the upcoming election (1851 Jul 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Jefferson Kinney all three letters deal with business matters such as the sale of Alexander H. H. Stuart 's lots in Staunton for a railroad passenger depot and possible benefits to the town from the railroad (1852)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Nicholas Kinney refers to the speech of [Mr. Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge ?] concerning the Bankruptcy Bill, the Locofocos, his disappointment with his friend [ Thomas Walker?] Gilmer, the conversion of David W. Patteson, who is a possible candidate\n        for Congress, to Methodism (1841 Sep 3); sends a copy of letter from the Rev. B.M. Smith concerning a rumor that Alexander H. H. Stuart contradicted his statement about Dr. Ticknor's qualifications as assistant physician at the Asylum (1851 Feb 18\n        \u0026amp; 26); the strong position of the Whig party at present (1851 Feb 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R.H. Kinney asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to pursue the military claim of the heirs of Dr. Roberts (1841 Jun 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Kinney reports on several court cases and discusses political appointments, especially Mr. Hagarty for the Liverpool consulate, and Alexander H. H. Stuart 's vote to rescind the 21 rule (1841 Jun 13); complains about the behavior of the Whig\n        Congress so far, discusses Alexander H. H. Stuart 's outline of his plan of operations for this session and not fixing the ratio of representation under the new census for the next Congress, his fear that the Locofocos will gain influence in the\n        Virginia State Legislature, the resignation of \"Extra Billy\" [Governor William Smith ] from his seat in the Senate and his hopes that the House of Representatives would give the seat to Extra \"for really I consider him a great nuisance in the Senate,\"\n        believes that Webster's objections to the appointment of Hagarty to the consulate of Liverpool not valid as he [wrongly !] thinks Nicholas Trist was born in Louisiana and is not a Virginian, and discusses his [Kentz?] suit at length (1841 Jun 23);\n        argues that the success of the suit of Porterfield vs Clark hinges on proving that the country in question belonged to the Cherokees in 1779, found out that Silas E. Burrows is the favorite of Webster for the Liverpool consulate, while the leading\n        merchants of New York favor Hagarty, and says Tucker will accept the professorship of law on condition that they will let him reside out of the precincts of the University [of Virginia] (1841 Jul 22); reports that they have just finished the battle for\n        Speaker of the Virginia Legislature with the election of [Valentine Wood] Southall considered a Whig victory, \"we had a long, I cannot say very able or palatable message from the accidental Gov. of Virginia -coming into office as he did, he ought to\n        have been modest\" (1841 Dec 6); notes that the introduction of a batch of Federal resolutions into the House have alarmed the Locofocos, especially the one urging the repeal of the Distribution Act, which is popular in the Western part of the state,\n        and discusses the prospects of several men for the Governorship of Virginia (1841 Dec 24); reports on election results in Augusta County, urges Alexander H. H. Stuart to write some articles on the Tariff to attract the support of the young farmers and\n        mechanics which are being courted by the Democrats as new voters under the new state constitution (1851 Oct 24); discusses the legal case of Woods vs Brooks and expresses his confidence in the election of General Scott (1852 Jul 13); discusses the\n        election of cashier at the Bank and the appointment of a marshall for the western district of Virginia (1852 Nov 12 \u0026amp; 30); and discusses the affairs of the Staunton Bank, of which he is President, and the Central Railroad (1852 Dec 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e O.B. Knode asks Alexander H. H. Stuart 's influence be used to have Colonel Tiernan appointed to a judgeship in Utah (1852 Jan 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e F.A. Kownslar writes concerning a debt (1833 Jun 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Daniel Kraber concerning the will of George Lightner with a copy of the will attached (1831 Nov 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.D. Kurtz concerning cadet appointments (1853 Jan 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John H.B. Latrobe appreciates Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech and the exposition of the operation of the partnership principle by Alexander H. H. Stuart (1838 Sep 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph S. Leake inquires about the price of one of Mr. Alexander H. H. Stuart 's houses (1831 Nov 3)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Adam Lee about taking up a land agency in the Transalleghany country (1831 Mar 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Letcher (1813-1884) hopes Alexander H. H. Stuart has received the seeds sent by his friend Whiting (1856 May 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [Will H. Lewis ?], State Department, sends invitation to dine (n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Tayloe Lomax asks which states are a good market for legal books, expresses his opinion of the need for a protective tariff, his hope that Henry Clay will run as the Whig candidate for President, and the appearance that John C. Calhoun was the\n        most prominent of the Locofocos (1842 Jul 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e L. Luckett describes his family's trip to Memphis, [Tennessee] (1859 Aug 1); mentions seeing the manufacture of weapons in Richmond and his trip to New Orleans during the Civil War, the condition of the cotton crop, benefits of the war in uniting the\n        South, the vast difference between the Southerners and the Yankees, the ironclad [Thunderbolt ?] expected to leave New Orleans this week to go against Fort St. Phillip and Jackson (1861 Sep 2); refers to negotiations with England by the South and\n        refers to slavery \"our peculiar institution that they hoped was our weakness, is a tower of strength.\" (1861 Dec 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James Lyons appreciates Alexander H. H. Stuart 's speech upon the subject of a national Bank and recommends the establishment of an Exchange Bank with branches in all of the states and regrets the division that the Bank issue has brought between the\n        executive and legislative branches (1841 Aug 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph S. Machie both letters discuss getting the deposition of James M.H. Beale for a trial (1851-1852)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James MacDonald wants his younger brother appointed a surgeon either in the Navy or Army (1851 Oct 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Redick McKee reports on the progress of the Commission sent to California to visit the hundreds of small Indian tribes and families, his plans to soon visit the tribes along the Mercede River, Mariposa County, the condition of the Whig Party in\n        California, the upcoming Senatorial contest, and his desire for the San Francisco Custom House position if it comes open (1851 Jan 28); reports signing the first treaty between the United States and the California Indians at Camp Fremont on March 19th\n        with six tribes and the possibility of a treaty with two more tribes near Fresno River, the poor quality of the soil, and his poor opinion of Dr. Wozencraft, California Indian agent (1851 Mar 21); recommends pacifying the Indians with a liberal supply\n        of beef and flour, his disagreement with Wozencraft who entered into a contract with Fremont, a political opponent, to supply beef to the Indians before the treaties were ratified by Congress and signed by the President, mentions other scandals and\n        improprieties in the Indian agency of California, and feels that reorganization of the whole governmental system in California is necessary (1851 Jun 30); desires the newly created position of \"Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Pacific Coast\"\n        and criticizes the appointment of Lt. Beall as Indian Commissioner for California because he is known as a Democrat (1852 Mar 17 \u0026amp; May 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas M.S. McKennan letter of introduction for William Mills (1851 Oct 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Lewis McKenzie asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to speak before the Bell \u0026amp; Everett Club as a friend of the Union (1860 Aug 31)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William McLaughlin asks if Staunton will support the invitation by the Franklin Club, Washington College, and the Virginia Military Institute, to Edward Everett to speak in Lexington in order to raise money to purchase Mount Vernon (1857 Nov 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Theodorick B. McRobert thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for the clerkship in the Department of the Interior (1850 Oct 3); includes a letter from Archibald B. Walker concerning a possible pension based on the Revolutionary War service of Alexander Walker\n        (1850 Nov 26 \u0026amp; 1851 Jan 8); includes a letter from the Rev. Luther Emerson, of Cob Bottom, Highland County, who promises to write a series of essays on the Scriptural view of slavery if McRobert will help him get some Northern Whig newspapers to\n        print them (1851 Dec 18 \u0026amp; 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e F. Madera requests a promotion in the Pension Office (1851 Dec 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Allan B. Magruder writes to secure a cadetship for his son, John T. Magruder, at West Point, and asks for a letter of introduction to the Secretary of the Navy on behalf of his brother, Captain Magruder (1851-1853); he also expresses his\n        disappointment that Millard Fillmore did not receive the nomination at the Baltimore Convention (1852 Jun 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James Maguire accuses Mr. Bartlett, the Mexican Boundary Survey Commissioner, of embezzling (1851 Mar 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Francis Mallory (1807-1860) congratulates Alexander H. H. Stuart on his appointment to the Cabinet (1851 Jun 13); discusses the case of Mr. Kyle of Norfolk and criticizes Mr. Eubank and his staff over his handling of Kyle's case (1852); and informs\n        Alexander H. H. Stuart that the Whigs of Norfolk want the postmaster position to go to John P. Leigh when Mr. Cohen dies (1852 Sep 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e N. Marmion to Messrs. Baldwin \u0026amp; Stuart, Attorneys-at-Law, concerning the debt of George Nicholson (1834 Mar 6 \u0026amp; Aug 21)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Timothy Marmion writes concerning business matters (n.y. Dec 21)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.K. Marshall writes concerning a debt owed by Messrs. Harman \u0026amp; Garber (1852 Jan 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas A. Marshall inquires if Alexander H. H. Stuart can help him determine if James M. Moffit is deceased, Moffit was a plaintiff in the legal case of Miller heirs vs Boatman (1833)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas Martin notifies Alexander H. H. Stuart that his father, Pleasant Martin, has moved to Tennessee (1830 Jul 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Martin discusses the upcoming Virginia election for governor and the need for Governor Francis Harrison Pierpont to convince the Legislature to fix the question of the payment of the interest on the public debt (1867 Feb 10)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Maryland Institute Officers \u0026amp; Managers ask Alexander H. H. Stuart to deliver their \"Annual Address\" at the opening of the Annual Exhibition of Manufacturers \u0026amp; Machinery (1851 Oct 6)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James Murray Mason (1798-1871) regrets that he does not have any of the published documents concerning the Wheeling Bridge case, excepting the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eCongressional Globe\u003c/title\u003e at home (1853 Oct 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [John Young] Mason (1799-1859) recommending John Dabney for some Federal government position (1851 Dec 30)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColonel James W. Massie writes concerning a debt owed to Hugh McClure (1871 Apr 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas E. Massie, Santa Fe, New Mexico, introduces D.V. Whiting, as knowledgeable of modern languages (1852 May 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joel E. Matthews writes concerning the legal case of Matthews vs Minzes (1851-1852)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Tyre Maupin informs Alexander H. H. Stuart that the Rough and Ready Club of Rockingham County plan to present him with a silver pitcher for his services to the Whig Party (1848 Sep 3); asks if Alexander H. H. Stuart knows whether James Madison ever\n        offered a Cabinet position to General Scott and informs him that he plans to vote for Scott now that he has the Whig nomination (1852 Jul 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R. Mayo asks for a favorable review of his book now before the Pension Committee of the Senate (1852)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thompson G. Martin writes concerning his efforts to sell some Alexander H. H. Stuart land for them in Scott County, Virginia, and Tennessee (1831, 1834)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMembers of the Virginia Legislature names Whig candidates favored by themselves for several positions (n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemoranda of A.H.H. Stuart while Secretary of the Interior, chiefly concerning appointments and removals for positions in the government under his jurisdiction (ca. 1851-1853)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e C.F. Mercer, President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, writes to Alexander H. H. Stuart as their representative (1832 May 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Hugh Mercer asks Daniel Webster to transfer his son, George Weedon Mercer, from the Second Auditor's Office, to the State Department (1851 Feb 22 \u0026amp; Jul 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [S.]C.M. Merillat asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he knows if Congress plans on raising the duties on foreign iron in the near future as he has interests in an iron rolling mill and they need to decide what to do with it now that it has suspended\n        operations (1852 Jun 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e C.H. Merritt sends Alexander H. H. Stuart a ring made out of native gold of New Mexico (1851 Sep 30) and introduces Judge Houghton of New Mexico (1851 Oct 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas J. Michie (1795-1873) writes concerning various legal cases (1845 Aug 1; 1850 Dec 19; 1852 Jan 18 \u0026amp; 29 and Oct 15); congratulates him on his appointment to the Cabinet and expresses his hopes that the Administration will benefit from any\n        good will generated by the Compromise of 1850, his regret at being without Alexander H. H. Stuart 's companionship during his stay in Washington, and offers to help with any of his legal cases when he is not on the other side (1850 Sep 15); thanks\n        Alexander H. H. Stuart for his gift, comments on the recent election, \"for I could not but believe that a majority of the new made vote would be Democratic, \u0026amp; I knew the power of the party which, to make men forget every excellence, \u0026amp; carry out\n        the behests of the party...nor are the Whigs less the slaves of such machinery than the Democrats,\" discusses the plight of Hungarian patriot and statesman, Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), and mentions \"the young Napoleon\" [ Napoleon III ] (1851 Dec 29);\n        sends a printed copy of his points of law, made in the appeal case of Points, assignee of Hottle vs Crawford, and discusses the case (1852 Jan 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William C. Micou asks for his assistance in a case now before the Supreme Court (1852 Oct 20)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Daniel F. Miller to Thomas Corwin -asks for Isaac Leffler (1788-1866), a former Whig member of Congress from Virginia, to be appointed to one of the land districts in Iowa; President Millard Fillmore appointed him receiver of public moneys for the\n        Chariton land district of Iowa on August 30th (1852 Aug 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Jacob Welsh Miller (1800-1862) introduces George P. [?], of New Jersey, a member of the U.S. \u0026amp; Mexican Boundary Commission (1852 May 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James Miller asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to intervene with John P. Kennedy on his brother's behalf for an appointment in the Navy Department (1852 Dec 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Zophar Mills, Chairman of the Seventh Ward Democratic Whig Association of the City of New York, encloses a copy of the Preamble and Constitution of the Association (1851 Jul 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph L. Mitchell acknowledges the receipt of the agricultural book (1852 Feb 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Moebus requests Alexander H. H. Stuart to furnish him with the money to reach New York (1852 Jun 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Moffett writes concerning his unhappiness over the nomination of General Winfield Scott and his fears of a military candidate and Roman Catholics in the election (1852 Jun 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas S. Moffett, cousin of Alexander H. H. Stuart, requests he send one hundred dollars to Richmond (1834 Jan 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Henry W. Moncure asks for a letter of introduction to Abbott Lawrence, the United States Minister to Great Britain, to facilitate his tour of Europe (1852 Jun 9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Charles P. Montague volunteers to carry dispatches abroad for the Federal government (1852 Jun 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e D.E. Moore expresses dismay at the election of John Tyler as President (1841 Aug 26)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John K. Moore asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart remember his son, John B. Moore, who was unable to continue his plan of working in the mines due to dysentery caught while waiting in Panama for a ship, if any appointments open up in California (1850\n        Nov 27); and expresses his disgust at the nomination of General Scott (1852 Jul 6)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e L.T. Moore writes concerning the Beeler family estate (1851 Oct 10,18, 21)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Samuel McDowell Moore writes letters concerning political events in Virginia and the Virginia Legislature, including: the \"Senatorial Lottery,\" his own possible candidacy for office in the Virginia Senate to oppose the \"unworthy\" David W. Patteson, a\n        bill for a Railroad from Staunton to Harpers Ferry to Baltimore, the reorganization of the courts, and his opposition to amalgamating the Common Law and Chancery Court (1830 Jan 24); his busy schedule with the Committee on Elections which sent Barbour\n        and Davis back to try again, returning the elections to the people for a revote, with no information about Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Senator (1830 Dec 25); passage of the Railway Bill from Staunton to the Potomac, and tells about the nephew of Chief\n        Justice John Marshall shooting and killing William Gott after he refused to duel with him (1831 Feb 23-24); news that Jefferson [Kinney?] plans to run as a candidate for the Senate against Patteson and his own indecision about whether to run as well\n        (1831 Mar 2); thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for his opinions about Moore running for the Virginia Senate in order to unseat David W. Patteson, speaks about his opposition to the odious amendment to Alexander H. H. Stuart 's Railroad Bill introduced\n        into the House of Delegates which prohibited the government from subscribing to any part of the stock, the 29th section of the bill was stricken out, discusses all of his work to secure the passage of the bill as Alexander H. H. Stuart submitted it,\n        and mentions the Judiciary Bill (1831 Mar 17); discusses the bill affecting court clerk fees, his decision not to run for the Virginia Senate seat, and the Railroad Bill (1831 Apr 10); furnishes his opinion of the elections at Rockbridge and Augusta,\n        Mr. Dorman's efforts for David W. Patteson and against his own candidate (1831 Jun 30, Jul 4 \u0026amp; 5); discusses the bill for internal improvements, the work of the Special Committee regarding the subject of removing free Negroes and Mulattoes, the\n        emancipation of slaves, the majority of the Committee refused to pay for the Negroes killed in Southampton, and other propositions concerning slaves and their removal from western Virginia (1832 Jan 5); following Moore's election to the House of\n        Representatives, he believes the followers of Martin Van Buren have the political advantage, the President seems anxious to get Daniel Webster into the Democratic Party in order to carry the Senate in their favor, Nullifiers also want Webster to switch\n        parties to alienate Southerners, destroy the Union, and establish a Southern Confederacy, the inadvisability of Henry Clay running for President, and mention of Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky as a probable candidate for Vice-President with Van Buren\n        (1833 Dec 24); discusses the election of [Littleton Waller] Tazewell (1774-1860) as evidence that the \"Old Dominion\" is dead set against Martin Van Buren for President and other political matters, and includes an amusing story of his social life (1834\n        Jan 11); his concern over the Banking Bill and false accusations against Moore printed by the editor of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Fincastle Patriot\u003c/title\u003e 1834 Apr 7);\n        encouraged by the results of the Virginia elections and other political gossip (1834 May 20); discusses the resolutions regarding the Sub-Treasury scheme, Calhoun's speech supporting the scheme, and Clay's speech against it and Calhoun, and mention of\n        the Locofoco Party (1838 Feb 22); some of the Whigs uneasy over Alexander H. H. Stuart 's vote on the 21st Rule which vote Moore approved, \"I consider the true ground on which to meet the abolitionists is that they are prohibited by the Constitution\n        from interfering with our domestic concerns, and we should meet them on the ramparts of the Constitution. And not in endeavoring to defend a rule of order of at least doubtful justice and propriety,\" and furnishes his version of the history of the\n        \"abolition humbug\" beginning with General Jackson kicking Calhoun out of the \"Kitchen Cabinet\" and continuing with Calhoun's attempt to fan the flames of sectional division for his own political purposes; and his belief that the Whigs should pass Mr.\n        Ewing's Bank Bill with as little alteration as possible, and mentions Extra Billy Smith 's letter expressing his opinion that Tyler will veto any bill chartering a U.S. Bank (1841 June 22); the defeat of the Bank Bill in Congress, Tyler's attack on the\n        Whig Party as the enemy of States' Rights, the controversy over the nature of the proposed National Bank and his own solution to the problem, and his contention that the Bankruptcy Bill should not be passed at present (1841 Aug 22); complains about\n        [John Minor] Botts giving Whigs a bad name, discusses flaws in the Bank Bill, notes that Whigs are dissatisfied with [William Cabell ?] Rives course in countering the Whig Party, and complains about [Henry Alexander ?] Wise (1841 Aug 27); and discusses\n        the Firebaugh Will legal case (1850 Oct 18; 1852 Jan 5 \u0026amp; Mar 16)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John Moorman recommends the Rev. Samuel R. Houston as Superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Staunton, Virginia (1852 Mar 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [W.?] Morris seeks a position in the State Department (1852 Dec 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e C.L. Mosby writes concerning claims against the Thomas Wells estate (1831 May 18); and asks if he knows of a purser position in the Navy for his brother, William W. Mosby (1851 Dec 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [Alexander] Moseley expresses his concern with President Tyler and Edward Everett 's reply to the abolitionists (1841 Jul-Aug); discusses the idea of acquiring Cuba from Spain and the widespread aversion to Spanish rule in Cuba and his hopes that\n        [John Minor ?] Botts would not be elected (1851 Jun 13 \u0026amp; Oct 20); believes that Millard Fillmore will be nominated at the Baltimore Convention (1852 Mar 20); the need for a full Whig vote in Virginia to defeat Franklin Pierce (1852 Oct 5 \u0026amp;\n        7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.W. Myers questions Stuart about the meaning of President Millard Fillmore 's latest message in regard to military intervention on behalf of the Hungarian Lajos Kossuth or in any European conflict (1851 Dec 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Thomas Nairu writes concerning federal appointments in Iowa (1850 Oct 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e C.W. Newton, one of the Commissioners chosen to select a site for the Norfolk Custom House, discusses the matter, and recommends that the other commissioners be retained as superintendents to continue with the construction of the Custom House (1851\n        May 1); asks why the delay in the appointment of his friend, Walter H. Taylor (1852 Aug 20); recommends John P. Leigh for the Postmaster position at Norfolk (1852 Sep 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Isaac C. Newton regrets his defence of Bryant who was removed from office by his own misconduct and not through prejudice as he claimed (1853 Jan 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Dr. C.N. Nichols concerning the purchase of \" Woodstock, \" the farm of Mrs. Brent and a note from John Carroll Brent (1852 Nov 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Ogden Niles writes concerning the prosecution of parties arrested for frauds upon the Departments of the Interior and the Treasury (1850 Nov 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John A. North furnishes information in several cases in which Alexander H. H. Stuart is listed as Counsel in Judge Thompson's Circuit (1852 Aug 14)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John A. [Parker ?] thanks Alexander H. H. Stuart for his recent speech on the slavery question and Mr. Lincoln's plan to purchase land to colonize the freed Negroes (1873 Oct 27)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Elisha Peters (1829-1906) urges Alexander H. H. Stuart through another faculty member not to use the revenue from the Corcoran fund for the general purposes of the University of Virginia or to any other than the benefit of the Professors\n        which will assure the future of the institution (1876 Nov 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sir Flinders ?] Petrie, Secretary of the Victoria Institute or Philosophical Society of Great Britain, invites Alexander H. H. Stuart to join the society (1878 Aug 12)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Eb Phlegar furnishes a table of voting in the precincts of Montgomery County and Pulaski County (1841 Apr 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e L.M. Powell expresses his concern over Alexander H. H. Stuart 's fall into the water and tells about the loss of his trunk (1860 Oct 23)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e W.A. Powell statement of interest due (1868 Dec 16)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Ballard Preston (1805-1862) discusses the Whig Convention in Philadelphia, the nomination of Zachary Taylor, the vulnerability of Lewis Cass, and mentions [John Minor] Botts (1848 Jun 15)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Charles Radziminski asks for a leave of absence to be arranged so he can travel to Europe and check on his family whom he has not heard from since his exile from Poland for revolutionary activity in 1834 (1852 Aug 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Robert Ridgway (1823-1870) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart if he would accept the opposition nomination for Governor and discusses others who might accept a position on the ticket (1859 Jan 9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Lawrence Riggs writes about the desire of Rev. F.W. Hatch for the Chaplaincy to the U.S. Marine Hospital at St. Louis (1851 Jan 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Alexander Rives discusses the idea of secession, \"A vague fear distresses us, lest our people should be maddened by occurrences at the South and dragged after the seceding states. I am clean for keeping the state out of that vortex.\" He also suggests\n        that the Southern representatives meet with their Stephen Douglass allies and agree to serve in Lincoln's Cabinet if asked (1860 Nov 20) and \"You can well conceive that I am not favorably inclined to our unceremonious \u0026amp; unexpected transfer to Jeff.\n        Davis \u0026amp; Co. I did not like the Convention's adoption of Judge Allen's sophism in the preamble to the Act of Secession; -it is a false gloss and unworthy of the state;\" (1861 May 13)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Cabell Rives expresses hopes that they can create a great National Conservative Party to preserve the Union and avoid the extremism proclaimed by Mr. Seward in recent speeches in New York (1859 Jan 5); and fears his health will not permit him\n        to give the speech on behalf of the Committee to the people of the United States; he died on April 25 (1868 Jan 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William Barton Rogers hesitates to endorse any mining and economical surveys, and mentions that he enjoyed the address of his friend Judge Bradley at the public exercises at the University of Virginia (1881 Jul 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e W.H. Ruffner wishes that Alexander H. H. Stuart would receive the nomination for the Vice-Presidency and asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to come to Philadelphia to make a speech before the Convention, \"A little glorification of Hungary -some leanings\n        toward our `Manifest Destiny' -a few digs at `European despotisms' -a compliment to the Sultan -a javelin at Nicholas -in short `much ado about nothing' is all that is needed.\" (1851 Dec 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Benjamin Rush expresses his admiration for Alexander H. H. Stuart and his efforts to avoid the dissolution of the Union before the Civil War and hopes to further reconciliation between the North and South should he be elected to Congress (1874 Aug\n        4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e John C. Rusmisell discusses the popular election of Joseph Johnson for Governor in Virginia under the new state constitution (1851 Dec 25)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e N[athan] Sargent (1794-1875), author of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003ePublic Men and Events,\u003c/title\u003e in several letters that reveal the turbulent condition of American politics\n        during the period immediately preceding the Civil War, Sargent urges that articles be published in the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eRichmond Whig\u003c/title\u003e supporting his and\n        Alexander H. H. Stuart 's positions in the upcoming elections, mentions the controversy over the Crittenden Amendment, violent feelings on both sides of the slavery issue, and urges a meeting of representatives of various Conservative groups who wish\n        to work to preserve the Union, hopes for the defeat of John Letcher (1858-1859); and deplores the course of Goggin and Bell of Kentucky, \"I can never subscribe to the doctrine that Congress must protect slavery in the Territories; never. We must\n        repudiate that vagary.\" (1859 Aug 12); and discusses the effect of the outbreak at Harpers Ferry (1859 Oct 24)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e R.E. Scott furnishes his views as to the nomination to be made at the Baltimore Convention (1852 May 22)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Joseph Segar writes concerning the Presidential nomination; his support for Millard Fillmore and his distaste for Scott (1852 Mar 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Hugh W. Sheffey compares the advantages of investing in state bonds and U.S. stock, asks his opinion of \"Thompson's Revolution\" before the General Assembly which means to reduce the number of circuit courts and increase the pay of judges, the House\n        of Delegates will soon begin examining the criminal code, expects passage of the Covington and Ohio Railroad Bill, anxious that all the state internal improvements be completed so that Virginia can tap the great Western wealth, and the bill enlarging\n        the limits of Staunton has passed (1848 Feb 12); discusses his recent attempt to pass a bill to reapportion the delegates and senators throughout the Commonwealth and Mr. Scott of Fauquier County 's proposed bill re reapportionment, failure of the bill\n        to extend the Louisa Railroad towards Harrisonburg, his concern over the Whig nomination, \"Stuart, I am satisfied that the nomination of Mr. Clay will prostrate the Whig party in the South -no young man in the South can for twenty years to come expect\n        to rise to any post of honour or distinction if Clay should ever be elected by the Wilmot proviso vote of the North\" (1848 Feb 16); the Virginia Whig Convention voted to support Zachary Taylor for the Presidential candidate (1848 Feb 25); notifies\n        Alexander H. H. Stuart that an appropriation of six thousand dollars was made by the General Assembly to the Deaf \u0026amp; Dumb \u0026amp; Blind Institution to square its debts and warns him as its President not to come to the General Assembly for more\n        assistance (1850 Mar 14); and writes concerning the bounty land warrant of his cousin Celly (1852 Apr 2)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e W.G. [Snethen ?] asks that the Department of the Interior award land sale advertisements to the newspaper \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Virginian\u003c/title\u003e edited by Terry and\n        Shields (1852 Oct 9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Lord Stirling sends a copy of \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Democratic Review \u003c/title\u003econtaining the first of a series of articles concerning his legally established rights in\n        British North America (1852 Sep 11)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Samuel Strong writes concerning the bids for the extension of the marble work of the Capitol (1851 Nov 5)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e James French Strother (1811-1860) asks Alexander H. H. Stuart to write to Mr. Hall and tell him that he believes the bill authorizing the appointment of an assistant agent will pass (1852 Jun 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Alexander H.H. Stuart Letters writes in great detail to Thomas Michie concerning the subjects of internal improvements, especially the James River Company, \u0026amp; the increase of Banking capital and the opposition of Joseph C. Cabell to their plans,\n        and the Democratic Party being forced to accept David Campbell as Governor (1837 Jan 29); to an unknown correspondent, tries to correct the allegation by John Minor Botts that the resolution offered by Alexander H. H. Stuart at the extra session of\n        Congress in June 1841 was copied by Alexander H. H. Stuart from Botts' resolution and presented as his own and asks for his correspondent to be a witness to what actually transpired (1845 Dec 12); furnishes a testimonial to the worthy service W.D.C.\n        Goddard has performed in the Department of the Interior (1852 Jun 30); to his brother, Gerald B. Stuart, writes that William H. Clarke wants a barrel of his best whiskey sent, William Stuart needs a good horse, predicts big battles soon, probably at\n        Yorktown, Harpers Ferry, or Manassas Gap, and says of the Convention, \"We have a most miserable spirit prevailing in the Convention -a spirit of carping \u0026amp; bitter hostility to Letcher -such men as Harris, Ambler, Garnett seem disposed to assail him\n        on every frivolous pretext\" (1861 Jun 15); writes to his daughter, Maggie B. Stuart, concerning her schooling (1873 Feb 7); from the University of Virginia, to his mother, Eleanor Stuart, about his brother Archibald Stuart 's engagement (Oct 7); and to\n        his wife, informing her that he hoped to be home from Washington soon, neither the Whig nor Democratic Parties can command the full loyalty of their followers in the present debate, and describes his anxiety about his children (n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Archibald P. Stuart assures him of his best wishes and support as he leaves for Washington and thanks him for the frock coat and the beautiful wheat (1850 Sep 29)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Eleanor Briscoe Stuart writes concerning the settling of an estate (n.d.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e J.E.B. Stuart while at West Point, answers Alexander H. H. Stuart 's questions about the annuity left him by Uncle Chapman (1851 Dec 25); and writes concerning the opportunities in real estate in Kansas where he is now serving at Fort Leavenworth\n        (1857 Jan 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Oscar J.C. Stuart writes concerning Alexander H. H. Stuart 's bereavement, the genealogy of his father's family, particularly his grandfather, John Stockton, and comments on the state of Virginia politics (1859 August 8)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Isaac H. 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Sutherlin regrets the error of the people of Virginia at not returning Alexander H. H. Stuart to office, although he was instrumental in restoring Virginia to the Union, Alexander H. H. Stuart was not elected to public office in 1870 (1870\n        Nov 9); refers to the speech by William Mahone as a \"campaign document\" in favor of his Virginia policy and against the free Railroad Law, his desire to get rid of the obligation to build the Cumberland Gap Road and to make several other changes in the\n        Act of Consolidation, and expresses his low opinion of Mahone and his \"Radicals\" (1873 Apr 4)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e [J.H. Tagart ?] insists that Alexander H. H. Stuart accept his invitation to \"eat a little Virginia venison with some Maryland canvass back ducks with an old friend\" (1852 Nov 28)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e William H. Terrill asks that Alexander H. H. Stuart exchange autographs and photographs with him (1871 Nov 17)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Lucas P. Thompson writes that various persons have urged him to suggest to Alexander H. H. Stuart that his best chance of election is to join the Know Nothing Party and run as one of their candidates but hesitates because \"I entertain a prejudice not\n        so much against the principles or what are said to be the principles of the new party as the secrecy of their organization and action\" (1855 Jan 21)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Nicholas K. Trout, Senate of Virginia, addresses the re-adjustment of the public debt question with West Virginia and informs Alexander H. H. 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Willey warns that \"Since the action of the Convention, handing the state of Virginia over to the Confederate states, without the knowledge or consent of the people, like a lot of horses or slaves, the excitement in N.W. Virginia, is\n        becoming most intense, and indeed, in some quarters, terrible...The clamor here for a division of the state is becoming loud and universal -I fear it will become uncontrollable\" (1861 May 7)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Robert Winthrop encloses a seal, with a mistaken superscription to \"Cha\" Winthrop by Dr. Stuart, belonging to his great-grandfather, John Winthrop, who was a Fellow of the Royal Society, discusses family genealogy and the motto on the seal and asks\n        him to take care of the seal while it is in his possession (1851 Apr 21); encloses a letter from Judge Thomas C. 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Gibbens - Box 39 \nNotebook 67A - Jackson VMI (contains Board of Visitors report, July 1863) - Box 39 \nNotebook 67 - Cook-Bird-Hull-Conrad Papers - Box 39 \nNotebook 68 - Kanawha County - Box 40 \nNotebook 69 - Hardesty's Lewis County (incl. Lewis, Barbour, and Upshur Counties) - Box 40 \nNotebook 70 - Alexander Scott Withers (author of 'Chronicles of Border Warfare') - Box 40","Roy Bird Cook  (April 1, 1886 - November 21, 1961) was born in Lewis County, near Roanoke, WV. Cook was a pharmacist and prominent West Virginia historian. Cook wrote several books on the history of Lewis County and biographies of Stonewall Jackson and Alexander Scott Withers, and contributed historical articles to a wide variety of publications. He also collected Civil War and early West Virginia documents and memorabilia. More biographical information on Mr. Cook is available in the \"Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.\" (see link in Instances).","The 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment  was formed in the early weeks of the Civil War when Confederate General Robert E. Lee ordered the recruitment of troops to protect railroad lines running through western Virginia's northern counties. On May 4, Lee appointed Colonel George Porterfield to assume command of these forces, which were being raised primarily in Taylor, Marion, Harrison, Monongalia, and Barbour Counties. In the next few weeks, these new recruits found themselves in the war's first arena, a tactical struggle for control of the Confederacy's northwestern flank--the hills, rails, and rivers of what would soon become the nation's 35th state, West Virginia.","Composed of some of the war's earliest recruits, the 31st Virginia Infantry would see action under General Garnett, William L. \"Mudwall\" Jackson, Jones and Imboden, Stonewall Jackson, Jubal Early, and many more legendary Confederate commanders, at battles including Corrick's Ford, Cross Keys, Cold Harbor, Gettysburg, New Market, and others. Approximately 57 of the 850 men who joined the regiment in 1861 witnessed Lee's surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865.","A detailed history of the 31st Virginia by James Dell Cooke is available online (see link in Instances).","Researchers are also referred to John M. Ashcraft's '31st Virginia Infantry' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1988).","Granville Davisson Hall  (September 17, 1837 - June 24, 1934) worked for the Wheeling 'Intelligencer' as a reporter and editor. He also recorded the proceedings of the Wheeling Conventions, which led to the creation of the state of West Virginia. His notes were later published as 'The Rending of Virginia.' Hall also served as secretary to Governor Francis H. Pierpont when the Reorganized Government of Virginia was set up by the Second Wheeling Convention in 1861. In the new state government, Hall was elected the first clerk of the House of Delegates on June 20, 1863. In 1865, he was elected Secretary of State and also served as private secretary to West Virginia's first governor, Arthur I. Boreman. After the Civil War, Hall held several positions in the railroad industry.","Congressman and Confederate General  Albert Gallatin Jenkins  (November 10, 1830 - May 21, 1864) was born at Green Bottom, Cabell County. He practiced law in (West) Virginia and served in the U.S. Congress from 1857 to 1861. At the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted recruits for a Virginia unit called the Border Rangers and was elected their captain. In August of 1861, he formed the 8th Virginia Cavalry and became its colonel. In early 1862, Jenkins was elected to the First Confederate Congress. In August of 1862, he was appointed brigadier general. He went on to command a battalion of cavalry at the Battle of Gettysburg. Jenkins died of wounds he received at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain. Jenkins' Green Bottom plantation house, maintained as an historic site by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.","Jonathan McCally Bennett  (October 4, 1816 - October 28, 1887) was born in Lewis County, (West) Virginia. He married Margaret Elizabeth Jackson, daughter of Captain George W. Jackson, cousin of Stonewall Jackson. Bennett was law partner of Gideon D. Camden, and in 1846 became the first Mayor of Weston. He served as a member of the General Assembly in 1852-1853, was president of the Exchange Bank of Virginia at Weston in 1853, served as First Auditor of Virginia from 1857 to 1865, and served on the West Virginia Senate from 1872 to 1876. During the Civil War, he sided with the Confederacy. For additional collections related to J.M. Bennett and the Bennett family, see also A\u0026M 32, 35, 572, and others.","81, 858, 895, 1309, 1379, 1528, 1561","Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics.","Materials include letters and papers of the Hays family, including Samuel L. and Peregrine Hays of Gilmer County (1836-1884, 1952-1962, undated [includes facsimiles]); records of the Confederate 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and later correspondence, clippings, and papers about the regiment and its members (ca. 1856-1955, undated [includes facsimiles]); correspondence, photographs, and scrapbook-style notebooks of Roy Bird Cook (1896-1961, undated [includes facsimiles]); various collections of individual and family papers and Civil War correspondence (1793-1974, undated [includes facsimiles]); original and copies of Stonewall Jackson letters and papers, as well as papers pertaining to Jackson family members (1801-1963, undated [includes facsimiles]) (the original letter by T.J. Jackson has been separated to A\u0026M 435); and materials related to the history of pharmacy and medicine, with a special focus on West Virginia (ca. 1832-1961, undated [includes facsimiles]).","There is also an extensive series of bound notebooks containing manuscripts, transcriptions, clippings, genealogies, pamphlets, and images regarding the following topics: Stonewall Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, Colonel George Jackson, and Thomas Jackson Arnold; the Civil War, including historical sketches of battles as well as originals and copies of soldiers' diaries, journals, and letters; Lewis County; Charleston and the Kanawha Valley; Douglas S. Freeman; Granville Davisson Hall; Camden family; George Washington; and other topics.","Please note: Additional processing took place in spring and summer 2012. Box and folder numbers from previous citations may no longer be accurate.","Series 1. Hays Family Papers; 1836-1884, 1952-1962, undated (includes facsimiles); box 1.","Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry; ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 2-3.","\nSeries 3. Roy Bird Cook Personal Papers; 1896-1961, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 4-5.","Series 4. Miscellaneous History; 1783-1961, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 6-7b.","Series 5. Individual, Family, and Civil War History Papers; 1793-1974, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 8-9.","Series 6. Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson Papers; 1801-1963, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 10-14c.","Series 7. Historical Articles and Other Printed Papers; 1928-1962, undated (includes facsimiles); box 15.","Series 8. Bound Notebooks; 1679-1984, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 16-40.","Series 9. Miscellaneous; ca. 1850-1866, 1909-1958, undated; box 41, folders 1-4.","Series 10. History of Pharmacy and the West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association; ca. 1832-1961, undated (includes facsimiles); box 41, folder 5 - box 42, folder 3 (includes unfoldered material).","Series 11. West Virginia Medical History and Biography; 1870-1911, 1936-1958, undated (includes facsimiles); box 42, folders 4-7.","Series 12. American Pharmaceutical Association; 1868, 1939-1961, undated; box 43.","Series 13. A.J. Volck Confederate Sketches; ca. 1880, 1915-1954, 2012, undated (includes facsimiles); box 44.","Series 14. Glass Plate Negatives; undated; box 45.","Series 15. Oversize Material; 1774-1964, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 46-52 and map cabinet 1, drawer 19.","This series includes correspondence, business papers, and biographical notes of Samuel L. Hays, his son Peregrine, and the Hays family of Gilmer County. Subjects include: the formation of Gilmer, Calhoun, Roane, and Upshur Counties; the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850; \"Stonewall\" Jackson's boyhood; early frontier conditions in the Wisconsin Territory; immigration, farming, milling, and land speculation in Minnesota, 1857-1870; Charleston and Braxton turnpike; slave sales; Early's Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864; conditions in Richmond during the Civil War pertaining to livestock, tobacco, and cotton trade; the West Virginia Capitol question, 1877; and the Senatorial contest, 1876. Correspondents include J.M. Bennett, Louis Bennett, John Brannon, Gideon Camden, J.N. Camden, William P. Cooper, H. G. Davis, John J. Davis, Spencer Dayton, John S. Hoffman, William L. Jackson, John E. Kenna, Theodore Lang, and George W. Silcott. [note: not all of the subjects and personal names listed for series 1 were verified during reprocessing]","This series includes military records pertaining to the 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Confederate States Army. Military records include personnel papers (regarding death, desertion, and discharge), financial papers (receipts, inventories, etc.), judicial materials (charges and courts martial), correspondence, orders, a company book, muster rolls, etc. The series also includes maps, clippings, photographs, research correspondence, manuscript and typescript writings pertaining to the 31st Virginia Infantry of the Confederate States Army, and the correspondence and papers of D.C. Gallaher. D.C. Gallaher collected some of this material on the 31st regiment, which later came into the hands of Roy Bird Cook. For additional D.C. Gallaher material, see also Series 8, Bound Notebooks 26-28, Civil War I-III."," Military correspondence and orders include letters from J.M. Bennett, G. D. Camden Jr. and Sr., W.P. Cooper, John W. Daniel, Cyrus Hall, John S. Hoffman, A.H. Jackson, William L. Jackson, and William Smith. Additional correspondence includes letters to Roy Bird Cook pertaining to the regiment. Military orders are from the Army of Northern Virginia, the Army of Northwestern Virginia, Early's Division, and the 31st Virginia Infantry. Typescript writings include material related to soldiers and Civil War activities in Pocahontas, Upshur, and Lewis Counties; \"A History of the Thirty-First Virginia Regiment Volunteers C.S.A.\" by James Dell Cooke of WVU (1955); copies of W.P. [William Pope] Cooper diaries, letters, etc.; and \"Material Pertaining to Civil War Soldiers [Most of Whom Fought in the 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry]\" (ca. 1926-1940)."," Please note, typescript copies of some of the original material in box 2, folders 1-9 can be found in box 3, folders 10-14."," For additional records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, see also: Series 15, Oversize Material -- 31st Virginia Infantry, boxes 49-51; and A\u0026M 1528 Series 6, Military Records, and Series 9, Oversized.","This series includes correspondence (box 4) and personal papers of Roy Bird Cook (box 5)."," Correspondence includes mainly incoming invitations, letters, photo postcards, clippings, etc. Topics include: T.J. (Stonewall) Jackson; comments on several books (including 'Lee the American' by Gamaliel Bradford, 'Lewis County in the Civil War' by Cook, and 'They Called Him Stonewall' by Burke Davis); various areas of West Virginia history; family histories (notably of the Peterson and Rhea families); Civil War participants (e.g. General Jubal A. Early); the Civil War Round Table, Incorporated; the Jackson House (in letters from Isabel Arnold); Ann Bailey; George Washington's Ohio River trip; an exploration by James Patton; material on Fred Fousse, a Civil War illustrator; and biographical material on Roy Bird Cook."," Correspondents include: Thomas Perkins Abernathy (Corcoran School of History, University of Virginia), Holmes M. Alexander, Isabel Arnold (descendent of Stonewall Jackson's sister Laura, who married an Arnold), Thomas J. Arnold, John Bakeless, Albert J. Beveridge, Edward Bok, Alva J.C. Bond (Dean Emeritus, School of Theology, Alfred University), Gamaliel Bradford, Senator Harry F. Byrd, Lenoir Chambers, Dr. Earl L. Core, Burke Davis, Ruth Woods Dayton, H.A. DuPont, Douglas Southall Freeman, Granville Davisson Hall, Dr. Matthew S. Holt (father of Rush D. Holt), Jay W. Johns (President, Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Incorporated), Harnett T. Kane, John A. Klein (Adjutant General of the United States), Dr. O.D. Lambert, Foreman M. Lebold, Eli Lilly, Henry T. McDonald (President, Storer College), Clarence W. Meadows (former Governor), Meade Minnigerode, Judge Ben Moore, Oren F. Morton, Drew Pearson, Mrs. Randolph (Julia J.) Preston (Stonewall Jackson's granddaughter), Frederick F. Seely (Department of English, Allegheny College), Lawrence Sherwood, Kenneth Stuart (Art Editor, 'The Saturday Evening Post'), Boyd B. Stutler, Allen Tate, Albert Payson Terhune, Cecil H. Underwood, and John W. Wayland."," Personal papers include photographs of Cook and scrapbook-style notebooks containing correspondence, printed materials, and ephemera from Cook's life. Topics include Cook's time in school, American Pharmaceutical Association meetings, Cook's honorary LL.D. awarded by West Virginia University, his Kiwanis Personal Achievement Award, and an attempted burglary at his home."," Additional correspondence to and from Cook, writings by Cook, etc. can be found throughout the collection. For Cook family genealogy and other Cook material, see Series 8, Bound Notebook 67, Cook-Bird-Hull-Conrad Papers, and Series 15, Oversize Material.","This series includes manuscript originals and facsimiles, newspaper and magazine clippings, typescripts, and printed items regarding Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia businesses, Geary Securities Company (see also Series 15, Oversize Material), book reviews and excerpts, West Virginia elections, the West Virginia Capitol and capital city, and the history of West Virginia."," For material that was separated from this series, see Series 15, Oversize Material, box 47, folders 3 and 8.","Includes original and facsimile clippings on: the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Weston; Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company Mill at Richwood; horse-powered boat \"Adventurer\" built at Coatsmouth [Coalsmouth?] in 1840s; facsimile, top of page 1, Parkersburg's West Virginia Walking Beam, vol. 2, no. 13 [October 9, 1880]; old grist mills; \"The Story of Salt,\" illustrated; Gatts Mound [at Cresap]; covered bridges; Hinkle Fort, Pendleton County, illustrated; the Mercer Grant, Mason County; Bailey's Hotel, Weston; early history of the 'Weston Democrat'; Harman Blennerhassett naturalization papers, Wood County court records; Blennerhassett episode--depositions of John Graham and Alex. Henderson, also J. Graham letter to Henderson; the Philippi Bar of the 1880s; doubts about Morgan, first white settler in West Virginia; Teays River; Spanish War Vets Convention, Weston; erosion, Canaan Valley and Blackwater Falls, illustrated; the Greenbrier Hotel in 1908; Fairfax survey map and Lower Shenandoah Valley Settlement; Selby House, Shepherdstown; Claudius Crozet; delegates to Commercial Convention in Memphis; list of U.S. Navy ships with West Virginia names; Old Richards Fort, Harrison County; John L. Cole; George Rogers Clark; etc.;","This series includes individual and family papers (manuscript and typescript letters, clippings, images, etc.) of West Virginians; manuscript and typescript letters, clippings, commissions, etc. regarding the Civil War, West Virginia politics, and other topics; a manuscript roll book of a Confederate sergeant (1862); and two manuscript Civil War diaries (Confederate diary: 1864; Union diary: 1864-1865)."," The individual and family papers include material related to the Barney, Bennett, Boyle, Cook, Jackson, Broun, Burner, Camden, Keister, McCausland, Quarrier, Laidley, Ruffner, Tavenner, Tompkins, and O'Neill families, among others; and material related to Mordecai Levi, J.A.J. Lightburn, James C. McFarland, Major T.P. Moore, John Morgan, Francis H. Pierpont, Adam See, Colonel William C. Tavenner, William Tompkins, and Robert E. Lee, among others. Topics of the family and individual papers include family matters, genealogy, business, and the Civil War. Mordecai Levi (1835-1914) invented the first method of brick paving in the U.S. and was an early paver of Charleston, WV. His papers include facsimile and original typescripts and correspondence, official documents, clippings, and other material [1871-1890, 1914-1974, undated]."," Correspondence (mostly original letters) regarding the Civil War, West Virginia politics, and other letters includes the following correspondents, among others: John Echols, William McKinley, Rutherford B. Hayes, George McClellan, Harman Blennerhassett, Lawrence A. Washington, Louis Philippe (King of France), Joseph Johnson (Governor of Virginia), and John Letcher (Governor of Virginia), among others. Original letters from McKinley, Hayes, McClellan, Louis Philippe, and Theodore Roosevelt have been separated to A\u0026M 435.","Includes facsimiles of biographic and genealogical clippings on: John Henry and writing of the ballad; Judge Ben Wheeler Moore; Lydia Boggs [Shepherd] Cruger/Kruger [also includes typescript]; John Henry Shaw; J.E. Hanger; Caroline Beeghley; Captain Jackson Everson [Apperson]; William Henry Tappey Squires; [Josias] Hanson Link [family] [includes Captain Leib's description of Clarksburg during Civil War period]; Colonel Benjamin J. Wilson; Donnally family; Clendennin family; Huddleston family; Herold family; White family.","Includes facsimiles of biographic and genealogical clippings on: Willa Hood Strickler [first female pharmacist in the state]; Prof. Milton W. Humphreys; S.B. Elkins; Boyd Stutler; Hu Maxwell; Nathan Goff Jr.; Renick family and Calvin Brown Renick; John Champe; General Hugh Mercer; and Francis Marion Franklin Smith [typescript]. Also includes miscellaneous topics, such as: West Virginia newspaper editors and publications; reburial of Chief Cornstalk's remains; Jama Shamoon, Fairmont resident in camp of Pancho Villa; road from Monterey to Pocahontas County, 1781-1782; Robert Crain and Margaret Bennett, daughter of Judge W.G. Bennett, wedding in Weston; campaign ribbon, W.G. Bennett for Governor; and Mrs. Lewis Bennett's donation of uniform, medals, etc. of her son, Lieutenant Lewis B. Jr., to the National Museum in Washington, D.C.","Contains clippings on various subjects, including: General Cox's message to the people of Charleston, General Orders, No. 8, Headquarters, District of the Kanawha, Elk River, July 25, 1861; Scary Creek battlefield [includes map]; Confederate money in Stockholm, Sweden; Capture of Steamboat \"Levi\" [General Eliakim P. Scammon], illustrated; Hawk's Nest incident [1862]; Kanawha Valley [includes map, photo of General Wise, copy of 1861 broadside \"Men of Virginia! Men of the Kanawha! To Arms!\"]; Lightburn's Retreat, Kanawha Valley 1862, illustrated; occupation of Charleston by Union Troops in 1861; \"Fort Hill\" Charleston, illustrated; Colonel George S. Patton and the \"Kanawha Riflemen,\" illustrated; \"The Dixie Rifles,\" Beuhring H. Jones, and the burning of Gauley Bridge, illustrated; Duskey's Raid on Ripley, illustrated; Wise's retreat from the Kanawha [includes map, illustrated].","Includes clippings on various subjects, such as: Hart residence and Rich Mountain battlefield, illustrated; monument to Gus Bailey of Fayette County; West Virginia's Generals in Gray, illustrated; Clarksburg, 1861, illustrated; role of the 'Wheeling Intelligencer' in the birth of West Virginia; Isaac J. Settle's Diary; preparing for action on the Kanawha, illustrated; Old Jack and Old Jube; list of issues of 'The Confederate Veteran' that have a West Virginia interest history of Company B, 14th West Virginia Infantry; \"Winchester, Va., September 19, 1864\" painting; etc. Also includes stamps and an envelope regarding the Centennial of the Philippi Covered Bridge in 1952.","Diary describes: marches and engagements in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia [including Greenbrier, Berkeley, and Jefferson County]; casualties and ordnance losses in various engagements; towns on route of march; desertions from the company; and reports of the movement and engagements of other units [Confederate and Union] [May 6, 1864-October 11, 1864]. Engagement sites include: Winchester and Fisher's Hill, 1st Brigadier General Breckenridge's Division, September 19 and 22; New Market, May 15, Confederate General John C. Breckenridge, Union General Seigle [sic: Sigel]; east of Atlee's Station, May 29-31 and June 1; Chickhominey River, Coal Harbor, June 2-3; near Lynchburg, June 18; near Salem, June 21; Frederick City, MD, July 9; between Purcellville and Snickerville, July 16; on the Shenandoah near Snicker's Gap, July 18; near Kerntown, July 24; near Charles Town, August 21; Berryville Road, September 4; near Winchester, September 19; Brown's Gap Road, September 26 [all 1864]. Martinsburg entries: July 4, 26, 27, 28-30, and August 7, 1864; Charlestown August 23, 1864. Last pages of diary list towns and countries traveled through, and distance traveled from May 6 - August 31, 1864.","Diary includes: descriptions of various engagements and maneuvers preceding Ellis' capture at Cedar Creek; names of men serving with Ellis who were wounded, discharged, deserters, etc.; description of living conditions at Camp Salisbury, NC; number of Federal prisoners joining the Confederate Army; number of deaths; and rations received. West Virginia counties in which the regiment saw action: Greenbrier, Mineral, Monroe, Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan, Kanawha, Fayette, Raleigh, and Mercer. Ellis' location as mentioned in various entries in 1864: Ridgeville [Mineral County?], Hancock [MD?], \"Rebs reported at Peterson's Creek\" [Pattersons Creek, Mineral County?] on February 2; fight at New Creek [Mineral County] on February 3; \"Alpine Depot, Morgan Co. [Morgan County] West Virginia\" on April 1; other April entries mention Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Ravenswood, Pomeroy [OH], Charleston; Camp Piatt [?] Kanawha County on April 26; May entries mention Fayette County, Raleigh County, and Mercer County [captured Fort Breckenridge at Princeton, May 6]; Monroe County on May 13; New River on May 10; Lewisburg on May 22; White Sulphur Springs on June 2; Fayette County on June 20; Camp Piatt on July 1; Clarksburg on July 9; Piedmont on July 10; Martinsburg on July 11; Harpers Ferry on July 15; Libby Prison on November 1; Salisbury, NC on November 4. For a typescript copy of the diary, see also Series 8, Bound Notebooks, box 16, Notebook 1.","This series includes correspondence, military orders, battle reports, legal documents, clippings, typescripts, print material, ephemera, photographs, and other material. Topics include T.J. Jackson's military service, his time as constable of Lewis County, his entrance into West Point, his application for position on the faculty of University of Virginia, the Jackson and Arnold families, memorial busts and statues of Jackson, Jackson biographies, etc."," Also includes personal belongings of Jackson and associated memorabilia, such as Stonewall Jackson souvenir or commemorative coins and medals, and hair from the tail of Jackson's horse, Old Sorrel."," Also includes letters, pension documents, clippings, and financial statements of Mary Anna Jackson, T.J. Jackson's wife. Topics include family life and books written by Mrs. Jackson about her daughter and her husband."," For additional memorabilia, sheet music, newspapers, and images related to T.J. Jackson, see Series 14, Glass Plate Negatives, and Series 15, Oversize Material. For other Jackson materials, see also Series 8, Bound Notebooks.","This series includes unbound pamphlets and reprints of articles, as well as articles written by Roy Bird Cook. Topics include the history of Virginia and West Virginia, and the Civil War, among others.","This series includes typescripts, correspondence, clippings, genealogies, maps, ephemera, pamphlets, articles, photographs, and other material."," Prominent subjects include T.J. Jackson and his family, and the Civil War."," Material about T.J. Jackson includes articles and pamphlets about his life and military service; letters to, from, and about him; court records and legal documents regarding Jackson and his family; images of Jackson, Jackson's Mill, Jackson statues and memorials; reviews of books written about him, including Cook's 'The Family and Early Life of Stonewall Jackson'; and other items. Prominent Jackson family members include Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, Colonel George Jackson, and Thomas Jackson Arnold. (Notebooks prominently featuring T.J. Jackson and his family include 2, 2A-2K, 4, 7, 9, 13, 23, 24, 32, 37, 38, 38A, 39, and 56.)"," Civil War materials include historical sketches of battles; originals and copies of soldiers' diaries, journals, and letters; historical sketches and rosters of companies and regiments; articles and narratives about life during the Civil War; etc."," Additional subjects include genealogy, West Virginia history, prominent individuals, the Virginia Military Institute, Weston newspapers, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the West Virginia Commission on Historic Markers."," Genealogical subjects include the Jackson, Neale, Arnold, Camden, Newlon, Sprigg, Williams, Ruffner, Hamilton, Holt, Byrne, Cook, Bird, Hull, and Conrad families, among others (Notebooks 2D, 42, 43, 48, 55, 67, and others)."," West Virginia history subjects include Kanawha County Court records; Lewis County; Weston; Charleston; colonial and Civil War history of West Virginia; George Washington's travels and surveys in and around West Virginia; the Kanawha River, valley, and surrounding area; Blennerhassett Island; Wood County; and Parkersburg."," Prominent individuals include Andrew Jackson, Judge Nicholas Fitzhugh, Henrietta Fitzhugh Barr, Granville Davisson Hall, Jonathan McCally Bennett and the Bennett family, Colonel John Stuart, General Albert Jenkins, David Creigh, Mason Mathews, Henry F. Westfall, John Valley Young and family, Thomas Bland Camden, Johnson Newlon Camden, Daniel Boone, Harman Blennerhassett, John Esten Cooke, Colonel George Jackson, and Alexander Scott Withers, among others."," Correspondents include T.J. Jackson, members of the Bennett family, Charles W. Dabney, Douglas Southall Freeman, Thomas Jackson Arnold, Lyman C. Draper, Boyd B. Stutler, and Roy Bird Cook, among others."," For additional materials on David Creigh, see A\u0026M 2201, Preston Family Papers, Box 1.","Descriptive System for Series 8:"," The contents of the notebooks are described to the item level in the Contents List.  \n These items level descriptions are preceded with the items' genre and format in brackets.","Genres include:"," article (from magazine or journal)  \n clipping (usually from newspaper)  \n ephemera  \n pamphlet  \n photo  \n typescript  \n ms [manuscript] letter  \n ts [typescript] letter  \n other","Formats include:"," original  \n transcription  \n copy (for photocopies and other facsimiles)"," Transcriptions are dated by creation date of the transcription, not the original.  \n Copies are dated by creation date of original.","Examples:"," [ephemera and photo; original] invitation to the dedication of the equestrian statue of Jackson and Lee in Baltimore, two tickets to the dedication, and a photo of the statue"," [ts letters; transcription] letters regarding T.J. Jackson's appointment as a cadet at Military Academy (This record describes a set of typescript letters transcribed from originals.)"," [other; copy] T.J. Jackson's appointment as Brevet Second Lieutenant (This record describes a facsimile of an official appointment document.)","This series includes diaries, lists, clippings, and pamphlets regarding Civil War experiences, music, battles, etc.; medical practice in (West) Virginia in the 1850s; and U.S. Presidents. The typescript copies of diaries relate to the years just before, during, and after the Civil War.","This series includes typescripts, pamphlets, prescriptions, account statements, advertisements, correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, and other material. Topics include the James H. Rogers Drug Store and other drug stores in Charleston, WV; Dr. Henry Rogers and other Charleston pharmacists; medicines of the mid to late 1800s; the 1960 meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Association; West Virginia pharmacists' World War II service; and the West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (now known as the West Virginia Pharmacists Association).","This series includes typescripts, pamphlets, magazine and journal articles, clippings, and correspondence regarding the history of the medical profession in West Virginia, including James Edward Hanger (first amputee soldier of the Civil War and founder of a prosthetics company), Dr. J.L. Miller (collector of medical material); and Dr. W.P. King.","This series includes pamphlets of original and reprinted articles regarding various pharmacists and the history of pharmacy. Also included are three bound volumes of material pertaining to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.","This series includes correspondence, a magazine, typescripts, and clippings related to Adalbert J. Volck. Also included are copies of 29 etchings by Volck regarding Civil War topics.","This series includes six glass plate negatives of T.J. Jackson portraits and Jackson's Mill.","This series is divided into two subseries, general material and material of the 31st Virginia Infantry.","This subseries includes memorabilia, sheet music, newspapers, and images related to T.J. Jackson, the Civil War, and Jackson's Mill. For additional T.J. Jackson material, see also Series 6, Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson Papers; Series 8, Bound Notebooks; and Series 14, Glass Plate Negatives."," Also included are family trees, maps, ephemera, clippings, Confederate bonds, and military records, among other material. Family trees show the genealogy of the Lee, Cook, Washington, and Cable families. Subjects of the maps include various counties in West Virginia; Civil War battles and troop movements; Charleston, WV; the Kanawha River; the Coal River; and George Washington's travels and surveys; among other subjects.","This subseries includes semi-monthly reports; lost or destroyed property reports; captains' monthly returns; abstracts of monthly payments and stationery issued; lists of officers; payroll and clothing distribution records; descriptive lists and accounting of pay and clothing records; morning reports; and muster rolls. The bulk of the material pertains to the 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Digitized copies of these items can be found online (see link in Instances).","See also, Series 2, Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry.","Many items were transferred to the Printed Ephemera Collection, including \"Mark Twain's Family in Early History of West Virginia,\" by Robert Harrison Ferguson, A.M. Superintendent Mason County Schools, Point Pleasant, West Virginia (see P8616 in the Printed Ephemera Collection).","\nAn original letter from T.J. Jackson to Laura Ann Jackson Arnold, 26 October 1847, from Mexico City, Mexico, has been separated to the rare signature collection, A\u0026M 435.","\nFive original letters have been separated from Series 5. Individual, Family, and Civil War History Papers to A\u0026M 435. These are original manuscript letters authored by William McKinley, Rutherford B. Hayes, George McClellan, John S. Mosby, and Louis Philippe, and an original typescript letter from Theodore Roosevelt.","\n\"Front Elevation of Lunatic Asylum, West of the Alleghany Mountains\", \"R. Snowden Andrews, Architect, Baltimore, MD\" (1859; 12 1/2 in. x 49 in.) separated to A\u0026M 4071, Weston State Hospital.","\nMost photographs in this collection have been separated and digitized -- see scope and content note for link to photographs in West Virginia History OnView. Two of the photos were separated to A\u0026M 4168, Panoramic Photos Collection: Sheltering Arms Hosptial and Kanawha Falls.","\nLists of separated materials in the following categories can be found in the control folder: Broadsides \u0026 Programs, Newspapers/Periodicals, Circulars \u0026 West Virginia Pamphlets, and Maps.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and papers of the Hays family, including Samuel L. and Peregrine Hays of Gilmer County (1836-1884, 1952-1962, undated [includes facsimiles]); records of the Confederate 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and later correspondence, clippings, and papers about the regiment and its members (ca. 1856-1955, undated [includes facsimiles]); various collections of individual and family papers and Civil War correspondence (1793-1974, undated [includes facsimiles]); original and copies of Stonewall Jackson letters and papers, as well as papers pertaining to Jackson family members (1801-1963, undated [includes facsimiles]); and materials related to the history of pharmacy and medicine, with a special focus on West Virginia (ca. 1832-1961, undated [includes facsimiles]). 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Ellis, Corporal, Company B, 15th (West) Virginia - Box 16 \nNotebook 2 - Jackson Letters - Box 16 \nNotebook 2A-K - Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson Papers, volumes 1-11 - Boxes 16-20 \nNotebook 3 - Index to 1st-2nd-3rd Biennial Reports, Dept. of Archives and History, 1906-1911 - Box 20 \nNotebook 4 - Douglas Freeman, Historian - Box 20 \nNotebook 5A - Kanawha County Court Records, 1788-1803 (contains typescript transcriptions) - Box 20 \nNotebook 5B - Kanawha County Court Records, 1825-1831 (contains typescript transcriptions) - Box 21 \nNotebook 6 - Fitzhugh (bio of Judge Nicholas Fitzhugh and diary of Henrietta Fitzhugh Barr) - Box 21 \nNotebook 7 - Thomas Jackson Arnold Letters (includes letters from TJA to Roy Bird Cook) - Box 21 \nNotebook 8 - Granville Davisson Hall Papers - Box 21 \nNotebook 9 - Jackson Papers (includes many items once held by Mrs. Jackson) - Box 22 \nNotebook 10 - Weston Newspapers (includes material from 1800s) - Box 22 \nNotebook 11 - Bennett Papers (re J.M. Bennett and the Bennett family; see also Notebook 44) - Box 22 \nNotebook 12 - Pioneer Sketches of Lewis County (By Roy Bird Cook) - Box 22 \nNotebook 13 - Jackson's Mill (contains thesis 'The Pioneer State 4-H Camp: Jackson's Mill') - Box 23 \nNotebook 14 - B\u0026O Railroad (extracts from dissertation re B\u0026O in the Civil War by Festus Summers) - Box 23 \nNotebook 15 - Lewis County (historical sketches by Robert L. Bland of 'The Weston Democrat' ca. 1920) - Box 23 \nNotebook 16 - Oliver Letters (contains newspaper column re history of Weston, 1892) - Box 23 \nNotebook 17 - Vandalia (contains typescript re the Ohio Land Company and George Washington) - Box 23 \nNotebook 18 - Narrative of Colonel John Stuart of Greenbrier, 1798 (incl. info. on Indian wars) - Box 23 \nNotebook 19 - A.J. Volck Confederate Sketches - see Series 13 \nNotebook 20 - West Virginia Index (incl. material related to work of Commission on Historic Markers) - Box 23 \nNotebook 21 - West Virginia Review Index (incl. list of articles by RBC, and TOC for 1923-1942) - Box 24 \nNotebook 22 - Charleston Typescripts (regarding local history) - Box 24 \nNotebook 23 - Stonewall Jackson Pamphlets, number 1 - Box 25 \nNotebook 24 - Stonewall Jackson Pamphlets, number 2 - Box 25 \nNotebook 25 - General Albert Jenkins, Confederate States Army (incl. biographical information) - Box 25 \nNotebook 26 - Civil War I (mostly typescripts re various topics connected to the Civil War) - Box 26 \nNotebook 27 - Civil War II - Box 26 \nNotebook 28 - Civil War III - Box 27 \nNotebook 29 - 'West Virginia' by Colonel Robert White (part of volume 2 of a series) - Box 27 \nNotebook 30 - Mason Mathews Collection (notebook pp. 1-19; transcription of Civil War letters) - Box 27 \nNotebook 30 - Alkire Collection (pp. 20-49; trans. of Civil War scrapbooks made by Marcia Phillips) - Box 27 \nNotebook 30 - Diary of Henry F. Westfall (pp. 50-92; incl. typescript copy of Civil War diary) - Box 27 \nNotebook 31 - Young Family Civil War Papers - Box 27 \nNotebook 32 - Stonewall Jackson (includes mostly articles about Stonewall Jackson) - Box 28 \nNotebook 33 - Civil War, No. 3 - Box 28 \nNotebook 34 - Civil War, No. 4 - Box 28 \nNotebook 35 - Civil War, No. 5 - Box 28 \nNotebook 36 - Civil War, No. 6 - Box 29 \nNotebook 37 - Stonewall Jackson (includes articles and pamphlets regarding T.J. Jackson) - Box 29 \nNotebook 38 - Stonewall Jackson (includes articles and pamphlets regarding T.J. Jackson) - Box 29 \nNotebook 38A - Stonewall Jackson (includes articles and pamphlets regarding T.J. Jackson) - Box 29 \nNotebook 39 - Stonewall Jackson (includes articles and pamphlets regarding T.J. Jackson) - Box 30 \nNotebook 40 - Civil War--Camden (contains Civil War recollections by Thomas B. Camden) - Box 30 \nNotebook 41 - Johnson Newlon Camden - Box 31 \nNotebook 42 - Camden-Newlon-Sprigg-Williams Papers (genealogies) - Box 31 \nNotebook 43 - Camden Papers - Box 31 \nNotebook 44 - Bennett Papers (thesis re Civil War, VA Politics, and J. Bennett; see Notebk. 11) - Box 32 \nNotebook 45 - West Virginia Sketch Book I (contains historical sketches, etc.; includes TOC) - Box 32 \nNotebook 46 - West Virginia Sketch Book II (contains historical sketches, etc.; includes TOC) - Box 32 \nNotebook 47 - West Virginia Sketch Book III (contains historical sketches, etc.; includes TOC) - Box 33 \nNotebook 48 - Ruffner Kanawha Valley Scrap Book - Box 33 \nNotebook 49 - Romance of the Kanawha (scrapbook contains maps, clippings, letters, etc.) - Box 33 \nNotebook 50 - Daniel Boone--Early Kanawha Valley (material re D. Boone and General A. Lewis) - Box 34 \nNotebook 51 - Lewis County Sketch Book I - Box 34 \nNotebook 52 - Lewis County Sketch Book II - Box 34 \nNotebook 53 - Weston--Lewis County (scrapbook includes mostly newspaper clippings) - Box 35 \nNotebook 54 - Blennerhassett - Box 35 \nNotebook 55 - Hamilton-Holt-Byrne-Newlon - Box 35 \nNotebook 56 - Colonel George Jackson and Family - Box 35 \nNotebook 57 - Washington Papers (includes copies of maps of land owned by GW) - Box 36 \nNotebook 58 - Washington Papers - Box 36 \nNotebook 59 - Washington Papers (includes material regarding Fort Dearborn) - Box 36 \nNotebook 60 - Cooke Papers (includes many articles written by John Esten Cooke) - Box 37 \nNotebook 61 - Washington Papers - Box 37 \nNotebook 62 - Washington Papers - Box 38 \nNotebook 63 - Washington Papers - Box 38 \nNotebook 64 - Washington Papers - Box 38 \nNotebook 65 - West Virginia Archaeology - Box 38 \nNotebook 66 - 'Wood County Formation' by Alvaro F. Gibbens - Box 39 \nNotebook 67A - Jackson VMI (contains Board of Visitors report, July 1863) - Box 39 \nNotebook 67 - Cook-Bird-Hull-Conrad Papers - Box 39 \nNotebook 68 - Kanawha County - Box 40 \nNotebook 69 - Hardesty's Lewis County (incl. Lewis, Barbour, and Upshur Counties) - Box 40 \nNotebook 70 - Alexander Scott Withers (author of 'Chronicles of Border Warfare') - Box 40"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eRoy Bird Cook\u003c/emph\u003e (April 1, 1886 - November 21, 1961) was born in Lewis County, near Roanoke, WV. Cook was a pharmacist and prominent West Virginia historian. Cook wrote several books on the history of Lewis County and biographies of Stonewall Jackson and Alexander Scott Withers, and contributed historical articles to a wide variety of publications. He also collected Civil War and early West Virginia documents and memorabilia. More biographical information on Mr. Cook is available in the \"Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.\" (see link in Instances).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eThe 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment\u003c/emph\u003e was formed in the early weeks of the Civil War when Confederate General Robert E. Lee ordered the recruitment of troops to protect railroad lines running through western Virginia's northern counties. On May 4, Lee appointed Colonel George Porterfield to assume command of these forces, which were being raised primarily in Taylor, Marion, Harrison, Monongalia, and Barbour Counties. In the next few weeks, these new recruits found themselves in the war's first arena, a tactical struggle for control of the Confederacy's northwestern flank--the hills, rails, and rivers of what would soon become the nation's 35th state, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eComposed of some of the war's earliest recruits, the 31st Virginia Infantry would see action under General Garnett, William L. \"Mudwall\" Jackson, Jones and Imboden, Stonewall Jackson, Jubal Early, and many more legendary Confederate commanders, at battles including Corrick's Ford, Cross Keys, Cold Harbor, Gettysburg, New Market, and others. Approximately 57 of the 850 men who joined the regiment in 1861 witnessed Lee's surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA detailed history of the 31st Virginia by James Dell Cooke is available online (see link in Instances).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eResearchers are also referred to John M. Ashcraft's '31st Virginia Infantry' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1988).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGranville Davisson Hall\u003c/emph\u003e (September 17, 1837 - June 24, 1934) worked for the Wheeling 'Intelligencer' as a reporter and editor. He also recorded the proceedings of the Wheeling Conventions, which led to the creation of the state of West Virginia. His notes were later published as 'The Rending of Virginia.' Hall also served as secretary to Governor Francis H. Pierpont when the Reorganized Government of Virginia was set up by the Second Wheeling Convention in 1861. In the new state government, Hall was elected the first clerk of the House of Delegates on June 20, 1863. In 1865, he was elected Secretary of State and also served as private secretary to West Virginia's first governor, Arthur I. Boreman. After the Civil War, Hall held several positions in the railroad industry.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCongressman and Confederate General \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAlbert Gallatin Jenkins\u003c/emph\u003e (November 10, 1830 - May 21, 1864) was born at Green Bottom, Cabell County. He practiced law in (West) Virginia and served in the U.S. Congress from 1857 to 1861. At the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted recruits for a Virginia unit called the Border Rangers and was elected their captain. In August of 1861, he formed the 8th Virginia Cavalry and became its colonel. In early 1862, Jenkins was elected to the First Confederate Congress. In August of 1862, he was appointed brigadier general. He went on to command a battalion of cavalry at the Battle of Gettysburg. Jenkins died of wounds he received at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain. Jenkins' Green Bottom plantation house, maintained as an historic site by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJonathan McCally Bennett\u003c/emph\u003e (October 4, 1816 - October 28, 1887) was born in Lewis County, (West) Virginia. He married Margaret Elizabeth Jackson, daughter of Captain George W. Jackson, cousin of Stonewall Jackson. Bennett was law partner of Gideon D. Camden, and in 1846 became the first Mayor of Weston. He served as a member of the General Assembly in 1852-1853, was president of the Exchange Bank of Virginia at Weston in 1853, served as First Auditor of Virginia from 1857 to 1865, and served on the West Virginia Senate from 1872 to 1876. During the Civil War, he sided with the Confederacy. For additional collections related to J.M. 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On May 4, Lee appointed Colonel George Porterfield to assume command of these forces, which were being raised primarily in Taylor, Marion, Harrison, Monongalia, and Barbour Counties. In the next few weeks, these new recruits found themselves in the war's first arena, a tactical struggle for control of the Confederacy's northwestern flank--the hills, rails, and rivers of what would soon become the nation's 35th state, West Virginia.","Composed of some of the war's earliest recruits, the 31st Virginia Infantry would see action under General Garnett, William L. \"Mudwall\" Jackson, Jones and Imboden, Stonewall Jackson, Jubal Early, and many more legendary Confederate commanders, at battles including Corrick's Ford, Cross Keys, Cold Harbor, Gettysburg, New Market, and others. Approximately 57 of the 850 men who joined the regiment in 1861 witnessed Lee's surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865.","A detailed history of the 31st Virginia by James Dell Cooke is available online (see link in Instances).","Researchers are also referred to John M. Ashcraft's '31st Virginia Infantry' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1988).","Granville Davisson Hall  (September 17, 1837 - June 24, 1934) worked for the Wheeling 'Intelligencer' as a reporter and editor. He also recorded the proceedings of the Wheeling Conventions, which led to the creation of the state of West Virginia. His notes were later published as 'The Rending of Virginia.' Hall also served as secretary to Governor Francis H. Pierpont when the Reorganized Government of Virginia was set up by the Second Wheeling Convention in 1861. In the new state government, Hall was elected the first clerk of the House of Delegates on June 20, 1863. In 1865, he was elected Secretary of State and also served as private secretary to West Virginia's first governor, Arthur I. Boreman. After the Civil War, Hall held several positions in the railroad industry.","Congressman and Confederate General  Albert Gallatin Jenkins  (November 10, 1830 - May 21, 1864) was born at Green Bottom, Cabell County. He practiced law in (West) Virginia and served in the U.S. Congress from 1857 to 1861. At the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted recruits for a Virginia unit called the Border Rangers and was elected their captain. In August of 1861, he formed the 8th Virginia Cavalry and became its colonel. In early 1862, Jenkins was elected to the First Confederate Congress. In August of 1862, he was appointed brigadier general. He went on to command a battalion of cavalry at the Battle of Gettysburg. Jenkins died of wounds he received at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain. Jenkins' Green Bottom plantation house, maintained as an historic site by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.","Jonathan McCally Bennett  (October 4, 1816 - October 28, 1887) was born in Lewis County, (West) Virginia. He married Margaret Elizabeth Jackson, daughter of Captain George W. Jackson, cousin of Stonewall Jackson. Bennett was law partner of Gideon D. Camden, and in 1846 became the first Mayor of Weston. He served as a member of the General Assembly in 1852-1853, was president of the Exchange Bank of Virginia at Weston in 1853, served as First Auditor of Virginia from 1857 to 1865, and served on the West Virginia Senate from 1872 to 1876. During the Civil War, he sided with the Confederacy. For additional collections related to J.M. Bennett and the Bennett family, see also A\u0026M 32, 35, 572, and others."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 1561, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, A\u0026M 1561, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e81, 858, 895, 1309, 1379, 1528, 1561\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related A\u0026M Collections"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["81, 858, 895, 1309, 1379, 1528, 1561"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMaterials include letters and papers of the Hays family, including Samuel L. and Peregrine Hays of Gilmer County (1836-1884, 1952-1962, undated [includes facsimiles]); records of the Confederate 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and later correspondence, clippings, and papers about the regiment and its members (ca. 1856-1955, undated [includes facsimiles]); correspondence, photographs, and scrapbook-style notebooks of Roy Bird Cook (1896-1961, undated [includes facsimiles]); various collections of individual and family papers and Civil War correspondence (1793-1974, undated [includes facsimiles]); original and copies of Stonewall Jackson letters and papers, as well as papers pertaining to Jackson family members (1801-1963, undated [includes facsimiles]) (the original letter by T.J. Jackson has been separated to A\u0026amp;M 435); and materials related to the history of pharmacy and medicine, with a special focus on West Virginia (ca. 1832-1961, undated [includes facsimiles]).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere is also an extensive series of bound notebooks containing manuscripts, transcriptions, clippings, genealogies, pamphlets, and images regarding the following topics: Stonewall Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, Colonel George Jackson, and Thomas Jackson Arnold; the Civil War, including historical sketches of battles as well as originals and copies of soldiers' diaries, journals, and letters; Lewis County; Charleston and the Kanawha Valley; Douglas S. Freeman; Granville Davisson Hall; Camden family; George Washington; and other topics.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePlease note: Additional processing took place in spring and summer 2012. Box and folder numbers from previous citations may no longer be accurate.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Hays Family Papers; 1836-1884, 1952-1962, undated (includes facsimiles); box 1.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry; ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 2-3.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nSeries 3. Roy Bird Cook Personal Papers; 1896-1961, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 4-5.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4. Miscellaneous History; 1783-1961, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 6-7b.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5. Individual, Family, and Civil War History Papers; 1793-1974, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 8-9.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6. Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson Papers; 1801-1963, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 10-14c.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 7. Historical Articles and Other Printed Papers; 1928-1962, undated (includes facsimiles); box 15.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 8. Bound Notebooks; 1679-1984, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 16-40.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 9. Miscellaneous; ca. 1850-1866, 1909-1958, undated; box 41, folders 1-4.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 10. History of Pharmacy and the West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association; ca. 1832-1961, undated (includes facsimiles); box 41, folder 5 - box 42, folder 3 (includes unfoldered material).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 11. West Virginia Medical History and Biography; 1870-1911, 1936-1958, undated (includes facsimiles); box 42, folders 4-7.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 12. American Pharmaceutical Association; 1868, 1939-1961, undated; box 43.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 13. A.J. Volck Confederate Sketches; ca. 1880, 1915-1954, 2012, undated (includes facsimiles); box 44.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 14. Glass Plate Negatives; undated; box 45.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 15. Oversize Material; 1774-1964, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 46-52 and map cabinet 1, drawer 19.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes correspondence, business papers, and biographical notes of Samuel L. Hays, his son Peregrine, and the Hays family of Gilmer County. Subjects include: the formation of Gilmer, Calhoun, Roane, and Upshur Counties; the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850; \"Stonewall\" Jackson's boyhood; early frontier conditions in the Wisconsin Territory; immigration, farming, milling, and land speculation in Minnesota, 1857-1870; Charleston and Braxton turnpike; slave sales; Early's Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864; conditions in Richmond during the Civil War pertaining to livestock, tobacco, and cotton trade; the West Virginia Capitol question, 1877; and the Senatorial contest, 1876. Correspondents include J.M. Bennett, Louis Bennett, John Brannon, Gideon Camden, J.N. Camden, William P. Cooper, H. G. Davis, John J. Davis, Spencer Dayton, John S. Hoffman, William L. Jackson, John E. Kenna, Theodore Lang, and George W. Silcott. [note: not all of the subjects and personal names listed for series 1 were verified during reprocessing]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes military records pertaining to the 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Confederate States Army. Military records include personnel papers (regarding death, desertion, and discharge), financial papers (receipts, inventories, etc.), judicial materials (charges and courts martial), correspondence, orders, a company book, muster rolls, etc. The series also includes maps, clippings, photographs, research correspondence, manuscript and typescript writings pertaining to the 31st Virginia Infantry of the Confederate States Army, and the correspondence and papers of D.C. Gallaher. D.C. Gallaher collected some of this material on the 31st regiment, which later came into the hands of Roy Bird Cook. For additional D.C. Gallaher material, see also Series 8, Bound Notebooks 26-28, Civil War I-III.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Military correspondence and orders include letters from J.M. Bennett, G. D. Camden Jr. and Sr., W.P. Cooper, John W. Daniel, Cyrus Hall, John S. Hoffman, A.H. Jackson, William L. Jackson, and William Smith. Additional correspondence includes letters to Roy Bird Cook pertaining to the regiment. Military orders are from the Army of Northern Virginia, the Army of Northwestern Virginia, Early's Division, and the 31st Virginia Infantry. Typescript writings include material related to soldiers and Civil War activities in Pocahontas, Upshur, and Lewis Counties; \"A History of the Thirty-First Virginia Regiment Volunteers C.S.A.\" by James Dell Cooke of WVU (1955); copies of W.P. [William Pope] Cooper diaries, letters, etc.; and \"Material Pertaining to Civil War Soldiers [Most of Whom Fought in the 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry]\" (ca. 1926-1940).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Please note, typescript copies of some of the original material in box 2, folders 1-9 can be found in box 3, folders 10-14.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For additional records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, see also: Series 15, Oversize Material -- 31st Virginia Infantry, boxes 49-51; and A\u0026amp;M 1528 Series 6, Military Records, and Series 9, Oversized.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes correspondence (box 4) and personal papers of Roy Bird Cook (box 5).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Correspondence includes mainly incoming invitations, letters, photo postcards, clippings, etc. Topics include: T.J. (Stonewall) Jackson; comments on several books (including 'Lee the American' by Gamaliel Bradford, 'Lewis County in the Civil War' by Cook, and 'They Called Him Stonewall' by Burke Davis); various areas of West Virginia history; family histories (notably of the Peterson and Rhea families); Civil War participants (e.g. General Jubal A. Early); the Civil War Round Table, Incorporated; the Jackson House (in letters from Isabel Arnold); Ann Bailey; George Washington's Ohio River trip; an exploration by James Patton; material on Fred Fousse, a Civil War illustrator; and biographical material on Roy Bird Cook.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Correspondents include: Thomas Perkins Abernathy (Corcoran School of History, University of Virginia), Holmes M. Alexander, Isabel Arnold (descendent of Stonewall Jackson's sister Laura, who married an Arnold), Thomas J. Arnold, John Bakeless, Albert J. Beveridge, Edward Bok, Alva J.C. Bond (Dean Emeritus, School of Theology, Alfred University), Gamaliel Bradford, Senator Harry F. Byrd, Lenoir Chambers, Dr. Earl L. Core, Burke Davis, Ruth Woods Dayton, H.A. DuPont, Douglas Southall Freeman, Granville Davisson Hall, Dr. Matthew S. Holt (father of Rush D. Holt), Jay W. Johns (President, Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Incorporated), Harnett T. Kane, John A. Klein (Adjutant General of the United States), Dr. O.D. Lambert, Foreman M. Lebold, Eli Lilly, Henry T. McDonald (President, Storer College), Clarence W. Meadows (former Governor), Meade Minnigerode, Judge Ben Moore, Oren F. Morton, Drew Pearson, Mrs. Randolph (Julia J.) Preston (Stonewall Jackson's granddaughter), Frederick F. Seely (Department of English, Allegheny College), Lawrence Sherwood, Kenneth Stuart (Art Editor, 'The Saturday Evening Post'), Boyd B. Stutler, Allen Tate, Albert Payson Terhune, Cecil H. Underwood, and John W. Wayland.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Personal papers include photographs of Cook and scrapbook-style notebooks containing correspondence, printed materials, and ephemera from Cook's life. Topics include Cook's time in school, American Pharmaceutical Association meetings, Cook's honorary LL.D. awarded by West Virginia University, his Kiwanis Personal Achievement Award, and an attempted burglary at his home.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional correspondence to and from Cook, writings by Cook, etc. can be found throughout the collection. For Cook family genealogy and other Cook material, see Series 8, Bound Notebook 67, Cook-Bird-Hull-Conrad Papers, and Series 15, Oversize Material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes manuscript originals and facsimiles, newspaper and magazine clippings, typescripts, and printed items regarding Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia businesses, Geary Securities Company (see also Series 15, Oversize Material), book reviews and excerpts, West Virginia elections, the West Virginia Capitol and capital city, and the history of West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For material that was separated from this series, see Series 15, Oversize Material, box 47, folders 3 and 8.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes original and facsimile clippings on: the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Weston; Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company Mill at Richwood; horse-powered boat \"Adventurer\" built at Coatsmouth [Coalsmouth?] in 1840s; facsimile, top of page 1, Parkersburg's West Virginia Walking Beam, vol. 2, no. 13 [October 9, 1880]; old grist mills; \"The Story of Salt,\" illustrated; Gatts Mound [at Cresap]; covered bridges; Hinkle Fort, Pendleton County, illustrated; the Mercer Grant, Mason County; Bailey's Hotel, Weston; early history of the 'Weston Democrat'; Harman Blennerhassett naturalization papers, Wood County court records; Blennerhassett episode--depositions of John Graham and Alex. Henderson, also J. Graham letter to Henderson; the Philippi Bar of the 1880s; doubts about Morgan, first white settler in West Virginia; Teays River; Spanish War Vets Convention, Weston; erosion, Canaan Valley and Blackwater Falls, illustrated; the Greenbrier Hotel in 1908; Fairfax survey map and Lower Shenandoah Valley Settlement; Selby House, Shepherdstown; Claudius Crozet; delegates to Commercial Convention in Memphis; list of U.S. Navy ships with West Virginia names; Old Richards Fort, Harrison County; John L. Cole; George Rogers Clark; etc.;\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes individual and family papers (manuscript and typescript letters, clippings, images, etc.) of West Virginians; manuscript and typescript letters, clippings, commissions, etc. regarding the Civil War, West Virginia politics, and other topics; a manuscript roll book of a Confederate sergeant (1862); and two manuscript Civil War diaries (Confederate diary: 1864; Union diary: 1864-1865).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The individual and family papers include material related to the Barney, Bennett, Boyle, Cook, Jackson, Broun, Burner, Camden, Keister, McCausland, Quarrier, Laidley, Ruffner, Tavenner, Tompkins, and O'Neill families, among others; and material related to Mordecai Levi, J.A.J. Lightburn, James C. McFarland, Major T.P. Moore, John Morgan, Francis H. Pierpont, Adam See, Colonel William C. Tavenner, William Tompkins, and Robert E. Lee, among others. Topics of the family and individual papers include family matters, genealogy, business, and the Civil War. Mordecai Levi (1835-1914) invented the first method of brick paving in the U.S. and was an early paver of Charleston, WV. His papers include facsimile and original typescripts and correspondence, official documents, clippings, and other material [1871-1890, 1914-1974, undated].\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Correspondence (mostly original letters) regarding the Civil War, West Virginia politics, and other letters includes the following correspondents, among others: John Echols, William McKinley, Rutherford B. Hayes, George McClellan, Harman Blennerhassett, Lawrence A. Washington, Louis Philippe (King of France), Joseph Johnson (Governor of Virginia), and John Letcher (Governor of Virginia), among others. Original letters from McKinley, Hayes, McClellan, Louis Philippe, and Theodore Roosevelt have been separated to A\u0026amp;M 435.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes facsimiles of biographic and genealogical clippings on: John Henry and writing of the ballad; Judge Ben Wheeler Moore; Lydia Boggs [Shepherd] Cruger/Kruger [also includes typescript]; John Henry Shaw; J.E. Hanger; Caroline Beeghley; Captain Jackson Everson [Apperson]; William Henry Tappey Squires; [Josias] Hanson Link [family] [includes Captain Leib's description of Clarksburg during Civil War period]; Colonel Benjamin J. Wilson; Donnally family; Clendennin family; Huddleston family; Herold family; White family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes facsimiles of biographic and genealogical clippings on: Willa Hood Strickler [first female pharmacist in the state]; Prof. Milton W. Humphreys; S.B. Elkins; Boyd Stutler; Hu Maxwell; Nathan Goff Jr.; Renick family and Calvin Brown Renick; John Champe; General Hugh Mercer; and Francis Marion Franklin Smith [typescript]. Also includes miscellaneous topics, such as: West Virginia newspaper editors and publications; reburial of Chief Cornstalk's remains; Jama Shamoon, Fairmont resident in camp of Pancho Villa; road from Monterey to Pocahontas County, 1781-1782; Robert Crain and Margaret Bennett, daughter of Judge W.G. Bennett, wedding in Weston; campaign ribbon, W.G. Bennett for Governor; and Mrs. Lewis Bennett's donation of uniform, medals, etc. of her son, Lieutenant Lewis B. Jr., to the National Museum in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains clippings on various subjects, including: General Cox's message to the people of Charleston, General Orders, No. 8, Headquarters, District of the Kanawha, Elk River, July 25, 1861; Scary Creek battlefield [includes map]; Confederate money in Stockholm, Sweden; Capture of Steamboat \"Levi\" [General Eliakim P. Scammon], illustrated; Hawk's Nest incident [1862]; Kanawha Valley [includes map, photo of General Wise, copy of 1861 broadside \"Men of Virginia! Men of the Kanawha! To Arms!\"]; Lightburn's Retreat, Kanawha Valley 1862, illustrated; occupation of Charleston by Union Troops in 1861; \"Fort Hill\" Charleston, illustrated; Colonel George S. Patton and the \"Kanawha Riflemen,\" illustrated; \"The Dixie Rifles,\" Beuhring H. Jones, and the burning of Gauley Bridge, illustrated; Duskey's Raid on Ripley, illustrated; Wise's retreat from the Kanawha [includes map, illustrated].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes clippings on various subjects, such as: Hart residence and Rich Mountain battlefield, illustrated; monument to Gus Bailey of Fayette County; West Virginia's Generals in Gray, illustrated; Clarksburg, 1861, illustrated; role of the 'Wheeling Intelligencer' in the birth of West Virginia; Isaac J. Settle's Diary; preparing for action on the Kanawha, illustrated; Old Jack and Old Jube; list of issues of 'The Confederate Veteran' that have a West Virginia interest history of Company B, 14th West Virginia Infantry; \"Winchester, Va., September 19, 1864\" painting; etc. Also includes stamps and an envelope regarding the Centennial of the Philippi Covered Bridge in 1952.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiary describes: marches and engagements in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia [including Greenbrier, Berkeley, and Jefferson County]; casualties and ordnance losses in various engagements; towns on route of march; desertions from the company; and reports of the movement and engagements of other units [Confederate and Union] [May 6, 1864-October 11, 1864]. Engagement sites include: Winchester and Fisher's Hill, 1st Brigadier General Breckenridge's Division, September 19 and 22; New Market, May 15, Confederate General John C. Breckenridge, Union General Seigle [sic: Sigel]; east of Atlee's Station, May 29-31 and June 1; Chickhominey River, Coal Harbor, June 2-3; near Lynchburg, June 18; near Salem, June 21; Frederick City, MD, July 9; between Purcellville and Snickerville, July 16; on the Shenandoah near Snicker's Gap, July 18; near Kerntown, July 24; near Charles Town, August 21; Berryville Road, September 4; near Winchester, September 19; Brown's Gap Road, September 26 [all 1864]. Martinsburg entries: July 4, 26, 27, 28-30, and August 7, 1864; Charlestown August 23, 1864. Last pages of diary list towns and countries traveled through, and distance traveled from May 6 - August 31, 1864.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiary includes: descriptions of various engagements and maneuvers preceding Ellis' capture at Cedar Creek; names of men serving with Ellis who were wounded, discharged, deserters, etc.; description of living conditions at Camp Salisbury, NC; number of Federal prisoners joining the Confederate Army; number of deaths; and rations received. West Virginia counties in which the regiment saw action: Greenbrier, Mineral, Monroe, Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan, Kanawha, Fayette, Raleigh, and Mercer. Ellis' location as mentioned in various entries in 1864: Ridgeville [Mineral County?], Hancock [MD?], \"Rebs reported at Peterson's Creek\" [Pattersons Creek, Mineral County?] on February 2; fight at New Creek [Mineral County] on February 3; \"Alpine Depot, Morgan Co. [Morgan County] West Virginia\" on April 1; other April entries mention Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Ravenswood, Pomeroy [OH], Charleston; Camp Piatt [?] Kanawha County on April 26; May entries mention Fayette County, Raleigh County, and Mercer County [captured Fort Breckenridge at Princeton, May 6]; Monroe County on May 13; New River on May 10; Lewisburg on May 22; White Sulphur Springs on June 2; Fayette County on June 20; Camp Piatt on July 1; Clarksburg on July 9; Piedmont on July 10; Martinsburg on July 11; Harpers Ferry on July 15; Libby Prison on November 1; Salisbury, NC on November 4. For a typescript copy of the diary, see also Series 8, Bound Notebooks, box 16, Notebook 1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes correspondence, military orders, battle reports, legal documents, clippings, typescripts, print material, ephemera, photographs, and other material. Topics include T.J. Jackson's military service, his time as constable of Lewis County, his entrance into West Point, his application for position on the faculty of University of Virginia, the Jackson and Arnold families, memorial busts and statues of Jackson, Jackson biographies, etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Also includes personal belongings of Jackson and associated memorabilia, such as Stonewall Jackson souvenir or commemorative coins and medals, and hair from the tail of Jackson's horse, Old Sorrel.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Also includes letters, pension documents, clippings, and financial statements of Mary Anna Jackson, T.J. Jackson's wife. Topics include family life and books written by Mrs. Jackson about her daughter and her husband.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For additional memorabilia, sheet music, newspapers, and images related to T.J. Jackson, see Series 14, Glass Plate Negatives, and Series 15, Oversize Material. For other Jackson materials, see also Series 8, Bound Notebooks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes unbound pamphlets and reprints of articles, as well as articles written by Roy Bird Cook. Topics include the history of Virginia and West Virginia, and the Civil War, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes typescripts, correspondence, clippings, genealogies, maps, ephemera, pamphlets, articles, photographs, and other material.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Prominent subjects include T.J. Jackson and his family, and the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material about T.J. Jackson includes articles and pamphlets about his life and military service; letters to, from, and about him; court records and legal documents regarding Jackson and his family; images of Jackson, Jackson's Mill, Jackson statues and memorials; reviews of books written about him, including Cook's 'The Family and Early Life of Stonewall Jackson'; and other items. Prominent Jackson family members include Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, Colonel George Jackson, and Thomas Jackson Arnold. (Notebooks prominently featuring T.J. Jackson and his family include 2, 2A-2K, 4, 7, 9, 13, 23, 24, 32, 37, 38, 38A, 39, and 56.)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Civil War materials include historical sketches of battles; originals and copies of soldiers' diaries, journals, and letters; historical sketches and rosters of companies and regiments; articles and narratives about life during the Civil War; etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional subjects include genealogy, West Virginia history, prominent individuals, the Virginia Military Institute, Weston newspapers, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the West Virginia Commission on Historic Markers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Genealogical subjects include the Jackson, Neale, Arnold, Camden, Newlon, Sprigg, Williams, Ruffner, Hamilton, Holt, Byrne, Cook, Bird, Hull, and Conrad families, among others (Notebooks 2D, 42, 43, 48, 55, 67, and others).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e West Virginia history subjects include Kanawha County Court records; Lewis County; Weston; Charleston; colonial and Civil War history of West Virginia; George Washington's travels and surveys in and around West Virginia; the Kanawha River, valley, and surrounding area; Blennerhassett Island; Wood County; and Parkersburg.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Prominent individuals include Andrew Jackson, Judge Nicholas Fitzhugh, Henrietta Fitzhugh Barr, Granville Davisson Hall, Jonathan McCally Bennett and the Bennett family, Colonel John Stuart, General Albert Jenkins, David Creigh, Mason Mathews, Henry F. Westfall, John Valley Young and family, Thomas Bland Camden, Johnson Newlon Camden, Daniel Boone, Harman Blennerhassett, John Esten Cooke, Colonel George Jackson, and Alexander Scott Withers, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Correspondents include T.J. Jackson, members of the Bennett family, Charles W. Dabney, Douglas Southall Freeman, Thomas Jackson Arnold, Lyman C. Draper, Boyd B. Stutler, and Roy Bird Cook, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For additional materials on David Creigh, see A\u0026amp;M 2201, Preston Family Papers, Box 1.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eDescriptive System for Series 8:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The contents of the notebooks are described to the item level in the Contents List. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n These items level descriptions are preceded with the items' genre and format in brackets.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGenres include:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e article (from magazine or journal) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n clipping (usually from newspaper) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n ephemera \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n pamphlet \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n photo \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n typescript \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n ms [manuscript] letter \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n ts [typescript] letter \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n other\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eFormats include:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e original \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n transcription \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n copy (for photocopies and other facsimiles)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Transcriptions are dated by creation date of the transcription, not the original. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n Copies are dated by creation date of original.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eExamples:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e [ephemera and photo; original] invitation to the dedication of the equestrian statue of Jackson and Lee in Baltimore, two tickets to the dedication, and a photo of the statue\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e [ts letters; transcription] letters regarding T.J. Jackson's appointment as a cadet at Military Academy (This record describes a set of typescript letters transcribed from originals.)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e [other; copy] T.J. Jackson's appointment as Brevet Second Lieutenant (This record describes a facsimile of an official appointment document.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes diaries, lists, clippings, and pamphlets regarding Civil War experiences, music, battles, etc.; medical practice in (West) Virginia in the 1850s; and U.S. Presidents. The typescript copies of diaries relate to the years just before, during, and after the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes typescripts, pamphlets, prescriptions, account statements, advertisements, correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, and other material. Topics include the James H. Rogers Drug Store and other drug stores in Charleston, WV; Dr. Henry Rogers and other Charleston pharmacists; medicines of the mid to late 1800s; the 1960 meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Association; West Virginia pharmacists' World War II service; and the West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (now known as the West Virginia Pharmacists Association).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes typescripts, pamphlets, magazine and journal articles, clippings, and correspondence regarding the history of the medical profession in West Virginia, including James Edward Hanger (first amputee soldier of the Civil War and founder of a prosthetics company), Dr. J.L. Miller (collector of medical material); and Dr. W.P. King.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes pamphlets of original and reprinted articles regarding various pharmacists and the history of pharmacy. Also included are three bound volumes of material pertaining to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes correspondence, a magazine, typescripts, and clippings related to Adalbert J. Volck. Also included are copies of 29 etchings by Volck regarding Civil War topics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes six glass plate negatives of T.J. Jackson portraits and Jackson's Mill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series is divided into two subseries, general material and material of the 31st Virginia Infantry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes memorabilia, sheet music, newspapers, and images related to T.J. Jackson, the Civil War, and Jackson's Mill. For additional T.J. Jackson material, see also Series 6, Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson Papers; Series 8, Bound Notebooks; and Series 14, Glass Plate Negatives.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Also included are family trees, maps, ephemera, clippings, Confederate bonds, and military records, among other material. Family trees show the genealogy of the Lee, Cook, Washington, and Cable families. Subjects of the maps include various counties in West Virginia; Civil War battles and troop movements; Charleston, WV; the Kanawha River; the Coal River; and George Washington's travels and surveys; among other subjects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes semi-monthly reports; lost or destroyed property reports; captains' monthly returns; abstracts of monthly payments and stationery issued; lists of officers; payroll and clothing distribution records; descriptive lists and accounting of pay and clothing records; morning reports; and muster rolls. The bulk of the material pertains to the 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Digitized copies of these items can be found online (see link in Instances).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also, Series 2, Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics.","Materials include letters and papers of the Hays family, including Samuel L. and Peregrine Hays of Gilmer County (1836-1884, 1952-1962, undated [includes facsimiles]); records of the Confederate 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and later correspondence, clippings, and papers about the regiment and its members (ca. 1856-1955, undated [includes facsimiles]); correspondence, photographs, and scrapbook-style notebooks of Roy Bird Cook (1896-1961, undated [includes facsimiles]); various collections of individual and family papers and Civil War correspondence (1793-1974, undated [includes facsimiles]); original and copies of Stonewall Jackson letters and papers, as well as papers pertaining to Jackson family members (1801-1963, undated [includes facsimiles]) (the original letter by T.J. Jackson has been separated to A\u0026M 435); and materials related to the history of pharmacy and medicine, with a special focus on West Virginia (ca. 1832-1961, undated [includes facsimiles]).","There is also an extensive series of bound notebooks containing manuscripts, transcriptions, clippings, genealogies, pamphlets, and images regarding the following topics: Stonewall Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, Colonel George Jackson, and Thomas Jackson Arnold; the Civil War, including historical sketches of battles as well as originals and copies of soldiers' diaries, journals, and letters; Lewis County; Charleston and the Kanawha Valley; Douglas S. Freeman; Granville Davisson Hall; Camden family; George Washington; and other topics.","Please note: Additional processing took place in spring and summer 2012. Box and folder numbers from previous citations may no longer be accurate.","Series 1. Hays Family Papers; 1836-1884, 1952-1962, undated (includes facsimiles); box 1.","Series 2. Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry; ca. 1856-1955, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 2-3.","\nSeries 3. Roy Bird Cook Personal Papers; 1896-1961, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 4-5.","Series 4. Miscellaneous History; 1783-1961, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 6-7b.","Series 5. Individual, Family, and Civil War History Papers; 1793-1974, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 8-9.","Series 6. Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson Papers; 1801-1963, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 10-14c.","Series 7. Historical Articles and Other Printed Papers; 1928-1962, undated (includes facsimiles); box 15.","Series 8. Bound Notebooks; 1679-1984, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 16-40.","Series 9. Miscellaneous; ca. 1850-1866, 1909-1958, undated; box 41, folders 1-4.","Series 10. History of Pharmacy and the West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association; ca. 1832-1961, undated (includes facsimiles); box 41, folder 5 - box 42, folder 3 (includes unfoldered material).","Series 11. West Virginia Medical History and Biography; 1870-1911, 1936-1958, undated (includes facsimiles); box 42, folders 4-7.","Series 12. American Pharmaceutical Association; 1868, 1939-1961, undated; box 43.","Series 13. A.J. Volck Confederate Sketches; ca. 1880, 1915-1954, 2012, undated (includes facsimiles); box 44.","Series 14. Glass Plate Negatives; undated; box 45.","Series 15. Oversize Material; 1774-1964, undated (includes facsimiles); boxes 46-52 and map cabinet 1, drawer 19.","This series includes correspondence, business papers, and biographical notes of Samuel L. Hays, his son Peregrine, and the Hays family of Gilmer County. Subjects include: the formation of Gilmer, Calhoun, Roane, and Upshur Counties; the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850; \"Stonewall\" Jackson's boyhood; early frontier conditions in the Wisconsin Territory; immigration, farming, milling, and land speculation in Minnesota, 1857-1870; Charleston and Braxton turnpike; slave sales; Early's Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864; conditions in Richmond during the Civil War pertaining to livestock, tobacco, and cotton trade; the West Virginia Capitol question, 1877; and the Senatorial contest, 1876. Correspondents include J.M. Bennett, Louis Bennett, John Brannon, Gideon Camden, J.N. Camden, William P. Cooper, H. G. Davis, John J. Davis, Spencer Dayton, John S. Hoffman, William L. Jackson, John E. Kenna, Theodore Lang, and George W. Silcott. [note: not all of the subjects and personal names listed for series 1 were verified during reprocessing]","This series includes military records pertaining to the 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Confederate States Army. Military records include personnel papers (regarding death, desertion, and discharge), financial papers (receipts, inventories, etc.), judicial materials (charges and courts martial), correspondence, orders, a company book, muster rolls, etc. The series also includes maps, clippings, photographs, research correspondence, manuscript and typescript writings pertaining to the 31st Virginia Infantry of the Confederate States Army, and the correspondence and papers of D.C. Gallaher. D.C. Gallaher collected some of this material on the 31st regiment, which later came into the hands of Roy Bird Cook. For additional D.C. Gallaher material, see also Series 8, Bound Notebooks 26-28, Civil War I-III."," Military correspondence and orders include letters from J.M. Bennett, G. D. Camden Jr. and Sr., W.P. Cooper, John W. Daniel, Cyrus Hall, John S. Hoffman, A.H. Jackson, William L. Jackson, and William Smith. Additional correspondence includes letters to Roy Bird Cook pertaining to the regiment. Military orders are from the Army of Northern Virginia, the Army of Northwestern Virginia, Early's Division, and the 31st Virginia Infantry. Typescript writings include material related to soldiers and Civil War activities in Pocahontas, Upshur, and Lewis Counties; \"A History of the Thirty-First Virginia Regiment Volunteers C.S.A.\" by James Dell Cooke of WVU (1955); copies of W.P. [William Pope] Cooper diaries, letters, etc.; and \"Material Pertaining to Civil War Soldiers [Most of Whom Fought in the 31st Regiment, Virginia Infantry]\" (ca. 1926-1940)."," Please note, typescript copies of some of the original material in box 2, folders 1-9 can be found in box 3, folders 10-14."," For additional records of the 31st Virginia Infantry, see also: Series 15, Oversize Material -- 31st Virginia Infantry, boxes 49-51; and A\u0026M 1528 Series 6, Military Records, and Series 9, Oversized.","This series includes correspondence (box 4) and personal papers of Roy Bird Cook (box 5)."," Correspondence includes mainly incoming invitations, letters, photo postcards, clippings, etc. Topics include: T.J. (Stonewall) Jackson; comments on several books (including 'Lee the American' by Gamaliel Bradford, 'Lewis County in the Civil War' by Cook, and 'They Called Him Stonewall' by Burke Davis); various areas of West Virginia history; family histories (notably of the Peterson and Rhea families); Civil War participants (e.g. General Jubal A. Early); the Civil War Round Table, Incorporated; the Jackson House (in letters from Isabel Arnold); Ann Bailey; George Washington's Ohio River trip; an exploration by James Patton; material on Fred Fousse, a Civil War illustrator; and biographical material on Roy Bird Cook."," Correspondents include: Thomas Perkins Abernathy (Corcoran School of History, University of Virginia), Holmes M. Alexander, Isabel Arnold (descendent of Stonewall Jackson's sister Laura, who married an Arnold), Thomas J. Arnold, John Bakeless, Albert J. Beveridge, Edward Bok, Alva J.C. Bond (Dean Emeritus, School of Theology, Alfred University), Gamaliel Bradford, Senator Harry F. Byrd, Lenoir Chambers, Dr. Earl L. Core, Burke Davis, Ruth Woods Dayton, H.A. DuPont, Douglas Southall Freeman, Granville Davisson Hall, Dr. Matthew S. Holt (father of Rush D. Holt), Jay W. Johns (President, Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Incorporated), Harnett T. Kane, John A. Klein (Adjutant General of the United States), Dr. O.D. Lambert, Foreman M. Lebold, Eli Lilly, Henry T. McDonald (President, Storer College), Clarence W. Meadows (former Governor), Meade Minnigerode, Judge Ben Moore, Oren F. Morton, Drew Pearson, Mrs. Randolph (Julia J.) Preston (Stonewall Jackson's granddaughter), Frederick F. Seely (Department of English, Allegheny College), Lawrence Sherwood, Kenneth Stuart (Art Editor, 'The Saturday Evening Post'), Boyd B. Stutler, Allen Tate, Albert Payson Terhune, Cecil H. Underwood, and John W. Wayland."," Personal papers include photographs of Cook and scrapbook-style notebooks containing correspondence, printed materials, and ephemera from Cook's life. Topics include Cook's time in school, American Pharmaceutical Association meetings, Cook's honorary LL.D. awarded by West Virginia University, his Kiwanis Personal Achievement Award, and an attempted burglary at his home."," Additional correspondence to and from Cook, writings by Cook, etc. can be found throughout the collection. For Cook family genealogy and other Cook material, see Series 8, Bound Notebook 67, Cook-Bird-Hull-Conrad Papers, and Series 15, Oversize Material.","This series includes manuscript originals and facsimiles, newspaper and magazine clippings, typescripts, and printed items regarding Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia businesses, Geary Securities Company (see also Series 15, Oversize Material), book reviews and excerpts, West Virginia elections, the West Virginia Capitol and capital city, and the history of West Virginia."," For material that was separated from this series, see Series 15, Oversize Material, box 47, folders 3 and 8.","Includes original and facsimile clippings on: the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Weston; Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company Mill at Richwood; horse-powered boat \"Adventurer\" built at Coatsmouth [Coalsmouth?] in 1840s; facsimile, top of page 1, Parkersburg's West Virginia Walking Beam, vol. 2, no. 13 [October 9, 1880]; old grist mills; \"The Story of Salt,\" illustrated; Gatts Mound [at Cresap]; covered bridges; Hinkle Fort, Pendleton County, illustrated; the Mercer Grant, Mason County; Bailey's Hotel, Weston; early history of the 'Weston Democrat'; Harman Blennerhassett naturalization papers, Wood County court records; Blennerhassett episode--depositions of John Graham and Alex. Henderson, also J. Graham letter to Henderson; the Philippi Bar of the 1880s; doubts about Morgan, first white settler in West Virginia; Teays River; Spanish War Vets Convention, Weston; erosion, Canaan Valley and Blackwater Falls, illustrated; the Greenbrier Hotel in 1908; Fairfax survey map and Lower Shenandoah Valley Settlement; Selby House, Shepherdstown; Claudius Crozet; delegates to Commercial Convention in Memphis; list of U.S. Navy ships with West Virginia names; Old Richards Fort, Harrison County; John L. Cole; George Rogers Clark; etc.;","This series includes individual and family papers (manuscript and typescript letters, clippings, images, etc.) of West Virginians; manuscript and typescript letters, clippings, commissions, etc. regarding the Civil War, West Virginia politics, and other topics; a manuscript roll book of a Confederate sergeant (1862); and two manuscript Civil War diaries (Confederate diary: 1864; Union diary: 1864-1865)."," The individual and family papers include material related to the Barney, Bennett, Boyle, Cook, Jackson, Broun, Burner, Camden, Keister, McCausland, Quarrier, Laidley, Ruffner, Tavenner, Tompkins, and O'Neill families, among others; and material related to Mordecai Levi, J.A.J. Lightburn, James C. McFarland, Major T.P. Moore, John Morgan, Francis H. Pierpont, Adam See, Colonel William C. Tavenner, William Tompkins, and Robert E. Lee, among others. Topics of the family and individual papers include family matters, genealogy, business, and the Civil War. Mordecai Levi (1835-1914) invented the first method of brick paving in the U.S. and was an early paver of Charleston, WV. His papers include facsimile and original typescripts and correspondence, official documents, clippings, and other material [1871-1890, 1914-1974, undated]."," Correspondence (mostly original letters) regarding the Civil War, West Virginia politics, and other letters includes the following correspondents, among others: John Echols, William McKinley, Rutherford B. Hayes, George McClellan, Harman Blennerhassett, Lawrence A. Washington, Louis Philippe (King of France), Joseph Johnson (Governor of Virginia), and John Letcher (Governor of Virginia), among others. Original letters from McKinley, Hayes, McClellan, Louis Philippe, and Theodore Roosevelt have been separated to A\u0026M 435.","Includes facsimiles of biographic and genealogical clippings on: John Henry and writing of the ballad; Judge Ben Wheeler Moore; Lydia Boggs [Shepherd] Cruger/Kruger [also includes typescript]; John Henry Shaw; J.E. Hanger; Caroline Beeghley; Captain Jackson Everson [Apperson]; William Henry Tappey Squires; [Josias] Hanson Link [family] [includes Captain Leib's description of Clarksburg during Civil War period]; Colonel Benjamin J. Wilson; Donnally family; Clendennin family; Huddleston family; Herold family; White family.","Includes facsimiles of biographic and genealogical clippings on: Willa Hood Strickler [first female pharmacist in the state]; Prof. Milton W. Humphreys; S.B. Elkins; Boyd Stutler; Hu Maxwell; Nathan Goff Jr.; Renick family and Calvin Brown Renick; John Champe; General Hugh Mercer; and Francis Marion Franklin Smith [typescript]. Also includes miscellaneous topics, such as: West Virginia newspaper editors and publications; reburial of Chief Cornstalk's remains; Jama Shamoon, Fairmont resident in camp of Pancho Villa; road from Monterey to Pocahontas County, 1781-1782; Robert Crain and Margaret Bennett, daughter of Judge W.G. Bennett, wedding in Weston; campaign ribbon, W.G. Bennett for Governor; and Mrs. Lewis Bennett's donation of uniform, medals, etc. of her son, Lieutenant Lewis B. Jr., to the National Museum in Washington, D.C.","Contains clippings on various subjects, including: General Cox's message to the people of Charleston, General Orders, No. 8, Headquarters, District of the Kanawha, Elk River, July 25, 1861; Scary Creek battlefield [includes map]; Confederate money in Stockholm, Sweden; Capture of Steamboat \"Levi\" [General Eliakim P. Scammon], illustrated; Hawk's Nest incident [1862]; Kanawha Valley [includes map, photo of General Wise, copy of 1861 broadside \"Men of Virginia! Men of the Kanawha! To Arms!\"]; Lightburn's Retreat, Kanawha Valley 1862, illustrated; occupation of Charleston by Union Troops in 1861; \"Fort Hill\" Charleston, illustrated; Colonel George S. Patton and the \"Kanawha Riflemen,\" illustrated; \"The Dixie Rifles,\" Beuhring H. Jones, and the burning of Gauley Bridge, illustrated; Duskey's Raid on Ripley, illustrated; Wise's retreat from the Kanawha [includes map, illustrated].","Includes clippings on various subjects, such as: Hart residence and Rich Mountain battlefield, illustrated; monument to Gus Bailey of Fayette County; West Virginia's Generals in Gray, illustrated; Clarksburg, 1861, illustrated; role of the 'Wheeling Intelligencer' in the birth of West Virginia; Isaac J. Settle's Diary; preparing for action on the Kanawha, illustrated; Old Jack and Old Jube; list of issues of 'The Confederate Veteran' that have a West Virginia interest history of Company B, 14th West Virginia Infantry; \"Winchester, Va., September 19, 1864\" painting; etc. Also includes stamps and an envelope regarding the Centennial of the Philippi Covered Bridge in 1952.","Diary describes: marches and engagements in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia [including Greenbrier, Berkeley, and Jefferson County]; casualties and ordnance losses in various engagements; towns on route of march; desertions from the company; and reports of the movement and engagements of other units [Confederate and Union] [May 6, 1864-October 11, 1864]. Engagement sites include: Winchester and Fisher's Hill, 1st Brigadier General Breckenridge's Division, September 19 and 22; New Market, May 15, Confederate General John C. Breckenridge, Union General Seigle [sic: Sigel]; east of Atlee's Station, May 29-31 and June 1; Chickhominey River, Coal Harbor, June 2-3; near Lynchburg, June 18; near Salem, June 21; Frederick City, MD, July 9; between Purcellville and Snickerville, July 16; on the Shenandoah near Snicker's Gap, July 18; near Kerntown, July 24; near Charles Town, August 21; Berryville Road, September 4; near Winchester, September 19; Brown's Gap Road, September 26 [all 1864]. Martinsburg entries: July 4, 26, 27, 28-30, and August 7, 1864; Charlestown August 23, 1864. Last pages of diary list towns and countries traveled through, and distance traveled from May 6 - August 31, 1864.","Diary includes: descriptions of various engagements and maneuvers preceding Ellis' capture at Cedar Creek; names of men serving with Ellis who were wounded, discharged, deserters, etc.; description of living conditions at Camp Salisbury, NC; number of Federal prisoners joining the Confederate Army; number of deaths; and rations received. West Virginia counties in which the regiment saw action: Greenbrier, Mineral, Monroe, Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan, Kanawha, Fayette, Raleigh, and Mercer. Ellis' location as mentioned in various entries in 1864: Ridgeville [Mineral County?], Hancock [MD?], \"Rebs reported at Peterson's Creek\" [Pattersons Creek, Mineral County?] on February 2; fight at New Creek [Mineral County] on February 3; \"Alpine Depot, Morgan Co. [Morgan County] West Virginia\" on April 1; other April entries mention Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Ravenswood, Pomeroy [OH], Charleston; Camp Piatt [?] Kanawha County on April 26; May entries mention Fayette County, Raleigh County, and Mercer County [captured Fort Breckenridge at Princeton, May 6]; Monroe County on May 13; New River on May 10; Lewisburg on May 22; White Sulphur Springs on June 2; Fayette County on June 20; Camp Piatt on July 1; Clarksburg on July 9; Piedmont on July 10; Martinsburg on July 11; Harpers Ferry on July 15; Libby Prison on November 1; Salisbury, NC on November 4. For a typescript copy of the diary, see also Series 8, Bound Notebooks, box 16, Notebook 1.","This series includes correspondence, military orders, battle reports, legal documents, clippings, typescripts, print material, ephemera, photographs, and other material. Topics include T.J. Jackson's military service, his time as constable of Lewis County, his entrance into West Point, his application for position on the faculty of University of Virginia, the Jackson and Arnold families, memorial busts and statues of Jackson, Jackson biographies, etc."," Also includes personal belongings of Jackson and associated memorabilia, such as Stonewall Jackson souvenir or commemorative coins and medals, and hair from the tail of Jackson's horse, Old Sorrel."," Also includes letters, pension documents, clippings, and financial statements of Mary Anna Jackson, T.J. Jackson's wife. Topics include family life and books written by Mrs. Jackson about her daughter and her husband."," For additional memorabilia, sheet music, newspapers, and images related to T.J. Jackson, see Series 14, Glass Plate Negatives, and Series 15, Oversize Material. For other Jackson materials, see also Series 8, Bound Notebooks.","This series includes unbound pamphlets and reprints of articles, as well as articles written by Roy Bird Cook. Topics include the history of Virginia and West Virginia, and the Civil War, among others.","This series includes typescripts, correspondence, clippings, genealogies, maps, ephemera, pamphlets, articles, photographs, and other material."," Prominent subjects include T.J. Jackson and his family, and the Civil War."," Material about T.J. Jackson includes articles and pamphlets about his life and military service; letters to, from, and about him; court records and legal documents regarding Jackson and his family; images of Jackson, Jackson's Mill, Jackson statues and memorials; reviews of books written about him, including Cook's 'The Family and Early Life of Stonewall Jackson'; and other items. Prominent Jackson family members include Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, Colonel George Jackson, and Thomas Jackson Arnold. (Notebooks prominently featuring T.J. Jackson and his family include 2, 2A-2K, 4, 7, 9, 13, 23, 24, 32, 37, 38, 38A, 39, and 56.)"," Civil War materials include historical sketches of battles; originals and copies of soldiers' diaries, journals, and letters; historical sketches and rosters of companies and regiments; articles and narratives about life during the Civil War; etc."," Additional subjects include genealogy, West Virginia history, prominent individuals, the Virginia Military Institute, Weston newspapers, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the West Virginia Commission on Historic Markers."," Genealogical subjects include the Jackson, Neale, Arnold, Camden, Newlon, Sprigg, Williams, Ruffner, Hamilton, Holt, Byrne, Cook, Bird, Hull, and Conrad families, among others (Notebooks 2D, 42, 43, 48, 55, 67, and others)."," West Virginia history subjects include Kanawha County Court records; Lewis County; Weston; Charleston; colonial and Civil War history of West Virginia; George Washington's travels and surveys in and around West Virginia; the Kanawha River, valley, and surrounding area; Blennerhassett Island; Wood County; and Parkersburg."," Prominent individuals include Andrew Jackson, Judge Nicholas Fitzhugh, Henrietta Fitzhugh Barr, Granville Davisson Hall, Jonathan McCally Bennett and the Bennett family, Colonel John Stuart, General Albert Jenkins, David Creigh, Mason Mathews, Henry F. Westfall, John Valley Young and family, Thomas Bland Camden, Johnson Newlon Camden, Daniel Boone, Harman Blennerhassett, John Esten Cooke, Colonel George Jackson, and Alexander Scott Withers, among others."," Correspondents include T.J. Jackson, members of the Bennett family, Charles W. Dabney, Douglas Southall Freeman, Thomas Jackson Arnold, Lyman C. Draper, Boyd B. Stutler, and Roy Bird Cook, among others."," For additional materials on David Creigh, see A\u0026M 2201, Preston Family Papers, Box 1.","Descriptive System for Series 8:"," The contents of the notebooks are described to the item level in the Contents List.  \n These items level descriptions are preceded with the items' genre and format in brackets.","Genres include:"," article (from magazine or journal)  \n clipping (usually from newspaper)  \n ephemera  \n pamphlet  \n photo  \n typescript  \n ms [manuscript] letter  \n ts [typescript] letter  \n other","Formats include:"," original  \n transcription  \n copy (for photocopies and other facsimiles)"," Transcriptions are dated by creation date of the transcription, not the original.  \n Copies are dated by creation date of original.","Examples:"," [ephemera and photo; original] invitation to the dedication of the equestrian statue of Jackson and Lee in Baltimore, two tickets to the dedication, and a photo of the statue"," [ts letters; transcription] letters regarding T.J. Jackson's appointment as a cadet at Military Academy (This record describes a set of typescript letters transcribed from originals.)"," [other; copy] T.J. Jackson's appointment as Brevet Second Lieutenant (This record describes a facsimile of an official appointment document.)","This series includes diaries, lists, clippings, and pamphlets regarding Civil War experiences, music, battles, etc.; medical practice in (West) Virginia in the 1850s; and U.S. Presidents. The typescript copies of diaries relate to the years just before, during, and after the Civil War.","This series includes typescripts, pamphlets, prescriptions, account statements, advertisements, correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, and other material. Topics include the James H. Rogers Drug Store and other drug stores in Charleston, WV; Dr. Henry Rogers and other Charleston pharmacists; medicines of the mid to late 1800s; the 1960 meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Association; West Virginia pharmacists' World War II service; and the West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (now known as the West Virginia Pharmacists Association).","This series includes typescripts, pamphlets, magazine and journal articles, clippings, and correspondence regarding the history of the medical profession in West Virginia, including James Edward Hanger (first amputee soldier of the Civil War and founder of a prosthetics company), Dr. J.L. Miller (collector of medical material); and Dr. W.P. King.","This series includes pamphlets of original and reprinted articles regarding various pharmacists and the history of pharmacy. Also included are three bound volumes of material pertaining to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.","This series includes correspondence, a magazine, typescripts, and clippings related to Adalbert J. Volck. Also included are copies of 29 etchings by Volck regarding Civil War topics.","This series includes six glass plate negatives of T.J. Jackson portraits and Jackson's Mill.","This series is divided into two subseries, general material and material of the 31st Virginia Infantry.","This subseries includes memorabilia, sheet music, newspapers, and images related to T.J. Jackson, the Civil War, and Jackson's Mill. For additional T.J. Jackson material, see also Series 6, Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson Papers; Series 8, Bound Notebooks; and Series 14, Glass Plate Negatives."," Also included are family trees, maps, ephemera, clippings, Confederate bonds, and military records, among other material. Family trees show the genealogy of the Lee, Cook, Washington, and Cable families. Subjects of the maps include various counties in West Virginia; Civil War battles and troop movements; Charleston, WV; the Kanawha River; the Coal River; and George Washington's travels and surveys; among other subjects.","This subseries includes semi-monthly reports; lost or destroyed property reports; captains' monthly returns; abstracts of monthly payments and stationery issued; lists of officers; payroll and clothing distribution records; descriptive lists and accounting of pay and clothing records; morning reports; and muster rolls. The bulk of the material pertains to the 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Digitized copies of these items can be found online (see link in Instances).","See also, Series 2, Records of the 31st Virginia Infantry."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMany items were transferred to the Printed Ephemera Collection, including \"Mark Twain's Family in Early History of West Virginia,\" by Robert Harrison Ferguson, A.M. Superintendent Mason County Schools, Point Pleasant, West Virginia (see P8616 in the Printed Ephemera Collection).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nAn original letter from T.J. Jackson to Laura Ann Jackson Arnold, 26 October 1847, from Mexico City, Mexico, has been separated to the rare signature collection, A\u0026amp;M 435.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nFive original letters have been separated from Series 5. Individual, Family, and Civil War History Papers to A\u0026amp;M 435. These are original manuscript letters authored by William McKinley, Rutherford B. Hayes, George McClellan, John S. Mosby, and Louis Philippe, and an original typescript letter from Theodore Roosevelt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n\"Front Elevation of Lunatic Asylum, West of the Alleghany Mountains\", \"R. Snowden Andrews, Architect, Baltimore, MD\" (1859; 12 1/2 in. x 49 in.) separated to A\u0026amp;M 4071, Weston State Hospital.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMost photographs in this collection have been separated and digitized -- see scope and content note for link to photographs in West Virginia History OnView. Two of the photos were separated to A\u0026amp;M 4168, Panoramic Photos Collection: Sheltering Arms Hosptial and Kanawha Falls.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nLists of separated materials in the following categories can be found in the control folder: Broadsides \u0026amp; Programs, Newspapers/Periodicals, Circulars \u0026amp; West Virginia Pamphlets, and Maps.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Many items were transferred to the Printed Ephemera Collection, including \"Mark Twain's Family in Early History of West Virginia,\" by Robert Harrison Ferguson, A.M. 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Two of the photos were separated to A\u0026M 4168, Panoramic Photos Collection: Sheltering Arms Hosptial and Kanawha Falls.","\nLists of separated materials in the following categories can be found in the control folder: Broadsides \u0026 Programs, Newspapers/Periodicals, Circulars \u0026 West Virginia Pamphlets, and Maps."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_3ccc07af556ba9d4c7990eed73312fc9\"\u003ePapers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and papers of the Hays family, including Samuel L. and Peregrine Hays of Gilmer County (1836-1884, 1952-1962, undated [includes facsimiles]); records of the Confederate 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and later correspondence, clippings, and papers about the regiment and its members (ca. 1856-1955, undated [includes facsimiles]); various collections of individual and family papers and Civil War correspondence (1793-1974, undated [includes facsimiles]); original and copies of Stonewall Jackson letters and papers, as well as papers pertaining to Jackson family members (1801-1963, undated [includes facsimiles]); and materials related to the history of pharmacy and medicine, with a special focus on West Virginia (ca. 1832-1961, undated [includes facsimiles]). There is also an extensive series of bound notebooks containing manuscripts, transcriptions, clippings, genealogies, pamphlets, and images regarding the following topics: Stonewall Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, Colonel George Jackson, and Thomas Jackson Arnold; the Civil War, including historical sketches of battles as well as originals and copies of soldiers' diaries, journals, and letters; Lewis County; Charleston and the Kanawha Valley; Douglas S. Freeman; Granville Davisson Hall; Camden family; George Washington; and other topics.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and papers of the Hays family, including Samuel L. and Peregrine Hays of Gilmer County (1836-1884, 1952-1962, undated [includes facsimiles]); records of the Confederate 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and later correspondence, clippings, and papers about the regiment and its members (ca. 1856-1955, undated [includes facsimiles]); various collections of individual and family papers and Civil War correspondence (1793-1974, undated [includes facsimiles]); original and copies of Stonewall Jackson letters and papers, as well as papers pertaining to Jackson family members (1801-1963, undated [includes facsimiles]); and materials related to the history of pharmacy and medicine, with a special focus on West Virginia (ca. 1832-1961, undated [includes facsimiles]). There is also an extensive series of bound notebooks containing manuscripts, transcriptions, clippings, genealogies, pamphlets, and images regarding the following topics: Stonewall Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, Colonel George Jackson, and Thomas Jackson Arnold; the Civil War, including historical sketches of battles as well as originals and copies of soldiers' diaries, journals, and letters; Lewis County; Charleston and the Kanawha Valley; Douglas S. Freeman; Granville Davisson Hall; Camden family; George Washington; and other topics."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_e37bcc605bdcccbb7485ff3cacdfccb0\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Bennett and the Bennett family; see also Notebook 44) - Box 22\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 12 - Pioneer Sketches of Lewis County (By Roy Bird Cook) - Box 22\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 13 - Jackson's Mill (contains thesis 'The Pioneer State 4-H Camp: Jackson's Mill') - Box 23\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 14 - B\u0026amp;O Railroad (extracts from dissertation re B\u0026amp;O in the Civil War by Festus Summers) - Box 23\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 15 - Lewis County (historical sketches by Robert L. Bland of 'The Weston Democrat' ca. 1920) - Box 23\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 16 - Oliver Letters (contains newspaper column re history of Weston, 1892) - Box 23\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 17 - Vandalia (contains typescript re the Ohio Land Company and George Washington) - Box 23\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 18 - Narrative of Colonel John Stuart of Greenbrier, 1798 (incl. info. on Indian wars) - Box 23\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 19 - A.J. Volck Confederate Sketches - see Series 13\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 20 - West Virginia Index (incl. material related to work of Commission on Historic Markers) - Box 23\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 21 - West Virginia Review Index (incl. list of articles by RBC, and TOC for 1923-1942) - Box 24\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 22 - Charleston Typescripts (regarding local history) - Box 24\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 23 - Stonewall Jackson Pamphlets, number 1 - Box 25\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 24 - Stonewall Jackson Pamphlets, number 2 - Box 25\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 25 - General Albert Jenkins, Confederate States Army (incl. biographical information) - Box 25\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 26 - Civil War I (mostly typescripts re various topics connected to the Civil War) - Box 26\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 27 - Civil War II - Box 26\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 28 - Civil War III - Box 27\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 29 - 'West Virginia' by Colonel Robert White (part of volume 2 of a series) - Box 27\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 30 - Mason Mathews Collection (notebook pp. 1-19; transcription of Civil War letters) - Box 27\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 30 - Alkire Collection (pp. 20-49; trans. of Civil War scrapbooks made by Marcia Phillips) - Box 27\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 30 - Diary of Henry F. Westfall (pp. 50-92; incl. typescript copy of Civil War diary) - Box 27\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 31 - Young Family Civil War Papers - Box 27\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 32 - Stonewall Jackson (includes mostly articles about Stonewall Jackson) - Box 28\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 33 - Civil War, No. 3 - Box 28\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 34 - Civil War, No. 4 - Box 28\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 35 - Civil War, No. 5 - Box 28\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 36 - Civil War, No. 6 - Box 29\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 37 - Stonewall Jackson (includes articles and pamphlets regarding T.J. Jackson) - Box 29\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 38 - Stonewall Jackson (includes articles and pamphlets regarding T.J. Jackson) - Box 29\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 38A - Stonewall Jackson (includes articles and pamphlets regarding T.J. Jackson) - Box 29\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 39 - Stonewall Jackson (includes articles and pamphlets regarding T.J. Jackson) - Box 30\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 40 - Civil War--Camden (contains Civil War recollections by Thomas B. Camden) - Box 30\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 41 - Johnson Newlon Camden - Box 31\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 42 - Camden-Newlon-Sprigg-Williams Papers (genealogies) - Box 31\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 43 - Camden Papers - Box 31\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 44 - Bennett Papers (thesis re Civil War, VA Politics, and J. Bennett; see Notebk. 11) - Box 32\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 45 - West Virginia Sketch Book I (contains historical sketches, etc.; includes TOC) - Box 32\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 46 - West Virginia Sketch Book II (contains historical sketches, etc.; includes TOC) - Box 32\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 47 - West Virginia Sketch Book III (contains historical sketches, etc.; includes TOC) - Box 33\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 48 - Ruffner Kanawha Valley Scrap Book - Box 33\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 49 - Romance of the Kanawha (scrapbook contains maps, clippings, letters, etc.) - Box 33\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 50 - Daniel Boone--Early Kanawha Valley (material re D. Boone and General A. Lewis) - Box 34\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 51 - Lewis County Sketch Book I - Box 34\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 52 - Lewis County Sketch Book II - Box 34\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 53 - Weston--Lewis County (scrapbook includes mostly newspaper clippings) - Box 35\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 54 - Blennerhassett - Box 35\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 55 - Hamilton-Holt-Byrne-Newlon - Box 35\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 56 - Colonel George Jackson and Family - Box 35\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 57 - Washington Papers (includes copies of maps of land owned by GW) - Box 36\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 58 - Washington Papers - Box 36\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 59 - Washington Papers (includes material regarding Fort Dearborn) - Box 36\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 60 - Cooke Papers (includes many articles written by John Esten Cooke) - Box 37\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 61 - Washington Papers - Box 37\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 62 - Washington Papers - Box 38\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 63 - Washington Papers - Box 38\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 64 - Washington Papers - Box 38\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 65 - West Virginia Archaeology - Box 38\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 66 - 'Wood County Formation' by Alvaro F. Gibbens - Box 39\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 67A - Jackson VMI (contains Board of Visitors report, July 1863) - Box 39\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 67 - Cook-Bird-Hull-Conrad Papers - Box 39\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 68 - Kanawha County - Box 40\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNotebook 69 - Hardesty's Lewis County (incl. 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Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.","This collection is arranged into three series: Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts; Series 2. Ledgers and Bound Manuscripts; Series 3. Oversized Documents and Manuscripts.  Each series is arranged in chronological order by date.","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.053","In 1715 Col. G. Mason (father of Sarah and grandfather to Commodore Brooke) died, leaving among other children, by his last wife two sons and one daughter Sarah Mason-left several tracts of land to sons who died under age and their property left to their sister--she married, under age, in 1734 to Thomas Brooke--before her marriage to protect her estate a settlement made of her lands and slaves upon her and Thomas Brooke during their life and heirs of her body by Brooke or any other husband--in failure of heirs her half-brother George--Articles of Agreement between G. Mason and Brooke who gave £2,000 bond for its execution--in 1735 George died intestate--Brooke never executed the agreement but sold most of his wife's land and ran the money, then died--Mrs. Ann Mason, widow of George, brought suit against Sarah and Thomas Brook (deceased) for breach of bond and won--conveyances made by Brooke cannot be disputed.","Lewis's search of title goes back to William Travers, who by deed from Proprietors, March 22, 1677, got 788 acres--son Samuel conveyed it by deed July 1, 1685 to brother Rawleigh--conveyed by him to William Lambert, Dec. 2, 1692--conveyed by him to George Mason, April 19, 1693--left by will to sons who died underage--descended to sister Sarah who with husband Thomas Brooke sold it to Zephaniah Wade, October 20, 1738--Z. Wade Conveyed 300 acres on Nov. 26, 1739 to Saml. Magruder for Eliza. Spencer--it was reconveyed to Z. Wade on Aug. 4, 1744--Jan. 16, 1745 sold to John Littleton--on his death left to 2 sons and is now property of William Butler Harrison--the remaining part of 788 acres was sold by Z. and Violiner Wade to John Brown Dec. 15, 1739--left at his death to Ann, a daughter who married Charles West--they deeded it to Geo. Washington, Oct. 27,1772--he willed it to Lewis.","Items in this collection were acquired by gift and purchase from various sources. Materials are added to the collection as they are acquired.","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1967.01.02","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.042","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.037","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.038","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.043","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.045","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.44","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.047","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.048","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.049","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.056","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.060","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.077a","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.063","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.064","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.071","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.075","Note on folder says this document was on display for 20 years in a display case in the Ann Pamela Cunningham building.","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.080","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.041","George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1967.01.03","Gift: Jess and Grace Pavey Fund, 2007","London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1768","Robert Bremner","Broadside, In Congress July 4th, 1776: the unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America. Conserved by Cleveland Conservation of Art on Paper, Inc., 8 December 2011","A.L.S. 1 page. Letter, order to pay. Instructs him to pay £78.13.10 to John Winter. Docketed on reverse. William Adair, Agent to the Coldstream Regiment.","Conserved June 2006 by Holly Krueger.","This collection of historic manuscripts dates from 1607-1933, with the bulk of materials dating from 1738-1868. The correspondence, journals and diaries, legal and financial records, estate documents, and printed ephemera in the collection primarily relate to the Washington and Custis families, the Revolutionary War, and society life in antebellum Washington D.C. and Virginia.","Portions of this collection have been digitized, as noted in the item-level descriptions.","A.D.S. 3 pages. Docketed \"Crompe and others. con. cutbush et al ... 1607. order. or Decree.\" and \"A Decree for the platts against Cutbush.\"\tThe signer is thought to be Lawrence Washington (d. 1616) of Sulgrave, England, grandfather of Colonel John Washington, the immigrant. However, it's possible the signer was Sir Lawrence Washington (1549-1619) who served as Registrar of His Majesty's Court of Chancery and great uncle of George Washington.","D.S. 2 pages. Accessioned as a \"legal document\" signed by Lawrence Washington and Henry Thoresby in 1615. Elizabethan handwriting makes it difficult to decipher the purpose of the document or the actual date. The signer is thought to be Lawrence Washington (d. 1616) of Sulgrave, England, grandfather of Colonel John Washington, the immigrant. However, it's possible the signer was Sir Lawrence Washington (1549-1619) who served as Registrar of His Majesty's Court of Chancery and great uncle of George Washington.","Document granting 1500 acres of land to Lt. Col. John Washington \"for ye transportation thirty servants into this Colony ...\" Lists the names of 28 servants and \"Two Negroes.\" Signed by Anthony Bridges. Nicholas Spencer listed as one of the justices at Westmoreland County court where transaction is approved. Washington gained several thousands of acres in this manner.","A.D.S. 1 page. Recorded in Stafford on March 12, 1690. Registered in deed book Thomas Lee. Addressed to \"Mr. William [ ] our agent in Virginia\" survey by John Alexander on April 27, 1669 granting 5000 acres to Spencer and Washington is patented and ordered registered.","D. 1 page. Grant of 5000 acres in Stafford County [later Fairfax County] \"in the freshes of the Potomacke river\", opposite Piscataway village and between Little Hunting Creek and Epsiwasson Creek [Mount Vernon], \"said land being due ... for the transportation of one hundred into this Colony.\" ","Early copy of original grant, endorsed in hand of Genl. Washington on back \"Govr. Jeffreys Grant for 5000 acs. to Colo. Nicholas Spencer and Lt. Colo. Jno. Washington 1677\", watermark (crown over GR).","Legal document from 1687, written on vellum. The first first paragraph is written in Latin; the subsequent text is in English.  Appears to be dated 20 May 1687, and describes a legal obligation from Thomas Grosham and his wife Sarah to Richard Newsome(?). Document was witnessed by Rich Nicholson, [second name unclear], and Hen. Washington.  The document and the second signature may be in the same hand.","D.S. 2 pages. Conveyance of 300 acres of a patent of 1906 acres of land on Little Hunting Creek, Stafford County [later Fairfax] for 3000 [ ] of good tobacco. Endorsed in hand of General Washington on reverse \"Thompson to Rose Bargain and Sale 14th March 1688\" and also in another hand. Signed on reverse by Thompson and witnesses. Sale acknowledged on May 8, 1689, by Richard Gibson and Ma [ ] Thompson.","A.D.S. 1 page. Survey by George Brent of part of the land granted to Nicholas Spencer and John Washington. On reverse is a transcript of the grant by Lord Culpeper to Spencer and Washington. See under date March 1, 1674.","A.D.S. 1 page. Deed of lease to John Bushrod (ancestor of Bushrod Washington) for \"Searles\" plantation to include \"all houses, outhouse buildings Gardens Orchards ...\" Witnessed by James Westcomb and William Scott.","D. 1 page. Excerpts of Last will and Testament of John Custis grandfather of Daniel Parke Custis. Integral cover addressed to Major John Custis, watermarked (crown over heraldic shield). Test copy by \"Robert Howson C Cir Ct Northampt.\"","1. Chifonessex Plantation and Arlington house with 250 to John Custis, his son. -- 2. All male cattle on Smith's and Mackeon Islands. -- 3. 1 large silver dish, six large silver plates, one large silver basin, 2 silver candlesticks with a silver snuffer dish, 2 silver snuffers, 1 good feather bed and furniture, choice of pistols and holsters, best sword. -- 4. All rest of land at Pocomock not disposed of in his lifetime. -- 5. Quarter part of the Brigenton the Northampton built by John Bowden; the biggest silver tankard and \"my fathers picture now hanging in my hall\". -- 6. The male cattle given in will bars him of further claim owed him.","William Byrd writes to his brother-in-law John Custis, enclosing a will of their father-in-law Daniel Parke (dated 1710 December 7) regarding inheritance to their wives Frances and Lucy, daughters of Daniel Parke. Autograph document signed, 3 pages. Additional documents include a 1710 October 27 legal note regarding court settlement involving Daniel Parke - autograph document signed, small sheet; and an unrelated document with a list of receipts dated May 1757 of payments received from Daniel Parke Custis written, dated, and signed for in the hand of each creditor, autograph document signed, 2 pages.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Thanks her for letter--gives her an opportunity to write her and assure her that she is not ambitious if she had the watch she would return it to her--the barbarous murder of Genl. Parke plundered him of all--there is little or nothing of it restored though he had six or seven thousand pounds--they are not even being punished--wishes all relatives of Parke would petition the Queen--\"tis a greif beyond expression to se the injustice that is done so great a man\"--sorry that she is such a sufferer by the General's will--it was never her desire to have any part of his estate--if it is in her power to help it her estate will not be burdened with the debts--the new general has seized some of the estate and talks of taking more--she has a small silver basin and ladle of Genl. Parke's--either or both are at her service.","Docketed \"a letter giving an acct. of Col. Parke's death.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"K. Chester.\"","Sampson Darrell deed for Dogue Creek land, George Washington's copy. Virginia deed for land described as located in Stafford County [Fairfax County], granted to Sampson Darrell for 162 acres by the Right Hon. Catherine Lady Fairfax, sole proprietor of the Northern neck of Virginia. Dated November 26, 1717 with a separate docket in the handwriting of George Washington relating to the 1717 deed that came into his possession after he purchased the land in his expansion of the Mount Vernon plantation in the late 1750's. This grant to Sampson Darrell in the Northern Neck was originally for 200 acres but was corrected and regranted to Lady Catherine Culpeper in 1717 in the amount of 162 acres which George Washington later acquired. 1 sheet with fragment.","D. 3 pages. Daniel Parke has Virginian and English estates--heavily in debt--his wife [Jane] the daughter of Philip Ludwell had a considerable fortune--two daughters: Frances married to John Custis and Lucy married to Wm. Byrd--in 1705 Queen Ann made him Governor of Leward Islands held this for 5 years and acquired considerable estate there--in Dec. 1710 he was murdered by the inhabitants \"who plundered his house of all his plate, mony, jewells, and household stuff\"--no reparation ever made--the pretense for this was the suspicion that the Governor was too familiar with some of their wives namely Mrs. Chester by whom he was supposed to have a child--confirmd this by his liberality to the child (at his death too young to be christened)--by his will left all his estate in the Leward Islands for the use of his child called Lucy Chester--the mother Katherine Chester--if Lucy died before she came of age he \"began at last to remember his lawfull children\", gave Frances Custis all his estate in Virginia and England--willing that his daughter should pay the legacies hereafter mentiond and all his debts--hard upon her however Mr. Custis and his wife discharged all the debts due both in England and Virginia amounting to many thousand pounds and then paid the legacies--got no account of debts in the Leward Islands--Mrs. Custis wrote the executor Mr. Rhodny--he said very few of the General's papers came to hand, the mob having destoyed them--a Mr. Perry owed money--now at last after more than 14 yrs. are past a man who calls himself Dunbar Parke, married to Lucy Chester, demands L10,000 of Mr. Custis (Frances long since dead) for debts owed by Daniel Parke in the Leward Islands--no notice ever given of such debts before--since all estates and debts in the four Leward Islands were given to Lucy Chester she ought to be liable for the debts--if the estate in England and Virginia must assume these debts as well as those in Va. and Eng. neither Frances nor Lucy Burd will have anything left from the estate--not the meaning of the testator.","Docketed \"This paper gives much information respecting the murder of Govr. Parke and other family matters.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Signed and sealed by Roger Gregory, Mildred Gregory. Docketed on reverse, possibly later in the hand of George Washington, Roger and Mildred Gregory \"Bond to Auge Washington 19th Octr 1726.\"","D.S. oversize parchment folded. An indenture for the sale of the estate of Culthorpe in Derbyshire, England by Francis Ash \"of St. Mary's county in the province of Maryland planter, ...\" Augustine Washington acting under a power of attorney granted him by Ash. Reference to the contract for the sale on June 25, 1728. presumably Washington, when he traveled to England in 1729, acted to complete the sale for Ash.","The case of planters of tobacco in Virginia, as represented by themselves, signed by the president of the council and speaker of the House of Burgesses ([London: Printed for J. Roberts in Warwick Lane]). This pamphlet was written by Robert Carter for the vindication of the representation for the planters in Virginia: made by the General assembly of that colony.","A.L.S. 1 page. Explains the reasons for the delay in repaying debt. Signature not legible. John Bushrod was the maternal grandfather of Judge Bushrod Washington.","D. 1 page. Deeds dated May 25 and 26th, 1739 to 523 acres on Muddy Hole Branch [later a part of Mount Vernon] for a consideration of £150.","Document, early copy, laminated, docketed by George Washington on reverse, watermark (crown over shield with GR).","A.L.S. 4 pages. Sorry to hear his family is so sickly especially with \"flux\"--gives minute directions for their care i.e. bleeding, vomits etc.--herbs to use and how to prepare various remedies--Hannah's ailment and how to treat it--has had a good year all his tobacco is in the houses--haying now, has a great quantity--3000 tobacco hhds.--poor old Harry sick--Mr. Winch's land--Clayborn land being bought for Winch--your sister knows nothing of it--she is being turned out and sent her lawyer to him for advice--is repairing her house at Waldees--whom does he mistrust?--Custis coat-of-arms discussed--Winch has come by his lately--\"every scoundrell ye has money, may go ye heralds office and buy a coat of arms\"--Daniel has more right to it than his sister now married--list of things he is sending (wine, cider, and sugar, mint water, cinnamon) with advice about how to take care of it.","Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermarks (J. Honig and crown over encircled lion rampant with motto).","A.D.S. 3 pages. Release for the 180 acres of the Spencer grant lying along Dogue Creek [later part of Mount Vernon for £105 current money and £500 tobacco--all the land lying in Truro Parish, Prince William County [Fairfax] on upper side of Doeg Creek, containing 180 acres Ninety Eight and half perches [formerly part of tract granted to Nicholas Spencer].","Docketed by George Washington on reverse, and in another hand \"Copy Release-Spencer to Osborne,\" watermarks (crown over GR on shield, and crown over heraldic device and motto \"Honi soie quo Mal y pense\"). Witnessed by John Colville, William Payne, John Brown, Stephen Lewis. Receipt signed by Wm. Spencer same date for payment received. Proved Nov. 26, 1739 by Catesby Cocke Clerk. Copy teste by John Graham.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mentions letter received telling of his ill health and advanced age, fears he will not recover, so wished to make his peace with all the world--Cable lets him know that he is his friend--sets his conscience at rest in respect to what has happened between them--result of misunderstandings--\"I really apprehended that I was ill used\"--not guilty of malpractice--wrote to the governor that he would not act by the Commission he had--wants him to bestow it on someone else--can't after renouncing it take it up again--would do anything to oblige him [Custis] and settle peace among \"our Relations\"--hopes there may be a way found to do it without trouble--wants to settle things so none of friends or relations are discontented--if either of them die before they meet again hopes they will meet in the Everlasting Kingdom where no disturbance can be--\"Your Sister sends you her kind Love ...\"","Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermarks (crown over GR within shield, and crown over heraldic device and motto \"Honi soit qui mal y pense\").","A.L.S. 1 page. Concerning a permit to take in Virginia tobacco. This is the earliest known written example of the name \"Mount Vernon\" used for Washington's estate. Fairfax was Lawrence Washington's father-in law.","A.D.S. 1 page. \"Platt of a Survey made for Capt. Augustine Washington and Mr. John Washington in Westmoreland County ...\" Contains metes and bounds and ink and pencil drawing of the tract bordered on three sides by Bridges Creek Potomac River and Pope's Creek. Later renamed Wakefield by Wm. Aug. Washington.","A.D.S. 2 pages. For 106 acres on Dogue Run in Truro Parish, Fairfax County, part of a greater tract of land belonging to Sampson Darrel, and bounded by line of land of late Wm. Spencer and Dogue Run--yearly rent of 730 lbs. of tobacco--privileges and restrictions of the lease. Signed by John Gist. Witnessed by Giles Tillet and Wm. Sherman.","A.D.S. 1 page. Laminated onto another sheet of paper, reverse side not legible. Discharge order for David Coulton by Admiral Edward Vernon. Sentence of a court martial.","A.L.S. 1 page. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Aug. Washington\".  Letter of family interest--expresses pleasure at Lawrence's recovery--congratulations on birth of son--\"You need not have been so severe on the Salts as you were in your last, if you would but consider how much you are indebted to them ...\"--doesn't approve of taking up large tracts of land so far back, \"it is a ready way to keep your Self always behind hand.\"--Warner Washington to marry Betty Mason the end of the month. Integral cover, watermark (crown over encircled GR, and crown over heraldic shield and motto \"Honi soit qui mal y pense\").","A.D.S. 1 page. Fragment, in hand of James Mitchell, laminated, docketed on reverse \"Mitchel acct. Recpt. £4,\" charred by fire. Account covers period from November 6, 1748-July 2, 1749--for such items as horses butter, \"making yr. Bed Slip,\" washing, dinner and club--entries for 1748 scratched through. Receipted on July 1, 1749 for £1/4 by James Mitchell.","A.L.S. 1 page. Sends news that Custis's father [John Custis] heartily approves of his marriage with Miss [Martha] Dandridge--\" ... he has so good a Character of her That he had rather you shou'd have her than any Lady in Virginia. Nay if possible he is as much enamoured with her Character as you are with her Person and this is owing chiefly to a prudent speech of her own. Hurry down immediately for Fear he shou'd change the strong inclination he has to your Marrying directly.\"--gave briddle and saddle to Jack in Custis's name. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (crown over heraldic device and motto \"Honi Soit qui mal y pense,\" and crown over GR). Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Power.\" Date on original catalog card appears [c.1750].","One page from a ledger book dated 1747 in the hand of Lawrence Washington, for accounts with \"The Right Honourable Lord Fairfax.\" The purchases include bills of exchange for sterling, sheep, gunpowder and shells, payment for smith work, and barrels of Indian meal. The payments were made primarily against rent payments.","Title page from \"A Book of Surveys Began July 22nd 1749.\"Facsimile copy with note at top:  \"Fac simile, copied from a Manuscript in the handwriting of Washington.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages. Account - Lawrence Washington with the Ohio Company. Account before his death, and interest run up on the unpaid account after his death, amount credited to his account. Autograph document signed by Geo. Mason, docketed \"The Estate of Lawrence Washington Esqr. deceased with The Ohio Company - Acc't, May 8, 1772, \"laminated, Watermarks (crown over GR, and crown over encircled armed figure).This acc't. drawn up and signed by George Mason on part of Ohio Co. Attested on May 19, 1772, by A. Henderson, Clerk of Fairfax Co. Court.","Plant cutting of boxwood. Note reads it was planted by Lawrence Washington.","D. 1 page. Bill - Benjamin Nockalls to Mr. John Price. Bill for wom[an]s shoes and white thread--am't of bill £0.11. Document, on reverse of broadside advertisement by Benjamin Nockalls, laminated, incomplete watermark (GR).","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for June 14, 1751-April 3, 1752 for medical care, including one entry \"Jan 10 [1752] To a large box antiscorbutick Ointm. for Mr. George Washington.\" Also includes entries \"a Visit to yr Negro wench,\" and \"Drawing a tooth for yr Negro.\" Autograph document signed, laminated, docketed \"Rect. Doctr. Sutherland April 27th 1752 1.6.9.,\" badly charred. Receipted on April 27, 1752 for Dr. Sutherland by [ ] Peyton.","D. Document, partly printed, laminated, torn and charred, watermark (crown). Bill for cloth, buttons, buckram, thread, etc., amounting to £2.19.","A.L.S. 1 page. Because of Capt. Wilson's situation it has been impossible to issue Lawrence's half pay--needs a new power of atty.--also asks Lawrence to send him a letter for the Secy. of War in re. his bad state of health and requesting a 12 mo. extension of his leave. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (crown over powder horn and name L.V. Garrevink). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Anth. Stewart\".","A.D.S. Bill for [ ] amounting to £0.18.0. Autograph document signed, in hand of [ ] Morley, laminated, incomplete watermark (crown), on reverse of Richard Gore's Broadside Advertisement. Receipted by A[ur.?] Morley.","D. 1 page. Bill for gimblets, and blades and sail needles--amounting to £3.8. Document, fragment, laminated, incomplete watermark (G[R])?","D. 2 pieces. An undated one-page list of over 80 persons, some well known Virginians - including Col. Fairfax, Col. Lee, and Maj. Washington - who purchased items from the estate of Lawrence Washington, George Washington's older brother. The total value of bonds and other sundries comes to 386 pounds, 10 shillings, 10 pence. Sheet is docketed on the reverse in George Washington's handwriting. The second item is a brief note, also undated, of 6 lines in an unknown hand that identifies the first item and points out George Washington's handwriting in the docketing.","A.L.S. 1 page. Custis writes to the merchant firm in London: \"You have here Inclosed a Bill of Loding for Twelve ho[gsheads] of very Choice fine Tobacco for which I hope you will render me an agreeable price. I received my Accts. Currt. the Ballance then I observe due to me £1830 = 17:10 which I believe to be Right ... \". Page has been damaged and taped.","D. 6 pages. Document, contemporary attested copy by Wm. Moss, laminated. Witnessed by Wm. Waite, Jno. North, Andrew W. Warren and Joseph Gound. Proved Sept. 26, 1752 by John Graham in Fairfax County. ","1. to be buried in a proper vault at Mt. Vernon -- 2. [Mount Vernon lands and buildings] and land on Bullskin, Frederick Co. to his wife for use during her life, and 1/2 of negroes -- 3. all real and personal property not otherwise disposed of in Virginia and Md. to go to daughter Sarah and her heirs, but in case of her death without issue: brother Augustine to receive Principio, Accokeek, Kingsbury, Lacanshire and No. East Iron works in Va. and Md., reserving 1/3 of profits to wife, and 2 tracts of land in Frederick County; George, on death of Lawrence's wife, to get all lands with improvements in Fairfax Co., and, further, during life of wife George to have use of a share of land equal to that given to Samuel, John and Charles. Remaining lands in Frederick Co. to bros. Samuel, John, and Charles (each to pay their sister Betty £150) -- in case any of the three die without issue, land to revert to Augustine. Each of brothers to receive part of remaining share of negroes and pay wife £100 sterling. -- 4. certain other properties to be sold to pay debts. (Share in Ohio Co., lands, and lots in Alexa. included, and arrears of his half pay) -- 5. Mourning ring to wife, mother in law and executors. Appoints Wm. Fairfax, George Fairfax, August. and George Washington, Majr. John Carlyle nd Nathaniel Chapman as executors.","D.S. 2 pages. A writ of examination for the release of the dower lands of Sarah Johnston to her husband George. George Washington is mentioned as still residing in King George County. Sarah Johnston was examined by George William Fairfax, Daniel McCarty and William Ramsay who all signed the document. Their seals are covered over with pieces of paper.","Plat showing the purchase of land for John Augustine Washington, acquiring 643 acres of land granted by Thomas Rutherford in Frederick (now Jefferson) County, VA. George Washington had also purchased land in Frederick County, acquiring 453 acres also from Thomas Rutherford, granted by Lord Fairfax. Autograph document, 2 pages, docketed.","Received of Daniel Parke Custis executor of John Custis Esqr. deceased 25 lbs.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"Sir, Ten days ago I sent an express to Governor Shirley with orders to him to meet me at Annapolis in Maryland and have desir'd. Mr. Delancy to accompany him thither:...,\" [signed] E. Braddock.","Embossed Revenue Stamp on Colonial; partially printed--3 pence revenue stamp of Massachusetts. Directs sheriff of Essex County to attach the goods or arrest Timothy Rogers of Glocester.","A.D.S. 1 page. Autograph document signed, laminated, endorsed on reverse, \"Rect. No. 41\". Receipted August 1 1761 by Lodwick, witnessed by William Anderson and William Simms. Hardwick was overseer on Bullskin property in Frederick Co. This acct. for L7.10.3 for cattle and wheat delivered by Lodwick.","Printed by B. Franklin for 15 shillings. Pa note.","Partially printed, signed (by Charlee Thompson).\"To counterfeit is death\" on back of note.\" Painted by B. Franklin and D. Hall 1760\" on back of note. \"This bill shall pass for five pounds within the Province of Pennsylvania according to an Act of Assembly made in the 33rd year of the Riegn of King George dated the fifth day of May, 1760\".","D. 2 pages. Account - Mary Washington with Dekar, Thompson, and Cox. Purchases of supplies including food, cloth, and housewares. Torn and charred, laminated.","Form letter, printed, signed by Russell, laminated, (another form letter included on same page), included in letter of May 4, 1762, Russell to J.A.W. Informing him of new partnership between him and William Molleson--assures him of continued attention to his affairs.","A.L.S. 1 page. Received news of Col. Aug[ustine] Washington's death--[Post ?] chariot for Mrs. Bushrod being sent by ship insured--has lately taken a partner, as enclosed - [see form letters dated March 25, 1762, James Russell to John Augustine Washington; and James Russell and Molleson to John A. Washington]--sends Mr. Bushrod's acct. current. Integral cover, laminated, docketed \"The firm of James Russell and Molleson [ ] there first Letter 5 March 1762\".","Copy. Endorsed at top, \"Copy of a letter in possession of Mrs. G.W. Bassett of Hanover Co., Va. being one, of only two letters, in which Genl. Washington was known to indulge in humor\".\"Not in Writings\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Washington\". Letter in a humorous vein congratulating the Bassetts on the birth of another child,--comments on church-going--chides him humorously for not attending church, \"Could you but behold with what religious zeal I hye me to Church on every Lords day ...\"--state of tobacco crop.","Print document, 2 pages folio, folded. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Basketts. 1764. London.","Pennsylvania 5s denomination note. Main text runs vertically through, \"Printed by B. Franklin.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages. Account of monies received by and owing to John Carlyle, including sums relating to the estate of Lawrence Washington and to John Posey.","Small proof copy of stamp. Re: Stamp Act.","An example of a stamp required on colonial paper based on the British Parliamnet's Stamp Act. Embossed 4d, red, gem proof.","D.S. 2 pages. Document signed, fragment, laminated, torn and charred scrap of paper. Account from May 3-July 30, 1765, for snuff, Irish l[inen], silk hat, fann, etc. Account signed by [Ja]mes Buchanan.","Incomplete copy., \"revived and improved: Or, An Astronomical Diary, For the Year of our Lord Christ 1766. Calculated for the Meridian of Boston in New England, Lat. 42 Deg. 25 Min. North.\" Housed in a handmade enclosure with button tie.","A.D. 2 pages. Total of £121. 15S. received from Mr. Harvey, Richard Lee and Mr. Simpson.","Printed document , 1 page folded. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett. London.","A.D.S. 1 page. Amos Ogden (of Reading County, New Jersey) grants power of attorney to Thomas Ogden of New Sarum, Great Britain,\" ... to do whatsoever may be necessary to be done respecting some Lands in West Florida in America ...\" Witnessed by John Blagge and William [Virtue?].","D. 1 page. Document, fragment, laminated, incomplete watermark (GR). Account for 1 doz. black lead pencils, steel pencil case, pocket knife, sheep sheers, etc.---amounting to £1.7.6.","D.S. 4 pages. \"At the Court of St. James.\" Grant made to Amos Ogden, through the power of attorney given to Thomas Ogden, for 25,000 acres of land in west Florida. One of the conditions: That Amos Ogden \"do settle the Lands with foreign Protestants or Persons that shall be brought from his Magestys other Colonies in North America within ten years ...\"","Printed document, 2 pages folio, folded. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett. London.","A.L.S. 4 pages. \"Dear Sir.\" Received receipt of acct. sales for past year--he has drawn on them for 3 sets of Exchange of £100 each--please send Miss Bushrod's invoice of goods soon for she is to be married and cannot set up house keeping without them--[paragraph blurred]--weather so cold and river frozen, so Capt. Johnstone slow in loading ship--make him insurance on 16 hhds. tobacco by Lord Camden in case of loss--[Added under date of 20 March 1769 in J.A.W.'s hand is] \"Invoice of all goods to be sent by the first ship into Rapahannock or Potomack for J. A. Washington,\" with list of things desired. On reverse is same list with prices added. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed \"Copy of my Le[tter] and [invoice ?] [ ] Feb. 1769\", watermark (crown over encircled heraldic device and motto). Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. A. Washington\".","A.L.S. 3 pages. Has sent son George to see him, so he can see cruelty with which tutor treats the children--bad wound on his head--obliged if [Hannah B. Washington would send rosewater--wishes them joy of their young son--[Bestey ?] delivered of son--needs money to pay decree against estate--entitled to interest on payments being made to her. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark (figure holding aloft a liberty cap, lion rampant in enclosure with motto \"Pro Patria\"), bottom part of letter is missing.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Letter to his sister. Since he will be secluded for 2 or 3 years from Rippon Lodge while studying law [in England] desires her to write him news of their circle of friends--is a friend of the brother of her friend Mr. Cadwalleder--supposes she has had another child by now--cautions her not to spoil it as she has done Richard--requests her to send him some good hams, pickles, Indian corn, peaches. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (crown over powder horn, LVG, and Bell).","A.D.S. 1 page. Concerns the examination of witnesses for the court. Docketed on reverse, \"Frederick 4th of October 1771, In obedience to the sithin order we the Subscribers have Deligently Examined Thom.s Speake in behalf of the Plaintiffs witness own hands.\"","D.S. 2 pages. The bond is for 500 pounds with Warner Washington as the co-signer for Throckmorton. Signed by John Ariss, a tenant farmer of George Washington's, as a witness. The various dates of the signatures are when payments were made.","D.S. 2 pages. A bill of sale of land owned by a wife. Witnessed and signed by Samuel Washington.","A.D. 1 page. Bill, account to John Aug. Washington of loss--a broker's account for settling a loss--plus current account rendered. Autograph document, partly mutilated, laminated, endorsed \"Lord Camden(?)\", watermark (Garrevenk).","D.S. 2 pages. Evaluation of Sundries belonging to Mary Washington by Charles Washington and Fielding Lewis. Inventory with value of livestock, tools, slaves--evaluated by Fielding Lewis and Chas. Washington. Document signed, in hand of Fielding Lewis, silked, endorsed by G.W.(?), watermark (crown over heraldic shield and motto \"Honi soit qui mal y pense\").","A.D. 1 page. Indenture between Richard Simmons and Samuel Wade Magruder. 2 tracts of land called Wickhams and Pottingers discovery in Frederick Cty., Md. sold to Magruder by Simmons for £157.0 ... witnessed by Charles Jones and Andrew Heugh ... reverse side has Simmons receipt to Magruder for the money ... Jones and Heugh's statement that they have examined Mrs. Simmons' dower rights ... received and recorded Apr. 19, 1772 ... received of Magruder on Apr. 13, 1772 £0.8.0 for an Alienation fine on sd. land.","A.D.S. 4 pages. Account for 7 pr. plaid hose, black pettycoat, silk purse, pins, chrystall buttons, copper kettle, hair trunk, snuff box, etc. Autograph document signed, laminated, docketed \"Rect. [Ed]ward Moore 13th October 1772,\" two sheets badly torn and burned, watermark (crown over powder horn and LVG).Receipted on Oct. 13, 1772, on second sheet by Edward Moor.","Two copies. D.S. 1 page. Assignment of bond from Samuel Washington to Phil Pendleton to be transferred to Samuel Beale. Witnessed by Samuel Washington. Later assigned to Gabriel Jones, November 1772 and then to John Lewis, February 1773. Bond for 200 pounds.","D. 1 page. Eulogy of William Nelson, given to a \"Miss Bassett\" of Eltham, written in Williamsburg. Addressed to \"Miss Bassett[at]Eltham,\" probably Elizabeth Bassett, eldest daughter of Col. Burwell Bassett of Eltham. Document, laminated, watermark (GR surmounted by a crown).","Account, widow of Augustine Washington (half brother to George Washington). Date on original catalog appears 1773 (Jan.) - 1774 (Nov.). For sundries.","\"A Crown\" issued according to act of Gen. Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed in 13th year of reign of George III--signed Jacob Harman, Mord. Lewis, Joseph Allen--No. 15454 printed by Hall and Sellers.","A.L.  2 pages. Bushfield. Also includes copy of letter from James Russell to William Carr, 12 July 1773. Docketed on reverse, \"To William Carr Esqr. Merchant in Dumfries, By favor of Mr. Stadler.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Fragment, poor condition. Account for medicines and treatment, including linement, laudanum, cordial mixture, bolus, ingredient for Glysters, etc., amounting to £ 6.18.0. Autograph document signed, laminated, a badly torn and charred scrap of paper, indecipherable watermark, docketed on reverse \"Mrs. Washington,\" and \"£6.18 4 Septr. 1774\". Date on original catalog card appears [c.1774]. Receipted by W. Mortimer.","A.D.S. Account from Sept. 1774-Feb. 1775 for sugar and codfish--£1.3.0. Autograph document signed, in hand of Benjamin Call, laminated, docketed \"Henly and Caul\". Receipted July 17, 1775 by Benjamin Call.","A.D.S 2 pages. An estate inventory of Lawrence Washington (1745-1774) -- a direct descendant of emigrant Col. John Washington and distant cousin of George Washington. The inventory includes 42 slaves (by name), cattle, and furnishings of each room. The inventory is signed by Thomas Jett and recorded by R. Bernard in Westmoreland County on December 31, 1782.","D.S. 1 page. Receipt for 18 shillings for one pound of Hyson Tea. Autograph document signed, fragment, charred by fire, laminated, docketed \"Robt. Broom £.18.0, 18th May 1774\".","A.L.S. 2 pages. \"-if you come to America you should come into this Province and be very cautious in buying ground; the people in this country they plow the ground that is cleared so many years together that they run it out.\"","D. 1 page. Sum of one pound promised to Burdett Ashton, executor of Anne Washington ... payable on or before this date, one yr ... bind themselves for 2 pounds ...\" Witnessed by John Ashton.","A.L.S. 1 page. Acknowledges a grain measure--reports that the measure accords with his own and also with one from Baltimore--deduces that the measure then in use in [Westmoreland Co.] is inaccurate. Autograph letter signed, docketed, watermark incomplete (heraldic device).Name on original manuscript appears as \"John Aug. Washington\".","A.L.S. 1 page, folded. Discusses the beginning of the Revolution. Advises James to stay in Scotland \"until the present dispute between the Parliament and America is ended.\" Continues \"-there is great preparation for war in the different provinces of this country; several skirmishes that happened; there was a battle at a place in New England called Concord ...\"","Printed enlistment broadside, signed by 17 recruits.","A.L.S. 1 page. Would have come to see her in Prince William but has been daily expecting Capt. Wood's return--has been out little because of lack of shoes--those she has are too small and cannot get any more.","D.S. List of 21 names of soldiers enlisting in the Continental Army for 1 year. Scituate, Massachusetts.","A.D.S. 1 page. A document in connection with a lawsuit over Augustine Washington's will: Alexander and Elizabeth Spotswood, Burdett and Ann Aston, and Jane Washington vs. John Augustine Washington, William Augustine Washington, and George Washington \"Infants under the Age of Twenty one Years\" [at the time of Augustine's death]. This document stipulates how George Washington's father's estate will be divided amongst the defendents and plaintiffs.","List of militia officers, including their rank, sworn in by the Committee of Westmoreland County, Virginia, including John Augustine Washington, Colonel (brother of George Washington). Document signed by J. Davenport. 1 page.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mt. Pleast. Camp, South Side of James River, on my way to Norfolk. There has been an engagement between Dunmore and the Lowlanders--can tell details--postscript adds that Mr. James Lewis will act for him at division of estate [of Augustine Washington ?] and receive his part. Autograph letter signed, fragment only, laminated, incomplete watermark (crown over powder horn), directed on reverse, \"Carry this letter to Westmoreland\".","L. 4 pages. Letter, unsigned. Attributed to Rev. Abiel Leonard before the siege of Boston in 1775, has a note to return to William A. Saunders of Cambridge.","\"This BILL of SIX DOLLARS, shall entitle the BEARER hereof to receive GOLD or SILVER, at the rate of FOUR SHILLINGS and SIX-PENCE sterling per DOLLAR. . . .\"Passed by Maryland Provincial Convention. Printed by F. Green.","\"According to the Resolves of the Assembly of Pennsylvania, of the 18th day of November, in the sixteenth Year of the Reign of G.E.O. the Third. Dated at Philadelphia, the 8th Day of December, 1775.\" Printed by Hall and Sellers.","A.D.S. Receipt for slaves, cattle, etc. alotted to Ashton as his wife's [Ann Washington's] portion of estate of her father, Augustine Washington--valuation amounts to £432.3.8. Autograph document signed, in hand of John A. Washington, laminated, docketed \"Rect. B. Ashton £432.3.8, 21 decr. 1775\".Witnessed by Danl. McCarty.","A.D. 1 page. List of names, county, amount of rent, amount in arrears.","D. 1 page. \"Articles of agreement\" between Amos Ogden and Thomas Ogden include \"Robert Ogden, New York\" and \"David Ogden, New Jersey.\"","Revolutionary War Journals of James Humphrey, written partially in code, with separate marching orders and review of procedures - 4 items. A 32 page journal, the first seven pages being in code, recording information such as an encouragement to continue in the service of the state of Massachusetts, a list of men in Captain Gore's company, the rations allowed each man, the pay scale of a battalion, a copy of regimental orders, and a list of names of the men on guard duty. Attributed to James Humphrey who used the same code in anothern journal. Together with an additional 20 pages containing numerous tables such as the diameter of guns and balls, the \"composition for Fuzes of Shells of all Natures,\" how to figure the time of flight of a cannon ball, etc. Separate sheets list marching orders and instructions.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mifflin, an aide-de-camp to George Washington, writes: \"General Washington has been dangerously ill -- His Complaint a perineumony. He is much better and said to be out of Danger -- His Situation has occasioned great anxiety in our Minds. The Consequences which would follow the Loss of so great a Man at this time cannot be calculated.\"","D.S. 1 page. 25 men signed or made their X to enroll for 3 months of service in the \"American Army.\" Document signed, partially printed.","A.L.S. 3 pages, docketed with two separate promissory notes. Donald Campbell writes about the war ruining his business and the need for a \"good constitution\" to get the people to believe in Independence.","This one-sixth dollar note displays a linking ring of states and sunburst design which reads \"AMERICAN CONGRESS WE ARE ONE.\" On recto is a sundial design: \"FUGIO, MIND YOUR BUSINESS.\" \"According to a Resolution of CONGRESS, passed at Philadelphia, February 17, 1776.\" Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","Currency Note. This one-third dollar note displays a linking ring of states and sunburst design which reads: \"AMERICAN CONGRESS WE ARE ONE.\" On recto is a sundial design: \"FUGIO, MIND YOUR BUSINESS.\" \"According to a Resolution of CONGRESS passed at Philadelphia, February 17, 1776.\" Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","Seven dollar Continental currency note, printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","A.L.S. 1 page. Am ordered by G. Washington to make provisions for marching army--have ready 80,000 lb. hard bread at Woodstock--stop sending any more flower, etc. to camp--part of bread must be at Woodstock before the detachment on Wed., \"... the consequence of a failure may be fatal\"--keep it as much to yourself as possible.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Reporting the survey of the Ohio Co. 200,000/acres by Capt. Hancock Lee and Mr. Leet--they have it all in one tract on Licking Creek which falls into the Ohio 150 miles below the Scioto R. about [80] miles above the Kentucky R.--it is clear of Henderson's and the Vandalia Co. claims--\"By all Accounts it is equal to any Land on this Continent, being exceedingly rich and level.\"--charges for survey £650--each member owes £50 each he can't pay it all--men waiting for the money--puts it to him as a \"Man of Honour\" if he intends to benefit from the survey he ought to pay some portion of the charge or sell out his shares. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (crown over GR), docketed, \"Geo. Mason - dated ye 12 March 1776-receivd 5th Oct. [ ] Col. R. Lee, delivered ye [ ] to R. McKeldon\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Mason\".","One shilling note, emitted by a law of colony of New Jersey passed March 25, 1776, signed by Robt. Smith, Jonathan Deare, and John Smythe. Printed by Isaac Collins, Burlington, New Jersey.","Printed document 1 page. Broadside signed by John Jay [then President of Congress] with instructions to the Commanders of the Private Ships or Vessels of War, instructing then that they will have Commissions of Letters of Marque and Reprisal, authoring them to make Captures of British Vessels and Cargoes.","A.D.S. 1 page. Receipt of a list of bonds due George William Fairfax. Collected by Lund Washington and received by Craven Payton. Docketed on reverse by George Washington: \"Craven Payton receipt for Bonds - taken at the sale of Colo Fairfax's Furniture etc., 7th April 1776.\"","Continental currency note for three dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","Letter or journal entry written from Montreal, Canada on May 24, 1776 with sketched map of Lake Champlain on the back. Describes movement and condition of troops and arms of the Northern Department, some have smallpox and fever. It is unknown who the creator is but was at one time attributed to David Avery. References Benedict Arnold.","Warrant written to Ebenezer Hancock the Deputy Paymaster General of the USA to Pay to David Townsend, Surgeon of the 6th Regiment, a refund of 23 pounds 7 shillings for smallpox medicines he purchased for the 6th regiment. Signed by Artemas Ward and Joseph Ward.","A.D.S. 1 page. Fragmented document is signed, laminated, docketed \"Rect. No. 101 Wm. Hunter £5.8.9, 21st Augt. 1776\". Receipted by Wm. Hunter. Bill for Irish linen, cotton cards, and thread, amounting to £5.8.9.","Continental currency note for five dollars signed by B. [Benjamin] Levy and Thomas Donnellan. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","Continental currency note, seven dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","D.S. 1 page, writing on both sides. Amos Ogden of New Jersey agrees to give Thomas Ogden one-fifth of any land which the latter, acting as attorney, can recover from an apparent dispute of a land grant in West Florida.","A.L.S. 1 page. From Princeton, New Jersey. Addressed on the verso. Written in the hand of Major Aaron Burr, Aide-De-Camp to Putnam. In the letter, Putnam defends one of his soldiers being charged with misconduct saying that he is reliable and has taken General Washington's Oath of Fidelity. Putnam also orders scouting parties to be kept as close to the enemy as possible.","2nd Company 1st Regiment Connecticut Militia--Lists categories for Capt. Camps's 42 men, shows which soldiers are sick, absent, discharged, dead, or deserted. Return - Connecticut Militia.","D.S. 1 page. Commission for Benedict Arnold to serve as Major General, signed by John Hancock.","Document, signed, 1 page, folded, writing on two sides. Town meeting voted to establish the hospital according to law. Dr. Daniel Parker and Dr. Nathaniel Cook were the physicians in charge.","A.D.S. Autograph document signed, in hand of Lund Washington, Harper's name signed with X, laminated, docketed. Receipt for 20 shillings for making ten pairs of \"negro shoes\" for General Washington's people.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Memorial presented to Congress relating to widows of foreign officers. Letter to George Washington is enclosed. See letter of 1777 October 6. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed, watermark (encircled fleur-de-lis surmounted by crown). [Letter to G.W. is enclosed--see letter of Oct. 6, 1777, Baron Holtzendorf to G.W.].","Printed document, 2 pages. Parliamentary Act during the reign of George III repealed the Boston Port Act of Massachusetts.","Printed document, 4 pages. Parliamentary act repealing the Sugar Act.","Printed document, 2 pages. Parliamentary act discontinuing the Duties on Cotton-wool, the Growth and Product of the British Colonies or Plantations in America, exported from this Kingdom.","Collection of receipts ranging from 1778-1795. Twenty-five items mostly relating to Betty Washington Lewis for the period of her widowhood. Includes payment for stockings, property taxes, her sons' tuition, linen, a copper kettle, and a statement of \"Debt, interest and payments on two Bonds ... from John Wayman, Edward Snickers and William Brady to Col. Fielding Lewis.\" In Mylar enclosures.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Promises on penalty of £10,000 to give him title to land in King and Queen County soon as possible. Pay purchase money to James Hill. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Alexa.\", docketed \"Title Papers - John P. Custis' Lre. directing payment of money for King and Queen Estate to Jams. Hill and engaging a title to J.H. - Mem - Deed is recorded in the Genl. Court.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. A notice of the election of Philip Smith, Joseph Lane, and Fleet Cox to act as Tax Commissioners for Westmoreland County; \"freely and Indifferently\" elected by Freeholders and Housekeepers. Signed by John Augustine Washington (1736-1787; brother of George Washington), Richard Lee, and Thomas Chilton.","Autograph letter, signed. Letter written from Bushrod Washington, to his mother, Hannah Bushrod Washington, about his time in Fredericksburg.","This broadside was used as an advertisement to help fund engravings of Robert Edge Pine's painting that celebrated the American cause. It is filled out by Pine in manuscript on behalf of George William Fairfax who bought and sponsored five prints. Paid by George William Fairfax and signed by Robert Edge Pine","A.L.S. 1 page. Bushrod Washington writes his mother (Hannah Bushrod Washington) while a student at William and Mary College at age 16. He writes about world affairs and his activities at William and Mary. Autograph letter signed, address panel on verso.","D.S. 1 page. Partially printed document. Loyalty oath, signed at Valley Forge by Moses Greenleaf, captain of a Foot Company. \"I Moses Greenleaf Capt. In ... do acknowledge the United States of America to be Free ... \".","Colonel John Augustine Washington, by orders of his Excellency the governor, instructs the militia of Westmoreland County to assemble at the county courthouse for the purposes of a draft of one third of the militia 'held in readyness at a  moments warning.' Autograph document signed, 1 page.","A.L.S. 1 page. Letter by Washington's aide-de-camp requesting Clement Biddle's horse for Martha Washington, who wants to \"ride a short distance that day.\"","Continental currency note, eight dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","Continental currency note, sixty dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","Continental currency note, seven dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","D.S. 1 page. A Return of the 10th Company of the 3rd Regiment of Militia in the County of Worcester. Company strength report. Marginal note to the section that separates soldiers by race is \"Quakers 3.\" Document signed, partially printed.","Bill for 3 pieces of handkerchief, 15 yds. in each for £45.0.0.","Continental currency note, thirty-five dollars. This note was supposedly found in Washington's desk after his death and had been in General Nicholas Fitzhugh's family until its donation. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"I have the Deed from the General [George Washington] for the Land you bought of the [\"Romankoke,\" a plantation in King and Queen County, Va.] ... It was executed at Camp [Valley Forge] ... I neglected to get a Deed from Me to you, as I was not able to have the Deed from The Genl. to Me recorded.\" GW had originally purchased the property for his step-son, who then wished to sell it to Henry. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","D.S. 1 page. Rodney releases Joseph Purden of mortgage. Total £97.5.2.","D. 3 pages. Enlistment form. Descriptive list of 100 recruits from Massachusetts Bay enrolled in Continental Army for nine months. It lists hometown, country, age, stature, complexion, and time of arrival. Two men stand out: Charles Ralf, an Indian and Cato Brewer, a \"Negro\".","A.L.S. 1 page. Letter from the Marquis de Lafayette to an \"Dear Sir,\" discussing a soldier's need to leave the militia. Describes difficulties and frustrations felt by George Washington and Congress due to foreigners seeking appointments in American Army.","A.L.S. 1 page. Sorry to hear of Col. [John A.?] Washington's illness--Bushrod [Smith?] has been ill, also Fanny [Smith?]--Betsy is weak. Autograph letter signed, mounted.(Philip Smith's wife, Elizabeth, or Betsy, seems to have been Mrs. John A. Washington's sister).","A.L.S. 2 pages. Tells of his safe arrival at Wakefield and comments on the health of the family. Asks for his grandmother's shoes which he has forgotten and other personal matters. Autograph letter signed, with integral cover docketed by Col. John A. Washington of Bushfield by Jerry.","Printed document, 4 pages. Parliamentary act - \"An act to allow the Exportation of Provisions, goods, wares, and merchandise, from Great Britain, to certain towns, Ports or Places in North America ...\" which are or may be under the Protection of \"His Majesty's Arms.\" Printed by Charlee Eyre and William Strahan, London.","D. 1 page.  An invitation to Canadians to join France in aiding the United States against the British--appeals to their common French blood, recent ties with France asks them to set up their own government and join the confederacy of 13 states. Printed document, laminated, watermark (fleur de lis), printed in French, endorsed in later hand \"Sent by LaFayette to Washington Presented to the Assoc. by Mr. Herbert.\"","Printed document, 4 pages. Parliamentary act regarding trade in the East Indies.","Printed document, 4 pages. Parliamentary act regarding the sugar trade in America and Great Britain. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, London.","A.L.S. 2 pages. An explanation of the division of a quantity of corn between Mr. Kercheval and Mr. Snickers, and other farm business. Also advice to his son about a purchase of land from Mr. Butler.","A.D. 1 page. Extract of law passed in New Jersey relating to certification of cattle and sheep.\" That no Certificates for Cattle, Swine, Sheep, or other Provisions, seized by the Army shall be paid by the Contractors, unless the same shall be Certifyed under the hand of his Excellency the Commander in Chief of the Army, or of some other person by his Order.\" Autograph document, laminated, docketed on reverse, \"Morris Town 23d Decr 1780 from Joseph Lewis Contractor Morris County - ansd 29h.\"","Continental currency note, North Carolina, twenty-five dollars. Printed by J. Davis.","Re: John French's bond due Tayloe and Washington. \"On the 19th of May One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Mr. John French offered to pay off his bond Due Tayloe and Washington, which I refused the money being of so little value. - Lund Washington.\"","Printed document signed, 1 page. Voucher for pay. Issued to Lebbeus \"Libeus\" Qui, a freed slave who fought in the Revolution from Connecticut. There is some reference saying that he was not freed until 1777 by Daniel Brewster.","A.L.S. 1 page. Written in cipher and partially decoded by Jay.","Continental currency note, three dollars. Rhode Island and Providence Plantation. Guaranteed by the United States; fully signed face and back.","Continental currency note, Virginia, sixty dollars. Printed on thin rice paper.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Concerning Price's management of his [farms], including agreement on terms and duties--payment of Bob Alexander. Autograph letter signed, docketed \"No. 1, Relates to the Agt.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. P. Custis.\"","Printed document, 1 page. Broadside, Connecticut. Recruitment into the Continental Army. \"An Act for filling up and compleating this State's Uuota of the Continental Army.\" George Wyllys, Secretary.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Introduces Thomas Griggs, tenant on George Washington's lands in Berkely--he wants new lease--J.A.W. recommends him as collector for G.W.'s rents in the area--Col. David Kennedy, Pa. farmer, has taken over one of General's leases--\" ... a person who employed Lands in farming agreeable to the pensilvany method I should think would be the most agreeable tenants\"--in Berkeley for Mrs. [Hannah Bushrod] Washington's health--lame horses prevent visit to sister [Betty Lewis] in Fredericksburg. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (MW). Name on original manuscript appears as \"John Aug. Washington.\"","Continental currency note, Virginia, three hundred dollars.","Printed document, 1 page. Broadside, \"Resolved by this Assembly, That for the defence of the posts of Horseneck, and other parts of this State, there be immediately raised five hundred and seventy-five able-bodied effective men...\" George Wyllys, Secretary.","D.S. 1 page. List of Slaves Returned by the British Army. The list of slaves shows those who left with the British Ship the HMS Savage after it stopped about Mount Vernon. The slaves are individually described. They were taken from George Washington by Captain Richard Graves in 1781. On reverse: \"A list of General Washington negroes that went to the British, 1781.\" Signed by Lund Washington.","D. 2 pages. Accounts of various goods of an ordinary nature.","A French Intelligence map of New York Harbor with soundings of the East River, Hell Gate and the western end of Long Island Sound. Additionally the map denotes anchorages, dangerous rocks, shore fortifications as well as several named landmarks including \"Red hook Fort\", \"New York [City]\", \"gouverneur island\", \"frogs pte\", \"White Stone\", \"Sandy pte\", \"West chester\", as well as \"Riviere du nord\", \"New Jersy\", and \"partie du ouest Dela Longue isle\". Over that section of Long Island is a lengthy commentary including a detailed description of the hazards navigating \"hell gette\".","The letter is a request to \"his most Christian Majesty\" for help to secure the Chesapeake from British naval raids that had rendered it impossible to export the \"Tobacco, flour and other produce of this State and Virginia\". The senders may possibly be Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, George Plater, President of the Senate and William Bruff, Speaker of the House. The recipient is not identified other than as the Minister of France. 4 pages.","A.L.S. 1 page. Re: Payment of debt to John Augustine.","A translation of a letter, likely written by Ledyard, William(?). Ledyard writes to Destouches supplying intelligence on disposition of the British fleet at Gardiner's Bay including a small map showing the various ships in line relative to the shoreline. The report notes the presence of eight vessels ranging in strength from 50-74 guns. 2 pages.","Autograph letter, signed by Ledyard dated March 1, 1781. Ledyard writes an eyewitness report on the disposition of \"the British Fleet in Gardiners Bay,\" observing that \"there has been more or less of the small ships moving out and in almost every day, have this moment taken a full View of the Fleet in the Bay with a good glass the weather being very clear find there is the same Number of Ships of the Line as there was when I wrote last some of which appear to have altered their Station in the Line.\" He also notes the appearance of something that looked like a floating battery but no shore batteries.","Continental currency note, Pennsylvania, three pence. Printed by John Dunlap.","A.D.S. 1 page. Certificate for impressing 2 of Fielding Lewis's horses for Lafayette--witnessed by Capt. Richd. Young, A.D.Q.M. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated. Their value sworn to (100 £) by Will McWilliams and Henry Armistead.","Continental note, Virginia, five hundred dollars. Printed by John Dunlap.","Barras writes a letter to Destouches authorizing him to take \"Le Neptune, L'Eveille and Le Romulus\" to cover the arrival of a convoy from Boston that was escorting two frigates to Newport: \"For this purpose he will cross between Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard, being sure as much as possible to preserve the facility of entering Rhode Island if the enemy were to present themselves in superior force\".","A.L.S. 1 page. Re: siege of Yorktown and supplies of cannons, balls, etc.","Estate of Samuel Washington. A.D.S. 1 page. \"The Sale of the Estate of Colo. Samuel Washington Decd. is on the following terms ... 1. the Highest bidder to be the purchaser ... 3. all under 30 [lbs.] is ready Cash ... 5. ten percent discount will be allowed for ready Cash.\" Date on original catalog card appears [c. 1781]. Signed by Samuel's brothers, John Augustine and Charles and James Nourse.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Humorous chatty letter--she has little time to write--\"... he says he has often heard I was married and for fear you should have the same intelligence and put some faith in it, be assured no such thought has ever enter'd my Head as yet nor do I believe ever will ... \"--compliments to Genl. [Greene]. Autograph letter signed, incorrectly docketed \"Mrs. Custis March 23, 1780\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. Custis\". Date on original catalog card appears [1782]? March 23.","A.L.S. 2 pages. \"... your worthy Unkles politeness and attention to your Education fills our breasts with the warmest sentiments of Gratitude, you were happy indeed to meet with him, as it has not only been the means of lessing your immediate expences to me ... but as it also produced to you the advantage of good advise from so able a Friend, and an introduction that will command you the attention of the best Company ...\"--don't spend time executing commissions for Virginia friends--goes to Berkeley--send account of his expenses every 2 months. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears as [1782] [April 1]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John Aug. Washington\". (This letter is on the same paper with letter from Hannah Bushrod Washington to Bushrod Washington, dated the same).","A.D.S. 1 page. Inventory of Daniel Matthew's estate that includes household and personal items, farm animals, and tools. This document is signed by Thomas Washington, John Weaver, and Joseph Moxley.","Autograph letter signed. Blindstamped \"Archives de Chastellux.\" Rochambeau writes about Washington's plans for the 1782 campaign and news from Europe.","D.S. 2 pages. Bond. \"We James Crane, John Crane and Ephraim Washington do promise to pay to John Augt. Washington, Charles Washington or James Nourse as executors to the estate of Sam[uel] Washington dec[eased] ... the sum of one Hundred and Eighteen Pounds Six Shillings ...\" on or before April 3, 1783. On verso, John A. Washington endorses the bond.","A.L.S. Capt. Walley requested 3 Hogsheads of good rum to be used by officers on board the Barges. Additionally want 3 Hogsheads more of Brandy or the money to purchase it locally to get a cheaper price and better quality brandy.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mrs. French won't exchange her land tract for tract--\"Mrs. Dulany and myself will give the Reversion of the Dogue Creek Land for Dow and Co Land Tract for Tract.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover marked \"By Abraham\", laminated, docketed in later hand \"From Benj. Dulany about land for G.W.\" in pencil, watermark (MW). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Benj. Dulany\". (See letter of same date, Lund W. to G.W.)","A.D.S. 1 page. Bond for 500f. posted by John Washington on his appointment as Sheriff of Westmoreland County. William Washington is a cosigner on the bond. This John Washington is probably the great-grandson of Lawrence Washington the immigrant; b.1729-1786.","Account book owned by George Lewis, Washington's nephew. Mostly an account of items purchased. Small quarto, 39 folio pages.","A.D. 1 page. \"Pay Table Office Jan'y 8th 1783,\" with balances due to each person and sum totals.","A.L.S. 1 page. Family news, fears he has little hope for once Papa \"determines he never changes,\" Sally will write and tell all, her family is well, monthly balls at Alexandria and some private ones, expects to remain single.","A.L.S. 1 page. Humphreys, aide-de-camp to Washington, describes Washington's reaction to a remonstrance of the state of Vermont.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Retained copy. \"Judge Bushrod Washington to whose Mother this letter is addressed very largely won the esteem of my Aunt. I remember him well, as when holding court in Phila. he always dined on Sundays with her. I was always taken there to dine on Sunday too as a child. Thus I remember my father delighted to teaze my aunt by saying Wright's picture of Genl. Washington was badly painted, when she invariably appealed to Judge Washington who always sustained her in asserting it was an admirable likeness.\" Although she has never met [Mrs. H. Washington,] she writes telling her of the esteem in which she holds her son Bushrod--gives character of Bushrod, uncorrupted despite luxurious atmosphere of Phila.--Bushrod very naive about reading character.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel\".","A.L.S. 1 page. Continental officer Prentice Bowden writes from Clarkstown, NY saying he will be prevented from attending a meeting called but assents to the wishes of his fellow soldiers and accepts \"the Commutation agreeable to the resolve of Congress.-\"","A.N.S. 1 page. A statement concerning building a bridge \"over the water course where Robinsons Mill formerly Turners was situated ... the said Bridge was set up to the lowest bidder price 900 lbs Crop Tobacco.\" Signed by John Washington, most likely the great-grandson of Lawrence Washington the immigrant; b.1729-1786.","Bushrod Washington writes to Hannah Washington, apologizing to his mother for not writing and thanking her for her letters. He writes about the summer heat and in an attempt to escape to country breezes befriends a family outside of the city. He inquires whether his mother has received a letter from Mrs. Powel [Elizabeth Willing Powel] and expresses his continued and growing affection for her and Mr. Powel. He mentions that Mrs. Powel can be quite frank with him especially his choice in 'cloaths' and replaced his newly acquired watch string with a more elaborate style. He will send his portrait [by Henry Benbridge] to her when it is safe to do so by water conveyance. He is quite proud of the painting and claims, \"it is said by all who see it, to be amongst the finest pieces of painting in Philadelphia.\" It cost him £18.10. Autograph letter signed 4 pages.","A.L.S. 8 pages. Indebted to her for her faithful correspondence ... hopes to shorten stay in Phila., by devoting all his time to law. ... reflects on his first 21 yrs ... is sending his portrait, painted by Henry Benbridge. Expresses his opinion of the picture. Concern about his sister Milly's cusses education of women in general and especially his sister's. Desires her to learn music and French if any tutors can still be found in Va. If not, will tutor her himself when he returns. Believes a woman should learn more than just domestic duties. Will write sister (Jane) an account of Mrs. (?) a very good friend who is the victim of persecuting misfortune, \"the most Unhappy woman in the world\".","A.L.S. Bushfield. Letter regarding a land sale. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. A. Washington\". Date on original catalog card appears as [1783][Sept.].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Earlier letter miscarried--her anxiety over him--pleased at improved health, but fears he is too optimistic--Dr. Stuart thinks he should winter in West Indies--\" ... if you do not get well by being on Rhodeisland I hope South Carolina wou'd do as well as the West indies and I cannot bear the idea of your being exposed to the Sea this time of the year\"--came to welcome aunt and the General home, but they haven't come yet--spends time with Mrs. L[und] W.--Mrs. Custis with sister in Md. who suffers from unfortunate love affair--[Fanny] and Dr. [D.] Stuart to accompany Mrs. Custis down country--Mrs. Custis to marry Dr. Stuart--wants to see him--\"I only pray that it may be the will of Heaven that we shou'd. be happy together.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by George A. W-n incorrectly \"1st Sept. 1784\"","D. 1 page. Document, in hand of J[ohn] Herndon, fragment, laminated, docketed, charred by fire. Receipted by J. Herndon. Bill of 2 blankets, amounting to 16 shillings,  to \"Mrs. Washington.\" Unknown if Martha or Mary Washington.","A.L.S. 1 page. Savannah. Bargain stated for sale of Thomas Washington's black horses, amounting in all to £150.","A.D.S. 1 page. A bill of sale whereby Edward Hughes of Kirkston Parish sells a male slave (named Sam) to his daughter Elizabeth Rudolph. The document is signed by John Washington (probably the great-grandson of Lawrence Washington the immigrant; b.1729-1786), Constant Washington (probably his wife), and Louisa F. Washington (possibly his daugter). Recorded in Westmoreland County on August 31, 1784 by R. Bernard.","A.D. 1 page. Receipt signed by John Cook for 100 dollars for a white horse sold to Major Washington.","A.N.S. 1 page. Lund offers to pay Col. John Fitzgerald for the Waggon [sic] and four horses he just received. Autograph note signed, [fragment]. Col. Fitzgerald was a prominent Alexandrian.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia. Received letter day after G.W. left Phila.--praise of G.W.--\"Few in his situation after having so successfully played a Game for their Country but would have played an after Game for themselves--her little god daughter (Mrs. F's child)--mourns her own lost children--invitation to visit Phila.--compliments of season \u0026 New Year.","D.S. 3 pages. Conveys \"All that plantation now in possession of the said Penelope French called the Dogue Run plantation in Fairfax County, and adjoining the land of the Immortal George Washington and a number of slaves thereon\" for an annual rent of \"One hundred and thirty six pounds Gold and Silver, Dollars at six Shillings and half Joes at forty eight shillings ...\" Document signed, laminated, docketed \"A Lease from Penelope French and Benjamin Dulany to John Robertson January 1st 1784,\" 3 red seals, watermarks. Signed by Penelope French, Benj. Dulany and John Robertson - witnessed by Going Lanphier and Robert Lanphier. Some marginal notes in handwriting of George Washington.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Discusses disruption of business because of inclement weather; sale of Bushrod's hogsheads; disposition of his books.","A.N. 1 page. A bill from William A. Washington (1757-1810; George Washington's nephew) to the estate of Richard Muse for the hiring of \"negro Ceasar\" by Muse's overseer William Smith.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Will procure glasses for her, but regrets she needs them--post is surest way to send letters--many guests, but has been out little--\"Extensive connections and supposed large Fortunes, have their consequent Appendages tho not always of the most agreeable sort.\"--her goddaughter (Mrs. F.'s child). Autograph letter signed, docketed in another hand. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz Powel.\"","A.L. 2 pages. Has posted advertisements on General's lands that George Washington intends to assert his claims there. Settlers there alarmed.","Hermitage. Letter discussing sales of various goods, and slaves.","D.S. 1 page. In writing of and docketed by William Augustine Washington. Received by the hands of James Nivison £ 6 in payment for self and William Butler.","Receipt. D.S. 1 page. Document signed, fragment, docketed on back, \"Majr Burdett Ashton's Rect for his Wifes and his proportion of my Brother George Washington's Legacies,\" incomplete watermark. For \"every Claim wch I have against the Estate of Augustine Washington decd as well on the Acct of the Legacy left my Wife an also my proportion of Legacy by the Death of Mr. George Washington decd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Bushfield. Re: Shipment of Bushrod's chest and other goods from Philadelphia.","Autograph letter signed in French. Paris. Chastellux writes of the departure of the Marquis de Lafayette to America. He imagines the scene if he, instead of Lafayette, might return to America and visit with Washington. He reminisces about the weeks spent at Albany and Saratoga during the Revolution and follows with a postscript regarding Madam Carter now Madam Church.","A.N.S. 1 page. I.O.U. from Washington to Booth, of Maryland, for \"Forty Guineys.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mrs. Washington asks Col. Fitzgerald to convey to her sons at Mount Vernon, with as much expediency as possible, the enclosed information. Re: Bushrod Washington's personal affects.","D. 1 page, in hand of Gart. Tho[mpson], fragment, badly charred and mutilated, laminated, docketed, incomplete watermark (indistinguishable). Bill from John Kea[ ] to Mary Washington for [£2.5.0].","D.S. Receipt for £5.0.0. pd. in full by W. A. Washington--signed with C. Highlander's mark and witnessed by Jenny [Mrs. Jane ?] Washington. Docketed \"Charles Highlander's Rec. £ 5.0.0.,\" laminated.","D.S. 2 pages. Agreement for Whiting to make repairs on his dwelling house, pay taxes, not allow servants and other stipulations on a certain tract (unclear as to location). Crane is making the agreement on behalf of George Augustine Washington. Whiting lived at Snow Hill on Bull Run in Prince William County.","A.L. 1 page. Letter in a humorous vein, chiding him for not writing--sends a book which she once recommended for his perusal--sends him fur gloves because \"the Severity of the last Winter may have operated so violently on his Herculean Hands, as to have numbed his fingers,\" thus preventing writing. Autograph letter, docketed in Mrs. P.'s hand, watermark (GR surmounted by crown and powder horn), written in 3rd person. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","Account of Col. John Augustine Washington with the London agent Messer's deDrusina, Ridder, and Clerk. The account ledger includes items such as tools, shoes, clothing, dishes, cutlery, sewing . 1 sheet, 4 pages of implements, nails, snuff boxes, sugar, fabric, spectacles, and Hyson tea. Autograph document signed, 4 pages.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Can write oftener now--post leaves regularly--everyone sick--Miss Butler Thornton died of sore throat--Fanny's health improved by nursing George--sending Betsy to Fredericksburg for education--[Fanny is his wife and G.A.W.'s sister]--house not finished--has partnership in store at Germana--hopes to complete mills by winter next year--advises G.A.W. to build store or warehouses on his land--\" ... anythg. is preferable to an Estate in Land and negroes, which are not only unprofitable, but vexatious and troublesome\"--should sell land for certificates--Col. [Wm.] Washington wrote that G.A.W. was well.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G. A. W.Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Ball\".","A.L.S. integral cover, New York, watermark. Docketed \"Excellency Richard Henry Lee President of the Honorable Continental Congress.\"  Re apprehension and publication of private letters abroad concerning public credit, and shows the necessity of \"immediate vigourous measures for supplying the Treasury of the United States...\" Note at bottom indicates 13 copies made and sent.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Fox Neck. Letter by Maj. Jones--read in paper account of arrival in Charleston and health is restored--he should go to Sweet Springs in June - Oct.--\"A Virginia Estate is attended with such care, anxiety, and trouble, that it will in some measure prevent our Ease and Happiness ...\"--has rented out \"Traveller's Rest\" with stock, etc. to Mr. Young, an English farmer--lays off farm in equal lots of 40 A. with ditches and fencing--\"From this I shall get somethg. certin, and my Posterity will have a pretty Farm in such perfection as will require but few slaves to manage it.\"--intends same for all his property--Sam.[G.A.W.'s brother] bought wagon and will visit soon--will go to Sweet Springs to improve wife's health--G.A.W.'s lots in good condition--has received no rents for him--Callender should collect them--the Magnolia are produced from the Seed which are contained in Cones ...\"--will go to Botonast nearby to get information and some seeds. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., \"Recd 1st Apl. 85\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Ball.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Fredericksburg. Concern for G.A.W.'s health--should he need any cash, call on his friend Mr. Wm. Crafts--\"your core and filtering stone came same to hand and is in my store.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., \"Recd. 1st Apl. 85\", watermark (FA). Name on original manuscript appears as \"[Capt.] E. Callender.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Spotsylvania City. His letter not received--death of his baby [George] of the humour in his head--\" ... the old Lady (Mrs. Washington [Mary]) not long ago had a violent fall from her steps wch had nearly broke her arm. It is now getting so yd. she has some little use of it.\"--Col. Jno. Thronton will let G.A.W. have horse on good terms--rents--Capt. Callender expects him to draw upon him and his friends--goes to Sweet Springs if he can raise money--hopes to complete his race, dam and saw mill--all in Berkeley are well--will go there with Col. [Chas.] Washington--elections at Stafford--Garrett and Brent elected--Maj. Dick dead and John Lewis near death at Dr. [David] Stuart's--Miss Spriggs married Jno. Mercer and Brent to Miss Ambler. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., watermark (GR surmounted by crown and powder horn). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Ball\".","A.L.S. 3 pages. Charleston. Earliest ship for Va. is next Thursday for Fredericksburg--ship for Phila. or N.Y. will arrive shortly--will engage staterooms on this for G.A.W.--Phila. newspapers just arriving on ship. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., watermark (GR surmounted by crown and powder horn).","A.L.S. 1 page. Acknowledges letter telling of his son's death--[Capt. Alexander Spotswood Dandridge]--what to do with land intended for his son--bring grandson to Hanover--does she have coat buttons of Scotch thistle which his son had?--he promised to wear them for friend's sake--weak from spell of gout.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (Armed woman and rampant lion with motto Pro Patria GSB). Name on original manuscript appears as \"N. W. Dandridge.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Charleston. Ship bearing Major Jones leaves for Va. Thursday, barring possibility of freight for other parts of continent--tell Major Jones nothing has been heard of his friend [Gile ?]. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Received letter covering several others to forward--will visit [Mt. Vernon] shortly--tell Mr. Lewis he will see him tomorrow or next day. Autograph letter signed, integral cover (in different hand), watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. Callender.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. On board the sloop Unity. Unable to pay house rent which is due--encloses £6 and promises rest soon to be paid to Capt. Callender--is doing some ship's carpentry work at present. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rich. Kenney.\"","D.S. 1 page. Torn. Sale by the Lees, husband and wife, to Washington and Smith of Burnt House, Old Quarter and Forest plantations, approx. 2600 acres in all. Burnt House tract located just south of Bushfield, home of JAW. A trustee signs for JAW. Witnessed by Hannah, Mildred, and Bushrod Washington, among others.","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. His flour hasn't come yet--will be taken care of when it does--will inform gentlemen desirous of purchasing corn that he has some--lists prices current on flour, etc.--tobacco shipped by Mr. Stoddard. Autograph letter signed, badly charred, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Herbert.\" Poor condition, badly torn.","A.L.S. 1 page. Concerning correspondence with George Washington.","A.L.S. 1 page. Charles City, Virginia. Edloe has bond of Bernarde Moor's, signed as security by Lawrence Washington--requests payment from Lawrence Washington's estate. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Left word on leaving town that debt to G.A.W. was to be paid, but business interfered--Bundle at Mrs. Maury's--bundle of boots will come by next stage--is he married?--brother and sister going to springs. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Armistead.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Mr. [Long?] left $55. with Mr. Watson for him--forwards bundle by stage--his brother is at Hobbs Hole [Tappahannock]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., laminated, watermark, directed \"by care of Josiah Watson Esq. with a Bundle.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Armistead.\"","D.S. 1 page. Benjamin Franklin's account with artist Jean Antoine Houdon for expenses and work done. Includes an order with Monsieur Jefferson.","Fragment, 1 page, docketed. Promise to pay £3. Signed by Throckmorton; witnessed by Ferdinand Washington, [son of Samuel Washington].","A.L.S. 2 pages. Studley, Hanover City. Ill health and business prevent his coming [to wedding of Geo. A. W. with Fanny Bassett]--will send carriage for them to spend Christmas with them--family at Studley sends regards. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W.","A.L.S. 1 page. Sends £25, balance of Mr. Matthew Whiting's rent--unable to pay £35 on his own rent until Nov. [sublet of farm from Whiting].  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ja. Crane.\"","Bill of sale, John Augustine Washington to his son, Bushrod Washington. John Augustine Washington testifies, 'five shillings to me in hand paid by the said Bushrod Washington before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Have Given, Granted, Bargained sold and conveyed...the following Negroe Slaves..\" Includes list of slaves by name. Signed by \"John Augt. Washington\" and witnessed by Jenny [Jane] Washington, Theodorick Lee and Corbin Washington. Autograph document signed, 1 page.","A.L.S. 1 page. Could not procure the silk for Mrs. [Fanny] Washington--hasn't the cash due G.A.W.--first cash he can get he will send--congratulations on his marriage. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docket by G.A.W., marked \"care of Mr. Josiah Watson.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Congratulations on his marriage. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., broken red seal. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Le Mayeur\". [Dr. Le Mayeur was a French dentist; Gen. Washington was one of his patients].","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Sends £5 due on rent, but cannot pay more until later--congratulations on marriage--and improvement of health. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W. [At bottom of page is a list of money sent].","A.L.S. 2 pages. Williamsburg. His neglect in writing--\"I will take the liberty of enquiring into your feats of sportsmanship for I expect if you have ever been able to rise soon enough to execute your threats the poor ducks have been slain by thousands.\" --tell G.W. honey locust seed can be got at Eltham this year. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Berkeley City. Sends £35 in consignment of rent due by M. Whiting, tho he can hardly spare it--give Mr. McCray of Alexandria, the bearer, a receipt--\"for the aforesaid rent due from Mr. Matthew Whiting for the year 1785.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., marked \"Hand by Mr. M Cray.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ja. Crane\". [Lists kinds of money sent in payment].","A.L.S. 1 page. Happy Retreat, near Charles Town. Congratulations on marriage--family is well--Mr. Crowe's money to be paid--saw G.A.W.'s property advertised in paper in Genl.'s name in Fredericksburg--Mr. John Briscoe desires to buy Whiting's place--write by Mr. McCray who comes to spend winter with them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., directed \"Hon'd by Mr. McCray.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Cha. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. An order for household articles--2 large Dutch blankets, not torn in two--clamps, bed cord, brads, large common plate buttons, one pair large leather shoes or pumps, one pair large callimanco, cupboard locks, one hank of silk \"near the pattern sent\", \"one hank of deep green\", long bent horn comb. [Enclosed is a scrap of silk mounted on paper]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed, silked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Annapolis. Regarding the management of the Principio Company property belonging to William A. Washington, who inherited the property from his father Augustine (George Washington's half-brother). Russell is manager and iron-master of the Principio Company. Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Inquires price of land and lots in [Fredericksburg] advertised in paper--intends buying if price is right--will give good bonds--answer by next stage. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., directed \"To the care Mr. Wm. Hunter.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rob. B. Chew.\"","Account - D.S. 1 page. Account from Oct. 1786-May 1789 amounting to £11.0.4 for iron work, shoeing wheels, ox chains, repairing old stock bands, etc. Credit given of £7.18.0 for 39 1/2 baskets of wheat. Document signed, badly charred, laminated, docketed \"Acct. Mr. J. Hill for Mrs. Washington\".Account sworn to on Aug. 13, 1790 by Chas. C[aller ?] and receipted by Abner Vernon.","D.S. 10 pages. Account of William Augustine Washington with Messieurs Henderson, Ferguson, and Gibson.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Blenheim. Has heard of attachment on Md. estate of his father [Augustine W.] in consequence of a claim against Nivison--requests Mr. Cracroft to hire lawyer to fight it--bearer has briefs of case. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed \"Mr. Washington's papers delivered by Mr. Craycroft,\" marked \"fav. by Mr. Spencer Carter,\" watermark.","D.S. 2 pages. George A. Washington agrees to rent to John Lewis \"the Lotts inclosed within the [ ] on which H. Armistead now resides for the sum of Seventy five Pounds ...\" Lewis also agrees to certain repairs to a dwelling house, stable and kitchen. Witnessed by a Mr. Ball. Signed and docketed.","A.D.S. 1 page. Gundin Chapin and Co. to George Augustine Washington. 1/2 doz. screws [1] pr Brass hinges, 500 no. 5 springs. Autograph document signed, in hand of Aquila Brown, laminated, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [1786] July 17. Receipted by Aquila Brown for Gundin Chapin and Co.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Safe arrival at G. W.'s--be sure the General gets good Sanfine seed which he is ordering--get a \"Clever Lille Desant plow which must go with out a weeal for the land is not Level and to be shoor to make him Light and Desant and be Shoor to make him turn the works well ...\"--describes plows in use at Mt. V.--doesn't want wife to come yet, for he may not stay past his year--land poor, plows poor, farm instruments poor--wages and terms of General's are good--dislikes negroes--\"tese Black Peope I am Rather in Danger of being posind among them ...\"--wife can decide about coming--look after his children--General sold good sheep for 40/ \"a pes of thar money.\"--.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermarks. [Bloxham was an English farmer who came to serve as farmer and manager of some activities at Mount Vernon. Peacey was his sponsor].","A.L.S. 6 pages. Congratulations on birth of another [daughter]--reflections on the role of women in educating children, and the education they need--wishes to have spent more time on improving mind than person--\"I have not a doubt that the General's visit to Chatham was productive of as much Pleasure to him as to you. I am sorry that you have Reason to think his native Climate does not so well agree with him as ours. In all probability his Destination will be Virginia. and sure I am that his Inclination and Attachments are decidedly for that State. When you see him present my Comps. he is one of my best Friends and Favorites.\"--family matters--too much rain for grain. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed in Mrs. Powel's hand, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"","D.S. 1 page. The bond is for 67 pounds sterling.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bushrod W. delivers letter and documents relating to a suit being brought against the estate of Augustine W.--his illness prevents attendance--gives some details of the defence--Bushrod will give security for him. Autograph letter signed, cover, laminated, docketed \"Forrest Stoddert vs. Washington,\" watermarks. Sent a copy of Augustine Washington's will for the use of Stone as a legal representative in a Maryland suit.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bushrod W. delivers letter and documents relatinig to suit being brought against the estate of Augustine W.--his illness prevents attendance--gives some details of the defence--Bushrod will give security for him. Autograph letter signed, cover, laminated, docketed \"Forrest Stoddert vs. Washington,\" watermarks.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Send crimson or blue silk to face flannel waistcoat for the General. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Malbro. Would quarrel with Mr. W[ashington] for not allowing her to visit them--will bring missil or send it by first opportunity--best love to all at Mt. Vernon--a kiss to her godddaughter--Sally [Sarah Offitt Craufurd] can almost walk. Autograph letter signed, fragment, incomplete, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Sarah Craufurd.\"","A.D. 28 pages. Rutherford's survey for land owned by George Augustine Washington near Charles Town in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Survey of this tract after it was split and bequested to G.A.W.'s sons, George Fayette and Charles Augustine. The sons, in turn, rented their properties to Peter Cockrell and Garland Moore, respectively. Includes list of 10 slaves Cockrell rented along with land and accounts of expenses and produce of the Berkeley Farm.","A.D.S. 1 page. Thompson agrees to \"furnish Major George [A.] Washington with Thirty Barrills of Indian Corn to be delivered at his place in the Month of March next, ...\" or to freight it to General Washington's mill if that is G.A.W.'s wish. If he fails in this obligation, 40 pounds Virginia currency is due.","A.L.S. 1 page. Sends packet which Gen. Washington sent to him--quotes from G.W.'s letter telling of desire of his farmer [Bloxham] to bring wife and children over to America--ship sails from London to place near G.W's seat in Feb.--if passage is desired for her must be paid in advance. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, post mark \"A1, 17\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Welch.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. London. Thanks for present of a hare--has booked passage for Mrs. Bloxham and 2 children--\" ... the Vessell goes very near Gen. Washingtons Landing so that Mrs. Bloxham has not far to travel\"--costs of passage--bring bedding for ship's cabin--\"Goods and cloaths in Virginia as they mostly come from hence are very dear, therefore it woud be necessary for her to Lay in a good Stock of them ...\"--seeds will go by same boat--these will be sent to warehouse or counting house first--if Mrs. Bloxham changes her mind let him know. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmark, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Welch.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Dr. Craik brings a shoe--send a pair or two at Lowry's of purple morroco of same size--also a pr. or 2 of red--Mrs. Washington will send back ones not suiting. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, part of watermark (HB).","A.D.S. 2 pages. Survey and plat of 1121-acre tract owned by George Augustine Washington near Charleston in the county of Berkeley.\" About 250 acres of the ... tract is cleared ...\"","D.S. 2 pages. Renewal of an agreement made December 25, 1784 (see MVLA Collection). This agreement is to expire on December 25, 1787 \"at which time the said Land and premises is to be ... peaceably and quietly given up to said Washington as required.\" Rent is 40 pounds Virginia currency. Document signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Have shirts, neck handkerchiefs \u0026 ruffles made from linen an cambrick left at Snow's store--to have been made at Mt. V. but G.W. having new \"recruit\" made for himself, so \"I therefore told Mrs. Washington that I could not get any linnen which I liked-that was a lie Snow, but yet it did not hurt me to tell it so much as it would to have delayed anything which was doing for the Genl.\"--Peter to pick up Lear's shoes--\"Has [Hooff ?] paid or protested by bill upon him?\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed, watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Received Mr. Hanson's draft and the bill for making shirts--advancing board to Mr. Hanson before due for [Geo. S. and Lawrence A. Washington]--got down before rains came--send down Mr. Hunter's receipt--\"Washington sends his love to you and says you are not a man of your word, for you promised to come down here on Sunday and did not.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Thanks for 4 shirts and 2 neck cloths--send rest and the bill, will pay when next in town--apologizes for lack of New England gallantry at letting Miss Craik go home by herself--will accompany Mrs. W. and Mrs. Stuart to Belle Voir--Phila. packet just \"passing by the door\"--when can they get things from her?--is now writing this while in hands of his [\"freisear\"]--5 more wash basins are needed. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark.","Division of slaves from the estate of John Augustine Washington amongst Bushrod Washington, Corbin Washington, and Hannah Washington. \"West\" Ford, \"Billey\", \"Betty\", and \"Venus\" are listed under slaves to Hannah Washington. 1 sheet, 2 pages of text.","At court held for Westmoreland County the 31st day of July 1787, the Will and Codicil made 1785 November 19 by John Augustine Washington and under the oath of executors Bushrod Washington and Corbin Washington along with William Augustine Washington was entered into and acknowledged bond with conditions as the law direct. Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate. Signed by James Bland, C.W.C and William Butler, D.C. and noted as 'A true Copy.' Autograph document signed, 1 page.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Letter and articles came to hand--he used good judgment on the cape--send black cape for G.A.W. and one for self; also plain metal buttons for white broad cloth vest and breeches--Mrs. W. obliged for cards--\"Mrs. St[uart] was disappointed by not seeing certain personages on Sunday.\"--send hair ribbon--any late arrivals in Alexa.?  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, watermark.","Account. A.D.S. 1 page. Account for £6.10.9 includes woodwork for 1 pr. cart wheels, 2 boxes for them, tire and nails, altering and putting on 8 stock bands. Credit is given for wheat and old iron. Autograph document signed, in hand of Abner Vernon, fragment, badly charred, laminated, incomplete watermark. Account certified correct by Abner Vernon.","D.S. 1 page. Signed by J[?] Berry to the fact that John Milton, deputy sheriff served notice to William Kerchival and John Williams that judgement would be brought in October for payment of bond to George Washington. Milton served notice on Aug. 21, 1787. Addressed to Francis Whiting on the other side.","Bill. 12 dancing lessons for Miss Fanny Smith and 6 visits to reach Miss H[annah] Washington...her school is located at Chantilly ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Fears frost, \u0026 will be unable to see them until 10th or 12th of month--please pay Mr. Anthony Buckner sum of £3, and place to acct. of D. S. Autograph letter signed, fragment with integral cover, laminated, docketed, directed \"By Mr. A. Buckner.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Send by the bearer 3 bushels of salt, allum, and the plank, if it is ready--if not ready, let him know when it will be. Autograph letter signed, fragment, docketed, laminated, part of a watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Let bearer, John Monday, have bottle of snuff, bed cord, molasses, pint tumbler and [ ] and charge to his own account. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, fragment, laminated, watermark, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rob. H. Hooe.","A.D.S. 1 page. Brent-Town. To the assistant for Huie, Reid, and Company. Send by bearer 1/2 yd. cloth--are goods arrived and open yet? Let Mr. Peirce have credit in store, and will guarantee payment for him. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Hooe.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Send by bearer, Jno. McKay salt and small pot and charge it. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed, on reverse of part of legal document.","A.L.S. 1 page. Please let Benj. Mattison have 4000 single [tens?] and 200 double [tens?]. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed.","A.D.S. 1 page. Pay bearer £0.9.2. Autograph document signed, fragment, docketed \"Charles Adams 11 Oct 87,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Dumfries. Send by John 3 yds. fine \"plad\", one gallon good spirits, molasses, morocco slippers, callimineo pumps, candles, and 2 wash basons. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Neabsco. Must leave for Bul[l] Run in morning--requests he let bearer have £6 to pay workmen--will write memorandum of all winter clothing needed. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed, watermark [separate cover addressed to Mr. Reid probably goes with this letter].","Fragment of cover, probably goes with letter of October 17, 1787, John Carter, Jr. Neabsco, to James Reid.","A.L.S. 1 page. To James Read (or Reid?) in Dumfries. Send by Scipio sugar, tea, also for Polly Brent send crape gauze, leather shoes to measure sent, and large chip hat--send 2 hanks pale yellow silk. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Send by bearer 1000 ten penny nails, 2 bead cords \u0026 1 quart rum--to be charged. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed, incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Credit Mr. Blake, bearer, for what necessaries he wants on her account. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Send ten penny nails, brown lining \"garman Toulles\" stockings, etc. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed \"John Smith 29 Octr 87.\"","Account with a dressmaker ... entries include making a \"lude string Robe\" robe and petty coat, great coat and altering 3 garments ... total £1.10.0. Receipted Aug. 31, 1790.","D.S. 4 pages. Bonds taken for [slaves?] sold, amounting to £560.19.0--signed by Willm. A. Washington and John Fauntleroy--\"other Accts. on this list not yet bonded--£121.19.1\"--amts not bonded include for Phaeton and harness, Chair, Livestock and lumber. Document signed, endorsed \"An Acc't. of Bonds and debts due for property sold of Colo. Thomas Turner at Smith's Mount and Nanzatico,\" laminated, unidentified watermark.","D.S. 2 pages. Washington agrees to continue leasing a tract of land in Berkeley County \"adjoining the Town of Charles Town for and during the Term of one Year ...\" i.e. Dec. 25, 1787 to Dec. 25, 1788. Whiting shall pay required land tax and \"Forty Pounds Spacie, Virginia Currency, ...\" to Washington.","D. 1 page. Whiting exchanges \"... two Cows under seven years old, thirteen herd of Sheep under four years old\" for a year's rent of land in Berkeley County (see Agreement, Nov. 3, 1787). Washington allows four pounds ten shillings for each cow and twelve shillings per herd of sheep.","A.D.S. 26 pages. A portion of an account book containing record of rentals due and accounts owed by \"George Washington President of the United States.\"--the first 9 pp. (at least one missing) concern tenants living on the tract called \"Asbeys Bend - under the Blue Ridge Part in Fauquier and Part in Loudoun\"--lots are listed, tenant named, and an account given of what he owes and has paid--following pp. concern lands on Gooseneck Creek in Fauquier County and in Berkeley County and Frederick County.--then follow several pp. of \"George Washington President of the United States in Acct. Current with B. Muse\", concerning expenses and collections, legal in nature in connection with the foregoing lands and tenants. Autograph document signed, in hand of Battaile Muse, 2 blank pages, silked.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Airy. Thanks him for his condolences and offer of help upon her afflictions. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by T. Lear. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Little Washington Custis [6 yrs. old] thanks Mrs. Powel for a book, the Children's Friends, which she sent him--his sisters and Miss Harriot [Washington] send their respects. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Unhappy over their separation--her approaching confinement [Anna Maria Washington, born April 3, 1788]--weather severe--plows frozen--spare no expense in getting skillful person, recommends Mrs. Harrison [midwife ?]--Mrs. Bassett's shoes not forwarded to Phila. yet--will get biscuit and hat for your father and brother--family news--inquire into cotton--little Wash. [Custis] wants to write her a letter--\"We this evening recd. an acct. of the adoption of the Constitution by the State of Massachusets which was deliberately discusd and with the greatest harmony adopted the Minority determining to give it every support tho they were unsuccesful in their opposition.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by Fanny B. W-n, watermark (IV). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\"","A.D. 1 page. For 6 bushels of winter vetches for General Washington, totaling £2.2.0. Autograph document, small page, docketed. [This was for seed bought in England].","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Sent letter yesterday by Col. Humphreys--send a dozen hand saw files and 3 men's coarse hats--Tom has Mr. Porter's saddlebags. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Robert Morris on way to Va. and takes portable camera obscura as a gift to G.W.P. Custis [7 yrs. old]--landscapes at Mt. Vernon will be perfectly represented and can be copied--profiles may be taken with it--Mr. Morris will show him how to use it--send her his sister's [Nelly] and Mrs. W.'s profiles. Autograph letter signed, docketed, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Asks for 6 barrels of \"Hearons\" [herring ?] from Mt. Vernon--thanks for trouble in finding him freight--try to find Gibb a load from the Potomac back to Fredericksburg. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., watermark (Taylor). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Edw Pye Chamberlay\". [Chamberlayne, of King Wm. County, married Agnes Dandridge].","A.L.S. 1 page. Land to be sold by Washington to Sullivan who wants it for speculation--Peter can bring mares to the horse. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, \"A distinguished and brave Revolutionary officer\", watermark.","Four receipts signed by Davenport (George Washington's miller) from the Mill. An accompanying docket refers to these receipts as \"Accounts of Corn and Meal delivered out of the Mill for and by the orders of G[eorge] A[ugustine] W[ashingto]n...125 Bushels Corn.\" Four documents signed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Jos. Davenport.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Send Mrs. [Martha] Washington 2 yds. black lute-string, \"as near the patron [pattern] as it can be got\",--also 3 prs. of best white kid gloves, long--. Autograph letter signed, laminated, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rotterdam. Received from Capt. Robt. Wyllie on his brig the Molly the documents handing them 50 hhds. tobacco, and letter informing them the vessel's whole cargo was addressed to them from themselves, Mr. Hector Alexander, and Mr. George Walker of Georgetown--before they could finish processing it as per instructions, an interdict from Mr. G. Gibson to Capt. Wyllie to deliver cargo to him, on consequence of order from Messr. Smith Huie Alexander and Co. of Glasgow--sends copy of letter they sent to Smith Huie Alexander and Co.--thanks them for confidence placed in them--will inform them of decision in this affair. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, directed \" By Cap. McGill from Rotterdam,\" also marked on cover \"Capt. Quick to go from [ ] the readiest way to Rotterdam,\" cover used as a scratch sheet, watermark.","D. 2 pages. George Augustine Washington contracts with Samuel Roberts for the latter to disassemble a building at Johnson's Fishery (at River Farm) and re-erect it \"... agreeably to the back part of Genl. Washington's kitchen or Servant's Hall, weatherboard, case, cornice, and bargeboard it in the same way--.\" Roberts is to receive, for his service, 11 pounds Virginia currency and the assistance of one slave. Document is unsigned.","One envelope, no letter or note. Addressed to Samuel Powel.","A.D. 1 page.","A.L.S. 1 page. Asks his price for land in Carolina--has been offered land \"in this Neighbourhood\" but prefers the Carolina tract--poor quality of Carolina land. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Richmond\", watermark obscured.","A.D. 1 page. Account of sales of fruit received by the Philadelphia Packet, Capt. Elwood for a/c of Messrs. Andrew Clows Co. George Washington's order for 110 pounds of filberts appears on the account of fruit brought to Alexandria on Captain John Ellwood, Jr.'s Philadelphia packet boat, the sloop \"Charming Polly.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Smith tells Washington of certain clothing purchases she has charged to Washington on account with \"Mr. Crabb.\" Letter carried \"By Harry.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Winchester. On reverse, a protest signed by Thacker Washington \"... because not given by Miss Anne Blair, whose order will be accepted.\" Request for payment of £11.12.6 to Mr. Nath. Gray.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Apologies for delay in executing commission for Mrs. W.--has been ill--nice white fur available, but advises waiting until autumn, because of lateness of season--did he receive letter and pamphlet of the Debates of the [Phila.] Convention?--\"As I knew you were a Member of the Virginia Convention I thought it might be agreeable to you to see in how masterly a Manner Mrs. Wilson had treated the Science of Government.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, red seal, watermark (W).Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Thanks him for forwarding 4 tierces and 3 barrels of seed by the Tree Mason, Capt. Lawrence Lazore--please forward freight bill. Autograph letter signed, docketed \"Recd. [April] 24 Ansd May 13th\", watermark (incomplete LVG and powder horn). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Orders muslin for Mrs. Washington--requests Dunlap and Claypole's paper sent regularly to Major [G.A.] Washington--send Will [to N.Y.] when he's able to travel. Autograph letter, laminated, docketed by Lear(?) \"These letters were recorded by H.[owell] Lewis. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","Printed broadside outlining the formal order of procession for the inauguration ceremony for the first President of the United States, George Washington. A manuscript docket on verso reads \"Order of Procession on the Inauguration of President Washing[tn], 30 April 1790.\" Another manuscript docket on the front of the broadside, underneath the printed text, reads \"Order of procession on the inauguration of President Washington 30, April 1790.\" This year is incorrect, as the inauguration took place on 30 April 1789.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Pittsylvania. Return of his draft, half satisfied leads him to think it is inconvenient for them to answer any further requisitions for money--will try to discharge his large debt to them speedily--reminds them that they had consented to consolidate his scattered debts into one general acct. upon their books--hopes this will prevail upon them to give him time to discharge various debts, but if they prefer, they have enough of his property at their disposal to discharge a debt to them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, directed by \"favr. Mr. Smith,\" watermark.","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. President would like Billy [Lee] sent to Mt. Vernon when he can be moved safely, for he cannot be of use here--\"But if he is still anxious to come on here the President would gratify him altho he will be troublesome--He has been an old and faithful Servt. this is enough for the Presidt. to gratify him in every reasonable wish\"--if Major W. needs buck wheat from Phila. he will let you know--G. W. wishes Dunlop and Claypool's paper sent to N.Y., and will furnish them from there to the Major at Mt. Vernon. Autograph letter initial signed, laminated, docketed by Lear(?), watermark (L Munn). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\" Not in Writings.","A.L.S. 1 page. Dumfries. Interest on certificate in name of John Dickenson belongs to bearer Mrs. Dickenson--let her have her warrant, or purchase it of her--she is in great want. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed.","An estimate for a saddle for the President.","A.D. 10 pages. An account of Robert Lewis's trip as far as Baltimore accompanying his aunt Mrs. Washington to New York--family relations and friends--preparations and farewell at Mt. Vernon and Dr. Stuart's in Alexandria--Col. Blackburn's--Mr. and Mrs. B[ushrod] Washington--Mrs. W.'s parting with her servants at Mt. V.--rental of horses from Mr. Van Horn--efforts to purchase a horse for [G.W.]--two ferry crossings--Major Snowden and family--description of countryside--Mrs. Carroll's reception near Baltimore--visit with Dr. McHenry in Baltimore. Autograph document, unbound, laminated, watermark, docketed in later hand, \"Journal of Mrs. W's journey to N. York.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Charles came up to get the [storehouse ?] key being mended--send a dozen lbs. of figs to be charged to G.A.W.--needs 200 \"small tacks with flat heads proper for nailing leather on Brick moulds ...\"--Mrs. [Anna Maria] Bassett and Mrs. Washington will dine with Mrs. Porter after lunch on Sunday--Mr. Bassett will attend them and perhaps G.A.W. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by Snow (?), watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\"","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. President desires to have Billy [Lee] sent to N.Y. since Billy earnestly desires it--send stays and shoes to Mrs. F[anny Bassett] W-n at Mt. V.--send Mrs. M. W.'s to [N.Y.] and charge all to President's account--she overpaid for altering some gowns--Billy's expenses to be pd. by G.W. thru Biddle (mentioned in Writings in footnote). Autograph letter initial signed, docketed, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\"","D. 1 page. An account of ferry and inn expenses listing all the stops between Georgetown and New York--carriage of a trunk from Phila to N.Y.--stage horses--Col. Van Horn who arranged the trip had been paid earlier some amount--. Document, in hand of Robert Lewis, watermark, endorsed on back, \"The Amount of every expence is £67.10.7 Pensylvania currency.\"","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. \"The President will thank you to put into the hand of Mr. Wm. Hunter Junr. of Alexa. thirty five Guineas, for him to deliver to Mr. John Campbell of Bladensbg. ... in payment for a Horse sent by Mr. Campbell to the President.\" Autograph letter initial signed, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\" Writings, XXX, 342-343. [Mr. Hunter was on his way back to Alexa. from N.Y., and stopping in Phila.].","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Inquiries about table ornaments--\" ... and if the large and small Glasses of M. Dela Croix are of the same set, he [the President] will thank you to procure them...\"--\"The President has a French man with him who is said to be a compleat Confectioner and professes to understand everything relative to these ornaments, so that the Glasses only are wanting.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed, watermark (L. Munn). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Alexandria. Discusses religion ... suggests his mother rise early and ride before breakfast ... glad she is rid of Sorrel ... welcome to molasses sugar ... will not be diffident in requesting favors of her ... glad to hear wheat, barley, and clover are so fine ... agricultural advice ...  Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. Billy [Lee] arrived--\"The President thinks those ornaments will not answer the purpose as the two sets are not made to join each other \u0026 neither separate are large enough for his table\"--President much indisposed--fever and a tumor on his thigh. Autograph letter initial signed, docketed, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Baltimore. Sends letters of testimonials \"in my favor\"--hears of president's recovery--his sickness prevented Speaker of House of R. from writing him as per his promise. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by Lewis, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Alex. Furnival.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Sends copy of Committee's report on mode of collecting taxes--how does his memorial stand with President?--any chance of employment?--amusements in N.Y.--hopes President is recovered. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed, postmarked \"Balt. July 5.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Joshua Barney.\" [Barney sailed miniature ship \"The Federalist\" to Mount Vernon in 1788; gift of merchants of Baltimore.]","A.L.S. 4 pages. Happy over her children's situation [in N.Y.] -- glad \"My good Mama [Martha Washington] ... has at last seen the necessity of making the Dr. children respect as well as love her, for that they never wou'd have done had she continued her former improper indulgence to them.\"--their sisters are with her--death of Mr. Richard the printer--doesn't approve of taking her daughters [Eliza and Martha Custis] to Alexandria feast and merriment--requests him to have a butter print made for her--competition in selling butter to Alexandria. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1789] July 8.","A.D.S. 1 page. Saurason obligates himself to sell Washington his lot \"... 40 feet on Duke street and 70 on St. Asap[h]\" for seventy five pounds Virginia Currency. This lot is \"... subject to a ground rent of twenty five Shillings...\" The agreement is subject to Washington's procuring another lot from Thorton Alexander.","D. 1 page. Account from July 1789 for \"Visiting Mrs. W. Examining a Cancer and Consultation with Dr. Hall - £2.2.0.\" Document, fragment, badly charred, laminated, docketed \"Dr. R. Wellford Acct and [ ],\" incomplete watermark. Proved before magistrate, Geo. French, on Aug. 19, 1790. Receipted on reverse Sept. 13, 1790 from Mrs. Lewis. Signed by Wm. Yates for Robt. Wellford.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Cousin A.O.C.C. married Jack Lyons--saw many friends at Eltham and Elsing Green--\" ... hope He [G.A.W.] is not so regardless of His health as he used to be, tell Him from me that one child and the prospect of another are sufficient inducements to make him prudent, an Orphan's situation is deplorable, for a Mother cannot be of much advantage without a Father's assistance.\"--lack of a carriage prevents her coming to Mount Vernon. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by F. B. Washington. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. C. Bassett.\" Date on original catalog card appears \"[1789] Aug. 3\". [B.C. Bassett was sister-in-law of Fanny. She married John Bassett of Farmington, Hanover County. She was daughter of Wm. Burnett Browne of Elsing Green, King Wm. County.]","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received his several letters--slippers came safely to hand, also the bill for them--£70 received from Mr. Thomas Smith on acct. of the President--send 2 prayer books to Mrs. W. Autograph letter signed, docket, incomplete watermark.","A.L. 1 page. New York. Received bill from Dunlop and Claypoole--forward the enclosed answer to an address to Bethleham--procure 20 bushels of good winter barley for seed from reputable farmer--last procured from R.I. was not good--Mrs. W. wants Mr. Hazelhurst's bill for Chintz--charge to president's acct.--she also wants another prayer book added to 2 already requested. Autograph letter, docketed by Lear(?), watermark. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Abingdon. Chides him for not writing - news from George [A. Washington] and family at Mount Vernon. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\" Date on original catalog card appears \"[1789] August 19.\"","A.L.S 2 pages. Richmond. Re: Corbin W-n's suit with the Hites ... certain title papers missing must be supplied before the Oct. trial ... Patrick Matthews, Johnston, Russel are names appearing in the letter and seem to be former owners of the land in question ... \" Copy of a letter from Mr. John Marshall to Corbin Washington.\" Date on original catalog card appears \"[17]89 Aug. 23.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. New York. Prayer books came safely--encloses letter to Nicholas Eveleigh(?) in S. Carolina--put it on first boat to that place--\"Mrs. Washington wishes you to send 25to ... of chocolet shells to Mt. Vernon ...\"--send statement of President's account. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, partial watermark.","A.L. 2 pages. New York. President is getting a German gardner from Phila.--he doesn't speak English or know the country--pay and charge to President's account the amount of his passage in stage from Phila. to Alexandria. Autograph letter, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark (LVG surmounted by powder horn). Name does not appear on original manuscript. [Gardener was John Christian Ehler, sent from Germany by Henrick Wilmans of Bremen].","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Mrs. W. wants a gown of color like that enclosed in Tabby, ducape or Padusoy [paduasay]--send samples and price. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark (armed figure). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. G.W.'s acct. [from Biddle] is right--Mrs. W. wants 15 yds. of Padusoy of enclosed pattern--G.W. wants prices on clover seed and early delivery--suffered greatly last year because of late delivery of seed--congratulations on apptmt. as Marshal of District of Pennsyl. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark.Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Introducing Col. Gordon, Col. Buckside, Capt. [Isaakson ?], and Lt. Erskine who are on their way to Canada. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed, watermark (T. French). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ph. Schuyler.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Appointed by P. Wagener. Washington is appointed surveyor \"... of the road from General Washington's ferry to his Mill, from thence to his tumbling dam, thence along his new road to intersect the River side old road above the Gumspring ...\" and is to use \"the male labouring Tithables\" on George Washington's plantation to keep the road in good repair.","Tiffin renews his lease on land in Berkeley County [see 1788, Sept. 26, James Stuart and Edward Tiffin] for annual rent of 30 lbs., ten of which should go toward \"... putting a good Sufficient Roof on the Dwelling House and other necessary repairs ...\" Tiffin is forbidden to \"clear any land outside of his Inclosures\" or sell or waste Timber on this land nor seed any grain in the autumn unless he later agrees to a longer term.","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. Mrs. W.'s Padusoy [dress material] and bill for it received--President wants list of plants and prices from Mr. Bartram, and when they should be transplanted--wishes to send some to Mt. Vernon. Autograph letter initial signed, docketed by Lear, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\"","Print document, 1 page. An address from the Quakers from their annual meeting for Penn., New Jersey, Delaware, and western parts of Va. and Maryland. The Quakers are grateful for religious toleration and other American freedoms but state \"... we can take no part in carrying on war on any occasion ... but are bound ... to lead quiet and peaceable lives ... \" GW answers, in part, \"...it is doing the ... Quakers no more than justice to say, that (except their declining to share with others the burthen of the common defence) there is no denomination among us who are more exemplary and useful citizens.\" Printed document, pen trials on verso. Washington's reply is published in Writings, 30:416n.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Abingdon. Has never allowed herself to join general cry against him--wishes Bett and Patt [Eliza and Martha Custis] could have same advantages as her other children--guests--a boating accident in front of her house. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\" Date on original catalog card appears as \"[1789] Oct. 8.\"","D.S. 1 page. Appoints Burgess Ball attorney in his own behalf for division of estate of his mother, Mary Washington. Poor condition. Document signed, fragment, laminated, badly charred by fire, docketed Chs. Washi[ngton] Powe[r of Attorney]. Signed by Chas. Washington. Witnessed by M. Frame and Fielding Augusting Lewis.","A.D. 4 pages. \"Accot. of sales of the Stocks etc. sold at the plantation of the late Mrs. Mary Washington, on the 29th of October 1789.\" Some of the buyers include Charles Carter Jr., Bushrod Washington and Burges[s] Ball. Stock sold includes sheep, oxen, hogs, pigs, horses, cows. Autograph document, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Massachusetts. Letter was written after the visit of George Washington to Boston. Otis writes that Washington's \"... presence has diffused joy amongst all ranks ...\" Autograph letter signed, on fine (laid) paper.","A.L.S. 7 pages. Boston. He was fortunate enough to help with preparations for Washington's visit. Describes the planning and the President's visit. Docketed and signed.","D.S. 1 page. Injunction bond for paying all costs and damages \"that shall be awarded against him [Warner W.]\" in Frederick County Court. Document signed, docketed \"Washington vs. Mills and Co., Injn. Bond,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Has heard nothing from Mr. Bartram regarding plants and shrubs--has been away from N.Y. with President--\"The President will thank you to pay to the Honb. Robt. Morris Esq. livres 32-12-2 being a balance due to Gouvr. Morris Esq. for something which he purchasd in France for the Presid. - and also to know from him (R.M.) the amount of some floor matts and a pr. of blk sattin brot. from India the summer before last in one of Mr. Morris's ships and pay the same\"--find out price of buck wheat and if it can be had on short notice--clover seed has been procured here. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by Lear(?) \"per Major Jackson,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","Receipt for loaves of bread for the prisoners. Small slip of paper charred by fire, laminated, watermark.","Small scrap of paper, charred by fire, laminated. For £3.0.0 due from George Washington.","26 shillings discharging Miss Fanny B. Smith's account ... Witnessed by Hannah Washington, Sr.","A.L. 1 page. Lancaster. He cannot accept commission of purchasing mares for Genl. W.--his daughter very ill, and cannot go thru country looking for them--Mr. John Miller knows horses and is dependable--perhaps he can undertake the business. Autograph letter, docketed. [See letter from Th. Hartley to G.W., Dec. 7, 1789].","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Received his letter after delay--the President has been informed of contents and replies, \"as an act of Providence has interposed to render a complyance with your promise impracticable, he must have further patience\"--he also says clean sound wheat will be taken at his mill in payment and the Alexandria Cash price allowed for it--corn crop poor so would also like to have some if he has it. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark, postmarked \"Alex Dec. 18,\" docketed, note in later hand reads \"Above signature seems to be that of George Augustine Washington Son of Charles - who was G.W.'s brother - This presented to MVLA July 3/97 by Mrs. Carrol Mercer Washn. D.C.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"George A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. New York. President desires to know prices of buckwheat delevered to Va. in bags, and in barrels--if cheaper there or in back counties of Va.--requests information by next week so he can write Major W. what to do--probably can't be sent down rivers until spring thaws--Mrs. Reinagle, who taught Miss Custis music, to send some music proper for her thru the winter--mentions his approaching marriage. Autograph letter signed, docketed, watermark.","1 page docketed. Laminated. This cover came with all the letters to Biddle from Lear.","A.D. 1 page. Lists 13 slaves by name, above 16 years of age, and \"Horses 7.\" Also lists his taxable property in Truro Parish, 1789 as three slaves above 16 years, four horses and a phaeton carriage.","D.S. 1 page. A Tax Bill for the year 1788, directed to Major George Washington, nephew of General Washington, and one time Mount Vernon manager, from Mr. Vernon manager, from Mr. Joseph Powell in the amount of £7.2.2 plus 36 lbs of tobacco.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Received music from Mr. Ranigle -- Send 200 bushels of buckwheat to Mt. Vernon in bags marked G.W. -- compliments of the season from President and Mrs. Washington. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, watermark incomplete.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. President wants some superfine bolting cloth to be sent to Mt. Vernon-for a reel 9'2\" in length and 5'6\" in circumference -- have cloth chosen by Mrs. Lewis or a skillful miller. Autograph letter signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. New York. [Washington] has written Major [George A.] W-n regarding the bolting cloth--G.W. arranged thru Col. Hartley of Lancaster to have breeding mares sent to Mt. Vernon--money to be paid thru Biddle. Autograph letter signed, docketed by T. Lear \"Jany 17. 1790.\"  Dated incorrectly 1789 in heading, incomplete watermark. Not in Writings; Vol. XXX, p. 507, has footnotes mentioning this letter. Date on original catalog card appears [1790] Jan. 17.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. A draft enclosed, drawn by Samuel Meredith on the Bank of North America for $1066.66 -- to go to the account of the President -- is to pay for breeding mares bought through John Miller and Paul Zantzinger. Autograph letter signed, docketed, corrections added in G.W.'s hand, watermark.","A.L. Received his letter and will render any assistance he can for President--is sure an exchange of houses can be accomplished--can treat for any part of furniture which might be wanted--will see Mr. Lear at his home this evening. Autograph letter, in first person, integral cover, docketed by Lear, laminated, watermark.  Name on original manuscript appears as \"Mr. Macomb.\"","Receipt for 18 shillings in account for Mrs. Betty Lewis, Subscribr. to Revd. Thomas Thornton for year 1789. Autograph document signed, 1 page, fragment, laminated, docketed \"Thos. Garnett [ ] Rect. 18 /\".","A.L.S. 1 page. Major Washington has sent size of bolting cloth now in the mill [see under same date, separate document] -- send by earliest conveyance to Mt. Vernon -- send president's account when convenient. utograph letter signed, docketed, incomplete watermark, [scratched on paper is name \"Polly Long,\" Lear's fiance at this time and later his first wife].","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. President wishes carpet, pea green ground with white flowers or spots -- carpeting would be better than a carpet -- can find no carpet in N. Y. to fit the room, nor good carpeting -- Scotch carpeting is almost only kind to be found there. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, (written on reverse on a cover directed to \"The Secretary of the President of the United States\"). Writings, XXXI, 8-9; Minor variations. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Received President's account -- \"In reply to your wish to know the President's birth day it will be sufficient to observe that is on the 11th of February Old Style - but the almanack Makers have generally set it down opposite to the 11th day of Feby. of the present Style - how far that may go towards establishing it on this day I don't know - but I could never consider it any other ways than stealing as many days from his valuable life as is the difference between the old and the new Style.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed.","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for fifty pounds to be paid to George (A.) Washington agent for the President of the U.S.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Happy at receiving her letter and sister Carter's lengthy one -- sorry to hear of illness and deaths among the negroes, \"... Temple in particular as he was a hearty, strong young fellow and arrived at an age when his services might have compensated his master or mistress for the trouble which is attendant on raising young negroes and the expense incurred, previous to their attaining the age of manhood\" -- they have been busy moving the president's household to more commodious quarters -- Mrs. White comes to visit only on public days -- these are crowded occasions -- last evening was at an assembly -- danced with Miss Briscoe -- many there disappointed president and lady didn't attend -- female part glad some of the family appeared -- \"For my own part, I am of so much more consequence here than when at home that I believe I shall never be content anywhere else.\" Post script dated Feb. 27: They have moved into the new house -- unable to find time to buy a toy for Maria. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed \"Mrs. Betty Lewis\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rob. Lewis.\" Post script dated Feb. 27--They have moved into the new house--unable to find time to buy a toy for Maria.","A.L.S. 1 page. They have found a carpet for the room described in last letter -- but obliged to him for looking -- add 200 more bushels of buckwheat to quantity already procured -- can be carried to Va. in bulk, saving expense of bags or barrels -- Capt. Ellwood will do this, using his hogsheads. Autograph letter signed, docketed. Writings, XXXI, 18. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Bearer, Martin Ehler, brings six mares -- two are those he mentioned before -- 4 are those that are described on enclosed list [no list enclosed here] -- one will match black mare purchased earlier. Autograph letter signed, docketed in a later hand, \"Zantzinger horse-dealer to Geo. A. Washington\", incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Received invoice of 200 bushels of buckwheat sent to Mt. Vernon -- omitted answering query on potatoes -- send them by next vessel -- President wants only 100 more bushels of buckwheat instead of 200 because of high price -- carry by bulk to lessen the freight. Autograph letter signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Lancaster. Martin Ehler had to turn back with the mares from Zantzinger -- couldn't cross Susquehanna River -- this adds to expenses he was to be allowed -- hired a helper, George Leonhart, to take the horses down -- gives details of the agreement with Ehler -- sent invoice to George Washington in New York. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Lear (?), watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Received letters from Zantzinger through Ehler and Leonhart, and the mares came -- they are fatigued but in good shape -- pleased with them -- can't determine the expenses of men's return journey, so asks that Zantzinger pay them return expenses and send invoice to President -- gave them no money. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. Wrote letter to Mr. Moyston inquiring about a cook who lived with him -- no answer -- sent thru post office -- sends Biddle a copy to hand Mr. Moyston. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Sends the letter by her husband [John Bassett, Fanny's brother] -- he has been an invalid for a week -- envies her her fine son [G. Fayette Washington] -- mentions Mr. Bassett's death. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by Fanny B. W-n, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears as [1790] March 30. The writer was daughter of Wm. Burnett Brown of Elsing-Green.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Says Maria likely has the measles. Describes symptoms and treatment. Docketed to Mrs. Washington, Mount Vernon.","D.S. Simpson leases Washington's \"... fishing landing called Simpsons during the Herring season [for] twelve pounds specie ... also six thousand herrings.\" Simpson also agrees to \"... not permit a horse Waggon Cart or any other Carriage to come within his plantation for the removal of the fish ...\" Document signed, [in pencil \"William Simpson\"].","8 deeds and letters housed within a single envelope, dating April 15, 1790, September 30, 1790, December 20, 1790, June 28, 1850, October 19, 1850, 1852, April 10, 1853, and February 18, 1861.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Abingdon. His approaching marriage--her unhappiness--had hoped to see her children this summer--her concern over Nelly--fears she will be spoiled by too much attention--\"her Dear Grandmama is too much pleased with the attentions paid to Nelly to judge of their impropriety. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear \"April 12th 1790.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\"","By this contract, Taylor agrees to act as overseer on Washington's farm in Fairfax County. Taylor is to oversee the slaves' labor; make and repair plows and fences; construct buildings as needed, \"see to the stock of every kind.\" Taylor will \"... provide in due season meal for the Negroes and see it regularly distributed--That he will be very careful of the Negroes--\" Taylor receives 18 lbs. and food and shelter for he and family. Copy of agreement also included, MS-4527","A.L.S. Representative of Virginia's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, Alexander White writes to \"Dear Madam\" that the President has been sick and confined to bed the past few days. He adds, \"I shall not trouble you with laws of a Political Nature only observe that our Proceeding are so dilatory that I fear spending the greatest part of the summer in this Place.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Baltimore. Directed by Hon. Capt. Furneval, this letter asks Lewis' interceding in behalf of \"our Old Friend\" to gain an appointment as Postmaster in Baltimore. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Lewis (?) watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. P. van Horne.\"","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. \"The President will thank you to put into the hand of Mr. Wm. Hunter Junr. of Alexa. thirty five Guineas, for him to deliver to Mr. John Campbell of Bladensbg. ... in payment for a Horse sent by Mr. Campbell to the President.\" Autograph letter initial signed, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\" Writings, XXX, 342-343. Mr. Hunter was on his way back to Alexa. from N.Y., and stopping in Phila.","Printed document, signed by Thomas Jefferson, 1 page. Second session of Congress, \"An Act for finally adjusting and satisfying the Claims of Frederick William De Steuben.\" Gives Von Steuben compensation for his services in the war. Approved June 4, 1790.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Mr. C[raufurd] cannot set off by the 20th--\"you may thank me for having brought you to Alexa. I think Bushfield and its environs were never intended for the Sphere you (and your charming Washington) were made to move in\"--an admirer of hers [Ann's], a Dr. Clark--when she goes to Rippon Lodge, present her love to Papa and Manna and family--little [Sall] has been very sick with worms--plumbs and figgs which Daniel brought. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by \"Daniel,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript apperas as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received president's account -- questions item dealing with \"Express\" to N.Y. for Dr. Jones -- paid express sent by Col. Cummings to Philadelphia -- have Mr. Hare send best porter to Mt. Vernon in preparation for President's visit -- Mrs. Washington wants blue and white cups and saucers to match china at Mt. Vernon -- thanks for congratulations on his (Lear's) marriage. Autograph letters signed, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received letters enclosing accounts of George Washington's for coach hire and for porter sent to Mt. Vernon by Mr. Hare -- give prices of silver plated \"waiters\" (serving trays) in Philadelphia -- some have japanned bottoms and a silver plated rim of open work round them -- have any vessels from India brought fine muslins cheap? Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by (Lear?), incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. New York. Received her letter by Mr. Garnett and one from brother George--her indisposition--hopes to be in Va. within a month--Congress hopes to be able to adjourn by then--G.W. very well, as is Mrs. W.--hopes locket she requested has reached her. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears as [c.1790] July 11.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Keep silver waiter (serving tray) until called for -- they can be made more cheaply in N.Y. -- order Mrs. Washington 2 dozen tea cups and saucers and some slop bowls to match in blue and white china -- send them to Mt. Vernon -- send her some patterns of plain India Jaquinett muslin from which to choose -- will forward a draft next week. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\" Writings, XXXI, 70. One major variation in number of cups and saucers to buy.","A.D.S. Receipt for one quarter's wages ending June 30, £14.0.0. Autograph document signed, small slip, docketed, Receipt No. 24, charred by fire. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Osborne.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Encloses draft for £200 on Bank of North America to go to President's account. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear(?).","A.L.S. 3 pages. Send 3 dozen tea cups and saucers and 2 dozen coffee cups and saucers and bowls -- if cannot get blue and white, then get the enamel mentioned in Biddle's letter -- Mrs. Washington sends muslin patterns -- send prices on any like them -- send price of white lead ground in oil and also painters oil fit for immediate use -- will be sent to Mt. Vernon from Philadelphia or New York, whichever is cheaper. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by [Lear]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received 2 pieces of muslin -- Mrs. Washington has kept one and the other is returned. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed, (written on reverse of a cover directed to the President of the United States of America), broken black seal, incomplete watermark.","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. Clarifies order of 3 dozen china cups and saucers for Mrs. Washington. Autograph letter initial signed, draft, fragment, docketed by Lear. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T.L.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received letter enclosing bill for china sent to Mt. Vernon -- President sets out for Mt. Vernon probably in 8 or 10 days after Congress adjourns -- he would not like any more parade than is necessary to gratify the people, any more is most fatiguing to him -- are any ships bound for London from Philadelphia and what accommodations are available? Autograph letter signed, draft, torn, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Send by Mr. Robert Lewis, the bearer, an English-German dictionary for George Washington's German gardener -- George Washington in Rhode Island -- will leave New York for Virginia about first of September. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, laminated, incomplete watermark.Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for Bailey's English and German Dictionary at £2.5.0. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed twice, \"No. 256 Receipt Charles Cist £2.5 19th Augt. 1790\" and \"Acct. for a Dictionary Augt. 19. 1790.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages, docketed. Agreement for Peter Cockrell to work for George A. Washington for one year. Signed by Peter Cockrell and J. Packett.","A.L.S. 4 pages. New York. Received bill and receipt for German-English dictionary -- please keep [silver?] waiter (serving tray) there until remove to Philadelphia -- President reaches Philadelphia about September 3 -- engage lodgings at Mrs. Mary House's [at 5th and Market St.] in Philadelphia for George Washington and family and stables for horses at Jacob Hiltzhimers -- if lodging not available there, then at city tavern -- gives proposed itinerary of President's trip to Philadelphia -- plea for no more parade and ceremony than necessary -- he (Lear) will remain in New York a few more days -- gives number of rooms needed for those in President's party, and delineates who is in the group (including 2 maids, 4 white servants and 4 black servants). Autograph letter signed, draft, laminated, docketed by Lear(?), watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Draft. New York. President left this morning and will be in Philadelphia on Thursday -- he has sent Mrs. Washington's trunk and an extra harness by stage to Philadelphia in Biddle's care to be sent to Alexandria by water -- Harness wrapped in rough cloth for protection -- he will pay expenses in New York -- direct any letter to him for they will come free during President's absence. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear(?). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\" Writings XXXI, 109 fn. Postscript added to this draft copy.","Autograph letter, signed \"Timothy Pickering\" to Oliver Phelps. Pickering, appointed by President Washington as commissioner to the Iroquois, is writing to merchant and land speculator Oliver Phelps in response to the Pine Creek killings, in which two Seneca Indians were murdered in a dispute with the sons of John Walker, a man whom the Seneca claimed to have scalped and murdered several years prior. Pickering writes of Washington's \"utter abhorrence\" of the killings. He has sent Pickering to meet with the relations of the murdered Seneca men.","A.L.S. 3 pages. New York. Tenders his thanks for their offer of services, but he and Mrs. Lear will reside with President -- expects to leave New York by October 1 -- will engage 2 packets to carry freight to Philadelphia -- asks Biddle to inquire for him -- many overcharge the President -- papers may be forwarded to Mt. Vernon -- received letter from President on particulars of alterations in home -- thinks Mr. Robt. Morris will be moved by 25th Sept., and President's furniture can be moved in then -- Biddle's drafts will be honored. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear(?).","A.L.S. 1 page. War department. Concerns allowance to invalids.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Sends letter by Dr. Stuart who is on way to Williamsburg -- President and Mrs. Washington have been home 10 days -- George Washington \"looks better than I expected to see him, but still there are traces in his countinance of His two last severe illnesses, which I fear will never wear off.\" -- they stay until middle of November -- little son has been ill. Date on letter appears to be 1791, but internal and external evidence confirm 1790 as date of composition. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, mistakenly dated in heading 1791, watermarks. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Frances Washington.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1790] Sept. 21.","A.D.S. 1 page. Martha Custis [Martha Washington's niece] writes out a song for Mr. Snow. A notation in another hand, \"Received inclosed from Mrs. Stuart in Sept. 1790.\" Date on original catalog card appears c. 1790 [September].","A.L.S. 2 pages. New York. Capt. Alberson brought his (Biddle's) letter -- discusses expensive price wanted by Alberson for hire of his vessel, and whether arrangements with him included cabin passage -- will start loading Tuesday and sail by end of week -- please engage lodgings for Mrs. Lear and himself at Mrs. House's or elsewhere near the President in Philadelphia until furniture arrives. Autograph letter signed, draft, laminated, docketed by Lear, watermark incomplete (crown).","A.D.S. 1 page. Print document with notations. Baltimore. Bill for 1 oz. Nutmegs at 6 shillings from Andrew Aitken, apothecary and druggist. Autograph document signed, partly printed bill, laminated, docketed \"H. Washington 6/.\" Receipted by Andr. Aitken.","A.L.S. 1 page. Please send the \"little Matter between us\" for Nells [ ] and the muslin--in very great need of it--also send sugar, none at all in this part of the Country. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed (not decipherable), laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for 115 barrels of corn \"bot of Mr. Chas. Carter from Mrs. Washingtons Estate.\" Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, signed by John Aston for Thos Gamill, re Mary Washington's estate.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Received money, muslin adn sugar by Peter--returns muslin--apologizes for asking her for the money, but she owed it and was being pestered for it--she owes Mr. [Bushrod] W[ashington] and \"yourself\" for spice mortar and \"skeleton--outside and curtain of a bonnett\"--hears from Mama [Christian Blackburn] that Polly [Blackburn] has several dance partners--she will be unable to come to [Alexandria] this winter but hopes to see [Ann] and Mr. Wn here shortly--sends some Spanish potatoes and apples--has Judith [Blackburn] increased her family?--send a bushel of cranberries--[Betty ?] Grayson not at home according to custom with the Miss Warings. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed \"by Peter,\" laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Her Mamma and Sister [Christian Blackburn and Polly Blackburn] pleased at their receiption at Mr. Campbell's, and also at plays--to have tea at Mr. Caton's where Polly will probably perform on harpsichord--write about her Fredericksburg excursion--. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed \"By Peter\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Nath. Craufurd.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]90 Oct. 25.","Lottery tickets. 4 printed tickets to an Alexandria Street Lottery, signed by J. Swift, each ticket having on the back the name of one of John Basset's children, A[nna] M[aria], John, Virginia, and William; Wm. was born Oct. 10, 1790, and a lottery for paving streets of Alex. was authorized in Oct. 1790, with J. Swift as one of those appointed to conduct it. A scrap of paper with the name \"Mr. Bassett\" serves as a cover. Date on original catalog card appears [1790 ?][Oct.]","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Encloses a letter -- wrote letters to him and friend from Fredericksburg, to go by a county representative to the assembly -- best way to send letters to him is by post or a friend -- postmasters are more particular in sending letters addressed to our family than they are of others -- sick family at Mt. Vernon -- Bassett's sister and brother had visited and brought influenza -- Lewis and others leave Mt. Vernon on 22nd for Philadelphia. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed in pencil by (?), watermarks. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rob. Lewis.\"","Bill. A.D.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Bill for 1 box superior Hyson tea amounting to £20.18.9. Autograph document signed, fragment laminated, docketed twice, once by Lear, \"No. 257 Receipt Jno. Barnes £20.18.9 22nd Novr. 1790,\" and Rect. Jno. Barnes Novr. 22. [1]790 £20.18.9\", incomplete watermark. Receipted at same time by John Barnes.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bladensburg. Retained copy to Holmes regarding a lease of Holmes' land (location not specified) to Mrs. Betty Washington Lewis. Robert Lewis encloses several letters referring to this transaction. Mrs. Lewis has paid the first year's rent.","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Hasn't written her because he hasn't been successful in complying with her requests regarding chesnuts and sale of her colt--will try to sell colt at sale in a few days--intends being at Bushfield soon to attend Mr. Washington's sale--Judy sends love. Autograph letter signed, fragment of a separate cover, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"R. S. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears 179[0] Dec. 6.","Bushrod Washington, Alexandria VA, writes to Col. William A. Washington at Haywood regarding correspondence he received and enclosed about land belonging to William Washington. Bushrod reports that he has made enquires about the lots and hopes to provide satisfactory information on the subject. A side board ordered by William Washington has arrived and Bushrod suggests sending a vessel from his part of the country to retrieve the item. Sends love to his two nephews. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address label.","One card. Engraved card of invitation from General Knox's wife with decorative border: \"Mrs. Knox presents Compts. to Mr. Lewis and requests the Honor of his Company on Wednesday Evening the '2nd of Febry', Janry 25th 91. The favor of an Answer is desired. Sold by Burton No. 14 Capel Street. Date on original catalog card appears 17[91] Jan. 25. Partly printed with blanks filled in by hand, card size.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Regarding legacy left her [probably by her brother Geo. Wm. Fairfax, who died in 1787 in England] -- a bond given -- doesn't desire more land in Culpeper, Virginia -- has some which she has been unable to sell -- smallpox breaking out here -- \"Bob shou'd be careful of his cloaths.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed \"Letter Mrs. H. Washington about her husbands Bond\",\" incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Han. Washington.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]91 Jan. 30.","D. 1 page. For £2.0.0, an account of wages due from the President -- receipt in hand of George Augustine Washington. Document, small charred fragment, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., Receipt No. 299.","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for £4.4. for [Seine ?] twine. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed twice, \"Recpt. No. 266, incomplete watermark. Receipted by Buchan Patton and Co.","A.D.S. 1 page. Account for £0.5.3 for mending a plow, mending strap of a swingel tree, making plow bridel bits, etc. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed \"J.B. Steels Bills for 1791.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. For 3 lbs. seine twine for 0.7.0. Autograph document signed, in hand of P. Prather, fragment, docketed \"No. 267,\" etc., laminated. Receipted by P. Prather for B. Patton and Co.","A.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for £2.12.6 for 21 bushels of oats sold to Tobias Lear. Autograph document signed, fragment, in hand of Edmund Penin[gton] and signed by him, mutilated, laminated, docketed \"Edwd. Barr[in]g[ton] 23d March 91 2.12.6,\" and Receipt No. 269 Edwd. Barrington £2.12.6 23d March 1791.\"","D. 1 page. Order to pay Alexander Smith £80. Witnessed by Wm. Wilson. Receipted by Alexander Smith April 8, 1791. Docketed same date. Document, silked, fragment, docketed, receipt 270.","A.L.S. 1 page. Requests [Ann] to get some white ribbon for her at Perrin's store-will pay him herself--they expect [Ann and Bushrod Washington] for dinner on Tuesday. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Will, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]91 April 25.","A.D. 1 page. Bill for making some ruffles, ruffled caps, etc.[?]. Autograph document, signed by \"femme le Chal\", fragment, laminated, docketed twice \"No. 274 Receipt Mr. Chal £1.16.0, 10th June 1791\" and \"Rect. Mr. Chal 1.16.0 June 10th 1791.\"","For tuition of Geo. [Washington Parke] Custis of £1.7.6. Partly printed document filled in by James Clement and signed by him, docketed twice \"Rect. for Master Custis July 1 1791, 1.7.[6,]\" and \"No. 275 Receipt James Clement £1.7.6, 1 July 1791.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Unable to write because of extreme illness -- very weak -- he and Fanny and children go to Berkeley -- they will remain for a while, but business will bring him back soon -- has account from Mr. Wilson -- had boots made for Burgess and will send them by his father when he comes. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, postmarked \"Alex July 4\", watermark.","A.L. 1 page. Receipt for making a door \"for the ice house of the President.\" This was for the Robert Morris house in Philadelphia and it is noted that Mr. Morris declined paying it.","D. 1 page. Alexandria. For £22.10.6, to be applied in discharge of the President's and his taxes. Document, charred fragment, laminated, docketed \"Lodged in their Hands to be applied to the settlement of County [ ] parish Levies.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Fairfield. Deals primarily with settlement of account and Bond -- Mr. Washington is from home and is his father's other executor -- account against Mrs. Bushrod and herself in regard to furniture -- legacies left by her brother [George Wm. Fairfax] -- obliged for news of her sister Fairfax [Sally Cary Fairfax]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Washington.\"","D.S. 2 pages. Washington relinquishes a former contract in which Tiffin leased Washington's land for 30 lbs. per year. Tiffin agrees to \"... surrender possession [of the tract]--to give up all claim to the wheat now growing on the plantation and to put in all the ground now in Buck wheat and some small spots adjoining in potatoes and Hemp with Rye ...\" Memorandum of an agreement. Signed by Peter Cockrell, for George Augustine Washington.","D.S. 3 pages. Agreement for Washington to pay Cockrell one-seventh of the crop yield for acting as overseer \"on his plantation in Berk[e]ley County which will be formed of that which he now occupies and that which Doct. Tiffin resides ...\" Cockrell to care for Negroes, stock, and tools on plantation. Witnessed by Samuel Washington.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Sends letter and garlick by Gen. Roberdeau--leaves cherries and gooseberries for her--they have taken passage to Barbados--go to Mr. Craufurd's [at Greenwood Md.] to stay until sailing time--Polly's [Blackburn] cough worse--glad [Ann] likes new house--Polly asks for great coat to be sent. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed (Honord by General Robertdeau,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1792] Sept.[20?].","Account for £1.10.6 for smith work, including making \"3 keys for The Staples and ox yoks,\" making knives, putting huks on a locket, putting heels to 2 colters, etc. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed \"[ ]mber 9,\" badly charred by fire.","A.L.S. 6 pages. Lisbon. Humphreys was a Revolutionary War hero from Conn. and writer of the \"Hartford Wit.\" He writes to G. Washington's secretary, T. Lear, of his life in Portugal. Sends messages to G. Washington and members of his family. Autograph letter, signed \"D. Humphreys.\" Docketed by Lear on the blank final page--\"From Col. Dav. Humphreys.\"","D.S. 1 page. Clay receives payment for piling 14 cords of wood. Witnessed by H. West. Probably for President Washington's household. Document signed, docketed.","A.D.S. 1 page. Budd agrees to rent from Washington \"the House he now occupies-- my property in Alexandria\" for forty shillings/month. Agreement in force from October 1, 1791, to April 1, 1792.","D.S. 1 page. \"For President's use,\" Coe has supplied various brushes to George Washington's steward, Sam Fraunces. Document signed, docketed, burned. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Samuel Francis.\"","List. 2 pages. Rates quality of houses, miles traveled, and ferriage charges. In unknown hand, docketed, \"Believed to be in Genl. Washington's handwriting;\" laminated. This was perhaps done at the time of George Washington's visit to Charleston in 1791.","Manuscript account book of Robert Lewis, rental agent for the President of the United States, 1791-1798.","A.D. 25 pages. Corn account, 1791 for Muddy Hole and the other plantations--corn ground and oats to be planted in 1792, no. of acres per plantation--account of cattle sold, oxen sold, 1791, 1792--seed sown in 1792 in timothy and clover--account of farm and harvesting activities (sides of leather) Oct. 1791--account of seeds and grain in greenhouse loft, Nov. 1791--gardener's account, pork, beef, midlings, quart of rum--amounts of clover and timothy seed needed, bushels per plantation--amount on hand, 1792--mill farm no. of feet of planks, 1791, lbs. of beef mutton, bacon and rum--Nov. 22, 1791, finished the mill--account of hogs, 1791--potato account, 1791--turnips account--4 1/2 doz. candles made--tools delivered--Aug. 1792 del. one barrel of herrings, lbs. of mutton Thos. Green, Gray, monies received--monies expended since the absence of Major Washington, Dec. 15--several pp. of accts. of white workers about Mt. V.: Thomas Mahoney, (house carpenter and joiner), Thomas Green (carpenter), Joseph Davenport (called miller), William Garner, Daniel the Dutchman, tools for Hiland Crow, Boyd for making shoes. All these are dated 1791. Autograph document, silked, entitled \"Muddy Hole Plantation\", not bound, but with bound vols., watermark.","Single blank sheet with GW watermark and note regarding the watermark.","Receipts for hay for the President. 7 partly printed documents, various sizes on verso. The central document is an agreement/receipt between Tobias Lear and William Crouch, the hay dealer. Document is in the hand of Bartholomew Dandridge, signed by Lear and witnessed by Dandridge. 4 papers are weight slips for a load of hay naming the buyer as \"Mr. President\" or \"Mr. Washington.\" 2 slips are receipted invoices signed by William Crouch to Lear for 100 bales of rye straw.","Ticket to Ball to be held [in Alexandria] on Feb. 13 to celebrate Birth Night of President. Names of managers printed at bottom. Small piece of stiff paper, printed, name filled in by hand, laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Cuyler writes from New York describing celebration of George Washington's birthday. \"... this day is the Anniversary of the hero of America, ships are decorated, guns fired, and publick buildings illuminated ...\" Mentions seeing [Samuel?] Shaw and that Shaw \"has dined with the President and Jefferson ...\"","D. 1 page. Philadelphia. For coopers work on tubs. Possibly for President Washington's household. Document, fragment.","A.D. 1 page. Receipt for payment of \"forty dollars on acct. of the President of the United States.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages. Peyton agrees to pay Washington \"four shillings/thousand Virginia currency, for two hundred thousand Herrings, to be caught at his Landing (commonly call'd Simpsons)...\" Washington is not to furnish a House for curing the fish.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Returned in December from \"a winter campaign\" -- asks pardon for not sending down the Phaeton Box and apron sooner -- wish him success in his business for the President -- Mr. Muse would not apply for money not due him, so President says give him money on proper explanation -- perhaps he hadn't finished last year's collection -- greetings from Fanny extended. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by R. Lewis, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. A. Washington.\"","D.S. 1 page. Captain Carhart's charges for freight \"of Sundrys to Alexandria\". Various boxes, tubs, and bundles listed and \"2 plowshears.\" Possibly for President Washington.","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. Chides her for not writing--let her know whether she received smelling bottle--\"your nephew\" can walk, talk, and has cut teeth--she expects another child--tell Mamma [Christian Blackburn] the news. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, part of a watermark, directed \"Favor Mr. [Tracey ?\"]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]92 May 25.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Scolds her for not writing--glad to hear Polly [Blackburn] is better--she has been sick herself and is afraid she will have to wean her \"sweet boy\"--plan to come see her soon--send one of her people over with a pot and ingredients for yellow pickles and she will send back some young geese. Autograph letter signed, fragment, integral cover, laminated.Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Thomas Newton for Cowper and Sexton to George Augustine Washington. Receipt for 10,000 3 foot shingles for Mount Vernon.","A.D. 1 page. For the President of the United States. Bill for glass jar, stone jar, china plates, blue edge salad dishes, black tea pots, chambers, basins, and tumblers. Total due 13.0.0. Receipted by Ann Gallagher. Docketed \"for glass and china\" November 10, 1792. Autograph document, laminated, faded and charred by fire, incomplete watermark. Receipted by Ann Gallagher.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Mr. P. Lyons Jr. in Richmond, who does business for John Hopkins, gave for the President some public papers \"which had been funded by you\" -- requests the receipt which was given at the time for the certificates -- please forward it since you must have it. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Dandridge, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\" Not in Writings.","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. Has a violent fever--Nell has finished the shift body--send word as to what to have her do now. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked \"Honord by N. Craufurd Esqr.,\" laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed \"Receipt for Genl. Washington £105.0.0 Va Currency 1 Oct. 1792,\" laminated, incomplete watermark. Bearer is Mr. [Anthony] Whitting, the President's manager, who is to receive the money due from Lyles's bond to President. See under same date, receipt by A. Whitting for $350.","A.D.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Fraunces, steward of George Washington's household, bought 10 pair of hose for £2.5.0 from Jacob Cox. Receipted by Isaac Streaper for Jacob Cox. Small fragment of paper, laminated, docketed, receipt No. 337. Receipted by Isaac Streaper for Jacob Cox.","A.D. 1 page. For President Washington. £4.9.10 1/2 for household items, including whisk broom, vineer'd cloathes brush, white wash brush, dusters, dairy brushes, hearth brushes, and paint brushes. Autograph document, charred, laminated, docketed, receipt No. 339. Receipted by Richard Coe.","A.L.S. 3 pages. New York. Incloses letter from President - [Washington's] gracious reception of Buchan's present of the Wallace Box - his kind reception of Robertson himself-President sat for him-his success in this country-sends [miniature] of GW by first opportunity. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Arch. Robertson.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Rippon Lodge. Her reluctance at parting from her--Tayloe is married. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (S. Lay). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"","A.D. 1 page. For £8.10.6 for barrels of sweet potatoes. Made out to Samuel \"Francis,\" the steward of George Washington's house in New York City. Autograph document, laminated, faded and torn.","D. 1 page. Philadelphia. £2.14.0 for 54 w of venison. Torn and charred by fire, laminated, docketed Receipt No. 340, watermark . Receipted by John Cnoff.","One piece. Small printed note, watermark (RP, and FR).By law of this date currency was issued based on the land seized by the Republic. This note reads \"Domaines nationaux. Assignat de dix livres, payable au porteur ...\"","A.L.S. 5 pages. Boston. Informal ltr. about his activities since leaving his hosts in Georgetown ... Smith is a Scottish merchant soon to sail for London, India, and China and return to America hoping then to find business prosperous enough to settle here ...Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. Concerned that her breast is worse -- maybe caused by bad weather -- is sending Burgundy pitch by Jerry and can get flies and blister plaster for her if Burgundy pitch doesn't work -- calomel will help Levina -- eruption on his children cured by calomel -- go to Haywood tomorrow, don't want to take carriage horse and servants -- sends shoes to Joe -- others are cut out and making. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Washington.\"","Two tickets. Two lottery tickets for Peregrine Fitzhugh's Property and Cash Lottery. Signed by Peregrine Fitzhugh, tickets Nos. 2959, 2960 (both tickets on same scrap of paper). The text reads \"This ticket entitles the bearer to such prize as may be drawn against its number; subject to no deduction.\"","Autograph letter signed. Baltimore. Gustavus Scott writes to an unidentified recipient that a Mr. Chase is interested in purchasing Lots No. 20 and 21 near a parcel of land called Belle Hatch or Lux's Land.","A.L.S. 1 page. Lewis has no objection to a road through some of GW's land in Jefferson County.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Barbados. Polly still in poor health--doctor pronounces it Catarrel and gives her bark and steel--they will sail to Charles Town in Carolina and return to Va. from there--Genl. Williams here for health--Judd's twins--staying with Mr. Applewaite and wife, Virginians--place is elegant--has had her hair cut--has a parrot and muslin frock for Kitty Blackburn--intends to bring children all something--Dickey [Richard S. Blackburn] and Sally [Sarah Blackburn Craufurd] haven't written--Major [G. A.] Washington's illness--glad she likes Richmond so well. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn\". Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Feb. 24.","A.L.S. 1 page. Barbados. Received his and Nancy's [Blackburn Washington's] letters--had dispaired of hearing from friends in Va.--encloses letter to Nancy from her mother [Christian Blackburn]--have taken passage to S. Carolina--expects \"our Friend Colo. [Wm.] Washington will take us by the Hand if we get to Charles Town.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (C. Taylor). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Mr. Thomas Bowen requested information through Gallatin on the person who administered on the estate of Mr. George Harrison, formerly of near Alexandria -- President sends following information [evidently inserted in original but missing from this draft]. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Philadelphia. Asks Trenton, N.J. merchant Abraham Hunt questions on the President's behalf about colt owned by Mr. Baker -- he seems to suit President's purposes -- head and neck of Mr. Hamilton's horse not well shaped -- Mr. Phillips' horse too expensive. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed, with corrections in G.W.'s hand, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","An account of numbers of fish (shad and herring) sold, to whom supplied and price--hauling charges--cover has rough notes on amounts of rum drawn out of Hhds. and summary of fish accounts for the year. 5 double sheets with cover of old wallpaper, sewed together, laminated, partly in hand of Anth. Whitting, mutilated, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears as 1793 Mar. 26-Ap. [19].","A.L.S. 1 page. Savannah. Just arrived from Barbados--[Polly Blackburn] was better when they left island but cold weather and dampness have made her worse again--they have done all they can for her--remain in Charles Town until May 1. Autograph letter signed, fragment of cover laminated to letter, marked \"Favd. by Mr. Thomson,\" incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1793] Mar. 26.","A.L.S. 1 page. Baltimore. To Frederick Green, printer, Annapolis. Run enclosed advertisement in the newspaper 'Maryland Gazette' for the President \"until the Charges thereof amount to Two Dollars\" -- Daniel Grant has the money and will send it as soon as a conveyance is to be had. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by B. Dandridge, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Baltimore. To James Angell, printer, Baltimore. Encloses advertisement which President \"now in this town\" wants inserted in the 'Maryland Journal' newspaper for 3 weeks. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Dandridge, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Mar. 30.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. President left with him DeBarth's bond for 6000 crowns, due today, and gave him power to receive payment ... please answer by messenger ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover, Association has a draft of the same letter.","A.L. initial S. 1 page. Philadelphia. President left with him De Barth's bond for 6000 crowns, due today, and gave him power to receive payment -- please answer by the messenger. Autograph letter initial signed, draft, fragment, docketed by Lear. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Has been very ill from taking the wrong medicine--\"my sweet little cherub\" Thomas B. [Craufurd]--tell her little girls she has missed them--send half a yd. of velvet ribbon for Bracelets. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","D.S. 1 page. Receipt for £15.15.0 for 420 bushels of lime \"for the President of the United States.\" Document signed, fragment, burned by fire, laminated, docketed by Lear(?), Receipt No. 383.","A.L. initial S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Declaration sent to Europe now out of De Barth's hands, so President sends duplicate, and De Barth must sign it with witnesses -- President does not question his integrity or honor because of his inability to pay the agreed upon money, for he knows unsettled conditions in France -- also De Barth readily canceled contract to buy land when he was unable to keep it. Autograph letter initial S, draft, docketed by Lear, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Mary [Polly Blackburn] is better--Dr. Tracey advises leaving unhealthy climate, and will go to mountains--come to C. Dale instead of R[ippon] Lodge, for \"your Mama, my Mama\" and [Polly ?] will be there--find a music teacher for Kitty [Catherine Blackburn] in Richmond. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, postmarked \"Dumfries, June [ ].\" Two postscripts follow, one from M. E. [Polly] B[lackburn] and one from Sarah Scott.","Greenwood. Wishes to see her uncle Bushrod and Aunt Nancy [Ann]--invites them to come see how much little Tommy [Craufurd] has grown. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Craufurd. Date on original catalog card appears [1793] [June 28]. [postscript to letter of same date, Sarah Blackburn Craufurd to Ann Washington].","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Transmits at President's request papers dealing with Colville estate -- Requests transcripts of some accounts dealing with Colville's estate. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark (G.W.'s). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. The horses will await her at Fredericksburg on the 25th--Mary [Polly]much the same--she will try Mrs. Mason's preparation of tar--family well--bring side saddle with her. Autograph letter signed, separate cover laminated to letter, laminated, incomplete watermark.","A.L. 1 page. Philadelphia.Regarding Thomas Colville's estate -- received copies of accounts -- received enclosed draught on Col. Hooe -- asks Keith to transmit copy of accounts, to know balance due on Colville's estate -- President thinks Commissioners' decision on compensation to him just. Autograph letter signed, draft, initial S, docketed by Dandridge ?, G.W.'s watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Is on her way from Bath--Polly [Blackburn] is better--left Papa [Th. Blackburn] at Sulpher Springs--Polly wishes to go to Greenwood. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [1793 ?] Aug. 18. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. To Polly Blackburn in the West Indies. Hopes she is well--likes Richmond--intends to live with Aunt Nancy \"till I'm as big as you - and longer, if I can't be married.\" Autograph letter signed, fragment, integral cover, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [1793] [c. Aug.].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Rippon Lodge. Her leaving them has left a void in their lives--[Ann] must come up to District Court with Mr. [Bushrod] W.--exhorts her not to give way to immoderate grief over loss [of sister Polly Blackburn]--her children continue sick--will obtain pattern for [Ann]--Mama [Christian Blackburn] will send down Kitty's spelling book and Jenny B.'s bonnet and great coat--hopes [Ann] will be restored to perfect health--Mother's [Christian Blackburn] spirits are better but fears she'll never really be the same. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by Stage, postmarked \"Dumfries Sept. 14,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Cautions her to continue taking her medicine--Natt and Sally Craufurd ill with fever--hear nothing from [Nathaniel] Craufurd--she herself is unwell not in body but in the mind--glad Mr. Blair has taken Kitty [As a pupil] and hopes she will apply herself. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Sept. 19. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Sally [Craufurd] afflicted still with ague and fever and hysterics--Anny very ill, and Tommy [Blackburn] has ague and fever at Annapolis and Dickey [Richard S. Blackburn] sick at Alexandria--Papa [Thomas Blackburn] will send cows down to her--glad Kitty [Blackburn] is in school--is Jenny in school? Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermarked (S. Lay). Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. She has been very sick--apologizes for not being able to get the calicoe for her--doesn't know whether she will be able to come down Christmas --leaves Sally with grandmother [Christian Blackburn]--did [Ann] carry music book and did Kitty [Blackburn] carry her brown stuff petticoat?--Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd ill--Sally Forrest lost her child. Autograph letter signed, cover laminated to letter, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Thanks for caps edging and calicoe--Mamma [Christian Blackburn] ill with ague and fever--they have all been sick--Mr. Craufurd has gone home--he will pay for necklace and locket--cautions her against excess of grief--they are trying without success to get [Ann] a servant. Autograph letter signed, laminated, cover laminated to letter, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked \"Dumfries Oct [ ],\" incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge Leaves for home day after tomorrow--leaves Mamma [Christian Blackburn] with health much improved--hopes [Ann's] health and spirits are improved, must submit to their great loss [death of Polly Blackburn]--gossip of family and friends--bundle [Ann] sent hasn't come to hand yet--if she can't come Xmas, will send a packet. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","D.S. Read of Howell Lewis 18/Shillings on acct of my [missing word] the service of the President U. S. James Butler. Document signed, torn edge, docketed by George Washington.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood Park. Has returned [home]--little Nat [Craufurd] still has ague, but is improved--Robert Scott is a fine young man and will be fine acquisition to [Ann's] fireside--admonishes her to raise her spirits. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Sarah Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Papa [Thomas Blackburn] has had attack of St. Antoney's fire in his face but is much better--had letter from [Sarah Craufurd] and her family all sick--hopes Mr. [Bushrod] Washington is over his indisposition. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Nov. 5. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. Letter goes as far as Alex. by Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd who goes to races--Mr. C. will go to R[ippon] at Christmas time. Autograph letter signed, laminated, part of cover laminated to letter, directed to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Alex 7 Nov.\", incomplete watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Nov. 5. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Sends by Mr. Ben Orr the patterns and padlock--Brother [Richard S. Blackburn] goes to Richmond but too cold for little Jane [Blackburn] to go--Mamma [Christian Blackburn] will bring her later--dined at Mr. Graham's, pleasant company there--Mrs. Barnes has recovered her senses--Mr. Orr went without letter, so sends it by stage and sends other things by Brother. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, cover marked \"Intended to have been sent by Mr. Ben Orr. S.C.\", and \"Stage.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","D.S. 1 page. Col. Washington will please pay John Drake on demand £7.9. ... Washington's acceptance is written below the order and dated Jan. 1, 1794.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Apologies for long delay in writing--insists that has thought often of her and her family and connections and happy hours spent with them--consolations on death of her sister [Polly Blackburn ?]--sorry he hasn't been able to visit Greenwood--hasn't established residence yet, but prefers southern states. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John.\" Date does not appear on original catalog card.","Receipt from Pollard, clerk of Hanover County, Va., for services rendered to David Stuart, administrator of John Parke Custis, deceased. Amount 104 cents.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Her few lines served as a cordial at a time when she needed them--is sending a parcel by Mr. Herbert of Alexa. who goes by stage--happy to hear she goes to G. dale--has a good opinion of healthy air there--will try to come to her--very anxious over her health--sends gingerbread and almond cakes--unable to find comb and brush for her in Richmond--sends pincushions she made--asks after the family--intends to translate a novel for her. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Wishes them a happy new year--thanks for Xmas gifts exchanged--asks her to send more work [sewing ?] for her to do--is glad to let her have any money she needs--neighbor, Mrs. Contee's death--her children--spent a dull Christmas, despite company--send pattern of drawn handkerchiefs. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked by hand \"Jany 1,\" watermarked \"J. Whatman.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Apologies for his apparent neglect of his sister -- his health is good, but he has been very busy -- several planned visits have been thwarted -- will come shortly -- \"I should be happy to have my good old lady (who has been very sick) with me,\" but lacks another horse for carriage. Dated January 17th 1793 in heading, but docketed by Fanny B. Washington as \"From Mr. J. Bassett, January 17th 1794.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed 1794 by Fanny B. Washington, mistakenly dated 1793 in heading. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bassett.\" Date on original catalog card appears 179[4] Jan. 17.","D.S. 1 page. Invites Mr. Lear to dinner on the following Sunday to meet Lord Sheffield, Whitehall. Docketedwith seal to Mr. Lear No. 33 Surry Street.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood Park. Sends letter to George Town to be posted by Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd--disappointed she has gone back to [Richmond], wants her to spend summer with her--her husband [Nath. Craufurd] in poor health--her anxiety over him--her children--glad of [Ann's] good reports on Sally. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"[G]eorge Town February 19th,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Rhode Island. \"... I am very happy to find you are going to celebrate the President's birth in such stile ...,\". Autograph letter signed, docketed, stamped, seal, watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Sends wagon full of things for her; cabinet, flowers, berries, etc.--sends two cows also--sends butter--will go down [to Richmond?] in March with Mr. [Bushrod] Washington--[Ann's] brother [Richard S. Blackburn] still in Philadelphia idling his time, and his family under poor management--sends gifts to Kitty [Blackburn] as an encouragement to improve her writing--sends petticoats to be altered for Kitty. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]94 March 3.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Annapolis. Unable to procure two books [Ann] had commissioned him to get--Brother Richard still in Phila., and shows no inclination to go home. Autograph letter signed, laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. They have purchased a horse, so she needn't send one up--[Christian Blackburn] and Aunt Brown will set out for Richmond early next month--he himself intends to go down about the first of May. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]94 March 27.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Written at the President's direction thanking him for information about box shipped by Mr. Lear and letter forwarded from Lear -- asks Greenleaf to direct his friend in New York to send the box to Philadelphia, taking care to convey it safely as it contains glass -- President wishes him to call when he comes to Philadelphia to receive a sum of money on Mr. Lear's account. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Dandridge and in a later hand \"Written on Genl Washington's watermarked paper,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","A.L. 1 page. President is busy reading a number of bills this afternoon -- will Mr. Greenleaf call at 8:00 tomorrow for breakfast instead of visiting this evening? Written in 3rd person, integral cover, docket, G.W.'s watermark (incomplete). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\" Date from docketing; on original catalog card appears as [1794][June 5] Thursday 1/2 past 2 o'clock.","After returning from a surveying expedition in Reading Pennsylvania, Andrew Elliott wrote this scathing letter to Thomas Mifflin about Washington's policies relating to Native Americans.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Sends Rutherford the desired information on Mr. Mien -- enclosed were copies of 2 letters from a member of Congress from Maryland, which Rutherford can trust -- the President has little time to spend on such requests. Autograph letter signed, Contemporary copy(?), docketed, incomplete watermark (G.W.'s). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Distressed over [Ann's] health--advises her to go to Norfolk as doctor advises--will see her at R[ippon] Lodge in Aug. and go with her to Sulphur Springs or Uncle [Elzey ?]--mustn't stay in \"that sickly hole Richmond\"--promise not to tell Mamma [Christian Blackburn] of her illness--will bring her two little boys down to cheer up [Ann's] health. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"4 July '94,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Concern over [Ann's] health--denies she and her husband enjoy scandal, but rest of Prince George [County, Md.] does--comments on uncertain conveyance of mail by stage--desires her to bring her hat to her [at Rippon Lodge] when she comes--talks of her neighbors who enquire after [Ann]--her husband [Nath. Craufurd] very ill with ague and fever--will meet her at R[ippon] Lodge. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"July 11,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L. 1 page. Board of Agriculture, Whitehall. If Sir John Sinclair sends a set of the Reports, transmitted to the Board of Agriculture giving accounts of husbandry in counties of the Kingdom, will Mr. Peacey revise them, thus contributing to improvement of agriculture? Autograph letter, in 3rd person.","D.S. 1 page. Henry Lee of Richmond is \"held and firmly bound unto Bushrod Washington his Executors,\" etc. for sixteen hundred pounds.","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. Longs to see her--sends Frank down for her and the little girls--lose no time in coming. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. C.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Distress over Frank's return without her, and especially over her indisposition--hopes she will be able to come back with Mr. Craufurd on Sunday--sends letter which Frank went off and forgot--Nat [Nathaniel Craufurd, Jr.] very ill--he desires Aunt Nancy [Ann] will bring him plumbs and cake--much obliged for the books. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Aug. 11,\" and instructions in S. Craufurd's hand, \"Mr. Brundige will be so kind as to send these letters for Mrs. Blackburn and Mrs. Washington as soon as possible.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. The Exchange, Fauquier County. He, wife and sick children are at the Exchange for healthy air -- hasn't written or heard from her since recent trip to Mt. Vernon -- will try to visit again shortly -- encloses letter from Mrs. Bassett. [See letter of Aug. 15, 1794, B.C. Bassett to Frances Washington]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, and redirected cover, docketed by F. Washington, mutilated, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Bassett.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Mrs. Trutton (?) is moving from Mrs. Washington's house, hasn't paid rent due -- she has rented, or sublet, the rest of her time there to Mr. Dobbin, who agrees to stay there for some time if she will agree to paint and stop the roof leaks. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Fanny Washington, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Deneale.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Fauquier. Tells of illness of husband John and children -- dangers as they traveled along road to Fauquier, pursued by mad hog -- mentions 4 children. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. C. B.\" [Enclosed with letter of Aug. 13, 1794, John Bassett to Frances Washington].","A.L.S.  2 pages. Eltham. Bettsy [wife?] has been very ill all summer, but has lately been revived by the copious use of wine and bark -- advises Fanny not to go to town in middle of summer, because of ague and fever -- brother John and family went up country to Mr. Robert Lewis's for their health -- Mrs. Lyons ill. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Frances Washington, mutilated, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Burwell Bassett.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Alexandria. Re: the estate of Col. Richard Henry Lee ... comments on general distribution of the estate ... suggests that either he (WAW) or Corbin W-n undertake the guadianship of Cassius and Francis Lee ... both to be sent to Georgetown Academy for the time being. Autograph letter signed, integral cover addressed to W.A.W. Haywood. Name on original manuscript appears as \"William A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. To Reverend George Smith, Minister at Galston, Scotland. Encloses letters answering Smith's queries to the President relating to affairs of Wm. Hunter, Jr. deceased. Autograph letter signed, Draft, docketed by Dandridge, laminated, watermark (J.G.C.). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Ill health and business prevented his going to visit her or even writing -- he is even unable to return to Mr. Robert Lewis's [The Exchange, Fauquier County] for Mrs. Bassett -- expresses affection for Fanny and her children, telling her they have an \"excellent pattern\" in her, while she has \"the best of guides, an amiable and benevolent heart.\" Autograph letter signed, separate cover, laminated, watermark (crown over GR).","A.L.S. 1 page. This letter will introduce an old acquaintance--hopes she is riding out on horseback by now--hopes Kitty [Blackburn] has no return [of her illness]. Autograph letter signed, laminated watermark incomplete (part of quartered shield). Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","Receipt, to Joseph Litty [?], 1794 October 22. John D. Blanchard to Enoch Skinner, 1794 October 23. Receipt, The escort troop of horse for the prisoners to Philadelphia to John Dickey, 1794 October 23. Receipt, John D. Blanchard to Samuel Thompson, 1794 October 24. Receipt, Marshall David Lenox to George Smith, 1794 October 24. Receipt, Captain Blanchard and Company to Andrew Steel, 1794 October 27. Receipt, to Andrew Steel, 1794 October 27. Receipt, John D. Blanchard to John Morrison, 1794 October 27. Receipt, Samuel Wheeler and David C. Claypoole to Philip Sossler and Mary Sossler, 1794 October 27. Receipt, received of Arthur Price, 1794 October 28. Receipt, Captain Blanchard to J. Hake [?], 1794 October 28. Receipt, Jonathan Miller, 1794 October 29","N.S. 1 page. \"The Hide sent I allow you Six shillings for. but as I do not know what sort of Leather will best suit you. I wish you to call yourself \u0026 make choise. or send a person for you.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. She couldn't write from Geo. Town because Sally Forrest's child was ill whole time she was there-don't bother sending old Anabella, for she has decided to have Mrs. Brown [as midwife]--her 3 servant girls will all lay in soon so she will be almost without servants--looks forword to seeing her at end of next month--her children send love--Mr. Tracy is here and [offers her his piano forte ?]. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Glad to hear of her returning health--will come soon to visit her at her new abode--will try to execute her commissions--tell [daughter Sally] she shall have a new frock with sash and pocketbook--Mr. Walker brought them all gifts from Phila.--old Mrs. Craufurd dead--\"Our uncle\" in Geo. Town has very elegant furnishings--will accompany her there for visit in Spring--send some books for Mr. [Nathaniel] Craufurd to read while she is lying in--direct [letters] by stage near Bladensburg as most certain way. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Dec. 8,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. They are well--mortified Papa [Th. Blackburn] didn't come to see them on his trip to George Town--hasn't received letter he wrote--will look for her at end of month--news of neighbors--Mrs. Craufurd died. Autograph letter signed, separate piece of cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Dec. 8,\" watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [17]94 Dec. 5.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Mrs. H - Y's rude conduct--Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd thanks her for watch piece--will send her prices of damask, etc.--Charles Lee a ladies' man--Mr. and Mrs. Thornton--thanks for little cap [for baby]-- fears she and child won't live, but is reconciled to her fate--begs for book to read during her lying in, for \"its such a lonesome time.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Dec. 15,\" watermark incomplete (H[?]). Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","Parliamentary act. Printed document, 1 page. \"An act to continue the Laws now in Force for regulating the Trade between the Subjects of His Majesty's Dominions and the Inhabitants of the Territories belonging to the United States of America, so far as the same relate to the Trade and Commerce carried on between this Kingdom and the Inhabitants of the Countries Belonging to the said United States.\" George III, Regis.","Philadelphia, Printed broadside document full sheet George Washington in a proclamation set aside February 19, 1795, a day of Thanksgiving. Addressed on the verso to the Rev. Mr. Newell.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Wishes them all a happy new year--hopes to see her little girl [Sally] in April if she lives--mother [Christian Blackburn] is with her, consoles her in her present gloomy situation--her two little boys, Nathaniel and Tom--thanks her and Kitty [Blackburn] for the sash--will inform her of any changes in her situation. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark torn. Date on original catalog card appears [17]95 Jan. 12.","A.L.S. 1 page. Norfolk. She is now at home, wishes to see her Aunt Nancy [Ann] and Uncle Bushrod [Washington]. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Back home after staying with Sally [Brown ?]--stayed in George Town 10 days due to little Christian's illness--glad Kitty [Blackburn] reads to Mr. Wyth's wife--wishes the old gentleman [Wyth] would teach her some geography. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked \"Dumfries [ ],\" watermarked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]95 Feb. 22.","A.L.S. 1 page. Dumfries. Came here but found her sister had left for water side--will follow her, distressed over her condition---all at Rippon Lodge are well. Autograph letter signed, cover laminated to letter, laminated, postmarked ([ ] March 22), directed by \"Stage,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Feeling very low--tobacco lost when tobacco house was blown down, mare lost her foal, and their \"great relation\" demands payment of principal of a sum--expects ruin--the harder her husband works, the more fortune seems against him--Sally [Offitt Craufurd] sends love and will write a letter to her. Autograph letter signed, (incomplete), laminated. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Insists since her debility is coming on, she should go to the Springs or another healthy climate, even if she will be away from Mr. [Bushrod] Washington for a while--will go with her if it suits--Tommy [Blackburn] very ill, must leave and go elsewhere--Kitty [Blackburn] got home safely--should she put apricots in box and send them by stage? Autograph letter signed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]95 June 16.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Fears [Ann] has had another bilious attack--neighborhood has been very social--old Tracey has left people in vicinity in the lurch, and they are not longer fond of him--Mary [the baby] has been very ill--she looks much like their departed [sister] Polly--other children well. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Geo Town June 29,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","Printed document signed, 1 page. Revenue inspectors form (July 8, 1795) Providence, R.I., No. 1133, Ship George Washington. \"I certify, that Brown and Francis have imported according to the Law, in the Ship George Washington from Canton, One Chest of Tea, marked as per Margin.\" Signed William Barton, Inspector of the Revenue.","A.L.S. 1 page. Studley, Hanover County, VA. Mentions Fanny's approaching marriage to [Tobias] Lear -- invites them to come to Studley to visit -- [Mrs. Lyons was Fanny's aunt. She was married to Judge Peter Lyons, and the sister of Col. Burwell Bassett]. Autograph letter signed, docketed by F. Washington, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Lyons.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1795] July 12.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood Park. Much obliged for her present--thank Mamma [Christian Blackburn] for tamarinds--glad [Mamma] is going to Bath for health--little Mary [Craufurd] very ill and emaciated--will dry peaches for her--afraid Mamma didn't like her cherries for she gave them away. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. [Ann's] letter relieved her of anxieties over parent [Christian Blackburn]--[Mary] much improved; thinks she will live--glad to hear her Brother [Richard] and Sister Judith are coming to visit. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, postmarked by hand \"Aug. 7,\" directed by \"Stage,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\" Date on original catalog card appears 1795 Aug. [7]?","A.N.S. 1 page. Richmond City. Requesting payment of debt to James Beckwith in the settlement of Arthur Lee's estate. With executor's note of acceptance, signed by Wm. Aug. Washington and Corbin Washington, Aug. 24, 1795.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Informs his brother that he is intending to visit Mt. Vernon and requests that he collect John Ariss' rent. Mentions his mothers health, she is now in Culpepper. Will take Judy and Harriott Washington with him to MV. Judy sends a present of two night caps. Integral cover (mutilated).","A.D.S. 1 page. Received £475.10.1 for President, specifying how much was received in bank notes, French crowns, silver coin, and gold coin. [This is for rents collected by Lewis for Washington; see letter of same date, Robert Lewis to George Washington.] Autograph document signed, docketed by R. Lewis.","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood Park. Can't be at Rippon Lodge until Oct. 10th--expects [Ann] to spend next summer with them [at Greenwood]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage, postmarked by hand \"Sept. 30,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Unable to come to Rippon Lodge right away--will wait and come down with Sally [Sarah Craufurd]--sends Judy the things she wants; fears her health will be no better til after delivery. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark (obscured). Name on original manuscript appears as \"R. S. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Arrived here after horrid ride by Stage--everyone here well--Brother [Richard Scott Blackburn] expected tomorrow--his youngest christened Judith Ball--will send patterns  and padlock by first opportunity--papa [Thos. Blackburn] never received books [Ann] sent him. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. C.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. News of death of Judy Blackburn [wife of Richard S.]--she was delivered ten days ago of twins--one is dead--break news to Nancy [Ann Washington] and Sally [Sarah Craufurd] as gently as possible--he has disguised [his hand writing] on direction as well as he could. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage, postmarked by hand \"Dumf. 22th Oct.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Washington. -Mr. Philips, a gentleman from England, wants to see the seat at Mt. Vernon--Pearce should show him attentions and activities. Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral.","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Announces Juda's [Judith Blackburn] death--one of her infants died before her--her dying request that Nancy [Ann] take Jenny--children well--[Thomas Blackburn] still lame. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1795] Oct. 25.","Account book, A.D.S. 9 pages. \"Account of Toll Grain Received at Mill Brook mill ...\" An account of wheat, corn, rye, and buckwheat received. On cover: \"Betty Lewis Mill Brook 2d Apriel 1796.\" Autograph document signed, bound.","A.L.S. 1 page. Oaks. Will leave tomorrow morning--entreats her to keep up her spirits and follow Dr. Horner's advice. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Joseph, watermark incomplete. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. [Nath.] Craufurd arrived and gave news of them--have Dr. McClurg's advice for Tommy's [T. Blackburn, Jr.] illness and charge it to him--try to keep Tommy in good company--his leg grows worse, will keep him from visiting them this fall or winter--books she sent him by Smocks stage didn't arrive--compliments to \"the elder Mrs. Washn.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated.Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Glad her health improves--enquired about books she sent him by stage but can learn nothing--her brother will give her news of their present situation. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Dandridge encloses is $55. to pay duty on a pipe of wine for the President -- asks to be informed when this letter arrives safely. Autograph letter signed, Draft, docketed by Dandridge, laminated, in a later hand \"from GW's secy paying for wine,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","Manuscript copy. D. 3 pages. Washington leaves his wife, Frances (Fanny Bassett), 1/4 of his plantation and stock. To son George Fayette, part of a tract in Berkeley County; 1000 acres of land \"situated in the district set apart for the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line on the Ohio River;\" and his gold watch. To son Charles Augustine, the remaining land in Berkeley Co. and 1000 acres of the above land on Ohio River. To daughter [Anna] Maria, 666 2/3 acres of the Ohio River land, a lot in Alexandria, 4 lots in Fredericksburg, and 2 male slaves (Gabriel and Frederick). All 3 children receive 1/4 of GAW's plantation, stock, etc. Other bequests 10 pounds annually to be paid \"to my Negro Charles\" and frees Charles at Frances' death or remarriage. To \"my young friend George W.P. Custis my silver hilted Sword.\" To George Washington: \"I return the golden headed cane which I received from him. I request him to accept of my grey riding Horse and new saddle and bridle as the last testimonial of my most grateful and affectionate regard for him.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1795]. Witnesses: J. Dandridge, Burwell Bassett, C.P. Lyons, M.W. Dandridge.","A.L.S. 1 page. Eleanor Custis regrets that she was not at home when Mrs. Wolcott came. She relates that her grandmother [Martha Washington] gave her the present and the lock of hair. She expresses her thanks for them and extends her wishes for the happiness of the Wolcotts. Date on catalog card is c. 1795.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Rippon Lodge. Glad she and Mr. [Bushrod] W[ashington's] health is good--he himself is better but feels his constitution declining--thanks for their attention to Tommy [Blackburn, Jr.]; hopes their watchful eye has put end to his disapation--never received Mr. [Bushrod] W[ashington's] letter--sorry venison was bad--Fowler Wood has left, and they don't get even a duck--will send for Kitty [in Md.] when weather permits. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed by Stage, postmarked \"Dumfries Jan. 12.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Inquires what money is necessary for Tommy [Blackburn, Jr.'s] expenses--Tommy wrote Nancy [Ann Washington] had loaned him money--encloses 2 notes on Alexa. bank--inform him if he receives money--Kitty [Blackburn] just returned from Maryland. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked \"postpaid\" in Blackburn's hand, postmarked \"[ ] Jan. [ ],\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages with integral address panel. Saw Hill. Apologizes for not answering his letter sooner and gives explanation. Discusses sale of land versus keeping it. Discusses his opinion on the Vindication of Edmund Randolph, George Washington, and his administration.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Dandridge writes that Washington will not lease forever his lot in Alexandria, and will sell only for high cash price -- suggests Summers should make his best offer for it, and President will consider it. Autograph letter signed, Draft, docketed by Dandridge, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. D.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. President will not dispose of advertised lands until September -- but he will receive offers now altogether or separately. Autograph document signed, draft, docketed by Dandridge, fragment of G.W.'s watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","L. 1 page. President Washington has instructed Dandridge (his secretary) to inform the Secretary of War that he agrees with the ideas of the enclosed papers. [There is no knowledge what was in those papers]. Also recommendation for troop movement. Letter, unsigned, on GW watermark paper. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Whitehall. Says Americans \"cruelly persecuted many worthy and respectable men\" during the war, but \"that is now past.\" Offers best wishes for his happiness in America, and that \"it may long enjoy the benefits of the Presidency of Washington, whose great character and virtues alone could have preserved order in an infant state, composed of such heterogenous and ungovernable radicals.\" Discusses war with France and other international affairs.","Diary. A.D. 53 pages, including backs of covers. No longer bound together. Mostly a day by day of happenings on his plantations--crops, sales of fish, plowing, burning brush, clearing ground, etc.--trip to Mt. Vernon with [Rental] money for G.W., and expenses along way--at Mount Vernon \"flattered [Wm.] Pearce [manager] extremely with his good management.\"--visits of relatives and friends--prices paid for various goods--fishing--payment of accounts for the president--elections at court house--\"Visited Mrs. Haney who lays ill, and wrote her Will agreeable to her request...\" [distant kinswoman of G.W.'s - see letter dated June 26, 1796, Writings, XXXV, 99]--death and burial of Mrs. Haney--news of the Jay treaty--collecting [rents] and paying debts for G.W.--birth of a daughter June 18 and death a month later--detailed bargain with Mr. Fisher \"to new Iron\" a wagon--July 6, \"Gave the negroes a holliday.\" Autograph document, bound volume, first pages of book torn out. Date on original catalog card appears [1796][Mar.]28-July 18.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Hannah writes to her son about his sister's poor health, plans to see him in Dumfries, also writes about other family members - his brother, wife and their youngest child. Autograph letter signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Bloomsbury Square. Congratulations to his brother on his recent marriage to Eliza Parke Custis. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","Autograph letter signed with address panel. Richmond. Marshall writes to Lee about the sale of property and slaves and the suicide of lawyer Alexander Campbell, who was due to appear in Philadelphia for the Hunter v. Fairfax case. Marshall suggests going to Mount Vernon on Tuesday, where President George Washington was at home visiting.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Petersburg, West Hill. Bolling discusses their approaching marriage in courtly terms (\"When I reflect that I am favored by you with a partiality ....\") -- Jack Stith, who is delivering the letter to Sarah, was refused in his amour with Miss Tabb -- Bolling sends Sarah a \"Pocket Book\" as a gift and \"small proof of my unceasing attention to you\" and mentions several of \"Sisters Stith\". The couple was married in August 1796 -- Sarah was a daughter of Laurence Washington of Digby on Chotank Creek, distantly related to George Washington -- this Laurence is mentioned in Washington's will as a friend and acquaintance \"of my Juvenile years.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked \"favoured by Mr. Stith.\"","Pencil sketch of George Washington by Benjamin Henry Latrobe cut from a sketchbook. Note with sketch reads \"Sketch of Genl. Washington stolen at Mount Vernon while he was looking to discover a distant vessel in the Potomac in which he expected some of his friends from Alexandria. taken from a sketch book of my father's, date 1796.\" Letter of provenance accompanying sketch says the inscription was written by Julia Latrobe who gave it to her grand-nephew Latrobe Weston. (Letter A-1104).","A.L.S. 2 pages. Haywood. Requests final statements on his executorship accounts for the estates of Dr. Lee and Colo. R[ichard] H[enry] Lee. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A balance sheet showing debits and credits of W.A.W. ... Nicholas Muse, James Park, Richard Henry Lee's estate, Henry W-n are names appearing on debit side ... Muse, Sanford, appear on credit side ...See also 1796-1797 W.A.W. in account with same firm.","D.S. 1 page. An entirely manuscript check drawn on the Bank of Alexandria, to John Thomas (Tommas) or bearer for $200. Signed by \"William Pearce for George Washington, Esqr.\" Document signed, fragment, canceled.","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. -introduction of Mr. Potts, a gentleman lately from England-wants to visit the Seat of the President--the residence of the man whose fame all Europe acknowledge-any civilities shown him and Mr. Milburn (his companion) will pleasing and acknowledged. Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Alexandria, to Hannah Washington in Bushfield. Corbin writes to his mother about business affairs, travel, and the health of his family.","A.D.S. 1 page. Appointment of Henry Lee, by William Augustine Washington, to receive monies owed from the State of Maryland. Witnessed by William Rice.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Richmond, to Porter in Alexandria.  With much wit, Bushrod explains how he has been too busy with \"Law and politicks\" to write. He urges Porter to visit him and also mentions business/legal matters involving Mr. Payne, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Brackenridge. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","D.S. 4 pages. An inventory of the estate of George Augustine Washington including a list of \"Stock and Utensils on his Farm in Fairfax County\" appraised and to be divided equally between Washington's wife, Fanny Bassett, and children, Charles Augustine, George Fayette and Anna Maria. Also, a list of books and the \"disposition of Major Washington's Estate agreeably to his Will.\"","Printed broadside. \"Good farm\" land for sale in County of Rutherford, District of Morgan, state of North Carolina. Describes the climate, what is being grown now, the inhabitants, the wood, the roads, mills. The Broad River flows into the center of the county and can be used for navigation. Thought to relate to Washington's estate.","A.D. 1 page. Account for taxes on land. Autograph document, burned fragment only, laminated. On reverse is receipt signed by John Sheppard, dated April 11, 1798, for full amount.","A.D. 2 pages. Account of William Augustine Washington with Henderson, Ferguson and Gibson. Balance sheet ... Nicholas Muse, Henry W-n, Richard Henry Lee estate, John Ashton, James Park on debit side, John, Nicholas and James Muse, Patrick Sanford on credit side ...","A.N.S. 1 page. \"Received 20th January 1797 from Mrs. Betty Lewis 1 Green Hide... 19/3 for G. Heiskell.\"","D.S. 1 page. Account with Patrick Callahan as miller for G.W. Includes herring, flour, beef, etc. supplied by G.W. and cash paid him as part of his hire as miller - £52.8.0 balances out.","Receipt. A.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for $30. on account of \"my hire\" [as miller for G.W.] Autograph document signed, in hand of Anderson, fragment, laminated, docketed \"No. 379, 1797 Feby. 17th Patrick Callahan for £9. to acc. of his hire.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Dandridge writes at Washington's direction, returning any testimonials and letters which had been presented to the President in Barton's behalf. Autograph letter signed, Draft, docketed by Dandridge, G.W.'s watermark. Name on original catalog card appears as \"B. D.\"","A.N.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. In regards to advancing pay and money owed to John Kelly for work. Signed by Thomas Kennedy with return note signed by J. Gilpin.","A.N.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. In regards to pay for Jack Ridgeway. Signed by Thomas Kennedy. Reverse side note records pay to Ridgeway.","A.N.S. 1 page. Georgetown. Potomac River Company. Note to pay James Montgomery, signed by John Templeman. Reverse side note says payment was received, Alexandria, April 28, 1797.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Richmond to Hannah Washington, Bushfield. Distressed over health of his niece--hopes she will be spared to them [probably Mary Lee Washington, b. 1795 - d. 1827, daughter of his brother Corbin]--\"She is the picture of two beloved angels\"--business with Col. [Wm. A.] Washington--pay Mr. Rice for horse bought of him--Nancy [wife, Anne Blackburn Washington] will be delighted to send her all of her books. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"[ ] April 1797\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]97 April 4.","A.N.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. Note to pay William Mills. Signed by John Templeman.","A.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for two pounds for knitting seine twine into a centre for a Seine. Autograph document signed, in hand of Anderson, fragment, laminated, docketed \"No. 381\", Rect. 7 April 1797 [L?] Caywood for Kniting a Siene £2.\"","A.N.S. 1 page. Matildaville. Potomac River Company.  Note to pay William Compton. Signed by Frederick Laffler (?) and John Templeman. Reverse note shows paid in full on May 15, 1797.","A.D.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. Itemized list for receipt of payment. Joseph Gilpin, William Hartshorne.","A.D.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. Receipt for payment to John Leary for three barrels beef and three barrels pork. Payment received from Thomas Kennedy. Signed with mark of John Leary.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Two [slaves] have run away, one breaking down a door where he was confined--ring leader is Bill who is influenced by his mother--hopes she and papa [who evidently owns the mother] won't let her off this time for \"I believe she has a desire to ruin us if she possibly can\"--requests Papa's [T. Blackburn] help in bringing them back, for it ruins them, losing them at this busy time. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for $17.06. Autograph document signed, laminated, No. 387 endorsed receipt, badly faded.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Haywood. Relates to the settlement of the co-partnership account with Butler. Col. Washington is also concerned with a joint bond given to a Mr. William L. Lee.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Marlbro. Denies her last letter was cold, altho it had melancholy note--Mamma [Christian Blackburn] will go down to [Alexandria] soon, and she herself plans to visit [Ann] too--Sally [Offitt Craufurd] will write; she looks badly, hopes smallpox will be of value to her delicate frame. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Mr. Seton, watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Frestel, the tutor of G.W. Lafayette, writes a friendly, affectionate letter on behalf of himself and George on eve of departure for France -- they send regards to her brother and grand parents. Autograph letter signed, written in French, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. Frestel.\"","D.S. 1 page. Bail bond of Warner Washington for £323.6, signed by Warner Washington and John Washington, and witnessed by John Sowers. Warner had been in the custody of Sheriff Joseph Longacre as the result of a suit brought by Thomas Harrison, William Wilson and Co. Document signed, signed by Warner and John Washington, witnessed by John Sowers.","A.L.S. 1 page. Richmond. Reid must have been a client. Bushrod instructs him in the correct procedure for serving a decree on the defendants in an unidentified suit. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, (Richmond Postal Mark).","A.D.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Account with Vowells for 22 1/2 bushels flaxseed delivered to them and received in exchange 26 3/4 bushels salt. Autograph document signed, laminated, endorsed on back \"No. 48.\"","Printed and holograph document, signed. 1 page. Robert Lewis binds himself unto John and George Lewis\" ... to the Estate of Fielding Lewis deceased in the just and full sum of\" 498 pounds. However, if Robert Lewis pays 249 pounds by January 1, 1799, the bond is considered fulfilled. Note on verso: \"To a Negroe you sold in Stafford County belonging to/F[rom] Lewis's Estate.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Richmond. Bushrod writes to \"My dear friend\" and closes with greetings \"affectionately to Mrs. P.\" but the addressee is otherwise not made clear. He answers several queries concerning various legal cases, posed to Bushrod either in a series of letters or in one long unanswered -- includes Mr. Breckenridge's opinion on a horse sold to Ingraham by Lewis -- adds a postscript \"Did you ever read such a gloomy letter?\" after noting that his wife would have added her own greetings but that the letter was being written in his office. Autograph letter signed, docketed, in a later hand is \"Nephew and principal heir of Genl. Washington judge of the Supreme Court of the United States lately deceased,\" watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [17]98 Jan. 10. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","D.S. 1 page. Bond.  Fulton agrees to pay Mrs. Washington, widow of George Augustine Washington, thirty-five pounds \"... upon the first day of January next ensuing [1799] ... for the hire of a Negro Man named Reuben for one year ...\" Frances Bassett Washington (Lear) died in 1796 so it is unclear who this document is really intended for, or if the date is incorrect.","A.D. 2 pages. List by name and purchase price of twelve Negroes purchased by George Lewis (10), John Lewis (1) and C.[harles?] Carter (1). Note on verso reads: \"Mr. Ferrell will deliver you some bonds belonging the [Betty Lewis] Estate. The Receipts [ ] of the Estate in hands Mr. B. Parke [signed] J. Lewis.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Autograph document signed, fragment, endorsed on back, marked \"No. 47\", laminated. A bill for one hogshead. Receipted by Thos. Vowell.","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for £12.7.6 for restuffing two sofas, repairing frames, castors. Autograph document signed, fragment, docketed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Receipted by Geo. Taylor and co.","Account. D.S. 1 and a quarter page. List of blacksmithing services provided by Grymes for Lewis. Total owed Grymes: £10, 11 shillings. Document, docketed.","Account. D. 1 page. Hansford, a blacksmith, lists services provided to Lewis, George Washington's nephew, who lived in the Fredericksburg area. Total owed Hansford: £1 17 shillings 1 pence. Document, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Haywood. Writes to ask Fitzgerald to consult with Edmund Lee over terms of James Thompson's proposals for buying wheat crop from William Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, \"Favrd by Mr. J. Thompson\", laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. A. Washington.\" [Fitzgerald was prominant merchant in Alexa. and formerly an aid to G.W. in Revolution].","A.L.S. 1 page. Discusses inclement weather, trying to get from Alexandria to Westmoreland, voyage, illness of unidentified person, possibly sister. Corbin Washington letter to brother Bushrod Washington.","A.D. 1 page. Account of Joseph Simpson's, bonds, notes, etc., some in favor of George Stovin. Autograph document, silked, docketed \"B. Taylor's acct.\" Date on original catalog card appears 1798 [May] 3.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bushfield. Corbin writes his apologies for not writing more often and says that \"the circumstances of my family have shut me out from all information, and rendered me entirely dependant on my friends for now and then a gleam of light\" -- while professing to be apolitical, he recognizes that private happiness depends on proper functioning of \"the great public machine\" -- his wife recovers her health -- the Leeton family arrived in good health. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lee (?), integral cover, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [17]98 May 13.","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for £10.0.0 for house rent from Feb. 14-[May 14th] at £40 per annum. Autograph document signed, fragment, charred by fire, laminated, docketed by B. Washington, watermark.","D. 1 page. Bill for £1.1.1/2 for 6 1/2 yds. of painted cloth. Document, fragment, charred by fire, laminated, docketed by B. Washington \"J. Thompson pd. [ ] a charge of a fee for [ ]\" incomplete watermark.","Bond. A.D.S. 1 page. Bail bond of Warner Washington for £156.12.6, signed by Warner Washington and John Washington, and witnessed Griffin Taylor. Warner had been in the custody of Sheriff George Noble as the result of a suit brought by Charles McThurston. Autograph document signed, signed by Warner and John Washington, witnessed by Griffin Taylor, incomplete watermark.","Letter, 2 pages. To Lawrence Lewis, Rich Woods. Postpones the payment of a debt in full. Asks Lewis to send \"the picture up, by the first opportunity.\" Integral cover. (This Lawrence Washington may be the son of Samuel by his last wife).","Autograph letter signed. Mount Vernon. Nelly writes to McHenry about yellow fever in Philadelphia and the standard that she commissioned for a volunteer dragoon in Alexandria.","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Couldn't write earlier because of Aunt Ballett's illness--gave Dickey [Richard S. Blackburn] the bill which he will inclose to Mr. [Bushrod] Washington--[letter] very faded and hard to decipher]. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]98 [Sept. 8 ?].","Manuscript copies of excerpts from two letters about the Quasi-War with France, supposedly provided to Alexander Hamilton circa September 1798. The first letter is from George Washington to Timothy Pickering, 9 September 1798. The second is from George Cabot to Timothy Pickering, 27 September 1798.","D.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Denman and Co. in Philadelphia, makes this receipt for £57.18.9 received from Clement Biddle for blankets; signed by Matthew Kean for the maker, Denman and Co. The blankets were for Washington. Document signed, fragment, in hand of T. Lear.","Bill. D.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. A receipted bill in the amount of $152.13 for a library bookcase for Gen. Washington and 282 feet of casing. Receipted by John Douglass. Document signed, in unknown hand.","Bill. D. 1 page. A receipted bill for $11.23 (or £ 11.23.0) for a picture frame 16 feet 4 inches -- made out to Clement Biddle \"for Genl. Washington\" by John McEllwee, and the receipt signed by John Rorke. Document, fragment, in hand of John Rorke. Date on original catalog card appears [1798] [Dec. 19].","A.L.S. 1 page. Encloses $50 bill received, for tobacco, and requests him to pay her tax at court today--just paid Mr. B. Lee £10 for folder--this is last of her [money]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, \"Mrs. H. Washington 1798,\" marked \"Hon'd by Mr. B. Lee,\" laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [1798]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Praising their mutual friend, George Washington. In this letter, the Earl of Buchan mentions that his nephew, David Erskine, is travelling to America and plans to visit Mount Vernon. Integral cover.","L. 2 pages. Tayloe writes to Secretary of War James McHenry that he is honored by President's late appointment of him, but prefers to delay decision of acceptance -- he will pay personal respects to war office. Docketed 'Mount Vernon, 6th Feby. '99 from His Excy. Genl. Washington with my reply 22d. Feby.' Letter, a true copy, teste by Wm. Holburne, incomplete watermark (1794).","A business letter giving Webb information on sending the money he owes, Lawrence further expresses that he has taken Mrs. Webb's advice and had married Eleanor Parke Custis, stating his happiness with his wife.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Powel writes to say she paid James McAlpin's bill for Bushrods black satin robe -- she hopes Mrs. Anne Blackburn Washington's health has improved -- she is glad Bushrod was at the wedding of Nelly Custis and Lawrence Lewis, and says \"I was certain that when Mrs. Washington found the thing inevitable she would act with propriety, indeed from all I can learn she has every Reason to approve her Grand-Daughter's choice.\" -- Powel agrees with Bushrod on the deplorable state of the Southern roads, especially those of Maryland -- the elopement of Maria Bingham (a child of 15) with a French count was shocking -- shares news of Philadelphia people -- mentions \"your excellent Mother's\" sorrows [at death of Corbin Washington ?]. Autograph letter signed, retained copy, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. She and sister [Nancy] enjoy a weeks holiday--tries to progress in her lessons, begins French--mentions children [brothers] who send love to Aunt Nancy and Uncle Bushrod. Autograph letter signed, part of a cover laminated to letter, directed \"to be left at the Cross Roads,\" incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Kanawha Point Pleasant. Recommends 6 men from this county as officers in the lately established army -- [included is a separate sheet docketed \"Thos. Lewis June 14, 1799, containing names of 6 men recommended by Lewis,\" in another hand]. See also 1799 June 14, W. H. Cavandish to James McHenry. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"June 14\" on a separate sheet (see below), laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Tho. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Kanawha County. See 1799 June 13, Thomas Lewis to James McHenry. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Sends names of men who seek military commissions ...","Check from the Bank of the United States. Signed by John Nicholson paid to Mr. James Andrews or Bearer, Amount $944.15. Mr. Nicholson was one of the founders of the bank.","Purchase note. A Ninety Day Sight Note issued by Charles Alders' Co., Madeira, on September 20, 1799, to William T. Smith of Philadelphia for £84 British Sterling, directed to Tobias Lear on the account of George Washington on Nov. 14, 1799 and the amount recorded in his cash memoranda book of the same day.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Lear writes this follow up letter because no answers were received to earlier letters ordering 2 pipes of wine -- does Pintard have any in this country? -- if so, send some immediately as the General's wine supply is depleted and Washington only wants wine of superior quality. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, enclosed in letter to Elias Boudinot, laminated, watarmark (1794). Not in Writings. [See draft of letter to Elias Boudinot, same date, on reverse of this letter].","A.L.S.  1 page. Greenwood. Looks forward to receiving her for a visit--sorry for Mamma [Christian Blackburn] having so much to fatigue her at her time of life. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Joe, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","Account, Document signed, 1 page. Though it is now in two pieces, amount due Lear is $42.24. Signed by Lear as being correct.","A.L.S. 1 page. A Letter-account itemizing the amount due Lear for forage and subsistence for Sept.-Oct., 1799. $234.39 is the amount totaled up. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Swan, P. M. General.\"","A.L.S. 1 page and A.N.S. 1 page.  Autograph letter signed, a receipt for the sum of $234.39 being the pay for forage and subsistence for Sept.-Oct., 1799. Also in folder, note of receipt signed by Lear, \"Received of Caleb Swan PM Genl. The sum of two hundred and thirty four 39/100 dollars, being my pay...\"","A.L. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Lear writes to Pintard that Mr. Alder from Madeira has sent 2 pipes of wine to General Washington, to be picked up in Philadelphia -- payment by draft has been made -- nevertheless, Washington will accept 1 pipe of Pintard's offered wine from his private store in this country, provided it is still of the best quality after being imported six years ago. Autograph letter, draft, docketed by Lear, watermarked. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Congratulations on her birthday--worried over Mr. Washington's cough--Mamma [Christian Blackburn] has left--her little boys, David, Bushrod and George--Mr. Magruder's failure for 500,000 dollars--Major De Butts sails for Italy--received books from her and will take good care of them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover with several messages written on the cover, laminated, directed \"to be left at the Cross Roads,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Cordial letter of acknowledgment for two pipes of Madeira wine which had just arrived. Expresses Mrs. Washington's appreciation for a gift of two boxes of citron.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Impending death of George Washington--\"I think he cannot survive through the night\"--come and bring Mrs. Law if possible--Dr. Craik, Dr. Dick, and Dr. Brown are here.","Letter from Tobias Lear to Burgess Ball, December 15, 1799 informing him of Washington's death.","Funeral Announcement. D. 1 page. 'The Remains of General Washington [will be de]posited in the family Vault, at mount Ve[rnon on Wed]nesday the 18th instant, at twelve O'Clock. Should the weather be unfa[vorable on Wed]nesday, - the Funeral will take place [Thursday] at the same hour.' Watermarked - Holograph in the hand of Albin Rawlins.","Bill to the estate of George Washington. 2 boxes of Mould Candles 104 nett, for a total charge of £7.19.0. Mackenzie signed the bill as having received payment in full on May 24, 1800.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Mount Vernon. Announces death of George Washington--description of G.W.'s last days and hours and his death--\" ... he could scarcely speak and breathed with difficulty, his complaint being an inflamatory sore throat, usually called the Quincy.\"--Drs. Craik, Dick and Brown sent for--\" ... between ten and eleven o'clock at night, he resigned his breath into the hand that gave it.\"--\" ... not a groan or a complaint escaped him.-with the most perfect resignation, and in full possession of his reason to the last moment he gave up his life.\"--\"He was fully sensible of his approaching dissolution for some time before we could persuade ourselves but that there was a hope left and he frequently told the Physicians that their efforts would be in vain ... As often as he could speak he would mention to me something which he wished to have done. And his last words, about a quarter of an hour before he died, were to me thus - 'My dear Friend I am just about to change this Scene, my breath can continue but a few moments, You will have me decently interred, and do not let my body be put into the Tomb in less than two days after my death.' He there feld his own pulse ceased ...\"--Mrs. W's fortitude--\" ... she yields not to that grief, which would be softened by tears.\"--saw his children about 6 weeks ago--\"I beg that no part of it [the letter] therefore may be published; for I presume that everything which relates to this afflicting event will be eagarly sought after by the public.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated watermark. Mary Stilson Lear was the mother of Tobias Lear.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney writes from Harper's Ferry three days after George Washington's death offering his condolences for this \"irreparable loss\" to Tobias Lear at Mount Vernon, Martha Washington, and Nelly Parke Custis Lewis.","On May 3, 1800, Keith Smith received the amount above after appearing and proving the statement before George Taylor. \"To making 1 suit cloathes (black) for John Anderson £1.16.0.","Bill. For 40 pounds of pound cake at 3/6 for a total of £7.0.0. One basket which contained the cake to be returned to Judy Edick. George Edick signed the account on March 28, 1800, as having received payment from Jim Anderson (likely James Anderson).","Orders for the funeral of George Washington. Manuscript copy, 4 pages. Signed by the Adjutant General, William North. \"Major General Hamilton has received through the Secretary of War the following order, From the President of the United States.\" Ordered December 21, 1799, Philadelphia. Signed December 24, 1799 in the Adjutant General's office.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Craufurd bewails the recent death of George Washington -- \"it haunts my slumbers and in the day I can think of nothing else\" -- wishes to write Sister Nancy [Ann Blackburn Washington] -- poor Bushrod Washington, his uncle first and \"I suppose next his Brother [Corbin] will fall victims to the unrelenting hand of death.\" -- speaks of Mr. Craufurd's illness and other family matters. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed in a later hand \"Death of Gen. Washington mentioned,\" Ms. badly torn and disintegrated, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Herbert.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. \"Long before they can reach you, your heart and the hearts of your fellow citizens will be made sorrowful by the suffering and melancholly of the death of one excellent fellow citizen Gen. Washington ...\" Autograph letter signed, black seal, docketed.","Bill. For making suits with buttons for Mr. Lear, Mr. George Rawlins [sic] Mr. Sims and Mr. Wilson. Also for making a pair of breeches for Mr. Dowdal. Total charges came too £7.18.3.","Bill. A.D.S. 3 pages. Addressed to James Anderson. Bill for mourning suits made for family and servants to wear when around the Mansion. Noted with monies received. Misnumbered on the top right corner as 'MS-2350,' corrected in the catalog book to MS-3050.","D. 1 page. For rendering funeral honors to the deceased General Washington. Appears over names of J.M. Hughes, Ebenezer Stevens, Jacob Morton, James Farlie, John Stagg junr. (Committee of Arrangement). Printed document, mounted on cardboard.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Letter mentioned \"We have had great to do in the city occasioned by the death of General Washington. I send you a newspaper wherein you may read the procession which may be of some gratification to you,\" ... with integral address leaf, Philadelphia postmark.","Manuscript eulogy. A.D.S. 16 pages. Docketed: \"Eulogy on Washington delivered in Medway [Massachusettes] D. 1799 by Dr. Abigah Richardson.\"","A.D. 11 pages. Lawrence Lewis's account of moneys received and expended from G.W.'s death to 1802, including am't of cash in house at G.W.'s death, amt. pd. doctors, money spent for cake at G.W.'s funeral, expenses on his houses in Washington, taxes, payment of legacies, building vault, for whiskey furnished at sale at Mount Vernon; money received from purchases at sales was main income during the period. Autograph document, copy, docketed, in hand of L. Lewis, laminated. Certified by Alexander Moore, Court Commissioner of Fairfax County, Va.","Executor's inventory, original. 51 pages. Listing and appraisal of everything at Mt. Vernon by rooms, including books in library and contents of outbuildings--also livestock, tools, farm equipment, etc. on each farm--negroes--Appraisal sworn to by Thomson Mason, Tobias Lear, Thomas Peter and Wm. H. Foote. Bound volume, 6 blank pages, docketed \"Inventory and Appraisement of the estate of Genl. Geo. Washington - 1810 Augt. Returned and ordered to be recorded,\" silked. Date on original catalog card appears [c. 1800]. Ordered and recorded on August 20, 1810 teste Wm. [Moss ?]. [See under same date a draft of this same inventory].","Inventory, draft. A.D. 64 pages. Inventory by room of articles at Mount Vernon, with appraised values -- includes contents of mansion house, kitchen, office, storehouse, washhouse, gardeners house, salt house, black smith shop, etc. -- also inventory of livestock, and farm equipment on each of the farms, the distillery, mill -- on the mansion house farm, inventory of articles in barn, greenhouse, lost, fish house, etc., paint cellar -- lists of gardeners tools, linen, etc., and plated ware, etc. -- list of books and pamphlets in library by case, with some marked \"Taken by B[ushrod] Washington\" and \"Mrs. Lewis's property,\" \"taken by G. Washington\", and \"To Mrs. Washington,\" -- maps, charts, etc. -- includes number of Negroes owned by George Washington in his own right, \"which Mrs. Washington intending to liberate at the end of the present year, can only be valued for the service of the working negroes for one year.\" Autograph document, draft, in unknown hand, entitled \"An Inventory etc. of Articles at Mount Vernon with their appraised value, annexed.\" watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [1800?], but an entry on page 59 enumerates the slave population \"which Mrs. Washington [is] intending to liberate at the end of the present year.\" Since she signed a deed of manumission for her deceased husband's slaves in December 1800, the date of this estate inventory would seem to be 1800.","Document, printed and sold by Graupner of Boston. Sheet music. \"The Battle of Prague favorite Sonata forte with Accompanyments. G. Washington President of The United States.\"","Patriotic songbook. 30 pages. Bound manuscript, handwritten by Maria Dickinson. Volume contains patriotic songs (handwritten) mentioning Washington and the American Revolution.","Two sketches shows pyramid-like structure surmounted by statue, and inscription below. Date on original catalog card appears [1800 ?]. On a separate page is a proposed inscription in Latin on reverse of cover. Watermark (crown over armed figure), 3 pages.","Printed copy of GW's will. Signed by Lawrence Lewis.","Bill, Clerk of Fairfax to the Executors of GW's will. First charge recorded in January is for \"Recording the Will\" for $4.55. Various other fees are itemized as docketing, attorney's fees, and charges for copies of various declarations. Total bill signed by Mr. Deneale, Clerk, came to $12.96.","One bound volume, 23 pages. Executor's account of sales, meetings of legatees, etc. -- contains the following: Mar. 5, 1800, list of those who purchased horses and jacks from estate with amounts paid; Oct. 15, 1800: list of sales of cattle, milk cows and oxen from estate with amount paid; undated (see card 4, June 7, 1803): list of lot sales in Washington City; James River Shares, Ashby's Bend land, tract in Frederick, Aris's land lots in Bath, Bullskin land, Chattins run etc. with name of purchaser and price per acre; Nov. 12, 1801: Sale of cows, bulls, steers, jacks and jennets, sheep with list of purchaser and amount; July 25, 1802: private sale with account of personal items belonging to G.W., purchaser, and price paid, purchasers here are legatees and deduct purchase price from estate due them, total amount $1882.50; July 21, 1802: \"Payable in Six Months/Sale at Mt. Vernon\" list of purchaser and amount, nothing listed to tell what is sold, total $8340.75, probably the result of meeting of July 19; July 19, 1802: dated Alexandria, an account of a meeting of legatees and executors of G.W.'s estate and agreements made as follows: 1. majority opinion of legatees present govern whole. -- 2. not contest validity of will as to property out of state. -- 3. carriages, horses, mules, cattle, sheep, hogs and personal estate except stock and bonds to be sold by executors. -- 4. lands on Kanawha and Ohio be divided and rest of land be sold by executors, NW territory and Kentucky lands to be sold. -- 5. stock of U.S., bank stock, Potomac and James River shares to be divided except one share in Potomac Co. sold. -- 6. agree to sale of James River shares and nine shares of Columbia bank stock; June 7, 1803: \"Account of Sales at Alexa. June 7th 1803 of property, belonging to the Estate of Genl. Washn.\" Charles County land, lots in Alexandria here follows list of other land sold as listed on card one undated (this document was bound incorrectly and has not been detached and the sheets in correct order).","Bill, A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for advertising sale of jacks and jennies at Mount Vernon dated Feb. 14, 1800; and for advertising sundries the estate of Mrs. Washington dated June 27, 1802. Receipted for £1.12. by T. Green. Docketed 14 February 1800. Autograph document signed, in hand of Green, docketed, laminated, watermark.","A manuscript book that contains 12 Masonic songs mostly associated with New England (lyrics only). Also includes poems or songs on George Washington and his death. Northampton, Massachusetts.","Tobias Lear's copy of an explanatory letter from him to John Adams in which he elaborated on Martha Washington's December 31, 1799 letter he wrote on behalf of her.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. S. Lyman writes that Doctor James Craik \"wrote a Gentleman in this City, that the General [Washington], with his own Fingers, closed his own Eyes in Death -- this circumstance is a little remarkable, and it showed that he had his reason, and a spirit of resignation ... such was the Death of this great man....\"","D.S. 1 page. Copy of account dated Jan. 8, 1800, \"For Sundries for the Funeral Procession, in honor of the late Commander in Chief Gen. Washington. Use of a Pall ... $5 / Two Black Cloaks ... 2 / Bier ... 2 / 9 dollars [total].\" On Feb. 20, 1800, Haigh acknowledges receipt of payment in Pittsburgh for his expenses at the mock procession. Document signed, docketed.","The House and Senate of Massachusetts express opinions on how General George Washington should properly be commemorated by the public.","Order submitted by John Read and accepted in Massachusetts Senate and followed by the House to accept resolution to wear crepe on left arm in Commemoration of G. Washington's death.","D. 1 page. Alexandria. A bill from Paton and Butcher in the amount of £2.6.[7] for leather and shoe thread. (Date from earlier library cataloging; item was microfilmed as an 1808 item.) Document, fragment, docketed by B. Washington, charred by fire, silked.","Bill. Decr 25th \"To a mah[ogan]y Coffin with silver plate engraved, furnished with lace, handles and a coverd case with lifters $ 88.\" \"To sundry charges $11.25.\" For a total bill of $99.25. Particular charges were for \"Hire of the Cochee,\" \"Hire of the Bier\" and the \"Hire of a Horse.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. The writers request answers to several specific questions about their role as executors of Washington's will -- they require Simms's professional advice because Judge Bushrod Washington (another executor) hasn't arrived yet. Autograph letter signed, in hand of George S. Washington (?,) laminated, G.W.'s watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Simms answers questions put by them [see letter of Jan. 20, 1800] as executors of George Washington's estate -- among other things, he assures them they can dispose of personal property and wheat at private sales, but an account must be kept of articles disposed of in this way, and must be included in the estate inventory. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ch. Simms.\"","Bill. D. 1 page. Bill for 1 coopers-axe 6/6. Document, fragment, endorsed on back, laminated.","A.D. 1 page. Draft Committee Resolution, \"The Committee appointed to consider and report what public measures are proper to be adopted by this Legisature to commemorate the virtues of General Washington...\" Two resolutions, the 1st crossed out pertaining to a monument or statue to be erected. The 2nd resolution concerns printed copies of a Proclamation.","A.D.S. 2 pages.  Committee resolution or recommendation to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. They have appointed Fisher Ames to delivera n oration on the \"sublime virtues of Gen. George Washinton before the Lieut. Governor, the Council and the tow branches of the General Court;\" signed by Moses Gill, Samuel Phillips, and the Speaker of the House. Also assigns John Coffin Jones and Jonathan Mason to a committee to make such arrangements for a public exercise assigned for the 8th of February. Concurred and signed.","Printed document, 1 page. Broadside. Funeral procession arrangements, Haverhill, Massachusetts. \"Arrangements to be observed On the 22nd day of February next, agreeably to the proclamation of the President of the United States, For Paying a Public Tribute of Respect to the Memory of our beloved General George Washington, late deceased.\" A eulogy will be given at Reverend Abiel Abbot's Meeting House. The broadside includes an order of procession and instructions to the inhabitants of Haverhill on proper mourning wear.","A.L. 4 pages. Dryburgh Abbey. A letter on slavery and the life and character of GW; mentions Lear, Franklin and Adams. Autograph letter, incomplete.","A bill for 11 items which came to a total of £22.18.9. A particular item is recorded for \"Leading a Coffin\" which came to £14.10.0. Alexander Smith documented Mr. Munn's receipt of payment in Alexandria on May 14, 1800.","A.D.S. 1 page. House and Senate of Massachusetts committee order to request a copy of Fisher Ames' oration for printing.","Draft of MS-5754. Committee of Massachusetts House of Representatives requests Fisher Ames to thank cadets and artillery of Commonwealth of Mass. in oration.","Order from committee to request Fisher Ames to thank cadets and artillery of Commonwealth of Mass. during his oration.","A bill for one shroud which came to $6 and one pall cloth $6, for a total of $12. On verso Michael Gretter (or Gutten?) signed the bill as having received payment.","A.L.S. Philadelphia. Send copy of GW's will and also \"The box made of the oak that sheltered the Great Sir William Wallace ...\"  At bottom of letter is note from Buchan, dated Aug. 16, 1800, bequeathing box to \"Washington's University in Columbia.\" Autograph letter signed, in hand of [Bushrod Washington].","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Herbert mentions Lewiss note for $1500, payable this week, which may be renewed if necessary -- gives Lewis instructions on how to renew it -- note in another hand, \"This note was given by L. Lewis as an Executor to the Will of Genl. Washington and to take up one of the Genls. then in Bank.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. Herbert.\"","A.D. 1 page.  Medfield [memorial] Procession to Washington. \"The Committee of arrangments [sic] recommend the following order of Procession for the 22nd Instant provided the weather and walking tbe good. Viz-\" also, \"It is expected that every person will wear a crape or ribband on th eleft arm. Soldiers just above the cuff and citizens just above the Elbow.\"","Commonwealth of Massachusetts order that members of house and senate shall distribute to clergy and to libraries Fisher Ames' oration.","Bound, manuscript copy of an oration, written by Royall Tyler, Esq., pronounced at Bennington, Vermont on February 22, 1800 in commemoration of the death of General Washington. Copy signed Mary R. Nowland AD 1812. Inside volume cover (back and front) reads \"Miss Mary R. Nowland July 3rd 1823.\"","A.N.S. 1 page. Regarding a survey plat.  Date on original catalog card appears 1800 (?) Feb. 27.","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill and receipt. Samuel Washington receives 175 dollars from Custis in return for \"A Sorrel Horse ... about sixteen hands high; but five years old, warranted sound and free from blemish ...\" If Custis finds the horse to be \"unsound\" within thirty days, Washington agrees to return the total sum. Witnessed by Tobias Lear and Lawrence Lewis.","Items listed are black crepe, hat looping, material for making two palls, 6 dozen flints, 1 cask powder weighing 114 pounds as received from the arsenal. Total bill was $40.08.","D.S. 3 pages. Two evaluations, one dated Ap. 26 signed by William Dandridge and Thomas Dew, the other dated May 13 and signed by Jos. Foster and [W.] H. Macon. Both at request of Lewis and Doct. [David] Stuart. Statement signed by Wm. King that the property herein valued belongs jointly to Mr. Custis [G.W.P.] and Mr. [Lawr.] Lewis. The property being valued consists of 2 slaves and several horses. Document signed, endorsed \"Valuation of Mr. Lewis's Property in New Kent,\" mounted, watermark.","Letter, 3 pages. London. Contains Wests comments on proposed reinterment of George Washington in the Federal city and monument to be raised to him -- recommends triangle or pyramid as most durable monument -- should be in prominent place, planted with trees -- monuments should be hollow -- rotunda, and brass pedestrian statue of Washington -- work to be of \"monumental simplicity\" -- 4 doors and stone coffin. Letter, marked \"Copy of a letter from one West=the celebrated American artist in London to Rufus King, Esq. our Minister at that Court on the subject of a \"Monument\" to be erected to the memory of that illustrious citizen - George Washington, was obligingly handed us by a gentleman for publication - From Gazette of the United States and Daily Advertizer, Dec. 22, 1800\". [Appended is a copy of \"A Resolution of the Old Congress,\" describing the type of monument to be erected to Washington.]","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Concerning the collection of funds due George Washington's estate in Philadelphia. \"What ever money you may receive please credit the Estate of Genl. Washington with it as also any money that may be paid you by Judge Bushrod Washington, a statement of which please forward me at this place.\"  Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","D.S. 1 page. \"On motion of David Stuart ordered that Tobias Lear, Adm. of the Estate of Geo. A. Washington deceased by summoned to appear at the next Court and give Counter Security or Deliver up all and Singular the decendents Estate.\" This copy signed by George Deneale, Clerk.","D.S. 6 pages. Account copy of \"The Estate of George A. Washington in acct. with Tobias Lear, Administrator.\" An acct. of GAW's estate transactions as kept by Lear. Also included are copies of court documents ordering debts to be paid to the estate (dated Jan. 1801); acknowledgement of examination of the acct. (dated April 14, 1801); and an order for the acct. to be recorded (dated April 21, 1801). Document signed, on George Washington's water mark paper.","D. 1 page. Bail Bond of George Steptoe Washington for $200. Dated 1801 April 6, and docketed \"McCormick vs. Washington Bond,\" signed by George Tate and George S. Washington, witnessed by Benj. Stephenson. Document, docketed \"McCormick vs. Washington Bond,\" signed by George Tate and George S. Washington, witnessed by Benj. Stephenson, laminated.","A.D.S. 1 page. \"I hereby relinquish the Administration of the Estate of the late George Augustine Washington and agreeably to an order of the Court of Fairfax County, and deliver up all and Singular the Decendents Estate which has come to my hand as Admr.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. To the Justice of the court of Fairfax County. Further explains his resignation as the administrator of George A. Washington's estate. Turned papers and bonds over to Burwell Bassett who is ready to become the new administrator. Docketed on reverse. Torn corner.","A.L.S. 1 page. Autograph letter signed, mounted, watermark (1794), with part of cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\" Encloses note for $875. for discount at the bank, and intends to present the necessary draft on Monday next.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Lewis gives the account with Blagden as it now stands, taken from papers of Dr. Thornton's -- £26.8.11 1/2 Maryland money is still due him -- Lewis asks Blagden to send authenticated vouchers for repayment of moneys expended so that the late General Washingtons heirs will be see the justification for the expense. Autograph letter signed, endorsed by Lewis, 2 p. covered with figures, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawr. Lewis.\"","Estate documents, 10 documents.","Memoranda of payments made, etc. by L[awrence]? Lewis as executor of estate--includes $1000 for hire of a vessel the \"Hene. and Patsey\"--also, 2 orders given to Thos. Peter on Samuel Hamilton, W-1250/B; ","Account, rec'd of N. Lee on account of Sheppard Pd. cash for negroes, etc., W-1250/C; ","Account, Includes $500.00 \"By cash of A. McLean,\" and $100 \"By costs recovered on Tomlinson's case,\" W-1250/D; ","Account, notes due with interest, W1250/E; ","Account, Lawrence Lewis with estate, Debit and credit of $16,037.30 -- including \"By balance due me as Executor -- $1,0872.69\" and \"By this sum due me as creditor legatee $5,138.61.\" etc., W-1250/F; ","Account, Mathew Ranson in account with executors, record of payment due with interest, etc., W-1250/H; ","Sums credited to estate, Amt. received and amts. not received [for purchases at sales], W-1250/I; ","Purchasers at private sale of Washington estate including amounts of purchases of each individual, W-1250/J; ","Receipt, Peyton Drew to Robert Lewis, W-1250/?","W-1250/K, A.D.S. 2 pages. Commissioner's report. Upon order of Court of Fairfax Cty., has settled joint and separate accounts of Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington, acting executors of G.W. estate--1st, a balance of $3670.76 due L. Lewis in capacity as sole executor before any of others quailified--2nd, acct of Bush. Washington with estate, showing indebtedness of $2017.94, exclusive of 9 shares of Bank of Potomac--3rd, general acct. of acting executors representing whole transactions with balance due the Executors of $15,707.95,--including commissions--charges executors with full acct. of sales, $124,928.01--credit them with sums not pd. by purchasers, esp. $15,125.00 for purchases of lands by late Col. Thomas Lee as guarding of Corbin Washington's children, \"which purchase their present Guardian did not think himself at liberty to confirm, whereby there is a suit now pending in the High Court of Chancery of Virginia, consequently this as well as other matters, relative to the Estate remain open \"till a further settlement.\"","W-1250/K, A.D.S. 2 pages. Commissioner's report. Upon order of Court of Fairfax Cty., has settled joint and separate accounts of Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington, acting executors of G.W. estate--1st, a balance of $3670.76 due L. Lewis in capacity as sole executor before any of others quailified--2nd, acct of Bush. Washington with estate, showing indebtedness of $2017.94, exclusive of 9 shares of Bank of Potomac--3rd, general acct. of acting executors representing whole transactions with balance due the Executors of $15,707.95,--including commissions--charges executors with full acct. of sales, $124,928.01--credit them with sums not pd. by purchasers, esp. $15,125.00 for purchases of lands by late Col. Thomas Lee as guarding of Corbin Washington's children, \"which purchase their present Guardian did not think himself at liberty to confirm, whereby there is a suit now pending in the High Court of Chancery of Virginia, consequently this as well as other matters, relative to the Estate remain open \"till a further settlement.\"","Account, D. 1 1/4 pages. Ferneyhough lists various services he provides for Lewis, being work done on Lewis's chariot - its wheels, springs, boots, doors, etc. Docketed.","Account book, settlement of the estate of George Washington. A.D. 32 pages. Accounts of various people associated with the estate, including money for hire of negroes - \"Statement of the accounts of the several legatees for the purpose of explaining them.\" Autograph document, mostly in hand of Bushrod Washington, laminated, watermarks, no cover, torn or clipped pages included.","A.L.S. 3 pages. New Kent. Concerns a shipment of wheat ... no demand for wheat or corn ... cider here for Mrs. W-n; will send some to Norfolk at first opportunity ... Had to get a new cog wheel for the mill ... Richmond market full of meat of all kind; cattle and sheep still on my hands ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Stafford City, VA. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Concerning receipts for western lands.  Addressed to Col. Thomas Francis Worthington, at Chilicothe N.W. Territory.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Fort Washington. Complains of dullness of \"this accursed Country\"--reference to someone whose gloomy countenance \"cannot bear the appearance of Happiness\"--longs to be with her and \"my dear Boy\" [Bushrod Blackburn ?,] but fears 2 years separation are necessary--expects to be dealt with by strict letter of the law--hasnt heard from Tommy [Blackburn, Jr.]--would rather see him idle at Rippon Lodge than where he is. Autograph letter signed, cover fragment laminated to letter, directed \"Via Fredericksburg To [ ] X Roads,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"R. S. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Walnut Farm. Concerning the execution of the estates of Bushrod's father, John Augustine Washington, and Lawrence Augustine's father, Samuel Washington, both deceased. Bushrod writes, \"I have never condemned you for demanding of the executors of your father ... a settlement of their accounts, and altho' I thought it unkind to institute a suit ag[ainst] me ...\" Bushrod is nevertheless willing to settle the matter. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rich Woods. Lawrence A. Washington proposes to Samuel Washington that he meet at Richwoods with Bushrod Washington to discuss debts extending from the estates of their fathers, Charles Washington and John Augustine Washington I, respectively. \"You will therefore, at once see the necessity of your ... attendance, to exonerate yourself, from as much of the weight of that business as possible.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawrence A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Reporting on the death of Martha Washington the day before. Suffering protracted fever, MW prepared for death \"with fortitude and resignation\"; gave advice to her grandchildren, took the sacrament and directed a chosen white gown be brought out. The funeral would be Tuesday (two days hence). Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. Rich Woods. Having received Bushrod's letter of April 2, 1802 re-settlement of his father's estate (John Augustine Washington), Lawrence Augustine feels \"...a perfect willingness to enter into a settlement of our business, with any Gentleman you may choose to designate for that purpose. And I can assure you, that every light I possess shall be thrown on the subject.\"","A.D. 19 pages. Final draft. Contains acct. of cash on hand, money in hands of Clement Biddle, notes due and paid--inventory of articles at Mt. Vernon and value (many are missing from here which appear, crossed off, on the first draft)--lists articles in mansion house, kitchen, servants hall, etc. Autograph document, Final draft, in unknown hand, entitled \"Inventory of Property that belonged to Mrs. Martha Washington, Taken the 24th of May and Eleventh of July 1802,\" final draft, watermark.","A.D. 20 pages. Contains acct. of cash on hand, money in hand of Clement Biddle, notes due and pd.--inventory of articles at Mt. Vernon and value (many are crossed off and do not appear in final draft)--articles in mansion house, kitchen, servants hall, wash house, etc. Autograph document, Draft, in unknown hand, entitled \"Inventory of Property that belonged to Mrs. Martha Washington Taken the 24th of May and Eleventh of July 1802,\" 1st draft.","Docketed on verso \"$35 June 16, 1802\" and \"To building a Vault at Mount Vernon $35.00\" and \"Recd the above amount in full (signed) John M. Lightfoot.\"","Autograph document, 7 pages. In hand of Albin Rawlins, an account of articles sold at the July 21st sale on six months credit (See \"Book of Sales and of Mount Vernon Property\"). This appears to be a rough draft (made at the time of auction) of the list entered in this executors' account book -- Rawlins' list gives name of purchaser, item and price; sale of chariot and harness, coachee, horses, clover machine, sheep, bulls, cows, calves, steers, marquee, tents, saddles, canteen, tin machine, saws and other tools, malt mill, \"The Knight of Malta,\" reams of paper, wax, French horn, pump, locks, tool chest, hoes, sheet copper, old iron, rope, etc., copying press, yawl [an incomplete summary of the contents]. On last sheet are lists of names and figures, probably a scratch sheet. Autograph document, in hand of A. Rawlins, laminated. This doc. is NOT part of the \"Book of Sales of Mt. V. Prop.\" but a separate doc.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Alexandria. Unable to buy any good furniture at sale [of Mrs. Washington's estate]--all worth having previously divided among legatees--George Washington Parke Custis's inheritance of wine--purchased one of four large paintings at sale, view of Great falls of Potomack. Autograph letter signed, docketed \"Copy Letter to Colo. May.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Deneale.\"","A.D. 16 pages. \"Rough estimate of the sales of the estate purchased by the Legatees in order to give an idea of their relative situation to each other and to them (?) who will be creditors and who debtors.\" Accounts of the following individuals: Bushrod Washington, Howell Lewis, Lawrence Lewis, Alexander Spotswood, G. W. P. Custis, Robt. Lewis, Wm. A. Washington, Col. Thomas Lee, Wm. Robinson, Samuel Washington, Mrs. Law, Geo. A. Washington heirs, Thornton Washington heirs, Thomas Peter, Charles Carter, G. S. Washington, Fielding Lewis, Nicholas Fitzhugh, Dr. Peyton, Lawrence A. Washington, Burdet Ashton, Andrew Parks, Corbin Washington heirs, John Thornton.","Bond. 1 page. Washington binds himself to Frey \"in the full and just sum of forty two pounds four Shillings and ten pence ...\" Two horses owned by Warner Washington (valued at 21 pounds 2 shillings five pence) are being held by Thomas Massir[?], sheriff of Frederick County as security. Printed and manuscript document, signed by Warner Washington.","A.D. 2 pages. John Hewitt, Register of Wills, Washington County, District of Columbia acknowledges that an \"authenticated copy of the last will and testament of George Washington deceased ...\" has been recorded. Administration of the will is \"hereby Granted and Committed unto ... George Steptoe Washington and Lawrence Lewis two of the executors by the said will appointed.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Green encloses his accounts against Lewis. Mar. 15, 1803 for advertising lands, June 29, 1802, advertising sale of sundries belonging to the estate of Martha Washington. Docketed by Lewis as \"Timothy Green's Ac. With the Estate of Genl. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by L.L., $10.10 P. 86 5 March 1803.\" Laminated, watermark, postmarked.","A.D. 2 pages. Autograph document in hand of Bushrod Washington, laminated. Probably a list of papers dealing with the settlement of the estate, numbered, and in many cases contain page numbers, memorianda or resolutions dealing with estate settlement.","Subject of the letter deals with dispersal of George Washington's property, including the sale of land and mules. It also discusses the terms of the hiring of nineteen of Mrs. Penelope French's enslaved people, in which Mrs. French was paid $700-800 a year throughout her natural life.","Letter. 6 pages. Alexandria. A lengthy and detailed proposal for the equitable distribution of the Ohio-Kanawa lands. Expresses dissatisfaction with present plan of division. Requests another meeting of legatees at Dumfries; such a meeting however is opposed by legatees.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Informs him of meeting of legatees, at which decision was made \"to sell amongst ourselves\" all Washington's land except the Kanawha and Ohio lands -- lists lands sold and amounts received at sales of June 6 and 7 -- prices better than he expected -- executors to appoint an agent and surveyor to go to Ohio and Kanawha lands and lay them off in 23 parts before the next meeting of legatees -- he is embarrassed for funds -- will write to Dr. Smith about Bushrod [Bushrod, Jr., son of Wm. Augustine Washington]. Autograph letter signed, torn, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\" [See also, \"Book of Sales and of Mount Vernon property,\" 1800-1802 which lists some of same in detail].","A.L.S. 2 pages. Alexandria. Lawrence writes that he has received Roberts letter and Winchester's order for $1818. -- it will be placed to Roberts account with executors of General Washington on account of Roberts purchase of a tract of land in Berkeley. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by R. Lewis (?), \"Letter from Lawce. Lewis on account of monies received for the Execrs. of Genl. Washington\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"","Bill and receipt. 10 gilt arm chairs, $40. 12 Square back chairs, $22., these are docketed as Windsor chairs ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Georgetown. Autograph letter signed, received $10.00 for one apotheosis of Gen'l Washington.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Returned yesterday from unpleasant excursion to find Kitty ill--glad to hear of Tommy's [Blackburn, Jr.] amendment--fever will prevent his riding to visit her--will wait for her visit and return with her. Autograph letter signed, fragment of integral cover, laminated, directed by Jerry. Name on original manuscript appears as \"R.S. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Yellow fever in Alexandria has delayed Bushrods answer --now the \"prevailing disorder\" (likely also yellow fever) in Philadelphia has convinced Bushrod that no good could result from trying to carry on business -- he writes that the request of the gentlemen of the bar, confirmed by Peters, is agreeable, so he requests Peters to attend if he safely can and to adjourn the Court to the next term. Autograph letter signed, docketed, postmarked \"George Col. Sept. 26,\" integral cover, laminated.","A.D. Autograph document, in hand of W.A. W-n, docketed on reverse by W. A. W-n, \"Memorandum of the Cloaths my Son George [Corbin] Washington carried with him to New England Novr. 28th 1803,\" and in another hand \"also Books from Rock Hill and Books carried Alexandria from Col. W. A. Washingtons Library 1806.\" Lists both summer and winter cloths in detail.","This account in Lawrence Lewis' hand is the money expended for food and clothing for slaves during period 1803-1809.  \"Acct. Free Negroes $1645.05.\"","Small, bound account book, A.D.S. 18 pages. Accounts of money received as interest of stock, as part of his claim to the estate of GW. Also, money received on like interest in behalf of Lucinda and Catherine D. Lewis, sale of stock belonging to Charles and John Lewis, Jr., memorandum of expenses, \"Memorandum for the year 1805,\" which describes experiments made in planting crops and the results, \"Memorandum of Monies Received and paid away on account of Charles Lewis - John Lewis - Robert Lewis junr. - Lucinda Lewis and Catherine Dade Lewis May - 1807.\"","A.D. 1 page. Winchester. Bill for £10.4.0 for books, including Morse's Geography, Bailey's dictionary, Bealy's Meditations, Stauntons Embassys, Anarchises, and Ferguson's [Lectury ?]. Receipt of books acknowledged by Francis W[hiting] Washington for his father Warner Washington. Autograph document, in hand of John Beer (?), fragment, docketed \"Warner Washington.\"","Letter, Rosegill. He hopes the boxes of medicine arrived safely ... requests Col. W-n to pay the cost of the medicines to Dr. Jones. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 1 page. Edinburgh to Ewing at the American Consulate. Conveying to the President (T.J.) the ceremonial oaken box which he had earlier presented to Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Ann Washington writes to assure Frobel that he will be able to get many pupils if he comes to Alexandria shortly -- several people have promised to send children to him, including Dr. Dick -- she wishes he could come soon -- Bushrod Washington will send his schooner to Richmond for Frobel if possible, though Col. Washingtons may get to Richmond sooner -- she wishes to see him an \"inmate\" at Mt. Vernon -- he will have at Mt. Vernon her 3 nieces and a nephew of her husband's who lives with them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Washn. City Feb. 13\", broken seal with arm, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages with cover, addressed and wax seal. Eleanor \"Nelly\" Parke Custis Lewis writes to her friend reminiscing about her life. Engraving \"Mrs. Lawrence Lewis,\" also in the folder.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rock Hill. To \"Dear Sir.\" Re: bond of the addressee held by William Augustine Washington.","William Craik writes to Col. William A. Washington regarding a deed from 1791 between Washington and Timothy Ringgold for lots in the Carrollsburg (which would eventually become Capitol Hill) which were divided between Washington and Commissioners of the city of Washington. William Craik admits he neglected to get the deed recorded and never returned it. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, docketed, with integral address panel, postmarked \"Alexandria VA, March 10\".","A.L.S. 1 page. Rock Hill. Washington writes that Mr. [Chas.] Carter objects to paying interest on his bond -- Carter claims he was ready to pay money any time -- Washington believes Carter forfeited, by the condition of sale [of Washington's property], any indulgence of 12 months credit. Autograph letter signed, docketed by B.W., mutilated, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bushrod writes to his \"dear friend\" Elizabeth Willing Powel that when he inherited Mount Vernon, he had to buy \"new furniture for all the rooms of that extensive building\" and farm machinery as well -- he borrowed money for this and the loan is due soon -- his wheat crop and the fishery both failed, however -- so he asks \"with a little embarrassment\" to borrow the amount from her, but insists on paying interest which she refused to accept on an earlier occasion. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark (wheat sheaf). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Bushrod writes that he is convinced the fire at Mt. Vernon was set by an incendiary, but he knows not whom to suspect -- he can impute no motive to any of his \"domestics,\" all of whom exerted themselves to extinguish the fire -- still, great damage was done -- Mrs. Washington's health was impaired by the alarm, though she is recovering. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa May 22,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington\". [It is thought the fire may have endangered the mansion].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Concerns the sale of a schooner and or a slave named Arthur ... has been offered \"... $600., or the vessel alone, ...\". Autograph letter signed, integral cover, Alexandria, docketed \"Judge Washington.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","Insurance policy with The Delaware Insurance Company of Delaware made by George Harrison on behalf of Bushrod Washington for brick barn [stable] at Mount Vernon. Coverage for $4,000 for the year with payment of 1 percent. Printed document with autograph details signed by Thomas Fitzsimons, 1 page, docketed on the reverse.","D.S. 1 page. Bond for $20,000 for Fairfax and Whiting Washington as executors of their mother Hannah Fairfax Washington's estate, to make inventory and deliver all legacies, etc. Partly printed, laminated. Signed by Fairfax, Whiting and Warner Washington and witnessed by the court.","George Beck provenance information concerning a Stuart Painting.","3 page. Key, Judge Washington's attorney in the friendly suit of Fitzhugh and Peter vs. B. Washington, executor of the estate of George Washington, concerning the sale of certain Maryland lands, prepares an answer to the court explaining his clients position. Included is a letter requesting Judge Washington to make any changes in the text which he believes are necessary.","Account, William Augustine Washington with J. Fox. Legal and copying fees include copy of Henry Ashton's will, proving \"Fisher's\" deed, swearing jury, etc.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Lewis gives an account for $304.30 paid by him to Howell Lewis and chargeable to all of legatees of Gen. Washington's estate -- he is unable to collect from various people whose addresses he does not know, or for other reasons -- Gabriel Lewis has just returned and the Kanawha lands are divided -- asks Bushrod to send him a receipt for $100. paid Bushrod's mother [Hannah Bushrod Washington]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Bushrod Washington, and in Lewis's hand \"Dr. James Patton in Acct. with the Estate of Genl. Washington,\" and in another hand \"Executor of Mrs. Washington's Estate,\" laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Fairfield. Fairfax Washington writes regarding the recently-arrived mourning ring left to his deceased mother [Hannah Fairfax Washington] as legacy by George Washington -- he gives Lewis directions for having it delivered to him -- mentions also a miniature of the general, previously received, that the two items constitute the whole of the legacy left to his mother. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"The Receipt of his Mother's legacy,\" mounted.","Bill and receipt. $2.25 for shoes, 9.00 for cossaks (boots).","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rock Hill and Georgetown. Bushrod Washington Jr. writes to Burd about local and regional political battles involving the impeachment of judges, including Judge Samuel Chase of the Supreme Court, and Randolph's treatment of Chase, as leader of the impeachment. Washington also speaks critically of \"Duane,\" probably William J. Duane the politician, or perhaps his father the newspaper editor. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark (1803). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. To \"Dear Sir.\" Concerns Bushrod Washington's insurance policy on Mount Vernon, from the Mutual Insurance Company.","Promissory note. D.S. 1 page. For £78 Virginia money before 15th Oct. -- signed by Whiting Washington; witnessed by Nehemiah Garrison. On reverse, dated April 16, 1805, Jas. Milton assigns note to Robt. Milton. Document signed, in hand of James Milton, fragment, docketed.","A.D.S. 6 pages. A statement as to the title to Woodlawn drawn up by Lawrence Lewis because of a threatened suit over the land by descendants of Sarah Mason Brooke; it embodies Col. George Mason's statement on the history of the lands ownership. Lewis's search of title goes back to William Travers, who by deed from Proprietors, March 22, 1677, got 788 acres. The Woodlawn part of that property was later owned by George Washington (who had gotten it on 27 October 1772) and then willed by him to Lawrence Lewis and Eleanor (\"Nelly\") Parke Custis Lewis. Autograph document signed, by Lawrence Lewis, docketed \"Col. Geo. Mason's Statement,\" and in another hand, \"as to title of Woodlawn.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Agrees with Burd that horseracing is the favorite sport of Virginians -- mentions races in Virginia and Pennsylvania and Washington -- says spring at Mt. Vernon is the \"season when nature presents its most pleasing colours\" -- admires ladies in the neighborhood \"but none of them has enslaved my happiness\" -- speculates that closer relations between Pennsylvania and Virginia might be fostered by intermarriage between the states -- mentions Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson's use of hieroglyphics. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa. Va. May 18,\" torn, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","1 page. Estate of GW.A notice of a forthcoming bond for Keating and Murray. Amount: $1.00.","Autograph document signed, fragment, docketed \"Blakey Recpt. for a Bay mare June 1805.\" Receipt for 25 pounds for a bay mare.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. Custis writes that his account with the estate of George Washington will be paid as soon as his crop can be marketed -- expresses distress of Fitzhugh family because of Mrs. Fitzhugh's illness -- he wishes the Kanawha lands were apportioned for he wishes to sell his share, even at great loss. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by B. Washington, mounted, watermark.","D.S. 1 page. Buildings insured were 2 Negro Quarters, Office, Smokehouse, Wash house, Carriage house, and 2 Stables ... \"real sum insured\" was $4576.00 ... signed by Rob't Mitchell.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod writes to Peters that he has heard of the sickness in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, New York and Philadelphia (yellow fever) -- asks if they should hold court for \"your District\"? -- thinks judges and lawyers would attend, but would jury men and witnesses also attend if in danger of sickness? -- would it be better to postpone until winter? -- intends to spend a few days at Wheatland near Charlestown, Jefferson County. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Peters, \"16 ansd. repeating what I wrote him on the 15th substance,\" postmarked Alexa Va. September 14,\" watermark.","Receipt for $200. as part payment of a $500. loan ...","A.L.S. 2 pages. Culpeper County. Capt. Hammond [husband of Samuel's deceased sister Mildred] wants him to buy his share of Kanawha lands left him by George Washington's legacy -- he can't afford it -- asks for an opinion on how much he should lease or buy it for -- can Hammond have other compensation in place of this land? -- Hammond embarrassed for money now -- he gave draft on executors and it was refused. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Saml. Washington.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Bushrod writes about spending Christmas in Dumfries by invitation of \"very fine girls,\" although his trip was cut short when his father came down with gout. He also gives news of the Federal City, which is \"thronged with beautiful girls and other strangers,\" including \"a number of Turks and Indians.\" He shares an anecdote about the Turkish ambassador asking Thomas Jefferson for \"six wives\" and writes about a dinner hosted aboard a frigate by Jefferson for a group of Native American men. Bushrod also writes of the rising power of Napoleon in France and about the Carters of Philadelphia.","Receipt. Certifying proof of a Mr. Peytons deed to the District of Columbia. Amount: $52.00. Estate of GW.","Receipt. A.N.S. 1 page. $1.00 for watch repair docketed, \"paid by Mrs. W. from Butter Sold.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mt. Vernon has sent her some books ... will send more ... invites the Rankins for a visit ... regards from all the family ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"","Articles of Agreement, Jesse Richardson with Wm. A. Washington for purchase of a tract of land, held jointly by Wm. A. Washington and Lawrence Butler, of 1000 acres in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Jesse Richardson to pay Col. Washington with young horses, to the amount of the purchase. Valuation to be established.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Has been amusing himself reading Mr. John Randolph's Philippicks, his invectives against democrats -- this includes Randolphs threat to impeach Madison and Jefferson -- he has many politicians under his control through fear of being exposed by him -- mentions having received a report of Mr. Pitt's death [Wm. the younger] in England -- comments on the European situation -- the British Navy is the only thing between Napoleon and world domination -- U.S. should do nothing to injure Britain at this time -- since his aunt [Ann Blackburn Washington] has determined not to visit Philadelphia this Spring, he will stay and keep her company. Autograph letter signed, with integral cover, postmarked \"Alexa Va Mar. 30,\" docketed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","$6.75 pd. in full.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Gen. Mason going to Kentucky will carry this letter -- acknowledges payment of $40 -- Warner was with them, mentions his trip to Orleans -- their father [John Lewis] is well -- speaks of Dr. Stuart's land in Mason County, Ky., 5000 acres on Tripletts creek and 9000 on Locust creek -- advertised for sale -- he sends tax money by Gen. Mason -- asks Gabriel Lewis to help Mason -- talks of affairs of the day -- the ship Leander -- General Miranda landed in Spanish America, the province of Caraccas, takes the island of Marquireta, the towns of Camana -- Barcelona on the river Neveri, in full march for the capital of the colony -- this information by Capt. Risbrough from Martinique, Miranda has proclaimed the independence of the province. Concludes with a full 2 page postscript by Nelly, here separately cataloged. Autograph letter signed, with 2 p. additional note by Nelly Custis Lewis, cover marked \"Hond by Genl. Tomson Mason, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawr. Lewis.\"","D.S. 1 1/4 page.  Baxter charges a total of L8, 2 shillings for smithing services including \"Making 2 large Ramshare ploughs\" and mending carriage wheels and selling a \"whip saw.\" Balance paid. Document signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Caroline Springs near Fredericksburg. Papers desired by Burd will need to be retrieved from recording office in [Washington] -- Bushrod will be in the Fredericksburg area for a while -- reveals his approaching marriage to Miss [Henrietta] Spotswood -- they will live on his estate in Westmoreland and later procure an establishment near Alexandria -- please tell Rush of the upcoming wedding -- he asks for European news -- \"our present President\" [Jefferson] means to stand for reelection. Autograph letter signed, integral cover docketed, laminated, postmarked \"Freds Va Jul 20.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","Rock Hill. Col. Washington explains that his son Bushrod, Jr, will share equally with his brothers in the Col.'s estate. His income will be adequate to support a wife. At the time young Bushrod was engaged to Spotswood's daughter, Henrietta.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington, Rock Hill. Introduces Bushrod Washingtons own nephew, George Corbin Washington, who just arrived after tedious passage of 20 days, and is \"so much grown that I suppose you would scarcely know him\" -- Bushrod, Jr. and new wife Henrietta Spotswood are very happy -- Bushrod, Jr. wishes to trade his Kanawha land for land near Centerville -- what is Bushrod's opinion of this land? -- desires Bushrod to help him find purchaser for his lands, Blenheim and Haywood -- wishes to sell, pay debts and divide rest among children -- \"there seems to be little hope of getting out of debt by cropping\" -- he presses suit against Mr. [Wm.] Robinson for £560 -- Robinson has no claim to money from land sold to George Washington and others after death of his daughter [Ann A. Washington]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, mounted, docketed \"Wm. A. Washington about Mr. Robinson's claim,\" laminated, watermarks. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. A. Washington.\"","Bill. $2.25 for 9 lbs. of sole leather ...","Poem \"Washington's Requiem\" by Virginia Cary. D. 1 page. A poem in praise of G.W., written in 1800 or 1806 \"on seeing a picture of Mount Vernon with the grave of Washington.\" (Date might be 1800). Date on original catalog appears 180[6 ?].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Deals with two letters reputedly written by G.W. to [Thomas Jefferson] after the Mazzei letter [Thos. Jefferson to Philip Mazzei, Ap. 24, 1796; famous controversial letter, after which G.W. was said never to have written T.J. again]--Tobias Lear employed by Judge W-n to assort the General's papers, and letters now missing, plus a diary for important presidential years--[accuses no one, but implies Lear took them]--tries to reconcile General's statement [that he never wrote T.J. again after the Mazzei letter] with truth--congratulates Pickering on speech against embargo--mentions [John] Adams \"lives a mournful spectacle of blind and courtly obedience to Presidential will.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, [first part of letter missing], laminated.","Account, Estate of George Washington with Lawrence Lewis. A.D. 2 pages. Account of money spent and received by Lewis as executor of G.W.'s estate - includes taxes on Kentucky land, City taxes, taxes on property in Alexandria, rents paid to Mr. Fitzhugh for rent of land for free negroes and money for support of free negroes. Autograph document in hand of Lewis, docketed by Lewis \"No. 3 the Estate of Genl. Washington in Acct. with Lawe. Lewis.\" Laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. The amount paid Dr. Peyton about settles Custis's account to estate -- asks Bushrod to send old bonds he gave at 1st sale to Woodlawn, where he can pick them up, along with any papers relating to his estate the \"Forest of Washington,\" bequeathed him by the General. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Bushrod W., laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Rock Hill. Bushrod comments on Aaron Burr's efforts to separate western states -- thinks his plan an absurd for one of his intellect and feels he cannot succeed -- Burr should be arrested and tried if any crime can be found -- mentions the costly delays of Congress -- says his fondness for ladies is increased by his high opinion of his wife, Henrietta Spotswood -- makes comments on Burd's romance. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Bushrod Washington Mt. Vernon,\" postmarked \"Washington City, Feb. 14\", laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bushrod Washington.\"","Letter, 1 page. Madison transmits to Bushrod Washington the papers of Fielding Lewis who died before they could be processed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Madison.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. As Bushrod is leaving home for an extended period he asks to leave charge of nephews John and Bushrod [Corbin ?] Washington, who are in school, to Reid -- asks Reid to furnish them with any clothing or other articles they need -- no extravagances -- and 2 or 3 dollars a month pocket money. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated. Note while the letter appears to be addressed to 'James New,' the editors at the Washington Papers discovered that Bushrod Washington's poor handwriting actually is written to James Reid.","Marshall writes that, at the request of Bushrod Washington, he is sending \"the enclosed letters\" (not present) but was unable to find \"the letter of Mr. S. Washington to which that of the 2d of April is an answer.\" Marshall was given access to the papers of George Washington to write his biography. Bushrod Washington and Lawrence Lewis served as executors of Washington's estate and were likely requesting papers back from Marshall in order to settle Washington's account with his nephew Saumel T. Washington.","A receipt in Washington's hand for \"4 Hhs. and 21 1/2 Bs. corn.\" Docketed \"Memorandum of Corn\". Autograph document signed, in hand of Washington, fragment, docketed \"Memorandum of Corn\". For 4 Hhs. and 21 1/2 Bs. corn.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. They haven't heard from him in a long while and tax money due -- has he heard of the atrocious outrage by British Admiral Berkley on the flag of the United States [Chesapeake-Leopard affair] -- Commodore Douglas, the Triumph and Melampus, the Bellona and the Leopard, schooner Revenge to go to England with dispatches -- meanwhile seaports to be fortified -- \"Something like War this, spirit of 76 up\" -- \"War rather than a disgraceful peace\" -- hopes to see him -- Gabriel \"must want more Negroes by this time, I shall have it in my power to furnish you\" -- Eleanor (Nelly) sends good wishes, but says Gabriel hasnt answered her letter. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked Alexa Va. July 22, laminated, docketed, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears as [1807] July 22.","A.L.S. 3 pages. New Port. Awaits confinement of his wife [Henrietta Spotswood] hourly [Anne Eliza Washington, born 1807]--anxious to go to Westmoreland to see about workmen and how house goes along--sure Laurel Grove will be ready for occupancy by time Henrietta's confinement is over--will see him shortly to get things for housekeeping--expects kitchen furniture to come highest--purchases to be made--will get by on minimum this year--can get these articles in Alexa.--for money to pay workman, will sell Mr. Spotswood 500 acres in Ky. [W. A. W-n] offered him--will pay [his father] a dollar per acre--hears treaty has been ratified, if so will enhance price of [ ]--George [Corbin W-n] must look like a married man by now--requests he see that corn field at Laurel Grove be laid down in wheat--Mr. Rose, who holds his note for $400 is to issue writ against him--asks [father] to let him have money out of first crops and he can deduct this from his wheat crop when it is ready. Autograph letter signed, with long postscript on cover, docketed by W. A. Washington \"My Son Bushrod's Letter agreeing to give me one Dollar pr. acre for 500 acres Land in Kentucky the half of 1000 Acres between Majr. Butler and myself and to be conveyed in the same way as my Agreement with Jesse Richardson. Sept. 8th 1807.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Regarding settling account of Mrs. Law.","$1.50 pd. on account of John Chew ... [addressed to Colo. Washington, most likely William Augustine Washington].","Receipt for $200. for 6 months house rent ...","A.L.S. 3 pages. Rippon Lodge. Long letter about the health and travels of her husband and brother ... sends this letter by her husband, Bushrod W-n ... regrets Miss Sinclair and Betsy cannot visit her this winter ...  Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\" Someone had docketed the letter and has identified writer and recepient.","1 page. Request for three bushels of corn. Docketed \"5 Baggs lent at 3 Bushells each in the car at several different times.\"","Bill and receipt. 8 entries - all for shoes apparently for the Negroes... 10 pairs for $16.82.\" Receipted by Corcoran on Oct. 10, 1809.","Account. A.D. 3 pages. Docketed. Interesting record of dress making materials... Variety of fabrics represented, gloves, fans, stockings, etc.","3 pairs of shoes for $3.50. Bill made out by Wm. Parsons for Thomas Corcoran. Addressed to Colonel Washington, most likely William Augustine Washington.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Grape Hill. Reports advertisement in Winchester paper of 2 tracts of land owned by A[ndrew] Park. (Lawrence probably son of Samuel and his 4th wife Anne Steptoe).","A.L.S. 1 page. Regarding debts of Mrs. Law. To Mr. John Law, Washington.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Regarding repayment of Mrs. Law's debts, his proposal and conditions for taking responsibility for them.","Bank of Columbia, Georgetown.$2.15 ...","Bank of Columbia, Georgetown.$30.00.","Bank of Columbia, Georgetown.$5.00 ...","List of fees against Lawrence Lewis, Fairfax County. D.S. 1 page. Fees owed by Lewis to the Fairfax County court through his business as executor of George Washington's estate. Signed by William Moss, clerk of the court.","For repairing a wagon wheel.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Sends this by Gabriels friend Byrd Willis who visits Kentucky intending to settle there -- George hopes Byrd will look at his (Georges) land there if he gets as far as Green River -- Warner and Gabriel's letter was received -- Warner Lewis speaks well of Georges land on Lost Creek -- would like Gabriel to show it to Byrd -- Gabriel did not like Georges proposal about the division of their land -- attack of gout keeps George home but he will try to get to Kentucky and arrange a better division of the land -- Gabriel's father, John Lewis, is well. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Lewis.\"","Signed check made payable to Docr. Charles Worthington for the amount of $38.00.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia. Expresses his happiness that her health has improved, apparently due to the efficity of a medicinal concoction of his own devise. Describes his heavy work schedule of Supreme Court cases and a visit to a circus, which he enjoyed immensely.","2 pages. Consents to a proposal for the Dismal Swamp property purchase by Gen. Lee from G. Washington's estate. He believes the proposal will satisfy the interests of the legatees.","Bank of Columbia, Georgetown.$11.41 ...","Letter. Hawthorn. Concerns \"a box of papers which related to the executorship\" of the estate of Lawrence's father Samuel Washington [1734-1781]. Lawrence asks Samuel to help clear the name of his deceased brother George Steptoe Washington [1771-1809] by altering previous testimony Samuel had made regarding these papers. \"I feel a confidence ... that this act of justice, to my brother's memory will be done with promptness.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawrence A. Washington.\"","Daniel C. Brent, Dumfries Virginia, writes to Col. William Washington, concerning land and timber upon the property located in Stafford, Virginia, and the mortgage left between General \"Light Horse\" Harry Lee and Mrs. Fitzhugh which is currently held up the county court. Henry Lee was placed in debtors' prison as a result for not paying on his land transactions. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral address panel. Docketed.","D.S. 1 page. Bond of Lawrence A. Washington and Comfort Wood, administrator and administratrix of Robert Wood, deceased, to deliver 4 head horses to \"Edward McGuire's Hotel in Winchester,\" the place of appointed sale of the 2nd Saturday in February. Partly printed, endorsed, laminated. Signed by Lawrence A. Washington and Comfort Wood.","1 Bible, $3.00. Receipted by Eben. Macdonald.","A.L.S. 1 page. Woodlawn. Lawrence writes regarding Gen. Lee's account with the estate of George Washington -- he is unable to locate Lees bond -- also mentions statement of Mr. Bassett's account with estate -- in a postscript he says that he found Lees bond amongst the Suffolk papers. Autograph letter signed, with postscript on integral cover, mounted, red seal, (good, with heraldic device). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"","L. 1 page. Re: Col. Wharton acknowledges with great pleasure the gift from Mrs. Law of a waistcoat which belonged to General George Washington. Letter, handwritten, unsigned, no cover, postmark, etc.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod mentions receiving tax money for Mr. Turner's land -- will settle with your uncle [Lawr. Lewis] also will get him to sign the power of attorney so he can sell the Kentucky lands which belong to the devisees of Gen. Washington -- gives information of Kentucky lands: deed from Gen. Lee to Washington for 5000@ dated Nov. 5, 1798 -- was recorded in Kentucky court of appeals Dec. 7, 1799 -- gives James Nourse's description of tract of 2000@ on Rough Creek -- Philips certifies to adjoining tract, 3000@ -- Gen. Spotswood's favorable account of the adjoining country -- whole creek navigable -- other claims to parts of land -- one [Woodson ?] -- letter of Dec. 1802 from a Mr. Thomas Lewis claiming interference with his claim -- thinks there is a mistake -- Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington will allow Warner Lewis reasonable compensation for visiting and examining the above lands. (virtually identical to another copy in collection, except that this one has docketing: \"Copy of Letter and Power of Atty to Mr. W. Lewis\".) Autograph letter signed, docketed by B.W., \"Copy of Letter and Power of Atty to Mr. W. Lewis\", silked, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\" Photocopy in PS file.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod mentions receiving tax money for Mr. Turner's land -- will settle with your uncle [Lawr. Lewis] also will get him to sign the power of attorney so he can sell the Kentucky lands which belong to the devisees of Gen. Washington -- gives information of Kentucky lands: deed from Gen. Lee to Washington for 5000@ dated Nov. 5, 1798 -- was recorded in Kentucky court of appeals Dec. 7, 1799 -- gives James Nourse's description of tract of 2000@ on Rough Creek -- Philips certifies to adjoining tract, 3000@ -- Gen. Spotswood's favorable account of the adjoining country -- whole creek navigable -- other claims to parts of land -- one [Woodson ?] -- letter of Dec. 1802 from a Mr. Thomas Lewis claiming interference with his claim -- thinks there is a mistake -- Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington will allow Warner Lewis reasonable compensation for visiting and examining the above lands. (virtually identical to another copy in collection, except that this lacks docketing.) Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\" Photocopy in PS file. [See copy of same letter, same date, docketed by B. W-n, \"Copy of Letter and Power of Atty to W. W. Lewis\"].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Family letter... her health not good; under the care of Dr. Dangerfield ... her friend, Eliza Smith, wrote of the activities of their friends ... Miss Vanderings, Frederick Campbell, P Coleman, Dr. Nelson, Miss Re, M. Randolph are some of the names mentioned in the letter ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. W.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Anna Maria writes her dear brother news of the \"Doctor\" [Stuart] and family, a visit at Ossian Hall, and \"Aunt Lewis\" and family at Woodlawn -- wishes to have thread spun to knit stockings for her two brothers George Fayette and Charles for they are \"much more pleasant in Summer than cotton\" but is having trouble finding someone to do the spinning for her -- Aunt Lewis has knitted purses for them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (RG). Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. W.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Includes account of fees against Stuart at the end of the letter with entries from 1806 to 1810. Addressed to \"Doctor David Stuart, Ossian Hall, Fairfax County.\" Docketed \"Genl. Minor acct.\"","3 pairs shoes, $5.00.","Text, quarto with paper binding. 26 pages.  Consists of rules and regulations of the Mutual Assurance Company against Fire in Buildings in the State of Virginia. Same company which insured Bushrod Washington's Mount Vernon.","Printed form with [manuscript] completions: \"City and County of New-York, ss. I [Charles Dickinson] one of the Alderman of the City of New-York, and a Judge of the Court of Common pleas, called the Mayor's Court, ... Do Certify, That on this day [Norman Washington] Residing in the said city a [Black] man exhibited proof before me, reduced to writing, of the freedom of him ... I Do Further Certify that the said [Norman] ... was born at [Mount Vernon] in [the State of Virginia] and that he [was born] free .... Given under my hand, this [Twenty fourth] day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven.]\" Includes physical description of Norman Washington; and gives his age as \"about Twenty Seven years.\" 1 page, 20 x 17 cm.","Autograph note signed and initialed by Bushrod Washington, regarding a mortgage payment and deed certification.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Neale desires information of Margaret Keith from Ireland, who accompanied Gen. Washington on all his campaigns in the Revolution until 1779 or 1780 -- she had several illegitimate children, of which the writer seems to be one -- he has been enabled to rise in a small degree above his lowly beginnings. Autograph letter signed, integral cover badly burned and torn, laminated, docketed by B.W. Name on original manuscript appears as \"James G.W. N.\"","Statement of debts, Samuel Washington. D.S. 12 pages, folio. Drawn up to effect a settlement of a dispute between Lawrence Washington, Bushrod Washington and Joseph Nourse (U.S. Treasury). Includes various members of Washington family and sizable debt owed to John Parke Custis, deceased.","A.L.S. 1 page. Note asking Mr. Beverley to send $26.4 by the bearer. Robert Beverly was executor of William A. Washington's estate. Autograph letter signed, quarter sheet.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Introduces Beall to a Mr. Bennett (?) who has proposed marriage to Evans' daughter, who, it seems, has been cared for by Mr. and Mrs. Beall. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Tho. B. Evans.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. The heirs of Thornton Washington, son of Samuel, give their written assent to Bushrod to \"Dismiss suit against Col. Lee\" if the land in question can be sold at good price -- they wish to settle affairs of the Thornton Washington estate.  Autograph letter signed, in hand of ? , docketed by B.W. \"T. and Sam Washington Rock Hall.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Llewellyn. Family matters -- Parke often talks with her about him [Gabriel] -- distance from Kentucky is nothing, as Warner will prove -- Warner with them now but soon to return to Lexington and Logan -- Gabriel's wife and two boys [Richard Bibb and John Gabriel Lewis] -- Mary Ann to stay with Mrs. Lee -- wishes to see him and his family in Virginia again -- wishes he were there to act as nursemaid, housekeeper etc. for her again -- Warner is o.k. at this, but he has a roving disposition and won't remain long in one place -- Howell [Lewis] studying mathmatics in Alexandria -- wishes he [Howell] would use influence with his cousin, \"Queen Dolla lolla\" [Dolly Madison?] to get reinstated in Navy with more advantageous appointment -- \"I have at Woodlawn the finest bed of Mint for Juleps that I have ever seen\" -- would brew them for his father's [John Lewis's] use -- sends gifts to his boys and wife -- Mr. Lewis and \"my four darlings\" send regards.  Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermarked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Living in retirement at LaGrange ... some general information on state of European politics ... heard that John Marshall to publish a 2nd. edition of his Life of W-n ... requests Bushrod to send him his (L-e's) correspondence with Gen. W-n and copies of GW's letters to him ... Lafayette's papers lost in \"revolutionary storms of Europe.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, Paris. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\" Sequel: Bushrod apprently sent the correspondence which is now (1963) in the library of Lafayette College. See also 1811 D.B. Warden to Dec. 20 Bushrod W-n.","A.L.S. 1 page. Paris. Offers to act as the go-between for Lafayette and Bushrod correspondence ... also Mr. Graham of the State Dept. if Bushrod agrees to send the GW-Lafayette correspondence ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"D. B. Warden.\" See 1811 - Lafayette to Bushrod Wn Dec. 15.","Receipt, 1 page. Receipt for recording the Memorial of G. Washington's ex[ecutors] deed \"to you.\" Partly printed ms., fragment, docketed \"Robt. Lewis\" and \"Stafford.\"","D. 1 page. A summary of the Cresap suit against the estate of GW, regarding the title to Round Bottom, (Ohio River) sold by GW in 1798 to Archibald McClean of Alexandria. The summary appears to be in the handwriting of B. W-n. The litigation lasted over 15 years and the substance of the suit remained the same. Therefore the absence of a specific on the document makes it difficult to place.","General Henry Lee writes to Col. Nicholas Rogers sending his condolences regarding the recent death of Rogers' wife Eleanor. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.","Bank certificate, Signed by John A. Washington for the amount of $180.00.","Order to pay, Union Bank Geo. Town. George Corbin Washington to Thomas Beall. Pay Thomas Beall on demand $476.10.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Reports his success with pisé [or rammed earth] buildings -- has built ice house and 2 porter's houses -- Bushrod is \"perfectly satisfied with the cheapness, the strength and durability of these buildings\" -- considers building a 2 story house for nephew in this fashion on the west of the Blue Ridge. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Mar. 19th 1812 recd. 24th,\" postmarked \"Alexa. Mar. 23.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Independence. Describes the merits of 2 tracts of land in Montgomery Cty., both for sale, one nr. The Court House, the other about 8 miles from Georgetown. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Benj. Berry.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Mentions a note having been endorsed by Colo. Deneale--unable to collect the money and requests further indulgence--is paying a certain amount and will endorse a note for $500.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Philadelphia. Advises Bushrod Washington on his wife's treatment \"to complete the conquest which Mrs. Washington has happily made in part over her attachment to laudanum\" -- Rush directs a gradual lessening of the dose to nothing -- suggests various infusions, including ginger tea, bitters, spirits of hartshorne, and strong porter or wine -- asks Bushrod to pass on his words that \"the habitual use of opium is often attended with the most serious and distressing consequences [including] idiotism and madness\" -- he hopes her resolution to be cured is equal to her judgment on the subject of the letter. Autograph letter signed, docketed by B.W. \"Doct. Rush Advice for Mrs. Washington\", laminated.","Receipt. Payment in full for medical services.","Bond. D. 1 page. Document docketed \"Washington to Morgan $234.6\", laminated.Bond to pay $468.12 with the condition that the bond is void if $234.06 is paid by Sept. 15 1813. Signed by Henry and Warner Washington [Jr.]. Witnessed by Benj. Taylor. On reverse, \"By cash of the within by Benj. Taylor Sixty five dollars (signed) B. Taylor, March 20 1813\" and \"June 18 1813 by Cash of Benj. Taylor Eighty Dollars.\"","Check. A.D.S. 1 page. Custis's check on Farmers Bank of Alexandria for $145. Autograph document signed, endorsed by Dawson, canceled.","A.L. 2 pages. Washington. Harper's name does not appear on original manuscript, but in this letter to his daughter he describes his recent visit to Mount Vernon -- says he was well-received but that the place is quite run down except for the mansion itself -- the garden and hothouses (with their lemon trees) did earn his praise.","D. 2 pages. Gray agrees to purchase W-n's land in Westmoreland Cty. on the Potomac $20. an acre for 800 acres and $10. an acre for the balance pending a survey ... Gray to pay 100 shares of $100. each of Potomac Bank Stock when deeds are drawn ... payments out lined ... Washington reserves the grave yard and 50 ft. sq. at Wakefield to include the spot on which GW was born ... witnessed by Bushrod W-n, R. G. Robb, James Miller.","A.L.S. 1 page. Offers to dismiss the suit against him initiated by Bushrod Washington, Jr., and accept the provision made for him in his father's will (Wm A. W-n) \"in discharge of the sum which Colo. Washington recd as his guardian from the Executors of Genl Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Previously sent remittance of a balance owed back to him. Discusses a Superior Court suit of Mr. Washington. Addressed to \"Doctr. David Stuart, Ossian Hall, near Alexandria.\" Docketed \"Genl. Minor\" with date.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Bishop William White. Concerns a candidate for the ministry, Mr. Milnor, who White believes will be \"useful to our Church, and to the Causes of Religion in general ...\" White is editing a defense of Church doctrine and will send Washington a copy. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","Letter, Mount Vernon. To Simon Summers, Surveyor of Henrico County. Requests him to make survey of some of his land--leave letter in p.o. saying when to expect him. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington\". On reverse is docket \"Rough Plat and notes of one of Judge Washington's fields.\" and notation \"at request of Judge Washington.\" There follows survey notes dated July 25-26, 1813, and the two names \"John Bryan and Robbert Dunnington C.C.\"","The letter addresses several legal questions to Peters and ends with the admonition that the British fleet is expected hourly and \"will do great mischief should these ships pass the fort\" (Fort Washington) where \"the Adams (a vessel), some gunboats and about 2000 men\" are understood to be stationed.","Memorandum of agreement, D. 3 pages. Agreement for sale of 85 1/2 acres of timbered land and 125 acres cleared land by Washington, near Charlestown -- Ranson to pay $60 per acre for wooded and $40 per acre for cleared -- terms of payment -- Washington to have it surveyed and give proper title. Document, docketed, laminated. Signed by Geo. F. Washington and Mathw. Ranson, witnessed by John Yates.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Georgetown. A chatty letter containing one of the very early descriptions of Mount Vernon during the occupancy of Bushrod Washington: Went by barge -- 16 miles -- left at sunrise -- the plantation reduced to 4000 acres -- about 60 working slaves besides house servants and 15 or 20 children -- appearance of neglect, need for superintendence visible -- present appearances did not comport with dignity of the great man who left it -- garden contains rare and wonderful exotics, lemon and fig trees, fine apples, coconuts -- gardener a german, has been there 25 years -- house has \"a charming situation, with a fine growth of tall venerable trees at one end of it, with seats around many of the trees. There is a piazza the whole length of the house in front pav'd with large square stones. It commands a fine view of the river and adjacent country. We were invited into the \"banqueting-room,\" to see the celebrated chimney-piece, which is superb marble of various colours, exquisitely wrought ...\" -- pictures of the present owners, Mrs. Crawford her sister, furniture like that of dining rooms, in addition a large organ and a tall piece of furniture \"that I did not know the use of\" -- did not see the Judge or Mrs. Washington -- heard her piano sounding at a distance -- she is in very delicate health -- spends most of her time with her music -- scarcely ever sees her servants except her spinners to whom she gives their weekly portion of spinning -- \"sister Ann remark'd how well she should like to be mistress of such an establishment, and put things in order, cloathe the naked children, (for strange as it may seem, we saw such) ... We went to the vault where moulders all that was mortal of Washington\" -- describes Col. Wharton, death of his wife -- was once a friend -- to meet the celebrated Mrs. General Wilkinson and sister, french women from New Orleans -- has several fine birds, a mocking bird. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Georget Col., laminated, watermark (Amies and a dove of peace). Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Proud.\"","D.S. 1 page. Promise to pay $460.66 2/3 for value received from John Washington, to Wm. A.G. Dade as administrator of estate of Gwynn W. Baylor [possibly Walker Gwynn Baylor, born Virginia ca. 1780]. Docketing notes it is \"Benefit of Mrs. J. A. Baylor.\" Signed by Warner Washington [Jr.] and witnessed by Francis W[hiting] Washington. Document signed, fragment, docketed \"Mr. Washingtons note to Wm. A.P. Dade $460.66 2/3 benefit of Mrs. F.A. Baylor.\" Signed by Warner Washington [Jr.] and witnessed by Francis W[hiting] Washington.","D.S. 3 pages. Deed of land, 309 acres of land in Jefferson County to George Fayette Washington in exchange for payment of 4 bonds. If bonds are paid to Washington in time, deed to be void. Witnesses Matthew Ranson, John Yates, William Stanhope.","Printed stock certificates. Purchased at various times between 1813 and 1828.","$6.50 for subscription to the Federal Republican.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Lawrence and Eleanor rejoice in his safe arrival -- bank deposit agreeable to promise -- asks him to pay back taxes on land sold Joseph Lewis -- encloses notes of tenants on Rough Creek land -- send his five dollars to Federal Republican to have their paper sent to Warner at Russellsville -- they now publish a daily for $10 too -- news, Bonaparte's complete overthrow, loss of 82,000 men -- messenger from England with peace dispatches, prices dropped at the news -- rumor of a cabinet council to consider peace -- Armstrong the only one for war -- demo.'s upset over Boney's upset -- strange that men rejoice in his successes and upset at his defeat -- our relations with France if exposed would reveal corruption -- Warner's father [John Lewis] indebted to George Washington estate, how to close account -- fears it is not in his power to pay it. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. He hopes to hear Congress's report concerning the Glebe Land and land in the District, but disappointed so far. Also in regards to new jail in Alexandria, he believes citizens should not have to pay taxes for new jail as they were already taxed for the one in Fairfax County. To the Hon. Joseph Lewis,  a Member of Congress.","A.D.S. 1 page. John Littlejohn, collector of the revenue for the 22nd collection district of Virginia, collects duty of $10.00 from David Stuart for and upon a four wheel carriage called a coachee which is owned by Stuart.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Greenwood. Anna writes to her brother George Fayette of her ill health over a long period -- pain in breast and cough -- describes the medicines she has been taking and efforts to get a doctor from Fredericksburg or elsewhere -- hopes to visit him in summer by packet \"if the British will be good enough to keep out of the way.\" -- writes of her children, Charles and Churchill -- scolds him for not writing. Autograph letter signed, (under cover of letter of March 1) watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. Thornton.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. She sends the letter written fortnight ago [see letter of 12 February 1815 -- it was not sent earlier because Jack was struck with rheumatism and could not carry it to Alexandria -- again rebukes her brother for not writing -- her health is improved, but pain and cough continue. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"[ ] Mar. 2,\" laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. Thornton.\"","Letter, to Robert Brent, Department of War. Lear writes as official of the Department of war, Accounts Office on official business.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Expresses concern over a report of her brother's illness -- describes her own poor health -- will try to come up to see him if he is still ill -- explicitly prays to the Lord for his consolation and recovery. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed \"by Jack Cole\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. Thornton.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Lawrence writes to console his brother Robert on the recent death of his son, who was preserved so long to him, which only made the wound deeper -- Lawrence offers Christian consolations -- postscript says that the watch key was received as gift. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark, in pencil \"on my brother Robert's death 1823.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"","A.N.S. 2 pages. Third person note to \"Uncle Beverley\" informing him that some lands are scheduled to be sold for taxes if they are not played. Mentions that certain lots acquired under the Byrd lottery should be claimed for her children. Sarah Tayloe Washington (Widow of Col. Wm A. Washington). S. T. Washington refers to herself as \"Miss.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Gov Johnson and Genl. Washington,\" written on reverse \"Signer Constitution and Sup. Court,\" and on face of letter \"This is from Gov. T. Johnson of Md. who nominated Washington to be Commander in Chief,\" laminated, watermark (5 pt. star enclosing CS). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Thos. Johnson.\" Johnson encloses one of General Washington's letters, of which he has several, which Hatch may keep -- apparently as a collectible relic.","Memorandum of agreement, D. 1 page. Francis Washington is to deliver 1000 bushels of wheat to James English's father's barn sometime in November -- Washington to be paid 7 shillings per bushel. Document, docketed \"English and Washington agt.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1815]. Signed by Warner Washington, Francis Washington and James English. Witnessed by Reade Washington. Receipt on reverse for money signed by Francis W. Washington, dated November 5, 1815.","A.D.S. 1 page. Summons to the Washington Family pertaining to a lawsuit.","D. 2 pages. Handwritten copy of a unanimous resolution by the General Assembly of Virginia that the governor be allowed to open correspondence with Bushrod Washington to permit the remains of George Washington and Martha Washington to be reinterred near the Virginia capital beneath a monument to be erected at public expense. Document, docketed \"Copy of Resolutions for the erection of a Monument to the Memory of George Washington,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Regrets that Eliza's insistance on journeying in cold wet weather has caused her suffering illness -- Powel hopes she and her sisters won't let their opposite political views come between them -- discusses Mr. Sergeant and Mr. Hopkinson of Pennsylvania, now in congress -- pleased Eliza resides with Col. [Tobias] Lear and wife [Frances Dandridge] -- recounts \"a vague report in circulation here\" that she and Mr. Law are to be reconciled for their child's sake -- mentions that is in her 74th year. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark (dove of peace). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. In hand of a third party. Mrs. Lewis presents to Mr. Pitkin a cup and saucer that used to belong to George Washington.","Letter, Mount Vernon, to an unidentified newspaper. Bushrod asks that the paper discontinue its ad for sale of part of the Mount Vernon estate.","A.L.S. 1 page. Deposited $50 to his credit in the bank of Alexandria.","Lafayette writes to Bushrod Washington to introduce associates, including Col. Bernard, who will be traveling in Virginia, and to ask about the transfer of his letters to George Washington back in France.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. To Henry Jackson, Charge des Affaires of the U.S. in Paris. Sending several packets for friends in France. Mentions her engagement to Col. de Greffe, from whom she has not heard since June 18. He has lost his rank and fortune abroad and she is anxiously hoping for his return. Letter will be delivered by M. de Chenney. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, wax seal. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza Parke Custis.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages. Transfer of land title, George Corbin Washington and others. 1816, Jan. 31: Geo. C. Washington to James Magruder of land called the \"Lodge\" agreeable to Washington's contract with Samuel Fitzhugh ... 1816, June 24: Magruder conveys it to Jacob Wagner ... 1816, June 26: Magruder directs Washington to convey \"Lodge\" to Wagner ... 1819, Mar. 23: Wagner directs Washington to convey it to Robt. and John Oliver ... 1819, Apr.: \"Lodge\" deeded by Thos. Beall of Geo. Town to The Olivers ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Reports that it is too late to submit the claim this season. But, if he has a seat next year he will do everything in his power to procure its admission. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Haywood. S. T. Washington, daughter of Col. Wm A. and Sarah Tayloe (3rd wife). Letter to her uncle asking for one hundred dollars. Refers to property in Richmond which is rightfully her family's and the Byrd lottery properties. (Great niece of GW thru elder brother Augustine). Autograph letter signed, wax, seal, W-n Family cipher - excellent impressions.","Receipt, A.D.S. 1 page. Fitzhugh's receipt to Lewis (on behalf of the executors of George Washington's estate) \"for rents due on a tenement on the Ravensworth tract.\" Note on verso records payment \"on acct. of Land rented for Free Negroes.\" Autograph document signed, with notes on verso in the hand of Bushrod Washington.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Long description of his impressions of Washington, including an account of a visit to Mount Vernon. He met Bushrod Washington and later dined at Woodlawn with Nelly Custis Lewis. She presented him with an ivory button said to have belonged to G.W. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. An ivory button accompanied this letter and is in the museum collections.","Indenture. D.S. 4 pages. George Corbin Washington, nephew of Bushrod Washington, as trustee of George Washington's lot in Washington, DC, sells to English the General's Capitol Hill lots. George Washington's house on Capitol Hill was destroyed by fire during the War of 1812.","Circular letter, L.S. 1 page. A printed letter to legatees of George Washington's estate regarding Henry Banks' claim to the Kentucky land forming part of the estate -- Banks's claim is good and he has agreed to make equal division of land -- his agent will sell it and divide proceeds -- legatees need either to return a power of attorney in this matter or, if they desire to deal separately, contact Banks themselves. Letter signed, integral cover, (addressed in hand of L. Lewis), laminated). Names on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington\" and \"Law Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Montgomery County, Maryland, Medley Hills. Mentions an enclosed certificate [missing] attesting to his Revolutionary service in the 7th Maryland Regiment and Regiment No. 1 ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","8 bills and 1 undated envelope. Bills charged to Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington as executors of George Washington's estate.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod Washington responds to Mr. Lunell concerning his uncle's, George Washington, character and personality. He describes him as being \"comtemplative\", \"reserved\", \"distinguished\" yet \"kind and affectionate\" to relatives, and having \"consummate wisdom.\" He mentions his fondness for \"rural employment\" and skill at managing his plantation.","A.D.S. 2 pages. An agreement whereby Lewis (George Washington's nephew) will sell approx. 550 acres in Jefferson County, called Rock Hall, to Ranson for $17,115. The transaction is to occur as soon as Lewis receives the deed; the land was involved in a lawsuit between the \"Executors of Genl. Geo. Washington Plaintiff and Gerard Alexander and other Defendants.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. To the Cashier, Bank of Columbia, Georgetown. Re: Payment of $300 note. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed.","A.L.S. 12 pages. Annapolis. Gov. Goldsborough's defense of his congressional conduct in 1814 when the question of removing the seat of gov't from Washington was discussed and a resolution voted on ... a Maj. Peter has charged the Gov. with being hostile to the Capital City ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Goldsborough.\"","Elegy of George Washington. A.D.S. 1 page. Written \"on board the Steam Boat\" \"We come, kind Sir, to gaze upon the earth That gave Columbia's mighty hero birth. We come to heave the patriotic sigh Upon the tomb, where now his ashes lie ...\" On cover is a signature: \"Eleanor P. Lewis.\"","D.S. 1 page. Deposition of George Fayette Washington before WIlliam Waters, justice of the peace in Washington, D.C. -- deposer is the only surviving son of George A. Washington, late a Lieutenant in Virginia continental line -- claim for U.S. bounty lands -- his brother Charles A. and sister Anna Maria Thornton are dead, and sister's sons Charles A. ad Churchill J. Thornton to receive half. Document signed, docketed \"Memo. May 2d to ex. and Rept. tomorrow,\" watermark.","Letter. Is returning the shoes which are not Mrs. Washington's ... please return to rightful owner ... Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.D.S. 2 pages. Account of payment due Taylor from Washington mostly on taxes that Taylor had paid on behalf of Washington in Kentucky and Ohio. Possibly George Fayette Washington. Autograph document signed, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George F. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Lynchburg. Distressed over his illness -- Nelly Custis Lewis away from Woodlawn. Mentions Washington Custis going to the aid of a relative in Mississippi. Other family news. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on orginal manuscript appears as \" B. Carter.\"","A.L. 2 pages. Writing in the third person, Eleanor expresses her gratitude for Dr. Parrish's treatment of her \"suffering child\" and encloses payment for his services. Dr. Parrish noted Mrs. Lewis' connection with GW and the identity of the child [Agnes] who died under his care. Autograph letter, integral cover.","A.D.S. 2 pages. Labeled at top \"Extract.\" Description of visit to gardens, greenhouses and tomb. Visit was probably conducted by John C. Ehlers. Autograph document signed, laminated.","A.L.S. 12 pages. Shirley, Virginia. Moore speaks of his philosophies of life and death: \"Death .. is ... the brightest and most glorious moment to man .. if death was the body's enemy, it was the soul's good friend.\" Discusses his ideas about a treatment for yellow fever which Moore \"accidently\" discovered in 1817. It involves the use of mercury and calomel. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","D.S. 1 page. Bail bond of Warner Washington [Jr.] for $687.10, issued by the clerk's office of the Supreme Court of Law of Frederick county, because of a debt to Alexander Porter -- returnable the first Monday in February Signed by Warner and Perrin Washington. A printed form with manuscript additions. Document signed, partly printed.","A.L.S. 5 pages. Shirley, Virginia. Moore explains that he wishes to leave Virginia and return to South Carolina, where \"I meet with encouragment in my profession, and great civility in my social intercourse with an enlightened and polished people.\" Claims that he is \"without money,\" he asks Washington to lend him money to travel to South Carolina. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Princeton. William writes to his half brother requesting money to pay spring session bill at school (as he had to do in the fall) and some doctor bills -- he has written home for money, but there seems to be no money in Westmoreland -- he has been ill -- will try to see Judge Bushrod Washington who is in Trenton. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"W.A. Washington Jr.\", laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. A. Washington.\"","A mansucript check for cash of the Bank of Potomac, signed by John Augustine Washington II. To be paid to N. Herbert of Alexandria for dividends due on his stock.","Letter, 2 pages. Mason Co. on the Kanawa. As the sole tenant of this parcel of land Fleaharty requests the position of manager. He pleads his case with true rustic eloquence. Mentions having salt on property.","D. 1 page. Bond for $750.22 for Warner Washington [Jr.] to deliver 10 head of horses to court house in Winchester on July 2. Signed by all three Washingtons. Document, partly printed, docketed \"Porter ass vs. ? Washington D Bond 18th Oct. [Natirisel ?] and Jud. 618\" and \"Notice given to all parties on the 21st day of Sept. to 4th day of October Court\", laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \" Warner Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Angela [about 8 yrs. old] writes to her brother of visitors to their home -- their sister [Parke] is away at a wedding at Mrs. Van Ness's -- their mother, E.P. Lewis, adds her own note to Lorenzo on the verso -- she writes that a letter from him to Ped [Angela] would give her much pleasure -- did he receive $5 she sent in a letter before Christmas? -- Parke is in Washington for the wedding -- concludes with family news. Autograph letter signed, integral cover in hand of E.P. Lewis, postmarked \"Alexa Jan. 1\", torn and mutilated, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Date on original catolog card appears as 1821 [Dec.] 31 Monday.","D.S. Land paper presented to Palemon H. Winchester of Madison Co. by James Monroe.","Receipt for corporation taxes pd. by Washington for Thomas and Ann Beall and for himself.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Washington. Early description of Mount Vernon--went to visit Mt. V. with Mr. Sibley of Michigan and Mr. Schoolcraft, author and minerologist--custom seems to be to go thru mansion and around grounds with no ceremony, no matter whether Judge W. and family are there or not--\"The house is of wood - old, plain and has rather a gothic appearance ... A stranger is struck with the plainness, and I may add, the stiffness of appearance by which the whole is characterized.\"--\"The changes [since G.W.'s death] which have taken place are ... chiefly produced by decay - few from purposed alteration; and on the whole one would be led to think that the General paid no great regard to ornament and that whatever he attempted in that way he was unsuccessful.\"--exotic fruits and flowers in green house--\"Many of the ornamental trees and shrubs appear to have been planted promiscuously, without order or regularity. This was far more agreable to my eye than the sharp points and angles in which the box borders of the garden were arranged--plucked a piece of cedar from G.W.'s tomb. Autograph letter signed, watermark. Early description of Mount Vernon.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Belmont. Discussion of slavery: \"Some Legalized Kidnappers might be usefully employed in scouring our State of all your fugitive slaves; and if you could colonize all the sooty race, nothing better could be done.\" Peters is angered at the abolitionists, those \"antiflagellating benevolents\". Finally, Peters hopes Washington regains his health, \"so that you may be strong, and work hard on your colonization Scheme; so that all [the slaves] may be returned to the happy regions of their forefathers...\" Mentions Bushrod's \"malady,\" lamenting that \"your appetite was often your worst enemy; and its indulgence in improper gratifications has often nourished, in place of destroying your disease... I once knew a hardy Scotchman killed, when convalescent and recovering from a bilious complaint, by gratifying his appetitite in the treat of a boiled scotch herring.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L. 4 pages. Fairfax County. Early description of Mount Vernon in an unsigned, incomplete letter -- description of house -- \"The whole structure has lately undergone a thorough repair and has in every respect the same appearance as when the General died, except a small portico which the Judge has erected at the south end of the mansion.\" -- description of bowling green and trees, gardens, and exotic plants -- description of main hall and key to Bastille -- \"The Judge now uses the General's study as a dining room. The General's library contains a huge and handsome collection of Books.\" -- American and fallow deer on the estate. Autograph letter, incomplete, unsigned, laminated. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","D. 1 page. Printed notice of July 4, 1822 over Bushrod Washington's name, forbidding permission to steam boat parties and other groups to use Mt. Vernon for \"eating, drinking and dancing parties\" -- \"unpleasant circumstances\" led to his notice -- \"respectable strangers\" can still continue to visit, except on Sundays -- below this is printed a later form letter stating that the published notice has been ignored and he intends to sue boat companies who bring parties to Mt. Vernon -- on reverse is \"Copy of Mr. Scott's statement of the debt due Tracy.\" in hand of Bushrod Washington -- the account covers 1824-1826. Document, printed, docketed \"Mr Scott's statement of bal. due 1 Jany 1826\" and \"Bushrod Washington protest against making Mt. Vernon a dance and lunch [ ] 1822.\" [On reverse is \"Copy of Mr. Scott's statement\" 1826 Jan. 1].","A.L.S. 2 pages. Harpers Ferry to Charles Town. Letter about the preparation of a wedding cake.","L.S. 1 page. Printed circular letter requesting agreement of legatees of George Washington's estate to bring suit in court of District of Columbia in order to settle and pay out remaining assets of estate -- signed by Bushrod Washington and Lawrence Lewis -- a note is added in Bushrod Washington's hand, requesting to know heirs of Mrs. Anna Maria Thornton [Geo. F. Washington's sister] -- this added note is dated 23 January 1823. Letter signed, printed, with additions in hand of Bush. W., integral cover in hand of B.W., laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Georgetown. George Corbin writes his uncle that he has just returned from Green Hill -- this morning he saw Mr. Beverly who is undecided about selling his [Negro] boy to Bushrod Washington -- Dick is about 18 years old and has resided in the District about 3 years -- questions legality of removing a slave to Virginia by purchase -- advises Bushrod to consult Virginia law on this -- he purchased some of finest English and Dutch cattle at sale of the property of Mr. Wm. Williams of Frederick County. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by B.W., postmarked Georn. Ca., Jan. 21,\" laminated, red seal. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\"","Early description of Mount Vernon and certificate of authenticity for painting of Great Falls. Also includes copy, same date.","Letter, 2 pages. To the Superior Court of the Chancery of the Winchester District. Answer of the complaint against him by Geo. Wm. Fairfax and others regarding his trusteeship of the estate of Ferdinand Fairfax and Eliza Blair Fairfax. He wishes to relinquish his responsibility due to failing health.","A.L.S. 3 pages. King George County. Written by a grandson of Augustine Washington, George Washington's half-brother, this letter asks about dividing the remainder of George Washington's estate among his immediate family -- his brother and sister have died, so how should their share be divided? -- Bushrod's reply, dated 1823 May 27, is drafted on page 3 of the manuscript -- the judge gives his opinion of legal distribution of remainder of the estate among heirs of Ann Ashton -- a suit has been brought for final settlement and the courts will decide. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by B.W. \"letter and answer.\" [Bushrod W.'s answer is drafted on back sheet of letter]. [John N. Ashton was a grandson of Augustine Washington, G.W.'s half-brother].","Autograph letter, signed. \"Bush. Washington\" writes to Charles Lewis Esq, regarding a possible arbitration or suit. Letter mentions Mr.Thomas Swann, Mr. Robert I. Taylor, and Mr. Walter Jones. Handwritten note at the bottom.","A.L.S. 2 pages. New Orleans. Erwin writes in regard to collecting an account -- he doesn't want to call on \"our mutual friend Johnny Anderson\" for payment of his note, because Anderson considers himself a great man thereabouts and he has promised to pay upon the sale of his crop -- \"our friend Henry Johnston will be our next governor.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, mounted, postmarked \"New Orl. L Sept 15,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Jefferson. Re: A suit against a \"John Washington\" administrator of the estate of John Throckmorton. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Belmont. A discussion of a legal case, Penn vs. Cline, and Peters' opinion on land speculators. Written on the anniversary of GW's birth, Peters relates that \"This day brings into my mind many old recollections, both painful and pleasant\" and that he is going into Philadelphia to celebrate the birthday. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"Dear Sir, The object of this letter is to give you the name and place of residence of the gentleman on whose account I spoke to you this morning, as they may escape your recollection. 'William Griffith, Burlington, New Jersey.' Sincerely yrs, Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Expressing concern over L.L's indisposition News of the death of a friend killed by an explosion in a steam boiler. News of several marriages. Visit of Judge Johnson and Edward Livingston; good prospects for the Judge's election. Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. P. Lewis (Butler).\" Integral cover, wax seal (broken).","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Peters writes about publications, sending Washington six copies for his approval before printing. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.N.S. 1 page. \"I this day made a settlement with Mr. Daingerfield Lewis of my private account with my Brother George Lewis and I find exclusive of the property sold by my Brother at Mill Brook he stands indebted to me Five hundred and twenty one dollars and fifty nine cents ...\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Letter with cross-writing. Wishing him a quick recovery from his indisposition. News of the preparations for her impending visit to Phila. News of her household. Integral cover, wax seal. Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. P. Lewis (Butler).\"","A.L.S. 1 page. GWPC's letter accompanies a plate of the States china which is given to Mrs. [Trumbull], the widow of the late Gov. Trumbull.","Partially printed form signed by Samuel J. Cramer.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Concerning the executors of Washington's will.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Georgetown. Mr. Washington, speaking on behalf of all the legatees of Col. [Wm A] Washington requests a quick settlement of the estate. He and the others feel the delay has been extraordinary and unusual. Reference to Kanawah lands. (Post mark - \"MaHa Bridge\" Aug. 3, 1824). Autograph letter signed, Integral cover.","Autograph document signed in the hand of Bushrod Washington, for the sale of land in Prince William County called Yorkshire Farm.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Writing in French, Frestel assures Nelly of his and G.W. Lafayette's affection for her -- they bid farewell to America where they have been received with such kindness -- can add nothing to what Georges has told her -- admonishes her to always remain as she is -- respects to her mother, grandmother and sisters. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed \"recommended to the care of my M. friend George Washington Lafayette\" laminated, watermark, in French.","A.L.S. 1 page. Monticello. Lafayette expresses his affection for Nelly and her brother G.W.P. Custis -- and says he share more when he travels near her at the end of the month -- [This letter is also quoted by Nelly in letter of Nov. 22 to Eliz. Bordley Gibson]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Char. Va. Nov. 10\", laminated, red seal with device blurred, watermarks. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Writing from Mount Vernon, Judge Washington provides his nephew with introductions to two Westmoreland Co. judges and gives advice on passing the Virginia bar. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Concerning meeting arrangements and introductions.","D. 2 pages. Estate of Thos. Peter indebtedness to estate of G.W.--Receipted to G.W. Peter by John A. Washington, attorney in fact for G.W.P. Custis, surviving executor of G.W. Document, endorsed \"Thomas Peter and wife,\" and \"Washington Exer. v. Washington Legatees, marked \"No. 21.\"","A.D. 2 pages. Lawrence Lewis's account with the Estate of Washington including expenses incurred by him from 1825 to 1833 for housing, food, clothing, medical attendance, and other items. Lewis states that all his other accounts with the Executor of the Estate are now settled and if anyone should desire to examine same he may do so. \"On account of Old free Negroes of the Estate.\" Autograph document signed, folio size invoice.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Received copies of George Washington's letters from Chief Justice John Marshall -- will take them to Philadelphia in March -- proposes terms for publication and fee involved -- the Chief Justice thinks there will be 3 volumes. Autograph letter signed, draft. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush Washington.\"","Eleanor C. Stuart draws a personal check for $140.00 on the Bank of Alexandria.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Leesburg. Regarding land and rent on the Yorkshire farm.","A.L.S. 1 page. To Harrison in Leesburg. Regarding Harrison's brother's books to be returned.","Bushrod Washington, Alexandria, writes to his nephew, John Augustine Washington II, Mount Vernon, regarding books and supply of sugar in the store room. Bushrod asked his nephew to bring to Alexandria some papers from the \"press which stands on the walnut chest of drawers in my outward study...\" Papers relate to the  administration of George Washington's estate. Autograph letter, signed. 1 sheet, partially torn.","A.L.S. 2 pages. To Harrison in Leesburg. Regarding rent on the Yorkshire farm.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod reports that he commenced cleaning the ditch in his large meadow but after riding to the meadow he found all hands would be required to take care of the hay which he plans to finish during the week. He thanks his neighbor for his offer to do the ditch but thinks he has the power to do it with his own help. He plans to invest some money and wants to purchase a share in the Dismal Swamp, if the sum is too large he would like to buy the share on partnership, however, he prefers to do so alone. He says he will communicate his neighbor's hints to Bushrod Jr. about the road which he is sorry to hear has been so much neglected.","Bushrod Washington, Mount Vernon, writes to his nephew, John Augustine Washington, Charlestown Jefferson County Virginia, regarding the price of brandy. Autograph letter, signed. 1 sheet, partial wax seal.","A.L.S. 1 page. Lafayette thanks Nelly for her letter and regrets the impossibility of going to Woodlawn to visit before his Virginia visit -- will try to return early, about the 24th and come visit her and bring her to Washington to be there when Lafayette and his party depart. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Philadelphia. To Thompson at the Supreme Court of the U.S. Didn't write sooner because he wanted to examine Thompson's decisions carefully -- then \"our domestic misfortunes occurred, which compelled me to take my family to the mountains\" -- apologizing for his resulting silence, Bushrod then writes out his opinion on the several decisions made by Thompson, concurring in all.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, watermarked (M). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington. Letter of introduction for Lawrence Lewis requesting that he be shown the hospitality of Northhampton Co. Lewis wishes to go to Smith's Island.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Concerning the full length portrait of George Washington in military uniform which he painted in July 1790 for Mrs. Washington. At the time of this letter, the portrait was owned by \"Mrs. Custis\" (Eliza Parke Custis Law). It descended in the family and is at present in the collection at Winterthur. (see Eisen, \"Portraits of Washington\", vol. 11, p. 417 and Morgan and Fielding, \"The Life Portraits of Washington\", p. 165.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Regarding survey and boundaries of his land at Yorkshire farm.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. His lawyer writes that no bond was found in chancery court. Mr. Harrison should let him know if there is one filed in the court where the judgment was rendered.","A.L.S. 1 page. Lafayette hasn't written her earlier because wanted to be able to tell her when he can visit -- he must await arrival of members of Congress, who meet on the Monday -- he has an appointment to dine with Mr. Calhoun on Tuesday -- on the 15th he must go to commencement of Columbia College [now the George Washington University] -- so he will make a first visit to Nelly and Judge Washington \"between Wednesday [the 7th?] and the 14th\" -- they can visit more over the greater part of the winter -- he saw her son Lorenzo as the latter was going to Philadelphia. Autograph letter, integral cover, Signature cut out and his name written in at bottom of letter .Date on original catalog card appears [1824 ?]. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","Berryville. List of accounts for merchandise purchased by Lawrence Lewis from Berryville merchant Treadwell Lewis. The purchases include French brandy, rice, salt, linen, blank books, paper, molasses, cups, pots, halters, calomel, laudanum, and other dry goods.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadlephia. Disappointed not to have received payment from Mr. Hooe. Wishes to have the business closed.","A.D.S. 1 page. Promissory note payable to Augustine L. Washington for $329.55. Docketed on verso, Mr. Walter Johnson (C.L. Washington not identified).","A.L.S. 2 pages. Washington. Describes a visit to Mount Vernon. Also mentions having dined with President John Quincy Adams.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod writes \"I had a short session in Phila. and decided but few cases, but most of them are interesting\" -- he then gives an account of the five most important law cases he decided at Philadelphia -- asks Thompson's opinion on them and for a report of cases decided in Thompson's circuit. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa. Ca. May 11.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Letter discusses payments on bonds and when payments on bonds are due - stresses the importance of comparing contracts and bonds. Autograph letter signed, seal, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Brent is clerk of the District of Columbia. GW estate business. Judge Washington asks for deeds and bills of sale for lots in the District owned by General Washington. He suspects that George Corbin Washington may have recently sold lots which had previously been sold. Autograph letter signed, separate letter cover franked.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. MS-2471 A - To Robert Beverley, Esq., Judge Washington asks Mr. Beverley to recommend a lawyer to represent Mr. Parks [husband of Harriot Washington] suit, for the executors of General Washington; MS-2471 B 1p., A copy of Robert Beverley's reply appears on the inside page, in handwriting of Mr. Beverley, dated June 2, 1826.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Amounts and payments owed to himself and Mr. Turner by Mr. Hooe.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Hermitage, Kanhawa City to Woodlawn. Samuel requests copy of George Washington's will to enable him to file writ of ejectment against present holder of land, to ascertain title to it.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Blakely. Payments and bonds due him.","A.L.S. 2 pages. \"Washington and Blackburn.\" Regarding rents due to himself and Judge Washington.","Account of blacksmith work done done for Lawrence Lewis at Woodlawn, 1827-1829.","A.L.S. 1 page. Bushrod Washington regrets that he cannot accept Meredith's invitation to dinner on account of his wife's health. Washington reports that for the last 5 or 6 years he has been obliged to decline all invitations to dinner or evening parties. He asks Meredith to accept his apology.","Letter from Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to 'My dear child,' Frances Parke Butler. This letter, written from Arlington while visiting her brother George Washington Parke Custis and 'Aunt Mary' briefly mentions Bushrod Washington's needed improvements to Mount Vernon, and repairs made to Woodlawn Plantation. She desires Parke send her a finished 'picture' of Parke herself, which she believes will be a 'faithful likeness.' She requests for it to be sent unframed and in placed in a morocco case for proper storage. Eleanor promises to send Parke various sundry goods, including corsets, corals, and silks. She also discusses family matters, including the death of Parke's 'Good Uncle Carter,' and the reaction of Eleanor's half sibling, also named Eleanor. Eleanor writes using a common 19th century practice of cross-writing. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages. Postmarked Alexandria, May 27.","D.S. 1 page. Written provenance of George Washington's shaving box by Phil Pendleton.","A.L.S. 1 page. Regarding the measurements of water from the spring at the back of Judge Washington's house.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rockville, MD to Washington, D.C. The writer comments on the recent election in Maryland of two Jacksonian legislators, rather than administration men, explaining that the administration voters split their votes between too many candidates -- he claims that the electoral election will show a difference, and that an administration man will win, securing the district for John Quincy Adams -- gives permission to print this, leaving off his name. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Rockville Md. 2nd Oct,\" letter marked \"to the editor,\" laminated, watermark (6 pt. star). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. C. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Lee requests Bushrod Washington's recommendations for a teacher of \"settled character\" to teach the solid branches of education at a new female academy in Leesburg, Va., administered by Lee's sister. Autograph letters signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Lewis tells Bushrod that he is mindful of his obligation on the part of Genl. Washington's Estate. He reports that two gentlemen have funds of his in their hands which he shall authorize his brother to collect. He will borrow from a bank in order to cover the rest of the obligation. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Robt. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Richmond to Spotswood, Nottingham near Fredericksburg. Hamilton relates to Spotswood that no decision had taken place relative to his claim but it would be brought before Chief Justice Marshall on Monday next. Hamilton reports other legal matters relative to the case. He adds that he will be at home during Christmas and invites him to ride up for a visit.","A.L.S. 3 pages. La Grange to Woodlawn. General Lafayette expresses his sympathy with Nelly and her family over the recent death of her grandson E.G.W. Butler, son of Parke and Mr. Butler -- his own recently-married granddaughter is ill with a serious complaint in lungs -- George W. Lafayette's daughter Natalie is recently married -- he and George are going to Paris soon because they have been elected deputies of \"This and the neighboring district of Meaux\" -- agrees that Cincinnati is a delightful place, but acknowledges that Nelly will be happier with her daughter in New York when Gen. Gaines moves there -- sends his regards to many of Nelly's family members by name -- received letter from G.W.P. Custis \"who I see has produced two very good plays.\" -- comments on Betty's [Eliza P. Custis's] poor situation and health. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"New York Mar 4,\" written on cover \"forwarded by your obt. ser. Wm. Whittock Jr. 4 March 1828,\" laminated, red seal.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Send thanks for copies of George Washington letters but disappointed in not receiving GW autographs \"as it was my intention to distribute them in Europe among eminent persons ... I was particularly gratified with your account of Gen. Washington's devotional habits ...\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Waverly to Charles Town, Va. He expresses satisfaction that his nephew Churchill seems to be more truly pious than most young people -- offers spiritual support and direction in a letter full of biblical allusions. Autograph letter signed, docketed \"From Uncle Washington Feby. 26 1828,\" badly mutilated, laminated.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. F. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Culpepper. Jane Thornton encloses two checks for partial payment of the claim Bushrod preferred against her. She will send the balance when it is convenient as her family is currently troubled by illness. She extends an invitation to Bushrod to visit should he ever be called to her part of the country. She is disappointed that he will not be sending his two sons to school near her.","A.L.S. 1 page. Custis apologizes for the delay in paying George Washington's estate the money he owes it -- he was disappointed in getting money from Eastern Shore of Va., and must await market for crops -- \"I have been often in want of a single dollar\" -- the market is very low at present. Autograph letter signed, mounted. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\"","The letter includes a swatch of velvet cloth worn by George Washington stitched to the letter to thank Lutz for his time as the Sergeant of Washington guard at Valley Forge.","A.L.S. 1 page. G.C. Washington acknowledges General Stewarts acceptance of the draft on him. He reports that they are still engaged with the tariff [in Congress] and fears it will occupy some time as its fate is still in doubt. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Pleased with her son's use of French ... distressed to hear that Aunt Thornton has been unwell ... father and friends in the neighborhood send greetings ... Autograph letter signed, cover, written in French.","A.L.S. 9 pages. Recommends defeat of congressional resolution to abolish office of Major General ... act of Congress of Mar. 1799 settled the divisions of army units and officers on recommendation of Washington and Hamilton ...  Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. Macomb.\" Autograph letter signed, watermark : \"HUDSON.\"","Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington writes to her uncle, Bushrod Washington, Philadelphia, regarding family health and education. The letter has a Charlestown postmark. Autograph letter signed. 1 sheet with burnt edges.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. Re: Senate bill to widen the draw of the Potomac Bridge from 35' to 50' or 55' ... Smith favors a draw of not less than 60' as boats are of larger and larger design ...","For one share of stock in the Potowmack Company. Value is 444.","Draft copy. A.L.S. 1 page. Bushrod Washington calls Robert Lewis's attention to the matter that certain sources have not paid their obligations and that the duty of legally enforcing such payment may be necessary. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, (Draft-Copy).","A.L.S. 1 page. Regrets she cannot raise the money to pay a debt to the estate---has tried to raise money on her property in Kentucky---hopes to see Judge W-n in Jefferson this summer or fall when she hopes to pay part or all. [Lucy Payne, sister of Dolly Payne Madison, first married George Steptoe W-n---after his death she married a Mr. Todd of Ky.---they were married in the White House during Madison's presidency] Information received from Mrs. Todd, V-R FOR West Va.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Lewis reports that he has nearly recovered from a serious illness. He relates that suits have been instituted against his debtors in order to meet his engagements with the Executors of Genl. Washington. Lewis will be in Fredrick, he hopes, during the month of August and would like to meet Bushrod there in order to explain more satisfactorily his prospects. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Robt. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Comments on an approaching election and his confidence in success ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"Letcher.\" Autograph letter signed, watermark : \"AMIES PHILADA.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Smyrna Harbor. Written on board the U.S.S. Java in the Mediterranean. News of their trip abroad, including a visit to the \"Plains of ancient Troy.\" Also the story of an encounter on board the ship, The Warren, with the \"Celebrated Greek Pirate\" Marmaduke.","A.L.S. 1 page. Lucy Todd apologizes to Bushrod for leaving without conversing with him about settling her debt to him. Her situation was complicated by a suit brought by Charles Todd against her which required $2000 for satisfaction. She asks Bushrod to accept 40 shares of bank stock to liquidate as much of the debt as possible.","A.D.S. 3 pages. List of sundries purchased by the month. All personal items. Two tears with some loss of text.","Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington, Philadelphia, writes to her uncle, Bushrod Washington, regarding family health and education. The letter mentions the death of Judge Richard Peters, longtime friend of Bushrod's. The letter has a Charlestown postmark. Autograph letter signed. 1 sheet with burnt edges.","A.D.S. 2 pages. Eliza presents her friend the attached clipping of two words [\"that it\"] cut from something written by George Washington -- she also attached a small piece of velvet worn by him -- all in thanks for Snow's kindnesses since Eliza's arrival in Boston. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza Parke Custis.\" Autograph document signed, laminated.","D. 2 pages. Receipt from auditor's office in the state of Kentucky for 72 cents tax paid on 576 2/3 acres of land in Logan County, due from 1827.","A.L.S. 1 page. Secretary of State Clay (under J.Q. Adams) regrets to inform Washington that he does not have a position in the Department of State for the son of Washington's friend. \"If any existed your own recommendation ... would be entirely sufficient.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Re: an accounting of the way in which the nephew's son spent his money while with the Thorntons ...","A.L.S. 3 pages. Christmas greetings and congrats on his election to the Presidency. Also mentions a locket she has sent containing the hair of General and Mrs. Washington, General Lafayette and her own. Autograph letter signed, integral cover docket by AJ.","A.L.S. 3 pages. La Grange to Woodlawn. Lafayette writes that he is always glad to welcome Nelly's American friends in France -- he has several great-grandchildren -- Miss Henrietta Douglas in town and they talked of Woodlawn -- admitting that it is \"not proper\" for him to meddle in American politics, he offers a comment on American election of 1828 anyway in view of Nelly's \"electioneering wishes\" having been accomplished -- he wishes there had been less abuse on both sides -- recommends trip to Europe for Eliza Parke Custis Law, and grieves for her dejected state. Name on original manuscript appears as \"General Lafayette.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked \"Recd and forwarded by your Obt Ser. Wm. Whittock Jr.,\" laminated, Postmarked \"New York Mar. 10,\" red seal with device of man's head (George Washington's).","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington to Boston. Eliza encloses a check for $103 (this is return of a loan plus interest) -- insists on sending the interest, too -- apologizes for delay -- will \"resort to harsh measures\" to recover what is her due, and then will have plenty money -- has been very ill -- Mr. Rogers has come and taken away last child of her daughter to Baltimore, and now she is desolate and alone -- Gen. Lafayette wants her to come to him in France, but she doesn't want to leave her country and travel alone -- \"I must totter on the the grave alone.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmaked \"Washn. City Apr. 22,\" laminated, black seal with waffle design, watermark (S and A Butler U.S.).","Jane Charlotte Washington writes to her uncle and aunt, Bushrod Washington and Julia Ann Washington, Mount Vernon, regarding family updates and describes her journey home from Mount Vernon. Letter contains a Charlestown postmark. Autograph letter, signed. 1 sheet, partially torn.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Fort Washington. Must decline invitation to dine--Mrs. W. afraid he will have another attack like that he just had, if he goes--her excitement on matter so strong he cannot bring himself to go without her consent--invites him and other officers over to dine. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 4 pages. A note fixing the time for \"...you, the other gentlemen, and the ladies of the fort [Fort Washington] to dine with me ....\" sends Mrs. M. a few apricots... Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Mt. Vernon docketed \"Hon. Bush. Washington 5th July 1829.\"","Jane Charlotte Washington writes to her uncle, Bushrod Washington, Philadelphia, regarding family health. She is grieved to hear of Bushrod's illness. Letter contains a Charlestown postmark. He would die the following month. Autograph letter, signed. 1 sheet with partially burnt edges.","Possibly from John Augustine Washington. A.D. Requests interview to be confidential--doesn't know how his case will end, and has aversion to usual practices [at death]--his body not to be restrained in any way, not to be buried until signs of decay are seen--coffin to have holes bored in lid and sides [for air] in case of resuscitation--directions for removing his body to Mt. Vernon--nephew John [Augustine] Washington has been asked to come up. Autograph document, laminated, watermark (Hudson). Date on original catalog card appears [1829] [Nov. 14].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Mount Vernon to Washington City. Bushrod Washington Jr., writes that Cousin John [Augustine Washington] is doing the inventory of the late Judge Bushrod Washington's estate -- the two of them are having some doubt as to bequests, particularly about what books should be considered part of the law library -- they suggest a solution, and are trying to iron out difficulties on that point and to clarify one boundary line -- he suggests George mind his health and travel in a closed carriage rather than by horseback -- Bushrod Jr's. family is expected at Mt. Zephyr today. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Geo. C. Washington, written in a later hand \"Son of Col. Wm. A. Washington and brother of Hon. G.C. Washington, on business concerning settlement of Gen'l Washington's estate,\" postmarked \"Alexa. Ca Dec. 30,\" laminated.","Autograph note, 1 page. Accepts dinner invitation ...","Account, 3 pages. List of household sundries purchased by Lorenzo Lewis by the month.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Richmond. Results of his search re: Revolutionary claims of John Thornton and Jane W-n Thornton in 1788 ... quotes from a resolution of the Committee of Claims ... nothing conclusive ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Aug. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Alexandria to Philadelphia. The eclipse--Aunt Rosalie [Stuart 's] engagement [to George Turberville ?]--her landscape painting-- attending lectures--Sonny [Parke's son, E.G W. Butler]--Mr. Hervian has finished cousin Mary [Custis] portrait. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [c. 1830] Feb. 13. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked .\" Forwarded by Mr L. L [ ], laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Haywood to Georgetown. He writes to his brother, the Congressman, asking for information on whether there is or will be a bill during this session before Committee on Territories for establishment of the Huron Territory -- he also wants all pamphlet speeches on Foot's Resolution -- wants to collect them all and have them bound. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. Aug. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, and in later hand.\" Brother of Go. C. Washington\",\" postmarked by hand \"Mattox Bridge 12 March 1830,\" free.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mr. Peyton wishes to follow through a suit against the estate of Andrew Parks and Wm A. Washington regarding land titles of sales of certain Kanawah acreage and Federal City lots which formed part of the estate of General Washington. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Peyton, John H.\" Autograph letter signed, (on inside page - see Wm A. W-n letter to Robert Beverly of May 17, 1830).","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Writing to support passage of a bill to incorporate the Alexandria Canal Co ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Haywood to Georgetown. Sarah Washington expresses her sympathy on the grave illness of George Corbin Washington's only daughter [Eleanor Ann Washington] -- she herself has a \"floating gout\" caused, she believes, by sorrows for the losses of others -- she shares family news, mostly health-related -- Lawrence Washington, husband of her daughter Sarah, has bought Combleton and they reside there [Westmoreland County] -- Sarah mourns the loss of carriage horses, which with her inability to walk keep her confined -- when the family goes north every year for 3-4 months, she is \"totally alone.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked by hand \"Mattox Bridge 18 May 1830,\" watermark (dove of peace, and No. 2).","A.D. 2 pages. A list of the letters and whether in hands of Sparks Hamilton--a note at the end says \"those marked S. are in my possession, and were among the papers sent to me from Mount Vernon by Judge Washington.\" Autograph document, in hand of J. Sparks, laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Haywood to Georgetown. Lawrence announces news of death of Geo. C. Washington's half brother, William. A. Washington [Jr.] of bilious fever and hemorrhage . (Lawrence Washington was husband of Geo. C.'s half sister Sarah Tayloe Washington, and son of Henry Washington of Westmoreland City.) He wanted George Corbin Washington to hear the news directly before reading it in the newspapers. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Mattox Bridge June 25, 1830\", free, laminated watermark (Amies Philada. No. 2, dove of peace and No. 2).","A.L.S. 2 pages. Kanawha to Woodlawn. Samuel writes a plea to Lawrence Lewis, the sole remaining executor, for any information about the final settlement of George Washington's estate -- Samuel and children are heirs of sister Mildred Hammond's share as well -- their present circumstances would make additional money very acceptable. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Samuel Washington.\" Letter, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Coulsmon Va. June 29,\" in handwriting of someone else, watermark (anchor,and Holdship).","Reproduction, 1 page. Statement of authenticity, written and signed by Eliza P. Custis, dated at Washington on July 4th 1830, regarding a trunk given to her by her brother George Washington Parke Custis that had been used by her grandmother, Martha Washington, and accompanied her each winter when she joined the General at his winter quarter during the Revolution.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington to Woodlawn. Eliza explains that she is not asking Lewis for money or for much of his time -- she writes that she is planning on going to Salt Sulphur, White Sulphur and Sweet Springs for her health -- further, she intends to go to her land near there, that had been left her by George Washington -- she asks Lewis for letters of recommendation to procure aid in establishing her claim, and for his description of the route from the Springs to Point Pleasant and stopping places along road. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"City of Washington Jul 14\", laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fairfax Washington writes that the estate has no money to pay Lewis the interest already past due at this time -- he must depend on present crop for any money -- as sending it now would be a \"fatal interruption\" to the next crop, he asks indulgence for one last time until he can finish seeding. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Battletown Va. Jul 19\", laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. La Grange to Woodlawn. Internal evidence suggests that this is a postscript to a letter from G.W. Lafayette to Nelly. The elder Lafayette writes that his son (G.W. Lafayette) reelected member of House of Deputies -- anxious about Eliza Custis's health -- hopes \"the marriage of Hortensia Monroe, of which I have lately Heard, may procure for her more consolation with respect to her grand children than she has been [ ] to receive from their father.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"New York Sept 1\", red seal.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Alexandria to Audley. Description of two newly acquired fine mares, and arrangements concerning their registration and pedigree papers.","A.L.S. 5 pages. Washington to Boston. Eliza writes that Mr. Blagden was to take letter, but did not stop in to visit, only sending his card -- perhaps he was told she wouldn't receive strangers -- she broke up housekeeping and is living quietly in lodgings -- she goes soon for several months to her sister's (Nelly Lewis's), in Alexandria where she has gone to procure masters for youngest child [Angela] -- had rather be there than at other brother and sisters where she once lived with her child and then grandchildren -- R[ogers], since his marriage, has kept [grand]children from her -- she hasn't seen them for 18 months -- she lives in state of anxiety and distress, with constant pain in her side -- she relates her efforts to help Snow's son politically -- she is now in Gadsby's National Hotel near Bank of Washington -- complains of the difficulty in getting good servants -- \"the liberation of many negroes within the last twelve or fifteen years, has rendered them generally worthless - utterly corrupted the slaves, so that now 'tis almost impossible to hire a decent servant.\" -- Mary Lee Randolph Custis is engaged to marry youngest son of General Lighthorse Harry Lee [that is, Robert E. Lee]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed \"Hond. by the Revd. George Washington Blagden,\" but crossed out, postmarked \"Washington City.[ ]Nov.[ ],\" laminated, watermark.","Check. A.D.S. 1 page. Fragment. Order to the Cashier of the Potomac Bank to pay $58.17. Signed, canceled, endorsed by Baird, signed by Lawrence Lewis as executor of George Washington's estate. (See also Baird's bills dated April 28, 1831 and 1830-1.)  Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\" Autograph document signed, canceled, endorsed by Baird, signed by L. Lewis as Executor of G.W.'s estate.","Bill. A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for stone work for the vault at Mount Vernon. $58.17. receipted by Baird on Jan. 27, 1831, docketed by L. Lewis \"Acct and Recpt. for Stone for the Vault at Mt. Vernon $58.17 27 Jany 1831\". [See also Baird's bill dated April 28, 1831 and check dated Dec. 27 1830]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Tho. E. Baird.\" Autograph document signed, receipted by Baird on Jan. 27, 1831, docketed by L. Lewis \"Acct and Recpt. for Stone for the Vault at Mt. Vernon $58.17 27 Jany 1831.\"","Formal letter in French signed by Marquis de Lafayette as president of the Comite Central Polonais.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Encloses memorandum [now missing] expresses gratitude for W-n's efforts in his behalf ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Union Hotel watermark: \"AMIES PHILADA\", dove, black wax seal, oval impression.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington House. Custis writes to Rev. Orr that the state of the river is preventing access to Georgetown which prevented earlier answer -- he declines election as Director of African Education Society -- agricultural and literary avocations make it impossible to give it full attention -- wishes the Society all success -- in a postscript asks Orr with Mr. McNeall to render into Latin an inscription intended for a tomb for Washington's mother: \"To Mary The Mother of Washington The Virginian Matron Who gave to her Country and the World A Hero without ambition, A Patriot without reproach Aetatis 85.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed \"G.W. Custis letter to Isaac Orr July 25. 1831.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Georgetown. Maj. Lawrence Lewis has finished new vault -- he came today to examine the coffins -- many cannot be moved without going to pieces -- your father's coffin [Wm. A. Washington] is entirely to pieces, cannot be moved -- better send someone to make a new coffin -- Major Lewis will move them next week or so -- my health is bad -- have written Mr. Roberson on this subject -- have not received receipt for George's first six months' tuition and board -- please ask them to send bill and receipt -- George's expenses greater than they should be, especially for his shoes -- my other son is at Mr. Brent's school and his shoes are much less. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.C.W., laminated, watermark (Mode), postmarked \"Alexa Ca. Mar. 4,\" marked\"Free.\"","Receipt. 1 page. Cloth and thread purchased for Negro clothing. Amount $7.80.","Genealogy chart, Washington family. Has a key for the several proprietors of Mount Vernon. Appears to be inaccurate.","A.D.S. Bill for $5.00 for stonework for the vault at Mount Vernon. Autograph document signed, receipted by Baird, docketed \"Genl. Washington's Estate to Thos. E. Baird $5. April 28 1831.\" [See also Baird's bill dated 1830-31, and L. Lewis's check to Baird dated Dec. 27, 1830].","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Fort Washington. Has directed the gardener to take over the first peas--hopes they will be acceptable to her and Major Mason--sister is recovering--husband's business kept her from going to her--tomorrow we set off--letter from Augustine [John A. W-n ?]--\"boys are all well\"--thanks her for inviting Augustine to spend vacation with her son but Mr. W. thinks him too young and volatile to be without parental or teacher's control--respects to Mr. and Mrs. Webb. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, written in a later hand is incorrect information, \"Mrs. J. C. Washington wife of Judge Bushrod Washington,\" laminated.","For linen and thread - $1.69 1/4.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Kanawha. Acknowledges receipt of circular letter regarding their desire to reinter remains of Mrs. Mary Washington in church and erect monument--from knowledge of her simple likes, he dissents from scheme as her only surviving grandchild of the name--suggests a plain monument erected on spot she's buried now as best memorial--thanks them for intended honor. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Saml. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed \"From Capt. Samuel Washington of Kanhawa. his refusal to give up the remains of Mary the Mother of Washington with all the other near relatives to be placed in a contemplated Church in the town of Fredericksburg\", laminated. [Letter to members of Monumental Committee of Fredericksburg].","A.L.S. 1 page. They have been appt. a committee by citizens of Fredericksburg and vicinity to \"rescue from oblivion the spot, where by her own selection lie intered the remains of your venerated and respected relative Mrs. Mary Washington\"--requests assent and co-operation in raising a monument. Letter, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa Ca June 8,\" laminated, watermarks.","The son of George Washington's sister, Lawrence Lewis authorizes Thomas Griggs to bring back a slave named Shadrach and his brother Arlington who ran away separately from Lewis' farm near Battletown.","A.L.S. Alexandria to Audley. Name on originaly manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\"","Haywood. Describes her poor health and her unhappy situation since the death of her son William Augustine. Mrs. Washington asks Mr. Beverley to clear up some trouble she is having proving the payment of a debt. Signature on manuscript appears as \"Sarah Washington Senior.\" Autograph letter signed, 2 pages, with integral address panel.","A.L. 2 pages. Audley. Copy of letter. Negative reply to the request that Nancy Coxe spend the winter in Philadelphia with the Lewis family.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Nashville. Relates to a suit between a Mr. Ervin and a Mr. Blake. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. (Thomas Washington not identified. Possibly Thomas Blackburn W-n, son of George Corbin Washington). 1802-1894.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Boston to Baltimore. Promises to supply Gilmore with autograph letters, particularly \"those of Revolutionary note.\" Complains about William Sprague, GW document collector. Asks Gilmore to ask Charles Carroll about his memories of the Conway Cabal, \"particularly the names of those, who were unfavorably disposed towards [Gen. Washington] in Congress.\" Autograph letter signed, address leaf, seal, postmark.","Lawrence Lewis writes to George Corbin Washington regarding the remains of their uncle George Washington. Notes that 'Cousin John' - John Augustine Washington - refused to have Washington's remains disturbed despite the two houses of Congress desire to place them in the cellar (used for coal and wood) of the Capital which Lewis finds insulting. Mentions an already approved equestrian statue of Washington to be placed in a square as a better location under which to place Washingtons's remains. Expresses that the final movement of Washington to the new vault complied with their uncle's last expressed wish despite the public's claim that the remains belong to them and should be given upon demand. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral address panel. Postmarked - Alexandria 'Feb 17'.","Receipt. Henry Brown, State Treasurer. Tax receipt for year 1831 for 500 acres of land in Union County, Ohio. Signed by D[eneas?] Adams, Chief Clerk. Partly printed form, docketed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Mr. W-n's health fluctuating* ... will be traveling again this summer, pleased that she is nicely situated with brother's family ... invitation to Mount Vernon if W-ns in residence next winter ...  Autograph letter signed, integral cover. *John A., Sr. died on June 26, 1832.","Letter to Frances Lewis Butler from her sister and mother. Mary Eliza Angela Lewis, also nicknamed 'Tiffin,' writes to her sister about her recent trip to Washington, D. C. where she witnessed debates in the Senate and House. Confesses that she also attended a '[Henry] Clay meeting' and rather enjoyed it. Reports that members from the meeting later visited Mount Vernon and Mr. Bradford of Virginia delivered an excellent and appropriate address at the tomb. Mentions other family members. Nelly adds her own letter to the latter part of the document, commenting on 'Sonny's' portrait [by Chapman] and the response of a visitor as the \"best likeness of a child he ever saw.\" It is the greatest ornament in their parlor. Writes about the weather, picking wild strawberries and various family members as well as upcoming travel plans. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages. Postmarked Alexandria, May 28.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Woodlawn. Information on fees paid by his uncle [Bushrod W-n] in suit Cresap vs. McLai[n ?]--Maria [Anne Maria Washington ?] suffering from chills and fever. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. House of Representatives to Georgetown. Announces death of John A. Washington about 2 o'clock while writer was with a party at Mt. Vernon--Dr. Mason with him--had been better but sudden hemorhage carried him off in minutes--hasten to distressed family if it is convenient.Date on original catalog card appears [1832] [June 26].Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Announcing death of John A. Washington of Mt. Vernon,\" watermark (D.I. Canfield).","Bond. D. 1 page. G.C.W. to pay $711.10 for his shares of stock of Potomac Co., under will of B. Washington, deceased--obligation being he must refund on demand due proportion of any deals or just demands hereafter appearing against B. Washington, deceased. Document, unsigned, [on reverse is form for same transaction with G.C.W-n in his position as trustee for Bushrod Washington Jr.'s children,] watermark.","D. 1 fragment. Thomas Beall of Georgetown, heirs of Washington County. Mostly real property taxes ...","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Encloses stock gilli seed ... will send Polianthus seeds and roots ... planning to board in Alexandria until late Mar ... sons at Howard School ... wants Maria to attend [Benjamin] Hallowell's school ... accepts offer of White fig and passion fruit ... will make every effort to keep up with MV without involving the children's estates ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Richmond. Visited downstairs rooms only--furniture all changed from G.W.'s day--key of Bastille and marble mantle and numerous statues and paintings--\"you may not be aware that the best likeness of Washington was what might almost be said to have been a chance drawing on a pitcher. This is preserved in an elegant frame and under a green veil\"--description of old and new tombs--\" ... the tomb itself though by way of distinction called new is in a state delapidation [sic] disgraceful to the nation if indeed the nation had anything to do with it\"--8 or 10 slaves on estate--old negro acted as guide, told anecdotes--mulatto woman--\"the blood of some of the W. family no doubt ran in her veins\"--all servants there expected tips from visiters--good description of the state capitol in Richmond and city guard which is [he thinks] designed to hold slaves in check. Name does not appear on original manuscript. Early description of Mt. Vernon. Autograph letter, integral cover docketed \"Tap Wentworth,\" laminated, watermark.","Resolution of thanks by Washington Board of Aldermen, to George Corbin Washington, E.F. Chambers, and L. Jarvis. Public appreciation of their successful support of Congressional measures to promote interests of city of Washington ... to be honored at a dinner ...","A.D. Travel journal including a description of a visit to Mount Vernon. April 18 - May 15, 1833.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Washington. Requests Humphreys to look into the \"situation, price and payments of Flore's farm\" ... would like to purchase a small farm for daughter, Maria ... brother Bush'd [bro-in-law probably] in Ohio disposing of a tract of her land ... her sister and others in Fredericksburg for corner stone laying of monument to Mary Ball W-n ... Barrows, the, donor, taking care of them ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"Jane C.\" Autograph letter signed, (1 1/2 of text), integral cover; the docket identifies the writer.","A.L.S. 6 pages. Woodlawn. Lengthy account of use of snake-weed as a cure for hydrophobia. Where found, how to prepare and administer. Several case histories.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Pha. Alms House to Brucetown Frederick County, Virginia. Asks about money loaned by him to Dr. Snyder and not repaid--could have made several hundred dollars in a few days by investing it in stock--will subscribe to Saturday Evening Post for him-- approves of sending cousin Charles to college. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Churchill.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Phil Oct 4\", docketed \"The Funeral,\" laminated, watermarked (J.L. Robeson, Phila.).","A.L.S. 3 pages. Letter with envelope addressed to Mrs. Hay, nee Monroe. Envelope docketed in French, \"recommander aux (?) de Monsieur Daveral, Charge d'affaires du Etats Unis a Naples (?).\" Personal letter, family news, etc.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Alexandria. Re: crop of wheat and shipments of flour.","A.L.S 3 pages. Department of State, Washington. Quotes from G.W.'s letter to President of Congress in 1781 requesting that writers be employed to copy down revolutionary documents of his which were never copied and are on loose sheets--Congress did so, and is in possession of some--if he (J.A.W) has more, would he consent to have it deposited among National Archives? Copy certified and sealed in 1850 as true copy of record in file of State Dept.","A.L.S. 6 pages. Georgetown. Writes to answer letter stating govt's desire to have official papers of G.W. to put in national Archives in State Dept.--description of documents in his possession--estimates of no. of papers in collection he will consent to being deposited in national archives--would like to give the papers but feels he cannot--\"I am willing that the Government shall possess all the papers of a general character or in any manner connected with the Colonial revolutionary and political history of the country, only reserving such as are of a privat nature, or which it would be obviously improper to make public.\"--doesn't know what price to ask--papers at present in possession of Mr. [Jared] Sparks for publishing--will discuss terms with govt.--has portion of G.W.'s library relating to public records of the country and will sell them too. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed \"Letter to Hon. L. McLane Bill No 446 Washington Papers, Books etc Jany. 3d. 1834 No. 3,\" laminated. [Below is added as a note \"These Books were delivered with the papers to the State Department. No additional allowance being made for them\"].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Waverly to Charles Town. Reflections on new year and transitory nature of life--advice to her. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. F. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked \"A New Years Gift,\" laminated, directed \"per Mr.[ ].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. Answers inquiry of [nephew of Geo. A. Washington] regarding military rank and bounty claim of Geo. A. W-n--\"It appears from the rolls furnished the War Dept that Maj. W[ashington] was returned as a Lieutenant at the close of the war, which was probably the rank he held in the Regiment from which he was taken to perform the duty of Aid de Camp. According to the existing military laws the appointment of Aid gives the title of Major without the command or compensation, and officers, upon relinquishing that Situation, which is frequently the case, return to duty in their regiments with the rank held before leaving them. Upon disbanding the Army, I presume, therefore, that the officers were mustered out of service according to their regimental rank and not agreeably to the rank held in the Staff.\"--Maj. W. entitled to 2666 2/3 acres Va. bounty land--State troops already pd. in lands by govt. but not Continental troops, of which Maj. W. seems to have been member. Autograph letter signed, watermark (P and C).","Printed form completed in manuscript. The top half of the form is a prospectus for Jared Sparks's Life and Writings of Washingotn, with Historical Notes, Illustrations, Engravings, \u0026c. It features a wood engraving of the \"Evacuation of Boston, from a Revolutionary medal.\" The bottom of the form certifies that Oliver B. Dorance - a lawyer and freemason from Portland, Maine - has paid 5 dollars for volumes two and three of Sparks's book. The receipt is signed by Benjamin R. Downes on behalf of the publisher.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia to Waltham. Refers to his [Green's] review of Jefferson's papers--Jefferson's claim that G.W. \"belonged to the School of Infidelity\" is slanderous--sends him pamphlet on the subject --during revolution when G.W. was at Morristown N.J., \"[G.W.] was, at his particular request, admitted to commune at the Lord's Table, with the Presbyterian church of that place, then under the pastoral care of the Revd. Dr. Timothy Jones. There were, not long since, and I believe there still are, living, eye-witnesses of this fact.\"--the Genl. and Mrs. W. attended Baptism of T. Lear's child in 1791. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed \"Rev Dr Green, the most aged and most distinguished of the old presbyterians,\" red seal broken off.","Promissory note. Promise to pay $87.88 nine months after date. Document, fragment, endorsed \"P. Washington and C. Burwell Note,\" laminated. Assigned to Thos. Timbalake, May 9, 1834 $40. receipted Sept. 9, 1835.","A.L.S. Senate Chamber, Washington. Letter of introduction for friends.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Iberville, Louisiana to New Orleans. Writes in a humorous vein about Conrad's sudden preference for rural retreats--received articles from Mr. Krumbhaar; sorry they are not what he wanted--have Mr. Krumbhaar procure berths or staterooms on ship for them--Sonny and Sissy send love [Parke's children, E.G.W. Butler and E.A. Isabella Butler]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked by hand \"Iberville La May 27 1834\", laminated, black seal.","Check. A.D.S. 1 page. Check on Bank of the Metropolis for $27. Autograph document signed, fragment, cancelled.","A.L.S. 1 page. Cambridge E.S. Md. Explains his absence from stockholders mtg. of the Canal Co., sending his vote for Geo. C. W-n as President ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Goldsborough.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 4 pages. To New Orleans. Arrived at White Sulpher after fatiguing journey [from La.]--Commodore Biddle here--describes scenery and their location, a cabin.","Includes a letter from Nelly written crosshatch across Mary Eliza Angela Conrad's. She and Angela talk constantly of him--teases him about Angela--the Magill (?) ring and his profile are carefully guarded by Angela--trip very fatiguing and miserable--stay at the springs a while to restore health--then to Audley, but will return to [Woodlawn] before his visit--speaks of friends on voyage home--rejoices that he doesn't use tobacco in any form--his brother Alfred--anxious lest Ive's humor toward him will change--he is a mad man. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. White Sulphur to New Orleans. She is finishing a dress for her mother--hopes his journey will be safe. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1834] [July 4]. ","Includes letter from Nelly written in crosshatch. A.L.S. 4 pages. Worried about Parke; no news from her--they go on to Sweet Springs--hopes this will benefit Angela who has had 3 attacks of nervous pain in her face--if they aren't at Woodlawn by mid-August when he visits, go to postmaster in Alexandria and then come to A[udley]--if he goes to Fred[erick], go to Berryville (sometimes called Battletown,) and Audley is just 2 miles--admonishes him not to say \"cursed\" or any other bad words because her sister [in-law] Mrs. Custis disapproves--[Here she leaves room for a postscript by M.E.A. Lewis] describes their location--live in brick house, one of a row of them called \"Paradise Row\"--Mr. Custis and Mr. Bowers of New Orleans are here--a band and dancing here--few genteel men there--friends at the spring.","A.L.S. 2 pages. White Sulphur Spring to New Orleans. \"You are unreasonable to call me cold, and an icicle. I am neither.\"--denies going out with handsome young men. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover in hand of E.P. Lewis, marked \"Sulphur Springs Va. July 12, 1834,\" postmarked \"White Sulr. Sprs. Va, Jul. 13,\" laminated. ","A long letter by E.P. Lewis is added as a postscript in crosshatch. A.L.S. 3 pages. Altho Angela seems cold to him, she really thinks of him all the time--Commodore Biddle--Harry [Henry] Clay is here--life and people at White Sulphur--asks that Conrad's sisters write Angela a line or two giving their approbation of his fiancee, but not to let Angela know she suggested it--Beau Nash of White Sulphur, Lewis Caldwell--thinks her health will be completely restored by the Springs.","Form for relinquishing Washington papers to the U.S. Government, drawn up by Jared Sparks for Geo. C. Washington to copy. [See letter of same date, Sparks to G.C. Washington].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Tudor Place to Philadelphia. Arrived last evening after tedious trip down canal--detoured at Harpers Ferry--leave tomorrow for Woodlawn. Anxiety over his health--will be ready to receive him any day after tomorrow--hopes he was enlightened by the good company of his journey--advises him to put his loved ones under protection of [God]--left Audley of Friday, was sick all way to Charlestown--is well now--talk of acquaintances--don't forget the profiles.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. She misses him--entertaining guests--has received more songs to learn--will commence some keepsakes for his brothers and sisters--remind him of promise not to keep house with Mr. [John ?] S[li]d[el]l this winter--cautions him to be careful of his eyes--numbers all her letters so he can tell if any are lost--writes of every one's good opinion of him. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked [ ] D.C. Oct 18,\" marked No. 1, laminated. ","A postscript by E.P. Lewis. The Dr. says the disease is called Ptirgium [Ptergium] and requires an operation--she tore up her obnoxious letter and did her best to make them (?) happy while they were here.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Received his letter from Norfolk--she watched his boat for 15 min. thru a spy glass, but could see no one aboard--his brother [Alfred Conrad] arrived today--admonishes him to be careful of his eyes and do not let any not a first rate surgeon perform the operation [for Ptergium]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, black seal blurred, \"favrd. by Mr. Alfred Conrad.\" ","Letter from Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis follows: A.L.S. 3 pages. Sends him a rose kissed by Tiffin [Angela]--[Angela] misses him badly--his brother's stay makes them all happy--he says he will come again in Jany.--his clothes he lent haven't been returned--warns Charles to have nothing further to do with Mrs. F. la Dianola, or a scandal may result--don't get into any altercations on politics or other matters--she has finished transfering card baskets and given them a coat of varnish--will make another basket and box and will make 2 pr. [screens] for his house. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1834] [Oct. 18]. Autograph letter signed, directed \"Favr'd by Mr. Alfred Conrad,\" [letter added to letter from M.E.A. Lewis to Charles Conrad, same date].","A.L.S. 1 page. His brother Alfred has left--will commence making the [guards ?] for his brothers--\"I looked at the names you carved yesterday\"--. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Oct 2[]\", laminated, marked \"No. 2 by mail.\" ","Letter by Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis follows in crosshatch: A.L.S. 3 pages. Anxiety over his long sea journey--anxious over his eyes--get best medical opinion and nursing care if an operation is necessary--Alfred [Conrad] promised to come in Jany., but she advises Charles not to risk it--his brother Alfred's impediment--\"I would not have you condescend to B.[?] in any way, and if she slights this attention leave them to themselves.\" --Lt. Richard Lee went to Texas with $15000 and never heard of since--warns Charles not to go to Texas or Mexico--Ferd[inand Coxe, Esther Maria Coxe Lewis's brother] is here doing nothing much--he is very indolent--Angela spends much time walking. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L..\" Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. If he hasn't answered [Lorenzo's] letter, please do--Dr. Physick's opinion agrees with Dr. Washington's regarding Charles' eyes--is reading \"Mrs. Trollop's tour in Belgium and Western Germany\"--her opinion of Mrs. Trollope's veracity--Capt. Bell \"of opossum and persimon notoriety\" visited--has been playing Backgammon with Ferdinand [Coxe]--she practices her music--her father has made her a frame for flowers in a room with constant fire--announcement of Mr. Wm. Taylor of Point-Coupee marriage to Miss Thom of Culpeper County--\"I think he has treated my friend Virginia shabbily\"-warns him about care of his eyes. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Oct. 27,\" marked \"No 2,\" laminated red seal blurred. ","A postscript is added by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 1 page. Anxious about his safe arrival and his eyes. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L..\" Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Woodlawn. Glad he's arrived safe at Charleston--scolds him for flirtation--the Wirt girls--\"..the good City of New Orleans has disgraced itself by firing a salute to Mr. [Geo.] Poindexter.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral cover, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Oct. 31,\" laminated, broken black seal. Date on original catalog card appears 1834 O[ct.] 28. ","A long letter follows from E. P. Lewis in crosshatch; A.L.S. 3 pages. His safe arrival in Charleston--his \"besetting sin\" a weakness for soft dark eyes--warns him to be careful of his looking at pretty faces, to remember the A.C.'s and the Pyles--the Wirt girls are flirts, break engagements without 2nd thought--her anxiety about his unguarded and trusting attitude toward others--he must overcome this--cautions him about using his eyes--sends regards to friends in New Orleans. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed. Date on original catalog card appears [1834] [Oct. 28].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Laughed at his letter about the Wirt girls--they are the objects of much scandal--Mrs. Butler (alias Fanny Kemble's) book softened before being printed for American public--her attacks on American manners--Mrs. Trollope's descriptions of German and American society--wife of her cousin [Mary W. Lewis] Willis [wife of Byrd Willis and daughter of Geo. Lewis] died of epidemic in Pensacola. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 2,\" marked \"No. 3\", laminated. ","A postscript follows by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Adds to Angela's tale of the scandals about the Misses Wirt--cautions him against flirtations--reminds him of his flirtation with Mrs. Pyle.","A.L.S. 1 page. Woodlawn. Received his letter from Montgomery[Ala.]--can procure no teachers in music or French, so teaches herself--reads Trevelyan's novel--\"Aunt Anna and myself drank your health and safe return in a Bumper, after Mother and Father had left the table.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Nov. 6,\" marked \"The 3rd letter from E. P. L.,\" black seal with swan and nest and motto. ","Long postscript by E.P. Lewis follows. A.L.S. 3 pages. Cautions him about straining his eyes--Tiffin [Angela] will continue to write weekly, but she will write only if anything worth relating comes up--talk of mutual friends--she has transferred pair of screens for [Charles and Angela's] domicile--A. to do a pr. for the drawing room--has done several pieces of handwork for them--box for chess men, card basket, etc.--Mr. Moore is here with Mr. L[ewis] settling accts. of Genl. W-n's estate--questions Conrad on origin of the woolsack in Parliament--advice for taking care of cloths and keeping warm and dry.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Gives him an example of her daily schedule--scenery near Woodlawn--father [Lawr. Lewis] promises to take them in carriage \"as far as it can go towards Porters Battery, and we are to walk the rest of the distance\"--has information on friends in New Orleans--asks about building of water works and gas works there--finished reading Trevelyan. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 9,\" marked \"No. 4,\" laminated, red seal obscured. ","A postscript by E.P. Lewis follows: A.L.S. 2 pages. Copies for him a few verses from a novel \"Pinmoney,\" called \"The Undying One\"--inquires about Leonard R. Aling in Tampico.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Received letter from N. Orleans--Aunt [Mary]Custis and her daughter Mrs. [Robt. E.] Lee visited--her friend Mrs.[ ] Powell--Cousin Mary [Custis Lee] will live in Washington this winter--\"They are my favorite Aunt and cousin\"--expects to take up painting for winter but is indolent. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 16,\" marked \"No. 5,\" laminated, red seal smeared. ","A postscript by Mrs. E.P. Lewis follows: A.L.S. 2 pages. Advice on frugality and his health--chimney in parlour which was so unsightly is now done over.","A.L.S. 1 page. Glad Alfred [Conrad's brother] liked her--his eyes--will write on Saturday. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed. ","Postscript by E.P. Custis Lewis follows in crosshatch. A.L.S. 4 pages. [Angela] studies her French and exercises for his sake--cautions him about his eyes--even if he were to go blind [Angela] would stick by him--fears he was angered or hurt by her [warnings on flirtations]--[Angela] begins drawing in crayon--one of Charles Conrad's uncles was [G.W.P. Custis'] intimate friend--her family--Col. House died of cholera in Georgetown--stories of [Geo.] Poindexter's cheating at cards--mutual friends. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 20,\" black seal obscured.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Charles' eyes--brother [Lorenzo Lewis] and family arrived [from Philadelphia]--has new music to learn--received several gifts--[Lorenzo] heard nothing of the Pyles--Ferdinand Coxe confined to his room-[Lorenzo] brought 2 Jackson medals to add to her cabinet--[Lorenzo and family] leave soon and return after Xmas for a while--hopes his business progresses--has just read \"The Camp and Court of Napoleon\"--. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 24,\" marked \"No. 6\", red seal obscured. ","A long postscript by E.P. Lewis follows. A.L.S. 2 pages. The twins [Lawrence Fielding and John Ed. Coxe Lewis]--gifts to Angela--a friend brought Tiffin [Angela] a piece of the Plymouth Rock for her cabinet--warns him not to eat oysters because they are thought to cause cholera--always keep strong mint lozenges by him. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Received letter written after trip to Baton Rouge--family and mutual friends--her music improves but little, though she practices diligently--has read a life of Marshall Ney and cannot admire him--now is reading a History of Bayard--ships lost in violent storms. ame on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Dec. 1,\" marked \"No. 7,\" red seal obscured. ","A postscript follows by E.P. Lewis. A.L.S. 2 pages. Lorenzo inquired about the Pyle's but could learn nothing--\"I trust you will never think it necessary to renew your acquaintance with them anywhere.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1834] [Nov. 29]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. [Lawrence Lewis] requests to pay money he owes to servant--[Lorenzo] and family arrived safe at Phila.-watched eclipse of [sun] thru smoked glass--skipped thru \"The Polish Chiefs\" a story of Kosciusco's love--because of this Aunt Anna called her a cold blooded Yankee, and that no warm blooded Virginian could have resisted such a tale of woe--is reading Jeanie Deans/The Heart of Midlothian [Scott]--admires characters in this book much. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Dec. 6,\" marked \"No. 8,\" red seal with obscured device. ","There follows a long postscript by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Shocked to read in his letter,\"Really, from the style of your letters one would suppose that you were the fiancee, not she, you are more jealous than she is ... \"in answer to her admonitions [regarding flirting]--lectures him about respect due to a parent and old lady--will abstain hereafter from advising him.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Glad Supreme Ct. decided in his favor--\"that poor man Parker\" who has aroused ire of people in N. Orleans--is reading the novel \"Henri Quatre\"--the gig is a very dangerous carriage; tells a story of Mr. Mason being injured in one--great no. of shipwrecks this fall; hopes he won't return by water --speaks of friends in La.--thanks for the oranges. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Dec. 15,\" marked \"No. 9,\" laminated, red seal obscured. ","There follows a postscript written by E.P. Lewis. A.L.S. 1 page. Asks that both forget their quarrel and think carefully before writing anything better left unsaid.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Dr. Henry Daingerfield visits--he threw mistletoe leaves in fire to see if Charles is constant--visiters--her French gets tedious, and she spends much time reading--is reading a hist. of Spain--coming marriage of Susan [Randolph] Taylor and Moncure Robinson [civil engineer building Philadelphia and Reading R.R.]-received as Christmas gift \"Landscape Annual\" for1835--is doing handiwork. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Dec.[ ], marked \"No 10\", laminated, red seal blurred. ","There follows a long postscript by E.P. Lewis. A.L.S. 2 pages. Is trying to make him a birthday gift--thanks for information about Woolsack [in Brit. Parliament]--hopes to see him on Supreme Ct. some day--congratulations on birth of [a nephew].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Weather--much snow--business detains Lorenzo in Phila.--Parke's son \"Sonny\" [E.G.W. Butler] going to school in Baton Rouge--hopes he will read the books every day or at least every Sunday for her gratification--[ice] skating a favorite amusement in this part of the country--will get [Lorenzo] to make a sleigh when he comes--friends--snow 21 inches deep. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Dec. 31,\" marked \"No. 12,\" laminated, red seal blurred. ","A postscript by E.P. Lewis follows. A.L.S. 1 page. Wishes he could have partaken of her [Christmas] pies, cake and jellies.","A.D. 2 pages. Account of payments on the estate of George Washington. Summary of payments received and paid on the estate of GW. Includes a reference to Wm. Yeaton enclosing the tomb at Mt. Vernon in 1835. Expenses incurred on behalf of old Negroes.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Unable to get mail to town on time because of weather--snow 21 inches deep on Dec. 29--visiters--[Lorenzo] leaves Audley tomorrow--has been told a states righter is afraid to visit because she treated a Virginia gentleman so badly--discusses friends and C.'s relatives--a new hotel, gas lights, and water works for N. Orleans--stays by the fire reading novels, of Miss [Maria] Edgeworth and Walter Scott--doing needlework for [Lorenzo]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Jan. 5,\" marked \"No. 13,\" laminated, red seal blurred. ","Postscript follows from E.P. Lewis. 2 pages. Bad weather--deepest snow in 35 years--quotes from letter of E.B. Gibson's about Angela.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Wishes Charles to visit Parke when he next goes up river--news of friends--anecdote of Fanny Kemble, now Mrs. [Pierce] Butler (her efforts to get brown as an Indian at New Port)--weather--river frozen over--has read \"Woodstock.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Jan. 10,\" marked \"No. 14,\" red seal blurred. ","A postscript by E.P. Lewis follows. A.L.S. 2 pages. Begs him to break practice of sleeping with window open in winter--has been painting birds from Wilson's Ornithology for Lolen [Lorenzo]--promises to paint Cherry Bird and humming bird for Angela--grandmother's recipe for lip salve, from Glass' Cookery--some oranges have been frozen in storeroom for keeping.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Brother [Lorenzo] and family here--crosses Shenandoah River on ice, carrying the two babies [Lawrence Fielding, and John R.C. Lewis]--is reading \"Last Days of Pompeii\"--comparison of Bulwer's and Scott's novels--guests--approves Mr. [Henry] Clay's report on the subject of war with France--\" ... it is well that he is sometimes correct\"--fears Charles thinks her a little \"to far north in my disposition\"--[Lawrence Lewis says for him to keep the money Mr. Bullitt has for him].  ","A.L.S. 2 pages. Begs him to \"let bygones be bygones\"--hopes he received her peace-making postscript--hopes she hasn't hurt or angered him--still [painting] birds for her children.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Entreats him never to mention again in any way the unfortunate postscript which her mother wrote [see letter of Dec. 5, 1834]--gratified he has kept his promise to her about playing cards--attack on Gen. Ripley--visit to Mt. Vernon--Miss Harriet Martineau to visit Woodlawn--[English miscellaneous writer, literary lion of the time]--a fancy ball in Washington-- [Lorenzo] anxious for him to send the \"curious snakes\" to add to his collections of natural subjects. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Jan 26,\" marked \"No. 16,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Pleased he is reading [religious] books she gave him--Miss [Harriet] Martineau will be unable to come to Woodlawn after all--Lorenzo goes to Washington to pay her their respects and make apologies--she is to get invitation to big fancy dress ball on Feb. 22, her first--Esther's brother Ferdinand [Coxe] goes to W. Indies to restore health--is reading Miss Martineau's \"Poor Laws and Paupers\"--actresses and actors--a postscript, dated Jan. 31, tells of storm with thunder and lightening--Lorenzo's children. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral cover, postmarked \"Jan. 31 Alexandria D.C.,\" marked \"No 17,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Unable to account for irregularity of mail--his attendance at a Masquerade--wants to have complete confidence in him, even in trifles--Miss Mason married to Mr. [Sidney S.] Lee, brother of [Robt. E. Lee]--intend to visit Arlington--Miss Martineau [Harriet]--she is reading Henry Bulwer's \"France\" \"[France: Social, Literary and Political\", 1834, 1st part of work called \"The Monarchy of the Middle Classes\", (1836)]--tells him of clipping from Liverpool paper complimentary to Senators--a new bonnet--Parke not to send Sonny [E.G.W. Butler] to school until next year. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Feb. 9,\" marked \"No 18,\" red seal blurred. ","A postscript by E.P. Lewis follows, A.L.S. 2 pages. Glad he liked the [silhouette of Angela ?] --glad he's taken her advice [on his health]--Miss M[artineau].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Aunt [Martha] Peter and Brittania [Peter Kennon] visiting--fancy dress ball canceled, and a common subscription ball to be held on Feb. 22 instead--she won't go--Miss Charlotte Taylor married to [Moncure] Robinson--talk of war with France--Bulwer's \"France\"--Miss Nannie Mason's marriage--Mr. Wm. Patterson's death, merchant of Baltimore--talk of railroad line to N. Orleans--Mrs. Owens, her cousin, comes to visit [Otwayana Carter Owens, daughter of Betty Lewis Carter]--Mother learns new type of painting, done with \"forms.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Feb. 18,\" marked \"No. 19,\" red seal blurred. ","Postscript from E.P. Lewis follows, A.L.S. 1 page. Hears scarlet fever is in [New Orleans]--gives a treatment for it.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Charles' success as a lawyer--relations with France--Livingston has left Paris and French minister will leave Washington--she looks forward to war--she won't go to ball given by Batchelors of Washington--reading--news of friends--Mrs. Krumbhaar--family news--improvements in N. Orleans--. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Feb. 25,\" marked \"No. 20,\" laminated, red blurred seal. ","A postscript follows by E.P. Lewis, A.L.S. 1 page. All have had influenza--she still sits up late after others are in bed--is painting birds for her children.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Trip to Arlington--to be a supper for the bride--[Miss Mason, bride of R.E. Lee's brother Sidney S. Lee]--will leave letter at home and mother will finish it when she returns--New Orleans friends. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Mar. 2,\" marked \"No. 21,\" laminated, broken black seal. ","A postscript follows from E.P. Lewis to Charles Conrad, dated March 1, 1835. A.L.S. 3 pages. Arrived at Arlington in snow storm--[Angela] ill with nervous headache--descript. of Angela's dress--she wore Charles' ring--groom far superior in appearance and heart to bride [Sidney Smith Lee and Miss Nanny Mason]--description of both--couple to live with Mrs. Fitzhugh, widow of Mrs. Custis' brother--the Bachelor's Ball--Capt. Bell--news of friends and relatives.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington. Bridal party left Sunday--river frozen over for 3rd time this winter--had wanted to attend session of Cong. but didn't--gossip over marriage of [Moncure] Robinson \u0026 Charlotte Taylor--pleased that he is going to visit her sister [Parke Lewis Butler]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Mar [ ]\", watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington. Visiting family and friends in Georgetown and Alexandria--claims she has no opportunities for flirtation--reading Life of Crabbe the Poet--will read [Henry] Lee's Life of Napoleon next--Congress adjourned without making any provision for defense against French. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Mar. 15,\" marked \"No. 2 from A[rlington]\", broken red seal, watermark.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. [Angela] still at Arlington and [Lorenzo] and family are there too--often sees Charles in her dreams--Washy [G.W. Lewis]--visited tree where his and Angela's names are [carved]--does needlework--instructions on getting and killing venemous snakes for L[orenzo]'s natural history collection--he lately prepared a crossbill. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Mar. 19,\" broken black seal.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Arlington. Denies she has found any other who would make her wish to be free again--proposed a schedule of visits to Georgetown and Washington--visited W-n one day, the capitol, Senate and House, fountain near the Naval monument--new improvements in N. Orleans--has painted a small head in miniature--visiters at Arlington--teaching Mrs. Nannie [Mason] Lee to transfer. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Mar. 22,\" marked \"No 3 from A[rlington].\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. News of his aunt Mrs. Thruston's death--[Parke] wrote her that he had not yet visited Iberville--news of an Episcopal Bishop in N. Orleans, and laws regarding gambling houses--E.P. Lewis working her a piano cover--\"the Sister of Mrs. Washington\" is to be married--will cut out a dress for sister--visited a Public Garden in Georgetown. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Apr 2,\" marked \"No. 22,\" laminated, broken red seal. ","A postscript from E.P. Lewis follows: A.L.S. 2 pages. She went to Georgetown in a storm to bring [Angela] home--Ed [Butler] has been very sick since returning from [N. Orleans]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [April 1]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Alexandria to Woodlawn. Sends sketch [enclosed] of wall and gateway on one side--engages to erect the wall 45' square, 10' high--describes how it will look--with gateway and gate similar to the sketch for $600. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by D. L. L. [The new tomb].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. It was a year ago this day that they first saw each other--denies she has a fever of ambition--just wants him to distinguish himself in his profession--father [Lawrence Lewis] gone on horseback to Mt. Vernon--[Lorenzo] and family have left--[E.P. Lewis] still working on piano cover--[Lorenzo] has added many birds [stuffed] to his collection--John and Ferdinand [Coxe], Esther's brothers--his prospective visit to Iverville and Parke and her family--thinks he should not leave [New Orleans] until his business there is finished. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Apr. 10,\" marked \"No. 23,\" laminated. ","There follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 1 page. Recalls their first meeting and his merry face--will send him a barrel of cider--thinks he should drink it to help combat small pox and varioloid [a mild smallpox among those innoculated or who have had it] now in New Orleans. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [Apr. 8]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Cambridge to Washington, D.C. Does not think Washington can get a loan on security of the papers, since he has already made them over to the govt.--when he finishes with the paper he will bundle up private papers and send to W-n--\"Strictly speaking all the papers pertaining to the period in which Genl. Washington held no office are private, but I suppose the spirit of your contract included only family papers, and such as related to his private affairs,\"--must have written authority from Washington to hand over papers to any but him--Mr. Forsyth has made formal demand for the papers and will take it to court, but doesn't think he will succeed--he will hand papers over as soon as he is through with them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmark \"Cambridge Mass Apr 13,\" red seal.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Approves his action in refusing nomination to legislature [state?]--[Lorenzo] and family have returned to Audley--late snows destroy fruit blossoms--urges him to go to [Iverville, La.] to see Parke and family--have lost many trees in the bad winter--has lately read amusing stories in Waldie's circulating library--asks if Miss H[arriet] Martineau has visited N. Orleans yet--fisheries operating--shad. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria Apr. 18,\" marked \"No. 24,\" broken red seal. ","There follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: The 15th was anniversary of party given [Angela] by Charles and others in La., and toast drunk to him. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [Apr. 17]. Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Esther's brother John [Coxe] brings his bride to Audley--her brother Ferdinand [Coxe] recovered his health in West Indies--Woodlawn beautiful, will be at height in 2 weeks--read Wash. Irving's \"Tour through the Praries,\" \"The Siege of Vienna\" by Madam Pickle, and [Oliver] Goldsmith's Greece--visiters at Woodlawn--\"I am always nervous in the spring and in warm weather.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Apr. 29 (?)\", marked \"No. 25,\" red seal, broken. ","A postscript follows, from E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Wishes he could be there to see Woodlawn in Spring--doesn't like new grooms costume (a full suit of black), considers this symbol of mourning, not appropriate for wedding--Ferd[inand][Coxe] asks about chances of success as druggest in New Orleans--\"What has possessed your Govr. to quarrel with his best friends.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [Ap. 25]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 1 page. The Wall is intended to enclose the Vault at Mount Vernon, to secure it against injurys it is every year subject to.\" describes in detail how he wants the wall at George Washington's tomb built -- sketch of section of wall -- asks for an estimate. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed \"Copy of a letter to W. Yeaton of Alexa respecting the building a wall around the Vault at M. Vernon\", laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Descript. of Woodlawn in Spring--fishing boats on river--Cousin America [Peter Williams] and Robert Lee have visited--roads have prevented church attendence--will receive \"Frances Anna [Kemble] Butler's Journal\"--Governor White's[of La.] unpopularity--his reprimand by legislature--learning new song, \"Dunbarton's Bonnie Dell\"--thanks Charles in [Lorenzo's] name for the snakes [which Charles sent him for stuffing]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., May 5,\" marked \"No. 26,\" red seal broken, watermark (line of arrows). ","A postscript from E.P. Lewis follows: A.L.S. 2 pages. Charles' uncle's grief after his wife [Mrs. Thruston's] death--Parke and her children ill--friends and acquaintances. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\".Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 3]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Went on visit to Mt. Vernon--Cousin Jane [Washington]--reading Fanny [Kemble] Butler's Journal--disappointed in it--has poor opinion of Americans-Miss Butler's opinion of American Society--Gov. White [of Louisiana]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., May 11,\" marked \"No. 27,\" watermark, laminated. ","There follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 1 page. Unseasonable weather--\"I hope all your good Citizens build Bathing rooms in their new Houses as they are so necessary and so easily made where there are waterworks.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 10]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Cambridge to Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Has confirmed his own opinion that money cannot be borrowed on security of the [Washington] papers since title to them has gone to govt.--cannot advance any money himself because every cent is tied up in publication of Writings--assures him he is working every minute to complete publication--Mr. Forsyth's efforts to institute suit against him for the papers will come to nothing, because \"my contract with Judge [Bushrod] Washington gives me a right to use the papers till the work is completed.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked Cambridge Mass. May 11,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. His safe return from up river--she has lost 10 lbs. since winter (\"much to my joy\")--visiters--will try to learn to play guitar. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. May 18\", marked \"No. 28,\" red seal. ","There follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Weather has prevented [Angela] exercising--fruits lost--cautions him about taking measles--she had them for 2nd time at 23 and was very ill--can injure sight or lungs. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 17]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Dinner at Mt. Vernon--anecdote of Jane [Washington] relating to Tom Moore--shells and coins added to her \"Cabinet\"--[E.P. Lewis] is working another [piano] cover in cornucopia designs--family news. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., May 26,\" marked \"No. 29\". ","A postscript follows from E.P. Lewis: Parke thinks him the only man worthy of [Angela]--description of \"the robe of ceremony\" [Angela's wedding dress?]--cholera and measles in New Orleans--news of friends. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 24]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Assures him the matter of the unfortunate postscript is forgotten [E.P. Lewis to Charles Conrad, Dec. 5, 1834] and that she has no intentions of delaying or trying to stop his and Angela's marriage--reiterates her affection for him--does want some idea of when he can come, in order to have things ready--Angela will add a postscript in the morning. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. May 29,\" broken black seal. ","A postscript follows from M.E.A. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Teases him about his haste in suspecting some evil from an innocent postscript--does not want him to leave N. Orleans until his business is finished there--instructs him to burn this letter. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] May 29. Autograph letter signed, postscipted to a letter of E.P. Lewis to Charles Conrad, dated May 28.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. The piano tuned and she is told her voice is improved--requests C. to bring his flute with him if he has one--in her father's absence, has been directing planting of vegitables--damask roses--reading Thomas Campbell's Life of Mrs. Siddons--Miss [Harriet] Martineau at Mt. Vernon--Miss Martineau and Miss Hannah Moore--is a Socinian--news of friends. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., June 2\", marked \"No. 30,\" laminated. ","There follows a postscript from E.P. Lewis:  Repeats her sorrow that he could have been so unhappy over misinterpreting her remarks--to avoid cholera, avoid \"night air, shrimps, uneasiness of mind, etc.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 30]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. This will be her last letter to him before he leaves N.O.--the fall of the Planters' Hotel in N.O.--will visit Alexandria, Arlington and Washington--to read \"The Conquest of Florida by Hernando de Soto,\" by Theodore Irving--Washington Irving's writings. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Last letter from M.E.A.L. received June 20th 1835,\" postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. June 6\" marked \"No. 31,\" laminated. ","There follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: Hopes he leaves N.O. shortly [for Virginia]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [June 5]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Bacons Castle. Description of his activities and trip to Norfolk, Old Point Comfort, and Cabin Point ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. W. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark.","Note of authenticity. Re: George Washington's powder bag + puff.","A.L.S. 5 pages. Princeton to Georgetown. Bayard reports that his daughter, Mrs. J.E. Washington, has received Beverly's letter and he is now answering it as per her request. Bayard passes on to Beverly some legal opinions he has gathered relating to the appointing of an Executor, and a Guardian relative to the settlement of the Estate of Col. William Washington.","Check on the Bank of the Metropolis to bearer, for $13. Autograph document signed, fragment, cancelled.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Juliet Washington, neé Juliet E. Bayard of Princeton, New Jersey. She was the widow of Wm A. Washington (1804-1830) who was the grandnephew of GW. Requests money from the estate if convenient. Will return to Westmoreland within the month to apply to the Court to be appointed administratrix and guardian of her daughter.","A.D.S. Check drawn on the Potomac Bank for $350. Autograph document signed, fragment, canceled, endorsed by W. Yeaton.","A.D.S. 1 page. Check for $200 on Potomac Bank of Alexandria. Autograph document signed, fragment, endorsed by Yeaton, canceled.","A.D.S. 1 page. Yeaton's bill for erecting wall with iron gate pr. contract--additional expence connected with it--total $628.15. Autograph document signed, docketed \"Receipt for Vault $618.15 Oct. 29. 1835.\" Receipted by Yeaton.","Check, A.D.S. 1 page. Check drawn on the Potomac Bank for $68.58. Paid on behalf of the executors of George Washington's estate. Autograph document signed, fragment, canceled, endorsed by W. Yeaton.","D. 1 page. Sketch of iron gate at New Tomb. Date on original catalog card appears [1835]. Drawing in pencil. Unknown artist.","A.D.S. 3 pages. Memorandum of an agreement made for enclosure and gateway at New Tomb--it is headed by a sketch with dimensions for the wall and entranceway and contains specifications of materials to be used and method of construction and cost. Autograph document, in hand of Lewis, laminated, [no name inserted in contract]. [Yeaton contracted to build wall and entrance way for $600. See letter of Yeaton to L. Lewis, April 4, 1835].","D. 3 pages. Report of the Virginia legislature on the C and O Canal Co. loan. Covers three points: (1) how loan of last session was spent; (2) the erroneous estimates for completion of Canal to Cumberland; (3) the expenditures for internal improvements. Date on original catalog card appears c. 1835.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mrs. Washington asks for clarification of the letter just received in which the sum of $3,930 was mentioned as having been received from Mr. Street. It is her understanding that half that sum ($1,965) is rightfully hers and her daughters. She encloses a draft for that amount payable to her uncle Samuel H. Smith. A blank draft is also enclosed in case the sum is less than the amount of the draft.","Stock certificate. 21 shares of capital stock for George C. W-n and signed by him as president of the Co. Embossed seal and engraving of a section of the Canal.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Defense of the action of the B. of Directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Co. in hiring James McCulloch as advisor on internal improvements, he was not hired to lobby for passage of a bill appropriating $2 million to the Canal Co. ...","A.L.S. 3 pages. Claymont.","A.L.S. 1 page. Cambridge. Dr. Sprague of Albany secured permission from Judge [Bushrod] Washington to take certain autographs and substitute a copy--this done before papers were sold to Congress--doesn't wish it to be thought that he himself took liberties with mss. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. He has filled his part of the contract to sell G.W.'s papers to govt.--has delivered all public papers in his possession to State Dept.--Mr. Sparks overdue in turning over papers to him--he had thought Sparks contract with Bush. W-n over because of long time he had papers--lists mss. and volumes turned over to Archives.  Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, draft, endorsed \"To the Hon. John Forsyth Secy. of State, Oct. 11th 1836,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Expressing concern to his father that he has not heard from him as he expected. Urging him to move to winter quarters. Report on the harvest of his corn crop. Report of the death of a Negro (Randal) due to ill-treatment by \"that infurnal Overseer of Dogles.\"","An unpublished play, produced in New York on September 30, 1839 for one night only.","Autograph letter signed. Mount Vernon. Jane writes to her son that she is at Mount Vernon settling accounts. She discusses family news and difficulties with postage.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Baltimore. Describes the costumes at a fancy dress ball at Mr. Cohens in Baltimore ...","A.L.S. 4 pages. Integral cover, seal (broken).","Contains a dimensional drawing of a coffin for a letterhead, describing water damage to the burial vault at Mount Vernon, including damage to the coffin of George Washington.","A.L.S. 1 page. Gives him a forwarding address in Baltimore . Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Buchanan.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 pages. Georgetown. Forwarding the desired documents and the Congressional Directory for 1836. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. Mount Vernon. To John Augustine Washington III? Discusses the harvest. Says she is being viewed as one of the curiousities of the place by the visitors.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Kanawa Salines, Virginia, to Berryville, Clark County. Answers a letter Lewis addressed to his deceased father about a delay in the sale of some property in Kanawa. Assures Lewis of the integrity of the prospective buyer William Tompkins. Integral cover postal stamp.","A.L.S. 1 page. New Orleans to Audley. Last page of letter written by MEA Conrad to Lewis. She (Eleanor) has added her own note. Family letter. Integral cover, postmark and seal.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Philadelphia. In regards to work done on the sarcophagus of Washington. Includes a measured watercolor drawing of the bas-relief sculpture on top of the sarcophagus.","Letter written by a sixteen-year-old John Augustine Washington III in Alexandria, Virginia to his mother Jane C. Washington at Blakeley plantation near Charlestown, West Virginia. The address on the back page of the letter notes that the letter was delivered by Jim Mitchell (\"Jim Mitchum\") with a note from John Augustine that says \"I let Jim have $1.00 for his expenses.\" Jim Mitchell, who was later employed by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, was enslaved by the Washington family at the time.","John Augustine tells his mother \"Mr. Skidmore finished his work at Mount Vernon yesterday, but I have not seen him yet so that I cant say what has been done\" and also notes \"On Saturday I went to Georgetown, Cousin and his family were not at home so that I could not get the pictures.\" He reports that West Ford has taken the cloth that arrived for Jane from Dumfries down to Mount Vernon and discuses butter sales, corn production, hogs, and resuming his studies. He also asks Jane if the servants are \"conducting themselves well\" and is worried they will give her \"a good deal of trouble coming in with their complaints.\"","Autograph letter initialed. Janes writes that she is sending down \"four large shoulder of Bacon\" to Mount Vernon, along with two enslaved men, Willoughby and Gabriel, who she hopes will be \"faithful and useful.\" She writes, \"have them comfortably fixed my dear son treat them kindly, and I trust they will both prove valuable servants. Gabriel will require a strict tho kind discipline. Sarah or Milly must wast and mend for them.\" Jane also writes that she has had a letter from West Ford asking for the money she owes him. She instructs John Augustine to pay her pew fee and then pay Ford.","Requests George C. to be his security in Md. in the institution of a suit as an executor of Mr. Payne's estate ...","Receipt A.D.S. 1 page. For $1.50, for 4 quarters continuance at rules and 2 continuances on court docket 50 against Lee. Small fragment, partly printed, endorsed \"Washington Bushrod to Est.,\" and \"Fairfax.\" Signed by J. J. Chew.","A.D. 1 page. For hauling sarcophagus to Mt. Vernon, pd hire of hack for Struthers and workmen to Mt. V. to put up ditto, clothing for Gabriel, \"ditto for 1839 to 9th June when he died deduct his meal 7 bushels from his usual allowance to him for the half year\", for coffin and digging grave, etc., with amounts given. Fragment. See reverse of letter to Lewis from M. Snyder, dated Dec. 31, 1838, asking for taxes due on house.","Unsigned articles of agreement between Rice Levi, John A. Washington, and Jane C. Washington for Rice Levi to \"undertake the management and cultivation of the ... Washington's himself and farm at Mount Vernon\".","A.L.S. 2 pages. Lewis was in La. Cash describes the mule he inspected at Mt. Airy, but did not think him worth $75. Is still looking for a suitable animal. Needs thread to mend harness. Corn (wheat) looks good, have 205 bushels. Mr. Howard charges 75c per day and wishes to receive the balance as soon as possible.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. Sends small extract of Appendix--has been unwell--must write a letter a day \"all on one subject\" [G.W.]--goes to Alexa. to celebrate \"The 68th Anniversary it has been my good fortune to witness the celebration of ...\"--then comes the Coronation and \"What next.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1838 ?] Feb. 22. Autograph letter signed, docketed at bottom \"Letter written by George Washington Parke Custis presented by C.F. Gunther Chicago\", laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Washington, D.C. to Leesburg. Regarding the estate of Nathaniel Hinkle.","Will. D. 2 pages. G.W. Bassett appointed executor--leaves all property to nephew G.W. Bassett, who is required to pay annually [300] dollars per year to Bassett Claiborne, \"under the fear that the said Claiborne is not very careful.\"--all debts to be paid--codicil of Feb. 20, 1840 emancipates his \"servant,\" Pleasant. Document, copy by J.D. Christian, county clerk, laminated. Proved in New Kent Court, Mar. 11, 1841, no subscribing witnesses to will, so handwriting and signature sworn to by Morris H. Tench and James Stamper.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Hoping that he will visit them at Bayou Goula. News of her children. She is anxious for news of the Lorenzo Lewis family. Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. P. Butler.\" Integral cover, wax seal.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Department of State to Georgetown. After examining Washington papers delivered to Dept. of State as per contract, finds a number of documents included in agreement are missing, and copies substituted for many others--a list of these is enclosed--\"You will be so obliging as to have the missing volumes and documents supplied without delay, and also to procure the return of the original letters for which copies have in some instances been substituted.\" [Attached is a list of 2 pp and description of missing papers. There are pencil notations, probably by G.C.W., indicating if papers are considered private or whether they are lost]. Autograph letter signed, docketed, \"correspondence in relation to the Washington papers\", separate cover, postmarked \"Washington City D.C. May 12,\" franked by Forsyth, red seal, watermarks. Attached is a list of 2 pp and description of missing papers. There are pencil notations, probably by G.C.W., indicating if papers are considered private or whether they are lost.","Copy, 2 pages. Copy inclosed with letter of Dec. 15,1838, Forsyth to G.C. Washington; see also original of same letter with enclosure. Letter, docketed, watermark (H and O).","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia to near Berryville, Virginia. Delayed in Phila. while sister puts her children in school--Mrs. Coxe purchasing materials for embroidery [for Angela]--leave for N. York tomorrow and then to Audley--family news--love to [Oliver?]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Philada, Pa. Sep. 22.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"[Chas.?] M. Conrad.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Audley to Woodlawn. Sends receipts to be given to [Parke] and Butler--he will pay Dr.'s bill for [Charley Conrad]--instructions for paying bills--Butler gave him $40. when he left New Orleans. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (JM), directed by \"Mrs. Lewis.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1838?] Oct. 10.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Mount Vernon to the University of Virginia. Jane writes to her son about work taking place at Mount Vernon, where she has spent almost all of $800 she brought down with her. She reports that Skidmore has \"finished the large room which is now to be plastered and painted.\" Mr. Ball has nearly finished the stables, and West Ford is still engaged with the enclosures. She writes of Mount Vernon , \"The dear old place will be more comfortable and decent in appearance, than we have known in years - but it draws deeply on a limited income to make it so.\" She also includes information on  other enslaved peoples, Sambo, Levi and Gabriel.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Audley to Woodlawn. News of autumn wheat crop and cattle at Audley. The weather is unusually sever that the farmer may be injured. Wants his father and mother to live full time at Audley. Wants to discuss the possible rental of Woodlawn with them before they make a decision.","D. 1 page. To Woodlawn. The books ordered by Lewis can not be supplied. Includes: Sparks, Life of Washington, The Cultivator.","L.S. 1 page. Department of State. No answer being received to his letter of May 12, he sends a copy and requests answer. Letter signed, docketed, watermark. [See copy of letter, John Forsyth to Geo. C. Washington, May 12, 1838].","A.L.S. 6 pages. Georgetown. Apologies for delay in writing--has complied with terms of agreement regarding Washington papers--Judge W. gave away some autographs and substituted copies on unimportant letters--has retained letters of private character--refers McLane's letter of Dec. 10, 1833, to him, asking his terms for sale of letters, and his reply of Jan. 3, 1834 [see letter in question], agreeing to turn over all except private papers, or those whose publication would be improper at the time--refers to Forsyth's list of missing papers [see under letter of May 12 1838] and states which ones he regards as private and thus not included in the contract, and which are missing--refers to [Jared] Sparks' letter of [Sept. 20, 1836] which he encloses--knows of no letters being removed from bound volumes other than those accounted for by Mr. Sparks, except for corresp. between Genl. Washington and John Nicholas in relation to a letter addressed to G.W. over signature of Wm. Langhorne [see letter, Aug. 20, 1798 Bushrod W-n to G.W.; also letter of G.W. to Bush. W-n in Writings, XXXVI, 408-409, dated Aug. 12, 1798 ,] \"as this correspondence deeply implicates the conduct of a distinguised individual of that day.\"--however, he will send the letters and he [Forsyth] may decide whether to keep or return them--despite fact Sparks published many of private papers, doesn't feel this makes him liable to part with them under contract--feels govt. paid very little of their value anyway, and has been more than compensated by evidence on fraudulent claims which papers revealed. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed \"Letter to the Hon. J. Forsyth Dec. 24, 1838 in reply to his letters dated May 12th 1838 and Dec. 15th 1838.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\"","D. 1 page. For $1.00 for 4 quarters continuance at rules against Lee. Signed by J.J. Chew. Fragment, partly printed, endorsed \"Washington Bushrod and c. 1.00 Frx.\" [See 2 other similar receipts dated 1837 and 1839].","A.L.S. 1 page. Woodlawn. Forwards receipt for freight of Joe, a slave -- \"do not put yourself to much trouble with the fellow, if you cannot sell him readily send him to your plantation and make him work, your Overseer may teach him better manners, he has never had the lash upon his back yet, perhaps a few will do him good, if it should become necessary.\" -- ask Butler to enquire of his House what ship carried his [L.L.'s] cow pease -- has heard nothing of them -- \"I observe by a paper Angela sent me your [sic] are taking an active part in the Legislature of your State -- Should anything very interesting occur tell Angela to send me the paper leaving one and end open for the Postmaster to see the contents, they are very particular, the one sent was torne open, and received in rather [dirty?] condition.\" Autograph letter signed, written on reverse of cover directed to L. Lewis, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawr. Lewis.\"","A.L.S.  1 page. Woodlawn to Alexandria. Enclosed letter will tell him of wishes of Rev. Edward C. Mc Guire--brother charged with pair of pistols at private sale [of G.W.'s estate]--place am't. due for them, $30., to his own acct.--wants to clear up unfinished business--\"my health warns me to be quick in my movement.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed \"mentions purchase of Gen Washington's Pistols purchased at the private sale,\" cover is covered with figures, laminated, dove of peace. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawr. Lewis.\"","D. 1 page. Walker to rent for one year Washington's farm called Johnson Spring [Fairfax County] [This was probably part of G.W.'s original River Farm, Wellington or an adjoining tract]--to pay one third of crops. Document, in hand of and signed by Charles A. Washington [?] endorsed \"Contract - Washington and Walker,\" laminated.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Hannah writes of family news about Thornton Washington and Harriette Meade (cousin), as well as the marriage \"of Madaronia Todd to Mr. Quinn… from Kentucky.\" She describes \"violent colds and sore throats… some of the black people are sick – poor little Lucy died on Thursday night of a congestive fever…\"","A.L.S 1 page. Alexandria to Woodlawn. Respecting work to be done on the vault [New Tomb] at Mount Vernon--Mr. Ball is fishing--can get Mr. Phillips--experience with hydraulic cement and proper proportion of lime and sand. Autograph letter signed, [probably written and signed by someone else] integral cover, torn, docketed by L.L., laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Skidmore.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon to University of Virginia. Jane writes her son on his 18th birthday. She tells him family events that have occurred. Informs him of the death of his neice Louisa. \"The work here (Mt. Vernon) is much behind hand and crops the very little that can be seen, looks miserably. I shall endeavour to have the oyster shells hauled from the Shore as soon as they finish planting Corn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Respecting the cost of materials for the stone sill and gate at vault [New Tomb]--price not given--brick work and carpenters work, prices given. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by L.L. \"Respecting Cost of work to vault at Mt. Vernon.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Examined wall and vault again and sketched design he thinks most appropriate--describes designed he intends--cannot give estamate of cost yet--screen of ornamental iron as sketched $50-$60. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Respecting vault at Mount Vernon,\" part of cover torn off. On reverse are sketches of iron gates and vaults.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Concerning repair of the New Tomb, including the arch. Mentions a carpenter named Skidmore.","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria to Woodlawn. Business takes him to Washington--may go to Baltimore until Wed.--will meet him Thursday at Mount Vernon [concerns work on New Tomb]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by L. L., directed \"Pr Sam,\"  laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Alexandria to Woodlawn. No bricks to be had [for work on New Tomb]--the New Court House and New Meeting House have taken them all--in two weeks may be plenty--can get them in Washington and have them sent down with the lime in boats that run wood--Mrs. [Jane] Washington's project, unless it is done before the abutments are raised, hopes it will be suspended as it will be dangerous after the arch is finished--wants $100 to pay workmen etc.--his own salary--will save money by ordering lime from N. Y. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed \"Pr. Sam,\" watermark (R. Amies). Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Caledon to University of Virginia. John's aunt writes to him about boat transportation from Fredericksburg to Mount Vernon. \"Steam boats go up three times in the week and stop at Boyd's Hole Saturday and Sunday and Tuesdays, one of the Boasts the Phoenix will board you I rather think at M. Vernon.\" She tells him of the news she has learned by riding through the neighborhood. Stampless address leaf.","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria to Woodlawn. About bricks for the new tomb--Mr. Brockett's kiln [in Alexa.]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark (R. Amies). Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"","A.D. 17 pages. \"A Visit to Mount Vernon\" by L. Osgood. Autograph document, put together in book form, subheading \"Mt. Vernon in 1839 by a Native of this Country,\" dated at Washington, D.C. ","\"I am under the disagreeable necessity of saying I was never more disappointed in my life, than on this visit. The home of Washington in life His resting place in death, the most hallowed spot in America's soul and a place visited yearly by thousands should be suffered to moulder and decay apparently with its once illustrious possessor.\"--piazza supported by 2 \"natural colemns from the forest\"--engraving of Bastille hanging directly above key--rooms downstairs, including mantle \"presented to him by Lafayette [Vaughan]\"--greenhouse burned 4 yrs. ago, but part of blackened walls standing--most of plants, shrubbery etc. destroyed in fire--took lemon from a tree planted by G.W.--outbuildings all of brick and very delapidated--many abandoned--only a small part of garden cultivated, along walks and the strawberry beds, rest in weeds--\"The old gardner seemed very proud of once belonging to Washington and took more interest in talking of his former gardening than exhibiting the present as well he might.\"--ate some cherries there--gave servant quarter for lemon and cherries--saw splendid portrait of Mrs. [John A.] Washington and \"one son and two daughters\" [actually 2 sons, 1 daughter and nephew]--by [John Gadsby] Chapman--tomb delapiated too--\"The two sarcophaguses are placed in wooden boxes or pens placed without the vault in the enclosed yard the vault is very damp, and a kind of acid is produced by water leaking through the bricks and mortar is so powerful as to rot mahogany boards in three years and two Gentlemen from Philadelphia [Wm.] Strickland an Architect and the gentleman that manufactured the Sarcophagus of Washington when they took it to Mt Vernon and discovered the state of the vault they said the acid would dissolve the marble in seven years and in consequence of this unfortunate circumstance the sarcophagus are cooped in the open yard and hid from the eye of the Visitor.\"--Lewis [Wm.] Washington [son of Geo. C. W-n], who has a farm 4 mi. from Mt. Vernon has his own servants prepairing for the masons who will put new arch to vault laid in hydraulic cement--wall enclosing vault badly done, crumbling already.","A.L.S. 1 page. To Woodlawn. Announcing his agreement with Mr. [Joseph] Dudley, the bricklayer [for work on new tomb]--requirement for workmen, lime, nails, planking etc.--need for money to pay the workmen Saturday night--must he buy supplies from Mr. Smoot, or can he get them where most suitable? Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Lewis \"Yeaton stating the terms on which Dudley is employ'd; also \"4 1/2 day working on new wall the balance of the time of 2 weeks in painting,\" and cover is filled with figuring. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Alexandria to Woodlawn. Lawrence has selected Mr. Hoop his cashier to pay--Y. will now select material--fears Smoot has no Carolina yellow heart pine needed for the ribs of the arch [for the new tomb]--cement from Smoot--workmen will want a room in one of the out houses--details about work--will see Thos. W. Smith about having screen [fancy iron gate for new tomb]--air-slacked lime. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, on cover is notation \"Judge Washington died 26 [ ] 29 aged 71 years [ ]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"","Account. A.D. Fragment. Rough notes for about two weeks work by Bricklayers on the new tomb--price of labor, cart and food for laborers given. Autograph document, in hand of L. L., fragment.","A.L.S 3 pages. To Audley. Reports a visit by Augustine Washington, clearing up a mix-up by revealing that Mr. Washington had failed to mail an earlier letter he had taken from Lawrence Lewis to Lorenzo, for Mrs. Lewis had found the letter several days later on the mantel at Mount Vernon. Also advice about the sale and purchase of horses.","Agreement. A.D.S. 1 page. Agreement with [Joseph] Dudley for L. Lewis for work at Mt. Vernon, with rates for him, his assistant and two laborers. Autograph document signed, in Yeaton's hand, docketed by W.Y. \"for Mr. Dudley.\" For brickwork on New Tomb.","A.L.S. Barclay writes of his friendship with Bushrod Washington and visiting Mount Vernon.","A.L.S. 1 page. Washington, D.C. Concerning his claim and affidavit with the Hinkle estate.","Tabb writes about various illnesses, the Whig Convention in Richmond, and a $50 note.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Care of Lorenzo Lewis, Berryville. Writes at E.P.L.'s request to give particulars of [Angela's] illness and death--during her sickness, she talked little and disliked anyone else talking, even a whisper annoyed her--seemed not to consider that she was dying, so made no wishes and left no messages--E.P.L. must not blame herself for not coming in the spring--Angela understood that her father couldn't come and had said she would go to him the next Summer--Angela's children--Mrs. Butler [Parke] had a little boy who lived only a few days. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, redirected to \"Arlington House near Alexandria, District of Columbia,\" laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Hannah Jane.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. New Orleans, care of Lorenzo Lewis, Berryville. She may have set out on journey southward but Lorenzo will open letter--has been to Baton Rouge [where the children are]--while there, received letter from Major B[utler] telling of [Parke's] baby son who lived only 3 days--could not bring himself to break up housekeeping and sell his furniture, but cannot bear to go back to the once happy home, so he will live with [brother] Frank and [wife] Hannah Jane--trying to absorb himself in his work--glad [Lawrence Lewis] is doing well. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, forwarded to \"Arlington House near Alexandria, District of Columbia,\" postmarked [ ] Nov. 9,\" laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. M. Conrad.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Blakely to Mount Vernon. Inquires about family and business at Mount Vernon. \"Mr. Skidmore has I suppose been down and repaired the Pillars and Colonades.\" Reminds him to collect rent from tenants.","A.D.S. Appoints Lorenzo Lewis of Audley, Clark County [now Frederick County, Va.] as attorney to act for her in her dower rights as widow of Lawrence Lewis. Autograph document signed, witnessed by Mary Custis Lee, proved before George W. P. Custis as one of the U. S. Justices for Cty of Alexandria, District of Columbia, laminated.","Receipt. Fragment. 1.00 for four quarter continuance at rules against Lee. Signed by J.J. Chew. Fragment, partly printed, endorsed \"Washington B 1.00 Fairfax.\" See 2 other similar receipts dated 1837 and 1838.","Inauguration account. Letter to the editor regarding George Washington's first inauguration. This letter was addressed to Col. William L. Stone, editor of the New York Commercial Advertiser. It offers an eye-witness account of George Washington's arrival in New York City for his first inauguration as president, written to correct an earlier published reminiscence by a Mr. Denini entitled 'Half Century Reminiscence' that appeared in the Commercial Advertiser. Whether this letter was also published is not yet determined.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. GWPC is trying to get Congress to take one of his paintings. Also is pursuing some action in favor of a widow. Mentions work on his memoirs.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Audley. His sad business [death of father] has kept him from writing--uneasy at not hearing from his mother [E.P. Lewis, then in La. with Charles Conrad]--hopes Charles can come to Va. in summer with [E.P.L.] because hot weather in N.O. very bad on [E.P.L.]--sends copy of [Lawrence Lewis's] will--his mother's share in Audley is 1/3, so he will pay her $1000 per year for her part--wants Conrad to pay her $250 quarterly and draw on him at 30 days or sight on Washington or Baltimore bank--bonds of Valery Hebert which Butler holds in trust, are to go under will to Conrad--Charles's namesake [Charles Conrad Lewis].  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Winchester Va. Apr. 3,\" laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. Lewis.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Washington, D.C. to Mount Vernon. Taliaferro writes to Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington introducing her to a young gentleman from Connecticut who would like to visit Mount Vernon out of \"reverence\" for George Washington.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon to Georgetown. Death of Aunt Blackburn detained her at Blakeley--engaged in having the remains of \"our rever'd Uncle and Aunt [Bushrod and Anne Blackburn W-n] my beloved Husband [John A.] and dear Sister Mary Herbert inter'd in the Vault.\"--shocked at bad condition of some of coffins in vault--Cousin Lorenzo Lewis \"had his ... Father laid in a grave immediately within the door-Crosswise\"--details of grave she planned--West Ford prepared a coffin for G.C.W.'s nearest relatives--also had one made for Mr. Herbert and children but not room for them--only for one more and she wishes to be buried at feet of husband, uncle, aunt and sister--does not desire favors from government--\"we are unwilling to sell our inheritance ... yet as the Nation already shares it with us, sense of justice points out necessity of an appropriation ... to enable us to keep up the improvements and meet the expences we are daily subjected to by the publick.\"--\"endless intrusions and sacrifice of every thing like private right and domestic privacy ... arises frequently from a sincere ... desire of honouring the memory of Genl. Washington; 'Tis a feeling calculated to inspire and strenghthen virtuous and patriotic principles, and cement more firmly the ties that bind us together as a Nation. We have done, and shall continue to do all we can to keep the place from intire decay - it is yearly becoming more expensive and difficulty to do so; the buildings all ought to be thoroughly repaired, or they must in a few years go down - when that occurs-if unable to do better, I trust the family will erect a \"Log Cabin,\" and still let the place descend to the name and family of Washington ...\"--son [John] Augustine in Jefferson--her daughter and niece Mrs. Thos. Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, black seal (blurred), docketed by G.C.W., postmarked \"Alexandria May [?].\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. University of Virginia.  Acknowledgement of receipt of a draft of $300 from L.L., and thanking him for his letter of introduction of Dr. Coxe.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia. Announcing that they are finally happily settled in a new home, except for a few complaints of city life: \"Above all, I want the invigorating exercise of horseback, this walking on hard pavements, in tight cloaths, is anything but recreation to me, a square or two and I am sick of it.\" Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Turner.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Personal letter, family news, business, etc.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington House to Audley. Custis proposes to borrow $1000 from the estate of General Washington. \"I am wretchedly poor at present.\" Shows how the money in the estate is very loosely handled. John Mason's property at High Point just sold for $46,000. Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. Custis\".","D. 1 page. Tax receipt, Sheriff of Frederick County, Virginia. Receipt for $38.44 for land tax, slaves, horses, levies. Document, partly printed, signed by d[eputy] s[heriff] W.D. Gilkeson.","Champagne label from the Beall/Washington wedding. Label reads \"Mount Vernon Brand. Sillery mousseux premier Qualite. Imported by Ed Simms.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Eltham to Bruce Town. Informs him of death of their uncle [Burwell Bassett, Jr.] on Feb. 26--his last hours--he would have been 77 the 15th of this month--would have no doctor and no minister--wife very ill--informs G.F.W. that his uncle left a will and he [G.W.B.] is sole heir [see will dated Mar. 13, 1838]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Buchamsville Va March 7th,\" laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. W. Bassett.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Jane writes about John Augustine's studies and mentions that some of the family attended the inauguration of William Henry Harrison, where they were kindly received and \"surprised and charmed with the grace and agreeableness of young Mrs. Harrison.\" She writes that the city was \"swarmed with office seekers.\" She also writes that she received a \"woful letter\" from West Ford about the lack of long forage at Mount Vernon.","A.L.S. 3 pages. An explanation of his part as an intermediary in a payment transaction with Mr. Herbert, with Mr. Conrad's consent. Request for an aquittance. Discussion of the possibility of a war with England. Report of a hard winter on his Plantation, and the price of sugar.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Washington, D.C. to Audley. Discussion of Mr. John Woodside, a young man with intentions of becoming a farmer; proposal that L. L. take him under his care. Integral cover.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. B. Page\". It is possible this is the Philadelphia doctor \"Page, William Byrd, 1817-1877\" but further research will need to verify that.","A.L.S. 1 page. As landlord to Mary Ellis, \"alias Mary Mortimer, I directed Mr. James Scott, Overseer of the Poor, to use the sale of the effects of said Mary, after her decease, and to devote the proceeds of the sale (as far as $48, being the rents due me)\" to the benefit of her orphaned children.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Louisville. Discussion of arrangements for quarters on board the steam boat, \"Caddo.\"","Letter from John Augustine Washington III to his mother mentioning his poor health, West Ford, an enslaved woman named Betty, and the state of affairs at Mount Vernon. A note to \"Dearest Mother\" is added on at the end of the letter by John Augustine's sister, Anna Maria Alexander.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown to Audley. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. W. ? Peter. Integral cover, wax seal.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. John Augustine writes to his mother about ways of making more money at Mount Vernon, including erecting a tavern at the Gum Spring and allowing a steamboat company to run a ship to Mount Vernon for a fee. This will \"avoid the inconvenience of a number of hacks, and having persons tampering with the servants.\"","A.L.S. Mount Vernon to Charlestown. John Augustine writes to his mother about Gabriel Johnson, an enslaved man who has run away. He suspects Gabriel has gone to Jefferson County, where Jane is. Autograph letter signed with integral address panel.","A.L.S. to Mount Vernon.  Jane writes in response to Augustine's letter dated March 7, 1842 that Gabriel Johnson, the enslaved man who ran away from Mount Vernon, has arrived at Jane's plantation. Jane writes, \"Please come up without delay.\" Autograph letter signed with integral address panel.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Nashville. Washington informs Webster that R.J. Meigs, District Attorney of the United States for the Middle Tennessee district, has tendered his resignation and Washington requests that Webster, Secretary of State under John Tyler at this time, refuse it. Washington explains Meigs' motives and adds that Meigs resigned \"... in a momentary fit of spleen; ...\". Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmark.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia to Audley. Congratulations on \"`Conrad's' election to the Senate,\" but expressing a general feeling of disgust with the current political situation. Urging L.L. to make arrangements for a visit to Philadelphia. Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Turner.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Brown's Hotel, Washington, D.C. to Mount Vernon. Bushrod describes the slow work in the Dismal Swamp to his nephew. He also comments on the Wise and Stanley affair. Tells about the sale of lumber. \"6\" rate, stampless cover.","A.L.S. Washington, D.C. Discusses his requirements for a horse to purchase. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. P. Lee.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Looking forward to a visit from L. L. in Philadelphia, though wishing that he could go South instead to Woodlawn to escape the confines of the city. Report on the difficulties John Coxe is facing in the Senate and in the services. Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Turner.\"","West Ford, a former slave of the Washington family who was later freed and employed as overseer of Mount Vernon, writes to John Augustine Washington III, present owner of Mount Vernon, who is away at Blakeley, regarding wool, barrels of fruit, sweet potatoes, flock of sheep, sale of wheat, and weather. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral cover.","T.B. Washington writes to Rice Levi regarding Mr. Levi managing the farming transactions.","A.L.S. 1 page. Private papers of Judge [Bushrod] Washington were not left to him, but probably are in possession of Mrs. Jane Washington--Genl. Washington's papers devised to him by Judge Washington. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George C. Washington.\"","Receipt for county tax on $1350 at $.15 on the dollar.","A.L.S. 4 pages. G.F.W. neglected to answer his inquiries in last letter--desires to know exact location of their land in Ohio on Scioto River--search his papers for any reference to the land--title supposed to be derived from his grandfather Geo. A. Washington--G.F.W. should give him power of attorney so he can do something about their land if he finds it--his Kentucky land--low price of cotton--\"This country is almost universally bankrupt.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. A. Thornton.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Woodville Feb. 3.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington House to Alexandria. He has a full settlement of accts. for articles purchased at sale of G.W.'s effects, all in Judge Washington's handwriting--asks Moore to check his accts. and find how he got debited for large amounts--desires complete settlement of estate. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia to Audley. Letter comes with a copy of the will of Sarah Coxe, Esther's mother. Her father is writing her to explain the bequest she is to receive. Integral cover, postmark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Thanking him for his kindness for taking into his care his young nephew Edward Butler, and discussing the arrangements. Expressing the need to get Edward out of the state of Louisiana:\"the less he sees of this state: its manner and its morals, the better for himself.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. P. Butler.\" Integral cover, wax seal.","A.L.S. Philadelphia to Audley. He is eager to see L. L. again, admonishing him for not writing. He is much dismayed at the \"moral and physical deteterioration of this fallen world,\" and his greatest comfort is his children, Angela \"as Bad as she can be she is sweet,\" and Phil \"so lovely a fellow he does nothing but laugh.\" He recently attended the funeral of L. L.'s sister from Baltimore.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Baltimore. Lloyd sends J.A.W. information and rates of the Baltimore Life Insurance Company.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington City. Letter and a copy. Requests that Jackson consider returning the \"circular chair\" previously owned by Washington to his family so that his son might take possession. Explains history of the chair given to Dr. Craik, then eventually to his family who gave it to Jackson. Now Mr. Coyle would like it back for his family. Says if Jackson had other plans for the chair, to consider his request withdrawn.","Autograph signed note, 1 page. A note that permits Bushrod's slave, Letty Williams, to travel from Jefferson County to Mount Vernon, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C. to visit her relatives for \"the Space of four weeks.\" She is the wife of a free man named Soloman Williams. Bushrod Corbin Washington was George Washington's grand-nephew.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Sparks writes to Jane, \"My Dear Madam, I am about to publish a series of American Biographies, and I should be glad to include in it a Life of Lawrence Washington, if the materials exist for writing such a Life. Have not his papers been preserved at Mount Vernon?...\" A note on the address panel indicates this letter was forwarded to John Augustine Washington III to respond to.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Leesburg to Mount Vernon. Harrison writes about Washington hiring Joseph McFarland as overseer.","A letter signed BWH, possibly from Bushrod Washington Herbert, to his cousin John Augustine Washington III. In the letter, BWH asks what Remington is going to do with Muddy Hole Farm. If Remington sells, BWH thinks John Augustine should rent it to West Ford \"as before.\" Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.","A.L.S. 1 page. Asks her kindness in receiving \"these interesting ladies and their accompanying gentlemen\" at Mt. Vernon. Name on original manuscript appears as \"D. P. Madison.\" Autograph letter signed, embossed mark in upper left hand corner (crown).","A.L.S. 1 page. Chantilly to Audley. Concerning the payment to Mr. Hammond for Bonds held by L. L.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Brief account of the wedding festivities for Dr. John Prosser Tabb of Gloucester and Miss Rebecca Lloyd of Alexandria ... requests his father to send the barrouche for the return to Gloucester party will be coming with him ... visited George W.P. Custis at Arlington ... now with Mr. Augustine Washington at Mount Vernon ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. War Department, Office of Indian Affairs. Informing him of his appointment as Cherokee Commissioner ...","A.L.S. 1 page. From the War Department. Notification that his salary as Cherokee Commissioner begins from the date of the commission. . . . .","A.L.S. Cambridge to Mount Vernon. Letter from historian and George Washington biographer Jared Sparks to John Augustine Washington III proposing he write a life of Lawrence Washington. Sparks writes \"I was already acquainted with the principal incidents in the life of Lawrence Washington, and although the papers would not seem to furnish materials for a biography of much extent, yet I think a Life of moderate length might be written, which would be interesting and fill a proper space in the 'Library of American Biography.' If you will forward me the papers, I will do the best that I can with them.\"","Sparks says George Washington's papers were sent to him in \"one of the packets sailing from Alexandria to Boston.\" He directs that the papers be put in a box and be addressed to him, care of Little and Brown, Booksellers, Boston. Sparks specifies that John Augustine should put all the papers into the box without removing any, because even seemingly unimportant documents are of use to the historian. Sparks promises to return all the papers in the same condition in which they were received.","Sparks requests John Augustine to send him the portrait of Lawrence Washington from Mount Vernon so that an engraving can be made for the book. As assurance that the portrait will be returned safely, Sparks mentions how Mr. Custis sent the portrait of Martha Washington from Arlington that now appears in one of the volumes of Washington's Writings.","Autograph letter intialed with integral address panel. Jane writes about the baptism of John Augustine's daughter Louisa and other family news, including the sale of Selby by Hannah Lee Washington and the marriage of her son Richard to his cousin Christian Maria. She also writes about crops and finding a good overseer. She adds, \"I am very sorry you cannot commence the repairs at [Mount Vernon] this autumn. The buildings are getting in ruinous condition.\"","Mount Vernon to Blakely. West Ford reports on illnesses at Mount Vernon: \"i am very sorry to say to you that we have had a great deal of sickness Jessie Clark was take the 3 day of the month he was as crazy as he could be he did not know any person i had to send for doctor Powel.\" He also mentions that Jim Mitchell has been \"laid up\" and that July and Hannah, though \"not yet confined,\" have been scarcely able to work. Andrew is also still sick. Ford also reports that he has begun breaking up and clearing land but has not been able to \"break more than acre.\"","R. D. Coverte writes from Brooklyn following a visit to Mount Vernon in which he got the impression that John Augustine did not want to become a planter. Coverte inquires if he can rent Mount Vernon and 500 surrounding acres for a fair price.","A.L.S. 1 page. Northrup, a Philadelphia real estate agent, offers to help Washington find a purchaser for Mount Vernon, understanding that \"you wish to dispose of the property you now occupy. . .\"","A.L.S. 3 1/4 pages. Copy. Mount Vernon. John gives his cousin calculations on the future value of her servants. He advises her not to sell them now. 1st page has cover embossing W. H. Harrison log cabin - 1840.","Retained copy of letter written by John Augustine Washington III to Fairfax County magistrate and landowner Dennis Johnston. In the letter, John Augustine states that based on a conversation with West Ford he believes Johnston is misinformed about the terms of Johnston's contract for cutting, hauling, and cording wood on the Mount Vernon estate.","Autograph letter signed. Leesburg. N. Herbert, a cousin of John Augustine, writes about Alfred, an enslaved man who escaped from Mount Vernon and voluntarily surrendered himself to the Loudon County Jail in Leesburg. Herbert writes that slave traders Joseph Bruin of Alexandria and William Bale of Exeter were inquiring about Alfred but recommends that Augustine keep him.","Correspondence, Richmond to Mount Vernon. Stampless cover.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Personal letter describing in part a visit to Mount Vernon and Washington, D.C. Mentions Gustavus Washington and the tombs of George and Martha Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Leesburg. Harrison declines buying an enslaved woman named Julia from Augustine, claiming \"she will not suit at all.\"","Autograph letter signed. John Augustine's overseer, Joseph McFarland, writes that he has had \"a great deal of difficulty\" with the enslaved worker Gabriel Johnson and has had to put Gabriel in Bruin's Slave Jail in Alexandria.","McFarland describes a scene in which Gabriel was \"cursing \u0026 fighting\" against some horses, and then began cursing McFarland when McFarland took the horse whip away from Gabriel. McFarland writes, \"I put him with Mr. Bruen at 25 cts a day. Mr. Bruen thinks he would be mighty apt to run away. I did not flog him as Mr. Bruen persuaded me not for it would injure the sale of him.\" He then adds to Augustine, \"Times is very different to what they was when you was here.\"","Letter in the hand of Henry P. Hill, likely dictated by Gabriel Johnson from Bruin's Slave Jail in Alexandria. Gabriel tells his side of the story following an disagreement with Joseph McFarland, John Augustine's overseer at Mount Vernon. According to Gabriel, McFarland threatened to whip him, but Gabriel \"told him that he could not whip me as I did not think any person but my master out to do it or at least to authorize it.\" McFarland tied Gabriel up, but he escaped. When he was recaptured, he was brought to the jail.","Gabriel writes, \"I want you if you please Sir to come down and see about the matter and hope that you will be satisfied that at best I am not the only one to blame. I love you and your family and hope that you will believe me that I have the utmost sort of feelings for you and would not by any means offend you if I could avoid it. I am very anxious to see you here and feel fully the painfull uncertainty of my situation.\"","Letter from Alexandria slave dealer Joseph Bruin of the firm Bruin and Hill to John Augustine Washington III regarding an enslaved man named Gabriel who escaped from Mount Vernon and is now being held at Bruin's Slave Jail. Bruin writes, \"I have to inform you of what I am willing to pay for your man now in my Jail we will give you $565 neat for him at this time if the prices should improve we are willing to pay what ever the prices may be but when you come down I am inclined to think we can trade if you wish to replace him you can inquire of others what he is worth to satisfy your self about his worth he is 5 feet 5 inches he's well formed but has some scars on his back also 2 scars from burns on his arms which are mear eye sore but dont disable him in the smallest degree. He's a very desirable negro - to those wishing to purchase. I have 2 or 3 more at this time that possibly will suit you they are young and likely and not sold for any fault.\"","Bruin's Slave Jail was famously featured in Harriet Beecher Stowe's  Uncle Tom's Cabin .","Letter from Alexandria slave dealer Henry P. Hill of the firm Bruin and Hill writing to John Augustine Washington III about an enslaved man named Gabriel who has escaped from Mount Vernon and is being held at Bruin's Slave Jail. Hill writes, \"your man Gabriel by strict measurement is five feet five and a half inches... He is likely and a very good man of his stature and if you are offered more than we priced him at I think if you will excuse a stranger for the expression of his opinion in all candour, that you will certainly do well to take the offer.\" Hill says he is willing to arrange a sale or exchage with Washington, adding that there are only sixteen men at the jail at the time, but he expects \"Sir Bruin may send in or bring others when he comes.\"","A.L.S. 7 pages. Georgetown. Although he [Lawrence] refused a loan once, G.C.W. will apply for one again--also wants to discuss plans for G.W.'s private letters, books, and other relicks--cannot afford to deposit them in a safe place--\"little reliance can be placed on the liberal disposition of Congress\"--\"I desire them to confide them to the guardianship of some institution or association formed for the purpose, where they would be safely preserved from any casualty for all time to come.\"--could sell the relics to foreign country, but \"as an American and the nearest living relation of that great man, I could not reconcile it with duty to my country or a proper respect to his memory to transfer them to foreign hands.\"--\"From the high character of Boston for munificence and public spirit ... it has been suggested to me, that citizens of that place would in all liklihood form an association for the purpose, and take charge of these relicks, or deposit them in some public institution ...\"--deeply in debt--must get money or sell his farm--Green Hill in Montgomerie county--wants to borrow $5000 immediately, giving farm as security--also, a lien on the books, papers, etc.--should proposed disposition be made of these, loan of $5000 to be pd. immediately--will not offer family servants as security--if his plan for disposition of relicts can be done, they can arrange terms--he will name no price yet. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed, with an envelope addressed to G.C. Washington and docketed by him \"Correspondence with Abbot Lawrence Esq. in relation to the Washington papers and books,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Accompanying letter to a money draft of $205, payable to Lorenzo, \"being Virginia's money is the money most in use in the South,\" Report on his ill health. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. Custis.\" Integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. Georgetown. Re: agreement between John A. and Mr. Johnson for rent of Mt. Zephyr ... John A. Cannot be held responsible beyond the terms of the contract ... Integral cover.","Pressed leaves and autograph note. \"This branch of arbor vita was given me by my darling little Lewis Conrad the day before he left Audley Oct. 20th, 1845, for New Orleans. May God grant to my precious Charley and Lewis a safe and pleasant journey to New Orleans, health, happiness and improvement there, and a safe and happy return to me next Spring - May God grant my fervent prayers for them for Christs sake - Amen.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages. Green Hill of 800A., half in wood, 3 1/2 miles from Rockville, 9rm. house, large brick kitchen, barn, brick stable, sheds, corn house, poultry house, meat house, ice house, pigeon house, overseer's house, etc. lists livestock, servants ... values listed ... will take $12,000 for the property described ...","A.L.S. 1 page. This contains the wording for a power of attorney which George C. is to copy and execute and return to Bushrod C .... by the power of attorney Geo. C. appoints Bushrod C. and Thomas B. W-n his attorneys and proxies at mtgs. of Dismal Swamp Land Co .... there follows a not of explanation re: the power of attorney ...","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Suffolk to Berryville. Robert R. Prentis, a lawyer in Suffolk, responds to a request by Lorenzo Lewis passed on to him from Bushrod Corbin Washington to obtain a decree for the sale of the interest for lands from the estate of George Washington lying in Nansemnond County and held by the firm of Washington Walker Co. Prentis advises Lewis that the land is of little value and that it would be better to sell the entire tract.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Leesburg to Mount Vernon. Harrison talks about turning an enslaved woman named Julia into a house servant and hiring out an enslaved man named Bob.","Leesburg. Harrison writes to Augustine about Julia, an enslaved woman, who has taken \"French leave\" after Harrison struck her half a dozen times with his horse whip for disobedience. Harrison thinks Julia may have gone to Mount Vernon and asks Augustine to write if he has seen her.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Hollin Hall. Mason discusses the retrocession of Alexandria from the District of Columbia to Fairfax County. Stampless address leaf.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Bayou Goula to Frederick County, Virginia. Will try once more to come to terms regarding their business, before going to extreme measures--he is already yielding more than half his rights--dislike taking an honored relative to court--will he settle as he proposes or abide by decision of a court?--late brother [Churchill J. Thornton] owed him much at his death, and has title to their Ohio lands. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. A. Thornton.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover postmarked by hand \"Bayou Goula May 29th,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Clay Mont to Georgetown. No final decree in case yet, but will be at next court--sends last payments--will collect balance after harvest and send--mentions cousin Mary [a note in pencil identifies her as Miss Mary Peter, sister of Mrs. G.C. Washington]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Chs. Town June 13.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Clay Mont to Georgetown. Encloses $100 note on Richmond Bank--directions for exchanging it--send receipt to him, as exect. of Judge Bush. W-n's estate--part payment of a decree in court against B.C. Washington and in favor of G.C.W., as administrator of Jane M. Washington, deceased. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"B.C. Washington $100.,\" postmarked \"Chs. Town Va., June 18.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington House to Berryville, VA. Lorenzo's desire to resign acting executorship of G.W.'s estate--persuades him not to give it up--he himself knows nothing of the estate, because Lawr. Lewis and Judge W. acted for all the executors--Lorenzo's duty to carry on in father's place, for estate settlement is near completion--to legalize proceedings, sign themselves \"L. Lewis and B[ushrod C.] Washington, acting Executors for G.W.P. Custis sole surviving Ext. of the Estate of General George Washington\"--print circular announcing decree of Supreme Ct. of U.S.--necessity of closing up case quickly. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Washington City, D.C., [23\"].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Arrived at [Audley] on Tuesday--Charles's children glad to see her--send their trunk--family and friends--his trip to New Port [for health]--Parke has bracelet plaited of Angela's hair--wants his, Charleys, and Lewis's to make suitable clasps in New York. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Jul. 24,\" redirected to care of \"J. Whitehead Esq. Merchants Exchange, New York,\" as per E.P.L.'s directions on cover, broken black seals.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Audley. Hopes he goes as far as Quebec for change of air and exercise--[Charles and Lewis Conrad]--Lorenzo returned from Lexington, where [G.W. Lewis] has been put in [V.M.I.]--Parke and children will arrive shortly--Charles and Lewis read to her--Brother Calvert gone to Capon Springs for health. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Aug. 3,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Encloses letter to him--Parke and children arrived. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Aug. 8,\" broken black seal.","A.L.S. Washington, D.C. Informing him of the transfer of a bond to Mr. Lindsly.","A.L.S. 1 page. Asks him to inform Hammerly that the money toward his bond is due. He was supposed to make a payment weeks ago but Washington has not heard back from him. He would not be so rushed to receive payment except that he needs the money himself.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Audley. Lewis writes about his slaves and their values.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Baltimore. Personal letter. She has been sick before now and couldn't write. Updates of family, etc.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Mason quotes one Dr. Marne who was complaining about his lack of funds and complains about the weather. He also talks about a bill before the legislature and the locals in Fairfax ganging up on him.","Bushrod Corbin Washington writes to John Augustine Washington III, \"a statement by which to settle with the legatees of General George Washington\". Includes a list of names and heirs with \"quota to pay off debts\". Autograph document, 2 pages.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Clay Mont to Georgetown. Sends check for $872.24, per decree in his favor in court, send receipt for this and $50 attorney fee sent by Mr. Greene to him [final settlement of Bush. Washington's estate, Bush. C. W-n, executor, in favor of G.C.W., adminis. of Jane M. Washington, dec.]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed in G.C.W.'s hand \"B.C. Washington June 21t. 1847 and T.C. Green's rect for $50 - atty fee - Legacy to Frances and Mary Washington recd. in full,\" postmarked \"Cha. Town Va June 23,\" sums computed on cover, laminated.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Bushrod Herbert writes to his cousin about business and family news. The address panel contains three weeks of diary notes by John Augustine in pencil. He notes on August 27 that he went to Audley, where Lorenzo Lewis was \"very ill and died after I left there.\" On September 2, his wife Nelly was attended to by a dentist named Dr. McCormick. On September 11, John Augustine notes that West Ford paid him \"105.00 for 60 cords of wood and 8.23 for fruit and vegetables and 3.50 from Smoot for Louisa's lamb.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Arlington to Newport, Rhode Island. Arrived from Chantilly by stage and hack--Charley [Conrad's] poor health and instructions for nursing him--Charley's 10th birthday today--sea air and bathing will benefit him in New Port. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Aug. 14,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Audley to Newport, Rhode Island. Received letter telling of Charley's [Conrad] illness--Lorenzo ill with cough and pain in his head--Mrs. [E.P.] Lewis considering going up to New Port to nurse Charley--hopes Frank C[onrad], [Charles's brother] is better from sea air--Mr. [Henry] Clay to speak at New Port--Mrs. [Mary Custis] Lee here with 4 children--\"Mr. and Mrs. W[ashington ?] are delighted with the portico\" (?). Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. M. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Aug. 17,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Audley to Newport, Rhode Island. Charley's illness--use of bella donna for the disease [scarlet fever]--arrived with Sissy and Caro [Isabella and Caroline Butler] to find [Lorenzo] ill--his ailments and treatments. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Aug. 23,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. To Newport, Rhode Island. Announces Lorenzo's death--had 5 physicians--Mary [Custis] Lee his nurse and great comfort to him--\"This is the 4th child I have lost by congestian.\"--don't leave New Port too soon, because of Charley's health. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Winchester Va. Aug. 30,\" laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Audley to Washington, D.C. Beds and rooms prepared for their coming--urges him to leave Charley and Lewis [Conrad] with her this winter for their health--Esther to have an excellent tutor for the children--Bishop Meade in N. York procuring a tutor--stage from Winchester to Leesburg very small, agent refuses to use large one--Lewis [Conrad] injured his eyes by bad habit. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va., Oct. [ ],\" laminated, smeared black seal.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Washington copies out his wife's, Maria's, will (sister of Burr Harrison), and goes over several details of the will. His health is also declining since his wife's passing and he doesn't expect to live much longer. He plans on retaining four of his wife's slaves for the time he does have left.","George Washington Parke Custis writes to John Augustine Washington III with concerns about finalizing the settlement of the estate of George Washington including the sale of land near the Dismal Swamp in Nansemond County. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages, with integral address label.","Letter written by Jane C. Washington from Blakeley near Charlestown, West Virginia at Christmas time to her son John Augustine Washington III at Mount Vernon. Jane worries over John's recent illness with \"chill fever\" and reminds him \"You now have an overseer, and it surely cannot be so necessary for you to go out at the dawn of day, and expose yourself to the inclemencies of weather in attending to farm business.\"","Jane writes \"I am now quite alone, dear little John A. left me this morning; he is a happy cheerful fellow, and has been with me for some time. I have endeavoured to teach him, and think he has mad some progress both in reading and knitting, with which he is excedingly pleased declaring, he 'was never lonesome since he learned to knit,' the most monotonous and dullest of all employments.\"","Speaking of the enslaved persons of Blakeley plantation, Jane says \"Christmas as you know always occasions considerable excitement, particularly with the poor Negroes, to whom it is a season of temporary freedom and feasting.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel, with note that the letter was carried by \"Mr. W's servant Edmund who is returning home from Jefferson Cty.\"","Jane writes, \"I saw no white face on Christmas day.\" She describes giving out provisions and supplies to the enslaved population, a few of whom assembled to hear her read in the morning and at noon. \"They conducted themselves very soberly \u0026 orderly.\" Old Jenny thanked her for the \"fine dinner.\" Jane also describes her Christmas with family - skating, setting traps, reading, and eating cakes and apples.","Four envelopes addressed to John Augustine Washington III, three to Mount Vernon, one to Alexandria; and one receipt for $2.24 postage to the Alexandria Post office.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Washington. Brackenridge, a horticulturist, is writing to Downing, a landscape gardener and architect, regarding a proposal before Congress to turn Mount Vernon into a park: \"The one hundred and fifty-acres is purchased [for citizens of the United States], that is to be laid out as a Park, which is to contain a Botanic Garden and Arboretum...\" Around this time Brackenridge was in charge of the rare plants in the national Botanical Garden at the Capitol. Downing's 1841 book, Landscape gardening, is a classic.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Baltimore. Personal letter with updates on family health, etc.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. \"I have been authorized by Mr. Custis to settle and close the unfinished business of Gen. Washington's estate.\" Asks questions he needs to know to complete handling of the estate.","A.L.S. 6 pages. Washington. Interesting and critical commentary on life in Washington, the town of Alexandria, Va. and a description of Mt. Vernon ... few Whigs attend the \"administration receptions\" ... dine with Mr. [Daniel] Webster ... is going to see the East Room of Mrs. Polk ... found Alexandria \"not worthy of notice\" remarks on dilapidated condition of MV ... Integral cover. Wife's maiden name: Annie Bigelow Lawrence.","Print Senate Act, 30th Congress, 1st Session, Miscellaneous. No. 82. \"Memorial of Citizens of the United States, Praying The Purchase of Mount Vernon by the government.\" The \"memorialists\" wish the government to purchase one hundred fifty acres at Mount Vernon. They have the \"most profound reverence and veneration for everything connected with the memory of the 'Saviour of America.'","A.L.S. 1 page. Boston. \"Among the final dispostions of my father, made by his last Will, I find the following, 'I give and bequest to my friend Dr George Parkman of Boston a seal enclosed with the image of General George Washington as a small token of the esteem and affection which i bear to him.'\"","Receipt. Received $80 from B.C. Washington, who was acting for Geo. C. Washington, who in turn was trustee for Bush. Washington, Jr.--for \"the proportion of the quota of Judge Bushrod Washington to be refunded to the estate of General Washington by the said George C. Washington as trustee ...\" [This relates to a claim upon 22 of G.W.'s legatees or their heirs on account of a mortgage accepted by the 23rd. --upon foreclosure the mortgage had produced less than the amount of the debt, and, after prolonged litigation, General W.'s executors were held liable. They, in turn, transferred liability to the other legatees and their heirs]. Autograph document signed, fragment, docketed \"1848.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Senate desires to know of owner of books in G.W.'s library, what books there are and for what could they be purchased by Congress? Autograph letter signed, endorsed \"From James A. Pearce in relation to the Library of Genl. Washington.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. A. Pearce.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Quotes B.W-n's will on disposition of G.W.'s library--most valuable portion at Mt. Vernon, owned by Mrs. Jane C. Washington--comprises about 1500-2000 vols.--doesn't know Mrs. W's feelings but thinks \"since she has expressed her willingness for a fair equivalent, to let Mr. Vernon with a portion of land attached, become the property of the Nation at its request, so in the same spirit of compliance with its wishes and those of Congress, she possibly might consent for a liberal consideration to have the books of Genl. Washington placed in so safe a depository as the library of congress, where they would be preserved for all time.\"--suggests they contact her about this--the books left to him were largely those of Judge Washington's--about 3-400 of G.W.'s books were included--he recently disposed of all these to an agent of the library of the British Museum--would have preferred American institution, but none were interested--defends his actions in so doing, since press has seen fit to [criticize] him for it.  Autograph letter signed, draft, endorsed by G.C.W. \"To Hon James A. Pearce in relation to the Library of Genl. Washington.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. The portion of G.W.'s library remaining at Mt. V. is small, and they will not sell it--if necessary later, they prefer National Library--\"In respect to the purchase of this place, dear cousin, by the U.S. Government. We still regard it as uncertain.\"--if G.C.W. and family accompany Eleanor to Bath, stop and see her at Blakeley [Jefferson Cty.] she goes there soon. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, black seal smeared (W).","D. 3 pages. Indenture. Sale of part of a tract called Rock of Dumbarton in D.C. by the Washingtons to Corcoran ... belonged to George C. W-n's wife ... $3200 ... survey signed and sealed by the two Washingtons ...","A.N.S. 1 page. Note of authentication for daguerrotype likeness of two portraits of George and Martha Washington taken by John Grubb.","George Washington Bassett writes to John Augustine Washington regarding settlement of the Washington estate. References a Supreme Court decision and \"Hammond's case.\" Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral address panel, postmarked 'Richmond Aug 6'.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Delivered by James Mitchum (Jim Mitchell). Jane writes that Zion Episcopal Church in Charles Town has burned down.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Business about settlement of estate--the recent death of his grandmother, and his efforts to keep a home for her in her old age--contract with his grandfather--insists no personal interest in retaining possession of property for the present year.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Cambridge to Georgetown. He has never seen G.W.'s missing diaries and Cash Memorandum Books returned all he had--Judge W. not home when he took papers from Mt. V., and altho Revolution papers in good order, private one and those before and after were in bad shape--noticed some diaries missing then--vol. of Orderly books missing at the time and nothing known of it by the Judge or Marshall--\"I have recently been informed that one of the volumes of the \"Diary,\" (I think for the year 1790, but am not certain) is now in possession of Mr. Bogart of New York, but how it fell into his hands I know not ... I have the impression, also, that I have heard of another volume somewhere, but I do not now recollect where it was said to be ... You know there was a rumor, that papers relating to the latter part of this period [the Presidency] were secretly taken from the office after the General's death. I once mentioned this to Judge Washington. He replied cautiously; \"We have never charged any person with such an act,\" intimating, as I thought, that his suspicion was strong.\"--G.W.'s books which G.C.W. sold to Mr. Stevens have been purchased there by subscription and are deposited in library of the Boston Athenaeum. Autograph letter signed, cover, docketed \"Important regarding missing Books and papers from Jared Sparks,\" postmarked \"Cambridge Ms. Jan 2,\" laminated, watermarked (Lumsdon and Son 1848), red seal (crane). [A \"Memorandum of Papers in 12 Boxes\" is enclosed, in Sparks' hand, listing vols. of George Washington's correspondence \u0026 other documents with notation \"Vol. III of orderly Books was never received. 10 vols. of Army Returns - being a part of the series of 117 vols. - were taken away by Colonel Washington\"].","A.L.S. 1 page. Georgetown. Takes pleasure in answering his wish to have a book previously owned by General Washington. This note accompanies the book. Enclosed envelope also sealed with the Washington coat of arms, private seal of Washington.","A.L.S. 7 pages. Georgetown. Re: GW's papers ... resolution now before Congress re: papers ... Geo. Corbin owns W-n's private papers, his earliest writings ... unable to make a gratuitous offering of the papers to Congress ... in 1834 he accepted $25,000 for the public papers ...","A.L.S. Washington D.C. to Berryville. Thanks for her interest in him and his family--her family always welcome at the White House--fear they will not find time to visit Audley while in Washington. Letter, signature cut out, in another hand, cover, franked by Z. Taylor, postmarked \"Free [ ],\" laminated, watermark (H and O). Date on original catalog card appears [18]49 Mar. 27. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Mount Vernon to Caledon near Hampstead. Personal letter updating her on family health and affairs.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington to Audley. Assures her he would like to comply with her wishes [as regards political appointments], but he is swamped with applications, and his predecessor [Polk] filled all offices just before his term was up--will try to aid Col. Lee's son [G.W. Custis Lee?] get West Point appointment--explains system of choosing. Autograph letter signed, cover franked by Z.  Taylor, postmarked \"Washington DC 16 Apr,\" Free, red seal blurred, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Z. Taylor.\"","Document, 7 pages. Describes a trip to MV, by steamboat and hack from Washington. Mentions gate house lodges. Buildings and grounds in a dilapidated condition. Visited the New Tomb. Met J.A. Washington and was shown some of the first floor rooms and the key to the Bastille (misidentified as the key which confined Lafayette in the Prison at Ham.). Hopes that the gov't will purchase the estate.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House to Alexandria. Regrets he has no more autographs of G.W. to give away--has given them for 40 years \"andll over the civilized world,\" and the only letters he has left are those to his father, J. P. Custis, and some to himself when a student.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, mounted, on reverse of cover is cover addressed to Joseph B. Boyd Esq., Maysville Kentucky, postmarked Alexandria Va. Apr. 28; (probably forwarded to him by Bryan). Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\"","Receipt from John Augustine Washington III for 11 dollars to be handed to J. C. Sellman of Baltimore to be handed to the widow of a fisherman named Joseph Hall found drowned near the bank of the river at Mount Vernon.","A.L.S. 1 page. Washington corresponds to his attorney, B.W. Harrision, about his wife's father's estate.","Autograph - Zachary Taylor. 5 small slips of paper signed \"Z. Taylor,\" and 3 \"E.P. Lewis\" in Taylor's hand. One is endorsed \"Written by Genl. Taylor in his office at the White House May 1849,\" all enclosed in a cover marked \"Taylor's autographs' and \"Keep with letter\". [Probably goes with letter of Taylor to E.P. Lewis, dated July 2, 1849].","A.L.S. 1 page. Washington to Georgetown. Received her letters by her grandson, Edward Butler--congrat. on daughter [Parke's] \"eminent\" arrival--will be glad to receive her and family on Tuesday, their day for receiving company--forwards some autographs, as requested. Autograph letter signed, cover, franked by Z. Taylor, postmarked \"Free [ ], watermarked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Z. Taylor.\"","A.L.S. 6 pages. Sandy Spring to Alexandria. Stabler gives Washington advice on crops, soils, fertilizers and other agrarian areas of interest.","Hooff congratulates Washington on buying a farm, Cloveread, for five hundred dollars.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Georgetown. Mrs. Corcoran wishes to buy a lot in Georgetown formerly owned by the addressee's grandfather ... it is supposed that the addressee is the proper heir and the one to sell the property ...","A.L.S. 4 pages. Henry Augustine writes to his father about legal and financial matters. Henry Augustine Washington (1820-1858) and Lawrence Washington (1791-1875) were distant relatives of George Washington. Both paternal family lines trace back to John Washington (1632-1677).","A.L.S. 4 pages. Audley. A short commentary on the weather and season. She then records for her brother a short but graphic description of Houdon's visit to Mt. Vernon and his making GW's Bust. \"I wish I could give you all the information you desire in regard to Houdon's visit to Mt. Vernon. I was only six years old at that time, and perhaps have not retained any recollection of Houdon and his visit had I not seen the General as I supposed, dead, and laid out on a large table coverd with a sheet. I was passing the white servants Hall and saw as I thought the corpse of one considered my Father, I went in, and found the General extended on his back on a large table, a sheet over him, except his face, on which Houdon was engaged in putting on plaster to form the cast. Quills were in the nostrills. I was very much alarmed until I was told that it was a bust, a likeness of the General, and would not injure him. This is all I recollect.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood to Alexandria. Writes his brother family news--bad weather--killed some of C.A.W.'s sheep for fear of their starvation--feared to lose them all--Aunt [Frances] [?] is said by some to be going to marry Bushrod [Corbin ?] Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Brucetown Va Decb. 6th,.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. F. Washington, Jr.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Baton Rouge. SummaryAlthough he has never met her, he has long admired her character and virtues as reported by various individuals--knows Col. and Mrs. Butler [E.G.W. Butler and Frances Parke Lewis Butler] very well--they are visiting him now and are in good health--hears that \"notwithstanding you had readhed an age that but few attain, you enjoyed and was blessed with unusual good health ...\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. Mary Peter to give him a general power of attorney ... authorizes him to sell a slave and his family if possible and to collect debts due her ... family business ... political matters discussed ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Middleway to Berryville. Sends poem that he promised [on Z. Taylor]--if she likes it, send [Taylor] a copy. [Poem is enclosed, entitled \"The Crisis, To Gen: Zachary Taylor, President of the United States\"]. Autograph letter signed, cover with later docket \"Poem to Taylor and letter, 1850,\" laminated.","A.N.S. 1 page. Note for the bank to pay Mr. Washington the sum of $754.40 as the executor of General Washington's will and against the estate of Mrs. Peter.","A.N.S. 1 page. To Mr. A. Scott, the Cedars. Acceptance of a dinner invitation. Autograph note signed, with envelope.","A.D.S. 1 page. Appoints him her general attorney to attend to all her business affairs ... confirms any action he has taken already ...","A.L.S. 3 pages. Scolds him for not writing--is afraid he is ill--advises him to take a wife, so he won't be so lonely at Welllington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated.","Printed membership certificate for C.L.W. Butler for the donation of five dollars to the Washington National Monument Society.","Printed certificate filled in for Mrs. Albert Goodyear for her donation of a dollar to the Washington National Monument Society.","A.L.S. 1 page. Baltimore to Audley. Upon examining Genl. [Zachary] Taylor's papers, came across letter to her without an address--encloses it to her--Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Bliss overcome by their bereavement [Taylor's death] [Bliss was Taylor's son-in-law].  Autograph letter signed, cover, postmarked \"Baltimore Md. [ ] 17,\" stamped with early 5 cent stamp, watermark.","John A. Washington 1st statement of transfer of bonds by Mrs. Henderson to G. A. Washington.","A.L.S. 1 page. Encloses a letter by George Washington in compliance with a promise he gave.","Harrison writes about the possible sale of Mount Vernon to the United States, \"I wish you may succeed in making an even track with the government- Mt. Vernon ought to belong to the nation, in these disunion times- I think it wd. Have a wholesome influence - everything shd be done to perpetuate the memory of that great and good man GEORGE WASHINGTON…\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Sends a profile of Washington.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Expresses thanks for the books sent. Asks a favor in regards to Mr. Felton.","Bill for twelve hundred and fifty dollars. Autograph bill signed, Washington.","A.L.S. 12 pages. Description of an Early Visit to Mount. Vernon, with a group of Washingtonians including the 94 year old Mrs. Alexander Hamilton. Lengthy description of life in the Federal City and impressions of important political figures: Pres. Fillmore, Daniel Webster.","W.B. Whitehead write from Suffolk to John Augustine Washington at Mount Vernon concerning Gen. Washington's estate and a past debt. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, integral address with a Suffolk postmark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlee. Conveys appreciation of a Washington County agricultural group for use of Mr. W-n's dynamometer at a recent ploughing match ... discusses plows, agriculture, etc ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. \"I rec. yours of Oct 22nd, and as you request I send you a statement of the acct. between Hammerly and myself.\"","Autograph letter signed. Brown writes about selling some of John Augustine's lands. On the back of the letter, he asks if the remains of George Washington's old coffin still in the old vault at Mount Vernon. If so, Brown, writes, he can identify the pieces and place them at the National Institute for \"more perfect preservation.\"","One receipt from the Alexandria Post Office for postage, $2.24. Four envelopes addressed to John Augustine Washington III.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon to Fort Washington. Concerning the expected delivery of a \"box of Game and Fish.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","Although he cannot visit Mount Vernon when he is in Washington DC, Corcoran asked to see John Augustine Washington in Washington \"and talk about the matter in a much more satisfactory manner than it could be conducted in a correspondence…\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington to Philadelphia. Randolph, a Quaker, writes his mother that he visited Mount Vernon \"and was much disappointed to find the natural beauties of the place such that all the neglect of owners and trespassing of strangers for half a century have only been able to impair but not ... destroy them.\" Comments on huts of negros. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Personal, family letter. Sorry her letter to her at Mount Vernon will be missed since she left to go \"over the Ridge\" early.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington House to Bellair. Information on portraits of G.W.'s family--\"It is certain there is no portrait extinct of Augustine, the Father of the Chief, nor does there exist one of his illustrious mother, such is the result of my researches and enquiries of more than half a century - John was the favorite Brother, a magnificent man and most resembling the Chief of all the brothers. Mrs. Lewis the only Sister, whom I very well remember, was the most majestic and imposing looking female I ever beheld, and was dearly beloved by the Great Man. - There is a good portrait of her. Samuel was tall, but not so stout, while Charles was a very large man without anything remarkable about him,\"--cannot help him further in obtaining information on portraits of the family, but suggests asking in Stafford, Westmoreland and Northumberland--the absurdity of the belief that G.W. was born in England. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, torn, postmarked \"Alexandria Va. Aug. 7,\" with a 3 cent stamp, bearing George Washington's picture, laminated.","A.D. 5 pages. A friend of Nelly Custis Lewis for 58 years, Gibson writes a draft of her memories of Lewis and her relationship with the Washingtons. Martha Washington, her grandmother, implanted \"in her mind pure and sound principles\" for Nelly's life. Comments on Nelly's beauty, charms, the strength she rec'd from religion and political persuasion. Autograph manuscript, draft.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"Dear Augustine, I send you the above check for $100 which I recd. Of Davis - you will please give Hamerly cr. For the same - Yrs. Truly, H.T. Harrison.\"","A.D. 1 page. \"For C.A. Conrad and L. Lewis Conrad - Letters from their Grandmother Lewis' Father (their Great Grandfather John Parke Custis) to Genl Washington.\" Autograph document, docketed \"E.M. Lewis Sepr. 21st 1852.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Arlington House to New York. Congratulations on the completion of his work, and predicts a 2nd edition for it soon -- approves his prospectus of a field book of the Second War of Independence -- has just completed his four Revolutionary Battles and is working on his Magnus opus, Surrender of Yorktown painting -- describes it -- has a new studio fitted up in So. wing, where Mr. Stearns made copy of originals of Col. and Mrs. Washington -- Barnum's new pictorial magazine to rival Harper's--wants pictures in collection [at Arlington] preserved by engravings in his lifetime--would like Harper's to commission Lossing to do this--mentions \"Washington in 1772 Mrs. W. in 1759, Mr. Custis by ... Pine in 1785 ... the magnificent picture of Col. Parke by Sir Godfrey Kneller etc etc.\"--will send him paper on \"Levies and Drawing Rooms of the First President.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Alexandria Va., Dec. 30,\" early 3 cent stamp with George Washington's portrait, laminated.  Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\"","A.L. 4 pages. Draft, Recipient of nomination declines as he intends to support Gen. Winfield Scott and the Whigs ... nomination made by the American National Convention (Know-Nothing Party)... Date on original catalog card appears [1852]. It has been suggested that the nominee was George Corbin Washington, a member of Congress from MD.","Autograph letter signed. Jane writes to her son about Clark Mills's proposed statue of Washington, \"which out government has at this late but fortunate time, determined on having.\" She also asks her granddaughter Louisa to write about her acquaintance with Washington Irving.","A.D.S. 1 page. Certifies that Lossing has been engaged for several days in making drawings of the Washington Treasures at Arlington House and has made \"spirited and faithful sketches\" of these and other superior works of art there. Autograph document signed, fragment.","A.L.S. GWPC discusses Lossings proposed article on Mount Vernon for Harper's magazine.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Dusseldorf on the Rhine. Sends a bottle of cologne as an expression of thanks for receiving \"a stranger\" as a guest at Mount Vernon.","Letter from Jane C. Washington to her son that she learned of the conditional sale of Mount Vernon to a company from the newspapers. She expresses her hope that, if the estate cannot stay in the family, that it may become \"the honored and cherished property of the United States Government.\" At the end of the letter, Jane adds that she is \"Earnestly praying my beloved son that you may in all things and at all times, be guided by Divine Wisdom.\"\n  \nJane and her son Richard plan to visit John Augustine in a few days. They will take the Canal Boat at Harpers Ferry to Georgetown, and then proceed to Alexandria where they will spend the night. She looks forward to enjoying the scenery along the Potomac.\n  \nJane also mentions that Washington Irving is still at John Pendleton Kennedy's place and relates news some of Irving's travels. Irving had visited Mount Vernon in early 1853. Jane was pleased to see Irving join in her church's communion service last Sunday.","A.D.S. 1 page and survey drawing. Survey of 200 acres at Mount Vernon (land eventually sold to the MVLA) showing public road and wharf and delineating a 1/2 acre square around the tomb.","Autograph letter signed with envelope. Jane congratulates John Augustine and his wife Nelly on the birth of their son Lawrence Washington. She also writes about the murder of her relative, Thomas Blackburn. Blackburn was fatally stabbed by another student while a cadet at VMI in Lexington.","Printed letter, 1 page. Invitation, probably to John Augustine Washington III to participate in the Washington birthday commemorations held by the New York Order  of United Americans. W.W. Osborn, Chairman, and Charles E. Gildersleve, secretary.","A.L.S. 6 pages. Hasn't heard from GWPC in long time--thanks Custis for offering the \"Alpha and Omega\" flags to the gov't--mentions having seen a \"professed original painting\" of GWashington at office of the \"Albion\" supposedly done by Sharples--eyes are a deep hazel instead of \"Being the clear blue of the chief\"--thinks mistake could have been made in copying--relates incident of Benj. Winthrop saving a portrait of Frederick the Great from destruction at the home of Mr. Monroe (President's son)--exhibition at National Academy of Design features two pictures of George Washington by Stearns--one in his retirement at Mount Vernon and One Death Bed Scene.","Thomas sends a letter of Jared Sparks (not present), and mentions \"My father being the surviving executor of Judge Washington, at his death all executional power over that estate ceased, and for the purpose of setting up the estate it will be necessary for an administrator, with the will annexed to be appointed in your county. He also mentions that John Augustine's son is the first male to be born at Mt. Vernon \"… to any of the proprietors bearing the name of the first Washington who owned the place… and you intend calling him Lawrence… the most appropriate name…\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. Gives the pedigree of one Peter Grayson Washington whose father was the nephew of \"old Lund Washington of Hayfield\" ... Peter W-n is supposed to have a gold-headed cane with Washington's coat of arms ...","A.L.S. 2 pages. Georgetown. Recounting the funeral of George Corbin Washington.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. Will send his large painting of the Surrender of Yorktown to the City Hall to hang.","Letter written by Jane C. Washington from Blakely near Charlestown, West Virginia a few months before her death to her son John Augustine Washington III. Jane tells John she was \"much interested and amused at your correspondence with the Richmond and Manchester Ladies. They no doubt are inspired by sincere and noble feelings of admiration and gratitude to the truly great and good Father of his Country, called forth and appointed by providence as such. His memory will be best preserved and handed down to posterity by the Constitution which he labored to build up and which I devoutly pray may ever be sustained by successive generations. Let dear old Mount Vernon continue forever, if it pleases an all wise providence, in the Washington family and name.\" Jane adds \"I am not very well and fear I am becoming a confirmed Dispeptic, looking as yellow and shrivled as an old cucumber.\"","A.D.S. 4 pages. Minutes from the meeting of the \"visitors  of the Potomac Pavilion.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. My dear Steinberger, my kinsman our friend John Alexander is about to visit the Pacific as flag Lieutenant of Admiral Bruce the newly appointed commander of the fleet. As is the fortune of war it may happen that he shall be in your neighborhood. I have thought it best to give him this introduction to you. Note on another page reads \"Genl. Washington Five letters receved back from my friend Dr. A.L. Elwyn after publication in Minutes, Phila. (?) Jany. 4, 1854.\"","D. 4 pages. Will of George Washington Parke Custis. Bequeaths to daughter Mary Anna Randolph Lee use of his Arlington House estate and other lands, furniture, plate, etc. during her lifetime--on her death, to eldest grandson, George Washington Custis Lee--$10,000 to each of granddaughters--to W.H.F. Lee, White House estate--to R.E. Lee [Jr.] plantation in King William--other lands to be sold to pay legacies to granddaughters--lot in Washington to Col. Lee--family plate to be divided among grandchildren, \"but the Mt. Vernon Plate altogether, and every Article I posses relating to Washington, that came from Mt. Vernon, is to remain with my Daughter at Arlington House during said Daughter's life, and at her death, to go to my eldest grandson, George Washington Custis Lee and to descend from him entire and unchanged to my latest posterity.\"--emancipation of his slaves \"in such manner as to my Executors may seem most expedient and proper.\"  Appoints as executors Robert Edward Lee, Robert Lee Randolph of Eastern View, Rt. Rev. Bish. Meade, and George Washington Peter. Document, in hand of [Mary Custis Lee ?,] docketed \"The Last will and Testament of George W. P. Custis Made and Executed the 26th March 1855,\" and endorsed \"Arlington 5 Dec. 1857, A true copy from the original in my possesion. [signed] R.E. Lee, Col. U.S.A.\"","Autograph letter signed \"Jean C. Washington.\" Jane writes to her son that an enslaved man named George has died. \"He was very much reduced, not being able for some time to retian any nourishment. He was delirious, but never violent or ungovernable: fancying he saw lovely angel children near him - and when I read to him, was calm, and apparently pleased, tho' he seldom spoke.\" She adds, \"I shall miss him very much, he was a faithful and affectionate servant - and in traveling watchful and attentive to my comfort.\" She had intended to send for Reverend Charles E. Ambler of Zion Episcopal Church in Charles Town for George's funeral, but \"Mary Jane preferred 'Solomon,'\" a Baptist preacher.","Recommends that Rogers try to get his play performed on the New York Stage. He asks Rogers help. Custis feelds that it will be a successful drama. He reports that his health is as it was and his spirits are very much depressed.","Autograph letter signed by prominent Chicago machinery producer J. S. Wright. He writes to John Augustine with condolences on the death of his mother, Jane C. Washington. He writes that his mother and John Augustine's were alike: \"Both were eminently kind. Religion made both cheerful, animated, companionable... we have known \u0026 tried a Mother's love.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Discusses Custis' comments on paintings by Wertmüller and Luetze. Mentions Lossing's desire to annotate and illustrate GWPC's Recollections.","A.L.S. 1 page. Near Onancock. Received L.W.W.'s letter offering birth place and burial ground of \"the Father's Family\" to [Va.] on condition \"that it shall be kept sacred.\"--asks him to say so to the legislature after inauguration--'If the Legislature won't, I will take the responsibility.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Henry A. Wise.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Concerns Everett's research on George Washington's library.","A.L.S. 1 page. Richmond. Now that Wakefield is to be cared for by Va., he proposes that the family burial plot and the spot on which stood the house in which GW was born he presented to Va. ... these had formerly been reserved by the family when the land was sold by George Corbin W-n to John Gray ...","Printed invitation with envelope. \"First Annual Washington Festival of Henry Clay Chapter ... at the National Hotel, Detroit ... to join in celebrating the Birthday of the immortal Washington.\" Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 1 page. Custis writes about the model of the Bastille and its history in the Washington family.","Printed Certificate, certified by John A. Washington and witnessed by W. B. Magruder, Mayor of Washington, stating that the series of Lithographs advertised, are framed with wood cut from trees grown at Mount Vernon. It is also certified that Mr. James Crutchett is exclusive agent for this timber.","Small printed broadside by H. Barnes of Boston, Ma. Engraving of MV and GW, engraved by American BANK Note Co. with certification by John A. Washington, III that James Crutchett has all rights to Mount Vernon Timber.","Sparks reports that he shipped Eyre's Washington Letters explaining that he obtained the copies of the letters from her father. He claims to have never seen the originals and mentions that a service called \"Adam's Express\" was hired to ship the package.","Copy of will, Mrs. Frances Dandridge Henley Lear, third wife of Tobias Lear, of the city of Washington. Devisees include Louisa Lincoln Lear, Elizabeth and Fanny Lear Hawley. The forman to receive a miniature of George Washington with hair enclosed presented to Tobias Lear by Martha Washington. Jewelry, silver, books, furniture.","Letter to his new steward about affairs on his estates -- poor condition of his negroes -- has had many complaints about their treatment -- \"to get the negroes comfortably housed, \u0026 provided with clothes and blankets will be the first of acts of your administration\" -- he knows nothing of what goes on on his estate -- settlement with Rail Road -- they have only the right away through the White House on the Pamunkey plantation, anything else must be paid for. Autograph letter signed, laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Washington has been appointed an aide on the Governor's staff ... encloses copy of a ltr. from George Washington to Col. John Cropper ... [Writings show several ltrs. from GW to Cropper].","A.L.S. 1 page. Adjutant General's office, Richmond. Appointed aide-de-camp with brevet rank of Col. of Cavalry ... signed by Wm. H. Richardson ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Writes for Eleanor Love Washington who is still weak but recovering well. Hopes she will be able to return to Mount Vernon in a few days. Date on original catalog card appears [1857] April 17.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. Receives large amt. of correspondence re: G Washington ... \"cutting up fragments from old letters and accounts some of 1760, or nearly an hundred years ago, to supply the call for Anything ... of his venerated hands\" ... encloses a 1772 account with GW autograph as a relic for the Tri Mont Society] ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Waverly. Sends letter of Mrs. M.W. as \"a fit accompaniment-to one of G.W.'s sent earlier--her virtues. Autograph letter signed, separate cover, \"Mrs. R. E. Lee\", scribbled across cover. (A Note by Varina Jefferson Davis (undated) is filed with this statement of Authenticity).","Autograph letter, signed. Rembrandt Peale, known for his 'porthole portraits' of George Washington, recalls his father painting the earliest known image of Washington in 1772 as well as a miniature he painted for Martha Washington.","Certificate of authentication of a cane and spy glass possessed by N. H. Washington. An accompanying envelope further describes the spy glass's provenance from George Washington --N. H. Washington -- presented to William L. Yancey of Alabama -- given to Jefferson Davis, the piece was taken off of a British soldier who expired at Germantown during the Revolutionary War. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel; autograph note on envelope.","A.L.S. 1 page. Regrets not having been able to go with K. to Louisville. \"Courage was not wanting, but strength was.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1857] Sept. 4. GWPC died on Oct. 10 of this year.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia. Thomas is writing to an unknown person offering to sell a silver salt cellar which once belonged to Martha Washington. The salt cellar is fully described.","A.L.S. 2 1/2 pages. Charlestown to Mount Vernon. Alexander tells of his problems with draft notes and the Lucas'. He advises John to wait before selling his land. $0.03 stamp on address leaf.","D. 12 pages. A lengthy memoir of Rembrandt Peale's involvement with W-n portraiture, beginning with his 3 sittings from life in Phila. in 1795 and recounting his self-described life-long \"obsession\" to create a perfect portrait of W-n. Describes evolution of his various styles of treating his subj: equestrian, porthole, etc. Includes criticism of other painters, anecdotes of George Washington, etc. May be a partial text of his lecture on the subject, see \"Eisen\", vol. 2.","General Orders, 1 page. Ordered to report to Richmond on Feb. 22 for Celebration of the elevating of Equestrian Statue of George Washington ... specifies uniform to be worn ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Adjutant General's office. Uniform of Col. of Cavalry on Gov. staff same as that of U.S. Army ... may wear sword he mentioned ...","A.L.S. 4 pages. Letter concerning the donation of George Washington's birthplace and the Washington family burial grounds at Pope's Creek Plantation. Lewis W. Washington donated the land to the state of Virginia. Here Lewis writes Beale, state senator of Virginia, that Mr. John E. Wilson, the owner of the surrounding land, should be consulted. The donated land is \"... situated in the heart of [Wilson's] arable fields ...\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. W. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Claymont. Re: Wakefield and the family burial plot to be turned over to Va ... has written to Gov. Wise inviting him to visit Wakefield to make arrangements for memorials etc ... invites Col. W-n to come also ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. W. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Adjutant General's office. Orders to report to Richmond in full uniform for ceremonies on July 5 ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Executive deparment, Richmond. Requests a formal deed of tender of GW's Birthplace to the state of Va. so that the state may maintain its right-of-way to the birthplace and burial grounds ...","A.L.S. 2 pages. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Says he has been requested by Harpers magazine to write an article on Mount Vernon since it has become a place of interest to the American people. Would he welcome a visit by Lossing to Mount Vernon?","A.L.S. 1 page. Executive department, Richmond. Re: Wakefield ... acknowledges receipt of letter enclosing deed to Wakefield.","A.L.S. and envelope. Everett writes concerning a speaking engagement about George Washington in Northbridgewater, Boston.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Concerning the publication of her father's \"Recollections\"- they will split the profits. \"Its success may materially aid us in continuing the hospitalities of this old and much frequented mansion.\"","D. 1 page. $100 receipt for Edward Everett for speaking engagement at North Bridgewater from Peabody Treasurer.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington. Regrets that their mutually edited book, \"Recollections of Washington,\" by GWPC cannot be published more quickly.","Autograph letter signed. Warrenton. Shackleford writes to accept Augustine's offer for the purchase of two enslaved boys named Bob and Armistead for $1200 each.","John A. Washington III writes to \"Dear Ned\" sending a note via Louisa and a servant to ask Ned to call on him. Verso is a recipe. Autograph letter, signed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington. [Regarding publication of her father's Memoirs] Sends by Col. [R.E.] Lee her \"Memoir\" and other papers--also all letters between G.W. and her grandfather [J.P. Custis]--\"I only suggest that if you publish the will of my ancestor it may be as well to omit for the sake of our Northern readers the names of all the slaves mentioned in the legacies.\"--sends him an engraving of Mrs. W. and a daguerre of Mrs. Lewis--title page to have title her father put to his work--hopes the work [G.W.P. Custis's Recollections] will come out shortly--will try to find the speech on the overthrow of Napoleon for Lossing--doesn't care for more mention of her name in title page than is there at present. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. C. Lee.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Letter concerns his painting, \"The Home of Washington.\" In his letter, he asks Lossing, a fellow artist, advice in finding who were the members of the Washington household in August 1784 during Layfayette's first visit to Mt Vernon. He wants to include them in his painting along with G. Washington, and Gen. Layfayette on the piazza at Mt. Vernon.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Sorry for delay in sending inscription on bust of Necker--copied it long ago, but forgot to forward it--\"The Bust stands where it was placed by Washington himself.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\" [At top of paper is transcript of inscription on bust of Necker].","John A. Washington III writes to \"Dear Ned\" regarding the purchase of horses, cattle, and investments in cattle and guano. Also plans to call upon Turner with \"Farmer\" Jefferson in tow and \"take him captive\" and \"pick you up and bring you both down with me -- so hold youself in readiness.\" Autograph letter, signed.","Includes negotiations for purchase of negro boy that was delayed. Instructs West to make a strong box for sending plows to Waveland and to mend the windows of the hot beds.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Sends her a Sago palm -- the one owned by George Washington is to go to the Ladies Association and another to go with him to Fauquier.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Paid Mr. Bennett for him and sends receipt--\"Your proposition to enclose the other papers I loaned you to Mrs. Lee of Arlington is perfectly satisfactory to me\"--cannot comply with his request to leave plan of Pohick in his keeping. Autograph letter signed, on lined paper. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. John Augustine Washington writes from Mount Vernon responding to a 12 September dispatch from G.R.H. Hughes. Washington inquires about the status of financial and legal matters, especially in relation to \"my money attached by Ogden in the Marine Bank.\" He directs Hughes to \"direct our interests, and if necessary, employ the best Counsel you can get to assist you. If the case goes against us in the Illinois State Courts, can we throw it into the Federal Courts and how long can we keep it open? ... Believing we are right and have been badly treated by Mr. Ogden, we are disposed to fight it out.\" Based on the docketing on the reverse, this appears to be Washington's file copy.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mrs. W-n ill after leaving Old Point Comfort ... now that her recovery is under way he writes for his wife ... refers to \"good old times at Wellington\" ... nicely settled at Waverly ...","Measured drawing marked \"No. 2\" of the Mount Vernon wharf ... plan drawn by M.C. Meigs, Capt. U.S. Engineer ... \"4 Oct. Sup foot or $2800\" ...\"Recommended for adoption the front of the Wharf being made parallel to the thread of the Stream.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Returning from Norfolk where he met with an assemblage of the Dismal Swamp Land Company. Encloses money for taxes for land. Other personal business.","A.L.S. 1 page. Letter signed, envelope. Date on original catalog card appears [1859] November 27.Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Munford.\" Covering ltr. for General orders to serve on general staff ... [See also General Orders #13 of same date].","General Orders, 1 page, Copy. Assigned a Voluntary Aide on the General Staff. Head Quarters Charlestown. [See also Munford to W-n of the same date].","Located with items pertaining to the estate of Aaron Leggett. Letterhead at top of page reads \"Leather Manufacturers Bank, New York\". Letter mentions parcels of land, cattle, and sheep.","A.L.S. 2 pages. New York. Re: papers sent to him at West Point \u0026 concealed in a secret drawer during his absence ... recently found by accident ... mentions W-n's ordeal at Harpers Ferry ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon to Richmond. Introduces friend and kinsman Charles A. Washington who visits Richmond to attend his brother, Major [Francis?] Washington, who is ill there. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, on lined paper, directed \"to introduce Charles A. Washington Esqr.\"Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mentioning a possible pleasure excursion to Mount Vernon.","Letter mentions Aaron Leggett, Mt. Vernon, and Accotink.","John A. Washington III writes to \"dear Ned\", regarding the bay horse Ned took care of for him -- \"I send Toby down for him, and unless you have use for him will ask the favour of you to send him up to me.  Bob and Mr. Shinker(?) will be here on Friday. I would be pretty pleased if you would ride up with them.\" Autograph letter, signed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Dear Sir, We send to you all Mrs. Powel's papers which we find. We have not opened packages or read letters. If you find anything that should [ ] in the hands of W Birde [ ] you will please return them to us. The Washington letters were found among the Tilghman papers and returned to us by W. Tilghman for you. Very truly Sincerely, Alice K. Price.  Autograph letter signed, + 1 envelope.","In account with James McEvan, Dr.","A.D. 1 page. Chas. Johnson Treas. In account with Mount Vernon Association. MVLA's account including charges for excursion tickets, board and lodging, oilcloth and gilding, advertising, and mending pipe frame.","Orders. D.S. 1 page. West Point, NY. Acknowledgment of Lewis W. W-n's gift to the Adademy of a report by General Nathaniel Green to General George Washington ...","Autograph letter signed. Beall-Air. Lewis writes to his cousin John Augustine that he is \"committing matrimony at Clover Lea with our sweet cousin Ella Bassett.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Declines invitation to attend his wedding.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"The traitorous devils are still hoping to \"drag\" our glorious old Kentucky at the heels of [?] South Carolina but they will fail. They will make every effort to dragoon the legislature into Revolution but we shall meet them at every point ...\" Clerk's Office of the Court of Appeals.","John A. Washington III writes to \"dear Ned\", regarding church matters (\"Yesterday evening I heard from Bishop Meade -- He will not ordain Mr. Baker before his set time and makes no positive promise of lettig us have him then.\") and meeting in the future (\"It may be better to have the meeting next week, as it will give me time to hear form Warrenton as to the title of Walshs's property and whether James will allow time on the purchase money\"). Autograph letter, signed.","A list of property, including enslaved persons, reported to be taken by the 16th New York Regiment from John Augustine Washington III's farm near Mount Vernon. Although John Augustine sold the Mount Vernon mansion and grounds to the Mount Vernon Ladies Association in 1858, he retained property in the surrounding area. The list of slaves includes Jim Mitchell and Edmund Parker, who were later employed by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, and Gabriel Johnson, who had escaped in 1845 and been held at Bruin's Slave Jail. ","A note and blind stamp on the fourth page indicate the list was received by R.H. Donavan of the Fauquier County Court on 19 April 1889.","Letter from lawyer George R. H. Hughes, Chicago, to John Augustine Washington III informing him that his investments in Chicago real estate and bonds have not been successful. His previous letters to John Augustine have been unanswered, and Hughes writes that bond prices are \"ruinous\" in the present crisis and the best he can hope to realize for John Augustine is $37,500. ","Hughes discusses the market in detail, warning John Augustine, \"I have no idea that you will be able to get your money back the way things are going here, for five or ten years, and then prices would have to double to enable you to get back your outlay with interest.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Huntersville. John writes from camp with General Lee where he is an aide - de - camp. He says his overseer \"informs me of the destruction of my property at Mount Vernon ...\" No address leaf.","C.S. Edwards writes to his wife about his visit to Mount Vernon and dinner in the mansion study during the Civil War. Includes envelope.","A.D.S. 1 page. Note reads \"Washington was the greatest of good men and the best of great men. Edward Everett, Boston 1 Oct. 1861.\" Typescript copy with letter head \"The Lincoln Library Shippensburg, PA.\"","Philadelphia to Alexandria. Tabb inquires into the operations of Washington's farm. Discusses the move from Mount Vernon.","Two letters, Philadelphia. A.L.S. 2 pages. John Campbell to Mehitable Ward. Letter describes \"heavy silverplated dinner plates that belonged to George Washington. A.L.S. 1 page. George Devereux to Mehitable Ward. George Devereux writes a thank you upon receiving daguerrotype of her recently deceased son.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Letter addressed to \"Dear Sister\" with a description of Woodlawn plantation in 1863. Torn into two pieces at the fold.","Bradley writes to Bull about his visit to Mount Vernon during the Civil War.","D. 3 pages. Silliman, an American chemist and geologist, quotes from a letter of John Struthers (sculptor of George Washington's sacrophagus) describing the transfer of George Washington's remains from the new tomb vault into the marble sacrophagus in October, 1837.","Currency paper. Value 50 cents. Issued by the Confederate States of America.","A.L.S. 1 page. Boston. Has tried to deliver a breast pin containing hair of George Washington ... will Parker please call for it ...","A.D.S. 1 page. Note reads \"Washington was the greatest of good men and the best of great men. Edward Everett, Boston 10 Dec. 1864.\"","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","A.D.S. 7 pages. Description of a tour of the Mansion and grounds with fellow soldiers from Sherman's Army of the Tennessee.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Lexington. Lee acknowledges receipt of three articles that were removed from the Custis House (Arlington) during the Civil War and sent back to him by Hedden. Lee grants Hedden's request for the satin engraving of George Washington drawn by Dr. Charles Buxton. This letter of thanks accompanies the return of the picture to Hedden. Engraving owned by MVLA [W-2796]. Autograph letter signed, with envelope.","New York. Hedden acknowledges receipt of Lee's letter and a satin engraving of George Washington by Dr. Charles Buxton. The engraving belonged to the Custis family when it was removed from Arlington House by Union troops. See Lee letter of March 23, 1866 [RM-837; MS-5287]. Engraving owned by MVLA [W-2796]. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","Indenture. D. 1 page (in 2 pieces). Conveys 100 acres of land known as the Montery Estate, Clark Co., Va. to L.H.L.D. Lewis for $2,500.00. Contains a primisory note for that amount.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Lexington. Apparently written to an editor or publisher regarding the publication of a book on the Custis family. She discusses illustrations of her grandfather John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis, both children of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. She doubts the success of such a book \"though it may be appreciated when passion and violence shall have ceased in the land -\".","Print advertisement, \"Interesting National Picture. Washington and his Generals, Drawn and Engraved by A.H. Ritchie.\" Published by Ritchie and Co. includes opinions of the press.","Typescript copy of a document certifying the provenance of the sword. Signed G.W. Lewis, Judge of Westmoreland Co Virginia.","A.D.S. 1 page. Autograph document signed, \"New Books.\" Provenance material for Martha Washington's breast pin, earrings; silver scraper used by Washington during his last illness.","Notebook or journal titled \"A Visti to Mount Vernon, May 17th 1872 Isaac P. Noyes. Washington D.C. \"S.G.O.\" 1872\"  Autograph document, 50 pages.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Near Fish Haul, King William County, Virginia. Concerns some paintings she is having cleaned and repaired ... only other person to work on them was Volkmar, \"who was considered the best repairer in this country\" ...","A.L.S. 2 pages. Executive Mansion, Washinton D.C. Luckey was a personal secretary to Ulysses Grant. Discusses the transfer of \"swords, etc.\" to the Association. He can come pick them up.","D. 1 page. Bound in sum of $15,000 and appointed Special Commissioners by the Court to sell the Beall Air farm and/or real estate.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"Dear Sir, My Aunt [ ] has given me to send to you the parcel of Genl. Washington's Letters of which you were inquiring and which have been in my grandfathers possession. How shall I send them to you?\" Autograph letter signed, 1 envelope postmarked.","Manuscript account entitled \"An excursion by steamboat on the Potomac\" by Harry Chapman Westbay of Monett, Missouri. It describes the steamer leaving Washington City and traveling down the Potomac to Mount Vernon. Westbay describes being given a tour of Washington's tomb and mansion by Col. J. McHenry Collingsworth, superindendent of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. He writes that visiors are \"at liberty to walk a round the grounds and through the houses.\"","Accompanied by six manuscripts and notes. Documents provenance of George and Martha Washington's hair given by Martha Washington to Mrs. Oliver Wolcott upon Washington's retirement from the presidency in 1797. Names include: Jane Conrad Wolcott, Olivia Wolcott, Oliver S. Wolcott. Hair in Mount Vernon Ladies Association Collection.","Letter from Don Diego Gardoqui to George Washington, copied by the State Department in 1881. According to corresponding notes, the copy was made from a copy in the hand of Bushrod Washington. The original letter sent in 1787 accompanied the gift of a 4-volume Spanish edition of Don Quixote for Washington's library.","Baltimore, Provenance pertaining to the Washington sword willed to George Lewis.","A series of letters from Fannie Washington Finch (also spelled Fanny), great-grandniece of George Washington, to Mary Claflin, wife of Governor William Claflin, regarding the sale of Washington family items. Fannie writes that she is reluctant to sell the family heirlooms but must because of her \"pecuniary condition.\" Included in the letters is a list of items being sold, including a silver pitcher, coffee pot, mugs, tumblers, ladle, tablespoons, salts, sugar bowl, cream pots, glass water bottles, glass tumblers, glass goblets, glass dessert dish, snuff box presented by Thomas Lord Fairfax to General Washington, 4 wine marks owned by George Washington, a large bed quilt made from dresses worn by Martha Washington, 2 silver plated sauce dishes, miscellaneous chinaware, and an engraved plate of Col. William Augustine Washington.","Included with the letters is a manuscript \"Extracts from newspapers, relating to Mrs Finch - great-grand niece of George Washington,\" genealogical information, lists of household goods, and an 1891 newsclipping about Fanny Washington Finch.","A.L.S. 7 pages. History of the blade worn by the \"Father of Our Country\" written by Ellshaw.","Provenance document, A.D.S. 1 page. Letter explaining the provenance of many of the George Washington to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Powel correspondence. Marked \"Keep. Private to my brothers, not to be shown in Public.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. \"I delivered today the parcel of Washington's letters to your mother, and was very glad to have them pass into the custody of the rightful owner.\" Autograph letter signed, 1 envelope postmarked w/stamp.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Bergen Point, N.J. Inquires after information on a Washington chair. Her friend told her the story and provenance of the chair but she is not certain her memory is correct and would like reaffirmation.","Brief description of mansion and Washington's daily habits, Gen. Washington's bedroom, recounting of silver dollar myth. Manuscript signed by Pierce.Date on original catalog card appears as c1885.","Invitation to the Centennial celebration of Washington's inauguration, for Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Keyser. Engraved invitation includes list of Committee members and card listing events.","List of relics exhibits of celebration of 100th anniversary of inauguration of George Washington.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Relating to the Papers of General Washington. Autograph letter, copy. Date on original catalog card appears [1889]. Provenance information transferred from the Curatorial files.","Autograph letter signed, accompanies book George Washington and Mount Vernon, Long Island Historical Society publication of William Pearce letters edited by Conway RL-4467.","Copy of a letter made by Mary Powel, letter between Tobias Lear and Samuel Powel, March 9, 1797. Provenance of objects belonging to General Washington, now under ownership at the Pennsylvania His. Soc.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Bernard Carter and Sons, Baltimore. Attorneys at Law. Settiling the estate of Barton Harris and giving him what is owed back to him.","Typescript court document. \"Shereas Hortense H. McIntire, by William W. McIntire, her husband and next friend, and Elizabeth H.K. Richardson, by John S. Richardson, Junior, her husband and next friend, as next of kin of Chapin Barton Monroe Harris, late of Baltimore City, deceased, heretofore filed a caveat in th eOrphans Court of Baltimore City against Edmund Law Rogers, claiming to be executor of said Harris, under a paper writing alleged to be last will of said Harris and which had been admitted to probate in said Orphans Court, alleging among othe rthings that said paper writing was not the last will and testament of said Harris...\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Letter of provenance. Autograph letter signed, signatures of both Mary E. Powel and Samuel Powel. The following mementos of Geo. Washington are in my possession. Two small oval mirrors and two gilded silver brackets belonging w/the mirrors with the decoration [ ] - in bad repair. His breakfast cup - M.E.P. Custis gave it to my father ...\".","Bushrod Corbin Washington II writes about real estate for a possible shoe factory in Charlestown, West Virginia.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Regarding the Washington shaving table.","Edward Downes Law writes to his cousin, Edmund Law Rogers, Baltimore, regarding his receipt of a copy of a letter written by George Washington. He also discusses his shared frustrations with the recent biography on Roger's grandfather--Thomas Law--and the constant inaccuracies by authors. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages with envelope.","Autograph letter signed, S.F. Smith. Manuscript copy of the hymn \"America.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Provenance letter. \"We understand thoroughly what your wishes are in respect to the kind of showcase required to cover the \"Plateau\" as quote same as follows ...\"","Letter from Tiffany and Co. assuring Miss Lewis of the whereabouts of George Washington's sword.","News clipping, provenance document. Covers very briefly Houdon's visit to Mt. Vernon and the Houdon bust. Printed document. Provenance information taken from the Curatorial files.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Concerning the Houdon Bust and how it came to be at Mount Vernon. Provenance information transferred from the curatorial files.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Provenance document. Letter to Mr. Harrison from Sarah Yeates Whelen concerning Louis XVI carpet.","D. 2 pages. Provenance document. Description of the carpet given to George Washington ordered by Louis XVI.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Provenance document. To \"Dear Ladies.\" She is sending a small patchwork quilt, Mrs. Richardson will present it on her behalf, which was made by Martha Washington of pieces from her gowns.","A.L.S. 1 page. Provenance document. Letter from Mrs. Conrad to Mrs. Richardson. Provenance for footstool and table cover for Nelly Custis room.","D. 1 page. \"The mirror belonged to Mrs. Albert Peale ....... James Peale, the miniature painter bought it at George Washington's sale when he lived in High Street ....\".  Provenance information taken from the Curatorial files. Date on original catalog card appears [1899].","Letter concerning John Augustine Washington and Mount Vernon. On Mary Washington Association letterhead.","A.L.S. 1 page. Tells of the distribution of two canes Washington gave him; canes made of wood at Mount Vernon. Letter head \"William McKinley Normal and Industrial School\".","A.L.S. 1 page on Mary Washington Association letterhead. Concerning Washington relics.","Provenance document, plaster cast of Washington by Houdon. Notarized letter certifying the history of a plaster cast of George Washington's face reportedly made by Houdon in 1797. Lawrence and Nelly Lewis  provenance, family history.","A.L.S. 8 pages. Mary Custis Lee comments on the improbability of the story that George and Martha Washington were married in St. Peter's Church.","Printed pamphlet. Senate Bill No. 1238 and House Bill No. 5489 to Reimburse the Estate of Gen. George Washington, for certain lands in Ohio lost by conflicting grants Made under the authority of the United States ...","A.D.S. 1 page. Confidential memo from M. E. Powel concerning the suspected theft of a collection of Washington letters. Includes xerox of NY Times 3/16/1913 article.","A.L.S. 12 pages. Believes the brace of pistols mentioned in enclosed clipping is the one which disappeared from Lexington some yrs. back ... hopes family will investigate ... interest newspapers, etc. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Mary C. Lee.\"","D. 2 pages. Printed page. H.R. Bill 15353 authorizing purchase of certain Washington relics. $30,000. to W. Lanier Washington for the following Washingtoniana: portrait of Mary Ball Washington, silver cups, whist counters, Lund Washington account book, account books of George Washington's executors, key to George Washington birthplace, George Washington shoe buckles, brooch, snuff box, cup and saucer, dinner invitation from George Washington to B. West, Augustine Washington's silver shoe buckle (half-brother to George Washington) ...","Invitation addressed to Robert Nuese is seeking funds from Americans to restore Sulgrave Manor. Date on original catalog card appears ca 1920. Includes unused envelope and 1 insert.","Small note with information on the Vaughan Plan. Peter family.","Postcard, Mount Vernon piazza. Bears signature of Mrs. Eleanor S. Washington Howard (b. 1856, child of John Augustine Washington, Jr. and Eleanor Love Selden). She was the last Washington daughter to be born at Mount Vernon. Date on original catalog card appears c. 1931.","Two letters, A.L.S. 1 page. Regarding a reproduction key to the front door of Mount Vernon.","D. 3 pages. Inventory of cattle on each of the Mount Vernon farms, at the Distillery and at the Ferry.","Poem, D. 1 page. \"Versis on Sir Thomas Adams, Baronet Commander of His Majesty's Frigate the Boston, who died at Virginia. By a Young Lady.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. To Arlington. Invites him to supper \"this evening at 8 oclock.\" Autograph letter signed, with envelope, watermark (Patent).","A.L.S. 2 pages. To Eltham. Apologizes for enclosing letter to Major [Geo. A.] Washington--heard he was at Eltham, and desired to reach him--sympathizes with \"distressing accident\" in his family and Mrs. Daingerfield's situation [widowed]--her children are all well--\"Washington [G.W.P. Custis] quite hearty and the prettiest creature in the World ...\" Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark (crown). Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. Custis.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages. An autograph document signed, in the hand of Herbert Washington, promising to pay $60 on April 1, 1824 for the season of Rattler. Witnessed by Robert Earley. On reverse, assigned on April 17, 1825 to Wm. Hickman as agent for Dr. Wm. Thronton by Saml. Strider. Autograph document signed, fragment, in hand of Herbert Washington, endorsed. On reverse, assigned on April 17, 1825 to Wm. Hickman as agent for Dr. Wm. Thornton by Saml. Strider.","A.D. 1 page. Note, height of mountain peaks in the Himalaya Mountains and others, marked \"For my darling Angela.\" Relative heights of mountains, principally in India, and sources of the Ganges River.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington, D.C. to Alexandria. A.D. 1 page. Heard of her safe arrival at Mrs. Mason's--hopes to see her again--hopes her neuralgia will disappear--will try to make Col. [Bliss] diet more strictly to prevent another attack--news of [Z. Taylor's] family. [B.T. bliss was probably Zachary Taylor's younger daughter, Mary Elizabeth, or Betty]. Autograph letter signed, cover marked \"concerning Bliss and Taylors\", watermark.","D. 1 page. Poem in French, 8 lines with quotation at end from \"Pleasures of Memory.\"","D. 1 page. Cover note, unknown author or recipient. Received enclosed letter some time since and opened it, having heard rumor \"you was gone to ye. other World\"--this probably owing to his retiring from company because of the Eruptions. Document, frag., laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. In answer to his [G.A.W.'s] letter, he has cash ready for him--no purchaser for G.A.W.-s lots--cash scarce and no one wants to enter into any contract--requests a visit by G.A.W. and Mrs. [Fanny Bassett] Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, part of watermark.","D. 4 pages. Speech, The superiority of free countries over despotisms--necessity of educating people. Document, draft, probably in hand of George A. Washington, with revisions in an unknown hand, laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. To Mount Vernon. Assures G.A.W. of his practicing his resolution to set time aside for meditation and studious reading--hasn't retired before 12 oclock since his return from Mt. Vernon--found father much improved on arrival at Eltham--he has set out for Richmond in answer to a pressing letter of the Speaker's. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, by G.A.W., laminated, watermark.","Bushrod Washington bookplate. Torn, part missing, laminated.Similar to G.W.'s bookplate.","D. 1 page. Note, Weight of tobacco. The gross, tares, and net weight of tobacco grown on several farms. Document, fragment, totaled most likely in G.W.'s hand. Total net - 8772.","D. 1 page. \"Calculation of the work that 4 Ploughs may do in one Year.\" Subtracting 30 days for harvest and avoiding wet times of season. Unidentified hand.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Sends two letters received from Sister [Mildred Washington] Lee--Col. [Wm. A.] Washington gave him a letter for her which he had opened, dealing with sale of her tobacco--sends flower seeds sent through Col. W.--hopes to see her tomorrow. Autograph letters signed, integral cover, mounted, laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bushfield to Blenheim. Will is despatched with the brandy--keg would hold only 17 gals.--sends endorsed Bills and a letter regarding sale which comes up tomorrow--relates family news to relate to Mrs. Washington--at Mr. Lee's last night for a fish feast. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed \"By Will,\" laminated, watermark (WH). Name on original manuscript appears as \"John Aug. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Laurel Grove to Blenheim. Misses seeing and hearing from H. Washington, her only sister--she has been a mother and sister to her--hopes to see her at Laurel Grove--she herself cannot leave home until crops are gathered--regards to members of family. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (G. Taylor). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza. Smith.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. His thanks for their electing him as their representative in the last assembly--but must decline reelection--reasons. Autograph letter signed, endorsed \"a letter written by my great grandfather John Parke Custis given me by Cousin Mary Lee,\" laminated, watermark.","Three covers for correspondence. Folded sheet bearing notation \"General Washington's letters.\"","D. 2 pages. In the left column of each page the unknown author records the name of the city, in the middle column the mileage to the next city, and in the far right column a running account of the total mileage covered thus far. The unknown author totals the distance between Philadelphia and Augusta as 717 miles.","Letter cover, addressed to Mrs. Ann Washington, Rippon Lodge. Autograph document, fragment only, laminated.","A.D.S. 4 pages. Lists volumes of G.W.'s private correspondence, surveys, accounts, diaries, etc. and no. of pages in each--also 400 vols. from G.W.'s library, many with complimentary presentation from authors--\"I propose adding to the library his mahogany case of instruments used by him when he was a surveyer and in after life.\"--also to include 10 vols. from library of R.H. Lee, inherited by him[G.C.W.]--\"The private papers of Genl. Washington, although not so numerous as those relating to public affairs for which the government paid $25,000, will be generally esteemed more curious and interesting, as developing more fully his character, through all the stages of his life, and the wonderful regularity and system which governed him under all circumstances.\"--papers on file too numerous to be listed but will accompany papers named in above schedule, with exception of small portion, which are confidential or refer only to family matters--will also include commission of G.W. as Lt. Genl. of Army, signed by John Adams, and his diplomas from universities and freedons of cities--\"I really think that a state which confered so many honors on him as did yours, the best, by following throughout his precepts and principles, is a proper depository for his works.\" Autograph document signed, in hand of G.C.W. and signed by him, docketed by G.C.W.","D. 2 pages. Memorandum, prices of Boston glass. List of prices of glass of varying sizes. Document, in unknown hand, docketed, watermark.","D.S. 1 page. Amount £4.0.4. Document signed, charred fragment only, laminated. Receipted by Joseph Mott.","D. 1 page. Receipt for£8.10.7  \"for [ ] potatoes for the use of the President.\" Document, fragment, laminated, watermark, incomplete (Run).","Letter cover, to Mrs. Anna Washington, Alexandria. 1 document, fragment, laminated.","Letter and letter cover, to Col. John Augustine Washington, Bushfield. Document, fragment of cover, charred by fire, laminated, docket (cannot be deciphered), directed \"favr. Th. [Snow?]\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for early pease, Windsor Beanes, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, artichoak, etc. Document signed, fragment, laminated. Receipted by John Le Keux.","London. Bill for 9 1/4 yds. rich hair camlet. Document, partly printed bill, laminated. Receipted by J. Stonehen[ ] for Messrs. Lowth and [ ].","D. 1 page. \"First attempt in poetic way by Eliza McCaw and Ann Washington.\" On reverse of letter cover of a letter from Sarah Craufurd to Ann Washington, dated March 10, laminated, watermark.","D. 1 page. Gives marriage and death dates of George and Ann Fairfax Washington Lee. Also births of their children, dates of christening, their Godparents, etc. Autograph document, laminated, not examined for watermark.","Fragment of vellum with notes. 1 page. \"Tobacco ... by Gen. Washington ........ at Mount Vernon and manufactured by ... to his ... Col. Wm. A. Washington and by him bequeathed to ... son Col. W. Washington in ...\"","Order, David Stewart to Mr. Stark of Hanover. Regarding the estate of John Parke Custis. February order against Starke Oliver 26 attachment for answer 26 - 52 cents. (Signed) William Pollard, cl[er]k.","Requests money to pay for a load of hay. \"I am pennyless indeed.\" Autograph letter initialed, quarter sheet. Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. Wn.\" Robert Beverly was executor of William A. Washington's estate.","A.D. 2 pages. 10 line poem in praise of G.W., ending \"Washington - The Nation Glories in the name To bear it is the pride of fame.\" Autograph document, fragment, marked in another hand \"by Robert Lewis Fredericksburg, Va.,\" at bottom of paper is scratched out a verse to a sweetheart, laminated.","Schedule of the papers of General Washington in possession of George Corbin Washington.","\"His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.\" Son of Samuel Vaughan.","Survey, Mount Vernon Land. A.D. 2 pages. Plat of 150 acres of land at mouth of Dogue Creek, conveyed by Wm. Spencer to Richard Osborn, later a part of Mount Vernon. Document, possibly docketed in G.W.'s hand \"Old Survey of no use,\" laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. To Woodlawn. \"Monday night.\" Thanks her for letters and valuable present--Patty [Martha Custis Peter] sent her chocolate, oranges and sage--her illness-hopes to be spared a while longer to her helpless family--must eat only simple food--chocolate for breakfast and whey at night--her garden--hears that Betsy [Eliza Custis Law] looks badly--\"I would not my Child send your letter again to Law for I do not suppose it would have the smallest effect in changing his plans.\"--returns her towels and basket. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, spread eagle watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. Stuart.\"","Note, A.D. 1 page. Autograph document, in 3rd person, in hand of G.A.W., fragment, silked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\" Incomplete note, requesting \"2 good gridstones\" [grindstones??]. On reverse is account in G.A.W.'s writing dated May 23d, for making clothing.","A.L.S. 1 page. Apoligizes for leaving him last night without shaking his hand or wishing him goodnight--afraid he would take it as intentional--send more of the Shalloon [woolen fabric of twill weave, used chiefly for linings] and some patterns of white satin with prices. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Alexandria. Received letter and key--send any of his shirts or handkerchiefs that are done--extreme heat--intends coming to Alexandria soon. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Visit of Miss Caton to Mt. Vernon--her approaching [marriage] to someone who will make her miserable--has heard of Burd's approaching marriage--General Moreau in Philadelphia--fever raging in Phila. will prevent [Bush. Washington] holding court there until Dec.--fears fever has come to Washington--Uncle [Bushrod Washington] leaves for Trenton and Aunt for \"upper country,\" so will be alone--will try to visit Phila. in Spring. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa. Va., laminated, George Washington's watermark (incomplete). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. La Grange to Woodlawn. \"Our travelers\" have returned in good health--they received handsome presents she sent--hopes to speak to her in person some day. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermarked (Van der Ley), in French.","A.L.S. 1 page. To Georgetown. Has lost his second mother, \"the mother of the angelic companion of my life ...\"--present his excuses to her sister [E.P. Custis Law]. Autograph letter signed, written in French, integral cover, laminated, watermark (dove of peace). Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. W. Lafayette.\"","A.L.S. Washington to New York. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza P. Custis.\" Concerning her picture that she does not like to be without even though she is sure it is safe \"in your care.\" Next to her little grandchildren she values it above all things. Has been ill with a pain in her head and eyes.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Sends, according to her request, her Museums and the \"Battle of Prague\"--hasn't time to give news of the [Praus ?] but supposes [Christian Blackburn] and Polly have done so--heard news of her at Annapolis [of her expecting a child]--reminds her he is to be one of the God fathers. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Nath. Craufurd.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Sends preserves and handkerchiefs--will have children innoculated--ask Dr. to send pills for violent oppression in her breast. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Tom, watermark incomplete. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S.C.\"","A.D. 1 page. Autograph document, fragment, laminated, directed by \"favor Mr. Scott\". Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bowling Green, Tavern. Reached General Spotswoods and found him ill--her own depressed spirits at parting from mother and father and [Polly]--prays for [Polly's] restoration to health--will send barley sugar and try to get some entertaining magazines to send her--will write how she likes her new home--forward her the calico from Alexa. when it arrives--Kitty [Blackburn] sends love. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (R. Williams). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Goes to Greenwood [Md.] for 3 weeks--promises to write often. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Will with pleasure come to her--her husband is ill and never received her letters will try to get some books--has send [Richard S. Blackburn's] letters to her. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Sally [Craufurd] still pale from ague--Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd still away from home--will get calico for her and send bundle of quilt to Mrs. Lee. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage, postmarked \"Dumfries, Sept. 19,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Cautions her not to drink pump water and avoid night air--also cautions [Bushrod Washington] against too much fatigue--asks for some calico which Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd will pick up on next trip. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed \"favor Mrs. Keith,\" watermark incomplete, letter written on cover addressed to Mrs. Craufurd, Greenwood, several messages written on cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Disappointed [Ann] can't pay the visit she promised--blames [Bushrod Wasington] for her not being able to come--cannot go to B[ush]field because they have no carriage--sorry there wasn't muslin for a christening cap--won't have child christened until [Ann] can stand for her. Autograph letter signed, laminated, postscript on reverse cannot be deciphered, watermark (crown). Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Hopes she hasn't given up intention of going to springs--hopes she'll come soon [to Rippon Lodge]-will wait to go to Dickey's [R.S. Blackburn] until she can go with her--ask Mr. [Bushrod] Washington how much money will Kitty [Blackburn] need?--Capt. Campbell expected to die from abcess on lungs. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. \"Friday.\" Got home yesterday and Polly's [Blackburn] fever seems worse--will take her to Dr.'s when she is able to travel--fears cruel ride to Greenwood will be hard to take--write how she likes her housekeeper--Dickey [R.S. Blackburn] very industrious, hopes it will last. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. \"Monday evening.\" Glad to hear she reached Fredericksburg safely--Edmond Lee delivered box of paints and received from her $30 and Jude's [Judith Blackburn] riding coat. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Disappointed at not hearing from her--[Sarah Craufurd] left yesterday, says she is to accompany [Ann] to Springs in July--will be glad to get her anything she desires--hopes Kitty [Blackburn] does well in her studies--goes to brother's [Richard Scott Blackburn] next week--they [R.S. Blackburn] have lost their son. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. They have all been sickly--little Tom [Blackburn, Jr.] has flux--sends her some servants--send things for Nell to sew, and will make her do it. Autograph letters signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark torn. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Sends beer and pickles by Will, also marmalade--sends $3 in part payment for Dickey's [R.S. Blackburn] tea. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated.","A.L.S.  1 page. Got down a little after dark--Polly [Blackburn] tolerable well--Lewis will bring sugar--send patterns of jacket--sent money to pay tradesman, hates to be in their debt--sends cherries and pease--will send lamb when they kill one. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Stranded in Dumfries by her horses running away and servant sent after them--she and Polly [Blackburn] both ill there--sends Brena [servant] for her, who has promised to behave well--gave Brena money for linen to make herself a jacket and petticoat. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Sorry they were delayed in town by Jack's injury--[Richard S. Blackburn] not home, so can't offer loan of his phaeton. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Will, watermark.","D. Survey, plot of land in Georgetown. Intersection of Back St. and W-n St. in Thomas Beall of Georgetown second addition to Georgetown ... several lots included in the survey ... Text and diagram.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mrs. Washington thanks Mr. Snow for his present of Oranges. She asks him if he could enquire among the shops for cotton resembling the piece she is sending him and if he is lucky in finding it will he please purchase one yard and a half for her. She does not wish to hurry him in this matter.","Document, 1 page. Some of these papers are in the collection given by Mr. Stewart, see Checklist of the Collection nos. 31, 32.","Autograph note, half page. Mrs. Lee sends a black apron which Mrs. Turberville may return when next at Mt. Pleasant or whenever needed. Autograph note, 3rd person, half-page. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Mrs. G. Lee\". [Writer is Ann Fairfax Washington Lee; recipient could be her sister-in-law, Martha Lee who married Maj. George Tuberville].","Cover or wrapping label. \"For/ Cousin Nelly/ from/ Sade.\"","Genealogy note, \"Washington pedigree.\" General information on English ancestors ... quotes Sparks' Life of Washington and Burke's Commoners of Great Britain. Mr. Grace to Washington.","Slip of paper with note, \"Thomas Beall of Geo and Ann Beall Bills for Taxes Geo. C[orbin] Washington Cheques and Signatures.\"","1 pr. shoes for Negro Ellick, $1.50.","Note with list of letters. \"Autograph letters (being copies or in his hand).\" Included are Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jay, Lafayette, Judge Peters, Bishop White, ...","Mourning poem. A.D. 4 pages. \"A feeble tribute in a Short funeral thought offered to the Memory of the Dear the Illustrous George Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, folio size. Written and signed by Josiah Throop, Johnstown, New York.","A.L.S. 1 page. Invites young Hamiilton to Arlington House after he met him at Mr. Calverts. -- Calls himself and his wife \"plain old-fashioned folk.\" Written to Alexander Hamilton's son.","A.L.S. 3 pages. To Audley. Concerning the imprudent behavior of a relative, Mary. Integral cover, wax seal.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Congratulations on a fine harvest, and hopes that it will bring a good price. They are expecting 85 cents for theirs. Report on the success of a newly aquired wheat reaper.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn to Audley. Report on the farm business. He is sending him \"four yellow horse chesnut trees and two Red.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Proposal for a new operation for transporting the wheat crop efficiently and economically. L.L.'s current agent, Davis, has been unsatisfactory in this matter. Integral cover, wax seal.","A.D.S. Bushrod and Corbin Washington as Executors of John Augustine Washington, deceased, bring complaint against Lewis and Noble for non-payment of bond due John Augustine. Document signed, but not by the concerned parties.","\"A Perpetual Almanack.\" Handwritten calendar and rule \"to find the day of the month.\" For years 1830-1850.  Handwriting not identified.","Prayer book, Washington family. Judge Washington, Mount Vernon on one side. Ann Eliza Washington, Mt. Zepher, Virginia on the front cover. Handwritten prayers for morning and evening with some blank pages.","Printed invitation to a birthnight Ball on February 22, to be given at the City Hotel. Includes a list of managers. By Esther Maria Coxe Lewis.","A.L.S. 3 pages. The letter describes the death and funeral of Mr. [Major Richard L] Blackburn and mentions the condition and feeding of certain livestock as well as his plans for milling corn. On portion of cover there appears a list of domestic items and concerns in an unidentified handwriting. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","D. 4 pages. Extracts from Washington family wills, and legal documents, relating to MV, viz. Augustine W-n's deed conveying Mount Vernon to Lawrence, will of Augustine W-n, Bushrod's interpretations. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 1 page. Concerning a book, \"Resolutions of '98-'99\", which was mistakenly sent to the Library of Congress.","Group of mss. fragments and newspaper fragments discovered in a rat's nest in the Washington bedchamber in 1905. Includes scraps and fragments of the following: Letter from Bushrod Washington, ca. April 4, 1806 to his wife Ann Blackburn Washington, letter to unknown recipient from \"Mr. Greenwood,\" ca. May 7, 1805, letter from unknown author to  \"Friend [Jeremiah] Sanford\" ca. April 6, 1783, and a letter from J. B. Mickoby to Mrs. [Ann Blackburn] Washington discussing Bushrod Washington's recovery from the grippe. These are not full letters, and are in various states of deterioration.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Informs his father of wheat harvest and current sale price per bushel. Explains a disciplinary problem he has had with a slave and overseer. Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. Lewis.\"","Receipt, Sheriff of Fairfax County. For executing a capias on Thomas Kirby Amount: $.63.","Newspaper clipping. Article on Audley. Writer and paper not identified.","A.S.N. 1 page. Invitation to a party.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Describes his travels since leaving her at Elsing Green ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"Robt. Lewis.\"","Cover note. A fragment \"Papers relative to Major George A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. \"I am very sorry it is not in my power now to send you the mony if you had aplyed to my son Batt he could a payed you or if you had lett me know sooner could got it for you ...\" Postcript: asks Mackenzie to give her best to Batt if he should see him. Name on original manuscript appear as \"F. Dandridge.\"","A.N.S. 1 page. Charlestown.  \"Please to get me a side[?] of leather, if your town affords it, that is fit to make me some light shoes, as my man Daniel, has nothing, ... I'll also thank you to get me a hammer mould, for my smiths shop.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawrence A. Washington.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Petition to the Frederick County Court. Signed by Hannah Washington, Alvin Throckmorton, William A. Booth, [ ] LaRue, Jacob LaRue. They petition the court to \"have the Road Leading from Buck marsh through the Land of Warner Washington Decd--to the Berkley Line; removed--\".","A.L.S. 1 page. Autograph letter signed, seal (red). edges are brown/black from fire.","Partially printed Broadside with A.L.S. written on bottom and verso from D.P. Ridgeway to John Redfield. Advertisement reads \"A small farm for sale! Composed of 50, 100, or 150 acres, as may suit the Purchaser. For the Ready  Money, the subscribers will sell for a low price. The property is located about six miles from Alexandria, Va., nearly adjoining to Mount Vernon. For further information, apply to the subscribers on the premises.\" The letter asks for assistance with the sale of the property.","A.D. One manuscript, 33 pages. Autobiography of Rev. James Craik, grandson of Dr. James Craik.","Diary, Revolutionary War prisoner. 23 pages. 8\" x 5\". Detailed diary written (after the fact) by a New England Patriot who was captured by the British. Describes his repeated attempts to escape. Excellent description of treatment by the British of American soldiers.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"Miss Frances N. Nightingale, who is proprietor of a school for girls at 20 East 92nd St., has a miniature full length of Washington in a brooch studied with pearls given by ...\" Provenance of W270 taken from the curatorial files.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"The brooch of George Washington (miniature by John Trumbull) is the smallest full length in existence ...\" Provenance of W-270 taken from curatorial files.","A.D. 1 page. \"A piece of the Robe in which Genl. Washington was Christened Also a button from one of his coats.\" Autograph document, (one small envelope) laminated. Provenance information for W-469 taken from the Curatorial Files.","A.D. 3 pages. Provenance information taken from the Curatorial files which discusses table settings for the Seures China and other figurines. Gouverneur Morris is mentioned. Note by Harrison Dodge at bottom reads \"(Found on top of Harpsichord after Council 1912. It refers to the [?] now in Mt. Vernon Mansion - HHD)\"","Newspaper advertisement. John Sunnocks, Trunk-maker from London. Provenance information.","A.L.S.  4 pages. Wilmington, April 14. In regards to furnishing the Delaware Room. Discusses lamp and marble stone cover of the original tomb.","Facsimile reproduction image of firedogs (shows length and height). Research for W-7.","D.S. 1 page. Concerning silver gorget from the Siege of Savannah. Provenance for H-475.","A.D.S. 2 pages. Provenance information for the Stuart Washington Endorsement of authentication made by Caroline H. Richardson. Provenance for H-4.","D. 1 page. Provenance information through Mr. George L. Schuyler and Mrs. Isaac Bell for W-7 firedogs. \"I was present during the winter of 1890 when Mr. George L. Schuyler presented this pair of fire dogs to my mother Mrs. Isaac Bell.\"","Newspaper article. 1 page. Newspaper acct. of relic of the Siege of Savannah. Research for H-475, silver gorget.","D. 1 page. Provenance for the piece of Lace ruffle on Washington's Linen, given by Mrs. Washington to Gilbert Stuart, when he was engaged in finishing the General's Portrait, provenance for W-448.","Printed bookplate of Bushrod Washington.","AL.S. 2 pages. \"Dear friend, The books arrived in perfect order. I ought to have acknowledged their safe receipt, but thought they got so near home in getting to the Antislavery office that you would have no anxiety. I am glad they answered your purpose and whenever i can be of any further service to you in that way I will be glad to do so.\"","A.D. 1 page. Muster roll. No location or unit information.","A.D. 4 pages. Genealogy or family tree of Edmund Law Rogers. Not complete.","Printed ticket to an Alexandria Street Lottery, signed by J. Swift, with \"A.M. Bassett\" written on verso. Number 5529.  Lottery for paving streets of Alex. was authorized in Oct. 1790, with J. Swift as one of those appointed to conduct it. \"The possessor hereof shall be entitled to receive the Prize that may be drawn against it's Number.\"","Print calling card for General Lafayette. Note written on reverse by Mr. Dodge reads \"This card was found by Miss Riggs, V.R. D.C. among papers of her family - sent by her to Mt. Vernon, 1921.\"","Printed broadside with 6 verses of a song to celebrate Washington's birthday. Tune, God Bless America.","Manuscript notes with references to George Washington family and descendants. Badly damaged, deteriorated. Several pages.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Concerning Washingtons shaving stand. W-202","News clipping,  Poem about Washington. \"__ on Washington by George W.P. Custis, of Arlington, The Step-grandson of Washington.\" Handwritten note at bottom reads \"1905. Keep this for Edmund.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. \"My dear cousin, You would very much oblige me and my neighbours here and at the same time be performing an act of great charity, if you would use your interest to prevent the Lock Keeper of Lock 56 on this Canal being turned out of her situation. She is a widow with six children,...\" with envelope.","A. D. 1 page. Account book fragment with entry for Geo. S. Washington to pay for \"cleaning his shoes.\"","Manuscript notes on the provenance of a cross purported to be a piece of George Washington's coffin. According to the manuscript, the cross was taken \"by bribing a negro\" when Washington's body was transfered to the new tomb in 1831.","In undated note, Mrs. Hamilton sends her compliments to Mr. Gale and Seaon, and states that she would like to subscribe to their weekly paper.","Handwritten transcript (author unknown) of a speach to the United States Senate on George Washington's camp chest.","Oath of Allegiance. 3 pages, 6 pages of text.","This document is a cover sheet describing a collection of letters between the Marquis de Lafayette and Eliza Parke Custis Law. It has a typewritten note at the top of the document in French. The description of the leters is written in pencil, by an unknown hand. It also describes the friendship between George Washington, the Lafayette family, and Eliza Parke Custis Law.","Envelope which once contained an undated letter written by Lord Cornwallis, a letter written by the Marquis de Lafayette, facsimile of a letter written by George Washington, and  letters of Robert E. Lee, Mary Custis Lee, and Colonel Nicholas Rogers.","List of family documents referring to Law, Custis, Lawrence A. Washington, Lawrence Lewis, John Law, James Adams, Eliza Law Rogers, Eleanor A. Rogers, Lloyd Rogers, and Thos. [Thomas] Law.","There are two separate pieces of writing within this folder. One is a handwritten excerpt from George Washington Parke Custis's \"Recollections of Washington,\" describing the John Trumbull portrait of George Washington painted in 1790, and the \"first portrait of George Washington\" by Gilbert Stuart. The other is a narrative written by an unknown Custis descendant describing the the John Wollston portrait of Martha Washington, taken prior to her marriage to George Washington.","Note describing a China saucer that was a part of a larger tea set left to George Washington Parke Custis in Martha Washington's will. This set was given to her by a Mr. VanBraam.","Note provides background information on an engraving of a Betty Washington Lewis portrait, originally thought to be Martha Washington. The engraving was done by Cheney and Kellogg.","Note on a fragment of paper, with information on the deaths of George Washington Parke Custis and [James] Sharples.","Four fragments of a handwritten transcription of a letter from Lord Cornwallis to an unknown recipient. The letter is incomplete.","Copy of letter. George Washington writes to Martha regarding the \"American cause\" and his need to go \"to Boston to take upon [him] the command\". He mentions his possible death and will.","Two nearly identical provenance statements regarding the 1772 Charles Willson Peale portrait of George Washington. One statement has some grammatical edits and inserts. The statement describes the style and subject of the portrait, the various owners (up to Edmund Law Rogers, the grandson of Eliza Parke Custis Law), and the conservation work done on the portrait. Edmund Law Rogers died in 1896. This document is undated, and unauthored.","Indenture, from November 1576, details a land transaction between Edward Zouche and his wife Elenor and three people from Hemyock, Devon county, England. Names appear to be Nicholas (last name unclear), John Perry(?), and Charles Ford.  On bifold reads \"Hemyock, Zouch to Cha Ford \u0026 Nov. 19.\" Related documentation from auction house indicates the document was signed by Lawrence Washington, the quintuple great-grandfather of George Washington.","The book is inscribed to Louisa C. Washington to Hannah B. Washington.","Name index. pp. 1-107 ledger entries, 108-141 blank, 142-155 missing, 156-176 copies of leases deeds, etc. watermark.","Box also contains loose items that originally went with the ledger including: ","1) 1771 July 31. Letter, Anne Haulworth to \"dear Madam,\" A.N.S. Request for 25 pounds of sugar ... \n2) 1773 August 12. Letter, Jesse Coats to John Augustine Washington. A.N.S. Coats requests Washington to pay Thomas Blane the money Washington owes Coats ...\n3) 1778 September 12. Ledger entry of tobacco sales, Amt. of tobacco and price received ...\n4) 1779 May 22. Receipt, Sum of 30/ for the Virginia \"Gazette\" pd. by Col. Washington for Phillip Smith ...\n5) 1779 October 1. List of tools lent to Jas. Brinnon by John A. Washington.\n6) 1780 November 23. Account, Major Burditt Asheton with John A. Washington. To cash pd. Wm. Pegg.\n7) 1782 June 25. Account, Elizabeth Sehon with Mr. Will Mills. Mills was John A. Washington's overseer ... she desires payment of 2 1/2 barrels of Indian corn which was promised for 5 yds. of cloth for a coat ...\n8) 1783 June 14. Tax receipt for tobacco. Note of payment at Nomini for inspection of tobacco and taxes thereon ...\n9) 1784 April. Account, John Carroll with John A. Washington. Carroll made a trip to Berkeley for JAW ...\n10) 1784 April 15. Receipt, Thomas Kirkpatrick to Jeremiah Sandford. For 10 barrels of flour ... pinned to credit side of Kirkpatrick's account in the Ledger ...\n11) 1787 August 6. Note, Bushrod Washington to unknown recipient. Expresses regret that an account has remained unsettled when the writer thought it had been paid.\n12) undated. Notes gold and paper money on hand.\n13) undated. Account, John Walker with John A. Washington. For weaving cloth for Washington and Mr. Rice ... account of Mr. Will Rice appears on this page ...\n14) undated. Account, Robert Lewis with the Farmer's Hotel Washington City.","The ledger of William Carlin, who was a tailor in Alexandria who made clothes for George Washington and other staff members at Mount Vernon.","Contains decision in friendly suit of Lawrence A. Washington \u0026 others against Bushrod Washington \u0026 Lawrence Lewis, acting executors of General Washington, dated April 15, 1825 and signed by A. Moore, Commissioner and auditor--Order of Court of the District of Columbia, Alexandria County, Lawrence Washington and the other Legatees, etc. against Bushrod Washington, Lawrence Lewis, etc. May 19, 1823 teste Edm. I Lee C.C.--sales of a portion of the estate with names of purchasers, etc. (1802-1805)--Accounts of various legatees in account with estate--accounts of Lawrence Lewis reported to Fairfax Courthouse.","General Business Accounts. Beginning at end of the book are 14 pages devoted to an account with the Schooner William Henry. The entries are in the hand of Robert Beverley, later, the executor of Wm. A. Washington's estate.","Contains Bishop Wilson's Sacra Privata--favorite hymns, prayers,--extracts from Sharps Sermons--12 golden rules and other religious extracts--notes on the education of children.","(London: Printed for J. Harris)","Westervelt's journey was made in 1839, recorded in 1841 and the dedication to Hon. Richard Rover is dated Dec. 18, 1842.\nBount cursory descriptions of the principal cities between N.Y. and Society Hill ... 15 p. description of Mount Vernon, grounds, tomb, Mansion: interior and exterior ... appalled at the ruined condition of the estate.","Manuscript diary of Civil War soldier Private James A. Minish, 105th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. With spiral-bound, typescript transcription of the diary and additional letters, edited and annotated by M. L. Brown. The diary includes descriptions of Minish's visits to Washington D.C. and Mount Vernon.","A Reconstruction-era manuscript journal kept by Helen Josephine Dike Stearns, wife of a prominent New York merchant. The journal includes descriptions of a visit to Washington D.C. and Mount Vernon in April 1870.","There are three sets of entries in the ledger.  The first set of entries consists of 36 pages and date to 1739, 1740, 1742, 1744, 1745, 1746, and 1747 and individual lists are accepted and signed by William Fairfax ( 1691 – 1757), who had just built Belvoir.    Several pages are headed \"Gedney Clarke Mercht of Barbados\" who apparently is in charge of shipping items to William Fairfax in Virginia.\nThe second set of entries in the ledger comprises most of the ledger and consists of  52  pages.  It covers the years 1760 to 1772 and  accounts are initialed by \"GWFx,\"  George William Fairfax, son of William Fairfax, who died in 1757. These entries consist of page after page of goods or services purchased largely from London merchants; Cheapside, Fleet Street, and Charring Cross are mentioned.   \nA third section of the ledger consists of six pages in the middle of the book that date from 1760 to 1766.  It is an \"Acct of Sales of Tobacco\" from 1760 to 1766.  The names of the buyers are unknown.","A.D. 46 pages. Autograph document, leatherbound ledger. Account book kept by Fanny Bassett Washington from the death of her husband George Augustine Washington until her marriage to Tobias Lear. Household, financial accounts.","Scrapbook contains prints, original and copies of letters, and financial documents dating from the early 18th to late 19th century.","Commonplace book of Louisa Clemson Brown (later Rogers), a descendant of George Washington Steptoe, nephew of George Washington. Louisa lived from 1862-1939 in West Virginia.","Commonplace book signed on title page Mary Rogers, believed to be Mary Washington Rogers (later Laidley) of West Virginia, a descendant of George Washington Steptoe, nephew of George Washington.  The scrapbook contains letters and poems regarding God, Autumn, love, religion, friendship, prayer, Mrs. Rogers, and Mary.","Richard Roberts was the son of Richard Roberts (1808-1876). His mother died when he was five years old and the family left New Jersey a few years later. Likely they joined the Quaker community which had established itself in Alexandria in the 1850s, the pacifist Woodlawn Quakers. This group lived near the village of Accotink, a place mentioned several times in Robert's autobiography. According to a history of the Alexandria Quaker Meeting by Martha Claire Catlin, the group befriended and supported the economic independence and land ownership of the free African Americans in the area. The 1870 census shows Richard Robert's family living on real estate valued at $7,250, on a portion of Mount Vernon where they had numerous African American neighbors. Given the descriptions in the text, the Roberts farm may have been part of Washington's \"Muddy Hole\" or \"Dogue Run\" property. Roberts provides descriptions of his life there, the estate, and inhabitants, just after the Civil War.","Charter of Robert Washington of Sulgrave, Co. Northants, and his son and heir Lawrence Washington, being a quit claim whereby they both give up to Roger Littleford of Sulgrave, \"husbandman,\" their right and title in a messuage or tenement in Sulgrave lately in possession of John Mosse of Sulgrave \"laborer\", also their right and title in one quadrant and a \"quarterne\" of a virgate of land in Sulgrave. Signed and sealed by both Robert and Lawrence Washington, signed on verso by four witnesses.","The two signers of this document are direct ancestors of the first President of the United States, George Washington. Robert Washington, 1540-1619, was the eldest son of Lawrence, builder of Sulgrave Manor. The other signer, Robert's eldest son, Lawrence, 1565-1616, was grandfather of Colonel John Washington, who settled in Virginia in 1657 and was himself great-grandfather of the first President.","Journal of weather conditions and events taking place at Mt. Vernon under supervision of Bushrod Washington--[Cannon was evidently an overseer]--acct. of Birthday celebration in Alexandria-- acct. of many persons coming to Mt. Vernon to \"view the situation\"--mentions visiters and family and financial matters--enmity for Dutchman Frobel--hire of a German gardener--Mr. Jackson \"... took his [runaway] Negroe in Philada. but he was taken away from him again by the mob.\" Bound diary, in front is name \"John Brazier Cannon Mount Vernon February 20th 1806\" (There is also a bound typescript in library).Bound Manuscript. 182 pages.","This manuscript is made up of several sections. Approximately the first 100 pages include inventories of the Mount Vernon estate's contents (silver, dishes, beds, linens, and so on). That set of inventories was begun during Bushrod Washington's tenure as owner of Mount Vernon. Much of the text appears to be in his handwriting. The middle 200 pages are made up of the manuscript contain the daily diary of John A. Washington III for the years 1842-1845, while he owned Mount Vernon. The final 50 or so pages contain John A. Washington's record of work done by various individuals on the Mount Vernon property for several months at the end of 1842 to the beginning of 1843; a variety of other miscellaneous records and accounts are included in these final pages, all of which appear \"upside down\" in relation to the inventories and diary because they were written with the blank book flipped over so that the original back cover became the front cover. The inventories include two lists of slaves: one is dated 20 July 1815 (during the Bushrod Washington years); and the other with birthdates to April 1845 (during the John A. Washington III years).","The first page reads \"An account of the proceedings of the Commissioners appointed by the County Court of Fairfax County VA to assess the damages to be paid by the Manassas Gap Railroad to the Landowners through whose lands in Fairfax county the Railroad shall be constructed\". John Augustine Washington was a commissioner along with J.B. Hunter, L.M. Ball, E.G. Ford, and G.M. Millar. This is an account of their surveys including their travels to the various sites.","Ledger, possibly kept by Lawrence Washington, contains notes on books in the Library of Congress and in the Alexandria library.","The journal includes topics of medicinal notes, farrier techniques, recipes, and law.","Journal begins with a \"List of negros\" including name, when born, and how acquired. Journal includes dated daily entries and an alphabetized index at the end. There is also an annotated drawing of the interior arrangement of the New Tomb.","The first entry in the diary is a 3 page \"List of negros\", belonging to John Augustine Washington. The list includes names, birthdates, and sources of acquisition. Other entries in the diary are regarding business, financial matters, and the management of Mount Vernon.","Bound manuscript contains the returns kept for General Poor's Brigade, by Captain Benjamin Walker, at various camps, a few returns left unaccomplished, several general orders and records of courts-martial,and a legal docket ca. 1830. These daily inventories of soldiers and their equipment begin at Valley Forge in January 1778 and run through May 1779.","Anne S. Frobel's father, John Jacob Frobel, was Ann Washington's music teacher, and lived for a short time at Mount Vernon (circa 1804-1806) with Bushrod and Ann Washington. The diary includes reminiscences of her childhood visits to Mount Vernon.Part I of the diary covers the Civil War years, 1861-1865. It constitutes almost 90% of the diary and deals with Anne and her sister Elizabeth's experiences as two female southern sympathizers alone on a farmstead, \"Wilton Hill,\" outside of Alexandria, Va. Frobel describes the occupation of northern Virginia by Union soldiers, as well as their own house and grounds by the Union Army.She reveals both their fears and courage as she describes problems with Union soldier raids, and her attempts to get protection from Union officers. She relates the hazards of travelling to Alexandria, difficulties obtaining passes, and the desertion of slaves to the army. She also relates her own deteriorating relationship with her slaves, and their relationship to the soldiers.Part II of the diary describes a six-year period after the war, 1873-1879, detailing Elizabeth's and her financial hardships and the difficulty of collecting rent from tenants. She also relates their attempts to sell their farm.","Contains copies of letters written in the course of Clement Biddle's business dealings in Philadelphia. Includes copies of letters to George Washington (28 in number), Henry Knox, James Wilkinson, and Timothy Pickering, and others. The Washington letters concern his efforts to procure household goods, furniture, agricultural implements and supplies for the Washington family, providing a record of the development of the Mount Vernon estate in the period between the Revolutionary War and Washington's presidency. The letters also reveal interesting insights into life in Philadelphia during the period of the Constitutional Convention.","Contains accounts for the running of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, its constituent farms and businesses. Entries document expenses for the fisheries, tailor work, voyage of the brig (or brigantine) Farmer to Jamaica in 1774, tools, clothing for slaves, expenses for various craftsmen, food, weaving, tobacco, and much more. Earliest entries are said to be in the hand of John Kirkpatrick, while the last two thirds of the volume are in the hand of Lund Washington. About a half dozen notations in George Washington's hand also appear. Quite a few later manuscript additions appear throughout, giving explanations or 'editorial commentary' on the text. Pages numbered 89-107 were removed prior to the original coming to Mount Vernon.","Also available at Mount Vernon: typed transcription dating perhaps to 1932 (Transctiption 17-A); handwritten \"transcript with index\" by A.L. Reese dating to 1946 (Transcription 18-A); and typed transcription created by Gwendolyn White and Maureen Connors in 2009 (Transcription 45-A).","Blank book, leaves ruled for musical notation. Folio, bound in calf. Inscription on the flyleaf: \"Martha Parke Custis March 1768\" in the hand of George Washington. Contains holograph short musical pieces, some with texts in English, suitable for a beginning student, in two different hands, believed to be those of Martha Parke Custis and her teacher John Stadler.","Bound volume includes various sheet music bound together for use of Eleanor Parke Custis.  Front cover contains the name \"Eleaner P. Custis [sic]\" embossed on leather. Includes \"Trois Sonates a quatre mains pour clavecin ou piano forte,\" among others. Includes handwritten note at the end of the volume.","The bound sheet music was owned by Eleanor Park Custis, approximately 1786-1792.  Includes multiple music publications that are bound together. Music was composed for various instruments such as violin and harpsichord, as well as voice.","The bound manuscript music contains music in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis, with a collection of miscellaneous pieces including the published score of \"Love in a Village: A Comic Opera.\" Signed \"Eleanor Parke Custis, February 25th 1797.\" The front cover contains the the number \"1442\" in the bottom left corner.","Bound volume belonged to Eleanor Parke Custis, whose name is embossed in leather on the cover as \"Eleanor P. Custis.\" Includes multiple musical works bound together.  Works are for instrument and voice, in Italian.  Also contains a souvenir piece of a banner and a handwritten note.","The bound sheet music of twelve progressive lessons for the harpsichord, piano forte or organ, was owned by Eleanor Parke Custis. Also includes handwritten music and notes. The verso of the front cover includes an inscription, \"Frances Parke Lewis 1814.\"","Folio, modern binding of Robert Bremner's 'The Harpsichord or Spinnet Miscellany,' belonging to Martha Parke Custis. Inscription on recto or leaf following title page: \"Martha Parke Custis January the 19 1769\" and \"Marta Parke Custis.\" Pages, full and partial, have been silked.","Bound collection of published chamber works by Pleyel and three sonatas by Kozeluch primarily for piano-forte and harpsichord. Manuscript copy of \"Hope Told a Flattering Tale,\" by Pleyel; \"Here's a health to ane I loe dear,\" music by Kozeluch -poetry by Robert Burns; \"Come live with me, \u0026 be my love,\" composed by Emerick, poetry by Shakespeare; \"The Chieftain,\" words by T. C. [Thomas Campbell]; \"The Hunter's Horn,\" words by Fitzsimons, music by Philips (?); \"Dearest Maid I adore thee,\" words by J. Lee Lewis, composed by W Slape; in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis.  Also includes manuscript copy of \"Hymn of Riego\" in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis [Lewis] in 1826. A handwritten poem on the final page is inspired by Thomas Moore's \"Come rest in this bosom.\"","Leather bound volume of sheet music. Includes a handwritten note on first page, \"This music book was bound by ... Custis...\", and is signed \"Audley.\" The title page reads \"Twelve Pieces for the Harpsichord or piano forte composed by Sig. Sterkel of Vienne.\"","Leather bound volume of sheet music and lyrics. Front conver contains the name \"Eleanor P. Custis\" embossed in red leather. There is a handwritten index in Italian. Also contains an unbound song titled \"Highland Mary.\"","Land grant of Culpeper, proprietor of Northern Neck, of 5000 acres to Col. John Washington and Col. Nicholas Spencer; the original patent for the Mount Vernon lands. Paper seal with coat of arms upper left corner. Docketed by George Washington and others on verso.","A.D.S. 1 page. A grant for 584 acres of land in Stafford, [later Fairfax] County on the north side of Little Hunting Creek, for transporting twelve persons to Va. Document signed, with embossed seal of colony, laminated, oversize document, endorsed in hand of Genl. W-n on back, watermark. This property was acquired by Washington in 1760. Signed by Virginia governor Herb. Jeffreys, Recorded by [Jno. Harrison?].","A.D.S. On verson of W-646 Thomas Culpeper land grant to John Washington and Nicholas Spencer. For 5000 acres of land in Stafford Co. and \"near ye land of Capt. Giles Brent,\" land bounded by the main river [Potomac] and two creeks, Little Hunting and Epsewasson. Document, a transcript in hand of [George Brent ?,] laminated.","A.D.S. 1 page. For consideration of 5 shillings, Roger and Mildred Gregory \"hath Granted Bargained Sold ... all that certain Parcel or Tract of Land Situate Lying and being in Overwharton Parish in Stafford County and Being by Estematon Two Thousand and Five hundred Acres ... Half of five Thousand Acres formerly laid out for Nicholas Spencer and Capt. Lawrence Washington ...\" for a term of 1 year. Document signed, endorsed on reverse in unknown hand \"Merandom this Lease was acknowledged by Roger Gregory and Mildred his wif in Aprell Jeneral Court 1726,\" and endorsed by GW, \"Rogr. and Mildred Gregory Lease to Aug. Washington 16th May 1726,\" oversize document, 2 red seals, laminated, watermark, endorsed by G.W. Signed by Rog. and Mildred Gregory, and witnessed by Wm. Aylett Jr., John Washington and Lawr. Butler.","A.D.S. \" ... in Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred and Eighty pounds Stirling Money of Great Britain ... All that certain Tract or Parcel of Land Situate Lying and Being in the Parish of Overwharton [Stafford] [now Fairfax] County ... Being by Estimation Two Thousand and Five hundred Acres a Moiettie or half of Five Hundred Acres formerly Lay'd out for Collo. Nicholas Spencer and Capt. Lawrence Washington ...\"Signed by Mildred and Roger Gregory and witnessed by William Aylett Jr., John Washington, and Lawrence Butler. Endorsed on reverse by George Washington. Below the indenture in another hand is a memorandum of \"The Corse of Spencer Land and Mine ...\" with boundaries given. Laminated, two red seals, watermark.","A.D.S. 1 page. In consideration of sum of 5 shillings, Roger and Mildred Gregory have \"Bargained and Sold ... unto Augustine Washington all that ... Tract ... Lying ... in the Parish of Overwharton and county of Stafford, Containing by Estimation two Thousand five Hundred Acres being a moity or half of five Thousand Acres of Land formerly laid out for Coll. Nicholas Spencer and Capt. Lawrence Washington ... \". Document signed, endorsed by G.W. \"Roger and Mildd. Gregory Lease to Auge. Washington 18th Oct. 1726,\" oversize document, laminated, 2 red seals, watermarks; also endorsed by G.W.Signed by Rog. and Mildred Gregory. Witnessed by Robt. Lawton and Isaac Parkinson. Proved at General Court Oct. 20 1726 by R. Hickman Clerk of General Court.","A.D.S. 1 page. Roger and Mildred Gregory, \"... for and in Consideration of the Summ of one hundred and Eighty pounds Sterling ... Do Give Grant ... unto the said Augustine Washington ... in he the said Augustine Washington's actuall possession Now being by vertue of a Bargan and Sale to him there of made by Indenture ... All that ... Tract ... of Land ... Lying ... in the parish of Overwharton and County of Stafford containing by Estimation two thousand five hundred acres being a moiety or half of five thousand acres of Land formerly laid out for Coll. Nicholas Spencer and Capt. Lawrence Washington ...\" Document signed, oversize document, endorsed \"Roger Gregory and Mildred Gregory Augt. Washington,\" [this is possibly in Augustine Washington's hand], dated in George Washington's hand \"19th of Oct. 1726,\" laminated, 2 red seals, watermarks. Signed by Rog. and Mildred Gregory. Witnessed by Robt. Lawton and Isaac Parkinson. Proved at General Court on Oct. 20, 1726 by R. Hickman, Clerk of General Court.","Deed of lease for 2 parcels of Mount Vernon land from William Spencer to Lawrence Washington.","Deed of release of Mount Vernon lands, William and Elizabeth Spencer to Lawrence Washington.","A.D.S. 1 page. For five shillings, leases land for one year in Prince William Cty. [Fairfax] on Dogue Creek \"being part of a Tract formerly granted to Collo. William Travers ...\" containing 545 1/2 acres. Autograph document signed, oversize document, laminated, docketed. Signed by Zepha. Wade and witnessed by Richard Osborn, Anna A. Hampton, John Hart, and [Jn.] Thurman. Receipted on reverse for 5 shillings by Z. Wade same witnesses. Acknowledged in Court July 29, 1740 by Catesby Cocke, Clerk.","A.D.S. 1 page. For sum of one hundred pounds sterling the Wades deed to John Brown \"all that tract or Parcell of Land ... sicuate lying and being in the County of Prince William [Fairfax] at the head of Doeg Creek and being part of a tract formerly granted to Colo. Wm. Travers\" (March 22, 1677)--later purchased by Wade of Thomas Brooke and Sarah his wife-- 545 1/2 acres. Document signed, docketed, oversize document, laminated, watermark. Signed by Violinder and Zeph. Wade, witnessed by Richard Osborn, Anne Hampton, John [Hart?] and Jno Thurman. Receipt for £100 on reverse, signed by Wade, with same witnesses. Recorded July 29, 1740; also a commission to examine Violinder Wade about her consent to relinquishing her dower rights in the land--signed by Catesby Cocke, clerk. [See under 1805, April 29, Defense of title to Woodlawm, by Lawrence Lewis].","A.D.S. on vellum. 1 page. Army Commission of Lawrence Washington as captain in provincial forces serving under Admiral Vernon in the Cartagena campaign. Signed by Hollis Newcastle [Duke of Newcastle], entered with Secretary at war by Thomas Sherwin. Entered with Commissioner of Musters by [Jas. Pitchart?]. Embossed seal, and seal of George II, Docketed and marked \"This commission was delivered the tenth day of July 1740 to the within named Lawrence Washington Esqr. [signed] Will Gooch.\"","Survey plat map of land contained between Dogue Run and Little Hunting Creek, shows the original grant of land between the Spencer family and the Washington family originally granted by Thomas Lord Culpeper in 1674 to Col. John Washington, who arrived in Virginia in 1657 and to Col. Nathaniel Spencer for a grant of 5,000 acres. This land is the future site of Mount Vernon. Survey made for plaintiff Sampson Darrell against defendant Zephaniah Wade. Autograph document signed, 1 page.","A.D.S. 9 pages. Deposition in the suit of Thomas Marshall against Samson Darrell. Depositions of William Godfrey, Robert Step[h]ens, Edward Violet, Penelope Osborne, Ann Drakeford, Daniel Ansdale, Thomas, Odford, John Gist, William Brummett, Elias Guess, Thomas Lewis, Bryant Allison, John Sno[w]den, James Halley, Sarah Lewis, John Simpson, and Jeremiah Sparks, in a boundary dispute between Thomas Marshall and Samson [or Sampson?] Darrell involving the line of the original grant to Nichol Spencer and Washington--includes reference to Wm. Sparks, tennant to Augustine W-n, living on Little Hunting Creek--includes plat of surveys and marks on disputed land. Summary Depositions sworn before George Mason and Daniel Jenings. Document, copy teste by L. Tazewell and Ben. Waller endorsed \"Marshall v. Darrell, Copy Depost.,\" laminated, oversize document, watermark. See also under 1748, Map of Spencer-Washington tract.","Deed of Lease of Mount Vernon land, Henry Frenn to Lawrence Washington","Account, settlement of the estate of Lawrence Washington, and estate documents","Document signed \"Fairfax\" on parchment. Grants 425 acres of land in Augusta County to Jacob Christman. As the document notes, this land along the Lost River of Cacapon was surveyed by George Washington.","Indenture, deed of release from Ignatius Digges, William Digges, and John Addison to Thomas Colvill. \"... all that [ ] Tenement parcel or Tract of Land [ ] and known by the name of William Cliftons Dwelling Plantation Situate Lying [and being in the County of Fairfax] ... containing four Hundred Acres ...\" Laminated, oversize document, 3 red seals (blurred) watermarks. This land is believed to have been occupied by George Augustine Washington at a later date. Signed by Ignt. Digges, W. Digges and Jn. Addison. No witnesses. On reverse, a receipt for money, signed by Wm. and Ignt. Digges and Jn. Addison. Attested by [G. Wagoner ?], Court clerk, date obscured.","Documents detail trial charges of Joseph Stevens. Signed by Zachary Lewis A court document giving outcome of the trial is also included, Feb. 1758. Trial held in Caroline County, Virginia.","A.D.S. 2 pages. Indenture, Deed of Release for Fairfax County land from Charles Washington and his wife Mildred to John Posey, \"... two certain Tracts of Land, One in the Tenure and occupation of Sarah Lewis widow containing two hundred acres more or less the Other situate on the branches of muddyhole containing one hundred and forty five acres more or less ...\" Document, docketed, watermarks. Signed by Charles and Mildred Washington; witnessed by Saml. Washington, Wm. Triplett, John Alexander and John Alexander Jr. Receipt for £517 by Charles Washington; Attested by [G. Wagoner,?] clerk of court, Jan. 19 1760. Endorsed by Charles Washington.","Broadside. Printed document in French and English. \"By His Excellency George Washington, Esquire, Commander in Chief of the Army of the United Colonies of North America.\" Gives reasons and accounts of his armies presence in Canada under command of General Schuyler, \"not to plunder, but to protect you; to animate, and bring forth into Action those Sentiments of Freedom you have disclosed...\"","Copy of the two known surviving recieved letters from George Washington to Martha Washington. The letter dated 1775 June 18, George Washington writes to Martha Washington regarding the \"American cause\" and his need to go \"to Boston to take upon [him] the command\". He mentions his possible death and will. The letter dated 1775 June 23, the original of which is located within the George Washington Presidential Library's collections, George Washington writes to Martha Washington as he departs Philadelphia for Boston and he does not know when he will be able to write again. He hopes to have a \"happy meeting with you [Martha] sometime in the fall\".","Map, \"Plan of the Operations of General Washington against The Kings Troops in New Jersey, from the 26th of December 1776 to the 3rd January 1777 by William Faden.\" London, Published according to Act of Parliament 15th April 1777 by Wm Faden, Corner of St Martins Lane, Charing Cross.","A.D.S. 1 page. Document signed, laminated, docketed \"Isaac Sotherland's Deed for 215 Acres in Frederick County Entd. and Exd.\" Deed for 215 acres of waste and ungranted lands in the Drains of Babb Creek in Frederick County--to pay annual quit rent of 1/ for every 50 A. Signed by Fairfax.","A.D. 6 pages. Account, purchases of clothing, blankets. Jabez Clark company. Docketed \"Comy Jabez Clark, rect. To Comy Hubbard for Cloathing and Blankets.\"","Broadside. Woodcut Royal Arms of Great Britain-Calls for the British American Colonies to be freed from the \"tyranny\" of the Patriots. These \"Associated Loyalists\" were formed when the British occupied Rhode Island. Watermarked sheet of laid paper.","A.D. 1 page. Clothing allotments and cost, Connecticut Regiment of Col. Seth Warner. \"Colo. Seth Warners Regiment for Officers Cloathing.\"","A.D. 1 page. Inspection return. Troop inspection chart.This document was signed just 4 days after the execution of British spy John Andre. It is a table detailing 265 \"rank and file\"; 16 officers, 22 sergeants, 13 drum and fifers; lists the units' arms and ammo. The document shows the troop and arms strength during the American Revolution.  Autograph document signed; signed by Col. Ebenezer Sprout, Inspecting officer of the 12th Massachusetts and Capt. Silas Burbank, temporary commander.","A.D. 1 page. Return, supplies for Yorktown. \"A return of goods purchased for the Navy of France,\" and shipped to Newport.","A.D. 1 page. Return, clothing received from the regimental clothier for the use of Jackson's company.","A.D. 6 pages. Muster roll, New Windsor-Newburgh encampment. Autograph document in an unknown hand, listing 183 officers, surgeons, chaplains, waggon masters, aides-de-camp, paymasters, and others, beginning with \"His Excellency General Washington.\"","Roll and muster. A.D.S. 1 page. \"Roll and Muster of the Fourth Company Seventh Massachusetts Regiment taken for the month of March 1783.\" Document signed, (oversize), partially printed.","A.D.S. 4 pages. Including codicil, Nov. 19, 1785. Will of John Augustine Washington of Bushfield, younger brother of George Washington.","A list of Masters and Indentured Servants [Fairfax County, Virginia] with their trades and terms of service. Includes George Washington, Lund Washington, and George Mason. Autograph document, laminated, 1 page.","D.S. 8 pages. A listing of the furniture and division into 3 parts--half to go to Hannah [Bushrod] Washington, and 1/4 each to Corbin and Bushrod Washington--Value placed on each piece--total amt. of £385.9.0. This division agreed to and signed by Hannah [Bushrod] Washington, Corbin Washington, and Bushrod Washington. Document signed, oversize document, charred and torn, but laminated, watermarks. Date on original catalog card appears [1787 ?]. Probably done shortly after J.A. Washington's death in early Jan. 1787.","A.D. 4 pages. Docketed by Hustler. Thomas Paine wrote to John Hustler on issues of a new constitution in France and directly transcribes Washington's address to the Society of Quakers.","A folio-sized penmanship book dating from 1795, written by Joseph Swan of Medford School, likely in Massachusetts. The first page of the book extols the virtues and influence of President George Washington.","Printed form with manuscript additions. A receipt for twelve dollars of taxes paid by William Augustine Washington for his four wheel carriage, called a post chaise, which is drawn by four horses for the conveyance of more than one person. The receipt is mounted on paper with an engraving of William Augustine.","A British eulogy that features a boulder labeled \"Washington,\" steadfast amidst a raging sea. By W.P. Blake, London.","Sketch, Proposed monument to George Washington by William Smith. Autograph document, drawn by Smith. In oversize folder, in color, watermark (fleur de lis over barred shield). Date on original catalog card appears [1800] [Jan. 1].","Broadside, by his Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, esquire, governor, and commander in chief over the state of Connecticut. A Proclamation. \"To call the attention of the People of the State to a serious consideration and review of their moral and religious conduct - to solemn reflections on the errors of their ways - \" etc.  1800","Account, Estate of Genl. George Washington deceased in account with Bushrod Washington and Lawrence Lewis acting executors","Account, Col. William A. Washington with Joshua Riddle. D. 8 pages. Document, folio size. Contains ordinary accounts of miscellaneous goods.","Document signed, partly printed, docketed \"Policy of Assurance for The Honbl. Bushrod Washington.\" Signed by James Rawlings.[See also under 1815, Aug. 23, Insurance Evaluation on Mt. Vernon]. Policy for a barn at Mount Vernon.","A.D.S. 2 pages. Inventory, Estate of Dr. Greenwood. Dr. Greenwood was one of George Washington's dentists. He practiced in New York City. There are no dental instruments on this inventory. Document signed, (partly printed).","D.S. 2 pages. Deed of 512 acres in 4 tracts in Frederick County to Wm. Stephenson, trustee; if Geo. F. Washington does not pay $10,000 owed Taliaferro Stribling as executor of Francis Stribling Senr., land to be advertised for sale by Stephenson, and then Stribling is to be paid from the proceeds of sales. If money is paid, Stephenson to reconvey the land to Geo. F. Washington. Signed by Geo. F. Washington, Maria Washington, Talifaferro Stribling, Wm. Stephenson. Aug 7, 1826 certification of Maria Washington's acknowledgement of the indenture witnessed by Francis Stribling and William Lynn. Aug 23, 1826 - recorded by Thomas Allen Tidball, clerk of Frederick County Court. Document signed, docketed \"Washington [wife] to Stephenson Deed of Trust use of F. Striblings Exec. 1826 August 23rd Ack by Washington [ ], recorded 523d page and examined,\" oversize document, laminated, watermark.","D. 2 pages. Labeled \"A Map of Mount Vernon,\"--gives boundary lines of J.A.W.'s part of estate--also shows parts held by Bush. C. Washington and heirs of Bushrod Jr.-- Survey made by James M. Brown, Deputy Sur. of Jefferson Cty., May 10th 1831. Silked. Some corrections made in 1845. A map and survey labeled \"A Map of Mount Vernon\" and docketed \"Platt +c. of Mr. John A. Washington's part of Mount Vernon, 1225 acres.\"","Leaves gathered at MV and Niagara Falls, pressed onto page with descriptions \"Washington's Tomb Mt. Vernon gathered by A.J. Lawrence May 1842\" and \"Niagara Falls June 1842, gathered by A.J. Lawrence.\"","Manuscript map in ink and watercolor, signed \"Copied by J. Hammond Coulter. Minersville.\" The map shows the boundaries of George Washington's farms along the Potomac River.","Manuscript plan of Mount Vernon titled \"Old apple orchard planted in 1871 - with pears, peaches +c.\" Includes a key, labeling the Mount Vernon mansion and all its outbuildings as they appeared in the late 1800s.","\"Mount Vernon home and tomb of Washington. Grounds opened at 11 o'clock A.M. Closed and cleared promptly at 4 o'clock P.M. Entrance fee, 25 cents. Positively no admittance on Sunday. Picnics not allowed on Mt. Vernon grounds. Special arrangement for June, July, Aug., Sept., '93: To accommodate Columbian Excursionists, the open hours will be extended to 6 o'clock P.M., on Wednesdays only. Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association\"","Washington's watermarked paper. 1 Sheet (15\" x 17 1/2\") ; 1 Sheet (15 1/4\" x 18 1/2\") ; 3 Sheets (15\" x 18 1/4\") A corner of sheet \"c\" is torn off ; 1 Sheet (14 1/2\" x 18\") Folio: ruled for ledger use. ; 1 sheet tissue (18-1/2 x 15).","Manuscript copy of Washington's 1783 address in Annapolis to resign his commission as Commander in Chief. Noted at bottom \"Presented to the Mt. Vernon Mansion by George Bristow. 1 Chas. St. Balt.\"","Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon","Hall \u0026 Sellers (Philadelphia)","United States. Continental Congress","Potomac Company","Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union","La Fayette Family","Custis Family","Fairfax family","Washington, Lawrence, 1565-1616","Washington, John, -1677","Spencer, Nicholas, 1633-1677","Brent, George","Byrd, William, 1674-1744","Parke, Daniel, 1664 or 1665-1710","Custis, John, 1678-1749","Custis, Daniel Parke, 1711-1757","Fairfax, Catherine Culpeper, Baroness, -1719","Darrell, Sampson, -1777","Washington, Augustine, approximately 1694-1743","Fairfax, William, 1691?-1757","Lee, Henry, 1691-1747","Berry, Joseph","Vernon, Edward, 1684-1757","Washington, Lawrence, 1718-1752","Washington, Augustine, 1718?-1762","Braddock, Edward, 1695?-1755","Washington, Martha, 1731-1802","Fairfax, George William, 1724-1787","Washington, Mary Ball, 1708-1789","Washington, John Augustine, 1736-1787","Rutherford, Thomas Abdy, 1755-1798","Washington, George, 1732-1799","Bassett, Burwell, -1793","Carlyle, John, 1720-1780","Lewis, Fielding, 1725-1781 or 1782","Washington, Lund, 1737-1796","Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800","Mason, George, 1725-1792","Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801","Hancock, John, 1737-1793","Lewis, Betty Washington, 1733-1797","Custis, John Parke, 1754-1781","Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829","Washington, Hannah Bushrod, approximately 1738-1804","Pine, Robert Edge, 1730?-1788","Greenleaf, Moses, 1755-1812","Fitzgerald, John, -1799","Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834","Jay, John, 1745-1829","Washington, William Augustine, 1757-1810","Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas, 1723-1790","Ledyard, William, 1738-1781","Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794","Barras, Jacques-Melchior, Comte de, 1719-1793","Stuart, Eleanor Calvert Custis, approximately 1758-1811","Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de, 1725-1807","Chastellux, François Jean, marquis de, 1734-1788","Washington, Charles, 1738-1799","Humphreys, David, 1752-1818","Powel, Elizabeth Willing, 1743-1830","Lear, Frances \"Fanny\" Bassett Washington, 1767-1796","Washington, George Augustine, approximately 1759-1793","French, Penelope Manley, approximately 1739-","Lewis, John, 1747-1825","Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804","Whiting, Matthew, 1730-1810","Ball, Burgess, 1749-1800","Lee, Richard Henry, 1794-1865","Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790","Houdon, Jean-Antoine, 1741-1828","Bassett, Burwell, 1764-1841","Washington, Corbin, 1764-1799","Washington, Hannah Fairfax, 1742-1804","Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814","Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786","Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816","Washington, Julia Ann Blackburn, 1768-1829","Craufurd, Sarah Blackburn, 1772-1862","Ford, West, approximately 1784-1863","Washington, Bushrod, 1785-1830","Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857","Powel, Samuel, 1738-1793","Lee, William, approximately 1752-","Lewis, Robert, 1769-1829","Marshall, John, 1755-1835","Craik, James, 1730-1814","Leggett, Aaron, 1792-1860","White, Alexander, 1738-1804","Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826","Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829","Knox, Henry, 1750-1806","Peter, Martha Parke Custis, 1777-1854","Washington, William, 1752-1810","Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1760-1824","Whitting, Anthony, -1793","Blackburn, Christian Scott, 1745-1815","Fraunces, Samuel, approximately 1722-1795","Dandridge, Bartholomew, approximately 1774-1802","Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829","Scott, Gustavus, 1753-1800","Butler, James (Overseer)","Sinclair, John, Sir, 1754-1835","Washington, Anna Maria Thomasina Blackburn, 1790-1833","Monroe, James, 1758-1831","Lewis, Lawrence, 1767-1839","Pearce, William (Farm manager)","Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852","Armstrong, John, 1758-1843","Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806","McHenry, James, 1753-1816","Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805","Law, Thomas, 1756-1834","Lee, Henry, 1756-1818","Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820","Anderson, James, 1745-1807","Washington, Lawrence Augustine, 1774-1824","Cabot, George, 1752-1823","Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804","Fairfax, Bryan Fairfax, Baron, 1736-1802","Webb, James","Lear, Mary Stilson, 1739-1829","Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825","Bowie, William","West, Benjamin, 1738-1820","Adams, John, 1735-1826","Washington, George Steptoe, 1771-1809","Simms, Charles","King, Rufus, 1755-1827","Stuart, David, 1753-1814","Peters, Richard, 1744-1828","Pinckney, Mary Stead, approximately 1751-1812","Craik, William, 1761-1807","Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848","Madison, James, 1751-1836","Law, John, 1784?-1822","Law, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-1831","Washington, George Fayette, 1790-1867","Beverley, Robert, 1769-1843","Rogers, Nicholas, 1753-1822","Washington, John Augustine, II, 1789-1832","Washington, George Corbin, 1789-1854","Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813","White, William, 1748-1836","Morris, Robert, 1734-1806","Thornton, Anna Maria Washington, 1788-1816","Carter, Betty Lewis, 1765-1830","Conrad, Mary Eliza Angela Lewis, 1813-1839","Lewis, Lorenzo, 1803-1847","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827","Butler, Frances Parke, 1799-1875","Washington, Bushrod Corbin, 1790-1851","Turner, Henry S.","Hooe, John, Jr.","Lafayette, Georges Washington Louis Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1779-1849 -- Travel","Peter, Thomas, 1769-1834","Thompson, Smith, 1768-1843","Trumbull, John, 1756-1843","Smith, Treadwell","Butler, Edward George Washington, 1800-1888 -- Death and burial","Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866","Washington, Lewis William, 1812-1871","Washington, Jane Charlotte Blackburn, 1786-1855","Clay, Henry, 1777-1852","Rogers, Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, 1797-1822","Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845","Clay, Clement Comer, 1789-1866","Lewis, Esther Maria Coxe, 1804-1885","Lee, Edmund Jennings, 1772-1843","Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852 -- Family","Monroe, Hortensia","Lafayette, Georges Washington Louis Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1779-1849","Wentworth, Tappan, 1802-1875","Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852","Conrad, Charles Magill, 1804-1878","Costin, William, 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Mason (father of Sarah and grandfather to Commodore Brooke) died, leaving among other children, by his last wife two sons and one daughter Sarah Mason-left several tracts of land to sons who died under age and their property left to their sister--she married, under age, in 1734 to Thomas Brooke--before her marriage to protect her estate a settlement made of her lands and slaves upon her and Thomas Brooke during their life and heirs of her body by Brooke or any other husband--in failure of heirs her half-brother George--Articles of Agreement between G. Mason and Brooke who gave £2,000 bond for its execution--in 1735 George died intestate--Brooke never executed the agreement but sold most of his wife's land and ran the money, then died--Mrs. Ann Mason, widow of George, brought suit against Sarah and Thomas Brook (deceased) for breach of bond and won--conveyances made by Brooke cannot be disputed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLewis's search of title goes back to William Travers, who by deed from Proprietors, March 22, 1677, got 788 acres--son Samuel conveyed it by deed July 1, 1685 to brother Rawleigh--conveyed by him to William Lambert, Dec. 2, 1692--conveyed by him to George Mason, April 19, 1693--left by will to sons who died underage--descended to sister Sarah who with husband Thomas Brooke sold it to Zephaniah Wade, October 20, 1738--Z. Wade Conveyed 300 acres on Nov. 26, 1739 to Saml. Magruder for Eliza. Spencer--it was reconveyed to Z. Wade on Aug. 4, 1744--Jan. 16, 1745 sold to John Littleton--on his death left to 2 sons and is now property of William Butler Harrison--the remaining part of 788 acres was sold by Z. and Violiner Wade to John Brown Dec. 15, 1739--left at his death to Ann, a daughter who married Charles West--they deeded it to Geo. Washington, Oct. 27,1772--he willed it to Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["George Washington Masonic National Memorial Catalog No. 1971.01.053","In 1715 Col. G. Mason (father of Sarah and grandfather to Commodore Brooke) died, leaving among other children, by his last wife two sons and one daughter Sarah Mason-left several tracts of land to sons who died under age and their property left to their sister--she married, under age, in 1734 to Thomas Brooke--before her marriage to protect her estate a settlement made of her lands and slaves upon her and Thomas Brooke during their life and heirs of her body by Brooke or any other husband--in failure of heirs her half-brother George--Articles of Agreement between G. Mason and Brooke who gave £2,000 bond for its execution--in 1735 George died intestate--Brooke never executed the agreement but sold most of his wife's land and ran the money, then died--Mrs. Ann Mason, widow of George, brought suit against Sarah and Thomas Brook (deceased) for breach of bond and won--conveyances made by Brooke cannot be disputed.","Lewis's search of title goes back to William Travers, who by deed from Proprietors, March 22, 1677, got 788 acres--son Samuel conveyed it by deed July 1, 1685 to brother Rawleigh--conveyed by him to William Lambert, Dec. 2, 1692--conveyed by him to George Mason, April 19, 1693--left by will to sons who died underage--descended to sister Sarah who with husband Thomas Brooke sold it to Zephaniah Wade, October 20, 1738--Z. Wade Conveyed 300 acres on Nov. 26, 1739 to Saml. Magruder for Eliza. Spencer--it was reconveyed to Z. Wade on Aug. 4, 1744--Jan. 16, 1745 sold to John Littleton--on his death left to 2 sons and is now property of William Butler Harrison--the remaining part of 788 acres was sold by Z. and Violiner Wade to John Brown Dec. 15, 1739--left at his death to Ann, a daughter who married Charles West--they deeded it to Geo. Washington, Oct. 27,1772--he willed it to Lewis."],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eItems in this collection were acquired by gift and purchase from various sources. 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William Adair, Agent to the Coldstream Regiment.","Conserved June 2006 by Holly Krueger."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Name and date of item], Historic Manuscript Collection, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Name and date of item], Historic Manuscript Collection, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection of historic manuscripts dates from 1607-1933, with the bulk of materials dating from 1738-1868. The correspondence, journals and diaries, legal and financial records, estate documents, and printed ephemera in the collection primarily relate to the Washington and Custis families, the Revolutionary War, and society life in antebellum Washington D.C. and Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePortions of this collection have been digitized, as noted in the item-level descriptions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 3 pages. Docketed \"Crompe and others. con. cutbush et al ... 1607. order. or Decree.\" and \"A Decree for the platts against Cutbush.\"\tThe signer is thought to be Lawrence Washington (d. 1616) of Sulgrave, England, grandfather of Colonel John Washington, the immigrant. However, it's possible the signer was Sir Lawrence Washington (1549-1619) who served as Registrar of His Majesty's Court of Chancery and great uncle of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. Accessioned as a \"legal document\" signed by Lawrence Washington and Henry Thoresby in 1615. Elizabethan handwriting makes it difficult to decipher the purpose of the document or the actual date. The signer is thought to be Lawrence Washington (d. 1616) of Sulgrave, England, grandfather of Colonel John Washington, the immigrant. However, it's possible the signer was Sir Lawrence Washington (1549-1619) who served as Registrar of His Majesty's Court of Chancery and great uncle of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument granting 1500 acres of land to Lt. Col. John Washington \"for ye transportation thirty servants into this Colony ...\" Lists the names of 28 servants and \"Two Negroes.\" Signed by Anthony Bridges. Nicholas Spencer listed as one of the justices at Westmoreland County court where transaction is approved. Washington gained several thousands of acres in this manner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Recorded in Stafford on March 12, 1690. Registered in deed book Thomas Lee. Addressed to \"Mr. William [ ] our agent in Virginia\" survey by John Alexander on April 27, 1669 granting 5000 acres to Spencer and Washington is patented and ordered registered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Grant of 5000 acres in Stafford County [later Fairfax County] \"in the freshes of the Potomacke river\", opposite Piscataway village and between Little Hunting Creek and Epsiwasson Creek [Mount Vernon], \"said land being due ... for the transportation of one hundred into this Colony.\" \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEarly copy of original grant, endorsed in hand of Genl. Washington on back \"Govr. Jeffreys Grant for 5000 acs. to Colo. Nicholas Spencer and Lt. Colo. Jno. Washington 1677\", watermark (crown over GR).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLegal document from 1687, written on vellum. The first first paragraph is written in Latin; the subsequent text is in English.  Appears to be dated 20 May 1687, and describes a legal obligation from Thomas Grosham and his wife Sarah to Richard Newsome(?). Document was witnessed by Rich Nicholson, [second name unclear], and Hen. Washington.  The document and the second signature may be in the same hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. Conveyance of 300 acres of a patent of 1906 acres of land on Little Hunting Creek, Stafford County [later Fairfax] for 3000 [ ] of good tobacco. Endorsed in hand of General Washington on reverse \"Thompson to Rose Bargain and Sale 14th March 1688\" and also in another hand. Signed on reverse by Thompson and witnesses. Sale acknowledged on May 8, 1689, by Richard Gibson and Ma [ ] Thompson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Survey by George Brent of part of the land granted to Nicholas Spencer and John Washington. On reverse is a transcript of the grant by Lord Culpeper to Spencer and Washington. See under date March 1, 1674.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Deed of lease to John Bushrod (ancestor of Bushrod Washington) for \"Searles\" plantation to include \"all houses, outhouse buildings Gardens Orchards ...\" Witnessed by James Westcomb and William Scott.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Excerpts of Last will and Testament of John Custis grandfather of Daniel Parke Custis. Integral cover addressed to Major John Custis, watermarked (crown over heraldic shield). Test copy by \"Robert Howson C Cir Ct Northampt.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1. Chifonessex Plantation and Arlington house with 250 to John Custis, his son. -- 2. All male cattle on Smith's and Mackeon Islands. -- 3. 1 large silver dish, six large silver plates, one large silver basin, 2 silver candlesticks with a silver snuffer dish, 2 silver snuffers, 1 good feather bed and furniture, choice of pistols and holsters, best sword. -- 4. All rest of land at Pocomock not disposed of in his lifetime. -- 5. Quarter part of the Brigenton the Northampton built by John Bowden; the biggest silver tankard and \"my fathers picture now hanging in my hall\". -- 6. The male cattle given in will bars him of further claim owed him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Byrd writes to his brother-in-law John Custis, enclosing a will of their father-in-law Daniel Parke (dated 1710 December 7) regarding inheritance to their wives Frances and Lucy, daughters of Daniel Parke. Autograph document signed, 3 pages. Additional documents include a 1710 October 27 legal note regarding court settlement involving Daniel Parke - autograph document signed, small sheet; and an unrelated document with a list of receipts dated May 1757 of payments received from Daniel Parke Custis written, dated, and signed for in the hand of each creditor, autograph document signed, 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Thanks her for letter--gives her an opportunity to write her and assure her that she is not ambitious if she had the watch she would return it to her--the barbarous murder of Genl. Parke plundered him of all--there is little or nothing of it restored though he had six or seven thousand pounds--they are not even being punished--wishes all relatives of Parke would petition the Queen--\"tis a greif beyond expression to se the injustice that is done so great a man\"--sorry that she is such a sufferer by the General's will--it was never her desire to have any part of his estate--if it is in her power to help it her estate will not be burdened with the debts--the new general has seized some of the estate and talks of taking more--she has a small silver basin and ladle of Genl. Parke's--either or both are at her service.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDocketed \"a letter giving an acct. of Col. Parke's death.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"K. Chester.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSampson Darrell deed for Dogue Creek land, George Washington's copy. Virginia deed for land described as located in Stafford County [Fairfax County], granted to Sampson Darrell for 162 acres by the Right Hon. Catherine Lady Fairfax, sole proprietor of the Northern neck of Virginia. Dated November 26, 1717 with a separate docket in the handwriting of George Washington relating to the 1717 deed that came into his possession after he purchased the land in his expansion of the Mount Vernon plantation in the late 1750's. This grant to Sampson Darrell in the Northern Neck was originally for 200 acres but was corrected and regranted to Lady Catherine Culpeper in 1717 in the amount of 162 acres which George Washington later acquired. 1 sheet with fragment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 3 pages. Daniel Parke has Virginian and English estates--heavily in debt--his wife [Jane] the daughter of Philip Ludwell had a considerable fortune--two daughters: Frances married to John Custis and Lucy married to Wm. Byrd--in 1705 Queen Ann made him Governor of Leward Islands held this for 5 years and acquired considerable estate there--in Dec. 1710 he was murdered by the inhabitants \"who plundered his house of all his plate, mony, jewells, and household stuff\"--no reparation ever made--the pretense for this was the suspicion that the Governor was too familiar with some of their wives namely Mrs. Chester by whom he was supposed to have a child--confirmd this by his liberality to the child (at his death too young to be christened)--by his will left all his estate in the Leward Islands for the use of his child called Lucy Chester--the mother Katherine Chester--if Lucy died before she came of age he \"began at last to remember his lawfull children\", gave Frances Custis all his estate in Virginia and England--willing that his daughter should pay the legacies hereafter mentiond and all his debts--hard upon her however Mr. Custis and his wife discharged all the debts due both in England and Virginia amounting to many thousand pounds and then paid the legacies--got no account of debts in the Leward Islands--Mrs. Custis wrote the executor Mr. Rhodny--he said very few of the General's papers came to hand, the mob having destoyed them--a Mr. Perry owed money--now at last after more than 14 yrs. are past a man who calls himself Dunbar Parke, married to Lucy Chester, demands L10,000 of Mr. Custis (Frances long since dead) for debts owed by Daniel Parke in the Leward Islands--no notice ever given of such debts before--since all estates and debts in the four Leward Islands were given to Lucy Chester she ought to be liable for the debts--if the estate in England and Virginia must assume these debts as well as those in Va. and Eng. neither Frances nor Lucy Burd will have anything left from the estate--not the meaning of the testator.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDocketed \"This paper gives much information respecting the murder of Govr. Parke and other family matters.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Signed and sealed by Roger Gregory, Mildred Gregory. Docketed on reverse, possibly later in the hand of George Washington, Roger and Mildred Gregory \"Bond to Auge Washington 19th Octr 1726.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. oversize parchment folded. An indenture for the sale of the estate of Culthorpe in Derbyshire, England by Francis Ash \"of St. Mary's county in the province of Maryland planter, ...\" Augustine Washington acting under a power of attorney granted him by Ash. Reference to the contract for the sale on June 25, 1728. presumably Washington, when he traveled to England in 1729, acted to complete the sale for Ash.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe case of planters of tobacco in Virginia, as represented by themselves, signed by the president of the council and speaker of the House of Burgesses ([London: Printed for J. Roberts in Warwick Lane]). This pamphlet was written by Robert Carter for the vindication of the representation for the planters in Virginia: made by the General assembly of that colony.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Explains the reasons for the delay in repaying debt. Signature not legible. John Bushrod was the maternal grandfather of Judge Bushrod Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Deeds dated May 25 and 26th, 1739 to 523 acres on Muddy Hole Branch [later a part of Mount Vernon] for a consideration of £150.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDocument, early copy, laminated, docketed by George Washington on reverse, watermark (crown over shield with GR).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Sorry to hear his family is so sickly especially with \"flux\"--gives minute directions for their care i.e. bleeding, vomits etc.--herbs to use and how to prepare various remedies--Hannah's ailment and how to treat it--has had a good year all his tobacco is in the houses--haying now, has a great quantity--3000 tobacco hhds.--poor old Harry sick--Mr. Winch's land--Clayborn land being bought for Winch--your sister knows nothing of it--she is being turned out and sent her lawyer to him for advice--is repairing her house at Waldees--whom does he mistrust?--Custis coat-of-arms discussed--Winch has come by his lately--\"every scoundrell ye has money, may go ye heralds office and buy a coat of arms\"--Daniel has more right to it than his sister now married--list of things he is sending (wine, cider, and sugar, mint water, cinnamon) with advice about how to take care of it.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed, laminated, watermarks (J. Honig and crown over encircled lion rampant with motto).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 3 pages. Release for the 180 acres of the Spencer grant lying along Dogue Creek [later part of Mount Vernon for £105 current money and £500 tobacco--all the land lying in Truro Parish, Prince William County [Fairfax] on upper side of Doeg Creek, containing 180 acres Ninety Eight and half perches [formerly part of tract granted to Nicholas Spencer].\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDocketed by George Washington on reverse, and in another hand \"Copy Release-Spencer to Osborne,\" watermarks (crown over GR on shield, and crown over heraldic device and motto \"Honi soie quo Mal y pense\"). Witnessed by John Colville, William Payne, John Brown, Stephen Lewis. Receipt signed by Wm. Spencer same date for payment received. Proved Nov. 26, 1739 by Catesby Cocke Clerk. Copy teste by John Graham.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mentions letter received telling of his ill health and advanced age, fears he will not recover, so wished to make his peace with all the world--Cable lets him know that he is his friend--sets his conscience at rest in respect to what has happened between them--result of misunderstandings--\"I really apprehended that I was ill used\"--not guilty of malpractice--wrote to the governor that he would not act by the Commission he had--wants him to bestow it on someone else--can't after renouncing it take it up again--would do anything to oblige him [Custis] and settle peace among \"our Relations\"--hopes there may be a way found to do it without trouble--wants to settle things so none of friends or relations are discontented--if either of them die before they meet again hopes they will meet in the Everlasting Kingdom where no disturbance can be--\"Your Sister sends you her kind Love ...\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed, laminated, watermarks (crown over GR within shield, and crown over heraldic device and motto \"Honi soit qui mal y pense\").\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Concerning a permit to take in Virginia tobacco. This is the earliest known written example of the name \"Mount Vernon\" used for Washington's estate. Fairfax was Lawrence Washington's father-in law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. \"Platt of a Survey made for Capt. Augustine Washington and Mr. John Washington in Westmoreland County ...\" Contains metes and bounds and ink and pencil drawing of the tract bordered on three sides by Bridges Creek Potomac River and Pope's Creek. Later renamed Wakefield by Wm. Aug. Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. For 106 acres on Dogue Run in Truro Parish, Fairfax County, part of a greater tract of land belonging to Sampson Darrel, and bounded by line of land of late Wm. Spencer and Dogue Run--yearly rent of 730 lbs. of tobacco--privileges and restrictions of the lease. Signed by John Gist. Witnessed by Giles Tillet and Wm. Sherman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Laminated onto another sheet of paper, reverse side not legible. Discharge order for David Coulton by Admiral Edward Vernon. Sentence of a court martial.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Aug. Washington\".  Letter of family interest--expresses pleasure at Lawrence's recovery--congratulations on birth of son--\"You need not have been so severe on the Salts as you were in your last, if you would but consider how much you are indebted to them ...\"--doesn't approve of taking up large tracts of land so far back, \"it is a ready way to keep your Self always behind hand.\"--Warner Washington to marry Betty Mason the end of the month. Integral cover, watermark (crown over encircled GR, and crown over heraldic shield and motto \"Honi soit qui mal y pense\").\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Fragment, in hand of James Mitchell, laminated, docketed on reverse \"Mitchel acct. Recpt. £4,\" charred by fire. Account covers period from November 6, 1748-July 2, 1749--for such items as horses butter, \"making yr. Bed Slip,\" washing, dinner and club--entries for 1748 scratched through. Receipted on July 1, 1749 for £1/4 by James Mitchell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Sends news that Custis's father [John Custis] heartily approves of his marriage with Miss [Martha] Dandridge--\" ... he has so good a Character of her That he had rather you shou'd have her than any Lady in Virginia. Nay if possible he is as much enamoured with her Character as you are with her Person and this is owing chiefly to a prudent speech of her own. Hurry down immediately for Fear he shou'd change the strong inclination he has to your Marrying directly.\"--gave briddle and saddle to Jack in Custis's name. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (crown over heraldic device and motto \"Honi Soit qui mal y pense,\" and crown over GR). Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Power.\" Date on original catalog card appears [c.1750].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne page from a ledger book dated 1747 in the hand of Lawrence Washington, for accounts with \"The Right Honourable Lord Fairfax.\" The purchases include bills of exchange for sterling, sheep, gunpowder and shells, payment for smith work, and barrels of Indian meal. The payments were made primarily against rent payments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTitle page from \"A Book of Surveys Began July 22nd 1749.\"Facsimile copy with note at top:  \"Fac simile, copied from a Manuscript in the handwriting of Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. Account - Lawrence Washington with the Ohio Company. Account before his death, and interest run up on the unpaid account after his death, amount credited to his account. Autograph document signed by Geo. Mason, docketed \"The Estate of Lawrence Washington Esqr. deceased with The Ohio Company - Acc't, May 8, 1772, \"laminated, Watermarks (crown over GR, and crown over encircled armed figure).This acc't. drawn up and signed by George Mason on part of Ohio Co. Attested on May 19, 1772, by A. Henderson, Clerk of Fairfax Co. Court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlant cutting of boxwood. Note reads it was planted by Lawrence Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Bill - Benjamin Nockalls to Mr. John Price. Bill for wom[an]s shoes and white thread--am't of bill £0.11. Document, on reverse of broadside advertisement by Benjamin Nockalls, laminated, incomplete watermark (GR).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Bill for June 14, 1751-April 3, 1752 for medical care, including one entry \"Jan 10 [1752] To a large box antiscorbutick Ointm. for Mr. George Washington.\" Also includes entries \"a Visit to yr Negro wench,\" and \"Drawing a tooth for yr Negro.\" Autograph document signed, laminated, docketed \"Rect. Doctr. Sutherland April 27th 1752 1.6.9.,\" badly charred. Receipted on April 27, 1752 for Dr. Sutherland by [ ] Peyton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. Document, partly printed, laminated, torn and charred, watermark (crown). Bill for cloth, buttons, buckram, thread, etc., amounting to £2.19.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Because of Capt. Wilson's situation it has been impossible to issue Lawrence's half pay--needs a new power of atty.--also asks Lawrence to send him a letter for the Secy. of War in re. his bad state of health and requesting a 12 mo. extension of his leave. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (crown over powder horn and name L.V. Garrevink). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Anth. Stewart\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. Bill for [ ] amounting to £0.18.0. Autograph document signed, in hand of [ ] Morley, laminated, incomplete watermark (crown), on reverse of Richard Gore's Broadside Advertisement. Receipted by A[ur.?] Morley.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Bill for gimblets, and blades and sail needles--amounting to £3.8. Document, fragment, laminated, incomplete watermark (G[R])?\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 2 pieces. An undated one-page list of over 80 persons, some well known Virginians - including Col. Fairfax, Col. Lee, and Maj. Washington - who purchased items from the estate of Lawrence Washington, George Washington's older brother. The total value of bonds and other sundries comes to 386 pounds, 10 shillings, 10 pence. Sheet is docketed on the reverse in George Washington's handwriting. The second item is a brief note, also undated, of 6 lines in an unknown hand that identifies the first item and points out George Washington's handwriting in the docketing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Custis writes to the merchant firm in London: \"You have here Inclosed a Bill of Loding for Twelve ho[gsheads] of very Choice fine Tobacco for which I hope you will render me an agreeable price. I received my Accts. Currt. the Ballance then I observe due to me £1830 = 17:10 which I believe to be Right ... \". Page has been damaged and taped.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 6 pages. Document, contemporary attested copy by Wm. Moss, laminated. Witnessed by Wm. Waite, Jno. North, Andrew W. Warren and Joseph Gound. Proved Sept. 26, 1752 by John Graham in Fairfax County. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1. to be buried in a proper vault at Mt. Vernon -- 2. [Mount Vernon lands and buildings] and land on Bullskin, Frederick Co. to his wife for use during her life, and 1/2 of negroes -- 3. all real and personal property not otherwise disposed of in Virginia and Md. to go to daughter Sarah and her heirs, but in case of her death without issue: brother Augustine to receive Principio, Accokeek, Kingsbury, Lacanshire and No. East Iron works in Va. and Md., reserving 1/3 of profits to wife, and 2 tracts of land in Frederick County; George, on death of Lawrence's wife, to get all lands with improvements in Fairfax Co., and, further, during life of wife George to have use of a share of land equal to that given to Samuel, John and Charles. Remaining lands in Frederick Co. to bros. Samuel, John, and Charles (each to pay their sister Betty £150) -- in case any of the three die without issue, land to revert to Augustine. Each of brothers to receive part of remaining share of negroes and pay wife £100 sterling. -- 4. certain other properties to be sold to pay debts. (Share in Ohio Co., lands, and lots in Alexa. included, and arrears of his half pay) -- 5. Mourning ring to wife, mother in law and executors. Appoints Wm. Fairfax, George Fairfax, August. and George Washington, Majr. John Carlyle nd Nathaniel Chapman as executors.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. A writ of examination for the release of the dower lands of Sarah Johnston to her husband George. George Washington is mentioned as still residing in King George County. Sarah Johnston was examined by George William Fairfax, Daniel McCarty and William Ramsay who all signed the document. Their seals are covered over with pieces of paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlat showing the purchase of land for John Augustine Washington, acquiring 643 acres of land granted by Thomas Rutherford in Frederick (now Jefferson) County, VA. George Washington had also purchased land in Frederick County, acquiring 453 acres also from Thomas Rutherford, granted by Lord Fairfax. Autograph document, 2 pages, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived of Daniel Parke Custis executor of John Custis Esqr. deceased 25 lbs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. \"Sir, Ten days ago I sent an express to Governor Shirley with orders to him to meet me at Annapolis in Maryland and have desir'd. Mr. Delancy to accompany him thither:...,\" [signed] E. Braddock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEmbossed Revenue Stamp on Colonial; partially printed--3 pence revenue stamp of Massachusetts. Directs sheriff of Essex County to attach the goods or arrest Timothy Rogers of Glocester.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Autograph document signed, laminated, endorsed on reverse, \"Rect. No. 41\". Receipted August 1 1761 by Lodwick, witnessed by William Anderson and William Simms. Hardwick was overseer on Bullskin property in Frederick Co. This acct. for L7.10.3 for cattle and wheat delivered by Lodwick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted by B. Franklin for 15 shillings. Pa note.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartially printed, signed (by Charlee Thompson).\"To counterfeit is death\" on back of note.\" Painted by B. Franklin and D. Hall 1760\" on back of note. \"This bill shall pass for five pounds within the Province of Pennsylvania according to an Act of Assembly made in the 33rd year of the Riegn of King George dated the fifth day of May, 1760\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 2 pages. Account - Mary Washington with Dekar, Thompson, and Cox. Purchases of supplies including food, cloth, and housewares. Torn and charred, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForm letter, printed, signed by Russell, laminated, (another form letter included on same page), included in letter of May 4, 1762, Russell to J.A.W. Informing him of new partnership between him and William Molleson--assures him of continued attention to his affairs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Received news of Col. Aug[ustine] Washington's death--[Post ?] chariot for Mrs. Bushrod being sent by ship insured--has lately taken a partner, as enclosed - [see form letters dated March 25, 1762, James Russell to John Augustine Washington; and James Russell and Molleson to John A. Washington]--sends Mr. Bushrod's acct. current. Integral cover, laminated, docketed \"The firm of James Russell and Molleson [ ] there first Letter 5 March 1762\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy. Endorsed at top, \"Copy of a letter in possession of Mrs. G.W. Bassett of Hanover Co., Va. being one, of only two letters, in which Genl. Washington was known to indulge in humor\".\"Not in Writings\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Washington\". Letter in a humorous vein congratulating the Bassetts on the birth of another child,--comments on church-going--chides him humorously for not attending church, \"Could you but behold with what religious zeal I hye me to Church on every Lords day ...\"--state of tobacco crop.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrint document, 2 pages folio, folded. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Basketts. 1764. London.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePennsylvania 5s denomination note. Main text runs vertically through, \"Printed by B. Franklin.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. Account of monies received by and owing to John Carlyle, including sums relating to the estate of Lawrence Washington and to John Posey.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall proof copy of stamp. Re: Stamp Act.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn example of a stamp required on colonial paper based on the British Parliamnet's Stamp Act. Embossed 4d, red, gem proof.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. Document signed, fragment, laminated, torn and charred scrap of paper. Account from May 3-July 30, 1765, for snuff, Irish l[inen], silk hat, fann, etc. Account signed by [Ja]mes Buchanan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete copy., \"revived and improved: Or, An Astronomical Diary, For the Year of our Lord Christ 1766. Calculated for the Meridian of Boston in New England, Lat. 42 Deg. 25 Min. North.\" Housed in a handmade enclosure with button tie.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 2 pages. Total of £121. 15S. received from Mr. Harvey, Richard Lee and Mr. Simpson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document , 1 page folded. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett. London.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Amos Ogden (of Reading County, New Jersey) grants power of attorney to Thomas Ogden of New Sarum, Great Britain,\" ... to do whatsoever may be necessary to be done respecting some Lands in West Florida in America ...\" Witnessed by John Blagge and William [Virtue?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Document, fragment, laminated, incomplete watermark (GR). Account for 1 doz. black lead pencils, steel pencil case, pocket knife, sheep sheers, etc.---amounting to £1.7.6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 4 pages. \"At the Court of St. James.\" Grant made to Amos Ogden, through the power of attorney given to Thomas Ogden, for 25,000 acres of land in west Florida. One of the conditions: That Amos Ogden \"do settle the Lands with foreign Protestants or Persons that shall be brought from his Magestys other Colonies in North America within ten years ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document, 2 pages folio, folded. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett. London.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. \"Dear Sir.\" Received receipt of acct. sales for past year--he has drawn on them for 3 sets of Exchange of £100 each--please send Miss Bushrod's invoice of goods soon for she is to be married and cannot set up house keeping without them--[paragraph blurred]--weather so cold and river frozen, so Capt. Johnstone slow in loading ship--make him insurance on 16 hhds. tobacco by Lord Camden in case of loss--[Added under date of 20 March 1769 in J.A.W.'s hand is] \"Invoice of all goods to be sent by the first ship into Rapahannock or Potomack for J. A. Washington,\" with list of things desired. On reverse is same list with prices added. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed \"Copy of my Le[tter] and [invoice ?] [ ] Feb. 1769\", watermark (crown over encircled heraldic device and motto). Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. A. Washington\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Has sent son George to see him, so he can see cruelty with which tutor treats the children--bad wound on his head--obliged if [Hannah B. Washington would send rosewater--wishes them joy of their young son--[Bestey ?] delivered of son--needs money to pay decree against estate--entitled to interest on payments being made to her. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark (figure holding aloft a liberty cap, lion rampant in enclosure with motto \"Pro Patria\"), bottom part of letter is missing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Letter to his sister. Since he will be secluded for 2 or 3 years from Rippon Lodge while studying law [in England] desires her to write him news of their circle of friends--is a friend of the brother of her friend Mr. Cadwalleder--supposes she has had another child by now--cautions her not to spoil it as she has done Richard--requests her to send him some good hams, pickles, Indian corn, peaches. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (crown over powder horn, LVG, and Bell).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Concerns the examination of witnesses for the court. Docketed on reverse, \"Frederick 4th of October 1771, In obedience to the sithin order we the Subscribers have Deligently Examined Thom.s Speake in behalf of the Plaintiffs witness own hands.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. The bond is for 500 pounds with Warner Washington as the co-signer for Throckmorton. Signed by John Ariss, a tenant farmer of George Washington's, as a witness. The various dates of the signatures are when payments were made.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. A bill of sale of land owned by a wife. Witnessed and signed by Samuel Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Bill, account to John Aug. Washington of loss--a broker's account for settling a loss--plus current account rendered. Autograph document, partly mutilated, laminated, endorsed \"Lord Camden(?)\", watermark (Garrevenk).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. Evaluation of Sundries belonging to Mary Washington by Charles Washington and Fielding Lewis. Inventory with value of livestock, tools, slaves--evaluated by Fielding Lewis and Chas. Washington. Document signed, in hand of Fielding Lewis, silked, endorsed by G.W.(?), watermark (crown over heraldic shield and motto \"Honi soit qui mal y pense\").\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Indenture between Richard Simmons and Samuel Wade Magruder. 2 tracts of land called Wickhams and Pottingers discovery in Frederick Cty., Md. sold to Magruder by Simmons for £157.0 ... witnessed by Charles Jones and Andrew Heugh ... reverse side has Simmons receipt to Magruder for the money ... Jones and Heugh's statement that they have examined Mrs. Simmons' dower rights ... received and recorded Apr. 19, 1772 ... received of Magruder on Apr. 13, 1772 £0.8.0 for an Alienation fine on sd. land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 4 pages. Account for 7 pr. plaid hose, black pettycoat, silk purse, pins, chrystall buttons, copper kettle, hair trunk, snuff box, etc. Autograph document signed, laminated, docketed \"Rect. [Ed]ward Moore 13th October 1772,\" two sheets badly torn and burned, watermark (crown over powder horn and LVG).Receipted on Oct. 13, 1772, on second sheet by Edward Moor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies. D.S. 1 page. Assignment of bond from Samuel Washington to Phil Pendleton to be transferred to Samuel Beale. Witnessed by Samuel Washington. Later assigned to Gabriel Jones, November 1772 and then to John Lewis, February 1773. Bond for 200 pounds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Eulogy of William Nelson, given to a \"Miss Bassett\" of Eltham, written in Williamsburg. Addressed to \"Miss Bassett[at]Eltham,\" probably Elizabeth Bassett, eldest daughter of Col. Burwell Bassett of Eltham. Document, laminated, watermark (GR surmounted by a crown).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount, widow of Augustine Washington (half brother to George Washington). Date on original catalog appears 1773 (Jan.) - 1774 (Nov.). For sundries.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"A Crown\" issued according to act of Gen. Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed in 13th year of reign of George III--signed Jacob Harman, Mord. Lewis, Joseph Allen--No. 15454 printed by Hall and Sellers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.  2 pages. Bushfield. Also includes copy of letter from James Russell to William Carr, 12 July 1773. Docketed on reverse, \"To William Carr Esqr. Merchant in Dumfries, By favor of Mr. Stadler.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Fragment, poor condition. Account for medicines and treatment, including linement, laudanum, cordial mixture, bolus, ingredient for Glysters, etc., amounting to £ 6.18.0. Autograph document signed, laminated, a badly torn and charred scrap of paper, indecipherable watermark, docketed on reverse \"Mrs. Washington,\" and \"£6.18 4 Septr. 1774\". Date on original catalog card appears [c.1774]. Receipted by W. Mortimer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. Account from Sept. 1774-Feb. 1775 for sugar and codfish--£1.3.0. Autograph document signed, in hand of Benjamin Call, laminated, docketed \"Henly and Caul\". Receipted July 17, 1775 by Benjamin Call.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S 2 pages. An estate inventory of Lawrence Washington (1745-1774) -- a direct descendant of emigrant Col. John Washington and distant cousin of George Washington. The inventory includes 42 slaves (by name), cattle, and furnishings of each room. The inventory is signed by Thomas Jett and recorded by R. Bernard in Westmoreland County on December 31, 1782.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Receipt for 18 shillings for one pound of Hyson Tea. Autograph document signed, fragment, charred by fire, laminated, docketed \"Robt. Broom £.18.0, 18th May 1774\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. \"-if you come to America you should come into this Province and be very cautious in buying ground; the people in this country they plow the ground that is cleared so many years together that they run it out.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Sum of one pound promised to Burdett Ashton, executor of Anne Washington ... payable on or before this date, one yr ... bind themselves for 2 pounds ...\" Witnessed by John Ashton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Acknowledges a grain measure--reports that the measure accords with his own and also with one from Baltimore--deduces that the measure then in use in [Westmoreland Co.] is inaccurate. Autograph letter signed, docketed, watermark incomplete (heraldic device).Name on original manuscript appears as \"John Aug. Washington\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page, folded. Discusses the beginning of the Revolution. Advises James to stay in Scotland \"until the present dispute between the Parliament and America is ended.\" Continues \"-there is great preparation for war in the different provinces of this country; several skirmishes that happened; there was a battle at a place in New England called Concord ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted enlistment broadside, signed by 17 recruits.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Would have come to see her in Prince William but has been daily expecting Capt. Wood's return--has been out little because of lack of shoes--those she has are too small and cannot get any more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. List of 21 names of soldiers enlisting in the Continental Army for 1 year. Scituate, Massachusetts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. A document in connection with a lawsuit over Augustine Washington's will: Alexander and Elizabeth Spotswood, Burdett and Ann Aston, and Jane Washington vs. John Augustine Washington, William Augustine Washington, and George Washington \"Infants under the Age of Twenty one Years\" [at the time of Augustine's death]. This document stipulates how George Washington's father's estate will be divided amongst the defendents and plaintiffs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of militia officers, including their rank, sworn in by the Committee of Westmoreland County, Virginia, including John Augustine Washington, Colonel (brother of George Washington). Document signed by J. Davenport. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mt. Pleast. Camp, South Side of James River, on my way to Norfolk. There has been an engagement between Dunmore and the Lowlanders--can tell details--postscript adds that Mr. James Lewis will act for him at division of estate [of Augustine Washington ?] and receive his part. Autograph letter signed, fragment only, laminated, incomplete watermark (crown over powder horn), directed on reverse, \"Carry this letter to Westmoreland\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL. 4 pages. Letter, unsigned. Attributed to Rev. Abiel Leonard before the siege of Boston in 1775, has a note to return to William A. Saunders of Cambridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"This BILL of SIX DOLLARS, shall entitle the BEARER hereof to receive GOLD or SILVER, at the rate of FOUR SHILLINGS and SIX-PENCE sterling per DOLLAR. . . .\"Passed by Maryland Provincial Convention. Printed by F. Green.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"According to the Resolves of the Assembly of Pennsylvania, of the 18th day of November, in the sixteenth Year of the Reign of G.E.O. the Third. Dated at Philadelphia, the 8th Day of December, 1775.\" Printed by Hall and Sellers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. Receipt for slaves, cattle, etc. alotted to Ashton as his wife's [Ann Washington's] portion of estate of her father, Augustine Washington--valuation amounts to £432.3.8. Autograph document signed, in hand of John A. Washington, laminated, docketed \"Rect. B. Ashton £432.3.8, 21 decr. 1775\".Witnessed by Danl. McCarty.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. List of names, county, amount of rent, amount in arrears.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. \"Articles of agreement\" between Amos Ogden and Thomas Ogden include \"Robert Ogden, New York\" and \"David Ogden, New Jersey.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRevolutionary War Journals of James Humphrey, written partially in code, with separate marching orders and review of procedures - 4 items. A 32 page journal, the first seven pages being in code, recording information such as an encouragement to continue in the service of the state of Massachusetts, a list of men in Captain Gore's company, the rations allowed each man, the pay scale of a battalion, a copy of regimental orders, and a list of names of the men on guard duty. Attributed to James Humphrey who used the same code in anothern journal. Together with an additional 20 pages containing numerous tables such as the diameter of guns and balls, the \"composition for Fuzes of Shells of all Natures,\" how to figure the time of flight of a cannon ball, etc. Separate sheets list marching orders and instructions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mifflin, an aide-de-camp to George Washington, writes: \"General Washington has been dangerously ill -- His Complaint a perineumony. He is much better and said to be out of Danger -- His Situation has occasioned great anxiety in our Minds. The Consequences which would follow the Loss of so great a Man at this time cannot be calculated.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. 25 men signed or made their X to enroll for 3 months of service in the \"American Army.\" Document signed, partially printed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages, docketed with two separate promissory notes. Donald Campbell writes about the war ruining his business and the need for a \"good constitution\" to get the people to believe in Independence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis one-sixth dollar note displays a linking ring of states and sunburst design which reads \"AMERICAN CONGRESS WE ARE ONE.\" On recto is a sundial design: \"FUGIO, MIND YOUR BUSINESS.\" \"According to a Resolution of CONGRESS, passed at Philadelphia, February 17, 1776.\" Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurrency Note. This one-third dollar note displays a linking ring of states and sunburst design which reads: \"AMERICAN CONGRESS WE ARE ONE.\" On recto is a sundial design: \"FUGIO, MIND YOUR BUSINESS.\" \"According to a Resolution of CONGRESS passed at Philadelphia, February 17, 1776.\" Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeven dollar Continental currency note, printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Am ordered by G. Washington to make provisions for marching army--have ready 80,000 lb. hard bread at Woodstock--stop sending any more flower, etc. to camp--part of bread must be at Woodstock before the detachment on Wed., \"... the consequence of a failure may be fatal\"--keep it as much to yourself as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Reporting the survey of the Ohio Co. 200,000/acres by Capt. Hancock Lee and Mr. Leet--they have it all in one tract on Licking Creek which falls into the Ohio 150 miles below the Scioto R. about [80] miles above the Kentucky R.--it is clear of Henderson's and the Vandalia Co. claims--\"By all Accounts it is equal to any Land on this Continent, being exceedingly rich and level.\"--charges for survey £650--each member owes £50 each he can't pay it all--men waiting for the money--puts it to him as a \"Man of Honour\" if he intends to benefit from the survey he ought to pay some portion of the charge or sell out his shares. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (crown over GR), docketed, \"Geo. Mason - dated ye 12 March 1776-receivd 5th Oct. [ ] Col. R. Lee, delivered ye [ ] to R. McKeldon\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Mason\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne shilling note, emitted by a law of colony of New Jersey passed March 25, 1776, signed by Robt. Smith, Jonathan Deare, and John Smythe. Printed by Isaac Collins, Burlington, New Jersey.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document 1 page. Broadside signed by John Jay [then President of Congress] with instructions to the Commanders of the Private Ships or Vessels of War, instructing then that they will have Commissions of Letters of Marque and Reprisal, authoring them to make Captures of British Vessels and Cargoes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Receipt of a list of bonds due George William Fairfax. Collected by Lund Washington and received by Craven Payton. Docketed on reverse by George Washington: \"Craven Payton receipt for Bonds - taken at the sale of Colo Fairfax's Furniture etc., 7th April 1776.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinental currency note for three dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter or journal entry written from Montreal, Canada on May 24, 1776 with sketched map of Lake Champlain on the back. Describes movement and condition of troops and arms of the Northern Department, some have smallpox and fever. It is unknown who the creator is but was at one time attributed to David Avery. References Benedict Arnold.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarrant written to Ebenezer Hancock the Deputy Paymaster General of the USA to Pay to David Townsend, Surgeon of the 6th Regiment, a refund of 23 pounds 7 shillings for smallpox medicines he purchased for the 6th regiment. Signed by Artemas Ward and Joseph Ward.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Fragmented document is signed, laminated, docketed \"Rect. No. 101 Wm. Hunter £5.8.9, 21st Augt. 1776\". Receipted by Wm. Hunter. Bill for Irish linen, cotton cards, and thread, amounting to £5.8.9.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinental currency note for five dollars signed by B. [Benjamin] Levy and Thomas Donnellan. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinental currency note, seven dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page, writing on both sides. Amos Ogden of New Jersey agrees to give Thomas Ogden one-fifth of any land which the latter, acting as attorney, can recover from an apparent dispute of a land grant in West Florida.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. From Princeton, New Jersey. Addressed on the verso. Written in the hand of Major Aaron Burr, Aide-De-Camp to Putnam. In the letter, Putnam defends one of his soldiers being charged with misconduct saying that he is reliable and has taken General Washington's Oath of Fidelity. Putnam also orders scouting parties to be kept as close to the enemy as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2nd Company 1st Regiment Connecticut Militia--Lists categories for Capt. Camps's 42 men, shows which soldiers are sick, absent, discharged, dead, or deserted. Return - Connecticut Militia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Commission for Benedict Arnold to serve as Major General, signed by John Hancock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument, signed, 1 page, folded, writing on two sides. Town meeting voted to establish the hospital according to law. Dr. Daniel Parker and Dr. Nathaniel Cook were the physicians in charge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. Autograph document signed, in hand of Lund Washington, Harper's name signed with X, laminated, docketed. Receipt for 20 shillings for making ten pairs of \"negro shoes\" for General Washington's people.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Memorial presented to Congress relating to widows of foreign officers. Letter to George Washington is enclosed. See letter of 1777 October 6. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed, watermark (encircled fleur-de-lis surmounted by crown). [Letter to G.W. is enclosed--see letter of Oct. 6, 1777, Baron Holtzendorf to G.W.].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document, 2 pages. Parliamentary Act during the reign of George III repealed the Boston Port Act of Massachusetts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document, 4 pages. Parliamentary act repealing the Sugar Act.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document, 2 pages. Parliamentary act discontinuing the Duties on Cotton-wool, the Growth and Product of the British Colonies or Plantations in America, exported from this Kingdom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollection of receipts ranging from 1778-1795. Twenty-five items mostly relating to Betty Washington Lewis for the period of her widowhood. Includes payment for stockings, property taxes, her sons' tuition, linen, a copper kettle, and a statement of \"Debt, interest and payments on two Bonds ... from John Wayman, Edward Snickers and William Brady to Col. Fielding Lewis.\" In Mylar enclosures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Promises on penalty of £10,000 to give him title to land in King and Queen County soon as possible. Pay purchase money to James Hill. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Alexa.\", docketed \"Title Papers - John P. Custis' Lre. directing payment of money for King and Queen Estate to Jams. Hill and engaging a title to J.H. - Mem - Deed is recorded in the Genl. Court.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. A notice of the election of Philip Smith, Joseph Lane, and Fleet Cox to act as Tax Commissioners for Westmoreland County; \"freely and Indifferently\" elected by Freeholders and Housekeepers. Signed by John Augustine Washington (1736-1787; brother of George Washington), Richard Lee, and Thomas Chilton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter, signed. Letter written from Bushrod Washington, to his mother, Hannah Bushrod Washington, about his time in Fredericksburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis broadside was used as an advertisement to help fund engravings of Robert Edge Pine's painting that celebrated the American cause. It is filled out by Pine in manuscript on behalf of George William Fairfax who bought and sponsored five prints. Paid by George William Fairfax and signed by Robert Edge Pine\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Bushrod Washington writes his mother (Hannah Bushrod Washington) while a student at William and Mary College at age 16. He writes about world affairs and his activities at William and Mary. Autograph letter signed, address panel on verso.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Partially printed document. Loyalty oath, signed at Valley Forge by Moses Greenleaf, captain of a Foot Company. \"I Moses Greenleaf Capt. In ... do acknowledge the United States of America to be Free ... \".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColonel John Augustine Washington, by orders of his Excellency the governor, instructs the militia of Westmoreland County to assemble at the county courthouse for the purposes of a draft of one third of the militia 'held in readyness at a  moments warning.' Autograph document signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Letter by Washington's aide-de-camp requesting Clement Biddle's horse for Martha Washington, who wants to \"ride a short distance that day.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinental currency note, eight dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinental currency note, sixty dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinental currency note, seven dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. A Return of the 10th Company of the 3rd Regiment of Militia in the County of Worcester. Company strength report. Marginal note to the section that separates soldiers by race is \"Quakers 3.\" Document signed, partially printed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill for 3 pieces of handkerchief, 15 yds. in each for £45.0.0.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinental currency note, thirty-five dollars. This note was supposedly found in Washington's desk after his death and had been in General Nicholas Fitzhugh's family until its donation. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. \"I have the Deed from the General [George Washington] for the Land you bought of the [\"Romankoke,\" a plantation in King and Queen County, Va.] ... It was executed at Camp [Valley Forge] ... I neglected to get a Deed from Me to you, as I was not able to have the Deed from The Genl. to Me recorded.\" GW had originally purchased the property for his step-son, who then wished to sell it to Henry. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Rodney releases Joseph Purden of mortgage. Total £97.5.2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 3 pages. Enlistment form. Descriptive list of 100 recruits from Massachusetts Bay enrolled in Continental Army for nine months. It lists hometown, country, age, stature, complexion, and time of arrival. Two men stand out: Charles Ralf, an Indian and Cato Brewer, a \"Negro\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Letter from the Marquis de Lafayette to an \"Dear Sir,\" discussing a soldier's need to leave the militia. Describes difficulties and frustrations felt by George Washington and Congress due to foreigners seeking appointments in American Army.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Sorry to hear of Col. [John A.?] Washington's illness--Bushrod [Smith?] has been ill, also Fanny [Smith?]--Betsy is weak. Autograph letter signed, mounted.(Philip Smith's wife, Elizabeth, or Betsy, seems to have been Mrs. John A. Washington's sister).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Tells of his safe arrival at Wakefield and comments on the health of the family. Asks for his grandmother's shoes which he has forgotten and other personal matters. Autograph letter signed, with integral cover docketed by Col. John A. Washington of Bushfield by Jerry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document, 4 pages. Parliamentary act - \"An act to allow the Exportation of Provisions, goods, wares, and merchandise, from Great Britain, to certain towns, Ports or Places in North America ...\" which are or may be under the Protection of \"His Majesty's Arms.\" Printed by Charlee Eyre and William Strahan, London.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page.  An invitation to Canadians to join France in aiding the United States against the British--appeals to their common French blood, recent ties with France asks them to set up their own government and join the confederacy of 13 states. Printed document, laminated, watermark (fleur de lis), printed in French, endorsed in later hand \"Sent by LaFayette to Washington Presented to the Assoc. by Mr. Herbert.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document, 4 pages. Parliamentary act regarding trade in the East Indies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document, 4 pages. Parliamentary act regarding the sugar trade in America and Great Britain. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, London.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. An explanation of the division of a quantity of corn between Mr. Kercheval and Mr. Snickers, and other farm business. Also advice to his son about a purchase of land from Mr. Butler.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Extract of law passed in New Jersey relating to certification of cattle and sheep.\" That no Certificates for Cattle, Swine, Sheep, or other Provisions, seized by the Army shall be paid by the Contractors, unless the same shall be Certifyed under the hand of his Excellency the Commander in Chief of the Army, or of some other person by his Order.\" Autograph document, laminated, docketed on reverse, \"Morris Town 23d Decr 1780 from Joseph Lewis Contractor Morris County - ansd 29h.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinental currency note, North Carolina, twenty-five dollars. Printed by J. Davis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRe: John French's bond due Tayloe and Washington. \"On the 19th of May One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Mr. John French offered to pay off his bond Due Tayloe and Washington, which I refused the money being of so little value. - Lund Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document signed, 1 page. Voucher for pay. Issued to Lebbeus \"Libeus\" Qui, a freed slave who fought in the Revolution from Connecticut. There is some reference saying that he was not freed until 1777 by Daniel Brewster.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Written in cipher and partially decoded by Jay.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinental currency note, three dollars. Rhode Island and Providence Plantation. Guaranteed by the United States; fully signed face and back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinental currency note, Virginia, sixty dollars. Printed on thin rice paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Concerning Price's management of his [farms], including agreement on terms and duties--payment of Bob Alexander. Autograph letter signed, docketed \"No. 1, Relates to the Agt.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. P. Custis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document, 1 page. Broadside, Connecticut. Recruitment into the Continental Army. \"An Act for filling up and compleating this State's Uuota of the Continental Army.\" George Wyllys, Secretary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Introduces Thomas Griggs, tenant on George Washington's lands in Berkely--he wants new lease--J.A.W. recommends him as collector for G.W.'s rents in the area--Col. David Kennedy, Pa. farmer, has taken over one of General's leases--\" ... a person who employed Lands in farming agreeable to the pensilvany method I should think would be the most agreeable tenants\"--in Berkeley for Mrs. [Hannah Bushrod] Washington's health--lame horses prevent visit to sister [Betty Lewis] in Fredericksburg. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (MW). Name on original manuscript appears as \"John Aug. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinental currency note, Virginia, three hundred dollars.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document, 1 page. Broadside, \"Resolved by this Assembly, That for the defence of the posts of Horseneck, and other parts of this State, there be immediately raised five hundred and seventy-five able-bodied effective men...\" George Wyllys, Secretary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. List of Slaves Returned by the British Army. The list of slaves shows those who left with the British Ship the HMS Savage after it stopped about Mount Vernon. The slaves are individually described. They were taken from George Washington by Captain Richard Graves in 1781. On reverse: \"A list of General Washington negroes that went to the British, 1781.\" Signed by Lund Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 2 pages. Accounts of various goods of an ordinary nature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA French Intelligence map of New York Harbor with soundings of the East River, Hell Gate and the western end of Long Island Sound. Additionally the map denotes anchorages, dangerous rocks, shore fortifications as well as several named landmarks including \"Red hook Fort\", \"New York [City]\", \"gouverneur island\", \"frogs pte\", \"White Stone\", \"Sandy pte\", \"West chester\", as well as \"Riviere du nord\", \"New Jersy\", and \"partie du ouest Dela Longue isle\". Over that section of Long Island is a lengthy commentary including a detailed description of the hazards navigating \"hell gette\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is a request to \"his most Christian Majesty\" for help to secure the Chesapeake from British naval raids that had rendered it impossible to export the \"Tobacco, flour and other produce of this State and Virginia\". The senders may possibly be Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, George Plater, President of the Senate and William Bruff, Speaker of the House. The recipient is not identified other than as the Minister of France. 4 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Re: Payment of debt to John Augustine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA translation of a letter, likely written by Ledyard, William(?). Ledyard writes to Destouches supplying intelligence on disposition of the British fleet at Gardiner's Bay including a small map showing the various ships in line relative to the shoreline. The report notes the presence of eight vessels ranging in strength from 50-74 guns. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter, signed by Ledyard dated March 1, 1781. Ledyard writes an eyewitness report on the disposition of \"the British Fleet in Gardiners Bay,\" observing that \"there has been more or less of the small ships moving out and in almost every day, have this moment taken a full View of the Fleet in the Bay with a good glass the weather being very clear find there is the same Number of Ships of the Line as there was when I wrote last some of which appear to have altered their Station in the Line.\" He also notes the appearance of something that looked like a floating battery but no shore batteries.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinental currency note, Pennsylvania, three pence. Printed by John Dunlap.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Certificate for impressing 2 of Fielding Lewis's horses for Lafayette--witnessed by Capt. Richd. Young, A.D.Q.M. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated. Their value sworn to (100 £) by Will McWilliams and Henry Armistead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContinental note, Virginia, five hundred dollars. Printed by John Dunlap.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBarras writes a letter to Destouches authorizing him to take \"Le Neptune, L'Eveille and Le Romulus\" to cover the arrival of a convoy from Boston that was escorting two frigates to Newport: \"For this purpose he will cross between Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard, being sure as much as possible to preserve the facility of entering Rhode Island if the enemy were to present themselves in superior force\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Re: siege of Yorktown and supplies of cannons, balls, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEstate of Samuel Washington. A.D.S. 1 page. \"The Sale of the Estate of Colo. Samuel Washington Decd. is on the following terms ... 1. the Highest bidder to be the purchaser ... 3. all under 30 [lbs.] is ready Cash ... 5. ten percent discount will be allowed for ready Cash.\" Date on original catalog card appears [c. 1781]. Signed by Samuel's brothers, John Augustine and Charles and James Nourse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Humorous chatty letter--she has little time to write--\"... he says he has often heard I was married and for fear you should have the same intelligence and put some faith in it, be assured no such thought has ever enter'd my Head as yet nor do I believe ever will ... \"--compliments to Genl. [Greene]. Autograph letter signed, incorrectly docketed \"Mrs. Custis March 23, 1780\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. Custis\". Date on original catalog card appears [1782]? March 23.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. \"... your worthy Unkles politeness and attention to your Education fills our breasts with the warmest sentiments of Gratitude, you were happy indeed to meet with him, as it has not only been the means of lessing your immediate expences to me ... but as it also produced to you the advantage of good advise from so able a Friend, and an introduction that will command you the attention of the best Company ...\"--don't spend time executing commissions for Virginia friends--goes to Berkeley--send account of his expenses every 2 months. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears as [1782] [April 1]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John Aug. Washington\". (This letter is on the same paper with letter from Hannah Bushrod Washington to Bushrod Washington, dated the same).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Inventory of Daniel Matthew's estate that includes household and personal items, farm animals, and tools. This document is signed by Thomas Washington, John Weaver, and Joseph Moxley.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Blindstamped \"Archives de Chastellux.\" Rochambeau writes about Washington's plans for the 1782 campaign and news from Europe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. Bond. \"We James Crane, John Crane and Ephraim Washington do promise to pay to John Augt. Washington, Charles Washington or James Nourse as executors to the estate of Sam[uel] Washington dec[eased] ... the sum of one Hundred and Eighteen Pounds Six Shillings ...\" on or before April 3, 1783. On verso, John A. Washington endorses the bond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Capt. Walley requested 3 Hogsheads of good rum to be used by officers on board the Barges. Additionally want 3 Hogsheads more of Brandy or the money to purchase it locally to get a cheaper price and better quality brandy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mrs. French won't exchange her land tract for tract--\"Mrs. Dulany and myself will give the Reversion of the Dogue Creek Land for Dow and Co Land Tract for Tract.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover marked \"By Abraham\", laminated, docketed in later hand \"From Benj. Dulany about land for G.W.\" in pencil, watermark (MW). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Benj. Dulany\". (See letter of same date, Lund W. to G.W.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Bond for 500f. posted by John Washington on his appointment as Sheriff of Westmoreland County. William Washington is a cosigner on the bond. This John Washington is probably the great-grandson of Lawrence Washington the immigrant; b.1729-1786.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount book owned by George Lewis, Washington's nephew. Mostly an account of items purchased. Small quarto, 39 folio pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. \"Pay Table Office Jan'y 8th 1783,\" with balances due to each person and sum totals.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Family news, fears he has little hope for once Papa \"determines he never changes,\" Sally will write and tell all, her family is well, monthly balls at Alexandria and some private ones, expects to remain single.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Humphreys, aide-de-camp to Washington, describes Washington's reaction to a remonstrance of the state of Vermont.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Retained copy. \"Judge Bushrod Washington to whose Mother this letter is addressed very largely won the esteem of my Aunt. I remember him well, as when holding court in Phila. he always dined on Sundays with her. I was always taken there to dine on Sunday too as a child. Thus I remember my father delighted to teaze my aunt by saying Wright's picture of Genl. Washington was badly painted, when she invariably appealed to Judge Washington who always sustained her in asserting it was an admirable likeness.\" Although she has never met [Mrs. H. Washington,] she writes telling her of the esteem in which she holds her son Bushrod--gives character of Bushrod, uncorrupted despite luxurious atmosphere of Phila.--Bushrod very naive about reading character.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Continental officer Prentice Bowden writes from Clarkstown, NY saying he will be prevented from attending a meeting called but assents to the wishes of his fellow soldiers and accepts \"the Commutation agreeable to the resolve of Congress.-\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. A statement concerning building a bridge \"over the water course where Robinsons Mill formerly Turners was situated ... the said Bridge was set up to the lowest bidder price 900 lbs Crop Tobacco.\" Signed by John Washington, most likely the great-grandson of Lawrence Washington the immigrant; b.1729-1786.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod Washington writes to Hannah Washington, apologizing to his mother for not writing and thanking her for her letters. He writes about the summer heat and in an attempt to escape to country breezes befriends a family outside of the city. He inquires whether his mother has received a letter from Mrs. Powel [Elizabeth Willing Powel] and expresses his continued and growing affection for her and Mr. Powel. He mentions that Mrs. Powel can be quite frank with him especially his choice in 'cloaths' and replaced his newly acquired watch string with a more elaborate style. He will send his portrait [by Henry Benbridge] to her when it is safe to do so by water conveyance. He is quite proud of the painting and claims, \"it is said by all who see it, to be amongst the finest pieces of painting in Philadelphia.\" It cost him £18.10. Autograph letter signed 4 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 8 pages. Indebted to her for her faithful correspondence ... hopes to shorten stay in Phila., by devoting all his time to law. ... reflects on his first 21 yrs ... is sending his portrait, painted by Henry Benbridge. Expresses his opinion of the picture. Concern about his sister Milly's cusses education of women in general and especially his sister's. Desires her to learn music and French if any tutors can still be found in Va. If not, will tutor her himself when he returns. Believes a woman should learn more than just domestic duties. Will write sister (Jane) an account of Mrs. (?) a very good friend who is the victim of persecuting misfortune, \"the most Unhappy woman in the world\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Bushfield. Letter regarding a land sale. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. A. Washington\". Date on original catalog card appears as [1783][Sept.].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Earlier letter miscarried--her anxiety over him--pleased at improved health, but fears he is too optimistic--Dr. Stuart thinks he should winter in West Indies--\" ... if you do not get well by being on Rhodeisland I hope South Carolina wou'd do as well as the West indies and I cannot bear the idea of your being exposed to the Sea this time of the year\"--came to welcome aunt and the General home, but they haven't come yet--spends time with Mrs. L[und] W.--Mrs. Custis with sister in Md. who suffers from unfortunate love affair--[Fanny] and Dr. [D.] Stuart to accompany Mrs. Custis down country--Mrs. Custis to marry Dr. Stuart--wants to see him--\"I only pray that it may be the will of Heaven that we shou'd. be happy together.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by George A. W-n incorrectly \"1st Sept. 1784\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Document, in hand of J[ohn] Herndon, fragment, laminated, docketed, charred by fire. Receipted by J. Herndon. Bill of 2 blankets, amounting to 16 shillings,  to \"Mrs. Washington.\" Unknown if Martha or Mary Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Savannah. Bargain stated for sale of Thomas Washington's black horses, amounting in all to £150.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. A bill of sale whereby Edward Hughes of Kirkston Parish sells a male slave (named Sam) to his daughter Elizabeth Rudolph. The document is signed by John Washington (probably the great-grandson of Lawrence Washington the immigrant; b.1729-1786), Constant Washington (probably his wife), and Louisa F. Washington (possibly his daugter). Recorded in Westmoreland County on August 31, 1784 by R. Bernard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Receipt signed by John Cook for 100 dollars for a white horse sold to Major Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. Lund offers to pay Col. John Fitzgerald for the Waggon [sic] and four horses he just received. Autograph note signed, [fragment]. Col. Fitzgerald was a prominent Alexandrian.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia. Received letter day after G.W. left Phila.--praise of G.W.--\"Few in his situation after having so successfully played a Game for their Country but would have played an after Game for themselves--her little god daughter (Mrs. F's child)--mourns her own lost children--invitation to visit Phila.--compliments of season \u0026amp; New Year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 3 pages. Conveys \"All that plantation now in possession of the said Penelope French called the Dogue Run plantation in Fairfax County, and adjoining the land of the Immortal George Washington and a number of slaves thereon\" for an annual rent of \"One hundred and thirty six pounds Gold and Silver, Dollars at six Shillings and half Joes at forty eight shillings ...\" Document signed, laminated, docketed \"A Lease from Penelope French and Benjamin Dulany to John Robertson January 1st 1784,\" 3 red seals, watermarks. Signed by Penelope French, Benj. Dulany and John Robertson - witnessed by Going Lanphier and Robert Lanphier. Some marginal notes in handwriting of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Discusses disruption of business because of inclement weather; sale of Bushrod's hogsheads; disposition of his books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N. 1 page. A bill from William A. Washington (1757-1810; George Washington's nephew) to the estate of Richard Muse for the hiring of \"negro Ceasar\" by Muse's overseer William Smith.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Will procure glasses for her, but regrets she needs them--post is surest way to send letters--many guests, but has been out little--\"Extensive connections and supposed large Fortunes, have their consequent Appendages tho not always of the most agreeable sort.\"--her goddaughter (Mrs. F.'s child). Autograph letter signed, docketed in another hand. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz Powel.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 2 pages. Has posted advertisements on General's lands that George Washington intends to assert his claims there. Settlers there alarmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHermitage. Letter discussing sales of various goods, and slaves.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. In writing of and docketed by William Augustine Washington. Received by the hands of James Nivison £ 6 in payment for self and William Butler.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt. D.S. 1 page. Document signed, fragment, docketed on back, \"Majr Burdett Ashton's Rect for his Wifes and his proportion of my Brother George Washington's Legacies,\" incomplete watermark. For \"every Claim wch I have against the Estate of Augustine Washington decd as well on the Acct of the Legacy left my Wife an also my proportion of Legacy by the Death of Mr. George Washington decd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Bushfield. Re: Shipment of Bushrod's chest and other goods from Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed in French. Paris. Chastellux writes of the departure of the Marquis de Lafayette to America. He imagines the scene if he, instead of Lafayette, might return to America and visit with Washington. He reminisces about the weeks spent at Albany and Saratoga during the Revolution and follows with a postscript regarding Madam Carter now Madam Church.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. I.O.U. from Washington to Booth, of Maryland, for \"Forty Guineys.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mrs. Washington asks Col. Fitzgerald to convey to her sons at Mount Vernon, with as much expediency as possible, the enclosed information. Re: Bushrod Washington's personal affects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page, in hand of Gart. Tho[mpson], fragment, badly charred and mutilated, laminated, docketed, incomplete watermark (indistinguishable). Bill from John Kea[ ] to Mary Washington for [£2.5.0].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. Receipt for £5.0.0. pd. in full by W. A. Washington--signed with C. Highlander's mark and witnessed by Jenny [Mrs. Jane ?] Washington. Docketed \"Charles Highlander's Rec. £ 5.0.0.,\" laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. Agreement for Whiting to make repairs on his dwelling house, pay taxes, not allow servants and other stipulations on a certain tract (unclear as to location). Crane is making the agreement on behalf of George Augustine Washington. Whiting lived at Snow Hill on Bull Run in Prince William County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 1 page. Letter in a humorous vein, chiding him for not writing--sends a book which she once recommended for his perusal--sends him fur gloves because \"the Severity of the last Winter may have operated so violently on his Herculean Hands, as to have numbed his fingers,\" thus preventing writing. Autograph letter, docketed in Mrs. P.'s hand, watermark (GR surmounted by crown and powder horn), written in 3rd person. Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount of Col. John Augustine Washington with the London agent Messer's deDrusina, Ridder, and Clerk. The account ledger includes items such as tools, shoes, clothing, dishes, cutlery, sewing . 1 sheet, 4 pages of implements, nails, snuff boxes, sugar, fabric, spectacles, and Hyson tea. Autograph document signed, 4 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Can write oftener now--post leaves regularly--everyone sick--Miss Butler Thornton died of sore throat--Fanny's health improved by nursing George--sending Betsy to Fredericksburg for education--[Fanny is his wife and G.A.W.'s sister]--house not finished--has partnership in store at Germana--hopes to complete mills by winter next year--advises G.A.W. to build store or warehouses on his land--\" ... anythg. is preferable to an Estate in Land and negroes, which are not only unprofitable, but vexatious and troublesome\"--should sell land for certificates--Col. [Wm.] Washington wrote that G.A.W. was well.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G. A. W.Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Ball\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. integral cover, New York, watermark. Docketed \"Excellency Richard Henry Lee President of the Honorable Continental Congress.\"  Re apprehension and publication of private letters abroad concerning public credit, and shows the necessity of \"immediate vigourous measures for supplying the Treasury of the United States...\" Note at bottom indicates 13 copies made and sent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Fox Neck. Letter by Maj. Jones--read in paper account of arrival in Charleston and health is restored--he should go to Sweet Springs in June - Oct.--\"A Virginia Estate is attended with such care, anxiety, and trouble, that it will in some measure prevent our Ease and Happiness ...\"--has rented out \"Traveller's Rest\" with stock, etc. to Mr. Young, an English farmer--lays off farm in equal lots of 40 A. with ditches and fencing--\"From this I shall get somethg. certin, and my Posterity will have a pretty Farm in such perfection as will require but few slaves to manage it.\"--intends same for all his property--Sam.[G.A.W.'s brother] bought wagon and will visit soon--will go to Sweet Springs to improve wife's health--G.A.W.'s lots in good condition--has received no rents for him--Callender should collect them--the Magnolia are produced from the Seed which are contained in Cones ...\"--will go to Botonast nearby to get information and some seeds. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., \"Recd 1st Apl. 85\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Ball.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Fredericksburg. Concern for G.A.W.'s health--should he need any cash, call on his friend Mr. Wm. Crafts--\"your core and filtering stone came same to hand and is in my store.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., \"Recd. 1st Apl. 85\", watermark (FA). Name on original manuscript appears as \"[Capt.] E. Callender.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Spotsylvania City. His letter not received--death of his baby [George] of the humour in his head--\" ... the old Lady (Mrs. Washington [Mary]) not long ago had a violent fall from her steps wch had nearly broke her arm. It is now getting so yd. she has some little use of it.\"--Col. Jno. Thronton will let G.A.W. have horse on good terms--rents--Capt. Callender expects him to draw upon him and his friends--goes to Sweet Springs if he can raise money--hopes to complete his race, dam and saw mill--all in Berkeley are well--will go there with Col. [Chas.] Washington--elections at Stafford--Garrett and Brent elected--Maj. Dick dead and John Lewis near death at Dr. [David] Stuart's--Miss Spriggs married Jno. Mercer and Brent to Miss Ambler. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., watermark (GR surmounted by crown and powder horn). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Ball\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Charleston. Earliest ship for Va. is next Thursday for Fredericksburg--ship for Phila. or N.Y. will arrive shortly--will engage staterooms on this for G.A.W.--Phila. newspapers just arriving on ship. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., watermark (GR surmounted by crown and powder horn).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Acknowledges letter telling of his son's death--[Capt. Alexander Spotswood Dandridge]--what to do with land intended for his son--bring grandson to Hanover--does she have coat buttons of Scotch thistle which his son had?--he promised to wear them for friend's sake--weak from spell of gout.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (Armed woman and rampant lion with motto Pro Patria GSB). Name on original manuscript appears as \"N. W. Dandridge.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Charleston. Ship bearing Major Jones leaves for Va. Thursday, barring possibility of freight for other parts of continent--tell Major Jones nothing has been heard of his friend [Gile ?]. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Received letter covering several others to forward--will visit [Mt. Vernon] shortly--tell Mr. Lewis he will see him tomorrow or next day. Autograph letter signed, integral cover (in different hand), watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. Callender.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. On board the sloop Unity. Unable to pay house rent which is due--encloses £6 and promises rest soon to be paid to Capt. Callender--is doing some ship's carpentry work at present. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rich. Kenney.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Torn. Sale by the Lees, husband and wife, to Washington and Smith of Burnt House, Old Quarter and Forest plantations, approx. 2600 acres in all. Burnt House tract located just south of Bushfield, home of JAW. A trustee signs for JAW. Witnessed by Hannah, Mildred, and Bushrod Washington, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. His flour hasn't come yet--will be taken care of when it does--will inform gentlemen desirous of purchasing corn that he has some--lists prices current on flour, etc.--tobacco shipped by Mr. Stoddard. Autograph letter signed, badly charred, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Herbert.\" Poor condition, badly torn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Concerning correspondence with George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Charles City, Virginia. Edloe has bond of Bernarde Moor's, signed as security by Lawrence Washington--requests payment from Lawrence Washington's estate. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Left word on leaving town that debt to G.A.W. was to be paid, but business interfered--Bundle at Mrs. Maury's--bundle of boots will come by next stage--is he married?--brother and sister going to springs. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Armistead.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Mr. [Long?] left $55. with Mr. Watson for him--forwards bundle by stage--his brother is at Hobbs Hole [Tappahannock]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., laminated, watermark, directed \"by care of Josiah Watson Esq. with a Bundle.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Armistead.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Benjamin Franklin's account with artist Jean Antoine Houdon for expenses and work done. Includes an order with Monsieur Jefferson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFragment, 1 page, docketed. Promise to pay £3. Signed by Throckmorton; witnessed by Ferdinand Washington, [son of Samuel Washington].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Studley, Hanover City. Ill health and business prevent his coming [to wedding of Geo. A. W. with Fanny Bassett]--will send carriage for them to spend Christmas with them--family at Studley sends regards. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Sends £25, balance of Mr. Matthew Whiting's rent--unable to pay £35 on his own rent until Nov. [sublet of farm from Whiting].  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ja. Crane.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill of sale, John Augustine Washington to his son, Bushrod Washington. John Augustine Washington testifies, 'five shillings to me in hand paid by the said Bushrod Washington before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Have Given, Granted, Bargained sold and conveyed...the following Negroe Slaves..\" Includes list of slaves by name. Signed by \"John Augt. Washington\" and witnessed by Jenny [Jane] Washington, Theodorick Lee and Corbin Washington. Autograph document signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Could not procure the silk for Mrs. [Fanny] Washington--hasn't the cash due G.A.W.--first cash he can get he will send--congratulations on his marriage. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docket by G.A.W., marked \"care of Mr. Josiah Watson.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Congratulations on his marriage. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., broken red seal. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Le Mayeur\". [Dr. Le Mayeur was a French dentist; Gen. Washington was one of his patients].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Sends £5 due on rent, but cannot pay more until later--congratulations on marriage--and improvement of health. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W. [At bottom of page is a list of money sent].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Williamsburg. His neglect in writing--\"I will take the liberty of enquiring into your feats of sportsmanship for I expect if you have ever been able to rise soon enough to execute your threats the poor ducks have been slain by thousands.\" --tell G.W. honey locust seed can be got at Eltham this year. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Berkeley City. Sends £35 in consignment of rent due by M. Whiting, tho he can hardly spare it--give Mr. McCray of Alexandria, the bearer, a receipt--\"for the aforesaid rent due from Mr. Matthew Whiting for the year 1785.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., marked \"Hand by Mr. M Cray.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ja. Crane\". [Lists kinds of money sent in payment].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Happy Retreat, near Charles Town. Congratulations on marriage--family is well--Mr. Crowe's money to be paid--saw G.A.W.'s property advertised in paper in Genl.'s name in Fredericksburg--Mr. John Briscoe desires to buy Whiting's place--write by Mr. McCray who comes to spend winter with them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., directed \"Hon'd by Mr. McCray.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Cha. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. An order for household articles--2 large Dutch blankets, not torn in two--clamps, bed cord, brads, large common plate buttons, one pair large leather shoes or pumps, one pair large callimanco, cupboard locks, one hank of silk \"near the pattern sent\", \"one hank of deep green\", long bent horn comb. [Enclosed is a scrap of silk mounted on paper]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed, silked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Annapolis. Regarding the management of the Principio Company property belonging to William A. Washington, who inherited the property from his father Augustine (George Washington's half-brother). Russell is manager and iron-master of the Principio Company. Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Inquires price of land and lots in [Fredericksburg] advertised in paper--intends buying if price is right--will give good bonds--answer by next stage. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., directed \"To the care Mr. Wm. Hunter.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rob. B. Chew.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount - D.S. 1 page. Account from Oct. 1786-May 1789 amounting to £11.0.4 for iron work, shoeing wheels, ox chains, repairing old stock bands, etc. Credit given of £7.18.0 for 39 1/2 baskets of wheat. Document signed, badly charred, laminated, docketed \"Acct. Mr. J. Hill for Mrs. Washington\".Account sworn to on Aug. 13, 1790 by Chas. C[aller ?] and receipted by Abner Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 10 pages. Account of William Augustine Washington with Messieurs Henderson, Ferguson, and Gibson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Blenheim. Has heard of attachment on Md. estate of his father [Augustine W.] in consequence of a claim against Nivison--requests Mr. Cracroft to hire lawyer to fight it--bearer has briefs of case. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed \"Mr. Washington's papers delivered by Mr. Craycroft,\" marked \"fav. by Mr. Spencer Carter,\" watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. George A. Washington agrees to rent to John Lewis \"the Lotts inclosed within the [ ] on which H. Armistead now resides for the sum of Seventy five Pounds ...\" Lewis also agrees to certain repairs to a dwelling house, stable and kitchen. Witnessed by a Mr. Ball. Signed and docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Gundin Chapin and Co. to George Augustine Washington. 1/2 doz. screws [1] pr Brass hinges, 500 no. 5 springs. Autograph document signed, in hand of Aquila Brown, laminated, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [1786] July 17. Receipted by Aquila Brown for Gundin Chapin and Co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Safe arrival at G. W.'s--be sure the General gets good Sanfine seed which he is ordering--get a \"Clever Lille Desant plow which must go with out a weeal for the land is not Level and to be shoor to make him Light and Desant and be Shoor to make him turn the works well ...\"--describes plows in use at Mt. V.--doesn't want wife to come yet, for he may not stay past his year--land poor, plows poor, farm instruments poor--wages and terms of General's are good--dislikes negroes--\"tese Black Peope I am Rather in Danger of being posind among them ...\"--wife can decide about coming--look after his children--General sold good sheep for 40/ \"a pes of thar money.\"--.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermarks. [Bloxham was an English farmer who came to serve as farmer and manager of some activities at Mount Vernon. Peacey was his sponsor].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 6 pages. Congratulations on birth of another [daughter]--reflections on the role of women in educating children, and the education they need--wishes to have spent more time on improving mind than person--\"I have not a doubt that the General's visit to Chatham was productive of as much Pleasure to him as to you. I am sorry that you have Reason to think his native Climate does not so well agree with him as ours. In all probability his Destination will be Virginia. and sure I am that his Inclination and Attachments are decidedly for that State. When you see him present my Comps. he is one of my best Friends and Favorites.\"--family matters--too much rain for grain. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed in Mrs. Powel's hand, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. The bond is for 67 pounds sterling.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Bushrod W. delivers letter and documents relating to a suit being brought against the estate of Augustine W.--his illness prevents attendance--gives some details of the defence--Bushrod will give security for him. Autograph letter signed, cover, laminated, docketed \"Forrest Stoddert vs. Washington,\" watermarks. Sent a copy of Augustine Washington's will for the use of Stone as a legal representative in a Maryland suit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Bushrod W. delivers letter and documents relatinig to suit being brought against the estate of Augustine W.--his illness prevents attendance--gives some details of the defence--Bushrod will give security for him. Autograph letter signed, cover, laminated, docketed \"Forrest Stoddert vs. Washington,\" watermarks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Send crimson or blue silk to face flannel waistcoat for the General. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Malbro. Would quarrel with Mr. W[ashington] for not allowing her to visit them--will bring missil or send it by first opportunity--best love to all at Mt. Vernon--a kiss to her godddaughter--Sally [Sarah Offitt Craufurd] can almost walk. Autograph letter signed, fragment, incomplete, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Sarah Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 28 pages. Rutherford's survey for land owned by George Augustine Washington near Charles Town in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Survey of this tract after it was split and bequested to G.A.W.'s sons, George Fayette and Charles Augustine. The sons, in turn, rented their properties to Peter Cockrell and Garland Moore, respectively. Includes list of 10 slaves Cockrell rented along with land and accounts of expenses and produce of the Berkeley Farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Thompson agrees to \"furnish Major George [A.] Washington with Thirty Barrills of Indian Corn to be delivered at his place in the Month of March next, ...\" or to freight it to General Washington's mill if that is G.A.W.'s wish. If he fails in this obligation, 40 pounds Virginia currency is due.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Sends packet which Gen. Washington sent to him--quotes from G.W.'s letter telling of desire of his farmer [Bloxham] to bring wife and children over to America--ship sails from London to place near G.W's seat in Feb.--if passage is desired for her must be paid in advance. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, post mark \"A1, 17\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Welch.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. London. Thanks for present of a hare--has booked passage for Mrs. Bloxham and 2 children--\" ... the Vessell goes very near Gen. Washingtons Landing so that Mrs. Bloxham has not far to travel\"--costs of passage--bring bedding for ship's cabin--\"Goods and cloaths in Virginia as they mostly come from hence are very dear, therefore it woud be necessary for her to Lay in a good Stock of them ...\"--seeds will go by same boat--these will be sent to warehouse or counting house first--if Mrs. Bloxham changes her mind let him know. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmark, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Welch.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Dr. Craik brings a shoe--send a pair or two at Lowry's of purple morroco of same size--also a pr. or 2 of red--Mrs. Washington will send back ones not suiting. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, part of watermark (HB).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. Survey and plat of 1121-acre tract owned by George Augustine Washington near Charleston in the county of Berkeley.\" About 250 acres of the ... tract is cleared ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. Renewal of an agreement made December 25, 1784 (see MVLA Collection). This agreement is to expire on December 25, 1787 \"at which time the said Land and premises is to be ... peaceably and quietly given up to said Washington as required.\" Rent is 40 pounds Virginia currency. Document signed, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Have shirts, neck handkerchiefs \u0026amp; ruffles made from linen an cambrick left at Snow's store--to have been made at Mt. V. but G.W. having new \"recruit\" made for himself, so \"I therefore told Mrs. Washington that I could not get any linnen which I liked-that was a lie Snow, but yet it did not hurt me to tell it so much as it would to have delayed anything which was doing for the Genl.\"--Peter to pick up Lear's shoes--\"Has [Hooff ?] paid or protested by bill upon him?\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Received Mr. Hanson's draft and the bill for making shirts--advancing board to Mr. Hanson before due for [Geo. S. and Lawrence A. Washington]--got down before rains came--send down Mr. Hunter's receipt--\"Washington sends his love to you and says you are not a man of your word, for you promised to come down here on Sunday and did not.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Thanks for 4 shirts and 2 neck cloths--send rest and the bill, will pay when next in town--apologizes for lack of New England gallantry at letting Miss Craik go home by herself--will accompany Mrs. W. and Mrs. Stuart to Belle Voir--Phila. packet just \"passing by the door\"--when can they get things from her?--is now writing this while in hands of his [\"freisear\"]--5 more wash basins are needed. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDivision of slaves from the estate of John Augustine Washington amongst Bushrod Washington, Corbin Washington, and Hannah Washington. \"West\" Ford, \"Billey\", \"Betty\", and \"Venus\" are listed under slaves to Hannah Washington. 1 sheet, 2 pages of text.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt court held for Westmoreland County the 31st day of July 1787, the Will and Codicil made 1785 November 19 by John Augustine Washington and under the oath of executors Bushrod Washington and Corbin Washington along with William Augustine Washington was entered into and acknowledged bond with conditions as the law direct. Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate. Signed by James Bland, C.W.C and William Butler, D.C. and noted as 'A true Copy.' Autograph document signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Letter and articles came to hand--he used good judgment on the cape--send black cape for G.A.W. and one for self; also plain metal buttons for white broad cloth vest and breeches--Mrs. W. obliged for cards--\"Mrs. St[uart] was disappointed by not seeing certain personages on Sunday.\"--send hair ribbon--any late arrivals in Alexa.?  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount. A.D.S. 1 page. Account for £6.10.9 includes woodwork for 1 pr. cart wheels, 2 boxes for them, tire and nails, altering and putting on 8 stock bands. Credit is given for wheat and old iron. Autograph document signed, in hand of Abner Vernon, fragment, badly charred, laminated, incomplete watermark. Account certified correct by Abner Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Signed by J[?] Berry to the fact that John Milton, deputy sheriff served notice to William Kerchival and John Williams that judgement would be brought in October for payment of bond to George Washington. Milton served notice on Aug. 21, 1787. Addressed to Francis Whiting on the other side.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill. 12 dancing lessons for Miss Fanny Smith and 6 visits to reach Miss H[annah] Washington...her school is located at Chantilly ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Fears frost, \u0026amp; will be unable to see them until 10th or 12th of month--please pay Mr. Anthony Buckner sum of £3, and place to acct. of D. S. Autograph letter signed, fragment with integral cover, laminated, docketed, directed \"By Mr. A. Buckner.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Send by the bearer 3 bushels of salt, allum, and the plank, if it is ready--if not ready, let him know when it will be. Autograph letter signed, fragment, docketed, laminated, part of a watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Let bearer, John Monday, have bottle of snuff, bed cord, molasses, pint tumbler and [ ] and charge to his own account. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, fragment, laminated, watermark, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rob. H. Hooe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Brent-Town. To the assistant for Huie, Reid, and Company. Send by bearer 1/2 yd. cloth--are goods arrived and open yet? Let Mr. Peirce have credit in store, and will guarantee payment for him. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Hooe.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Send by bearer, Jno. McKay salt and small pot and charge it. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed, on reverse of part of legal document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Please let Benj. Mattison have 4000 single [tens?] and 200 double [tens?]. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Pay bearer £0.9.2. Autograph document signed, fragment, docketed \"Charles Adams 11 Oct 87,\" laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Dumfries. Send by John 3 yds. fine \"plad\", one gallon good spirits, molasses, morocco slippers, callimineo pumps, candles, and 2 wash basons. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Neabsco. Must leave for Bul[l] Run in morning--requests he let bearer have £6 to pay workmen--will write memorandum of all winter clothing needed. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed, watermark [separate cover addressed to Mr. Reid probably goes with this letter].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFragment of cover, probably goes with letter of October 17, 1787, John Carter, Jr. Neabsco, to James Reid.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. To James Read (or Reid?) in Dumfries. Send by Scipio sugar, tea, also for Polly Brent send crape gauze, leather shoes to measure sent, and large chip hat--send 2 hanks pale yellow silk. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Send by bearer 1000 ten penny nails, 2 bead cords \u0026amp; 1 quart rum--to be charged. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed, incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Credit Mr. Blake, bearer, for what necessaries he wants on her account. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Send ten penny nails, brown lining \"garman Toulles\" stockings, etc. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed \"John Smith 29 Octr 87.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount with a dressmaker ... entries include making a \"lude string Robe\" robe and petty coat, great coat and altering 3 garments ... total £1.10.0. Receipted Aug. 31, 1790.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 4 pages. Bonds taken for [slaves?] sold, amounting to £560.19.0--signed by Willm. A. Washington and John Fauntleroy--\"other Accts. on this list not yet bonded--£121.19.1\"--amts not bonded include for Phaeton and harness, Chair, Livestock and lumber. Document signed, endorsed \"An Acc't. of Bonds and debts due for property sold of Colo. Thomas Turner at Smith's Mount and Nanzatico,\" laminated, unidentified watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. Washington agrees to continue leasing a tract of land in Berkeley County \"adjoining the Town of Charles Town for and during the Term of one Year ...\" i.e. Dec. 25, 1787 to Dec. 25, 1788. Whiting shall pay required land tax and \"Forty Pounds Spacie, Virginia Currency, ...\" to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Whiting exchanges \"... two Cows under seven years old, thirteen herd of Sheep under four years old\" for a year's rent of land in Berkeley County (see Agreement, Nov. 3, 1787). Washington allows four pounds ten shillings for each cow and twelve shillings per herd of sheep.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 26 pages. A portion of an account book containing record of rentals due and accounts owed by \"George Washington President of the United States.\"--the first 9 pp. (at least one missing) concern tenants living on the tract called \"Asbeys Bend - under the Blue Ridge Part in Fauquier and Part in Loudoun\"--lots are listed, tenant named, and an account given of what he owes and has paid--following pp. concern lands on Gooseneck Creek in Fauquier County and in Berkeley County and Frederick County.--then follow several pp. of \"George Washington President of the United States in Acct. Current with B. Muse\", concerning expenses and collections, legal in nature in connection with the foregoing lands and tenants. Autograph document signed, in hand of Battaile Muse, 2 blank pages, silked.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Airy. Thanks him for his condolences and offer of help upon her afflictions. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by T. Lear. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Little Washington Custis [6 yrs. old] thanks Mrs. Powel for a book, the Children's Friends, which she sent him--his sisters and Miss Harriot [Washington] send their respects. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Unhappy over their separation--her approaching confinement [Anna Maria Washington, born April 3, 1788]--weather severe--plows frozen--spare no expense in getting skillful person, recommends Mrs. Harrison [midwife ?]--Mrs. Bassett's shoes not forwarded to Phila. yet--will get biscuit and hat for your father and brother--family news--inquire into cotton--little Wash. [Custis] wants to write her a letter--\"We this evening recd. an acct. of the adoption of the Constitution by the State of Massachusets which was deliberately discusd and with the greatest harmony adopted the Minority determining to give it every support tho they were unsuccesful in their opposition.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by Fanny B. W-n, watermark (IV). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. For 6 bushels of winter vetches for General Washington, totaling £2.2.0. Autograph document, small page, docketed. [This was for seed bought in England].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Sent letter yesterday by Col. Humphreys--send a dozen hand saw files and 3 men's coarse hats--Tom has Mr. Porter's saddlebags. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Robert Morris on way to Va. and takes portable camera obscura as a gift to G.W.P. Custis [7 yrs. old]--landscapes at Mt. Vernon will be perfectly represented and can be copied--profiles may be taken with it--Mr. Morris will show him how to use it--send her his sister's [Nelly] and Mrs. W.'s profiles. Autograph letter signed, docketed, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Asks for 6 barrels of \"Hearons\" [herring ?] from Mt. Vernon--thanks for trouble in finding him freight--try to find Gibb a load from the Potomac back to Fredericksburg. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., watermark (Taylor). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Edw Pye Chamberlay\". [Chamberlayne, of King Wm. County, married Agnes Dandridge].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Land to be sold by Washington to Sullivan who wants it for speculation--Peter can bring mares to the horse. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, \"A distinguished and brave Revolutionary officer\", watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour receipts signed by Davenport (George Washington's miller) from the Mill. An accompanying docket refers to these receipts as \"Accounts of Corn and Meal delivered out of the Mill for and by the orders of G[eorge] A[ugustine] W[ashingto]n...125 Bushels Corn.\" Four documents signed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Jos. Davenport.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Send Mrs. [Martha] Washington 2 yds. black lute-string, \"as near the patron [pattern] as it can be got\",--also 3 prs. of best white kid gloves, long--. Autograph letter signed, laminated, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rotterdam. Received from Capt. Robt. Wyllie on his brig the Molly the documents handing them 50 hhds. tobacco, and letter informing them the vessel's whole cargo was addressed to them from themselves, Mr. Hector Alexander, and Mr. George Walker of Georgetown--before they could finish processing it as per instructions, an interdict from Mr. G. Gibson to Capt. Wyllie to deliver cargo to him, on consequence of order from Messr. Smith Huie Alexander and Co. of Glasgow--sends copy of letter they sent to Smith Huie Alexander and Co.--thanks them for confidence placed in them--will inform them of decision in this affair. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, directed \" By Cap. McGill from Rotterdam,\" also marked on cover \"Capt. Quick to go from [ ] the readiest way to Rotterdam,\" cover used as a scratch sheet, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 2 pages. George Augustine Washington contracts with Samuel Roberts for the latter to disassemble a building at Johnson's Fishery (at River Farm) and re-erect it \"... agreeably to the back part of Genl. Washington's kitchen or Servant's Hall, weatherboard, case, cornice, and bargeboard it in the same way--.\" Roberts is to receive, for his service, 11 pounds Virginia currency and the assistance of one slave. Document is unsigned.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne envelope, no letter or note. Addressed to Samuel Powel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Asks his price for land in Carolina--has been offered land \"in this Neighbourhood\" but prefers the Carolina tract--poor quality of Carolina land. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Richmond\", watermark obscured.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Account of sales of fruit received by the Philadelphia Packet, Capt. Elwood for a/c of Messrs. Andrew Clows Co. George Washington's order for 110 pounds of filberts appears on the account of fruit brought to Alexandria on Captain John Ellwood, Jr.'s Philadelphia packet boat, the sloop \"Charming Polly.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Smith tells Washington of certain clothing purchases she has charged to Washington on account with \"Mr. Crabb.\" Letter carried \"By Harry.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Winchester. On reverse, a protest signed by Thacker Washington \"... because not given by Miss Anne Blair, whose order will be accepted.\" Request for payment of £11.12.6 to Mr. Nath. Gray.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Apologies for delay in executing commission for Mrs. W.--has been ill--nice white fur available, but advises waiting until autumn, because of lateness of season--did he receive letter and pamphlet of the Debates of the [Phila.] Convention?--\"As I knew you were a Member of the Virginia Convention I thought it might be agreeable to you to see in how masterly a Manner Mrs. Wilson had treated the Science of Government.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, red seal, watermark (W).Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Thanks him for forwarding 4 tierces and 3 barrels of seed by the Tree Mason, Capt. Lawrence Lazore--please forward freight bill. Autograph letter signed, docketed \"Recd. [April] 24 Ansd May 13th\", watermark (incomplete LVG and powder horn). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Orders muslin for Mrs. Washington--requests Dunlap and Claypole's paper sent regularly to Major [G.A.] Washington--send Will [to N.Y.] when he's able to travel. Autograph letter, laminated, docketed by Lear(?) \"These letters were recorded by H.[owell] Lewis. Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted broadside outlining the formal order of procession for the inauguration ceremony for the first President of the United States, George Washington. A manuscript docket on verso reads \"Order of Procession on the Inauguration of President Washing[tn], 30 April 1790.\" Another manuscript docket on the front of the broadside, underneath the printed text, reads \"Order of procession on the inauguration of President Washington 30, April 1790.\" This year is incorrect, as the inauguration took place on 30 April 1789.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Pittsylvania. Return of his draft, half satisfied leads him to think it is inconvenient for them to answer any further requisitions for money--will try to discharge his large debt to them speedily--reminds them that they had consented to consolidate his scattered debts into one general acct. upon their books--hopes this will prevail upon them to give him time to discharge various debts, but if they prefer, they have enough of his property at their disposal to discharge a debt to them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, directed by \"favr. Mr. Smith,\" watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. President would like Billy [Lee] sent to Mt. Vernon when he can be moved safely, for he cannot be of use here--\"But if he is still anxious to come on here the President would gratify him altho he will be troublesome--He has been an old and faithful Servt. this is enough for the Presidt. to gratify him in every reasonable wish\"--if Major W. needs buck wheat from Phila. he will let you know--G. W. wishes Dunlop and Claypool's paper sent to N.Y., and will furnish them from there to the Major at Mt. Vernon. Autograph letter initial signed, laminated, docketed by Lear(?), watermark (L Munn). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\" Not in Writings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Dumfries. Interest on certificate in name of John Dickenson belongs to bearer Mrs. Dickenson--let her have her warrant, or purchase it of her--she is in great want. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn estimate for a saddle for the President.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 10 pages. An account of Robert Lewis's trip as far as Baltimore accompanying his aunt Mrs. Washington to New York--family relations and friends--preparations and farewell at Mt. Vernon and Dr. Stuart's in Alexandria--Col. Blackburn's--Mr. and Mrs. B[ushrod] Washington--Mrs. W.'s parting with her servants at Mt. V.--rental of horses from Mr. Van Horn--efforts to purchase a horse for [G.W.]--two ferry crossings--Major Snowden and family--description of countryside--Mrs. Carroll's reception near Baltimore--visit with Dr. McHenry in Baltimore. Autograph document, unbound, laminated, watermark, docketed in later hand, \"Journal of Mrs. W's journey to N. York.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Charles came up to get the [storehouse ?] key being mended--send a dozen lbs. of figs to be charged to G.A.W.--needs 200 \"small tacks with flat heads proper for nailing leather on Brick moulds ...\"--Mrs. [Anna Maria] Bassett and Mrs. Washington will dine with Mrs. Porter after lunch on Sunday--Mr. Bassett will attend them and perhaps G.A.W. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by Snow (?), watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. President desires to have Billy [Lee] sent to N.Y. since Billy earnestly desires it--send stays and shoes to Mrs. F[anny Bassett] W-n at Mt. V.--send Mrs. M. W.'s to [N.Y.] and charge all to President's account--she overpaid for altering some gowns--Billy's expenses to be pd. by G.W. thru Biddle (mentioned in Writings in footnote). Autograph letter initial signed, docketed, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. An account of ferry and inn expenses listing all the stops between Georgetown and New York--carriage of a trunk from Phila to N.Y.--stage horses--Col. Van Horn who arranged the trip had been paid earlier some amount--. Document, in hand of Robert Lewis, watermark, endorsed on back, \"The Amount of every expence is £67.10.7 Pensylvania currency.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. \"The President will thank you to put into the hand of Mr. Wm. Hunter Junr. of Alexa. thirty five Guineas, for him to deliver to Mr. John Campbell of Bladensbg. ... in payment for a Horse sent by Mr. Campbell to the President.\" Autograph letter initial signed, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\" Writings, XXX, 342-343. [Mr. Hunter was on his way back to Alexa. from N.Y., and stopping in Phila.].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Inquiries about table ornaments--\" ... and if the large and small Glasses of M. Dela Croix are of the same set, he [the President] will thank you to procure them...\"--\"The President has a French man with him who is said to be a compleat Confectioner and professes to understand everything relative to these ornaments, so that the Glasses only are wanting.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed, watermark (L. Munn). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Alexandria. Discusses religion ... suggests his mother rise early and ride before breakfast ... glad she is rid of Sorrel ... welcome to molasses sugar ... will not be diffident in requesting favors of her ... glad to hear wheat, barley, and clover are so fine ... agricultural advice ...  Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. Billy [Lee] arrived--\"The President thinks those ornaments will not answer the purpose as the two sets are not made to join each other \u0026amp; neither separate are large enough for his table\"--President much indisposed--fever and a tumor on his thigh. Autograph letter initial signed, docketed, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Baltimore. Sends letters of testimonials \"in my favor\"--hears of president's recovery--his sickness prevented Speaker of House of R. from writing him as per his promise. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by Lewis, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Alex. Furnival.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Sends copy of Committee's report on mode of collecting taxes--how does his memorial stand with President?--any chance of employment?--amusements in N.Y.--hopes President is recovered. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed, postmarked \"Balt. July 5.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Joshua Barney.\" [Barney sailed miniature ship \"The Federalist\" to Mount Vernon in 1788; gift of merchants of Baltimore.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Happy over her children's situation [in N.Y.] -- glad \"My good Mama [Martha Washington] ... has at last seen the necessity of making the Dr. children respect as well as love her, for that they never wou'd have done had she continued her former improper indulgence to them.\"--their sisters are with her--death of Mr. Richard the printer--doesn't approve of taking her daughters [Eliza and Martha Custis] to Alexandria feast and merriment--requests him to have a butter print made for her--competition in selling butter to Alexandria. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1789] July 8.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Saurason obligates himself to sell Washington his lot \"... 40 feet on Duke street and 70 on St. Asap[h]\" for seventy five pounds Virginia Currency. This lot is \"... subject to a ground rent of twenty five Shillings...\" The agreement is subject to Washington's procuring another lot from Thorton Alexander.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Account from July 1789 for \"Visiting Mrs. W. Examining a Cancer and Consultation with Dr. Hall - £2.2.0.\" Document, fragment, badly charred, laminated, docketed \"Dr. R. Wellford Acct and [ ],\" incomplete watermark. Proved before magistrate, Geo. French, on Aug. 19, 1790. Receipted on reverse Sept. 13, 1790 from Mrs. Lewis. Signed by Wm. Yates for Robt. Wellford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Cousin A.O.C.C. married Jack Lyons--saw many friends at Eltham and Elsing Green--\" ... hope He [G.A.W.] is not so regardless of His health as he used to be, tell Him from me that one child and the prospect of another are sufficient inducements to make him prudent, an Orphan's situation is deplorable, for a Mother cannot be of much advantage without a Father's assistance.\"--lack of a carriage prevents her coming to Mount Vernon. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by F. B. Washington. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. C. Bassett.\" Date on original catalog card appears \"[1789] Aug. 3\". [B.C. Bassett was sister-in-law of Fanny. She married John Bassett of Farmington, Hanover County. She was daughter of Wm. Burnett Browne of Elsing Green, King Wm. County.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received his several letters--slippers came safely to hand, also the bill for them--£70 received from Mr. Thomas Smith on acct. of the President--send 2 prayer books to Mrs. W. Autograph letter signed, docket, incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 1 page. New York. Received bill from Dunlop and Claypoole--forward the enclosed answer to an address to Bethleham--procure 20 bushels of good winter barley for seed from reputable farmer--last procured from R.I. was not good--Mrs. W. wants Mr. Hazelhurst's bill for Chintz--charge to president's acct.--she also wants another prayer book added to 2 already requested. Autograph letter, docketed by Lear(?), watermark. Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Abingdon. Chides him for not writing - news from George [A. Washington] and family at Mount Vernon. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\" Date on original catalog card appears \"[1789] August 19.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S 2 pages. Richmond. Re: Corbin W-n's suit with the Hites ... certain title papers missing must be supplied before the Oct. trial ... Patrick Matthews, Johnston, Russel are names appearing in the letter and seem to be former owners of the land in question ... \" Copy of a letter from Mr. John Marshall to Corbin Washington.\" Date on original catalog card appears \"[17]89 Aug. 23.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. New York. Prayer books came safely--encloses letter to Nicholas Eveleigh(?) in S. Carolina--put it on first boat to that place--\"Mrs. Washington wishes you to send 25to ... of chocolet shells to Mt. Vernon ...\"--send statement of President's account. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, partial watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 2 pages. New York. President is getting a German gardner from Phila.--he doesn't speak English or know the country--pay and charge to President's account the amount of his passage in stage from Phila. to Alexandria. Autograph letter, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark (LVG surmounted by powder horn). Name does not appear on original manuscript. [Gardener was John Christian Ehler, sent from Germany by Henrick Wilmans of Bremen].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Mrs. W. wants a gown of color like that enclosed in Tabby, ducape or Padusoy [paduasay]--send samples and price. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark (armed figure). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. G.W.'s acct. [from Biddle] is right--Mrs. W. wants 15 yds. of Padusoy of enclosed pattern--G.W. wants prices on clover seed and early delivery--suffered greatly last year because of late delivery of seed--congratulations on apptmt. as Marshal of District of Pennsyl. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark.Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Introducing Col. Gordon, Col. Buckside, Capt. [Isaakson ?], and Lt. Erskine who are on their way to Canada. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed, watermark (T. French). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ph. Schuyler.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Appointed by P. Wagener. Washington is appointed surveyor \"... of the road from General Washington's ferry to his Mill, from thence to his tumbling dam, thence along his new road to intersect the River side old road above the Gumspring ...\" and is to use \"the male labouring Tithables\" on George Washington's plantation to keep the road in good repair.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTiffin renews his lease on land in Berkeley County [see 1788, Sept. 26, James Stuart and Edward Tiffin] for annual rent of 30 lbs., ten of which should go toward \"... putting a good Sufficient Roof on the Dwelling House and other necessary repairs ...\" Tiffin is forbidden to \"clear any land outside of his Inclosures\" or sell or waste Timber on this land nor seed any grain in the autumn unless he later agrees to a longer term.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. Mrs. W.'s Padusoy [dress material] and bill for it received--President wants list of plants and prices from Mr. Bartram, and when they should be transplanted--wishes to send some to Mt. Vernon. Autograph letter initial signed, docketed by Lear, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrint document, 1 page. An address from the Quakers from their annual meeting for Penn., New Jersey, Delaware, and western parts of Va. and Maryland. The Quakers are grateful for religious toleration and other American freedoms but state \"... we can take no part in carrying on war on any occasion ... but are bound ... to lead quiet and peaceable lives ... \" GW answers, in part, \"...it is doing the ... Quakers no more than justice to say, that (except their declining to share with others the burthen of the common defence) there is no denomination among us who are more exemplary and useful citizens.\" Printed document, pen trials on verso. Washington's reply is published in Writings, 30:416n.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Abingdon. Has never allowed herself to join general cry against him--wishes Bett and Patt [Eliza and Martha Custis] could have same advantages as her other children--guests--a boating accident in front of her house. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\" Date on original catalog card appears as \"[1789] Oct. 8.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Appoints Burgess Ball attorney in his own behalf for division of estate of his mother, Mary Washington. Poor condition. Document signed, fragment, laminated, badly charred by fire, docketed Chs. Washi[ngton] Powe[r of Attorney]. Signed by Chas. Washington. Witnessed by M. Frame and Fielding Augusting Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 4 pages. \"Accot. of sales of the Stocks etc. sold at the plantation of the late Mrs. Mary Washington, on the 29th of October 1789.\" Some of the buyers include Charles Carter Jr., Bushrod Washington and Burges[s] Ball. Stock sold includes sheep, oxen, hogs, pigs, horses, cows. Autograph document, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Massachusetts. Letter was written after the visit of George Washington to Boston. Otis writes that Washington's \"... presence has diffused joy amongst all ranks ...\" Autograph letter signed, on fine (laid) paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 7 pages. Boston. He was fortunate enough to help with preparations for Washington's visit. Describes the planning and the President's visit. Docketed and signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Injunction bond for paying all costs and damages \"that shall be awarded against him [Warner W.]\" in Frederick County Court. Document signed, docketed \"Washington vs. Mills and Co., Injn. Bond,\" watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Has heard nothing from Mr. Bartram regarding plants and shrubs--has been away from N.Y. with President--\"The President will thank you to pay to the Honb. Robt. Morris Esq. livres 32-12-2 being a balance due to Gouvr. Morris Esq. for something which he purchasd in France for the Presid. - and also to know from him (R.M.) the amount of some floor matts and a pr. of blk sattin brot. from India the summer before last in one of Mr. Morris's ships and pay the same\"--find out price of buck wheat and if it can be had on short notice--clover seed has been procured here. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by Lear(?) \"per Major Jackson,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for loaves of bread for the prisoners. Small slip of paper charred by fire, laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall scrap of paper, charred by fire, laminated. For £3.0.0 due from George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e26 shillings discharging Miss Fanny B. Smith's account ... Witnessed by Hannah Washington, Sr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 1 page. Lancaster. He cannot accept commission of purchasing mares for Genl. W.--his daughter very ill, and cannot go thru country looking for them--Mr. John Miller knows horses and is dependable--perhaps he can undertake the business. Autograph letter, docketed. [See letter from Th. Hartley to G.W., Dec. 7, 1789].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Received his letter after delay--the President has been informed of contents and replies, \"as an act of Providence has interposed to render a complyance with your promise impracticable, he must have further patience\"--he also says clean sound wheat will be taken at his mill in payment and the Alexandria Cash price allowed for it--corn crop poor so would also like to have some if he has it. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark, postmarked \"Alex Dec. 18,\" docketed, note in later hand reads \"Above signature seems to be that of George Augustine Washington Son of Charles - who was G.W.'s brother - This presented to MVLA July 3/97 by Mrs. Carrol Mercer Washn. D.C.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"George A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. New York. President desires to know prices of buckwheat delevered to Va. in bags, and in barrels--if cheaper there or in back counties of Va.--requests information by next week so he can write Major W. what to do--probably can't be sent down rivers until spring thaws--Mrs. Reinagle, who taught Miss Custis music, to send some music proper for her thru the winter--mentions his approaching marriage. Autograph letter signed, docketed, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 page docketed. Laminated. This cover came with all the letters to Biddle from Lear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Lists 13 slaves by name, above 16 years of age, and \"Horses 7.\" Also lists his taxable property in Truro Parish, 1789 as three slaves above 16 years, four horses and a phaeton carriage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. A Tax Bill for the year 1788, directed to Major George Washington, nephew of General Washington, and one time Mount Vernon manager, from Mr. Vernon manager, from Mr. Joseph Powell in the amount of £7.2.2 plus 36 lbs of tobacco.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Received music from Mr. Ranigle -- Send 200 bushels of buckwheat to Mt. Vernon in bags marked G.W. -- compliments of the season from President and Mrs. Washington. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, watermark incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. President wants some superfine bolting cloth to be sent to Mt. Vernon-for a reel 9'2\" in length and 5'6\" in circumference -- have cloth chosen by Mrs. Lewis or a skillful miller. Autograph letter signed, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. New York. [Washington] has written Major [George A.] W-n regarding the bolting cloth--G.W. arranged thru Col. Hartley of Lancaster to have breeding mares sent to Mt. Vernon--money to be paid thru Biddle. Autograph letter signed, docketed by T. Lear \"Jany 17. 1790.\"  Dated incorrectly 1789 in heading, incomplete watermark. Not in Writings; Vol. XXX, p. 507, has footnotes mentioning this letter. Date on original catalog card appears [1790] Jan. 17.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. A draft enclosed, drawn by Samuel Meredith on the Bank of North America for $1066.66 -- to go to the account of the President -- is to pay for breeding mares bought through John Miller and Paul Zantzinger. Autograph letter signed, docketed, corrections added in G.W.'s hand, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. Received his letter and will render any assistance he can for President--is sure an exchange of houses can be accomplished--can treat for any part of furniture which might be wanted--will see Mr. Lear at his home this evening. Autograph letter, in first person, integral cover, docketed by Lear, laminated, watermark.  Name on original manuscript appears as \"Mr. Macomb.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for 18 shillings in account for Mrs. Betty Lewis, Subscribr. to Revd. Thomas Thornton for year 1789. Autograph document signed, 1 page, fragment, laminated, docketed \"Thos. Garnett [ ] Rect. 18 /\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Major Washington has sent size of bolting cloth now in the mill [see under same date, separate document] -- send by earliest conveyance to Mt. Vernon -- send president's account when convenient. utograph letter signed, docketed, incomplete watermark, [scratched on paper is name \"Polly Long,\" Lear's fiance at this time and later his first wife].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. President wishes carpet, pea green ground with white flowers or spots -- carpeting would be better than a carpet -- can find no carpet in N. Y. to fit the room, nor good carpeting -- Scotch carpeting is almost only kind to be found there. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, (written on reverse on a cover directed to \"The Secretary of the President of the United States\"). Writings, XXXI, 8-9; Minor variations. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Received President's account -- \"In reply to your wish to know the President's birth day it will be sufficient to observe that is on the 11th of February Old Style - but the almanack Makers have generally set it down opposite to the 11th day of Feby. of the present Style - how far that may go towards establishing it on this day I don't know - but I could never consider it any other ways than stealing as many days from his valuable life as is the difference between the old and the new Style.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Bill for fifty pounds to be paid to George (A.) Washington agent for the President of the U.S.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Happy at receiving her letter and sister Carter's lengthy one -- sorry to hear of illness and deaths among the negroes, \"... Temple in particular as he was a hearty, strong young fellow and arrived at an age when his services might have compensated his master or mistress for the trouble which is attendant on raising young negroes and the expense incurred, previous to their attaining the age of manhood\" -- they have been busy moving the president's household to more commodious quarters -- Mrs. White comes to visit only on public days -- these are crowded occasions -- last evening was at an assembly -- danced with Miss Briscoe -- many there disappointed president and lady didn't attend -- female part glad some of the family appeared -- \"For my own part, I am of so much more consequence here than when at home that I believe I shall never be content anywhere else.\" Post script dated Feb. 27: They have moved into the new house -- unable to find time to buy a toy for Maria. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed \"Mrs. Betty Lewis\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rob. Lewis.\" Post script dated Feb. 27--They have moved into the new house--unable to find time to buy a toy for Maria.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. They have found a carpet for the room described in last letter -- but obliged to him for looking -- add 200 more bushels of buckwheat to quantity already procured -- can be carried to Va. in bulk, saving expense of bags or barrels -- Capt. Ellwood will do this, using his hogsheads. Autograph letter signed, docketed. Writings, XXXI, 18. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Bearer, Martin Ehler, brings six mares -- two are those he mentioned before -- 4 are those that are described on enclosed list [no list enclosed here] -- one will match black mare purchased earlier. Autograph letter signed, docketed in a later hand, \"Zantzinger horse-dealer to Geo. A. Washington\", incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Received invoice of 200 bushels of buckwheat sent to Mt. Vernon -- omitted answering query on potatoes -- send them by next vessel -- President wants only 100 more bushels of buckwheat instead of 200 because of high price -- carry by bulk to lessen the freight. Autograph letter signed, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Lancaster. Martin Ehler had to turn back with the mares from Zantzinger -- couldn't cross Susquehanna River -- this adds to expenses he was to be allowed -- hired a helper, George Leonhart, to take the horses down -- gives details of the agreement with Ehler -- sent invoice to George Washington in New York. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Lear (?), watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Received letters from Zantzinger through Ehler and Leonhart, and the mares came -- they are fatigued but in good shape -- pleased with them -- can't determine the expenses of men's return journey, so asks that Zantzinger pay them return expenses and send invoice to President -- gave them no money. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Wrote letter to Mr. Moyston inquiring about a cook who lived with him -- no answer -- sent thru post office -- sends Biddle a copy to hand Mr. Moyston. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Sends the letter by her husband [John Bassett, Fanny's brother] -- he has been an invalid for a week -- envies her her fine son [G. Fayette Washington] -- mentions Mr. Bassett's death. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by Fanny B. W-n, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears as [1790] March 30. The writer was daughter of Wm. Burnett Brown of Elsing-Green.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Says Maria likely has the measles. Describes symptoms and treatment. Docketed to Mrs. Washington, Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. Simpson leases Washington's \"... fishing landing called Simpsons during the Herring season [for] twelve pounds specie ... also six thousand herrings.\" Simpson also agrees to \"... not permit a horse Waggon Cart or any other Carriage to come within his plantation for the removal of the fish ...\" Document signed, [in pencil \"William Simpson\"].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 deeds and letters housed within a single envelope, dating April 15, 1790, September 30, 1790, December 20, 1790, June 28, 1850, October 19, 1850, 1852, April 10, 1853, and February 18, 1861.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Abingdon. His approaching marriage--her unhappiness--had hoped to see her children this summer--her concern over Nelly--fears she will be spoiled by too much attention--\"her Dear Grandmama is too much pleased with the attentions paid to Nelly to judge of their impropriety. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear \"April 12th 1790.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy this contract, Taylor agrees to act as overseer on Washington's farm in Fairfax County. Taylor is to oversee the slaves' labor; make and repair plows and fences; construct buildings as needed, \"see to the stock of every kind.\" Taylor will \"... provide in due season meal for the Negroes and see it regularly distributed--That he will be very careful of the Negroes--\" Taylor receives 18 lbs. and food and shelter for he and family. Copy of agreement also included, MS-4527\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Representative of Virginia's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, Alexander White writes to \"Dear Madam\" that the President has been sick and confined to bed the past few days. He adds, \"I shall not trouble you with laws of a Political Nature only observe that our Proceeding are so dilatory that I fear spending the greatest part of the summer in this Place.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Baltimore. Directed by Hon. Capt. Furneval, this letter asks Lewis' interceding in behalf of \"our Old Friend\" to gain an appointment as Postmaster in Baltimore. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Lewis (?) watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. P. van Horne.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. \"The President will thank you to put into the hand of Mr. Wm. Hunter Junr. of Alexa. thirty five Guineas, for him to deliver to Mr. John Campbell of Bladensbg. ... in payment for a Horse sent by Mr. Campbell to the President.\" Autograph letter initial signed, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\" Writings, XXX, 342-343. Mr. Hunter was on his way back to Alexa. from N.Y., and stopping in Phila.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document, signed by Thomas Jefferson, 1 page. Second session of Congress, \"An Act for finally adjusting and satisfying the Claims of Frederick William De Steuben.\" Gives Von Steuben compensation for his services in the war. Approved June 4, 1790.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Mr. C[raufurd] cannot set off by the 20th--\"you may thank me for having brought you to Alexa. I think Bushfield and its environs were never intended for the Sphere you (and your charming Washington) were made to move in\"--an admirer of hers [Ann's], a Dr. Clark--when she goes to Rippon Lodge, present her love to Papa and Manna and family--little [Sall] has been very sick with worms--plumbs and figgs which Daniel brought. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by \"Daniel,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript apperas as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received president's account -- questions item dealing with \"Express\" to N.Y. for Dr. Jones -- paid express sent by Col. Cummings to Philadelphia -- have Mr. Hare send best porter to Mt. Vernon in preparation for President's visit -- Mrs. Washington wants blue and white cups and saucers to match china at Mt. Vernon -- thanks for congratulations on his (Lear's) marriage. Autograph letters signed, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received letters enclosing accounts of George Washington's for coach hire and for porter sent to Mt. Vernon by Mr. Hare -- give prices of silver plated \"waiters\" (serving trays) in Philadelphia -- some have japanned bottoms and a silver plated rim of open work round them -- have any vessels from India brought fine muslins cheap? Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by (Lear?), incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. New York. Received her letter by Mr. Garnett and one from brother George--her indisposition--hopes to be in Va. within a month--Congress hopes to be able to adjourn by then--G.W. very well, as is Mrs. W.--hopes locket she requested has reached her. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears as [c.1790] July 11.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Keep silver waiter (serving tray) until called for -- they can be made more cheaply in N.Y. -- order Mrs. Washington 2 dozen tea cups and saucers and some slop bowls to match in blue and white china -- send them to Mt. Vernon -- send her some patterns of plain India Jaquinett muslin from which to choose -- will forward a draft next week. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\" Writings, XXXI, 70. One major variation in number of cups and saucers to buy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. Receipt for one quarter's wages ending June 30, £14.0.0. Autograph document signed, small slip, docketed, Receipt No. 24, charred by fire. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Osborne.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Encloses draft for £200 on Bank of North America to go to President's account. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear(?).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Send 3 dozen tea cups and saucers and 2 dozen coffee cups and saucers and bowls -- if cannot get blue and white, then get the enamel mentioned in Biddle's letter -- Mrs. Washington sends muslin patterns -- send prices on any like them -- send price of white lead ground in oil and also painters oil fit for immediate use -- will be sent to Mt. Vernon from Philadelphia or New York, whichever is cheaper. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by [Lear]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received 2 pieces of muslin -- Mrs. Washington has kept one and the other is returned. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed, (written on reverse of a cover directed to the President of the United States of America), broken black seal, incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. Clarifies order of 3 dozen china cups and saucers for Mrs. Washington. Autograph letter initial signed, draft, fragment, docketed by Lear. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T.L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received letter enclosing bill for china sent to Mt. Vernon -- President sets out for Mt. Vernon probably in 8 or 10 days after Congress adjourns -- he would not like any more parade than is necessary to gratify the people, any more is most fatiguing to him -- are any ships bound for London from Philadelphia and what accommodations are available? Autograph letter signed, draft, torn, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Send by Mr. Robert Lewis, the bearer, an English-German dictionary for George Washington's German gardener -- George Washington in Rhode Island -- will leave New York for Virginia about first of September. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, laminated, incomplete watermark.Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Bill for Bailey's English and German Dictionary at £2.5.0. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed twice, \"No. 256 Receipt Charles Cist £2.5 19th Augt. 1790\" and \"Acct. for a Dictionary Augt. 19. 1790.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages, docketed. Agreement for Peter Cockrell to work for George A. Washington for one year. Signed by Peter Cockrell and J. Packett.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. New York. Received bill and receipt for German-English dictionary -- please keep [silver?] waiter (serving tray) there until remove to Philadelphia -- President reaches Philadelphia about September 3 -- engage lodgings at Mrs. Mary House's [at 5th and Market St.] in Philadelphia for George Washington and family and stables for horses at Jacob Hiltzhimers -- if lodging not available there, then at city tavern -- gives proposed itinerary of President's trip to Philadelphia -- plea for no more parade and ceremony than necessary -- he (Lear) will remain in New York a few more days -- gives number of rooms needed for those in President's party, and delineates who is in the group (including 2 maids, 4 white servants and 4 black servants). Autograph letter signed, draft, laminated, docketed by Lear(?), watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Draft. New York. President left this morning and will be in Philadelphia on Thursday -- he has sent Mrs. Washington's trunk and an extra harness by stage to Philadelphia in Biddle's care to be sent to Alexandria by water -- Harness wrapped in rough cloth for protection -- he will pay expenses in New York -- direct any letter to him for they will come free during President's absence. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear(?). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\" Writings XXXI, 109 fn. Postscript added to this draft copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter, signed \"Timothy Pickering\" to Oliver Phelps. Pickering, appointed by President Washington as commissioner to the Iroquois, is writing to merchant and land speculator Oliver Phelps in response to the Pine Creek killings, in which two Seneca Indians were murdered in a dispute with the sons of John Walker, a man whom the Seneca claimed to have scalped and murdered several years prior. Pickering writes of Washington's \"utter abhorrence\" of the killings. He has sent Pickering to meet with the relations of the murdered Seneca men.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. New York. Tenders his thanks for their offer of services, but he and Mrs. Lear will reside with President -- expects to leave New York by October 1 -- will engage 2 packets to carry freight to Philadelphia -- asks Biddle to inquire for him -- many overcharge the President -- papers may be forwarded to Mt. Vernon -- received letter from President on particulars of alterations in home -- thinks Mr. Robt. Morris will be moved by 25th Sept., and President's furniture can be moved in then -- Biddle's drafts will be honored. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear(?).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. War department. Concerns allowance to invalids.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Sends letter by Dr. Stuart who is on way to Williamsburg -- President and Mrs. Washington have been home 10 days -- George Washington \"looks better than I expected to see him, but still there are traces in his countinance of His two last severe illnesses, which I fear will never wear off.\" -- they stay until middle of November -- little son has been ill. Date on letter appears to be 1791, but internal and external evidence confirm 1790 as date of composition. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, mistakenly dated in heading 1791, watermarks. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Frances Washington.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1790] Sept. 21.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Martha Custis [Martha Washington's niece] writes out a song for Mr. Snow. A notation in another hand, \"Received inclosed from Mrs. Stuart in Sept. 1790.\" Date on original catalog card appears c. 1790 [September].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. New York. Capt. Alberson brought his (Biddle's) letter -- discusses expensive price wanted by Alberson for hire of his vessel, and whether arrangements with him included cabin passage -- will start loading Tuesday and sail by end of week -- please engage lodgings for Mrs. Lear and himself at Mrs. House's or elsewhere near the President in Philadelphia until furniture arrives. Autograph letter signed, draft, laminated, docketed by Lear, watermark incomplete (crown).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Print document with notations. Baltimore. Bill for 1 oz. Nutmegs at 6 shillings from Andrew Aitken, apothecary and druggist. Autograph document signed, partly printed bill, laminated, docketed \"H. Washington 6/.\" Receipted by Andr. Aitken.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Please send the \"little Matter between us\" for Nells [ ] and the muslin--in very great need of it--also send sugar, none at all in this part of the Country. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed (not decipherable), laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for 115 barrels of corn \"bot of Mr. Chas. Carter from Mrs. Washingtons Estate.\" Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, signed by John Aston for Thos Gamill, re Mary Washington's estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Received money, muslin adn sugar by Peter--returns muslin--apologizes for asking her for the money, but she owed it and was being pestered for it--she owes Mr. [Bushrod] W[ashington] and \"yourself\" for spice mortar and \"skeleton--outside and curtain of a bonnett\"--hears from Mama [Christian Blackburn] that Polly [Blackburn] has several dance partners--she will be unable to come to [Alexandria] this winter but hopes to see [Ann] and Mr. Wn here shortly--sends some Spanish potatoes and apples--has Judith [Blackburn] increased her family?--send a bushel of cranberries--[Betty ?] Grayson not at home according to custom with the Miss Warings. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed \"by Peter,\" laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Her Mamma and Sister [Christian Blackburn and Polly Blackburn] pleased at their receiption at Mr. Campbell's, and also at plays--to have tea at Mr. Caton's where Polly will probably perform on harpsichord--write about her Fredericksburg excursion--. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed \"By Peter\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Nath. Craufurd.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]90 Oct. 25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLottery tickets. 4 printed tickets to an Alexandria Street Lottery, signed by J. Swift, each ticket having on the back the name of one of John Basset's children, A[nna] M[aria], John, Virginia, and William; Wm. was born Oct. 10, 1790, and a lottery for paving streets of Alex. was authorized in Oct. 1790, with J. Swift as one of those appointed to conduct it. A scrap of paper with the name \"Mr. Bassett\" serves as a cover. Date on original catalog card appears [1790 ?][Oct.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Encloses a letter -- wrote letters to him and friend from Fredericksburg, to go by a county representative to the assembly -- best way to send letters to him is by post or a friend -- postmasters are more particular in sending letters addressed to our family than they are of others -- sick family at Mt. Vernon -- Bassett's sister and brother had visited and brought influenza -- Lewis and others leave Mt. Vernon on 22nd for Philadelphia. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed in pencil by (?), watermarks. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rob. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill. A.D.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Bill for 1 box superior Hyson tea amounting to £20.18.9. Autograph document signed, fragment laminated, docketed twice, once by Lear, \"No. 257 Receipt Jno. Barnes £20.18.9 22nd Novr. 1790,\" and Rect. Jno. Barnes Novr. 22. [1]790 £20.18.9\", incomplete watermark. Receipted at same time by John Barnes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Bladensburg. Retained copy to Holmes regarding a lease of Holmes' land (location not specified) to Mrs. Betty Washington Lewis. Robert Lewis encloses several letters referring to this transaction. Mrs. Lewis has paid the first year's rent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Hasn't written her because he hasn't been successful in complying with her requests regarding chesnuts and sale of her colt--will try to sell colt at sale in a few days--intends being at Bushfield soon to attend Mr. Washington's sale--Judy sends love. Autograph letter signed, fragment of a separate cover, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"R. S. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears 179[0] Dec. 6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod Washington, Alexandria VA, writes to Col. William A. Washington at Haywood regarding correspondence he received and enclosed about land belonging to William Washington. Bushrod reports that he has made enquires about the lots and hopes to provide satisfactory information on the subject. A side board ordered by William Washington has arrived and Bushrod suggests sending a vessel from his part of the country to retrieve the item. Sends love to his two nephews. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address label.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne card. Engraved card of invitation from General Knox's wife with decorative border: \"Mrs. Knox presents Compts. to Mr. Lewis and requests the Honor of his Company on Wednesday Evening the '2nd of Febry', Janry 25th 91. The favor of an Answer is desired. Sold by Burton No. 14 Capel Street. Date on original catalog card appears 17[91] Jan. 25. Partly printed with blanks filled in by hand, card size.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Regarding legacy left her [probably by her brother Geo. Wm. Fairfax, who died in 1787 in England] -- a bond given -- doesn't desire more land in Culpeper, Virginia -- has some which she has been unable to sell -- smallpox breaking out here -- \"Bob shou'd be careful of his cloaths.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed \"Letter Mrs. H. Washington about her husbands Bond\",\" incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Han. Washington.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]91 Jan. 30.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. For £2.0.0, an account of wages due from the President -- receipt in hand of George Augustine Washington. Document, small charred fragment, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., Receipt No. 299.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Bill for £4.4. for [Seine ?] twine. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed twice, \"Recpt. No. 266, incomplete watermark. Receipted by Buchan Patton and Co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Account for £0.5.3 for mending a plow, mending strap of a swingel tree, making plow bridel bits, etc. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed \"J.B. Steels Bills for 1791.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. For 3 lbs. seine twine for 0.7.0. Autograph document signed, in hand of P. Prather, fragment, docketed \"No. 267,\" etc., laminated. Receipted by P. Prather for B. Patton and Co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for £2.12.6 for 21 bushels of oats sold to Tobias Lear. Autograph document signed, fragment, in hand of Edmund Penin[gton] and signed by him, mutilated, laminated, docketed \"Edwd. Barr[in]g[ton] 23d March 91 2.12.6,\" and Receipt No. 269 Edwd. Barrington £2.12.6 23d March 1791.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Order to pay Alexander Smith £80. Witnessed by Wm. Wilson. Receipted by Alexander Smith April 8, 1791. Docketed same date. Document, silked, fragment, docketed, receipt 270.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Requests [Ann] to get some white ribbon for her at Perrin's store-will pay him herself--they expect [Ann and Bushrod Washington] for dinner on Tuesday. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Will, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]91 April 25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Bill for making some ruffles, ruffled caps, etc.[?]. Autograph document, signed by \"femme le Chal\", fragment, laminated, docketed twice \"No. 274 Receipt Mr. Chal £1.16.0, 10th June 1791\" and \"Rect. Mr. Chal 1.16.0 June 10th 1791.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor tuition of Geo. [Washington Parke] Custis of £1.7.6. Partly printed document filled in by James Clement and signed by him, docketed twice \"Rect. for Master Custis July 1 1791, 1.7.[6,]\" and \"No. 275 Receipt James Clement £1.7.6, 1 July 1791.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Unable to write because of extreme illness -- very weak -- he and Fanny and children go to Berkeley -- they will remain for a while, but business will bring him back soon -- has account from Mr. Wilson -- had boots made for Burgess and will send them by his father when he comes. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, postmarked \"Alex July 4\", watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 1 page. Receipt for making a door \"for the ice house of the President.\" This was for the Robert Morris house in Philadelphia and it is noted that Mr. Morris declined paying it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Alexandria. For £22.10.6, to be applied in discharge of the President's and his taxes. Document, charred fragment, laminated, docketed \"Lodged in their Hands to be applied to the settlement of County [ ] parish Levies.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Fairfield. Deals primarily with settlement of account and Bond -- Mr. Washington is from home and is his father's other executor -- account against Mrs. Bushrod and herself in regard to furniture -- legacies left by her brother [George Wm. Fairfax] -- obliged for news of her sister Fairfax [Sally Cary Fairfax]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. Washington relinquishes a former contract in which Tiffin leased Washington's land for 30 lbs. per year. Tiffin agrees to \"... surrender possession [of the tract]--to give up all claim to the wheat now growing on the plantation and to put in all the ground now in Buck wheat and some small spots adjoining in potatoes and Hemp with Rye ...\" Memorandum of an agreement. Signed by Peter Cockrell, for George Augustine Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 3 pages. Agreement for Washington to pay Cockrell one-seventh of the crop yield for acting as overseer \"on his plantation in Berk[e]ley County which will be formed of that which he now occupies and that which Doct. Tiffin resides ...\" Cockrell to care for Negroes, stock, and tools on plantation. Witnessed by Samuel Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Sends letter and garlick by Gen. Roberdeau--leaves cherries and gooseberries for her--they have taken passage to Barbados--go to Mr. Craufurd's [at Greenwood Md.] to stay until sailing time--Polly's [Blackburn] cough worse--glad [Ann] likes new house--Polly asks for great coat to be sent. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed (Honord by General Robertdeau,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1792] Sept.[20?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount for £1.10.6 for smith work, including making \"3 keys for The Staples and ox yoks,\" making knives, putting huks on a locket, putting heels to 2 colters, etc. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed \"[ ]mber 9,\" badly charred by fire.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 6 pages. Lisbon. Humphreys was a Revolutionary War hero from Conn. and writer of the \"Hartford Wit.\" He writes to G. Washington's secretary, T. Lear, of his life in Portugal. Sends messages to G. Washington and members of his family. Autograph letter, signed \"D. Humphreys.\" Docketed by Lear on the blank final page--\"From Col. Dav. Humphreys.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Clay receives payment for piling 14 cords of wood. Witnessed by H. West. Probably for President Washington's household. Document signed, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Budd agrees to rent from Washington \"the House he now occupies-- my property in Alexandria\" for forty shillings/month. Agreement in force from October 1, 1791, to April 1, 1792.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. \"For President's use,\" Coe has supplied various brushes to George Washington's steward, Sam Fraunces. Document signed, docketed, burned. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Samuel Francis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList. 2 pages. Rates quality of houses, miles traveled, and ferriage charges. In unknown hand, docketed, \"Believed to be in Genl. Washington's handwriting;\" laminated. This was perhaps done at the time of George Washington's visit to Charleston in 1791.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript account book of Robert Lewis, rental agent for the President of the United States, 1791-1798.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 25 pages. Corn account, 1791 for Muddy Hole and the other plantations--corn ground and oats to be planted in 1792, no. of acres per plantation--account of cattle sold, oxen sold, 1791, 1792--seed sown in 1792 in timothy and clover--account of farm and harvesting activities (sides of leather) Oct. 1791--account of seeds and grain in greenhouse loft, Nov. 1791--gardener's account, pork, beef, midlings, quart of rum--amounts of clover and timothy seed needed, bushels per plantation--amount on hand, 1792--mill farm no. of feet of planks, 1791, lbs. of beef mutton, bacon and rum--Nov. 22, 1791, finished the mill--account of hogs, 1791--potato account, 1791--turnips account--4 1/2 doz. candles made--tools delivered--Aug. 1792 del. one barrel of herrings, lbs. of mutton Thos. Green, Gray, monies received--monies expended since the absence of Major Washington, Dec. 15--several pp. of accts. of white workers about Mt. V.: Thomas Mahoney, (house carpenter and joiner), Thomas Green (carpenter), Joseph Davenport (called miller), William Garner, Daniel the Dutchman, tools for Hiland Crow, Boyd for making shoes. All these are dated 1791. Autograph document, silked, entitled \"Muddy Hole Plantation\", not bound, but with bound vols., watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSingle blank sheet with GW watermark and note regarding the watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipts for hay for the President. 7 partly printed documents, various sizes on verso. The central document is an agreement/receipt between Tobias Lear and William Crouch, the hay dealer. Document is in the hand of Bartholomew Dandridge, signed by Lear and witnessed by Dandridge. 4 papers are weight slips for a load of hay naming the buyer as \"Mr. President\" or \"Mr. Washington.\" 2 slips are receipted invoices signed by William Crouch to Lear for 100 bales of rye straw.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTicket to Ball to be held [in Alexandria] on Feb. 13 to celebrate Birth Night of President. Names of managers printed at bottom. Small piece of stiff paper, printed, name filled in by hand, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Cuyler writes from New York describing celebration of George Washington's birthday. \"... this day is the Anniversary of the hero of America, ships are decorated, guns fired, and publick buildings illuminated ...\" Mentions seeing [Samuel?] Shaw and that Shaw \"has dined with the President and Jefferson ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Philadelphia. For coopers work on tubs. Possibly for President Washington's household. Document, fragment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Receipt for payment of \"forty dollars on acct. of the President of the United States.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. Peyton agrees to pay Washington \"four shillings/thousand Virginia currency, for two hundred thousand Herrings, to be caught at his Landing (commonly call'd Simpsons)...\" Washington is not to furnish a House for curing the fish.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Returned in December from \"a winter campaign\" -- asks pardon for not sending down the Phaeton Box and apron sooner -- wish him success in his business for the President -- Mr. Muse would not apply for money not due him, so President says give him money on proper explanation -- perhaps he hadn't finished last year's collection -- greetings from Fanny extended. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by R. Lewis, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Captain Carhart's charges for freight \"of Sundrys to Alexandria\". Various boxes, tubs, and bundles listed and \"2 plowshears.\" Possibly for President Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. Chides her for not writing--let her know whether she received smelling bottle--\"your nephew\" can walk, talk, and has cut teeth--she expects another child--tell Mamma [Christian Blackburn] the news. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, part of a watermark, directed \"Favor Mr. [Tracey ?\"]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]92 May 25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Scolds her for not writing--glad to hear Polly [Blackburn] is better--she has been sick herself and is afraid she will have to wean her \"sweet boy\"--plan to come see her soon--send one of her people over with a pot and ingredients for yellow pickles and she will send back some young geese. Autograph letter signed, fragment, integral cover, laminated.Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Thomas Newton for Cowper and Sexton to George Augustine Washington. Receipt for 10,000 3 foot shingles for Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. For the President of the United States. Bill for glass jar, stone jar, china plates, blue edge salad dishes, black tea pots, chambers, basins, and tumblers. Total due 13.0.0. Receipted by Ann Gallagher. Docketed \"for glass and china\" November 10, 1792. Autograph document, laminated, faded and charred by fire, incomplete watermark. Receipted by Ann Gallagher.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Mr. P. Lyons Jr. in Richmond, who does business for John Hopkins, gave for the President some public papers \"which had been funded by you\" -- requests the receipt which was given at the time for the certificates -- please forward it since you must have it. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Dandridge, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\" Not in Writings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. Has a violent fever--Nell has finished the shift body--send word as to what to have her do now. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked \"Honord by N. Craufurd Esqr.,\" laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed \"Receipt for Genl. Washington £105.0.0 Va Currency 1 Oct. 1792,\" laminated, incomplete watermark. Bearer is Mr. [Anthony] Whitting, the President's manager, who is to receive the money due from Lyles's bond to President. See under same date, receipt by A. Whitting for $350.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Fraunces, steward of George Washington's household, bought 10 pair of hose for £2.5.0 from Jacob Cox. Receipted by Isaac Streaper for Jacob Cox. Small fragment of paper, laminated, docketed, receipt No. 337. Receipted by Isaac Streaper for Jacob Cox.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. For President Washington. £4.9.10 1/2 for household items, including whisk broom, vineer'd cloathes brush, white wash brush, dusters, dairy brushes, hearth brushes, and paint brushes. Autograph document, charred, laminated, docketed, receipt No. 339. Receipted by Richard Coe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. New York. Incloses letter from President - [Washington's] gracious reception of Buchan's present of the Wallace Box - his kind reception of Robertson himself-President sat for him-his success in this country-sends [miniature] of GW by first opportunity. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Arch. Robertson.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Rippon Lodge. Her reluctance at parting from her--Tayloe is married. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (S. Lay). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. For £8.10.6 for barrels of sweet potatoes. Made out to Samuel \"Francis,\" the steward of George Washington's house in New York City. Autograph document, laminated, faded and torn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Philadelphia. £2.14.0 for 54 w of venison. Torn and charred by fire, laminated, docketed Receipt No. 340, watermark . Receipted by John Cnoff.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne piece. Small printed note, watermark (RP, and FR).By law of this date currency was issued based on the land seized by the Republic. This note reads \"Domaines nationaux. Assignat de dix livres, payable au porteur ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 5 pages. Boston. Informal ltr. about his activities since leaving his hosts in Georgetown ... Smith is a Scottish merchant soon to sail for London, India, and China and return to America hoping then to find business prosperous enough to settle here ...Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Concerned that her breast is worse -- maybe caused by bad weather -- is sending Burgundy pitch by Jerry and can get flies and blister plaster for her if Burgundy pitch doesn't work -- calomel will help Levina -- eruption on his children cured by calomel -- go to Haywood tomorrow, don't want to take carriage horse and servants -- sends shoes to Joe -- others are cut out and making. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo tickets. Two lottery tickets for Peregrine Fitzhugh's Property and Cash Lottery. Signed by Peregrine Fitzhugh, tickets Nos. 2959, 2960 (both tickets on same scrap of paper). The text reads \"This ticket entitles the bearer to such prize as may be drawn against its number; subject to no deduction.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Baltimore. Gustavus Scott writes to an unidentified recipient that a Mr. Chase is interested in purchasing Lots No. 20 and 21 near a parcel of land called Belle Hatch or Lux's Land.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Lewis has no objection to a road through some of GW's land in Jefferson County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Barbados. Polly still in poor health--doctor pronounces it Catarrel and gives her bark and steel--they will sail to Charles Town in Carolina and return to Va. from there--Genl. Williams here for health--Judd's twins--staying with Mr. Applewaite and wife, Virginians--place is elegant--has had her hair cut--has a parrot and muslin frock for Kitty Blackburn--intends to bring children all something--Dickey [Richard S. Blackburn] and Sally [Sarah Blackburn Craufurd] haven't written--Major [G. A.] Washington's illness--glad she likes Richmond so well. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn\". Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Feb. 24.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Barbados. Received his and Nancy's [Blackburn Washington's] letters--had dispaired of hearing from friends in Va.--encloses letter to Nancy from her mother [Christian Blackburn]--have taken passage to S. Carolina--expects \"our Friend Colo. [Wm.] Washington will take us by the Hand if we get to Charles Town.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (C. Taylor). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Mr. Thomas Bowen requested information through Gallatin on the person who administered on the estate of Mr. George Harrison, formerly of near Alexandria -- President sends following information [evidently inserted in original but missing from this draft]. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Philadelphia. Asks Trenton, N.J. merchant Abraham Hunt questions on the President's behalf about colt owned by Mr. Baker -- he seems to suit President's purposes -- head and neck of Mr. Hamilton's horse not well shaped -- Mr. Phillips' horse too expensive. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed, with corrections in G.W.'s hand, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn account of numbers of fish (shad and herring) sold, to whom supplied and price--hauling charges--cover has rough notes on amounts of rum drawn out of Hhds. and summary of fish accounts for the year. 5 double sheets with cover of old wallpaper, sewed together, laminated, partly in hand of Anth. Whitting, mutilated, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears as 1793 Mar. 26-Ap. [19].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Savannah. Just arrived from Barbados--[Polly Blackburn] was better when they left island but cold weather and dampness have made her worse again--they have done all they can for her--remain in Charles Town until May 1. Autograph letter signed, fragment of cover laminated to letter, marked \"Favd. by Mr. Thomson,\" incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1793] Mar. 26.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Baltimore. To Frederick Green, printer, Annapolis. Run enclosed advertisement in the newspaper 'Maryland Gazette' for the President \"until the Charges thereof amount to Two Dollars\" -- Daniel Grant has the money and will send it as soon as a conveyance is to be had. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by B. Dandridge, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Baltimore. To James Angell, printer, Baltimore. Encloses advertisement which President \"now in this town\" wants inserted in the 'Maryland Journal' newspaper for 3 weeks. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Dandridge, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Mar. 30.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. President left with him DeBarth's bond for 6000 crowns, due today, and gave him power to receive payment ... please answer by messenger ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover, Association has a draft of the same letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. initial S. 1 page. Philadelphia. President left with him De Barth's bond for 6000 crowns, due today, and gave him power to receive payment -- please answer by the messenger. Autograph letter initial signed, draft, fragment, docketed by Lear. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Has been very ill from taking the wrong medicine--\"my sweet little cherub\" Thomas B. [Craufurd]--tell her little girls she has missed them--send half a yd. of velvet ribbon for Bracelets. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Receipt for £15.15.0 for 420 bushels of lime \"for the President of the United States.\" Document signed, fragment, burned by fire, laminated, docketed by Lear(?), Receipt No. 383.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. initial S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Declaration sent to Europe now out of De Barth's hands, so President sends duplicate, and De Barth must sign it with witnesses -- President does not question his integrity or honor because of his inability to pay the agreed upon money, for he knows unsettled conditions in France -- also De Barth readily canceled contract to buy land when he was unable to keep it. Autograph letter initial S, draft, docketed by Lear, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Mary [Polly Blackburn] is better--Dr. Tracey advises leaving unhealthy climate, and will go to mountains--come to C. Dale instead of R[ippon] Lodge, for \"your Mama, my Mama\" and [Polly ?] will be there--find a music teacher for Kitty [Catherine Blackburn] in Richmond. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, postmarked \"Dumfries, June [ ].\" Two postscripts follow, one from M. E. [Polly] B[lackburn] and one from Sarah Scott.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGreenwood. Wishes to see her uncle Bushrod and Aunt Nancy [Ann]--invites them to come see how much little Tommy [Craufurd] has grown. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Craufurd. Date on original catalog card appears [1793] [June 28]. [postscript to letter of same date, Sarah Blackburn Craufurd to Ann Washington].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Transmits at President's request papers dealing with Colville estate -- Requests transcripts of some accounts dealing with Colville's estate. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark (G.W.'s). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. The horses will await her at Fredericksburg on the 25th--Mary [Polly]much the same--she will try Mrs. Mason's preparation of tar--family well--bring side saddle with her. Autograph letter signed, separate cover laminated to letter, laminated, incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 1 page. Philadelphia.Regarding Thomas Colville's estate -- received copies of accounts -- received enclosed draught on Col. Hooe -- asks Keith to transmit copy of accounts, to know balance due on Colville's estate -- President thinks Commissioners' decision on compensation to him just. Autograph letter signed, draft, initial S, docketed by Dandridge ?, G.W.'s watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Is on her way from Bath--Polly [Blackburn] is better--left Papa [Th. Blackburn] at Sulpher Springs--Polly wishes to go to Greenwood. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [1793 ?] Aug. 18. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. To Polly Blackburn in the West Indies. Hopes she is well--likes Richmond--intends to live with Aunt Nancy \"till I'm as big as you - and longer, if I can't be married.\" Autograph letter signed, fragment, integral cover, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [1793] [c. Aug.].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Rippon Lodge. Her leaving them has left a void in their lives--[Ann] must come up to District Court with Mr. [Bushrod] W.--exhorts her not to give way to immoderate grief over loss [of sister Polly Blackburn]--her children continue sick--will obtain pattern for [Ann]--Mama [Christian Blackburn] will send down Kitty's spelling book and Jenny B.'s bonnet and great coat--hopes [Ann] will be restored to perfect health--Mother's [Christian Blackburn] spirits are better but fears she'll never really be the same. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by Stage, postmarked \"Dumfries Sept. 14,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Cautions her to continue taking her medicine--Natt and Sally Craufurd ill with fever--hear nothing from [Nathaniel] Craufurd--she herself is unwell not in body but in the mind--glad Mr. Blair has taken Kitty [As a pupil] and hopes she will apply herself. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Sept. 19. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Sally [Craufurd] afflicted still with ague and fever and hysterics--Anny very ill, and Tommy [Blackburn] has ague and fever at Annapolis and Dickey [Richard S. Blackburn] sick at Alexandria--Papa [Thomas Blackburn] will send cows down to her--glad Kitty [Blackburn] is in school--is Jenny in school? Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermarked (S. Lay). Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. She has been very sick--apologizes for not being able to get the calicoe for her--doesn't know whether she will be able to come down Christmas --leaves Sally with grandmother [Christian Blackburn]--did [Ann] carry music book and did Kitty [Blackburn] carry her brown stuff petticoat?--Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd ill--Sally Forrest lost her child. Autograph letter signed, cover laminated to letter, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Thanks for caps edging and calicoe--Mamma [Christian Blackburn] ill with ague and fever--they have all been sick--Mr. Craufurd has gone home--he will pay for necklace and locket--cautions her against excess of grief--they are trying without success to get [Ann] a servant. Autograph letter signed, laminated, cover laminated to letter, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked \"Dumfries Oct [ ],\" incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge Leaves for home day after tomorrow--leaves Mamma [Christian Blackburn] with health much improved--hopes [Ann's] health and spirits are improved, must submit to their great loss [death of Polly Blackburn]--gossip of family and friends--bundle [Ann] sent hasn't come to hand yet--if she can't come Xmas, will send a packet. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. Read of Howell Lewis 18/Shillings on acct of my [missing word] the service of the President U. S. James Butler. Document signed, torn edge, docketed by George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood Park. Has returned [home]--little Nat [Craufurd] still has ague, but is improved--Robert Scott is a fine young man and will be fine acquisition to [Ann's] fireside--admonishes her to raise her spirits. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Sarah Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Papa [Thomas Blackburn] has had attack of St. Antoney's fire in his face but is much better--had letter from [Sarah Craufurd] and her family all sick--hopes Mr. [Bushrod] Washington is over his indisposition. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Nov. 5. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. Letter goes as far as Alex. by Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd who goes to races--Mr. C. will go to R[ippon] at Christmas time. Autograph letter signed, laminated, part of cover laminated to letter, directed to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Alex 7 Nov.\", incomplete watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Nov. 5. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Sends by Mr. Ben Orr the patterns and padlock--Brother [Richard S. Blackburn] goes to Richmond but too cold for little Jane [Blackburn] to go--Mamma [Christian Blackburn] will bring her later--dined at Mr. Graham's, pleasant company there--Mrs. Barnes has recovered her senses--Mr. Orr went without letter, so sends it by stage and sends other things by Brother. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, cover marked \"Intended to have been sent by Mr. Ben Orr. S.C.\", and \"Stage.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Col. Washington will please pay John Drake on demand £7.9. ... Washington's acceptance is written below the order and dated Jan. 1, 1794.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Apologies for long delay in writing--insists that has thought often of her and her family and connections and happy hours spent with them--consolations on death of her sister [Polly Blackburn ?]--sorry he hasn't been able to visit Greenwood--hasn't established residence yet, but prefers southern states. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John.\" Date does not appear on original catalog card.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt from Pollard, clerk of Hanover County, Va., for services rendered to David Stuart, administrator of John Parke Custis, deceased. Amount 104 cents.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Her few lines served as a cordial at a time when she needed them--is sending a parcel by Mr. Herbert of Alexa. who goes by stage--happy to hear she goes to G. dale--has a good opinion of healthy air there--will try to come to her--very anxious over her health--sends gingerbread and almond cakes--unable to find comb and brush for her in Richmond--sends pincushions she made--asks after the family--intends to translate a novel for her. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Wishes them a happy new year--thanks for Xmas gifts exchanged--asks her to send more work [sewing ?] for her to do--is glad to let her have any money she needs--neighbor, Mrs. Contee's death--her children--spent a dull Christmas, despite company--send pattern of drawn handkerchiefs. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked by hand \"Jany 1,\" watermarked \"J. Whatman.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Apologies for his apparent neglect of his sister -- his health is good, but he has been very busy -- several planned visits have been thwarted -- will come shortly -- \"I should be happy to have my good old lady (who has been very sick) with me,\" but lacks another horse for carriage. Dated January 17th 1793 in heading, but docketed by Fanny B. Washington as \"From Mr. J. Bassett, January 17th 1794.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed 1794 by Fanny B. Washington, mistakenly dated 1793 in heading. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bassett.\" Date on original catalog card appears 179[4] Jan. 17.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Invites Mr. Lear to dinner on the following Sunday to meet Lord Sheffield, Whitehall. Docketedwith seal to Mr. Lear No. 33 Surry Street.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood Park. Sends letter to George Town to be posted by Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd--disappointed she has gone back to [Richmond], wants her to spend summer with her--her husband [Nath. Craufurd] in poor health--her anxiety over him--her children--glad of [Ann's] good reports on Sally. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"[G]eorge Town February 19th,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Rhode Island. \"... I am very happy to find you are going to celebrate the President's birth in such stile ...,\". Autograph letter signed, docketed, stamped, seal, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Sends wagon full of things for her; cabinet, flowers, berries, etc.--sends two cows also--sends butter--will go down [to Richmond?] in March with Mr. [Bushrod] Washington--[Ann's] brother [Richard S. Blackburn] still in Philadelphia idling his time, and his family under poor management--sends gifts to Kitty [Blackburn] as an encouragement to improve her writing--sends petticoats to be altered for Kitty. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]94 March 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Annapolis. Unable to procure two books [Ann] had commissioned him to get--Brother Richard still in Phila., and shows no inclination to go home. Autograph letter signed, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. They have purchased a horse, so she needn't send one up--[Christian Blackburn] and Aunt Brown will set out for Richmond early next month--he himself intends to go down about the first of May. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]94 March 27.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Written at the President's direction thanking him for information about box shipped by Mr. Lear and letter forwarded from Lear -- asks Greenleaf to direct his friend in New York to send the box to Philadelphia, taking care to convey it safely as it contains glass -- President wishes him to call when he comes to Philadelphia to receive a sum of money on Mr. Lear's account. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Dandridge and in a later hand \"Written on Genl Washington's watermarked paper,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 1 page. President is busy reading a number of bills this afternoon -- will Mr. Greenleaf call at 8:00 tomorrow for breakfast instead of visiting this evening? Written in 3rd person, integral cover, docket, G.W.'s watermark (incomplete). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\" Date from docketing; on original catalog card appears as [1794][June 5] Thursday 1/2 past 2 o'clock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter returning from a surveying expedition in Reading Pennsylvania, Andrew Elliott wrote this scathing letter to Thomas Mifflin about Washington's policies relating to Native Americans.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Sends Rutherford the desired information on Mr. Mien -- enclosed were copies of 2 letters from a member of Congress from Maryland, which Rutherford can trust -- the President has little time to spend on such requests. Autograph letter signed, Contemporary copy(?), docketed, incomplete watermark (G.W.'s). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Distressed over [Ann's] health--advises her to go to Norfolk as doctor advises--will see her at R[ippon] Lodge in Aug. and go with her to Sulphur Springs or Uncle [Elzey ?]--mustn't stay in \"that sickly hole Richmond\"--promise not to tell Mamma [Christian Blackburn] of her illness--will bring her two little boys down to cheer up [Ann's] health. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"4 July '94,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Concern over [Ann's] health--denies she and her husband enjoy scandal, but rest of Prince George [County, Md.] does--comments on uncertain conveyance of mail by stage--desires her to bring her hat to her [at Rippon Lodge] when she comes--talks of her neighbors who enquire after [Ann]--her husband [Nath. Craufurd] very ill with ague and fever--will meet her at R[ippon] Lodge. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"July 11,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 1 page. Board of Agriculture, Whitehall. If Sir John Sinclair sends a set of the Reports, transmitted to the Board of Agriculture giving accounts of husbandry in counties of the Kingdom, will Mr. Peacey revise them, thus contributing to improvement of agriculture? Autograph letter, in 3rd person.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Henry Lee of Richmond is \"held and firmly bound unto Bushrod Washington his Executors,\" etc. for sixteen hundred pounds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. Longs to see her--sends Frank down for her and the little girls--lose no time in coming. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. C.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Distress over Frank's return without her, and especially over her indisposition--hopes she will be able to come back with Mr. Craufurd on Sunday--sends letter which Frank went off and forgot--Nat [Nathaniel Craufurd, Jr.] very ill--he desires Aunt Nancy [Ann] will bring him plumbs and cake--much obliged for the books. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Aug. 11,\" and instructions in S. Craufurd's hand, \"Mr. Brundige will be so kind as to send these letters for Mrs. Blackburn and Mrs. Washington as soon as possible.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. The Exchange, Fauquier County. He, wife and sick children are at the Exchange for healthy air -- hasn't written or heard from her since recent trip to Mt. Vernon -- will try to visit again shortly -- encloses letter from Mrs. Bassett. [See letter of Aug. 15, 1794, B.C. Bassett to Frances Washington]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, and redirected cover, docketed by F. Washington, mutilated, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Bassett.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Mrs. Trutton (?) is moving from Mrs. Washington's house, hasn't paid rent due -- she has rented, or sublet, the rest of her time there to Mr. Dobbin, who agrees to stay there for some time if she will agree to paint and stop the roof leaks. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Fanny Washington, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Deneale.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Fauquier. Tells of illness of husband John and children -- dangers as they traveled along road to Fauquier, pursued by mad hog -- mentions 4 children. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. C. B.\" [Enclosed with letter of Aug. 13, 1794, John Bassett to Frances Washington].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S.  2 pages. Eltham. Bettsy [wife?] has been very ill all summer, but has lately been revived by the copious use of wine and bark -- advises Fanny not to go to town in middle of summer, because of ague and fever -- brother John and family went up country to Mr. Robert Lewis's for their health -- Mrs. Lyons ill. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Frances Washington, mutilated, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Burwell Bassett.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Alexandria. Re: the estate of Col. Richard Henry Lee ... comments on general distribution of the estate ... suggests that either he (WAW) or Corbin W-n undertake the guadianship of Cassius and Francis Lee ... both to be sent to Georgetown Academy for the time being. Autograph letter signed, integral cover addressed to W.A.W. Haywood. Name on original manuscript appears as \"William A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. To Reverend George Smith, Minister at Galston, Scotland. Encloses letters answering Smith's queries to the President relating to affairs of Wm. Hunter, Jr. deceased. Autograph letter signed, Draft, docketed by Dandridge, laminated, watermark (J.G.C.). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Ill health and business prevented his going to visit her or even writing -- he is even unable to return to Mr. Robert Lewis's [The Exchange, Fauquier County] for Mrs. Bassett -- expresses affection for Fanny and her children, telling her they have an \"excellent pattern\" in her, while she has \"the best of guides, an amiable and benevolent heart.\" Autograph letter signed, separate cover, laminated, watermark (crown over GR).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. This letter will introduce an old acquaintance--hopes she is riding out on horseback by now--hopes Kitty [Blackburn] has no return [of her illness]. Autograph letter signed, laminated watermark incomplete (part of quartered shield). Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt, to Joseph Litty [?], 1794 October 22. John D. Blanchard to Enoch Skinner, 1794 October 23. Receipt, The escort troop of horse for the prisoners to Philadelphia to John Dickey, 1794 October 23. Receipt, John D. Blanchard to Samuel Thompson, 1794 October 24. Receipt, Marshall David Lenox to George Smith, 1794 October 24. Receipt, Captain Blanchard and Company to Andrew Steel, 1794 October 27. Receipt, to Andrew Steel, 1794 October 27. Receipt, John D. Blanchard to John Morrison, 1794 October 27. Receipt, Samuel Wheeler and David C. Claypoole to Philip Sossler and Mary Sossler, 1794 October 27. Receipt, received of Arthur Price, 1794 October 28. Receipt, Captain Blanchard to J. Hake [?], 1794 October 28. Receipt, Jonathan Miller, 1794 October 29\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eN.S. 1 page. \"The Hide sent I allow you Six shillings for. but as I do not know what sort of Leather will best suit you. I wish you to call yourself \u0026amp; make choise. or send a person for you.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. She couldn't write from Geo. Town because Sally Forrest's child was ill whole time she was there-don't bother sending old Anabella, for she has decided to have Mrs. Brown [as midwife]--her 3 servant girls will all lay in soon so she will be almost without servants--looks forword to seeing her at end of next month--her children send love--Mr. Tracy is here and [offers her his piano forte ?]. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Glad to hear of her returning health--will come soon to visit her at her new abode--will try to execute her commissions--tell [daughter Sally] she shall have a new frock with sash and pocketbook--Mr. Walker brought them all gifts from Phila.--old Mrs. Craufurd dead--\"Our uncle\" in Geo. Town has very elegant furnishings--will accompany her there for visit in Spring--send some books for Mr. [Nathaniel] Craufurd to read while she is lying in--direct [letters] by stage near Bladensburg as most certain way. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Dec. 8,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. They are well--mortified Papa [Th. Blackburn] didn't come to see them on his trip to George Town--hasn't received letter he wrote--will look for her at end of month--news of neighbors--Mrs. Craufurd died. Autograph letter signed, separate piece of cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Dec. 8,\" watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [17]94 Dec. 5.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Mrs. H - Y's rude conduct--Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd thanks her for watch piece--will send her prices of damask, etc.--Charles Lee a ladies' man--Mr. and Mrs. Thornton--thanks for little cap [for baby]-- fears she and child won't live, but is reconciled to her fate--begs for book to read during her lying in, for \"its such a lonesome time.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Dec. 15,\" watermark incomplete (H[?]). Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eParliamentary act. Printed document, 1 page. \"An act to continue the Laws now in Force for regulating the Trade between the Subjects of His Majesty's Dominions and the Inhabitants of the Territories belonging to the United States of America, so far as the same relate to the Trade and Commerce carried on between this Kingdom and the Inhabitants of the Countries Belonging to the said United States.\" George III, Regis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhiladelphia, Printed broadside document full sheet George Washington in a proclamation set aside February 19, 1795, a day of Thanksgiving. Addressed on the verso to the Rev. Mr. Newell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Wishes them all a happy new year--hopes to see her little girl [Sally] in April if she lives--mother [Christian Blackburn] is with her, consoles her in her present gloomy situation--her two little boys, Nathaniel and Tom--thanks her and Kitty [Blackburn] for the sash--will inform her of any changes in her situation. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark torn. Date on original catalog card appears [17]95 Jan. 12.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Norfolk. She is now at home, wishes to see her Aunt Nancy [Ann] and Uncle Bushrod [Washington]. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Back home after staying with Sally [Brown ?]--stayed in George Town 10 days due to little Christian's illness--glad Kitty [Blackburn] reads to Mr. Wyth's wife--wishes the old gentleman [Wyth] would teach her some geography. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked \"Dumfries [ ],\" watermarked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]95 Feb. 22.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Dumfries. Came here but found her sister had left for water side--will follow her, distressed over her condition---all at Rippon Lodge are well. Autograph letter signed, cover laminated to letter, laminated, postmarked ([ ] March 22), directed by \"Stage,\" watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Feeling very low--tobacco lost when tobacco house was blown down, mare lost her foal, and their \"great relation\" demands payment of principal of a sum--expects ruin--the harder her husband works, the more fortune seems against him--Sally [Offitt Craufurd] sends love and will write a letter to her. Autograph letter signed, (incomplete), laminated. Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Insists since her debility is coming on, she should go to the Springs or another healthy climate, even if she will be away from Mr. [Bushrod] Washington for a while--will go with her if it suits--Tommy [Blackburn] very ill, must leave and go elsewhere--Kitty [Blackburn] got home safely--should she put apricots in box and send them by stage? Autograph letter signed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]95 June 16.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Fears [Ann] has had another bilious attack--neighborhood has been very social--old Tracey has left people in vicinity in the lurch, and they are not longer fond of him--Mary [the baby] has been very ill--she looks much like their departed [sister] Polly--other children well. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Geo Town June 29,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document signed, 1 page. Revenue inspectors form (July 8, 1795) Providence, R.I., No. 1133, Ship George Washington. \"I certify, that Brown and Francis have imported according to the Law, in the Ship George Washington from Canton, One Chest of Tea, marked as per Margin.\" Signed William Barton, Inspector of the Revenue.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Studley, Hanover County, VA. Mentions Fanny's approaching marriage to [Tobias] Lear -- invites them to come to Studley to visit -- [Mrs. Lyons was Fanny's aunt. She was married to Judge Peter Lyons, and the sister of Col. Burwell Bassett]. Autograph letter signed, docketed by F. Washington, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Lyons.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1795] July 12.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood Park. Much obliged for her present--thank Mamma [Christian Blackburn] for tamarinds--glad [Mamma] is going to Bath for health--little Mary [Craufurd] very ill and emaciated--will dry peaches for her--afraid Mamma didn't like her cherries for she gave them away. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. [Ann's] letter relieved her of anxieties over parent [Christian Blackburn]--[Mary] much improved; thinks she will live--glad to hear her Brother [Richard] and Sister Judith are coming to visit. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, postmarked by hand \"Aug. 7,\" directed by \"Stage,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\" Date on original catalog card appears 1795 Aug. [7]?\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. Richmond City. Requesting payment of debt to James Beckwith in the settlement of Arthur Lee's estate. With executor's note of acceptance, signed by Wm. Aug. Washington and Corbin Washington, Aug. 24, 1795.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Informs his brother that he is intending to visit Mt. Vernon and requests that he collect John Ariss' rent. Mentions his mothers health, she is now in Culpepper. Will take Judy and Harriott Washington with him to MV. Judy sends a present of two night caps. Integral cover (mutilated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Received £475.10.1 for President, specifying how much was received in bank notes, French crowns, silver coin, and gold coin. [This is for rents collected by Lewis for Washington; see letter of same date, Robert Lewis to George Washington.] Autograph document signed, docketed by R. Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood Park. Can't be at Rippon Lodge until Oct. 10th--expects [Ann] to spend next summer with them [at Greenwood]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage, postmarked by hand \"Sept. 30,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Unable to come to Rippon Lodge right away--will wait and come down with Sally [Sarah Craufurd]--sends Judy the things she wants; fears her health will be no better til after delivery. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark (obscured). Name on original manuscript appears as \"R. S. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Arrived here after horrid ride by Stage--everyone here well--Brother [Richard Scott Blackburn] expected tomorrow--his youngest christened Judith Ball--will send patterns  and padlock by first opportunity--papa [Thos. Blackburn] never received books [Ann] sent him. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. C.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. News of death of Judy Blackburn [wife of Richard S.]--she was delivered ten days ago of twins--one is dead--break news to Nancy [Ann Washington] and Sally [Sarah Craufurd] as gently as possible--he has disguised [his hand writing] on direction as well as he could. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage, postmarked by hand \"Dumf. 22th Oct.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Washington. -Mr. Philips, a gentleman from England, wants to see the seat at Mt. Vernon--Pearce should show him attentions and activities. Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Announces Juda's [Judith Blackburn] death--one of her infants died before her--her dying request that Nancy [Ann] take Jenny--children well--[Thomas Blackburn] still lame. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1795] Oct. 25.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount book, A.D.S. 9 pages. \"Account of Toll Grain Received at Mill Brook mill ...\" An account of wheat, corn, rye, and buckwheat received. On cover: \"Betty Lewis Mill Brook 2d Apriel 1796.\" Autograph document signed, bound.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Oaks. Will leave tomorrow morning--entreats her to keep up her spirits and follow Dr. Horner's advice. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Joseph, watermark incomplete. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. [Nath.] Craufurd arrived and gave news of them--have Dr. McClurg's advice for Tommy's [T. Blackburn, Jr.] illness and charge it to him--try to keep Tommy in good company--his leg grows worse, will keep him from visiting them this fall or winter--books she sent him by Smocks stage didn't arrive--compliments to \"the elder Mrs. Washn.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated.Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Glad her health improves--enquired about books she sent him by stage but can learn nothing--her brother will give her news of their present situation. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Dandridge encloses is $55. to pay duty on a pipe of wine for the President -- asks to be informed when this letter arrives safely. Autograph letter signed, Draft, docketed by Dandridge, laminated, in a later hand \"from GW's secy paying for wine,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript copy. D. 3 pages. Washington leaves his wife, Frances (Fanny Bassett), 1/4 of his plantation and stock. To son George Fayette, part of a tract in Berkeley County; 1000 acres of land \"situated in the district set apart for the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line on the Ohio River;\" and his gold watch. To son Charles Augustine, the remaining land in Berkeley Co. and 1000 acres of the above land on Ohio River. To daughter [Anna] Maria, 666 2/3 acres of the Ohio River land, a lot in Alexandria, 4 lots in Fredericksburg, and 2 male slaves (Gabriel and Frederick). All 3 children receive 1/4 of GAW's plantation, stock, etc. Other bequests 10 pounds annually to be paid \"to my Negro Charles\" and frees Charles at Frances' death or remarriage. To \"my young friend George W.P. Custis my silver hilted Sword.\" To George Washington: \"I return the golden headed cane which I received from him. I request him to accept of my grey riding Horse and new saddle and bridle as the last testimonial of my most grateful and affectionate regard for him.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1795]. Witnesses: J. Dandridge, Burwell Bassett, C.P. Lyons, M.W. Dandridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Eleanor Custis regrets that she was not at home when Mrs. Wolcott came. She relates that her grandmother [Martha Washington] gave her the present and the lock of hair. She expresses her thanks for them and extends her wishes for the happiness of the Wolcotts. Date on catalog card is c. 1795.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Rippon Lodge. Glad she and Mr. [Bushrod] W[ashington's] health is good--he himself is better but feels his constitution declining--thanks for their attention to Tommy [Blackburn, Jr.]; hopes their watchful eye has put end to his disapation--never received Mr. [Bushrod] W[ashington's] letter--sorry venison was bad--Fowler Wood has left, and they don't get even a duck--will send for Kitty [in Md.] when weather permits. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed by Stage, postmarked \"Dumfries Jan. 12.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Inquires what money is necessary for Tommy [Blackburn, Jr.'s] expenses--Tommy wrote Nancy [Ann Washington] had loaned him money--encloses 2 notes on Alexa. bank--inform him if he receives money--Kitty [Blackburn] just returned from Maryland. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked \"postpaid\" in Blackburn's hand, postmarked \"[ ] Jan. [ ],\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages with integral address panel. Saw Hill. Apologizes for not answering his letter sooner and gives explanation. Discusses sale of land versus keeping it. Discusses his opinion on the Vindication of Edmund Randolph, George Washington, and his administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Dandridge writes that Washington will not lease forever his lot in Alexandria, and will sell only for high cash price -- suggests Summers should make his best offer for it, and President will consider it. Autograph letter signed, Draft, docketed by Dandridge, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. D.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. President will not dispose of advertised lands until September -- but he will receive offers now altogether or separately. Autograph document signed, draft, docketed by Dandridge, fragment of G.W.'s watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL. 1 page. President Washington has instructed Dandridge (his secretary) to inform the Secretary of War that he agrees with the ideas of the enclosed papers. [There is no knowledge what was in those papers]. Also recommendation for troop movement. Letter, unsigned, on GW watermark paper. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Whitehall. Says Americans \"cruelly persecuted many worthy and respectable men\" during the war, but \"that is now past.\" Offers best wishes for his happiness in America, and that \"it may long enjoy the benefits of the Presidency of Washington, whose great character and virtues alone could have preserved order in an infant state, composed of such heterogenous and ungovernable radicals.\" Discusses war with France and other international affairs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiary. A.D. 53 pages, including backs of covers. No longer bound together. Mostly a day by day of happenings on his plantations--crops, sales of fish, plowing, burning brush, clearing ground, etc.--trip to Mt. Vernon with [Rental] money for G.W., and expenses along way--at Mount Vernon \"flattered [Wm.] Pearce [manager] extremely with his good management.\"--visits of relatives and friends--prices paid for various goods--fishing--payment of accounts for the president--elections at court house--\"Visited Mrs. Haney who lays ill, and wrote her Will agreeable to her request...\" [distant kinswoman of G.W.'s - see letter dated June 26, 1796, Writings, XXXV, 99]--death and burial of Mrs. Haney--news of the Jay treaty--collecting [rents] and paying debts for G.W.--birth of a daughter June 18 and death a month later--detailed bargain with Mr. Fisher \"to new Iron\" a wagon--July 6, \"Gave the negroes a holliday.\" Autograph document, bound volume, first pages of book torn out. Date on original catalog card appears [1796][Mar.]28-July 18.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Hannah writes to her son about his sister's poor health, plans to see him in Dumfries, also writes about other family members - his brother, wife and their youngest child. Autograph letter signed, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Bloomsbury Square. Congratulations to his brother on his recent marriage to Eliza Parke Custis. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with address panel. Richmond. Marshall writes to Lee about the sale of property and slaves and the suicide of lawyer Alexander Campbell, who was due to appear in Philadelphia for the Hunter v. Fairfax case. Marshall suggests going to Mount Vernon on Tuesday, where President George Washington was at home visiting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Petersburg, West Hill. Bolling discusses their approaching marriage in courtly terms (\"When I reflect that I am favored by you with a partiality ....\") -- Jack Stith, who is delivering the letter to Sarah, was refused in his amour with Miss Tabb -- Bolling sends Sarah a \"Pocket Book\" as a gift and \"small proof of my unceasing attention to you\" and mentions several of \"Sisters Stith\". The couple was married in August 1796 -- Sarah was a daughter of Laurence Washington of Digby on Chotank Creek, distantly related to George Washington -- this Laurence is mentioned in Washington's will as a friend and acquaintance \"of my Juvenile years.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked \"favoured by Mr. Stith.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePencil sketch of George Washington by Benjamin Henry Latrobe cut from a sketchbook. Note with sketch reads \"Sketch of Genl. Washington stolen at Mount Vernon while he was looking to discover a distant vessel in the Potomac in which he expected some of his friends from Alexandria. taken from a sketch book of my father's, date 1796.\" Letter of provenance accompanying sketch says the inscription was written by Julia Latrobe who gave it to her grand-nephew Latrobe Weston. (Letter A-1104).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Haywood. Requests final statements on his executorship accounts for the estates of Dr. Lee and Colo. R[ichard] H[enry] Lee. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA balance sheet showing debits and credits of W.A.W. ... Nicholas Muse, James Park, Richard Henry Lee's estate, Henry W-n are names appearing on debit side ... Muse, Sanford, appear on credit side ...See also 1796-1797 W.A.W. in account with same firm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. An entirely manuscript check drawn on the Bank of Alexandria, to John Thomas (Tommas) or bearer for $200. Signed by \"William Pearce for George Washington, Esqr.\" Document signed, fragment, canceled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. -introduction of Mr. Potts, a gentleman lately from England-wants to visit the Seat of the President--the residence of the man whose fame all Europe acknowledge-any civilities shown him and Mr. Milburn (his companion) will pleasing and acknowledged. Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Alexandria, to Hannah Washington in Bushfield. Corbin writes to his mother about business affairs, travel, and the health of his family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Appointment of Henry Lee, by William Augustine Washington, to receive monies owed from the State of Maryland. Witnessed by William Rice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Richmond, to Porter in Alexandria.  With much wit, Bushrod explains how he has been too busy with \"Law and politicks\" to write. He urges Porter to visit him and also mentions business/legal matters involving Mr. Payne, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Brackenridge. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 4 pages. An inventory of the estate of George Augustine Washington including a list of \"Stock and Utensils on his Farm in Fairfax County\" appraised and to be divided equally between Washington's wife, Fanny Bassett, and children, Charles Augustine, George Fayette and Anna Maria. Also, a list of books and the \"disposition of Major Washington's Estate agreeably to his Will.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted broadside. \"Good farm\" land for sale in County of Rutherford, District of Morgan, state of North Carolina. Describes the climate, what is being grown now, the inhabitants, the wood, the roads, mills. The Broad River flows into the center of the county and can be used for navigation. Thought to relate to Washington's estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Account for taxes on land. Autograph document, burned fragment only, laminated. On reverse is receipt signed by John Sheppard, dated April 11, 1798, for full amount.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 2 pages. Account of William Augustine Washington with Henderson, Ferguson and Gibson. Balance sheet ... Nicholas Muse, Henry W-n, Richard Henry Lee estate, John Ashton, James Park on debit side, John, Nicholas and James Muse, Patrick Sanford on credit side ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. \"Received 20th January 1797 from Mrs. Betty Lewis 1 Green Hide... 19/3 for G. Heiskell.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Account with Patrick Callahan as miller for G.W. Includes herring, flour, beef, etc. supplied by G.W. and cash paid him as part of his hire as miller - £52.8.0 balances out.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt. A.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for $30. on account of \"my hire\" [as miller for G.W.] Autograph document signed, in hand of Anderson, fragment, laminated, docketed \"No. 379, 1797 Feby. 17th Patrick Callahan for £9. to acc. of his hire.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Dandridge writes at Washington's direction, returning any testimonials and letters which had been presented to the President in Barton's behalf. Autograph letter signed, Draft, docketed by Dandridge, G.W.'s watermark. Name on original catalog card appears as \"B. D.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. In regards to advancing pay and money owed to John Kelly for work. Signed by Thomas Kennedy with return note signed by J. Gilpin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. In regards to pay for Jack Ridgeway. Signed by Thomas Kennedy. Reverse side note records pay to Ridgeway.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. Georgetown. Potomac River Company. Note to pay James Montgomery, signed by John Templeman. Reverse side note says payment was received, Alexandria, April 28, 1797.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Richmond to Hannah Washington, Bushfield. Distressed over health of his niece--hopes she will be spared to them [probably Mary Lee Washington, b. 1795 - d. 1827, daughter of his brother Corbin]--\"She is the picture of two beloved angels\"--business with Col. [Wm. A.] Washington--pay Mr. Rice for horse bought of him--Nancy [wife, Anne Blackburn Washington] will be delighted to send her all of her books. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"[ ] April 1797\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]97 April 4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. Note to pay William Mills. Signed by John Templeman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for two pounds for knitting seine twine into a centre for a Seine. Autograph document signed, in hand of Anderson, fragment, laminated, docketed \"No. 381\", Rect. 7 April 1797 [L?] Caywood for Kniting a Siene £2.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. Matildaville. Potomac River Company.  Note to pay William Compton. Signed by Frederick Laffler (?) and John Templeman. Reverse note shows paid in full on May 15, 1797.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. Itemized list for receipt of payment. Joseph Gilpin, William Hartshorne.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. Receipt for payment to John Leary for three barrels beef and three barrels pork. Payment received from Thomas Kennedy. Signed with mark of John Leary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Two [slaves] have run away, one breaking down a door where he was confined--ring leader is Bill who is influenced by his mother--hopes she and papa [who evidently owns the mother] won't let her off this time for \"I believe she has a desire to ruin us if she possibly can\"--requests Papa's [T. Blackburn] help in bringing them back, for it ruins them, losing them at this busy time. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for $17.06. Autograph document signed, laminated, No. 387 endorsed receipt, badly faded.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Haywood. Relates to the settlement of the co-partnership account with Butler. Col. Washington is also concerned with a joint bond given to a Mr. William L. Lee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Marlbro. Denies her last letter was cold, altho it had melancholy note--Mamma [Christian Blackburn] will go down to [Alexandria] soon, and she herself plans to visit [Ann] too--Sally [Offitt Craufurd] will write; she looks badly, hopes smallpox will be of value to her delicate frame. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Mr. Seton, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Frestel, the tutor of G.W. Lafayette, writes a friendly, affectionate letter on behalf of himself and George on eve of departure for France -- they send regards to her brother and grand parents. Autograph letter signed, written in French, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. Frestel.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Bail bond of Warner Washington for £323.6, signed by Warner Washington and John Washington, and witnessed by John Sowers. Warner had been in the custody of Sheriff Joseph Longacre as the result of a suit brought by Thomas Harrison, William Wilson and Co. Document signed, signed by Warner and John Washington, witnessed by John Sowers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Richmond. Reid must have been a client. Bushrod instructs him in the correct procedure for serving a decree on the defendants in an unidentified suit. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, (Richmond Postal Mark).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Account with Vowells for 22 1/2 bushels flaxseed delivered to them and received in exchange 26 3/4 bushels salt. Autograph document signed, laminated, endorsed on back \"No. 48.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted and holograph document, signed. 1 page. Robert Lewis binds himself unto John and George Lewis\" ... to the Estate of Fielding Lewis deceased in the just and full sum of\" 498 pounds. However, if Robert Lewis pays 249 pounds by January 1, 1799, the bond is considered fulfilled. Note on verso: \"To a Negroe you sold in Stafford County belonging to/F[rom] Lewis's Estate.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Richmond. Bushrod writes to \"My dear friend\" and closes with greetings \"affectionately to Mrs. P.\" but the addressee is otherwise not made clear. He answers several queries concerning various legal cases, posed to Bushrod either in a series of letters or in one long unanswered -- includes Mr. Breckenridge's opinion on a horse sold to Ingraham by Lewis -- adds a postscript \"Did you ever read such a gloomy letter?\" after noting that his wife would have added her own greetings but that the letter was being written in his office. Autograph letter signed, docketed, in a later hand is \"Nephew and principal heir of Genl. Washington judge of the Supreme Court of the United States lately deceased,\" watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [17]98 Jan. 10. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Bond.  Fulton agrees to pay Mrs. Washington, widow of George Augustine Washington, thirty-five pounds \"... upon the first day of January next ensuing [1799] ... for the hire of a Negro Man named Reuben for one year ...\" Frances Bassett Washington (Lear) died in 1796 so it is unclear who this document is really intended for, or if the date is incorrect.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 2 pages. List by name and purchase price of twelve Negroes purchased by George Lewis (10), John Lewis (1) and C.[harles?] Carter (1). Note on verso reads: \"Mr. Ferrell will deliver you some bonds belonging the [Betty Lewis] Estate. The Receipts [ ] of the Estate in hands Mr. B. Parke [signed] J. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Autograph document signed, fragment, endorsed on back, marked \"No. 47\", laminated. A bill for one hogshead. Receipted by Thos. Vowell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Bill for £12.7.6 for restuffing two sofas, repairing frames, castors. Autograph document signed, fragment, docketed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Receipted by Geo. Taylor and co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount. D.S. 1 and a quarter page. List of blacksmithing services provided by Grymes for Lewis. Total owed Grymes: £10, 11 shillings. Document, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount. D. 1 page. Hansford, a blacksmith, lists services provided to Lewis, George Washington's nephew, who lived in the Fredericksburg area. Total owed Hansford: £1 17 shillings 1 pence. Document, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Haywood. Writes to ask Fitzgerald to consult with Edmund Lee over terms of James Thompson's proposals for buying wheat crop from William Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, \"Favrd by Mr. J. Thompson\", laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. A. Washington.\" [Fitzgerald was prominant merchant in Alexa. and formerly an aid to G.W. in Revolution].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Discusses inclement weather, trying to get from Alexandria to Westmoreland, voyage, illness of unidentified person, possibly sister. Corbin Washington letter to brother Bushrod Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Account of Joseph Simpson's, bonds, notes, etc., some in favor of George Stovin. Autograph document, silked, docketed \"B. Taylor's acct.\" Date on original catalog card appears 1798 [May] 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Bushfield. Corbin writes his apologies for not writing more often and says that \"the circumstances of my family have shut me out from all information, and rendered me entirely dependant on my friends for now and then a gleam of light\" -- while professing to be apolitical, he recognizes that private happiness depends on proper functioning of \"the great public machine\" -- his wife recovers her health -- the Leeton family arrived in good health. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lee (?), integral cover, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [17]98 May 13.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Bill for £10.0.0 for house rent from Feb. 14-[May 14th] at £40 per annum. Autograph document signed, fragment, charred by fire, laminated, docketed by B. Washington, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Bill for £1.1.1/2 for 6 1/2 yds. of painted cloth. Document, fragment, charred by fire, laminated, docketed by B. Washington \"J. Thompson pd. [ ] a charge of a fee for [ ]\" incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBond. A.D.S. 1 page. Bail bond of Warner Washington for £156.12.6, signed by Warner Washington and John Washington, and witnessed Griffin Taylor. Warner had been in the custody of Sheriff George Noble as the result of a suit brought by Charles McThurston. Autograph document signed, signed by Warner and John Washington, witnessed by Griffin Taylor, incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, 2 pages. To Lawrence Lewis, Rich Woods. Postpones the payment of a debt in full. Asks Lewis to send \"the picture up, by the first opportunity.\" Integral cover. (This Lawrence Washington may be the son of Samuel by his last wife).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Mount Vernon. Nelly writes to McHenry about yellow fever in Philadelphia and the standard that she commissioned for a volunteer dragoon in Alexandria.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Couldn't write earlier because of Aunt Ballett's illness--gave Dickey [Richard S. Blackburn] the bill which he will inclose to Mr. [Bushrod] Washington--[letter] very faded and hard to decipher]. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]98 [Sept. 8 ?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript copies of excerpts from two letters about the Quasi-War with France, supposedly provided to Alexander Hamilton circa September 1798. The first letter is from George Washington to Timothy Pickering, 9 September 1798. The second is from George Cabot to Timothy Pickering, 27 September 1798.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Denman and Co. in Philadelphia, makes this receipt for £57.18.9 received from Clement Biddle for blankets; signed by Matthew Kean for the maker, Denman and Co. The blankets were for Washington. Document signed, fragment, in hand of T. Lear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill. D.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. A receipted bill in the amount of $152.13 for a library bookcase for Gen. Washington and 282 feet of casing. Receipted by John Douglass. Document signed, in unknown hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill. D. 1 page. A receipted bill for $11.23 (or £ 11.23.0) for a picture frame 16 feet 4 inches -- made out to Clement Biddle \"for Genl. Washington\" by John McEllwee, and the receipt signed by John Rorke. Document, fragment, in hand of John Rorke. Date on original catalog card appears [1798] [Dec. 19].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Encloses $50 bill received, for tobacco, and requests him to pay her tax at court today--just paid Mr. B. Lee £10 for folder--this is last of her [money]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, \"Mrs. H. Washington 1798,\" marked \"Hon'd by Mr. B. Lee,\" laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [1798]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Praising their mutual friend, George Washington. In this letter, the Earl of Buchan mentions that his nephew, David Erskine, is travelling to America and plans to visit Mount Vernon. Integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL. 2 pages. Tayloe writes to Secretary of War James McHenry that he is honored by President's late appointment of him, but prefers to delay decision of acceptance -- he will pay personal respects to war office. Docketed 'Mount Vernon, 6th Feby. '99 from His Excy. Genl. Washington with my reply 22d. Feby.' Letter, a true copy, teste by Wm. Holburne, incomplete watermark (1794).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA business letter giving Webb information on sending the money he owes, Lawrence further expresses that he has taken Mrs. Webb's advice and had married Eleanor Parke Custis, stating his happiness with his wife.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Powel writes to say she paid James McAlpin's bill for Bushrods black satin robe -- she hopes Mrs. Anne Blackburn Washington's health has improved -- she is glad Bushrod was at the wedding of Nelly Custis and Lawrence Lewis, and says \"I was certain that when Mrs. Washington found the thing inevitable she would act with propriety, indeed from all I can learn she has every Reason to approve her Grand-Daughter's choice.\" -- Powel agrees with Bushrod on the deplorable state of the Southern roads, especially those of Maryland -- the elopement of Maria Bingham (a child of 15) with a French count was shocking -- shares news of Philadelphia people -- mentions \"your excellent Mother's\" sorrows [at death of Corbin Washington ?]. Autograph letter signed, retained copy, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. She and sister [Nancy] enjoy a weeks holiday--tries to progress in her lessons, begins French--mentions children [brothers] who send love to Aunt Nancy and Uncle Bushrod. Autograph letter signed, part of a cover laminated to letter, directed \"to be left at the Cross Roads,\" incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Kanawha Point Pleasant. Recommends 6 men from this county as officers in the lately established army -- [included is a separate sheet docketed \"Thos. Lewis June 14, 1799, containing names of 6 men recommended by Lewis,\" in another hand]. See also 1799 June 14, W. H. Cavandish to James McHenry. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"June 14\" on a separate sheet (see below), laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Tho. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Kanawha County. See 1799 June 13, Thomas Lewis to James McHenry. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Sends names of men who seek military commissions ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCheck from the Bank of the United States. Signed by John Nicholson paid to Mr. James Andrews or Bearer, Amount $944.15. Mr. Nicholson was one of the founders of the bank.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePurchase note. A Ninety Day Sight Note issued by Charles Alders' Co., Madeira, on September 20, 1799, to William T. Smith of Philadelphia for £84 British Sterling, directed to Tobias Lear on the account of George Washington on Nov. 14, 1799 and the amount recorded in his cash memoranda book of the same day.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Lear writes this follow up letter because no answers were received to earlier letters ordering 2 pipes of wine -- does Pintard have any in this country? -- if so, send some immediately as the General's wine supply is depleted and Washington only wants wine of superior quality. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, enclosed in letter to Elias Boudinot, laminated, watarmark (1794). Not in Writings. [See draft of letter to Elias Boudinot, same date, on reverse of this letter].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S.  1 page. Greenwood. Looks forward to receiving her for a visit--sorry for Mamma [Christian Blackburn] having so much to fatigue her at her time of life. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Joe, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount, Document signed, 1 page. Though it is now in two pieces, amount due Lear is $42.24. Signed by Lear as being correct.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. A Letter-account itemizing the amount due Lear for forage and subsistence for Sept.-Oct., 1799. $234.39 is the amount totaled up. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Swan, P. M. General.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page and A.N.S. 1 page.  Autograph letter signed, a receipt for the sum of $234.39 being the pay for forage and subsistence for Sept.-Oct., 1799. Also in folder, note of receipt signed by Lear, \"Received of Caleb Swan PM Genl. The sum of two hundred and thirty four 39/100 dollars, being my pay...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Lear writes to Pintard that Mr. Alder from Madeira has sent 2 pipes of wine to General Washington, to be picked up in Philadelphia -- payment by draft has been made -- nevertheless, Washington will accept 1 pipe of Pintard's offered wine from his private store in this country, provided it is still of the best quality after being imported six years ago. Autograph letter, draft, docketed by Lear, watermarked. Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Congratulations on her birthday--worried over Mr. Washington's cough--Mamma [Christian Blackburn] has left--her little boys, David, Bushrod and George--Mr. Magruder's failure for 500,000 dollars--Major De Butts sails for Italy--received books from her and will take good care of them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover with several messages written on the cover, laminated, directed \"to be left at the Cross Roads,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Cordial letter of acknowledgment for two pipes of Madeira wine which had just arrived. Expresses Mrs. Washington's appreciation for a gift of two boxes of citron.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Impending death of George Washington--\"I think he cannot survive through the night\"--come and bring Mrs. Law if possible--Dr. Craik, Dr. Dick, and Dr. Brown are here.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Tobias Lear to Burgess Ball, December 15, 1799 informing him of Washington's death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFuneral Announcement. D. 1 page. 'The Remains of General Washington [will be de]posited in the family Vault, at mount Ve[rnon on Wed]nesday the 18th instant, at twelve O'Clock. Should the weather be unfa[vorable on Wed]nesday, - the Funeral will take place [Thursday] at the same hour.' Watermarked - Holograph in the hand of Albin Rawlins.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill to the estate of George Washington. 2 boxes of Mould Candles 104 nett, for a total charge of £7.19.0. Mackenzie signed the bill as having received payment in full on May 24, 1800.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Mount Vernon. Announces death of George Washington--description of G.W.'s last days and hours and his death--\" ... he could scarcely speak and breathed with difficulty, his complaint being an inflamatory sore throat, usually called the Quincy.\"--Drs. Craik, Dick and Brown sent for--\" ... between ten and eleven o'clock at night, he resigned his breath into the hand that gave it.\"--\" ... not a groan or a complaint escaped him.-with the most perfect resignation, and in full possession of his reason to the last moment he gave up his life.\"--\"He was fully sensible of his approaching dissolution for some time before we could persuade ourselves but that there was a hope left and he frequently told the Physicians that their efforts would be in vain ... As often as he could speak he would mention to me something which he wished to have done. And his last words, about a quarter of an hour before he died, were to me thus - 'My dear Friend I am just about to change this Scene, my breath can continue but a few moments, You will have me decently interred, and do not let my body be put into the Tomb in less than two days after my death.' He there feld his own pulse ceased ...\"--Mrs. W's fortitude--\" ... she yields not to that grief, which would be softened by tears.\"--saw his children about 6 weeks ago--\"I beg that no part of it [the letter] therefore may be published; for I presume that everything which relates to this afflicting event will be eagarly sought after by the public.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated watermark. Mary Stilson Lear was the mother of Tobias Lear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney writes from Harper's Ferry three days after George Washington's death offering his condolences for this \"irreparable loss\" to Tobias Lear at Mount Vernon, Martha Washington, and Nelly Parke Custis Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn May 3, 1800, Keith Smith received the amount above after appearing and proving the statement before George Taylor. \"To making 1 suit cloathes (black) for John Anderson £1.16.0.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill. For 40 pounds of pound cake at 3/6 for a total of £7.0.0. One basket which contained the cake to be returned to Judy Edick. George Edick signed the account on March 28, 1800, as having received payment from Jim Anderson (likely James Anderson).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrders for the funeral of George Washington. Manuscript copy, 4 pages. Signed by the Adjutant General, William North. \"Major General Hamilton has received through the Secretary of War the following order, From the President of the United States.\" Ordered December 21, 1799, Philadelphia. Signed December 24, 1799 in the Adjutant General's office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Craufurd bewails the recent death of George Washington -- \"it haunts my slumbers and in the day I can think of nothing else\" -- wishes to write Sister Nancy [Ann Blackburn Washington] -- poor Bushrod Washington, his uncle first and \"I suppose next his Brother [Corbin] will fall victims to the unrelenting hand of death.\" -- speaks of Mr. Craufurd's illness and other family matters. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed in a later hand \"Death of Gen. Washington mentioned,\" Ms. badly torn and disintegrated, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Herbert.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. \"Long before they can reach you, your heart and the hearts of your fellow citizens will be made sorrowful by the suffering and melancholly of the death of one excellent fellow citizen Gen. Washington ...\" Autograph letter signed, black seal, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill. For making suits with buttons for Mr. Lear, Mr. George Rawlins [sic] Mr. Sims and Mr. Wilson. Also for making a pair of breeches for Mr. Dowdal. Total charges came too £7.18.3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill. A.D.S. 3 pages. Addressed to James Anderson. Bill for mourning suits made for family and servants to wear when around the Mansion. Noted with monies received. Misnumbered on the top right corner as 'MS-2350,' corrected in the catalog book to MS-3050.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. For rendering funeral honors to the deceased General Washington. Appears over names of J.M. Hughes, Ebenezer Stevens, Jacob Morton, James Farlie, John Stagg junr. (Committee of Arrangement). Printed document, mounted on cardboard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Letter mentioned \"We have had great to do in the city occasioned by the death of General Washington. I send you a newspaper wherein you may read the procession which may be of some gratification to you,\" ... with integral address leaf, Philadelphia postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript eulogy. A.D.S. 16 pages. Docketed: \"Eulogy on Washington delivered in Medway [Massachusettes] D. 1799 by Dr. Abigah Richardson.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 11 pages. Lawrence Lewis's account of moneys received and expended from G.W.'s death to 1802, including am't of cash in house at G.W.'s death, amt. pd. doctors, money spent for cake at G.W.'s funeral, expenses on his houses in Washington, taxes, payment of legacies, building vault, for whiskey furnished at sale at Mount Vernon; money received from purchases at sales was main income during the period. Autograph document, copy, docketed, in hand of L. Lewis, laminated. Certified by Alexander Moore, Court Commissioner of Fairfax County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExecutor's inventory, original. 51 pages. Listing and appraisal of everything at Mt. Vernon by rooms, including books in library and contents of outbuildings--also livestock, tools, farm equipment, etc. on each farm--negroes--Appraisal sworn to by Thomson Mason, Tobias Lear, Thomas Peter and Wm. H. Foote. Bound volume, 6 blank pages, docketed \"Inventory and Appraisement of the estate of Genl. Geo. Washington - 1810 Augt. Returned and ordered to be recorded,\" silked. Date on original catalog card appears [c. 1800]. Ordered and recorded on August 20, 1810 teste Wm. [Moss ?]. [See under same date a draft of this same inventory].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInventory, draft. A.D. 64 pages. Inventory by room of articles at Mount Vernon, with appraised values -- includes contents of mansion house, kitchen, office, storehouse, washhouse, gardeners house, salt house, black smith shop, etc. -- also inventory of livestock, and farm equipment on each of the farms, the distillery, mill -- on the mansion house farm, inventory of articles in barn, greenhouse, lost, fish house, etc., paint cellar -- lists of gardeners tools, linen, etc., and plated ware, etc. -- list of books and pamphlets in library by case, with some marked \"Taken by B[ushrod] Washington\" and \"Mrs. Lewis's property,\" \"taken by G. Washington\", and \"To Mrs. Washington,\" -- maps, charts, etc. -- includes number of Negroes owned by George Washington in his own right, \"which Mrs. Washington intending to liberate at the end of the present year, can only be valued for the service of the working negroes for one year.\" Autograph document, draft, in unknown hand, entitled \"An Inventory etc. of Articles at Mount Vernon with their appraised value, annexed.\" watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [1800?], but an entry on page 59 enumerates the slave population \"which Mrs. Washington [is] intending to liberate at the end of the present year.\" Since she signed a deed of manumission for her deceased husband's slaves in December 1800, the date of this estate inventory would seem to be 1800.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument, printed and sold by Graupner of Boston. Sheet music. \"The Battle of Prague favorite Sonata forte with Accompanyments. G. Washington President of The United States.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatriotic songbook. 30 pages. Bound manuscript, handwritten by Maria Dickinson. Volume contains patriotic songs (handwritten) mentioning Washington and the American Revolution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo sketches shows pyramid-like structure surmounted by statue, and inscription below. Date on original catalog card appears [1800 ?]. On a separate page is a proposed inscription in Latin on reverse of cover. Watermark (crown over armed figure), 3 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted copy of GW's will. Signed by Lawrence Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill, Clerk of Fairfax to the Executors of GW's will. First charge recorded in January is for \"Recording the Will\" for $4.55. Various other fees are itemized as docketing, attorney's fees, and charges for copies of various declarations. Total bill signed by Mr. Deneale, Clerk, came to $12.96.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne bound volume, 23 pages. Executor's account of sales, meetings of legatees, etc. -- contains the following: Mar. 5, 1800, list of those who purchased horses and jacks from estate with amounts paid; Oct. 15, 1800: list of sales of cattle, milk cows and oxen from estate with amount paid; undated (see card 4, June 7, 1803): list of lot sales in Washington City; James River Shares, Ashby's Bend land, tract in Frederick, Aris's land lots in Bath, Bullskin land, Chattins run etc. with name of purchaser and price per acre; Nov. 12, 1801: Sale of cows, bulls, steers, jacks and jennets, sheep with list of purchaser and amount; July 25, 1802: private sale with account of personal items belonging to G.W., purchaser, and price paid, purchasers here are legatees and deduct purchase price from estate due them, total amount $1882.50; July 21, 1802: \"Payable in Six Months/Sale at Mt. Vernon\" list of purchaser and amount, nothing listed to tell what is sold, total $8340.75, probably the result of meeting of July 19; July 19, 1802: dated Alexandria, an account of a meeting of legatees and executors of G.W.'s estate and agreements made as follows: 1. majority opinion of legatees present govern whole. -- 2. not contest validity of will as to property out of state. -- 3. carriages, horses, mules, cattle, sheep, hogs and personal estate except stock and bonds to be sold by executors. -- 4. lands on Kanawha and Ohio be divided and rest of land be sold by executors, NW territory and Kentucky lands to be sold. -- 5. stock of U.S., bank stock, Potomac and James River shares to be divided except one share in Potomac Co. sold. -- 6. agree to sale of James River shares and nine shares of Columbia bank stock; June 7, 1803: \"Account of Sales at Alexa. June 7th 1803 of property, belonging to the Estate of Genl. Washn.\" Charles County land, lots in Alexandria here follows list of other land sold as listed on card one undated (this document was bound incorrectly and has not been detached and the sheets in correct order).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill, A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for advertising sale of jacks and jennies at Mount Vernon dated Feb. 14, 1800; and for advertising sundries the estate of Mrs. Washington dated June 27, 1802. Receipted for £1.12. by T. Green. Docketed 14 February 1800. Autograph document signed, in hand of Green, docketed, laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA manuscript book that contains 12 Masonic songs mostly associated with New England (lyrics only). Also includes poems or songs on George Washington and his death. Northampton, Massachusetts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTobias Lear's copy of an explanatory letter from him to John Adams in which he elaborated on Martha Washington's December 31, 1799 letter he wrote on behalf of her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. S. Lyman writes that Doctor James Craik \"wrote a Gentleman in this City, that the General [Washington], with his own Fingers, closed his own Eyes in Death -- this circumstance is a little remarkable, and it showed that he had his reason, and a spirit of resignation ... such was the Death of this great man....\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Copy of account dated Jan. 8, 1800, \"For Sundries for the Funeral Procession, in honor of the late Commander in Chief Gen. Washington. Use of a Pall ... $5 / Two Black Cloaks ... 2 / Bier ... 2 / 9 dollars [total].\" On Feb. 20, 1800, Haigh acknowledges receipt of payment in Pittsburgh for his expenses at the mock procession. Document signed, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe House and Senate of Massachusetts express opinions on how General George Washington should properly be commemorated by the public.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrder submitted by John Read and accepted in Massachusetts Senate and followed by the House to accept resolution to wear crepe on left arm in Commemoration of G. Washington's death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Alexandria. A bill from Paton and Butcher in the amount of £2.6.[7] for leather and shoe thread. (Date from earlier library cataloging; item was microfilmed as an 1808 item.) Document, fragment, docketed by B. Washington, charred by fire, silked.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill. Decr 25th \"To a mah[ogan]y Coffin with silver plate engraved, furnished with lace, handles and a coverd case with lifters $ 88.\" \"To sundry charges $11.25.\" For a total bill of $99.25. Particular charges were for \"Hire of the Cochee,\" \"Hire of the Bier\" and the \"Hire of a Horse.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. The writers request answers to several specific questions about their role as executors of Washington's will -- they require Simms's professional advice because Judge Bushrod Washington (another executor) hasn't arrived yet. Autograph letter signed, in hand of George S. Washington (?,) laminated, G.W.'s watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Simms answers questions put by them [see letter of Jan. 20, 1800] as executors of George Washington's estate -- among other things, he assures them they can dispose of personal property and wheat at private sales, but an account must be kept of articles disposed of in this way, and must be included in the estate inventory. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ch. Simms.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill. D. 1 page. Bill for 1 coopers-axe 6/6. Document, fragment, endorsed on back, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Draft Committee Resolution, \"The Committee appointed to consider and report what public measures are proper to be adopted by this Legisature to commemorate the virtues of General Washington...\" Two resolutions, the 1st crossed out pertaining to a monument or statue to be erected. The 2nd resolution concerns printed copies of a Proclamation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages.  Committee resolution or recommendation to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. They have appointed Fisher Ames to delivera n oration on the \"sublime virtues of Gen. George Washinton before the Lieut. Governor, the Council and the tow branches of the General Court;\" signed by Moses Gill, Samuel Phillips, and the Speaker of the House. Also assigns John Coffin Jones and Jonathan Mason to a committee to make such arrangements for a public exercise assigned for the 8th of February. Concurred and signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted document, 1 page. Broadside. Funeral procession arrangements, Haverhill, Massachusetts. \"Arrangements to be observed On the 22nd day of February next, agreeably to the proclamation of the President of the United States, For Paying a Public Tribute of Respect to the Memory of our beloved General George Washington, late deceased.\" A eulogy will be given at Reverend Abiel Abbot's Meeting House. The broadside includes an order of procession and instructions to the inhabitants of Haverhill on proper mourning wear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 4 pages. Dryburgh Abbey. A letter on slavery and the life and character of GW; mentions Lear, Franklin and Adams. Autograph letter, incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA bill for 11 items which came to a total of £22.18.9. A particular item is recorded for \"Leading a Coffin\" which came to £14.10.0. Alexander Smith documented Mr. Munn's receipt of payment in Alexandria on May 14, 1800.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. House and Senate of Massachusetts committee order to request a copy of Fisher Ames' oration for printing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of MS-5754. Committee of Massachusetts House of Representatives requests Fisher Ames to thank cadets and artillery of Commonwealth of Mass. in oration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrder from committee to request Fisher Ames to thank cadets and artillery of Commonwealth of Mass. during his oration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA bill for one shroud which came to $6 and one pall cloth $6, for a total of $12. On verso Michael Gretter (or Gutten?) signed the bill as having received payment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Philadelphia. Send copy of GW's will and also \"The box made of the oak that sheltered the Great Sir William Wallace ...\"  At bottom of letter is note from Buchan, dated Aug. 16, 1800, bequeathing box to \"Washington's University in Columbia.\" Autograph letter signed, in hand of [Bushrod Washington].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Herbert mentions Lewiss note for $1500, payable this week, which may be renewed if necessary -- gives Lewis instructions on how to renew it -- note in another hand, \"This note was given by L. Lewis as an Executor to the Will of Genl. Washington and to take up one of the Genls. then in Bank.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. Herbert.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page.  Medfield [memorial] Procession to Washington. \"The Committee of arrangments [sic] recommend the following order of Procession for the 22nd Instant provided the weather and walking tbe good. Viz-\" also, \"It is expected that every person will wear a crape or ribband on th eleft arm. Soldiers just above the cuff and citizens just above the Elbow.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonwealth of Massachusetts order that members of house and senate shall distribute to clergy and to libraries Fisher Ames' oration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound, manuscript copy of an oration, written by Royall Tyler, Esq., pronounced at Bennington, Vermont on February 22, 1800 in commemoration of the death of General Washington. Copy signed Mary R. Nowland AD 1812. Inside volume cover (back and front) reads \"Miss Mary R. Nowland July 3rd 1823.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. Regarding a survey plat.  Date on original catalog card appears 1800 (?) Feb. 27.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Bill and receipt. Samuel Washington receives 175 dollars from Custis in return for \"A Sorrel Horse ... about sixteen hands high; but five years old, warranted sound and free from blemish ...\" If Custis finds the horse to be \"unsound\" within thirty days, Washington agrees to return the total sum. Witnessed by Tobias Lear and Lawrence Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems listed are black crepe, hat looping, material for making two palls, 6 dozen flints, 1 cask powder weighing 114 pounds as received from the arsenal. Total bill was $40.08.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 3 pages. Two evaluations, one dated Ap. 26 signed by William Dandridge and Thomas Dew, the other dated May 13 and signed by Jos. Foster and [W.] H. Macon. Both at request of Lewis and Doct. [David] Stuart. Statement signed by Wm. King that the property herein valued belongs jointly to Mr. Custis [G.W.P.] and Mr. [Lawr.] Lewis. The property being valued consists of 2 slaves and several horses. Document signed, endorsed \"Valuation of Mr. Lewis's Property in New Kent,\" mounted, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, 3 pages. London. Contains Wests comments on proposed reinterment of George Washington in the Federal city and monument to be raised to him -- recommends triangle or pyramid as most durable monument -- should be in prominent place, planted with trees -- monuments should be hollow -- rotunda, and brass pedestrian statue of Washington -- work to be of \"monumental simplicity\" -- 4 doors and stone coffin. Letter, marked \"Copy of a letter from one West=the celebrated American artist in London to Rufus King, Esq. our Minister at that Court on the subject of a \"Monument\" to be erected to the memory of that illustrious citizen - George Washington, was obligingly handed us by a gentleman for publication - From Gazette of the United States and Daily Advertizer, Dec. 22, 1800\". [Appended is a copy of \"A Resolution of the Old Congress,\" describing the type of monument to be erected to Washington.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Concerning the collection of funds due George Washington's estate in Philadelphia. \"What ever money you may receive please credit the Estate of Genl. Washington with it as also any money that may be paid you by Judge Bushrod Washington, a statement of which please forward me at this place.\"  Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. \"On motion of David Stuart ordered that Tobias Lear, Adm. of the Estate of Geo. A. Washington deceased by summoned to appear at the next Court and give Counter Security or Deliver up all and Singular the decendents Estate.\" This copy signed by George Deneale, Clerk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 6 pages. Account copy of \"The Estate of George A. Washington in acct. with Tobias Lear, Administrator.\" An acct. of GAW's estate transactions as kept by Lear. Also included are copies of court documents ordering debts to be paid to the estate (dated Jan. 1801); acknowledgement of examination of the acct. (dated April 14, 1801); and an order for the acct. to be recorded (dated April 21, 1801). Document signed, on George Washington's water mark paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Bail Bond of George Steptoe Washington for $200. Dated 1801 April 6, and docketed \"McCormick vs. Washington Bond,\" signed by George Tate and George S. Washington, witnessed by Benj. Stephenson. Document, docketed \"McCormick vs. Washington Bond,\" signed by George Tate and George S. Washington, witnessed by Benj. Stephenson, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. \"I hereby relinquish the Administration of the Estate of the late George Augustine Washington and agreeably to an order of the Court of Fairfax County, and deliver up all and Singular the Decendents Estate which has come to my hand as Admr.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. To the Justice of the court of Fairfax County. Further explains his resignation as the administrator of George A. Washington's estate. Turned papers and bonds over to Burwell Bassett who is ready to become the new administrator. Docketed on reverse. Torn corner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Autograph letter signed, mounted, watermark (1794), with part of cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\" Encloses note for $875. for discount at the bank, and intends to present the necessary draft on Monday next.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Lewis gives the account with Blagden as it now stands, taken from papers of Dr. Thornton's -- £26.8.11 1/2 Maryland money is still due him -- Lewis asks Blagden to send authenticated vouchers for repayment of moneys expended so that the late General Washingtons heirs will be see the justification for the expense. Autograph letter signed, endorsed by Lewis, 2 p. covered with figures, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawr. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEstate documents, 10 documents.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMemoranda of payments made, etc. by L[awrence]? Lewis as executor of estate--includes $1000 for hire of a vessel the \"Hene. and Patsey\"--also, 2 orders given to Thos. Peter on Samuel Hamilton, W-1250/B; \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccount, rec'd of N. Lee on account of Sheppard Pd. cash for negroes, etc., W-1250/C; \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccount, Includes $500.00 \"By cash of A. McLean,\" and $100 \"By costs recovered on Tomlinson's case,\" W-1250/D; \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccount, notes due with interest, W1250/E; \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccount, Lawrence Lewis with estate, Debit and credit of $16,037.30 -- including \"By balance due me as Executor -- $1,0872.69\" and \"By this sum due me as creditor legatee $5,138.61.\" etc., W-1250/F; \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccount, Mathew Ranson in account with executors, record of payment due with interest, etc., W-1250/H; \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSums credited to estate, Amt. received and amts. not received [for purchases at sales], W-1250/I; \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePurchasers at private sale of Washington estate including amounts of purchases of each individual, W-1250/J; \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReceipt, Peyton Drew to Robert Lewis, W-1250/?\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eW-1250/K, A.D.S. 2 pages. Commissioner's report. Upon order of Court of Fairfax Cty., has settled joint and separate accounts of Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington, acting executors of G.W. estate--1st, a balance of $3670.76 due L. Lewis in capacity as sole executor before any of others quailified--2nd, acct of Bush. Washington with estate, showing indebtedness of $2017.94, exclusive of 9 shares of Bank of Potomac--3rd, general acct. of acting executors representing whole transactions with balance due the Executors of $15,707.95,--including commissions--charges executors with full acct. of sales, $124,928.01--credit them with sums not pd. by purchasers, esp. $15,125.00 for purchases of lands by late Col. Thomas Lee as guarding of Corbin Washington's children, \"which purchase their present Guardian did not think himself at liberty to confirm, whereby there is a suit now pending in the High Court of Chancery of Virginia, consequently this as well as other matters, relative to the Estate remain open \"till a further settlement.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW-1250/K, A.D.S. 2 pages. Commissioner's report. Upon order of Court of Fairfax Cty., has settled joint and separate accounts of Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington, acting executors of G.W. estate--1st, a balance of $3670.76 due L. Lewis in capacity as sole executor before any of others quailified--2nd, acct of Bush. Washington with estate, showing indebtedness of $2017.94, exclusive of 9 shares of Bank of Potomac--3rd, general acct. of acting executors representing whole transactions with balance due the Executors of $15,707.95,--including commissions--charges executors with full acct. of sales, $124,928.01--credit them with sums not pd. by purchasers, esp. $15,125.00 for purchases of lands by late Col. Thomas Lee as guarding of Corbin Washington's children, \"which purchase their present Guardian did not think himself at liberty to confirm, whereby there is a suit now pending in the High Court of Chancery of Virginia, consequently this as well as other matters, relative to the Estate remain open \"till a further settlement.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount, D. 1 1/4 pages. Ferneyhough lists various services he provides for Lewis, being work done on Lewis's chariot - its wheels, springs, boots, doors, etc. Docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount book, settlement of the estate of George Washington. A.D. 32 pages. Accounts of various people associated with the estate, including money for hire of negroes - \"Statement of the accounts of the several legatees for the purpose of explaining them.\" Autograph document, mostly in hand of Bushrod Washington, laminated, watermarks, no cover, torn or clipped pages included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. New Kent. Concerns a shipment of wheat ... no demand for wheat or corn ... cider here for Mrs. W-n; will send some to Norfolk at first opportunity ... Had to get a new cog wheel for the mill ... Richmond market full of meat of all kind; cattle and sheep still on my hands ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Stafford City, VA. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Concerning receipts for western lands.  Addressed to Col. Thomas Francis Worthington, at Chilicothe N.W. Territory.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Fort Washington. Complains of dullness of \"this accursed Country\"--reference to someone whose gloomy countenance \"cannot bear the appearance of Happiness\"--longs to be with her and \"my dear Boy\" [Bushrod Blackburn ?,] but fears 2 years separation are necessary--expects to be dealt with by strict letter of the law--hasnt heard from Tommy [Blackburn, Jr.]--would rather see him idle at Rippon Lodge than where he is. Autograph letter signed, cover fragment laminated to letter, directed \"Via Fredericksburg To [ ] X Roads,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"R. S. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Walnut Farm. Concerning the execution of the estates of Bushrod's father, John Augustine Washington, and Lawrence Augustine's father, Samuel Washington, both deceased. Bushrod writes, \"I have never condemned you for demanding of the executors of your father ... a settlement of their accounts, and altho' I thought it unkind to institute a suit ag[ainst] me ...\" Bushrod is nevertheless willing to settle the matter. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rich Woods. Lawrence A. Washington proposes to Samuel Washington that he meet at Richwoods with Bushrod Washington to discuss debts extending from the estates of their fathers, Charles Washington and John Augustine Washington I, respectively. \"You will therefore, at once see the necessity of your ... attendance, to exonerate yourself, from as much of the weight of that business as possible.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawrence A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Reporting on the death of Martha Washington the day before. Suffering protracted fever, MW prepared for death \"with fortitude and resignation\"; gave advice to her grandchildren, took the sacrament and directed a chosen white gown be brought out. The funeral would be Tuesday (two days hence). Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Rich Woods. Having received Bushrod's letter of April 2, 1802 re-settlement of his father's estate (John Augustine Washington), Lawrence Augustine feels \"...a perfect willingness to enter into a settlement of our business, with any Gentleman you may choose to designate for that purpose. And I can assure you, that every light I possess shall be thrown on the subject.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 19 pages. Final draft. Contains acct. of cash on hand, money in hands of Clement Biddle, notes due and paid--inventory of articles at Mt. Vernon and value (many are missing from here which appear, crossed off, on the first draft)--lists articles in mansion house, kitchen, servants hall, etc. Autograph document, Final draft, in unknown hand, entitled \"Inventory of Property that belonged to Mrs. Martha Washington, Taken the 24th of May and Eleventh of July 1802,\" final draft, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 20 pages. Contains acct. of cash on hand, money in hand of Clement Biddle, notes due and pd.--inventory of articles at Mt. Vernon and value (many are crossed off and do not appear in final draft)--articles in mansion house, kitchen, servants hall, wash house, etc. Autograph document, Draft, in unknown hand, entitled \"Inventory of Property that belonged to Mrs. Martha Washington Taken the 24th of May and Eleventh of July 1802,\" 1st draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocketed on verso \"$35 June 16, 1802\" and \"To building a Vault at Mount Vernon $35.00\" and \"Recd the above amount in full (signed) John M. Lightfoot.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph document, 7 pages. In hand of Albin Rawlins, an account of articles sold at the July 21st sale on six months credit (See \"Book of Sales and of Mount Vernon Property\"). This appears to be a rough draft (made at the time of auction) of the list entered in this executors' account book -- Rawlins' list gives name of purchaser, item and price; sale of chariot and harness, coachee, horses, clover machine, sheep, bulls, cows, calves, steers, marquee, tents, saddles, canteen, tin machine, saws and other tools, malt mill, \"The Knight of Malta,\" reams of paper, wax, French horn, pump, locks, tool chest, hoes, sheet copper, old iron, rope, etc., copying press, yawl [an incomplete summary of the contents]. On last sheet are lists of names and figures, probably a scratch sheet. Autograph document, in hand of A. Rawlins, laminated. This doc. is NOT part of the \"Book of Sales of Mt. V. Prop.\" but a separate doc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Alexandria. Unable to buy any good furniture at sale [of Mrs. Washington's estate]--all worth having previously divided among legatees--George Washington Parke Custis's inheritance of wine--purchased one of four large paintings at sale, view of Great falls of Potomack. Autograph letter signed, docketed \"Copy Letter to Colo. May.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Deneale.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 16 pages. \"Rough estimate of the sales of the estate purchased by the Legatees in order to give an idea of their relative situation to each other and to them (?) who will be creditors and who debtors.\" Accounts of the following individuals: Bushrod Washington, Howell Lewis, Lawrence Lewis, Alexander Spotswood, G. W. P. Custis, Robt. Lewis, Wm. A. Washington, Col. Thomas Lee, Wm. Robinson, Samuel Washington, Mrs. Law, Geo. A. Washington heirs, Thornton Washington heirs, Thomas Peter, Charles Carter, G. S. Washington, Fielding Lewis, Nicholas Fitzhugh, Dr. Peyton, Lawrence A. Washington, Burdet Ashton, Andrew Parks, Corbin Washington heirs, John Thornton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBond. 1 page. Washington binds himself to Frey \"in the full and just sum of forty two pounds four Shillings and ten pence ...\" Two horses owned by Warner Washington (valued at 21 pounds 2 shillings five pence) are being held by Thomas Massir[?], sheriff of Frederick County as security. Printed and manuscript document, signed by Warner Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 2 pages. John Hewitt, Register of Wills, Washington County, District of Columbia acknowledges that an \"authenticated copy of the last will and testament of George Washington deceased ...\" has been recorded. Administration of the will is \"hereby Granted and Committed unto ... George Steptoe Washington and Lawrence Lewis two of the executors by the said will appointed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Green encloses his accounts against Lewis. Mar. 15, 1803 for advertising lands, June 29, 1802, advertising sale of sundries belonging to the estate of Martha Washington. Docketed by Lewis as \"Timothy Green's Ac. With the Estate of Genl. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by L.L., $10.10 P. 86 5 March 1803.\" Laminated, watermark, postmarked.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 2 pages. Autograph document in hand of Bushrod Washington, laminated. Probably a list of papers dealing with the settlement of the estate, numbered, and in many cases contain page numbers, memorianda or resolutions dealing with estate settlement.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubject of the letter deals with dispersal of George Washington's property, including the sale of land and mules. It also discusses the terms of the hiring of nineteen of Mrs. Penelope French's enslaved people, in which Mrs. French was paid $700-800 a year throughout her natural life.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter. 6 pages. Alexandria. A lengthy and detailed proposal for the equitable distribution of the Ohio-Kanawa lands. Expresses dissatisfaction with present plan of division. Requests another meeting of legatees at Dumfries; such a meeting however is opposed by legatees.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Informs him of meeting of legatees, at which decision was made \"to sell amongst ourselves\" all Washington's land except the Kanawha and Ohio lands -- lists lands sold and amounts received at sales of June 6 and 7 -- prices better than he expected -- executors to appoint an agent and surveyor to go to Ohio and Kanawha lands and lay them off in 23 parts before the next meeting of legatees -- he is embarrassed for funds -- will write to Dr. Smith about Bushrod [Bushrod, Jr., son of Wm. Augustine Washington]. Autograph letter signed, torn, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\" [See also, \"Book of Sales and of Mount Vernon property,\" 1800-1802 which lists some of same in detail].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Alexandria. Lawrence writes that he has received Roberts letter and Winchester's order for $1818. -- it will be placed to Roberts account with executors of General Washington on account of Roberts purchase of a tract of land in Berkeley. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by R. Lewis (?), \"Letter from Lawce. Lewis on account of monies received for the Execrs. of Genl. Washington\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill and receipt. 10 gilt arm chairs, $40. 12 Square back chairs, $22., these are docketed as Windsor chairs ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Georgetown. Autograph letter signed, received $10.00 for one apotheosis of Gen'l Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Returned yesterday from unpleasant excursion to find Kitty ill--glad to hear of Tommy's [Blackburn, Jr.] amendment--fever will prevent his riding to visit her--will wait for her visit and return with her. Autograph letter signed, fragment of integral cover, laminated, directed by Jerry. Name on original manuscript appears as \"R.S. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Yellow fever in Alexandria has delayed Bushrods answer --now the \"prevailing disorder\" (likely also yellow fever) in Philadelphia has convinced Bushrod that no good could result from trying to carry on business -- he writes that the request of the gentlemen of the bar, confirmed by Peters, is agreeable, so he requests Peters to attend if he safely can and to adjourn the Court to the next term. Autograph letter signed, docketed, postmarked \"George Col. Sept. 26,\" integral cover, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. Autograph document, in hand of W.A. W-n, docketed on reverse by W. A. W-n, \"Memorandum of the Cloaths my Son George [Corbin] Washington carried with him to New England Novr. 28th 1803,\" and in another hand \"also Books from Rock Hill and Books carried Alexandria from Col. W. A. Washingtons Library 1806.\" Lists both summer and winter cloths in detail.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis account in Lawrence Lewis' hand is the money expended for food and clothing for slaves during period 1803-1809.  \"Acct. Free Negroes $1645.05.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall, bound account book, A.D.S. 18 pages. Accounts of money received as interest of stock, as part of his claim to the estate of GW. Also, money received on like interest in behalf of Lucinda and Catherine D. Lewis, sale of stock belonging to Charles and John Lewis, Jr., memorandum of expenses, \"Memorandum for the year 1805,\" which describes experiments made in planting crops and the results, \"Memorandum of Monies Received and paid away on account of Charles Lewis - John Lewis - Robert Lewis junr. - Lucinda Lewis and Catherine Dade Lewis May - 1807.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Winchester. Bill for £10.4.0 for books, including Morse's Geography, Bailey's dictionary, Bealy's Meditations, Stauntons Embassys, Anarchises, and Ferguson's [Lectury ?]. Receipt of books acknowledged by Francis W[hiting] Washington for his father Warner Washington. Autograph document, in hand of John Beer (?), fragment, docketed \"Warner Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, Rosegill. He hopes the boxes of medicine arrived safely ... requests Col. W-n to pay the cost of the medicines to Dr. Jones. Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Edinburgh to Ewing at the American Consulate. Conveying to the President (T.J.) the ceremonial oaken box which he had earlier presented to Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Ann Washington writes to assure Frobel that he will be able to get many pupils if he comes to Alexandria shortly -- several people have promised to send children to him, including Dr. Dick -- she wishes he could come soon -- Bushrod Washington will send his schooner to Richmond for Frobel if possible, though Col. Washingtons may get to Richmond sooner -- she wishes to see him an \"inmate\" at Mt. Vernon -- he will have at Mt. Vernon her 3 nieces and a nephew of her husband's who lives with them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Washn. City Feb. 13\", broken seal with arm, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages with cover, addressed and wax seal. Eleanor \"Nelly\" Parke Custis Lewis writes to her friend reminiscing about her life. Engraving \"Mrs. Lawrence Lewis,\" also in the folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rock Hill. To \"Dear Sir.\" Re: bond of the addressee held by William Augustine Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Craik writes to Col. William A. Washington regarding a deed from 1791 between Washington and Timothy Ringgold for lots in the Carrollsburg (which would eventually become Capitol Hill) which were divided between Washington and Commissioners of the city of Washington. William Craik admits he neglected to get the deed recorded and never returned it. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, docketed, with integral address panel, postmarked \"Alexandria VA, March 10\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Rock Hill. Washington writes that Mr. [Chas.] Carter objects to paying interest on his bond -- Carter claims he was ready to pay money any time -- Washington believes Carter forfeited, by the condition of sale [of Washington's property], any indulgence of 12 months credit. Autograph letter signed, docketed by B.W., mutilated, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Bushrod writes to his \"dear friend\" Elizabeth Willing Powel that when he inherited Mount Vernon, he had to buy \"new furniture for all the rooms of that extensive building\" and farm machinery as well -- he borrowed money for this and the loan is due soon -- his wheat crop and the fishery both failed, however -- so he asks \"with a little embarrassment\" to borrow the amount from her, but insists on paying interest which she refused to accept on an earlier occasion. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark (wheat sheaf). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Bushrod writes that he is convinced the fire at Mt. Vernon was set by an incendiary, but he knows not whom to suspect -- he can impute no motive to any of his \"domestics,\" all of whom exerted themselves to extinguish the fire -- still, great damage was done -- Mrs. Washington's health was impaired by the alarm, though she is recovering. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa May 22,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington\". [It is thought the fire may have endangered the mansion].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Concerns the sale of a schooner and or a slave named Arthur ... has been offered \"... $600., or the vessel alone, ...\". Autograph letter signed, integral cover, Alexandria, docketed \"Judge Washington.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInsurance policy with The Delaware Insurance Company of Delaware made by George Harrison on behalf of Bushrod Washington for brick barn [stable] at Mount Vernon. Coverage for $4,000 for the year with payment of 1 percent. Printed document with autograph details signed by Thomas Fitzsimons, 1 page, docketed on the reverse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Bond for $20,000 for Fairfax and Whiting Washington as executors of their mother Hannah Fairfax Washington's estate, to make inventory and deliver all legacies, etc. Partly printed, laminated. Signed by Fairfax, Whiting and Warner Washington and witnessed by the court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Beck provenance information concerning a Stuart Painting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 page. Key, Judge Washington's attorney in the friendly suit of Fitzhugh and Peter vs. B. Washington, executor of the estate of George Washington, concerning the sale of certain Maryland lands, prepares an answer to the court explaining his clients position. Included is a letter requesting Judge Washington to make any changes in the text which he believes are necessary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount, William Augustine Washington with J. Fox. Legal and copying fees include copy of Henry Ashton's will, proving \"Fisher's\" deed, swearing jury, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Lewis gives an account for $304.30 paid by him to Howell Lewis and chargeable to all of legatees of Gen. Washington's estate -- he is unable to collect from various people whose addresses he does not know, or for other reasons -- Gabriel Lewis has just returned and the Kanawha lands are divided -- asks Bushrod to send him a receipt for $100. paid Bushrod's mother [Hannah Bushrod Washington]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Bushrod Washington, and in Lewis's hand \"Dr. James Patton in Acct. with the Estate of Genl. Washington,\" and in another hand \"Executor of Mrs. Washington's Estate,\" laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Fairfield. Fairfax Washington writes regarding the recently-arrived mourning ring left to his deceased mother [Hannah Fairfax Washington] as legacy by George Washington -- he gives Lewis directions for having it delivered to him -- mentions also a miniature of the general, previously received, that the two items constitute the whole of the legacy left to his mother. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"The Receipt of his Mother's legacy,\" mounted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill and receipt. $2.25 for shoes, 9.00 for cossaks (boots).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rock Hill and Georgetown. Bushrod Washington Jr. writes to Burd about local and regional political battles involving the impeachment of judges, including Judge Samuel Chase of the Supreme Court, and Randolph's treatment of Chase, as leader of the impeachment. Washington also speaks critically of \"Duane,\" probably William J. Duane the politician, or perhaps his father the newspaper editor. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark (1803). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. To \"Dear Sir.\" Concerns Bushrod Washington's insurance policy on Mount Vernon, from the Mutual Insurance Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromissory note. D.S. 1 page. For £78 Virginia money before 15th Oct. -- signed by Whiting Washington; witnessed by Nehemiah Garrison. On reverse, dated April 16, 1805, Jas. Milton assigns note to Robt. Milton. Document signed, in hand of James Milton, fragment, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 6 pages. A statement as to the title to Woodlawn drawn up by Lawrence Lewis because of a threatened suit over the land by descendants of Sarah Mason Brooke; it embodies Col. George Mason's statement on the history of the lands ownership. Lewis's search of title goes back to William Travers, who by deed from Proprietors, March 22, 1677, got 788 acres. The Woodlawn part of that property was later owned by George Washington (who had gotten it on 27 October 1772) and then willed by him to Lawrence Lewis and Eleanor (\"Nelly\") Parke Custis Lewis. Autograph document signed, by Lawrence Lewis, docketed \"Col. Geo. Mason's Statement,\" and in another hand, \"as to title of Woodlawn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Agrees with Burd that horseracing is the favorite sport of Virginians -- mentions races in Virginia and Pennsylvania and Washington -- says spring at Mt. Vernon is the \"season when nature presents its most pleasing colours\" -- admires ladies in the neighborhood \"but none of them has enslaved my happiness\" -- speculates that closer relations between Pennsylvania and Virginia might be fostered by intermarriage between the states -- mentions Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson's use of hieroglyphics. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa. Va. May 18,\" torn, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 page. Estate of GW.A notice of a forthcoming bond for Keating and Murray. Amount: $1.00.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph document signed, fragment, docketed \"Blakey Recpt. for a Bay mare June 1805.\" Receipt for 25 pounds for a bay mare.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. Custis writes that his account with the estate of George Washington will be paid as soon as his crop can be marketed -- expresses distress of Fitzhugh family because of Mrs. Fitzhugh's illness -- he wishes the Kanawha lands were apportioned for he wishes to sell his share, even at great loss. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by B. Washington, mounted, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Buildings insured were 2 Negro Quarters, Office, Smokehouse, Wash house, Carriage house, and 2 Stables ... \"real sum insured\" was $4576.00 ... signed by Rob't Mitchell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod writes to Peters that he has heard of the sickness in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, New York and Philadelphia (yellow fever) -- asks if they should hold court for \"your District\"? -- thinks judges and lawyers would attend, but would jury men and witnesses also attend if in danger of sickness? -- would it be better to postpone until winter? -- intends to spend a few days at Wheatland near Charlestown, Jefferson County. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Peters, \"16 ansd. repeating what I wrote him on the 15th substance,\" postmarked Alexa Va. September 14,\" watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for $200. as part payment of a $500. loan ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Culpeper County. Capt. Hammond [husband of Samuel's deceased sister Mildred] wants him to buy his share of Kanawha lands left him by George Washington's legacy -- he can't afford it -- asks for an opinion on how much he should lease or buy it for -- can Hammond have other compensation in place of this land? -- Hammond embarrassed for money now -- he gave draft on executors and it was refused. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Saml. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Bushrod writes about spending Christmas in Dumfries by invitation of \"very fine girls,\" although his trip was cut short when his father came down with gout. He also gives news of the Federal City, which is \"thronged with beautiful girls and other strangers,\" including \"a number of Turks and Indians.\" He shares an anecdote about the Turkish ambassador asking Thomas Jefferson for \"six wives\" and writes about a dinner hosted aboard a frigate by Jefferson for a group of Native American men. Bushrod also writes of the rising power of Napoleon in France and about the Carters of Philadelphia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt. Certifying proof of a Mr. Peytons deed to the District of Columbia. Amount: $52.00. Estate of GW.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt. A.N.S. 1 page. $1.00 for watch repair docketed, \"paid by Mrs. W. from Butter Sold.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Mt. Vernon has sent her some books ... will send more ... invites the Rankins for a visit ... regards from all the family ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles of Agreement, Jesse Richardson with Wm. A. Washington for purchase of a tract of land, held jointly by Wm. A. Washington and Lawrence Butler, of 1000 acres in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Jesse Richardson to pay Col. Washington with young horses, to the amount of the purchase. Valuation to be established.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Has been amusing himself reading Mr. John Randolph's Philippicks, his invectives against democrats -- this includes Randolphs threat to impeach Madison and Jefferson -- he has many politicians under his control through fear of being exposed by him -- mentions having received a report of Mr. Pitt's death [Wm. the younger] in England -- comments on the European situation -- the British Navy is the only thing between Napoleon and world domination -- U.S. should do nothing to injure Britain at this time -- since his aunt [Ann Blackburn Washington] has determined not to visit Philadelphia this Spring, he will stay and keep her company. Autograph letter signed, with integral cover, postmarked \"Alexa Va Mar. 30,\" docketed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e$6.75 pd. in full.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Gen. Mason going to Kentucky will carry this letter -- acknowledges payment of $40 -- Warner was with them, mentions his trip to Orleans -- their father [John Lewis] is well -- speaks of Dr. Stuart's land in Mason County, Ky., 5000 acres on Tripletts creek and 9000 on Locust creek -- advertised for sale -- he sends tax money by Gen. Mason -- asks Gabriel Lewis to help Mason -- talks of affairs of the day -- the ship Leander -- General Miranda landed in Spanish America, the province of Caraccas, takes the island of Marquireta, the towns of Camana -- Barcelona on the river Neveri, in full march for the capital of the colony -- this information by Capt. Risbrough from Martinique, Miranda has proclaimed the independence of the province. Concludes with a full 2 page postscript by Nelly, here separately cataloged. Autograph letter signed, with 2 p. additional note by Nelly Custis Lewis, cover marked \"Hond by Genl. Tomson Mason, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawr. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 1/4 page.  Baxter charges a total of L8, 2 shillings for smithing services including \"Making 2 large Ramshare ploughs\" and mending carriage wheels and selling a \"whip saw.\" Balance paid. Document signed, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Caroline Springs near Fredericksburg. Papers desired by Burd will need to be retrieved from recording office in [Washington] -- Bushrod will be in the Fredericksburg area for a while -- reveals his approaching marriage to Miss [Henrietta] Spotswood -- they will live on his estate in Westmoreland and later procure an establishment near Alexandria -- please tell Rush of the upcoming wedding -- he asks for European news -- \"our present President\" [Jefferson] means to stand for reelection. Autograph letter signed, integral cover docketed, laminated, postmarked \"Freds Va Jul 20.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRock Hill. Col. Washington explains that his son Bushrod, Jr, will share equally with his brothers in the Col.'s estate. His income will be adequate to support a wife. At the time young Bushrod was engaged to Spotswood's daughter, Henrietta.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Washington, Rock Hill. Introduces Bushrod Washingtons own nephew, George Corbin Washington, who just arrived after tedious passage of 20 days, and is \"so much grown that I suppose you would scarcely know him\" -- Bushrod, Jr. and new wife Henrietta Spotswood are very happy -- Bushrod, Jr. wishes to trade his Kanawha land for land near Centerville -- what is Bushrod's opinion of this land? -- desires Bushrod to help him find purchaser for his lands, Blenheim and Haywood -- wishes to sell, pay debts and divide rest among children -- \"there seems to be little hope of getting out of debt by cropping\" -- he presses suit against Mr. [Wm.] Robinson for £560 -- Robinson has no claim to money from land sold to George Washington and others after death of his daughter [Ann A. Washington]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, mounted, docketed \"Wm. A. Washington about Mr. Robinson's claim,\" laminated, watermarks. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill. $2.25 for 9 lbs. of sole leather ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePoem \"Washington's Requiem\" by Virginia Cary. D. 1 page. A poem in praise of G.W., written in 1800 or 1806 \"on seeing a picture of Mount Vernon with the grave of Washington.\" (Date might be 1800). Date on original catalog appears 180[6 ?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Deals with two letters reputedly written by G.W. to [Thomas Jefferson] after the Mazzei letter [Thos. Jefferson to Philip Mazzei, Ap. 24, 1796; famous controversial letter, after which G.W. was said never to have written T.J. again]--Tobias Lear employed by Judge W-n to assort the General's papers, and letters now missing, plus a diary for important presidential years--[accuses no one, but implies Lear took them]--tries to reconcile General's statement [that he never wrote T.J. again after the Mazzei letter] with truth--congratulates Pickering on speech against embargo--mentions [John] Adams \"lives a mournful spectacle of blind and courtly obedience to Presidential will.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, [first part of letter missing], laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount, Estate of George Washington with Lawrence Lewis. A.D. 2 pages. Account of money spent and received by Lewis as executor of G.W.'s estate - includes taxes on Kentucky land, City taxes, taxes on property in Alexandria, rents paid to Mr. Fitzhugh for rent of land for free negroes and money for support of free negroes. Autograph document in hand of Lewis, docketed by Lewis \"No. 3 the Estate of Genl. Washington in Acct. with Lawe. Lewis.\" Laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. The amount paid Dr. Peyton about settles Custis's account to estate -- asks Bushrod to send old bonds he gave at 1st sale to Woodlawn, where he can pick them up, along with any papers relating to his estate the \"Forest of Washington,\" bequeathed him by the General. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Bushrod W., laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Rock Hill. Bushrod comments on Aaron Burr's efforts to separate western states -- thinks his plan an absurd for one of his intellect and feels he cannot succeed -- Burr should be arrested and tried if any crime can be found -- mentions the costly delays of Congress -- says his fondness for ladies is increased by his high opinion of his wife, Henrietta Spotswood -- makes comments on Burd's romance. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Bushrod Washington Mt. Vernon,\" postmarked \"Washington City, Feb. 14\", laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bushrod Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, 1 page. Madison transmits to Bushrod Washington the papers of Fielding Lewis who died before they could be processed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Madison.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. As Bushrod is leaving home for an extended period he asks to leave charge of nephews John and Bushrod [Corbin ?] Washington, who are in school, to Reid -- asks Reid to furnish them with any clothing or other articles they need -- no extravagances -- and 2 or 3 dollars a month pocket money. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated. Note while the letter appears to be addressed to 'James New,' the editors at the Washington Papers discovered that Bushrod Washington's poor handwriting actually is written to James Reid.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarshall writes that, at the request of Bushrod Washington, he is sending \"the enclosed letters\" (not present) but was unable to find \"the letter of Mr. S. Washington to which that of the 2d of April is an answer.\" Marshall was given access to the papers of George Washington to write his biography. Bushrod Washington and Lawrence Lewis served as executors of Washington's estate and were likely requesting papers back from Marshall in order to settle Washington's account with his nephew Saumel T. Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA receipt in Washington's hand for \"4 Hhs. and 21 1/2 Bs. corn.\" Docketed \"Memorandum of Corn\". Autograph document signed, in hand of Washington, fragment, docketed \"Memorandum of Corn\". For 4 Hhs. and 21 1/2 Bs. corn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. They haven't heard from him in a long while and tax money due -- has he heard of the atrocious outrage by British Admiral Berkley on the flag of the United States [Chesapeake-Leopard affair] -- Commodore Douglas, the Triumph and Melampus, the Bellona and the Leopard, schooner Revenge to go to England with dispatches -- meanwhile seaports to be fortified -- \"Something like War this, spirit of 76 up\" -- \"War rather than a disgraceful peace\" -- hopes to see him -- Gabriel \"must want more Negroes by this time, I shall have it in my power to furnish you\" -- Eleanor (Nelly) sends good wishes, but says Gabriel hasnt answered her letter. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked Alexa Va. July 22, laminated, docketed, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears as [1807] July 22.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. New Port. Awaits confinement of his wife [Henrietta Spotswood] hourly [Anne Eliza Washington, born 1807]--anxious to go to Westmoreland to see about workmen and how house goes along--sure Laurel Grove will be ready for occupancy by time Henrietta's confinement is over--will see him shortly to get things for housekeeping--expects kitchen furniture to come highest--purchases to be made--will get by on minimum this year--can get these articles in Alexa.--for money to pay workman, will sell Mr. Spotswood 500 acres in Ky. [W. A. W-n] offered him--will pay [his father] a dollar per acre--hears treaty has been ratified, if so will enhance price of [ ]--George [Corbin W-n] must look like a married man by now--requests he see that corn field at Laurel Grove be laid down in wheat--Mr. Rose, who holds his note for $400 is to issue writ against him--asks [father] to let him have money out of first crops and he can deduct this from his wheat crop when it is ready. Autograph letter signed, with long postscript on cover, docketed by W. A. Washington \"My Son Bushrod's Letter agreeing to give me one Dollar pr. acre for 500 acres Land in Kentucky the half of 1000 Acres between Majr. Butler and myself and to be conveyed in the same way as my Agreement with Jesse Richardson. Sept. 8th 1807.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Regarding settling account of Mrs. Law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e$1.50 pd. on account of John Chew ... [addressed to Colo. Washington, most likely William Augustine Washington].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for $200. for 6 months house rent ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Rippon Lodge. Long letter about the health and travels of her husband and brother ... sends this letter by her husband, Bushrod W-n ... regrets Miss Sinclair and Betsy cannot visit her this winter ...  Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\" Someone had docketed the letter and has identified writer and recepient.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 page. Request for three bushels of corn. Docketed \"5 Baggs lent at 3 Bushells each in the car at several different times.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill and receipt. 8 entries - all for shoes apparently for the Negroes... 10 pairs for $16.82.\" Receipted by Corcoran on Oct. 10, 1809.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount. A.D. 3 pages. Docketed. Interesting record of dress making materials... Variety of fabrics represented, gloves, fans, stockings, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pairs of shoes for $3.50. Bill made out by Wm. Parsons for Thomas Corcoran. Addressed to Colonel Washington, most likely William Augustine Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Grape Hill. Reports advertisement in Winchester paper of 2 tracts of land owned by A[ndrew] Park. (Lawrence probably son of Samuel and his 4th wife Anne Steptoe).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Regarding debts of Mrs. Law. To Mr. John Law, Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Regarding repayment of Mrs. Law's debts, his proposal and conditions for taking responsibility for them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBank of Columbia, Georgetown.$2.15 ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBank of Columbia, Georgetown.$30.00.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBank of Columbia, Georgetown.$5.00 ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of fees against Lawrence Lewis, Fairfax County. D.S. 1 page. Fees owed by Lewis to the Fairfax County court through his business as executor of George Washington's estate. Signed by William Moss, clerk of the court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor repairing a wagon wheel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Sends this by Gabriels friend Byrd Willis who visits Kentucky intending to settle there -- George hopes Byrd will look at his (Georges) land there if he gets as far as Green River -- Warner and Gabriel's letter was received -- Warner Lewis speaks well of Georges land on Lost Creek -- would like Gabriel to show it to Byrd -- Gabriel did not like Georges proposal about the division of their land -- attack of gout keeps George home but he will try to get to Kentucky and arrange a better division of the land -- Gabriel's father, John Lewis, is well. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned check made payable to Docr. Charles Worthington for the amount of $38.00.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia. Expresses his happiness that her health has improved, apparently due to the efficity of a medicinal concoction of his own devise. Describes his heavy work schedule of Supreme Court cases and a visit to a circus, which he enjoyed immensely.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pages. Consents to a proposal for the Dismal Swamp property purchase by Gen. Lee from G. Washington's estate. He believes the proposal will satisfy the interests of the legatees.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBank of Columbia, Georgetown.$11.41 ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter. Hawthorn. Concerns \"a box of papers which related to the executorship\" of the estate of Lawrence's father Samuel Washington [1734-1781]. Lawrence asks Samuel to help clear the name of his deceased brother George Steptoe Washington [1771-1809] by altering previous testimony Samuel had made regarding these papers. \"I feel a confidence ... that this act of justice, to my brother's memory will be done with promptness.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawrence A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel C. Brent, Dumfries Virginia, writes to Col. William Washington, concerning land and timber upon the property located in Stafford, Virginia, and the mortgage left between General \"Light Horse\" Harry Lee and Mrs. Fitzhugh which is currently held up the county court. Henry Lee was placed in debtors' prison as a result for not paying on his land transactions. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral address panel. Docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Bond of Lawrence A. Washington and Comfort Wood, administrator and administratrix of Robert Wood, deceased, to deliver 4 head horses to \"Edward McGuire's Hotel in Winchester,\" the place of appointed sale of the 2nd Saturday in February. Partly printed, endorsed, laminated. Signed by Lawrence A. Washington and Comfort Wood.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 Bible, $3.00. Receipted by Eben. Macdonald.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Woodlawn. Lawrence writes regarding Gen. Lee's account with the estate of George Washington -- he is unable to locate Lees bond -- also mentions statement of Mr. Bassett's account with estate -- in a postscript he says that he found Lees bond amongst the Suffolk papers. Autograph letter signed, with postscript on integral cover, mounted, red seal, (good, with heraldic device). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL. 1 page. Re: Col. Wharton acknowledges with great pleasure the gift from Mrs. Law of a waistcoat which belonged to General George Washington. Letter, handwritten, unsigned, no cover, postmark, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod mentions receiving tax money for Mr. Turner's land -- will settle with your uncle [Lawr. Lewis] also will get him to sign the power of attorney so he can sell the Kentucky lands which belong to the devisees of Gen. Washington -- gives information of Kentucky lands: deed from Gen. Lee to Washington for 5000@ dated Nov. 5, 1798 -- was recorded in Kentucky court of appeals Dec. 7, 1799 -- gives James Nourse's description of tract of 2000@ on Rough Creek -- Philips certifies to adjoining tract, 3000@ -- Gen. Spotswood's favorable account of the adjoining country -- whole creek navigable -- other claims to parts of land -- one [Woodson ?] -- letter of Dec. 1802 from a Mr. Thomas Lewis claiming interference with his claim -- thinks there is a mistake -- Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington will allow Warner Lewis reasonable compensation for visiting and examining the above lands. (virtually identical to another copy in collection, except that this one has docketing: \"Copy of Letter and Power of Atty to Mr. W. Lewis\".) Autograph letter signed, docketed by B.W., \"Copy of Letter and Power of Atty to Mr. W. Lewis\", silked, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\" Photocopy in PS file.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod mentions receiving tax money for Mr. Turner's land -- will settle with your uncle [Lawr. Lewis] also will get him to sign the power of attorney so he can sell the Kentucky lands which belong to the devisees of Gen. Washington -- gives information of Kentucky lands: deed from Gen. Lee to Washington for 5000@ dated Nov. 5, 1798 -- was recorded in Kentucky court of appeals Dec. 7, 1799 -- gives James Nourse's description of tract of 2000@ on Rough Creek -- Philips certifies to adjoining tract, 3000@ -- Gen. Spotswood's favorable account of the adjoining country -- whole creek navigable -- other claims to parts of land -- one [Woodson ?] -- letter of Dec. 1802 from a Mr. Thomas Lewis claiming interference with his claim -- thinks there is a mistake -- Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington will allow Warner Lewis reasonable compensation for visiting and examining the above lands. (virtually identical to another copy in collection, except that this lacks docketing.) Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\" Photocopy in PS file. [See copy of same letter, same date, docketed by B. W-n, \"Copy of Letter and Power of Atty to W. W. Lewis\"].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Family letter... her health not good; under the care of Dr. Dangerfield ... her friend, Eliza Smith, wrote of the activities of their friends ... Miss Vanderings, Frederick Campbell, P Coleman, Dr. Nelson, Miss Re, M. Randolph are some of the names mentioned in the letter ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. W.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Anna Maria writes her dear brother news of the \"Doctor\" [Stuart] and family, a visit at Ossian Hall, and \"Aunt Lewis\" and family at Woodlawn -- wishes to have thread spun to knit stockings for her two brothers George Fayette and Charles for they are \"much more pleasant in Summer than cotton\" but is having trouble finding someone to do the spinning for her -- Aunt Lewis has knitted purses for them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (RG). Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. W.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Includes account of fees against Stuart at the end of the letter with entries from 1806 to 1810. Addressed to \"Doctor David Stuart, Ossian Hall, Fairfax County.\" Docketed \"Genl. Minor acct.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pairs shoes, $5.00.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eText, quarto with paper binding. 26 pages.  Consists of rules and regulations of the Mutual Assurance Company against Fire in Buildings in the State of Virginia. Same company which insured Bushrod Washington's Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted form with [manuscript] completions: \"City and County of New-York, ss. I [Charles Dickinson] one of the Alderman of the City of New-York, and a Judge of the Court of Common pleas, called the Mayor's Court, ... Do Certify, That on this day [Norman Washington] Residing in the said city a [Black] man exhibited proof before me, reduced to writing, of the freedom of him ... I Do Further Certify that the said [Norman] ... was born at [Mount Vernon] in [the State of Virginia] and that he [was born] free .... Given under my hand, this [Twenty fourth] day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven.]\" Includes physical description of Norman Washington; and gives his age as \"about Twenty Seven years.\" 1 page, 20 x 17 cm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph note signed and initialed by Bushrod Washington, regarding a mortgage payment and deed certification.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Neale desires information of Margaret Keith from Ireland, who accompanied Gen. Washington on all his campaigns in the Revolution until 1779 or 1780 -- she had several illegitimate children, of which the writer seems to be one -- he has been enabled to rise in a small degree above his lowly beginnings. Autograph letter signed, integral cover badly burned and torn, laminated, docketed by B.W. Name on original manuscript appears as \"James G.W. N.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatement of debts, Samuel Washington. D.S. 12 pages, folio. Drawn up to effect a settlement of a dispute between Lawrence Washington, Bushrod Washington and Joseph Nourse (U.S. Treasury). Includes various members of Washington family and sizable debt owed to John Parke Custis, deceased.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Note asking Mr. Beverley to send $26.4 by the bearer. Robert Beverly was executor of William A. Washington's estate. Autograph letter signed, quarter sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Introduces Beall to a Mr. Bennett (?) who has proposed marriage to Evans' daughter, who, it seems, has been cared for by Mr. and Mrs. Beall. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Tho. B. Evans.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. The heirs of Thornton Washington, son of Samuel, give their written assent to Bushrod to \"Dismiss suit against Col. Lee\" if the land in question can be sold at good price -- they wish to settle affairs of the Thornton Washington estate.  Autograph letter signed, in hand of ? , docketed by B.W. \"T. and Sam Washington Rock Hall.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Llewellyn. Family matters -- Parke often talks with her about him [Gabriel] -- distance from Kentucky is nothing, as Warner will prove -- Warner with them now but soon to return to Lexington and Logan -- Gabriel's wife and two boys [Richard Bibb and John Gabriel Lewis] -- Mary Ann to stay with Mrs. Lee -- wishes to see him and his family in Virginia again -- wishes he were there to act as nursemaid, housekeeper etc. for her again -- Warner is o.k. at this, but he has a roving disposition and won't remain long in one place -- Howell [Lewis] studying mathmatics in Alexandria -- wishes he [Howell] would use influence with his cousin, \"Queen Dolla lolla\" [Dolly Madison?] to get reinstated in Navy with more advantageous appointment -- \"I have at Woodlawn the finest bed of Mint for Juleps that I have ever seen\" -- would brew them for his father's [John Lewis's] use -- sends gifts to his boys and wife -- Mr. Lewis and \"my four darlings\" send regards.  Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermarked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Living in retirement at LaGrange ... some general information on state of European politics ... heard that John Marshall to publish a 2nd. edition of his Life of W-n ... requests Bushrod to send him his (L-e's) correspondence with Gen. W-n and copies of GW's letters to him ... Lafayette's papers lost in \"revolutionary storms of Europe.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, Paris. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\" Sequel: Bushrod apprently sent the correspondence which is now (1963) in the library of Lafayette College. See also 1811 D.B. Warden to Dec. 20 Bushrod W-n.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Paris. Offers to act as the go-between for Lafayette and Bushrod correspondence ... also Mr. Graham of the State Dept. if Bushrod agrees to send the GW-Lafayette correspondence ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"D. B. Warden.\" See 1811 - Lafayette to Bushrod Wn Dec. 15.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt, 1 page. Receipt for recording the Memorial of G. Washington's ex[ecutors] deed \"to you.\" Partly printed ms., fragment, docketed \"Robt. Lewis\" and \"Stafford.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. A summary of the Cresap suit against the estate of GW, regarding the title to Round Bottom, (Ohio River) sold by GW in 1798 to Archibald McClean of Alexandria. The summary appears to be in the handwriting of B. W-n. The litigation lasted over 15 years and the substance of the suit remained the same. Therefore the absence of a specific on the document makes it difficult to place.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral Henry Lee writes to Col. Nicholas Rogers sending his condolences regarding the recent death of Rogers' wife Eleanor. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBank certificate, Signed by John A. Washington for the amount of $180.00.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrder to pay, Union Bank Geo. Town. George Corbin Washington to Thomas Beall. Pay Thomas Beall on demand $476.10.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Reports his success with pisé [or rammed earth] buildings -- has built ice house and 2 porter's houses -- Bushrod is \"perfectly satisfied with the cheapness, the strength and durability of these buildings\" -- considers building a 2 story house for nephew in this fashion on the west of the Blue Ridge. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Mar. 19th 1812 recd. 24th,\" postmarked \"Alexa. Mar. 23.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Independence. Describes the merits of 2 tracts of land in Montgomery Cty., both for sale, one nr. The Court House, the other about 8 miles from Georgetown. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Benj. Berry.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Mentions a note having been endorsed by Colo. Deneale--unable to collect the money and requests further indulgence--is paying a certain amount and will endorse a note for $500.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Philadelphia. Advises Bushrod Washington on his wife's treatment \"to complete the conquest which Mrs. Washington has happily made in part over her attachment to laudanum\" -- Rush directs a gradual lessening of the dose to nothing -- suggests various infusions, including ginger tea, bitters, spirits of hartshorne, and strong porter or wine -- asks Bushrod to pass on his words that \"the habitual use of opium is often attended with the most serious and distressing consequences [including] idiotism and madness\" -- he hopes her resolution to be cured is equal to her judgment on the subject of the letter. Autograph letter signed, docketed by B.W. \"Doct. Rush Advice for Mrs. Washington\", laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt. Payment in full for medical services.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBond. D. 1 page. Document docketed \"Washington to Morgan $234.6\", laminated.Bond to pay $468.12 with the condition that the bond is void if $234.06 is paid by Sept. 15 1813. Signed by Henry and Warner Washington [Jr.]. Witnessed by Benj. Taylor. On reverse, \"By cash of the within by Benj. Taylor Sixty five dollars (signed) B. Taylor, March 20 1813\" and \"June 18 1813 by Cash of Benj. Taylor Eighty Dollars.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCheck. A.D.S. 1 page. Custis's check on Farmers Bank of Alexandria for $145. Autograph document signed, endorsed by Dawson, canceled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 2 pages. Washington. Harper's name does not appear on original manuscript, but in this letter to his daughter he describes his recent visit to Mount Vernon -- says he was well-received but that the place is quite run down except for the mansion itself -- the garden and hothouses (with their lemon trees) did earn his praise.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 2 pages. Gray agrees to purchase W-n's land in Westmoreland Cty. on the Potomac $20. an acre for 800 acres and $10. an acre for the balance pending a survey ... Gray to pay 100 shares of $100. each of Potomac Bank Stock when deeds are drawn ... payments out lined ... Washington reserves the grave yard and 50 ft. sq. at Wakefield to include the spot on which GW was born ... witnessed by Bushrod W-n, R. G. Robb, James Miller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Offers to dismiss the suit against him initiated by Bushrod Washington, Jr., and accept the provision made for him in his father's will (Wm A. W-n) \"in discharge of the sum which Colo. Washington recd as his guardian from the Executors of Genl Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Previously sent remittance of a balance owed back to him. Discusses a Superior Court suit of Mr. Washington. Addressed to \"Doctr. David Stuart, Ossian Hall, near Alexandria.\" Docketed \"Genl. Minor\" with date.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Bishop William White. Concerns a candidate for the ministry, Mr. Milnor, who White believes will be \"useful to our Church, and to the Causes of Religion in general ...\" White is editing a defense of Church doctrine and will send Washington a copy. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, Mount Vernon. To Simon Summers, Surveyor of Henrico County. Requests him to make survey of some of his land--leave letter in p.o. saying when to expect him. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington\". On reverse is docket \"Rough Plat and notes of one of Judge Washington's fields.\" and notation \"at request of Judge Washington.\" There follows survey notes dated July 25-26, 1813, and the two names \"John Bryan and Robbert Dunnington C.C.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter addresses several legal questions to Peters and ends with the admonition that the British fleet is expected hourly and \"will do great mischief should these ships pass the fort\" (Fort Washington) where \"the Adams (a vessel), some gunboats and about 2000 men\" are understood to be stationed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum of agreement, D. 3 pages. Agreement for sale of 85 1/2 acres of timbered land and 125 acres cleared land by Washington, near Charlestown -- Ranson to pay $60 per acre for wooded and $40 per acre for cleared -- terms of payment -- Washington to have it surveyed and give proper title. Document, docketed, laminated. Signed by Geo. F. Washington and Mathw. Ranson, witnessed by John Yates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Georgetown. A chatty letter containing one of the very early descriptions of Mount Vernon during the occupancy of Bushrod Washington: Went by barge -- 16 miles -- left at sunrise -- the plantation reduced to 4000 acres -- about 60 working slaves besides house servants and 15 or 20 children -- appearance of neglect, need for superintendence visible -- present appearances did not comport with dignity of the great man who left it -- garden contains rare and wonderful exotics, lemon and fig trees, fine apples, coconuts -- gardener a german, has been there 25 years -- house has \"a charming situation, with a fine growth of tall venerable trees at one end of it, with seats around many of the trees. There is a piazza the whole length of the house in front pav'd with large square stones. It commands a fine view of the river and adjacent country. We were invited into the \"banqueting-room,\" to see the celebrated chimney-piece, which is superb marble of various colours, exquisitely wrought ...\" -- pictures of the present owners, Mrs. Crawford her sister, furniture like that of dining rooms, in addition a large organ and a tall piece of furniture \"that I did not know the use of\" -- did not see the Judge or Mrs. Washington -- heard her piano sounding at a distance -- she is in very delicate health -- spends most of her time with her music -- scarcely ever sees her servants except her spinners to whom she gives their weekly portion of spinning -- \"sister Ann remark'd how well she should like to be mistress of such an establishment, and put things in order, cloathe the naked children, (for strange as it may seem, we saw such) ... We went to the vault where moulders all that was mortal of Washington\" -- describes Col. Wharton, death of his wife -- was once a friend -- to meet the celebrated Mrs. General Wilkinson and sister, french women from New Orleans -- has several fine birds, a mocking bird. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Georget Col., laminated, watermark (Amies and a dove of peace). Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Proud.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Promise to pay $460.66 2/3 for value received from John Washington, to Wm. A.G. Dade as administrator of estate of Gwynn W. Baylor [possibly Walker Gwynn Baylor, born Virginia ca. 1780]. Docketing notes it is \"Benefit of Mrs. J. A. Baylor.\" Signed by Warner Washington [Jr.] and witnessed by Francis W[hiting] Washington. Document signed, fragment, docketed \"Mr. Washingtons note to Wm. A.P. Dade $460.66 2/3 benefit of Mrs. F.A. Baylor.\" Signed by Warner Washington [Jr.] and witnessed by Francis W[hiting] Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 3 pages. Deed of land, 309 acres of land in Jefferson County to George Fayette Washington in exchange for payment of 4 bonds. If bonds are paid to Washington in time, deed to be void. Witnesses Matthew Ranson, John Yates, William Stanhope.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted stock certificates. Purchased at various times between 1813 and 1828.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e$6.50 for subscription to the Federal Republican.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Lawrence and Eleanor rejoice in his safe arrival -- bank deposit agreeable to promise -- asks him to pay back taxes on land sold Joseph Lewis -- encloses notes of tenants on Rough Creek land -- send his five dollars to Federal Republican to have their paper sent to Warner at Russellsville -- they now publish a daily for $10 too -- news, Bonaparte's complete overthrow, loss of 82,000 men -- messenger from England with peace dispatches, prices dropped at the news -- rumor of a cabinet council to consider peace -- Armstrong the only one for war -- demo.'s upset over Boney's upset -- strange that men rejoice in his successes and upset at his defeat -- our relations with France if exposed would reveal corruption -- Warner's father [John Lewis] indebted to George Washington estate, how to close account -- fears it is not in his power to pay it. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. He hopes to hear Congress's report concerning the Glebe Land and land in the District, but disappointed so far. Also in regards to new jail in Alexandria, he believes citizens should not have to pay taxes for new jail as they were already taxed for the one in Fairfax County. To the Hon. Joseph Lewis,  a Member of Congress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. John Littlejohn, collector of the revenue for the 22nd collection district of Virginia, collects duty of $10.00 from David Stuart for and upon a four wheel carriage called a coachee which is owned by Stuart.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Greenwood. Anna writes to her brother George Fayette of her ill health over a long period -- pain in breast and cough -- describes the medicines she has been taking and efforts to get a doctor from Fredericksburg or elsewhere -- hopes to visit him in summer by packet \"if the British will be good enough to keep out of the way.\" -- writes of her children, Charles and Churchill -- scolds him for not writing. Autograph letter signed, (under cover of letter of March 1) watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. Thornton.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. She sends the letter written fortnight ago [see letter of 12 February 1815 -- it was not sent earlier because Jack was struck with rheumatism and could not carry it to Alexandria -- again rebukes her brother for not writing -- her health is improved, but pain and cough continue. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"[ ] Mar. 2,\" laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. Thornton.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, to Robert Brent, Department of War. Lear writes as official of the Department of war, Accounts Office on official business.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Expresses concern over a report of her brother's illness -- describes her own poor health -- will try to come up to see him if he is still ill -- explicitly prays to the Lord for his consolation and recovery. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed \"by Jack Cole\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. Thornton.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Lawrence writes to console his brother Robert on the recent death of his son, who was preserved so long to him, which only made the wound deeper -- Lawrence offers Christian consolations -- postscript says that the watch key was received as gift. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark, in pencil \"on my brother Robert's death 1823.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 2 pages. Third person note to \"Uncle Beverley\" informing him that some lands are scheduled to be sold for taxes if they are not played. Mentions that certain lots acquired under the Byrd lottery should be claimed for her children. Sarah Tayloe Washington (Widow of Col. Wm A. Washington). S. T. Washington refers to herself as \"Miss.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Gov Johnson and Genl. Washington,\" written on reverse \"Signer Constitution and Sup. Court,\" and on face of letter \"This is from Gov. T. Johnson of Md. who nominated Washington to be Commander in Chief,\" laminated, watermark (5 pt. star enclosing CS). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Thos. Johnson.\" Johnson encloses one of General Washington's letters, of which he has several, which Hatch may keep -- apparently as a collectible relic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum of agreement, D. 1 page. Francis Washington is to deliver 1000 bushels of wheat to James English's father's barn sometime in November -- Washington to be paid 7 shillings per bushel. Document, docketed \"English and Washington agt.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1815]. Signed by Warner Washington, Francis Washington and James English. Witnessed by Reade Washington. Receipt on reverse for money signed by Francis W. Washington, dated November 5, 1815.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Summons to the Washington Family pertaining to a lawsuit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 2 pages. Handwritten copy of a unanimous resolution by the General Assembly of Virginia that the governor be allowed to open correspondence with Bushrod Washington to permit the remains of George Washington and Martha Washington to be reinterred near the Virginia capital beneath a monument to be erected at public expense. Document, docketed \"Copy of Resolutions for the erection of a Monument to the Memory of George Washington,\" watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Regrets that Eliza's insistance on journeying in cold wet weather has caused her suffering illness -- Powel hopes she and her sisters won't let their opposite political views come between them -- discusses Mr. Sergeant and Mr. Hopkinson of Pennsylvania, now in congress -- pleased Eliza resides with Col. [Tobias] Lear and wife [Frances Dandridge] -- recounts \"a vague report in circulation here\" that she and Mr. Law are to be reconciled for their child's sake -- mentions that is in her 74th year. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark (dove of peace). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. In hand of a third party. Mrs. Lewis presents to Mr. Pitkin a cup and saucer that used to belong to George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, Mount Vernon, to an unidentified newspaper. Bushrod asks that the paper discontinue its ad for sale of part of the Mount Vernon estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Deposited $50 to his credit in the bank of Alexandria.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLafayette writes to Bushrod Washington to introduce associates, including Col. Bernard, who will be traveling in Virginia, and to ask about the transfer of his letters to George Washington back in France.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. To Henry Jackson, Charge des Affaires of the U.S. in Paris. Sending several packets for friends in France. Mentions her engagement to Col. de Greffe, from whom she has not heard since June 18. He has lost his rank and fortune abroad and she is anxiously hoping for his return. Letter will be delivered by M. de Chenney. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, wax seal. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza Parke Custis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. Transfer of land title, George Corbin Washington and others. 1816, Jan. 31: Geo. C. Washington to James Magruder of land called the \"Lodge\" agreeable to Washington's contract with Samuel Fitzhugh ... 1816, June 24: Magruder conveys it to Jacob Wagner ... 1816, June 26: Magruder directs Washington to convey \"Lodge\" to Wagner ... 1819, Mar. 23: Wagner directs Washington to convey it to Robt. and John Oliver ... 1819, Apr.: \"Lodge\" deeded by Thos. Beall of Geo. Town to The Olivers ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Reports that it is too late to submit the claim this season. But, if he has a seat next year he will do everything in his power to procure its admission. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Haywood. S. T. Washington, daughter of Col. Wm A. and Sarah Tayloe (3rd wife). Letter to her uncle asking for one hundred dollars. Refers to property in Richmond which is rightfully her family's and the Byrd lottery properties. (Great niece of GW thru elder brother Augustine). Autograph letter signed, wax, seal, W-n Family cipher - excellent impressions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt, A.D.S. 1 page. Fitzhugh's receipt to Lewis (on behalf of the executors of George Washington's estate) \"for rents due on a tenement on the Ravensworth tract.\" Note on verso records payment \"on acct. of Land rented for Free Negroes.\" Autograph document signed, with notes on verso in the hand of Bushrod Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Long description of his impressions of Washington, including an account of a visit to Mount Vernon. He met Bushrod Washington and later dined at Woodlawn with Nelly Custis Lewis. She presented him with an ivory button said to have belonged to G.W. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. An ivory button accompanied this letter and is in the museum collections.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndenture. D.S. 4 pages. George Corbin Washington, nephew of Bushrod Washington, as trustee of George Washington's lot in Washington, DC, sells to English the General's Capitol Hill lots. George Washington's house on Capitol Hill was destroyed by fire during the War of 1812.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCircular letter, L.S. 1 page. A printed letter to legatees of George Washington's estate regarding Henry Banks' claim to the Kentucky land forming part of the estate -- Banks's claim is good and he has agreed to make equal division of land -- his agent will sell it and divide proceeds -- legatees need either to return a power of attorney in this matter or, if they desire to deal separately, contact Banks themselves. Letter signed, integral cover, (addressed in hand of L. Lewis), laminated). Names on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington\" and \"Law Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Montgomery County, Maryland, Medley Hills. Mentions an enclosed certificate [missing] attesting to his Revolutionary service in the 7th Maryland Regiment and Regiment No. 1 ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 bills and 1 undated envelope. Bills charged to Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington as executors of George Washington's estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod Washington responds to Mr. Lunell concerning his uncle's, George Washington, character and personality. He describes him as being \"comtemplative\", \"reserved\", \"distinguished\" yet \"kind and affectionate\" to relatives, and having \"consummate wisdom.\" He mentions his fondness for \"rural employment\" and skill at managing his plantation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. An agreement whereby Lewis (George Washington's nephew) will sell approx. 550 acres in Jefferson County, called Rock Hall, to Ranson for $17,115. The transaction is to occur as soon as Lewis receives the deed; the land was involved in a lawsuit between the \"Executors of Genl. Geo. Washington Plaintiff and Gerard Alexander and other Defendants.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. To the Cashier, Bank of Columbia, Georgetown. Re: Payment of $300 note. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 12 pages. Annapolis. Gov. Goldsborough's defense of his congressional conduct in 1814 when the question of removing the seat of gov't from Washington was discussed and a resolution voted on ... a Maj. Peter has charged the Gov. with being hostile to the Capital City ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Goldsborough.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eElegy of George Washington. A.D.S. 1 page. Written \"on board the Steam Boat\" \"We come, kind Sir, to gaze upon the earth That gave Columbia's mighty hero birth. We come to heave the patriotic sigh Upon the tomb, where now his ashes lie ...\" On cover is a signature: \"Eleanor P. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Deposition of George Fayette Washington before WIlliam Waters, justice of the peace in Washington, D.C. -- deposer is the only surviving son of George A. Washington, late a Lieutenant in Virginia continental line -- claim for U.S. bounty lands -- his brother Charles A. and sister Anna Maria Thornton are dead, and sister's sons Charles A. ad Churchill J. Thornton to receive half. Document signed, docketed \"Memo. May 2d to ex. and Rept. tomorrow,\" watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter. Is returning the shoes which are not Mrs. Washington's ... please return to rightful owner ... Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. Account of payment due Taylor from Washington mostly on taxes that Taylor had paid on behalf of Washington in Kentucky and Ohio. Possibly George Fayette Washington. Autograph document signed, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George F. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Lynchburg. Distressed over his illness -- Nelly Custis Lewis away from Woodlawn. Mentions Washington Custis going to the aid of a relative in Mississippi. Other family news. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on orginal manuscript appears as \" B. Carter.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 2 pages. Writing in the third person, Eleanor expresses her gratitude for Dr. Parrish's treatment of her \"suffering child\" and encloses payment for his services. Dr. Parrish noted Mrs. Lewis' connection with GW and the identity of the child [Agnes] who died under his care. Autograph letter, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. Labeled at top \"Extract.\" Description of visit to gardens, greenhouses and tomb. Visit was probably conducted by John C. Ehlers. Autograph document signed, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 12 pages. Shirley, Virginia. Moore speaks of his philosophies of life and death: \"Death .. is ... the brightest and most glorious moment to man .. if death was the body's enemy, it was the soul's good friend.\" Discusses his ideas about a treatment for yellow fever which Moore \"accidently\" discovered in 1817. It involves the use of mercury and calomel. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Bail bond of Warner Washington [Jr.] for $687.10, issued by the clerk's office of the Supreme Court of Law of Frederick county, because of a debt to Alexander Porter -- returnable the first Monday in February Signed by Warner and Perrin Washington. A printed form with manuscript additions. Document signed, partly printed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 5 pages. Shirley, Virginia. Moore explains that he wishes to leave Virginia and return to South Carolina, where \"I meet with encouragment in my profession, and great civility in my social intercourse with an enlightened and polished people.\" Claims that he is \"without money,\" he asks Washington to lend him money to travel to South Carolina. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Princeton. William writes to his half brother requesting money to pay spring session bill at school (as he had to do in the fall) and some doctor bills -- he has written home for money, but there seems to be no money in Westmoreland -- he has been ill -- will try to see Judge Bushrod Washington who is in Trenton. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"W.A. Washington Jr.\", laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA mansucript check for cash of the Bank of Potomac, signed by John Augustine Washington II. To be paid to N. Herbert of Alexandria for dividends due on his stock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, 2 pages. Mason Co. on the Kanawa. As the sole tenant of this parcel of land Fleaharty requests the position of manager. He pleads his case with true rustic eloquence. Mentions having salt on property.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Bond for $750.22 for Warner Washington [Jr.] to deliver 10 head of horses to court house in Winchester on July 2. Signed by all three Washingtons. Document, partly printed, docketed \"Porter ass vs. ? Washington D Bond 18th Oct. [Natirisel ?] and Jud. 618\" and \"Notice given to all parties on the 21st day of Sept. to 4th day of October Court\", laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \" Warner Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Angela [about 8 yrs. old] writes to her brother of visitors to their home -- their sister [Parke] is away at a wedding at Mrs. Van Ness's -- their mother, E.P. Lewis, adds her own note to Lorenzo on the verso -- she writes that a letter from him to Ped [Angela] would give her much pleasure -- did he receive $5 she sent in a letter before Christmas? -- Parke is in Washington for the wedding -- concludes with family news. Autograph letter signed, integral cover in hand of E.P. Lewis, postmarked \"Alexa Jan. 1\", torn and mutilated, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Date on original catolog card appears as 1821 [Dec.] 31 Monday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. Land paper presented to Palemon H. Winchester of Madison Co. by James Monroe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for corporation taxes pd. by Washington for Thomas and Ann Beall and for himself.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Washington. Early description of Mount Vernon--went to visit Mt. V. with Mr. Sibley of Michigan and Mr. Schoolcraft, author and minerologist--custom seems to be to go thru mansion and around grounds with no ceremony, no matter whether Judge W. and family are there or not--\"The house is of wood - old, plain and has rather a gothic appearance ... A stranger is struck with the plainness, and I may add, the stiffness of appearance by which the whole is characterized.\"--\"The changes [since G.W.'s death] which have taken place are ... chiefly produced by decay - few from purposed alteration; and on the whole one would be led to think that the General paid no great regard to ornament and that whatever he attempted in that way he was unsuccessful.\"--exotic fruits and flowers in green house--\"Many of the ornamental trees and shrubs appear to have been planted promiscuously, without order or regularity. This was far more agreable to my eye than the sharp points and angles in which the box borders of the garden were arranged--plucked a piece of cedar from G.W.'s tomb. Autograph letter signed, watermark. Early description of Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Belmont. Discussion of slavery: \"Some Legalized Kidnappers might be usefully employed in scouring our State of all your fugitive slaves; and if you could colonize all the sooty race, nothing better could be done.\" Peters is angered at the abolitionists, those \"antiflagellating benevolents\". Finally, Peters hopes Washington regains his health, \"so that you may be strong, and work hard on your colonization Scheme; so that all [the slaves] may be returned to the happy regions of their forefathers...\" Mentions Bushrod's \"malady,\" lamenting that \"your appetite was often your worst enemy; and its indulgence in improper gratifications has often nourished, in place of destroying your disease... I once knew a hardy Scotchman killed, when convalescent and recovering from a bilious complaint, by gratifying his appetitite in the treat of a boiled scotch herring.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 4 pages. Fairfax County. Early description of Mount Vernon in an unsigned, incomplete letter -- description of house -- \"The whole structure has lately undergone a thorough repair and has in every respect the same appearance as when the General died, except a small portico which the Judge has erected at the south end of the mansion.\" -- description of bowling green and trees, gardens, and exotic plants -- description of main hall and key to Bastille -- \"The Judge now uses the General's study as a dining room. The General's library contains a huge and handsome collection of Books.\" -- American and fallow deer on the estate. Autograph letter, incomplete, unsigned, laminated. Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Printed notice of July 4, 1822 over Bushrod Washington's name, forbidding permission to steam boat parties and other groups to use Mt. Vernon for \"eating, drinking and dancing parties\" -- \"unpleasant circumstances\" led to his notice -- \"respectable strangers\" can still continue to visit, except on Sundays -- below this is printed a later form letter stating that the published notice has been ignored and he intends to sue boat companies who bring parties to Mt. Vernon -- on reverse is \"Copy of Mr. Scott's statement of the debt due Tracy.\" in hand of Bushrod Washington -- the account covers 1824-1826. Document, printed, docketed \"Mr Scott's statement of bal. due 1 Jany 1826\" and \"Bushrod Washington protest against making Mt. Vernon a dance and lunch [ ] 1822.\" [On reverse is \"Copy of Mr. Scott's statement\" 1826 Jan. 1].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Harpers Ferry to Charles Town. Letter about the preparation of a wedding cake.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL.S. 1 page. Printed circular letter requesting agreement of legatees of George Washington's estate to bring suit in court of District of Columbia in order to settle and pay out remaining assets of estate -- signed by Bushrod Washington and Lawrence Lewis -- a note is added in Bushrod Washington's hand, requesting to know heirs of Mrs. Anna Maria Thornton [Geo. F. Washington's sister] -- this added note is dated 23 January 1823. Letter signed, printed, with additions in hand of Bush. W., integral cover in hand of B.W., laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Georgetown. George Corbin writes his uncle that he has just returned from Green Hill -- this morning he saw Mr. Beverly who is undecided about selling his [Negro] boy to Bushrod Washington -- Dick is about 18 years old and has resided in the District about 3 years -- questions legality of removing a slave to Virginia by purchase -- advises Bushrod to consult Virginia law on this -- he purchased some of finest English and Dutch cattle at sale of the property of Mr. Wm. Williams of Frederick County. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by B.W., postmarked Georn. Ca., Jan. 21,\" laminated, red seal. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEarly description of Mount Vernon and certificate of authenticity for painting of Great Falls. Also includes copy, same date.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, 2 pages. To the Superior Court of the Chancery of the Winchester District. Answer of the complaint against him by Geo. Wm. Fairfax and others regarding his trusteeship of the estate of Ferdinand Fairfax and Eliza Blair Fairfax. He wishes to relinquish his responsibility due to failing health.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. King George County. Written by a grandson of Augustine Washington, George Washington's half-brother, this letter asks about dividing the remainder of George Washington's estate among his immediate family -- his brother and sister have died, so how should their share be divided? -- Bushrod's reply, dated 1823 May 27, is drafted on page 3 of the manuscript -- the judge gives his opinion of legal distribution of remainder of the estate among heirs of Ann Ashton -- a suit has been brought for final settlement and the courts will decide. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by B.W. \"letter and answer.\" [Bushrod W.'s answer is drafted on back sheet of letter]. [John N. Ashton was a grandson of Augustine Washington, G.W.'s half-brother].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter, signed. \"Bush. Washington\" writes to Charles Lewis Esq, regarding a possible arbitration or suit. Letter mentions Mr.Thomas Swann, Mr. Robert I. Taylor, and Mr. Walter Jones. Handwritten note at the bottom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. New Orleans. Erwin writes in regard to collecting an account -- he doesn't want to call on \"our mutual friend Johnny Anderson\" for payment of his note, because Anderson considers himself a great man thereabouts and he has promised to pay upon the sale of his crop -- \"our friend Henry Johnston will be our next governor.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, mounted, postmarked \"New Orl. L Sept 15,\" watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Jefferson. Re: A suit against a \"John Washington\" administrator of the estate of John Throckmorton. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Belmont. A discussion of a legal case, Penn vs. Cline, and Peters' opinion on land speculators. Written on the anniversary of GW's birth, Peters relates that \"This day brings into my mind many old recollections, both painful and pleasant\" and that he is going into Philadelphia to celebrate the birthday. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. \"Dear Sir, The object of this letter is to give you the name and place of residence of the gentleman on whose account I spoke to you this morning, as they may escape your recollection. 'William Griffith, Burlington, New Jersey.' Sincerely yrs, Bush. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Expressing concern over L.L's indisposition News of the death of a friend killed by an explosion in a steam boiler. News of several marriages. Visit of Judge Johnson and Edward Livingston; good prospects for the Judge's election. Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. P. Lewis (Butler).\" Integral cover, wax seal (broken).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Peters writes about publications, sending Washington six copies for his approval before printing. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. \"I this day made a settlement with Mr. Daingerfield Lewis of my private account with my Brother George Lewis and I find exclusive of the property sold by my Brother at Mill Brook he stands indebted to me Five hundred and twenty one dollars and fifty nine cents ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Letter with cross-writing. Wishing him a quick recovery from his indisposition. News of the preparations for her impending visit to Phila. News of her household. Integral cover, wax seal. Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. P. Lewis (Butler).\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. GWPC's letter accompanies a plate of the States china which is given to Mrs. [Trumbull], the widow of the late Gov. Trumbull.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartially printed form signed by Samuel J. Cramer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Concerning the executors of Washington's will.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Georgetown. Mr. Washington, speaking on behalf of all the legatees of Col. [Wm A] Washington requests a quick settlement of the estate. He and the others feel the delay has been extraordinary and unusual. Reference to Kanawah lands. (Post mark - \"MaHa Bridge\" Aug. 3, 1824). Autograph letter signed, Integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph document signed in the hand of Bushrod Washington, for the sale of land in Prince William County called Yorkshire Farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Writing in French, Frestel assures Nelly of his and G.W. Lafayette's affection for her -- they bid farewell to America where they have been received with such kindness -- can add nothing to what Georges has told her -- admonishes her to always remain as she is -- respects to her mother, grandmother and sisters. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed \"recommended to the care of my M. friend George Washington Lafayette\" laminated, watermark, in French.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Monticello. Lafayette expresses his affection for Nelly and her brother G.W.P. Custis -- and says he share more when he travels near her at the end of the month -- [This letter is also quoted by Nelly in letter of Nov. 22 to Eliz. Bordley Gibson]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Char. Va. Nov. 10\", laminated, red seal with device blurred, watermarks. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Writing from Mount Vernon, Judge Washington provides his nephew with introductions to two Westmoreland Co. judges and gives advice on passing the Virginia bar. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Concerning meeting arrangements and introductions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 2 pages. Estate of Thos. Peter indebtedness to estate of G.W.--Receipted to G.W. Peter by John A. Washington, attorney in fact for G.W.P. Custis, surviving executor of G.W. Document, endorsed \"Thomas Peter and wife,\" and \"Washington Exer. v. Washington Legatees, marked \"No. 21.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 2 pages. Lawrence Lewis's account with the Estate of Washington including expenses incurred by him from 1825 to 1833 for housing, food, clothing, medical attendance, and other items. Lewis states that all his other accounts with the Executor of the Estate are now settled and if anyone should desire to examine same he may do so. \"On account of Old free Negroes of the Estate.\" Autograph document signed, folio size invoice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Received copies of George Washington's letters from Chief Justice John Marshall -- will take them to Philadelphia in March -- proposes terms for publication and fee involved -- the Chief Justice thinks there will be 3 volumes. Autograph letter signed, draft. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEleanor C. Stuart draws a personal check for $140.00 on the Bank of Alexandria.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Leesburg. Regarding land and rent on the Yorkshire farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. To Harrison in Leesburg. Regarding Harrison's brother's books to be returned.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod Washington, Alexandria, writes to his nephew, John Augustine Washington II, Mount Vernon, regarding books and supply of sugar in the store room. Bushrod asked his nephew to bring to Alexandria some papers from the \"press which stands on the walnut chest of drawers in my outward study...\" Papers relate to the  administration of George Washington's estate. Autograph letter, signed. 1 sheet, partially torn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. To Harrison in Leesburg. Regarding rent on the Yorkshire farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod reports that he commenced cleaning the ditch in his large meadow but after riding to the meadow he found all hands would be required to take care of the hay which he plans to finish during the week. He thanks his neighbor for his offer to do the ditch but thinks he has the power to do it with his own help. He plans to invest some money and wants to purchase a share in the Dismal Swamp, if the sum is too large he would like to buy the share on partnership, however, he prefers to do so alone. He says he will communicate his neighbor's hints to Bushrod Jr. about the road which he is sorry to hear has been so much neglected.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod Washington, Mount Vernon, writes to his nephew, John Augustine Washington, Charlestown Jefferson County Virginia, regarding the price of brandy. Autograph letter, signed. 1 sheet, partial wax seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Lafayette thanks Nelly for her letter and regrets the impossibility of going to Woodlawn to visit before his Virginia visit -- will try to return early, about the 24th and come visit her and bring her to Washington to be there when Lafayette and his party depart. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Philadelphia. To Thompson at the Supreme Court of the U.S. Didn't write sooner because he wanted to examine Thompson's decisions carefully -- then \"our domestic misfortunes occurred, which compelled me to take my family to the mountains\" -- apologizing for his resulting silence, Bushrod then writes out his opinion on the several decisions made by Thompson, concurring in all.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, watermarked (M). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Arlington. Letter of introduction for Lawrence Lewis requesting that he be shown the hospitality of Northhampton Co. Lewis wishes to go to Smith's Island.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Concerning the full length portrait of George Washington in military uniform which he painted in July 1790 for Mrs. Washington. At the time of this letter, the portrait was owned by \"Mrs. Custis\" (Eliza Parke Custis Law). It descended in the family and is at present in the collection at Winterthur. (see Eisen, \"Portraits of Washington\", vol. 11, p. 417 and Morgan and Fielding, \"The Life Portraits of Washington\", p. 165.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Regarding survey and boundaries of his land at Yorkshire farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. His lawyer writes that no bond was found in chancery court. Mr. Harrison should let him know if there is one filed in the court where the judgment was rendered.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Lafayette hasn't written her earlier because wanted to be able to tell her when he can visit -- he must await arrival of members of Congress, who meet on the Monday -- he has an appointment to dine with Mr. Calhoun on Tuesday -- on the 15th he must go to commencement of Columbia College [now the George Washington University] -- so he will make a first visit to Nelly and Judge Washington \"between Wednesday [the 7th?] and the 14th\" -- they can visit more over the greater part of the winter -- he saw her son Lorenzo as the latter was going to Philadelphia. Autograph letter, integral cover, Signature cut out and his name written in at bottom of letter .Date on original catalog card appears [1824 ?]. Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBerryville. List of accounts for merchandise purchased by Lawrence Lewis from Berryville merchant Treadwell Lewis. The purchases include French brandy, rice, salt, linen, blank books, paper, molasses, cups, pots, halters, calomel, laudanum, and other dry goods.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadlephia. Disappointed not to have received payment from Mr. Hooe. Wishes to have the business closed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Promissory note payable to Augustine L. Washington for $329.55. Docketed on verso, Mr. Walter Johnson (C.L. Washington not identified).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Washington. Describes a visit to Mount Vernon. Also mentions having dined with President John Quincy Adams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod writes \"I had a short session in Phila. and decided but few cases, but most of them are interesting\" -- he then gives an account of the five most important law cases he decided at Philadelphia -- asks Thompson's opinion on them and for a report of cases decided in Thompson's circuit. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa. Ca. May 11.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Letter discusses payments on bonds and when payments on bonds are due - stresses the importance of comparing contracts and bonds. Autograph letter signed, seal, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Brent is clerk of the District of Columbia. GW estate business. Judge Washington asks for deeds and bills of sale for lots in the District owned by General Washington. He suspects that George Corbin Washington may have recently sold lots which had previously been sold. Autograph letter signed, separate letter cover franked.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. MS-2471 A - To Robert Beverley, Esq., Judge Washington asks Mr. Beverley to recommend a lawyer to represent Mr. Parks [husband of Harriot Washington] suit, for the executors of General Washington; MS-2471 B 1p., A copy of Robert Beverley's reply appears on the inside page, in handwriting of Mr. Beverley, dated June 2, 1826.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Amounts and payments owed to himself and Mr. Turner by Mr. Hooe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Hermitage, Kanhawa City to Woodlawn. Samuel requests copy of George Washington's will to enable him to file writ of ejectment against present holder of land, to ascertain title to it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Blakely. Payments and bonds due him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. \"Washington and Blackburn.\" Regarding rents due to himself and Judge Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount of blacksmith work done done for Lawrence Lewis at Woodlawn, 1827-1829.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Bushrod Washington regrets that he cannot accept Meredith's invitation to dinner on account of his wife's health. Washington reports that for the last 5 or 6 years he has been obliged to decline all invitations to dinner or evening parties. He asks Meredith to accept his apology.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to 'My dear child,' Frances Parke Butler. This letter, written from Arlington while visiting her brother George Washington Parke Custis and 'Aunt Mary' briefly mentions Bushrod Washington's needed improvements to Mount Vernon, and repairs made to Woodlawn Plantation. She desires Parke send her a finished 'picture' of Parke herself, which she believes will be a 'faithful likeness.' She requests for it to be sent unframed and in placed in a morocco case for proper storage. Eleanor promises to send Parke various sundry goods, including corsets, corals, and silks. She also discusses family matters, including the death of Parke's 'Good Uncle Carter,' and the reaction of Eleanor's half sibling, also named Eleanor. Eleanor writes using a common 19th century practice of cross-writing. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages. Postmarked Alexandria, May 27.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Written provenance of George Washington's shaving box by Phil Pendleton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Regarding the measurements of water from the spring at the back of Judge Washington's house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Rockville, MD to Washington, D.C. The writer comments on the recent election in Maryland of two Jacksonian legislators, rather than administration men, explaining that the administration voters split their votes between too many candidates -- he claims that the electoral election will show a difference, and that an administration man will win, securing the district for John Quincy Adams -- gives permission to print this, leaving off his name. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Rockville Md. 2nd Oct,\" letter marked \"to the editor,\" laminated, watermark (6 pt. star). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. C. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Lee requests Bushrod Washington's recommendations for a teacher of \"settled character\" to teach the solid branches of education at a new female academy in Leesburg, Va., administered by Lee's sister. Autograph letters signed, integral cover, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Lewis tells Bushrod that he is mindful of his obligation on the part of Genl. Washington's Estate. He reports that two gentlemen have funds of his in their hands which he shall authorize his brother to collect. He will borrow from a bank in order to cover the rest of the obligation. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Robt. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Richmond to Spotswood, Nottingham near Fredericksburg. Hamilton relates to Spotswood that no decision had taken place relative to his claim but it would be brought before Chief Justice Marshall on Monday next. Hamilton reports other legal matters relative to the case. He adds that he will be at home during Christmas and invites him to ride up for a visit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. La Grange to Woodlawn. General Lafayette expresses his sympathy with Nelly and her family over the recent death of her grandson E.G.W. Butler, son of Parke and Mr. Butler -- his own recently-married granddaughter is ill with a serious complaint in lungs -- George W. Lafayette's daughter Natalie is recently married -- he and George are going to Paris soon because they have been elected deputies of \"This and the neighboring district of Meaux\" -- agrees that Cincinnati is a delightful place, but acknowledges that Nelly will be happier with her daughter in New York when Gen. Gaines moves there -- sends his regards to many of Nelly's family members by name -- received letter from G.W.P. Custis \"who I see has produced two very good plays.\" -- comments on Betty's [Eliza P. Custis's] poor situation and health. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"New York Mar 4,\" written on cover \"forwarded by your obt. ser. Wm. Whittock Jr. 4 March 1828,\" laminated, red seal.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Send thanks for copies of George Washington letters but disappointed in not receiving GW autographs \"as it was my intention to distribute them in Europe among eminent persons ... I was particularly gratified with your account of Gen. Washington's devotional habits ...\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Waverly to Charles Town, Va. He expresses satisfaction that his nephew Churchill seems to be more truly pious than most young people -- offers spiritual support and direction in a letter full of biblical allusions. Autograph letter signed, docketed \"From Uncle Washington Feby. 26 1828,\" badly mutilated, laminated.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. F. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Culpepper. Jane Thornton encloses two checks for partial payment of the claim Bushrod preferred against her. She will send the balance when it is convenient as her family is currently troubled by illness. She extends an invitation to Bushrod to visit should he ever be called to her part of the country. She is disappointed that he will not be sending his two sons to school near her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Custis apologizes for the delay in paying George Washington's estate the money he owes it -- he was disappointed in getting money from Eastern Shore of Va., and must await market for crops -- \"I have been often in want of a single dollar\" -- the market is very low at present. Autograph letter signed, mounted. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter includes a swatch of velvet cloth worn by George Washington stitched to the letter to thank Lutz for his time as the Sergeant of Washington guard at Valley Forge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. G.C. Washington acknowledges General Stewarts acceptance of the draft on him. He reports that they are still engaged with the tariff [in Congress] and fears it will occupy some time as its fate is still in doubt. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Pleased with her son's use of French ... distressed to hear that Aunt Thornton has been unwell ... father and friends in the neighborhood send greetings ... Autograph letter signed, cover, written in French.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 9 pages. Recommends defeat of congressional resolution to abolish office of Major General ... act of Congress of Mar. 1799 settled the divisions of army units and officers on recommendation of Washington and Hamilton ...  Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. Macomb.\" Autograph letter signed, watermark : \"HUDSON.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJane Charlotte Blackburn Washington writes to her uncle, Bushrod Washington, Philadelphia, regarding family health and education. The letter has a Charlestown postmark. Autograph letter signed. 1 sheet with burnt edges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. Re: Senate bill to widen the draw of the Potomac Bridge from 35' to 50' or 55' ... Smith favors a draw of not less than 60' as boats are of larger and larger design ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor one share of stock in the Potowmack Company. Value is 444.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft copy. A.L.S. 1 page. Bushrod Washington calls Robert Lewis's attention to the matter that certain sources have not paid their obligations and that the duty of legally enforcing such payment may be necessary. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, (Draft-Copy).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Regrets she cannot raise the money to pay a debt to the estate---has tried to raise money on her property in Kentucky---hopes to see Judge W-n in Jefferson this summer or fall when she hopes to pay part or all. [Lucy Payne, sister of Dolly Payne Madison, first married George Steptoe W-n---after his death she married a Mr. Todd of Ky.---they were married in the White House during Madison's presidency] Information received from Mrs. Todd, V-R FOR West Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Lewis reports that he has nearly recovered from a serious illness. He relates that suits have been instituted against his debtors in order to meet his engagements with the Executors of Genl. Washington. Lewis will be in Fredrick, he hopes, during the month of August and would like to meet Bushrod there in order to explain more satisfactorily his prospects. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Robt. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Comments on an approaching election and his confidence in success ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"Letcher.\" Autograph letter signed, watermark : \"AMIES PHILADA.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Smyrna Harbor. Written on board the U.S.S. Java in the Mediterranean. News of their trip abroad, including a visit to the \"Plains of ancient Troy.\" Also the story of an encounter on board the ship, The Warren, with the \"Celebrated Greek Pirate\" Marmaduke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Lucy Todd apologizes to Bushrod for leaving without conversing with him about settling her debt to him. Her situation was complicated by a suit brought by Charles Todd against her which required $2000 for satisfaction. She asks Bushrod to accept 40 shares of bank stock to liquidate as much of the debt as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 3 pages. List of sundries purchased by the month. All personal items. Two tears with some loss of text.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJane Charlotte Blackburn Washington, Philadelphia, writes to her uncle, Bushrod Washington, regarding family health and education. The letter mentions the death of Judge Richard Peters, longtime friend of Bushrod's. The letter has a Charlestown postmark. Autograph letter signed. 1 sheet with burnt edges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. Eliza presents her friend the attached clipping of two words [\"that it\"] cut from something written by George Washington -- she also attached a small piece of velvet worn by him -- all in thanks for Snow's kindnesses since Eliza's arrival in Boston. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza Parke Custis.\" Autograph document signed, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 2 pages. Receipt from auditor's office in the state of Kentucky for 72 cents tax paid on 576 2/3 acres of land in Logan County, due from 1827.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Secretary of State Clay (under J.Q. Adams) regrets to inform Washington that he does not have a position in the Department of State for the son of Washington's friend. \"If any existed your own recommendation ... would be entirely sufficient.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Re: an accounting of the way in which the nephew's son spent his money while with the Thorntons ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Christmas greetings and congrats on his election to the Presidency. Also mentions a locket she has sent containing the hair of General and Mrs. Washington, General Lafayette and her own. Autograph letter signed, integral cover docket by AJ.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. La Grange to Woodlawn. Lafayette writes that he is always glad to welcome Nelly's American friends in France -- he has several great-grandchildren -- Miss Henrietta Douglas in town and they talked of Woodlawn -- admitting that it is \"not proper\" for him to meddle in American politics, he offers a comment on American election of 1828 anyway in view of Nelly's \"electioneering wishes\" having been accomplished -- he wishes there had been less abuse on both sides -- recommends trip to Europe for Eliza Parke Custis Law, and grieves for her dejected state. Name on original manuscript appears as \"General Lafayette.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked \"Recd and forwarded by your Obt Ser. Wm. Whittock Jr.,\" laminated, Postmarked \"New York Mar. 10,\" red seal with device of man's head (George Washington's).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Washington to Boston. Eliza encloses a check for $103 (this is return of a loan plus interest) -- insists on sending the interest, too -- apologizes for delay -- will \"resort to harsh measures\" to recover what is her due, and then will have plenty money -- has been very ill -- Mr. Rogers has come and taken away last child of her daughter to Baltimore, and now she is desolate and alone -- Gen. Lafayette wants her to come to him in France, but she doesn't want to leave her country and travel alone -- \"I must totter on the the grave alone.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmaked \"Washn. City Apr. 22,\" laminated, black seal with waffle design, watermark (S and A Butler U.S.).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJane Charlotte Washington writes to her uncle and aunt, Bushrod Washington and Julia Ann Washington, Mount Vernon, regarding family updates and describes her journey home from Mount Vernon. Letter contains a Charlestown postmark. Autograph letter, signed. 1 sheet, partially torn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Fort Washington. Must decline invitation to dine--Mrs. W. afraid he will have another attack like that he just had, if he goes--her excitement on matter so strong he cannot bring himself to go without her consent--invites him and other officers over to dine. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. A note fixing the time for \"...you, the other gentlemen, and the ladies of the fort [Fort Washington] to dine with me ....\" sends Mrs. M. a few apricots... Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Mt. Vernon docketed \"Hon. Bush. Washington 5th July 1829.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJane Charlotte Washington writes to her uncle, Bushrod Washington, Philadelphia, regarding family health. She is grieved to hear of Bushrod's illness. Letter contains a Charlestown postmark. He would die the following month. Autograph letter, signed. 1 sheet with partially burnt edges.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePossibly from John Augustine Washington. A.D. Requests interview to be confidential--doesn't know how his case will end, and has aversion to usual practices [at death]--his body not to be restrained in any way, not to be buried until signs of decay are seen--coffin to have holes bored in lid and sides [for air] in case of resuscitation--directions for removing his body to Mt. Vernon--nephew John [Augustine] Washington has been asked to come up. Autograph document, laminated, watermark (Hudson). Date on original catalog card appears [1829] [Nov. 14].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Mount Vernon to Washington City. Bushrod Washington Jr., writes that Cousin John [Augustine Washington] is doing the inventory of the late Judge Bushrod Washington's estate -- the two of them are having some doubt as to bequests, particularly about what books should be considered part of the law library -- they suggest a solution, and are trying to iron out difficulties on that point and to clarify one boundary line -- he suggests George mind his health and travel in a closed carriage rather than by horseback -- Bushrod Jr's. family is expected at Mt. Zephyr today. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Geo. C. Washington, written in a later hand \"Son of Col. Wm. A. Washington and brother of Hon. G.C. Washington, on business concerning settlement of Gen'l Washington's estate,\" postmarked \"Alexa. Ca Dec. 30,\" laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph note, 1 page. Accepts dinner invitation ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount, 3 pages. List of household sundries purchased by Lorenzo Lewis by the month.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Richmond. Results of his search re: Revolutionary claims of John Thornton and Jane W-n Thornton in 1788 ... quotes from a resolution of the Committee of Claims ... nothing conclusive ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Aug. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Alexandria to Philadelphia. The eclipse--Aunt Rosalie [Stuart 's] engagement [to George Turberville ?]--her landscape painting-- attending lectures--Sonny [Parke's son, E.G W. Butler]--Mr. Hervian has finished cousin Mary [Custis] portrait. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [c. 1830] Feb. 13. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked .\" Forwarded by Mr L. L [ ], laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Haywood to Georgetown. He writes to his brother, the Congressman, asking for information on whether there is or will be a bill during this session before Committee on Territories for establishment of the Huron Territory -- he also wants all pamphlet speeches on Foot's Resolution -- wants to collect them all and have them bound. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. Aug. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, and in later hand.\" Brother of Go. C. Washington\",\" postmarked by hand \"Mattox Bridge 12 March 1830,\" free.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mr. Peyton wishes to follow through a suit against the estate of Andrew Parks and Wm A. Washington regarding land titles of sales of certain Kanawah acreage and Federal City lots which formed part of the estate of General Washington. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Peyton, John H.\" Autograph letter signed, (on inside page - see Wm A. W-n letter to Robert Beverly of May 17, 1830).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Writing to support passage of a bill to incorporate the Alexandria Canal Co ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Haywood to Georgetown. Sarah Washington expresses her sympathy on the grave illness of George Corbin Washington's only daughter [Eleanor Ann Washington] -- she herself has a \"floating gout\" caused, she believes, by sorrows for the losses of others -- she shares family news, mostly health-related -- Lawrence Washington, husband of her daughter Sarah, has bought Combleton and they reside there [Westmoreland County] -- Sarah mourns the loss of carriage horses, which with her inability to walk keep her confined -- when the family goes north every year for 3-4 months, she is \"totally alone.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked by hand \"Mattox Bridge 18 May 1830,\" watermark (dove of peace, and No. 2).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 2 pages. A list of the letters and whether in hands of Sparks Hamilton--a note at the end says \"those marked S. are in my possession, and were among the papers sent to me from Mount Vernon by Judge Washington.\" Autograph document, in hand of J. Sparks, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Haywood to Georgetown. Lawrence announces news of death of Geo. C. Washington's half brother, William. A. Washington [Jr.] of bilious fever and hemorrhage . (Lawrence Washington was husband of Geo. C.'s half sister Sarah Tayloe Washington, and son of Henry Washington of Westmoreland City.) He wanted George Corbin Washington to hear the news directly before reading it in the newspapers. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Mattox Bridge June 25, 1830\", free, laminated watermark (Amies Philada. No. 2, dove of peace and No. 2).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Kanawha to Woodlawn. Samuel writes a plea to Lawrence Lewis, the sole remaining executor, for any information about the final settlement of George Washington's estate -- Samuel and children are heirs of sister Mildred Hammond's share as well -- their present circumstances would make additional money very acceptable. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Samuel Washington.\" Letter, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Coulsmon Va. June 29,\" in handwriting of someone else, watermark (anchor,and Holdship).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction, 1 page. Statement of authenticity, written and signed by Eliza P. Custis, dated at Washington on July 4th 1830, regarding a trunk given to her by her brother George Washington Parke Custis that had been used by her grandmother, Martha Washington, and accompanied her each winter when she joined the General at his winter quarter during the Revolution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Washington to Woodlawn. Eliza explains that she is not asking Lewis for money or for much of his time -- she writes that she is planning on going to Salt Sulphur, White Sulphur and Sweet Springs for her health -- further, she intends to go to her land near there, that had been left her by George Washington -- she asks Lewis for letters of recommendation to procure aid in establishing her claim, and for his description of the route from the Springs to Point Pleasant and stopping places along road. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"City of Washington Jul 14\", laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Fairfax Washington writes that the estate has no money to pay Lewis the interest already past due at this time -- he must depend on present crop for any money -- as sending it now would be a \"fatal interruption\" to the next crop, he asks indulgence for one last time until he can finish seeding. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Battletown Va. Jul 19\", laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. La Grange to Woodlawn. Internal evidence suggests that this is a postscript to a letter from G.W. Lafayette to Nelly. The elder Lafayette writes that his son (G.W. Lafayette) reelected member of House of Deputies -- anxious about Eliza Custis's health -- hopes \"the marriage of Hortensia Monroe, of which I have lately Heard, may procure for her more consolation with respect to her grand children than she has been [ ] to receive from their father.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"New York Sept 1\", red seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Alexandria to Audley. Description of two newly acquired fine mares, and arrangements concerning their registration and pedigree papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 5 pages. Washington to Boston. Eliza writes that Mr. Blagden was to take letter, but did not stop in to visit, only sending his card -- perhaps he was told she wouldn't receive strangers -- she broke up housekeeping and is living quietly in lodgings -- she goes soon for several months to her sister's (Nelly Lewis's), in Alexandria where she has gone to procure masters for youngest child [Angela] -- had rather be there than at other brother and sisters where she once lived with her child and then grandchildren -- R[ogers], since his marriage, has kept [grand]children from her -- she hasn't seen them for 18 months -- she lives in state of anxiety and distress, with constant pain in her side -- she relates her efforts to help Snow's son politically -- she is now in Gadsby's National Hotel near Bank of Washington -- complains of the difficulty in getting good servants -- \"the liberation of many negroes within the last twelve or fifteen years, has rendered them generally worthless - utterly corrupted the slaves, so that now 'tis almost impossible to hire a decent servant.\" -- Mary Lee Randolph Custis is engaged to marry youngest son of General Lighthorse Harry Lee [that is, Robert E. Lee]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed \"Hond. by the Revd. George Washington Blagden,\" but crossed out, postmarked \"Washington City.[ ]Nov.[ ],\" laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCheck. A.D.S. 1 page. Fragment. Order to the Cashier of the Potomac Bank to pay $58.17. Signed, canceled, endorsed by Baird, signed by Lawrence Lewis as executor of George Washington's estate. (See also Baird's bills dated April 28, 1831 and 1830-1.)  Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\" Autograph document signed, canceled, endorsed by Baird, signed by L. Lewis as Executor of G.W.'s estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill. A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for stone work for the vault at Mount Vernon. $58.17. receipted by Baird on Jan. 27, 1831, docketed by L. Lewis \"Acct and Recpt. for Stone for the Vault at Mt. Vernon $58.17 27 Jany 1831\". [See also Baird's bill dated April 28, 1831 and check dated Dec. 27 1830]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Tho. E. Baird.\" Autograph document signed, receipted by Baird on Jan. 27, 1831, docketed by L. Lewis \"Acct and Recpt. for Stone for the Vault at Mt. Vernon $58.17 27 Jany 1831.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFormal letter in French signed by Marquis de Lafayette as president of the Comite Central Polonais.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Encloses memorandum [now missing] expresses gratitude for W-n's efforts in his behalf ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Union Hotel watermark: \"AMIES PHILADA\", dove, black wax seal, oval impression.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington House. Custis writes to Rev. Orr that the state of the river is preventing access to Georgetown which prevented earlier answer -- he declines election as Director of African Education Society -- agricultural and literary avocations make it impossible to give it full attention -- wishes the Society all success -- in a postscript asks Orr with Mr. McNeall to render into Latin an inscription intended for a tomb for Washington's mother: \"To Mary The Mother of Washington The Virginian Matron Who gave to her Country and the World A Hero without ambition, A Patriot without reproach Aetatis 85.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed \"G.W. Custis letter to Isaac Orr July 25. 1831.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Georgetown. Maj. Lawrence Lewis has finished new vault -- he came today to examine the coffins -- many cannot be moved without going to pieces -- your father's coffin [Wm. A. Washington] is entirely to pieces, cannot be moved -- better send someone to make a new coffin -- Major Lewis will move them next week or so -- my health is bad -- have written Mr. Roberson on this subject -- have not received receipt for George's first six months' tuition and board -- please ask them to send bill and receipt -- George's expenses greater than they should be, especially for his shoes -- my other son is at Mr. Brent's school and his shoes are much less. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.C.W., laminated, watermark (Mode), postmarked \"Alexa Ca. Mar. 4,\" marked\"Free.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt. 1 page. Cloth and thread purchased for Negro clothing. Amount $7.80.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogy chart, Washington family. Has a key for the several proprietors of Mount Vernon. Appears to be inaccurate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. Bill for $5.00 for stonework for the vault at Mount Vernon. Autograph document signed, receipted by Baird, docketed \"Genl. Washington's Estate to Thos. E. Baird $5. April 28 1831.\" [See also Baird's bill dated 1830-31, and L. Lewis's check to Baird dated Dec. 27, 1830].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Fort Washington. Has directed the gardener to take over the first peas--hopes they will be acceptable to her and Major Mason--sister is recovering--husband's business kept her from going to her--tomorrow we set off--letter from Augustine [John A. W-n ?]--\"boys are all well\"--thanks her for inviting Augustine to spend vacation with her son but Mr. W. thinks him too young and volatile to be without parental or teacher's control--respects to Mr. and Mrs. Webb. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, written in a later hand is incorrect information, \"Mrs. J. C. Washington wife of Judge Bushrod Washington,\" laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor linen and thread - $1.69 1/4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Kanawha. Acknowledges receipt of circular letter regarding their desire to reinter remains of Mrs. Mary Washington in church and erect monument--from knowledge of her simple likes, he dissents from scheme as her only surviving grandchild of the name--suggests a plain monument erected on spot she's buried now as best memorial--thanks them for intended honor. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Saml. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed \"From Capt. Samuel Washington of Kanhawa. his refusal to give up the remains of Mary the Mother of Washington with all the other near relatives to be placed in a contemplated Church in the town of Fredericksburg\", laminated. [Letter to members of Monumental Committee of Fredericksburg].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. They have been appt. a committee by citizens of Fredericksburg and vicinity to \"rescue from oblivion the spot, where by her own selection lie intered the remains of your venerated and respected relative Mrs. Mary Washington\"--requests assent and co-operation in raising a monument. Letter, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa Ca June 8,\" laminated, watermarks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe son of George Washington's sister, Lawrence Lewis authorizes Thomas Griggs to bring back a slave named Shadrach and his brother Arlington who ran away separately from Lewis' farm near Battletown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Alexandria to Audley. Name on originaly manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHaywood. Describes her poor health and her unhappy situation since the death of her son William Augustine. Mrs. Washington asks Mr. Beverley to clear up some trouble she is having proving the payment of a debt. Signature on manuscript appears as \"Sarah Washington Senior.\" Autograph letter signed, 2 pages, with integral address panel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 2 pages. Audley. Copy of letter. Negative reply to the request that Nancy Coxe spend the winter in Philadelphia with the Lewis family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Nashville. Relates to a suit between a Mr. Ervin and a Mr. Blake. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. (Thomas Washington not identified. Possibly Thomas Blackburn W-n, son of George Corbin Washington). 1802-1894.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Boston to Baltimore. Promises to supply Gilmore with autograph letters, particularly \"those of Revolutionary note.\" Complains about William Sprague, GW document collector. Asks Gilmore to ask Charles Carroll about his memories of the Conway Cabal, \"particularly the names of those, who were unfavorably disposed towards [Gen. Washington] in Congress.\" Autograph letter signed, address leaf, seal, postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLawrence Lewis writes to George Corbin Washington regarding the remains of their uncle George Washington. Notes that 'Cousin John' - John Augustine Washington - refused to have Washington's remains disturbed despite the two houses of Congress desire to place them in the cellar (used for coal and wood) of the Capital which Lewis finds insulting. Mentions an already approved equestrian statue of Washington to be placed in a square as a better location under which to place Washingtons's remains. Expresses that the final movement of Washington to the new vault complied with their uncle's last expressed wish despite the public's claim that the remains belong to them and should be given upon demand. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral address panel. Postmarked - Alexandria 'Feb 17'.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt. Henry Brown, State Treasurer. Tax receipt for year 1831 for 500 acres of land in Union County, Ohio. Signed by D[eneas?] Adams, Chief Clerk. Partly printed form, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Mr. W-n's health fluctuating* ... will be traveling again this summer, pleased that she is nicely situated with brother's family ... invitation to Mount Vernon if W-ns in residence next winter ...  Autograph letter signed, integral cover. *John A., Sr. died on June 26, 1832.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to Frances Lewis Butler from her sister and mother. Mary Eliza Angela Lewis, also nicknamed 'Tiffin,' writes to her sister about her recent trip to Washington, D. C. where she witnessed debates in the Senate and House. Confesses that she also attended a '[Henry] Clay meeting' and rather enjoyed it. Reports that members from the meeting later visited Mount Vernon and Mr. Bradford of Virginia delivered an excellent and appropriate address at the tomb. Mentions other family members. Nelly adds her own letter to the latter part of the document, commenting on 'Sonny's' portrait [by Chapman] and the response of a visitor as the \"best likeness of a child he ever saw.\" It is the greatest ornament in their parlor. Writes about the weather, picking wild strawberries and various family members as well as upcoming travel plans. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages. Postmarked Alexandria, May 28.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Woodlawn. Information on fees paid by his uncle [Bushrod W-n] in suit Cresap vs. McLai[n ?]--Maria [Anne Maria Washington ?] suffering from chills and fever. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. House of Representatives to Georgetown. Announces death of John A. Washington about 2 o'clock while writer was with a party at Mt. Vernon--Dr. Mason with him--had been better but sudden hemorhage carried him off in minutes--hasten to distressed family if it is convenient.Date on original catalog card appears [1832] [June 26].Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Announcing death of John A. Washington of Mt. Vernon,\" watermark (D.I. Canfield).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBond. D. 1 page. G.C.W. to pay $711.10 for his shares of stock of Potomac Co., under will of B. Washington, deceased--obligation being he must refund on demand due proportion of any deals or just demands hereafter appearing against B. Washington, deceased. Document, unsigned, [on reverse is form for same transaction with G.C.W-n in his position as trustee for Bushrod Washington Jr.'s children,] watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 fragment. Thomas Beall of Georgetown, heirs of Washington County. Mostly real property taxes ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Encloses stock gilli seed ... will send Polianthus seeds and roots ... planning to board in Alexandria until late Mar ... sons at Howard School ... wants Maria to attend [Benjamin] Hallowell's school ... accepts offer of White fig and passion fruit ... will make every effort to keep up with MV without involving the children's estates ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Richmond. Visited downstairs rooms only--furniture all changed from G.W.'s day--key of Bastille and marble mantle and numerous statues and paintings--\"you may not be aware that the best likeness of Washington was what might almost be said to have been a chance drawing on a pitcher. This is preserved in an elegant frame and under a green veil\"--description of old and new tombs--\" ... the tomb itself though by way of distinction called new is in a state delapidation [sic] disgraceful to the nation if indeed the nation had anything to do with it\"--8 or 10 slaves on estate--old negro acted as guide, told anecdotes--mulatto woman--\"the blood of some of the W. family no doubt ran in her veins\"--all servants there expected tips from visiters--good description of the state capitol in Richmond and city guard which is [he thinks] designed to hold slaves in check. Name does not appear on original manuscript. Early description of Mt. Vernon. Autograph letter, integral cover docketed \"Tap Wentworth,\" laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResolution of thanks by Washington Board of Aldermen, to George Corbin Washington, E.F. Chambers, and L. Jarvis. Public appreciation of their successful support of Congressional measures to promote interests of city of Washington ... to be honored at a dinner ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. Travel journal including a description of a visit to Mount Vernon. April 18 - May 15, 1833.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Washington. Requests Humphreys to look into the \"situation, price and payments of Flore's farm\" ... would like to purchase a small farm for daughter, Maria ... brother Bush'd [bro-in-law probably] in Ohio disposing of a tract of her land ... her sister and others in Fredericksburg for corner stone laying of monument to Mary Ball W-n ... Barrows, the, donor, taking care of them ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"Jane C.\" Autograph letter signed, (1 1/2 of text), integral cover; the docket identifies the writer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 6 pages. Woodlawn. Lengthy account of use of snake-weed as a cure for hydrophobia. Where found, how to prepare and administer. Several case histories.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Pha. Alms House to Brucetown Frederick County, Virginia. Asks about money loaned by him to Dr. Snyder and not repaid--could have made several hundred dollars in a few days by investing it in stock--will subscribe to Saturday Evening Post for him-- approves of sending cousin Charles to college. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Churchill.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Phil Oct 4\", docketed \"The Funeral,\" laminated, watermarked (J.L. Robeson, Phila.).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Letter with envelope addressed to Mrs. Hay, nee Monroe. Envelope docketed in French, \"recommander aux (?) de Monsieur Daveral, Charge d'affaires du Etats Unis a Naples (?).\" Personal letter, family news, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Alexandria. Re: crop of wheat and shipments of flour.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S 3 pages. Department of State, Washington. Quotes from G.W.'s letter to President of Congress in 1781 requesting that writers be employed to copy down revolutionary documents of his which were never copied and are on loose sheets--Congress did so, and is in possession of some--if he (J.A.W) has more, would he consent to have it deposited among National Archives? Copy certified and sealed in 1850 as true copy of record in file of State Dept.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 6 pages. Georgetown. Writes to answer letter stating govt's desire to have official papers of G.W. to put in national Archives in State Dept.--description of documents in his possession--estimates of no. of papers in collection he will consent to being deposited in national archives--would like to give the papers but feels he cannot--\"I am willing that the Government shall possess all the papers of a general character or in any manner connected with the Colonial revolutionary and political history of the country, only reserving such as are of a privat nature, or which it would be obviously improper to make public.\"--doesn't know what price to ask--papers at present in possession of Mr. [Jared] Sparks for publishing--will discuss terms with govt.--has portion of G.W.'s library relating to public records of the country and will sell them too. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed \"Letter to Hon. L. McLane Bill No 446 Washington Papers, Books etc Jany. 3d. 1834 No. 3,\" laminated. [Below is added as a note \"These Books were delivered with the papers to the State Department. No additional allowance being made for them\"].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Waverly to Charles Town. Reflections on new year and transitory nature of life--advice to her. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. F. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked \"A New Years Gift,\" laminated, directed \"per Mr.[ ].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. Answers inquiry of [nephew of Geo. A. Washington] regarding military rank and bounty claim of Geo. A. W-n--\"It appears from the rolls furnished the War Dept that Maj. W[ashington] was returned as a Lieutenant at the close of the war, which was probably the rank he held in the Regiment from which he was taken to perform the duty of Aid de Camp. According to the existing military laws the appointment of Aid gives the title of Major without the command or compensation, and officers, upon relinquishing that Situation, which is frequently the case, return to duty in their regiments with the rank held before leaving them. Upon disbanding the Army, I presume, therefore, that the officers were mustered out of service according to their regimental rank and not agreeably to the rank held in the Staff.\"--Maj. W. entitled to 2666 2/3 acres Va. bounty land--State troops already pd. in lands by govt. but not Continental troops, of which Maj. W. seems to have been member. Autograph letter signed, watermark (P and C).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted form completed in manuscript. The top half of the form is a prospectus for Jared Sparks's Life and Writings of Washingotn, with Historical Notes, Illustrations, Engravings, \u0026amp;c. It features a wood engraving of the \"Evacuation of Boston, from a Revolutionary medal.\" The bottom of the form certifies that Oliver B. Dorance - a lawyer and freemason from Portland, Maine - has paid 5 dollars for volumes two and three of Sparks's book. The receipt is signed by Benjamin R. Downes on behalf of the publisher.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia to Waltham. Refers to his [Green's] review of Jefferson's papers--Jefferson's claim that G.W. \"belonged to the School of Infidelity\" is slanderous--sends him pamphlet on the subject --during revolution when G.W. was at Morristown N.J., \"[G.W.] was, at his particular request, admitted to commune at the Lord's Table, with the Presbyterian church of that place, then under the pastoral care of the Revd. Dr. Timothy Jones. There were, not long since, and I believe there still are, living, eye-witnesses of this fact.\"--the Genl. and Mrs. W. attended Baptism of T. Lear's child in 1791. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed \"Rev Dr Green, the most aged and most distinguished of the old presbyterians,\" red seal broken off.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromissory note. Promise to pay $87.88 nine months after date. Document, fragment, endorsed \"P. Washington and C. Burwell Note,\" laminated. Assigned to Thos. Timbalake, May 9, 1834 $40. receipted Sept. 9, 1835.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Senate Chamber, Washington. Letter of introduction for friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Iberville, Louisiana to New Orleans. Writes in a humorous vein about Conrad's sudden preference for rural retreats--received articles from Mr. Krumbhaar; sorry they are not what he wanted--have Mr. Krumbhaar procure berths or staterooms on ship for them--Sonny and Sissy send love [Parke's children, E.G.W. Butler and E.A. Isabella Butler]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked by hand \"Iberville La May 27 1834\", laminated, black seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCheck. A.D.S. 1 page. Check on Bank of the Metropolis for $27. Autograph document signed, fragment, cancelled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Cambridge E.S. Md. Explains his absence from stockholders mtg. of the Canal Co., sending his vote for Geo. C. W-n as President ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Goldsborough.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. To New Orleans. Arrived at White Sulpher after fatiguing journey [from La.]--Commodore Biddle here--describes scenery and their location, a cabin.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a letter from Nelly written crosshatch across Mary Eliza Angela Conrad's. She and Angela talk constantly of him--teases him about Angela--the Magill (?) ring and his profile are carefully guarded by Angela--trip very fatiguing and miserable--stay at the springs a while to restore health--then to Audley, but will return to [Woodlawn] before his visit--speaks of friends on voyage home--rejoices that he doesn't use tobacco in any form--his brother Alfred--anxious lest Ive's humor toward him will change--he is a mad man. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. White Sulphur to New Orleans. She is finishing a dress for her mother--hopes his journey will be safe. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1834] [July 4]. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes letter from Nelly written in crosshatch. A.L.S. 4 pages. Worried about Parke; no news from her--they go on to Sweet Springs--hopes this will benefit Angela who has had 3 attacks of nervous pain in her face--if they aren't at Woodlawn by mid-August when he visits, go to postmaster in Alexandria and then come to A[udley]--if he goes to Fred[erick], go to Berryville (sometimes called Battletown,) and Audley is just 2 miles--admonishes him not to say \"cursed\" or any other bad words because her sister [in-law] Mrs. Custis disapproves--[Here she leaves room for a postscript by M.E.A. Lewis] describes their location--live in brick house, one of a row of them called \"Paradise Row\"--Mr. Custis and Mr. Bowers of New Orleans are here--a band and dancing here--few genteel men there--friends at the spring.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. White Sulphur Spring to New Orleans. \"You are unreasonable to call me cold, and an icicle. I am neither.\"--denies going out with handsome young men. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover in hand of E.P. Lewis, marked \"Sulphur Springs Va. July 12, 1834,\" postmarked \"White Sulr. Sprs. Va, Jul. 13,\" laminated. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA long letter by E.P. Lewis is added as a postscript in crosshatch. A.L.S. 3 pages. Altho Angela seems cold to him, she really thinks of him all the time--Commodore Biddle--Harry [Henry] Clay is here--life and people at White Sulphur--asks that Conrad's sisters write Angela a line or two giving their approbation of his fiancee, but not to let Angela know she suggested it--Beau Nash of White Sulphur, Lewis Caldwell--thinks her health will be completely restored by the Springs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForm for relinquishing Washington papers to the U.S. Government, drawn up by Jared Sparks for Geo. C. Washington to copy. [See letter of same date, Sparks to G.C. Washington].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Tudor Place to Philadelphia. Arrived last evening after tedious trip down canal--detoured at Harpers Ferry--leave tomorrow for Woodlawn. Anxiety over his health--will be ready to receive him any day after tomorrow--hopes he was enlightened by the good company of his journey--advises him to put his loved ones under protection of [God]--left Audley of Friday, was sick all way to Charlestown--is well now--talk of acquaintances--don't forget the profiles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. She misses him--entertaining guests--has received more songs to learn--will commence some keepsakes for his brothers and sisters--remind him of promise not to keep house with Mr. [John ?] S[li]d[el]l this winter--cautions him to be careful of his eyes--numbers all her letters so he can tell if any are lost--writes of every one's good opinion of him. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked [ ] D.C. Oct 18,\" marked No. 1, laminated. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript by E.P. Lewis. The Dr. says the disease is called Ptirgium [Ptergium] and requires an operation--she tore up her obnoxious letter and did her best to make them (?) happy while they were here.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Received his letter from Norfolk--she watched his boat for 15 min. thru a spy glass, but could see no one aboard--his brother [Alfred Conrad] arrived today--admonishes him to be careful of his eyes and do not let any not a first rate surgeon perform the operation [for Ptergium]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, black seal blurred, \"favrd. by Mr. Alfred Conrad.\" \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis follows: A.L.S. 3 pages. Sends him a rose kissed by Tiffin [Angela]--[Angela] misses him badly--his brother's stay makes them all happy--he says he will come again in Jany.--his clothes he lent haven't been returned--warns Charles to have nothing further to do with Mrs. F. la Dianola, or a scandal may result--don't get into any altercations on politics or other matters--she has finished transfering card baskets and given them a coat of varnish--will make another basket and box and will make 2 pr. [screens] for his house. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1834] [Oct. 18]. Autograph letter signed, directed \"Favr'd by Mr. Alfred Conrad,\" [letter added to letter from M.E.A. Lewis to Charles Conrad, same date].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. His brother Alfred has left--will commence making the [guards ?] for his brothers--\"I looked at the names you carved yesterday\"--. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Oct 2[]\", laminated, marked \"No. 2 by mail.\" \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLetter by Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis follows in crosshatch: A.L.S. 3 pages. Anxiety over his long sea journey--anxious over his eyes--get best medical opinion and nursing care if an operation is necessary--Alfred [Conrad] promised to come in Jany., but she advises Charles not to risk it--his brother Alfred's impediment--\"I would not have you condescend to B.[?] in any way, and if she slights this attention leave them to themselves.\" --Lt. Richard Lee went to Texas with $15000 and never heard of since--warns Charles not to go to Texas or Mexico--Ferd[inand Coxe, Esther Maria Coxe Lewis's brother] is here doing nothing much--he is very indolent--Angela spends much time walking. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L..\" Autograph letter initial signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. If he hasn't answered [Lorenzo's] letter, please do--Dr. Physick's opinion agrees with Dr. Washington's regarding Charles' eyes--is reading \"Mrs. Trollop's tour in Belgium and Western Germany\"--her opinion of Mrs. Trollope's veracity--Capt. Bell \"of opossum and persimon notoriety\" visited--has been playing Backgammon with Ferdinand [Coxe]--she practices her music--her father has made her a frame for flowers in a room with constant fire--announcement of Mr. Wm. Taylor of Point-Coupee marriage to Miss Thom of Culpeper County--\"I think he has treated my friend Virginia shabbily\"-warns him about care of his eyes. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Oct. 27,\" marked \"No 2,\" laminated red seal blurred. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript is added by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 1 page. Anxious about his safe arrival and his eyes. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L..\" Autograph letter initial signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Woodlawn. Glad he's arrived safe at Charleston--scolds him for flirtation--the Wirt girls--\"..the good City of New Orleans has disgraced itself by firing a salute to Mr. [Geo.] Poindexter.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral cover, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Oct. 31,\" laminated, broken black seal. Date on original catalog card appears 1834 O[ct.] 28. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA long letter follows from E. P. Lewis in crosshatch; A.L.S. 3 pages. His safe arrival in Charleston--his \"besetting sin\" a weakness for soft dark eyes--warns him to be careful of his looking at pretty faces, to remember the A.C.'s and the Pyles--the Wirt girls are flirts, break engagements without 2nd thought--her anxiety about his unguarded and trusting attitude toward others--he must overcome this--cautions him about using his eyes--sends regards to friends in New Orleans. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed. Date on original catalog card appears [1834] [Oct. 28].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Laughed at his letter about the Wirt girls--they are the objects of much scandal--Mrs. Butler (alias Fanny Kemble's) book softened before being printed for American public--her attacks on American manners--Mrs. Trollope's descriptions of German and American society--wife of her cousin [Mary W. Lewis] Willis [wife of Byrd Willis and daughter of Geo. Lewis] died of epidemic in Pensacola. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 2,\" marked \"No. 3\", laminated. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript follows by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Adds to Angela's tale of the scandals about the Misses Wirt--cautions him against flirtations--reminds him of his flirtation with Mrs. Pyle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Woodlawn. Received his letter from Montgomery[Ala.]--can procure no teachers in music or French, so teaches herself--reads Trevelyan's novel--\"Aunt Anna and myself drank your health and safe return in a Bumper, after Mother and Father had left the table.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Nov. 6,\" marked \"The 3rd letter from E. P. L.,\" black seal with swan and nest and motto. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLong postscript by E.P. Lewis follows. A.L.S. 3 pages. Cautions him about straining his eyes--Tiffin [Angela] will continue to write weekly, but she will write only if anything worth relating comes up--talk of mutual friends--she has transferred pair of screens for [Charles and Angela's] domicile--A. to do a pr. for the drawing room--has done several pieces of handwork for them--box for chess men, card basket, etc.--Mr. Moore is here with Mr. L[ewis] settling accts. of Genl. W-n's estate--questions Conrad on origin of the woolsack in Parliament--advice for taking care of cloths and keeping warm and dry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Gives him an example of her daily schedule--scenery near Woodlawn--father [Lawr. Lewis] promises to take them in carriage \"as far as it can go towards Porters Battery, and we are to walk the rest of the distance\"--has information on friends in New Orleans--asks about building of water works and gas works there--finished reading Trevelyan. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 9,\" marked \"No. 4,\" laminated, red seal obscured. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript by E.P. Lewis follows: A.L.S. 2 pages. Copies for him a few verses from a novel \"Pinmoney,\" called \"The Undying One\"--inquires about Leonard R. Aling in Tampico.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Received letter from N. Orleans--Aunt [Mary]Custis and her daughter Mrs. [Robt. E.] Lee visited--her friend Mrs.[ ] Powell--Cousin Mary [Custis Lee] will live in Washington this winter--\"They are my favorite Aunt and cousin\"--expects to take up painting for winter but is indolent. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 16,\" marked \"No. 5,\" laminated, red seal smeared. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript by Mrs. E.P. Lewis follows: A.L.S. 2 pages. Advice on frugality and his health--chimney in parlour which was so unsightly is now done over.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Glad Alfred [Conrad's brother] liked her--his eyes--will write on Saturday. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePostscript by E.P. Custis Lewis follows in crosshatch. A.L.S. 4 pages. [Angela] studies her French and exercises for his sake--cautions him about his eyes--even if he were to go blind [Angela] would stick by him--fears he was angered or hurt by her [warnings on flirtations]--[Angela] begins drawing in crayon--one of Charles Conrad's uncles was [G.W.P. Custis'] intimate friend--her family--Col. House died of cholera in Georgetown--stories of [Geo.] Poindexter's cheating at cards--mutual friends. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 20,\" black seal obscured.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Charles' eyes--brother [Lorenzo Lewis] and family arrived [from Philadelphia]--has new music to learn--received several gifts--[Lorenzo] heard nothing of the Pyles--Ferdinand Coxe confined to his room-[Lorenzo] brought 2 Jackson medals to add to her cabinet--[Lorenzo and family] leave soon and return after Xmas for a while--hopes his business progresses--has just read \"The Camp and Court of Napoleon\"--. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 24,\" marked \"No. 6\", red seal obscured. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA long postscript by E.P. Lewis follows. A.L.S. 2 pages. The twins [Lawrence Fielding and John Ed. Coxe Lewis]--gifts to Angela--a friend brought Tiffin [Angela] a piece of the Plymouth Rock for her cabinet--warns him not to eat oysters because they are thought to cause cholera--always keep strong mint lozenges by him. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Received letter written after trip to Baton Rouge--family and mutual friends--her music improves but little, though she practices diligently--has read a life of Marshall Ney and cannot admire him--now is reading a History of Bayard--ships lost in violent storms. ame on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Dec. 1,\" marked \"No. 7,\" red seal obscured. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript follows by E.P. Lewis. A.L.S. 2 pages. Lorenzo inquired about the Pyle's but could learn nothing--\"I trust you will never think it necessary to renew your acquaintance with them anywhere.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1834] [Nov. 29]. Autograph letter initial signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. [Lawrence Lewis] requests to pay money he owes to servant--[Lorenzo] and family arrived safe at Phila.-watched eclipse of [sun] thru smoked glass--skipped thru \"The Polish Chiefs\" a story of Kosciusco's love--because of this Aunt Anna called her a cold blooded Yankee, and that no warm blooded Virginian could have resisted such a tale of woe--is reading Jeanie Deans/The Heart of Midlothian [Scott]--admires characters in this book much. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Dec. 6,\" marked \"No. 8,\" red seal with obscured device. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere follows a long postscript by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Shocked to read in his letter,\"Really, from the style of your letters one would suppose that you were the fiancee, not she, you are more jealous than she is ... \"in answer to her admonitions [regarding flirting]--lectures him about respect due to a parent and old lady--will abstain hereafter from advising him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Glad Supreme Ct. decided in his favor--\"that poor man Parker\" who has aroused ire of people in N. Orleans--is reading the novel \"Henri Quatre\"--the gig is a very dangerous carriage; tells a story of Mr. Mason being injured in one--great no. of shipwrecks this fall; hopes he won't return by water --speaks of friends in La.--thanks for the oranges. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Dec. 15,\" marked \"No. 9,\" laminated, red seal obscured. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere follows a postscript written by E.P. Lewis. A.L.S. 1 page. Asks that both forget their quarrel and think carefully before writing anything better left unsaid.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Dr. Henry Daingerfield visits--he threw mistletoe leaves in fire to see if Charles is constant--visiters--her French gets tedious, and she spends much time reading--is reading a hist. of Spain--coming marriage of Susan [Randolph] Taylor and Moncure Robinson [civil engineer building Philadelphia and Reading R.R.]-received as Christmas gift \"Landscape Annual\" for1835--is doing handiwork. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Dec.[ ], marked \"No 10\", laminated, red seal blurred. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere follows a long postscript by E.P. Lewis. A.L.S. 2 pages. Is trying to make him a birthday gift--thanks for information about Woolsack [in Brit. Parliament]--hopes to see him on Supreme Ct. some day--congratulations on birth of [a nephew].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Weather--much snow--business detains Lorenzo in Phila.--Parke's son \"Sonny\" [E.G.W. Butler] going to school in Baton Rouge--hopes he will read the books every day or at least every Sunday for her gratification--[ice] skating a favorite amusement in this part of the country--will get [Lorenzo] to make a sleigh when he comes--friends--snow 21 inches deep. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Dec. 31,\" marked \"No. 12,\" laminated, red seal blurred. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript by E.P. Lewis follows. A.L.S. 1 page. Wishes he could have partaken of her [Christmas] pies, cake and jellies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 2 pages. Account of payments on the estate of George Washington. Summary of payments received and paid on the estate of GW. Includes a reference to Wm. Yeaton enclosing the tomb at Mt. Vernon in 1835. Expenses incurred on behalf of old Negroes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Unable to get mail to town on time because of weather--snow 21 inches deep on Dec. 29--visiters--[Lorenzo] leaves Audley tomorrow--has been told a states righter is afraid to visit because she treated a Virginia gentleman so badly--discusses friends and C.'s relatives--a new hotel, gas lights, and water works for N. Orleans--stays by the fire reading novels, of Miss [Maria] Edgeworth and Walter Scott--doing needlework for [Lorenzo]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Jan. 5,\" marked \"No. 13,\" laminated, red seal blurred. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePostscript follows from E.P. Lewis. 2 pages. Bad weather--deepest snow in 35 years--quotes from letter of E.B. Gibson's about Angela.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Wishes Charles to visit Parke when he next goes up river--news of friends--anecdote of Fanny Kemble, now Mrs. [Pierce] Butler (her efforts to get brown as an Indian at New Port)--weather--river frozen over--has read \"Woodstock.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Jan. 10,\" marked \"No. 14,\" red seal blurred. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript by E.P. Lewis follows. A.L.S. 2 pages. Begs him to break practice of sleeping with window open in winter--has been painting birds from Wilson's Ornithology for Lolen [Lorenzo]--promises to paint Cherry Bird and humming bird for Angela--grandmother's recipe for lip salve, from Glass' Cookery--some oranges have been frozen in storeroom for keeping.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Brother [Lorenzo] and family here--crosses Shenandoah River on ice, carrying the two babies [Lawrence Fielding, and John R.C. Lewis]--is reading \"Last Days of Pompeii\"--comparison of Bulwer's and Scott's novels--guests--approves Mr. [Henry] Clay's report on the subject of war with France--\" ... it is well that he is sometimes correct\"--fears Charles thinks her a little \"to far north in my disposition\"--[Lawrence Lewis says for him to keep the money Mr. Bullitt has for him].  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Begs him to \"let bygones be bygones\"--hopes he received her peace-making postscript--hopes she hasn't hurt or angered him--still [painting] birds for her children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Entreats him never to mention again in any way the unfortunate postscript which her mother wrote [see letter of Dec. 5, 1834]--gratified he has kept his promise to her about playing cards--attack on Gen. Ripley--visit to Mt. Vernon--Miss Harriet Martineau to visit Woodlawn--[English miscellaneous writer, literary lion of the time]--a fancy ball in Washington-- [Lorenzo] anxious for him to send the \"curious snakes\" to add to his collections of natural subjects. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Jan 26,\" marked \"No. 16,\" laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Pleased he is reading [religious] books she gave him--Miss [Harriet] Martineau will be unable to come to Woodlawn after all--Lorenzo goes to Washington to pay her their respects and make apologies--she is to get invitation to big fancy dress ball on Feb. 22, her first--Esther's brother Ferdinand [Coxe] goes to W. Indies to restore health--is reading Miss Martineau's \"Poor Laws and Paupers\"--actresses and actors--a postscript, dated Jan. 31, tells of storm with thunder and lightening--Lorenzo's children. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral cover, postmarked \"Jan. 31 Alexandria D.C.,\" marked \"No 17,\" laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Unable to account for irregularity of mail--his attendance at a Masquerade--wants to have complete confidence in him, even in trifles--Miss Mason married to Mr. [Sidney S.] Lee, brother of [Robt. E. Lee]--intend to visit Arlington--Miss Martineau [Harriet]--she is reading Henry Bulwer's \"France\" \"[France: Social, Literary and Political\", 1834, 1st part of work called \"The Monarchy of the Middle Classes\", (1836)]--tells him of clipping from Liverpool paper complimentary to Senators--a new bonnet--Parke not to send Sonny [E.G.W. Butler] to school until next year. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Feb. 9,\" marked \"No 18,\" red seal blurred. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript by E.P. Lewis follows, A.L.S. 2 pages. Glad he liked the [silhouette of Angela ?] --glad he's taken her advice [on his health]--Miss M[artineau].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Aunt [Martha] Peter and Brittania [Peter Kennon] visiting--fancy dress ball canceled, and a common subscription ball to be held on Feb. 22 instead--she won't go--Miss Charlotte Taylor married to [Moncure] Robinson--talk of war with France--Bulwer's \"France\"--Miss Nannie Mason's marriage--Mr. Wm. Patterson's death, merchant of Baltimore--talk of railroad line to N. Orleans--Mrs. Owens, her cousin, comes to visit [Otwayana Carter Owens, daughter of Betty Lewis Carter]--Mother learns new type of painting, done with \"forms.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Feb. 18,\" marked \"No. 19,\" red seal blurred. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePostscript from E.P. Lewis follows, A.L.S. 1 page. Hears scarlet fever is in [New Orleans]--gives a treatment for it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Charles' success as a lawyer--relations with France--Livingston has left Paris and French minister will leave Washington--she looks forward to war--she won't go to ball given by Batchelors of Washington--reading--news of friends--Mrs. Krumbhaar--family news--improvements in N. Orleans--. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Feb. 25,\" marked \"No. 20,\" laminated, red blurred seal. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript follows by E.P. Lewis, A.L.S. 1 page. All have had influenza--she still sits up late after others are in bed--is painting birds for her children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Trip to Arlington--to be a supper for the bride--[Miss Mason, bride of R.E. Lee's brother Sidney S. Lee]--will leave letter at home and mother will finish it when she returns--New Orleans friends. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Mar. 2,\" marked \"No. 21,\" laminated, broken black seal. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript follows from E.P. Lewis to Charles Conrad, dated March 1, 1835. A.L.S. 3 pages. Arrived at Arlington in snow storm--[Angela] ill with nervous headache--descript. of Angela's dress--she wore Charles' ring--groom far superior in appearance and heart to bride [Sidney Smith Lee and Miss Nanny Mason]--description of both--couple to live with Mrs. Fitzhugh, widow of Mrs. Custis' brother--the Bachelor's Ball--Capt. Bell--news of friends and relatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington. Bridal party left Sunday--river frozen over for 3rd time this winter--had wanted to attend session of Cong. but didn't--gossip over marriage of [Moncure] Robinson \u0026amp; Charlotte Taylor--pleased that he is going to visit her sister [Parke Lewis Butler]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Mar [ ]\", watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington. Visiting family and friends in Georgetown and Alexandria--claims she has no opportunities for flirtation--reading Life of Crabbe the Poet--will read [Henry] Lee's Life of Napoleon next--Congress adjourned without making any provision for defense against French. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Mar. 15,\" marked \"No. 2 from A[rlington]\", broken red seal, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. [Angela] still at Arlington and [Lorenzo] and family are there too--often sees Charles in her dreams--Washy [G.W. Lewis]--visited tree where his and Angela's names are [carved]--does needlework--instructions on getting and killing venemous snakes for L[orenzo]'s natural history collection--he lately prepared a crossbill. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Mar. 19,\" broken black seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Arlington. Denies she has found any other who would make her wish to be free again--proposed a schedule of visits to Georgetown and Washington--visited W-n one day, the capitol, Senate and House, fountain near the Naval monument--new improvements in N. Orleans--has painted a small head in miniature--visiters at Arlington--teaching Mrs. Nannie [Mason] Lee to transfer. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Mar. 22,\" marked \"No 3 from A[rlington].\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. News of his aunt Mrs. Thruston's death--[Parke] wrote her that he had not yet visited Iberville--news of an Episcopal Bishop in N. Orleans, and laws regarding gambling houses--E.P. Lewis working her a piano cover--\"the Sister of Mrs. Washington\" is to be married--will cut out a dress for sister--visited a Public Garden in Georgetown. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Apr 2,\" marked \"No. 22,\" laminated, broken red seal. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript from E.P. Lewis follows: A.L.S. 2 pages. She went to Georgetown in a storm to bring [Angela] home--Ed [Butler] has been very sick since returning from [N. Orleans]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [April 1]. Autograph letter initial signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Alexandria to Woodlawn. Sends sketch [enclosed] of wall and gateway on one side--engages to erect the wall 45' square, 10' high--describes how it will look--with gateway and gate similar to the sketch for $600. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by D. L. L. [The new tomb].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. It was a year ago this day that they first saw each other--denies she has a fever of ambition--just wants him to distinguish himself in his profession--father [Lawrence Lewis] gone on horseback to Mt. Vernon--[Lorenzo] and family have left--[E.P. Lewis] still working on piano cover--[Lorenzo] has added many birds [stuffed] to his collection--John and Ferdinand [Coxe], Esther's brothers--his prospective visit to Iverville and Parke and her family--thinks he should not leave [New Orleans] until his business there is finished. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Apr. 10,\" marked \"No. 23,\" laminated. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 1 page. Recalls their first meeting and his merry face--will send him a barrel of cider--thinks he should drink it to help combat small pox and varioloid [a mild smallpox among those innoculated or who have had it] now in New Orleans. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [Apr. 8]. Autograph letter initial signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Cambridge to Washington, D.C. Does not think Washington can get a loan on security of the papers, since he has already made them over to the govt.--when he finishes with the paper he will bundle up private papers and send to W-n--\"Strictly speaking all the papers pertaining to the period in which Genl. Washington held no office are private, but I suppose the spirit of your contract included only family papers, and such as related to his private affairs,\"--must have written authority from Washington to hand over papers to any but him--Mr. Forsyth has made formal demand for the papers and will take it to court, but doesn't think he will succeed--he will hand papers over as soon as he is through with them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmark \"Cambridge Mass Apr 13,\" red seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Approves his action in refusing nomination to legislature [state?]--[Lorenzo] and family have returned to Audley--late snows destroy fruit blossoms--urges him to go to [Iverville, La.] to see Parke and family--have lost many trees in the bad winter--has lately read amusing stories in Waldie's circulating library--asks if Miss H[arriet] Martineau has visited N. Orleans yet--fisheries operating--shad. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria Apr. 18,\" marked \"No. 24,\" broken red seal. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: The 15th was anniversary of party given [Angela] by Charles and others in La., and toast drunk to him. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [Apr. 17]. Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Esther's brother John [Coxe] brings his bride to Audley--her brother Ferdinand [Coxe] recovered his health in West Indies--Woodlawn beautiful, will be at height in 2 weeks--read Wash. Irving's \"Tour through the Praries,\" \"The Siege of Vienna\" by Madam Pickle, and [Oliver] Goldsmith's Greece--visiters at Woodlawn--\"I am always nervous in the spring and in warm weather.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Apr. 29 (?)\", marked \"No. 25,\" red seal, broken. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript follows, from E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Wishes he could be there to see Woodlawn in Spring--doesn't like new grooms costume (a full suit of black), considers this symbol of mourning, not appropriate for wedding--Ferd[inand][Coxe] asks about chances of success as druggest in New Orleans--\"What has possessed your Govr. to quarrel with his best friends.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [Ap. 25]. Autograph letter initial signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. The Wall is intended to enclose the Vault at Mount Vernon, to secure it against injurys it is every year subject to.\" describes in detail how he wants the wall at George Washington's tomb built -- sketch of section of wall -- asks for an estimate. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed \"Copy of a letter to W. Yeaton of Alexa respecting the building a wall around the Vault at M. Vernon\", laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Descript. of Woodlawn in Spring--fishing boats on river--Cousin America [Peter Williams] and Robert Lee have visited--roads have prevented church attendence--will receive \"Frances Anna [Kemble] Butler's Journal\"--Governor White's[of La.] unpopularity--his reprimand by legislature--learning new song, \"Dunbarton's Bonnie Dell\"--thanks Charles in [Lorenzo's] name for the snakes [which Charles sent him for stuffing]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., May 5,\" marked \"No. 26,\" red seal broken, watermark (line of arrows). \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript from E.P. Lewis follows: A.L.S. 2 pages. Charles' uncle's grief after his wife [Mrs. Thruston's] death--Parke and her children ill--friends and acquaintances. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\".Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 3]. Autograph letter initial signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Went on visit to Mt. Vernon--Cousin Jane [Washington]--reading Fanny [Kemble] Butler's Journal--disappointed in it--has poor opinion of Americans-Miss Butler's opinion of American Society--Gov. White [of Louisiana]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., May 11,\" marked \"No. 27,\" watermark, laminated. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 1 page. Unseasonable weather--\"I hope all your good Citizens build Bathing rooms in their new Houses as they are so necessary and so easily made where there are waterworks.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 10]. Autograph letter initial signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Cambridge to Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Has confirmed his own opinion that money cannot be borrowed on security of the [Washington] papers since title to them has gone to govt.--cannot advance any money himself because every cent is tied up in publication of Writings--assures him he is working every minute to complete publication--Mr. Forsyth's efforts to institute suit against him for the papers will come to nothing, because \"my contract with Judge [Bushrod] Washington gives me a right to use the papers till the work is completed.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked Cambridge Mass. May 11,\" laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. His safe return from up river--she has lost 10 lbs. since winter (\"much to my joy\")--visiters--will try to learn to play guitar. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. May 18\", marked \"No. 28,\" red seal. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Weather has prevented [Angela] exercising--fruits lost--cautions him about taking measles--she had them for 2nd time at 23 and was very ill--can injure sight or lungs. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 17]. Autograph letter initial signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Dinner at Mt. Vernon--anecdote of Jane [Washington] relating to Tom Moore--shells and coins added to her \"Cabinet\"--[E.P. Lewis] is working another [piano] cover in cornucopia designs--family news. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., May 26,\" marked \"No. 29\". \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript follows from E.P. Lewis: Parke thinks him the only man worthy of [Angela]--description of \"the robe of ceremony\" [Angela's wedding dress?]--cholera and measles in New Orleans--news of friends. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 24]. Autograph letter initial signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Assures him the matter of the unfortunate postscript is forgotten [E.P. Lewis to Charles Conrad, Dec. 5, 1834] and that she has no intentions of delaying or trying to stop his and Angela's marriage--reiterates her affection for him--does want some idea of when he can come, in order to have things ready--Angela will add a postscript in the morning. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. May 29,\" broken black seal. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA postscript follows from M.E.A. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Teases him about his haste in suspecting some evil from an innocent postscript--does not want him to leave N. Orleans until his business is finished there--instructs him to burn this letter. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] May 29. Autograph letter signed, postscipted to a letter of E.P. Lewis to Charles Conrad, dated May 28.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. The piano tuned and she is told her voice is improved--requests C. to bring his flute with him if he has one--in her father's absence, has been directing planting of vegitables--damask roses--reading Thomas Campbell's Life of Mrs. Siddons--Miss [Harriet] Martineau at Mt. Vernon--Miss Martineau and Miss Hannah Moore--is a Socinian--news of friends. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., June 2\", marked \"No. 30,\" laminated. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere follows a postscript from E.P. Lewis:  Repeats her sorrow that he could have been so unhappy over misinterpreting her remarks--to avoid cholera, avoid \"night air, shrimps, uneasiness of mind, etc.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 30]. Autograph letter initial signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. This will be her last letter to him before he leaves N.O.--the fall of the Planters' Hotel in N.O.--will visit Alexandria, Arlington and Washington--to read \"The Conquest of Florida by Hernando de Soto,\" by Theodore Irving--Washington Irving's writings. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Last letter from M.E.A.L. received June 20th 1835,\" postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. June 6\" marked \"No. 31,\" laminated. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: Hopes he leaves N.O. shortly [for Virginia]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [June 5]. Autograph letter initial signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Bacons Castle. Description of his activities and trip to Norfolk, Old Point Comfort, and Cabin Point ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. W. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote of authenticity. Re: George Washington's powder bag + puff.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 5 pages. Princeton to Georgetown. Bayard reports that his daughter, Mrs. J.E. Washington, has received Beverly's letter and he is now answering it as per her request. Bayard passes on to Beverly some legal opinions he has gathered relating to the appointing of an Executor, and a Guardian relative to the settlement of the Estate of Col. William Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCheck on the Bank of the Metropolis to bearer, for $13. Autograph document signed, fragment, cancelled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Juliet Washington, neé Juliet E. Bayard of Princeton, New Jersey. She was the widow of Wm A. Washington (1804-1830) who was the grandnephew of GW. Requests money from the estate if convenient. Will return to Westmoreland within the month to apply to the Court to be appointed administratrix and guardian of her daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. Check drawn on the Potomac Bank for $350. Autograph document signed, fragment, canceled, endorsed by W. Yeaton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Check for $200 on Potomac Bank of Alexandria. Autograph document signed, fragment, endorsed by Yeaton, canceled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Yeaton's bill for erecting wall with iron gate pr. contract--additional expence connected with it--total $628.15. Autograph document signed, docketed \"Receipt for Vault $618.15 Oct. 29. 1835.\" Receipted by Yeaton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCheck, A.D.S. 1 page. Check drawn on the Potomac Bank for $68.58. Paid on behalf of the executors of George Washington's estate. Autograph document signed, fragment, canceled, endorsed by W. Yeaton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Sketch of iron gate at New Tomb. Date on original catalog card appears [1835]. Drawing in pencil. Unknown artist.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 3 pages. Memorandum of an agreement made for enclosure and gateway at New Tomb--it is headed by a sketch with dimensions for the wall and entranceway and contains specifications of materials to be used and method of construction and cost. Autograph document, in hand of Lewis, laminated, [no name inserted in contract]. [Yeaton contracted to build wall and entrance way for $600. See letter of Yeaton to L. Lewis, April 4, 1835].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 3 pages. Report of the Virginia legislature on the C and O Canal Co. loan. Covers three points: (1) how loan of last session was spent; (2) the erroneous estimates for completion of Canal to Cumberland; (3) the expenditures for internal improvements. Date on original catalog card appears c. 1835.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mrs. Washington asks for clarification of the letter just received in which the sum of $3,930 was mentioned as having been received from Mr. Street. It is her understanding that half that sum ($1,965) is rightfully hers and her daughters. She encloses a draft for that amount payable to her uncle Samuel H. Smith. A blank draft is also enclosed in case the sum is less than the amount of the draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStock certificate. 21 shares of capital stock for George C. W-n and signed by him as president of the Co. Embossed seal and engraving of a section of the Canal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Defense of the action of the B. of Directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Co. in hiring James McCulloch as advisor on internal improvements, he was not hired to lobby for passage of a bill appropriating $2 million to the Canal Co. ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Claymont.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Cambridge. Dr. Sprague of Albany secured permission from Judge [Bushrod] Washington to take certain autographs and substitute a copy--this done before papers were sold to Congress--doesn't wish it to be thought that he himself took liberties with mss. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. He has filled his part of the contract to sell G.W.'s papers to govt.--has delivered all public papers in his possession to State Dept.--Mr. Sparks overdue in turning over papers to him--he had thought Sparks contract with Bush. W-n over because of long time he had papers--lists mss. and volumes turned over to Archives.  Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, draft, endorsed \"To the Hon. John Forsyth Secy. of State, Oct. 11th 1836,\" watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Expressing concern to his father that he has not heard from him as he expected. Urging him to move to winter quarters. Report on the harvest of his corn crop. Report of the death of a Negro (Randal) due to ill-treatment by \"that infurnal Overseer of Dogles.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn unpublished play, produced in New York on September 30, 1839 for one night only.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Mount Vernon. Jane writes to her son that she is at Mount Vernon settling accounts. She discusses family news and difficulties with postage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Baltimore. Describes the costumes at a fancy dress ball at Mr. Cohens in Baltimore ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Integral cover, seal (broken).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains a dimensional drawing of a coffin for a letterhead, describing water damage to the burial vault at Mount Vernon, including damage to the coffin of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Gives him a forwarding address in Baltimore . Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Buchanan.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 pages. Georgetown. Forwarding the desired documents and the Congressional Directory for 1836. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Mount Vernon. To John Augustine Washington III? Discusses the harvest. Says she is being viewed as one of the curiousities of the place by the visitors.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Kanawa Salines, Virginia, to Berryville, Clark County. Answers a letter Lewis addressed to his deceased father about a delay in the sale of some property in Kanawa. Assures Lewis of the integrity of the prospective buyer William Tompkins. Integral cover postal stamp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New Orleans to Audley. Last page of letter written by MEA Conrad to Lewis. She (Eleanor) has added her own note. Family letter. Integral cover, postmark and seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Philadelphia. In regards to work done on the sarcophagus of Washington. Includes a measured watercolor drawing of the bas-relief sculpture on top of the sarcophagus.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter written by a sixteen-year-old John Augustine Washington III in Alexandria, Virginia to his mother Jane C. Washington at Blakeley plantation near Charlestown, West Virginia. The address on the back page of the letter notes that the letter was delivered by Jim Mitchell (\"Jim Mitchum\") with a note from John Augustine that says \"I let Jim have $1.00 for his expenses.\" Jim Mitchell, who was later employed by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, was enslaved by the Washington family at the time.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJohn Augustine tells his mother \"Mr. Skidmore finished his work at Mount Vernon yesterday, but I have not seen him yet so that I cant say what has been done\" and also notes \"On Saturday I went to Georgetown, Cousin and his family were not at home so that I could not get the pictures.\" He reports that West Ford has taken the cloth that arrived for Jane from Dumfries down to Mount Vernon and discuses butter sales, corn production, hogs, and resuming his studies. He also asks Jane if the servants are \"conducting themselves well\" and is worried they will give her \"a good deal of trouble coming in with their complaints.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter initialed. Janes writes that she is sending down \"four large shoulder of Bacon\" to Mount Vernon, along with two enslaved men, Willoughby and Gabriel, who she hopes will be \"faithful and useful.\" She writes, \"have them comfortably fixed my dear son treat them kindly, and I trust they will both prove valuable servants. Gabriel will require a strict tho kind discipline. Sarah or Milly must wast and mend for them.\" Jane also writes that she has had a letter from West Ford asking for the money she owes him. She instructs John Augustine to pay her pew fee and then pay Ford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests George C. to be his security in Md. in the institution of a suit as an executor of Mr. Payne's estate ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt A.D.S. 1 page. For $1.50, for 4 quarters continuance at rules and 2 continuances on court docket 50 against Lee. Small fragment, partly printed, endorsed \"Washington Bushrod to Est.,\" and \"Fairfax.\" Signed by J. J. Chew.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. For hauling sarcophagus to Mt. Vernon, pd hire of hack for Struthers and workmen to Mt. V. to put up ditto, clothing for Gabriel, \"ditto for 1839 to 9th June when he died deduct his meal 7 bushels from his usual allowance to him for the half year\", for coffin and digging grave, etc., with amounts given. Fragment. See reverse of letter to Lewis from M. Snyder, dated Dec. 31, 1838, asking for taxes due on house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnsigned articles of agreement between Rice Levi, John A. Washington, and Jane C. Washington for Rice Levi to \"undertake the management and cultivation of the ... Washington's himself and farm at Mount Vernon\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Lewis was in La. Cash describes the mule he inspected at Mt. Airy, but did not think him worth $75. Is still looking for a suitable animal. Needs thread to mend harness. Corn (wheat) looks good, have 205 bushels. Mr. Howard charges 75c per day and wishes to receive the balance as soon as possible.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. Sends small extract of Appendix--has been unwell--must write a letter a day \"all on one subject\" [G.W.]--goes to Alexa. to celebrate \"The 68th Anniversary it has been my good fortune to witness the celebration of ...\"--then comes the Coronation and \"What next.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1838 ?] Feb. 22. Autograph letter signed, docketed at bottom \"Letter written by George Washington Parke Custis presented by C.F. Gunther Chicago\", laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Washington, D.C. to Leesburg. Regarding the estate of Nathaniel Hinkle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWill. D. 2 pages. G.W. Bassett appointed executor--leaves all property to nephew G.W. Bassett, who is required to pay annually [300] dollars per year to Bassett Claiborne, \"under the fear that the said Claiborne is not very careful.\"--all debts to be paid--codicil of Feb. 20, 1840 emancipates his \"servant,\" Pleasant. Document, copy by J.D. Christian, county clerk, laminated. Proved in New Kent Court, Mar. 11, 1841, no subscribing witnesses to will, so handwriting and signature sworn to by Morris H. Tench and James Stamper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Hoping that he will visit them at Bayou Goula. News of her children. She is anxious for news of the Lorenzo Lewis family. Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. P. Butler.\" Integral cover, wax seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Department of State to Georgetown. After examining Washington papers delivered to Dept. of State as per contract, finds a number of documents included in agreement are missing, and copies substituted for many others--a list of these is enclosed--\"You will be so obliging as to have the missing volumes and documents supplied without delay, and also to procure the return of the original letters for which copies have in some instances been substituted.\" [Attached is a list of 2 pp and description of missing papers. There are pencil notations, probably by G.C.W., indicating if papers are considered private or whether they are lost]. Autograph letter signed, docketed, \"correspondence in relation to the Washington papers\", separate cover, postmarked \"Washington City D.C. May 12,\" franked by Forsyth, red seal, watermarks. Attached is a list of 2 pp and description of missing papers. There are pencil notations, probably by G.C.W., indicating if papers are considered private or whether they are lost.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy, 2 pages. Copy inclosed with letter of Dec. 15,1838, Forsyth to G.C. Washington; see also original of same letter with enclosure. Letter, docketed, watermark (H and O).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia to near Berryville, Virginia. Delayed in Phila. while sister puts her children in school--Mrs. Coxe purchasing materials for embroidery [for Angela]--leave for N. York tomorrow and then to Audley--family news--love to [Oliver?]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Philada, Pa. Sep. 22.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"[Chas.?] M. Conrad.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Audley to Woodlawn. Sends receipts to be given to [Parke] and Butler--he will pay Dr.'s bill for [Charley Conrad]--instructions for paying bills--Butler gave him $40. when he left New Orleans. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (JM), directed by \"Mrs. Lewis.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1838?] Oct. 10.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Mount Vernon to the University of Virginia. Jane writes to her son about work taking place at Mount Vernon, where she has spent almost all of $800 she brought down with her. She reports that Skidmore has \"finished the large room which is now to be plastered and painted.\" Mr. Ball has nearly finished the stables, and West Ford is still engaged with the enclosures. She writes of Mount Vernon , \"The dear old place will be more comfortable and decent in appearance, than we have known in years - but it draws deeply on a limited income to make it so.\" She also includes information on  other enslaved peoples, Sambo, Levi and Gabriel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Audley to Woodlawn. News of autumn wheat crop and cattle at Audley. The weather is unusually sever that the farmer may be injured. Wants his father and mother to live full time at Audley. Wants to discuss the possible rental of Woodlawn with them before they make a decision.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. To Woodlawn. The books ordered by Lewis can not be supplied. Includes: Sparks, Life of Washington, The Cultivator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eL.S. 1 page. Department of State. No answer being received to his letter of May 12, he sends a copy and requests answer. Letter signed, docketed, watermark. [See copy of letter, John Forsyth to Geo. C. Washington, May 12, 1838].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 6 pages. Georgetown. Apologies for delay in writing--has complied with terms of agreement regarding Washington papers--Judge W. gave away some autographs and substituted copies on unimportant letters--has retained letters of private character--refers McLane's letter of Dec. 10, 1833, to him, asking his terms for sale of letters, and his reply of Jan. 3, 1834 [see letter in question], agreeing to turn over all except private papers, or those whose publication would be improper at the time--refers to Forsyth's list of missing papers [see under letter of May 12 1838] and states which ones he regards as private and thus not included in the contract, and which are missing--refers to [Jared] Sparks' letter of [Sept. 20, 1836] which he encloses--knows of no letters being removed from bound volumes other than those accounted for by Mr. Sparks, except for corresp. between Genl. Washington and John Nicholas in relation to a letter addressed to G.W. over signature of Wm. Langhorne [see letter, Aug. 20, 1798 Bushrod W-n to G.W.; also letter of G.W. to Bush. W-n in Writings, XXXVI, 408-409, dated Aug. 12, 1798 ,] \"as this correspondence deeply implicates the conduct of a distinguised individual of that day.\"--however, he will send the letters and he [Forsyth] may decide whether to keep or return them--despite fact Sparks published many of private papers, doesn't feel this makes him liable to part with them under contract--feels govt. paid very little of their value anyway, and has been more than compensated by evidence on fraudulent claims which papers revealed. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed \"Letter to the Hon. J. Forsyth Dec. 24, 1838 in reply to his letters dated May 12th 1838 and Dec. 15th 1838.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. For $1.00 for 4 quarters continuance at rules against Lee. Signed by J.J. Chew. Fragment, partly printed, endorsed \"Washington Bushrod and c. 1.00 Frx.\" [See 2 other similar receipts dated 1837 and 1839].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Woodlawn. Forwards receipt for freight of Joe, a slave -- \"do not put yourself to much trouble with the fellow, if you cannot sell him readily send him to your plantation and make him work, your Overseer may teach him better manners, he has never had the lash upon his back yet, perhaps a few will do him good, if it should become necessary.\" -- ask Butler to enquire of his House what ship carried his [L.L.'s] cow pease -- has heard nothing of them -- \"I observe by a paper Angela sent me your [sic] are taking an active part in the Legislature of your State -- Should anything very interesting occur tell Angela to send me the paper leaving one and end open for the Postmaster to see the contents, they are very particular, the one sent was torne open, and received in rather [dirty?] condition.\" Autograph letter signed, written on reverse of cover directed to L. Lewis, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawr. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S.  1 page. Woodlawn to Alexandria. Enclosed letter will tell him of wishes of Rev. Edward C. Mc Guire--brother charged with pair of pistols at private sale [of G.W.'s estate]--place am't. due for them, $30., to his own acct.--wants to clear up unfinished business--\"my health warns me to be quick in my movement.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed \"mentions purchase of Gen Washington's Pistols purchased at the private sale,\" cover is covered with figures, laminated, dove of peace. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawr. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Walker to rent for one year Washington's farm called Johnson Spring [Fairfax County] [This was probably part of G.W.'s original River Farm, Wellington or an adjoining tract]--to pay one third of crops. Document, in hand of and signed by Charles A. Washington [?] endorsed \"Contract - Washington and Walker,\" laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Hannah writes of family news about Thornton Washington and Harriette Meade (cousin), as well as the marriage \"of Madaronia Todd to Mr. Quinn… from Kentucky.\" She describes \"violent colds and sore throats… some of the black people are sick – poor little Lucy died on Thursday night of a congestive fever…\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S 1 page. Alexandria to Woodlawn. Respecting work to be done on the vault [New Tomb] at Mount Vernon--Mr. Ball is fishing--can get Mr. Phillips--experience with hydraulic cement and proper proportion of lime and sand. Autograph letter signed, [probably written and signed by someone else] integral cover, torn, docketed by L.L., laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Skidmore.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon to University of Virginia. Jane writes her son on his 18th birthday. She tells him family events that have occurred. Informs him of the death of his neice Louisa. \"The work here (Mt. Vernon) is much behind hand and crops the very little that can be seen, looks miserably. I shall endeavour to have the oyster shells hauled from the Shore as soon as they finish planting Corn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Respecting the cost of materials for the stone sill and gate at vault [New Tomb]--price not given--brick work and carpenters work, prices given. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by L.L. \"Respecting Cost of work to vault at Mt. Vernon.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Examined wall and vault again and sketched design he thinks most appropriate--describes designed he intends--cannot give estamate of cost yet--screen of ornamental iron as sketched $50-$60. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Respecting vault at Mount Vernon,\" part of cover torn off. On reverse are sketches of iron gates and vaults.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Concerning repair of the New Tomb, including the arch. Mentions a carpenter named Skidmore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria to Woodlawn. Business takes him to Washington--may go to Baltimore until Wed.--will meet him Thursday at Mount Vernon [concerns work on New Tomb]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by L. L., directed \"Pr Sam,\"  laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Alexandria to Woodlawn. No bricks to be had [for work on New Tomb]--the New Court House and New Meeting House have taken them all--in two weeks may be plenty--can get them in Washington and have them sent down with the lime in boats that run wood--Mrs. [Jane] Washington's project, unless it is done before the abutments are raised, hopes it will be suspended as it will be dangerous after the arch is finished--wants $100 to pay workmen etc.--his own salary--will save money by ordering lime from N. Y. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed \"Pr. Sam,\" watermark (R. Amies). Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Caledon to University of Virginia. John's aunt writes to him about boat transportation from Fredericksburg to Mount Vernon. \"Steam boats go up three times in the week and stop at Boyd's Hole Saturday and Sunday and Tuesdays, one of the Boasts the Phoenix will board you I rather think at M. Vernon.\" She tells him of the news she has learned by riding through the neighborhood. Stampless address leaf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria to Woodlawn. About bricks for the new tomb--Mr. Brockett's kiln [in Alexa.]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark (R. Amies). Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 17 pages. \"A Visit to Mount Vernon\" by L. Osgood. Autograph document, put together in book form, subheading \"Mt. Vernon in 1839 by a Native of this Country,\" dated at Washington, D.C. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"I am under the disagreeable necessity of saying I was never more disappointed in my life, than on this visit. The home of Washington in life His resting place in death, the most hallowed spot in America's soul and a place visited yearly by thousands should be suffered to moulder and decay apparently with its once illustrious possessor.\"--piazza supported by 2 \"natural colemns from the forest\"--engraving of Bastille hanging directly above key--rooms downstairs, including mantle \"presented to him by Lafayette [Vaughan]\"--greenhouse burned 4 yrs. ago, but part of blackened walls standing--most of plants, shrubbery etc. destroyed in fire--took lemon from a tree planted by G.W.--outbuildings all of brick and very delapidated--many abandoned--only a small part of garden cultivated, along walks and the strawberry beds, rest in weeds--\"The old gardner seemed very proud of once belonging to Washington and took more interest in talking of his former gardening than exhibiting the present as well he might.\"--ate some cherries there--gave servant quarter for lemon and cherries--saw splendid portrait of Mrs. [John A.] Washington and \"one son and two daughters\" [actually 2 sons, 1 daughter and nephew]--by [John Gadsby] Chapman--tomb delapiated too--\"The two sarcophaguses are placed in wooden boxes or pens placed without the vault in the enclosed yard the vault is very damp, and a kind of acid is produced by water leaking through the bricks and mortar is so powerful as to rot mahogany boards in three years and two Gentlemen from Philadelphia [Wm.] Strickland an Architect and the gentleman that manufactured the Sarcophagus of Washington when they took it to Mt Vernon and discovered the state of the vault they said the acid would dissolve the marble in seven years and in consequence of this unfortunate circumstance the sarcophagus are cooped in the open yard and hid from the eye of the Visitor.\"--Lewis [Wm.] Washington [son of Geo. C. W-n], who has a farm 4 mi. from Mt. Vernon has his own servants prepairing for the masons who will put new arch to vault laid in hydraulic cement--wall enclosing vault badly done, crumbling already.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. To Woodlawn. Announcing his agreement with Mr. [Joseph] Dudley, the bricklayer [for work on new tomb]--requirement for workmen, lime, nails, planking etc.--need for money to pay the workmen Saturday night--must he buy supplies from Mr. Smoot, or can he get them where most suitable? Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Lewis \"Yeaton stating the terms on which Dudley is employ'd; also \"4 1/2 day working on new wall the balance of the time of 2 weeks in painting,\" and cover is filled with figuring. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Alexandria to Woodlawn. Lawrence has selected Mr. Hoop his cashier to pay--Y. will now select material--fears Smoot has no Carolina yellow heart pine needed for the ribs of the arch [for the new tomb]--cement from Smoot--workmen will want a room in one of the out houses--details about work--will see Thos. W. Smith about having screen [fancy iron gate for new tomb]--air-slacked lime. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, on cover is notation \"Judge Washington died 26 [ ] 29 aged 71 years [ ]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount. A.D. Fragment. Rough notes for about two weeks work by Bricklayers on the new tomb--price of labor, cart and food for laborers given. Autograph document, in hand of L. L., fragment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S 3 pages. To Audley. Reports a visit by Augustine Washington, clearing up a mix-up by revealing that Mr. Washington had failed to mail an earlier letter he had taken from Lawrence Lewis to Lorenzo, for Mrs. Lewis had found the letter several days later on the mantel at Mount Vernon. Also advice about the sale and purchase of horses.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement. A.D.S. 1 page. Agreement with [Joseph] Dudley for L. Lewis for work at Mt. Vernon, with rates for him, his assistant and two laborers. Autograph document signed, in Yeaton's hand, docketed by W.Y. \"for Mr. Dudley.\" For brickwork on New Tomb.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Barclay writes of his friendship with Bushrod Washington and visiting Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Washington, D.C. Concerning his claim and affidavit with the Hinkle estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTabb writes about various illnesses, the Whig Convention in Richmond, and a $50 note.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Care of Lorenzo Lewis, Berryville. Writes at E.P.L.'s request to give particulars of [Angela's] illness and death--during her sickness, she talked little and disliked anyone else talking, even a whisper annoyed her--seemed not to consider that she was dying, so made no wishes and left no messages--E.P.L. must not blame herself for not coming in the spring--Angela understood that her father couldn't come and had said she would go to him the next Summer--Angela's children--Mrs. Butler [Parke] had a little boy who lived only a few days. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, redirected to \"Arlington House near Alexandria, District of Columbia,\" laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Hannah Jane.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. New Orleans, care of Lorenzo Lewis, Berryville. She may have set out on journey southward but Lorenzo will open letter--has been to Baton Rouge [where the children are]--while there, received letter from Major B[utler] telling of [Parke's] baby son who lived only 3 days--could not bring himself to break up housekeeping and sell his furniture, but cannot bear to go back to the once happy home, so he will live with [brother] Frank and [wife] Hannah Jane--trying to absorb himself in his work--glad [Lawrence Lewis] is doing well. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, forwarded to \"Arlington House near Alexandria, District of Columbia,\" postmarked [ ] Nov. 9,\" laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. M. Conrad.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Blakely to Mount Vernon. Inquires about family and business at Mount Vernon. \"Mr. Skidmore has I suppose been down and repaired the Pillars and Colonades.\" Reminds him to collect rent from tenants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. Appoints Lorenzo Lewis of Audley, Clark County [now Frederick County, Va.] as attorney to act for her in her dower rights as widow of Lawrence Lewis. Autograph document signed, witnessed by Mary Custis Lee, proved before George W. P. Custis as one of the U. S. Justices for Cty of Alexandria, District of Columbia, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt. Fragment. 1.00 for four quarter continuance at rules against Lee. Signed by J.J. Chew. Fragment, partly printed, endorsed \"Washington B 1.00 Fairfax.\" See 2 other similar receipts dated 1837 and 1838.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInauguration account. Letter to the editor regarding George Washington's first inauguration. This letter was addressed to Col. William L. Stone, editor of the New York Commercial Advertiser. It offers an eye-witness account of George Washington's arrival in New York City for his first inauguration as president, written to correct an earlier published reminiscence by a Mr. Denini entitled 'Half Century Reminiscence' that appeared in the Commercial Advertiser. Whether this letter was also published is not yet determined.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. GWPC is trying to get Congress to take one of his paintings. Also is pursuing some action in favor of a widow. Mentions work on his memoirs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Audley. His sad business [death of father] has kept him from writing--uneasy at not hearing from his mother [E.P. Lewis, then in La. with Charles Conrad]--hopes Charles can come to Va. in summer with [E.P.L.] because hot weather in N.O. very bad on [E.P.L.]--sends copy of [Lawrence Lewis's] will--his mother's share in Audley is 1/3, so he will pay her $1000 per year for her part--wants Conrad to pay her $250 quarterly and draw on him at 30 days or sight on Washington or Baltimore bank--bonds of Valery Hebert which Butler holds in trust, are to go under will to Conrad--Charles's namesake [Charles Conrad Lewis].  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Winchester Va. Apr. 3,\" laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Washington, D.C. to Mount Vernon. Taliaferro writes to Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington introducing her to a young gentleman from Connecticut who would like to visit Mount Vernon out of \"reverence\" for George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon to Georgetown. Death of Aunt Blackburn detained her at Blakeley--engaged in having the remains of \"our rever'd Uncle and Aunt [Bushrod and Anne Blackburn W-n] my beloved Husband [John A.] and dear Sister Mary Herbert inter'd in the Vault.\"--shocked at bad condition of some of coffins in vault--Cousin Lorenzo Lewis \"had his ... Father laid in a grave immediately within the door-Crosswise\"--details of grave she planned--West Ford prepared a coffin for G.C.W.'s nearest relatives--also had one made for Mr. Herbert and children but not room for them--only for one more and she wishes to be buried at feet of husband, uncle, aunt and sister--does not desire favors from government--\"we are unwilling to sell our inheritance ... yet as the Nation already shares it with us, sense of justice points out necessity of an appropriation ... to enable us to keep up the improvements and meet the expences we are daily subjected to by the publick.\"--\"endless intrusions and sacrifice of every thing like private right and domestic privacy ... arises frequently from a sincere ... desire of honouring the memory of Genl. Washington; 'Tis a feeling calculated to inspire and strenghthen virtuous and patriotic principles, and cement more firmly the ties that bind us together as a Nation. We have done, and shall continue to do all we can to keep the place from intire decay - it is yearly becoming more expensive and difficulty to do so; the buildings all ought to be thoroughly repaired, or they must in a few years go down - when that occurs-if unable to do better, I trust the family will erect a \"Log Cabin,\" and still let the place descend to the name and family of Washington ...\"--son [John] Augustine in Jefferson--her daughter and niece Mrs. Thos. Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, black seal (blurred), docketed by G.C.W., postmarked \"Alexandria May [?].\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. University of Virginia.  Acknowledgement of receipt of a draft of $300 from L.L., and thanking him for his letter of introduction of Dr. Coxe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia. Announcing that they are finally happily settled in a new home, except for a few complaints of city life: \"Above all, I want the invigorating exercise of horseback, this walking on hard pavements, in tight cloaths, is anything but recreation to me, a square or two and I am sick of it.\" Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Turner.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Personal letter, family news, business, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington House to Audley. Custis proposes to borrow $1000 from the estate of General Washington. \"I am wretchedly poor at present.\" Shows how the money in the estate is very loosely handled. John Mason's property at High Point just sold for $46,000. Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. Custis\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Tax receipt, Sheriff of Frederick County, Virginia. Receipt for $38.44 for land tax, slaves, horses, levies. Document, partly printed, signed by d[eputy] s[heriff] W.D. Gilkeson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChampagne label from the Beall/Washington wedding. Label reads \"Mount Vernon Brand. Sillery mousseux premier Qualite. Imported by Ed Simms.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Eltham to Bruce Town. Informs him of death of their uncle [Burwell Bassett, Jr.] on Feb. 26--his last hours--he would have been 77 the 15th of this month--would have no doctor and no minister--wife very ill--informs G.F.W. that his uncle left a will and he [G.W.B.] is sole heir [see will dated Mar. 13, 1838]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Buchamsville Va March 7th,\" laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. W. Bassett.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Jane writes about John Augustine's studies and mentions that some of the family attended the inauguration of William Henry Harrison, where they were kindly received and \"surprised and charmed with the grace and agreeableness of young Mrs. Harrison.\" She writes that the city was \"swarmed with office seekers.\" She also writes that she received a \"woful letter\" from West Ford about the lack of long forage at Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. An explanation of his part as an intermediary in a payment transaction with Mr. Herbert, with Mr. Conrad's consent. Request for an aquittance. Discussion of the possibility of a war with England. Report of a hard winter on his Plantation, and the price of sugar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Washington, D.C. to Audley. Discussion of Mr. John Woodside, a young man with intentions of becoming a farmer; proposal that L. L. take him under his care. Integral cover.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. B. Page\". It is possible this is the Philadelphia doctor \"Page, William Byrd, 1817-1877\" but further research will need to verify that.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. As landlord to Mary Ellis, \"alias Mary Mortimer, I directed Mr. James Scott, Overseer of the Poor, to use the sale of the effects of said Mary, after her decease, and to devote the proceeds of the sale (as far as $48, being the rents due me)\" to the benefit of her orphaned children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Louisville. Discussion of arrangements for quarters on board the steam boat, \"Caddo.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from John Augustine Washington III to his mother mentioning his poor health, West Ford, an enslaved woman named Betty, and the state of affairs at Mount Vernon. A note to \"Dearest Mother\" is added on at the end of the letter by John Augustine's sister, Anna Maria Alexander.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown to Audley. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. W. ? Peter. Integral cover, wax seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. John Augustine writes to his mother about ways of making more money at Mount Vernon, including erecting a tavern at the Gum Spring and allowing a steamboat company to run a ship to Mount Vernon for a fee. This will \"avoid the inconvenience of a number of hacks, and having persons tampering with the servants.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Mount Vernon to Charlestown. John Augustine writes to his mother about Gabriel Johnson, an enslaved man who has run away. He suspects Gabriel has gone to Jefferson County, where Jane is. Autograph letter signed with integral address panel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. to Mount Vernon.  Jane writes in response to Augustine's letter dated March 7, 1842 that Gabriel Johnson, the enslaved man who ran away from Mount Vernon, has arrived at Jane's plantation. Jane writes, \"Please come up without delay.\" Autograph letter signed with integral address panel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Nashville. Washington informs Webster that R.J. Meigs, District Attorney of the United States for the Middle Tennessee district, has tendered his resignation and Washington requests that Webster, Secretary of State under John Tyler at this time, refuse it. Washington explains Meigs' motives and adds that Meigs resigned \"... in a momentary fit of spleen; ...\". Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia to Audley. Congratulations on \"`Conrad's' election to the Senate,\" but expressing a general feeling of disgust with the current political situation. Urging L.L. to make arrangements for a visit to Philadelphia. Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Turner.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Brown's Hotel, Washington, D.C. to Mount Vernon. Bushrod describes the slow work in the Dismal Swamp to his nephew. He also comments on the Wise and Stanley affair. Tells about the sale of lumber. \"6\" rate, stampless cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Washington, D.C. Discusses his requirements for a horse to purchase. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. P. Lee.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Looking forward to a visit from L. L. in Philadelphia, though wishing that he could go South instead to Woodlawn to escape the confines of the city. Report on the difficulties John Coxe is facing in the Senate and in the services. Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Turner.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWest Ford, a former slave of the Washington family who was later freed and employed as overseer of Mount Vernon, writes to John Augustine Washington III, present owner of Mount Vernon, who is away at Blakeley, regarding wool, barrels of fruit, sweet potatoes, flock of sheep, sale of wheat, and weather. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eT.B. Washington writes to Rice Levi regarding Mr. Levi managing the farming transactions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Private papers of Judge [Bushrod] Washington were not left to him, but probably are in possession of Mrs. Jane Washington--Genl. Washington's papers devised to him by Judge Washington. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George C. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for county tax on $1350 at $.15 on the dollar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. G.F.W. neglected to answer his inquiries in last letter--desires to know exact location of their land in Ohio on Scioto River--search his papers for any reference to the land--title supposed to be derived from his grandfather Geo. A. Washington--G.F.W. should give him power of attorney so he can do something about their land if he finds it--his Kentucky land--low price of cotton--\"This country is almost universally bankrupt.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. A. Thornton.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Woodville Feb. 3.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington House to Alexandria. He has a full settlement of accts. for articles purchased at sale of G.W.'s effects, all in Judge Washington's handwriting--asks Moore to check his accts. and find how he got debited for large amounts--desires complete settlement of estate. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia to Audley. Letter comes with a copy of the will of Sarah Coxe, Esther's mother. Her father is writing her to explain the bequest she is to receive. Integral cover, postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Thanking him for his kindness for taking into his care his young nephew Edward Butler, and discussing the arrangements. Expressing the need to get Edward out of the state of Louisiana:\"the less he sees of this state: its manner and its morals, the better for himself.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. P. Butler.\" Integral cover, wax seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Philadelphia to Audley. He is eager to see L. L. again, admonishing him for not writing. He is much dismayed at the \"moral and physical deteterioration of this fallen world,\" and his greatest comfort is his children, Angela \"as Bad as she can be she is sweet,\" and Phil \"so lovely a fellow he does nothing but laugh.\" He recently attended the funeral of L. L.'s sister from Baltimore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Baltimore. Lloyd sends J.A.W. information and rates of the Baltimore Life Insurance Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Washington City. Letter and a copy. Requests that Jackson consider returning the \"circular chair\" previously owned by Washington to his family so that his son might take possession. Explains history of the chair given to Dr. Craik, then eventually to his family who gave it to Jackson. Now Mr. Coyle would like it back for his family. Says if Jackson had other plans for the chair, to consider his request withdrawn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph signed note, 1 page. A note that permits Bushrod's slave, Letty Williams, to travel from Jefferson County to Mount Vernon, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C. to visit her relatives for \"the Space of four weeks.\" She is the wife of a free man named Soloman Williams. Bushrod Corbin Washington was George Washington's grand-nephew.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Sparks writes to Jane, \"My Dear Madam, I am about to publish a series of American Biographies, and I should be glad to include in it a Life of Lawrence Washington, if the materials exist for writing such a Life. Have not his papers been preserved at Mount Vernon?...\" A note on the address panel indicates this letter was forwarded to John Augustine Washington III to respond to.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Leesburg to Mount Vernon. Harrison writes about Washington hiring Joseph McFarland as overseer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA letter signed BWH, possibly from Bushrod Washington Herbert, to his cousin John Augustine Washington III. In the letter, BWH asks what Remington is going to do with Muddy Hole Farm. If Remington sells, BWH thinks John Augustine should rent it to West Ford \"as before.\" Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Asks her kindness in receiving \"these interesting ladies and their accompanying gentlemen\" at Mt. Vernon. Name on original manuscript appears as \"D. P. Madison.\" Autograph letter signed, embossed mark in upper left hand corner (crown).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Chantilly to Audley. Concerning the payment to Mr. Hammond for Bonds held by L. L.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Brief account of the wedding festivities for Dr. John Prosser Tabb of Gloucester and Miss Rebecca Lloyd of Alexandria ... requests his father to send the barrouche for the return to Gloucester party will be coming with him ... visited George W.P. Custis at Arlington ... now with Mr. Augustine Washington at Mount Vernon ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. War Department, Office of Indian Affairs. Informing him of his appointment as Cherokee Commissioner ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. From the War Department. Notification that his salary as Cherokee Commissioner begins from the date of the commission. . . . .\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Cambridge to Mount Vernon. Letter from historian and George Washington biographer Jared Sparks to John Augustine Washington III proposing he write a life of Lawrence Washington. Sparks writes \"I was already acquainted with the principal incidents in the life of Lawrence Washington, and although the papers would not seem to furnish materials for a biography of much extent, yet I think a Life of moderate length might be written, which would be interesting and fill a proper space in the 'Library of American Biography.' If you will forward me the papers, I will do the best that I can with them.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSparks says George Washington's papers were sent to him in \"one of the packets sailing from Alexandria to Boston.\" He directs that the papers be put in a box and be addressed to him, care of Little and Brown, Booksellers, Boston. Sparks specifies that John Augustine should put all the papers into the box without removing any, because even seemingly unimportant documents are of use to the historian. Sparks promises to return all the papers in the same condition in which they were received.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSparks requests John Augustine to send him the portrait of Lawrence Washington from Mount Vernon so that an engraving can be made for the book. As assurance that the portrait will be returned safely, Sparks mentions how Mr. Custis sent the portrait of Martha Washington from Arlington that now appears in one of the volumes of Washington's Writings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter intialed with integral address panel. Jane writes about the baptism of John Augustine's daughter Louisa and other family news, including the sale of Selby by Hannah Lee Washington and the marriage of her son Richard to his cousin Christian Maria. She also writes about crops and finding a good overseer. She adds, \"I am very sorry you cannot commence the repairs at [Mount Vernon] this autumn. The buildings are getting in ruinous condition.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMount Vernon to Blakely. West Ford reports on illnesses at Mount Vernon: \"i am very sorry to say to you that we have had a great deal of sickness Jessie Clark was take the 3 day of the month he was as crazy as he could be he did not know any person i had to send for doctor Powel.\" He also mentions that Jim Mitchell has been \"laid up\" and that July and Hannah, though \"not yet confined,\" have been scarcely able to work. Andrew is also still sick. Ford also reports that he has begun breaking up and clearing land but has not been able to \"break more than acre.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eR. D. Coverte writes from Brooklyn following a visit to Mount Vernon in which he got the impression that John Augustine did not want to become a planter. Coverte inquires if he can rent Mount Vernon and 500 surrounding acres for a fair price.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Northrup, a Philadelphia real estate agent, offers to help Washington find a purchaser for Mount Vernon, understanding that \"you wish to dispose of the property you now occupy. . .\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 1/4 pages. Copy. Mount Vernon. John gives his cousin calculations on the future value of her servants. He advises her not to sell them now. 1st page has cover embossing W. H. Harrison log cabin - 1840.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRetained copy of letter written by John Augustine Washington III to Fairfax County magistrate and landowner Dennis Johnston. In the letter, John Augustine states that based on a conversation with West Ford he believes Johnston is misinformed about the terms of Johnston's contract for cutting, hauling, and cording wood on the Mount Vernon estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Leesburg. N. Herbert, a cousin of John Augustine, writes about Alfred, an enslaved man who escaped from Mount Vernon and voluntarily surrendered himself to the Loudon County Jail in Leesburg. Herbert writes that slave traders Joseph Bruin of Alexandria and William Bale of Exeter were inquiring about Alfred but recommends that Augustine keep him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, Richmond to Mount Vernon. Stampless cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Personal letter describing in part a visit to Mount Vernon and Washington, D.C. Mentions Gustavus Washington and the tombs of George and Martha Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Leesburg. Harrison declines buying an enslaved woman named Julia from Augustine, claiming \"she will not suit at all.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. John Augustine's overseer, Joseph McFarland, writes that he has had \"a great deal of difficulty\" with the enslaved worker Gabriel Johnson and has had to put Gabriel in Bruin's Slave Jail in Alexandria.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMcFarland describes a scene in which Gabriel was \"cursing \u0026amp; fighting\" against some horses, and then began cursing McFarland when McFarland took the horse whip away from Gabriel. McFarland writes, \"I put him with Mr. Bruen at 25 cts a day. Mr. Bruen thinks he would be mighty apt to run away. I did not flog him as Mr. Bruen persuaded me not for it would injure the sale of him.\" He then adds to Augustine, \"Times is very different to what they was when you was here.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter in the hand of Henry P. Hill, likely dictated by Gabriel Johnson from Bruin's Slave Jail in Alexandria. Gabriel tells his side of the story following an disagreement with Joseph McFarland, John Augustine's overseer at Mount Vernon. According to Gabriel, McFarland threatened to whip him, but Gabriel \"told him that he could not whip me as I did not think any person but my master out to do it or at least to authorize it.\" McFarland tied Gabriel up, but he escaped. When he was recaptured, he was brought to the jail.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGabriel writes, \"I want you if you please Sir to come down and see about the matter and hope that you will be satisfied that at best I am not the only one to blame. I love you and your family and hope that you will believe me that I have the utmost sort of feelings for you and would not by any means offend you if I could avoid it. I am very anxious to see you here and feel fully the painfull uncertainty of my situation.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Alexandria slave dealer Joseph Bruin of the firm Bruin and Hill to John Augustine Washington III regarding an enslaved man named Gabriel who escaped from Mount Vernon and is now being held at Bruin's Slave Jail. Bruin writes, \"I have to inform you of what I am willing to pay for your man now in my Jail we will give you $565 neat for him at this time if the prices should improve we are willing to pay what ever the prices may be but when you come down I am inclined to think we can trade if you wish to replace him you can inquire of others what he is worth to satisfy your self about his worth he is 5 feet 5 inches he's well formed but has some scars on his back also 2 scars from burns on his arms which are mear eye sore but dont disable him in the smallest degree. He's a very desirable negro - to those wishing to purchase. I have 2 or 3 more at this time that possibly will suit you they are young and likely and not sold for any fault.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBruin's Slave Jail was famously featured in Harriet Beecher Stowe's \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c/i\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Alexandria slave dealer Henry P. Hill of the firm Bruin and Hill writing to John Augustine Washington III about an enslaved man named Gabriel who has escaped from Mount Vernon and is being held at Bruin's Slave Jail. Hill writes, \"your man Gabriel by strict measurement is five feet five and a half inches... He is likely and a very good man of his stature and if you are offered more than we priced him at I think if you will excuse a stranger for the expression of his opinion in all candour, that you will certainly do well to take the offer.\" Hill says he is willing to arrange a sale or exchage with Washington, adding that there are only sixteen men at the jail at the time, but he expects \"Sir Bruin may send in or bring others when he comes.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 7 pages. Georgetown. Although he [Lawrence] refused a loan once, G.C.W. will apply for one again--also wants to discuss plans for G.W.'s private letters, books, and other relicks--cannot afford to deposit them in a safe place--\"little reliance can be placed on the liberal disposition of Congress\"--\"I desire them to confide them to the guardianship of some institution or association formed for the purpose, where they would be safely preserved from any casualty for all time to come.\"--could sell the relics to foreign country, but \"as an American and the nearest living relation of that great man, I could not reconcile it with duty to my country or a proper respect to his memory to transfer them to foreign hands.\"--\"From the high character of Boston for munificence and public spirit ... it has been suggested to me, that citizens of that place would in all liklihood form an association for the purpose, and take charge of these relicks, or deposit them in some public institution ...\"--deeply in debt--must get money or sell his farm--Green Hill in Montgomerie county--wants to borrow $5000 immediately, giving farm as security--also, a lien on the books, papers, etc.--should proposed disposition be made of these, loan of $5000 to be pd. immediately--will not offer family servants as security--if his plan for disposition of relicts can be done, they can arrange terms--he will name no price yet. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed, with an envelope addressed to G.C. Washington and docketed by him \"Correspondence with Abbot Lawrence Esq. in relation to the Washington papers and books,\" watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Accompanying letter to a money draft of $205, payable to Lorenzo, \"being Virginia's money is the money most in use in the South,\" Report on his ill health. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. Custis.\" Integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Georgetown. Re: agreement between John A. and Mr. Johnson for rent of Mt. Zephyr ... John A. Cannot be held responsible beyond the terms of the contract ... Integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePressed leaves and autograph note. \"This branch of arbor vita was given me by my darling little Lewis Conrad the day before he left Audley Oct. 20th, 1845, for New Orleans. May God grant to my precious Charley and Lewis a safe and pleasant journey to New Orleans, health, happiness and improvement there, and a safe and happy return to me next Spring - May God grant my fervent prayers for them for Christs sake - Amen.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. Green Hill of 800A., half in wood, 3 1/2 miles from Rockville, 9rm. house, large brick kitchen, barn, brick stable, sheds, corn house, poultry house, meat house, ice house, pigeon house, overseer's house, etc. lists livestock, servants ... values listed ... will take $12,000 for the property described ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. This contains the wording for a power of attorney which George C. is to copy and execute and return to Bushrod C .... by the power of attorney Geo. C. appoints Bushrod C. and Thomas B. W-n his attorneys and proxies at mtgs. of Dismal Swamp Land Co .... there follows a not of explanation re: the power of attorney ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Suffolk to Berryville. Robert R. Prentis, a lawyer in Suffolk, responds to a request by Lorenzo Lewis passed on to him from Bushrod Corbin Washington to obtain a decree for the sale of the interest for lands from the estate of George Washington lying in Nansemnond County and held by the firm of Washington Walker Co. Prentis advises Lewis that the land is of little value and that it would be better to sell the entire tract.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Leesburg to Mount Vernon. Harrison talks about turning an enslaved woman named Julia into a house servant and hiring out an enslaved man named Bob.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeesburg. Harrison writes to Augustine about Julia, an enslaved woman, who has taken \"French leave\" after Harrison struck her half a dozen times with his horse whip for disobedience. Harrison thinks Julia may have gone to Mount Vernon and asks Augustine to write if he has seen her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Hollin Hall. Mason discusses the retrocession of Alexandria from the District of Columbia to Fairfax County. Stampless address leaf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Bayou Goula to Frederick County, Virginia. Will try once more to come to terms regarding their business, before going to extreme measures--he is already yielding more than half his rights--dislike taking an honored relative to court--will he settle as he proposes or abide by decision of a court?--late brother [Churchill J. Thornton] owed him much at his death, and has title to their Ohio lands. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. A. Thornton.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover postmarked by hand \"Bayou Goula May 29th,\" laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Clay Mont to Georgetown. No final decree in case yet, but will be at next court--sends last payments--will collect balance after harvest and send--mentions cousin Mary [a note in pencil identifies her as Miss Mary Peter, sister of Mrs. G.C. Washington]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Chs. Town June 13.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Clay Mont to Georgetown. Encloses $100 note on Richmond Bank--directions for exchanging it--send receipt to him, as exect. of Judge Bush. W-n's estate--part payment of a decree in court against B.C. Washington and in favor of G.C.W., as administrator of Jane M. Washington, deceased. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"B.C. Washington $100.,\" postmarked \"Chs. Town Va., June 18.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington House to Berryville, VA. Lorenzo's desire to resign acting executorship of G.W.'s estate--persuades him not to give it up--he himself knows nothing of the estate, because Lawr. Lewis and Judge W. acted for all the executors--Lorenzo's duty to carry on in father's place, for estate settlement is near completion--to legalize proceedings, sign themselves \"L. Lewis and B[ushrod C.] Washington, acting Executors for G.W.P. Custis sole surviving Ext. of the Estate of General George Washington\"--print circular announcing decree of Supreme Ct. of U.S.--necessity of closing up case quickly. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Washington City, D.C., [23\"].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Arrived at [Audley] on Tuesday--Charles's children glad to see her--send their trunk--family and friends--his trip to New Port [for health]--Parke has bracelet plaited of Angela's hair--wants his, Charleys, and Lewis's to make suitable clasps in New York. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Jul. 24,\" redirected to care of \"J. Whitehead Esq. Merchants Exchange, New York,\" as per E.P.L.'s directions on cover, broken black seals.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Audley. Hopes he goes as far as Quebec for change of air and exercise--[Charles and Lewis Conrad]--Lorenzo returned from Lexington, where [G.W. Lewis] has been put in [V.M.I.]--Parke and children will arrive shortly--Charles and Lewis read to her--Brother Calvert gone to Capon Springs for health. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Aug. 3,\" watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Encloses letter to him--Parke and children arrived. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Aug. 8,\" broken black seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Washington, D.C. Informing him of the transfer of a bond to Mr. Lindsly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Asks him to inform Hammerly that the money toward his bond is due. He was supposed to make a payment weeks ago but Washington has not heard back from him. He would not be so rushed to receive payment except that he needs the money himself.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Audley. Lewis writes about his slaves and their values.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Baltimore. Personal letter. She has been sick before now and couldn't write. Updates of family, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Mason quotes one Dr. Marne who was complaining about his lack of funds and complains about the weather. He also talks about a bill before the legislature and the locals in Fairfax ganging up on him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod Corbin Washington writes to John Augustine Washington III, \"a statement by which to settle with the legatees of General George Washington\". Includes a list of names and heirs with \"quota to pay off debts\". Autograph document, 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Clay Mont to Georgetown. Sends check for $872.24, per decree in his favor in court, send receipt for this and $50 attorney fee sent by Mr. Greene to him [final settlement of Bush. Washington's estate, Bush. C. W-n, executor, in favor of G.C.W., adminis. of Jane M. Washington, dec.]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed in G.C.W.'s hand \"B.C. Washington June 21t. 1847 and T.C. Green's rect for $50 - atty fee - Legacy to Frances and Mary Washington recd. in full,\" postmarked \"Cha. Town Va June 23,\" sums computed on cover, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Bushrod Herbert writes to his cousin about business and family news. The address panel contains three weeks of diary notes by John Augustine in pencil. He notes on August 27 that he went to Audley, where Lorenzo Lewis was \"very ill and died after I left there.\" On September 2, his wife Nelly was attended to by a dentist named Dr. McCormick. On September 11, John Augustine notes that West Ford paid him \"105.00 for 60 cords of wood and 8.23 for fruit and vegetables and 3.50 from Smoot for Louisa's lamb.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Arlington to Newport, Rhode Island. Arrived from Chantilly by stage and hack--Charley [Conrad's] poor health and instructions for nursing him--Charley's 10th birthday today--sea air and bathing will benefit him in New Port. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Aug. 14,\" laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Audley to Newport, Rhode Island. Received letter telling of Charley's [Conrad] illness--Lorenzo ill with cough and pain in his head--Mrs. [E.P.] Lewis considering going up to New Port to nurse Charley--hopes Frank C[onrad], [Charles's brother] is better from sea air--Mr. [Henry] Clay to speak at New Port--Mrs. [Mary Custis] Lee here with 4 children--\"Mr. and Mrs. W[ashington ?] are delighted with the portico\" (?). Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. M. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Aug. 17,\" laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Audley to Newport, Rhode Island. Charley's illness--use of bella donna for the disease [scarlet fever]--arrived with Sissy and Caro [Isabella and Caroline Butler] to find [Lorenzo] ill--his ailments and treatments. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Aug. 23,\" laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. To Newport, Rhode Island. Announces Lorenzo's death--had 5 physicians--Mary [Custis] Lee his nurse and great comfort to him--\"This is the 4th child I have lost by congestian.\"--don't leave New Port too soon, because of Charley's health. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Winchester Va. Aug. 30,\" laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Audley to Washington, D.C. Beds and rooms prepared for their coming--urges him to leave Charley and Lewis [Conrad] with her this winter for their health--Esther to have an excellent tutor for the children--Bishop Meade in N. York procuring a tutor--stage from Winchester to Leesburg very small, agent refuses to use large one--Lewis [Conrad] injured his eyes by bad habit. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va., Oct. [ ],\" laminated, smeared black seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Washington copies out his wife's, Maria's, will (sister of Burr Harrison), and goes over several details of the will. His health is also declining since his wife's passing and he doesn't expect to live much longer. He plans on retaining four of his wife's slaves for the time he does have left.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington Parke Custis writes to John Augustine Washington III with concerns about finalizing the settlement of the estate of George Washington including the sale of land near the Dismal Swamp in Nansemond County. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages, with integral address label.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter written by Jane C. Washington from Blakeley near Charlestown, West Virginia at Christmas time to her son John Augustine Washington III at Mount Vernon. Jane worries over John's recent illness with \"chill fever\" and reminds him \"You now have an overseer, and it surely cannot be so necessary for you to go out at the dawn of day, and expose yourself to the inclemencies of weather in attending to farm business.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJane writes \"I am now quite alone, dear little John A. left me this morning; he is a happy cheerful fellow, and has been with me for some time. I have endeavoured to teach him, and think he has mad some progress both in reading and knitting, with which he is excedingly pleased declaring, he 'was never lonesome since he learned to knit,' the most monotonous and dullest of all employments.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSpeaking of the enslaved persons of Blakeley plantation, Jane says \"Christmas as you know always occasions considerable excitement, particularly with the poor Negroes, to whom it is a season of temporary freedom and feasting.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel, with note that the letter was carried by \"Mr. W's servant Edmund who is returning home from Jefferson Cty.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJane writes, \"I saw no white face on Christmas day.\" She describes giving out provisions and supplies to the enslaved population, a few of whom assembled to hear her read in the morning and at noon. \"They conducted themselves very soberly \u0026amp; orderly.\" Old Jenny thanked her for the \"fine dinner.\" Jane also describes her Christmas with family - skating, setting traps, reading, and eating cakes and apples.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour envelopes addressed to John Augustine Washington III, three to Mount Vernon, one to Alexandria; and one receipt for $2.24 postage to the Alexandria Post office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Washington. Brackenridge, a horticulturist, is writing to Downing, a landscape gardener and architect, regarding a proposal before Congress to turn Mount Vernon into a park: \"The one hundred and fifty-acres is purchased [for citizens of the United States], that is to be laid out as a Park, which is to contain a Botanic Garden and Arboretum...\" Around this time Brackenridge was in charge of the rare plants in the national Botanical Garden at the Capitol. Downing's 1841 book, Landscape gardening, is a classic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Baltimore. Personal letter with updates on family health, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. \"I have been authorized by Mr. Custis to settle and close the unfinished business of Gen. Washington's estate.\" Asks questions he needs to know to complete handling of the estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 6 pages. Washington. Interesting and critical commentary on life in Washington, the town of Alexandria, Va. and a description of Mt. Vernon ... few Whigs attend the \"administration receptions\" ... dine with Mr. [Daniel] Webster ... is going to see the East Room of Mrs. Polk ... found Alexandria \"not worthy of notice\" remarks on dilapidated condition of MV ... Integral cover. Wife's maiden name: Annie Bigelow Lawrence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrint Senate Act, 30th Congress, 1st Session, Miscellaneous. No. 82. \"Memorial of Citizens of the United States, Praying The Purchase of Mount Vernon by the government.\" The \"memorialists\" wish the government to purchase one hundred fifty acres at Mount Vernon. They have the \"most profound reverence and veneration for everything connected with the memory of the 'Saviour of America.'\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Boston. \"Among the final dispostions of my father, made by his last Will, I find the following, 'I give and bequest to my friend Dr George Parkman of Boston a seal enclosed with the image of General George Washington as a small token of the esteem and affection which i bear to him.'\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt. Received $80 from B.C. Washington, who was acting for Geo. C. Washington, who in turn was trustee for Bush. Washington, Jr.--for \"the proportion of the quota of Judge Bushrod Washington to be refunded to the estate of General Washington by the said George C. Washington as trustee ...\" [This relates to a claim upon 22 of G.W.'s legatees or their heirs on account of a mortgage accepted by the 23rd. --upon foreclosure the mortgage had produced less than the amount of the debt, and, after prolonged litigation, General W.'s executors were held liable. They, in turn, transferred liability to the other legatees and their heirs]. Autograph document signed, fragment, docketed \"1848.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Senate desires to know of owner of books in G.W.'s library, what books there are and for what could they be purchased by Congress? Autograph letter signed, endorsed \"From James A. Pearce in relation to the Library of Genl. Washington.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. A. Pearce.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Quotes B.W-n's will on disposition of G.W.'s library--most valuable portion at Mt. Vernon, owned by Mrs. Jane C. Washington--comprises about 1500-2000 vols.--doesn't know Mrs. W's feelings but thinks \"since she has expressed her willingness for a fair equivalent, to let Mr. Vernon with a portion of land attached, become the property of the Nation at its request, so in the same spirit of compliance with its wishes and those of Congress, she possibly might consent for a liberal consideration to have the books of Genl. Washington placed in so safe a depository as the library of congress, where they would be preserved for all time.\"--suggests they contact her about this--the books left to him were largely those of Judge Washington's--about 3-400 of G.W.'s books were included--he recently disposed of all these to an agent of the library of the British Museum--would have preferred American institution, but none were interested--defends his actions in so doing, since press has seen fit to [criticize] him for it.  Autograph letter signed, draft, endorsed by G.C.W. \"To Hon James A. Pearce in relation to the Library of Genl. Washington.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. The portion of G.W.'s library remaining at Mt. V. is small, and they will not sell it--if necessary later, they prefer National Library--\"In respect to the purchase of this place, dear cousin, by the U.S. Government. We still regard it as uncertain.\"--if G.C.W. and family accompany Eleanor to Bath, stop and see her at Blakeley [Jefferson Cty.] she goes there soon. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, black seal smeared (W).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 3 pages. Indenture. Sale of part of a tract called Rock of Dumbarton in D.C. by the Washingtons to Corcoran ... belonged to George C. W-n's wife ... $3200 ... survey signed and sealed by the two Washingtons ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. Note of authentication for daguerrotype likeness of two portraits of George and Martha Washington taken by John Grubb.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington Bassett writes to John Augustine Washington regarding settlement of the Washington estate. References a Supreme Court decision and \"Hammond's case.\" Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral address panel, postmarked 'Richmond Aug 6'.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with integral address panel. Delivered by James Mitchum (Jim Mitchell). Jane writes that Zion Episcopal Church in Charles Town has burned down.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Business about settlement of estate--the recent death of his grandmother, and his efforts to keep a home for her in her old age--contract with his grandfather--insists no personal interest in retaining possession of property for the present year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Cambridge to Georgetown. He has never seen G.W.'s missing diaries and Cash Memorandum Books returned all he had--Judge W. not home when he took papers from Mt. V., and altho Revolution papers in good order, private one and those before and after were in bad shape--noticed some diaries missing then--vol. of Orderly books missing at the time and nothing known of it by the Judge or Marshall--\"I have recently been informed that one of the volumes of the \"Diary,\" (I think for the year 1790, but am not certain) is now in possession of Mr. Bogart of New York, but how it fell into his hands I know not ... I have the impression, also, that I have heard of another volume somewhere, but I do not now recollect where it was said to be ... You know there was a rumor, that papers relating to the latter part of this period [the Presidency] were secretly taken from the office after the General's death. I once mentioned this to Judge Washington. He replied cautiously; \"We have never charged any person with such an act,\" intimating, as I thought, that his suspicion was strong.\"--G.W.'s books which G.C.W. sold to Mr. Stevens have been purchased there by subscription and are deposited in library of the Boston Athenaeum. Autograph letter signed, cover, docketed \"Important regarding missing Books and papers from Jared Sparks,\" postmarked \"Cambridge Ms. Jan 2,\" laminated, watermarked (Lumsdon and Son 1848), red seal (crane). [A \"Memorandum of Papers in 12 Boxes\" is enclosed, in Sparks' hand, listing vols. of George Washington's correspondence \u0026amp; other documents with notation \"Vol. III of orderly Books was never received. 10 vols. of Army Returns - being a part of the series of 117 vols. - were taken away by Colonel Washington\"].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Georgetown. Takes pleasure in answering his wish to have a book previously owned by General Washington. This note accompanies the book. Enclosed envelope also sealed with the Washington coat of arms, private seal of Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 7 pages. Georgetown. Re: GW's papers ... resolution now before Congress re: papers ... Geo. Corbin owns W-n's private papers, his earliest writings ... unable to make a gratuitous offering of the papers to Congress ... in 1834 he accepted $25,000 for the public papers ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Washington D.C. to Berryville. Thanks for her interest in him and his family--her family always welcome at the White House--fear they will not find time to visit Audley while in Washington. Letter, signature cut out, in another hand, cover, franked by Z. Taylor, postmarked \"Free [ ],\" laminated, watermark (H and O). Date on original catalog card appears [18]49 Mar. 27. Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Mount Vernon to Caledon near Hampstead. Personal letter updating her on family health and affairs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Washington to Audley. Assures her he would like to comply with her wishes [as regards political appointments], but he is swamped with applications, and his predecessor [Polk] filled all offices just before his term was up--will try to aid Col. Lee's son [G.W. Custis Lee?] get West Point appointment--explains system of choosing. Autograph letter signed, cover franked by Z.  Taylor, postmarked \"Washington DC 16 Apr,\" Free, red seal blurred, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Z. Taylor.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument, 7 pages. Describes a trip to MV, by steamboat and hack from Washington. Mentions gate house lodges. Buildings and grounds in a dilapidated condition. Visited the New Tomb. Met J.A. Washington and was shown some of the first floor rooms and the key to the Bastille (misidentified as the key which confined Lafayette in the Prison at Ham.). Hopes that the gov't will purchase the estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House to Alexandria. Regrets he has no more autographs of G.W. to give away--has given them for 40 years \"andll over the civilized world,\" and the only letters he has left are those to his father, J. P. Custis, and some to himself when a student.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, mounted, on reverse of cover is cover addressed to Joseph B. Boyd Esq., Maysville Kentucky, postmarked Alexandria Va. Apr. 28; (probably forwarded to him by Bryan). Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt from John Augustine Washington III for 11 dollars to be handed to J. C. Sellman of Baltimore to be handed to the widow of a fisherman named Joseph Hall found drowned near the bank of the river at Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Washington corresponds to his attorney, B.W. Harrision, about his wife's father's estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph - Zachary Taylor. 5 small slips of paper signed \"Z. Taylor,\" and 3 \"E.P. Lewis\" in Taylor's hand. One is endorsed \"Written by Genl. Taylor in his office at the White House May 1849,\" all enclosed in a cover marked \"Taylor's autographs' and \"Keep with letter\". [Probably goes with letter of Taylor to E.P. Lewis, dated July 2, 1849].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Washington to Georgetown. Received her letters by her grandson, Edward Butler--congrat. on daughter [Parke's] \"eminent\" arrival--will be glad to receive her and family on Tuesday, their day for receiving company--forwards some autographs, as requested. Autograph letter signed, cover, franked by Z. Taylor, postmarked \"Free [ ], watermarked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Z. Taylor.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 6 pages. Sandy Spring to Alexandria. Stabler gives Washington advice on crops, soils, fertilizers and other agrarian areas of interest.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHooff congratulates Washington on buying a farm, Cloveread, for five hundred dollars.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Georgetown. Mrs. Corcoran wishes to buy a lot in Georgetown formerly owned by the addressee's grandfather ... it is supposed that the addressee is the proper heir and the one to sell the property ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Henry Augustine writes to his father about legal and financial matters. Henry Augustine Washington (1820-1858) and Lawrence Washington (1791-1875) were distant relatives of George Washington. Both paternal family lines trace back to John Washington (1632-1677).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Audley. A short commentary on the weather and season. She then records for her brother a short but graphic description of Houdon's visit to Mt. Vernon and his making GW's Bust. \"I wish I could give you all the information you desire in regard to Houdon's visit to Mt. Vernon. I was only six years old at that time, and perhaps have not retained any recollection of Houdon and his visit had I not seen the General as I supposed, dead, and laid out on a large table coverd with a sheet. I was passing the white servants Hall and saw as I thought the corpse of one considered my Father, I went in, and found the General extended on his back on a large table, a sheet over him, except his face, on which Houdon was engaged in putting on plaster to form the cast. Quills were in the nostrills. I was very much alarmed until I was told that it was a bust, a likeness of the General, and would not injure him. This is all I recollect.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood to Alexandria. Writes his brother family news--bad weather--killed some of C.A.W.'s sheep for fear of their starvation--feared to lose them all--Aunt [Frances] [?] is said by some to be going to marry Bushrod [Corbin ?] Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Brucetown Va Decb. 6th,.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. F. Washington, Jr.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Baton Rouge. SummaryAlthough he has never met her, he has long admired her character and virtues as reported by various individuals--knows Col. and Mrs. Butler [E.G.W. Butler and Frances Parke Lewis Butler] very well--they are visiting him now and are in good health--hears that \"notwithstanding you had readhed an age that but few attain, you enjoyed and was blessed with unusual good health ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. Mary Peter to give him a general power of attorney ... authorizes him to sell a slave and his family if possible and to collect debts due her ... family business ... political matters discussed ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Middleway to Berryville. Sends poem that he promised [on Z. Taylor]--if she likes it, send [Taylor] a copy. [Poem is enclosed, entitled \"The Crisis, To Gen: Zachary Taylor, President of the United States\"]. Autograph letter signed, cover with later docket \"Poem to Taylor and letter, 1850,\" laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. Note for the bank to pay Mr. Washington the sum of $754.40 as the executor of General Washington's will and against the estate of Mrs. Peter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. To Mr. A. Scott, the Cedars. Acceptance of a dinner invitation. Autograph note signed, with envelope.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Appoints him her general attorney to attend to all her business affairs ... confirms any action he has taken already ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Scolds him for not writing--is afraid he is ill--advises him to take a wife, so he won't be so lonely at Welllington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted membership certificate for C.L.W. Butler for the donation of five dollars to the Washington National Monument Society.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted certificate filled in for Mrs. Albert Goodyear for her donation of a dollar to the Washington National Monument Society.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Baltimore to Audley. Upon examining Genl. [Zachary] Taylor's papers, came across letter to her without an address--encloses it to her--Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Bliss overcome by their bereavement [Taylor's death] [Bliss was Taylor's son-in-law].  Autograph letter signed, cover, postmarked \"Baltimore Md. [ ] 17,\" stamped with early 5 cent stamp, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn A. Washington 1st statement of transfer of bonds by Mrs. Henderson to G. A. Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Encloses a letter by George Washington in compliance with a promise he gave.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarrison writes about the possible sale of Mount Vernon to the United States, \"I wish you may succeed in making an even track with the government- Mt. Vernon ought to belong to the nation, in these disunion times- I think it wd. Have a wholesome influence - everything shd be done to perpetuate the memory of that great and good man GEORGE WASHINGTON…\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Sends a profile of Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Expresses thanks for the books sent. Asks a favor in regards to Mr. Felton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill for twelve hundred and fifty dollars. Autograph bill signed, Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 12 pages. Description of an Early Visit to Mount. Vernon, with a group of Washingtonians including the 94 year old Mrs. Alexander Hamilton. Lengthy description of life in the Federal City and impressions of important political figures: Pres. Fillmore, Daniel Webster.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW.B. Whitehead write from Suffolk to John Augustine Washington at Mount Vernon concerning Gen. Washington's estate and a past debt. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, integral address with a Suffolk postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlee. Conveys appreciation of a Washington County agricultural group for use of Mr. W-n's dynamometer at a recent ploughing match ... discusses plows, agriculture, etc ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. \"I rec. yours of Oct 22nd, and as you request I send you a statement of the acct. between Hammerly and myself.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Brown writes about selling some of John Augustine's lands. On the back of the letter, he asks if the remains of George Washington's old coffin still in the old vault at Mount Vernon. If so, Brown, writes, he can identify the pieces and place them at the National Institute for \"more perfect preservation.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne receipt from the Alexandria Post Office for postage, $2.24. Four envelopes addressed to John Augustine Washington III.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon to Fort Washington. Concerning the expected delivery of a \"box of Game and Fish.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlthough he cannot visit Mount Vernon when he is in Washington DC, Corcoran asked to see John Augustine Washington in Washington \"and talk about the matter in a much more satisfactory manner than it could be conducted in a correspondence…\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Washington to Philadelphia. Randolph, a Quaker, writes his mother that he visited Mount Vernon \"and was much disappointed to find the natural beauties of the place such that all the neglect of owners and trespassing of strangers for half a century have only been able to impair but not ... destroy them.\" Comments on huts of negros. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Personal, family letter. Sorry her letter to her at Mount Vernon will be missed since she left to go \"over the Ridge\" early.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington House to Bellair. Information on portraits of G.W.'s family--\"It is certain there is no portrait extinct of Augustine, the Father of the Chief, nor does there exist one of his illustrious mother, such is the result of my researches and enquiries of more than half a century - John was the favorite Brother, a magnificent man and most resembling the Chief of all the brothers. Mrs. Lewis the only Sister, whom I very well remember, was the most majestic and imposing looking female I ever beheld, and was dearly beloved by the Great Man. - There is a good portrait of her. Samuel was tall, but not so stout, while Charles was a very large man without anything remarkable about him,\"--cannot help him further in obtaining information on portraits of the family, but suggests asking in Stafford, Westmoreland and Northumberland--the absurdity of the belief that G.W. was born in England. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, torn, postmarked \"Alexandria Va. Aug. 7,\" with a 3 cent stamp, bearing George Washington's picture, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 5 pages. A friend of Nelly Custis Lewis for 58 years, Gibson writes a draft of her memories of Lewis and her relationship with the Washingtons. Martha Washington, her grandmother, implanted \"in her mind pure and sound principles\" for Nelly's life. Comments on Nelly's beauty, charms, the strength she rec'd from religion and political persuasion. Autograph manuscript, draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. \"Dear Augustine, I send you the above check for $100 which I recd. Of Davis - you will please give Hamerly cr. For the same - Yrs. Truly, H.T. Harrison.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. \"For C.A. Conrad and L. Lewis Conrad - Letters from their Grandmother Lewis' Father (their Great Grandfather John Parke Custis) to Genl Washington.\" Autograph document, docketed \"E.M. Lewis Sepr. 21st 1852.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Arlington House to New York. Congratulations on the completion of his work, and predicts a 2nd edition for it soon -- approves his prospectus of a field book of the Second War of Independence -- has just completed his four Revolutionary Battles and is working on his Magnus opus, Surrender of Yorktown painting -- describes it -- has a new studio fitted up in So. wing, where Mr. Stearns made copy of originals of Col. and Mrs. Washington -- Barnum's new pictorial magazine to rival Harper's--wants pictures in collection [at Arlington] preserved by engravings in his lifetime--would like Harper's to commission Lossing to do this--mentions \"Washington in 1772 Mrs. W. in 1759, Mr. Custis by ... Pine in 1785 ... the magnificent picture of Col. Parke by Sir Godfrey Kneller etc etc.\"--will send him paper on \"Levies and Drawing Rooms of the First President.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Alexandria Va., Dec. 30,\" early 3 cent stamp with George Washington's portrait, laminated.  Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L. 4 pages. Draft, Recipient of nomination declines as he intends to support Gen. Winfield Scott and the Whigs ... nomination made by the American National Convention (Know-Nothing Party)... Date on original catalog card appears [1852]. It has been suggested that the nominee was George Corbin Washington, a member of Congress from MD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Jane writes to her son about Clark Mills's proposed statue of Washington, \"which out government has at this late but fortunate time, determined on having.\" She also asks her granddaughter Louisa to write about her acquaintance with Washington Irving.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Certifies that Lossing has been engaged for several days in making drawings of the Washington Treasures at Arlington House and has made \"spirited and faithful sketches\" of these and other superior works of art there. Autograph document signed, fragment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. GWPC discusses Lossings proposed article on Mount Vernon for Harper's magazine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Dusseldorf on the Rhine. Sends a bottle of cologne as an expression of thanks for receiving \"a stranger\" as a guest at Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Jane C. Washington to her son that she learned of the conditional sale of Mount Vernon to a company from the newspapers. She expresses her hope that, if the estate cannot stay in the family, that it may become \"the honored and cherished property of the United States Government.\" At the end of the letter, Jane adds that she is \"Earnestly praying my beloved son that you may in all things and at all times, be guided by Divine Wisdom.\"\n  \nJane and her son Richard plan to visit John Augustine in a few days. They will take the Canal Boat at Harpers Ferry to Georgetown, and then proceed to Alexandria where they will spend the night. She looks forward to enjoying the scenery along the Potomac.\n  \nJane also mentions that Washington Irving is still at John Pendleton Kennedy's place and relates news some of Irving's travels. Irving had visited Mount Vernon in early 1853. Jane was pleased to see Irving join in her church's communion service last Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page and survey drawing. Survey of 200 acres at Mount Vernon (land eventually sold to the MVLA) showing public road and wharf and delineating a 1/2 acre square around the tomb.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed with envelope. Jane congratulates John Augustine and his wife Nelly on the birth of their son Lawrence Washington. She also writes about the murder of her relative, Thomas Blackburn. Blackburn was fatally stabbed by another student while a cadet at VMI in Lexington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted letter, 1 page. Invitation, probably to John Augustine Washington III to participate in the Washington birthday commemorations held by the New York Order  of United Americans. W.W. Osborn, Chairman, and Charles E. Gildersleve, secretary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 6 pages. Hasn't heard from GWPC in long time--thanks Custis for offering the \"Alpha and Omega\" flags to the gov't--mentions having seen a \"professed original painting\" of GWashington at office of the \"Albion\" supposedly done by Sharples--eyes are a deep hazel instead of \"Being the clear blue of the chief\"--thinks mistake could have been made in copying--relates incident of Benj. Winthrop saving a portrait of Frederick the Great from destruction at the home of Mr. Monroe (President's son)--exhibition at National Academy of Design features two pictures of George Washington by Stearns--one in his retirement at Mount Vernon and One Death Bed Scene.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas sends a letter of Jared Sparks (not present), and mentions \"My father being the surviving executor of Judge Washington, at his death all executional power over that estate ceased, and for the purpose of setting up the estate it will be necessary for an administrator, with the will annexed to be appointed in your county. He also mentions that John Augustine's son is the first male to be born at Mt. Vernon \"… to any of the proprietors bearing the name of the first Washington who owned the place… and you intend calling him Lawrence… the most appropriate name…\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. Gives the pedigree of one Peter Grayson Washington whose father was the nephew of \"old Lund Washington of Hayfield\" ... Peter W-n is supposed to have a gold-headed cane with Washington's coat of arms ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Georgetown. Recounting the funeral of George Corbin Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. Will send his large painting of the Surrender of Yorktown to the City Hall to hang.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter written by Jane C. Washington from Blakely near Charlestown, West Virginia a few months before her death to her son John Augustine Washington III. Jane tells John she was \"much interested and amused at your correspondence with the Richmond and Manchester Ladies. They no doubt are inspired by sincere and noble feelings of admiration and gratitude to the truly great and good Father of his Country, called forth and appointed by providence as such. His memory will be best preserved and handed down to posterity by the Constitution which he labored to build up and which I devoutly pray may ever be sustained by successive generations. Let dear old Mount Vernon continue forever, if it pleases an all wise providence, in the Washington family and name.\" Jane adds \"I am not very well and fear I am becoming a confirmed Dispeptic, looking as yellow and shrivled as an old cucumber.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 4 pages. Minutes from the meeting of the \"visitors  of the Potomac Pavilion.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. My dear Steinberger, my kinsman our friend John Alexander is about to visit the Pacific as flag Lieutenant of Admiral Bruce the newly appointed commander of the fleet. As is the fortune of war it may happen that he shall be in your neighborhood. I have thought it best to give him this introduction to you. Note on another page reads \"Genl. Washington Five letters receved back from my friend Dr. A.L. Elwyn after publication in Minutes, Phila. (?) Jany. 4, 1854.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 4 pages. Will of George Washington Parke Custis. Bequeaths to daughter Mary Anna Randolph Lee use of his Arlington House estate and other lands, furniture, plate, etc. during her lifetime--on her death, to eldest grandson, George Washington Custis Lee--$10,000 to each of granddaughters--to W.H.F. Lee, White House estate--to R.E. Lee [Jr.] plantation in King William--other lands to be sold to pay legacies to granddaughters--lot in Washington to Col. Lee--family plate to be divided among grandchildren, \"but the Mt. Vernon Plate altogether, and every Article I posses relating to Washington, that came from Mt. Vernon, is to remain with my Daughter at Arlington House during said Daughter's life, and at her death, to go to my eldest grandson, George Washington Custis Lee and to descend from him entire and unchanged to my latest posterity.\"--emancipation of his slaves \"in such manner as to my Executors may seem most expedient and proper.\"  Appoints as executors Robert Edward Lee, Robert Lee Randolph of Eastern View, Rt. Rev. Bish. Meade, and George Washington Peter. Document, in hand of [Mary Custis Lee ?,] docketed \"The Last will and Testament of George W. P. Custis Made and Executed the 26th March 1855,\" and endorsed \"Arlington 5 Dec. 1857, A true copy from the original in my possesion. [signed] R.E. Lee, Col. U.S.A.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed \"Jean C. Washington.\" Jane writes to her son that an enslaved man named George has died. \"He was very much reduced, not being able for some time to retian any nourishment. He was delirious, but never violent or ungovernable: fancying he saw lovely angel children near him - and when I read to him, was calm, and apparently pleased, tho' he seldom spoke.\" She adds, \"I shall miss him very much, he was a faithful and affectionate servant - and in traveling watchful and attentive to my comfort.\" She had intended to send for Reverend Charles E. Ambler of Zion Episcopal Church in Charles Town for George's funeral, but \"Mary Jane preferred 'Solomon,'\" a Baptist preacher.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends that Rogers try to get his play performed on the New York Stage. He asks Rogers help. Custis feelds that it will be a successful drama. He reports that his health is as it was and his spirits are very much depressed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed by prominent Chicago machinery producer J. S. Wright. He writes to John Augustine with condolences on the death of his mother, Jane C. Washington. He writes that his mother and John Augustine's were alike: \"Both were eminently kind. Religion made both cheerful, animated, companionable... we have known \u0026amp; tried a Mother's love.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Discusses Custis' comments on paintings by Wertmüller and Luetze. Mentions Lossing's desire to annotate and illustrate GWPC's Recollections.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Near Onancock. Received L.W.W.'s letter offering birth place and burial ground of \"the Father's Family\" to [Va.] on condition \"that it shall be kept sacred.\"--asks him to say so to the legislature after inauguration--'If the Legislature won't, I will take the responsibility.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Henry A. Wise.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Concerns Everett's research on George Washington's library.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Richmond. Now that Wakefield is to be cared for by Va., he proposes that the family burial plot and the spot on which stood the house in which GW was born he presented to Va. ... these had formerly been reserved by the family when the land was sold by George Corbin W-n to John Gray ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted invitation with envelope. \"First Annual Washington Festival of Henry Clay Chapter ... at the National Hotel, Detroit ... to join in celebrating the Birthday of the immortal Washington.\" Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Custis writes about the model of the Bastille and its history in the Washington family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted Certificate, certified by John A. Washington and witnessed by W. B. Magruder, Mayor of Washington, stating that the series of Lithographs advertised, are framed with wood cut from trees grown at Mount Vernon. It is also certified that Mr. James Crutchett is exclusive agent for this timber.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall printed broadside by H. Barnes of Boston, Ma. Engraving of MV and GW, engraved by American BANK Note Co. with certification by John A. Washington, III that James Crutchett has all rights to Mount Vernon Timber.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSparks reports that he shipped Eyre's Washington Letters explaining that he obtained the copies of the letters from her father. He claims to have never seen the originals and mentions that a service called \"Adam's Express\" was hired to ship the package.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of will, Mrs. Frances Dandridge Henley Lear, third wife of Tobias Lear, of the city of Washington. Devisees include Louisa Lincoln Lear, Elizabeth and Fanny Lear Hawley. The forman to receive a miniature of George Washington with hair enclosed presented to Tobias Lear by Martha Washington. Jewelry, silver, books, furniture.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to his new steward about affairs on his estates -- poor condition of his negroes -- has had many complaints about their treatment -- \"to get the negroes comfortably housed, \u0026amp; provided with clothes and blankets will be the first of acts of your administration\" -- he knows nothing of what goes on on his estate -- settlement with Rail Road -- they have only the right away through the White House on the Pamunkey plantation, anything else must be paid for. Autograph letter signed, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Washington has been appointed an aide on the Governor's staff ... encloses copy of a ltr. from George Washington to Col. John Cropper ... [Writings show several ltrs. from GW to Cropper].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Adjutant General's office, Richmond. Appointed aide-de-camp with brevet rank of Col. of Cavalry ... signed by Wm. H. Richardson ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Writes for Eleanor Love Washington who is still weak but recovering well. Hopes she will be able to return to Mount Vernon in a few days. Date on original catalog card appears [1857] April 17.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. Receives large amt. of correspondence re: G Washington ... \"cutting up fragments from old letters and accounts some of 1760, or nearly an hundred years ago, to supply the call for Anything ... of his venerated hands\" ... encloses a 1772 account with GW autograph as a relic for the Tri Mont Society] ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Waverly. Sends letter of Mrs. M.W. as \"a fit accompaniment-to one of G.W.'s sent earlier--her virtues. Autograph letter signed, separate cover, \"Mrs. R. E. Lee\", scribbled across cover. (A Note by Varina Jefferson Davis (undated) is filed with this statement of Authenticity).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter, signed. Rembrandt Peale, known for his 'porthole portraits' of George Washington, recalls his father painting the earliest known image of Washington in 1772 as well as a miniature he painted for Martha Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate of authentication of a cane and spy glass possessed by N. H. Washington. An accompanying envelope further describes the spy glass's provenance from George Washington --N. H. Washington -- presented to William L. Yancey of Alabama -- given to Jefferson Davis, the piece was taken off of a British soldier who expired at Germantown during the Revolutionary War. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel; autograph note on envelope.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Regrets not having been able to go with K. to Louisville. \"Courage was not wanting, but strength was.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1857] Sept. 4. GWPC died on Oct. 10 of this year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia. Thomas is writing to an unknown person offering to sell a silver salt cellar which once belonged to Martha Washington. The salt cellar is fully described.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 1/2 pages. Charlestown to Mount Vernon. Alexander tells of his problems with draft notes and the Lucas'. He advises John to wait before selling his land. $0.03 stamp on address leaf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 12 pages. A lengthy memoir of Rembrandt Peale's involvement with W-n portraiture, beginning with his 3 sittings from life in Phila. in 1795 and recounting his self-described life-long \"obsession\" to create a perfect portrait of W-n. Describes evolution of his various styles of treating his subj: equestrian, porthole, etc. Includes criticism of other painters, anecdotes of George Washington, etc. May be a partial text of his lecture on the subject, see \"Eisen\", vol. 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral Orders, 1 page. Ordered to report to Richmond on Feb. 22 for Celebration of the elevating of Equestrian Statue of George Washington ... specifies uniform to be worn ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Adjutant General's office. Uniform of Col. of Cavalry on Gov. staff same as that of U.S. Army ... may wear sword he mentioned ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Letter concerning the donation of George Washington's birthplace and the Washington family burial grounds at Pope's Creek Plantation. Lewis W. Washington donated the land to the state of Virginia. Here Lewis writes Beale, state senator of Virginia, that Mr. John E. Wilson, the owner of the surrounding land, should be consulted. The donated land is \"... situated in the heart of [Wilson's] arable fields ...\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. W. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Claymont. Re: Wakefield and the family burial plot to be turned over to Va ... has written to Gov. Wise inviting him to visit Wakefield to make arrangements for memorials etc ... invites Col. W-n to come also ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. W. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Adjutant General's office. Orders to report to Richmond in full uniform for ceremonies on July 5 ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Executive deparment, Richmond. Requests a formal deed of tender of GW's Birthplace to the state of Va. so that the state may maintain its right-of-way to the birthplace and burial grounds ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Says he has been requested by Harpers magazine to write an article on Mount Vernon since it has become a place of interest to the American people. Would he welcome a visit by Lossing to Mount Vernon?\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Executive department, Richmond. Re: Wakefield ... acknowledges receipt of letter enclosing deed to Wakefield.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. and envelope. Everett writes concerning a speaking engagement about George Washington in Northbridgewater, Boston.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Concerning the publication of her father's \"Recollections\"- they will split the profits. \"Its success may materially aid us in continuing the hospitalities of this old and much frequented mansion.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. $100 receipt for Edward Everett for speaking engagement at North Bridgewater from Peabody Treasurer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington. Regrets that their mutually edited book, \"Recollections of Washington,\" by GWPC cannot be published more quickly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Warrenton. Shackleford writes to accept Augustine's offer for the purchase of two enslaved boys named Bob and Armistead for $1200 each.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn A. Washington III writes to \"Dear Ned\" sending a note via Louisa and a servant to ask Ned to call on him. Verso is a recipe. Autograph letter, signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington. [Regarding publication of her father's Memoirs] Sends by Col. [R.E.] Lee her \"Memoir\" and other papers--also all letters between G.W. and her grandfather [J.P. Custis]--\"I only suggest that if you publish the will of my ancestor it may be as well to omit for the sake of our Northern readers the names of all the slaves mentioned in the legacies.\"--sends him an engraving of Mrs. W. and a daguerre of Mrs. Lewis--title page to have title her father put to his work--hopes the work [G.W.P. Custis's Recollections] will come out shortly--will try to find the speech on the overthrow of Napoleon for Lossing--doesn't care for more mention of her name in title page than is there at present. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. C. Lee.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Letter concerns his painting, \"The Home of Washington.\" In his letter, he asks Lossing, a fellow artist, advice in finding who were the members of the Washington household in August 1784 during Layfayette's first visit to Mt Vernon. He wants to include them in his painting along with G. Washington, and Gen. Layfayette on the piazza at Mt. Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Sorry for delay in sending inscription on bust of Necker--copied it long ago, but forgot to forward it--\"The Bust stands where it was placed by Washington himself.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\" [At top of paper is transcript of inscription on bust of Necker].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn A. Washington III writes to \"Dear Ned\" regarding the purchase of horses, cattle, and investments in cattle and guano. Also plans to call upon Turner with \"Farmer\" Jefferson in tow and \"take him captive\" and \"pick you up and bring you both down with me -- so hold youself in readiness.\" Autograph letter, signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes negotiations for purchase of negro boy that was delayed. Instructs West to make a strong box for sending plows to Waveland and to mend the windows of the hot beds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Sends her a Sago palm -- the one owned by George Washington is to go to the Ladies Association and another to go with him to Fauquier.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Paid Mr. Bennett for him and sends receipt--\"Your proposition to enclose the other papers I loaned you to Mrs. Lee of Arlington is perfectly satisfactory to me\"--cannot comply with his request to leave plan of Pohick in his keeping. Autograph letter signed, on lined paper. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. John Augustine Washington writes from Mount Vernon responding to a 12 September dispatch from G.R.H. Hughes. Washington inquires about the status of financial and legal matters, especially in relation to \"my money attached by Ogden in the Marine Bank.\" He directs Hughes to \"direct our interests, and if necessary, employ the best Counsel you can get to assist you. If the case goes against us in the Illinois State Courts, can we throw it into the Federal Courts and how long can we keep it open? ... Believing we are right and have been badly treated by Mr. Ogden, we are disposed to fight it out.\" Based on the docketing on the reverse, this appears to be Washington's file copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Mrs. W-n ill after leaving Old Point Comfort ... now that her recovery is under way he writes for his wife ... refers to \"good old times at Wellington\" ... nicely settled at Waverly ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeasured drawing marked \"No. 2\" of the Mount Vernon wharf ... plan drawn by M.C. Meigs, Capt. U.S. Engineer ... \"4 Oct. Sup foot or $2800\" ...\"Recommended for adoption the front of the Wharf being made parallel to the thread of the Stream.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Returning from Norfolk where he met with an assemblage of the Dismal Swamp Land Company. Encloses money for taxes for land. Other personal business.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Letter signed, envelope. Date on original catalog card appears [1859] November 27.Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Munford.\" Covering ltr. for General orders to serve on general staff ... [See also General Orders #13 of same date].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral Orders, 1 page, Copy. Assigned a Voluntary Aide on the General Staff. Head Quarters Charlestown. [See also Munford to W-n of the same date].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLocated with items pertaining to the estate of Aaron Leggett. Letterhead at top of page reads \"Leather Manufacturers Bank, New York\". Letter mentions parcels of land, cattle, and sheep.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. New York. Re: papers sent to him at West Point \u0026amp; concealed in a secret drawer during his absence ... recently found by accident ... mentions W-n's ordeal at Harpers Ferry ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon to Richmond. Introduces friend and kinsman Charles A. Washington who visits Richmond to attend his brother, Major [Francis?] Washington, who is ill there. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, on lined paper, directed \"to introduce Charles A. Washington Esqr.\"Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mentioning a possible pleasure excursion to Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter mentions Aaron Leggett, Mt. Vernon, and Accotink.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn A. Washington III writes to \"dear Ned\", regarding the bay horse Ned took care of for him -- \"I send Toby down for him, and unless you have use for him will ask the favour of you to send him up to me.  Bob and Mr. Shinker(?) will be here on Friday. I would be pretty pleased if you would ride up with them.\" Autograph letter, signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Dear Sir, We send to you all Mrs. Powel's papers which we find. We have not opened packages or read letters. If you find anything that should [ ] in the hands of W Birde [ ] you will please return them to us. The Washington letters were found among the Tilghman papers and returned to us by W. Tilghman for you. Very truly Sincerely, Alice K. Price.  Autograph letter signed, + 1 envelope.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn account with James McEvan, Dr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Chas. Johnson Treas. In account with Mount Vernon Association. MVLA's account including charges for excursion tickets, board and lodging, oilcloth and gilding, advertising, and mending pipe frame.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrders. D.S. 1 page. West Point, NY. Acknowledgment of Lewis W. W-n's gift to the Adademy of a report by General Nathaniel Green to General George Washington ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed. Beall-Air. Lewis writes to his cousin John Augustine that he is \"committing matrimony at Clover Lea with our sweet cousin Ella Bassett.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. New York. Declines invitation to attend his wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. \"The traitorous devils are still hoping to \"drag\" our glorious old Kentucky at the heels of [?] South Carolina but they will fail. They will make every effort to dragoon the legislature into Revolution but we shall meet them at every point ...\" Clerk's Office of the Court of Appeals.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn A. Washington III writes to \"dear Ned\", regarding church matters (\"Yesterday evening I heard from Bishop Meade -- He will not ordain Mr. Baker before his set time and makes no positive promise of lettig us have him then.\") and meeting in the future (\"It may be better to have the meeting next week, as it will give me time to hear form Warrenton as to the title of Walshs's property and whether James will allow time on the purchase money\"). Autograph letter, signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA list of property, including enslaved persons, reported to be taken by the 16th New York Regiment from John Augustine Washington III's farm near Mount Vernon. Although John Augustine sold the Mount Vernon mansion and grounds to the Mount Vernon Ladies Association in 1858, he retained property in the surrounding area. The list of slaves includes Jim Mitchell and Edmund Parker, who were later employed by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, and Gabriel Johnson, who had escaped in 1845 and been held at Bruin's Slave Jail. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA note and blind stamp on the fourth page indicate the list was received by R.H. Donavan of the Fauquier County Court on 19 April 1889.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from lawyer George R. H. Hughes, Chicago, to John Augustine Washington III informing him that his investments in Chicago real estate and bonds have not been successful. His previous letters to John Augustine have been unanswered, and Hughes writes that bond prices are \"ruinous\" in the present crisis and the best he can hope to realize for John Augustine is $37,500. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHughes discusses the market in detail, warning John Augustine, \"I have no idea that you will be able to get your money back the way things are going here, for five or ten years, and then prices would have to double to enable you to get back your outlay with interest.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Huntersville. John writes from camp with General Lee where he is an aide - de - camp. He says his overseer \"informs me of the destruction of my property at Mount Vernon ...\" No address leaf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC.S. Edwards writes to his wife about his visit to Mount Vernon and dinner in the mansion study during the Civil War. Includes envelope.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Note reads \"Washington was the greatest of good men and the best of great men. Edward Everett, Boston 1 Oct. 1861.\" Typescript copy with letter head \"The Lincoln Library Shippensburg, PA.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhiladelphia to Alexandria. Tabb inquires into the operations of Washington's farm. Discusses the move from Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters, Philadelphia. A.L.S. 2 pages. John Campbell to Mehitable Ward. Letter describes \"heavy silverplated dinner plates that belonged to George Washington. A.L.S. 1 page. George Devereux to Mehitable Ward. George Devereux writes a thank you upon receiving daguerrotype of her recently deceased son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Letter addressed to \"Dear Sister\" with a description of Woodlawn plantation in 1863. Torn into two pieces at the fold.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBradley writes to Bull about his visit to Mount Vernon during the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 3 pages. Silliman, an American chemist and geologist, quotes from a letter of John Struthers (sculptor of George Washington's sacrophagus) describing the transfer of George Washington's remains from the new tomb vault into the marble sacrophagus in October, 1837.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurrency paper. Value 50 cents. Issued by the Confederate States of America.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Boston. Has tried to deliver a breast pin containing hair of George Washington ... will Parker please call for it ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Note reads \"Washington was the greatest of good men and the best of great men. Edward Everett, Boston 10 Dec. 1864.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 7 pages. Description of a tour of the Mansion and grounds with fellow soldiers from Sherman's Army of the Tennessee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLexington. Lee acknowledges receipt of three articles that were removed from the Custis House (Arlington) during the Civil War and sent back to him by Hedden. Lee grants Hedden's request for the satin engraving of George Washington drawn by Dr. Charles Buxton. This letter of thanks accompanies the return of the picture to Hedden. Engraving owned by MVLA [W-2796]. Autograph letter signed, with envelope.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNew York. Hedden acknowledges receipt of Lee's letter and a satin engraving of George Washington by Dr. Charles Buxton. The engraving belonged to the Custis family when it was removed from Arlington House by Union troops. See Lee letter of March 23, 1866 [RM-837; MS-5287]. Engraving owned by MVLA [W-2796]. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndenture. D. 1 page (in 2 pieces). Conveys 100 acres of land known as the Montery Estate, Clark Co., Va. to L.H.L.D. Lewis for $2,500.00. Contains a primisory note for that amount.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Lexington. Apparently written to an editor or publisher regarding the publication of a book on the Custis family. She discusses illustrations of her grandfather John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis, both children of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. She doubts the success of such a book \"though it may be appreciated when passion and violence shall have ceased in the land -\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrint advertisement, \"Interesting National Picture. Washington and his Generals, Drawn and Engraved by A.H. Ritchie.\" Published by Ritchie and Co. includes opinions of the press.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript copy of a document certifying the provenance of the sword. Signed G.W. Lewis, Judge of Westmoreland Co Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Autograph document signed, \"New Books.\" Provenance material for Martha Washington's breast pin, earrings; silver scraper used by Washington during his last illness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotebook or journal titled \"A Visti to Mount Vernon, May 17th 1872 Isaac P. Noyes. Washington D.C. \"S.G.O.\" 1872\"  Autograph document, 50 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Near Fish Haul, King William County, Virginia. Concerns some paintings she is having cleaned and repaired ... only other person to work on them was Volkmar, \"who was considered the best repairer in this country\" ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Executive Mansion, Washinton D.C. Luckey was a personal secretary to Ulysses Grant. Discusses the transfer of \"swords, etc.\" to the Association. He can come pick them up.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Bound in sum of $15,000 and appointed Special Commissioners by the Court to sell the Beall Air farm and/or real estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. \"Dear Sir, My Aunt [ ] has given me to send to you the parcel of Genl. Washington's Letters of which you were inquiring and which have been in my grandfathers possession. How shall I send them to you?\" Autograph letter signed, 1 envelope postmarked.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript account entitled \"An excursion by steamboat on the Potomac\" by Harry Chapman Westbay of Monett, Missouri. It describes the steamer leaving Washington City and traveling down the Potomac to Mount Vernon. Westbay describes being given a tour of Washington's tomb and mansion by Col. J. McHenry Collingsworth, superindendent of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. He writes that visiors are \"at liberty to walk a round the grounds and through the houses.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccompanied by six manuscripts and notes. Documents provenance of George and Martha Washington's hair given by Martha Washington to Mrs. Oliver Wolcott upon Washington's retirement from the presidency in 1797. Names include: Jane Conrad Wolcott, Olivia Wolcott, Oliver S. Wolcott. Hair in Mount Vernon Ladies Association Collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Don Diego Gardoqui to George Washington, copied by the State Department in 1881. According to corresponding notes, the copy was made from a copy in the hand of Bushrod Washington. The original letter sent in 1787 accompanied the gift of a 4-volume Spanish edition of Don Quixote for Washington's library.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBaltimore, Provenance pertaining to the Washington sword willed to George Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA series of letters from Fannie Washington Finch (also spelled Fanny), great-grandniece of George Washington, to Mary Claflin, wife of Governor William Claflin, regarding the sale of Washington family items. Fannie writes that she is reluctant to sell the family heirlooms but must because of her \"pecuniary condition.\" Included in the letters is a list of items being sold, including a silver pitcher, coffee pot, mugs, tumblers, ladle, tablespoons, salts, sugar bowl, cream pots, glass water bottles, glass tumblers, glass goblets, glass dessert dish, snuff box presented by Thomas Lord Fairfax to General Washington, 4 wine marks owned by George Washington, a large bed quilt made from dresses worn by Martha Washington, 2 silver plated sauce dishes, miscellaneous chinaware, and an engraved plate of Col. William Augustine Washington.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncluded with the letters is a manuscript \"Extracts from newspapers, relating to Mrs Finch - great-grand niece of George Washington,\" genealogical information, lists of household goods, and an 1891 newsclipping about Fanny Washington Finch.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 7 pages. History of the blade worn by the \"Father of Our Country\" written by Ellshaw.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProvenance document, A.D.S. 1 page. Letter explaining the provenance of many of the George Washington to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Powel correspondence. Marked \"Keep. Private to my brothers, not to be shown in Public.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. \"I delivered today the parcel of Washington's letters to your mother, and was very glad to have them pass into the custody of the rightful owner.\" Autograph letter signed, 1 envelope postmarked w/stamp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Bergen Point, N.J. Inquires after information on a Washington chair. Her friend told her the story and provenance of the chair but she is not certain her memory is correct and would like reaffirmation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief description of mansion and Washington's daily habits, Gen. Washington's bedroom, recounting of silver dollar myth. Manuscript signed by Pierce.Date on original catalog card appears as c1885.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation to the Centennial celebration of Washington's inauguration, for Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Keyser. Engraved invitation includes list of Committee members and card listing events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of relics exhibits of celebration of 100th anniversary of inauguration of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Relating to the Papers of General Washington. Autograph letter, copy. Date on original catalog card appears [1889]. Provenance information transferred from the Curatorial files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed, accompanies book George Washington and Mount Vernon, Long Island Historical Society publication of William Pearce letters edited by Conway RL-4467.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of a letter made by Mary Powel, letter between Tobias Lear and Samuel Powel, March 9, 1797. Provenance of objects belonging to General Washington, now under ownership at the Pennsylvania His. Soc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Bernard Carter and Sons, Baltimore. Attorneys at Law. Settiling the estate of Barton Harris and giving him what is owed back to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript court document. \"Shereas Hortense H. McIntire, by William W. McIntire, her husband and next friend, and Elizabeth H.K. Richardson, by John S. Richardson, Junior, her husband and next friend, as next of kin of Chapin Barton Monroe Harris, late of Baltimore City, deceased, heretofore filed a caveat in th eOrphans Court of Baltimore City against Edmund Law Rogers, claiming to be executor of said Harris, under a paper writing alleged to be last will of said Harris and which had been admitted to probate in said Orphans Court, alleging among othe rthings that said paper writing was not the last will and testament of said Harris...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Letter of provenance. Autograph letter signed, signatures of both Mary E. Powel and Samuel Powel. The following mementos of Geo. Washington are in my possession. Two small oval mirrors and two gilded silver brackets belonging w/the mirrors with the decoration [ ] - in bad repair. His breakfast cup - M.E.P. Custis gave it to my father ...\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod Corbin Washington II writes about real estate for a possible shoe factory in Charlestown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Regarding the Washington shaving table.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdward Downes Law writes to his cousin, Edmund Law Rogers, Baltimore, regarding his receipt of a copy of a letter written by George Washington. He also discusses his shared frustrations with the recent biography on Roger's grandfather--Thomas Law--and the constant inaccuracies by authors. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages with envelope.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed, S.F. Smith. Manuscript copy of the hymn \"America.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Provenance letter. \"We understand thoroughly what your wishes are in respect to the kind of showcase required to cover the \"Plateau\" as quote same as follows ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Tiffany and Co. assuring Miss Lewis of the whereabouts of George Washington's sword.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNews clipping, provenance document. Covers very briefly Houdon's visit to Mt. Vernon and the Houdon bust. Printed document. Provenance information taken from the Curatorial files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Concerning the Houdon Bust and how it came to be at Mount Vernon. Provenance information transferred from the curatorial files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Provenance document. Letter to Mr. Harrison from Sarah Yeates Whelen concerning Louis XVI carpet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 2 pages. Provenance document. Description of the carpet given to George Washington ordered by Louis XVI.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Provenance document. To \"Dear Ladies.\" She is sending a small patchwork quilt, Mrs. Richardson will present it on her behalf, which was made by Martha Washington of pieces from her gowns.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Provenance document. Letter from Mrs. Conrad to Mrs. Richardson. Provenance for footstool and table cover for Nelly Custis room.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. \"The mirror belonged to Mrs. Albert Peale ....... James Peale, the miniature painter bought it at George Washington's sale when he lived in High Street ....\".  Provenance information taken from the Curatorial files. Date on original catalog card appears [1899].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter concerning John Augustine Washington and Mount Vernon. On Mary Washington Association letterhead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Tells of the distribution of two canes Washington gave him; canes made of wood at Mount Vernon. Letter head \"William McKinley Normal and Industrial School\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page on Mary Washington Association letterhead. Concerning Washington relics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProvenance document, plaster cast of Washington by Houdon. Notarized letter certifying the history of a plaster cast of George Washington's face reportedly made by Houdon in 1797. Lawrence and Nelly Lewis  provenance, family history.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 8 pages. Mary Custis Lee comments on the improbability of the story that George and Martha Washington were married in St. Peter's Church.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted pamphlet. Senate Bill No. 1238 and House Bill No. 5489 to Reimburse the Estate of Gen. George Washington, for certain lands in Ohio lost by conflicting grants Made under the authority of the United States ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Confidential memo from M. E. Powel concerning the suspected theft of a collection of Washington letters. Includes xerox of NY Times 3/16/1913 article.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 12 pages. Believes the brace of pistols mentioned in enclosed clipping is the one which disappeared from Lexington some yrs. back ... hopes family will investigate ... interest newspapers, etc. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Mary C. Lee.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 2 pages. Printed page. H.R. Bill 15353 authorizing purchase of certain Washington relics. $30,000. to W. Lanier Washington for the following Washingtoniana: portrait of Mary Ball Washington, silver cups, whist counters, Lund Washington account book, account books of George Washington's executors, key to George Washington birthplace, George Washington shoe buckles, brooch, snuff box, cup and saucer, dinner invitation from George Washington to B. West, Augustine Washington's silver shoe buckle (half-brother to George Washington) ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation addressed to Robert Nuese is seeking funds from Americans to restore Sulgrave Manor. Date on original catalog card appears ca 1920. Includes unused envelope and 1 insert.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmall note with information on the Vaughan Plan. Peter family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostcard, Mount Vernon piazza. Bears signature of Mrs. Eleanor S. Washington Howard (b. 1856, child of John Augustine Washington, Jr. and Eleanor Love Selden). She was the last Washington daughter to be born at Mount Vernon. Date on original catalog card appears c. 1931.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo letters, A.L.S. 1 page. Regarding a reproduction key to the front door of Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 3 pages. Inventory of cattle on each of the Mount Vernon farms, at the Distillery and at the Ferry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePoem, D. 1 page. \"Versis on Sir Thomas Adams, Baronet Commander of His Majesty's Frigate the Boston, who died at Virginia. By a Young Lady.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. To Arlington. Invites him to supper \"this evening at 8 oclock.\" Autograph letter signed, with envelope, watermark (Patent).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. To Eltham. Apologizes for enclosing letter to Major [Geo. A.] Washington--heard he was at Eltham, and desired to reach him--sympathizes with \"distressing accident\" in his family and Mrs. Daingerfield's situation [widowed]--her children are all well--\"Washington [G.W.P. Custis] quite hearty and the prettiest creature in the World ...\" Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark (crown). Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. Custis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. An autograph document signed, in the hand of Herbert Washington, promising to pay $60 on April 1, 1824 for the season of Rattler. Witnessed by Robert Earley. On reverse, assigned on April 17, 1825 to Wm. Hickman as agent for Dr. Wm. Thronton by Saml. Strider. Autograph document signed, fragment, in hand of Herbert Washington, endorsed. On reverse, assigned on April 17, 1825 to Wm. Hickman as agent for Dr. Wm. Thornton by Saml. Strider.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Note, height of mountain peaks in the Himalaya Mountains and others, marked \"For my darling Angela.\" Relative heights of mountains, principally in India, and sources of the Ganges River.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Washington, D.C. to Alexandria. A.D. 1 page. Heard of her safe arrival at Mrs. Mason's--hopes to see her again--hopes her neuralgia will disappear--will try to make Col. [Bliss] diet more strictly to prevent another attack--news of [Z. Taylor's] family. [B.T. bliss was probably Zachary Taylor's younger daughter, Mary Elizabeth, or Betty]. Autograph letter signed, cover marked \"concerning Bliss and Taylors\", watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Poem in French, 8 lines with quotation at end from \"Pleasures of Memory.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Cover note, unknown author or recipient. Received enclosed letter some time since and opened it, having heard rumor \"you was gone to ye. other World\"--this probably owing to his retiring from company because of the Eruptions. Document, frag., laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. In answer to his [G.A.W.'s] letter, he has cash ready for him--no purchaser for G.A.W.-s lots--cash scarce and no one wants to enter into any contract--requests a visit by G.A.W. and Mrs. [Fanny Bassett] Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, part of watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 4 pages. Speech, The superiority of free countries over despotisms--necessity of educating people. Document, draft, probably in hand of George A. Washington, with revisions in an unknown hand, laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. To Mount Vernon. Assures G.A.W. of his practicing his resolution to set time aside for meditation and studious reading--hasn't retired before 12 oclock since his return from Mt. Vernon--found father much improved on arrival at Eltham--he has set out for Richmond in answer to a pressing letter of the Speaker's. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, by G.A.W., laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBushrod Washington bookplate. Torn, part missing, laminated.Similar to G.W.'s bookplate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Note, Weight of tobacco. The gross, tares, and net weight of tobacco grown on several farms. Document, fragment, totaled most likely in G.W.'s hand. Total net - 8772.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. \"Calculation of the work that 4 Ploughs may do in one Year.\" Subtracting 30 days for harvest and avoiding wet times of season. Unidentified hand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Sends two letters received from Sister [Mildred Washington] Lee--Col. [Wm. A.] Washington gave him a letter for her which he had opened, dealing with sale of her tobacco--sends flower seeds sent through Col. W.--hopes to see her tomorrow. Autograph letters signed, integral cover, mounted, laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Bushfield to Blenheim. Will is despatched with the brandy--keg would hold only 17 gals.--sends endorsed Bills and a letter regarding sale which comes up tomorrow--relates family news to relate to Mrs. Washington--at Mr. Lee's last night for a fish feast. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed \"By Will,\" laminated, watermark (WH). Name on original manuscript appears as \"John Aug. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Laurel Grove to Blenheim. Misses seeing and hearing from H. Washington, her only sister--she has been a mother and sister to her--hopes to see her at Laurel Grove--she herself cannot leave home until crops are gathered--regards to members of family. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (G. Taylor). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza. Smith.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. His thanks for their electing him as their representative in the last assembly--but must decline reelection--reasons. Autograph letter signed, endorsed \"a letter written by my great grandfather John Parke Custis given me by Cousin Mary Lee,\" laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree covers for correspondence. Folded sheet bearing notation \"General Washington's letters.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 2 pages. In the left column of each page the unknown author records the name of the city, in the middle column the mileage to the next city, and in the far right column a running account of the total mileage covered thus far. The unknown author totals the distance between Philadelphia and Augusta as 717 miles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter cover, addressed to Mrs. Ann Washington, Rippon Lodge. Autograph document, fragment only, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 4 pages. Lists volumes of G.W.'s private correspondence, surveys, accounts, diaries, etc. and no. of pages in each--also 400 vols. from G.W.'s library, many with complimentary presentation from authors--\"I propose adding to the library his mahogany case of instruments used by him when he was a surveyer and in after life.\"--also to include 10 vols. from library of R.H. Lee, inherited by him[G.C.W.]--\"The private papers of Genl. Washington, although not so numerous as those relating to public affairs for which the government paid $25,000, will be generally esteemed more curious and interesting, as developing more fully his character, through all the stages of his life, and the wonderful regularity and system which governed him under all circumstances.\"--papers on file too numerous to be listed but will accompany papers named in above schedule, with exception of small portion, which are confidential or refer only to family matters--will also include commission of G.W. as Lt. Genl. of Army, signed by John Adams, and his diplomas from universities and freedons of cities--\"I really think that a state which confered so many honors on him as did yours, the best, by following throughout his precepts and principles, is a proper depository for his works.\" Autograph document signed, in hand of G.C.W. and signed by him, docketed by G.C.W.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 2 pages. Memorandum, prices of Boston glass. List of prices of glass of varying sizes. Document, in unknown hand, docketed, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Amount £4.0.4. Document signed, charred fragment only, laminated. Receipted by Joseph Mott.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Receipt for£8.10.7  \"for [ ] potatoes for the use of the President.\" Document, fragment, laminated, watermark, incomplete (Run).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter cover, to Mrs. Anna Washington, Alexandria. 1 document, fragment, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter and letter cover, to Col. John Augustine Washington, Bushfield. Document, fragment of cover, charred by fire, laminated, docket (cannot be deciphered), directed \"favr. Th. [Snow?]\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Bill for early pease, Windsor Beanes, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, artichoak, etc. Document signed, fragment, laminated. Receipted by John Le Keux.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLondon. Bill for 9 1/4 yds. rich hair camlet. Document, partly printed bill, laminated. Receipted by J. Stonehen[ ] for Messrs. Lowth and [ ].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. \"First attempt in poetic way by Eliza McCaw and Ann Washington.\" On reverse of letter cover of a letter from Sarah Craufurd to Ann Washington, dated March 10, laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Gives marriage and death dates of George and Ann Fairfax Washington Lee. Also births of their children, dates of christening, their Godparents, etc. Autograph document, laminated, not examined for watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFragment of vellum with notes. 1 page. \"Tobacco ... by Gen. Washington ........ at Mount Vernon and manufactured by ... to his ... Col. Wm. A. Washington and by him bequeathed to ... son Col. W. Washington in ...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrder, David Stewart to Mr. Stark of Hanover. Regarding the estate of John Parke Custis. February order against Starke Oliver 26 attachment for answer 26 - 52 cents. (Signed) William Pollard, cl[er]k.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests money to pay for a load of hay. \"I am pennyless indeed.\" Autograph letter initialed, quarter sheet. Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. Wn.\" Robert Beverly was executor of William A. Washington's estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 2 pages. 10 line poem in praise of G.W., ending \"Washington - The Nation Glories in the name To bear it is the pride of fame.\" Autograph document, fragment, marked in another hand \"by Robert Lewis Fredericksburg, Va.,\" at bottom of paper is scratched out a verse to a sweetheart, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSchedule of the papers of General Washington in possession of George Corbin Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.\" Son of Samuel Vaughan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurvey, Mount Vernon Land. A.D. 2 pages. Plat of 150 acres of land at mouth of Dogue Creek, conveyed by Wm. Spencer to Richard Osborn, later a part of Mount Vernon. Document, possibly docketed in G.W.'s hand \"Old Survey of no use,\" laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. To Woodlawn. \"Monday night.\" Thanks her for letters and valuable present--Patty [Martha Custis Peter] sent her chocolate, oranges and sage--her illness-hopes to be spared a while longer to her helpless family--must eat only simple food--chocolate for breakfast and whey at night--her garden--hears that Betsy [Eliza Custis Law] looks badly--\"I would not my Child send your letter again to Law for I do not suppose it would have the smallest effect in changing his plans.\"--returns her towels and basket. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, spread eagle watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. Stuart.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote, A.D. 1 page. Autograph document, in 3rd person, in hand of G.A.W., fragment, silked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\" Incomplete note, requesting \"2 good gridstones\" [grindstones??]. On reverse is account in G.A.W.'s writing dated May 23d, for making clothing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Apoligizes for leaving him last night without shaking his hand or wishing him goodnight--afraid he would take it as intentional--send more of the Shalloon [woolen fabric of twill weave, used chiefly for linings] and some patterns of white satin with prices. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Alexandria. Received letter and key--send any of his shirts or handkerchiefs that are done--extreme heat--intends coming to Alexandria soon. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Visit of Miss Caton to Mt. Vernon--her approaching [marriage] to someone who will make her miserable--has heard of Burd's approaching marriage--General Moreau in Philadelphia--fever raging in Phila. will prevent [Bush. Washington] holding court there until Dec.--fears fever has come to Washington--Uncle [Bushrod Washington] leaves for Trenton and Aunt for \"upper country,\" so will be alone--will try to visit Phila. in Spring. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa. Va., laminated, George Washington's watermark (incomplete). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. La Grange to Woodlawn. \"Our travelers\" have returned in good health--they received handsome presents she sent--hopes to speak to her in person some day. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermarked (Van der Ley), in French.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. To Georgetown. Has lost his second mother, \"the mother of the angelic companion of my life ...\"--present his excuses to her sister [E.P. Custis Law]. Autograph letter signed, written in French, integral cover, laminated, watermark (dove of peace). Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. W. Lafayette.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. Washington to New York. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza P. Custis.\" Concerning her picture that she does not like to be without even though she is sure it is safe \"in your care.\" Next to her little grandchildren she values it above all things. Has been ill with a pain in her head and eyes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Sends, according to her request, her Museums and the \"Battle of Prague\"--hasn't time to give news of the [Praus ?] but supposes [Christian Blackburn] and Polly have done so--heard news of her at Annapolis [of her expecting a child]--reminds her he is to be one of the God fathers. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Nath. Craufurd.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Sends preserves and handkerchiefs--will have children innoculated--ask Dr. to send pills for violent oppression in her breast. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Tom, watermark incomplete. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S.C.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Autograph document, fragment, laminated, directed by \"favor Mr. Scott\". Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Bowling Green, Tavern. Reached General Spotswoods and found him ill--her own depressed spirits at parting from mother and father and [Polly]--prays for [Polly's] restoration to health--will send barley sugar and try to get some entertaining magazines to send her--will write how she likes her new home--forward her the calico from Alexa. when it arrives--Kitty [Blackburn] sends love. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (R. Williams). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Goes to Greenwood [Md.] for 3 weeks--promises to write often. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Will with pleasure come to her--her husband is ill and never received her letters will try to get some books--has send [Richard S. Blackburn's] letters to her. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Sally [Craufurd] still pale from ague--Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd still away from home--will get calico for her and send bundle of quilt to Mrs. Lee. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage, postmarked \"Dumfries, Sept. 19,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Cautions her not to drink pump water and avoid night air--also cautions [Bushrod Washington] against too much fatigue--asks for some calico which Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd will pick up on next trip. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed \"favor Mrs. Keith,\" watermark incomplete, letter written on cover addressed to Mrs. Craufurd, Greenwood, several messages written on cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Disappointed [Ann] can't pay the visit she promised--blames [Bushrod Wasington] for her not being able to come--cannot go to B[ush]field because they have no carriage--sorry there wasn't muslin for a christening cap--won't have child christened until [Ann] can stand for her. Autograph letter signed, laminated, postscript on reverse cannot be deciphered, watermark (crown). Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Hopes she hasn't given up intention of going to springs--hopes she'll come soon [to Rippon Lodge]-will wait to go to Dickey's [R.S. Blackburn] until she can go with her--ask Mr. [Bushrod] Washington how much money will Kitty [Blackburn] need?--Capt. Campbell expected to die from abcess on lungs. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. \"Friday.\" Got home yesterday and Polly's [Blackburn] fever seems worse--will take her to Dr.'s when she is able to travel--fears cruel ride to Greenwood will be hard to take--write how she likes her housekeeper--Dickey [R.S. Blackburn] very industrious, hopes it will last. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. \"Monday evening.\" Glad to hear she reached Fredericksburg safely--Edmond Lee delivered box of paints and received from her $30 and Jude's [Judith Blackburn] riding coat. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Disappointed at not hearing from her--[Sarah Craufurd] left yesterday, says she is to accompany [Ann] to Springs in July--will be glad to get her anything she desires--hopes Kitty [Blackburn] does well in her studies--goes to brother's [Richard Scott Blackburn] next week--they [R.S. Blackburn] have lost their son. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. They have all been sickly--little Tom [Blackburn, Jr.] has flux--sends her some servants--send things for Nell to sew, and will make her do it. Autograph letters signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark torn. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Sends beer and pickles by Will, also marmalade--sends $3 in part payment for Dickey's [R.S. Blackburn] tea. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S.  1 page. Got down a little after dark--Polly [Blackburn] tolerable well--Lewis will bring sugar--send patterns of jacket--sent money to pay tradesman, hates to be in their debt--sends cherries and pease--will send lamb when they kill one. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Stranded in Dumfries by her horses running away and servant sent after them--she and Polly [Blackburn] both ill there--sends Brena [servant] for her, who has promised to behave well--gave Brena money for linen to make herself a jacket and petticoat. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Sorry they were delayed in town by Jack's injury--[Richard S. Blackburn] not home, so can't offer loan of his phaeton. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Will, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. Survey, plot of land in Georgetown. Intersection of Back St. and W-n St. in Thomas Beall of Georgetown second addition to Georgetown ... several lots included in the survey ... Text and diagram.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Mrs. Washington thanks Mr. Snow for his present of Oranges. She asks him if he could enquire among the shops for cotton resembling the piece she is sending him and if he is lucky in finding it will he please purchase one yard and a half for her. She does not wish to hurry him in this matter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument, 1 page. Some of these papers are in the collection given by Mr. Stewart, see Checklist of the Collection nos. 31, 32.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAutograph note, half page. Mrs. Lee sends a black apron which Mrs. Turberville may return when next at Mt. Pleasant or whenever needed. Autograph note, 3rd person, half-page. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Mrs. G. Lee\". [Writer is Ann Fairfax Washington Lee; recipient could be her sister-in-law, Martha Lee who married Maj. George Tuberville].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCover or wrapping label. \"For/ Cousin Nelly/ from/ Sade.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogy note, \"Washington pedigree.\" General information on English ancestors ... quotes Sparks' Life of Washington and Burke's Commoners of Great Britain. Mr. Grace to Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSlip of paper with note, \"Thomas Beall of Geo and Ann Beall Bills for Taxes Geo. C[orbin] Washington Cheques and Signatures.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 pr. shoes for Negro Ellick, $1.50.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote with list of letters. \"Autograph letters (being copies or in his hand).\" Included are Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jay, Lafayette, Judge Peters, Bishop White, ...\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMourning poem. A.D. 4 pages. \"A feeble tribute in a Short funeral thought offered to the Memory of the Dear the Illustrous George Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, folio size. Written and signed by Josiah Throop, Johnstown, New York.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Invites young Hamiilton to Arlington House after he met him at Mr. Calverts. -- Calls himself and his wife \"plain old-fashioned folk.\" Written to Alexander Hamilton's son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. To Audley. Concerning the imprudent behavior of a relative, Mary. Integral cover, wax seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Congratulations on a fine harvest, and hopes that it will bring a good price. They are expecting 85 cents for theirs. Report on the success of a newly aquired wheat reaper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn to Audley. Report on the farm business. He is sending him \"four yellow horse chesnut trees and two Red.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. Proposal for a new operation for transporting the wheat crop efficiently and economically. L.L.'s current agent, Davis, has been unsatisfactory in this matter. Integral cover, wax seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. Bushrod and Corbin Washington as Executors of John Augustine Washington, deceased, bring complaint against Lewis and Noble for non-payment of bond due John Augustine. Document signed, but not by the concerned parties.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"A Perpetual Almanack.\" Handwritten calendar and rule \"to find the day of the month.\" For years 1830-1850.  Handwriting not identified.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrayer book, Washington family. Judge Washington, Mount Vernon on one side. Ann Eliza Washington, Mt. Zepher, Virginia on the front cover. Handwritten prayers for morning and evening with some blank pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted invitation to a birthnight Ball on February 22, to be given at the City Hotel. Includes a list of managers. By Esther Maria Coxe Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 3 pages. The letter describes the death and funeral of Mr. [Major Richard L] Blackburn and mentions the condition and feeding of certain livestock as well as his plans for milling corn. On portion of cover there appears a list of domestic items and concerns in an unidentified handwriting. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 4 pages. Extracts from Washington family wills, and legal documents, relating to MV, viz. Augustine W-n's deed conveying Mount Vernon to Lawrence, will of Augustine W-n, Bushrod's interpretations. Name does not appear on original manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Concerning a book, \"Resolutions of '98-'99\", which was mistakenly sent to the Library of Congress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGroup of mss. fragments and newspaper fragments discovered in a rat's nest in the Washington bedchamber in 1905. Includes scraps and fragments of the following: Letter from Bushrod Washington, ca. April 4, 1806 to his wife Ann Blackburn Washington, letter to unknown recipient from \"Mr. Greenwood,\" ca. May 7, 1805, letter from unknown author to  \"Friend [Jeremiah] Sanford\" ca. April 6, 1783, and a letter from J. B. Mickoby to Mrs. [Ann Blackburn] Washington discussing Bushrod Washington's recovery from the grippe. These are not full letters, and are in various states of deterioration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. Informs his father of wheat harvest and current sale price per bushel. Explains a disciplinary problem he has had with a slave and overseer. Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt, Sheriff of Fairfax County. For executing a capias on Thomas Kirby Amount: $.63.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clipping. Article on Audley. Writer and paper not identified.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.S.N. 1 page. Invitation to a party.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Describes his travels since leaving her at Elsing Green ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"Robt. Lewis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCover note. A fragment \"Papers relative to Major George A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. \"I am very sorry it is not in my power now to send you the mony if you had aplyed to my son Batt he could a payed you or if you had lett me know sooner could got it for you ...\" Postcript: asks Mackenzie to give her best to Batt if he should see him. Name on original manuscript appear as \"F. Dandridge.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.N.S. 1 page. Charlestown.  \"Please to get me a side[?] of leather, if your town affords it, that is fit to make me some light shoes, as my man Daniel, has nothing, ... I'll also thank you to get me a hammer mould, for my smiths shop.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawrence A. Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Petition to the Frederick County Court. Signed by Hannah Washington, Alvin Throckmorton, William A. Booth, [ ] LaRue, Jacob LaRue. They petition the court to \"have the Road Leading from Buck marsh through the Land of Warner Washington Decd--to the Berkley Line; removed--\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. Autograph letter signed, seal (red). edges are brown/black from fire.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartially printed Broadside with A.L.S. written on bottom and verso from D.P. Ridgeway to John Redfield. Advertisement reads \"A small farm for sale! Composed of 50, 100, or 150 acres, as may suit the Purchaser. For the Ready  Money, the subscribers will sell for a low price. The property is located about six miles from Alexandria, Va., nearly adjoining to Mount Vernon. For further information, apply to the subscribers on the premises.\" The letter asks for assistance with the sale of the property.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. One manuscript, 33 pages. Autobiography of Rev. James Craik, grandson of Dr. James Craik.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiary, Revolutionary War prisoner. 23 pages. 8\" x 5\". Detailed diary written (after the fact) by a New England Patriot who was captured by the British. Describes his repeated attempts to escape. Excellent description of treatment by the British of American soldiers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. \"Miss Frances N. Nightingale, who is proprietor of a school for girls at 20 East 92nd St., has a miniature full length of Washington in a brooch studied with pearls given by ...\" Provenance of W270 taken from the curatorial files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 1 page. \"The brooch of George Washington (miniature by John Trumbull) is the smallest full length in existence ...\" Provenance of W-270 taken from curatorial files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. \"A piece of the Robe in which Genl. Washington was Christened Also a button from one of his coats.\" Autograph document, (one small envelope) laminated. Provenance information for W-469 taken from the Curatorial Files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 3 pages. Provenance information taken from the Curatorial files which discusses table settings for the Seures China and other figurines. Gouverneur Morris is mentioned. Note by Harrison Dodge at bottom reads \"(Found on top of Harpsichord after Council 1912. It refers to the [?] now in Mt. Vernon Mansion - HHD)\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper advertisement. John Sunnocks, Trunk-maker from London. Provenance information.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S.  4 pages. Wilmington, April 14. In regards to furnishing the Delaware Room. Discusses lamp and marble stone cover of the original tomb.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFacsimile reproduction image of firedogs (shows length and height). Research for W-7.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 1 page. Concerning silver gorget from the Siege of Savannah. Provenance for H-475.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. Provenance information for the Stuart Washington Endorsement of authentication made by Caroline H. Richardson. Provenance for H-4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Provenance information through Mr. George L. Schuyler and Mrs. Isaac Bell for W-7 firedogs. \"I was present during the winter of 1890 when Mr. George L. Schuyler presented this pair of fire dogs to my mother Mrs. Isaac Bell.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper article. 1 page. Newspaper acct. of relic of the Siege of Savannah. Research for H-475, silver gorget.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 page. Provenance for the piece of Lace ruffle on Washington's Linen, given by Mrs. Washington to Gilbert Stuart, when he was engaged in finishing the General's Portrait, provenance for W-448.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted bookplate of Bushrod Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAL.S. 2 pages. \"Dear friend, The books arrived in perfect order. I ought to have acknowledged their safe receipt, but thought they got so near home in getting to the Antislavery office that you would have no anxiety. I am glad they answered your purpose and whenever i can be of any further service to you in that way I will be glad to do so.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Muster roll. No location or unit information.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 4 pages. Genealogy or family tree of Edmund Law Rogers. Not complete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted ticket to an Alexandria Street Lottery, signed by J. Swift, with \"A.M. Bassett\" written on verso. Number 5529.  Lottery for paving streets of Alex. was authorized in Oct. 1790, with J. Swift as one of those appointed to conduct it. \"The possessor hereof shall be entitled to receive the Prize that may be drawn against it's Number.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrint calling card for General Lafayette. Note written on reverse by Mr. Dodge reads \"This card was found by Miss Riggs, V.R. D.C. among papers of her family - sent by her to Mt. Vernon, 1921.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted broadside with 6 verses of a song to celebrate Washington's birthday. Tune, God Bless America.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript notes with references to George Washington family and descendants. Badly damaged, deteriorated. Several pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 2 pages. Concerning Washingtons shaving stand. W-202\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNews clipping,  Poem about Washington. \"__ on Washington by George W.P. Custis, of Arlington, The Step-grandson of Washington.\" Handwritten note at bottom reads \"1905. Keep this for Edmund.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.L.S. 4 pages. \"My dear cousin, You would very much oblige me and my neighbours here and at the same time be performing an act of great charity, if you would use your interest to prevent the Lock Keeper of Lock 56 on this Canal being turned out of her situation. She is a widow with six children,...\" with envelope.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA. D. 1 page. Account book fragment with entry for Geo. S. Washington to pay for \"cleaning his shoes.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript notes on the provenance of a cross purported to be a piece of George Washington's coffin. According to the manuscript, the cross was taken \"by bribing a negro\" when Washington's body was transfered to the new tomb in 1831.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn undated note, Mrs. Hamilton sends her compliments to Mr. Gale and Seaon, and states that she would like to subscribe to their weekly paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten transcript (author unknown) of a speach to the United States Senate on George Washington's camp chest.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOath of Allegiance. 3 pages, 6 pages of text.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis document is a cover sheet describing a collection of letters between the Marquis de Lafayette and Eliza Parke Custis Law. It has a typewritten note at the top of the document in French. The description of the leters is written in pencil, by an unknown hand. It also describes the friendship between George Washington, the Lafayette family, and Eliza Parke Custis Law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope which once contained an undated letter written by Lord Cornwallis, a letter written by the Marquis de Lafayette, facsimile of a letter written by George Washington, and  letters of Robert E. Lee, Mary Custis Lee, and Colonel Nicholas Rogers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of family documents referring to Law, Custis, Lawrence A. Washington, Lawrence Lewis, John Law, James Adams, Eliza Law Rogers, Eleanor A. Rogers, Lloyd Rogers, and Thos. [Thomas] Law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are two separate pieces of writing within this folder. One is a handwritten excerpt from George Washington Parke Custis's \"Recollections of Washington,\" describing the John Trumbull portrait of George Washington painted in 1790, and the \"first portrait of George Washington\" by Gilbert Stuart. The other is a narrative written by an unknown Custis descendant describing the the John Wollston portrait of Martha Washington, taken prior to her marriage to George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote describing a China saucer that was a part of a larger tea set left to George Washington Parke Custis in Martha Washington's will. This set was given to her by a Mr. VanBraam.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote provides background information on an engraving of a Betty Washington Lewis portrait, originally thought to be Martha Washington. The engraving was done by Cheney and Kellogg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote on a fragment of paper, with information on the deaths of George Washington Parke Custis and [James] Sharples.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour fragments of a handwritten transcription of a letter from Lord Cornwallis to an unknown recipient. The letter is incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of letter. George Washington writes to Martha regarding the \"American cause\" and his need to go \"to Boston to take upon [him] the command\". He mentions his possible death and will.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo nearly identical provenance statements regarding the 1772 Charles Willson Peale portrait of George Washington. One statement has some grammatical edits and inserts. The statement describes the style and subject of the portrait, the various owners (up to Edmund Law Rogers, the grandson of Eliza Parke Custis Law), and the conservation work done on the portrait. Edmund Law Rogers died in 1896. This document is undated, and unauthored.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndenture, from November 1576, details a land transaction between Edward Zouche and his wife Elenor and three people from Hemyock, Devon county, England. Names appear to be Nicholas (last name unclear), John Perry(?), and Charles Ford.  On bifold reads \"Hemyock, Zouch to Cha Ford \u0026amp; Nov. 19.\" Related documentation from auction house indicates the document was signed by Lawrence Washington, the quintuple great-grandfather of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe book is inscribed to Louisa C. Washington to Hannah B. Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eName index. pp. 1-107 ledger entries, 108-141 blank, 142-155 missing, 156-176 copies of leases deeds, etc. watermark.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBox also contains loose items that originally went with the ledger including: \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1) 1771 July 31. Letter, Anne Haulworth to \"dear Madam,\" A.N.S. Request for 25 pounds of sugar ... \n2) 1773 August 12. Letter, Jesse Coats to John Augustine Washington. A.N.S. Coats requests Washington to pay Thomas Blane the money Washington owes Coats ...\n3) 1778 September 12. Ledger entry of tobacco sales, Amt. of tobacco and price received ...\n4) 1779 May 22. Receipt, Sum of 30/ for the Virginia \"Gazette\" pd. by Col. Washington for Phillip Smith ...\n5) 1779 October 1. List of tools lent to Jas. Brinnon by John A. Washington.\n6) 1780 November 23. Account, Major Burditt Asheton with John A. Washington. To cash pd. Wm. Pegg.\n7) 1782 June 25. Account, Elizabeth Sehon with Mr. Will Mills. Mills was John A. Washington's overseer ... she desires payment of 2 1/2 barrels of Indian corn which was promised for 5 yds. of cloth for a coat ...\n8) 1783 June 14. Tax receipt for tobacco. Note of payment at Nomini for inspection of tobacco and taxes thereon ...\n9) 1784 April. Account, John Carroll with John A. Washington. Carroll made a trip to Berkeley for JAW ...\n10) 1784 April 15. Receipt, Thomas Kirkpatrick to Jeremiah Sandford. For 10 barrels of flour ... pinned to credit side of Kirkpatrick's account in the Ledger ...\n11) 1787 August 6. Note, Bushrod Washington to unknown recipient. Expresses regret that an account has remained unsettled when the writer thought it had been paid.\n12) undated. Notes gold and paper money on hand.\n13) undated. Account, John Walker with John A. Washington. For weaving cloth for Washington and Mr. Rice ... account of Mr. Will Rice appears on this page ...\n14) undated. Account, Robert Lewis with the Farmer's Hotel Washington City.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe ledger of William Carlin, who was a tailor in Alexandria who made clothes for George Washington and other staff members at Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains decision in friendly suit of Lawrence A. Washington \u0026amp; others against Bushrod Washington \u0026amp; Lawrence Lewis, acting executors of General Washington, dated April 15, 1825 and signed by A. Moore, Commissioner and auditor--Order of Court of the District of Columbia, Alexandria County, Lawrence Washington and the other Legatees, etc. against Bushrod Washington, Lawrence Lewis, etc. May 19, 1823 teste Edm. I Lee C.C.--sales of a portion of the estate with names of purchasers, etc. (1802-1805)--Accounts of various legatees in account with estate--accounts of Lawrence Lewis reported to Fairfax Courthouse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral Business Accounts. Beginning at end of the book are 14 pages devoted to an account with the Schooner William Henry. The entries are in the hand of Robert Beverley, later, the executor of Wm. A. Washington's estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains Bishop Wilson's Sacra Privata--favorite hymns, prayers,--extracts from Sharps Sermons--12 golden rules and other religious extracts--notes on the education of children.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(London: Printed for J. Harris)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWestervelt's journey was made in 1839, recorded in 1841 and the dedication to Hon. Richard Rover is dated Dec. 18, 1842.\nBount cursory descriptions of the principal cities between N.Y. and Society Hill ... 15 p. description of Mount Vernon, grounds, tomb, Mansion: interior and exterior ... appalled at the ruined condition of the estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript diary of Civil War soldier Private James A. Minish, 105th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. With spiral-bound, typescript transcription of the diary and additional letters, edited and annotated by M. L. Brown. The diary includes descriptions of Minish's visits to Washington D.C. and Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA Reconstruction-era manuscript journal kept by Helen Josephine Dike Stearns, wife of a prominent New York merchant. The journal includes descriptions of a visit to Washington D.C. and Mount Vernon in April 1870.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are three sets of entries in the ledger.  The first set of entries consists of 36 pages and date to 1739, 1740, 1742, 1744, 1745, 1746, and 1747 and individual lists are accepted and signed by William Fairfax ( 1691 – 1757), who had just built Belvoir.    Several pages are headed \"Gedney Clarke Mercht of Barbados\" who apparently is in charge of shipping items to William Fairfax in Virginia.\nThe second set of entries in the ledger comprises most of the ledger and consists of  52  pages.  It covers the years 1760 to 1772 and  accounts are initialed by \"GWFx,\"  George William Fairfax, son of William Fairfax, who died in 1757. These entries consist of page after page of goods or services purchased largely from London merchants; Cheapside, Fleet Street, and Charring Cross are mentioned.   \nA third section of the ledger consists of six pages in the middle of the book that date from 1760 to 1766.  It is an \"Acct of Sales of Tobacco\" from 1760 to 1766.  The names of the buyers are unknown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 46 pages. Autograph document, leatherbound ledger. Account book kept by Fanny Bassett Washington from the death of her husband George Augustine Washington until her marriage to Tobias Lear. Household, financial accounts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScrapbook contains prints, original and copies of letters, and financial documents dating from the early 18th to late 19th century.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonplace book of Louisa Clemson Brown (later Rogers), a descendant of George Washington Steptoe, nephew of George Washington. Louisa lived from 1862-1939 in West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonplace book signed on title page Mary Rogers, believed to be Mary Washington Rogers (later Laidley) of West Virginia, a descendant of George Washington Steptoe, nephew of George Washington.  The scrapbook contains letters and poems regarding God, Autumn, love, religion, friendship, prayer, Mrs. Rogers, and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichard Roberts was the son of Richard Roberts (1808-1876). His mother died when he was five years old and the family left New Jersey a few years later. Likely they joined the Quaker community which had established itself in Alexandria in the 1850s, the pacifist Woodlawn Quakers. This group lived near the village of Accotink, a place mentioned several times in Robert's autobiography. According to a history of the Alexandria Quaker Meeting by Martha Claire Catlin, the group befriended and supported the economic independence and land ownership of the free African Americans in the area. The 1870 census shows Richard Robert's family living on real estate valued at $7,250, on a portion of Mount Vernon where they had numerous African American neighbors. Given the descriptions in the text, the Roberts farm may have been part of Washington's \"Muddy Hole\" or \"Dogue Run\" property. Roberts provides descriptions of his life there, the estate, and inhabitants, just after the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharter of Robert Washington of Sulgrave, Co. Northants, and his son and heir Lawrence Washington, being a quit claim whereby they both give up to Roger Littleford of Sulgrave, \"husbandman,\" their right and title in a messuage or tenement in Sulgrave lately in possession of John Mosse of Sulgrave \"laborer\", also their right and title in one quadrant and a \"quarterne\" of a virgate of land in Sulgrave. Signed and sealed by both Robert and Lawrence Washington, signed on verso by four witnesses.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe two signers of this document are direct ancestors of the first President of the United States, George Washington. Robert Washington, 1540-1619, was the eldest son of Lawrence, builder of Sulgrave Manor. The other signer, Robert's eldest son, Lawrence, 1565-1616, was grandfather of Colonel John Washington, who settled in Virginia in 1657 and was himself great-grandfather of the first President.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJournal of weather conditions and events taking place at Mt. Vernon under supervision of Bushrod Washington--[Cannon was evidently an overseer]--acct. of Birthday celebration in Alexandria-- acct. of many persons coming to Mt. Vernon to \"view the situation\"--mentions visiters and family and financial matters--enmity for Dutchman Frobel--hire of a German gardener--Mr. Jackson \"... took his [runaway] Negroe in Philada. but he was taken away from him again by the mob.\" Bound diary, in front is name \"John Brazier Cannon Mount Vernon February 20th 1806\" (There is also a bound typescript in library).Bound Manuscript. 182 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis manuscript is made up of several sections. Approximately the first 100 pages include inventories of the Mount Vernon estate's contents (silver, dishes, beds, linens, and so on). That set of inventories was begun during Bushrod Washington's tenure as owner of Mount Vernon. Much of the text appears to be in his handwriting. The middle 200 pages are made up of the manuscript contain the daily diary of John A. Washington III for the years 1842-1845, while he owned Mount Vernon. The final 50 or so pages contain John A. Washington's record of work done by various individuals on the Mount Vernon property for several months at the end of 1842 to the beginning of 1843; a variety of other miscellaneous records and accounts are included in these final pages, all of which appear \"upside down\" in relation to the inventories and diary because they were written with the blank book flipped over so that the original back cover became the front cover. The inventories include two lists of slaves: one is dated 20 July 1815 (during the Bushrod Washington years); and the other with birthdates to April 1845 (during the John A. Washington III years).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe first page reads \"An account of the proceedings of the Commissioners appointed by the County Court of Fairfax County VA to assess the damages to be paid by the Manassas Gap Railroad to the Landowners through whose lands in Fairfax county the Railroad shall be constructed\". John Augustine Washington was a commissioner along with J.B. Hunter, L.M. Ball, E.G. Ford, and G.M. Millar. This is an account of their surveys including their travels to the various sites.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLedger, possibly kept by Lawrence Washington, contains notes on books in the Library of Congress and in the Alexandria library.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe journal includes topics of medicinal notes, farrier techniques, recipes, and law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJournal begins with a \"List of negros\" including name, when born, and how acquired. Journal includes dated daily entries and an alphabetized index at the end. There is also an annotated drawing of the interior arrangement of the New Tomb.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe first entry in the diary is a 3 page \"List of negros\", belonging to John Augustine Washington. The list includes names, birthdates, and sources of acquisition. Other entries in the diary are regarding business, financial matters, and the management of Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound manuscript contains the returns kept for General Poor's Brigade, by Captain Benjamin Walker, at various camps, a few returns left unaccomplished, several general orders and records of courts-martial,and a legal docket ca. 1830. These daily inventories of soldiers and their equipment begin at Valley Forge in January 1778 and run through May 1779.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnne S. Frobel's father, John Jacob Frobel, was Ann Washington's music teacher, and lived for a short time at Mount Vernon (circa 1804-1806) with Bushrod and Ann Washington. The diary includes reminiscences of her childhood visits to Mount Vernon.Part I of the diary covers the Civil War years, 1861-1865. It constitutes almost 90% of the diary and deals with Anne and her sister Elizabeth's experiences as two female southern sympathizers alone on a farmstead, \"Wilton Hill,\" outside of Alexandria, Va. Frobel describes the occupation of northern Virginia by Union soldiers, as well as their own house and grounds by the Union Army.She reveals both their fears and courage as she describes problems with Union soldier raids, and her attempts to get protection from Union officers. She relates the hazards of travelling to Alexandria, difficulties obtaining passes, and the desertion of slaves to the army. She also relates her own deteriorating relationship with her slaves, and their relationship to the soldiers.Part II of the diary describes a six-year period after the war, 1873-1879, detailing Elizabeth's and her financial hardships and the difficulty of collecting rent from tenants. She also relates their attempts to sell their farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains copies of letters written in the course of Clement Biddle's business dealings in Philadelphia. Includes copies of letters to George Washington (28 in number), Henry Knox, James Wilkinson, and Timothy Pickering, and others. The Washington letters concern his efforts to procure household goods, furniture, agricultural implements and supplies for the Washington family, providing a record of the development of the Mount Vernon estate in the period between the Revolutionary War and Washington's presidency. The letters also reveal interesting insights into life in Philadelphia during the period of the Constitutional Convention.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains accounts for the running of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, its constituent farms and businesses. Entries document expenses for the fisheries, tailor work, voyage of the brig (or brigantine) Farmer to Jamaica in 1774, tools, clothing for slaves, expenses for various craftsmen, food, weaving, tobacco, and much more. Earliest entries are said to be in the hand of John Kirkpatrick, while the last two thirds of the volume are in the hand of Lund Washington. About a half dozen notations in George Washington's hand also appear. Quite a few later manuscript additions appear throughout, giving explanations or 'editorial commentary' on the text. Pages numbered 89-107 were removed prior to the original coming to Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlso available at Mount Vernon: typed transcription dating perhaps to 1932 (Transctiption 17-A); handwritten \"transcript with index\" by A.L. Reese dating to 1946 (Transcription 18-A); and typed transcription created by Gwendolyn White and Maureen Connors in 2009 (Transcription 45-A).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlank book, leaves ruled for musical notation. Folio, bound in calf. Inscription on the flyleaf: \"Martha Parke Custis March 1768\" in the hand of George Washington. Contains holograph short musical pieces, some with texts in English, suitable for a beginning student, in two different hands, believed to be those of Martha Parke Custis and her teacher John Stadler.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound volume includes various sheet music bound together for use of Eleanor Parke Custis.  Front cover contains the name \"Eleaner P. Custis [sic]\" embossed on leather. Includes \"Trois Sonates a quatre mains pour clavecin ou piano forte,\" among others. Includes handwritten note at the end of the volume.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe bound sheet music was owned by Eleanor Park Custis, approximately 1786-1792.  Includes multiple music publications that are bound together. Music was composed for various instruments such as violin and harpsichord, as well as voice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe bound manuscript music contains music in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis, with a collection of miscellaneous pieces including the published score of \"Love in a Village: A Comic Opera.\" Signed \"Eleanor Parke Custis, February 25th 1797.\" The front cover contains the the number \"1442\" in the bottom left corner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound volume belonged to Eleanor Parke Custis, whose name is embossed in leather on the cover as \"Eleanor P. Custis.\" Includes multiple musical works bound together.  Works are for instrument and voice, in Italian.  Also contains a souvenir piece of a banner and a handwritten note.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe bound sheet music of twelve progressive lessons for the harpsichord, piano forte or organ, was owned by Eleanor Parke Custis. Also includes handwritten music and notes. The verso of the front cover includes an inscription, \"Frances Parke Lewis 1814.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolio, modern binding of Robert Bremner's 'The Harpsichord or Spinnet Miscellany,' belonging to Martha Parke Custis. Inscription on recto or leaf following title page: \"Martha Parke Custis January the 19 1769\" and \"Marta Parke Custis.\" Pages, full and partial, have been silked.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound collection of published chamber works by Pleyel and three sonatas by Kozeluch primarily for piano-forte and harpsichord. Manuscript copy of \"Hope Told a Flattering Tale,\" by Pleyel; \"Here's a health to ane I loe dear,\" music by Kozeluch -poetry by Robert Burns; \"Come live with me, \u0026amp; be my love,\" composed by Emerick, poetry by Shakespeare; \"The Chieftain,\" words by T. C. [Thomas Campbell]; \"The Hunter's Horn,\" words by Fitzsimons, music by Philips (?); \"Dearest Maid I adore thee,\" words by J. Lee Lewis, composed by W Slape; in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis.  Also includes manuscript copy of \"Hymn of Riego\" in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis [Lewis] in 1826. A handwritten poem on the final page is inspired by Thomas Moore's \"Come rest in this bosom.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeather bound volume of sheet music. Includes a handwritten note on first page, \"This music book was bound by ... Custis...\", and is signed \"Audley.\" The title page reads \"Twelve Pieces for the Harpsichord or piano forte composed by Sig. Sterkel of Vienne.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeather bound volume of sheet music and lyrics. Front conver contains the name \"Eleanor P. Custis\" embossed in red leather. There is a handwritten index in Italian. Also contains an unbound song titled \"Highland Mary.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLand grant of Culpeper, proprietor of Northern Neck, of 5000 acres to Col. John Washington and Col. Nicholas Spencer; the original patent for the Mount Vernon lands. Paper seal with coat of arms upper left corner. Docketed by George Washington and others on verso.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. A grant for 584 acres of land in Stafford, [later Fairfax] County on the north side of Little Hunting Creek, for transporting twelve persons to Va. Document signed, with embossed seal of colony, laminated, oversize document, endorsed in hand of Genl. W-n on back, watermark. This property was acquired by Washington in 1760. Signed by Virginia governor Herb. Jeffreys, Recorded by [Jno. Harrison?].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. On verson of W-646 Thomas Culpeper land grant to John Washington and Nicholas Spencer. For 5000 acres of land in Stafford Co. and \"near ye land of Capt. Giles Brent,\" land bounded by the main river [Potomac] and two creeks, Little Hunting and Epsewasson. Document, a transcript in hand of [George Brent ?,] laminated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. For consideration of 5 shillings, Roger and Mildred Gregory \"hath Granted Bargained Sold ... all that certain Parcel or Tract of Land Situate Lying and being in Overwharton Parish in Stafford County and Being by Estematon Two Thousand and Five hundred Acres ... Half of five Thousand Acres formerly laid out for Nicholas Spencer and Capt. Lawrence Washington ...\" for a term of 1 year. Document signed, endorsed on reverse in unknown hand \"Merandom this Lease was acknowledged by Roger Gregory and Mildred his wif in Aprell Jeneral Court 1726,\" and endorsed by GW, \"Rogr. and Mildred Gregory Lease to Aug. Washington 16th May 1726,\" oversize document, 2 red seals, laminated, watermark, endorsed by G.W. Signed by Rog. and Mildred Gregory, and witnessed by Wm. Aylett Jr., John Washington and Lawr. Butler.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. \" ... in Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred and Eighty pounds Stirling Money of Great Britain ... All that certain Tract or Parcel of Land Situate Lying and Being in the Parish of Overwharton [Stafford] [now Fairfax] County ... Being by Estimation Two Thousand and Five hundred Acres a Moiettie or half of Five Hundred Acres formerly Lay'd out for Collo. Nicholas Spencer and Capt. Lawrence Washington ...\"Signed by Mildred and Roger Gregory and witnessed by William Aylett Jr., John Washington, and Lawrence Butler. Endorsed on reverse by George Washington. Below the indenture in another hand is a memorandum of \"The Corse of Spencer Land and Mine ...\" with boundaries given. Laminated, two red seals, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. In consideration of sum of 5 shillings, Roger and Mildred Gregory have \"Bargained and Sold ... unto Augustine Washington all that ... Tract ... Lying ... in the Parish of Overwharton and county of Stafford, Containing by Estimation two Thousand five Hundred Acres being a moity or half of five Thousand Acres of Land formerly laid out for Coll. Nicholas Spencer and Capt. Lawrence Washington ... \". Document signed, endorsed by G.W. \"Roger and Mildd. Gregory Lease to Auge. Washington 18th Oct. 1726,\" oversize document, laminated, 2 red seals, watermarks; also endorsed by G.W.Signed by Rog. and Mildred Gregory. Witnessed by Robt. Lawton and Isaac Parkinson. Proved at General Court Oct. 20 1726 by R. Hickman Clerk of General Court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Roger and Mildred Gregory, \"... for and in Consideration of the Summ of one hundred and Eighty pounds Sterling ... Do Give Grant ... unto the said Augustine Washington ... in he the said Augustine Washington's actuall possession Now being by vertue of a Bargan and Sale to him there of made by Indenture ... All that ... Tract ... of Land ... Lying ... in the parish of Overwharton and County of Stafford containing by Estimation two thousand five hundred acres being a moiety or half of five thousand acres of Land formerly laid out for Coll. Nicholas Spencer and Capt. Lawrence Washington ...\" Document signed, oversize document, endorsed \"Roger Gregory and Mildred Gregory Augt. Washington,\" [this is possibly in Augustine Washington's hand], dated in George Washington's hand \"19th of Oct. 1726,\" laminated, 2 red seals, watermarks. Signed by Rog. and Mildred Gregory. Witnessed by Robt. Lawton and Isaac Parkinson. Proved at General Court on Oct. 20, 1726 by R. Hickman, Clerk of General Court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed of lease for 2 parcels of Mount Vernon land from William Spencer to Lawrence Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed of release of Mount Vernon lands, William and Elizabeth Spencer to Lawrence Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. For five shillings, leases land for one year in Prince William Cty. [Fairfax] on Dogue Creek \"being part of a Tract formerly granted to Collo. William Travers ...\" containing 545 1/2 acres. Autograph document signed, oversize document, laminated, docketed. Signed by Zepha. Wade and witnessed by Richard Osborn, Anna A. Hampton, John Hart, and [Jn.] Thurman. Receipted on reverse for 5 shillings by Z. Wade same witnesses. Acknowledged in Court July 29, 1740 by Catesby Cocke, Clerk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. For sum of one hundred pounds sterling the Wades deed to John Brown \"all that tract or Parcell of Land ... sicuate lying and being in the County of Prince William [Fairfax] at the head of Doeg Creek and being part of a tract formerly granted to Colo. Wm. Travers\" (March 22, 1677)--later purchased by Wade of Thomas Brooke and Sarah his wife-- 545 1/2 acres. Document signed, docketed, oversize document, laminated, watermark. Signed by Violinder and Zeph. Wade, witnessed by Richard Osborn, Anne Hampton, John [Hart?] and Jno Thurman. Receipt for £100 on reverse, signed by Wade, with same witnesses. Recorded July 29, 1740; also a commission to examine Violinder Wade about her consent to relinquishing her dower rights in the land--signed by Catesby Cocke, clerk. [See under 1805, April 29, Defense of title to Woodlawm, by Lawrence Lewis].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. on vellum. 1 page. Army Commission of Lawrence Washington as captain in provincial forces serving under Admiral Vernon in the Cartagena campaign. Signed by Hollis Newcastle [Duke of Newcastle], entered with Secretary at war by Thomas Sherwin. Entered with Commissioner of Musters by [Jas. Pitchart?]. Embossed seal, and seal of George II, Docketed and marked \"This commission was delivered the tenth day of July 1740 to the within named Lawrence Washington Esqr. [signed] Will Gooch.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSurvey plat map of land contained between Dogue Run and Little Hunting Creek, shows the original grant of land between the Spencer family and the Washington family originally granted by Thomas Lord Culpeper in 1674 to Col. John Washington, who arrived in Virginia in 1657 and to Col. Nathaniel Spencer for a grant of 5,000 acres. This land is the future site of Mount Vernon. Survey made for plaintiff Sampson Darrell against defendant Zephaniah Wade. Autograph document signed, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 9 pages. Deposition in the suit of Thomas Marshall against Samson Darrell. Depositions of William Godfrey, Robert Step[h]ens, Edward Violet, Penelope Osborne, Ann Drakeford, Daniel Ansdale, Thomas, Odford, John Gist, William Brummett, Elias Guess, Thomas Lewis, Bryant Allison, John Sno[w]den, James Halley, Sarah Lewis, John Simpson, and Jeremiah Sparks, in a boundary dispute between Thomas Marshall and Samson [or Sampson?] Darrell involving the line of the original grant to Nichol Spencer and Washington--includes reference to Wm. Sparks, tennant to Augustine W-n, living on Little Hunting Creek--includes plat of surveys and marks on disputed land. Summary Depositions sworn before George Mason and Daniel Jenings. Document, copy teste by L. Tazewell and Ben. Waller endorsed \"Marshall v. Darrell, Copy Depost.,\" laminated, oversize document, watermark. See also under 1748, Map of Spencer-Washington tract.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed of Lease of Mount Vernon land, Henry Frenn to Lawrence Washington\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount, settlement of the estate of Lawrence Washington, and estate documents\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument signed \"Fairfax\" on parchment. Grants 425 acres of land in Augusta County to Jacob Christman. As the document notes, this land along the Lost River of Cacapon was surveyed by George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndenture, deed of release from Ignatius Digges, William Digges, and John Addison to Thomas Colvill. \"... all that [ ] Tenement parcel or Tract of Land [ ] and known by the name of William Cliftons Dwelling Plantation Situate Lying [and being in the County of Fairfax] ... containing four Hundred Acres ...\" Laminated, oversize document, 3 red seals (blurred) watermarks. This land is believed to have been occupied by George Augustine Washington at a later date. Signed by Ignt. Digges, W. Digges and Jn. Addison. No witnesses. On reverse, a receipt for money, signed by Wm. and Ignt. Digges and Jn. Addison. Attested by [G. Wagoner ?], Court clerk, date obscured.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocuments detail trial charges of Joseph Stevens. Signed by Zachary Lewis A court document giving outcome of the trial is also included, Feb. 1758. Trial held in Caroline County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. Indenture, Deed of Release for Fairfax County land from Charles Washington and his wife Mildred to John Posey, \"... two certain Tracts of Land, One in the Tenure and occupation of Sarah Lewis widow containing two hundred acres more or less the Other situate on the branches of muddyhole containing one hundred and forty five acres more or less ...\" Document, docketed, watermarks. Signed by Charles and Mildred Washington; witnessed by Saml. Washington, Wm. Triplett, John Alexander and John Alexander Jr. Receipt for £517 by Charles Washington; Attested by [G. Wagoner,?] clerk of court, Jan. 19 1760. Endorsed by Charles Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBroadside. Printed document in French and English. \"By His Excellency George Washington, Esquire, Commander in Chief of the Army of the United Colonies of North America.\" Gives reasons and accounts of his armies presence in Canada under command of General Schuyler, \"not to plunder, but to protect you; to animate, and bring forth into Action those Sentiments of Freedom you have disclosed...\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of the two known surviving recieved letters from George Washington to Martha Washington. The letter dated 1775 June 18, George Washington writes to Martha Washington regarding the \"American cause\" and his need to go \"to Boston to take upon [him] the command\". He mentions his possible death and will. The letter dated 1775 June 23, the original of which is located within the George Washington Presidential Library's collections, George Washington writes to Martha Washington as he departs Philadelphia for Boston and he does not know when he will be able to write again. He hopes to have a \"happy meeting with you [Martha] sometime in the fall\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMap, \"Plan of the Operations of General Washington against The Kings Troops in New Jersey, from the 26th of December 1776 to the 3rd January 1777 by William Faden.\" London, Published according to Act of Parliament 15th April 1777 by Wm Faden, Corner of St Martins Lane, Charing Cross.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 1 page. Document signed, laminated, docketed \"Isaac Sotherland's Deed for 215 Acres in Frederick County Entd. and Exd.\" Deed for 215 acres of waste and ungranted lands in the Drains of Babb Creek in Frederick County--to pay annual quit rent of 1/ for every 50 A. Signed by Fairfax.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 6 pages. Account, purchases of clothing, blankets. Jabez Clark company. Docketed \"Comy Jabez Clark, rect. To Comy Hubbard for Cloathing and Blankets.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBroadside. Woodcut Royal Arms of Great Britain-Calls for the British American Colonies to be freed from the \"tyranny\" of the Patriots. These \"Associated Loyalists\" were formed when the British occupied Rhode Island. Watermarked sheet of laid paper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Clothing allotments and cost, Connecticut Regiment of Col. Seth Warner. \"Colo. Seth Warners Regiment for Officers Cloathing.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Inspection return. Troop inspection chart.This document was signed just 4 days after the execution of British spy John Andre. It is a table detailing 265 \"rank and file\"; 16 officers, 22 sergeants, 13 drum and fifers; lists the units' arms and ammo. The document shows the troop and arms strength during the American Revolution.  Autograph document signed; signed by Col. Ebenezer Sprout, Inspecting officer of the 12th Massachusetts and Capt. Silas Burbank, temporary commander.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Return, supplies for Yorktown. \"A return of goods purchased for the Navy of France,\" and shipped to Newport.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 1 page. Return, clothing received from the regimental clothier for the use of Jackson's company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 6 pages. Muster roll, New Windsor-Newburgh encampment. Autograph document in an unknown hand, listing 183 officers, surgeons, chaplains, waggon masters, aides-de-camp, paymasters, and others, beginning with \"His Excellency General Washington.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRoll and muster. A.D.S. 1 page. \"Roll and Muster of the Fourth Company Seventh Massachusetts Regiment taken for the month of March 1783.\" Document signed, (oversize), partially printed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 4 pages. Including codicil, Nov. 19, 1785. Will of John Augustine Washington of Bushfield, younger brother of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA list of Masters and Indentured Servants [Fairfax County, Virginia] with their trades and terms of service. Includes George Washington, Lund Washington, and George Mason. Autograph document, laminated, 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 8 pages. A listing of the furniture and division into 3 parts--half to go to Hannah [Bushrod] Washington, and 1/4 each to Corbin and Bushrod Washington--Value placed on each piece--total amt. of £385.9.0. This division agreed to and signed by Hannah [Bushrod] Washington, Corbin Washington, and Bushrod Washington. Document signed, oversize document, charred and torn, but laminated, watermarks. Date on original catalog card appears [1787 ?]. Probably done shortly after J.A. Washington's death in early Jan. 1787.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D. 4 pages. Docketed by Hustler. Thomas Paine wrote to John Hustler on issues of a new constitution in France and directly transcribes Washington's address to the Society of Quakers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA folio-sized penmanship book dating from 1795, written by Joseph Swan of Medford School, likely in Massachusetts. The first page of the book extols the virtues and influence of President George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted form with manuscript additions. A receipt for twelve dollars of taxes paid by William Augustine Washington for his four wheel carriage, called a post chaise, which is drawn by four horses for the conveyance of more than one person. The receipt is mounted on paper with an engraving of William Augustine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA British eulogy that features a boulder labeled \"Washington,\" steadfast amidst a raging sea. By W.P. Blake, London.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSketch, Proposed monument to George Washington by William Smith. Autograph document, drawn by Smith. In oversize folder, in color, watermark (fleur de lis over barred shield). Date on original catalog card appears [1800] [Jan. 1].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBroadside, by his Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, esquire, governor, and commander in chief over the state of Connecticut. A Proclamation. \"To call the attention of the People of the State to a serious consideration and review of their moral and religious conduct - to solemn reflections on the errors of their ways - \" etc.  1800\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount, Estate of Genl. George Washington deceased in account with Bushrod Washington and Lawrence Lewis acting executors\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount, Col. William A. Washington with Joshua Riddle. D. 8 pages. Document, folio size. Contains ordinary accounts of miscellaneous goods.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument signed, partly printed, docketed \"Policy of Assurance for The Honbl. Bushrod Washington.\" Signed by James Rawlings.[See also under 1815, Aug. 23, Insurance Evaluation on Mt. Vernon]. Policy for a barn at Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.D.S. 2 pages. Inventory, Estate of Dr. Greenwood. Dr. Greenwood was one of George Washington's dentists. He practiced in New York City. There are no dental instruments on this inventory. Document signed, (partly printed).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD.S. 2 pages. Deed of 512 acres in 4 tracts in Frederick County to Wm. Stephenson, trustee; if Geo. F. Washington does not pay $10,000 owed Taliaferro Stribling as executor of Francis Stribling Senr., land to be advertised for sale by Stephenson, and then Stribling is to be paid from the proceeds of sales. If money is paid, Stephenson to reconvey the land to Geo. F. Washington. Signed by Geo. F. Washington, Maria Washington, Talifaferro Stribling, Wm. Stephenson. Aug 7, 1826 certification of Maria Washington's acknowledgement of the indenture witnessed by Francis Stribling and William Lynn. Aug 23, 1826 - recorded by Thomas Allen Tidball, clerk of Frederick County Court. Document signed, docketed \"Washington [wife] to Stephenson Deed of Trust use of F. Striblings Exec. 1826 August 23rd Ack by Washington [ ], recorded 523d page and examined,\" oversize document, laminated, watermark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 2 pages. Labeled \"A Map of Mount Vernon,\"--gives boundary lines of J.A.W.'s part of estate--also shows parts held by Bush. C. Washington and heirs of Bushrod Jr.-- Survey made by James M. Brown, Deputy Sur. of Jefferson Cty., May 10th 1831. Silked. Some corrections made in 1845. A map and survey labeled \"A Map of Mount Vernon\" and docketed \"Platt +c. of Mr. John A. Washington's part of Mount Vernon, 1225 acres.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeaves gathered at MV and Niagara Falls, pressed onto page with descriptions \"Washington's Tomb Mt. Vernon gathered by A.J. Lawrence May 1842\" and \"Niagara Falls June 1842, gathered by A.J. Lawrence.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript map in ink and watercolor, signed \"Copied by J. Hammond Coulter. Minersville.\" The map shows the boundaries of George Washington's farms along the Potomac River.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript plan of Mount Vernon titled \"Old apple orchard planted in 1871 - with pears, peaches +c.\" Includes a key, labeling the Mount Vernon mansion and all its outbuildings as they appeared in the late 1800s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Mount Vernon home and tomb of Washington. Grounds opened at 11 o'clock A.M. Closed and cleared promptly at 4 o'clock P.M. Entrance fee, 25 cents. Positively no admittance on Sunday. Picnics not allowed on Mt. Vernon grounds. Special arrangement for June, July, Aug., Sept., '93: To accommodate Columbian Excursionists, the open hours will be extended to 6 o'clock P.M., on Wednesdays only. Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWashington's watermarked paper. 1 Sheet (15\" x 17 1/2\") ; 1 Sheet (15 1/4\" x 18 1/2\") ; 3 Sheets (15\" x 18 1/4\") A corner of sheet \"c\" is torn off ; 1 Sheet (14 1/2\" x 18\") Folio: ruled for ledger use. ; 1 sheet tissue (18-1/2 x 15).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript copy of Washington's 1783 address in Annapolis to resign his commission as Commander in Chief. Noted at bottom \"Presented to the Mt. Vernon Mansion by George Bristow. 1 Chas. 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The correspondence, journals and diaries, legal and financial records, estate documents, and printed ephemera in the collection primarily relate to the Washington and Custis families, the Revolutionary War, and society life in antebellum Washington D.C. and Virginia.","Portions of this collection have been digitized, as noted in the item-level descriptions.","A.D.S. 3 pages. Docketed \"Crompe and others. con. cutbush et al ... 1607. order. or Decree.\" and \"A Decree for the platts against Cutbush.\"\tThe signer is thought to be Lawrence Washington (d. 1616) of Sulgrave, England, grandfather of Colonel John Washington, the immigrant. However, it's possible the signer was Sir Lawrence Washington (1549-1619) who served as Registrar of His Majesty's Court of Chancery and great uncle of George Washington.","D.S. 2 pages. Accessioned as a \"legal document\" signed by Lawrence Washington and Henry Thoresby in 1615. Elizabethan handwriting makes it difficult to decipher the purpose of the document or the actual date. The signer is thought to be Lawrence Washington (d. 1616) of Sulgrave, England, grandfather of Colonel John Washington, the immigrant. However, it's possible the signer was Sir Lawrence Washington (1549-1619) who served as Registrar of His Majesty's Court of Chancery and great uncle of George Washington.","Document granting 1500 acres of land to Lt. Col. John Washington \"for ye transportation thirty servants into this Colony ...\" Lists the names of 28 servants and \"Two Negroes.\" Signed by Anthony Bridges. Nicholas Spencer listed as one of the justices at Westmoreland County court where transaction is approved. Washington gained several thousands of acres in this manner.","A.D.S. 1 page. Recorded in Stafford on March 12, 1690. Registered in deed book Thomas Lee. Addressed to \"Mr. William [ ] our agent in Virginia\" survey by John Alexander on April 27, 1669 granting 5000 acres to Spencer and Washington is patented and ordered registered.","D. 1 page. Grant of 5000 acres in Stafford County [later Fairfax County] \"in the freshes of the Potomacke river\", opposite Piscataway village and between Little Hunting Creek and Epsiwasson Creek [Mount Vernon], \"said land being due ... for the transportation of one hundred into this Colony.\" ","Early copy of original grant, endorsed in hand of Genl. Washington on back \"Govr. Jeffreys Grant for 5000 acs. to Colo. Nicholas Spencer and Lt. Colo. Jno. Washington 1677\", watermark (crown over GR).","Legal document from 1687, written on vellum. The first first paragraph is written in Latin; the subsequent text is in English.  Appears to be dated 20 May 1687, and describes a legal obligation from Thomas Grosham and his wife Sarah to Richard Newsome(?). Document was witnessed by Rich Nicholson, [second name unclear], and Hen. Washington.  The document and the second signature may be in the same hand.","D.S. 2 pages. Conveyance of 300 acres of a patent of 1906 acres of land on Little Hunting Creek, Stafford County [later Fairfax] for 3000 [ ] of good tobacco. Endorsed in hand of General Washington on reverse \"Thompson to Rose Bargain and Sale 14th March 1688\" and also in another hand. Signed on reverse by Thompson and witnesses. Sale acknowledged on May 8, 1689, by Richard Gibson and Ma [ ] Thompson.","A.D.S. 1 page. Survey by George Brent of part of the land granted to Nicholas Spencer and John Washington. On reverse is a transcript of the grant by Lord Culpeper to Spencer and Washington. See under date March 1, 1674.","A.D.S. 1 page. Deed of lease to John Bushrod (ancestor of Bushrod Washington) for \"Searles\" plantation to include \"all houses, outhouse buildings Gardens Orchards ...\" Witnessed by James Westcomb and William Scott.","D. 1 page. Excerpts of Last will and Testament of John Custis grandfather of Daniel Parke Custis. Integral cover addressed to Major John Custis, watermarked (crown over heraldic shield). Test copy by \"Robert Howson C Cir Ct Northampt.\"","1. Chifonessex Plantation and Arlington house with 250 to John Custis, his son. -- 2. All male cattle on Smith's and Mackeon Islands. -- 3. 1 large silver dish, six large silver plates, one large silver basin, 2 silver candlesticks with a silver snuffer dish, 2 silver snuffers, 1 good feather bed and furniture, choice of pistols and holsters, best sword. -- 4. All rest of land at Pocomock not disposed of in his lifetime. -- 5. Quarter part of the Brigenton the Northampton built by John Bowden; the biggest silver tankard and \"my fathers picture now hanging in my hall\". -- 6. The male cattle given in will bars him of further claim owed him.","William Byrd writes to his brother-in-law John Custis, enclosing a will of their father-in-law Daniel Parke (dated 1710 December 7) regarding inheritance to their wives Frances and Lucy, daughters of Daniel Parke. Autograph document signed, 3 pages. Additional documents include a 1710 October 27 legal note regarding court settlement involving Daniel Parke - autograph document signed, small sheet; and an unrelated document with a list of receipts dated May 1757 of payments received from Daniel Parke Custis written, dated, and signed for in the hand of each creditor, autograph document signed, 2 pages.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Thanks her for letter--gives her an opportunity to write her and assure her that she is not ambitious if she had the watch she would return it to her--the barbarous murder of Genl. Parke plundered him of all--there is little or nothing of it restored though he had six or seven thousand pounds--they are not even being punished--wishes all relatives of Parke would petition the Queen--\"tis a greif beyond expression to se the injustice that is done so great a man\"--sorry that she is such a sufferer by the General's will--it was never her desire to have any part of his estate--if it is in her power to help it her estate will not be burdened with the debts--the new general has seized some of the estate and talks of taking more--she has a small silver basin and ladle of Genl. Parke's--either or both are at her service.","Docketed \"a letter giving an acct. of Col. Parke's death.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"K. Chester.\"","Sampson Darrell deed for Dogue Creek land, George Washington's copy. Virginia deed for land described as located in Stafford County [Fairfax County], granted to Sampson Darrell for 162 acres by the Right Hon. Catherine Lady Fairfax, sole proprietor of the Northern neck of Virginia. Dated November 26, 1717 with a separate docket in the handwriting of George Washington relating to the 1717 deed that came into his possession after he purchased the land in his expansion of the Mount Vernon plantation in the late 1750's. This grant to Sampson Darrell in the Northern Neck was originally for 200 acres but was corrected and regranted to Lady Catherine Culpeper in 1717 in the amount of 162 acres which George Washington later acquired. 1 sheet with fragment.","D. 3 pages. Daniel Parke has Virginian and English estates--heavily in debt--his wife [Jane] the daughter of Philip Ludwell had a considerable fortune--two daughters: Frances married to John Custis and Lucy married to Wm. Byrd--in 1705 Queen Ann made him Governor of Leward Islands held this for 5 years and acquired considerable estate there--in Dec. 1710 he was murdered by the inhabitants \"who plundered his house of all his plate, mony, jewells, and household stuff\"--no reparation ever made--the pretense for this was the suspicion that the Governor was too familiar with some of their wives namely Mrs. Chester by whom he was supposed to have a child--confirmd this by his liberality to the child (at his death too young to be christened)--by his will left all his estate in the Leward Islands for the use of his child called Lucy Chester--the mother Katherine Chester--if Lucy died before she came of age he \"began at last to remember his lawfull children\", gave Frances Custis all his estate in Virginia and England--willing that his daughter should pay the legacies hereafter mentiond and all his debts--hard upon her however Mr. Custis and his wife discharged all the debts due both in England and Virginia amounting to many thousand pounds and then paid the legacies--got no account of debts in the Leward Islands--Mrs. Custis wrote the executor Mr. Rhodny--he said very few of the General's papers came to hand, the mob having destoyed them--a Mr. Perry owed money--now at last after more than 14 yrs. are past a man who calls himself Dunbar Parke, married to Lucy Chester, demands L10,000 of Mr. Custis (Frances long since dead) for debts owed by Daniel Parke in the Leward Islands--no notice ever given of such debts before--since all estates and debts in the four Leward Islands were given to Lucy Chester she ought to be liable for the debts--if the estate in England and Virginia must assume these debts as well as those in Va. and Eng. neither Frances nor Lucy Burd will have anything left from the estate--not the meaning of the testator.","Docketed \"This paper gives much information respecting the murder of Govr. Parke and other family matters.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Signed and sealed by Roger Gregory, Mildred Gregory. Docketed on reverse, possibly later in the hand of George Washington, Roger and Mildred Gregory \"Bond to Auge Washington 19th Octr 1726.\"","D.S. oversize parchment folded. An indenture for the sale of the estate of Culthorpe in Derbyshire, England by Francis Ash \"of St. Mary's county in the province of Maryland planter, ...\" Augustine Washington acting under a power of attorney granted him by Ash. Reference to the contract for the sale on June 25, 1728. presumably Washington, when he traveled to England in 1729, acted to complete the sale for Ash.","The case of planters of tobacco in Virginia, as represented by themselves, signed by the president of the council and speaker of the House of Burgesses ([London: Printed for J. Roberts in Warwick Lane]). This pamphlet was written by Robert Carter for the vindication of the representation for the planters in Virginia: made by the General assembly of that colony.","A.L.S. 1 page. Explains the reasons for the delay in repaying debt. Signature not legible. John Bushrod was the maternal grandfather of Judge Bushrod Washington.","D. 1 page. Deeds dated May 25 and 26th, 1739 to 523 acres on Muddy Hole Branch [later a part of Mount Vernon] for a consideration of £150.","Document, early copy, laminated, docketed by George Washington on reverse, watermark (crown over shield with GR).","A.L.S. 4 pages. Sorry to hear his family is so sickly especially with \"flux\"--gives minute directions for their care i.e. bleeding, vomits etc.--herbs to use and how to prepare various remedies--Hannah's ailment and how to treat it--has had a good year all his tobacco is in the houses--haying now, has a great quantity--3000 tobacco hhds.--poor old Harry sick--Mr. Winch's land--Clayborn land being bought for Winch--your sister knows nothing of it--she is being turned out and sent her lawyer to him for advice--is repairing her house at Waldees--whom does he mistrust?--Custis coat-of-arms discussed--Winch has come by his lately--\"every scoundrell ye has money, may go ye heralds office and buy a coat of arms\"--Daniel has more right to it than his sister now married--list of things he is sending (wine, cider, and sugar, mint water, cinnamon) with advice about how to take care of it.","Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermarks (J. Honig and crown over encircled lion rampant with motto).","A.D.S. 3 pages. Release for the 180 acres of the Spencer grant lying along Dogue Creek [later part of Mount Vernon for £105 current money and £500 tobacco--all the land lying in Truro Parish, Prince William County [Fairfax] on upper side of Doeg Creek, containing 180 acres Ninety Eight and half perches [formerly part of tract granted to Nicholas Spencer].","Docketed by George Washington on reverse, and in another hand \"Copy Release-Spencer to Osborne,\" watermarks (crown over GR on shield, and crown over heraldic device and motto \"Honi soie quo Mal y pense\"). Witnessed by John Colville, William Payne, John Brown, Stephen Lewis. Receipt signed by Wm. Spencer same date for payment received. Proved Nov. 26, 1739 by Catesby Cocke Clerk. Copy teste by John Graham.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mentions letter received telling of his ill health and advanced age, fears he will not recover, so wished to make his peace with all the world--Cable lets him know that he is his friend--sets his conscience at rest in respect to what has happened between them--result of misunderstandings--\"I really apprehended that I was ill used\"--not guilty of malpractice--wrote to the governor that he would not act by the Commission he had--wants him to bestow it on someone else--can't after renouncing it take it up again--would do anything to oblige him [Custis] and settle peace among \"our Relations\"--hopes there may be a way found to do it without trouble--wants to settle things so none of friends or relations are discontented--if either of them die before they meet again hopes they will meet in the Everlasting Kingdom where no disturbance can be--\"Your Sister sends you her kind Love ...\"","Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermarks (crown over GR within shield, and crown over heraldic device and motto \"Honi soit qui mal y pense\").","A.L.S. 1 page. Concerning a permit to take in Virginia tobacco. This is the earliest known written example of the name \"Mount Vernon\" used for Washington's estate. Fairfax was Lawrence Washington's father-in law.","A.D.S. 1 page. \"Platt of a Survey made for Capt. Augustine Washington and Mr. John Washington in Westmoreland County ...\" Contains metes and bounds and ink and pencil drawing of the tract bordered on three sides by Bridges Creek Potomac River and Pope's Creek. Later renamed Wakefield by Wm. Aug. Washington.","A.D.S. 2 pages. For 106 acres on Dogue Run in Truro Parish, Fairfax County, part of a greater tract of land belonging to Sampson Darrel, and bounded by line of land of late Wm. Spencer and Dogue Run--yearly rent of 730 lbs. of tobacco--privileges and restrictions of the lease. Signed by John Gist. Witnessed by Giles Tillet and Wm. Sherman.","A.D.S. 1 page. Laminated onto another sheet of paper, reverse side not legible. Discharge order for David Coulton by Admiral Edward Vernon. Sentence of a court martial.","A.L.S. 1 page. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Aug. Washington\".  Letter of family interest--expresses pleasure at Lawrence's recovery--congratulations on birth of son--\"You need not have been so severe on the Salts as you were in your last, if you would but consider how much you are indebted to them ...\"--doesn't approve of taking up large tracts of land so far back, \"it is a ready way to keep your Self always behind hand.\"--Warner Washington to marry Betty Mason the end of the month. Integral cover, watermark (crown over encircled GR, and crown over heraldic shield and motto \"Honi soit qui mal y pense\").","A.D.S. 1 page. Fragment, in hand of James Mitchell, laminated, docketed on reverse \"Mitchel acct. Recpt. £4,\" charred by fire. Account covers period from November 6, 1748-July 2, 1749--for such items as horses butter, \"making yr. Bed Slip,\" washing, dinner and club--entries for 1748 scratched through. Receipted on July 1, 1749 for £1/4 by James Mitchell.","A.L.S. 1 page. Sends news that Custis's father [John Custis] heartily approves of his marriage with Miss [Martha] Dandridge--\" ... he has so good a Character of her That he had rather you shou'd have her than any Lady in Virginia. Nay if possible he is as much enamoured with her Character as you are with her Person and this is owing chiefly to a prudent speech of her own. Hurry down immediately for Fear he shou'd change the strong inclination he has to your Marrying directly.\"--gave briddle and saddle to Jack in Custis's name. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (crown over heraldic device and motto \"Honi Soit qui mal y pense,\" and crown over GR). Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Power.\" Date on original catalog card appears [c.1750].","One page from a ledger book dated 1747 in the hand of Lawrence Washington, for accounts with \"The Right Honourable Lord Fairfax.\" The purchases include bills of exchange for sterling, sheep, gunpowder and shells, payment for smith work, and barrels of Indian meal. The payments were made primarily against rent payments.","Title page from \"A Book of Surveys Began July 22nd 1749.\"Facsimile copy with note at top:  \"Fac simile, copied from a Manuscript in the handwriting of Washington.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages. Account - Lawrence Washington with the Ohio Company. Account before his death, and interest run up on the unpaid account after his death, amount credited to his account. Autograph document signed by Geo. Mason, docketed \"The Estate of Lawrence Washington Esqr. deceased with The Ohio Company - Acc't, May 8, 1772, \"laminated, Watermarks (crown over GR, and crown over encircled armed figure).This acc't. drawn up and signed by George Mason on part of Ohio Co. Attested on May 19, 1772, by A. Henderson, Clerk of Fairfax Co. Court.","Plant cutting of boxwood. Note reads it was planted by Lawrence Washington.","D. 1 page. Bill - Benjamin Nockalls to Mr. John Price. Bill for wom[an]s shoes and white thread--am't of bill £0.11. Document, on reverse of broadside advertisement by Benjamin Nockalls, laminated, incomplete watermark (GR).","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for June 14, 1751-April 3, 1752 for medical care, including one entry \"Jan 10 [1752] To a large box antiscorbutick Ointm. for Mr. George Washington.\" Also includes entries \"a Visit to yr Negro wench,\" and \"Drawing a tooth for yr Negro.\" Autograph document signed, laminated, docketed \"Rect. Doctr. Sutherland April 27th 1752 1.6.9.,\" badly charred. Receipted on April 27, 1752 for Dr. Sutherland by [ ] Peyton.","D. Document, partly printed, laminated, torn and charred, watermark (crown). Bill for cloth, buttons, buckram, thread, etc., amounting to £2.19.","A.L.S. 1 page. Because of Capt. Wilson's situation it has been impossible to issue Lawrence's half pay--needs a new power of atty.--also asks Lawrence to send him a letter for the Secy. of War in re. his bad state of health and requesting a 12 mo. extension of his leave. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (crown over powder horn and name L.V. Garrevink). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Anth. Stewart\".","A.D.S. Bill for [ ] amounting to £0.18.0. Autograph document signed, in hand of [ ] Morley, laminated, incomplete watermark (crown), on reverse of Richard Gore's Broadside Advertisement. Receipted by A[ur.?] Morley.","D. 1 page. Bill for gimblets, and blades and sail needles--amounting to £3.8. Document, fragment, laminated, incomplete watermark (G[R])?","D. 2 pieces. An undated one-page list of over 80 persons, some well known Virginians - including Col. Fairfax, Col. Lee, and Maj. Washington - who purchased items from the estate of Lawrence Washington, George Washington's older brother. The total value of bonds and other sundries comes to 386 pounds, 10 shillings, 10 pence. Sheet is docketed on the reverse in George Washington's handwriting. The second item is a brief note, also undated, of 6 lines in an unknown hand that identifies the first item and points out George Washington's handwriting in the docketing.","A.L.S. 1 page. Custis writes to the merchant firm in London: \"You have here Inclosed a Bill of Loding for Twelve ho[gsheads] of very Choice fine Tobacco for which I hope you will render me an agreeable price. I received my Accts. Currt. the Ballance then I observe due to me £1830 = 17:10 which I believe to be Right ... \". Page has been damaged and taped.","D. 6 pages. Document, contemporary attested copy by Wm. Moss, laminated. Witnessed by Wm. Waite, Jno. North, Andrew W. Warren and Joseph Gound. Proved Sept. 26, 1752 by John Graham in Fairfax County. ","1. to be buried in a proper vault at Mt. Vernon -- 2. [Mount Vernon lands and buildings] and land on Bullskin, Frederick Co. to his wife for use during her life, and 1/2 of negroes -- 3. all real and personal property not otherwise disposed of in Virginia and Md. to go to daughter Sarah and her heirs, but in case of her death without issue: brother Augustine to receive Principio, Accokeek, Kingsbury, Lacanshire and No. East Iron works in Va. and Md., reserving 1/3 of profits to wife, and 2 tracts of land in Frederick County; George, on death of Lawrence's wife, to get all lands with improvements in Fairfax Co., and, further, during life of wife George to have use of a share of land equal to that given to Samuel, John and Charles. Remaining lands in Frederick Co. to bros. Samuel, John, and Charles (each to pay their sister Betty £150) -- in case any of the three die without issue, land to revert to Augustine. Each of brothers to receive part of remaining share of negroes and pay wife £100 sterling. -- 4. certain other properties to be sold to pay debts. (Share in Ohio Co., lands, and lots in Alexa. included, and arrears of his half pay) -- 5. Mourning ring to wife, mother in law and executors. Appoints Wm. Fairfax, George Fairfax, August. and George Washington, Majr. John Carlyle nd Nathaniel Chapman as executors.","D.S. 2 pages. A writ of examination for the release of the dower lands of Sarah Johnston to her husband George. George Washington is mentioned as still residing in King George County. Sarah Johnston was examined by George William Fairfax, Daniel McCarty and William Ramsay who all signed the document. Their seals are covered over with pieces of paper.","Plat showing the purchase of land for John Augustine Washington, acquiring 643 acres of land granted by Thomas Rutherford in Frederick (now Jefferson) County, VA. George Washington had also purchased land in Frederick County, acquiring 453 acres also from Thomas Rutherford, granted by Lord Fairfax. Autograph document, 2 pages, docketed.","Received of Daniel Parke Custis executor of John Custis Esqr. deceased 25 lbs.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"Sir, Ten days ago I sent an express to Governor Shirley with orders to him to meet me at Annapolis in Maryland and have desir'd. Mr. Delancy to accompany him thither:...,\" [signed] E. Braddock.","Embossed Revenue Stamp on Colonial; partially printed--3 pence revenue stamp of Massachusetts. Directs sheriff of Essex County to attach the goods or arrest Timothy Rogers of Glocester.","A.D.S. 1 page. Autograph document signed, laminated, endorsed on reverse, \"Rect. No. 41\". Receipted August 1 1761 by Lodwick, witnessed by William Anderson and William Simms. Hardwick was overseer on Bullskin property in Frederick Co. This acct. for L7.10.3 for cattle and wheat delivered by Lodwick.","Printed by B. Franklin for 15 shillings. Pa note.","Partially printed, signed (by Charlee Thompson).\"To counterfeit is death\" on back of note.\" Painted by B. Franklin and D. Hall 1760\" on back of note. \"This bill shall pass for five pounds within the Province of Pennsylvania according to an Act of Assembly made in the 33rd year of the Riegn of King George dated the fifth day of May, 1760\".","D. 2 pages. Account - Mary Washington with Dekar, Thompson, and Cox. Purchases of supplies including food, cloth, and housewares. Torn and charred, laminated.","Form letter, printed, signed by Russell, laminated, (another form letter included on same page), included in letter of May 4, 1762, Russell to J.A.W. Informing him of new partnership between him and William Molleson--assures him of continued attention to his affairs.","A.L.S. 1 page. Received news of Col. Aug[ustine] Washington's death--[Post ?] chariot for Mrs. Bushrod being sent by ship insured--has lately taken a partner, as enclosed - [see form letters dated March 25, 1762, James Russell to John Augustine Washington; and James Russell and Molleson to John A. Washington]--sends Mr. Bushrod's acct. current. Integral cover, laminated, docketed \"The firm of James Russell and Molleson [ ] there first Letter 5 March 1762\".","Copy. Endorsed at top, \"Copy of a letter in possession of Mrs. G.W. Bassett of Hanover Co., Va. being one, of only two letters, in which Genl. Washington was known to indulge in humor\".\"Not in Writings\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Washington\". Letter in a humorous vein congratulating the Bassetts on the birth of another child,--comments on church-going--chides him humorously for not attending church, \"Could you but behold with what religious zeal I hye me to Church on every Lords day ...\"--state of tobacco crop.","Print document, 2 pages folio, folded. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Basketts. 1764. London.","Pennsylvania 5s denomination note. Main text runs vertically through, \"Printed by B. Franklin.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages. Account of monies received by and owing to John Carlyle, including sums relating to the estate of Lawrence Washington and to John Posey.","Small proof copy of stamp. Re: Stamp Act.","An example of a stamp required on colonial paper based on the British Parliamnet's Stamp Act. Embossed 4d, red, gem proof.","D.S. 2 pages. Document signed, fragment, laminated, torn and charred scrap of paper. Account from May 3-July 30, 1765, for snuff, Irish l[inen], silk hat, fann, etc. Account signed by [Ja]mes Buchanan.","Incomplete copy., \"revived and improved: Or, An Astronomical Diary, For the Year of our Lord Christ 1766. Calculated for the Meridian of Boston in New England, Lat. 42 Deg. 25 Min. North.\" Housed in a handmade enclosure with button tie.","A.D. 2 pages. Total of £121. 15S. received from Mr. Harvey, Richard Lee and Mr. Simpson.","Printed document , 1 page folded. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett. London.","A.D.S. 1 page. Amos Ogden (of Reading County, New Jersey) grants power of attorney to Thomas Ogden of New Sarum, Great Britain,\" ... to do whatsoever may be necessary to be done respecting some Lands in West Florida in America ...\" Witnessed by John Blagge and William [Virtue?].","D. 1 page. Document, fragment, laminated, incomplete watermark (GR). Account for 1 doz. black lead pencils, steel pencil case, pocket knife, sheep sheers, etc.---amounting to £1.7.6.","D.S. 4 pages. \"At the Court of St. James.\" Grant made to Amos Ogden, through the power of attorney given to Thomas Ogden, for 25,000 acres of land in west Florida. One of the conditions: That Amos Ogden \"do settle the Lands with foreign Protestants or Persons that shall be brought from his Magestys other Colonies in North America within ten years ...\"","Printed document, 2 pages folio, folded. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett. London.","A.L.S. 4 pages. \"Dear Sir.\" Received receipt of acct. sales for past year--he has drawn on them for 3 sets of Exchange of £100 each--please send Miss Bushrod's invoice of goods soon for she is to be married and cannot set up house keeping without them--[paragraph blurred]--weather so cold and river frozen, so Capt. Johnstone slow in loading ship--make him insurance on 16 hhds. tobacco by Lord Camden in case of loss--[Added under date of 20 March 1769 in J.A.W.'s hand is] \"Invoice of all goods to be sent by the first ship into Rapahannock or Potomack for J. A. Washington,\" with list of things desired. On reverse is same list with prices added. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed \"Copy of my Le[tter] and [invoice ?] [ ] Feb. 1769\", watermark (crown over encircled heraldic device and motto). Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. A. Washington\".","A.L.S. 3 pages. Has sent son George to see him, so he can see cruelty with which tutor treats the children--bad wound on his head--obliged if [Hannah B. Washington would send rosewater--wishes them joy of their young son--[Bestey ?] delivered of son--needs money to pay decree against estate--entitled to interest on payments being made to her. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark (figure holding aloft a liberty cap, lion rampant in enclosure with motto \"Pro Patria\"), bottom part of letter is missing.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Letter to his sister. Since he will be secluded for 2 or 3 years from Rippon Lodge while studying law [in England] desires her to write him news of their circle of friends--is a friend of the brother of her friend Mr. Cadwalleder--supposes she has had another child by now--cautions her not to spoil it as she has done Richard--requests her to send him some good hams, pickles, Indian corn, peaches. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (crown over powder horn, LVG, and Bell).","A.D.S. 1 page. Concerns the examination of witnesses for the court. Docketed on reverse, \"Frederick 4th of October 1771, In obedience to the sithin order we the Subscribers have Deligently Examined Thom.s Speake in behalf of the Plaintiffs witness own hands.\"","D.S. 2 pages. The bond is for 500 pounds with Warner Washington as the co-signer for Throckmorton. Signed by John Ariss, a tenant farmer of George Washington's, as a witness. The various dates of the signatures are when payments were made.","D.S. 2 pages. A bill of sale of land owned by a wife. Witnessed and signed by Samuel Washington.","A.D. 1 page. Bill, account to John Aug. Washington of loss--a broker's account for settling a loss--plus current account rendered. Autograph document, partly mutilated, laminated, endorsed \"Lord Camden(?)\", watermark (Garrevenk).","D.S. 2 pages. Evaluation of Sundries belonging to Mary Washington by Charles Washington and Fielding Lewis. Inventory with value of livestock, tools, slaves--evaluated by Fielding Lewis and Chas. Washington. Document signed, in hand of Fielding Lewis, silked, endorsed by G.W.(?), watermark (crown over heraldic shield and motto \"Honi soit qui mal y pense\").","A.D. 1 page. Indenture between Richard Simmons and Samuel Wade Magruder. 2 tracts of land called Wickhams and Pottingers discovery in Frederick Cty., Md. sold to Magruder by Simmons for £157.0 ... witnessed by Charles Jones and Andrew Heugh ... reverse side has Simmons receipt to Magruder for the money ... Jones and Heugh's statement that they have examined Mrs. Simmons' dower rights ... received and recorded Apr. 19, 1772 ... received of Magruder on Apr. 13, 1772 £0.8.0 for an Alienation fine on sd. land.","A.D.S. 4 pages. Account for 7 pr. plaid hose, black pettycoat, silk purse, pins, chrystall buttons, copper kettle, hair trunk, snuff box, etc. Autograph document signed, laminated, docketed \"Rect. [Ed]ward Moore 13th October 1772,\" two sheets badly torn and burned, watermark (crown over powder horn and LVG).Receipted on Oct. 13, 1772, on second sheet by Edward Moor.","Two copies. D.S. 1 page. Assignment of bond from Samuel Washington to Phil Pendleton to be transferred to Samuel Beale. Witnessed by Samuel Washington. Later assigned to Gabriel Jones, November 1772 and then to John Lewis, February 1773. Bond for 200 pounds.","D. 1 page. Eulogy of William Nelson, given to a \"Miss Bassett\" of Eltham, written in Williamsburg. Addressed to \"Miss Bassett[at]Eltham,\" probably Elizabeth Bassett, eldest daughter of Col. Burwell Bassett of Eltham. Document, laminated, watermark (GR surmounted by a crown).","Account, widow of Augustine Washington (half brother to George Washington). Date on original catalog appears 1773 (Jan.) - 1774 (Nov.). For sundries.","\"A Crown\" issued according to act of Gen. Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed in 13th year of reign of George III--signed Jacob Harman, Mord. Lewis, Joseph Allen--No. 15454 printed by Hall and Sellers.","A.L.  2 pages. Bushfield. Also includes copy of letter from James Russell to William Carr, 12 July 1773. Docketed on reverse, \"To William Carr Esqr. Merchant in Dumfries, By favor of Mr. Stadler.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Fragment, poor condition. Account for medicines and treatment, including linement, laudanum, cordial mixture, bolus, ingredient for Glysters, etc., amounting to £ 6.18.0. Autograph document signed, laminated, a badly torn and charred scrap of paper, indecipherable watermark, docketed on reverse \"Mrs. Washington,\" and \"£6.18 4 Septr. 1774\". Date on original catalog card appears [c.1774]. Receipted by W. Mortimer.","A.D.S. Account from Sept. 1774-Feb. 1775 for sugar and codfish--£1.3.0. Autograph document signed, in hand of Benjamin Call, laminated, docketed \"Henly and Caul\". Receipted July 17, 1775 by Benjamin Call.","A.D.S 2 pages. An estate inventory of Lawrence Washington (1745-1774) -- a direct descendant of emigrant Col. John Washington and distant cousin of George Washington. The inventory includes 42 slaves (by name), cattle, and furnishings of each room. The inventory is signed by Thomas Jett and recorded by R. Bernard in Westmoreland County on December 31, 1782.","D.S. 1 page. Receipt for 18 shillings for one pound of Hyson Tea. Autograph document signed, fragment, charred by fire, laminated, docketed \"Robt. Broom £.18.0, 18th May 1774\".","A.L.S. 2 pages. \"-if you come to America you should come into this Province and be very cautious in buying ground; the people in this country they plow the ground that is cleared so many years together that they run it out.\"","D. 1 page. Sum of one pound promised to Burdett Ashton, executor of Anne Washington ... payable on or before this date, one yr ... bind themselves for 2 pounds ...\" Witnessed by John Ashton.","A.L.S. 1 page. Acknowledges a grain measure--reports that the measure accords with his own and also with one from Baltimore--deduces that the measure then in use in [Westmoreland Co.] is inaccurate. Autograph letter signed, docketed, watermark incomplete (heraldic device).Name on original manuscript appears as \"John Aug. Washington\".","A.L.S. 1 page, folded. Discusses the beginning of the Revolution. Advises James to stay in Scotland \"until the present dispute between the Parliament and America is ended.\" Continues \"-there is great preparation for war in the different provinces of this country; several skirmishes that happened; there was a battle at a place in New England called Concord ...\"","Printed enlistment broadside, signed by 17 recruits.","A.L.S. 1 page. Would have come to see her in Prince William but has been daily expecting Capt. Wood's return--has been out little because of lack of shoes--those she has are too small and cannot get any more.","D.S. List of 21 names of soldiers enlisting in the Continental Army for 1 year. Scituate, Massachusetts.","A.D.S. 1 page. A document in connection with a lawsuit over Augustine Washington's will: Alexander and Elizabeth Spotswood, Burdett and Ann Aston, and Jane Washington vs. John Augustine Washington, William Augustine Washington, and George Washington \"Infants under the Age of Twenty one Years\" [at the time of Augustine's death]. This document stipulates how George Washington's father's estate will be divided amongst the defendents and plaintiffs.","List of militia officers, including their rank, sworn in by the Committee of Westmoreland County, Virginia, including John Augustine Washington, Colonel (brother of George Washington). Document signed by J. Davenport. 1 page.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mt. Pleast. Camp, South Side of James River, on my way to Norfolk. There has been an engagement between Dunmore and the Lowlanders--can tell details--postscript adds that Mr. James Lewis will act for him at division of estate [of Augustine Washington ?] and receive his part. Autograph letter signed, fragment only, laminated, incomplete watermark (crown over powder horn), directed on reverse, \"Carry this letter to Westmoreland\".","L. 4 pages. Letter, unsigned. Attributed to Rev. Abiel Leonard before the siege of Boston in 1775, has a note to return to William A. Saunders of Cambridge.","\"This BILL of SIX DOLLARS, shall entitle the BEARER hereof to receive GOLD or SILVER, at the rate of FOUR SHILLINGS and SIX-PENCE sterling per DOLLAR. . . .\"Passed by Maryland Provincial Convention. Printed by F. Green.","\"According to the Resolves of the Assembly of Pennsylvania, of the 18th day of November, in the sixteenth Year of the Reign of G.E.O. the Third. Dated at Philadelphia, the 8th Day of December, 1775.\" Printed by Hall and Sellers.","A.D.S. Receipt for slaves, cattle, etc. alotted to Ashton as his wife's [Ann Washington's] portion of estate of her father, Augustine Washington--valuation amounts to £432.3.8. Autograph document signed, in hand of John A. Washington, laminated, docketed \"Rect. B. Ashton £432.3.8, 21 decr. 1775\".Witnessed by Danl. McCarty.","A.D. 1 page. List of names, county, amount of rent, amount in arrears.","D. 1 page. \"Articles of agreement\" between Amos Ogden and Thomas Ogden include \"Robert Ogden, New York\" and \"David Ogden, New Jersey.\"","Revolutionary War Journals of James Humphrey, written partially in code, with separate marching orders and review of procedures - 4 items. A 32 page journal, the first seven pages being in code, recording information such as an encouragement to continue in the service of the state of Massachusetts, a list of men in Captain Gore's company, the rations allowed each man, the pay scale of a battalion, a copy of regimental orders, and a list of names of the men on guard duty. Attributed to James Humphrey who used the same code in anothern journal. Together with an additional 20 pages containing numerous tables such as the diameter of guns and balls, the \"composition for Fuzes of Shells of all Natures,\" how to figure the time of flight of a cannon ball, etc. Separate sheets list marching orders and instructions.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mifflin, an aide-de-camp to George Washington, writes: \"General Washington has been dangerously ill -- His Complaint a perineumony. He is much better and said to be out of Danger -- His Situation has occasioned great anxiety in our Minds. The Consequences which would follow the Loss of so great a Man at this time cannot be calculated.\"","D.S. 1 page. 25 men signed or made their X to enroll for 3 months of service in the \"American Army.\" Document signed, partially printed.","A.L.S. 3 pages, docketed with two separate promissory notes. Donald Campbell writes about the war ruining his business and the need for a \"good constitution\" to get the people to believe in Independence.","This one-sixth dollar note displays a linking ring of states and sunburst design which reads \"AMERICAN CONGRESS WE ARE ONE.\" On recto is a sundial design: \"FUGIO, MIND YOUR BUSINESS.\" \"According to a Resolution of CONGRESS, passed at Philadelphia, February 17, 1776.\" Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","Currency Note. This one-third dollar note displays a linking ring of states and sunburst design which reads: \"AMERICAN CONGRESS WE ARE ONE.\" On recto is a sundial design: \"FUGIO, MIND YOUR BUSINESS.\" \"According to a Resolution of CONGRESS passed at Philadelphia, February 17, 1776.\" Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","Seven dollar Continental currency note, printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","A.L.S. 1 page. Am ordered by G. Washington to make provisions for marching army--have ready 80,000 lb. hard bread at Woodstock--stop sending any more flower, etc. to camp--part of bread must be at Woodstock before the detachment on Wed., \"... the consequence of a failure may be fatal\"--keep it as much to yourself as possible.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Reporting the survey of the Ohio Co. 200,000/acres by Capt. Hancock Lee and Mr. Leet--they have it all in one tract on Licking Creek which falls into the Ohio 150 miles below the Scioto R. about [80] miles above the Kentucky R.--it is clear of Henderson's and the Vandalia Co. claims--\"By all Accounts it is equal to any Land on this Continent, being exceedingly rich and level.\"--charges for survey £650--each member owes £50 each he can't pay it all--men waiting for the money--puts it to him as a \"Man of Honour\" if he intends to benefit from the survey he ought to pay some portion of the charge or sell out his shares. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (crown over GR), docketed, \"Geo. Mason - dated ye 12 March 1776-receivd 5th Oct. [ ] Col. R. Lee, delivered ye [ ] to R. McKeldon\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Mason\".","One shilling note, emitted by a law of colony of New Jersey passed March 25, 1776, signed by Robt. Smith, Jonathan Deare, and John Smythe. Printed by Isaac Collins, Burlington, New Jersey.","Printed document 1 page. Broadside signed by John Jay [then President of Congress] with instructions to the Commanders of the Private Ships or Vessels of War, instructing then that they will have Commissions of Letters of Marque and Reprisal, authoring them to make Captures of British Vessels and Cargoes.","A.D.S. 1 page. Receipt of a list of bonds due George William Fairfax. Collected by Lund Washington and received by Craven Payton. Docketed on reverse by George Washington: \"Craven Payton receipt for Bonds - taken at the sale of Colo Fairfax's Furniture etc., 7th April 1776.\"","Continental currency note for three dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","Letter or journal entry written from Montreal, Canada on May 24, 1776 with sketched map of Lake Champlain on the back. Describes movement and condition of troops and arms of the Northern Department, some have smallpox and fever. It is unknown who the creator is but was at one time attributed to David Avery. References Benedict Arnold.","Warrant written to Ebenezer Hancock the Deputy Paymaster General of the USA to Pay to David Townsend, Surgeon of the 6th Regiment, a refund of 23 pounds 7 shillings for smallpox medicines he purchased for the 6th regiment. Signed by Artemas Ward and Joseph Ward.","A.D.S. 1 page. Fragmented document is signed, laminated, docketed \"Rect. No. 101 Wm. Hunter £5.8.9, 21st Augt. 1776\". Receipted by Wm. Hunter. Bill for Irish linen, cotton cards, and thread, amounting to £5.8.9.","Continental currency note for five dollars signed by B. [Benjamin] Levy and Thomas Donnellan. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","Continental currency note, seven dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","D.S. 1 page, writing on both sides. Amos Ogden of New Jersey agrees to give Thomas Ogden one-fifth of any land which the latter, acting as attorney, can recover from an apparent dispute of a land grant in West Florida.","A.L.S. 1 page. From Princeton, New Jersey. Addressed on the verso. Written in the hand of Major Aaron Burr, Aide-De-Camp to Putnam. In the letter, Putnam defends one of his soldiers being charged with misconduct saying that he is reliable and has taken General Washington's Oath of Fidelity. Putnam also orders scouting parties to be kept as close to the enemy as possible.","2nd Company 1st Regiment Connecticut Militia--Lists categories for Capt. Camps's 42 men, shows which soldiers are sick, absent, discharged, dead, or deserted. Return - Connecticut Militia.","D.S. 1 page. Commission for Benedict Arnold to serve as Major General, signed by John Hancock.","Document, signed, 1 page, folded, writing on two sides. Town meeting voted to establish the hospital according to law. Dr. Daniel Parker and Dr. Nathaniel Cook were the physicians in charge.","A.D.S. Autograph document signed, in hand of Lund Washington, Harper's name signed with X, laminated, docketed. Receipt for 20 shillings for making ten pairs of \"negro shoes\" for General Washington's people.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Memorial presented to Congress relating to widows of foreign officers. Letter to George Washington is enclosed. See letter of 1777 October 6. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed, watermark (encircled fleur-de-lis surmounted by crown). [Letter to G.W. is enclosed--see letter of Oct. 6, 1777, Baron Holtzendorf to G.W.].","Printed document, 2 pages. Parliamentary Act during the reign of George III repealed the Boston Port Act of Massachusetts.","Printed document, 4 pages. Parliamentary act repealing the Sugar Act.","Printed document, 2 pages. Parliamentary act discontinuing the Duties on Cotton-wool, the Growth and Product of the British Colonies or Plantations in America, exported from this Kingdom.","Collection of receipts ranging from 1778-1795. Twenty-five items mostly relating to Betty Washington Lewis for the period of her widowhood. Includes payment for stockings, property taxes, her sons' tuition, linen, a copper kettle, and a statement of \"Debt, interest and payments on two Bonds ... from John Wayman, Edward Snickers and William Brady to Col. Fielding Lewis.\" In Mylar enclosures.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Promises on penalty of £10,000 to give him title to land in King and Queen County soon as possible. Pay purchase money to James Hill. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Alexa.\", docketed \"Title Papers - John P. Custis' Lre. directing payment of money for King and Queen Estate to Jams. Hill and engaging a title to J.H. - Mem - Deed is recorded in the Genl. Court.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. A notice of the election of Philip Smith, Joseph Lane, and Fleet Cox to act as Tax Commissioners for Westmoreland County; \"freely and Indifferently\" elected by Freeholders and Housekeepers. Signed by John Augustine Washington (1736-1787; brother of George Washington), Richard Lee, and Thomas Chilton.","Autograph letter, signed. Letter written from Bushrod Washington, to his mother, Hannah Bushrod Washington, about his time in Fredericksburg.","This broadside was used as an advertisement to help fund engravings of Robert Edge Pine's painting that celebrated the American cause. It is filled out by Pine in manuscript on behalf of George William Fairfax who bought and sponsored five prints. Paid by George William Fairfax and signed by Robert Edge Pine","A.L.S. 1 page. Bushrod Washington writes his mother (Hannah Bushrod Washington) while a student at William and Mary College at age 16. He writes about world affairs and his activities at William and Mary. Autograph letter signed, address panel on verso.","D.S. 1 page. Partially printed document. Loyalty oath, signed at Valley Forge by Moses Greenleaf, captain of a Foot Company. \"I Moses Greenleaf Capt. In ... do acknowledge the United States of America to be Free ... \".","Colonel John Augustine Washington, by orders of his Excellency the governor, instructs the militia of Westmoreland County to assemble at the county courthouse for the purposes of a draft of one third of the militia 'held in readyness at a  moments warning.' Autograph document signed, 1 page.","A.L.S. 1 page. Letter by Washington's aide-de-camp requesting Clement Biddle's horse for Martha Washington, who wants to \"ride a short distance that day.\"","Continental currency note, eight dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","Continental currency note, sixty dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","Continental currency note, seven dollars. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","D.S. 1 page. A Return of the 10th Company of the 3rd Regiment of Militia in the County of Worcester. Company strength report. Marginal note to the section that separates soldiers by race is \"Quakers 3.\" Document signed, partially printed.","Bill for 3 pieces of handkerchief, 15 yds. in each for £45.0.0.","Continental currency note, thirty-five dollars. This note was supposedly found in Washington's desk after his death and had been in General Nicholas Fitzhugh's family until its donation. Printed by Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"I have the Deed from the General [George Washington] for the Land you bought of the [\"Romankoke,\" a plantation in King and Queen County, Va.] ... It was executed at Camp [Valley Forge] ... I neglected to get a Deed from Me to you, as I was not able to have the Deed from The Genl. to Me recorded.\" GW had originally purchased the property for his step-son, who then wished to sell it to Henry. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","D.S. 1 page. Rodney releases Joseph Purden of mortgage. Total £97.5.2.","D. 3 pages. Enlistment form. Descriptive list of 100 recruits from Massachusetts Bay enrolled in Continental Army for nine months. It lists hometown, country, age, stature, complexion, and time of arrival. Two men stand out: Charles Ralf, an Indian and Cato Brewer, a \"Negro\".","A.L.S. 1 page. Letter from the Marquis de Lafayette to an \"Dear Sir,\" discussing a soldier's need to leave the militia. Describes difficulties and frustrations felt by George Washington and Congress due to foreigners seeking appointments in American Army.","A.L.S. 1 page. Sorry to hear of Col. [John A.?] Washington's illness--Bushrod [Smith?] has been ill, also Fanny [Smith?]--Betsy is weak. Autograph letter signed, mounted.(Philip Smith's wife, Elizabeth, or Betsy, seems to have been Mrs. John A. Washington's sister).","A.L.S. 2 pages. Tells of his safe arrival at Wakefield and comments on the health of the family. Asks for his grandmother's shoes which he has forgotten and other personal matters. Autograph letter signed, with integral cover docketed by Col. John A. Washington of Bushfield by Jerry.","Printed document, 4 pages. Parliamentary act - \"An act to allow the Exportation of Provisions, goods, wares, and merchandise, from Great Britain, to certain towns, Ports or Places in North America ...\" which are or may be under the Protection of \"His Majesty's Arms.\" Printed by Charlee Eyre and William Strahan, London.","D. 1 page.  An invitation to Canadians to join France in aiding the United States against the British--appeals to their common French blood, recent ties with France asks them to set up their own government and join the confederacy of 13 states. Printed document, laminated, watermark (fleur de lis), printed in French, endorsed in later hand \"Sent by LaFayette to Washington Presented to the Assoc. by Mr. Herbert.\"","Printed document, 4 pages. Parliamentary act regarding trade in the East Indies.","Printed document, 4 pages. Parliamentary act regarding the sugar trade in America and Great Britain. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, London.","A.L.S. 2 pages. An explanation of the division of a quantity of corn between Mr. Kercheval and Mr. Snickers, and other farm business. Also advice to his son about a purchase of land from Mr. Butler.","A.D. 1 page. Extract of law passed in New Jersey relating to certification of cattle and sheep.\" That no Certificates for Cattle, Swine, Sheep, or other Provisions, seized by the Army shall be paid by the Contractors, unless the same shall be Certifyed under the hand of his Excellency the Commander in Chief of the Army, or of some other person by his Order.\" Autograph document, laminated, docketed on reverse, \"Morris Town 23d Decr 1780 from Joseph Lewis Contractor Morris County - ansd 29h.\"","Continental currency note, North Carolina, twenty-five dollars. Printed by J. Davis.","Re: John French's bond due Tayloe and Washington. \"On the 19th of May One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Mr. John French offered to pay off his bond Due Tayloe and Washington, which I refused the money being of so little value. - Lund Washington.\"","Printed document signed, 1 page. Voucher for pay. Issued to Lebbeus \"Libeus\" Qui, a freed slave who fought in the Revolution from Connecticut. There is some reference saying that he was not freed until 1777 by Daniel Brewster.","A.L.S. 1 page. Written in cipher and partially decoded by Jay.","Continental currency note, three dollars. Rhode Island and Providence Plantation. Guaranteed by the United States; fully signed face and back.","Continental currency note, Virginia, sixty dollars. Printed on thin rice paper.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Concerning Price's management of his [farms], including agreement on terms and duties--payment of Bob Alexander. Autograph letter signed, docketed \"No. 1, Relates to the Agt.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. P. Custis.\"","Printed document, 1 page. Broadside, Connecticut. Recruitment into the Continental Army. \"An Act for filling up and compleating this State's Uuota of the Continental Army.\" George Wyllys, Secretary.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Introduces Thomas Griggs, tenant on George Washington's lands in Berkely--he wants new lease--J.A.W. recommends him as collector for G.W.'s rents in the area--Col. David Kennedy, Pa. farmer, has taken over one of General's leases--\" ... a person who employed Lands in farming agreeable to the pensilvany method I should think would be the most agreeable tenants\"--in Berkeley for Mrs. [Hannah Bushrod] Washington's health--lame horses prevent visit to sister [Betty Lewis] in Fredericksburg. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (MW). Name on original manuscript appears as \"John Aug. Washington.\"","Continental currency note, Virginia, three hundred dollars.","Printed document, 1 page. Broadside, \"Resolved by this Assembly, That for the defence of the posts of Horseneck, and other parts of this State, there be immediately raised five hundred and seventy-five able-bodied effective men...\" George Wyllys, Secretary.","D.S. 1 page. List of Slaves Returned by the British Army. The list of slaves shows those who left with the British Ship the HMS Savage after it stopped about Mount Vernon. The slaves are individually described. They were taken from George Washington by Captain Richard Graves in 1781. On reverse: \"A list of General Washington negroes that went to the British, 1781.\" Signed by Lund Washington.","D. 2 pages. Accounts of various goods of an ordinary nature.","A French Intelligence map of New York Harbor with soundings of the East River, Hell Gate and the western end of Long Island Sound. Additionally the map denotes anchorages, dangerous rocks, shore fortifications as well as several named landmarks including \"Red hook Fort\", \"New York [City]\", \"gouverneur island\", \"frogs pte\", \"White Stone\", \"Sandy pte\", \"West chester\", as well as \"Riviere du nord\", \"New Jersy\", and \"partie du ouest Dela Longue isle\". Over that section of Long Island is a lengthy commentary including a detailed description of the hazards navigating \"hell gette\".","The letter is a request to \"his most Christian Majesty\" for help to secure the Chesapeake from British naval raids that had rendered it impossible to export the \"Tobacco, flour and other produce of this State and Virginia\". The senders may possibly be Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, George Plater, President of the Senate and William Bruff, Speaker of the House. The recipient is not identified other than as the Minister of France. 4 pages.","A.L.S. 1 page. Re: Payment of debt to John Augustine.","A translation of a letter, likely written by Ledyard, William(?). Ledyard writes to Destouches supplying intelligence on disposition of the British fleet at Gardiner's Bay including a small map showing the various ships in line relative to the shoreline. The report notes the presence of eight vessels ranging in strength from 50-74 guns. 2 pages.","Autograph letter, signed by Ledyard dated March 1, 1781. Ledyard writes an eyewitness report on the disposition of \"the British Fleet in Gardiners Bay,\" observing that \"there has been more or less of the small ships moving out and in almost every day, have this moment taken a full View of the Fleet in the Bay with a good glass the weather being very clear find there is the same Number of Ships of the Line as there was when I wrote last some of which appear to have altered their Station in the Line.\" He also notes the appearance of something that looked like a floating battery but no shore batteries.","Continental currency note, Pennsylvania, three pence. Printed by John Dunlap.","A.D.S. 1 page. Certificate for impressing 2 of Fielding Lewis's horses for Lafayette--witnessed by Capt. Richd. Young, A.D.Q.M. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated. Their value sworn to (100 £) by Will McWilliams and Henry Armistead.","Continental note, Virginia, five hundred dollars. Printed by John Dunlap.","Barras writes a letter to Destouches authorizing him to take \"Le Neptune, L'Eveille and Le Romulus\" to cover the arrival of a convoy from Boston that was escorting two frigates to Newport: \"For this purpose he will cross between Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard, being sure as much as possible to preserve the facility of entering Rhode Island if the enemy were to present themselves in superior force\".","A.L.S. 1 page. Re: siege of Yorktown and supplies of cannons, balls, etc.","Estate of Samuel Washington. A.D.S. 1 page. \"The Sale of the Estate of Colo. Samuel Washington Decd. is on the following terms ... 1. the Highest bidder to be the purchaser ... 3. all under 30 [lbs.] is ready Cash ... 5. ten percent discount will be allowed for ready Cash.\" Date on original catalog card appears [c. 1781]. Signed by Samuel's brothers, John Augustine and Charles and James Nourse.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Humorous chatty letter--she has little time to write--\"... he says he has often heard I was married and for fear you should have the same intelligence and put some faith in it, be assured no such thought has ever enter'd my Head as yet nor do I believe ever will ... \"--compliments to Genl. [Greene]. Autograph letter signed, incorrectly docketed \"Mrs. Custis March 23, 1780\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. Custis\". Date on original catalog card appears [1782]? March 23.","A.L.S. 2 pages. \"... your worthy Unkles politeness and attention to your Education fills our breasts with the warmest sentiments of Gratitude, you were happy indeed to meet with him, as it has not only been the means of lessing your immediate expences to me ... but as it also produced to you the advantage of good advise from so able a Friend, and an introduction that will command you the attention of the best Company ...\"--don't spend time executing commissions for Virginia friends--goes to Berkeley--send account of his expenses every 2 months. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears as [1782] [April 1]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John Aug. Washington\". (This letter is on the same paper with letter from Hannah Bushrod Washington to Bushrod Washington, dated the same).","A.D.S. 1 page. Inventory of Daniel Matthew's estate that includes household and personal items, farm animals, and tools. This document is signed by Thomas Washington, John Weaver, and Joseph Moxley.","Autograph letter signed. Blindstamped \"Archives de Chastellux.\" Rochambeau writes about Washington's plans for the 1782 campaign and news from Europe.","D.S. 2 pages. Bond. \"We James Crane, John Crane and Ephraim Washington do promise to pay to John Augt. Washington, Charles Washington or James Nourse as executors to the estate of Sam[uel] Washington dec[eased] ... the sum of one Hundred and Eighteen Pounds Six Shillings ...\" on or before April 3, 1783. On verso, John A. Washington endorses the bond.","A.L.S. Capt. Walley requested 3 Hogsheads of good rum to be used by officers on board the Barges. Additionally want 3 Hogsheads more of Brandy or the money to purchase it locally to get a cheaper price and better quality brandy.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mrs. French won't exchange her land tract for tract--\"Mrs. Dulany and myself will give the Reversion of the Dogue Creek Land for Dow and Co Land Tract for Tract.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover marked \"By Abraham\", laminated, docketed in later hand \"From Benj. Dulany about land for G.W.\" in pencil, watermark (MW). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Benj. Dulany\". (See letter of same date, Lund W. to G.W.)","A.D.S. 1 page. Bond for 500f. posted by John Washington on his appointment as Sheriff of Westmoreland County. William Washington is a cosigner on the bond. This John Washington is probably the great-grandson of Lawrence Washington the immigrant; b.1729-1786.","Account book owned by George Lewis, Washington's nephew. Mostly an account of items purchased. Small quarto, 39 folio pages.","A.D. 1 page. \"Pay Table Office Jan'y 8th 1783,\" with balances due to each person and sum totals.","A.L.S. 1 page. Family news, fears he has little hope for once Papa \"determines he never changes,\" Sally will write and tell all, her family is well, monthly balls at Alexandria and some private ones, expects to remain single.","A.L.S. 1 page. Humphreys, aide-de-camp to Washington, describes Washington's reaction to a remonstrance of the state of Vermont.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Retained copy. \"Judge Bushrod Washington to whose Mother this letter is addressed very largely won the esteem of my Aunt. I remember him well, as when holding court in Phila. he always dined on Sundays with her. I was always taken there to dine on Sunday too as a child. Thus I remember my father delighted to teaze my aunt by saying Wright's picture of Genl. Washington was badly painted, when she invariably appealed to Judge Washington who always sustained her in asserting it was an admirable likeness.\" Although she has never met [Mrs. H. Washington,] she writes telling her of the esteem in which she holds her son Bushrod--gives character of Bushrod, uncorrupted despite luxurious atmosphere of Phila.--Bushrod very naive about reading character.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel\".","A.L.S. 1 page. Continental officer Prentice Bowden writes from Clarkstown, NY saying he will be prevented from attending a meeting called but assents to the wishes of his fellow soldiers and accepts \"the Commutation agreeable to the resolve of Congress.-\"","A.N.S. 1 page. A statement concerning building a bridge \"over the water course where Robinsons Mill formerly Turners was situated ... the said Bridge was set up to the lowest bidder price 900 lbs Crop Tobacco.\" Signed by John Washington, most likely the great-grandson of Lawrence Washington the immigrant; b.1729-1786.","Bushrod Washington writes to Hannah Washington, apologizing to his mother for not writing and thanking her for her letters. He writes about the summer heat and in an attempt to escape to country breezes befriends a family outside of the city. He inquires whether his mother has received a letter from Mrs. Powel [Elizabeth Willing Powel] and expresses his continued and growing affection for her and Mr. Powel. He mentions that Mrs. Powel can be quite frank with him especially his choice in 'cloaths' and replaced his newly acquired watch string with a more elaborate style. He will send his portrait [by Henry Benbridge] to her when it is safe to do so by water conveyance. He is quite proud of the painting and claims, \"it is said by all who see it, to be amongst the finest pieces of painting in Philadelphia.\" It cost him £18.10. Autograph letter signed 4 pages.","A.L.S. 8 pages. Indebted to her for her faithful correspondence ... hopes to shorten stay in Phila., by devoting all his time to law. ... reflects on his first 21 yrs ... is sending his portrait, painted by Henry Benbridge. Expresses his opinion of the picture. Concern about his sister Milly's cusses education of women in general and especially his sister's. Desires her to learn music and French if any tutors can still be found in Va. If not, will tutor her himself when he returns. Believes a woman should learn more than just domestic duties. Will write sister (Jane) an account of Mrs. (?) a very good friend who is the victim of persecuting misfortune, \"the most Unhappy woman in the world\".","A.L.S. Bushfield. Letter regarding a land sale. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. A. Washington\". Date on original catalog card appears as [1783][Sept.].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Earlier letter miscarried--her anxiety over him--pleased at improved health, but fears he is too optimistic--Dr. Stuart thinks he should winter in West Indies--\" ... if you do not get well by being on Rhodeisland I hope South Carolina wou'd do as well as the West indies and I cannot bear the idea of your being exposed to the Sea this time of the year\"--came to welcome aunt and the General home, but they haven't come yet--spends time with Mrs. L[und] W.--Mrs. Custis with sister in Md. who suffers from unfortunate love affair--[Fanny] and Dr. [D.] Stuart to accompany Mrs. Custis down country--Mrs. Custis to marry Dr. Stuart--wants to see him--\"I only pray that it may be the will of Heaven that we shou'd. be happy together.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by George A. W-n incorrectly \"1st Sept. 1784\"","D. 1 page. Document, in hand of J[ohn] Herndon, fragment, laminated, docketed, charred by fire. Receipted by J. Herndon. Bill of 2 blankets, amounting to 16 shillings,  to \"Mrs. Washington.\" Unknown if Martha or Mary Washington.","A.L.S. 1 page. Savannah. Bargain stated for sale of Thomas Washington's black horses, amounting in all to £150.","A.D.S. 1 page. A bill of sale whereby Edward Hughes of Kirkston Parish sells a male slave (named Sam) to his daughter Elizabeth Rudolph. The document is signed by John Washington (probably the great-grandson of Lawrence Washington the immigrant; b.1729-1786), Constant Washington (probably his wife), and Louisa F. Washington (possibly his daugter). Recorded in Westmoreland County on August 31, 1784 by R. Bernard.","A.D. 1 page. Receipt signed by John Cook for 100 dollars for a white horse sold to Major Washington.","A.N.S. 1 page. Lund offers to pay Col. John Fitzgerald for the Waggon [sic] and four horses he just received. Autograph note signed, [fragment]. Col. Fitzgerald was a prominent Alexandrian.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia. Received letter day after G.W. left Phila.--praise of G.W.--\"Few in his situation after having so successfully played a Game for their Country but would have played an after Game for themselves--her little god daughter (Mrs. F's child)--mourns her own lost children--invitation to visit Phila.--compliments of season \u0026 New Year.","D.S. 3 pages. Conveys \"All that plantation now in possession of the said Penelope French called the Dogue Run plantation in Fairfax County, and adjoining the land of the Immortal George Washington and a number of slaves thereon\" for an annual rent of \"One hundred and thirty six pounds Gold and Silver, Dollars at six Shillings and half Joes at forty eight shillings ...\" Document signed, laminated, docketed \"A Lease from Penelope French and Benjamin Dulany to John Robertson January 1st 1784,\" 3 red seals, watermarks. Signed by Penelope French, Benj. Dulany and John Robertson - witnessed by Going Lanphier and Robert Lanphier. Some marginal notes in handwriting of George Washington.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Discusses disruption of business because of inclement weather; sale of Bushrod's hogsheads; disposition of his books.","A.N. 1 page. A bill from William A. Washington (1757-1810; George Washington's nephew) to the estate of Richard Muse for the hiring of \"negro Ceasar\" by Muse's overseer William Smith.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Will procure glasses for her, but regrets she needs them--post is surest way to send letters--many guests, but has been out little--\"Extensive connections and supposed large Fortunes, have their consequent Appendages tho not always of the most agreeable sort.\"--her goddaughter (Mrs. F.'s child). Autograph letter signed, docketed in another hand. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz Powel.\"","A.L. 2 pages. Has posted advertisements on General's lands that George Washington intends to assert his claims there. Settlers there alarmed.","Hermitage. Letter discussing sales of various goods, and slaves.","D.S. 1 page. In writing of and docketed by William Augustine Washington. Received by the hands of James Nivison £ 6 in payment for self and William Butler.","Receipt. D.S. 1 page. Document signed, fragment, docketed on back, \"Majr Burdett Ashton's Rect for his Wifes and his proportion of my Brother George Washington's Legacies,\" incomplete watermark. For \"every Claim wch I have against the Estate of Augustine Washington decd as well on the Acct of the Legacy left my Wife an also my proportion of Legacy by the Death of Mr. George Washington decd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Bushfield. Re: Shipment of Bushrod's chest and other goods from Philadelphia.","Autograph letter signed in French. Paris. Chastellux writes of the departure of the Marquis de Lafayette to America. He imagines the scene if he, instead of Lafayette, might return to America and visit with Washington. He reminisces about the weeks spent at Albany and Saratoga during the Revolution and follows with a postscript regarding Madam Carter now Madam Church.","A.N.S. 1 page. I.O.U. from Washington to Booth, of Maryland, for \"Forty Guineys.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mrs. Washington asks Col. Fitzgerald to convey to her sons at Mount Vernon, with as much expediency as possible, the enclosed information. Re: Bushrod Washington's personal affects.","D. 1 page, in hand of Gart. Tho[mpson], fragment, badly charred and mutilated, laminated, docketed, incomplete watermark (indistinguishable). Bill from John Kea[ ] to Mary Washington for [£2.5.0].","D.S. Receipt for £5.0.0. pd. in full by W. A. Washington--signed with C. Highlander's mark and witnessed by Jenny [Mrs. Jane ?] Washington. Docketed \"Charles Highlander's Rec. £ 5.0.0.,\" laminated.","D.S. 2 pages. Agreement for Whiting to make repairs on his dwelling house, pay taxes, not allow servants and other stipulations on a certain tract (unclear as to location). Crane is making the agreement on behalf of George Augustine Washington. Whiting lived at Snow Hill on Bull Run in Prince William County.","A.L. 1 page. Letter in a humorous vein, chiding him for not writing--sends a book which she once recommended for his perusal--sends him fur gloves because \"the Severity of the last Winter may have operated so violently on his Herculean Hands, as to have numbed his fingers,\" thus preventing writing. Autograph letter, docketed in Mrs. P.'s hand, watermark (GR surmounted by crown and powder horn), written in 3rd person. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","Account of Col. John Augustine Washington with the London agent Messer's deDrusina, Ridder, and Clerk. The account ledger includes items such as tools, shoes, clothing, dishes, cutlery, sewing . 1 sheet, 4 pages of implements, nails, snuff boxes, sugar, fabric, spectacles, and Hyson tea. Autograph document signed, 4 pages.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Can write oftener now--post leaves regularly--everyone sick--Miss Butler Thornton died of sore throat--Fanny's health improved by nursing George--sending Betsy to Fredericksburg for education--[Fanny is his wife and G.A.W.'s sister]--house not finished--has partnership in store at Germana--hopes to complete mills by winter next year--advises G.A.W. to build store or warehouses on his land--\" ... anythg. is preferable to an Estate in Land and negroes, which are not only unprofitable, but vexatious and troublesome\"--should sell land for certificates--Col. [Wm.] Washington wrote that G.A.W. was well.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G. A. W.Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Ball\".","A.L.S. integral cover, New York, watermark. Docketed \"Excellency Richard Henry Lee President of the Honorable Continental Congress.\"  Re apprehension and publication of private letters abroad concerning public credit, and shows the necessity of \"immediate vigourous measures for supplying the Treasury of the United States...\" Note at bottom indicates 13 copies made and sent.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Fox Neck. Letter by Maj. Jones--read in paper account of arrival in Charleston and health is restored--he should go to Sweet Springs in June - Oct.--\"A Virginia Estate is attended with such care, anxiety, and trouble, that it will in some measure prevent our Ease and Happiness ...\"--has rented out \"Traveller's Rest\" with stock, etc. to Mr. Young, an English farmer--lays off farm in equal lots of 40 A. with ditches and fencing--\"From this I shall get somethg. certin, and my Posterity will have a pretty Farm in such perfection as will require but few slaves to manage it.\"--intends same for all his property--Sam.[G.A.W.'s brother] bought wagon and will visit soon--will go to Sweet Springs to improve wife's health--G.A.W.'s lots in good condition--has received no rents for him--Callender should collect them--the Magnolia are produced from the Seed which are contained in Cones ...\"--will go to Botonast nearby to get information and some seeds. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., \"Recd 1st Apl. 85\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Ball.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Fredericksburg. Concern for G.A.W.'s health--should he need any cash, call on his friend Mr. Wm. Crafts--\"your core and filtering stone came same to hand and is in my store.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., \"Recd. 1st Apl. 85\", watermark (FA). Name on original manuscript appears as \"[Capt.] E. Callender.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Spotsylvania City. His letter not received--death of his baby [George] of the humour in his head--\" ... the old Lady (Mrs. Washington [Mary]) not long ago had a violent fall from her steps wch had nearly broke her arm. It is now getting so yd. she has some little use of it.\"--Col. Jno. Thronton will let G.A.W. have horse on good terms--rents--Capt. Callender expects him to draw upon him and his friends--goes to Sweet Springs if he can raise money--hopes to complete his race, dam and saw mill--all in Berkeley are well--will go there with Col. [Chas.] Washington--elections at Stafford--Garrett and Brent elected--Maj. Dick dead and John Lewis near death at Dr. [David] Stuart's--Miss Spriggs married Jno. Mercer and Brent to Miss Ambler. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., watermark (GR surmounted by crown and powder horn). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Ball\".","A.L.S. 3 pages. Charleston. Earliest ship for Va. is next Thursday for Fredericksburg--ship for Phila. or N.Y. will arrive shortly--will engage staterooms on this for G.A.W.--Phila. newspapers just arriving on ship. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., watermark (GR surmounted by crown and powder horn).","A.L.S. 1 page. Acknowledges letter telling of his son's death--[Capt. Alexander Spotswood Dandridge]--what to do with land intended for his son--bring grandson to Hanover--does she have coat buttons of Scotch thistle which his son had?--he promised to wear them for friend's sake--weak from spell of gout.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (Armed woman and rampant lion with motto Pro Patria GSB). Name on original manuscript appears as \"N. W. Dandridge.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Charleston. Ship bearing Major Jones leaves for Va. Thursday, barring possibility of freight for other parts of continent--tell Major Jones nothing has been heard of his friend [Gile ?]. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Received letter covering several others to forward--will visit [Mt. Vernon] shortly--tell Mr. Lewis he will see him tomorrow or next day. Autograph letter signed, integral cover (in different hand), watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. Callender.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. On board the sloop Unity. Unable to pay house rent which is due--encloses £6 and promises rest soon to be paid to Capt. Callender--is doing some ship's carpentry work at present. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rich. Kenney.\"","D.S. 1 page. Torn. Sale by the Lees, husband and wife, to Washington and Smith of Burnt House, Old Quarter and Forest plantations, approx. 2600 acres in all. Burnt House tract located just south of Bushfield, home of JAW. A trustee signs for JAW. Witnessed by Hannah, Mildred, and Bushrod Washington, among others.","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. His flour hasn't come yet--will be taken care of when it does--will inform gentlemen desirous of purchasing corn that he has some--lists prices current on flour, etc.--tobacco shipped by Mr. Stoddard. Autograph letter signed, badly charred, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Herbert.\" Poor condition, badly torn.","A.L.S. 1 page. Concerning correspondence with George Washington.","A.L.S. 1 page. Charles City, Virginia. Edloe has bond of Bernarde Moor's, signed as security by Lawrence Washington--requests payment from Lawrence Washington's estate. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Left word on leaving town that debt to G.A.W. was to be paid, but business interfered--Bundle at Mrs. Maury's--bundle of boots will come by next stage--is he married?--brother and sister going to springs. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Armistead.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Mr. [Long?] left $55. with Mr. Watson for him--forwards bundle by stage--his brother is at Hobbs Hole [Tappahannock]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., laminated, watermark, directed \"by care of Josiah Watson Esq. with a Bundle.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Armistead.\"","D.S. 1 page. Benjamin Franklin's account with artist Jean Antoine Houdon for expenses and work done. Includes an order with Monsieur Jefferson.","Fragment, 1 page, docketed. Promise to pay £3. Signed by Throckmorton; witnessed by Ferdinand Washington, [son of Samuel Washington].","A.L.S. 2 pages. Studley, Hanover City. Ill health and business prevent his coming [to wedding of Geo. A. W. with Fanny Bassett]--will send carriage for them to spend Christmas with them--family at Studley sends regards. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W.","A.L.S. 1 page. Sends £25, balance of Mr. Matthew Whiting's rent--unable to pay £35 on his own rent until Nov. [sublet of farm from Whiting].  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ja. Crane.\"","Bill of sale, John Augustine Washington to his son, Bushrod Washington. John Augustine Washington testifies, 'five shillings to me in hand paid by the said Bushrod Washington before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Have Given, Granted, Bargained sold and conveyed...the following Negroe Slaves..\" Includes list of slaves by name. Signed by \"John Augt. Washington\" and witnessed by Jenny [Jane] Washington, Theodorick Lee and Corbin Washington. Autograph document signed, 1 page.","A.L.S. 1 page. Could not procure the silk for Mrs. [Fanny] Washington--hasn't the cash due G.A.W.--first cash he can get he will send--congratulations on his marriage. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docket by G.A.W., marked \"care of Mr. Josiah Watson.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Congratulations on his marriage. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., broken red seal. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Le Mayeur\". [Dr. Le Mayeur was a French dentist; Gen. Washington was one of his patients].","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Sends £5 due on rent, but cannot pay more until later--congratulations on marriage--and improvement of health. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W. [At bottom of page is a list of money sent].","A.L.S. 2 pages. Williamsburg. His neglect in writing--\"I will take the liberty of enquiring into your feats of sportsmanship for I expect if you have ever been able to rise soon enough to execute your threats the poor ducks have been slain by thousands.\" --tell G.W. honey locust seed can be got at Eltham this year. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Berkeley City. Sends £35 in consignment of rent due by M. Whiting, tho he can hardly spare it--give Mr. McCray of Alexandria, the bearer, a receipt--\"for the aforesaid rent due from Mr. Matthew Whiting for the year 1785.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., marked \"Hand by Mr. M Cray.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ja. Crane\". [Lists kinds of money sent in payment].","A.L.S. 1 page. Happy Retreat, near Charles Town. Congratulations on marriage--family is well--Mr. Crowe's money to be paid--saw G.A.W.'s property advertised in paper in Genl.'s name in Fredericksburg--Mr. John Briscoe desires to buy Whiting's place--write by Mr. McCray who comes to spend winter with them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.A.W., directed \"Hon'd by Mr. McCray.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Cha. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. An order for household articles--2 large Dutch blankets, not torn in two--clamps, bed cord, brads, large common plate buttons, one pair large leather shoes or pumps, one pair large callimanco, cupboard locks, one hank of silk \"near the pattern sent\", \"one hank of deep green\", long bent horn comb. [Enclosed is a scrap of silk mounted on paper]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed, silked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Annapolis. Regarding the management of the Principio Company property belonging to William A. Washington, who inherited the property from his father Augustine (George Washington's half-brother). Russell is manager and iron-master of the Principio Company. Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Inquires price of land and lots in [Fredericksburg] advertised in paper--intends buying if price is right--will give good bonds--answer by next stage. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., directed \"To the care Mr. Wm. Hunter.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rob. B. Chew.\"","Account - D.S. 1 page. Account from Oct. 1786-May 1789 amounting to £11.0.4 for iron work, shoeing wheels, ox chains, repairing old stock bands, etc. Credit given of £7.18.0 for 39 1/2 baskets of wheat. Document signed, badly charred, laminated, docketed \"Acct. Mr. J. Hill for Mrs. Washington\".Account sworn to on Aug. 13, 1790 by Chas. C[aller ?] and receipted by Abner Vernon.","D.S. 10 pages. Account of William Augustine Washington with Messieurs Henderson, Ferguson, and Gibson.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Blenheim. Has heard of attachment on Md. estate of his father [Augustine W.] in consequence of a claim against Nivison--requests Mr. Cracroft to hire lawyer to fight it--bearer has briefs of case. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed \"Mr. Washington's papers delivered by Mr. Craycroft,\" marked \"fav. by Mr. Spencer Carter,\" watermark.","D.S. 2 pages. George A. Washington agrees to rent to John Lewis \"the Lotts inclosed within the [ ] on which H. Armistead now resides for the sum of Seventy five Pounds ...\" Lewis also agrees to certain repairs to a dwelling house, stable and kitchen. Witnessed by a Mr. Ball. Signed and docketed.","A.D.S. 1 page. Gundin Chapin and Co. to George Augustine Washington. 1/2 doz. screws [1] pr Brass hinges, 500 no. 5 springs. Autograph document signed, in hand of Aquila Brown, laminated, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [1786] July 17. Receipted by Aquila Brown for Gundin Chapin and Co.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Safe arrival at G. W.'s--be sure the General gets good Sanfine seed which he is ordering--get a \"Clever Lille Desant plow which must go with out a weeal for the land is not Level and to be shoor to make him Light and Desant and be Shoor to make him turn the works well ...\"--describes plows in use at Mt. V.--doesn't want wife to come yet, for he may not stay past his year--land poor, plows poor, farm instruments poor--wages and terms of General's are good--dislikes negroes--\"tese Black Peope I am Rather in Danger of being posind among them ...\"--wife can decide about coming--look after his children--General sold good sheep for 40/ \"a pes of thar money.\"--.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermarks. [Bloxham was an English farmer who came to serve as farmer and manager of some activities at Mount Vernon. Peacey was his sponsor].","A.L.S. 6 pages. Congratulations on birth of another [daughter]--reflections on the role of women in educating children, and the education they need--wishes to have spent more time on improving mind than person--\"I have not a doubt that the General's visit to Chatham was productive of as much Pleasure to him as to you. I am sorry that you have Reason to think his native Climate does not so well agree with him as ours. In all probability his Destination will be Virginia. and sure I am that his Inclination and Attachments are decidedly for that State. When you see him present my Comps. he is one of my best Friends and Favorites.\"--family matters--too much rain for grain. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed in Mrs. Powel's hand, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"","D.S. 1 page. The bond is for 67 pounds sterling.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bushrod W. delivers letter and documents relating to a suit being brought against the estate of Augustine W.--his illness prevents attendance--gives some details of the defence--Bushrod will give security for him. Autograph letter signed, cover, laminated, docketed \"Forrest Stoddert vs. Washington,\" watermarks. Sent a copy of Augustine Washington's will for the use of Stone as a legal representative in a Maryland suit.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bushrod W. delivers letter and documents relatinig to suit being brought against the estate of Augustine W.--his illness prevents attendance--gives some details of the defence--Bushrod will give security for him. Autograph letter signed, cover, laminated, docketed \"Forrest Stoddert vs. Washington,\" watermarks.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Send crimson or blue silk to face flannel waistcoat for the General. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Malbro. Would quarrel with Mr. W[ashington] for not allowing her to visit them--will bring missil or send it by first opportunity--best love to all at Mt. Vernon--a kiss to her godddaughter--Sally [Sarah Offitt Craufurd] can almost walk. Autograph letter signed, fragment, incomplete, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Sarah Craufurd.\"","A.D. 28 pages. Rutherford's survey for land owned by George Augustine Washington near Charles Town in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Survey of this tract after it was split and bequested to G.A.W.'s sons, George Fayette and Charles Augustine. The sons, in turn, rented their properties to Peter Cockrell and Garland Moore, respectively. Includes list of 10 slaves Cockrell rented along with land and accounts of expenses and produce of the Berkeley Farm.","A.D.S. 1 page. Thompson agrees to \"furnish Major George [A.] Washington with Thirty Barrills of Indian Corn to be delivered at his place in the Month of March next, ...\" or to freight it to General Washington's mill if that is G.A.W.'s wish. If he fails in this obligation, 40 pounds Virginia currency is due.","A.L.S. 1 page. Sends packet which Gen. Washington sent to him--quotes from G.W.'s letter telling of desire of his farmer [Bloxham] to bring wife and children over to America--ship sails from London to place near G.W's seat in Feb.--if passage is desired for her must be paid in advance. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, post mark \"A1, 17\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Welch.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. London. Thanks for present of a hare--has booked passage for Mrs. Bloxham and 2 children--\" ... the Vessell goes very near Gen. Washingtons Landing so that Mrs. Bloxham has not far to travel\"--costs of passage--bring bedding for ship's cabin--\"Goods and cloaths in Virginia as they mostly come from hence are very dear, therefore it woud be necessary for her to Lay in a good Stock of them ...\"--seeds will go by same boat--these will be sent to warehouse or counting house first--if Mrs. Bloxham changes her mind let him know. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmark, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Welch.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Dr. Craik brings a shoe--send a pair or two at Lowry's of purple morroco of same size--also a pr. or 2 of red--Mrs. Washington will send back ones not suiting. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, part of watermark (HB).","A.D.S. 2 pages. Survey and plat of 1121-acre tract owned by George Augustine Washington near Charleston in the county of Berkeley.\" About 250 acres of the ... tract is cleared ...\"","D.S. 2 pages. Renewal of an agreement made December 25, 1784 (see MVLA Collection). This agreement is to expire on December 25, 1787 \"at which time the said Land and premises is to be ... peaceably and quietly given up to said Washington as required.\" Rent is 40 pounds Virginia currency. Document signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Have shirts, neck handkerchiefs \u0026 ruffles made from linen an cambrick left at Snow's store--to have been made at Mt. V. but G.W. having new \"recruit\" made for himself, so \"I therefore told Mrs. Washington that I could not get any linnen which I liked-that was a lie Snow, but yet it did not hurt me to tell it so much as it would to have delayed anything which was doing for the Genl.\"--Peter to pick up Lear's shoes--\"Has [Hooff ?] paid or protested by bill upon him?\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed, watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Received Mr. Hanson's draft and the bill for making shirts--advancing board to Mr. Hanson before due for [Geo. S. and Lawrence A. Washington]--got down before rains came--send down Mr. Hunter's receipt--\"Washington sends his love to you and says you are not a man of your word, for you promised to come down here on Sunday and did not.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Thanks for 4 shirts and 2 neck cloths--send rest and the bill, will pay when next in town--apologizes for lack of New England gallantry at letting Miss Craik go home by herself--will accompany Mrs. W. and Mrs. Stuart to Belle Voir--Phila. packet just \"passing by the door\"--when can they get things from her?--is now writing this while in hands of his [\"freisear\"]--5 more wash basins are needed. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark.","Division of slaves from the estate of John Augustine Washington amongst Bushrod Washington, Corbin Washington, and Hannah Washington. \"West\" Ford, \"Billey\", \"Betty\", and \"Venus\" are listed under slaves to Hannah Washington. 1 sheet, 2 pages of text.","At court held for Westmoreland County the 31st day of July 1787, the Will and Codicil made 1785 November 19 by John Augustine Washington and under the oath of executors Bushrod Washington and Corbin Washington along with William Augustine Washington was entered into and acknowledged bond with conditions as the law direct. Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate. Signed by James Bland, C.W.C and William Butler, D.C. and noted as 'A true Copy.' Autograph document signed, 1 page.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Letter and articles came to hand--he used good judgment on the cape--send black cape for G.A.W. and one for self; also plain metal buttons for white broad cloth vest and breeches--Mrs. W. obliged for cards--\"Mrs. St[uart] was disappointed by not seeing certain personages on Sunday.\"--send hair ribbon--any late arrivals in Alexa.?  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, watermark.","Account. A.D.S. 1 page. Account for £6.10.9 includes woodwork for 1 pr. cart wheels, 2 boxes for them, tire and nails, altering and putting on 8 stock bands. Credit is given for wheat and old iron. Autograph document signed, in hand of Abner Vernon, fragment, badly charred, laminated, incomplete watermark. Account certified correct by Abner Vernon.","D.S. 1 page. Signed by J[?] Berry to the fact that John Milton, deputy sheriff served notice to William Kerchival and John Williams that judgement would be brought in October for payment of bond to George Washington. Milton served notice on Aug. 21, 1787. Addressed to Francis Whiting on the other side.","Bill. 12 dancing lessons for Miss Fanny Smith and 6 visits to reach Miss H[annah] Washington...her school is located at Chantilly ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Fears frost, \u0026 will be unable to see them until 10th or 12th of month--please pay Mr. Anthony Buckner sum of £3, and place to acct. of D. S. Autograph letter signed, fragment with integral cover, laminated, docketed, directed \"By Mr. A. Buckner.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Send by the bearer 3 bushels of salt, allum, and the plank, if it is ready--if not ready, let him know when it will be. Autograph letter signed, fragment, docketed, laminated, part of a watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Let bearer, John Monday, have bottle of snuff, bed cord, molasses, pint tumbler and [ ] and charge to his own account. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, fragment, laminated, watermark, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rob. H. Hooe.","A.D.S. 1 page. Brent-Town. To the assistant for Huie, Reid, and Company. Send by bearer 1/2 yd. cloth--are goods arrived and open yet? Let Mr. Peirce have credit in store, and will guarantee payment for him. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Hooe.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Send by bearer, Jno. McKay salt and small pot and charge it. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed, on reverse of part of legal document.","A.L.S. 1 page. Please let Benj. Mattison have 4000 single [tens?] and 200 double [tens?]. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed.","A.D.S. 1 page. Pay bearer £0.9.2. Autograph document signed, fragment, docketed \"Charles Adams 11 Oct 87,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Dumfries. Send by John 3 yds. fine \"plad\", one gallon good spirits, molasses, morocco slippers, callimineo pumps, candles, and 2 wash basons. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Neabsco. Must leave for Bul[l] Run in morning--requests he let bearer have £6 to pay workmen--will write memorandum of all winter clothing needed. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed, watermark [separate cover addressed to Mr. Reid probably goes with this letter].","Fragment of cover, probably goes with letter of October 17, 1787, John Carter, Jr. Neabsco, to James Reid.","A.L.S. 1 page. To James Read (or Reid?) in Dumfries. Send by Scipio sugar, tea, also for Polly Brent send crape gauze, leather shoes to measure sent, and large chip hat--send 2 hanks pale yellow silk. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Send by bearer 1000 ten penny nails, 2 bead cords \u0026 1 quart rum--to be charged. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed, incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Credit Mr. Blake, bearer, for what necessaries he wants on her account. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Send ten penny nails, brown lining \"garman Toulles\" stockings, etc. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed \"John Smith 29 Octr 87.\"","Account with a dressmaker ... entries include making a \"lude string Robe\" robe and petty coat, great coat and altering 3 garments ... total £1.10.0. Receipted Aug. 31, 1790.","D.S. 4 pages. Bonds taken for [slaves?] sold, amounting to £560.19.0--signed by Willm. A. Washington and John Fauntleroy--\"other Accts. on this list not yet bonded--£121.19.1\"--amts not bonded include for Phaeton and harness, Chair, Livestock and lumber. Document signed, endorsed \"An Acc't. of Bonds and debts due for property sold of Colo. Thomas Turner at Smith's Mount and Nanzatico,\" laminated, unidentified watermark.","D.S. 2 pages. Washington agrees to continue leasing a tract of land in Berkeley County \"adjoining the Town of Charles Town for and during the Term of one Year ...\" i.e. Dec. 25, 1787 to Dec. 25, 1788. Whiting shall pay required land tax and \"Forty Pounds Spacie, Virginia Currency, ...\" to Washington.","D. 1 page. Whiting exchanges \"... two Cows under seven years old, thirteen herd of Sheep under four years old\" for a year's rent of land in Berkeley County (see Agreement, Nov. 3, 1787). Washington allows four pounds ten shillings for each cow and twelve shillings per herd of sheep.","A.D.S. 26 pages. A portion of an account book containing record of rentals due and accounts owed by \"George Washington President of the United States.\"--the first 9 pp. (at least one missing) concern tenants living on the tract called \"Asbeys Bend - under the Blue Ridge Part in Fauquier and Part in Loudoun\"--lots are listed, tenant named, and an account given of what he owes and has paid--following pp. concern lands on Gooseneck Creek in Fauquier County and in Berkeley County and Frederick County.--then follow several pp. of \"George Washington President of the United States in Acct. Current with B. Muse\", concerning expenses and collections, legal in nature in connection with the foregoing lands and tenants. Autograph document signed, in hand of Battaile Muse, 2 blank pages, silked.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Airy. Thanks him for his condolences and offer of help upon her afflictions. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by T. Lear. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Little Washington Custis [6 yrs. old] thanks Mrs. Powel for a book, the Children's Friends, which she sent him--his sisters and Miss Harriot [Washington] send their respects. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Unhappy over their separation--her approaching confinement [Anna Maria Washington, born April 3, 1788]--weather severe--plows frozen--spare no expense in getting skillful person, recommends Mrs. Harrison [midwife ?]--Mrs. Bassett's shoes not forwarded to Phila. yet--will get biscuit and hat for your father and brother--family news--inquire into cotton--little Wash. [Custis] wants to write her a letter--\"We this evening recd. an acct. of the adoption of the Constitution by the State of Massachusets which was deliberately discusd and with the greatest harmony adopted the Minority determining to give it every support tho they were unsuccesful in their opposition.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by Fanny B. W-n, watermark (IV). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\"","A.D. 1 page. For 6 bushels of winter vetches for General Washington, totaling £2.2.0. Autograph document, small page, docketed. [This was for seed bought in England].","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Sent letter yesterday by Col. Humphreys--send a dozen hand saw files and 3 men's coarse hats--Tom has Mr. Porter's saddlebags. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Robert Morris on way to Va. and takes portable camera obscura as a gift to G.W.P. Custis [7 yrs. old]--landscapes at Mt. Vernon will be perfectly represented and can be copied--profiles may be taken with it--Mr. Morris will show him how to use it--send her his sister's [Nelly] and Mrs. W.'s profiles. Autograph letter signed, docketed, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Asks for 6 barrels of \"Hearons\" [herring ?] from Mt. Vernon--thanks for trouble in finding him freight--try to find Gibb a load from the Potomac back to Fredericksburg. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., watermark (Taylor). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Edw Pye Chamberlay\". [Chamberlayne, of King Wm. County, married Agnes Dandridge].","A.L.S. 1 page. Land to be sold by Washington to Sullivan who wants it for speculation--Peter can bring mares to the horse. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, \"A distinguished and brave Revolutionary officer\", watermark.","Four receipts signed by Davenport (George Washington's miller) from the Mill. An accompanying docket refers to these receipts as \"Accounts of Corn and Meal delivered out of the Mill for and by the orders of G[eorge] A[ugustine] W[ashingto]n...125 Bushels Corn.\" Four documents signed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Jos. Davenport.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Send Mrs. [Martha] Washington 2 yds. black lute-string, \"as near the patron [pattern] as it can be got\",--also 3 prs. of best white kid gloves, long--. Autograph letter signed, laminated, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rotterdam. Received from Capt. Robt. Wyllie on his brig the Molly the documents handing them 50 hhds. tobacco, and letter informing them the vessel's whole cargo was addressed to them from themselves, Mr. Hector Alexander, and Mr. George Walker of Georgetown--before they could finish processing it as per instructions, an interdict from Mr. G. Gibson to Capt. Wyllie to deliver cargo to him, on consequence of order from Messr. Smith Huie Alexander and Co. of Glasgow--sends copy of letter they sent to Smith Huie Alexander and Co.--thanks them for confidence placed in them--will inform them of decision in this affair. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, directed \" By Cap. McGill from Rotterdam,\" also marked on cover \"Capt. Quick to go from [ ] the readiest way to Rotterdam,\" cover used as a scratch sheet, watermark.","D. 2 pages. George Augustine Washington contracts with Samuel Roberts for the latter to disassemble a building at Johnson's Fishery (at River Farm) and re-erect it \"... agreeably to the back part of Genl. Washington's kitchen or Servant's Hall, weatherboard, case, cornice, and bargeboard it in the same way--.\" Roberts is to receive, for his service, 11 pounds Virginia currency and the assistance of one slave. Document is unsigned.","One envelope, no letter or note. Addressed to Samuel Powel.","A.D. 1 page.","A.L.S. 1 page. Asks his price for land in Carolina--has been offered land \"in this Neighbourhood\" but prefers the Carolina tract--poor quality of Carolina land. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Richmond\", watermark obscured.","A.D. 1 page. Account of sales of fruit received by the Philadelphia Packet, Capt. Elwood for a/c of Messrs. Andrew Clows Co. George Washington's order for 110 pounds of filberts appears on the account of fruit brought to Alexandria on Captain John Ellwood, Jr.'s Philadelphia packet boat, the sloop \"Charming Polly.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Smith tells Washington of certain clothing purchases she has charged to Washington on account with \"Mr. Crabb.\" Letter carried \"By Harry.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Winchester. On reverse, a protest signed by Thacker Washington \"... because not given by Miss Anne Blair, whose order will be accepted.\" Request for payment of £11.12.6 to Mr. Nath. Gray.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Apologies for delay in executing commission for Mrs. W.--has been ill--nice white fur available, but advises waiting until autumn, because of lateness of season--did he receive letter and pamphlet of the Debates of the [Phila.] Convention?--\"As I knew you were a Member of the Virginia Convention I thought it might be agreeable to you to see in how masterly a Manner Mrs. Wilson had treated the Science of Government.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, red seal, watermark (W).Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Thanks him for forwarding 4 tierces and 3 barrels of seed by the Tree Mason, Capt. Lawrence Lazore--please forward freight bill. Autograph letter signed, docketed \"Recd. [April] 24 Ansd May 13th\", watermark (incomplete LVG and powder horn). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Orders muslin for Mrs. Washington--requests Dunlap and Claypole's paper sent regularly to Major [G.A.] Washington--send Will [to N.Y.] when he's able to travel. Autograph letter, laminated, docketed by Lear(?) \"These letters were recorded by H.[owell] Lewis. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","Printed broadside outlining the formal order of procession for the inauguration ceremony for the first President of the United States, George Washington. A manuscript docket on verso reads \"Order of Procession on the Inauguration of President Washing[tn], 30 April 1790.\" Another manuscript docket on the front of the broadside, underneath the printed text, reads \"Order of procession on the inauguration of President Washington 30, April 1790.\" This year is incorrect, as the inauguration took place on 30 April 1789.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Pittsylvania. Return of his draft, half satisfied leads him to think it is inconvenient for them to answer any further requisitions for money--will try to discharge his large debt to them speedily--reminds them that they had consented to consolidate his scattered debts into one general acct. upon their books--hopes this will prevail upon them to give him time to discharge various debts, but if they prefer, they have enough of his property at their disposal to discharge a debt to them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, directed by \"favr. Mr. Smith,\" watermark.","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. President would like Billy [Lee] sent to Mt. Vernon when he can be moved safely, for he cannot be of use here--\"But if he is still anxious to come on here the President would gratify him altho he will be troublesome--He has been an old and faithful Servt. this is enough for the Presidt. to gratify him in every reasonable wish\"--if Major W. needs buck wheat from Phila. he will let you know--G. W. wishes Dunlop and Claypool's paper sent to N.Y., and will furnish them from there to the Major at Mt. Vernon. Autograph letter initial signed, laminated, docketed by Lear(?), watermark (L Munn). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\" Not in Writings.","A.L.S. 1 page. Dumfries. Interest on certificate in name of John Dickenson belongs to bearer Mrs. Dickenson--let her have her warrant, or purchase it of her--she is in great want. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, docketed.","An estimate for a saddle for the President.","A.D. 10 pages. An account of Robert Lewis's trip as far as Baltimore accompanying his aunt Mrs. Washington to New York--family relations and friends--preparations and farewell at Mt. Vernon and Dr. Stuart's in Alexandria--Col. Blackburn's--Mr. and Mrs. B[ushrod] Washington--Mrs. W.'s parting with her servants at Mt. V.--rental of horses from Mr. Van Horn--efforts to purchase a horse for [G.W.]--two ferry crossings--Major Snowden and family--description of countryside--Mrs. Carroll's reception near Baltimore--visit with Dr. McHenry in Baltimore. Autograph document, unbound, laminated, watermark, docketed in later hand, \"Journal of Mrs. W's journey to N. York.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Charles came up to get the [storehouse ?] key being mended--send a dozen lbs. of figs to be charged to G.A.W.--needs 200 \"small tacks with flat heads proper for nailing leather on Brick moulds ...\"--Mrs. [Anna Maria] Bassett and Mrs. Washington will dine with Mrs. Porter after lunch on Sunday--Mr. Bassett will attend them and perhaps G.A.W. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by Snow (?), watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\"","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. President desires to have Billy [Lee] sent to N.Y. since Billy earnestly desires it--send stays and shoes to Mrs. F[anny Bassett] W-n at Mt. V.--send Mrs. M. W.'s to [N.Y.] and charge all to President's account--she overpaid for altering some gowns--Billy's expenses to be pd. by G.W. thru Biddle (mentioned in Writings in footnote). Autograph letter initial signed, docketed, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\"","D. 1 page. An account of ferry and inn expenses listing all the stops between Georgetown and New York--carriage of a trunk from Phila to N.Y.--stage horses--Col. Van Horn who arranged the trip had been paid earlier some amount--. Document, in hand of Robert Lewis, watermark, endorsed on back, \"The Amount of every expence is £67.10.7 Pensylvania currency.\"","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. \"The President will thank you to put into the hand of Mr. Wm. Hunter Junr. of Alexa. thirty five Guineas, for him to deliver to Mr. John Campbell of Bladensbg. ... in payment for a Horse sent by Mr. Campbell to the President.\" Autograph letter initial signed, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\" Writings, XXX, 342-343. [Mr. Hunter was on his way back to Alexa. from N.Y., and stopping in Phila.].","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Inquiries about table ornaments--\" ... and if the large and small Glasses of M. Dela Croix are of the same set, he [the President] will thank you to procure them...\"--\"The President has a French man with him who is said to be a compleat Confectioner and professes to understand everything relative to these ornaments, so that the Glasses only are wanting.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed, watermark (L. Munn). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Alexandria. Discusses religion ... suggests his mother rise early and ride before breakfast ... glad she is rid of Sorrel ... welcome to molasses sugar ... will not be diffident in requesting favors of her ... glad to hear wheat, barley, and clover are so fine ... agricultural advice ...  Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. Billy [Lee] arrived--\"The President thinks those ornaments will not answer the purpose as the two sets are not made to join each other \u0026 neither separate are large enough for his table\"--President much indisposed--fever and a tumor on his thigh. Autograph letter initial signed, docketed, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Baltimore. Sends letters of testimonials \"in my favor\"--hears of president's recovery--his sickness prevented Speaker of House of R. from writing him as per his promise. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by Lewis, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Alex. Furnival.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Sends copy of Committee's report on mode of collecting taxes--how does his memorial stand with President?--any chance of employment?--amusements in N.Y.--hopes President is recovered. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed, postmarked \"Balt. July 5.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Joshua Barney.\" [Barney sailed miniature ship \"The Federalist\" to Mount Vernon in 1788; gift of merchants of Baltimore.]","A.L.S. 4 pages. Happy over her children's situation [in N.Y.] -- glad \"My good Mama [Martha Washington] ... has at last seen the necessity of making the Dr. children respect as well as love her, for that they never wou'd have done had she continued her former improper indulgence to them.\"--their sisters are with her--death of Mr. Richard the printer--doesn't approve of taking her daughters [Eliza and Martha Custis] to Alexandria feast and merriment--requests him to have a butter print made for her--competition in selling butter to Alexandria. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1789] July 8.","A.D.S. 1 page. Saurason obligates himself to sell Washington his lot \"... 40 feet on Duke street and 70 on St. Asap[h]\" for seventy five pounds Virginia Currency. This lot is \"... subject to a ground rent of twenty five Shillings...\" The agreement is subject to Washington's procuring another lot from Thorton Alexander.","D. 1 page. Account from July 1789 for \"Visiting Mrs. W. Examining a Cancer and Consultation with Dr. Hall - £2.2.0.\" Document, fragment, badly charred, laminated, docketed \"Dr. R. Wellford Acct and [ ],\" incomplete watermark. Proved before magistrate, Geo. French, on Aug. 19, 1790. Receipted on reverse Sept. 13, 1790 from Mrs. Lewis. Signed by Wm. Yates for Robt. Wellford.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Cousin A.O.C.C. married Jack Lyons--saw many friends at Eltham and Elsing Green--\" ... hope He [G.A.W.] is not so regardless of His health as he used to be, tell Him from me that one child and the prospect of another are sufficient inducements to make him prudent, an Orphan's situation is deplorable, for a Mother cannot be of much advantage without a Father's assistance.\"--lack of a carriage prevents her coming to Mount Vernon. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by F. B. Washington. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. C. Bassett.\" Date on original catalog card appears \"[1789] Aug. 3\". [B.C. Bassett was sister-in-law of Fanny. She married John Bassett of Farmington, Hanover County. She was daughter of Wm. Burnett Browne of Elsing Green, King Wm. County.]","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received his several letters--slippers came safely to hand, also the bill for them--£70 received from Mr. Thomas Smith on acct. of the President--send 2 prayer books to Mrs. W. Autograph letter signed, docket, incomplete watermark.","A.L. 1 page. New York. Received bill from Dunlop and Claypoole--forward the enclosed answer to an address to Bethleham--procure 20 bushels of good winter barley for seed from reputable farmer--last procured from R.I. was not good--Mrs. W. wants Mr. Hazelhurst's bill for Chintz--charge to president's acct.--she also wants another prayer book added to 2 already requested. Autograph letter, docketed by Lear(?), watermark. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Abingdon. Chides him for not writing - news from George [A. Washington] and family at Mount Vernon. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\" Date on original catalog card appears \"[1789] August 19.\"","A.L.S 2 pages. Richmond. Re: Corbin W-n's suit with the Hites ... certain title papers missing must be supplied before the Oct. trial ... Patrick Matthews, Johnston, Russel are names appearing in the letter and seem to be former owners of the land in question ... \" Copy of a letter from Mr. John Marshall to Corbin Washington.\" Date on original catalog card appears \"[17]89 Aug. 23.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. New York. Prayer books came safely--encloses letter to Nicholas Eveleigh(?) in S. Carolina--put it on first boat to that place--\"Mrs. Washington wishes you to send 25to ... of chocolet shells to Mt. Vernon ...\"--send statement of President's account. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, partial watermark.","A.L. 2 pages. New York. President is getting a German gardner from Phila.--he doesn't speak English or know the country--pay and charge to President's account the amount of his passage in stage from Phila. to Alexandria. Autograph letter, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark (LVG surmounted by powder horn). Name does not appear on original manuscript. [Gardener was John Christian Ehler, sent from Germany by Henrick Wilmans of Bremen].","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Mrs. W. wants a gown of color like that enclosed in Tabby, ducape or Padusoy [paduasay]--send samples and price. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark (armed figure). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. G.W.'s acct. [from Biddle] is right--Mrs. W. wants 15 yds. of Padusoy of enclosed pattern--G.W. wants prices on clover seed and early delivery--suffered greatly last year because of late delivery of seed--congratulations on apptmt. as Marshal of District of Pennsyl. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark.Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Introducing Col. Gordon, Col. Buckside, Capt. [Isaakson ?], and Lt. Erskine who are on their way to Canada. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed, watermark (T. French). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ph. Schuyler.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Appointed by P. Wagener. Washington is appointed surveyor \"... of the road from General Washington's ferry to his Mill, from thence to his tumbling dam, thence along his new road to intersect the River side old road above the Gumspring ...\" and is to use \"the male labouring Tithables\" on George Washington's plantation to keep the road in good repair.","Tiffin renews his lease on land in Berkeley County [see 1788, Sept. 26, James Stuart and Edward Tiffin] for annual rent of 30 lbs., ten of which should go toward \"... putting a good Sufficient Roof on the Dwelling House and other necessary repairs ...\" Tiffin is forbidden to \"clear any land outside of his Inclosures\" or sell or waste Timber on this land nor seed any grain in the autumn unless he later agrees to a longer term.","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. Mrs. W.'s Padusoy [dress material] and bill for it received--President wants list of plants and prices from Mr. Bartram, and when they should be transplanted--wishes to send some to Mt. Vernon. Autograph letter initial signed, docketed by Lear, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\"","Print document, 1 page. An address from the Quakers from their annual meeting for Penn., New Jersey, Delaware, and western parts of Va. and Maryland. The Quakers are grateful for religious toleration and other American freedoms but state \"... we can take no part in carrying on war on any occasion ... but are bound ... to lead quiet and peaceable lives ... \" GW answers, in part, \"...it is doing the ... Quakers no more than justice to say, that (except their declining to share with others the burthen of the common defence) there is no denomination among us who are more exemplary and useful citizens.\" Printed document, pen trials on verso. Washington's reply is published in Writings, 30:416n.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Abingdon. Has never allowed herself to join general cry against him--wishes Bett and Patt [Eliza and Martha Custis] could have same advantages as her other children--guests--a boating accident in front of her house. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\" Date on original catalog card appears as \"[1789] Oct. 8.\"","D.S. 1 page. Appoints Burgess Ball attorney in his own behalf for division of estate of his mother, Mary Washington. Poor condition. Document signed, fragment, laminated, badly charred by fire, docketed Chs. Washi[ngton] Powe[r of Attorney]. Signed by Chas. Washington. Witnessed by M. Frame and Fielding Augusting Lewis.","A.D. 4 pages. \"Accot. of sales of the Stocks etc. sold at the plantation of the late Mrs. Mary Washington, on the 29th of October 1789.\" Some of the buyers include Charles Carter Jr., Bushrod Washington and Burges[s] Ball. Stock sold includes sheep, oxen, hogs, pigs, horses, cows. Autograph document, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Massachusetts. Letter was written after the visit of George Washington to Boston. Otis writes that Washington's \"... presence has diffused joy amongst all ranks ...\" Autograph letter signed, on fine (laid) paper.","A.L.S. 7 pages. Boston. He was fortunate enough to help with preparations for Washington's visit. Describes the planning and the President's visit. Docketed and signed.","D.S. 1 page. Injunction bond for paying all costs and damages \"that shall be awarded against him [Warner W.]\" in Frederick County Court. Document signed, docketed \"Washington vs. Mills and Co., Injn. Bond,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Has heard nothing from Mr. Bartram regarding plants and shrubs--has been away from N.Y. with President--\"The President will thank you to pay to the Honb. Robt. Morris Esq. livres 32-12-2 being a balance due to Gouvr. Morris Esq. for something which he purchasd in France for the Presid. - and also to know from him (R.M.) the amount of some floor matts and a pr. of blk sattin brot. from India the summer before last in one of Mr. Morris's ships and pay the same\"--find out price of buck wheat and if it can be had on short notice--clover seed has been procured here. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed by Lear(?) \"per Major Jackson,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","Receipt for loaves of bread for the prisoners. Small slip of paper charred by fire, laminated, watermark.","Small scrap of paper, charred by fire, laminated. For £3.0.0 due from George Washington.","26 shillings discharging Miss Fanny B. Smith's account ... Witnessed by Hannah Washington, Sr.","A.L. 1 page. Lancaster. He cannot accept commission of purchasing mares for Genl. W.--his daughter very ill, and cannot go thru country looking for them--Mr. John Miller knows horses and is dependable--perhaps he can undertake the business. Autograph letter, docketed. [See letter from Th. Hartley to G.W., Dec. 7, 1789].","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Received his letter after delay--the President has been informed of contents and replies, \"as an act of Providence has interposed to render a complyance with your promise impracticable, he must have further patience\"--he also says clean sound wheat will be taken at his mill in payment and the Alexandria Cash price allowed for it--corn crop poor so would also like to have some if he has it. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark, postmarked \"Alex Dec. 18,\" docketed, note in later hand reads \"Above signature seems to be that of George Augustine Washington Son of Charles - who was G.W.'s brother - This presented to MVLA July 3/97 by Mrs. Carrol Mercer Washn. D.C.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"George A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. New York. President desires to know prices of buckwheat delevered to Va. in bags, and in barrels--if cheaper there or in back counties of Va.--requests information by next week so he can write Major W. what to do--probably can't be sent down rivers until spring thaws--Mrs. Reinagle, who taught Miss Custis music, to send some music proper for her thru the winter--mentions his approaching marriage. Autograph letter signed, docketed, watermark.","1 page docketed. Laminated. This cover came with all the letters to Biddle from Lear.","A.D. 1 page. Lists 13 slaves by name, above 16 years of age, and \"Horses 7.\" Also lists his taxable property in Truro Parish, 1789 as three slaves above 16 years, four horses and a phaeton carriage.","D.S. 1 page. A Tax Bill for the year 1788, directed to Major George Washington, nephew of General Washington, and one time Mount Vernon manager, from Mr. Vernon manager, from Mr. Joseph Powell in the amount of £7.2.2 plus 36 lbs of tobacco.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Received music from Mr. Ranigle -- Send 200 bushels of buckwheat to Mt. Vernon in bags marked G.W. -- compliments of the season from President and Mrs. Washington. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, watermark incomplete.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. President wants some superfine bolting cloth to be sent to Mt. Vernon-for a reel 9'2\" in length and 5'6\" in circumference -- have cloth chosen by Mrs. Lewis or a skillful miller. Autograph letter signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. New York. [Washington] has written Major [George A.] W-n regarding the bolting cloth--G.W. arranged thru Col. Hartley of Lancaster to have breeding mares sent to Mt. Vernon--money to be paid thru Biddle. Autograph letter signed, docketed by T. Lear \"Jany 17. 1790.\"  Dated incorrectly 1789 in heading, incomplete watermark. Not in Writings; Vol. XXX, p. 507, has footnotes mentioning this letter. Date on original catalog card appears [1790] Jan. 17.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. A draft enclosed, drawn by Samuel Meredith on the Bank of North America for $1066.66 -- to go to the account of the President -- is to pay for breeding mares bought through John Miller and Paul Zantzinger. Autograph letter signed, docketed, corrections added in G.W.'s hand, watermark.","A.L. Received his letter and will render any assistance he can for President--is sure an exchange of houses can be accomplished--can treat for any part of furniture which might be wanted--will see Mr. Lear at his home this evening. Autograph letter, in first person, integral cover, docketed by Lear, laminated, watermark.  Name on original manuscript appears as \"Mr. Macomb.\"","Receipt for 18 shillings in account for Mrs. Betty Lewis, Subscribr. to Revd. Thomas Thornton for year 1789. Autograph document signed, 1 page, fragment, laminated, docketed \"Thos. Garnett [ ] Rect. 18 /\".","A.L.S. 1 page. Major Washington has sent size of bolting cloth now in the mill [see under same date, separate document] -- send by earliest conveyance to Mt. Vernon -- send president's account when convenient. utograph letter signed, docketed, incomplete watermark, [scratched on paper is name \"Polly Long,\" Lear's fiance at this time and later his first wife].","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. President wishes carpet, pea green ground with white flowers or spots -- carpeting would be better than a carpet -- can find no carpet in N. Y. to fit the room, nor good carpeting -- Scotch carpeting is almost only kind to be found there. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, (written on reverse on a cover directed to \"The Secretary of the President of the United States\"). Writings, XXXI, 8-9; Minor variations. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Received President's account -- \"In reply to your wish to know the President's birth day it will be sufficient to observe that is on the 11th of February Old Style - but the almanack Makers have generally set it down opposite to the 11th day of Feby. of the present Style - how far that may go towards establishing it on this day I don't know - but I could never consider it any other ways than stealing as many days from his valuable life as is the difference between the old and the new Style.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed.","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for fifty pounds to be paid to George (A.) Washington agent for the President of the U.S.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Happy at receiving her letter and sister Carter's lengthy one -- sorry to hear of illness and deaths among the negroes, \"... Temple in particular as he was a hearty, strong young fellow and arrived at an age when his services might have compensated his master or mistress for the trouble which is attendant on raising young negroes and the expense incurred, previous to their attaining the age of manhood\" -- they have been busy moving the president's household to more commodious quarters -- Mrs. White comes to visit only on public days -- these are crowded occasions -- last evening was at an assembly -- danced with Miss Briscoe -- many there disappointed president and lady didn't attend -- female part glad some of the family appeared -- \"For my own part, I am of so much more consequence here than when at home that I believe I shall never be content anywhere else.\" Post script dated Feb. 27: They have moved into the new house -- unable to find time to buy a toy for Maria. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed \"Mrs. Betty Lewis\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rob. Lewis.\" Post script dated Feb. 27--They have moved into the new house--unable to find time to buy a toy for Maria.","A.L.S. 1 page. They have found a carpet for the room described in last letter -- but obliged to him for looking -- add 200 more bushels of buckwheat to quantity already procured -- can be carried to Va. in bulk, saving expense of bags or barrels -- Capt. Ellwood will do this, using his hogsheads. Autograph letter signed, docketed. Writings, XXXI, 18. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Bearer, Martin Ehler, brings six mares -- two are those he mentioned before -- 4 are those that are described on enclosed list [no list enclosed here] -- one will match black mare purchased earlier. Autograph letter signed, docketed in a later hand, \"Zantzinger horse-dealer to Geo. A. Washington\", incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Received invoice of 200 bushels of buckwheat sent to Mt. Vernon -- omitted answering query on potatoes -- send them by next vessel -- President wants only 100 more bushels of buckwheat instead of 200 because of high price -- carry by bulk to lessen the freight. Autograph letter signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Lancaster. Martin Ehler had to turn back with the mares from Zantzinger -- couldn't cross Susquehanna River -- this adds to expenses he was to be allowed -- hired a helper, George Leonhart, to take the horses down -- gives details of the agreement with Ehler -- sent invoice to George Washington in New York. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Lear (?), watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Received letters from Zantzinger through Ehler and Leonhart, and the mares came -- they are fatigued but in good shape -- pleased with them -- can't determine the expenses of men's return journey, so asks that Zantzinger pay them return expenses and send invoice to President -- gave them no money. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. Wrote letter to Mr. Moyston inquiring about a cook who lived with him -- no answer -- sent thru post office -- sends Biddle a copy to hand Mr. Moyston. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Sends the letter by her husband [John Bassett, Fanny's brother] -- he has been an invalid for a week -- envies her her fine son [G. Fayette Washington] -- mentions Mr. Bassett's death. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by Fanny B. W-n, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears as [1790] March 30. The writer was daughter of Wm. Burnett Brown of Elsing-Green.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Says Maria likely has the measles. Describes symptoms and treatment. Docketed to Mrs. Washington, Mount Vernon.","D.S. Simpson leases Washington's \"... fishing landing called Simpsons during the Herring season [for] twelve pounds specie ... also six thousand herrings.\" Simpson also agrees to \"... not permit a horse Waggon Cart or any other Carriage to come within his plantation for the removal of the fish ...\" Document signed, [in pencil \"William Simpson\"].","8 deeds and letters housed within a single envelope, dating April 15, 1790, September 30, 1790, December 20, 1790, June 28, 1850, October 19, 1850, 1852, April 10, 1853, and February 18, 1861.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Abingdon. His approaching marriage--her unhappiness--had hoped to see her children this summer--her concern over Nelly--fears she will be spoiled by too much attention--\"her Dear Grandmama is too much pleased with the attentions paid to Nelly to judge of their impropriety. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lear \"April 12th 1790.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor Stuart.\"","By this contract, Taylor agrees to act as overseer on Washington's farm in Fairfax County. Taylor is to oversee the slaves' labor; make and repair plows and fences; construct buildings as needed, \"see to the stock of every kind.\" Taylor will \"... provide in due season meal for the Negroes and see it regularly distributed--That he will be very careful of the Negroes--\" Taylor receives 18 lbs. and food and shelter for he and family. Copy of agreement also included, MS-4527","A.L.S. Representative of Virginia's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, Alexander White writes to \"Dear Madam\" that the President has been sick and confined to bed the past few days. He adds, \"I shall not trouble you with laws of a Political Nature only observe that our Proceeding are so dilatory that I fear spending the greatest part of the summer in this Place.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Baltimore. Directed by Hon. Capt. Furneval, this letter asks Lewis' interceding in behalf of \"our Old Friend\" to gain an appointment as Postmaster in Baltimore. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Lewis (?) watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. P. van Horne.\"","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. \"The President will thank you to put into the hand of Mr. Wm. Hunter Junr. of Alexa. thirty five Guineas, for him to deliver to Mr. John Campbell of Bladensbg. ... in payment for a Horse sent by Mr. Campbell to the President.\" Autograph letter initial signed, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\" Writings, XXX, 342-343. Mr. Hunter was on his way back to Alexa. from N.Y., and stopping in Phila.","Printed document, signed by Thomas Jefferson, 1 page. Second session of Congress, \"An Act for finally adjusting and satisfying the Claims of Frederick William De Steuben.\" Gives Von Steuben compensation for his services in the war. Approved June 4, 1790.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Mr. C[raufurd] cannot set off by the 20th--\"you may thank me for having brought you to Alexa. I think Bushfield and its environs were never intended for the Sphere you (and your charming Washington) were made to move in\"--an admirer of hers [Ann's], a Dr. Clark--when she goes to Rippon Lodge, present her love to Papa and Manna and family--little [Sall] has been very sick with worms--plumbs and figgs which Daniel brought. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by \"Daniel,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript apperas as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received president's account -- questions item dealing with \"Express\" to N.Y. for Dr. Jones -- paid express sent by Col. Cummings to Philadelphia -- have Mr. Hare send best porter to Mt. Vernon in preparation for President's visit -- Mrs. Washington wants blue and white cups and saucers to match china at Mt. Vernon -- thanks for congratulations on his (Lear's) marriage. Autograph letters signed, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received letters enclosing accounts of George Washington's for coach hire and for porter sent to Mt. Vernon by Mr. Hare -- give prices of silver plated \"waiters\" (serving trays) in Philadelphia -- some have japanned bottoms and a silver plated rim of open work round them -- have any vessels from India brought fine muslins cheap? Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by (Lear?), incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. New York. Received her letter by Mr. Garnett and one from brother George--her indisposition--hopes to be in Va. within a month--Congress hopes to be able to adjourn by then--G.W. very well, as is Mrs. W.--hopes locket she requested has reached her. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears as [c.1790] July 11.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Keep silver waiter (serving tray) until called for -- they can be made more cheaply in N.Y. -- order Mrs. Washington 2 dozen tea cups and saucers and some slop bowls to match in blue and white china -- send them to Mt. Vernon -- send her some patterns of plain India Jaquinett muslin from which to choose -- will forward a draft next week. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\" Writings, XXXI, 70. One major variation in number of cups and saucers to buy.","A.D.S. Receipt for one quarter's wages ending June 30, £14.0.0. Autograph document signed, small slip, docketed, Receipt No. 24, charred by fire. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Osborne.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Encloses draft for £200 on Bank of North America to go to President's account. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear(?).","A.L.S. 3 pages. Send 3 dozen tea cups and saucers and 2 dozen coffee cups and saucers and bowls -- if cannot get blue and white, then get the enamel mentioned in Biddle's letter -- Mrs. Washington sends muslin patterns -- send prices on any like them -- send price of white lead ground in oil and also painters oil fit for immediate use -- will be sent to Mt. Vernon from Philadelphia or New York, whichever is cheaper. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by [Lear]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received 2 pieces of muslin -- Mrs. Washington has kept one and the other is returned. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed, (written on reverse of a cover directed to the President of the United States of America), broken black seal, incomplete watermark.","A.L. initial S. 1 page. New York. Clarifies order of 3 dozen china cups and saucers for Mrs. Washington. Autograph letter initial signed, draft, fragment, docketed by Lear. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T.L.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Received letter enclosing bill for china sent to Mt. Vernon -- President sets out for Mt. Vernon probably in 8 or 10 days after Congress adjourns -- he would not like any more parade than is necessary to gratify the people, any more is most fatiguing to him -- are any ships bound for London from Philadelphia and what accommodations are available? Autograph letter signed, draft, torn, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Send by Mr. Robert Lewis, the bearer, an English-German dictionary for George Washington's German gardener -- George Washington in Rhode Island -- will leave New York for Virginia about first of September. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, laminated, incomplete watermark.Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for Bailey's English and German Dictionary at £2.5.0. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed twice, \"No. 256 Receipt Charles Cist £2.5 19th Augt. 1790\" and \"Acct. for a Dictionary Augt. 19. 1790.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages, docketed. Agreement for Peter Cockrell to work for George A. Washington for one year. Signed by Peter Cockrell and J. Packett.","A.L.S. 4 pages. New York. Received bill and receipt for German-English dictionary -- please keep [silver?] waiter (serving tray) there until remove to Philadelphia -- President reaches Philadelphia about September 3 -- engage lodgings at Mrs. Mary House's [at 5th and Market St.] in Philadelphia for George Washington and family and stables for horses at Jacob Hiltzhimers -- if lodging not available there, then at city tavern -- gives proposed itinerary of President's trip to Philadelphia -- plea for no more parade and ceremony than necessary -- he (Lear) will remain in New York a few more days -- gives number of rooms needed for those in President's party, and delineates who is in the group (including 2 maids, 4 white servants and 4 black servants). Autograph letter signed, draft, laminated, docketed by Lear(?), watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Draft. New York. President left this morning and will be in Philadelphia on Thursday -- he has sent Mrs. Washington's trunk and an extra harness by stage to Philadelphia in Biddle's care to be sent to Alexandria by water -- Harness wrapped in rough cloth for protection -- he will pay expenses in New York -- direct any letter to him for they will come free during President's absence. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear(?). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\" Writings XXXI, 109 fn. Postscript added to this draft copy.","Autograph letter, signed \"Timothy Pickering\" to Oliver Phelps. Pickering, appointed by President Washington as commissioner to the Iroquois, is writing to merchant and land speculator Oliver Phelps in response to the Pine Creek killings, in which two Seneca Indians were murdered in a dispute with the sons of John Walker, a man whom the Seneca claimed to have scalped and murdered several years prior. Pickering writes of Washington's \"utter abhorrence\" of the killings. He has sent Pickering to meet with the relations of the murdered Seneca men.","A.L.S. 3 pages. New York. Tenders his thanks for their offer of services, but he and Mrs. Lear will reside with President -- expects to leave New York by October 1 -- will engage 2 packets to carry freight to Philadelphia -- asks Biddle to inquire for him -- many overcharge the President -- papers may be forwarded to Mt. Vernon -- received letter from President on particulars of alterations in home -- thinks Mr. Robt. Morris will be moved by 25th Sept., and President's furniture can be moved in then -- Biddle's drafts will be honored. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear(?).","A.L.S. 1 page. War department. Concerns allowance to invalids.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Sends letter by Dr. Stuart who is on way to Williamsburg -- President and Mrs. Washington have been home 10 days -- George Washington \"looks better than I expected to see him, but still there are traces in his countinance of His two last severe illnesses, which I fear will never wear off.\" -- they stay until middle of November -- little son has been ill. Date on letter appears to be 1791, but internal and external evidence confirm 1790 as date of composition. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, mistakenly dated in heading 1791, watermarks. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Frances Washington.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1790] Sept. 21.","A.D.S. 1 page. Martha Custis [Martha Washington's niece] writes out a song for Mr. Snow. A notation in another hand, \"Received inclosed from Mrs. Stuart in Sept. 1790.\" Date on original catalog card appears c. 1790 [September].","A.L.S. 2 pages. New York. Capt. Alberson brought his (Biddle's) letter -- discusses expensive price wanted by Alberson for hire of his vessel, and whether arrangements with him included cabin passage -- will start loading Tuesday and sail by end of week -- please engage lodgings for Mrs. Lear and himself at Mrs. House's or elsewhere near the President in Philadelphia until furniture arrives. Autograph letter signed, draft, laminated, docketed by Lear, watermark incomplete (crown).","A.D.S. 1 page. Print document with notations. Baltimore. Bill for 1 oz. Nutmegs at 6 shillings from Andrew Aitken, apothecary and druggist. Autograph document signed, partly printed bill, laminated, docketed \"H. Washington 6/.\" Receipted by Andr. Aitken.","A.L.S. 1 page. Please send the \"little Matter between us\" for Nells [ ] and the muslin--in very great need of it--also send sugar, none at all in this part of the Country. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed (not decipherable), laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for 115 barrels of corn \"bot of Mr. Chas. Carter from Mrs. Washingtons Estate.\" Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, signed by John Aston for Thos Gamill, re Mary Washington's estate.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Received money, muslin adn sugar by Peter--returns muslin--apologizes for asking her for the money, but she owed it and was being pestered for it--she owes Mr. [Bushrod] W[ashington] and \"yourself\" for spice mortar and \"skeleton--outside and curtain of a bonnett\"--hears from Mama [Christian Blackburn] that Polly [Blackburn] has several dance partners--she will be unable to come to [Alexandria] this winter but hopes to see [Ann] and Mr. Wn here shortly--sends some Spanish potatoes and apples--has Judith [Blackburn] increased her family?--send a bushel of cranberries--[Betty ?] Grayson not at home according to custom with the Miss Warings. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed \"by Peter,\" laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Her Mamma and Sister [Christian Blackburn and Polly Blackburn] pleased at their receiption at Mr. Campbell's, and also at plays--to have tea at Mr. Caton's where Polly will probably perform on harpsichord--write about her Fredericksburg excursion--. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed \"By Peter\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Nath. Craufurd.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]90 Oct. 25.","Lottery tickets. 4 printed tickets to an Alexandria Street Lottery, signed by J. Swift, each ticket having on the back the name of one of John Basset's children, A[nna] M[aria], John, Virginia, and William; Wm. was born Oct. 10, 1790, and a lottery for paving streets of Alex. was authorized in Oct. 1790, with J. Swift as one of those appointed to conduct it. A scrap of paper with the name \"Mr. Bassett\" serves as a cover. Date on original catalog card appears [1790 ?][Oct.]","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Encloses a letter -- wrote letters to him and friend from Fredericksburg, to go by a county representative to the assembly -- best way to send letters to him is by post or a friend -- postmasters are more particular in sending letters addressed to our family than they are of others -- sick family at Mt. Vernon -- Bassett's sister and brother had visited and brought influenza -- Lewis and others leave Mt. Vernon on 22nd for Philadelphia. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed in pencil by (?), watermarks. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Rob. Lewis.\"","Bill. A.D.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Bill for 1 box superior Hyson tea amounting to £20.18.9. Autograph document signed, fragment laminated, docketed twice, once by Lear, \"No. 257 Receipt Jno. Barnes £20.18.9 22nd Novr. 1790,\" and Rect. Jno. Barnes Novr. 22. [1]790 £20.18.9\", incomplete watermark. Receipted at same time by John Barnes.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bladensburg. Retained copy to Holmes regarding a lease of Holmes' land (location not specified) to Mrs. Betty Washington Lewis. Robert Lewis encloses several letters referring to this transaction. Mrs. Lewis has paid the first year's rent.","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Hasn't written her because he hasn't been successful in complying with her requests regarding chesnuts and sale of her colt--will try to sell colt at sale in a few days--intends being at Bushfield soon to attend Mr. Washington's sale--Judy sends love. Autograph letter signed, fragment of a separate cover, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"R. S. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears 179[0] Dec. 6.","Bushrod Washington, Alexandria VA, writes to Col. William A. Washington at Haywood regarding correspondence he received and enclosed about land belonging to William Washington. Bushrod reports that he has made enquires about the lots and hopes to provide satisfactory information on the subject. A side board ordered by William Washington has arrived and Bushrod suggests sending a vessel from his part of the country to retrieve the item. Sends love to his two nephews. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address label.","One card. Engraved card of invitation from General Knox's wife with decorative border: \"Mrs. Knox presents Compts. to Mr. Lewis and requests the Honor of his Company on Wednesday Evening the '2nd of Febry', Janry 25th 91. The favor of an Answer is desired. Sold by Burton No. 14 Capel Street. Date on original catalog card appears 17[91] Jan. 25. Partly printed with blanks filled in by hand, card size.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Regarding legacy left her [probably by her brother Geo. Wm. Fairfax, who died in 1787 in England] -- a bond given -- doesn't desire more land in Culpeper, Virginia -- has some which she has been unable to sell -- smallpox breaking out here -- \"Bob shou'd be careful of his cloaths.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed \"Letter Mrs. H. Washington about her husbands Bond\",\" incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Han. Washington.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]91 Jan. 30.","D. 1 page. For £2.0.0, an account of wages due from the President -- receipt in hand of George Augustine Washington. Document, small charred fragment, laminated, docketed by G.A.W., Receipt No. 299.","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for £4.4. for [Seine ?] twine. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed twice, \"Recpt. No. 266, incomplete watermark. Receipted by Buchan Patton and Co.","A.D.S. 1 page. Account for £0.5.3 for mending a plow, mending strap of a swingel tree, making plow bridel bits, etc. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed \"J.B. Steels Bills for 1791.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. For 3 lbs. seine twine for 0.7.0. Autograph document signed, in hand of P. Prather, fragment, docketed \"No. 267,\" etc., laminated. Receipted by P. Prather for B. Patton and Co.","A.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for £2.12.6 for 21 bushels of oats sold to Tobias Lear. Autograph document signed, fragment, in hand of Edmund Penin[gton] and signed by him, mutilated, laminated, docketed \"Edwd. Barr[in]g[ton] 23d March 91 2.12.6,\" and Receipt No. 269 Edwd. Barrington £2.12.6 23d March 1791.\"","D. 1 page. Order to pay Alexander Smith £80. Witnessed by Wm. Wilson. Receipted by Alexander Smith April 8, 1791. Docketed same date. Document, silked, fragment, docketed, receipt 270.","A.L.S. 1 page. Requests [Ann] to get some white ribbon for her at Perrin's store-will pay him herself--they expect [Ann and Bushrod Washington] for dinner on Tuesday. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Will, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]91 April 25.","A.D. 1 page. Bill for making some ruffles, ruffled caps, etc.[?]. Autograph document, signed by \"femme le Chal\", fragment, laminated, docketed twice \"No. 274 Receipt Mr. Chal £1.16.0, 10th June 1791\" and \"Rect. Mr. Chal 1.16.0 June 10th 1791.\"","For tuition of Geo. [Washington Parke] Custis of £1.7.6. Partly printed document filled in by James Clement and signed by him, docketed twice \"Rect. for Master Custis July 1 1791, 1.7.[6,]\" and \"No. 275 Receipt James Clement £1.7.6, 1 July 1791.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Unable to write because of extreme illness -- very weak -- he and Fanny and children go to Berkeley -- they will remain for a while, but business will bring him back soon -- has account from Mr. Wilson -- had boots made for Burgess and will send them by his father when he comes. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, postmarked \"Alex July 4\", watermark.","A.L. 1 page. Receipt for making a door \"for the ice house of the President.\" This was for the Robert Morris house in Philadelphia and it is noted that Mr. Morris declined paying it.","D. 1 page. Alexandria. For £22.10.6, to be applied in discharge of the President's and his taxes. Document, charred fragment, laminated, docketed \"Lodged in their Hands to be applied to the settlement of County [ ] parish Levies.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Fairfield. Deals primarily with settlement of account and Bond -- Mr. Washington is from home and is his father's other executor -- account against Mrs. Bushrod and herself in regard to furniture -- legacies left by her brother [George Wm. Fairfax] -- obliged for news of her sister Fairfax [Sally Cary Fairfax]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Washington.\"","D.S. 2 pages. Washington relinquishes a former contract in which Tiffin leased Washington's land for 30 lbs. per year. Tiffin agrees to \"... surrender possession [of the tract]--to give up all claim to the wheat now growing on the plantation and to put in all the ground now in Buck wheat and some small spots adjoining in potatoes and Hemp with Rye ...\" Memorandum of an agreement. Signed by Peter Cockrell, for George Augustine Washington.","D.S. 3 pages. Agreement for Washington to pay Cockrell one-seventh of the crop yield for acting as overseer \"on his plantation in Berk[e]ley County which will be formed of that which he now occupies and that which Doct. Tiffin resides ...\" Cockrell to care for Negroes, stock, and tools on plantation. Witnessed by Samuel Washington.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Sends letter and garlick by Gen. Roberdeau--leaves cherries and gooseberries for her--they have taken passage to Barbados--go to Mr. Craufurd's [at Greenwood Md.] to stay until sailing time--Polly's [Blackburn] cough worse--glad [Ann] likes new house--Polly asks for great coat to be sent. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed (Honord by General Robertdeau,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1792] Sept.[20?].","Account for £1.10.6 for smith work, including making \"3 keys for The Staples and ox yoks,\" making knives, putting huks on a locket, putting heels to 2 colters, etc. Autograph document signed, fragment, laminated, docketed \"[ ]mber 9,\" badly charred by fire.","A.L.S. 6 pages. Lisbon. Humphreys was a Revolutionary War hero from Conn. and writer of the \"Hartford Wit.\" He writes to G. Washington's secretary, T. Lear, of his life in Portugal. Sends messages to G. Washington and members of his family. Autograph letter, signed \"D. Humphreys.\" Docketed by Lear on the blank final page--\"From Col. Dav. Humphreys.\"","D.S. 1 page. Clay receives payment for piling 14 cords of wood. Witnessed by H. West. Probably for President Washington's household. Document signed, docketed.","A.D.S. 1 page. Budd agrees to rent from Washington \"the House he now occupies-- my property in Alexandria\" for forty shillings/month. Agreement in force from October 1, 1791, to April 1, 1792.","D.S. 1 page. \"For President's use,\" Coe has supplied various brushes to George Washington's steward, Sam Fraunces. Document signed, docketed, burned. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Samuel Francis.\"","List. 2 pages. Rates quality of houses, miles traveled, and ferriage charges. In unknown hand, docketed, \"Believed to be in Genl. Washington's handwriting;\" laminated. This was perhaps done at the time of George Washington's visit to Charleston in 1791.","Manuscript account book of Robert Lewis, rental agent for the President of the United States, 1791-1798.","A.D. 25 pages. Corn account, 1791 for Muddy Hole and the other plantations--corn ground and oats to be planted in 1792, no. of acres per plantation--account of cattle sold, oxen sold, 1791, 1792--seed sown in 1792 in timothy and clover--account of farm and harvesting activities (sides of leather) Oct. 1791--account of seeds and grain in greenhouse loft, Nov. 1791--gardener's account, pork, beef, midlings, quart of rum--amounts of clover and timothy seed needed, bushels per plantation--amount on hand, 1792--mill farm no. of feet of planks, 1791, lbs. of beef mutton, bacon and rum--Nov. 22, 1791, finished the mill--account of hogs, 1791--potato account, 1791--turnips account--4 1/2 doz. candles made--tools delivered--Aug. 1792 del. one barrel of herrings, lbs. of mutton Thos. Green, Gray, monies received--monies expended since the absence of Major Washington, Dec. 15--several pp. of accts. of white workers about Mt. V.: Thomas Mahoney, (house carpenter and joiner), Thomas Green (carpenter), Joseph Davenport (called miller), William Garner, Daniel the Dutchman, tools for Hiland Crow, Boyd for making shoes. All these are dated 1791. Autograph document, silked, entitled \"Muddy Hole Plantation\", not bound, but with bound vols., watermark.","Single blank sheet with GW watermark and note regarding the watermark.","Receipts for hay for the President. 7 partly printed documents, various sizes on verso. The central document is an agreement/receipt between Tobias Lear and William Crouch, the hay dealer. Document is in the hand of Bartholomew Dandridge, signed by Lear and witnessed by Dandridge. 4 papers are weight slips for a load of hay naming the buyer as \"Mr. President\" or \"Mr. Washington.\" 2 slips are receipted invoices signed by William Crouch to Lear for 100 bales of rye straw.","Ticket to Ball to be held [in Alexandria] on Feb. 13 to celebrate Birth Night of President. Names of managers printed at bottom. Small piece of stiff paper, printed, name filled in by hand, laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Cuyler writes from New York describing celebration of George Washington's birthday. \"... this day is the Anniversary of the hero of America, ships are decorated, guns fired, and publick buildings illuminated ...\" Mentions seeing [Samuel?] Shaw and that Shaw \"has dined with the President and Jefferson ...\"","D. 1 page. Philadelphia. For coopers work on tubs. Possibly for President Washington's household. Document, fragment.","A.D. 1 page. Receipt for payment of \"forty dollars on acct. of the President of the United States.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages. Peyton agrees to pay Washington \"four shillings/thousand Virginia currency, for two hundred thousand Herrings, to be caught at his Landing (commonly call'd Simpsons)...\" Washington is not to furnish a House for curing the fish.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Returned in December from \"a winter campaign\" -- asks pardon for not sending down the Phaeton Box and apron sooner -- wish him success in his business for the President -- Mr. Muse would not apply for money not due him, so President says give him money on proper explanation -- perhaps he hadn't finished last year's collection -- greetings from Fanny extended. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by R. Lewis, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. A. Washington.\"","D.S. 1 page. Captain Carhart's charges for freight \"of Sundrys to Alexandria\". Various boxes, tubs, and bundles listed and \"2 plowshears.\" Possibly for President Washington.","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. Chides her for not writing--let her know whether she received smelling bottle--\"your nephew\" can walk, talk, and has cut teeth--she expects another child--tell Mamma [Christian Blackburn] the news. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, part of a watermark, directed \"Favor Mr. [Tracey ?\"]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]92 May 25.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Scolds her for not writing--glad to hear Polly [Blackburn] is better--she has been sick herself and is afraid she will have to wean her \"sweet boy\"--plan to come see her soon--send one of her people over with a pot and ingredients for yellow pickles and she will send back some young geese. Autograph letter signed, fragment, integral cover, laminated.Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Thomas Newton for Cowper and Sexton to George Augustine Washington. Receipt for 10,000 3 foot shingles for Mount Vernon.","A.D. 1 page. For the President of the United States. Bill for glass jar, stone jar, china plates, blue edge salad dishes, black tea pots, chambers, basins, and tumblers. Total due 13.0.0. Receipted by Ann Gallagher. Docketed \"for glass and china\" November 10, 1792. Autograph document, laminated, faded and charred by fire, incomplete watermark. Receipted by Ann Gallagher.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Mr. P. Lyons Jr. in Richmond, who does business for John Hopkins, gave for the President some public papers \"which had been funded by you\" -- requests the receipt which was given at the time for the certificates -- please forward it since you must have it. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Dandridge, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\" Not in Writings.","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. Has a violent fever--Nell has finished the shift body--send word as to what to have her do now. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked \"Honord by N. Craufurd Esqr.,\" laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Autograph letter signed, laminated, docketed \"Receipt for Genl. Washington £105.0.0 Va Currency 1 Oct. 1792,\" laminated, incomplete watermark. Bearer is Mr. [Anthony] Whitting, the President's manager, who is to receive the money due from Lyles's bond to President. See under same date, receipt by A. Whitting for $350.","A.D.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Fraunces, steward of George Washington's household, bought 10 pair of hose for £2.5.0 from Jacob Cox. Receipted by Isaac Streaper for Jacob Cox. Small fragment of paper, laminated, docketed, receipt No. 337. Receipted by Isaac Streaper for Jacob Cox.","A.D. 1 page. For President Washington. £4.9.10 1/2 for household items, including whisk broom, vineer'd cloathes brush, white wash brush, dusters, dairy brushes, hearth brushes, and paint brushes. Autograph document, charred, laminated, docketed, receipt No. 339. Receipted by Richard Coe.","A.L.S. 3 pages. New York. Incloses letter from President - [Washington's] gracious reception of Buchan's present of the Wallace Box - his kind reception of Robertson himself-President sat for him-his success in this country-sends [miniature] of GW by first opportunity. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Arch. Robertson.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Rippon Lodge. Her reluctance at parting from her--Tayloe is married. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (S. Lay). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"","A.D. 1 page. For £8.10.6 for barrels of sweet potatoes. Made out to Samuel \"Francis,\" the steward of George Washington's house in New York City. Autograph document, laminated, faded and torn.","D. 1 page. Philadelphia. £2.14.0 for 54 w of venison. Torn and charred by fire, laminated, docketed Receipt No. 340, watermark . Receipted by John Cnoff.","One piece. Small printed note, watermark (RP, and FR).By law of this date currency was issued based on the land seized by the Republic. This note reads \"Domaines nationaux. Assignat de dix livres, payable au porteur ...\"","A.L.S. 5 pages. Boston. Informal ltr. about his activities since leaving his hosts in Georgetown ... Smith is a Scottish merchant soon to sail for London, India, and China and return to America hoping then to find business prosperous enough to settle here ...Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. Concerned that her breast is worse -- maybe caused by bad weather -- is sending Burgundy pitch by Jerry and can get flies and blister plaster for her if Burgundy pitch doesn't work -- calomel will help Levina -- eruption on his children cured by calomel -- go to Haywood tomorrow, don't want to take carriage horse and servants -- sends shoes to Joe -- others are cut out and making. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Washington.\"","Two tickets. Two lottery tickets for Peregrine Fitzhugh's Property and Cash Lottery. Signed by Peregrine Fitzhugh, tickets Nos. 2959, 2960 (both tickets on same scrap of paper). The text reads \"This ticket entitles the bearer to such prize as may be drawn against its number; subject to no deduction.\"","Autograph letter signed. Baltimore. Gustavus Scott writes to an unidentified recipient that a Mr. Chase is interested in purchasing Lots No. 20 and 21 near a parcel of land called Belle Hatch or Lux's Land.","A.L.S. 1 page. Lewis has no objection to a road through some of GW's land in Jefferson County.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Barbados. Polly still in poor health--doctor pronounces it Catarrel and gives her bark and steel--they will sail to Charles Town in Carolina and return to Va. from there--Genl. Williams here for health--Judd's twins--staying with Mr. Applewaite and wife, Virginians--place is elegant--has had her hair cut--has a parrot and muslin frock for Kitty Blackburn--intends to bring children all something--Dickey [Richard S. Blackburn] and Sally [Sarah Blackburn Craufurd] haven't written--Major [G. A.] Washington's illness--glad she likes Richmond so well. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn\". Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Feb. 24.","A.L.S. 1 page. Barbados. Received his and Nancy's [Blackburn Washington's] letters--had dispaired of hearing from friends in Va.--encloses letter to Nancy from her mother [Christian Blackburn]--have taken passage to S. Carolina--expects \"our Friend Colo. [Wm.] Washington will take us by the Hand if we get to Charles Town.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (C. Taylor). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Mr. Thomas Bowen requested information through Gallatin on the person who administered on the estate of Mr. George Harrison, formerly of near Alexandria -- President sends following information [evidently inserted in original but missing from this draft]. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Philadelphia. Asks Trenton, N.J. merchant Abraham Hunt questions on the President's behalf about colt owned by Mr. Baker -- he seems to suit President's purposes -- head and neck of Mr. Hamilton's horse not well shaped -- Mr. Phillips' horse too expensive. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed, with corrections in G.W.'s hand, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","An account of numbers of fish (shad and herring) sold, to whom supplied and price--hauling charges--cover has rough notes on amounts of rum drawn out of Hhds. and summary of fish accounts for the year. 5 double sheets with cover of old wallpaper, sewed together, laminated, partly in hand of Anth. Whitting, mutilated, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears as 1793 Mar. 26-Ap. [19].","A.L.S. 1 page. Savannah. Just arrived from Barbados--[Polly Blackburn] was better when they left island but cold weather and dampness have made her worse again--they have done all they can for her--remain in Charles Town until May 1. Autograph letter signed, fragment of cover laminated to letter, marked \"Favd. by Mr. Thomson,\" incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1793] Mar. 26.","A.L.S. 1 page. Baltimore. To Frederick Green, printer, Annapolis. Run enclosed advertisement in the newspaper 'Maryland Gazette' for the President \"until the Charges thereof amount to Two Dollars\" -- Daniel Grant has the money and will send it as soon as a conveyance is to be had. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by B. Dandridge, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Baltimore. To James Angell, printer, Baltimore. Encloses advertisement which President \"now in this town\" wants inserted in the 'Maryland Journal' newspaper for 3 weeks. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Dandridge, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Mar. 30.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. President left with him DeBarth's bond for 6000 crowns, due today, and gave him power to receive payment ... please answer by messenger ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover, Association has a draft of the same letter.","A.L. initial S. 1 page. Philadelphia. President left with him De Barth's bond for 6000 crowns, due today, and gave him power to receive payment -- please answer by the messenger. Autograph letter initial signed, draft, fragment, docketed by Lear. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. L.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Has been very ill from taking the wrong medicine--\"my sweet little cherub\" Thomas B. [Craufurd]--tell her little girls she has missed them--send half a yd. of velvet ribbon for Bracelets. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","D.S. 1 page. Receipt for £15.15.0 for 420 bushels of lime \"for the President of the United States.\" Document signed, fragment, burned by fire, laminated, docketed by Lear(?), Receipt No. 383.","A.L. initial S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Declaration sent to Europe now out of De Barth's hands, so President sends duplicate, and De Barth must sign it with witnesses -- President does not question his integrity or honor because of his inability to pay the agreed upon money, for he knows unsettled conditions in France -- also De Barth readily canceled contract to buy land when he was unable to keep it. Autograph letter initial S, draft, docketed by Lear, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Mary [Polly Blackburn] is better--Dr. Tracey advises leaving unhealthy climate, and will go to mountains--come to C. Dale instead of R[ippon] Lodge, for \"your Mama, my Mama\" and [Polly ?] will be there--find a music teacher for Kitty [Catherine Blackburn] in Richmond. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, postmarked \"Dumfries, June [ ].\" Two postscripts follow, one from M. E. [Polly] B[lackburn] and one from Sarah Scott.","Greenwood. Wishes to see her uncle Bushrod and Aunt Nancy [Ann]--invites them to come see how much little Tommy [Craufurd] has grown. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Craufurd. Date on original catalog card appears [1793] [June 28]. [postscript to letter of same date, Sarah Blackburn Craufurd to Ann Washington].","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Transmits at President's request papers dealing with Colville estate -- Requests transcripts of some accounts dealing with Colville's estate. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, incomplete watermark (G.W.'s). Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Lear.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. The horses will await her at Fredericksburg on the 25th--Mary [Polly]much the same--she will try Mrs. Mason's preparation of tar--family well--bring side saddle with her. Autograph letter signed, separate cover laminated to letter, laminated, incomplete watermark.","A.L. 1 page. Philadelphia.Regarding Thomas Colville's estate -- received copies of accounts -- received enclosed draught on Col. Hooe -- asks Keith to transmit copy of accounts, to know balance due on Colville's estate -- President thinks Commissioners' decision on compensation to him just. Autograph letter signed, draft, initial S, docketed by Dandridge ?, G.W.'s watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Is on her way from Bath--Polly [Blackburn] is better--left Papa [Th. Blackburn] at Sulpher Springs--Polly wishes to go to Greenwood. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [1793 ?] Aug. 18. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. To Polly Blackburn in the West Indies. Hopes she is well--likes Richmond--intends to live with Aunt Nancy \"till I'm as big as you - and longer, if I can't be married.\" Autograph letter signed, fragment, integral cover, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [1793] [c. Aug.].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Rippon Lodge. Her leaving them has left a void in their lives--[Ann] must come up to District Court with Mr. [Bushrod] W.--exhorts her not to give way to immoderate grief over loss [of sister Polly Blackburn]--her children continue sick--will obtain pattern for [Ann]--Mama [Christian Blackburn] will send down Kitty's spelling book and Jenny B.'s bonnet and great coat--hopes [Ann] will be restored to perfect health--Mother's [Christian Blackburn] spirits are better but fears she'll never really be the same. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by Stage, postmarked \"Dumfries Sept. 14,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Cautions her to continue taking her medicine--Natt and Sally Craufurd ill with fever--hear nothing from [Nathaniel] Craufurd--she herself is unwell not in body but in the mind--glad Mr. Blair has taken Kitty [As a pupil] and hopes she will apply herself. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Sept. 19. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Sally [Craufurd] afflicted still with ague and fever and hysterics--Anny very ill, and Tommy [Blackburn] has ague and fever at Annapolis and Dickey [Richard S. Blackburn] sick at Alexandria--Papa [Thomas Blackburn] will send cows down to her--glad Kitty [Blackburn] is in school--is Jenny in school? Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermarked (S. Lay). Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. She has been very sick--apologizes for not being able to get the calicoe for her--doesn't know whether she will be able to come down Christmas --leaves Sally with grandmother [Christian Blackburn]--did [Ann] carry music book and did Kitty [Blackburn] carry her brown stuff petticoat?--Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd ill--Sally Forrest lost her child. Autograph letter signed, cover laminated to letter, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Thanks for caps edging and calicoe--Mamma [Christian Blackburn] ill with ague and fever--they have all been sick--Mr. Craufurd has gone home--he will pay for necklace and locket--cautions her against excess of grief--they are trying without success to get [Ann] a servant. Autograph letter signed, laminated, cover laminated to letter, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked \"Dumfries Oct [ ],\" incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge Leaves for home day after tomorrow--leaves Mamma [Christian Blackburn] with health much improved--hopes [Ann's] health and spirits are improved, must submit to their great loss [death of Polly Blackburn]--gossip of family and friends--bundle [Ann] sent hasn't come to hand yet--if she can't come Xmas, will send a packet. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","D.S. Read of Howell Lewis 18/Shillings on acct of my [missing word] the service of the President U. S. James Butler. Document signed, torn edge, docketed by George Washington.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood Park. Has returned [home]--little Nat [Craufurd] still has ague, but is improved--Robert Scott is a fine young man and will be fine acquisition to [Ann's] fireside--admonishes her to raise her spirits. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Sarah Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Papa [Thomas Blackburn] has had attack of St. Antoney's fire in his face but is much better--had letter from [Sarah Craufurd] and her family all sick--hopes Mr. [Bushrod] Washington is over his indisposition. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Nov. 5. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. Letter goes as far as Alex. by Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd who goes to races--Mr. C. will go to R[ippon] at Christmas time. Autograph letter signed, laminated, part of cover laminated to letter, directed to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Alex 7 Nov.\", incomplete watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [17]93 Nov. 5. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Sends by Mr. Ben Orr the patterns and padlock--Brother [Richard S. Blackburn] goes to Richmond but too cold for little Jane [Blackburn] to go--Mamma [Christian Blackburn] will bring her later--dined at Mr. Graham's, pleasant company there--Mrs. Barnes has recovered her senses--Mr. Orr went without letter, so sends it by stage and sends other things by Brother. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, cover marked \"Intended to have been sent by Mr. Ben Orr. S.C.\", and \"Stage.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","D.S. 1 page. Col. Washington will please pay John Drake on demand £7.9. ... Washington's acceptance is written below the order and dated Jan. 1, 1794.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Apologies for long delay in writing--insists that has thought often of her and her family and connections and happy hours spent with them--consolations on death of her sister [Polly Blackburn ?]--sorry he hasn't been able to visit Greenwood--hasn't established residence yet, but prefers southern states. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John.\" Date does not appear on original catalog card.","Receipt from Pollard, clerk of Hanover County, Va., for services rendered to David Stuart, administrator of John Parke Custis, deceased. Amount 104 cents.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Her few lines served as a cordial at a time when she needed them--is sending a parcel by Mr. Herbert of Alexa. who goes by stage--happy to hear she goes to G. dale--has a good opinion of healthy air there--will try to come to her--very anxious over her health--sends gingerbread and almond cakes--unable to find comb and brush for her in Richmond--sends pincushions she made--asks after the family--intends to translate a novel for her. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Wishes them a happy new year--thanks for Xmas gifts exchanged--asks her to send more work [sewing ?] for her to do--is glad to let her have any money she needs--neighbor, Mrs. Contee's death--her children--spent a dull Christmas, despite company--send pattern of drawn handkerchiefs. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked by hand \"Jany 1,\" watermarked \"J. Whatman.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Apologies for his apparent neglect of his sister -- his health is good, but he has been very busy -- several planned visits have been thwarted -- will come shortly -- \"I should be happy to have my good old lady (who has been very sick) with me,\" but lacks another horse for carriage. Dated January 17th 1793 in heading, but docketed by Fanny B. Washington as \"From Mr. J. Bassett, January 17th 1794.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed 1794 by Fanny B. Washington, mistakenly dated 1793 in heading. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bassett.\" Date on original catalog card appears 179[4] Jan. 17.","D.S. 1 page. Invites Mr. Lear to dinner on the following Sunday to meet Lord Sheffield, Whitehall. Docketedwith seal to Mr. Lear No. 33 Surry Street.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood Park. Sends letter to George Town to be posted by Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd--disappointed she has gone back to [Richmond], wants her to spend summer with her--her husband [Nath. Craufurd] in poor health--her anxiety over him--her children--glad of [Ann's] good reports on Sally. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"[G]eorge Town February 19th,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Rhode Island. \"... I am very happy to find you are going to celebrate the President's birth in such stile ...,\". Autograph letter signed, docketed, stamped, seal, watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Sends wagon full of things for her; cabinet, flowers, berries, etc.--sends two cows also--sends butter--will go down [to Richmond?] in March with Mr. [Bushrod] Washington--[Ann's] brother [Richard S. Blackburn] still in Philadelphia idling his time, and his family under poor management--sends gifts to Kitty [Blackburn] as an encouragement to improve her writing--sends petticoats to be altered for Kitty. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]94 March 3.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Annapolis. Unable to procure two books [Ann] had commissioned him to get--Brother Richard still in Phila., and shows no inclination to go home. Autograph letter signed, laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. They have purchased a horse, so she needn't send one up--[Christian Blackburn] and Aunt Brown will set out for Richmond early next month--he himself intends to go down about the first of May. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]94 March 27.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Written at the President's direction thanking him for information about box shipped by Mr. Lear and letter forwarded from Lear -- asks Greenleaf to direct his friend in New York to send the box to Philadelphia, taking care to convey it safely as it contains glass -- President wishes him to call when he comes to Philadelphia to receive a sum of money on Mr. Lear's account. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Dandridge and in a later hand \"Written on Genl Washington's watermarked paper,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","A.L. 1 page. President is busy reading a number of bills this afternoon -- will Mr. Greenleaf call at 8:00 tomorrow for breakfast instead of visiting this evening? Written in 3rd person, integral cover, docket, G.W.'s watermark (incomplete). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\" Date from docketing; on original catalog card appears as [1794][June 5] Thursday 1/2 past 2 o'clock.","After returning from a surveying expedition in Reading Pennsylvania, Andrew Elliott wrote this scathing letter to Thomas Mifflin about Washington's policies relating to Native Americans.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Sends Rutherford the desired information on Mr. Mien -- enclosed were copies of 2 letters from a member of Congress from Maryland, which Rutherford can trust -- the President has little time to spend on such requests. Autograph letter signed, Contemporary copy(?), docketed, incomplete watermark (G.W.'s). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Distressed over [Ann's] health--advises her to go to Norfolk as doctor advises--will see her at R[ippon] Lodge in Aug. and go with her to Sulphur Springs or Uncle [Elzey ?]--mustn't stay in \"that sickly hole Richmond\"--promise not to tell Mamma [Christian Blackburn] of her illness--will bring her two little boys down to cheer up [Ann's] health. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"4 July '94,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Concern over [Ann's] health--denies she and her husband enjoy scandal, but rest of Prince George [County, Md.] does--comments on uncertain conveyance of mail by stage--desires her to bring her hat to her [at Rippon Lodge] when she comes--talks of her neighbors who enquire after [Ann]--her husband [Nath. Craufurd] very ill with ague and fever--will meet her at R[ippon] Lodge. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"July 11,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L. 1 page. Board of Agriculture, Whitehall. If Sir John Sinclair sends a set of the Reports, transmitted to the Board of Agriculture giving accounts of husbandry in counties of the Kingdom, will Mr. Peacey revise them, thus contributing to improvement of agriculture? Autograph letter, in 3rd person.","D.S. 1 page. Henry Lee of Richmond is \"held and firmly bound unto Bushrod Washington his Executors,\" etc. for sixteen hundred pounds.","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. Longs to see her--sends Frank down for her and the little girls--lose no time in coming. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. C.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Distress over Frank's return without her, and especially over her indisposition--hopes she will be able to come back with Mr. Craufurd on Sunday--sends letter which Frank went off and forgot--Nat [Nathaniel Craufurd, Jr.] very ill--he desires Aunt Nancy [Ann] will bring him plumbs and cake--much obliged for the books. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Aug. 11,\" and instructions in S. Craufurd's hand, \"Mr. Brundige will be so kind as to send these letters for Mrs. Blackburn and Mrs. Washington as soon as possible.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. The Exchange, Fauquier County. He, wife and sick children are at the Exchange for healthy air -- hasn't written or heard from her since recent trip to Mt. Vernon -- will try to visit again shortly -- encloses letter from Mrs. Bassett. [See letter of Aug. 15, 1794, B.C. Bassett to Frances Washington]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, and redirected cover, docketed by F. Washington, mutilated, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Bassett.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Mrs. Trutton (?) is moving from Mrs. Washington's house, hasn't paid rent due -- she has rented, or sublet, the rest of her time there to Mr. Dobbin, who agrees to stay there for some time if she will agree to paint and stop the roof leaks. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Fanny Washington, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Deneale.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Fauquier. Tells of illness of husband John and children -- dangers as they traveled along road to Fauquier, pursued by mad hog -- mentions 4 children. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. C. B.\" [Enclosed with letter of Aug. 13, 1794, John Bassett to Frances Washington].","A.L.S.  2 pages. Eltham. Bettsy [wife?] has been very ill all summer, but has lately been revived by the copious use of wine and bark -- advises Fanny not to go to town in middle of summer, because of ague and fever -- brother John and family went up country to Mr. Robert Lewis's for their health -- Mrs. Lyons ill. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Frances Washington, mutilated, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Burwell Bassett.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Alexandria. Re: the estate of Col. Richard Henry Lee ... comments on general distribution of the estate ... suggests that either he (WAW) or Corbin W-n undertake the guadianship of Cassius and Francis Lee ... both to be sent to Georgetown Academy for the time being. Autograph letter signed, integral cover addressed to W.A.W. Haywood. Name on original manuscript appears as \"William A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. To Reverend George Smith, Minister at Galston, Scotland. Encloses letters answering Smith's queries to the President relating to affairs of Wm. Hunter, Jr. deceased. Autograph letter signed, Draft, docketed by Dandridge, laminated, watermark (J.G.C.). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Ill health and business prevented his going to visit her or even writing -- he is even unable to return to Mr. Robert Lewis's [The Exchange, Fauquier County] for Mrs. Bassett -- expresses affection for Fanny and her children, telling her they have an \"excellent pattern\" in her, while she has \"the best of guides, an amiable and benevolent heart.\" Autograph letter signed, separate cover, laminated, watermark (crown over GR).","A.L.S. 1 page. This letter will introduce an old acquaintance--hopes she is riding out on horseback by now--hopes Kitty [Blackburn] has no return [of her illness]. Autograph letter signed, laminated watermark incomplete (part of quartered shield). Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","Receipt, to Joseph Litty [?], 1794 October 22. John D. Blanchard to Enoch Skinner, 1794 October 23. Receipt, The escort troop of horse for the prisoners to Philadelphia to John Dickey, 1794 October 23. Receipt, John D. Blanchard to Samuel Thompson, 1794 October 24. Receipt, Marshall David Lenox to George Smith, 1794 October 24. Receipt, Captain Blanchard and Company to Andrew Steel, 1794 October 27. Receipt, to Andrew Steel, 1794 October 27. Receipt, John D. Blanchard to John Morrison, 1794 October 27. Receipt, Samuel Wheeler and David C. Claypoole to Philip Sossler and Mary Sossler, 1794 October 27. Receipt, received of Arthur Price, 1794 October 28. Receipt, Captain Blanchard to J. Hake [?], 1794 October 28. Receipt, Jonathan Miller, 1794 October 29","N.S. 1 page. \"The Hide sent I allow you Six shillings for. but as I do not know what sort of Leather will best suit you. I wish you to call yourself \u0026 make choise. or send a person for you.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. She couldn't write from Geo. Town because Sally Forrest's child was ill whole time she was there-don't bother sending old Anabella, for she has decided to have Mrs. Brown [as midwife]--her 3 servant girls will all lay in soon so she will be almost without servants--looks forword to seeing her at end of next month--her children send love--Mr. Tracy is here and [offers her his piano forte ?]. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Glad to hear of her returning health--will come soon to visit her at her new abode--will try to execute her commissions--tell [daughter Sally] she shall have a new frock with sash and pocketbook--Mr. Walker brought them all gifts from Phila.--old Mrs. Craufurd dead--\"Our uncle\" in Geo. Town has very elegant furnishings--will accompany her there for visit in Spring--send some books for Mr. [Nathaniel] Craufurd to read while she is lying in--direct [letters] by stage near Bladensburg as most certain way. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Dec. 8,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. They are well--mortified Papa [Th. Blackburn] didn't come to see them on his trip to George Town--hasn't received letter he wrote--will look for her at end of month--news of neighbors--Mrs. Craufurd died. Autograph letter signed, separate piece of cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Dec. 8,\" watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [17]94 Dec. 5.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Mrs. H - Y's rude conduct--Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd thanks her for watch piece--will send her prices of damask, etc.--Charles Lee a ladies' man--Mr. and Mrs. Thornton--thanks for little cap [for baby]-- fears she and child won't live, but is reconciled to her fate--begs for book to read during her lying in, for \"its such a lonesome time.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Dec. 15,\" watermark incomplete (H[?]). Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","Parliamentary act. Printed document, 1 page. \"An act to continue the Laws now in Force for regulating the Trade between the Subjects of His Majesty's Dominions and the Inhabitants of the Territories belonging to the United States of America, so far as the same relate to the Trade and Commerce carried on between this Kingdom and the Inhabitants of the Countries Belonging to the said United States.\" George III, Regis.","Philadelphia, Printed broadside document full sheet George Washington in a proclamation set aside February 19, 1795, a day of Thanksgiving. Addressed on the verso to the Rev. Mr. Newell.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Wishes them all a happy new year--hopes to see her little girl [Sally] in April if she lives--mother [Christian Blackburn] is with her, consoles her in her present gloomy situation--her two little boys, Nathaniel and Tom--thanks her and Kitty [Blackburn] for the sash--will inform her of any changes in her situation. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark torn. Date on original catalog card appears [17]95 Jan. 12.","A.L.S. 1 page. Norfolk. She is now at home, wishes to see her Aunt Nancy [Ann] and Uncle Bushrod [Washington]. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Back home after staying with Sally [Brown ?]--stayed in George Town 10 days due to little Christian's illness--glad Kitty [Blackburn] reads to Mr. Wyth's wife--wishes the old gentleman [Wyth] would teach her some geography. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked to go by \"Stage,\" postmarked \"Dumfries [ ],\" watermarked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]95 Feb. 22.","A.L.S. 1 page. Dumfries. Came here but found her sister had left for water side--will follow her, distressed over her condition---all at Rippon Lodge are well. Autograph letter signed, cover laminated to letter, laminated, postmarked ([ ] March 22), directed by \"Stage,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Feeling very low--tobacco lost when tobacco house was blown down, mare lost her foal, and their \"great relation\" demands payment of principal of a sum--expects ruin--the harder her husband works, the more fortune seems against him--Sally [Offitt Craufurd] sends love and will write a letter to her. Autograph letter signed, (incomplete), laminated. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Insists since her debility is coming on, she should go to the Springs or another healthy climate, even if she will be away from Mr. [Bushrod] Washington for a while--will go with her if it suits--Tommy [Blackburn] very ill, must leave and go elsewhere--Kitty [Blackburn] got home safely--should she put apricots in box and send them by stage? Autograph letter signed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]95 June 16.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Fears [Ann] has had another bilious attack--neighborhood has been very social--old Tracey has left people in vicinity in the lurch, and they are not longer fond of him--Mary [the baby] has been very ill--she looks much like their departed [sister] Polly--other children well. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by \"Stage,\" postmarked by hand \"Geo Town June 29,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","Printed document signed, 1 page. Revenue inspectors form (July 8, 1795) Providence, R.I., No. 1133, Ship George Washington. \"I certify, that Brown and Francis have imported according to the Law, in the Ship George Washington from Canton, One Chest of Tea, marked as per Margin.\" Signed William Barton, Inspector of the Revenue.","A.L.S. 1 page. Studley, Hanover County, VA. Mentions Fanny's approaching marriage to [Tobias] Lear -- invites them to come to Studley to visit -- [Mrs. Lyons was Fanny's aunt. She was married to Judge Peter Lyons, and the sister of Col. Burwell Bassett]. Autograph letter signed, docketed by F. Washington, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Lyons.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1795] July 12.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood Park. Much obliged for her present--thank Mamma [Christian Blackburn] for tamarinds--glad [Mamma] is going to Bath for health--little Mary [Craufurd] very ill and emaciated--will dry peaches for her--afraid Mamma didn't like her cherries for she gave them away. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. [Ann's] letter relieved her of anxieties over parent [Christian Blackburn]--[Mary] much improved; thinks she will live--glad to hear her Brother [Richard] and Sister Judith are coming to visit. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, postmarked by hand \"Aug. 7,\" directed by \"Stage,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\" Date on original catalog card appears 1795 Aug. [7]?","A.N.S. 1 page. Richmond City. Requesting payment of debt to James Beckwith in the settlement of Arthur Lee's estate. With executor's note of acceptance, signed by Wm. Aug. Washington and Corbin Washington, Aug. 24, 1795.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Informs his brother that he is intending to visit Mt. Vernon and requests that he collect John Ariss' rent. Mentions his mothers health, she is now in Culpepper. Will take Judy and Harriott Washington with him to MV. Judy sends a present of two night caps. Integral cover (mutilated).","A.D.S. 1 page. Received £475.10.1 for President, specifying how much was received in bank notes, French crowns, silver coin, and gold coin. [This is for rents collected by Lewis for Washington; see letter of same date, Robert Lewis to George Washington.] Autograph document signed, docketed by R. Lewis.","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood Park. Can't be at Rippon Lodge until Oct. 10th--expects [Ann] to spend next summer with them [at Greenwood]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage, postmarked by hand \"Sept. 30,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Unable to come to Rippon Lodge right away--will wait and come down with Sally [Sarah Craufurd]--sends Judy the things she wants; fears her health will be no better til after delivery. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark (obscured). Name on original manuscript appears as \"R. S. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Arrived here after horrid ride by Stage--everyone here well--Brother [Richard Scott Blackburn] expected tomorrow--his youngest christened Judith Ball--will send patterns  and padlock by first opportunity--papa [Thos. Blackburn] never received books [Ann] sent him. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. C.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. News of death of Judy Blackburn [wife of Richard S.]--she was delivered ten days ago of twins--one is dead--break news to Nancy [Ann Washington] and Sally [Sarah Craufurd] as gently as possible--he has disguised [his hand writing] on direction as well as he could. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage, postmarked by hand \"Dumf. 22th Oct.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Washington. -Mr. Philips, a gentleman from England, wants to see the seat at Mt. Vernon--Pearce should show him attentions and activities. Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral.","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Announces Juda's [Judith Blackburn] death--one of her infants died before her--her dying request that Nancy [Ann] take Jenny--children well--[Thomas Blackburn] still lame. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1795] Oct. 25.","Account book, A.D.S. 9 pages. \"Account of Toll Grain Received at Mill Brook mill ...\" An account of wheat, corn, rye, and buckwheat received. On cover: \"Betty Lewis Mill Brook 2d Apriel 1796.\" Autograph document signed, bound.","A.L.S. 1 page. Oaks. Will leave tomorrow morning--entreats her to keep up her spirits and follow Dr. Horner's advice. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Joseph, watermark incomplete. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. [Nath.] Craufurd arrived and gave news of them--have Dr. McClurg's advice for Tommy's [T. Blackburn, Jr.] illness and charge it to him--try to keep Tommy in good company--his leg grows worse, will keep him from visiting them this fall or winter--books she sent him by Smocks stage didn't arrive--compliments to \"the elder Mrs. Washn.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated.Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Glad her health improves--enquired about books she sent him by stage but can learn nothing--her brother will give her news of their present situation. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Dandridge encloses is $55. to pay duty on a pipe of wine for the President -- asks to be informed when this letter arrives safely. Autograph letter signed, Draft, docketed by Dandridge, laminated, in a later hand \"from GW's secy paying for wine,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","Manuscript copy. D. 3 pages. Washington leaves his wife, Frances (Fanny Bassett), 1/4 of his plantation and stock. To son George Fayette, part of a tract in Berkeley County; 1000 acres of land \"situated in the district set apart for the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line on the Ohio River;\" and his gold watch. To son Charles Augustine, the remaining land in Berkeley Co. and 1000 acres of the above land on Ohio River. To daughter [Anna] Maria, 666 2/3 acres of the Ohio River land, a lot in Alexandria, 4 lots in Fredericksburg, and 2 male slaves (Gabriel and Frederick). All 3 children receive 1/4 of GAW's plantation, stock, etc. Other bequests 10 pounds annually to be paid \"to my Negro Charles\" and frees Charles at Frances' death or remarriage. To \"my young friend George W.P. Custis my silver hilted Sword.\" To George Washington: \"I return the golden headed cane which I received from him. I request him to accept of my grey riding Horse and new saddle and bridle as the last testimonial of my most grateful and affectionate regard for him.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1795]. Witnesses: J. Dandridge, Burwell Bassett, C.P. Lyons, M.W. Dandridge.","A.L.S. 1 page. Eleanor Custis regrets that she was not at home when Mrs. Wolcott came. She relates that her grandmother [Martha Washington] gave her the present and the lock of hair. She expresses her thanks for them and extends her wishes for the happiness of the Wolcotts. Date on catalog card is c. 1795.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Rippon Lodge. Glad she and Mr. [Bushrod] W[ashington's] health is good--he himself is better but feels his constitution declining--thanks for their attention to Tommy [Blackburn, Jr.]; hopes their watchful eye has put end to his disapation--never received Mr. [Bushrod] W[ashington's] letter--sorry venison was bad--Fowler Wood has left, and they don't get even a duck--will send for Kitty [in Md.] when weather permits. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed by Stage, postmarked \"Dumfries Jan. 12.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Inquires what money is necessary for Tommy [Blackburn, Jr.'s] expenses--Tommy wrote Nancy [Ann Washington] had loaned him money--encloses 2 notes on Alexa. bank--inform him if he receives money--Kitty [Blackburn] just returned from Maryland. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked \"postpaid\" in Blackburn's hand, postmarked \"[ ] Jan. [ ],\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages with integral address panel. Saw Hill. Apologizes for not answering his letter sooner and gives explanation. Discusses sale of land versus keeping it. Discusses his opinion on the Vindication of Edmund Randolph, George Washington, and his administration.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Dandridge writes that Washington will not lease forever his lot in Alexandria, and will sell only for high cash price -- suggests Summers should make his best offer for it, and President will consider it. Autograph letter signed, Draft, docketed by Dandridge, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. D.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. President will not dispose of advertised lands until September -- but he will receive offers now altogether or separately. Autograph document signed, draft, docketed by Dandridge, fragment of G.W.'s watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","L. 1 page. President Washington has instructed Dandridge (his secretary) to inform the Secretary of War that he agrees with the ideas of the enclosed papers. [There is no knowledge what was in those papers]. Also recommendation for troop movement. Letter, unsigned, on GW watermark paper. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Dandridge.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Whitehall. Says Americans \"cruelly persecuted many worthy and respectable men\" during the war, but \"that is now past.\" Offers best wishes for his happiness in America, and that \"it may long enjoy the benefits of the Presidency of Washington, whose great character and virtues alone could have preserved order in an infant state, composed of such heterogenous and ungovernable radicals.\" Discusses war with France and other international affairs.","Diary. A.D. 53 pages, including backs of covers. No longer bound together. Mostly a day by day of happenings on his plantations--crops, sales of fish, plowing, burning brush, clearing ground, etc.--trip to Mt. Vernon with [Rental] money for G.W., and expenses along way--at Mount Vernon \"flattered [Wm.] Pearce [manager] extremely with his good management.\"--visits of relatives and friends--prices paid for various goods--fishing--payment of accounts for the president--elections at court house--\"Visited Mrs. Haney who lays ill, and wrote her Will agreeable to her request...\" [distant kinswoman of G.W.'s - see letter dated June 26, 1796, Writings, XXXV, 99]--death and burial of Mrs. Haney--news of the Jay treaty--collecting [rents] and paying debts for G.W.--birth of a daughter June 18 and death a month later--detailed bargain with Mr. Fisher \"to new Iron\" a wagon--July 6, \"Gave the negroes a holliday.\" Autograph document, bound volume, first pages of book torn out. Date on original catalog card appears [1796][Mar.]28-July 18.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Hannah writes to her son about his sister's poor health, plans to see him in Dumfries, also writes about other family members - his brother, wife and their youngest child. Autograph letter signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Bloomsbury Square. Congratulations to his brother on his recent marriage to Eliza Parke Custis. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","Autograph letter signed with address panel. Richmond. Marshall writes to Lee about the sale of property and slaves and the suicide of lawyer Alexander Campbell, who was due to appear in Philadelphia for the Hunter v. Fairfax case. Marshall suggests going to Mount Vernon on Tuesday, where President George Washington was at home visiting.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Petersburg, West Hill. Bolling discusses their approaching marriage in courtly terms (\"When I reflect that I am favored by you with a partiality ....\") -- Jack Stith, who is delivering the letter to Sarah, was refused in his amour with Miss Tabb -- Bolling sends Sarah a \"Pocket Book\" as a gift and \"small proof of my unceasing attention to you\" and mentions several of \"Sisters Stith\". The couple was married in August 1796 -- Sarah was a daughter of Laurence Washington of Digby on Chotank Creek, distantly related to George Washington -- this Laurence is mentioned in Washington's will as a friend and acquaintance \"of my Juvenile years.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, marked \"favoured by Mr. Stith.\"","Pencil sketch of George Washington by Benjamin Henry Latrobe cut from a sketchbook. Note with sketch reads \"Sketch of Genl. Washington stolen at Mount Vernon while he was looking to discover a distant vessel in the Potomac in which he expected some of his friends from Alexandria. taken from a sketch book of my father's, date 1796.\" Letter of provenance accompanying sketch says the inscription was written by Julia Latrobe who gave it to her grand-nephew Latrobe Weston. (Letter A-1104).","A.L.S. 2 pages. Haywood. Requests final statements on his executorship accounts for the estates of Dr. Lee and Colo. R[ichard] H[enry] Lee. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A balance sheet showing debits and credits of W.A.W. ... Nicholas Muse, James Park, Richard Henry Lee's estate, Henry W-n are names appearing on debit side ... Muse, Sanford, appear on credit side ...See also 1796-1797 W.A.W. in account with same firm.","D.S. 1 page. An entirely manuscript check drawn on the Bank of Alexandria, to John Thomas (Tommas) or bearer for $200. Signed by \"William Pearce for George Washington, Esqr.\" Document signed, fragment, canceled.","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. -introduction of Mr. Potts, a gentleman lately from England-wants to visit the Seat of the President--the residence of the man whose fame all Europe acknowledge-any civilities shown him and Mr. Milburn (his companion) will pleasing and acknowledged. Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Alexandria, to Hannah Washington in Bushfield. Corbin writes to his mother about business affairs, travel, and the health of his family.","A.D.S. 1 page. Appointment of Henry Lee, by William Augustine Washington, to receive monies owed from the State of Maryland. Witnessed by William Rice.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Richmond, to Porter in Alexandria.  With much wit, Bushrod explains how he has been too busy with \"Law and politicks\" to write. He urges Porter to visit him and also mentions business/legal matters involving Mr. Payne, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Brackenridge. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","D.S. 4 pages. An inventory of the estate of George Augustine Washington including a list of \"Stock and Utensils on his Farm in Fairfax County\" appraised and to be divided equally between Washington's wife, Fanny Bassett, and children, Charles Augustine, George Fayette and Anna Maria. Also, a list of books and the \"disposition of Major Washington's Estate agreeably to his Will.\"","Printed broadside. \"Good farm\" land for sale in County of Rutherford, District of Morgan, state of North Carolina. Describes the climate, what is being grown now, the inhabitants, the wood, the roads, mills. The Broad River flows into the center of the county and can be used for navigation. Thought to relate to Washington's estate.","A.D. 1 page. Account for taxes on land. Autograph document, burned fragment only, laminated. On reverse is receipt signed by John Sheppard, dated April 11, 1798, for full amount.","A.D. 2 pages. Account of William Augustine Washington with Henderson, Ferguson and Gibson. Balance sheet ... Nicholas Muse, Henry W-n, Richard Henry Lee estate, John Ashton, James Park on debit side, John, Nicholas and James Muse, Patrick Sanford on credit side ...","A.N.S. 1 page. \"Received 20th January 1797 from Mrs. Betty Lewis 1 Green Hide... 19/3 for G. Heiskell.\"","D.S. 1 page. Account with Patrick Callahan as miller for G.W. Includes herring, flour, beef, etc. supplied by G.W. and cash paid him as part of his hire as miller - £52.8.0 balances out.","Receipt. A.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for $30. on account of \"my hire\" [as miller for G.W.] Autograph document signed, in hand of Anderson, fragment, laminated, docketed \"No. 379, 1797 Feby. 17th Patrick Callahan for £9. to acc. of his hire.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Dandridge writes at Washington's direction, returning any testimonials and letters which had been presented to the President in Barton's behalf. Autograph letter signed, Draft, docketed by Dandridge, G.W.'s watermark. Name on original catalog card appears as \"B. D.\"","A.N.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. In regards to advancing pay and money owed to John Kelly for work. Signed by Thomas Kennedy with return note signed by J. Gilpin.","A.N.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. In regards to pay for Jack Ridgeway. Signed by Thomas Kennedy. Reverse side note records pay to Ridgeway.","A.N.S. 1 page. Georgetown. Potomac River Company. Note to pay James Montgomery, signed by John Templeman. Reverse side note says payment was received, Alexandria, April 28, 1797.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Richmond to Hannah Washington, Bushfield. Distressed over health of his niece--hopes she will be spared to them [probably Mary Lee Washington, b. 1795 - d. 1827, daughter of his brother Corbin]--\"She is the picture of two beloved angels\"--business with Col. [Wm. A.] Washington--pay Mr. Rice for horse bought of him--Nancy [wife, Anne Blackburn Washington] will be delighted to send her all of her books. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"[ ] April 1797\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]97 April 4.","A.N.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. Note to pay William Mills. Signed by John Templeman.","A.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for two pounds for knitting seine twine into a centre for a Seine. Autograph document signed, in hand of Anderson, fragment, laminated, docketed \"No. 381\", Rect. 7 April 1797 [L?] Caywood for Kniting a Siene £2.\"","A.N.S. 1 page. Matildaville. Potomac River Company.  Note to pay William Compton. Signed by Frederick Laffler (?) and John Templeman. Reverse note shows paid in full on May 15, 1797.","A.D.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. Itemized list for receipt of payment. Joseph Gilpin, William Hartshorne.","A.D.S. 1 page. Potomac River Company. Receipt for payment to John Leary for three barrels beef and three barrels pork. Payment received from Thomas Kennedy. Signed with mark of John Leary.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Two [slaves] have run away, one breaking down a door where he was confined--ring leader is Bill who is influenced by his mother--hopes she and papa [who evidently owns the mother] won't let her off this time for \"I believe she has a desire to ruin us if she possibly can\"--requests Papa's [T. Blackburn] help in bringing them back, for it ruins them, losing them at this busy time. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Receipt for $17.06. Autograph document signed, laminated, No. 387 endorsed receipt, badly faded.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Haywood. Relates to the settlement of the co-partnership account with Butler. Col. Washington is also concerned with a joint bond given to a Mr. William L. Lee.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Marlbro. Denies her last letter was cold, altho it had melancholy note--Mamma [Christian Blackburn] will go down to [Alexandria] soon, and she herself plans to visit [Ann] too--Sally [Offitt Craufurd] will write; she looks badly, hopes smallpox will be of value to her delicate frame. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Mr. Seton, watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Frestel, the tutor of G.W. Lafayette, writes a friendly, affectionate letter on behalf of himself and George on eve of departure for France -- they send regards to her brother and grand parents. Autograph letter signed, written in French, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. Frestel.\"","D.S. 1 page. Bail bond of Warner Washington for £323.6, signed by Warner Washington and John Washington, and witnessed by John Sowers. Warner had been in the custody of Sheriff Joseph Longacre as the result of a suit brought by Thomas Harrison, William Wilson and Co. Document signed, signed by Warner and John Washington, witnessed by John Sowers.","A.L.S. 1 page. Richmond. Reid must have been a client. Bushrod instructs him in the correct procedure for serving a decree on the defendants in an unidentified suit. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, (Richmond Postal Mark).","A.D.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Account with Vowells for 22 1/2 bushels flaxseed delivered to them and received in exchange 26 3/4 bushels salt. Autograph document signed, laminated, endorsed on back \"No. 48.\"","Printed and holograph document, signed. 1 page. Robert Lewis binds himself unto John and George Lewis\" ... to the Estate of Fielding Lewis deceased in the just and full sum of\" 498 pounds. However, if Robert Lewis pays 249 pounds by January 1, 1799, the bond is considered fulfilled. Note on verso: \"To a Negroe you sold in Stafford County belonging to/F[rom] Lewis's Estate.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Richmond. Bushrod writes to \"My dear friend\" and closes with greetings \"affectionately to Mrs. P.\" but the addressee is otherwise not made clear. He answers several queries concerning various legal cases, posed to Bushrod either in a series of letters or in one long unanswered -- includes Mr. Breckenridge's opinion on a horse sold to Ingraham by Lewis -- adds a postscript \"Did you ever read such a gloomy letter?\" after noting that his wife would have added her own greetings but that the letter was being written in his office. Autograph letter signed, docketed, in a later hand is \"Nephew and principal heir of Genl. Washington judge of the Supreme Court of the United States lately deceased,\" watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [17]98 Jan. 10. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","D.S. 1 page. Bond.  Fulton agrees to pay Mrs. Washington, widow of George Augustine Washington, thirty-five pounds \"... upon the first day of January next ensuing [1799] ... for the hire of a Negro Man named Reuben for one year ...\" Frances Bassett Washington (Lear) died in 1796 so it is unclear who this document is really intended for, or if the date is incorrect.","A.D. 2 pages. List by name and purchase price of twelve Negroes purchased by George Lewis (10), John Lewis (1) and C.[harles?] Carter (1). Note on verso reads: \"Mr. Ferrell will deliver you some bonds belonging the [Betty Lewis] Estate. The Receipts [ ] of the Estate in hands Mr. B. Parke [signed] J. Lewis.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Autograph document signed, fragment, endorsed on back, marked \"No. 47\", laminated. A bill for one hogshead. Receipted by Thos. Vowell.","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for £12.7.6 for restuffing two sofas, repairing frames, castors. Autograph document signed, fragment, docketed, laminated, incomplete watermark. Receipted by Geo. Taylor and co.","Account. D.S. 1 and a quarter page. List of blacksmithing services provided by Grymes for Lewis. Total owed Grymes: £10, 11 shillings. Document, docketed.","Account. D. 1 page. Hansford, a blacksmith, lists services provided to Lewis, George Washington's nephew, who lived in the Fredericksburg area. Total owed Hansford: £1 17 shillings 1 pence. Document, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Haywood. Writes to ask Fitzgerald to consult with Edmund Lee over terms of James Thompson's proposals for buying wheat crop from William Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, \"Favrd by Mr. J. Thompson\", laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. A. Washington.\" [Fitzgerald was prominant merchant in Alexa. and formerly an aid to G.W. in Revolution].","A.L.S. 1 page. Discusses inclement weather, trying to get from Alexandria to Westmoreland, voyage, illness of unidentified person, possibly sister. Corbin Washington letter to brother Bushrod Washington.","A.D. 1 page. Account of Joseph Simpson's, bonds, notes, etc., some in favor of George Stovin. Autograph document, silked, docketed \"B. Taylor's acct.\" Date on original catalog card appears 1798 [May] 3.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bushfield. Corbin writes his apologies for not writing more often and says that \"the circumstances of my family have shut me out from all information, and rendered me entirely dependant on my friends for now and then a gleam of light\" -- while professing to be apolitical, he recognizes that private happiness depends on proper functioning of \"the great public machine\" -- his wife recovers her health -- the Leeton family arrived in good health. Autograph letter signed, docketed by Lee (?), integral cover, laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [17]98 May 13.","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for £10.0.0 for house rent from Feb. 14-[May 14th] at £40 per annum. Autograph document signed, fragment, charred by fire, laminated, docketed by B. Washington, watermark.","D. 1 page. Bill for £1.1.1/2 for 6 1/2 yds. of painted cloth. Document, fragment, charred by fire, laminated, docketed by B. Washington \"J. Thompson pd. [ ] a charge of a fee for [ ]\" incomplete watermark.","Bond. A.D.S. 1 page. Bail bond of Warner Washington for £156.12.6, signed by Warner Washington and John Washington, and witnessed Griffin Taylor. Warner had been in the custody of Sheriff George Noble as the result of a suit brought by Charles McThurston. Autograph document signed, signed by Warner and John Washington, witnessed by Griffin Taylor, incomplete watermark.","Letter, 2 pages. To Lawrence Lewis, Rich Woods. Postpones the payment of a debt in full. Asks Lewis to send \"the picture up, by the first opportunity.\" Integral cover. (This Lawrence Washington may be the son of Samuel by his last wife).","Autograph letter signed. Mount Vernon. Nelly writes to McHenry about yellow fever in Philadelphia and the standard that she commissioned for a volunteer dragoon in Alexandria.","A.L.S. 1 page. Rippon Lodge. Couldn't write earlier because of Aunt Ballett's illness--gave Dickey [Richard S. Blackburn] the bill which he will inclose to Mr. [Bushrod] Washington--[letter] very faded and hard to decipher]. Autograph letter signed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\" Date on original catalog card appears [17]98 [Sept. 8 ?].","Manuscript copies of excerpts from two letters about the Quasi-War with France, supposedly provided to Alexander Hamilton circa September 1798. The first letter is from George Washington to Timothy Pickering, 9 September 1798. The second is from George Cabot to Timothy Pickering, 27 September 1798.","D.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Denman and Co. in Philadelphia, makes this receipt for £57.18.9 received from Clement Biddle for blankets; signed by Matthew Kean for the maker, Denman and Co. The blankets were for Washington. Document signed, fragment, in hand of T. Lear.","Bill. D.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. A receipted bill in the amount of $152.13 for a library bookcase for Gen. Washington and 282 feet of casing. Receipted by John Douglass. Document signed, in unknown hand.","Bill. D. 1 page. A receipted bill for $11.23 (or £ 11.23.0) for a picture frame 16 feet 4 inches -- made out to Clement Biddle \"for Genl. Washington\" by John McEllwee, and the receipt signed by John Rorke. Document, fragment, in hand of John Rorke. Date on original catalog card appears [1798] [Dec. 19].","A.L.S. 1 page. Encloses $50 bill received, for tobacco, and requests him to pay her tax at court today--just paid Mr. B. Lee £10 for folder--this is last of her [money]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, \"Mrs. H. Washington 1798,\" marked \"Hon'd by Mr. B. Lee,\" laminated. Date on original catalog card appears [1798]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"H. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Praising their mutual friend, George Washington. In this letter, the Earl of Buchan mentions that his nephew, David Erskine, is travelling to America and plans to visit Mount Vernon. Integral cover.","L. 2 pages. Tayloe writes to Secretary of War James McHenry that he is honored by President's late appointment of him, but prefers to delay decision of acceptance -- he will pay personal respects to war office. Docketed 'Mount Vernon, 6th Feby. '99 from His Excy. Genl. Washington with my reply 22d. Feby.' Letter, a true copy, teste by Wm. Holburne, incomplete watermark (1794).","A business letter giving Webb information on sending the money he owes, Lawrence further expresses that he has taken Mrs. Webb's advice and had married Eleanor Parke Custis, stating his happiness with his wife.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Powel writes to say she paid James McAlpin's bill for Bushrods black satin robe -- she hopes Mrs. Anne Blackburn Washington's health has improved -- she is glad Bushrod was at the wedding of Nelly Custis and Lawrence Lewis, and says \"I was certain that when Mrs. Washington found the thing inevitable she would act with propriety, indeed from all I can learn she has every Reason to approve her Grand-Daughter's choice.\" -- Powel agrees with Bushrod on the deplorable state of the Southern roads, especially those of Maryland -- the elopement of Maria Bingham (a child of 15) with a French count was shocking -- shares news of Philadelphia people -- mentions \"your excellent Mother's\" sorrows [at death of Corbin Washington ?]. Autograph letter signed, retained copy, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Greenwood. She and sister [Nancy] enjoy a weeks holiday--tries to progress in her lessons, begins French--mentions children [brothers] who send love to Aunt Nancy and Uncle Bushrod. Autograph letter signed, part of a cover laminated to letter, directed \"to be left at the Cross Roads,\" incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Kanawha Point Pleasant. Recommends 6 men from this county as officers in the lately established army -- [included is a separate sheet docketed \"Thos. Lewis June 14, 1799, containing names of 6 men recommended by Lewis,\" in another hand]. See also 1799 June 14, W. H. Cavandish to James McHenry. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"June 14\" on a separate sheet (see below), laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Tho. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Kanawha County. See 1799 June 13, Thomas Lewis to James McHenry. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Sends names of men who seek military commissions ...","Check from the Bank of the United States. Signed by John Nicholson paid to Mr. James Andrews or Bearer, Amount $944.15. Mr. Nicholson was one of the founders of the bank.","Purchase note. A Ninety Day Sight Note issued by Charles Alders' Co., Madeira, on September 20, 1799, to William T. Smith of Philadelphia for £84 British Sterling, directed to Tobias Lear on the account of George Washington on Nov. 14, 1799 and the amount recorded in his cash memoranda book of the same day.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Lear writes this follow up letter because no answers were received to earlier letters ordering 2 pipes of wine -- does Pintard have any in this country? -- if so, send some immediately as the General's wine supply is depleted and Washington only wants wine of superior quality. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed by Lear, enclosed in letter to Elias Boudinot, laminated, watarmark (1794). Not in Writings. [See draft of letter to Elias Boudinot, same date, on reverse of this letter].","A.L.S.  1 page. Greenwood. Looks forward to receiving her for a visit--sorry for Mamma [Christian Blackburn] having so much to fatigue her at her time of life. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Joe, incomplete watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","Account, Document signed, 1 page. Though it is now in two pieces, amount due Lear is $42.24. Signed by Lear as being correct.","A.L.S. 1 page. A Letter-account itemizing the amount due Lear for forage and subsistence for Sept.-Oct., 1799. $234.39 is the amount totaled up. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Swan, P. M. General.\"","A.L.S. 1 page and A.N.S. 1 page.  Autograph letter signed, a receipt for the sum of $234.39 being the pay for forage and subsistence for Sept.-Oct., 1799. Also in folder, note of receipt signed by Lear, \"Received of Caleb Swan PM Genl. The sum of two hundred and thirty four 39/100 dollars, being my pay...\"","A.L. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Lear writes to Pintard that Mr. Alder from Madeira has sent 2 pipes of wine to General Washington, to be picked up in Philadelphia -- payment by draft has been made -- nevertheless, Washington will accept 1 pipe of Pintard's offered wine from his private store in this country, provided it is still of the best quality after being imported six years ago. Autograph letter, draft, docketed by Lear, watermarked. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Congratulations on her birthday--worried over Mr. Washington's cough--Mamma [Christian Blackburn] has left--her little boys, David, Bushrod and George--Mr. Magruder's failure for 500,000 dollars--Major De Butts sails for Italy--received books from her and will take good care of them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover with several messages written on the cover, laminated, directed \"to be left at the Cross Roads,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Cordial letter of acknowledgment for two pipes of Madeira wine which had just arrived. Expresses Mrs. Washington's appreciation for a gift of two boxes of citron.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Impending death of George Washington--\"I think he cannot survive through the night\"--come and bring Mrs. Law if possible--Dr. Craik, Dr. Dick, and Dr. Brown are here.","Letter from Tobias Lear to Burgess Ball, December 15, 1799 informing him of Washington's death.","Funeral Announcement. D. 1 page. 'The Remains of General Washington [will be de]posited in the family Vault, at mount Ve[rnon on Wed]nesday the 18th instant, at twelve O'Clock. Should the weather be unfa[vorable on Wed]nesday, - the Funeral will take place [Thursday] at the same hour.' Watermarked - Holograph in the hand of Albin Rawlins.","Bill to the estate of George Washington. 2 boxes of Mould Candles 104 nett, for a total charge of £7.19.0. Mackenzie signed the bill as having received payment in full on May 24, 1800.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Mount Vernon. Announces death of George Washington--description of G.W.'s last days and hours and his death--\" ... he could scarcely speak and breathed with difficulty, his complaint being an inflamatory sore throat, usually called the Quincy.\"--Drs. Craik, Dick and Brown sent for--\" ... between ten and eleven o'clock at night, he resigned his breath into the hand that gave it.\"--\" ... not a groan or a complaint escaped him.-with the most perfect resignation, and in full possession of his reason to the last moment he gave up his life.\"--\"He was fully sensible of his approaching dissolution for some time before we could persuade ourselves but that there was a hope left and he frequently told the Physicians that their efforts would be in vain ... As often as he could speak he would mention to me something which he wished to have done. And his last words, about a quarter of an hour before he died, were to me thus - 'My dear Friend I am just about to change this Scene, my breath can continue but a few moments, You will have me decently interred, and do not let my body be put into the Tomb in less than two days after my death.' He there feld his own pulse ceased ...\"--Mrs. W's fortitude--\" ... she yields not to that grief, which would be softened by tears.\"--saw his children about 6 weeks ago--\"I beg that no part of it [the letter] therefore may be published; for I presume that everything which relates to this afflicting event will be eagarly sought after by the public.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated watermark. Mary Stilson Lear was the mother of Tobias Lear.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney writes from Harper's Ferry three days after George Washington's death offering his condolences for this \"irreparable loss\" to Tobias Lear at Mount Vernon, Martha Washington, and Nelly Parke Custis Lewis.","On May 3, 1800, Keith Smith received the amount above after appearing and proving the statement before George Taylor. \"To making 1 suit cloathes (black) for John Anderson £1.16.0.","Bill. For 40 pounds of pound cake at 3/6 for a total of £7.0.0. One basket which contained the cake to be returned to Judy Edick. George Edick signed the account on March 28, 1800, as having received payment from Jim Anderson (likely James Anderson).","Orders for the funeral of George Washington. Manuscript copy, 4 pages. Signed by the Adjutant General, William North. \"Major General Hamilton has received through the Secretary of War the following order, From the President of the United States.\" Ordered December 21, 1799, Philadelphia. Signed December 24, 1799 in the Adjutant General's office.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Greenwood. Craufurd bewails the recent death of George Washington -- \"it haunts my slumbers and in the day I can think of nothing else\" -- wishes to write Sister Nancy [Ann Blackburn Washington] -- poor Bushrod Washington, his uncle first and \"I suppose next his Brother [Corbin] will fall victims to the unrelenting hand of death.\" -- speaks of Mr. Craufurd's illness and other family matters. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed in a later hand \"Death of Gen. Washington mentioned,\" Ms. badly torn and disintegrated, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Herbert.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. \"Long before they can reach you, your heart and the hearts of your fellow citizens will be made sorrowful by the suffering and melancholly of the death of one excellent fellow citizen Gen. Washington ...\" Autograph letter signed, black seal, docketed.","Bill. For making suits with buttons for Mr. Lear, Mr. George Rawlins [sic] Mr. Sims and Mr. Wilson. Also for making a pair of breeches for Mr. Dowdal. Total charges came too £7.18.3.","Bill. A.D.S. 3 pages. Addressed to James Anderson. Bill for mourning suits made for family and servants to wear when around the Mansion. Noted with monies received. Misnumbered on the top right corner as 'MS-2350,' corrected in the catalog book to MS-3050.","D. 1 page. For rendering funeral honors to the deceased General Washington. Appears over names of J.M. Hughes, Ebenezer Stevens, Jacob Morton, James Farlie, John Stagg junr. (Committee of Arrangement). Printed document, mounted on cardboard.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Letter mentioned \"We have had great to do in the city occasioned by the death of General Washington. I send you a newspaper wherein you may read the procession which may be of some gratification to you,\" ... with integral address leaf, Philadelphia postmark.","Manuscript eulogy. A.D.S. 16 pages. Docketed: \"Eulogy on Washington delivered in Medway [Massachusettes] D. 1799 by Dr. Abigah Richardson.\"","A.D. 11 pages. Lawrence Lewis's account of moneys received and expended from G.W.'s death to 1802, including am't of cash in house at G.W.'s death, amt. pd. doctors, money spent for cake at G.W.'s funeral, expenses on his houses in Washington, taxes, payment of legacies, building vault, for whiskey furnished at sale at Mount Vernon; money received from purchases at sales was main income during the period. Autograph document, copy, docketed, in hand of L. Lewis, laminated. Certified by Alexander Moore, Court Commissioner of Fairfax County, Va.","Executor's inventory, original. 51 pages. Listing and appraisal of everything at Mt. Vernon by rooms, including books in library and contents of outbuildings--also livestock, tools, farm equipment, etc. on each farm--negroes--Appraisal sworn to by Thomson Mason, Tobias Lear, Thomas Peter and Wm. H. Foote. Bound volume, 6 blank pages, docketed \"Inventory and Appraisement of the estate of Genl. Geo. Washington - 1810 Augt. Returned and ordered to be recorded,\" silked. Date on original catalog card appears [c. 1800]. Ordered and recorded on August 20, 1810 teste Wm. [Moss ?]. [See under same date a draft of this same inventory].","Inventory, draft. A.D. 64 pages. Inventory by room of articles at Mount Vernon, with appraised values -- includes contents of mansion house, kitchen, office, storehouse, washhouse, gardeners house, salt house, black smith shop, etc. -- also inventory of livestock, and farm equipment on each of the farms, the distillery, mill -- on the mansion house farm, inventory of articles in barn, greenhouse, lost, fish house, etc., paint cellar -- lists of gardeners tools, linen, etc., and plated ware, etc. -- list of books and pamphlets in library by case, with some marked \"Taken by B[ushrod] Washington\" and \"Mrs. Lewis's property,\" \"taken by G. Washington\", and \"To Mrs. Washington,\" -- maps, charts, etc. -- includes number of Negroes owned by George Washington in his own right, \"which Mrs. Washington intending to liberate at the end of the present year, can only be valued for the service of the working negroes for one year.\" Autograph document, draft, in unknown hand, entitled \"An Inventory etc. of Articles at Mount Vernon with their appraised value, annexed.\" watermark. Date on original catalog card appears [1800?], but an entry on page 59 enumerates the slave population \"which Mrs. Washington [is] intending to liberate at the end of the present year.\" Since she signed a deed of manumission for her deceased husband's slaves in December 1800, the date of this estate inventory would seem to be 1800.","Document, printed and sold by Graupner of Boston. Sheet music. \"The Battle of Prague favorite Sonata forte with Accompanyments. G. Washington President of The United States.\"","Patriotic songbook. 30 pages. Bound manuscript, handwritten by Maria Dickinson. Volume contains patriotic songs (handwritten) mentioning Washington and the American Revolution.","Two sketches shows pyramid-like structure surmounted by statue, and inscription below. Date on original catalog card appears [1800 ?]. On a separate page is a proposed inscription in Latin on reverse of cover. Watermark (crown over armed figure), 3 pages.","Printed copy of GW's will. Signed by Lawrence Lewis.","Bill, Clerk of Fairfax to the Executors of GW's will. First charge recorded in January is for \"Recording the Will\" for $4.55. Various other fees are itemized as docketing, attorney's fees, and charges for copies of various declarations. Total bill signed by Mr. Deneale, Clerk, came to $12.96.","One bound volume, 23 pages. Executor's account of sales, meetings of legatees, etc. -- contains the following: Mar. 5, 1800, list of those who purchased horses and jacks from estate with amounts paid; Oct. 15, 1800: list of sales of cattle, milk cows and oxen from estate with amount paid; undated (see card 4, June 7, 1803): list of lot sales in Washington City; James River Shares, Ashby's Bend land, tract in Frederick, Aris's land lots in Bath, Bullskin land, Chattins run etc. with name of purchaser and price per acre; Nov. 12, 1801: Sale of cows, bulls, steers, jacks and jennets, sheep with list of purchaser and amount; July 25, 1802: private sale with account of personal items belonging to G.W., purchaser, and price paid, purchasers here are legatees and deduct purchase price from estate due them, total amount $1882.50; July 21, 1802: \"Payable in Six Months/Sale at Mt. Vernon\" list of purchaser and amount, nothing listed to tell what is sold, total $8340.75, probably the result of meeting of July 19; July 19, 1802: dated Alexandria, an account of a meeting of legatees and executors of G.W.'s estate and agreements made as follows: 1. majority opinion of legatees present govern whole. -- 2. not contest validity of will as to property out of state. -- 3. carriages, horses, mules, cattle, sheep, hogs and personal estate except stock and bonds to be sold by executors. -- 4. lands on Kanawha and Ohio be divided and rest of land be sold by executors, NW territory and Kentucky lands to be sold. -- 5. stock of U.S., bank stock, Potomac and James River shares to be divided except one share in Potomac Co. sold. -- 6. agree to sale of James River shares and nine shares of Columbia bank stock; June 7, 1803: \"Account of Sales at Alexa. June 7th 1803 of property, belonging to the Estate of Genl. Washn.\" Charles County land, lots in Alexandria here follows list of other land sold as listed on card one undated (this document was bound incorrectly and has not been detached and the sheets in correct order).","Bill, A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for advertising sale of jacks and jennies at Mount Vernon dated Feb. 14, 1800; and for advertising sundries the estate of Mrs. Washington dated June 27, 1802. Receipted for £1.12. by T. Green. Docketed 14 February 1800. Autograph document signed, in hand of Green, docketed, laminated, watermark.","A manuscript book that contains 12 Masonic songs mostly associated with New England (lyrics only). Also includes poems or songs on George Washington and his death. Northampton, Massachusetts.","Tobias Lear's copy of an explanatory letter from him to John Adams in which he elaborated on Martha Washington's December 31, 1799 letter he wrote on behalf of her.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. S. Lyman writes that Doctor James Craik \"wrote a Gentleman in this City, that the General [Washington], with his own Fingers, closed his own Eyes in Death -- this circumstance is a little remarkable, and it showed that he had his reason, and a spirit of resignation ... such was the Death of this great man....\"","D.S. 1 page. Copy of account dated Jan. 8, 1800, \"For Sundries for the Funeral Procession, in honor of the late Commander in Chief Gen. Washington. Use of a Pall ... $5 / Two Black Cloaks ... 2 / Bier ... 2 / 9 dollars [total].\" On Feb. 20, 1800, Haigh acknowledges receipt of payment in Pittsburgh for his expenses at the mock procession. Document signed, docketed.","The House and Senate of Massachusetts express opinions on how General George Washington should properly be commemorated by the public.","Order submitted by John Read and accepted in Massachusetts Senate and followed by the House to accept resolution to wear crepe on left arm in Commemoration of G. Washington's death.","D. 1 page. Alexandria. A bill from Paton and Butcher in the amount of £2.6.[7] for leather and shoe thread. (Date from earlier library cataloging; item was microfilmed as an 1808 item.) Document, fragment, docketed by B. Washington, charred by fire, silked.","Bill. Decr 25th \"To a mah[ogan]y Coffin with silver plate engraved, furnished with lace, handles and a coverd case with lifters $ 88.\" \"To sundry charges $11.25.\" For a total bill of $99.25. Particular charges were for \"Hire of the Cochee,\" \"Hire of the Bier\" and the \"Hire of a Horse.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. The writers request answers to several specific questions about their role as executors of Washington's will -- they require Simms's professional advice because Judge Bushrod Washington (another executor) hasn't arrived yet. Autograph letter signed, in hand of George S. Washington (?,) laminated, G.W.'s watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Simms answers questions put by them [see letter of Jan. 20, 1800] as executors of George Washington's estate -- among other things, he assures them they can dispose of personal property and wheat at private sales, but an account must be kept of articles disposed of in this way, and must be included in the estate inventory. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ch. Simms.\"","Bill. D. 1 page. Bill for 1 coopers-axe 6/6. Document, fragment, endorsed on back, laminated.","A.D. 1 page. Draft Committee Resolution, \"The Committee appointed to consider and report what public measures are proper to be adopted by this Legisature to commemorate the virtues of General Washington...\" Two resolutions, the 1st crossed out pertaining to a monument or statue to be erected. The 2nd resolution concerns printed copies of a Proclamation.","A.D.S. 2 pages.  Committee resolution or recommendation to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. They have appointed Fisher Ames to delivera n oration on the \"sublime virtues of Gen. George Washinton before the Lieut. Governor, the Council and the tow branches of the General Court;\" signed by Moses Gill, Samuel Phillips, and the Speaker of the House. Also assigns John Coffin Jones and Jonathan Mason to a committee to make such arrangements for a public exercise assigned for the 8th of February. Concurred and signed.","Printed document, 1 page. Broadside. Funeral procession arrangements, Haverhill, Massachusetts. \"Arrangements to be observed On the 22nd day of February next, agreeably to the proclamation of the President of the United States, For Paying a Public Tribute of Respect to the Memory of our beloved General George Washington, late deceased.\" A eulogy will be given at Reverend Abiel Abbot's Meeting House. The broadside includes an order of procession and instructions to the inhabitants of Haverhill on proper mourning wear.","A.L. 4 pages. Dryburgh Abbey. A letter on slavery and the life and character of GW; mentions Lear, Franklin and Adams. Autograph letter, incomplete.","A bill for 11 items which came to a total of £22.18.9. A particular item is recorded for \"Leading a Coffin\" which came to £14.10.0. Alexander Smith documented Mr. Munn's receipt of payment in Alexandria on May 14, 1800.","A.D.S. 1 page. House and Senate of Massachusetts committee order to request a copy of Fisher Ames' oration for printing.","Draft of MS-5754. Committee of Massachusetts House of Representatives requests Fisher Ames to thank cadets and artillery of Commonwealth of Mass. in oration.","Order from committee to request Fisher Ames to thank cadets and artillery of Commonwealth of Mass. during his oration.","A bill for one shroud which came to $6 and one pall cloth $6, for a total of $12. On verso Michael Gretter (or Gutten?) signed the bill as having received payment.","A.L.S. Philadelphia. Send copy of GW's will and also \"The box made of the oak that sheltered the Great Sir William Wallace ...\"  At bottom of letter is note from Buchan, dated Aug. 16, 1800, bequeathing box to \"Washington's University in Columbia.\" Autograph letter signed, in hand of [Bushrod Washington].","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Herbert mentions Lewiss note for $1500, payable this week, which may be renewed if necessary -- gives Lewis instructions on how to renew it -- note in another hand, \"This note was given by L. Lewis as an Executor to the Will of Genl. Washington and to take up one of the Genls. then in Bank.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. Herbert.\"","A.D. 1 page.  Medfield [memorial] Procession to Washington. \"The Committee of arrangments [sic] recommend the following order of Procession for the 22nd Instant provided the weather and walking tbe good. Viz-\" also, \"It is expected that every person will wear a crape or ribband on th eleft arm. Soldiers just above the cuff and citizens just above the Elbow.\"","Commonwealth of Massachusetts order that members of house and senate shall distribute to clergy and to libraries Fisher Ames' oration.","Bound, manuscript copy of an oration, written by Royall Tyler, Esq., pronounced at Bennington, Vermont on February 22, 1800 in commemoration of the death of General Washington. Copy signed Mary R. Nowland AD 1812. Inside volume cover (back and front) reads \"Miss Mary R. Nowland July 3rd 1823.\"","A.N.S. 1 page. Regarding a survey plat.  Date on original catalog card appears 1800 (?) Feb. 27.","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill and receipt. Samuel Washington receives 175 dollars from Custis in return for \"A Sorrel Horse ... about sixteen hands high; but five years old, warranted sound and free from blemish ...\" If Custis finds the horse to be \"unsound\" within thirty days, Washington agrees to return the total sum. Witnessed by Tobias Lear and Lawrence Lewis.","Items listed are black crepe, hat looping, material for making two palls, 6 dozen flints, 1 cask powder weighing 114 pounds as received from the arsenal. Total bill was $40.08.","D.S. 3 pages. Two evaluations, one dated Ap. 26 signed by William Dandridge and Thomas Dew, the other dated May 13 and signed by Jos. Foster and [W.] H. Macon. Both at request of Lewis and Doct. [David] Stuart. Statement signed by Wm. King that the property herein valued belongs jointly to Mr. Custis [G.W.P.] and Mr. [Lawr.] Lewis. The property being valued consists of 2 slaves and several horses. Document signed, endorsed \"Valuation of Mr. Lewis's Property in New Kent,\" mounted, watermark.","Letter, 3 pages. London. Contains Wests comments on proposed reinterment of George Washington in the Federal city and monument to be raised to him -- recommends triangle or pyramid as most durable monument -- should be in prominent place, planted with trees -- monuments should be hollow -- rotunda, and brass pedestrian statue of Washington -- work to be of \"monumental simplicity\" -- 4 doors and stone coffin. Letter, marked \"Copy of a letter from one West=the celebrated American artist in London to Rufus King, Esq. our Minister at that Court on the subject of a \"Monument\" to be erected to the memory of that illustrious citizen - George Washington, was obligingly handed us by a gentleman for publication - From Gazette of the United States and Daily Advertizer, Dec. 22, 1800\". [Appended is a copy of \"A Resolution of the Old Congress,\" describing the type of monument to be erected to Washington.]","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Concerning the collection of funds due George Washington's estate in Philadelphia. \"What ever money you may receive please credit the Estate of Genl. Washington with it as also any money that may be paid you by Judge Bushrod Washington, a statement of which please forward me at this place.\"  Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","D.S. 1 page. \"On motion of David Stuart ordered that Tobias Lear, Adm. of the Estate of Geo. A. Washington deceased by summoned to appear at the next Court and give Counter Security or Deliver up all and Singular the decendents Estate.\" This copy signed by George Deneale, Clerk.","D.S. 6 pages. Account copy of \"The Estate of George A. Washington in acct. with Tobias Lear, Administrator.\" An acct. of GAW's estate transactions as kept by Lear. Also included are copies of court documents ordering debts to be paid to the estate (dated Jan. 1801); acknowledgement of examination of the acct. (dated April 14, 1801); and an order for the acct. to be recorded (dated April 21, 1801). Document signed, on George Washington's water mark paper.","D. 1 page. Bail Bond of George Steptoe Washington for $200. Dated 1801 April 6, and docketed \"McCormick vs. Washington Bond,\" signed by George Tate and George S. Washington, witnessed by Benj. Stephenson. Document, docketed \"McCormick vs. Washington Bond,\" signed by George Tate and George S. Washington, witnessed by Benj. Stephenson, laminated.","A.D.S. 1 page. \"I hereby relinquish the Administration of the Estate of the late George Augustine Washington and agreeably to an order of the Court of Fairfax County, and deliver up all and Singular the Decendents Estate which has come to my hand as Admr.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. To the Justice of the court of Fairfax County. Further explains his resignation as the administrator of George A. Washington's estate. Turned papers and bonds over to Burwell Bassett who is ready to become the new administrator. Docketed on reverse. Torn corner.","A.L.S. 1 page. Autograph letter signed, mounted, watermark (1794), with part of cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\" Encloses note for $875. for discount at the bank, and intends to present the necessary draft on Monday next.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Lewis gives the account with Blagden as it now stands, taken from papers of Dr. Thornton's -- £26.8.11 1/2 Maryland money is still due him -- Lewis asks Blagden to send authenticated vouchers for repayment of moneys expended so that the late General Washingtons heirs will be see the justification for the expense. Autograph letter signed, endorsed by Lewis, 2 p. covered with figures, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawr. Lewis.\"","Estate documents, 10 documents.","Memoranda of payments made, etc. by L[awrence]? Lewis as executor of estate--includes $1000 for hire of a vessel the \"Hene. and Patsey\"--also, 2 orders given to Thos. Peter on Samuel Hamilton, W-1250/B; ","Account, rec'd of N. Lee on account of Sheppard Pd. cash for negroes, etc., W-1250/C; ","Account, Includes $500.00 \"By cash of A. McLean,\" and $100 \"By costs recovered on Tomlinson's case,\" W-1250/D; ","Account, notes due with interest, W1250/E; ","Account, Lawrence Lewis with estate, Debit and credit of $16,037.30 -- including \"By balance due me as Executor -- $1,0872.69\" and \"By this sum due me as creditor legatee $5,138.61.\" etc., W-1250/F; ","Account, Mathew Ranson in account with executors, record of payment due with interest, etc., W-1250/H; ","Sums credited to estate, Amt. received and amts. not received [for purchases at sales], W-1250/I; ","Purchasers at private sale of Washington estate including amounts of purchases of each individual, W-1250/J; ","Receipt, Peyton Drew to Robert Lewis, W-1250/?","W-1250/K, A.D.S. 2 pages. Commissioner's report. Upon order of Court of Fairfax Cty., has settled joint and separate accounts of Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington, acting executors of G.W. estate--1st, a balance of $3670.76 due L. Lewis in capacity as sole executor before any of others quailified--2nd, acct of Bush. Washington with estate, showing indebtedness of $2017.94, exclusive of 9 shares of Bank of Potomac--3rd, general acct. of acting executors representing whole transactions with balance due the Executors of $15,707.95,--including commissions--charges executors with full acct. of sales, $124,928.01--credit them with sums not pd. by purchasers, esp. $15,125.00 for purchases of lands by late Col. Thomas Lee as guarding of Corbin Washington's children, \"which purchase their present Guardian did not think himself at liberty to confirm, whereby there is a suit now pending in the High Court of Chancery of Virginia, consequently this as well as other matters, relative to the Estate remain open \"till a further settlement.\"","W-1250/K, A.D.S. 2 pages. Commissioner's report. Upon order of Court of Fairfax Cty., has settled joint and separate accounts of Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington, acting executors of G.W. estate--1st, a balance of $3670.76 due L. Lewis in capacity as sole executor before any of others quailified--2nd, acct of Bush. Washington with estate, showing indebtedness of $2017.94, exclusive of 9 shares of Bank of Potomac--3rd, general acct. of acting executors representing whole transactions with balance due the Executors of $15,707.95,--including commissions--charges executors with full acct. of sales, $124,928.01--credit them with sums not pd. by purchasers, esp. $15,125.00 for purchases of lands by late Col. Thomas Lee as guarding of Corbin Washington's children, \"which purchase their present Guardian did not think himself at liberty to confirm, whereby there is a suit now pending in the High Court of Chancery of Virginia, consequently this as well as other matters, relative to the Estate remain open \"till a further settlement.\"","Account, D. 1 1/4 pages. Ferneyhough lists various services he provides for Lewis, being work done on Lewis's chariot - its wheels, springs, boots, doors, etc. Docketed.","Account book, settlement of the estate of George Washington. A.D. 32 pages. Accounts of various people associated with the estate, including money for hire of negroes - \"Statement of the accounts of the several legatees for the purpose of explaining them.\" Autograph document, mostly in hand of Bushrod Washington, laminated, watermarks, no cover, torn or clipped pages included.","A.L.S. 3 pages. New Kent. Concerns a shipment of wheat ... no demand for wheat or corn ... cider here for Mrs. W-n; will send some to Norfolk at first opportunity ... Had to get a new cog wheel for the mill ... Richmond market full of meat of all kind; cattle and sheep still on my hands ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Stafford City, VA. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Concerning receipts for western lands.  Addressed to Col. Thomas Francis Worthington, at Chilicothe N.W. Territory.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Fort Washington. Complains of dullness of \"this accursed Country\"--reference to someone whose gloomy countenance \"cannot bear the appearance of Happiness\"--longs to be with her and \"my dear Boy\" [Bushrod Blackburn ?,] but fears 2 years separation are necessary--expects to be dealt with by strict letter of the law--hasnt heard from Tommy [Blackburn, Jr.]--would rather see him idle at Rippon Lodge than where he is. Autograph letter signed, cover fragment laminated to letter, directed \"Via Fredericksburg To [ ] X Roads,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"R. S. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Walnut Farm. Concerning the execution of the estates of Bushrod's father, John Augustine Washington, and Lawrence Augustine's father, Samuel Washington, both deceased. Bushrod writes, \"I have never condemned you for demanding of the executors of your father ... a settlement of their accounts, and altho' I thought it unkind to institute a suit ag[ainst] me ...\" Bushrod is nevertheless willing to settle the matter. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rich Woods. Lawrence A. Washington proposes to Samuel Washington that he meet at Richwoods with Bushrod Washington to discuss debts extending from the estates of their fathers, Charles Washington and John Augustine Washington I, respectively. \"You will therefore, at once see the necessity of your ... attendance, to exonerate yourself, from as much of the weight of that business as possible.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawrence A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Reporting on the death of Martha Washington the day before. Suffering protracted fever, MW prepared for death \"with fortitude and resignation\"; gave advice to her grandchildren, took the sacrament and directed a chosen white gown be brought out. The funeral would be Tuesday (two days hence). Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. Rich Woods. Having received Bushrod's letter of April 2, 1802 re-settlement of his father's estate (John Augustine Washington), Lawrence Augustine feels \"...a perfect willingness to enter into a settlement of our business, with any Gentleman you may choose to designate for that purpose. And I can assure you, that every light I possess shall be thrown on the subject.\"","A.D. 19 pages. Final draft. Contains acct. of cash on hand, money in hands of Clement Biddle, notes due and paid--inventory of articles at Mt. Vernon and value (many are missing from here which appear, crossed off, on the first draft)--lists articles in mansion house, kitchen, servants hall, etc. Autograph document, Final draft, in unknown hand, entitled \"Inventory of Property that belonged to Mrs. Martha Washington, Taken the 24th of May and Eleventh of July 1802,\" final draft, watermark.","A.D. 20 pages. Contains acct. of cash on hand, money in hand of Clement Biddle, notes due and pd.--inventory of articles at Mt. Vernon and value (many are crossed off and do not appear in final draft)--articles in mansion house, kitchen, servants hall, wash house, etc. Autograph document, Draft, in unknown hand, entitled \"Inventory of Property that belonged to Mrs. Martha Washington Taken the 24th of May and Eleventh of July 1802,\" 1st draft.","Docketed on verso \"$35 June 16, 1802\" and \"To building a Vault at Mount Vernon $35.00\" and \"Recd the above amount in full (signed) John M. Lightfoot.\"","Autograph document, 7 pages. In hand of Albin Rawlins, an account of articles sold at the July 21st sale on six months credit (See \"Book of Sales and of Mount Vernon Property\"). This appears to be a rough draft (made at the time of auction) of the list entered in this executors' account book -- Rawlins' list gives name of purchaser, item and price; sale of chariot and harness, coachee, horses, clover machine, sheep, bulls, cows, calves, steers, marquee, tents, saddles, canteen, tin machine, saws and other tools, malt mill, \"The Knight of Malta,\" reams of paper, wax, French horn, pump, locks, tool chest, hoes, sheet copper, old iron, rope, etc., copying press, yawl [an incomplete summary of the contents]. On last sheet are lists of names and figures, probably a scratch sheet. Autograph document, in hand of A. Rawlins, laminated. This doc. is NOT part of the \"Book of Sales of Mt. V. Prop.\" but a separate doc.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Alexandria. Unable to buy any good furniture at sale [of Mrs. Washington's estate]--all worth having previously divided among legatees--George Washington Parke Custis's inheritance of wine--purchased one of four large paintings at sale, view of Great falls of Potomack. Autograph letter signed, docketed \"Copy Letter to Colo. May.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Deneale.\"","A.D. 16 pages. \"Rough estimate of the sales of the estate purchased by the Legatees in order to give an idea of their relative situation to each other and to them (?) who will be creditors and who debtors.\" Accounts of the following individuals: Bushrod Washington, Howell Lewis, Lawrence Lewis, Alexander Spotswood, G. W. P. Custis, Robt. Lewis, Wm. A. Washington, Col. Thomas Lee, Wm. Robinson, Samuel Washington, Mrs. Law, Geo. A. Washington heirs, Thornton Washington heirs, Thomas Peter, Charles Carter, G. S. Washington, Fielding Lewis, Nicholas Fitzhugh, Dr. Peyton, Lawrence A. Washington, Burdet Ashton, Andrew Parks, Corbin Washington heirs, John Thornton.","Bond. 1 page. Washington binds himself to Frey \"in the full and just sum of forty two pounds four Shillings and ten pence ...\" Two horses owned by Warner Washington (valued at 21 pounds 2 shillings five pence) are being held by Thomas Massir[?], sheriff of Frederick County as security. Printed and manuscript document, signed by Warner Washington.","A.D. 2 pages. John Hewitt, Register of Wills, Washington County, District of Columbia acknowledges that an \"authenticated copy of the last will and testament of George Washington deceased ...\" has been recorded. Administration of the will is \"hereby Granted and Committed unto ... George Steptoe Washington and Lawrence Lewis two of the executors by the said will appointed.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Green encloses his accounts against Lewis. Mar. 15, 1803 for advertising lands, June 29, 1802, advertising sale of sundries belonging to the estate of Martha Washington. Docketed by Lewis as \"Timothy Green's Ac. With the Estate of Genl. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by L.L., $10.10 P. 86 5 March 1803.\" Laminated, watermark, postmarked.","A.D. 2 pages. Autograph document in hand of Bushrod Washington, laminated. Probably a list of papers dealing with the settlement of the estate, numbered, and in many cases contain page numbers, memorianda or resolutions dealing with estate settlement.","Subject of the letter deals with dispersal of George Washington's property, including the sale of land and mules. It also discusses the terms of the hiring of nineteen of Mrs. Penelope French's enslaved people, in which Mrs. French was paid $700-800 a year throughout her natural life.","Letter. 6 pages. Alexandria. A lengthy and detailed proposal for the equitable distribution of the Ohio-Kanawa lands. Expresses dissatisfaction with present plan of division. Requests another meeting of legatees at Dumfries; such a meeting however is opposed by legatees.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Informs him of meeting of legatees, at which decision was made \"to sell amongst ourselves\" all Washington's land except the Kanawha and Ohio lands -- lists lands sold and amounts received at sales of June 6 and 7 -- prices better than he expected -- executors to appoint an agent and surveyor to go to Ohio and Kanawha lands and lay them off in 23 parts before the next meeting of legatees -- he is embarrassed for funds -- will write to Dr. Smith about Bushrod [Bushrod, Jr., son of Wm. Augustine Washington]. Autograph letter signed, torn, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\" [See also, \"Book of Sales and of Mount Vernon property,\" 1800-1802 which lists some of same in detail].","A.L.S. 2 pages. Alexandria. Lawrence writes that he has received Roberts letter and Winchester's order for $1818. -- it will be placed to Roberts account with executors of General Washington on account of Roberts purchase of a tract of land in Berkeley. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by R. Lewis (?), \"Letter from Lawce. Lewis on account of monies received for the Execrs. of Genl. Washington\". Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"","Bill and receipt. 10 gilt arm chairs, $40. 12 Square back chairs, $22., these are docketed as Windsor chairs ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Georgetown. Autograph letter signed, received $10.00 for one apotheosis of Gen'l Washington.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rippon Lodge. Returned yesterday from unpleasant excursion to find Kitty ill--glad to hear of Tommy's [Blackburn, Jr.] amendment--fever will prevent his riding to visit her--will wait for her visit and return with her. Autograph letter signed, fragment of integral cover, laminated, directed by Jerry. Name on original manuscript appears as \"R.S. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Yellow fever in Alexandria has delayed Bushrods answer --now the \"prevailing disorder\" (likely also yellow fever) in Philadelphia has convinced Bushrod that no good could result from trying to carry on business -- he writes that the request of the gentlemen of the bar, confirmed by Peters, is agreeable, so he requests Peters to attend if he safely can and to adjourn the Court to the next term. Autograph letter signed, docketed, postmarked \"George Col. Sept. 26,\" integral cover, laminated.","A.D. Autograph document, in hand of W.A. W-n, docketed on reverse by W. A. W-n, \"Memorandum of the Cloaths my Son George [Corbin] Washington carried with him to New England Novr. 28th 1803,\" and in another hand \"also Books from Rock Hill and Books carried Alexandria from Col. W. A. Washingtons Library 1806.\" Lists both summer and winter cloths in detail.","This account in Lawrence Lewis' hand is the money expended for food and clothing for slaves during period 1803-1809.  \"Acct. Free Negroes $1645.05.\"","Small, bound account book, A.D.S. 18 pages. Accounts of money received as interest of stock, as part of his claim to the estate of GW. Also, money received on like interest in behalf of Lucinda and Catherine D. Lewis, sale of stock belonging to Charles and John Lewis, Jr., memorandum of expenses, \"Memorandum for the year 1805,\" which describes experiments made in planting crops and the results, \"Memorandum of Monies Received and paid away on account of Charles Lewis - John Lewis - Robert Lewis junr. - Lucinda Lewis and Catherine Dade Lewis May - 1807.\"","A.D. 1 page. Winchester. Bill for £10.4.0 for books, including Morse's Geography, Bailey's dictionary, Bealy's Meditations, Stauntons Embassys, Anarchises, and Ferguson's [Lectury ?]. Receipt of books acknowledged by Francis W[hiting] Washington for his father Warner Washington. Autograph document, in hand of John Beer (?), fragment, docketed \"Warner Washington.\"","Letter, Rosegill. He hopes the boxes of medicine arrived safely ... requests Col. W-n to pay the cost of the medicines to Dr. Jones. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 1 page. Edinburgh to Ewing at the American Consulate. Conveying to the President (T.J.) the ceremonial oaken box which he had earlier presented to Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Ann Washington writes to assure Frobel that he will be able to get many pupils if he comes to Alexandria shortly -- several people have promised to send children to him, including Dr. Dick -- she wishes he could come soon -- Bushrod Washington will send his schooner to Richmond for Frobel if possible, though Col. Washingtons may get to Richmond sooner -- she wishes to see him an \"inmate\" at Mt. Vernon -- he will have at Mt. Vernon her 3 nieces and a nephew of her husband's who lives with them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Washn. City Feb. 13\", broken seal with arm, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages with cover, addressed and wax seal. Eleanor \"Nelly\" Parke Custis Lewis writes to her friend reminiscing about her life. Engraving \"Mrs. Lawrence Lewis,\" also in the folder.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rock Hill. To \"Dear Sir.\" Re: bond of the addressee held by William Augustine Washington.","William Craik writes to Col. William A. Washington regarding a deed from 1791 between Washington and Timothy Ringgold for lots in the Carrollsburg (which would eventually become Capitol Hill) which were divided between Washington and Commissioners of the city of Washington. William Craik admits he neglected to get the deed recorded and never returned it. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, docketed, with integral address panel, postmarked \"Alexandria VA, March 10\".","A.L.S. 1 page. Rock Hill. Washington writes that Mr. [Chas.] Carter objects to paying interest on his bond -- Carter claims he was ready to pay money any time -- Washington believes Carter forfeited, by the condition of sale [of Washington's property], any indulgence of 12 months credit. Autograph letter signed, docketed by B.W., mutilated, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bushrod writes to his \"dear friend\" Elizabeth Willing Powel that when he inherited Mount Vernon, he had to buy \"new furniture for all the rooms of that extensive building\" and farm machinery as well -- he borrowed money for this and the loan is due soon -- his wheat crop and the fishery both failed, however -- so he asks \"with a little embarrassment\" to borrow the amount from her, but insists on paying interest which she refused to accept on an earlier occasion. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark (wheat sheaf). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Bushrod writes that he is convinced the fire at Mt. Vernon was set by an incendiary, but he knows not whom to suspect -- he can impute no motive to any of his \"domestics,\" all of whom exerted themselves to extinguish the fire -- still, great damage was done -- Mrs. Washington's health was impaired by the alarm, though she is recovering. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa May 22,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington\". [It is thought the fire may have endangered the mansion].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Concerns the sale of a schooner and or a slave named Arthur ... has been offered \"... $600., or the vessel alone, ...\". Autograph letter signed, integral cover, Alexandria, docketed \"Judge Washington.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","Insurance policy with The Delaware Insurance Company of Delaware made by George Harrison on behalf of Bushrod Washington for brick barn [stable] at Mount Vernon. Coverage for $4,000 for the year with payment of 1 percent. Printed document with autograph details signed by Thomas Fitzsimons, 1 page, docketed on the reverse.","D.S. 1 page. Bond for $20,000 for Fairfax and Whiting Washington as executors of their mother Hannah Fairfax Washington's estate, to make inventory and deliver all legacies, etc. Partly printed, laminated. Signed by Fairfax, Whiting and Warner Washington and witnessed by the court.","George Beck provenance information concerning a Stuart Painting.","3 page. Key, Judge Washington's attorney in the friendly suit of Fitzhugh and Peter vs. B. Washington, executor of the estate of George Washington, concerning the sale of certain Maryland lands, prepares an answer to the court explaining his clients position. Included is a letter requesting Judge Washington to make any changes in the text which he believes are necessary.","Account, William Augustine Washington with J. Fox. Legal and copying fees include copy of Henry Ashton's will, proving \"Fisher's\" deed, swearing jury, etc.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Lewis gives an account for $304.30 paid by him to Howell Lewis and chargeable to all of legatees of Gen. Washington's estate -- he is unable to collect from various people whose addresses he does not know, or for other reasons -- Gabriel Lewis has just returned and the Kanawha lands are divided -- asks Bushrod to send him a receipt for $100. paid Bushrod's mother [Hannah Bushrod Washington]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Bushrod Washington, and in Lewis's hand \"Dr. James Patton in Acct. with the Estate of Genl. Washington,\" and in another hand \"Executor of Mrs. Washington's Estate,\" laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Fairfield. Fairfax Washington writes regarding the recently-arrived mourning ring left to his deceased mother [Hannah Fairfax Washington] as legacy by George Washington -- he gives Lewis directions for having it delivered to him -- mentions also a miniature of the general, previously received, that the two items constitute the whole of the legacy left to his mother. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"The Receipt of his Mother's legacy,\" mounted.","Bill and receipt. $2.25 for shoes, 9.00 for cossaks (boots).","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rock Hill and Georgetown. Bushrod Washington Jr. writes to Burd about local and regional political battles involving the impeachment of judges, including Judge Samuel Chase of the Supreme Court, and Randolph's treatment of Chase, as leader of the impeachment. Washington also speaks critically of \"Duane,\" probably William J. Duane the politician, or perhaps his father the newspaper editor. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark (1803). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. To \"Dear Sir.\" Concerns Bushrod Washington's insurance policy on Mount Vernon, from the Mutual Insurance Company.","Promissory note. D.S. 1 page. For £78 Virginia money before 15th Oct. -- signed by Whiting Washington; witnessed by Nehemiah Garrison. On reverse, dated April 16, 1805, Jas. Milton assigns note to Robt. Milton. Document signed, in hand of James Milton, fragment, docketed.","A.D.S. 6 pages. A statement as to the title to Woodlawn drawn up by Lawrence Lewis because of a threatened suit over the land by descendants of Sarah Mason Brooke; it embodies Col. George Mason's statement on the history of the lands ownership. Lewis's search of title goes back to William Travers, who by deed from Proprietors, March 22, 1677, got 788 acres. The Woodlawn part of that property was later owned by George Washington (who had gotten it on 27 October 1772) and then willed by him to Lawrence Lewis and Eleanor (\"Nelly\") Parke Custis Lewis. Autograph document signed, by Lawrence Lewis, docketed \"Col. Geo. Mason's Statement,\" and in another hand, \"as to title of Woodlawn.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Agrees with Burd that horseracing is the favorite sport of Virginians -- mentions races in Virginia and Pennsylvania and Washington -- says spring at Mt. Vernon is the \"season when nature presents its most pleasing colours\" -- admires ladies in the neighborhood \"but none of them has enslaved my happiness\" -- speculates that closer relations between Pennsylvania and Virginia might be fostered by intermarriage between the states -- mentions Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson's use of hieroglyphics. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa. Va. May 18,\" torn, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","1 page. Estate of GW.A notice of a forthcoming bond for Keating and Murray. Amount: $1.00.","Autograph document signed, fragment, docketed \"Blakey Recpt. for a Bay mare June 1805.\" Receipt for 25 pounds for a bay mare.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. Custis writes that his account with the estate of George Washington will be paid as soon as his crop can be marketed -- expresses distress of Fitzhugh family because of Mrs. Fitzhugh's illness -- he wishes the Kanawha lands were apportioned for he wishes to sell his share, even at great loss. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by B. Washington, mounted, watermark.","D.S. 1 page. Buildings insured were 2 Negro Quarters, Office, Smokehouse, Wash house, Carriage house, and 2 Stables ... \"real sum insured\" was $4576.00 ... signed by Rob't Mitchell.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod writes to Peters that he has heard of the sickness in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, New York and Philadelphia (yellow fever) -- asks if they should hold court for \"your District\"? -- thinks judges and lawyers would attend, but would jury men and witnesses also attend if in danger of sickness? -- would it be better to postpone until winter? -- intends to spend a few days at Wheatland near Charlestown, Jefferson County. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Peters, \"16 ansd. repeating what I wrote him on the 15th substance,\" postmarked Alexa Va. September 14,\" watermark.","Receipt for $200. as part payment of a $500. loan ...","A.L.S. 2 pages. Culpeper County. Capt. Hammond [husband of Samuel's deceased sister Mildred] wants him to buy his share of Kanawha lands left him by George Washington's legacy -- he can't afford it -- asks for an opinion on how much he should lease or buy it for -- can Hammond have other compensation in place of this land? -- Hammond embarrassed for money now -- he gave draft on executors and it was refused. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Saml. Washington.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Bushrod writes about spending Christmas in Dumfries by invitation of \"very fine girls,\" although his trip was cut short when his father came down with gout. He also gives news of the Federal City, which is \"thronged with beautiful girls and other strangers,\" including \"a number of Turks and Indians.\" He shares an anecdote about the Turkish ambassador asking Thomas Jefferson for \"six wives\" and writes about a dinner hosted aboard a frigate by Jefferson for a group of Native American men. Bushrod also writes of the rising power of Napoleon in France and about the Carters of Philadelphia.","Receipt. Certifying proof of a Mr. Peytons deed to the District of Columbia. Amount: $52.00. Estate of GW.","Receipt. A.N.S. 1 page. $1.00 for watch repair docketed, \"paid by Mrs. W. from Butter Sold.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mt. Vernon has sent her some books ... will send more ... invites the Rankins for a visit ... regards from all the family ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"","Articles of Agreement, Jesse Richardson with Wm. A. Washington for purchase of a tract of land, held jointly by Wm. A. Washington and Lawrence Butler, of 1000 acres in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Jesse Richardson to pay Col. Washington with young horses, to the amount of the purchase. Valuation to be established.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Has been amusing himself reading Mr. John Randolph's Philippicks, his invectives against democrats -- this includes Randolphs threat to impeach Madison and Jefferson -- he has many politicians under his control through fear of being exposed by him -- mentions having received a report of Mr. Pitt's death [Wm. the younger] in England -- comments on the European situation -- the British Navy is the only thing between Napoleon and world domination -- U.S. should do nothing to injure Britain at this time -- since his aunt [Ann Blackburn Washington] has determined not to visit Philadelphia this Spring, he will stay and keep her company. Autograph letter signed, with integral cover, postmarked \"Alexa Va Mar. 30,\" docketed, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","$6.75 pd. in full.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Gen. Mason going to Kentucky will carry this letter -- acknowledges payment of $40 -- Warner was with them, mentions his trip to Orleans -- their father [John Lewis] is well -- speaks of Dr. Stuart's land in Mason County, Ky., 5000 acres on Tripletts creek and 9000 on Locust creek -- advertised for sale -- he sends tax money by Gen. Mason -- asks Gabriel Lewis to help Mason -- talks of affairs of the day -- the ship Leander -- General Miranda landed in Spanish America, the province of Caraccas, takes the island of Marquireta, the towns of Camana -- Barcelona on the river Neveri, in full march for the capital of the colony -- this information by Capt. Risbrough from Martinique, Miranda has proclaimed the independence of the province. Concludes with a full 2 page postscript by Nelly, here separately cataloged. Autograph letter signed, with 2 p. additional note by Nelly Custis Lewis, cover marked \"Hond by Genl. Tomson Mason, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawr. Lewis.\"","D.S. 1 1/4 page.  Baxter charges a total of L8, 2 shillings for smithing services including \"Making 2 large Ramshare ploughs\" and mending carriage wheels and selling a \"whip saw.\" Balance paid. Document signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Caroline Springs near Fredericksburg. Papers desired by Burd will need to be retrieved from recording office in [Washington] -- Bushrod will be in the Fredericksburg area for a while -- reveals his approaching marriage to Miss [Henrietta] Spotswood -- they will live on his estate in Westmoreland and later procure an establishment near Alexandria -- please tell Rush of the upcoming wedding -- he asks for European news -- \"our present President\" [Jefferson] means to stand for reelection. Autograph letter signed, integral cover docketed, laminated, postmarked \"Freds Va Jul 20.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","Rock Hill. Col. Washington explains that his son Bushrod, Jr, will share equally with his brothers in the Col.'s estate. His income will be adequate to support a wife. At the time young Bushrod was engaged to Spotswood's daughter, Henrietta.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington, Rock Hill. Introduces Bushrod Washingtons own nephew, George Corbin Washington, who just arrived after tedious passage of 20 days, and is \"so much grown that I suppose you would scarcely know him\" -- Bushrod, Jr. and new wife Henrietta Spotswood are very happy -- Bushrod, Jr. wishes to trade his Kanawha land for land near Centerville -- what is Bushrod's opinion of this land? -- desires Bushrod to help him find purchaser for his lands, Blenheim and Haywood -- wishes to sell, pay debts and divide rest among children -- \"there seems to be little hope of getting out of debt by cropping\" -- he presses suit against Mr. [Wm.] Robinson for £560 -- Robinson has no claim to money from land sold to George Washington and others after death of his daughter [Ann A. Washington]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, mounted, docketed \"Wm. A. Washington about Mr. Robinson's claim,\" laminated, watermarks. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. A. Washington.\"","Bill. $2.25 for 9 lbs. of sole leather ...","Poem \"Washington's Requiem\" by Virginia Cary. D. 1 page. A poem in praise of G.W., written in 1800 or 1806 \"on seeing a picture of Mount Vernon with the grave of Washington.\" (Date might be 1800). Date on original catalog appears 180[6 ?].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Deals with two letters reputedly written by G.W. to [Thomas Jefferson] after the Mazzei letter [Thos. Jefferson to Philip Mazzei, Ap. 24, 1796; famous controversial letter, after which G.W. was said never to have written T.J. again]--Tobias Lear employed by Judge W-n to assort the General's papers, and letters now missing, plus a diary for important presidential years--[accuses no one, but implies Lear took them]--tries to reconcile General's statement [that he never wrote T.J. again after the Mazzei letter] with truth--congratulates Pickering on speech against embargo--mentions [John] Adams \"lives a mournful spectacle of blind and courtly obedience to Presidential will.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, [first part of letter missing], laminated.","Account, Estate of George Washington with Lawrence Lewis. A.D. 2 pages. Account of money spent and received by Lewis as executor of G.W.'s estate - includes taxes on Kentucky land, City taxes, taxes on property in Alexandria, rents paid to Mr. Fitzhugh for rent of land for free negroes and money for support of free negroes. Autograph document in hand of Lewis, docketed by Lewis \"No. 3 the Estate of Genl. Washington in Acct. with Lawe. Lewis.\" Laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. The amount paid Dr. Peyton about settles Custis's account to estate -- asks Bushrod to send old bonds he gave at 1st sale to Woodlawn, where he can pick them up, along with any papers relating to his estate the \"Forest of Washington,\" bequeathed him by the General. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Bushrod W., laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Rock Hill. Bushrod comments on Aaron Burr's efforts to separate western states -- thinks his plan an absurd for one of his intellect and feels he cannot succeed -- Burr should be arrested and tried if any crime can be found -- mentions the costly delays of Congress -- says his fondness for ladies is increased by his high opinion of his wife, Henrietta Spotswood -- makes comments on Burd's romance. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Bushrod Washington Mt. Vernon,\" postmarked \"Washington City, Feb. 14\", laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bushrod Washington.\"","Letter, 1 page. Madison transmits to Bushrod Washington the papers of Fielding Lewis who died before they could be processed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Madison.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. As Bushrod is leaving home for an extended period he asks to leave charge of nephews John and Bushrod [Corbin ?] Washington, who are in school, to Reid -- asks Reid to furnish them with any clothing or other articles they need -- no extravagances -- and 2 or 3 dollars a month pocket money. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated. Note while the letter appears to be addressed to 'James New,' the editors at the Washington Papers discovered that Bushrod Washington's poor handwriting actually is written to James Reid.","Marshall writes that, at the request of Bushrod Washington, he is sending \"the enclosed letters\" (not present) but was unable to find \"the letter of Mr. S. Washington to which that of the 2d of April is an answer.\" Marshall was given access to the papers of George Washington to write his biography. Bushrod Washington and Lawrence Lewis served as executors of Washington's estate and were likely requesting papers back from Marshall in order to settle Washington's account with his nephew Saumel T. Washington.","A receipt in Washington's hand for \"4 Hhs. and 21 1/2 Bs. corn.\" Docketed \"Memorandum of Corn\". Autograph document signed, in hand of Washington, fragment, docketed \"Memorandum of Corn\". For 4 Hhs. and 21 1/2 Bs. corn.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. They haven't heard from him in a long while and tax money due -- has he heard of the atrocious outrage by British Admiral Berkley on the flag of the United States [Chesapeake-Leopard affair] -- Commodore Douglas, the Triumph and Melampus, the Bellona and the Leopard, schooner Revenge to go to England with dispatches -- meanwhile seaports to be fortified -- \"Something like War this, spirit of 76 up\" -- \"War rather than a disgraceful peace\" -- hopes to see him -- Gabriel \"must want more Negroes by this time, I shall have it in my power to furnish you\" -- Eleanor (Nelly) sends good wishes, but says Gabriel hasnt answered her letter. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked Alexa Va. July 22, laminated, docketed, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears as [1807] July 22.","A.L.S. 3 pages. New Port. Awaits confinement of his wife [Henrietta Spotswood] hourly [Anne Eliza Washington, born 1807]--anxious to go to Westmoreland to see about workmen and how house goes along--sure Laurel Grove will be ready for occupancy by time Henrietta's confinement is over--will see him shortly to get things for housekeeping--expects kitchen furniture to come highest--purchases to be made--will get by on minimum this year--can get these articles in Alexa.--for money to pay workman, will sell Mr. Spotswood 500 acres in Ky. [W. A. W-n] offered him--will pay [his father] a dollar per acre--hears treaty has been ratified, if so will enhance price of [ ]--George [Corbin W-n] must look like a married man by now--requests he see that corn field at Laurel Grove be laid down in wheat--Mr. Rose, who holds his note for $400 is to issue writ against him--asks [father] to let him have money out of first crops and he can deduct this from his wheat crop when it is ready. Autograph letter signed, with long postscript on cover, docketed by W. A. Washington \"My Son Bushrod's Letter agreeing to give me one Dollar pr. acre for 500 acres Land in Kentucky the half of 1000 Acres between Majr. Butler and myself and to be conveyed in the same way as my Agreement with Jesse Richardson. Sept. 8th 1807.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Regarding settling account of Mrs. Law.","$1.50 pd. on account of John Chew ... [addressed to Colo. Washington, most likely William Augustine Washington].","Receipt for $200. for 6 months house rent ...","A.L.S. 3 pages. Rippon Lodge. Long letter about the health and travels of her husband and brother ... sends this letter by her husband, Bushrod W-n ... regrets Miss Sinclair and Betsy cannot visit her this winter ...  Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\" Someone had docketed the letter and has identified writer and recepient.","1 page. Request for three bushels of corn. Docketed \"5 Baggs lent at 3 Bushells each in the car at several different times.\"","Bill and receipt. 8 entries - all for shoes apparently for the Negroes... 10 pairs for $16.82.\" Receipted by Corcoran on Oct. 10, 1809.","Account. A.D. 3 pages. Docketed. Interesting record of dress making materials... Variety of fabrics represented, gloves, fans, stockings, etc.","3 pairs of shoes for $3.50. Bill made out by Wm. Parsons for Thomas Corcoran. Addressed to Colonel Washington, most likely William Augustine Washington.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Grape Hill. Reports advertisement in Winchester paper of 2 tracts of land owned by A[ndrew] Park. (Lawrence probably son of Samuel and his 4th wife Anne Steptoe).","A.L.S. 1 page. Regarding debts of Mrs. Law. To Mr. John Law, Washington.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Regarding repayment of Mrs. Law's debts, his proposal and conditions for taking responsibility for them.","Bank of Columbia, Georgetown.$2.15 ...","Bank of Columbia, Georgetown.$30.00.","Bank of Columbia, Georgetown.$5.00 ...","List of fees against Lawrence Lewis, Fairfax County. D.S. 1 page. Fees owed by Lewis to the Fairfax County court through his business as executor of George Washington's estate. Signed by William Moss, clerk of the court.","For repairing a wagon wheel.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Sends this by Gabriels friend Byrd Willis who visits Kentucky intending to settle there -- George hopes Byrd will look at his (Georges) land there if he gets as far as Green River -- Warner and Gabriel's letter was received -- Warner Lewis speaks well of Georges land on Lost Creek -- would like Gabriel to show it to Byrd -- Gabriel did not like Georges proposal about the division of their land -- attack of gout keeps George home but he will try to get to Kentucky and arrange a better division of the land -- Gabriel's father, John Lewis, is well. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Lewis.\"","Signed check made payable to Docr. Charles Worthington for the amount of $38.00.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia. Expresses his happiness that her health has improved, apparently due to the efficity of a medicinal concoction of his own devise. Describes his heavy work schedule of Supreme Court cases and a visit to a circus, which he enjoyed immensely.","2 pages. Consents to a proposal for the Dismal Swamp property purchase by Gen. Lee from G. Washington's estate. He believes the proposal will satisfy the interests of the legatees.","Bank of Columbia, Georgetown.$11.41 ...","Letter. Hawthorn. Concerns \"a box of papers which related to the executorship\" of the estate of Lawrence's father Samuel Washington [1734-1781]. Lawrence asks Samuel to help clear the name of his deceased brother George Steptoe Washington [1771-1809] by altering previous testimony Samuel had made regarding these papers. \"I feel a confidence ... that this act of justice, to my brother's memory will be done with promptness.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawrence A. Washington.\"","Daniel C. Brent, Dumfries Virginia, writes to Col. William Washington, concerning land and timber upon the property located in Stafford, Virginia, and the mortgage left between General \"Light Horse\" Harry Lee and Mrs. Fitzhugh which is currently held up the county court. Henry Lee was placed in debtors' prison as a result for not paying on his land transactions. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral address panel. Docketed.","D.S. 1 page. Bond of Lawrence A. Washington and Comfort Wood, administrator and administratrix of Robert Wood, deceased, to deliver 4 head horses to \"Edward McGuire's Hotel in Winchester,\" the place of appointed sale of the 2nd Saturday in February. Partly printed, endorsed, laminated. Signed by Lawrence A. Washington and Comfort Wood.","1 Bible, $3.00. Receipted by Eben. Macdonald.","A.L.S. 1 page. Woodlawn. Lawrence writes regarding Gen. Lee's account with the estate of George Washington -- he is unable to locate Lees bond -- also mentions statement of Mr. Bassett's account with estate -- in a postscript he says that he found Lees bond amongst the Suffolk papers. Autograph letter signed, with postscript on integral cover, mounted, red seal, (good, with heraldic device). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"","L. 1 page. Re: Col. Wharton acknowledges with great pleasure the gift from Mrs. Law of a waistcoat which belonged to General George Washington. Letter, handwritten, unsigned, no cover, postmark, etc.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod mentions receiving tax money for Mr. Turner's land -- will settle with your uncle [Lawr. Lewis] also will get him to sign the power of attorney so he can sell the Kentucky lands which belong to the devisees of Gen. Washington -- gives information of Kentucky lands: deed from Gen. Lee to Washington for 5000@ dated Nov. 5, 1798 -- was recorded in Kentucky court of appeals Dec. 7, 1799 -- gives James Nourse's description of tract of 2000@ on Rough Creek -- Philips certifies to adjoining tract, 3000@ -- Gen. Spotswood's favorable account of the adjoining country -- whole creek navigable -- other claims to parts of land -- one [Woodson ?] -- letter of Dec. 1802 from a Mr. Thomas Lewis claiming interference with his claim -- thinks there is a mistake -- Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington will allow Warner Lewis reasonable compensation for visiting and examining the above lands. (virtually identical to another copy in collection, except that this one has docketing: \"Copy of Letter and Power of Atty to Mr. W. Lewis\".) Autograph letter signed, docketed by B.W., \"Copy of Letter and Power of Atty to Mr. W. Lewis\", silked, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\" Photocopy in PS file.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod mentions receiving tax money for Mr. Turner's land -- will settle with your uncle [Lawr. Lewis] also will get him to sign the power of attorney so he can sell the Kentucky lands which belong to the devisees of Gen. Washington -- gives information of Kentucky lands: deed from Gen. Lee to Washington for 5000@ dated Nov. 5, 1798 -- was recorded in Kentucky court of appeals Dec. 7, 1799 -- gives James Nourse's description of tract of 2000@ on Rough Creek -- Philips certifies to adjoining tract, 3000@ -- Gen. Spotswood's favorable account of the adjoining country -- whole creek navigable -- other claims to parts of land -- one [Woodson ?] -- letter of Dec. 1802 from a Mr. Thomas Lewis claiming interference with his claim -- thinks there is a mistake -- Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington will allow Warner Lewis reasonable compensation for visiting and examining the above lands. (virtually identical to another copy in collection, except that this lacks docketing.) Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\" Photocopy in PS file. [See copy of same letter, same date, docketed by B. W-n, \"Copy of Letter and Power of Atty to W. W. Lewis\"].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Family letter... her health not good; under the care of Dr. Dangerfield ... her friend, Eliza Smith, wrote of the activities of their friends ... Miss Vanderings, Frederick Campbell, P Coleman, Dr. Nelson, Miss Re, M. Randolph are some of the names mentioned in the letter ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. W.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Anna Maria writes her dear brother news of the \"Doctor\" [Stuart] and family, a visit at Ossian Hall, and \"Aunt Lewis\" and family at Woodlawn -- wishes to have thread spun to knit stockings for her two brothers George Fayette and Charles for they are \"much more pleasant in Summer than cotton\" but is having trouble finding someone to do the spinning for her -- Aunt Lewis has knitted purses for them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (RG). Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. W.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Includes account of fees against Stuart at the end of the letter with entries from 1806 to 1810. Addressed to \"Doctor David Stuart, Ossian Hall, Fairfax County.\" Docketed \"Genl. Minor acct.\"","3 pairs shoes, $5.00.","Text, quarto with paper binding. 26 pages.  Consists of rules and regulations of the Mutual Assurance Company against Fire in Buildings in the State of Virginia. Same company which insured Bushrod Washington's Mount Vernon.","Printed form with [manuscript] completions: \"City and County of New-York, ss. I [Charles Dickinson] one of the Alderman of the City of New-York, and a Judge of the Court of Common pleas, called the Mayor's Court, ... Do Certify, That on this day [Norman Washington] Residing in the said city a [Black] man exhibited proof before me, reduced to writing, of the freedom of him ... I Do Further Certify that the said [Norman] ... was born at [Mount Vernon] in [the State of Virginia] and that he [was born] free .... Given under my hand, this [Twenty fourth] day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven.]\" Includes physical description of Norman Washington; and gives his age as \"about Twenty Seven years.\" 1 page, 20 x 17 cm.","Autograph note signed and initialed by Bushrod Washington, regarding a mortgage payment and deed certification.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Neale desires information of Margaret Keith from Ireland, who accompanied Gen. Washington on all his campaigns in the Revolution until 1779 or 1780 -- she had several illegitimate children, of which the writer seems to be one -- he has been enabled to rise in a small degree above his lowly beginnings. Autograph letter signed, integral cover badly burned and torn, laminated, docketed by B.W. Name on original manuscript appears as \"James G.W. N.\"","Statement of debts, Samuel Washington. D.S. 12 pages, folio. Drawn up to effect a settlement of a dispute between Lawrence Washington, Bushrod Washington and Joseph Nourse (U.S. Treasury). Includes various members of Washington family and sizable debt owed to John Parke Custis, deceased.","A.L.S. 1 page. Note asking Mr. Beverley to send $26.4 by the bearer. Robert Beverly was executor of William A. Washington's estate. Autograph letter signed, quarter sheet.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Introduces Beall to a Mr. Bennett (?) who has proposed marriage to Evans' daughter, who, it seems, has been cared for by Mr. and Mrs. Beall. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Tho. B. Evans.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. The heirs of Thornton Washington, son of Samuel, give their written assent to Bushrod to \"Dismiss suit against Col. Lee\" if the land in question can be sold at good price -- they wish to settle affairs of the Thornton Washington estate.  Autograph letter signed, in hand of ? , docketed by B.W. \"T. and Sam Washington Rock Hall.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Llewellyn. Family matters -- Parke often talks with her about him [Gabriel] -- distance from Kentucky is nothing, as Warner will prove -- Warner with them now but soon to return to Lexington and Logan -- Gabriel's wife and two boys [Richard Bibb and John Gabriel Lewis] -- Mary Ann to stay with Mrs. Lee -- wishes to see him and his family in Virginia again -- wishes he were there to act as nursemaid, housekeeper etc. for her again -- Warner is o.k. at this, but he has a roving disposition and won't remain long in one place -- Howell [Lewis] studying mathmatics in Alexandria -- wishes he [Howell] would use influence with his cousin, \"Queen Dolla lolla\" [Dolly Madison?] to get reinstated in Navy with more advantageous appointment -- \"I have at Woodlawn the finest bed of Mint for Juleps that I have ever seen\" -- would brew them for his father's [John Lewis's] use -- sends gifts to his boys and wife -- Mr. Lewis and \"my four darlings\" send regards.  Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermarked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eleanor.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Living in retirement at LaGrange ... some general information on state of European politics ... heard that John Marshall to publish a 2nd. edition of his Life of W-n ... requests Bushrod to send him his (L-e's) correspondence with Gen. W-n and copies of GW's letters to him ... Lafayette's papers lost in \"revolutionary storms of Europe.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, Paris. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\" Sequel: Bushrod apprently sent the correspondence which is now (1963) in the library of Lafayette College. See also 1811 D.B. Warden to Dec. 20 Bushrod W-n.","A.L.S. 1 page. Paris. Offers to act as the go-between for Lafayette and Bushrod correspondence ... also Mr. Graham of the State Dept. if Bushrod agrees to send the GW-Lafayette correspondence ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"D. B. Warden.\" See 1811 - Lafayette to Bushrod Wn Dec. 15.","Receipt, 1 page. Receipt for recording the Memorial of G. Washington's ex[ecutors] deed \"to you.\" Partly printed ms., fragment, docketed \"Robt. Lewis\" and \"Stafford.\"","D. 1 page. A summary of the Cresap suit against the estate of GW, regarding the title to Round Bottom, (Ohio River) sold by GW in 1798 to Archibald McClean of Alexandria. The summary appears to be in the handwriting of B. W-n. The litigation lasted over 15 years and the substance of the suit remained the same. Therefore the absence of a specific on the document makes it difficult to place.","General Henry Lee writes to Col. Nicholas Rogers sending his condolences regarding the recent death of Rogers' wife Eleanor. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.","Bank certificate, Signed by John A. Washington for the amount of $180.00.","Order to pay, Union Bank Geo. Town. George Corbin Washington to Thomas Beall. Pay Thomas Beall on demand $476.10.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Reports his success with pisé [or rammed earth] buildings -- has built ice house and 2 porter's houses -- Bushrod is \"perfectly satisfied with the cheapness, the strength and durability of these buildings\" -- considers building a 2 story house for nephew in this fashion on the west of the Blue Ridge. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Mar. 19th 1812 recd. 24th,\" postmarked \"Alexa. Mar. 23.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Independence. Describes the merits of 2 tracts of land in Montgomery Cty., both for sale, one nr. The Court House, the other about 8 miles from Georgetown. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Benj. Berry.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Mentions a note having been endorsed by Colo. Deneale--unable to collect the money and requests further indulgence--is paying a certain amount and will endorse a note for $500.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Philadelphia. Advises Bushrod Washington on his wife's treatment \"to complete the conquest which Mrs. Washington has happily made in part over her attachment to laudanum\" -- Rush directs a gradual lessening of the dose to nothing -- suggests various infusions, including ginger tea, bitters, spirits of hartshorne, and strong porter or wine -- asks Bushrod to pass on his words that \"the habitual use of opium is often attended with the most serious and distressing consequences [including] idiotism and madness\" -- he hopes her resolution to be cured is equal to her judgment on the subject of the letter. Autograph letter signed, docketed by B.W. \"Doct. Rush Advice for Mrs. Washington\", laminated.","Receipt. Payment in full for medical services.","Bond. D. 1 page. Document docketed \"Washington to Morgan $234.6\", laminated.Bond to pay $468.12 with the condition that the bond is void if $234.06 is paid by Sept. 15 1813. Signed by Henry and Warner Washington [Jr.]. Witnessed by Benj. Taylor. On reverse, \"By cash of the within by Benj. Taylor Sixty five dollars (signed) B. Taylor, March 20 1813\" and \"June 18 1813 by Cash of Benj. Taylor Eighty Dollars.\"","Check. A.D.S. 1 page. Custis's check on Farmers Bank of Alexandria for $145. Autograph document signed, endorsed by Dawson, canceled.","A.L. 2 pages. Washington. Harper's name does not appear on original manuscript, but in this letter to his daughter he describes his recent visit to Mount Vernon -- says he was well-received but that the place is quite run down except for the mansion itself -- the garden and hothouses (with their lemon trees) did earn his praise.","D. 2 pages. Gray agrees to purchase W-n's land in Westmoreland Cty. on the Potomac $20. an acre for 800 acres and $10. an acre for the balance pending a survey ... Gray to pay 100 shares of $100. each of Potomac Bank Stock when deeds are drawn ... payments out lined ... Washington reserves the grave yard and 50 ft. sq. at Wakefield to include the spot on which GW was born ... witnessed by Bushrod W-n, R. G. Robb, James Miller.","A.L.S. 1 page. Offers to dismiss the suit against him initiated by Bushrod Washington, Jr., and accept the provision made for him in his father's will (Wm A. W-n) \"in discharge of the sum which Colo. Washington recd as his guardian from the Executors of Genl Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Previously sent remittance of a balance owed back to him. Discusses a Superior Court suit of Mr. Washington. Addressed to \"Doctr. David Stuart, Ossian Hall, near Alexandria.\" Docketed \"Genl. Minor\" with date.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Bishop William White. Concerns a candidate for the ministry, Mr. Milnor, who White believes will be \"useful to our Church, and to the Causes of Religion in general ...\" White is editing a defense of Church doctrine and will send Washington a copy. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","Letter, Mount Vernon. To Simon Summers, Surveyor of Henrico County. Requests him to make survey of some of his land--leave letter in p.o. saying when to expect him. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington\". On reverse is docket \"Rough Plat and notes of one of Judge Washington's fields.\" and notation \"at request of Judge Washington.\" There follows survey notes dated July 25-26, 1813, and the two names \"John Bryan and Robbert Dunnington C.C.\"","The letter addresses several legal questions to Peters and ends with the admonition that the British fleet is expected hourly and \"will do great mischief should these ships pass the fort\" (Fort Washington) where \"the Adams (a vessel), some gunboats and about 2000 men\" are understood to be stationed.","Memorandum of agreement, D. 3 pages. Agreement for sale of 85 1/2 acres of timbered land and 125 acres cleared land by Washington, near Charlestown -- Ranson to pay $60 per acre for wooded and $40 per acre for cleared -- terms of payment -- Washington to have it surveyed and give proper title. Document, docketed, laminated. Signed by Geo. F. Washington and Mathw. Ranson, witnessed by John Yates.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Georgetown. A chatty letter containing one of the very early descriptions of Mount Vernon during the occupancy of Bushrod Washington: Went by barge -- 16 miles -- left at sunrise -- the plantation reduced to 4000 acres -- about 60 working slaves besides house servants and 15 or 20 children -- appearance of neglect, need for superintendence visible -- present appearances did not comport with dignity of the great man who left it -- garden contains rare and wonderful exotics, lemon and fig trees, fine apples, coconuts -- gardener a german, has been there 25 years -- house has \"a charming situation, with a fine growth of tall venerable trees at one end of it, with seats around many of the trees. There is a piazza the whole length of the house in front pav'd with large square stones. It commands a fine view of the river and adjacent country. We were invited into the \"banqueting-room,\" to see the celebrated chimney-piece, which is superb marble of various colours, exquisitely wrought ...\" -- pictures of the present owners, Mrs. Crawford her sister, furniture like that of dining rooms, in addition a large organ and a tall piece of furniture \"that I did not know the use of\" -- did not see the Judge or Mrs. Washington -- heard her piano sounding at a distance -- she is in very delicate health -- spends most of her time with her music -- scarcely ever sees her servants except her spinners to whom she gives their weekly portion of spinning -- \"sister Ann remark'd how well she should like to be mistress of such an establishment, and put things in order, cloathe the naked children, (for strange as it may seem, we saw such) ... We went to the vault where moulders all that was mortal of Washington\" -- describes Col. Wharton, death of his wife -- was once a friend -- to meet the celebrated Mrs. General Wilkinson and sister, french women from New Orleans -- has several fine birds, a mocking bird. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Georget Col., laminated, watermark (Amies and a dove of peace). Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Proud.\"","D.S. 1 page. Promise to pay $460.66 2/3 for value received from John Washington, to Wm. A.G. Dade as administrator of estate of Gwynn W. Baylor [possibly Walker Gwynn Baylor, born Virginia ca. 1780]. Docketing notes it is \"Benefit of Mrs. J. A. Baylor.\" Signed by Warner Washington [Jr.] and witnessed by Francis W[hiting] Washington. Document signed, fragment, docketed \"Mr. Washingtons note to Wm. A.P. Dade $460.66 2/3 benefit of Mrs. F.A. Baylor.\" Signed by Warner Washington [Jr.] and witnessed by Francis W[hiting] Washington.","D.S. 3 pages. Deed of land, 309 acres of land in Jefferson County to George Fayette Washington in exchange for payment of 4 bonds. If bonds are paid to Washington in time, deed to be void. Witnesses Matthew Ranson, John Yates, William Stanhope.","Printed stock certificates. Purchased at various times between 1813 and 1828.","$6.50 for subscription to the Federal Republican.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Lawrence and Eleanor rejoice in his safe arrival -- bank deposit agreeable to promise -- asks him to pay back taxes on land sold Joseph Lewis -- encloses notes of tenants on Rough Creek land -- send his five dollars to Federal Republican to have their paper sent to Warner at Russellsville -- they now publish a daily for $10 too -- news, Bonaparte's complete overthrow, loss of 82,000 men -- messenger from England with peace dispatches, prices dropped at the news -- rumor of a cabinet council to consider peace -- Armstrong the only one for war -- demo.'s upset over Boney's upset -- strange that men rejoice in his successes and upset at his defeat -- our relations with France if exposed would reveal corruption -- Warner's father [John Lewis] indebted to George Washington estate, how to close account -- fears it is not in his power to pay it. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. He hopes to hear Congress's report concerning the Glebe Land and land in the District, but disappointed so far. Also in regards to new jail in Alexandria, he believes citizens should not have to pay taxes for new jail as they were already taxed for the one in Fairfax County. To the Hon. Joseph Lewis,  a Member of Congress.","A.D.S. 1 page. John Littlejohn, collector of the revenue for the 22nd collection district of Virginia, collects duty of $10.00 from David Stuart for and upon a four wheel carriage called a coachee which is owned by Stuart.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Greenwood. Anna writes to her brother George Fayette of her ill health over a long period -- pain in breast and cough -- describes the medicines she has been taking and efforts to get a doctor from Fredericksburg or elsewhere -- hopes to visit him in summer by packet \"if the British will be good enough to keep out of the way.\" -- writes of her children, Charles and Churchill -- scolds him for not writing. Autograph letter signed, (under cover of letter of March 1) watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. Thornton.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. She sends the letter written fortnight ago [see letter of 12 February 1815 -- it was not sent earlier because Jack was struck with rheumatism and could not carry it to Alexandria -- again rebukes her brother for not writing -- her health is improved, but pain and cough continue. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"[ ] Mar. 2,\" laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. Thornton.\"","Letter, to Robert Brent, Department of War. Lear writes as official of the Department of war, Accounts Office on official business.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood. Expresses concern over a report of her brother's illness -- describes her own poor health -- will try to come up to see him if he is still ill -- explicitly prays to the Lord for his consolation and recovery. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed \"by Jack Cole\", watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. M. Thornton.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Lawrence writes to console his brother Robert on the recent death of his son, who was preserved so long to him, which only made the wound deeper -- Lawrence offers Christian consolations -- postscript says that the watch key was received as gift. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark, in pencil \"on my brother Robert's death 1823.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\"","A.N.S. 2 pages. Third person note to \"Uncle Beverley\" informing him that some lands are scheduled to be sold for taxes if they are not played. Mentions that certain lots acquired under the Byrd lottery should be claimed for her children. Sarah Tayloe Washington (Widow of Col. Wm A. Washington). S. T. Washington refers to herself as \"Miss.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Gov Johnson and Genl. Washington,\" written on reverse \"Signer Constitution and Sup. Court,\" and on face of letter \"This is from Gov. T. Johnson of Md. who nominated Washington to be Commander in Chief,\" laminated, watermark (5 pt. star enclosing CS). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Thos. Johnson.\" Johnson encloses one of General Washington's letters, of which he has several, which Hatch may keep -- apparently as a collectible relic.","Memorandum of agreement, D. 1 page. Francis Washington is to deliver 1000 bushels of wheat to James English's father's barn sometime in November -- Washington to be paid 7 shillings per bushel. Document, docketed \"English and Washington agt.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1815]. Signed by Warner Washington, Francis Washington and James English. Witnessed by Reade Washington. Receipt on reverse for money signed by Francis W. Washington, dated November 5, 1815.","A.D.S. 1 page. Summons to the Washington Family pertaining to a lawsuit.","D. 2 pages. Handwritten copy of a unanimous resolution by the General Assembly of Virginia that the governor be allowed to open correspondence with Bushrod Washington to permit the remains of George Washington and Martha Washington to be reinterred near the Virginia capital beneath a monument to be erected at public expense. Document, docketed \"Copy of Resolutions for the erection of a Monument to the Memory of George Washington,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Regrets that Eliza's insistance on journeying in cold wet weather has caused her suffering illness -- Powel hopes she and her sisters won't let their opposite political views come between them -- discusses Mr. Sergeant and Mr. Hopkinson of Pennsylvania, now in congress -- pleased Eliza resides with Col. [Tobias] Lear and wife [Frances Dandridge] -- recounts \"a vague report in circulation here\" that she and Mr. Law are to be reconciled for their child's sake -- mentions that is in her 74th year. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark (dove of peace). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliz. Powel.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. In hand of a third party. Mrs. Lewis presents to Mr. Pitkin a cup and saucer that used to belong to George Washington.","Letter, Mount Vernon, to an unidentified newspaper. Bushrod asks that the paper discontinue its ad for sale of part of the Mount Vernon estate.","A.L.S. 1 page. Deposited $50 to his credit in the bank of Alexandria.","Lafayette writes to Bushrod Washington to introduce associates, including Col. Bernard, who will be traveling in Virginia, and to ask about the transfer of his letters to George Washington back in France.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. To Henry Jackson, Charge des Affaires of the U.S. in Paris. Sending several packets for friends in France. Mentions her engagement to Col. de Greffe, from whom she has not heard since June 18. He has lost his rank and fortune abroad and she is anxiously hoping for his return. Letter will be delivered by M. de Chenney. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, wax seal. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza Parke Custis.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages. Transfer of land title, George Corbin Washington and others. 1816, Jan. 31: Geo. C. Washington to James Magruder of land called the \"Lodge\" agreeable to Washington's contract with Samuel Fitzhugh ... 1816, June 24: Magruder conveys it to Jacob Wagner ... 1816, June 26: Magruder directs Washington to convey \"Lodge\" to Wagner ... 1819, Mar. 23: Wagner directs Washington to convey it to Robt. and John Oliver ... 1819, Apr.: \"Lodge\" deeded by Thos. Beall of Geo. Town to The Olivers ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Reports that it is too late to submit the claim this season. But, if he has a seat next year he will do everything in his power to procure its admission. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Haywood. S. T. Washington, daughter of Col. Wm A. and Sarah Tayloe (3rd wife). Letter to her uncle asking for one hundred dollars. Refers to property in Richmond which is rightfully her family's and the Byrd lottery properties. (Great niece of GW thru elder brother Augustine). Autograph letter signed, wax, seal, W-n Family cipher - excellent impressions.","Receipt, A.D.S. 1 page. Fitzhugh's receipt to Lewis (on behalf of the executors of George Washington's estate) \"for rents due on a tenement on the Ravensworth tract.\" Note on verso records payment \"on acct. of Land rented for Free Negroes.\" Autograph document signed, with notes on verso in the hand of Bushrod Washington.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Long description of his impressions of Washington, including an account of a visit to Mount Vernon. He met Bushrod Washington and later dined at Woodlawn with Nelly Custis Lewis. She presented him with an ivory button said to have belonged to G.W. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. An ivory button accompanied this letter and is in the museum collections.","Indenture. D.S. 4 pages. George Corbin Washington, nephew of Bushrod Washington, as trustee of George Washington's lot in Washington, DC, sells to English the General's Capitol Hill lots. George Washington's house on Capitol Hill was destroyed by fire during the War of 1812.","Circular letter, L.S. 1 page. A printed letter to legatees of George Washington's estate regarding Henry Banks' claim to the Kentucky land forming part of the estate -- Banks's claim is good and he has agreed to make equal division of land -- his agent will sell it and divide proceeds -- legatees need either to return a power of attorney in this matter or, if they desire to deal separately, contact Banks themselves. Letter signed, integral cover, (addressed in hand of L. Lewis), laminated). Names on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington\" and \"Law Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Montgomery County, Maryland, Medley Hills. Mentions an enclosed certificate [missing] attesting to his Revolutionary service in the 7th Maryland Regiment and Regiment No. 1 ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","8 bills and 1 undated envelope. Bills charged to Lawrence Lewis and Bushrod Washington as executors of George Washington's estate.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod Washington responds to Mr. Lunell concerning his uncle's, George Washington, character and personality. He describes him as being \"comtemplative\", \"reserved\", \"distinguished\" yet \"kind and affectionate\" to relatives, and having \"consummate wisdom.\" He mentions his fondness for \"rural employment\" and skill at managing his plantation.","A.D.S. 2 pages. An agreement whereby Lewis (George Washington's nephew) will sell approx. 550 acres in Jefferson County, called Rock Hall, to Ranson for $17,115. The transaction is to occur as soon as Lewis receives the deed; the land was involved in a lawsuit between the \"Executors of Genl. Geo. Washington Plaintiff and Gerard Alexander and other Defendants.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. To the Cashier, Bank of Columbia, Georgetown. Re: Payment of $300 note. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed.","A.L.S. 12 pages. Annapolis. Gov. Goldsborough's defense of his congressional conduct in 1814 when the question of removing the seat of gov't from Washington was discussed and a resolution voted on ... a Maj. Peter has charged the Gov. with being hostile to the Capital City ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Goldsborough.\"","Elegy of George Washington. A.D.S. 1 page. Written \"on board the Steam Boat\" \"We come, kind Sir, to gaze upon the earth That gave Columbia's mighty hero birth. We come to heave the patriotic sigh Upon the tomb, where now his ashes lie ...\" On cover is a signature: \"Eleanor P. Lewis.\"","D.S. 1 page. Deposition of George Fayette Washington before WIlliam Waters, justice of the peace in Washington, D.C. -- deposer is the only surviving son of George A. Washington, late a Lieutenant in Virginia continental line -- claim for U.S. bounty lands -- his brother Charles A. and sister Anna Maria Thornton are dead, and sister's sons Charles A. ad Churchill J. Thornton to receive half. Document signed, docketed \"Memo. May 2d to ex. and Rept. tomorrow,\" watermark.","Letter. Is returning the shoes which are not Mrs. Washington's ... please return to rightful owner ... Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.D.S. 2 pages. Account of payment due Taylor from Washington mostly on taxes that Taylor had paid on behalf of Washington in Kentucky and Ohio. Possibly George Fayette Washington. Autograph document signed, docketed. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George F. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Lynchburg. Distressed over his illness -- Nelly Custis Lewis away from Woodlawn. Mentions Washington Custis going to the aid of a relative in Mississippi. Other family news. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Name on orginal manuscript appears as \" B. Carter.\"","A.L. 2 pages. Writing in the third person, Eleanor expresses her gratitude for Dr. Parrish's treatment of her \"suffering child\" and encloses payment for his services. Dr. Parrish noted Mrs. Lewis' connection with GW and the identity of the child [Agnes] who died under his care. Autograph letter, integral cover.","A.D.S. 2 pages. Labeled at top \"Extract.\" Description of visit to gardens, greenhouses and tomb. Visit was probably conducted by John C. Ehlers. Autograph document signed, laminated.","A.L.S. 12 pages. Shirley, Virginia. Moore speaks of his philosophies of life and death: \"Death .. is ... the brightest and most glorious moment to man .. if death was the body's enemy, it was the soul's good friend.\" Discusses his ideas about a treatment for yellow fever which Moore \"accidently\" discovered in 1817. It involves the use of mercury and calomel. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","D.S. 1 page. Bail bond of Warner Washington [Jr.] for $687.10, issued by the clerk's office of the Supreme Court of Law of Frederick county, because of a debt to Alexander Porter -- returnable the first Monday in February Signed by Warner and Perrin Washington. A printed form with manuscript additions. Document signed, partly printed.","A.L.S. 5 pages. Shirley, Virginia. Moore explains that he wishes to leave Virginia and return to South Carolina, where \"I meet with encouragment in my profession, and great civility in my social intercourse with an enlightened and polished people.\" Claims that he is \"without money,\" he asks Washington to lend him money to travel to South Carolina. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Princeton. William writes to his half brother requesting money to pay spring session bill at school (as he had to do in the fall) and some doctor bills -- he has written home for money, but there seems to be no money in Westmoreland -- he has been ill -- will try to see Judge Bushrod Washington who is in Trenton. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"W.A. Washington Jr.\", laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. A. Washington.\"","A mansucript check for cash of the Bank of Potomac, signed by John Augustine Washington II. To be paid to N. Herbert of Alexandria for dividends due on his stock.","Letter, 2 pages. Mason Co. on the Kanawa. As the sole tenant of this parcel of land Fleaharty requests the position of manager. He pleads his case with true rustic eloquence. Mentions having salt on property.","D. 1 page. Bond for $750.22 for Warner Washington [Jr.] to deliver 10 head of horses to court house in Winchester on July 2. Signed by all three Washingtons. Document, partly printed, docketed \"Porter ass vs. ? Washington D Bond 18th Oct. [Natirisel ?] and Jud. 618\" and \"Notice given to all parties on the 21st day of Sept. to 4th day of October Court\", laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \" Warner Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Angela [about 8 yrs. old] writes to her brother of visitors to their home -- their sister [Parke] is away at a wedding at Mrs. Van Ness's -- their mother, E.P. Lewis, adds her own note to Lorenzo on the verso -- she writes that a letter from him to Ped [Angela] would give her much pleasure -- did he receive $5 she sent in a letter before Christmas? -- Parke is in Washington for the wedding -- concludes with family news. Autograph letter signed, integral cover in hand of E.P. Lewis, postmarked \"Alexa Jan. 1\", torn and mutilated, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Date on original catolog card appears as 1821 [Dec.] 31 Monday.","D.S. Land paper presented to Palemon H. Winchester of Madison Co. by James Monroe.","Receipt for corporation taxes pd. by Washington for Thomas and Ann Beall and for himself.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Washington. Early description of Mount Vernon--went to visit Mt. V. with Mr. Sibley of Michigan and Mr. Schoolcraft, author and minerologist--custom seems to be to go thru mansion and around grounds with no ceremony, no matter whether Judge W. and family are there or not--\"The house is of wood - old, plain and has rather a gothic appearance ... A stranger is struck with the plainness, and I may add, the stiffness of appearance by which the whole is characterized.\"--\"The changes [since G.W.'s death] which have taken place are ... chiefly produced by decay - few from purposed alteration; and on the whole one would be led to think that the General paid no great regard to ornament and that whatever he attempted in that way he was unsuccessful.\"--exotic fruits and flowers in green house--\"Many of the ornamental trees and shrubs appear to have been planted promiscuously, without order or regularity. This was far more agreable to my eye than the sharp points and angles in which the box borders of the garden were arranged--plucked a piece of cedar from G.W.'s tomb. Autograph letter signed, watermark. Early description of Mount Vernon.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Belmont. Discussion of slavery: \"Some Legalized Kidnappers might be usefully employed in scouring our State of all your fugitive slaves; and if you could colonize all the sooty race, nothing better could be done.\" Peters is angered at the abolitionists, those \"antiflagellating benevolents\". Finally, Peters hopes Washington regains his health, \"so that you may be strong, and work hard on your colonization Scheme; so that all [the slaves] may be returned to the happy regions of their forefathers...\" Mentions Bushrod's \"malady,\" lamenting that \"your appetite was often your worst enemy; and its indulgence in improper gratifications has often nourished, in place of destroying your disease... I once knew a hardy Scotchman killed, when convalescent and recovering from a bilious complaint, by gratifying his appetitite in the treat of a boiled scotch herring.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L. 4 pages. Fairfax County. Early description of Mount Vernon in an unsigned, incomplete letter -- description of house -- \"The whole structure has lately undergone a thorough repair and has in every respect the same appearance as when the General died, except a small portico which the Judge has erected at the south end of the mansion.\" -- description of bowling green and trees, gardens, and exotic plants -- description of main hall and key to Bastille -- \"The Judge now uses the General's study as a dining room. The General's library contains a huge and handsome collection of Books.\" -- American and fallow deer on the estate. Autograph letter, incomplete, unsigned, laminated. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","D. 1 page. Printed notice of July 4, 1822 over Bushrod Washington's name, forbidding permission to steam boat parties and other groups to use Mt. Vernon for \"eating, drinking and dancing parties\" -- \"unpleasant circumstances\" led to his notice -- \"respectable strangers\" can still continue to visit, except on Sundays -- below this is printed a later form letter stating that the published notice has been ignored and he intends to sue boat companies who bring parties to Mt. Vernon -- on reverse is \"Copy of Mr. Scott's statement of the debt due Tracy.\" in hand of Bushrod Washington -- the account covers 1824-1826. Document, printed, docketed \"Mr Scott's statement of bal. due 1 Jany 1826\" and \"Bushrod Washington protest against making Mt. Vernon a dance and lunch [ ] 1822.\" [On reverse is \"Copy of Mr. Scott's statement\" 1826 Jan. 1].","A.L.S. 2 pages. Harpers Ferry to Charles Town. Letter about the preparation of a wedding cake.","L.S. 1 page. Printed circular letter requesting agreement of legatees of George Washington's estate to bring suit in court of District of Columbia in order to settle and pay out remaining assets of estate -- signed by Bushrod Washington and Lawrence Lewis -- a note is added in Bushrod Washington's hand, requesting to know heirs of Mrs. Anna Maria Thornton [Geo. F. Washington's sister] -- this added note is dated 23 January 1823. Letter signed, printed, with additions in hand of Bush. W., integral cover in hand of B.W., laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Georgetown. George Corbin writes his uncle that he has just returned from Green Hill -- this morning he saw Mr. Beverly who is undecided about selling his [Negro] boy to Bushrod Washington -- Dick is about 18 years old and has resided in the District about 3 years -- questions legality of removing a slave to Virginia by purchase -- advises Bushrod to consult Virginia law on this -- he purchased some of finest English and Dutch cattle at sale of the property of Mr. Wm. Williams of Frederick County. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by B.W., postmarked Georn. Ca., Jan. 21,\" laminated, red seal. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\"","Early description of Mount Vernon and certificate of authenticity for painting of Great Falls. Also includes copy, same date.","Letter, 2 pages. To the Superior Court of the Chancery of the Winchester District. Answer of the complaint against him by Geo. Wm. Fairfax and others regarding his trusteeship of the estate of Ferdinand Fairfax and Eliza Blair Fairfax. He wishes to relinquish his responsibility due to failing health.","A.L.S. 3 pages. King George County. Written by a grandson of Augustine Washington, George Washington's half-brother, this letter asks about dividing the remainder of George Washington's estate among his immediate family -- his brother and sister have died, so how should their share be divided? -- Bushrod's reply, dated 1823 May 27, is drafted on page 3 of the manuscript -- the judge gives his opinion of legal distribution of remainder of the estate among heirs of Ann Ashton -- a suit has been brought for final settlement and the courts will decide. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by B.W. \"letter and answer.\" [Bushrod W.'s answer is drafted on back sheet of letter]. [John N. Ashton was a grandson of Augustine Washington, G.W.'s half-brother].","Autograph letter, signed. \"Bush. Washington\" writes to Charles Lewis Esq, regarding a possible arbitration or suit. Letter mentions Mr.Thomas Swann, Mr. Robert I. Taylor, and Mr. Walter Jones. Handwritten note at the bottom.","A.L.S. 2 pages. New Orleans. Erwin writes in regard to collecting an account -- he doesn't want to call on \"our mutual friend Johnny Anderson\" for payment of his note, because Anderson considers himself a great man thereabouts and he has promised to pay upon the sale of his crop -- \"our friend Henry Johnston will be our next governor.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, mounted, postmarked \"New Orl. L Sept 15,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Jefferson. Re: A suit against a \"John Washington\" administrator of the estate of John Throckmorton. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Belmont. A discussion of a legal case, Penn vs. Cline, and Peters' opinion on land speculators. Written on the anniversary of GW's birth, Peters relates that \"This day brings into my mind many old recollections, both painful and pleasant\" and that he is going into Philadelphia to celebrate the birthday. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"Dear Sir, The object of this letter is to give you the name and place of residence of the gentleman on whose account I spoke to you this morning, as they may escape your recollection. 'William Griffith, Burlington, New Jersey.' Sincerely yrs, Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Expressing concern over L.L's indisposition News of the death of a friend killed by an explosion in a steam boiler. News of several marriages. Visit of Judge Johnson and Edward Livingston; good prospects for the Judge's election. Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. P. Lewis (Butler).\" Integral cover, wax seal (broken).","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. Peters writes about publications, sending Washington six copies for his approval before printing. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.N.S. 1 page. \"I this day made a settlement with Mr. Daingerfield Lewis of my private account with my Brother George Lewis and I find exclusive of the property sold by my Brother at Mill Brook he stands indebted to me Five hundred and twenty one dollars and fifty nine cents ...\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Letter with cross-writing. Wishing him a quick recovery from his indisposition. News of the preparations for her impending visit to Phila. News of her household. Integral cover, wax seal. Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. P. Lewis (Butler).\"","A.L.S. 1 page. GWPC's letter accompanies a plate of the States china which is given to Mrs. [Trumbull], the widow of the late Gov. Trumbull.","Partially printed form signed by Samuel J. Cramer.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Concerning the executors of Washington's will.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Georgetown. Mr. Washington, speaking on behalf of all the legatees of Col. [Wm A] Washington requests a quick settlement of the estate. He and the others feel the delay has been extraordinary and unusual. Reference to Kanawah lands. (Post mark - \"MaHa Bridge\" Aug. 3, 1824). Autograph letter signed, Integral cover.","Autograph document signed in the hand of Bushrod Washington, for the sale of land in Prince William County called Yorkshire Farm.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Writing in French, Frestel assures Nelly of his and G.W. Lafayette's affection for her -- they bid farewell to America where they have been received with such kindness -- can add nothing to what Georges has told her -- admonishes her to always remain as she is -- respects to her mother, grandmother and sisters. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed \"recommended to the care of my M. friend George Washington Lafayette\" laminated, watermark, in French.","A.L.S. 1 page. Monticello. Lafayette expresses his affection for Nelly and her brother G.W.P. Custis -- and says he share more when he travels near her at the end of the month -- [This letter is also quoted by Nelly in letter of Nov. 22 to Eliz. Bordley Gibson]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Char. Va. Nov. 10\", laminated, red seal with device blurred, watermarks. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Writing from Mount Vernon, Judge Washington provides his nephew with introductions to two Westmoreland Co. judges and gives advice on passing the Virginia bar. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Concerning meeting arrangements and introductions.","D. 2 pages. Estate of Thos. Peter indebtedness to estate of G.W.--Receipted to G.W. Peter by John A. Washington, attorney in fact for G.W.P. Custis, surviving executor of G.W. Document, endorsed \"Thomas Peter and wife,\" and \"Washington Exer. v. Washington Legatees, marked \"No. 21.\"","A.D. 2 pages. Lawrence Lewis's account with the Estate of Washington including expenses incurred by him from 1825 to 1833 for housing, food, clothing, medical attendance, and other items. Lewis states that all his other accounts with the Executor of the Estate are now settled and if anyone should desire to examine same he may do so. \"On account of Old free Negroes of the Estate.\" Autograph document signed, folio size invoice.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Received copies of George Washington's letters from Chief Justice John Marshall -- will take them to Philadelphia in March -- proposes terms for publication and fee involved -- the Chief Justice thinks there will be 3 volumes. Autograph letter signed, draft. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush Washington.\"","Eleanor C. Stuart draws a personal check for $140.00 on the Bank of Alexandria.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Leesburg. Regarding land and rent on the Yorkshire farm.","A.L.S. 1 page. To Harrison in Leesburg. Regarding Harrison's brother's books to be returned.","Bushrod Washington, Alexandria, writes to his nephew, John Augustine Washington II, Mount Vernon, regarding books and supply of sugar in the store room. Bushrod asked his nephew to bring to Alexandria some papers from the \"press which stands on the walnut chest of drawers in my outward study...\" Papers relate to the  administration of George Washington's estate. Autograph letter, signed. 1 sheet, partially torn.","A.L.S. 2 pages. To Harrison in Leesburg. Regarding rent on the Yorkshire farm.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod reports that he commenced cleaning the ditch in his large meadow but after riding to the meadow he found all hands would be required to take care of the hay which he plans to finish during the week. He thanks his neighbor for his offer to do the ditch but thinks he has the power to do it with his own help. He plans to invest some money and wants to purchase a share in the Dismal Swamp, if the sum is too large he would like to buy the share on partnership, however, he prefers to do so alone. He says he will communicate his neighbor's hints to Bushrod Jr. about the road which he is sorry to hear has been so much neglected.","Bushrod Washington, Mount Vernon, writes to his nephew, John Augustine Washington, Charlestown Jefferson County Virginia, regarding the price of brandy. Autograph letter, signed. 1 sheet, partial wax seal.","A.L.S. 1 page. Lafayette thanks Nelly for her letter and regrets the impossibility of going to Woodlawn to visit before his Virginia visit -- will try to return early, about the 24th and come visit her and bring her to Washington to be there when Lafayette and his party depart. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Philadelphia. To Thompson at the Supreme Court of the U.S. Didn't write sooner because he wanted to examine Thompson's decisions carefully -- then \"our domestic misfortunes occurred, which compelled me to take my family to the mountains\" -- apologizing for his resulting silence, Bushrod then writes out his opinion on the several decisions made by Thompson, concurring in all.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, watermarked (M). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington. Letter of introduction for Lawrence Lewis requesting that he be shown the hospitality of Northhampton Co. Lewis wishes to go to Smith's Island.","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Concerning the full length portrait of George Washington in military uniform which he painted in July 1790 for Mrs. Washington. At the time of this letter, the portrait was owned by \"Mrs. Custis\" (Eliza Parke Custis Law). It descended in the family and is at present in the collection at Winterthur. (see Eisen, \"Portraits of Washington\", vol. 11, p. 417 and Morgan and Fielding, \"The Life Portraits of Washington\", p. 165.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Regarding survey and boundaries of his land at Yorkshire farm.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. His lawyer writes that no bond was found in chancery court. Mr. Harrison should let him know if there is one filed in the court where the judgment was rendered.","A.L.S. 1 page. Lafayette hasn't written her earlier because wanted to be able to tell her when he can visit -- he must await arrival of members of Congress, who meet on the Monday -- he has an appointment to dine with Mr. Calhoun on Tuesday -- on the 15th he must go to commencement of Columbia College [now the George Washington University] -- so he will make a first visit to Nelly and Judge Washington \"between Wednesday [the 7th?] and the 14th\" -- they can visit more over the greater part of the winter -- he saw her son Lorenzo as the latter was going to Philadelphia. Autograph letter, integral cover, Signature cut out and his name written in at bottom of letter .Date on original catalog card appears [1824 ?]. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","Berryville. List of accounts for merchandise purchased by Lawrence Lewis from Berryville merchant Treadwell Lewis. The purchases include French brandy, rice, salt, linen, blank books, paper, molasses, cups, pots, halters, calomel, laudanum, and other dry goods.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadlephia. Disappointed not to have received payment from Mr. Hooe. Wishes to have the business closed.","A.D.S. 1 page. Promissory note payable to Augustine L. Washington for $329.55. Docketed on verso, Mr. Walter Johnson (C.L. Washington not identified).","A.L.S. 2 pages. Washington. Describes a visit to Mount Vernon. Also mentions having dined with President John Quincy Adams.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Bushrod writes \"I had a short session in Phila. and decided but few cases, but most of them are interesting\" -- he then gives an account of the five most important law cases he decided at Philadelphia -- asks Thompson's opinion on them and for a report of cases decided in Thompson's circuit. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa. Ca. May 11.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Letter discusses payments on bonds and when payments on bonds are due - stresses the importance of comparing contracts and bonds. Autograph letter signed, seal, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Brent is clerk of the District of Columbia. GW estate business. Judge Washington asks for deeds and bills of sale for lots in the District owned by General Washington. He suspects that George Corbin Washington may have recently sold lots which had previously been sold. Autograph letter signed, separate letter cover franked.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. MS-2471 A - To Robert Beverley, Esq., Judge Washington asks Mr. Beverley to recommend a lawyer to represent Mr. Parks [husband of Harriot Washington] suit, for the executors of General Washington; MS-2471 B 1p., A copy of Robert Beverley's reply appears on the inside page, in handwriting of Mr. Beverley, dated June 2, 1826.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Amounts and payments owed to himself and Mr. Turner by Mr. Hooe.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Hermitage, Kanhawa City to Woodlawn. Samuel requests copy of George Washington's will to enable him to file writ of ejectment against present holder of land, to ascertain title to it.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Blakely. Payments and bonds due him.","A.L.S. 2 pages. \"Washington and Blackburn.\" Regarding rents due to himself and Judge Washington.","Account of blacksmith work done done for Lawrence Lewis at Woodlawn, 1827-1829.","A.L.S. 1 page. Bushrod Washington regrets that he cannot accept Meredith's invitation to dinner on account of his wife's health. Washington reports that for the last 5 or 6 years he has been obliged to decline all invitations to dinner or evening parties. He asks Meredith to accept his apology.","Letter from Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to 'My dear child,' Frances Parke Butler. This letter, written from Arlington while visiting her brother George Washington Parke Custis and 'Aunt Mary' briefly mentions Bushrod Washington's needed improvements to Mount Vernon, and repairs made to Woodlawn Plantation. She desires Parke send her a finished 'picture' of Parke herself, which she believes will be a 'faithful likeness.' She requests for it to be sent unframed and in placed in a morocco case for proper storage. Eleanor promises to send Parke various sundry goods, including corsets, corals, and silks. She also discusses family matters, including the death of Parke's 'Good Uncle Carter,' and the reaction of Eleanor's half sibling, also named Eleanor. Eleanor writes using a common 19th century practice of cross-writing. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages. Postmarked Alexandria, May 27.","D.S. 1 page. Written provenance of George Washington's shaving box by Phil Pendleton.","A.L.S. 1 page. Regarding the measurements of water from the spring at the back of Judge Washington's house.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Rockville, MD to Washington, D.C. The writer comments on the recent election in Maryland of two Jacksonian legislators, rather than administration men, explaining that the administration voters split their votes between too many candidates -- he claims that the electoral election will show a difference, and that an administration man will win, securing the district for John Quincy Adams -- gives permission to print this, leaving off his name. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Rockville Md. 2nd Oct,\" letter marked \"to the editor,\" laminated, watermark (6 pt. star). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. C. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Lee requests Bushrod Washington's recommendations for a teacher of \"settled character\" to teach the solid branches of education at a new female academy in Leesburg, Va., administered by Lee's sister. Autograph letters signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Lewis tells Bushrod that he is mindful of his obligation on the part of Genl. Washington's Estate. He reports that two gentlemen have funds of his in their hands which he shall authorize his brother to collect. He will borrow from a bank in order to cover the rest of the obligation. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Robt. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Richmond to Spotswood, Nottingham near Fredericksburg. Hamilton relates to Spotswood that no decision had taken place relative to his claim but it would be brought before Chief Justice Marshall on Monday next. Hamilton reports other legal matters relative to the case. He adds that he will be at home during Christmas and invites him to ride up for a visit.","A.L.S. 3 pages. La Grange to Woodlawn. General Lafayette expresses his sympathy with Nelly and her family over the recent death of her grandson E.G.W. Butler, son of Parke and Mr. Butler -- his own recently-married granddaughter is ill with a serious complaint in lungs -- George W. Lafayette's daughter Natalie is recently married -- he and George are going to Paris soon because they have been elected deputies of \"This and the neighboring district of Meaux\" -- agrees that Cincinnati is a delightful place, but acknowledges that Nelly will be happier with her daughter in New York when Gen. Gaines moves there -- sends his regards to many of Nelly's family members by name -- received letter from G.W.P. Custis \"who I see has produced two very good plays.\" -- comments on Betty's [Eliza P. Custis's] poor situation and health. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"New York Mar 4,\" written on cover \"forwarded by your obt. ser. Wm. Whittock Jr. 4 March 1828,\" laminated, red seal.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Send thanks for copies of George Washington letters but disappointed in not receiving GW autographs \"as it was my intention to distribute them in Europe among eminent persons ... I was particularly gratified with your account of Gen. Washington's devotional habits ...\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Waverly to Charles Town, Va. He expresses satisfaction that his nephew Churchill seems to be more truly pious than most young people -- offers spiritual support and direction in a letter full of biblical allusions. Autograph letter signed, docketed \"From Uncle Washington Feby. 26 1828,\" badly mutilated, laminated.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. F. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Culpepper. Jane Thornton encloses two checks for partial payment of the claim Bushrod preferred against her. She will send the balance when it is convenient as her family is currently troubled by illness. She extends an invitation to Bushrod to visit should he ever be called to her part of the country. She is disappointed that he will not be sending his two sons to school near her.","A.L.S. 1 page. Custis apologizes for the delay in paying George Washington's estate the money he owes it -- he was disappointed in getting money from Eastern Shore of Va., and must await market for crops -- \"I have been often in want of a single dollar\" -- the market is very low at present. Autograph letter signed, mounted. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\"","The letter includes a swatch of velvet cloth worn by George Washington stitched to the letter to thank Lutz for his time as the Sergeant of Washington guard at Valley Forge.","A.L.S. 1 page. G.C. Washington acknowledges General Stewarts acceptance of the draft on him. He reports that they are still engaged with the tariff [in Congress] and fears it will occupy some time as its fate is still in doubt. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Pleased with her son's use of French ... distressed to hear that Aunt Thornton has been unwell ... father and friends in the neighborhood send greetings ... Autograph letter signed, cover, written in French.","A.L.S. 9 pages. Recommends defeat of congressional resolution to abolish office of Major General ... act of Congress of Mar. 1799 settled the divisions of army units and officers on recommendation of Washington and Hamilton ...  Name on original manuscript appears as \"A. Macomb.\" Autograph letter signed, watermark : \"HUDSON.\"","Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington writes to her uncle, Bushrod Washington, Philadelphia, regarding family health and education. The letter has a Charlestown postmark. Autograph letter signed. 1 sheet with burnt edges.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. Re: Senate bill to widen the draw of the Potomac Bridge from 35' to 50' or 55' ... Smith favors a draw of not less than 60' as boats are of larger and larger design ...","For one share of stock in the Potowmack Company. Value is 444.","Draft copy. A.L.S. 1 page. Bushrod Washington calls Robert Lewis's attention to the matter that certain sources have not paid their obligations and that the duty of legally enforcing such payment may be necessary. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, (Draft-Copy).","A.L.S. 1 page. Regrets she cannot raise the money to pay a debt to the estate---has tried to raise money on her property in Kentucky---hopes to see Judge W-n in Jefferson this summer or fall when she hopes to pay part or all. [Lucy Payne, sister of Dolly Payne Madison, first married George Steptoe W-n---after his death she married a Mr. Todd of Ky.---they were married in the White House during Madison's presidency] Information received from Mrs. Todd, V-R FOR West Va.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fredericksburg. Lewis reports that he has nearly recovered from a serious illness. He relates that suits have been instituted against his debtors in order to meet his engagements with the Executors of Genl. Washington. Lewis will be in Fredrick, he hopes, during the month of August and would like to meet Bushrod there in order to explain more satisfactorily his prospects. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Robt. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Comments on an approaching election and his confidence in success ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"Letcher.\" Autograph letter signed, watermark : \"AMIES PHILADA.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Smyrna Harbor. Written on board the U.S.S. Java in the Mediterranean. News of their trip abroad, including a visit to the \"Plains of ancient Troy.\" Also the story of an encounter on board the ship, The Warren, with the \"Celebrated Greek Pirate\" Marmaduke.","A.L.S. 1 page. Lucy Todd apologizes to Bushrod for leaving without conversing with him about settling her debt to him. Her situation was complicated by a suit brought by Charles Todd against her which required $2000 for satisfaction. She asks Bushrod to accept 40 shares of bank stock to liquidate as much of the debt as possible.","A.D.S. 3 pages. List of sundries purchased by the month. All personal items. Two tears with some loss of text.","Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington, Philadelphia, writes to her uncle, Bushrod Washington, regarding family health and education. The letter mentions the death of Judge Richard Peters, longtime friend of Bushrod's. The letter has a Charlestown postmark. Autograph letter signed. 1 sheet with burnt edges.","A.D.S. 2 pages. Eliza presents her friend the attached clipping of two words [\"that it\"] cut from something written by George Washington -- she also attached a small piece of velvet worn by him -- all in thanks for Snow's kindnesses since Eliza's arrival in Boston. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza Parke Custis.\" Autograph document signed, laminated.","D. 2 pages. Receipt from auditor's office in the state of Kentucky for 72 cents tax paid on 576 2/3 acres of land in Logan County, due from 1827.","A.L.S. 1 page. Secretary of State Clay (under J.Q. Adams) regrets to inform Washington that he does not have a position in the Department of State for the son of Washington's friend. \"If any existed your own recommendation ... would be entirely sufficient.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Re: an accounting of the way in which the nephew's son spent his money while with the Thorntons ...","A.L.S. 3 pages. Christmas greetings and congrats on his election to the Presidency. Also mentions a locket she has sent containing the hair of General and Mrs. Washington, General Lafayette and her own. Autograph letter signed, integral cover docket by AJ.","A.L.S. 3 pages. La Grange to Woodlawn. Lafayette writes that he is always glad to welcome Nelly's American friends in France -- he has several great-grandchildren -- Miss Henrietta Douglas in town and they talked of Woodlawn -- admitting that it is \"not proper\" for him to meddle in American politics, he offers a comment on American election of 1828 anyway in view of Nelly's \"electioneering wishes\" having been accomplished -- he wishes there had been less abuse on both sides -- recommends trip to Europe for Eliza Parke Custis Law, and grieves for her dejected state. Name on original manuscript appears as \"General Lafayette.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked \"Recd and forwarded by your Obt Ser. Wm. Whittock Jr.,\" laminated, Postmarked \"New York Mar. 10,\" red seal with device of man's head (George Washington's).","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington to Boston. Eliza encloses a check for $103 (this is return of a loan plus interest) -- insists on sending the interest, too -- apologizes for delay -- will \"resort to harsh measures\" to recover what is her due, and then will have plenty money -- has been very ill -- Mr. Rogers has come and taken away last child of her daughter to Baltimore, and now she is desolate and alone -- Gen. Lafayette wants her to come to him in France, but she doesn't want to leave her country and travel alone -- \"I must totter on the the grave alone.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmaked \"Washn. City Apr. 22,\" laminated, black seal with waffle design, watermark (S and A Butler U.S.).","Jane Charlotte Washington writes to her uncle and aunt, Bushrod Washington and Julia Ann Washington, Mount Vernon, regarding family updates and describes her journey home from Mount Vernon. Letter contains a Charlestown postmark. Autograph letter, signed. 1 sheet, partially torn.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Fort Washington. Must decline invitation to dine--Mrs. W. afraid he will have another attack like that he just had, if he goes--her excitement on matter so strong he cannot bring himself to go without her consent--invites him and other officers over to dine. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 4 pages. A note fixing the time for \"...you, the other gentlemen, and the ladies of the fort [Fort Washington] to dine with me ....\" sends Mrs. M. a few apricots... Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Mt. Vernon docketed \"Hon. Bush. Washington 5th July 1829.\"","Jane Charlotte Washington writes to her uncle, Bushrod Washington, Philadelphia, regarding family health. She is grieved to hear of Bushrod's illness. Letter contains a Charlestown postmark. He would die the following month. Autograph letter, signed. 1 sheet with partially burnt edges.","Possibly from John Augustine Washington. A.D. Requests interview to be confidential--doesn't know how his case will end, and has aversion to usual practices [at death]--his body not to be restrained in any way, not to be buried until signs of decay are seen--coffin to have holes bored in lid and sides [for air] in case of resuscitation--directions for removing his body to Mt. Vernon--nephew John [Augustine] Washington has been asked to come up. Autograph document, laminated, watermark (Hudson). Date on original catalog card appears [1829] [Nov. 14].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Mount Vernon to Washington City. Bushrod Washington Jr., writes that Cousin John [Augustine Washington] is doing the inventory of the late Judge Bushrod Washington's estate -- the two of them are having some doubt as to bequests, particularly about what books should be considered part of the law library -- they suggest a solution, and are trying to iron out difficulties on that point and to clarify one boundary line -- he suggests George mind his health and travel in a closed carriage rather than by horseback -- Bushrod Jr's. family is expected at Mt. Zephyr today. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Geo. C. Washington, written in a later hand \"Son of Col. Wm. A. Washington and brother of Hon. G.C. Washington, on business concerning settlement of Gen'l Washington's estate,\" postmarked \"Alexa. Ca Dec. 30,\" laminated.","Autograph note, 1 page. Accepts dinner invitation ...","Account, 3 pages. List of household sundries purchased by Lorenzo Lewis by the month.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Richmond. Results of his search re: Revolutionary claims of John Thornton and Jane W-n Thornton in 1788 ... quotes from a resolution of the Committee of Claims ... nothing conclusive ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Aug. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Alexandria to Philadelphia. The eclipse--Aunt Rosalie [Stuart 's] engagement [to George Turberville ?]--her landscape painting-- attending lectures--Sonny [Parke's son, E.G W. Butler]--Mr. Hervian has finished cousin Mary [Custis] portrait. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [c. 1830] Feb. 13. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked .\" Forwarded by Mr L. L [ ], laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Haywood to Georgetown. He writes to his brother, the Congressman, asking for information on whether there is or will be a bill during this session before Committee on Territories for establishment of the Huron Territory -- he also wants all pamphlet speeches on Foot's Resolution -- wants to collect them all and have them bound. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. Aug. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, and in later hand.\" Brother of Go. C. Washington\",\" postmarked by hand \"Mattox Bridge 12 March 1830,\" free.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mr. Peyton wishes to follow through a suit against the estate of Andrew Parks and Wm A. Washington regarding land titles of sales of certain Kanawah acreage and Federal City lots which formed part of the estate of General Washington. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Peyton, John H.\" Autograph letter signed, (on inside page - see Wm A. W-n letter to Robert Beverly of May 17, 1830).","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Writing to support passage of a bill to incorporate the Alexandria Canal Co ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Haywood to Georgetown. Sarah Washington expresses her sympathy on the grave illness of George Corbin Washington's only daughter [Eleanor Ann Washington] -- she herself has a \"floating gout\" caused, she believes, by sorrows for the losses of others -- she shares family news, mostly health-related -- Lawrence Washington, husband of her daughter Sarah, has bought Combleton and they reside there [Westmoreland County] -- Sarah mourns the loss of carriage horses, which with her inability to walk keep her confined -- when the family goes north every year for 3-4 months, she is \"totally alone.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked by hand \"Mattox Bridge 18 May 1830,\" watermark (dove of peace, and No. 2).","A.D. 2 pages. A list of the letters and whether in hands of Sparks Hamilton--a note at the end says \"those marked S. are in my possession, and were among the papers sent to me from Mount Vernon by Judge Washington.\" Autograph document, in hand of J. Sparks, laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Haywood to Georgetown. Lawrence announces news of death of Geo. C. Washington's half brother, William. A. Washington [Jr.] of bilious fever and hemorrhage . (Lawrence Washington was husband of Geo. C.'s half sister Sarah Tayloe Washington, and son of Henry Washington of Westmoreland City.) He wanted George Corbin Washington to hear the news directly before reading it in the newspapers. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Mattox Bridge June 25, 1830\", free, laminated watermark (Amies Philada. No. 2, dove of peace and No. 2).","A.L.S. 2 pages. Kanawha to Woodlawn. Samuel writes a plea to Lawrence Lewis, the sole remaining executor, for any information about the final settlement of George Washington's estate -- Samuel and children are heirs of sister Mildred Hammond's share as well -- their present circumstances would make additional money very acceptable. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Samuel Washington.\" Letter, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Coulsmon Va. June 29,\" in handwriting of someone else, watermark (anchor,and Holdship).","Reproduction, 1 page. Statement of authenticity, written and signed by Eliza P. Custis, dated at Washington on July 4th 1830, regarding a trunk given to her by her brother George Washington Parke Custis that had been used by her grandmother, Martha Washington, and accompanied her each winter when she joined the General at his winter quarter during the Revolution.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington to Woodlawn. Eliza explains that she is not asking Lewis for money or for much of his time -- she writes that she is planning on going to Salt Sulphur, White Sulphur and Sweet Springs for her health -- further, she intends to go to her land near there, that had been left her by George Washington -- she asks Lewis for letters of recommendation to procure aid in establishing her claim, and for his description of the route from the Springs to Point Pleasant and stopping places along road. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"City of Washington Jul 14\", laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Fairfax Washington writes that the estate has no money to pay Lewis the interest already past due at this time -- he must depend on present crop for any money -- as sending it now would be a \"fatal interruption\" to the next crop, he asks indulgence for one last time until he can finish seeding. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Battletown Va. Jul 19\", laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. La Grange to Woodlawn. Internal evidence suggests that this is a postscript to a letter from G.W. Lafayette to Nelly. The elder Lafayette writes that his son (G.W. Lafayette) reelected member of House of Deputies -- anxious about Eliza Custis's health -- hopes \"the marriage of Hortensia Monroe, of which I have lately Heard, may procure for her more consolation with respect to her grand children than she has been [ ] to receive from their father.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lafayette.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"New York Sept 1\", red seal.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Alexandria to Audley. Description of two newly acquired fine mares, and arrangements concerning their registration and pedigree papers.","A.L.S. 5 pages. Washington to Boston. Eliza writes that Mr. Blagden was to take letter, but did not stop in to visit, only sending his card -- perhaps he was told she wouldn't receive strangers -- she broke up housekeeping and is living quietly in lodgings -- she goes soon for several months to her sister's (Nelly Lewis's), in Alexandria where she has gone to procure masters for youngest child [Angela] -- had rather be there than at other brother and sisters where she once lived with her child and then grandchildren -- R[ogers], since his marriage, has kept [grand]children from her -- she hasn't seen them for 18 months -- she lives in state of anxiety and distress, with constant pain in her side -- she relates her efforts to help Snow's son politically -- she is now in Gadsby's National Hotel near Bank of Washington -- complains of the difficulty in getting good servants -- \"the liberation of many negroes within the last twelve or fifteen years, has rendered them generally worthless - utterly corrupted the slaves, so that now 'tis almost impossible to hire a decent servant.\" -- Mary Lee Randolph Custis is engaged to marry youngest son of General Lighthorse Harry Lee [that is, Robert E. Lee]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed \"Hond. by the Revd. George Washington Blagden,\" but crossed out, postmarked \"Washington City.[ ]Nov.[ ],\" laminated, watermark.","Check. A.D.S. 1 page. Fragment. Order to the Cashier of the Potomac Bank to pay $58.17. Signed, canceled, endorsed by Baird, signed by Lawrence Lewis as executor of George Washington's estate. (See also Baird's bills dated April 28, 1831 and 1830-1.)  Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\" Autograph document signed, canceled, endorsed by Baird, signed by L. Lewis as Executor of G.W.'s estate.","Bill. A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for stone work for the vault at Mount Vernon. $58.17. receipted by Baird on Jan. 27, 1831, docketed by L. Lewis \"Acct and Recpt. for Stone for the Vault at Mt. Vernon $58.17 27 Jany 1831\". [See also Baird's bill dated April 28, 1831 and check dated Dec. 27 1830]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Tho. E. Baird.\" Autograph document signed, receipted by Baird on Jan. 27, 1831, docketed by L. Lewis \"Acct and Recpt. for Stone for the Vault at Mt. Vernon $58.17 27 Jany 1831.\"","Formal letter in French signed by Marquis de Lafayette as president of the Comite Central Polonais.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Encloses memorandum [now missing] expresses gratitude for W-n's efforts in his behalf ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover. Union Hotel watermark: \"AMIES PHILADA\", dove, black wax seal, oval impression.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington House. Custis writes to Rev. Orr that the state of the river is preventing access to Georgetown which prevented earlier answer -- he declines election as Director of African Education Society -- agricultural and literary avocations make it impossible to give it full attention -- wishes the Society all success -- in a postscript asks Orr with Mr. McNeall to render into Latin an inscription intended for a tomb for Washington's mother: \"To Mary The Mother of Washington The Virginian Matron Who gave to her Country and the World A Hero without ambition, A Patriot without reproach Aetatis 85.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed \"G.W. Custis letter to Isaac Orr July 25. 1831.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Georgetown. Maj. Lawrence Lewis has finished new vault -- he came today to examine the coffins -- many cannot be moved without going to pieces -- your father's coffin [Wm. A. Washington] is entirely to pieces, cannot be moved -- better send someone to make a new coffin -- Major Lewis will move them next week or so -- my health is bad -- have written Mr. Roberson on this subject -- have not received receipt for George's first six months' tuition and board -- please ask them to send bill and receipt -- George's expenses greater than they should be, especially for his shoes -- my other son is at Mr. Brent's school and his shoes are much less. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by G.C.W., laminated, watermark (Mode), postmarked \"Alexa Ca. Mar. 4,\" marked\"Free.\"","Receipt. 1 page. Cloth and thread purchased for Negro clothing. Amount $7.80.","Genealogy chart, Washington family. Has a key for the several proprietors of Mount Vernon. Appears to be inaccurate.","A.D.S. Bill for $5.00 for stonework for the vault at Mount Vernon. Autograph document signed, receipted by Baird, docketed \"Genl. Washington's Estate to Thos. E. Baird $5. April 28 1831.\" [See also Baird's bill dated 1830-31, and L. Lewis's check to Baird dated Dec. 27, 1830].","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Fort Washington. Has directed the gardener to take over the first peas--hopes they will be acceptable to her and Major Mason--sister is recovering--husband's business kept her from going to her--tomorrow we set off--letter from Augustine [John A. W-n ?]--\"boys are all well\"--thanks her for inviting Augustine to spend vacation with her son but Mr. W. thinks him too young and volatile to be without parental or teacher's control--respects to Mr. and Mrs. Webb. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, written in a later hand is incorrect information, \"Mrs. J. C. Washington wife of Judge Bushrod Washington,\" laminated.","For linen and thread - $1.69 1/4.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Kanawha. Acknowledges receipt of circular letter regarding their desire to reinter remains of Mrs. Mary Washington in church and erect monument--from knowledge of her simple likes, he dissents from scheme as her only surviving grandchild of the name--suggests a plain monument erected on spot she's buried now as best memorial--thanks them for intended honor. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Saml. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed \"From Capt. Samuel Washington of Kanhawa. his refusal to give up the remains of Mary the Mother of Washington with all the other near relatives to be placed in a contemplated Church in the town of Fredericksburg\", laminated. [Letter to members of Monumental Committee of Fredericksburg].","A.L.S. 1 page. They have been appt. a committee by citizens of Fredericksburg and vicinity to \"rescue from oblivion the spot, where by her own selection lie intered the remains of your venerated and respected relative Mrs. Mary Washington\"--requests assent and co-operation in raising a monument. Letter, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa Ca June 8,\" laminated, watermarks.","The son of George Washington's sister, Lawrence Lewis authorizes Thomas Griggs to bring back a slave named Shadrach and his brother Arlington who ran away separately from Lewis' farm near Battletown.","A.L.S. Alexandria to Audley. Name on originaly manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\"","Haywood. Describes her poor health and her unhappy situation since the death of her son William Augustine. Mrs. Washington asks Mr. Beverley to clear up some trouble she is having proving the payment of a debt. Signature on manuscript appears as \"Sarah Washington Senior.\" Autograph letter signed, 2 pages, with integral address panel.","A.L. 2 pages. Audley. Copy of letter. Negative reply to the request that Nancy Coxe spend the winter in Philadelphia with the Lewis family.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Nashville. Relates to a suit between a Mr. Ervin and a Mr. Blake. Autograph letter signed, integral cover. (Thomas Washington not identified. Possibly Thomas Blackburn W-n, son of George Corbin Washington). 1802-1894.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Boston to Baltimore. Promises to supply Gilmore with autograph letters, particularly \"those of Revolutionary note.\" Complains about William Sprague, GW document collector. Asks Gilmore to ask Charles Carroll about his memories of the Conway Cabal, \"particularly the names of those, who were unfavorably disposed towards [Gen. Washington] in Congress.\" Autograph letter signed, address leaf, seal, postmark.","Lawrence Lewis writes to George Corbin Washington regarding the remains of their uncle George Washington. Notes that 'Cousin John' - John Augustine Washington - refused to have Washington's remains disturbed despite the two houses of Congress desire to place them in the cellar (used for coal and wood) of the Capital which Lewis finds insulting. Mentions an already approved equestrian statue of Washington to be placed in a square as a better location under which to place Washingtons's remains. Expresses that the final movement of Washington to the new vault complied with their uncle's last expressed wish despite the public's claim that the remains belong to them and should be given upon demand. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral address panel. Postmarked - Alexandria 'Feb 17'.","Receipt. Henry Brown, State Treasurer. Tax receipt for year 1831 for 500 acres of land in Union County, Ohio. Signed by D[eneas?] Adams, Chief Clerk. Partly printed form, docketed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Mr. W-n's health fluctuating* ... will be traveling again this summer, pleased that she is nicely situated with brother's family ... invitation to Mount Vernon if W-ns in residence next winter ...  Autograph letter signed, integral cover. *John A., Sr. died on June 26, 1832.","Letter to Frances Lewis Butler from her sister and mother. Mary Eliza Angela Lewis, also nicknamed 'Tiffin,' writes to her sister about her recent trip to Washington, D. C. where she witnessed debates in the Senate and House. Confesses that she also attended a '[Henry] Clay meeting' and rather enjoyed it. Reports that members from the meeting later visited Mount Vernon and Mr. Bradford of Virginia delivered an excellent and appropriate address at the tomb. Mentions other family members. Nelly adds her own letter to the latter part of the document, commenting on 'Sonny's' portrait [by Chapman] and the response of a visitor as the \"best likeness of a child he ever saw.\" It is the greatest ornament in their parlor. Writes about the weather, picking wild strawberries and various family members as well as upcoming travel plans. Autograph letter signed, 4 pages. Postmarked Alexandria, May 28.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Woodlawn. Information on fees paid by his uncle [Bushrod W-n] in suit Cresap vs. McLai[n ?]--Maria [Anne Maria Washington ?] suffering from chills and fever. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed.","A.L.S. 1 page. House of Representatives to Georgetown. Announces death of John A. Washington about 2 o'clock while writer was with a party at Mt. Vernon--Dr. Mason with him--had been better but sudden hemorhage carried him off in minutes--hasten to distressed family if it is convenient.Date on original catalog card appears [1832] [June 26].Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Announcing death of John A. Washington of Mt. Vernon,\" watermark (D.I. Canfield).","Bond. D. 1 page. G.C.W. to pay $711.10 for his shares of stock of Potomac Co., under will of B. Washington, deceased--obligation being he must refund on demand due proportion of any deals or just demands hereafter appearing against B. Washington, deceased. Document, unsigned, [on reverse is form for same transaction with G.C.W-n in his position as trustee for Bushrod Washington Jr.'s children,] watermark.","D. 1 fragment. Thomas Beall of Georgetown, heirs of Washington County. Mostly real property taxes ...","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Encloses stock gilli seed ... will send Polianthus seeds and roots ... planning to board in Alexandria until late Mar ... sons at Howard School ... wants Maria to attend [Benjamin] Hallowell's school ... accepts offer of White fig and passion fruit ... will make every effort to keep up with MV without involving the children's estates ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Richmond. Visited downstairs rooms only--furniture all changed from G.W.'s day--key of Bastille and marble mantle and numerous statues and paintings--\"you may not be aware that the best likeness of Washington was what might almost be said to have been a chance drawing on a pitcher. This is preserved in an elegant frame and under a green veil\"--description of old and new tombs--\" ... the tomb itself though by way of distinction called new is in a state delapidation [sic] disgraceful to the nation if indeed the nation had anything to do with it\"--8 or 10 slaves on estate--old negro acted as guide, told anecdotes--mulatto woman--\"the blood of some of the W. family no doubt ran in her veins\"--all servants there expected tips from visiters--good description of the state capitol in Richmond and city guard which is [he thinks] designed to hold slaves in check. Name does not appear on original manuscript. Early description of Mt. Vernon. Autograph letter, integral cover docketed \"Tap Wentworth,\" laminated, watermark.","Resolution of thanks by Washington Board of Aldermen, to George Corbin Washington, E.F. Chambers, and L. Jarvis. Public appreciation of their successful support of Congressional measures to promote interests of city of Washington ... to be honored at a dinner ...","A.D. Travel journal including a description of a visit to Mount Vernon. April 18 - May 15, 1833.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Washington. Requests Humphreys to look into the \"situation, price and payments of Flore's farm\" ... would like to purchase a small farm for daughter, Maria ... brother Bush'd [bro-in-law probably] in Ohio disposing of a tract of her land ... her sister and others in Fredericksburg for corner stone laying of monument to Mary Ball W-n ... Barrows, the, donor, taking care of them ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"Jane C.\" Autograph letter signed, (1 1/2 of text), integral cover; the docket identifies the writer.","A.L.S. 6 pages. Woodlawn. Lengthy account of use of snake-weed as a cure for hydrophobia. Where found, how to prepare and administer. Several case histories.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Pha. Alms House to Brucetown Frederick County, Virginia. Asks about money loaned by him to Dr. Snyder and not repaid--could have made several hundred dollars in a few days by investing it in stock--will subscribe to Saturday Evening Post for him-- approves of sending cousin Charles to college. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Churchill.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Phil Oct 4\", docketed \"The Funeral,\" laminated, watermarked (J.L. Robeson, Phila.).","A.L.S. 3 pages. Letter with envelope addressed to Mrs. Hay, nee Monroe. Envelope docketed in French, \"recommander aux (?) de Monsieur Daveral, Charge d'affaires du Etats Unis a Naples (?).\" Personal letter, family news, etc.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Alexandria. Re: crop of wheat and shipments of flour.","A.L.S 3 pages. Department of State, Washington. Quotes from G.W.'s letter to President of Congress in 1781 requesting that writers be employed to copy down revolutionary documents of his which were never copied and are on loose sheets--Congress did so, and is in possession of some--if he (J.A.W) has more, would he consent to have it deposited among National Archives? Copy certified and sealed in 1850 as true copy of record in file of State Dept.","A.L.S. 6 pages. Georgetown. Writes to answer letter stating govt's desire to have official papers of G.W. to put in national Archives in State Dept.--description of documents in his possession--estimates of no. of papers in collection he will consent to being deposited in national archives--would like to give the papers but feels he cannot--\"I am willing that the Government shall possess all the papers of a general character or in any manner connected with the Colonial revolutionary and political history of the country, only reserving such as are of a privat nature, or which it would be obviously improper to make public.\"--doesn't know what price to ask--papers at present in possession of Mr. [Jared] Sparks for publishing--will discuss terms with govt.--has portion of G.W.'s library relating to public records of the country and will sell them too. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed \"Letter to Hon. L. McLane Bill No 446 Washington Papers, Books etc Jany. 3d. 1834 No. 3,\" laminated. [Below is added as a note \"These Books were delivered with the papers to the State Department. No additional allowance being made for them\"].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Waverly to Charles Town. Reflections on new year and transitory nature of life--advice to her. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. F. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, marked \"A New Years Gift,\" laminated, directed \"per Mr.[ ].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. Answers inquiry of [nephew of Geo. A. Washington] regarding military rank and bounty claim of Geo. A. W-n--\"It appears from the rolls furnished the War Dept that Maj. W[ashington] was returned as a Lieutenant at the close of the war, which was probably the rank he held in the Regiment from which he was taken to perform the duty of Aid de Camp. According to the existing military laws the appointment of Aid gives the title of Major without the command or compensation, and officers, upon relinquishing that Situation, which is frequently the case, return to duty in their regiments with the rank held before leaving them. Upon disbanding the Army, I presume, therefore, that the officers were mustered out of service according to their regimental rank and not agreeably to the rank held in the Staff.\"--Maj. W. entitled to 2666 2/3 acres Va. bounty land--State troops already pd. in lands by govt. but not Continental troops, of which Maj. W. seems to have been member. Autograph letter signed, watermark (P and C).","Printed form completed in manuscript. The top half of the form is a prospectus for Jared Sparks's Life and Writings of Washingotn, with Historical Notes, Illustrations, Engravings, \u0026c. It features a wood engraving of the \"Evacuation of Boston, from a Revolutionary medal.\" The bottom of the form certifies that Oliver B. Dorance - a lawyer and freemason from Portland, Maine - has paid 5 dollars for volumes two and three of Sparks's book. The receipt is signed by Benjamin R. Downes on behalf of the publisher.","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia to Waltham. Refers to his [Green's] review of Jefferson's papers--Jefferson's claim that G.W. \"belonged to the School of Infidelity\" is slanderous--sends him pamphlet on the subject --during revolution when G.W. was at Morristown N.J., \"[G.W.] was, at his particular request, admitted to commune at the Lord's Table, with the Presbyterian church of that place, then under the pastoral care of the Revd. Dr. Timothy Jones. There were, not long since, and I believe there still are, living, eye-witnesses of this fact.\"--the Genl. and Mrs. W. attended Baptism of T. Lear's child in 1791. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed \"Rev Dr Green, the most aged and most distinguished of the old presbyterians,\" red seal broken off.","Promissory note. Promise to pay $87.88 nine months after date. Document, fragment, endorsed \"P. Washington and C. Burwell Note,\" laminated. Assigned to Thos. Timbalake, May 9, 1834 $40. receipted Sept. 9, 1835.","A.L.S. Senate Chamber, Washington. Letter of introduction for friends.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Iberville, Louisiana to New Orleans. Writes in a humorous vein about Conrad's sudden preference for rural retreats--received articles from Mr. Krumbhaar; sorry they are not what he wanted--have Mr. Krumbhaar procure berths or staterooms on ship for them--Sonny and Sissy send love [Parke's children, E.G.W. Butler and E.A. Isabella Butler]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked by hand \"Iberville La May 27 1834\", laminated, black seal.","Check. A.D.S. 1 page. Check on Bank of the Metropolis for $27. Autograph document signed, fragment, cancelled.","A.L.S. 1 page. Cambridge E.S. Md. Explains his absence from stockholders mtg. of the Canal Co., sending his vote for Geo. C. W-n as President ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Goldsborough.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 4 pages. To New Orleans. Arrived at White Sulpher after fatiguing journey [from La.]--Commodore Biddle here--describes scenery and their location, a cabin.","Includes a letter from Nelly written crosshatch across Mary Eliza Angela Conrad's. She and Angela talk constantly of him--teases him about Angela--the Magill (?) ring and his profile are carefully guarded by Angela--trip very fatiguing and miserable--stay at the springs a while to restore health--then to Audley, but will return to [Woodlawn] before his visit--speaks of friends on voyage home--rejoices that he doesn't use tobacco in any form--his brother Alfred--anxious lest Ive's humor toward him will change--he is a mad man. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. White Sulphur to New Orleans. She is finishing a dress for her mother--hopes his journey will be safe. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1834] [July 4]. ","Includes letter from Nelly written in crosshatch. A.L.S. 4 pages. Worried about Parke; no news from her--they go on to Sweet Springs--hopes this will benefit Angela who has had 3 attacks of nervous pain in her face--if they aren't at Woodlawn by mid-August when he visits, go to postmaster in Alexandria and then come to A[udley]--if he goes to Fred[erick], go to Berryville (sometimes called Battletown,) and Audley is just 2 miles--admonishes him not to say \"cursed\" or any other bad words because her sister [in-law] Mrs. Custis disapproves--[Here she leaves room for a postscript by M.E.A. Lewis] describes their location--live in brick house, one of a row of them called \"Paradise Row\"--Mr. Custis and Mr. Bowers of New Orleans are here--a band and dancing here--few genteel men there--friends at the spring.","A.L.S. 2 pages. White Sulphur Spring to New Orleans. \"You are unreasonable to call me cold, and an icicle. I am neither.\"--denies going out with handsome young men. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover in hand of E.P. Lewis, marked \"Sulphur Springs Va. July 12, 1834,\" postmarked \"White Sulr. Sprs. Va, Jul. 13,\" laminated. ","A long letter by E.P. Lewis is added as a postscript in crosshatch. A.L.S. 3 pages. Altho Angela seems cold to him, she really thinks of him all the time--Commodore Biddle--Harry [Henry] Clay is here--life and people at White Sulphur--asks that Conrad's sisters write Angela a line or two giving their approbation of his fiancee, but not to let Angela know she suggested it--Beau Nash of White Sulphur, Lewis Caldwell--thinks her health will be completely restored by the Springs.","Form for relinquishing Washington papers to the U.S. Government, drawn up by Jared Sparks for Geo. C. Washington to copy. [See letter of same date, Sparks to G.C. Washington].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Tudor Place to Philadelphia. Arrived last evening after tedious trip down canal--detoured at Harpers Ferry--leave tomorrow for Woodlawn. Anxiety over his health--will be ready to receive him any day after tomorrow--hopes he was enlightened by the good company of his journey--advises him to put his loved ones under protection of [God]--left Audley of Friday, was sick all way to Charlestown--is well now--talk of acquaintances--don't forget the profiles.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. She misses him--entertaining guests--has received more songs to learn--will commence some keepsakes for his brothers and sisters--remind him of promise not to keep house with Mr. [John ?] S[li]d[el]l this winter--cautions him to be careful of his eyes--numbers all her letters so he can tell if any are lost--writes of every one's good opinion of him. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked [ ] D.C. Oct 18,\" marked No. 1, laminated. ","A postscript by E.P. Lewis. The Dr. says the disease is called Ptirgium [Ptergium] and requires an operation--she tore up her obnoxious letter and did her best to make them (?) happy while they were here.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Received his letter from Norfolk--she watched his boat for 15 min. thru a spy glass, but could see no one aboard--his brother [Alfred Conrad] arrived today--admonishes him to be careful of his eyes and do not let any not a first rate surgeon perform the operation [for Ptergium]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, black seal blurred, \"favrd. by Mr. Alfred Conrad.\" ","Letter from Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis follows: A.L.S. 3 pages. Sends him a rose kissed by Tiffin [Angela]--[Angela] misses him badly--his brother's stay makes them all happy--he says he will come again in Jany.--his clothes he lent haven't been returned--warns Charles to have nothing further to do with Mrs. F. la Dianola, or a scandal may result--don't get into any altercations on politics or other matters--she has finished transfering card baskets and given them a coat of varnish--will make another basket and box and will make 2 pr. [screens] for his house. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1834] [Oct. 18]. Autograph letter signed, directed \"Favr'd by Mr. Alfred Conrad,\" [letter added to letter from M.E.A. Lewis to Charles Conrad, same date].","A.L.S. 1 page. His brother Alfred has left--will commence making the [guards ?] for his brothers--\"I looked at the names you carved yesterday\"--. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Oct 2[]\", laminated, marked \"No. 2 by mail.\" ","Letter by Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis follows in crosshatch: A.L.S. 3 pages. Anxiety over his long sea journey--anxious over his eyes--get best medical opinion and nursing care if an operation is necessary--Alfred [Conrad] promised to come in Jany., but she advises Charles not to risk it--his brother Alfred's impediment--\"I would not have you condescend to B.[?] in any way, and if she slights this attention leave them to themselves.\" --Lt. Richard Lee went to Texas with $15000 and never heard of since--warns Charles not to go to Texas or Mexico--Ferd[inand Coxe, Esther Maria Coxe Lewis's brother] is here doing nothing much--he is very indolent--Angela spends much time walking. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L..\" Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. If he hasn't answered [Lorenzo's] letter, please do--Dr. Physick's opinion agrees with Dr. Washington's regarding Charles' eyes--is reading \"Mrs. Trollop's tour in Belgium and Western Germany\"--her opinion of Mrs. Trollope's veracity--Capt. Bell \"of opossum and persimon notoriety\" visited--has been playing Backgammon with Ferdinand [Coxe]--she practices her music--her father has made her a frame for flowers in a room with constant fire--announcement of Mr. Wm. Taylor of Point-Coupee marriage to Miss Thom of Culpeper County--\"I think he has treated my friend Virginia shabbily\"-warns him about care of his eyes. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Oct. 27,\" marked \"No 2,\" laminated red seal blurred. ","A postscript is added by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 1 page. Anxious about his safe arrival and his eyes. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L..\" Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Woodlawn. Glad he's arrived safe at Charleston--scolds him for flirtation--the Wirt girls--\"..the good City of New Orleans has disgraced itself by firing a salute to Mr. [Geo.] Poindexter.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral cover, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Oct. 31,\" laminated, broken black seal. Date on original catalog card appears 1834 O[ct.] 28. ","A long letter follows from E. P. Lewis in crosshatch; A.L.S. 3 pages. His safe arrival in Charleston--his \"besetting sin\" a weakness for soft dark eyes--warns him to be careful of his looking at pretty faces, to remember the A.C.'s and the Pyles--the Wirt girls are flirts, break engagements without 2nd thought--her anxiety about his unguarded and trusting attitude toward others--he must overcome this--cautions him about using his eyes--sends regards to friends in New Orleans. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed. Date on original catalog card appears [1834] [Oct. 28].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Laughed at his letter about the Wirt girls--they are the objects of much scandal--Mrs. Butler (alias Fanny Kemble's) book softened before being printed for American public--her attacks on American manners--Mrs. Trollope's descriptions of German and American society--wife of her cousin [Mary W. Lewis] Willis [wife of Byrd Willis and daughter of Geo. Lewis] died of epidemic in Pensacola. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 2,\" marked \"No. 3\", laminated. ","A postscript follows by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Adds to Angela's tale of the scandals about the Misses Wirt--cautions him against flirtations--reminds him of his flirtation with Mrs. Pyle.","A.L.S. 1 page. Woodlawn. Received his letter from Montgomery[Ala.]--can procure no teachers in music or French, so teaches herself--reads Trevelyan's novel--\"Aunt Anna and myself drank your health and safe return in a Bumper, after Mother and Father had left the table.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Nov. 6,\" marked \"The 3rd letter from E. P. L.,\" black seal with swan and nest and motto. ","Long postscript by E.P. Lewis follows. A.L.S. 3 pages. Cautions him about straining his eyes--Tiffin [Angela] will continue to write weekly, but she will write only if anything worth relating comes up--talk of mutual friends--she has transferred pair of screens for [Charles and Angela's] domicile--A. to do a pr. for the drawing room--has done several pieces of handwork for them--box for chess men, card basket, etc.--Mr. Moore is here with Mr. L[ewis] settling accts. of Genl. W-n's estate--questions Conrad on origin of the woolsack in Parliament--advice for taking care of cloths and keeping warm and dry.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Gives him an example of her daily schedule--scenery near Woodlawn--father [Lawr. Lewis] promises to take them in carriage \"as far as it can go towards Porters Battery, and we are to walk the rest of the distance\"--has information on friends in New Orleans--asks about building of water works and gas works there--finished reading Trevelyan. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 9,\" marked \"No. 4,\" laminated, red seal obscured. ","A postscript by E.P. Lewis follows: A.L.S. 2 pages. Copies for him a few verses from a novel \"Pinmoney,\" called \"The Undying One\"--inquires about Leonard R. Aling in Tampico.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Received letter from N. Orleans--Aunt [Mary]Custis and her daughter Mrs. [Robt. E.] Lee visited--her friend Mrs.[ ] Powell--Cousin Mary [Custis Lee] will live in Washington this winter--\"They are my favorite Aunt and cousin\"--expects to take up painting for winter but is indolent. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 16,\" marked \"No. 5,\" laminated, red seal smeared. ","A postscript by Mrs. E.P. Lewis follows: A.L.S. 2 pages. Advice on frugality and his health--chimney in parlour which was so unsightly is now done over.","A.L.S. 1 page. Glad Alfred [Conrad's brother] liked her--his eyes--will write on Saturday. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed. ","Postscript by E.P. Custis Lewis follows in crosshatch. A.L.S. 4 pages. [Angela] studies her French and exercises for his sake--cautions him about his eyes--even if he were to go blind [Angela] would stick by him--fears he was angered or hurt by her [warnings on flirtations]--[Angela] begins drawing in crayon--one of Charles Conrad's uncles was [G.W.P. Custis'] intimate friend--her family--Col. House died of cholera in Georgetown--stories of [Geo.] Poindexter's cheating at cards--mutual friends. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 20,\" black seal obscured.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Charles' eyes--brother [Lorenzo Lewis] and family arrived [from Philadelphia]--has new music to learn--received several gifts--[Lorenzo] heard nothing of the Pyles--Ferdinand Coxe confined to his room-[Lorenzo] brought 2 Jackson medals to add to her cabinet--[Lorenzo and family] leave soon and return after Xmas for a while--hopes his business progresses--has just read \"The Camp and Court of Napoleon\"--. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Nov. 24,\" marked \"No. 6\", red seal obscured. ","A long postscript by E.P. Lewis follows. A.L.S. 2 pages. The twins [Lawrence Fielding and John Ed. Coxe Lewis]--gifts to Angela--a friend brought Tiffin [Angela] a piece of the Plymouth Rock for her cabinet--warns him not to eat oysters because they are thought to cause cholera--always keep strong mint lozenges by him. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Received letter written after trip to Baton Rouge--family and mutual friends--her music improves but little, though she practices diligently--has read a life of Marshall Ney and cannot admire him--now is reading a History of Bayard--ships lost in violent storms. ame on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Dec. 1,\" marked \"No. 7,\" red seal obscured. ","A postscript follows by E.P. Lewis. A.L.S. 2 pages. Lorenzo inquired about the Pyle's but could learn nothing--\"I trust you will never think it necessary to renew your acquaintance with them anywhere.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1834] [Nov. 29]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. [Lawrence Lewis] requests to pay money he owes to servant--[Lorenzo] and family arrived safe at Phila.-watched eclipse of [sun] thru smoked glass--skipped thru \"The Polish Chiefs\" a story of Kosciusco's love--because of this Aunt Anna called her a cold blooded Yankee, and that no warm blooded Virginian could have resisted such a tale of woe--is reading Jeanie Deans/The Heart of Midlothian [Scott]--admires characters in this book much. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Dec. 6,\" marked \"No. 8,\" red seal with obscured device. ","There follows a long postscript by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Shocked to read in his letter,\"Really, from the style of your letters one would suppose that you were the fiancee, not she, you are more jealous than she is ... \"in answer to her admonitions [regarding flirting]--lectures him about respect due to a parent and old lady--will abstain hereafter from advising him.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Glad Supreme Ct. decided in his favor--\"that poor man Parker\" who has aroused ire of people in N. Orleans--is reading the novel \"Henri Quatre\"--the gig is a very dangerous carriage; tells a story of Mr. Mason being injured in one--great no. of shipwrecks this fall; hopes he won't return by water --speaks of friends in La.--thanks for the oranges. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Dec. 15,\" marked \"No. 9,\" laminated, red seal obscured. ","There follows a postscript written by E.P. Lewis. A.L.S. 1 page. Asks that both forget their quarrel and think carefully before writing anything better left unsaid.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Dr. Henry Daingerfield visits--he threw mistletoe leaves in fire to see if Charles is constant--visiters--her French gets tedious, and she spends much time reading--is reading a hist. of Spain--coming marriage of Susan [Randolph] Taylor and Moncure Robinson [civil engineer building Philadelphia and Reading R.R.]-received as Christmas gift \"Landscape Annual\" for1835--is doing handiwork. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Dec.[ ], marked \"No 10\", laminated, red seal blurred. ","There follows a long postscript by E.P. Lewis. A.L.S. 2 pages. Is trying to make him a birthday gift--thanks for information about Woolsack [in Brit. Parliament]--hopes to see him on Supreme Ct. some day--congratulations on birth of [a nephew].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Weather--much snow--business detains Lorenzo in Phila.--Parke's son \"Sonny\" [E.G.W. Butler] going to school in Baton Rouge--hopes he will read the books every day or at least every Sunday for her gratification--[ice] skating a favorite amusement in this part of the country--will get [Lorenzo] to make a sleigh when he comes--friends--snow 21 inches deep. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, laminated, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Dec. 31,\" marked \"No. 12,\" laminated, red seal blurred. ","A postscript by E.P. Lewis follows. A.L.S. 1 page. Wishes he could have partaken of her [Christmas] pies, cake and jellies.","A.D. 2 pages. Account of payments on the estate of George Washington. Summary of payments received and paid on the estate of GW. Includes a reference to Wm. Yeaton enclosing the tomb at Mt. Vernon in 1835. Expenses incurred on behalf of old Negroes.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Unable to get mail to town on time because of weather--snow 21 inches deep on Dec. 29--visiters--[Lorenzo] leaves Audley tomorrow--has been told a states righter is afraid to visit because she treated a Virginia gentleman so badly--discusses friends and C.'s relatives--a new hotel, gas lights, and water works for N. Orleans--stays by the fire reading novels, of Miss [Maria] Edgeworth and Walter Scott--doing needlework for [Lorenzo]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Jan. 5,\" marked \"No. 13,\" laminated, red seal blurred. ","Postscript follows from E.P. Lewis. 2 pages. Bad weather--deepest snow in 35 years--quotes from letter of E.B. Gibson's about Angela.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Wishes Charles to visit Parke when he next goes up river--news of friends--anecdote of Fanny Kemble, now Mrs. [Pierce] Butler (her efforts to get brown as an Indian at New Port)--weather--river frozen over--has read \"Woodstock.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Jan. 10,\" marked \"No. 14,\" red seal blurred. ","A postscript by E.P. Lewis follows. A.L.S. 2 pages. Begs him to break practice of sleeping with window open in winter--has been painting birds from Wilson's Ornithology for Lolen [Lorenzo]--promises to paint Cherry Bird and humming bird for Angela--grandmother's recipe for lip salve, from Glass' Cookery--some oranges have been frozen in storeroom for keeping.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Brother [Lorenzo] and family here--crosses Shenandoah River on ice, carrying the two babies [Lawrence Fielding, and John R.C. Lewis]--is reading \"Last Days of Pompeii\"--comparison of Bulwer's and Scott's novels--guests--approves Mr. [Henry] Clay's report on the subject of war with France--\" ... it is well that he is sometimes correct\"--fears Charles thinks her a little \"to far north in my disposition\"--[Lawrence Lewis says for him to keep the money Mr. Bullitt has for him].  ","A.L.S. 2 pages. Begs him to \"let bygones be bygones\"--hopes he received her peace-making postscript--hopes she hasn't hurt or angered him--still [painting] birds for her children.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Entreats him never to mention again in any way the unfortunate postscript which her mother wrote [see letter of Dec. 5, 1834]--gratified he has kept his promise to her about playing cards--attack on Gen. Ripley--visit to Mt. Vernon--Miss Harriet Martineau to visit Woodlawn--[English miscellaneous writer, literary lion of the time]--a fancy ball in Washington-- [Lorenzo] anxious for him to send the \"curious snakes\" to add to his collections of natural subjects. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Jan 26,\" marked \"No. 16,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Pleased he is reading [religious] books she gave him--Miss [Harriet] Martineau will be unable to come to Woodlawn after all--Lorenzo goes to Washington to pay her their respects and make apologies--she is to get invitation to big fancy dress ball on Feb. 22, her first--Esther's brother Ferdinand [Coxe] goes to W. Indies to restore health--is reading Miss Martineau's \"Poor Laws and Paupers\"--actresses and actors--a postscript, dated Jan. 31, tells of storm with thunder and lightening--Lorenzo's children. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed, integral cover, postmarked \"Jan. 31 Alexandria D.C.,\" marked \"No 17,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Unable to account for irregularity of mail--his attendance at a Masquerade--wants to have complete confidence in him, even in trifles--Miss Mason married to Mr. [Sidney S.] Lee, brother of [Robt. E. Lee]--intend to visit Arlington--Miss Martineau [Harriet]--she is reading Henry Bulwer's \"France\" \"[France: Social, Literary and Political\", 1834, 1st part of work called \"The Monarchy of the Middle Classes\", (1836)]--tells him of clipping from Liverpool paper complimentary to Senators--a new bonnet--Parke not to send Sonny [E.G.W. Butler] to school until next year. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Feb. 9,\" marked \"No 18,\" red seal blurred. ","A postscript by E.P. Lewis follows, A.L.S. 2 pages. Glad he liked the [silhouette of Angela ?] --glad he's taken her advice [on his health]--Miss M[artineau].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Aunt [Martha] Peter and Brittania [Peter Kennon] visiting--fancy dress ball canceled, and a common subscription ball to be held on Feb. 22 instead--she won't go--Miss Charlotte Taylor married to [Moncure] Robinson--talk of war with France--Bulwer's \"France\"--Miss Nannie Mason's marriage--Mr. Wm. Patterson's death, merchant of Baltimore--talk of railroad line to N. Orleans--Mrs. Owens, her cousin, comes to visit [Otwayana Carter Owens, daughter of Betty Lewis Carter]--Mother learns new type of painting, done with \"forms.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Feb. 18,\" marked \"No. 19,\" red seal blurred. ","Postscript from E.P. Lewis follows, A.L.S. 1 page. Hears scarlet fever is in [New Orleans]--gives a treatment for it.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Charles' success as a lawyer--relations with France--Livingston has left Paris and French minister will leave Washington--she looks forward to war--she won't go to ball given by Batchelors of Washington--reading--news of friends--Mrs. Krumbhaar--family news--improvements in N. Orleans--. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Feb. 25,\" marked \"No. 20,\" laminated, red blurred seal. ","A postscript follows by E.P. Lewis, A.L.S. 1 page. All have had influenza--she still sits up late after others are in bed--is painting birds for her children.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Trip to Arlington--to be a supper for the bride--[Miss Mason, bride of R.E. Lee's brother Sidney S. Lee]--will leave letter at home and mother will finish it when she returns--New Orleans friends. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Mar. 2,\" marked \"No. 21,\" laminated, broken black seal. ","A postscript follows from E.P. Lewis to Charles Conrad, dated March 1, 1835. A.L.S. 3 pages. Arrived at Arlington in snow storm--[Angela] ill with nervous headache--descript. of Angela's dress--she wore Charles' ring--groom far superior in appearance and heart to bride [Sidney Smith Lee and Miss Nanny Mason]--description of both--couple to live with Mrs. Fitzhugh, widow of Mrs. Custis' brother--the Bachelor's Ball--Capt. Bell--news of friends and relatives.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington. Bridal party left Sunday--river frozen over for 3rd time this winter--had wanted to attend session of Cong. but didn't--gossip over marriage of [Moncure] Robinson \u0026 Charlotte Taylor--pleased that he is going to visit her sister [Parke Lewis Butler]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Mar [ ]\", watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington. Visiting family and friends in Georgetown and Alexandria--claims she has no opportunities for flirtation--reading Life of Crabbe the Poet--will read [Henry] Lee's Life of Napoleon next--Congress adjourned without making any provision for defense against French. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Mar. 15,\" marked \"No. 2 from A[rlington]\", broken red seal, watermark.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. [Angela] still at Arlington and [Lorenzo] and family are there too--often sees Charles in her dreams--Washy [G.W. Lewis]--visited tree where his and Angela's names are [carved]--does needlework--instructions on getting and killing venemous snakes for L[orenzo]'s natural history collection--he lately prepared a crossbill. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Mar. 19,\" broken black seal.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Arlington. Denies she has found any other who would make her wish to be free again--proposed a schedule of visits to Georgetown and Washington--visited W-n one day, the capitol, Senate and House, fountain near the Naval monument--new improvements in N. Orleans--has painted a small head in miniature--visiters at Arlington--teaching Mrs. Nannie [Mason] Lee to transfer. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Mar. 22,\" marked \"No 3 from A[rlington].\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. News of his aunt Mrs. Thruston's death--[Parke] wrote her that he had not yet visited Iberville--news of an Episcopal Bishop in N. Orleans, and laws regarding gambling houses--E.P. Lewis working her a piano cover--\"the Sister of Mrs. Washington\" is to be married--will cut out a dress for sister--visited a Public Garden in Georgetown. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Apr 2,\" marked \"No. 22,\" laminated, broken red seal. ","A postscript from E.P. Lewis follows: A.L.S. 2 pages. She went to Georgetown in a storm to bring [Angela] home--Ed [Butler] has been very sick since returning from [N. Orleans]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [April 1]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Alexandria to Woodlawn. Sends sketch [enclosed] of wall and gateway on one side--engages to erect the wall 45' square, 10' high--describes how it will look--with gateway and gate similar to the sketch for $600. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, docketed by D. L. L. [The new tomb].","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. It was a year ago this day that they first saw each other--denies she has a fever of ambition--just wants him to distinguish himself in his profession--father [Lawrence Lewis] gone on horseback to Mt. Vernon--[Lorenzo] and family have left--[E.P. Lewis] still working on piano cover--[Lorenzo] has added many birds [stuffed] to his collection--John and Ferdinand [Coxe], Esther's brothers--his prospective visit to Iverville and Parke and her family--thinks he should not leave [New Orleans] until his business there is finished. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Apr. 10,\" marked \"No. 23,\" laminated. ","There follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 1 page. Recalls their first meeting and his merry face--will send him a barrel of cider--thinks he should drink it to help combat small pox and varioloid [a mild smallpox among those innoculated or who have had it] now in New Orleans. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [Apr. 8]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Cambridge to Washington, D.C. Does not think Washington can get a loan on security of the papers, since he has already made them over to the govt.--when he finishes with the paper he will bundle up private papers and send to W-n--\"Strictly speaking all the papers pertaining to the period in which Genl. Washington held no office are private, but I suppose the spirit of your contract included only family papers, and such as related to his private affairs,\"--must have written authority from Washington to hand over papers to any but him--Mr. Forsyth has made formal demand for the papers and will take it to court, but doesn't think he will succeed--he will hand papers over as soon as he is through with them. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmark \"Cambridge Mass Apr 13,\" red seal.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Approves his action in refusing nomination to legislature [state?]--[Lorenzo] and family have returned to Audley--late snows destroy fruit blossoms--urges him to go to [Iverville, La.] to see Parke and family--have lost many trees in the bad winter--has lately read amusing stories in Waldie's circulating library--asks if Miss H[arriet] Martineau has visited N. Orleans yet--fisheries operating--shad. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria Apr. 18,\" marked \"No. 24,\" broken red seal. ","There follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: The 15th was anniversary of party given [Angela] by Charles and others in La., and toast drunk to him. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [Apr. 17]. Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Esther's brother John [Coxe] brings his bride to Audley--her brother Ferdinand [Coxe] recovered his health in West Indies--Woodlawn beautiful, will be at height in 2 weeks--read Wash. Irving's \"Tour through the Praries,\" \"The Siege of Vienna\" by Madam Pickle, and [Oliver] Goldsmith's Greece--visiters at Woodlawn--\"I am always nervous in the spring and in warm weather.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. Apr. 29 (?)\", marked \"No. 25,\" red seal, broken. ","A postscript follows, from E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Wishes he could be there to see Woodlawn in Spring--doesn't like new grooms costume (a full suit of black), considers this symbol of mourning, not appropriate for wedding--Ferd[inand][Coxe] asks about chances of success as druggest in New Orleans--\"What has possessed your Govr. to quarrel with his best friends.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [Ap. 25]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 1 page. The Wall is intended to enclose the Vault at Mount Vernon, to secure it against injurys it is every year subject to.\" describes in detail how he wants the wall at George Washington's tomb built -- sketch of section of wall -- asks for an estimate. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Law. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed \"Copy of a letter to W. Yeaton of Alexa respecting the building a wall around the Vault at M. Vernon\", laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Descript. of Woodlawn in Spring--fishing boats on river--Cousin America [Peter Williams] and Robert Lee have visited--roads have prevented church attendence--will receive \"Frances Anna [Kemble] Butler's Journal\"--Governor White's[of La.] unpopularity--his reprimand by legislature--learning new song, \"Dunbarton's Bonnie Dell\"--thanks Charles in [Lorenzo's] name for the snakes [which Charles sent him for stuffing]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., May 5,\" marked \"No. 26,\" red seal broken, watermark (line of arrows). ","A postscript from E.P. Lewis follows: A.L.S. 2 pages. Charles' uncle's grief after his wife [Mrs. Thruston's] death--Parke and her children ill--friends and acquaintances. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\".Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 3]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Went on visit to Mt. Vernon--Cousin Jane [Washington]--reading Fanny [Kemble] Butler's Journal--disappointed in it--has poor opinion of Americans-Miss Butler's opinion of American Society--Gov. White [of Louisiana]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., May 11,\" marked \"No. 27,\" watermark, laminated. ","There follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 1 page. Unseasonable weather--\"I hope all your good Citizens build Bathing rooms in their new Houses as they are so necessary and so easily made where there are waterworks.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 10]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Cambridge to Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Has confirmed his own opinion that money cannot be borrowed on security of the [Washington] papers since title to them has gone to govt.--cannot advance any money himself because every cent is tied up in publication of Writings--assures him he is working every minute to complete publication--Mr. Forsyth's efforts to institute suit against him for the papers will come to nothing, because \"my contract with Judge [Bushrod] Washington gives me a right to use the papers till the work is completed.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked Cambridge Mass. May 11,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. His safe return from up river--she has lost 10 lbs. since winter (\"much to my joy\")--visiters--will try to learn to play guitar. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. May 18\", marked \"No. 28,\" red seal. ","There follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Weather has prevented [Angela] exercising--fruits lost--cautions him about taking measles--she had them for 2nd time at 23 and was very ill--can injure sight or lungs. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 17]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Dinner at Mt. Vernon--anecdote of Jane [Washington] relating to Tom Moore--shells and coins added to her \"Cabinet\"--[E.P. Lewis] is working another [piano] cover in cornucopia designs--family news. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., May 26,\" marked \"No. 29\". ","A postscript follows from E.P. Lewis: Parke thinks him the only man worthy of [Angela]--description of \"the robe of ceremony\" [Angela's wedding dress?]--cholera and measles in New Orleans--news of friends. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 24]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Assures him the matter of the unfortunate postscript is forgotten [E.P. Lewis to Charles Conrad, Dec. 5, 1834] and that she has no intentions of delaying or trying to stop his and Angela's marriage--reiterates her affection for him--does want some idea of when he can come, in order to have things ready--Angela will add a postscript in the morning. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. May 29,\" broken black seal. ","A postscript follows from M.E.A. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Teases him about his haste in suspecting some evil from an innocent postscript--does not want him to leave N. Orleans until his business is finished there--instructs him to burn this letter. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] May 29. Autograph letter signed, postscipted to a letter of E.P. Lewis to Charles Conrad, dated May 28.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. The piano tuned and she is told her voice is improved--requests C. to bring his flute with him if he has one--in her father's absence, has been directing planting of vegitables--damask roses--reading Thomas Campbell's Life of Mrs. Siddons--Miss [Harriet] Martineau at Mt. Vernon--Miss Martineau and Miss Hannah Moore--is a Socinian--news of friends. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., June 2\", marked \"No. 30,\" laminated. ","There follows a postscript from E.P. Lewis:  Repeats her sorrow that he could have been so unhappy over misinterpreting her remarks--to avoid cholera, avoid \"night air, shrimps, uneasiness of mind, etc.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 30]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. This will be her last letter to him before he leaves N.O.--the fall of the Planters' Hotel in N.O.--will visit Alexandria, Arlington and Washington--to read \"The Conquest of Florida by Hernando de Soto,\" by Theodore Irving--Washington Irving's writings. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. E. A. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Last letter from M.E.A.L. received June 20th 1835,\" postmarked \"Alexandria D.C. June 6\" marked \"No. 31,\" laminated. ","There follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: Hopes he leaves N.O. shortly [for Virginia]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [June 5]. Autograph letter initial signed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Bacons Castle. Description of his activities and trip to Norfolk, Old Point Comfort, and Cabin Point ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. W. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark.","Note of authenticity. Re: George Washington's powder bag + puff.","A.L.S. 5 pages. Princeton to Georgetown. Bayard reports that his daughter, Mrs. J.E. Washington, has received Beverly's letter and he is now answering it as per her request. Bayard passes on to Beverly some legal opinions he has gathered relating to the appointing of an Executor, and a Guardian relative to the settlement of the Estate of Col. William Washington.","Check on the Bank of the Metropolis to bearer, for $13. Autograph document signed, fragment, cancelled.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Juliet Washington, neé Juliet E. Bayard of Princeton, New Jersey. She was the widow of Wm A. Washington (1804-1830) who was the grandnephew of GW. Requests money from the estate if convenient. Will return to Westmoreland within the month to apply to the Court to be appointed administratrix and guardian of her daughter.","A.D.S. Check drawn on the Potomac Bank for $350. Autograph document signed, fragment, canceled, endorsed by W. Yeaton.","A.D.S. 1 page. Check for $200 on Potomac Bank of Alexandria. Autograph document signed, fragment, endorsed by Yeaton, canceled.","A.D.S. 1 page. Yeaton's bill for erecting wall with iron gate pr. contract--additional expence connected with it--total $628.15. Autograph document signed, docketed \"Receipt for Vault $618.15 Oct. 29. 1835.\" Receipted by Yeaton.","Check, A.D.S. 1 page. Check drawn on the Potomac Bank for $68.58. Paid on behalf of the executors of George Washington's estate. Autograph document signed, fragment, canceled, endorsed by W. Yeaton.","D. 1 page. Sketch of iron gate at New Tomb. Date on original catalog card appears [1835]. Drawing in pencil. Unknown artist.","A.D.S. 3 pages. Memorandum of an agreement made for enclosure and gateway at New Tomb--it is headed by a sketch with dimensions for the wall and entranceway and contains specifications of materials to be used and method of construction and cost. Autograph document, in hand of Lewis, laminated, [no name inserted in contract]. [Yeaton contracted to build wall and entrance way for $600. See letter of Yeaton to L. Lewis, April 4, 1835].","D. 3 pages. Report of the Virginia legislature on the C and O Canal Co. loan. Covers three points: (1) how loan of last session was spent; (2) the erroneous estimates for completion of Canal to Cumberland; (3) the expenditures for internal improvements. Date on original catalog card appears c. 1835.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mrs. Washington asks for clarification of the letter just received in which the sum of $3,930 was mentioned as having been received from Mr. Street. It is her understanding that half that sum ($1,965) is rightfully hers and her daughters. She encloses a draft for that amount payable to her uncle Samuel H. Smith. A blank draft is also enclosed in case the sum is less than the amount of the draft.","Stock certificate. 21 shares of capital stock for George C. W-n and signed by him as president of the Co. Embossed seal and engraving of a section of the Canal.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Defense of the action of the B. of Directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Co. in hiring James McCulloch as advisor on internal improvements, he was not hired to lobby for passage of a bill appropriating $2 million to the Canal Co. ...","A.L.S. 3 pages. Claymont.","A.L.S. 1 page. Cambridge. Dr. Sprague of Albany secured permission from Judge [Bushrod] Washington to take certain autographs and substitute a copy--this done before papers were sold to Congress--doesn't wish it to be thought that he himself took liberties with mss. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. He has filled his part of the contract to sell G.W.'s papers to govt.--has delivered all public papers in his possession to State Dept.--Mr. Sparks overdue in turning over papers to him--he had thought Sparks contract with Bush. W-n over because of long time he had papers--lists mss. and volumes turned over to Archives.  Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, draft, endorsed \"To the Hon. John Forsyth Secy. of State, Oct. 11th 1836,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Expressing concern to his father that he has not heard from him as he expected. Urging him to move to winter quarters. Report on the harvest of his corn crop. Report of the death of a Negro (Randal) due to ill-treatment by \"that infurnal Overseer of Dogles.\"","An unpublished play, produced in New York on September 30, 1839 for one night only.","Autograph letter signed. Mount Vernon. Jane writes to her son that she is at Mount Vernon settling accounts. She discusses family news and difficulties with postage.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Baltimore. Describes the costumes at a fancy dress ball at Mr. Cohens in Baltimore ...","A.L.S. 4 pages. Integral cover, seal (broken).","Contains a dimensional drawing of a coffin for a letterhead, describing water damage to the burial vault at Mount Vernon, including damage to the coffin of George Washington.","A.L.S. 1 page. Gives him a forwarding address in Baltimore . Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Buchanan.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 pages. Georgetown. Forwarding the desired documents and the Congressional Directory for 1836. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. Mount Vernon. To John Augustine Washington III? Discusses the harvest. Says she is being viewed as one of the curiousities of the place by the visitors.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Kanawa Salines, Virginia, to Berryville, Clark County. Answers a letter Lewis addressed to his deceased father about a delay in the sale of some property in Kanawa. Assures Lewis of the integrity of the prospective buyer William Tompkins. Integral cover postal stamp.","A.L.S. 1 page. New Orleans to Audley. Last page of letter written by MEA Conrad to Lewis. She (Eleanor) has added her own note. Family letter. Integral cover, postmark and seal.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Philadelphia. In regards to work done on the sarcophagus of Washington. Includes a measured watercolor drawing of the bas-relief sculpture on top of the sarcophagus.","Letter written by a sixteen-year-old John Augustine Washington III in Alexandria, Virginia to his mother Jane C. Washington at Blakeley plantation near Charlestown, West Virginia. The address on the back page of the letter notes that the letter was delivered by Jim Mitchell (\"Jim Mitchum\") with a note from John Augustine that says \"I let Jim have $1.00 for his expenses.\" Jim Mitchell, who was later employed by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, was enslaved by the Washington family at the time.","John Augustine tells his mother \"Mr. Skidmore finished his work at Mount Vernon yesterday, but I have not seen him yet so that I cant say what has been done\" and also notes \"On Saturday I went to Georgetown, Cousin and his family were not at home so that I could not get the pictures.\" He reports that West Ford has taken the cloth that arrived for Jane from Dumfries down to Mount Vernon and discuses butter sales, corn production, hogs, and resuming his studies. He also asks Jane if the servants are \"conducting themselves well\" and is worried they will give her \"a good deal of trouble coming in with their complaints.\"","Autograph letter initialed. Janes writes that she is sending down \"four large shoulder of Bacon\" to Mount Vernon, along with two enslaved men, Willoughby and Gabriel, who she hopes will be \"faithful and useful.\" She writes, \"have them comfortably fixed my dear son treat them kindly, and I trust they will both prove valuable servants. Gabriel will require a strict tho kind discipline. Sarah or Milly must wast and mend for them.\" Jane also writes that she has had a letter from West Ford asking for the money she owes him. She instructs John Augustine to pay her pew fee and then pay Ford.","Requests George C. to be his security in Md. in the institution of a suit as an executor of Mr. Payne's estate ...","Receipt A.D.S. 1 page. For $1.50, for 4 quarters continuance at rules and 2 continuances on court docket 50 against Lee. Small fragment, partly printed, endorsed \"Washington Bushrod to Est.,\" and \"Fairfax.\" Signed by J. J. Chew.","A.D. 1 page. For hauling sarcophagus to Mt. Vernon, pd hire of hack for Struthers and workmen to Mt. V. to put up ditto, clothing for Gabriel, \"ditto for 1839 to 9th June when he died deduct his meal 7 bushels from his usual allowance to him for the half year\", for coffin and digging grave, etc., with amounts given. Fragment. See reverse of letter to Lewis from M. Snyder, dated Dec. 31, 1838, asking for taxes due on house.","Unsigned articles of agreement between Rice Levi, John A. Washington, and Jane C. Washington for Rice Levi to \"undertake the management and cultivation of the ... Washington's himself and farm at Mount Vernon\".","A.L.S. 2 pages. Lewis was in La. Cash describes the mule he inspected at Mt. Airy, but did not think him worth $75. Is still looking for a suitable animal. Needs thread to mend harness. Corn (wheat) looks good, have 205 bushels. Mr. Howard charges 75c per day and wishes to receive the balance as soon as possible.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. Sends small extract of Appendix--has been unwell--must write a letter a day \"all on one subject\" [G.W.]--goes to Alexa. to celebrate \"The 68th Anniversary it has been my good fortune to witness the celebration of ...\"--then comes the Coronation and \"What next.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1838 ?] Feb. 22. Autograph letter signed, docketed at bottom \"Letter written by George Washington Parke Custis presented by C.F. Gunther Chicago\", laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Washington, D.C. to Leesburg. Regarding the estate of Nathaniel Hinkle.","Will. D. 2 pages. G.W. Bassett appointed executor--leaves all property to nephew G.W. Bassett, who is required to pay annually [300] dollars per year to Bassett Claiborne, \"under the fear that the said Claiborne is not very careful.\"--all debts to be paid--codicil of Feb. 20, 1840 emancipates his \"servant,\" Pleasant. Document, copy by J.D. Christian, county clerk, laminated. Proved in New Kent Court, Mar. 11, 1841, no subscribing witnesses to will, so handwriting and signature sworn to by Morris H. Tench and James Stamper.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Hoping that he will visit them at Bayou Goula. News of her children. She is anxious for news of the Lorenzo Lewis family. Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. P. Butler.\" Integral cover, wax seal.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Department of State to Georgetown. After examining Washington papers delivered to Dept. of State as per contract, finds a number of documents included in agreement are missing, and copies substituted for many others--a list of these is enclosed--\"You will be so obliging as to have the missing volumes and documents supplied without delay, and also to procure the return of the original letters for which copies have in some instances been substituted.\" [Attached is a list of 2 pp and description of missing papers. There are pencil notations, probably by G.C.W., indicating if papers are considered private or whether they are lost]. Autograph letter signed, docketed, \"correspondence in relation to the Washington papers\", separate cover, postmarked \"Washington City D.C. May 12,\" franked by Forsyth, red seal, watermarks. Attached is a list of 2 pp and description of missing papers. There are pencil notations, probably by G.C.W., indicating if papers are considered private or whether they are lost.","Copy, 2 pages. Copy inclosed with letter of Dec. 15,1838, Forsyth to G.C. Washington; see also original of same letter with enclosure. Letter, docketed, watermark (H and O).","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia to near Berryville, Virginia. Delayed in Phila. while sister puts her children in school--Mrs. Coxe purchasing materials for embroidery [for Angela]--leave for N. York tomorrow and then to Audley--family news--love to [Oliver?]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Philada, Pa. Sep. 22.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"[Chas.?] M. Conrad.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Audley to Woodlawn. Sends receipts to be given to [Parke] and Butler--he will pay Dr.'s bill for [Charley Conrad]--instructions for paying bills--Butler gave him $40. when he left New Orleans. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (JM), directed by \"Mrs. Lewis.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. Lewis.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1838?] Oct. 10.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Mount Vernon to the University of Virginia. Jane writes to her son about work taking place at Mount Vernon, where she has spent almost all of $800 she brought down with her. She reports that Skidmore has \"finished the large room which is now to be plastered and painted.\" Mr. Ball has nearly finished the stables, and West Ford is still engaged with the enclosures. She writes of Mount Vernon , \"The dear old place will be more comfortable and decent in appearance, than we have known in years - but it draws deeply on a limited income to make it so.\" She also includes information on  other enslaved peoples, Sambo, Levi and Gabriel.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Audley to Woodlawn. News of autumn wheat crop and cattle at Audley. The weather is unusually sever that the farmer may be injured. Wants his father and mother to live full time at Audley. Wants to discuss the possible rental of Woodlawn with them before they make a decision.","D. 1 page. To Woodlawn. The books ordered by Lewis can not be supplied. Includes: Sparks, Life of Washington, The Cultivator.","L.S. 1 page. Department of State. No answer being received to his letter of May 12, he sends a copy and requests answer. Letter signed, docketed, watermark. [See copy of letter, John Forsyth to Geo. C. Washington, May 12, 1838].","A.L.S. 6 pages. Georgetown. Apologies for delay in writing--has complied with terms of agreement regarding Washington papers--Judge W. gave away some autographs and substituted copies on unimportant letters--has retained letters of private character--refers McLane's letter of Dec. 10, 1833, to him, asking his terms for sale of letters, and his reply of Jan. 3, 1834 [see letter in question], agreeing to turn over all except private papers, or those whose publication would be improper at the time--refers to Forsyth's list of missing papers [see under letter of May 12 1838] and states which ones he regards as private and thus not included in the contract, and which are missing--refers to [Jared] Sparks' letter of [Sept. 20, 1836] which he encloses--knows of no letters being removed from bound volumes other than those accounted for by Mr. Sparks, except for corresp. between Genl. Washington and John Nicholas in relation to a letter addressed to G.W. over signature of Wm. Langhorne [see letter, Aug. 20, 1798 Bushrod W-n to G.W.; also letter of G.W. to Bush. W-n in Writings, XXXVI, 408-409, dated Aug. 12, 1798 ,] \"as this correspondence deeply implicates the conduct of a distinguised individual of that day.\"--however, he will send the letters and he [Forsyth] may decide whether to keep or return them--despite fact Sparks published many of private papers, doesn't feel this makes him liable to part with them under contract--feels govt. paid very little of their value anyway, and has been more than compensated by evidence on fraudulent claims which papers revealed. Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed \"Letter to the Hon. J. Forsyth Dec. 24, 1838 in reply to his letters dated May 12th 1838 and Dec. 15th 1838.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\"","D. 1 page. For $1.00 for 4 quarters continuance at rules against Lee. Signed by J.J. Chew. Fragment, partly printed, endorsed \"Washington Bushrod and c. 1.00 Frx.\" [See 2 other similar receipts dated 1837 and 1839].","A.L.S. 1 page. Woodlawn. Forwards receipt for freight of Joe, a slave -- \"do not put yourself to much trouble with the fellow, if you cannot sell him readily send him to your plantation and make him work, your Overseer may teach him better manners, he has never had the lash upon his back yet, perhaps a few will do him good, if it should become necessary.\" -- ask Butler to enquire of his House what ship carried his [L.L.'s] cow pease -- has heard nothing of them -- \"I observe by a paper Angela sent me your [sic] are taking an active part in the Legislature of your State -- Should anything very interesting occur tell Angela to send me the paper leaving one and end open for the Postmaster to see the contents, they are very particular, the one sent was torne open, and received in rather [dirty?] condition.\" Autograph letter signed, written on reverse of cover directed to L. Lewis, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawr. Lewis.\"","A.L.S.  1 page. Woodlawn to Alexandria. Enclosed letter will tell him of wishes of Rev. Edward C. Mc Guire--brother charged with pair of pistols at private sale [of G.W.'s estate]--place am't. due for them, $30., to his own acct.--wants to clear up unfinished business--\"my health warns me to be quick in my movement.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed \"mentions purchase of Gen Washington's Pistols purchased at the private sale,\" cover is covered with figures, laminated, dove of peace. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawr. Lewis.\"","D. 1 page. Walker to rent for one year Washington's farm called Johnson Spring [Fairfax County] [This was probably part of G.W.'s original River Farm, Wellington or an adjoining tract]--to pay one third of crops. Document, in hand of and signed by Charles A. Washington [?] endorsed \"Contract - Washington and Walker,\" laminated.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Hannah writes of family news about Thornton Washington and Harriette Meade (cousin), as well as the marriage \"of Madaronia Todd to Mr. Quinn… from Kentucky.\" She describes \"violent colds and sore throats… some of the black people are sick – poor little Lucy died on Thursday night of a congestive fever…\"","A.L.S 1 page. Alexandria to Woodlawn. Respecting work to be done on the vault [New Tomb] at Mount Vernon--Mr. Ball is fishing--can get Mr. Phillips--experience with hydraulic cement and proper proportion of lime and sand. Autograph letter signed, [probably written and signed by someone else] integral cover, torn, docketed by L.L., laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. Skidmore.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon to University of Virginia. Jane writes her son on his 18th birthday. She tells him family events that have occurred. Informs him of the death of his neice Louisa. \"The work here (Mt. Vernon) is much behind hand and crops the very little that can be seen, looks miserably. I shall endeavour to have the oyster shells hauled from the Shore as soon as they finish planting Corn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Respecting the cost of materials for the stone sill and gate at vault [New Tomb]--price not given--brick work and carpenters work, prices given. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by L.L. \"Respecting Cost of work to vault at Mt. Vernon.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Examined wall and vault again and sketched design he thinks most appropriate--describes designed he intends--cannot give estamate of cost yet--screen of ornamental iron as sketched $50-$60. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"Respecting vault at Mount Vernon,\" part of cover torn off. On reverse are sketches of iron gates and vaults.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Concerning repair of the New Tomb, including the arch. Mentions a carpenter named Skidmore.","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria to Woodlawn. Business takes him to Washington--may go to Baltimore until Wed.--will meet him Thursday at Mount Vernon [concerns work on New Tomb]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by L. L., directed \"Pr Sam,\"  laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Alexandria to Woodlawn. No bricks to be had [for work on New Tomb]--the New Court House and New Meeting House have taken them all--in two weeks may be plenty--can get them in Washington and have them sent down with the lime in boats that run wood--Mrs. [Jane] Washington's project, unless it is done before the abutments are raised, hopes it will be suspended as it will be dangerous after the arch is finished--wants $100 to pay workmen etc.--his own salary--will save money by ordering lime from N. Y. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed \"Pr. Sam,\" watermark (R. Amies). Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Caledon to University of Virginia. John's aunt writes to him about boat transportation from Fredericksburg to Mount Vernon. \"Steam boats go up three times in the week and stop at Boyd's Hole Saturday and Sunday and Tuesdays, one of the Boasts the Phoenix will board you I rather think at M. Vernon.\" She tells him of the news she has learned by riding through the neighborhood. Stampless address leaf.","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria to Woodlawn. About bricks for the new tomb--Mr. Brockett's kiln [in Alexa.]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, watermark (R. Amies). Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"","A.D. 17 pages. \"A Visit to Mount Vernon\" by L. Osgood. Autograph document, put together in book form, subheading \"Mt. Vernon in 1839 by a Native of this Country,\" dated at Washington, D.C. ","\"I am under the disagreeable necessity of saying I was never more disappointed in my life, than on this visit. The home of Washington in life His resting place in death, the most hallowed spot in America's soul and a place visited yearly by thousands should be suffered to moulder and decay apparently with its once illustrious possessor.\"--piazza supported by 2 \"natural colemns from the forest\"--engraving of Bastille hanging directly above key--rooms downstairs, including mantle \"presented to him by Lafayette [Vaughan]\"--greenhouse burned 4 yrs. ago, but part of blackened walls standing--most of plants, shrubbery etc. destroyed in fire--took lemon from a tree planted by G.W.--outbuildings all of brick and very delapidated--many abandoned--only a small part of garden cultivated, along walks and the strawberry beds, rest in weeds--\"The old gardner seemed very proud of once belonging to Washington and took more interest in talking of his former gardening than exhibiting the present as well he might.\"--ate some cherries there--gave servant quarter for lemon and cherries--saw splendid portrait of Mrs. [John A.] Washington and \"one son and two daughters\" [actually 2 sons, 1 daughter and nephew]--by [John Gadsby] Chapman--tomb delapiated too--\"The two sarcophaguses are placed in wooden boxes or pens placed without the vault in the enclosed yard the vault is very damp, and a kind of acid is produced by water leaking through the bricks and mortar is so powerful as to rot mahogany boards in three years and two Gentlemen from Philadelphia [Wm.] Strickland an Architect and the gentleman that manufactured the Sarcophagus of Washington when they took it to Mt Vernon and discovered the state of the vault they said the acid would dissolve the marble in seven years and in consequence of this unfortunate circumstance the sarcophagus are cooped in the open yard and hid from the eye of the Visitor.\"--Lewis [Wm.] Washington [son of Geo. C. W-n], who has a farm 4 mi. from Mt. Vernon has his own servants prepairing for the masons who will put new arch to vault laid in hydraulic cement--wall enclosing vault badly done, crumbling already.","A.L.S. 1 page. To Woodlawn. Announcing his agreement with Mr. [Joseph] Dudley, the bricklayer [for work on new tomb]--requirement for workmen, lime, nails, planking etc.--need for money to pay the workmen Saturday night--must he buy supplies from Mr. Smoot, or can he get them where most suitable? Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed by Lewis \"Yeaton stating the terms on which Dudley is employ'd; also \"4 1/2 day working on new wall the balance of the time of 2 weeks in painting,\" and cover is filled with figuring. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Alexandria to Woodlawn. Lawrence has selected Mr. Hoop his cashier to pay--Y. will now select material--fears Smoot has no Carolina yellow heart pine needed for the ribs of the arch [for the new tomb]--cement from Smoot--workmen will want a room in one of the out houses--details about work--will see Thos. W. Smith about having screen [fancy iron gate for new tomb]--air-slacked lime. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, on cover is notation \"Judge Washington died 26 [ ] 29 aged 71 years [ ]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Yeaton.\"","Account. A.D. Fragment. Rough notes for about two weeks work by Bricklayers on the new tomb--price of labor, cart and food for laborers given. Autograph document, in hand of L. L., fragment.","A.L.S 3 pages. To Audley. Reports a visit by Augustine Washington, clearing up a mix-up by revealing that Mr. Washington had failed to mail an earlier letter he had taken from Lawrence Lewis to Lorenzo, for Mrs. Lewis had found the letter several days later on the mantel at Mount Vernon. Also advice about the sale and purchase of horses.","Agreement. A.D.S. 1 page. Agreement with [Joseph] Dudley for L. Lewis for work at Mt. Vernon, with rates for him, his assistant and two laborers. Autograph document signed, in Yeaton's hand, docketed by W.Y. \"for Mr. Dudley.\" For brickwork on New Tomb.","A.L.S. Barclay writes of his friendship with Bushrod Washington and visiting Mount Vernon.","A.L.S. 1 page. Washington, D.C. Concerning his claim and affidavit with the Hinkle estate.","Tabb writes about various illnesses, the Whig Convention in Richmond, and a $50 note.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Care of Lorenzo Lewis, Berryville. Writes at E.P.L.'s request to give particulars of [Angela's] illness and death--during her sickness, she talked little and disliked anyone else talking, even a whisper annoyed her--seemed not to consider that she was dying, so made no wishes and left no messages--E.P.L. must not blame herself for not coming in the spring--Angela understood that her father couldn't come and had said she would go to him the next Summer--Angela's children--Mrs. Butler [Parke] had a little boy who lived only a few days. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, redirected to \"Arlington House near Alexandria, District of Columbia,\" laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Hannah Jane.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. New Orleans, care of Lorenzo Lewis, Berryville. She may have set out on journey southward but Lorenzo will open letter--has been to Baton Rouge [where the children are]--while there, received letter from Major B[utler] telling of [Parke's] baby son who lived only 3 days--could not bring himself to break up housekeeping and sell his furniture, but cannot bear to go back to the once happy home, so he will live with [brother] Frank and [wife] Hannah Jane--trying to absorb himself in his work--glad [Lawrence Lewis] is doing well. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, forwarded to \"Arlington House near Alexandria, District of Columbia,\" postmarked [ ] Nov. 9,\" laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. M. Conrad.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Blakely to Mount Vernon. Inquires about family and business at Mount Vernon. \"Mr. Skidmore has I suppose been down and repaired the Pillars and Colonades.\" Reminds him to collect rent from tenants.","A.D.S. Appoints Lorenzo Lewis of Audley, Clark County [now Frederick County, Va.] as attorney to act for her in her dower rights as widow of Lawrence Lewis. Autograph document signed, witnessed by Mary Custis Lee, proved before George W. P. Custis as one of the U. S. Justices for Cty of Alexandria, District of Columbia, laminated.","Receipt. Fragment. 1.00 for four quarter continuance at rules against Lee. Signed by J.J. Chew. Fragment, partly printed, endorsed \"Washington B 1.00 Fairfax.\" See 2 other similar receipts dated 1837 and 1838.","Inauguration account. Letter to the editor regarding George Washington's first inauguration. This letter was addressed to Col. William L. Stone, editor of the New York Commercial Advertiser. It offers an eye-witness account of George Washington's arrival in New York City for his first inauguration as president, written to correct an earlier published reminiscence by a Mr. Denini entitled 'Half Century Reminiscence' that appeared in the Commercial Advertiser. Whether this letter was also published is not yet determined.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. GWPC is trying to get Congress to take one of his paintings. Also is pursuing some action in favor of a widow. Mentions work on his memoirs.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Audley. His sad business [death of father] has kept him from writing--uneasy at not hearing from his mother [E.P. Lewis, then in La. with Charles Conrad]--hopes Charles can come to Va. in summer with [E.P.L.] because hot weather in N.O. very bad on [E.P.L.]--sends copy of [Lawrence Lewis's] will--his mother's share in Audley is 1/3, so he will pay her $1000 per year for her part--wants Conrad to pay her $250 quarterly and draw on him at 30 days or sight on Washington or Baltimore bank--bonds of Valery Hebert which Butler holds in trust, are to go under will to Conrad--Charles's namesake [Charles Conrad Lewis].  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Winchester Va. Apr. 3,\" laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. Lewis.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Washington, D.C. to Mount Vernon. Taliaferro writes to Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington introducing her to a young gentleman from Connecticut who would like to visit Mount Vernon out of \"reverence\" for George Washington.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon to Georgetown. Death of Aunt Blackburn detained her at Blakeley--engaged in having the remains of \"our rever'd Uncle and Aunt [Bushrod and Anne Blackburn W-n] my beloved Husband [John A.] and dear Sister Mary Herbert inter'd in the Vault.\"--shocked at bad condition of some of coffins in vault--Cousin Lorenzo Lewis \"had his ... Father laid in a grave immediately within the door-Crosswise\"--details of grave she planned--West Ford prepared a coffin for G.C.W.'s nearest relatives--also had one made for Mr. Herbert and children but not room for them--only for one more and she wishes to be buried at feet of husband, uncle, aunt and sister--does not desire favors from government--\"we are unwilling to sell our inheritance ... yet as the Nation already shares it with us, sense of justice points out necessity of an appropriation ... to enable us to keep up the improvements and meet the expences we are daily subjected to by the publick.\"--\"endless intrusions and sacrifice of every thing like private right and domestic privacy ... arises frequently from a sincere ... desire of honouring the memory of Genl. Washington; 'Tis a feeling calculated to inspire and strenghthen virtuous and patriotic principles, and cement more firmly the ties that bind us together as a Nation. We have done, and shall continue to do all we can to keep the place from intire decay - it is yearly becoming more expensive and difficulty to do so; the buildings all ought to be thoroughly repaired, or they must in a few years go down - when that occurs-if unable to do better, I trust the family will erect a \"Log Cabin,\" and still let the place descend to the name and family of Washington ...\"--son [John] Augustine in Jefferson--her daughter and niece Mrs. Thos. Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, black seal (blurred), docketed by G.C.W., postmarked \"Alexandria May [?].\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. University of Virginia.  Acknowledgement of receipt of a draft of $300 from L.L., and thanking him for his letter of introduction of Dr. Coxe.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia. Announcing that they are finally happily settled in a new home, except for a few complaints of city life: \"Above all, I want the invigorating exercise of horseback, this walking on hard pavements, in tight cloaths, is anything but recreation to me, a square or two and I am sick of it.\" Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Turner.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Personal letter, family news, business, etc.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington House to Audley. Custis proposes to borrow $1000 from the estate of General Washington. \"I am wretchedly poor at present.\" Shows how the money in the estate is very loosely handled. John Mason's property at High Point just sold for $46,000. Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. Custis\".","D. 1 page. Tax receipt, Sheriff of Frederick County, Virginia. Receipt for $38.44 for land tax, slaves, horses, levies. Document, partly printed, signed by d[eputy] s[heriff] W.D. Gilkeson.","Champagne label from the Beall/Washington wedding. Label reads \"Mount Vernon Brand. Sillery mousseux premier Qualite. Imported by Ed Simms.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Eltham to Bruce Town. Informs him of death of their uncle [Burwell Bassett, Jr.] on Feb. 26--his last hours--he would have been 77 the 15th of this month--would have no doctor and no minister--wife very ill--informs G.F.W. that his uncle left a will and he [G.W.B.] is sole heir [see will dated Mar. 13, 1838]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Buchamsville Va March 7th,\" laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. W. Bassett.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Jane writes about John Augustine's studies and mentions that some of the family attended the inauguration of William Henry Harrison, where they were kindly received and \"surprised and charmed with the grace and agreeableness of young Mrs. Harrison.\" She writes that the city was \"swarmed with office seekers.\" She also writes that she received a \"woful letter\" from West Ford about the lack of long forage at Mount Vernon.","A.L.S. 3 pages. An explanation of his part as an intermediary in a payment transaction with Mr. Herbert, with Mr. Conrad's consent. Request for an aquittance. Discussion of the possibility of a war with England. Report of a hard winter on his Plantation, and the price of sugar.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Washington, D.C. to Audley. Discussion of Mr. John Woodside, a young man with intentions of becoming a farmer; proposal that L. L. take him under his care. Integral cover.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Wm. B. Page\". It is possible this is the Philadelphia doctor \"Page, William Byrd, 1817-1877\" but further research will need to verify that.","A.L.S. 1 page. As landlord to Mary Ellis, \"alias Mary Mortimer, I directed Mr. James Scott, Overseer of the Poor, to use the sale of the effects of said Mary, after her decease, and to devote the proceeds of the sale (as far as $48, being the rents due me)\" to the benefit of her orphaned children.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Louisville. Discussion of arrangements for quarters on board the steam boat, \"Caddo.\"","Letter from John Augustine Washington III to his mother mentioning his poor health, West Ford, an enslaved woman named Betty, and the state of affairs at Mount Vernon. A note to \"Dearest Mother\" is added on at the end of the letter by John Augustine's sister, Anna Maria Alexander.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown to Audley. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. W. ? Peter. Integral cover, wax seal.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. John Augustine writes to his mother about ways of making more money at Mount Vernon, including erecting a tavern at the Gum Spring and allowing a steamboat company to run a ship to Mount Vernon for a fee. This will \"avoid the inconvenience of a number of hacks, and having persons tampering with the servants.\"","A.L.S. Mount Vernon to Charlestown. John Augustine writes to his mother about Gabriel Johnson, an enslaved man who has run away. He suspects Gabriel has gone to Jefferson County, where Jane is. Autograph letter signed with integral address panel.","A.L.S. to Mount Vernon.  Jane writes in response to Augustine's letter dated March 7, 1842 that Gabriel Johnson, the enslaved man who ran away from Mount Vernon, has arrived at Jane's plantation. Jane writes, \"Please come up without delay.\" Autograph letter signed with integral address panel.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Nashville. Washington informs Webster that R.J. Meigs, District Attorney of the United States for the Middle Tennessee district, has tendered his resignation and Washington requests that Webster, Secretary of State under John Tyler at this time, refuse it. Washington explains Meigs' motives and adds that Meigs resigned \"... in a momentary fit of spleen; ...\". Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmark.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia to Audley. Congratulations on \"`Conrad's' election to the Senate,\" but expressing a general feeling of disgust with the current political situation. Urging L.L. to make arrangements for a visit to Philadelphia. Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Turner.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Brown's Hotel, Washington, D.C. to Mount Vernon. Bushrod describes the slow work in the Dismal Swamp to his nephew. He also comments on the Wise and Stanley affair. Tells about the sale of lumber. \"6\" rate, stampless cover.","A.L.S. Washington, D.C. Discusses his requirements for a horse to purchase. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. P. Lee.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Looking forward to a visit from L. L. in Philadelphia, though wishing that he could go South instead to Woodlawn to escape the confines of the city. Report on the difficulties John Coxe is facing in the Senate and in the services. Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"T. Turner.\"","West Ford, a former slave of the Washington family who was later freed and employed as overseer of Mount Vernon, writes to John Augustine Washington III, present owner of Mount Vernon, who is away at Blakeley, regarding wool, barrels of fruit, sweet potatoes, flock of sheep, sale of wheat, and weather. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral cover.","T.B. Washington writes to Rice Levi regarding Mr. Levi managing the farming transactions.","A.L.S. 1 page. Private papers of Judge [Bushrod] Washington were not left to him, but probably are in possession of Mrs. Jane Washington--Genl. Washington's papers devised to him by Judge Washington. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George C. Washington.\"","Receipt for county tax on $1350 at $.15 on the dollar.","A.L.S. 4 pages. G.F.W. neglected to answer his inquiries in last letter--desires to know exact location of their land in Ohio on Scioto River--search his papers for any reference to the land--title supposed to be derived from his grandfather Geo. A. Washington--G.F.W. should give him power of attorney so he can do something about their land if he finds it--his Kentucky land--low price of cotton--\"This country is almost universally bankrupt.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. A. Thornton.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Woodville Feb. 3.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington House to Alexandria. He has a full settlement of accts. for articles purchased at sale of G.W.'s effects, all in Judge Washington's handwriting--asks Moore to check his accts. and find how he got debited for large amounts--desires complete settlement of estate. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia to Audley. Letter comes with a copy of the will of Sarah Coxe, Esther's mother. Her father is writing her to explain the bequest she is to receive. Integral cover, postmark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Thanking him for his kindness for taking into his care his young nephew Edward Butler, and discussing the arrangements. Expressing the need to get Edward out of the state of Louisiana:\"the less he sees of this state: its manner and its morals, the better for himself.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"F. P. Butler.\" Integral cover, wax seal.","A.L.S. Philadelphia to Audley. He is eager to see L. L. again, admonishing him for not writing. He is much dismayed at the \"moral and physical deteterioration of this fallen world,\" and his greatest comfort is his children, Angela \"as Bad as she can be she is sweet,\" and Phil \"so lovely a fellow he does nothing but laugh.\" He recently attended the funeral of L. L.'s sister from Baltimore.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Baltimore. Lloyd sends J.A.W. information and rates of the Baltimore Life Insurance Company.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington City. Letter and a copy. Requests that Jackson consider returning the \"circular chair\" previously owned by Washington to his family so that his son might take possession. Explains history of the chair given to Dr. Craik, then eventually to his family who gave it to Jackson. Now Mr. Coyle would like it back for his family. Says if Jackson had other plans for the chair, to consider his request withdrawn.","Autograph signed note, 1 page. A note that permits Bushrod's slave, Letty Williams, to travel from Jefferson County to Mount Vernon, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C. to visit her relatives for \"the Space of four weeks.\" She is the wife of a free man named Soloman Williams. Bushrod Corbin Washington was George Washington's grand-nephew.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Sparks writes to Jane, \"My Dear Madam, I am about to publish a series of American Biographies, and I should be glad to include in it a Life of Lawrence Washington, if the materials exist for writing such a Life. Have not his papers been preserved at Mount Vernon?...\" A note on the address panel indicates this letter was forwarded to John Augustine Washington III to respond to.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Leesburg to Mount Vernon. Harrison writes about Washington hiring Joseph McFarland as overseer.","A letter signed BWH, possibly from Bushrod Washington Herbert, to his cousin John Augustine Washington III. In the letter, BWH asks what Remington is going to do with Muddy Hole Farm. If Remington sells, BWH thinks John Augustine should rent it to West Ford \"as before.\" Autograph letter signed, 2 pages.","A.L.S. 1 page. Asks her kindness in receiving \"these interesting ladies and their accompanying gentlemen\" at Mt. Vernon. Name on original manuscript appears as \"D. P. Madison.\" Autograph letter signed, embossed mark in upper left hand corner (crown).","A.L.S. 1 page. Chantilly to Audley. Concerning the payment to Mr. Hammond for Bonds held by L. L.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. Brief account of the wedding festivities for Dr. John Prosser Tabb of Gloucester and Miss Rebecca Lloyd of Alexandria ... requests his father to send the barrouche for the return to Gloucester party will be coming with him ... visited George W.P. Custis at Arlington ... now with Mr. Augustine Washington at Mount Vernon ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. War Department, Office of Indian Affairs. Informing him of his appointment as Cherokee Commissioner ...","A.L.S. 1 page. From the War Department. Notification that his salary as Cherokee Commissioner begins from the date of the commission. . . . .","A.L.S. Cambridge to Mount Vernon. Letter from historian and George Washington biographer Jared Sparks to John Augustine Washington III proposing he write a life of Lawrence Washington. Sparks writes \"I was already acquainted with the principal incidents in the life of Lawrence Washington, and although the papers would not seem to furnish materials for a biography of much extent, yet I think a Life of moderate length might be written, which would be interesting and fill a proper space in the 'Library of American Biography.' If you will forward me the papers, I will do the best that I can with them.\"","Sparks says George Washington's papers were sent to him in \"one of the packets sailing from Alexandria to Boston.\" He directs that the papers be put in a box and be addressed to him, care of Little and Brown, Booksellers, Boston. Sparks specifies that John Augustine should put all the papers into the box without removing any, because even seemingly unimportant documents are of use to the historian. Sparks promises to return all the papers in the same condition in which they were received.","Sparks requests John Augustine to send him the portrait of Lawrence Washington from Mount Vernon so that an engraving can be made for the book. As assurance that the portrait will be returned safely, Sparks mentions how Mr. Custis sent the portrait of Martha Washington from Arlington that now appears in one of the volumes of Washington's Writings.","Autograph letter intialed with integral address panel. Jane writes about the baptism of John Augustine's daughter Louisa and other family news, including the sale of Selby by Hannah Lee Washington and the marriage of her son Richard to his cousin Christian Maria. She also writes about crops and finding a good overseer. She adds, \"I am very sorry you cannot commence the repairs at [Mount Vernon] this autumn. The buildings are getting in ruinous condition.\"","Mount Vernon to Blakely. West Ford reports on illnesses at Mount Vernon: \"i am very sorry to say to you that we have had a great deal of sickness Jessie Clark was take the 3 day of the month he was as crazy as he could be he did not know any person i had to send for doctor Powel.\" He also mentions that Jim Mitchell has been \"laid up\" and that July and Hannah, though \"not yet confined,\" have been scarcely able to work. Andrew is also still sick. Ford also reports that he has begun breaking up and clearing land but has not been able to \"break more than acre.\"","R. D. Coverte writes from Brooklyn following a visit to Mount Vernon in which he got the impression that John Augustine did not want to become a planter. Coverte inquires if he can rent Mount Vernon and 500 surrounding acres for a fair price.","A.L.S. 1 page. Northrup, a Philadelphia real estate agent, offers to help Washington find a purchaser for Mount Vernon, understanding that \"you wish to dispose of the property you now occupy. . .\"","A.L.S. 3 1/4 pages. Copy. Mount Vernon. John gives his cousin calculations on the future value of her servants. He advises her not to sell them now. 1st page has cover embossing W. H. Harrison log cabin - 1840.","Retained copy of letter written by John Augustine Washington III to Fairfax County magistrate and landowner Dennis Johnston. In the letter, John Augustine states that based on a conversation with West Ford he believes Johnston is misinformed about the terms of Johnston's contract for cutting, hauling, and cording wood on the Mount Vernon estate.","Autograph letter signed. Leesburg. N. Herbert, a cousin of John Augustine, writes about Alfred, an enslaved man who escaped from Mount Vernon and voluntarily surrendered himself to the Loudon County Jail in Leesburg. Herbert writes that slave traders Joseph Bruin of Alexandria and William Bale of Exeter were inquiring about Alfred but recommends that Augustine keep him.","Correspondence, Richmond to Mount Vernon. Stampless cover.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Philadelphia. Personal letter describing in part a visit to Mount Vernon and Washington, D.C. Mentions Gustavus Washington and the tombs of George and Martha Washington.","Autograph letter signed. Leesburg. Harrison declines buying an enslaved woman named Julia from Augustine, claiming \"she will not suit at all.\"","Autograph letter signed. John Augustine's overseer, Joseph McFarland, writes that he has had \"a great deal of difficulty\" with the enslaved worker Gabriel Johnson and has had to put Gabriel in Bruin's Slave Jail in Alexandria.","McFarland describes a scene in which Gabriel was \"cursing \u0026 fighting\" against some horses, and then began cursing McFarland when McFarland took the horse whip away from Gabriel. McFarland writes, \"I put him with Mr. Bruen at 25 cts a day. Mr. Bruen thinks he would be mighty apt to run away. I did not flog him as Mr. Bruen persuaded me not for it would injure the sale of him.\" He then adds to Augustine, \"Times is very different to what they was when you was here.\"","Letter in the hand of Henry P. Hill, likely dictated by Gabriel Johnson from Bruin's Slave Jail in Alexandria. Gabriel tells his side of the story following an disagreement with Joseph McFarland, John Augustine's overseer at Mount Vernon. According to Gabriel, McFarland threatened to whip him, but Gabriel \"told him that he could not whip me as I did not think any person but my master out to do it or at least to authorize it.\" McFarland tied Gabriel up, but he escaped. When he was recaptured, he was brought to the jail.","Gabriel writes, \"I want you if you please Sir to come down and see about the matter and hope that you will be satisfied that at best I am not the only one to blame. I love you and your family and hope that you will believe me that I have the utmost sort of feelings for you and would not by any means offend you if I could avoid it. I am very anxious to see you here and feel fully the painfull uncertainty of my situation.\"","Letter from Alexandria slave dealer Joseph Bruin of the firm Bruin and Hill to John Augustine Washington III regarding an enslaved man named Gabriel who escaped from Mount Vernon and is now being held at Bruin's Slave Jail. Bruin writes, \"I have to inform you of what I am willing to pay for your man now in my Jail we will give you $565 neat for him at this time if the prices should improve we are willing to pay what ever the prices may be but when you come down I am inclined to think we can trade if you wish to replace him you can inquire of others what he is worth to satisfy your self about his worth he is 5 feet 5 inches he's well formed but has some scars on his back also 2 scars from burns on his arms which are mear eye sore but dont disable him in the smallest degree. He's a very desirable negro - to those wishing to purchase. I have 2 or 3 more at this time that possibly will suit you they are young and likely and not sold for any fault.\"","Bruin's Slave Jail was famously featured in Harriet Beecher Stowe's  Uncle Tom's Cabin .","Letter from Alexandria slave dealer Henry P. Hill of the firm Bruin and Hill writing to John Augustine Washington III about an enslaved man named Gabriel who has escaped from Mount Vernon and is being held at Bruin's Slave Jail. Hill writes, \"your man Gabriel by strict measurement is five feet five and a half inches... He is likely and a very good man of his stature and if you are offered more than we priced him at I think if you will excuse a stranger for the expression of his opinion in all candour, that you will certainly do well to take the offer.\" Hill says he is willing to arrange a sale or exchage with Washington, adding that there are only sixteen men at the jail at the time, but he expects \"Sir Bruin may send in or bring others when he comes.\"","A.L.S. 7 pages. Georgetown. Although he [Lawrence] refused a loan once, G.C.W. will apply for one again--also wants to discuss plans for G.W.'s private letters, books, and other relicks--cannot afford to deposit them in a safe place--\"little reliance can be placed on the liberal disposition of Congress\"--\"I desire them to confide them to the guardianship of some institution or association formed for the purpose, where they would be safely preserved from any casualty for all time to come.\"--could sell the relics to foreign country, but \"as an American and the nearest living relation of that great man, I could not reconcile it with duty to my country or a proper respect to his memory to transfer them to foreign hands.\"--\"From the high character of Boston for munificence and public spirit ... it has been suggested to me, that citizens of that place would in all liklihood form an association for the purpose, and take charge of these relicks, or deposit them in some public institution ...\"--deeply in debt--must get money or sell his farm--Green Hill in Montgomerie county--wants to borrow $5000 immediately, giving farm as security--also, a lien on the books, papers, etc.--should proposed disposition be made of these, loan of $5000 to be pd. immediately--will not offer family servants as security--if his plan for disposition of relicts can be done, they can arrange terms--he will name no price yet. Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, draft, docketed, with an envelope addressed to G.C. Washington and docketed by him \"Correspondence with Abbot Lawrence Esq. in relation to the Washington papers and books,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Accompanying letter to a money draft of $205, payable to Lorenzo, \"being Virginia's money is the money most in use in the South,\" Report on his ill health. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. Custis.\" Integral cover.","A.L.S. 1 page. Georgetown. Re: agreement between John A. and Mr. Johnson for rent of Mt. Zephyr ... John A. Cannot be held responsible beyond the terms of the contract ... Integral cover.","Pressed leaves and autograph note. \"This branch of arbor vita was given me by my darling little Lewis Conrad the day before he left Audley Oct. 20th, 1845, for New Orleans. May God grant to my precious Charley and Lewis a safe and pleasant journey to New Orleans, health, happiness and improvement there, and a safe and happy return to me next Spring - May God grant my fervent prayers for them for Christs sake - Amen.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages. Green Hill of 800A., half in wood, 3 1/2 miles from Rockville, 9rm. house, large brick kitchen, barn, brick stable, sheds, corn house, poultry house, meat house, ice house, pigeon house, overseer's house, etc. lists livestock, servants ... values listed ... will take $12,000 for the property described ...","A.L.S. 1 page. This contains the wording for a power of attorney which George C. is to copy and execute and return to Bushrod C .... by the power of attorney Geo. C. appoints Bushrod C. and Thomas B. W-n his attorneys and proxies at mtgs. of Dismal Swamp Land Co .... there follows a not of explanation re: the power of attorney ...","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Suffolk to Berryville. Robert R. Prentis, a lawyer in Suffolk, responds to a request by Lorenzo Lewis passed on to him from Bushrod Corbin Washington to obtain a decree for the sale of the interest for lands from the estate of George Washington lying in Nansemnond County and held by the firm of Washington Walker Co. Prentis advises Lewis that the land is of little value and that it would be better to sell the entire tract.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Leesburg to Mount Vernon. Harrison talks about turning an enslaved woman named Julia into a house servant and hiring out an enslaved man named Bob.","Leesburg. Harrison writes to Augustine about Julia, an enslaved woman, who has taken \"French leave\" after Harrison struck her half a dozen times with his horse whip for disobedience. Harrison thinks Julia may have gone to Mount Vernon and asks Augustine to write if he has seen her.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Hollin Hall. Mason discusses the retrocession of Alexandria from the District of Columbia to Fairfax County. Stampless address leaf.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Bayou Goula to Frederick County, Virginia. Will try once more to come to terms regarding their business, before going to extreme measures--he is already yielding more than half his rights--dislike taking an honored relative to court--will he settle as he proposes or abide by decision of a court?--late brother [Churchill J. Thornton] owed him much at his death, and has title to their Ohio lands. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. A. Thornton.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover postmarked by hand \"Bayou Goula May 29th,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Clay Mont to Georgetown. No final decree in case yet, but will be at next court--sends last payments--will collect balance after harvest and send--mentions cousin Mary [a note in pencil identifies her as Miss Mary Peter, sister of Mrs. G.C. Washington]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Chs. Town June 13.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Clay Mont to Georgetown. Encloses $100 note on Richmond Bank--directions for exchanging it--send receipt to him, as exect. of Judge Bush. W-n's estate--part payment of a decree in court against B.C. Washington and in favor of G.C.W., as administrator of Jane M. Washington, deceased. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed \"B.C. Washington $100.,\" postmarked \"Chs. Town Va., June 18.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington House to Berryville, VA. Lorenzo's desire to resign acting executorship of G.W.'s estate--persuades him not to give it up--he himself knows nothing of the estate, because Lawr. Lewis and Judge W. acted for all the executors--Lorenzo's duty to carry on in father's place, for estate settlement is near completion--to legalize proceedings, sign themselves \"L. Lewis and B[ushrod C.] Washington, acting Executors for G.W.P. Custis sole surviving Ext. of the Estate of General George Washington\"--print circular announcing decree of Supreme Ct. of U.S.--necessity of closing up case quickly. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Washington City, D.C., [23\"].","A.L.S. 3 pages. Arrived at [Audley] on Tuesday--Charles's children glad to see her--send their trunk--family and friends--his trip to New Port [for health]--Parke has bracelet plaited of Angela's hair--wants his, Charleys, and Lewis's to make suitable clasps in New York. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Jul. 24,\" redirected to care of \"J. Whitehead Esq. Merchants Exchange, New York,\" as per E.P.L.'s directions on cover, broken black seals.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Audley. Hopes he goes as far as Quebec for change of air and exercise--[Charles and Lewis Conrad]--Lorenzo returned from Lexington, where [G.W. Lewis] has been put in [V.M.I.]--Parke and children will arrive shortly--Charles and Lewis read to her--Brother Calvert gone to Capon Springs for health. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Aug. 3,\" watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Encloses letter to him--Parke and children arrived. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Aug. 8,\" broken black seal.","A.L.S. Washington, D.C. Informing him of the transfer of a bond to Mr. Lindsly.","A.L.S. 1 page. Asks him to inform Hammerly that the money toward his bond is due. He was supposed to make a payment weeks ago but Washington has not heard back from him. He would not be so rushed to receive payment except that he needs the money himself.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Audley. Lewis writes about his slaves and their values.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Baltimore. Personal letter. She has been sick before now and couldn't write. Updates of family, etc.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Mason quotes one Dr. Marne who was complaining about his lack of funds and complains about the weather. He also talks about a bill before the legislature and the locals in Fairfax ganging up on him.","Bushrod Corbin Washington writes to John Augustine Washington III, \"a statement by which to settle with the legatees of General George Washington\". Includes a list of names and heirs with \"quota to pay off debts\". Autograph document, 2 pages.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Clay Mont to Georgetown. Sends check for $872.24, per decree in his favor in court, send receipt for this and $50 attorney fee sent by Mr. Greene to him [final settlement of Bush. Washington's estate, Bush. C. W-n, executor, in favor of G.C.W., adminis. of Jane M. Washington, dec.]. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Bush. C. Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, endorsed in G.C.W.'s hand \"B.C. Washington June 21t. 1847 and T.C. Green's rect for $50 - atty fee - Legacy to Frances and Mary Washington recd. in full,\" postmarked \"Cha. Town Va June 23,\" sums computed on cover, laminated.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Bushrod Herbert writes to his cousin about business and family news. The address panel contains three weeks of diary notes by John Augustine in pencil. He notes on August 27 that he went to Audley, where Lorenzo Lewis was \"very ill and died after I left there.\" On September 2, his wife Nelly was attended to by a dentist named Dr. McCormick. On September 11, John Augustine notes that West Ford paid him \"105.00 for 60 cords of wood and 8.23 for fruit and vegetables and 3.50 from Smoot for Louisa's lamb.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Arlington to Newport, Rhode Island. Arrived from Chantilly by stage and hack--Charley [Conrad's] poor health and instructions for nursing him--Charley's 10th birthday today--sea air and bathing will benefit him in New Port. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Alexandria D.C., Aug. 14,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Audley to Newport, Rhode Island. Received letter telling of Charley's [Conrad] illness--Lorenzo ill with cough and pain in his head--Mrs. [E.P.] Lewis considering going up to New Port to nurse Charley--hopes Frank C[onrad], [Charles's brother] is better from sea air--Mr. [Henry] Clay to speak at New Port--Mrs. [Mary Custis] Lee here with 4 children--\"Mr. and Mrs. W[ashington ?] are delighted with the portico\" (?). Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. M. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Aug. 17,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Audley to Newport, Rhode Island. Charley's illness--use of bella donna for the disease [scarlet fever]--arrived with Sissy and Caro [Isabella and Caroline Butler] to find [Lorenzo] ill--his ailments and treatments. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, postmarked \"Berryville Va. Aug. 23,\" laminated.","A.L.S. 3 pages. To Newport, Rhode Island. Announces Lorenzo's death--had 5 physicians--Mary [Custis] Lee his nurse and great comfort to him--\"This is the 4th child I have lost by congestian.\"--don't leave New Port too soon, because of Charley's health. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. L.\" Autograph letter initial signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Winchester Va. Aug. 30,\" laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Audley to Washington, D.C. Beds and rooms prepared for their coming--urges him to leave Charley and Lewis [Conrad] with her this winter for their health--Esther to have an excellent tutor for the children--Bishop Meade in N. York procuring a tutor--stage from Winchester to Leesburg very small, agent refuses to use large one--Lewis [Conrad] injured his eyes by bad habit. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. P. Lewis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Berryville Va., Oct. [ ],\" laminated, smeared black seal.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Washington copies out his wife's, Maria's, will (sister of Burr Harrison), and goes over several details of the will. His health is also declining since his wife's passing and he doesn't expect to live much longer. He plans on retaining four of his wife's slaves for the time he does have left.","George Washington Parke Custis writes to John Augustine Washington III with concerns about finalizing the settlement of the estate of George Washington including the sale of land near the Dismal Swamp in Nansemond County. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages, with integral address label.","Letter written by Jane C. Washington from Blakeley near Charlestown, West Virginia at Christmas time to her son John Augustine Washington III at Mount Vernon. Jane worries over John's recent illness with \"chill fever\" and reminds him \"You now have an overseer, and it surely cannot be so necessary for you to go out at the dawn of day, and expose yourself to the inclemencies of weather in attending to farm business.\"","Jane writes \"I am now quite alone, dear little John A. left me this morning; he is a happy cheerful fellow, and has been with me for some time. I have endeavoured to teach him, and think he has mad some progress both in reading and knitting, with which he is excedingly pleased declaring, he 'was never lonesome since he learned to knit,' the most monotonous and dullest of all employments.\"","Speaking of the enslaved persons of Blakeley plantation, Jane says \"Christmas as you know always occasions considerable excitement, particularly with the poor Negroes, to whom it is a season of temporary freedom and feasting.\"","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel, with note that the letter was carried by \"Mr. W's servant Edmund who is returning home from Jefferson Cty.\"","Jane writes, \"I saw no white face on Christmas day.\" She describes giving out provisions and supplies to the enslaved population, a few of whom assembled to hear her read in the morning and at noon. \"They conducted themselves very soberly \u0026 orderly.\" Old Jenny thanked her for the \"fine dinner.\" Jane also describes her Christmas with family - skating, setting traps, reading, and eating cakes and apples.","Four envelopes addressed to John Augustine Washington III, three to Mount Vernon, one to Alexandria; and one receipt for $2.24 postage to the Alexandria Post office.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Washington. Brackenridge, a horticulturist, is writing to Downing, a landscape gardener and architect, regarding a proposal before Congress to turn Mount Vernon into a park: \"The one hundred and fifty-acres is purchased [for citizens of the United States], that is to be laid out as a Park, which is to contain a Botanic Garden and Arboretum...\" Around this time Brackenridge was in charge of the rare plants in the national Botanical Garden at the Capitol. Downing's 1841 book, Landscape gardening, is a classic.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Baltimore. Personal letter with updates on family health, etc.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mount Vernon. \"I have been authorized by Mr. Custis to settle and close the unfinished business of Gen. Washington's estate.\" Asks questions he needs to know to complete handling of the estate.","A.L.S. 6 pages. Washington. Interesting and critical commentary on life in Washington, the town of Alexandria, Va. and a description of Mt. Vernon ... few Whigs attend the \"administration receptions\" ... dine with Mr. [Daniel] Webster ... is going to see the East Room of Mrs. Polk ... found Alexandria \"not worthy of notice\" remarks on dilapidated condition of MV ... Integral cover. Wife's maiden name: Annie Bigelow Lawrence.","Print Senate Act, 30th Congress, 1st Session, Miscellaneous. No. 82. \"Memorial of Citizens of the United States, Praying The Purchase of Mount Vernon by the government.\" The \"memorialists\" wish the government to purchase one hundred fifty acres at Mount Vernon. They have the \"most profound reverence and veneration for everything connected with the memory of the 'Saviour of America.'","A.L.S. 1 page. Boston. \"Among the final dispostions of my father, made by his last Will, I find the following, 'I give and bequest to my friend Dr George Parkman of Boston a seal enclosed with the image of General George Washington as a small token of the esteem and affection which i bear to him.'\"","Receipt. Received $80 from B.C. Washington, who was acting for Geo. C. Washington, who in turn was trustee for Bush. Washington, Jr.--for \"the proportion of the quota of Judge Bushrod Washington to be refunded to the estate of General Washington by the said George C. Washington as trustee ...\" [This relates to a claim upon 22 of G.W.'s legatees or their heirs on account of a mortgage accepted by the 23rd. --upon foreclosure the mortgage had produced less than the amount of the debt, and, after prolonged litigation, General W.'s executors were held liable. They, in turn, transferred liability to the other legatees and their heirs]. Autograph document signed, fragment, docketed \"1848.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Senate desires to know of owner of books in G.W.'s library, what books there are and for what could they be purchased by Congress? Autograph letter signed, endorsed \"From James A. Pearce in relation to the Library of Genl. Washington.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"J. A. Pearce.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Quotes B.W-n's will on disposition of G.W.'s library--most valuable portion at Mt. Vernon, owned by Mrs. Jane C. Washington--comprises about 1500-2000 vols.--doesn't know Mrs. W's feelings but thinks \"since she has expressed her willingness for a fair equivalent, to let Mr. Vernon with a portion of land attached, become the property of the Nation at its request, so in the same spirit of compliance with its wishes and those of Congress, she possibly might consent for a liberal consideration to have the books of Genl. Washington placed in so safe a depository as the library of congress, where they would be preserved for all time.\"--suggests they contact her about this--the books left to him were largely those of Judge Washington's--about 3-400 of G.W.'s books were included--he recently disposed of all these to an agent of the library of the British Museum--would have preferred American institution, but none were interested--defends his actions in so doing, since press has seen fit to [criticize] him for it.  Autograph letter signed, draft, endorsed by G.C.W. \"To Hon James A. Pearce in relation to the Library of Genl. Washington.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. C. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. The portion of G.W.'s library remaining at Mt. V. is small, and they will not sell it--if necessary later, they prefer National Library--\"In respect to the purchase of this place, dear cousin, by the U.S. Government. We still regard it as uncertain.\"--if G.C.W. and family accompany Eleanor to Bath, stop and see her at Blakeley [Jefferson Cty.] she goes there soon. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, black seal smeared (W).","D. 3 pages. Indenture. Sale of part of a tract called Rock of Dumbarton in D.C. by the Washingtons to Corcoran ... belonged to George C. W-n's wife ... $3200 ... survey signed and sealed by the two Washingtons ...","A.N.S. 1 page. Note of authentication for daguerrotype likeness of two portraits of George and Martha Washington taken by John Grubb.","George Washington Bassett writes to John Augustine Washington regarding settlement of the Washington estate. References a Supreme Court decision and \"Hammond's case.\" Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral address panel, postmarked 'Richmond Aug 6'.","Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Delivered by James Mitchum (Jim Mitchell). Jane writes that Zion Episcopal Church in Charles Town has burned down.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Business about settlement of estate--the recent death of his grandmother, and his efforts to keep a home for her in her old age--contract with his grandfather--insists no personal interest in retaining possession of property for the present year.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Cambridge to Georgetown. He has never seen G.W.'s missing diaries and Cash Memorandum Books returned all he had--Judge W. not home when he took papers from Mt. V., and altho Revolution papers in good order, private one and those before and after were in bad shape--noticed some diaries missing then--vol. of Orderly books missing at the time and nothing known of it by the Judge or Marshall--\"I have recently been informed that one of the volumes of the \"Diary,\" (I think for the year 1790, but am not certain) is now in possession of Mr. Bogart of New York, but how it fell into his hands I know not ... I have the impression, also, that I have heard of another volume somewhere, but I do not now recollect where it was said to be ... You know there was a rumor, that papers relating to the latter part of this period [the Presidency] were secretly taken from the office after the General's death. I once mentioned this to Judge Washington. He replied cautiously; \"We have never charged any person with such an act,\" intimating, as I thought, that his suspicion was strong.\"--G.W.'s books which G.C.W. sold to Mr. Stevens have been purchased there by subscription and are deposited in library of the Boston Athenaeum. Autograph letter signed, cover, docketed \"Important regarding missing Books and papers from Jared Sparks,\" postmarked \"Cambridge Ms. Jan 2,\" laminated, watermarked (Lumsdon and Son 1848), red seal (crane). [A \"Memorandum of Papers in 12 Boxes\" is enclosed, in Sparks' hand, listing vols. of George Washington's correspondence \u0026 other documents with notation \"Vol. III of orderly Books was never received. 10 vols. of Army Returns - being a part of the series of 117 vols. - were taken away by Colonel Washington\"].","A.L.S. 1 page. Georgetown. Takes pleasure in answering his wish to have a book previously owned by General Washington. This note accompanies the book. Enclosed envelope also sealed with the Washington coat of arms, private seal of Washington.","A.L.S. 7 pages. Georgetown. Re: GW's papers ... resolution now before Congress re: papers ... Geo. Corbin owns W-n's private papers, his earliest writings ... unable to make a gratuitous offering of the papers to Congress ... in 1834 he accepted $25,000 for the public papers ...","A.L.S. Washington D.C. to Berryville. Thanks for her interest in him and his family--her family always welcome at the White House--fear they will not find time to visit Audley while in Washington. Letter, signature cut out, in another hand, cover, franked by Z. Taylor, postmarked \"Free [ ],\" laminated, watermark (H and O). Date on original catalog card appears [18]49 Mar. 27. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Mount Vernon to Caledon near Hampstead. Personal letter updating her on family health and affairs.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington to Audley. Assures her he would like to comply with her wishes [as regards political appointments], but he is swamped with applications, and his predecessor [Polk] filled all offices just before his term was up--will try to aid Col. Lee's son [G.W. Custis Lee?] get West Point appointment--explains system of choosing. Autograph letter signed, cover franked by Z.  Taylor, postmarked \"Washington DC 16 Apr,\" Free, red seal blurred, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Z. Taylor.\"","Document, 7 pages. Describes a trip to MV, by steamboat and hack from Washington. Mentions gate house lodges. Buildings and grounds in a dilapidated condition. Visited the New Tomb. Met J.A. Washington and was shown some of the first floor rooms and the key to the Bastille (misidentified as the key which confined Lafayette in the Prison at Ham.). Hopes that the gov't will purchase the estate.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House to Alexandria. Regrets he has no more autographs of G.W. to give away--has given them for 40 years \"andll over the civilized world,\" and the only letters he has left are those to his father, J. P. Custis, and some to himself when a student.  Autograph letter signed, integral cover, mounted, on reverse of cover is cover addressed to Joseph B. Boyd Esq., Maysville Kentucky, postmarked Alexandria Va. Apr. 28; (probably forwarded to him by Bryan). Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\"","Receipt from John Augustine Washington III for 11 dollars to be handed to J. C. Sellman of Baltimore to be handed to the widow of a fisherman named Joseph Hall found drowned near the bank of the river at Mount Vernon.","A.L.S. 1 page. Washington corresponds to his attorney, B.W. Harrision, about his wife's father's estate.","Autograph - Zachary Taylor. 5 small slips of paper signed \"Z. Taylor,\" and 3 \"E.P. Lewis\" in Taylor's hand. One is endorsed \"Written by Genl. Taylor in his office at the White House May 1849,\" all enclosed in a cover marked \"Taylor's autographs' and \"Keep with letter\". [Probably goes with letter of Taylor to E.P. Lewis, dated July 2, 1849].","A.L.S. 1 page. Washington to Georgetown. Received her letters by her grandson, Edward Butler--congrat. on daughter [Parke's] \"eminent\" arrival--will be glad to receive her and family on Tuesday, their day for receiving company--forwards some autographs, as requested. Autograph letter signed, cover, franked by Z. Taylor, postmarked \"Free [ ], watermarked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Z. Taylor.\"","A.L.S. 6 pages. Sandy Spring to Alexandria. Stabler gives Washington advice on crops, soils, fertilizers and other agrarian areas of interest.","Hooff congratulates Washington on buying a farm, Cloveread, for five hundred dollars.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Georgetown. Mrs. Corcoran wishes to buy a lot in Georgetown formerly owned by the addressee's grandfather ... it is supposed that the addressee is the proper heir and the one to sell the property ...","A.L.S. 4 pages. Henry Augustine writes to his father about legal and financial matters. Henry Augustine Washington (1820-1858) and Lawrence Washington (1791-1875) were distant relatives of George Washington. Both paternal family lines trace back to John Washington (1632-1677).","A.L.S. 4 pages. Audley. A short commentary on the weather and season. She then records for her brother a short but graphic description of Houdon's visit to Mt. Vernon and his making GW's Bust. \"I wish I could give you all the information you desire in regard to Houdon's visit to Mt. Vernon. I was only six years old at that time, and perhaps have not retained any recollection of Houdon and his visit had I not seen the General as I supposed, dead, and laid out on a large table coverd with a sheet. I was passing the white servants Hall and saw as I thought the corpse of one considered my Father, I went in, and found the General extended on his back on a large table, a sheet over him, except his face, on which Houdon was engaged in putting on plaster to form the cast. Quills were in the nostrills. I was very much alarmed until I was told that it was a bust, a likeness of the General, and would not injure him. This is all I recollect.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Greenwood to Alexandria. Writes his brother family news--bad weather--killed some of C.A.W.'s sheep for fear of their starvation--feared to lose them all--Aunt [Frances] [?] is said by some to be going to marry Bushrod [Corbin ?] Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked by hand \"Brucetown Va Decb. 6th,.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. F. Washington, Jr.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Baton Rouge. SummaryAlthough he has never met her, he has long admired her character and virtues as reported by various individuals--knows Col. and Mrs. Butler [E.G.W. Butler and Frances Parke Lewis Butler] very well--they are visiting him now and are in good health--hears that \"notwithstanding you had readhed an age that but few attain, you enjoyed and was blessed with unusual good health ...\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. Mary Peter to give him a general power of attorney ... authorizes him to sell a slave and his family if possible and to collect debts due her ... family business ... political matters discussed ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Middleway to Berryville. Sends poem that he promised [on Z. Taylor]--if she likes it, send [Taylor] a copy. [Poem is enclosed, entitled \"The Crisis, To Gen: Zachary Taylor, President of the United States\"]. Autograph letter signed, cover with later docket \"Poem to Taylor and letter, 1850,\" laminated.","A.N.S. 1 page. Note for the bank to pay Mr. Washington the sum of $754.40 as the executor of General Washington's will and against the estate of Mrs. Peter.","A.N.S. 1 page. To Mr. A. Scott, the Cedars. Acceptance of a dinner invitation. Autograph note signed, with envelope.","A.D.S. 1 page. Appoints him her general attorney to attend to all her business affairs ... confirms any action he has taken already ...","A.L.S. 3 pages. Scolds him for not writing--is afraid he is ill--advises him to take a wife, so he won't be so lonely at Welllington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated.","Printed membership certificate for C.L.W. Butler for the donation of five dollars to the Washington National Monument Society.","Printed certificate filled in for Mrs. Albert Goodyear for her donation of a dollar to the Washington National Monument Society.","A.L.S. 1 page. Baltimore to Audley. Upon examining Genl. [Zachary] Taylor's papers, came across letter to her without an address--encloses it to her--Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Bliss overcome by their bereavement [Taylor's death] [Bliss was Taylor's son-in-law].  Autograph letter signed, cover, postmarked \"Baltimore Md. [ ] 17,\" stamped with early 5 cent stamp, watermark.","John A. Washington 1st statement of transfer of bonds by Mrs. Henderson to G. A. Washington.","A.L.S. 1 page. Encloses a letter by George Washington in compliance with a promise he gave.","Harrison writes about the possible sale of Mount Vernon to the United States, \"I wish you may succeed in making an even track with the government- Mt. Vernon ought to belong to the nation, in these disunion times- I think it wd. Have a wholesome influence - everything shd be done to perpetuate the memory of that great and good man GEORGE WASHINGTON…\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Sends a profile of Washington.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Expresses thanks for the books sent. Asks a favor in regards to Mr. Felton.","Bill for twelve hundred and fifty dollars. Autograph bill signed, Washington.","A.L.S. 12 pages. Description of an Early Visit to Mount. Vernon, with a group of Washingtonians including the 94 year old Mrs. Alexander Hamilton. Lengthy description of life in the Federal City and impressions of important political figures: Pres. Fillmore, Daniel Webster.","W.B. Whitehead write from Suffolk to John Augustine Washington at Mount Vernon concerning Gen. Washington's estate and a past debt. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, integral address with a Suffolk postmark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlee. Conveys appreciation of a Washington County agricultural group for use of Mr. W-n's dynamometer at a recent ploughing match ... discusses plows, agriculture, etc ... Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. \"I rec. yours of Oct 22nd, and as you request I send you a statement of the acct. between Hammerly and myself.\"","Autograph letter signed. Brown writes about selling some of John Augustine's lands. On the back of the letter, he asks if the remains of George Washington's old coffin still in the old vault at Mount Vernon. If so, Brown, writes, he can identify the pieces and place them at the National Institute for \"more perfect preservation.\"","One receipt from the Alexandria Post Office for postage, $2.24. Four envelopes addressed to John Augustine Washington III.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon to Fort Washington. Concerning the expected delivery of a \"box of Game and Fish.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","Although he cannot visit Mount Vernon when he is in Washington DC, Corcoran asked to see John Augustine Washington in Washington \"and talk about the matter in a much more satisfactory manner than it could be conducted in a correspondence…\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington to Philadelphia. Randolph, a Quaker, writes his mother that he visited Mount Vernon \"and was much disappointed to find the natural beauties of the place such that all the neglect of owners and trespassing of strangers for half a century have only been able to impair but not ... destroy them.\" Comments on huts of negros. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Personal, family letter. Sorry her letter to her at Mount Vernon will be missed since she left to go \"over the Ridge\" early.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington House to Bellair. Information on portraits of G.W.'s family--\"It is certain there is no portrait extinct of Augustine, the Father of the Chief, nor does there exist one of his illustrious mother, such is the result of my researches and enquiries of more than half a century - John was the favorite Brother, a magnificent man and most resembling the Chief of all the brothers. Mrs. Lewis the only Sister, whom I very well remember, was the most majestic and imposing looking female I ever beheld, and was dearly beloved by the Great Man. - There is a good portrait of her. Samuel was tall, but not so stout, while Charles was a very large man without anything remarkable about him,\"--cannot help him further in obtaining information on portraits of the family, but suggests asking in Stafford, Westmoreland and Northumberland--the absurdity of the belief that G.W. was born in England. Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, torn, postmarked \"Alexandria Va. Aug. 7,\" with a 3 cent stamp, bearing George Washington's picture, laminated.","A.D. 5 pages. A friend of Nelly Custis Lewis for 58 years, Gibson writes a draft of her memories of Lewis and her relationship with the Washingtons. Martha Washington, her grandmother, implanted \"in her mind pure and sound principles\" for Nelly's life. Comments on Nelly's beauty, charms, the strength she rec'd from religion and political persuasion. Autograph manuscript, draft.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"Dear Augustine, I send you the above check for $100 which I recd. Of Davis - you will please give Hamerly cr. For the same - Yrs. Truly, H.T. Harrison.\"","A.D. 1 page. \"For C.A. Conrad and L. Lewis Conrad - Letters from their Grandmother Lewis' Father (their Great Grandfather John Parke Custis) to Genl Washington.\" Autograph document, docketed \"E.M. Lewis Sepr. 21st 1852.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Arlington House to New York. Congratulations on the completion of his work, and predicts a 2nd edition for it soon -- approves his prospectus of a field book of the Second War of Independence -- has just completed his four Revolutionary Battles and is working on his Magnus opus, Surrender of Yorktown painting -- describes it -- has a new studio fitted up in So. wing, where Mr. Stearns made copy of originals of Col. and Mrs. Washington -- Barnum's new pictorial magazine to rival Harper's--wants pictures in collection [at Arlington] preserved by engravings in his lifetime--would like Harper's to commission Lossing to do this--mentions \"Washington in 1772 Mrs. W. in 1759, Mr. Custis by ... Pine in 1785 ... the magnificent picture of Col. Parke by Sir Godfrey Kneller etc etc.\"--will send him paper on \"Levies and Drawing Rooms of the First President.\" Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked \"Alexandria Va., Dec. 30,\" early 3 cent stamp with George Washington's portrait, laminated.  Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\"","A.L. 4 pages. Draft, Recipient of nomination declines as he intends to support Gen. Winfield Scott and the Whigs ... nomination made by the American National Convention (Know-Nothing Party)... Date on original catalog card appears [1852]. It has been suggested that the nominee was George Corbin Washington, a member of Congress from MD.","Autograph letter signed. Jane writes to her son about Clark Mills's proposed statue of Washington, \"which out government has at this late but fortunate time, determined on having.\" She also asks her granddaughter Louisa to write about her acquaintance with Washington Irving.","A.D.S. 1 page. Certifies that Lossing has been engaged for several days in making drawings of the Washington Treasures at Arlington House and has made \"spirited and faithful sketches\" of these and other superior works of art there. Autograph document signed, fragment.","A.L.S. GWPC discusses Lossings proposed article on Mount Vernon for Harper's magazine.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Dusseldorf on the Rhine. Sends a bottle of cologne as an expression of thanks for receiving \"a stranger\" as a guest at Mount Vernon.","Letter from Jane C. Washington to her son that she learned of the conditional sale of Mount Vernon to a company from the newspapers. She expresses her hope that, if the estate cannot stay in the family, that it may become \"the honored and cherished property of the United States Government.\" At the end of the letter, Jane adds that she is \"Earnestly praying my beloved son that you may in all things and at all times, be guided by Divine Wisdom.\"\n  \nJane and her son Richard plan to visit John Augustine in a few days. They will take the Canal Boat at Harpers Ferry to Georgetown, and then proceed to Alexandria where they will spend the night. She looks forward to enjoying the scenery along the Potomac.\n  \nJane also mentions that Washington Irving is still at John Pendleton Kennedy's place and relates news some of Irving's travels. Irving had visited Mount Vernon in early 1853. Jane was pleased to see Irving join in her church's communion service last Sunday.","A.D.S. 1 page and survey drawing. Survey of 200 acres at Mount Vernon (land eventually sold to the MVLA) showing public road and wharf and delineating a 1/2 acre square around the tomb.","Autograph letter signed with envelope. Jane congratulates John Augustine and his wife Nelly on the birth of their son Lawrence Washington. She also writes about the murder of her relative, Thomas Blackburn. Blackburn was fatally stabbed by another student while a cadet at VMI in Lexington.","Printed letter, 1 page. Invitation, probably to John Augustine Washington III to participate in the Washington birthday commemorations held by the New York Order  of United Americans. W.W. Osborn, Chairman, and Charles E. Gildersleve, secretary.","A.L.S. 6 pages. Hasn't heard from GWPC in long time--thanks Custis for offering the \"Alpha and Omega\" flags to the gov't--mentions having seen a \"professed original painting\" of GWashington at office of the \"Albion\" supposedly done by Sharples--eyes are a deep hazel instead of \"Being the clear blue of the chief\"--thinks mistake could have been made in copying--relates incident of Benj. Winthrop saving a portrait of Frederick the Great from destruction at the home of Mr. Monroe (President's son)--exhibition at National Academy of Design features two pictures of George Washington by Stearns--one in his retirement at Mount Vernon and One Death Bed Scene.","Thomas sends a letter of Jared Sparks (not present), and mentions \"My father being the surviving executor of Judge Washington, at his death all executional power over that estate ceased, and for the purpose of setting up the estate it will be necessary for an administrator, with the will annexed to be appointed in your county. He also mentions that John Augustine's son is the first male to be born at Mt. Vernon \"… to any of the proprietors bearing the name of the first Washington who owned the place… and you intend calling him Lawrence… the most appropriate name…\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Georgetown. Gives the pedigree of one Peter Grayson Washington whose father was the nephew of \"old Lund Washington of Hayfield\" ... Peter W-n is supposed to have a gold-headed cane with Washington's coat of arms ...","A.L.S. 2 pages. Georgetown. Recounting the funeral of George Corbin Washington.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. Will send his large painting of the Surrender of Yorktown to the City Hall to hang.","Letter written by Jane C. Washington from Blakely near Charlestown, West Virginia a few months before her death to her son John Augustine Washington III. Jane tells John she was \"much interested and amused at your correspondence with the Richmond and Manchester Ladies. They no doubt are inspired by sincere and noble feelings of admiration and gratitude to the truly great and good Father of his Country, called forth and appointed by providence as such. His memory will be best preserved and handed down to posterity by the Constitution which he labored to build up and which I devoutly pray may ever be sustained by successive generations. Let dear old Mount Vernon continue forever, if it pleases an all wise providence, in the Washington family and name.\" Jane adds \"I am not very well and fear I am becoming a confirmed Dispeptic, looking as yellow and shrivled as an old cucumber.\"","A.D.S. 4 pages. Minutes from the meeting of the \"visitors  of the Potomac Pavilion.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Philadelphia. My dear Steinberger, my kinsman our friend John Alexander is about to visit the Pacific as flag Lieutenant of Admiral Bruce the newly appointed commander of the fleet. As is the fortune of war it may happen that he shall be in your neighborhood. I have thought it best to give him this introduction to you. Note on another page reads \"Genl. Washington Five letters receved back from my friend Dr. A.L. Elwyn after publication in Minutes, Phila. (?) Jany. 4, 1854.\"","D. 4 pages. Will of George Washington Parke Custis. Bequeaths to daughter Mary Anna Randolph Lee use of his Arlington House estate and other lands, furniture, plate, etc. during her lifetime--on her death, to eldest grandson, George Washington Custis Lee--$10,000 to each of granddaughters--to W.H.F. Lee, White House estate--to R.E. Lee [Jr.] plantation in King William--other lands to be sold to pay legacies to granddaughters--lot in Washington to Col. Lee--family plate to be divided among grandchildren, \"but the Mt. Vernon Plate altogether, and every Article I posses relating to Washington, that came from Mt. Vernon, is to remain with my Daughter at Arlington House during said Daughter's life, and at her death, to go to my eldest grandson, George Washington Custis Lee and to descend from him entire and unchanged to my latest posterity.\"--emancipation of his slaves \"in such manner as to my Executors may seem most expedient and proper.\"  Appoints as executors Robert Edward Lee, Robert Lee Randolph of Eastern View, Rt. Rev. Bish. Meade, and George Washington Peter. Document, in hand of [Mary Custis Lee ?,] docketed \"The Last will and Testament of George W. P. Custis Made and Executed the 26th March 1855,\" and endorsed \"Arlington 5 Dec. 1857, A true copy from the original in my possesion. [signed] R.E. Lee, Col. U.S.A.\"","Autograph letter signed \"Jean C. Washington.\" Jane writes to her son that an enslaved man named George has died. \"He was very much reduced, not being able for some time to retian any nourishment. He was delirious, but never violent or ungovernable: fancying he saw lovely angel children near him - and when I read to him, was calm, and apparently pleased, tho' he seldom spoke.\" She adds, \"I shall miss him very much, he was a faithful and affectionate servant - and in traveling watchful and attentive to my comfort.\" She had intended to send for Reverend Charles E. Ambler of Zion Episcopal Church in Charles Town for George's funeral, but \"Mary Jane preferred 'Solomon,'\" a Baptist preacher.","Recommends that Rogers try to get his play performed on the New York Stage. He asks Rogers help. Custis feelds that it will be a successful drama. He reports that his health is as it was and his spirits are very much depressed.","Autograph letter signed by prominent Chicago machinery producer J. S. Wright. He writes to John Augustine with condolences on the death of his mother, Jane C. Washington. He writes that his mother and John Augustine's were alike: \"Both were eminently kind. Religion made both cheerful, animated, companionable... we have known \u0026 tried a Mother's love.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Discusses Custis' comments on paintings by Wertmüller and Luetze. Mentions Lossing's desire to annotate and illustrate GWPC's Recollections.","A.L.S. 1 page. Near Onancock. Received L.W.W.'s letter offering birth place and burial ground of \"the Father's Family\" to [Va.] on condition \"that it shall be kept sacred.\"--asks him to say so to the legislature after inauguration--'If the Legislature won't, I will take the responsibility.\" Autograph letter signed, docketed.Name on original manuscript appears as \"Henry A. Wise.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Concerns Everett's research on George Washington's library.","A.L.S. 1 page. Richmond. Now that Wakefield is to be cared for by Va., he proposes that the family burial plot and the spot on which stood the house in which GW was born he presented to Va. ... these had formerly been reserved by the family when the land was sold by George Corbin W-n to John Gray ...","Printed invitation with envelope. \"First Annual Washington Festival of Henry Clay Chapter ... at the National Hotel, Detroit ... to join in celebrating the Birthday of the immortal Washington.\" Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 1 page. Custis writes about the model of the Bastille and its history in the Washington family.","Printed Certificate, certified by John A. Washington and witnessed by W. B. Magruder, Mayor of Washington, stating that the series of Lithographs advertised, are framed with wood cut from trees grown at Mount Vernon. It is also certified that Mr. James Crutchett is exclusive agent for this timber.","Small printed broadside by H. Barnes of Boston, Ma. Engraving of MV and GW, engraved by American BANK Note Co. with certification by John A. Washington, III that James Crutchett has all rights to Mount Vernon Timber.","Sparks reports that he shipped Eyre's Washington Letters explaining that he obtained the copies of the letters from her father. He claims to have never seen the originals and mentions that a service called \"Adam's Express\" was hired to ship the package.","Copy of will, Mrs. Frances Dandridge Henley Lear, third wife of Tobias Lear, of the city of Washington. Devisees include Louisa Lincoln Lear, Elizabeth and Fanny Lear Hawley. The forman to receive a miniature of George Washington with hair enclosed presented to Tobias Lear by Martha Washington. Jewelry, silver, books, furniture.","Letter to his new steward about affairs on his estates -- poor condition of his negroes -- has had many complaints about their treatment -- \"to get the negroes comfortably housed, \u0026 provided with clothes and blankets will be the first of acts of your administration\" -- he knows nothing of what goes on on his estate -- settlement with Rail Road -- they have only the right away through the White House on the Pamunkey plantation, anything else must be paid for. Autograph letter signed, laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. Washington has been appointed an aide on the Governor's staff ... encloses copy of a ltr. from George Washington to Col. John Cropper ... [Writings show several ltrs. from GW to Cropper].","A.L.S. 1 page. Adjutant General's office, Richmond. Appointed aide-de-camp with brevet rank of Col. of Cavalry ... signed by Wm. H. Richardson ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Writes for Eleanor Love Washington who is still weak but recovering well. Hopes she will be able to return to Mount Vernon in a few days. Date on original catalog card appears [1857] April 17.","A.L.S. 1 page. Arlington House. Receives large amt. of correspondence re: G Washington ... \"cutting up fragments from old letters and accounts some of 1760, or nearly an hundred years ago, to supply the call for Anything ... of his venerated hands\" ... encloses a 1772 account with GW autograph as a relic for the Tri Mont Society] ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"George W. P. Custis.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Waverly. Sends letter of Mrs. M.W. as \"a fit accompaniment-to one of G.W.'s sent earlier--her virtues. Autograph letter signed, separate cover, \"Mrs. R. E. Lee\", scribbled across cover. (A Note by Varina Jefferson Davis (undated) is filed with this statement of Authenticity).","Autograph letter, signed. Rembrandt Peale, known for his 'porthole portraits' of George Washington, recalls his father painting the earliest known image of Washington in 1772 as well as a miniature he painted for Martha Washington.","Certificate of authentication of a cane and spy glass possessed by N. H. Washington. An accompanying envelope further describes the spy glass's provenance from George Washington --N. H. Washington -- presented to William L. Yancey of Alabama -- given to Jefferson Davis, the piece was taken off of a British soldier who expired at Germantown during the Revolutionary War. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel; autograph note on envelope.","A.L.S. 1 page. Regrets not having been able to go with K. to Louisville. \"Courage was not wanting, but strength was.\" Date on original catalog card appears [1857] Sept. 4. GWPC died on Oct. 10 of this year.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Philadelphia. Thomas is writing to an unknown person offering to sell a silver salt cellar which once belonged to Martha Washington. The salt cellar is fully described.","A.L.S. 2 1/2 pages. Charlestown to Mount Vernon. Alexander tells of his problems with draft notes and the Lucas'. He advises John to wait before selling his land. $0.03 stamp on address leaf.","D. 12 pages. A lengthy memoir of Rembrandt Peale's involvement with W-n portraiture, beginning with his 3 sittings from life in Phila. in 1795 and recounting his self-described life-long \"obsession\" to create a perfect portrait of W-n. Describes evolution of his various styles of treating his subj: equestrian, porthole, etc. Includes criticism of other painters, anecdotes of George Washington, etc. May be a partial text of his lecture on the subject, see \"Eisen\", vol. 2.","General Orders, 1 page. Ordered to report to Richmond on Feb. 22 for Celebration of the elevating of Equestrian Statue of George Washington ... specifies uniform to be worn ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Adjutant General's office. Uniform of Col. of Cavalry on Gov. staff same as that of U.S. Army ... may wear sword he mentioned ...","A.L.S. 4 pages. Letter concerning the donation of George Washington's birthplace and the Washington family burial grounds at Pope's Creek Plantation. Lewis W. Washington donated the land to the state of Virginia. Here Lewis writes Beale, state senator of Virginia, that Mr. John E. Wilson, the owner of the surrounding land, should be consulted. The donated land is \"... situated in the heart of [Wilson's] arable fields ...\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. W. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. Claymont. Re: Wakefield and the family burial plot to be turned over to Va ... has written to Gov. Wise inviting him to visit Wakefield to make arrangements for memorials etc ... invites Col. W-n to come also ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. W. Lewis.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Adjutant General's office. Orders to report to Richmond in full uniform for ceremonies on July 5 ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Executive deparment, Richmond. Requests a formal deed of tender of GW's Birthplace to the state of Va. so that the state may maintain its right-of-way to the birthplace and burial grounds ...","A.L.S. 2 pages. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Says he has been requested by Harpers magazine to write an article on Mount Vernon since it has become a place of interest to the American people. Would he welcome a visit by Lossing to Mount Vernon?","A.L.S. 1 page. Executive department, Richmond. Re: Wakefield ... acknowledges receipt of letter enclosing deed to Wakefield.","A.L.S. and envelope. Everett writes concerning a speaking engagement about George Washington in Northbridgewater, Boston.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Concerning the publication of her father's \"Recollections\"- they will split the profits. \"Its success may materially aid us in continuing the hospitalities of this old and much frequented mansion.\"","D. 1 page. $100 receipt for Edward Everett for speaking engagement at North Bridgewater from Peabody Treasurer.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Arlington. Regrets that their mutually edited book, \"Recollections of Washington,\" by GWPC cannot be published more quickly.","Autograph letter signed. Warrenton. Shackleford writes to accept Augustine's offer for the purchase of two enslaved boys named Bob and Armistead for $1200 each.","John A. Washington III writes to \"Dear Ned\" sending a note via Louisa and a servant to ask Ned to call on him. Verso is a recipe. Autograph letter, signed.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington. [Regarding publication of her father's Memoirs] Sends by Col. [R.E.] Lee her \"Memoir\" and other papers--also all letters between G.W. and her grandfather [J.P. Custis]--\"I only suggest that if you publish the will of my ancestor it may be as well to omit for the sake of our Northern readers the names of all the slaves mentioned in the legacies.\"--sends him an engraving of Mrs. W. and a daguerre of Mrs. Lewis--title page to have title her father put to his work--hopes the work [G.W.P. Custis's Recollections] will come out shortly--will try to find the speech on the overthrow of Napoleon for Lossing--doesn't care for more mention of her name in title page than is there at present. Name on original manuscript appears as \"M. C. Lee.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Letter concerns his painting, \"The Home of Washington.\" In his letter, he asks Lossing, a fellow artist, advice in finding who were the members of the Washington household in August 1784 during Layfayette's first visit to Mt Vernon. He wants to include them in his painting along with G. Washington, and Gen. Layfayette on the piazza at Mt. Vernon.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Sorry for delay in sending inscription on bust of Necker--copied it long ago, but forgot to forward it--\"The Bust stands where it was placed by Washington himself.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\" [At top of paper is transcript of inscription on bust of Necker].","John A. Washington III writes to \"Dear Ned\" regarding the purchase of horses, cattle, and investments in cattle and guano. Also plans to call upon Turner with \"Farmer\" Jefferson in tow and \"take him captive\" and \"pick you up and bring you both down with me -- so hold youself in readiness.\" Autograph letter, signed.","Includes negotiations for purchase of negro boy that was delayed. Instructs West to make a strong box for sending plows to Waveland and to mend the windows of the hot beds.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon. Sends her a Sago palm -- the one owned by George Washington is to go to the Ladies Association and another to go with him to Fauquier.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Paid Mr. Bennett for him and sends receipt--\"Your proposition to enclose the other papers I loaned you to Mrs. Lee of Arlington is perfectly satisfactory to me\"--cannot comply with his request to leave plan of Pohick in his keeping. Autograph letter signed, on lined paper. Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. John Augustine Washington writes from Mount Vernon responding to a 12 September dispatch from G.R.H. Hughes. Washington inquires about the status of financial and legal matters, especially in relation to \"my money attached by Ogden in the Marine Bank.\" He directs Hughes to \"direct our interests, and if necessary, employ the best Counsel you can get to assist you. If the case goes against us in the Illinois State Courts, can we throw it into the Federal Courts and how long can we keep it open? ... Believing we are right and have been badly treated by Mr. Ogden, we are disposed to fight it out.\" Based on the docketing on the reverse, this appears to be Washington's file copy.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Mrs. W-n ill after leaving Old Point Comfort ... now that her recovery is under way he writes for his wife ... refers to \"good old times at Wellington\" ... nicely settled at Waverly ...","Measured drawing marked \"No. 2\" of the Mount Vernon wharf ... plan drawn by M.C. Meigs, Capt. U.S. Engineer ... \"4 Oct. Sup foot or $2800\" ...\"Recommended for adoption the front of the Wharf being made parallel to the thread of the Stream.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon. Returning from Norfolk where he met with an assemblage of the Dismal Swamp Land Company. Encloses money for taxes for land. Other personal business.","A.L.S. 1 page. Letter signed, envelope. Date on original catalog card appears [1859] November 27.Name on original manuscript appears as \"W. Munford.\" Covering ltr. for General orders to serve on general staff ... [See also General Orders #13 of same date].","General Orders, 1 page, Copy. Assigned a Voluntary Aide on the General Staff. Head Quarters Charlestown. [See also Munford to W-n of the same date].","Located with items pertaining to the estate of Aaron Leggett. Letterhead at top of page reads \"Leather Manufacturers Bank, New York\". Letter mentions parcels of land, cattle, and sheep.","A.L.S. 2 pages. New York. Re: papers sent to him at West Point \u0026 concealed in a secret drawer during his absence ... recently found by accident ... mentions W-n's ordeal at Harpers Ferry ...","A.L.S. 1 page. Mount Vernon to Richmond. Introduces friend and kinsman Charles A. Washington who visits Richmond to attend his brother, Major [Francis?] Washington, who is ill there. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, on lined paper, directed \"to introduce Charles A. Washington Esqr.\"Name on original manuscript appears as \"John A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mentioning a possible pleasure excursion to Mount Vernon.","Letter mentions Aaron Leggett, Mt. Vernon, and Accotink.","John A. Washington III writes to \"dear Ned\", regarding the bay horse Ned took care of for him -- \"I send Toby down for him, and unless you have use for him will ask the favour of you to send him up to me.  Bob and Mr. Shinker(?) will be here on Friday. I would be pretty pleased if you would ride up with them.\" Autograph letter, signed.","A.L.S. 1 page. Dear Sir, We send to you all Mrs. Powel's papers which we find. We have not opened packages or read letters. If you find anything that should [ ] in the hands of W Birde [ ] you will please return them to us. The Washington letters were found among the Tilghman papers and returned to us by W. Tilghman for you. Very truly Sincerely, Alice K. Price.  Autograph letter signed, + 1 envelope.","In account with James McEvan, Dr.","A.D. 1 page. Chas. Johnson Treas. In account with Mount Vernon Association. MVLA's account including charges for excursion tickets, board and lodging, oilcloth and gilding, advertising, and mending pipe frame.","Orders. D.S. 1 page. West Point, NY. Acknowledgment of Lewis W. W-n's gift to the Adademy of a report by General Nathaniel Green to General George Washington ...","Autograph letter signed. Beall-Air. Lewis writes to his cousin John Augustine that he is \"committing matrimony at Clover Lea with our sweet cousin Ella Bassett.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. New York. Declines invitation to attend his wedding.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"The traitorous devils are still hoping to \"drag\" our glorious old Kentucky at the heels of [?] South Carolina but they will fail. They will make every effort to dragoon the legislature into Revolution but we shall meet them at every point ...\" Clerk's Office of the Court of Appeals.","John A. Washington III writes to \"dear Ned\", regarding church matters (\"Yesterday evening I heard from Bishop Meade -- He will not ordain Mr. Baker before his set time and makes no positive promise of lettig us have him then.\") and meeting in the future (\"It may be better to have the meeting next week, as it will give me time to hear form Warrenton as to the title of Walshs's property and whether James will allow time on the purchase money\"). Autograph letter, signed.","A list of property, including enslaved persons, reported to be taken by the 16th New York Regiment from John Augustine Washington III's farm near Mount Vernon. Although John Augustine sold the Mount Vernon mansion and grounds to the Mount Vernon Ladies Association in 1858, he retained property in the surrounding area. The list of slaves includes Jim Mitchell and Edmund Parker, who were later employed by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, and Gabriel Johnson, who had escaped in 1845 and been held at Bruin's Slave Jail. ","A note and blind stamp on the fourth page indicate the list was received by R.H. Donavan of the Fauquier County Court on 19 April 1889.","Letter from lawyer George R. H. Hughes, Chicago, to John Augustine Washington III informing him that his investments in Chicago real estate and bonds have not been successful. His previous letters to John Augustine have been unanswered, and Hughes writes that bond prices are \"ruinous\" in the present crisis and the best he can hope to realize for John Augustine is $37,500. ","Hughes discusses the market in detail, warning John Augustine, \"I have no idea that you will be able to get your money back the way things are going here, for five or ten years, and then prices would have to double to enable you to get back your outlay with interest.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Huntersville. John writes from camp with General Lee where he is an aide - de - camp. He says his overseer \"informs me of the destruction of my property at Mount Vernon ...\" No address leaf.","C.S. Edwards writes to his wife about his visit to Mount Vernon and dinner in the mansion study during the Civil War. Includes envelope.","A.D.S. 1 page. Note reads \"Washington was the greatest of good men and the best of great men. Edward Everett, Boston 1 Oct. 1861.\" Typescript copy with letter head \"The Lincoln Library Shippensburg, PA.\"","Philadelphia to Alexandria. Tabb inquires into the operations of Washington's farm. Discusses the move from Mount Vernon.","Two letters, Philadelphia. A.L.S. 2 pages. John Campbell to Mehitable Ward. Letter describes \"heavy silverplated dinner plates that belonged to George Washington. A.L.S. 1 page. George Devereux to Mehitable Ward. George Devereux writes a thank you upon receiving daguerrotype of her recently deceased son.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. Letter addressed to \"Dear Sister\" with a description of Woodlawn plantation in 1863. Torn into two pieces at the fold.","Bradley writes to Bull about his visit to Mount Vernon during the Civil War.","D. 3 pages. Silliman, an American chemist and geologist, quotes from a letter of John Struthers (sculptor of George Washington's sacrophagus) describing the transfer of George Washington's remains from the new tomb vault into the marble sacrophagus in October, 1837.","Currency paper. Value 50 cents. Issued by the Confederate States of America.","A.L.S. 1 page. Boston. Has tried to deliver a breast pin containing hair of George Washington ... will Parker please call for it ...","A.D.S. 1 page. Note reads \"Washington was the greatest of good men and the best of great men. Edward Everett, Boston 10 Dec. 1864.\"","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","A.D.S. 7 pages. Description of a tour of the Mansion and grounds with fellow soldiers from Sherman's Army of the Tennessee.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Collection of nine letters. Oberly writes his fiance, Maria Woodford, about his experiences in and around Washington, DC. One very detailed letter tells of a visit to Mount Vernon. Oberly served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.","Lexington. Lee acknowledges receipt of three articles that were removed from the Custis House (Arlington) during the Civil War and sent back to him by Hedden. Lee grants Hedden's request for the satin engraving of George Washington drawn by Dr. Charles Buxton. This letter of thanks accompanies the return of the picture to Hedden. Engraving owned by MVLA [W-2796]. Autograph letter signed, with envelope.","New York. Hedden acknowledges receipt of Lee's letter and a satin engraving of George Washington by Dr. Charles Buxton. The engraving belonged to the Custis family when it was removed from Arlington House by Union troops. See Lee letter of March 23, 1866 [RM-837; MS-5287]. Engraving owned by MVLA [W-2796]. Autograph letter signed, 1 page.","Indenture. D. 1 page (in 2 pieces). Conveys 100 acres of land known as the Montery Estate, Clark Co., Va. to L.H.L.D. Lewis for $2,500.00. Contains a primisory note for that amount.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Lexington. Apparently written to an editor or publisher regarding the publication of a book on the Custis family. She discusses illustrations of her grandfather John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis, both children of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. She doubts the success of such a book \"though it may be appreciated when passion and violence shall have ceased in the land -\".","Print advertisement, \"Interesting National Picture. Washington and his Generals, Drawn and Engraved by A.H. Ritchie.\" Published by Ritchie and Co. includes opinions of the press.","Typescript copy of a document certifying the provenance of the sword. Signed G.W. Lewis, Judge of Westmoreland Co Virginia.","A.D.S. 1 page. Autograph document signed, \"New Books.\" Provenance material for Martha Washington's breast pin, earrings; silver scraper used by Washington during his last illness.","Notebook or journal titled \"A Visti to Mount Vernon, May 17th 1872 Isaac P. Noyes. Washington D.C. \"S.G.O.\" 1872\"  Autograph document, 50 pages.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Near Fish Haul, King William County, Virginia. Concerns some paintings she is having cleaned and repaired ... only other person to work on them was Volkmar, \"who was considered the best repairer in this country\" ...","A.L.S. 2 pages. Executive Mansion, Washinton D.C. Luckey was a personal secretary to Ulysses Grant. Discusses the transfer of \"swords, etc.\" to the Association. He can come pick them up.","D. 1 page. Bound in sum of $15,000 and appointed Special Commissioners by the Court to sell the Beall Air farm and/or real estate.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"Dear Sir, My Aunt [ ] has given me to send to you the parcel of Genl. Washington's Letters of which you were inquiring and which have been in my grandfathers possession. How shall I send them to you?\" Autograph letter signed, 1 envelope postmarked.","Manuscript account entitled \"An excursion by steamboat on the Potomac\" by Harry Chapman Westbay of Monett, Missouri. It describes the steamer leaving Washington City and traveling down the Potomac to Mount Vernon. Westbay describes being given a tour of Washington's tomb and mansion by Col. J. McHenry Collingsworth, superindendent of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. He writes that visiors are \"at liberty to walk a round the grounds and through the houses.\"","Accompanied by six manuscripts and notes. Documents provenance of George and Martha Washington's hair given by Martha Washington to Mrs. Oliver Wolcott upon Washington's retirement from the presidency in 1797. Names include: Jane Conrad Wolcott, Olivia Wolcott, Oliver S. Wolcott. Hair in Mount Vernon Ladies Association Collection.","Letter from Don Diego Gardoqui to George Washington, copied by the State Department in 1881. According to corresponding notes, the copy was made from a copy in the hand of Bushrod Washington. The original letter sent in 1787 accompanied the gift of a 4-volume Spanish edition of Don Quixote for Washington's library.","Baltimore, Provenance pertaining to the Washington sword willed to George Lewis.","A series of letters from Fannie Washington Finch (also spelled Fanny), great-grandniece of George Washington, to Mary Claflin, wife of Governor William Claflin, regarding the sale of Washington family items. Fannie writes that she is reluctant to sell the family heirlooms but must because of her \"pecuniary condition.\" Included in the letters is a list of items being sold, including a silver pitcher, coffee pot, mugs, tumblers, ladle, tablespoons, salts, sugar bowl, cream pots, glass water bottles, glass tumblers, glass goblets, glass dessert dish, snuff box presented by Thomas Lord Fairfax to General Washington, 4 wine marks owned by George Washington, a large bed quilt made from dresses worn by Martha Washington, 2 silver plated sauce dishes, miscellaneous chinaware, and an engraved plate of Col. William Augustine Washington.","Included with the letters is a manuscript \"Extracts from newspapers, relating to Mrs Finch - great-grand niece of George Washington,\" genealogical information, lists of household goods, and an 1891 newsclipping about Fanny Washington Finch.","A.L.S. 7 pages. History of the blade worn by the \"Father of Our Country\" written by Ellshaw.","Provenance document, A.D.S. 1 page. Letter explaining the provenance of many of the George Washington to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Powel correspondence. Marked \"Keep. Private to my brothers, not to be shown in Public.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. \"I delivered today the parcel of Washington's letters to your mother, and was very glad to have them pass into the custody of the rightful owner.\" Autograph letter signed, 1 envelope postmarked w/stamp.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Bergen Point, N.J. Inquires after information on a Washington chair. Her friend told her the story and provenance of the chair but she is not certain her memory is correct and would like reaffirmation.","Brief description of mansion and Washington's daily habits, Gen. Washington's bedroom, recounting of silver dollar myth. Manuscript signed by Pierce.Date on original catalog card appears as c1885.","Invitation to the Centennial celebration of Washington's inauguration, for Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Keyser. Engraved invitation includes list of Committee members and card listing events.","List of relics exhibits of celebration of 100th anniversary of inauguration of George Washington.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Relating to the Papers of General Washington. Autograph letter, copy. Date on original catalog card appears [1889]. Provenance information transferred from the Curatorial files.","Autograph letter signed, accompanies book George Washington and Mount Vernon, Long Island Historical Society publication of William Pearce letters edited by Conway RL-4467.","Copy of a letter made by Mary Powel, letter between Tobias Lear and Samuel Powel, March 9, 1797. Provenance of objects belonging to General Washington, now under ownership at the Pennsylvania His. Soc.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Bernard Carter and Sons, Baltimore. Attorneys at Law. Settiling the estate of Barton Harris and giving him what is owed back to him.","Typescript court document. \"Shereas Hortense H. McIntire, by William W. McIntire, her husband and next friend, and Elizabeth H.K. Richardson, by John S. Richardson, Junior, her husband and next friend, as next of kin of Chapin Barton Monroe Harris, late of Baltimore City, deceased, heretofore filed a caveat in th eOrphans Court of Baltimore City against Edmund Law Rogers, claiming to be executor of said Harris, under a paper writing alleged to be last will of said Harris and which had been admitted to probate in said Orphans Court, alleging among othe rthings that said paper writing was not the last will and testament of said Harris...\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Letter of provenance. Autograph letter signed, signatures of both Mary E. Powel and Samuel Powel. The following mementos of Geo. Washington are in my possession. Two small oval mirrors and two gilded silver brackets belonging w/the mirrors with the decoration [ ] - in bad repair. His breakfast cup - M.E.P. Custis gave it to my father ...\".","Bushrod Corbin Washington II writes about real estate for a possible shoe factory in Charlestown, West Virginia.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Regarding the Washington shaving table.","Edward Downes Law writes to his cousin, Edmund Law Rogers, Baltimore, regarding his receipt of a copy of a letter written by George Washington. He also discusses his shared frustrations with the recent biography on Roger's grandfather--Thomas Law--and the constant inaccuracies by authors. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages with envelope.","Autograph letter signed, S.F. Smith. Manuscript copy of the hymn \"America.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Provenance letter. \"We understand thoroughly what your wishes are in respect to the kind of showcase required to cover the \"Plateau\" as quote same as follows ...\"","Letter from Tiffany and Co. assuring Miss Lewis of the whereabouts of George Washington's sword.","News clipping, provenance document. Covers very briefly Houdon's visit to Mt. Vernon and the Houdon bust. Printed document. Provenance information taken from the Curatorial files.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Concerning the Houdon Bust and how it came to be at Mount Vernon. Provenance information transferred from the curatorial files.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Provenance document. Letter to Mr. Harrison from Sarah Yeates Whelen concerning Louis XVI carpet.","D. 2 pages. Provenance document. Description of the carpet given to George Washington ordered by Louis XVI.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Provenance document. To \"Dear Ladies.\" She is sending a small patchwork quilt, Mrs. Richardson will present it on her behalf, which was made by Martha Washington of pieces from her gowns.","A.L.S. 1 page. Provenance document. Letter from Mrs. Conrad to Mrs. Richardson. Provenance for footstool and table cover for Nelly Custis room.","D. 1 page. \"The mirror belonged to Mrs. Albert Peale ....... James Peale, the miniature painter bought it at George Washington's sale when he lived in High Street ....\".  Provenance information taken from the Curatorial files. Date on original catalog card appears [1899].","Letter concerning John Augustine Washington and Mount Vernon. On Mary Washington Association letterhead.","A.L.S. 1 page. Tells of the distribution of two canes Washington gave him; canes made of wood at Mount Vernon. Letter head \"William McKinley Normal and Industrial School\".","A.L.S. 1 page on Mary Washington Association letterhead. Concerning Washington relics.","Provenance document, plaster cast of Washington by Houdon. Notarized letter certifying the history of a plaster cast of George Washington's face reportedly made by Houdon in 1797. Lawrence and Nelly Lewis  provenance, family history.","A.L.S. 8 pages. Mary Custis Lee comments on the improbability of the story that George and Martha Washington were married in St. Peter's Church.","Printed pamphlet. Senate Bill No. 1238 and House Bill No. 5489 to Reimburse the Estate of Gen. George Washington, for certain lands in Ohio lost by conflicting grants Made under the authority of the United States ...","A.D.S. 1 page. Confidential memo from M. E. Powel concerning the suspected theft of a collection of Washington letters. Includes xerox of NY Times 3/16/1913 article.","A.L.S. 12 pages. Believes the brace of pistols mentioned in enclosed clipping is the one which disappeared from Lexington some yrs. back ... hopes family will investigate ... interest newspapers, etc. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Mary C. Lee.\"","D. 2 pages. Printed page. H.R. Bill 15353 authorizing purchase of certain Washington relics. $30,000. to W. Lanier Washington for the following Washingtoniana: portrait of Mary Ball Washington, silver cups, whist counters, Lund Washington account book, account books of George Washington's executors, key to George Washington birthplace, George Washington shoe buckles, brooch, snuff box, cup and saucer, dinner invitation from George Washington to B. West, Augustine Washington's silver shoe buckle (half-brother to George Washington) ...","Invitation addressed to Robert Nuese is seeking funds from Americans to restore Sulgrave Manor. Date on original catalog card appears ca 1920. Includes unused envelope and 1 insert.","Small note with information on the Vaughan Plan. Peter family.","Postcard, Mount Vernon piazza. Bears signature of Mrs. Eleanor S. Washington Howard (b. 1856, child of John Augustine Washington, Jr. and Eleanor Love Selden). She was the last Washington daughter to be born at Mount Vernon. Date on original catalog card appears c. 1931.","Two letters, A.L.S. 1 page. Regarding a reproduction key to the front door of Mount Vernon.","D. 3 pages. Inventory of cattle on each of the Mount Vernon farms, at the Distillery and at the Ferry.","Poem, D. 1 page. \"Versis on Sir Thomas Adams, Baronet Commander of His Majesty's Frigate the Boston, who died at Virginia. By a Young Lady.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. To Arlington. Invites him to supper \"this evening at 8 oclock.\" Autograph letter signed, with envelope, watermark (Patent).","A.L.S. 2 pages. To Eltham. Apologizes for enclosing letter to Major [Geo. A.] Washington--heard he was at Eltham, and desired to reach him--sympathizes with \"distressing accident\" in his family and Mrs. Daingerfield's situation [widowed]--her children are all well--\"Washington [G.W.P. Custis] quite hearty and the prettiest creature in the World ...\" Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark (crown). Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. Custis.\"","A.D.S. 2 pages. An autograph document signed, in the hand of Herbert Washington, promising to pay $60 on April 1, 1824 for the season of Rattler. Witnessed by Robert Earley. On reverse, assigned on April 17, 1825 to Wm. Hickman as agent for Dr. Wm. Thronton by Saml. Strider. Autograph document signed, fragment, in hand of Herbert Washington, endorsed. On reverse, assigned on April 17, 1825 to Wm. Hickman as agent for Dr. Wm. Thornton by Saml. Strider.","A.D. 1 page. Note, height of mountain peaks in the Himalaya Mountains and others, marked \"For my darling Angela.\" Relative heights of mountains, principally in India, and sources of the Ganges River.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Washington, D.C. to Alexandria. A.D. 1 page. Heard of her safe arrival at Mrs. Mason's--hopes to see her again--hopes her neuralgia will disappear--will try to make Col. [Bliss] diet more strictly to prevent another attack--news of [Z. Taylor's] family. [B.T. bliss was probably Zachary Taylor's younger daughter, Mary Elizabeth, or Betty]. Autograph letter signed, cover marked \"concerning Bliss and Taylors\", watermark.","D. 1 page. Poem in French, 8 lines with quotation at end from \"Pleasures of Memory.\"","D. 1 page. Cover note, unknown author or recipient. Received enclosed letter some time since and opened it, having heard rumor \"you was gone to ye. other World\"--this probably owing to his retiring from company because of the Eruptions. Document, frag., laminated.","A.L.S. 1 page. In answer to his [G.A.W.'s] letter, he has cash ready for him--no purchaser for G.A.W.-s lots--cash scarce and no one wants to enter into any contract--requests a visit by G.A.W. and Mrs. [Fanny Bassett] Washington. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, part of watermark.","D. 4 pages. Speech, The superiority of free countries over despotisms--necessity of educating people. Document, draft, probably in hand of George A. Washington, with revisions in an unknown hand, laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. To Mount Vernon. Assures G.A.W. of his practicing his resolution to set time aside for meditation and studious reading--hasn't retired before 12 oclock since his return from Mt. Vernon--found father much improved on arrival at Eltham--he has set out for Richmond in answer to a pressing letter of the Speaker's. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, by G.A.W., laminated, watermark.","Bushrod Washington bookplate. Torn, part missing, laminated.Similar to G.W.'s bookplate.","D. 1 page. Note, Weight of tobacco. The gross, tares, and net weight of tobacco grown on several farms. Document, fragment, totaled most likely in G.W.'s hand. Total net - 8772.","D. 1 page. \"Calculation of the work that 4 Ploughs may do in one Year.\" Subtracting 30 days for harvest and avoiding wet times of season. Unidentified hand.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Sends two letters received from Sister [Mildred Washington] Lee--Col. [Wm. A.] Washington gave him a letter for her which he had opened, dealing with sale of her tobacco--sends flower seeds sent through Col. W.--hopes to see her tomorrow. Autograph letters signed, integral cover, mounted, laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bushfield to Blenheim. Will is despatched with the brandy--keg would hold only 17 gals.--sends endorsed Bills and a letter regarding sale which comes up tomorrow--relates family news to relate to Mrs. Washington--at Mr. Lee's last night for a fish feast. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, directed \"By Will,\" laminated, watermark (WH). Name on original manuscript appears as \"John Aug. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Laurel Grove to Blenheim. Misses seeing and hearing from H. Washington, her only sister--she has been a mother and sister to her--hopes to see her at Laurel Grove--she herself cannot leave home until crops are gathered--regards to members of family. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (G. Taylor). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza. Smith.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. His thanks for their electing him as their representative in the last assembly--but must decline reelection--reasons. Autograph letter signed, endorsed \"a letter written by my great grandfather John Parke Custis given me by Cousin Mary Lee,\" laminated, watermark.","Three covers for correspondence. Folded sheet bearing notation \"General Washington's letters.\"","D. 2 pages. In the left column of each page the unknown author records the name of the city, in the middle column the mileage to the next city, and in the far right column a running account of the total mileage covered thus far. The unknown author totals the distance between Philadelphia and Augusta as 717 miles.","Letter cover, addressed to Mrs. Ann Washington, Rippon Lodge. Autograph document, fragment only, laminated.","A.D.S. 4 pages. Lists volumes of G.W.'s private correspondence, surveys, accounts, diaries, etc. and no. of pages in each--also 400 vols. from G.W.'s library, many with complimentary presentation from authors--\"I propose adding to the library his mahogany case of instruments used by him when he was a surveyer and in after life.\"--also to include 10 vols. from library of R.H. Lee, inherited by him[G.C.W.]--\"The private papers of Genl. Washington, although not so numerous as those relating to public affairs for which the government paid $25,000, will be generally esteemed more curious and interesting, as developing more fully his character, through all the stages of his life, and the wonderful regularity and system which governed him under all circumstances.\"--papers on file too numerous to be listed but will accompany papers named in above schedule, with exception of small portion, which are confidential or refer only to family matters--will also include commission of G.W. as Lt. Genl. of Army, signed by John Adams, and his diplomas from universities and freedons of cities--\"I really think that a state which confered so many honors on him as did yours, the best, by following throughout his precepts and principles, is a proper depository for his works.\" Autograph document signed, in hand of G.C.W. and signed by him, docketed by G.C.W.","D. 2 pages. Memorandum, prices of Boston glass. List of prices of glass of varying sizes. Document, in unknown hand, docketed, watermark.","D.S. 1 page. Amount £4.0.4. Document signed, charred fragment only, laminated. Receipted by Joseph Mott.","D. 1 page. Receipt for£8.10.7  \"for [ ] potatoes for the use of the President.\" Document, fragment, laminated, watermark, incomplete (Run).","Letter cover, to Mrs. Anna Washington, Alexandria. 1 document, fragment, laminated.","Letter and letter cover, to Col. John Augustine Washington, Bushfield. Document, fragment of cover, charred by fire, laminated, docket (cannot be deciphered), directed \"favr. Th. [Snow?]\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Bill for early pease, Windsor Beanes, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, artichoak, etc. Document signed, fragment, laminated. Receipted by John Le Keux.","London. Bill for 9 1/4 yds. rich hair camlet. Document, partly printed bill, laminated. Receipted by J. Stonehen[ ] for Messrs. Lowth and [ ].","D. 1 page. \"First attempt in poetic way by Eliza McCaw and Ann Washington.\" On reverse of letter cover of a letter from Sarah Craufurd to Ann Washington, dated March 10, laminated, watermark.","D. 1 page. Gives marriage and death dates of George and Ann Fairfax Washington Lee. Also births of their children, dates of christening, their Godparents, etc. Autograph document, laminated, not examined for watermark.","Fragment of vellum with notes. 1 page. \"Tobacco ... by Gen. Washington ........ at Mount Vernon and manufactured by ... to his ... Col. Wm. A. Washington and by him bequeathed to ... son Col. W. Washington in ...\"","Order, David Stewart to Mr. Stark of Hanover. Regarding the estate of John Parke Custis. February order against Starke Oliver 26 attachment for answer 26 - 52 cents. (Signed) William Pollard, cl[er]k.","Requests money to pay for a load of hay. \"I am pennyless indeed.\" Autograph letter initialed, quarter sheet. Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. Wn.\" Robert Beverly was executor of William A. Washington's estate.","A.D. 2 pages. 10 line poem in praise of G.W., ending \"Washington - The Nation Glories in the name To bear it is the pride of fame.\" Autograph document, fragment, marked in another hand \"by Robert Lewis Fredericksburg, Va.,\" at bottom of paper is scratched out a verse to a sweetheart, laminated.","Schedule of the papers of General Washington in possession of George Corbin Washington.","\"His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.\" Son of Samuel Vaughan.","Survey, Mount Vernon Land. A.D. 2 pages. Plat of 150 acres of land at mouth of Dogue Creek, conveyed by Wm. Spencer to Richard Osborn, later a part of Mount Vernon. Document, possibly docketed in G.W.'s hand \"Old Survey of no use,\" laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. To Woodlawn. \"Monday night.\" Thanks her for letters and valuable present--Patty [Martha Custis Peter] sent her chocolate, oranges and sage--her illness-hopes to be spared a while longer to her helpless family--must eat only simple food--chocolate for breakfast and whey at night--her garden--hears that Betsy [Eliza Custis Law] looks badly--\"I would not my Child send your letter again to Law for I do not suppose it would have the smallest effect in changing his plans.\"--returns her towels and basket. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, spread eagle watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"E. Stuart.\"","Note, A.D. 1 page. Autograph document, in 3rd person, in hand of G.A.W., fragment, silked. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Geo. A. Washington.\" Incomplete note, requesting \"2 good gridstones\" [grindstones??]. On reverse is account in G.A.W.'s writing dated May 23d, for making clothing.","A.L.S. 1 page. Apoligizes for leaving him last night without shaking his hand or wishing him goodnight--afraid he would take it as intentional--send more of the Shalloon [woolen fabric of twill weave, used chiefly for linings] and some patterns of white satin with prices. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, watermark.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Mount Vernon to Alexandria. Received letter and key--send any of his shirts or handkerchiefs that are done--extreme heat--intends coming to Alexandria soon. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, watermark.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Visit of Miss Caton to Mt. Vernon--her approaching [marriage] to someone who will make her miserable--has heard of Burd's approaching marriage--General Moreau in Philadelphia--fever raging in Phila. will prevent [Bush. Washington] holding court there until Dec.--fears fever has come to Washington--Uncle [Bushrod Washington] leaves for Trenton and Aunt for \"upper country,\" so will be alone--will try to visit Phila. in Spring. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked \"Alexa. Va., laminated, George Washington's watermark (incomplete). Name on original manuscript appears as \"B. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. La Grange to Woodlawn. \"Our travelers\" have returned in good health--they received handsome presents she sent--hopes to speak to her in person some day. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermarked (Van der Ley), in French.","A.L.S. 1 page. To Georgetown. Has lost his second mother, \"the mother of the angelic companion of my life ...\"--present his excuses to her sister [E.P. Custis Law]. Autograph letter signed, written in French, integral cover, laminated, watermark (dove of peace). Name on original manuscript appears as \"G. W. Lafayette.\"","A.L.S. Washington to New York. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Eliza P. Custis.\" Concerning her picture that she does not like to be without even though she is sure it is safe \"in your care.\" Next to her little grandchildren she values it above all things. Has been ill with a pain in her head and eyes.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Sends, according to her request, her Museums and the \"Battle of Prague\"--hasn't time to give news of the [Praus ?] but supposes [Christian Blackburn] and Polly have done so--heard news of her at Annapolis [of her expecting a child]--reminds her he is to be one of the God fathers. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Nath. Craufurd.\" Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Sends preserves and handkerchiefs--will have children innoculated--ask Dr. to send pills for violent oppression in her breast. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Tom, watermark incomplete. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S.C.\"","A.D. 1 page. Autograph document, fragment, laminated, directed by \"favor Mr. Scott\". Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Bowling Green, Tavern. Reached General Spotswoods and found him ill--her own depressed spirits at parting from mother and father and [Polly]--prays for [Polly's] restoration to health--will send barley sugar and try to get some entertaining magazines to send her--will write how she likes her new home--forward her the calico from Alexa. when it arrives--Kitty [Blackburn] sends love. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark (R. Williams). Name on original manuscript appears as \"Ann Washington.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Goes to Greenwood [Md.] for 3 weeks--promises to write often. Autograph letter signed, laminated, incomplete watermark.","A.L.S. 1 page. Will with pleasure come to her--her husband is ill and never received her letters will try to get some books--has send [Richard S. Blackburn's] letters to her. Autograph letter signed, fragment, laminated.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Sally [Craufurd] still pale from ague--Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd still away from home--will get calico for her and send bundle of quilt to Mrs. Lee. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage, postmarked \"Dumfries, Sept. 19,\" watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Cautions her not to drink pump water and avoid night air--also cautions [Bushrod Washington] against too much fatigue--asks for some calico which Mr. [Nath.] Craufurd will pick up on next trip. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed \"favor Mrs. Keith,\" watermark incomplete, letter written on cover addressed to Mrs. Craufurd, Greenwood, several messages written on cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"S. Craufurd.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Disappointed [Ann] can't pay the visit she promised--blames [Bushrod Wasington] for her not being able to come--cannot go to B[ush]field because they have no carriage--sorry there wasn't muslin for a christening cap--won't have child christened until [Ann] can stand for her. Autograph letter signed, laminated, postscript on reverse cannot be deciphered, watermark (crown). Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Hopes she hasn't given up intention of going to springs--hopes she'll come soon [to Rippon Lodge]-will wait to go to Dickey's [R.S. Blackburn] until she can go with her--ask Mr. [Bushrod] Washington how much money will Kitty [Blackburn] need?--Capt. Campbell expected to die from abcess on lungs. Autograph letter signed, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. \"Friday.\" Got home yesterday and Polly's [Blackburn] fever seems worse--will take her to Dr.'s when she is able to travel--fears cruel ride to Greenwood will be hard to take--write how she likes her housekeeper--Dickey [R.S. Blackburn] very industrious, hopes it will last. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. \"Monday evening.\" Glad to hear she reached Fredericksburg safely--Edmond Lee delivered box of paints and received from her $30 and Jude's [Judith Blackburn] riding coat. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. Disappointed at not hearing from her--[Sarah Craufurd] left yesterday, says she is to accompany [Ann] to Springs in July--will be glad to get her anything she desires--hopes Kitty [Blackburn] does well in her studies--goes to brother's [Richard Scott Blackburn] next week--they [R.S. Blackburn] have lost their son. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Stage, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 2 pages. They have all been sickly--little Tom [Blackburn, Jr.] has flux--sends her some servants--send things for Nell to sew, and will make her do it. Autograph letters signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark torn. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Sends beer and pickles by Will, also marmalade--sends $3 in part payment for Dickey's [R.S. Blackburn] tea. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated.","A.L.S.  1 page. Got down a little after dark--Polly [Blackburn] tolerable well--Lewis will bring sugar--send patterns of jacket--sent money to pay tradesman, hates to be in their debt--sends cherries and pease--will send lamb when they kill one. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Stranded in Dumfries by her horses running away and servant sent after them--she and Polly [Blackburn] both ill there--sends Brena [servant] for her, who has promised to behave well--gave Brena money for linen to make herself a jacket and petticoat. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as \"C. Blackburn.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. Sorry they were delayed in town by Jack's injury--[Richard S. Blackburn] not home, so can't offer loan of his phaeton. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, laminated, directed by Will, watermark.","D. Survey, plot of land in Georgetown. Intersection of Back St. and W-n St. in Thomas Beall of Georgetown second addition to Georgetown ... several lots included in the survey ... Text and diagram.","A.L.S. 1 page. Mrs. Washington thanks Mr. Snow for his present of Oranges. She asks him if he could enquire among the shops for cotton resembling the piece she is sending him and if he is lucky in finding it will he please purchase one yard and a half for her. She does not wish to hurry him in this matter.","Document, 1 page. Some of these papers are in the collection given by Mr. Stewart, see Checklist of the Collection nos. 31, 32.","Autograph note, half page. Mrs. Lee sends a black apron which Mrs. Turberville may return when next at Mt. Pleasant or whenever needed. Autograph note, 3rd person, half-page. Name on original manuscript appears as \"Mrs. G. Lee\". [Writer is Ann Fairfax Washington Lee; recipient could be her sister-in-law, Martha Lee who married Maj. George Tuberville].","Cover or wrapping label. \"For/ Cousin Nelly/ from/ Sade.\"","Genealogy note, \"Washington pedigree.\" General information on English ancestors ... quotes Sparks' Life of Washington and Burke's Commoners of Great Britain. Mr. Grace to Washington.","Slip of paper with note, \"Thomas Beall of Geo and Ann Beall Bills for Taxes Geo. C[orbin] Washington Cheques and Signatures.\"","1 pr. shoes for Negro Ellick, $1.50.","Note with list of letters. \"Autograph letters (being copies or in his hand).\" Included are Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jay, Lafayette, Judge Peters, Bishop White, ...","Mourning poem. A.D. 4 pages. \"A feeble tribute in a Short funeral thought offered to the Memory of the Dear the Illustrous George Washington.\" Autograph letter signed, folio size. Written and signed by Josiah Throop, Johnstown, New York.","A.L.S. 1 page. Invites young Hamiilton to Arlington House after he met him at Mr. Calverts. -- Calls himself and his wife \"plain old-fashioned folk.\" Written to Alexander Hamilton's son.","A.L.S. 3 pages. To Audley. Concerning the imprudent behavior of a relative, Mary. Integral cover, wax seal.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Congratulations on a fine harvest, and hopes that it will bring a good price. They are expecting 85 cents for theirs. Report on the success of a newly aquired wheat reaper.","A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn to Audley. Report on the farm business. He is sending him \"four yellow horse chesnut trees and two Red.\"","A.L.S. 3 pages. Proposal for a new operation for transporting the wheat crop efficiently and economically. L.L.'s current agent, Davis, has been unsatisfactory in this matter. Integral cover, wax seal.","A.D.S. Bushrod and Corbin Washington as Executors of John Augustine Washington, deceased, bring complaint against Lewis and Noble for non-payment of bond due John Augustine. Document signed, but not by the concerned parties.","\"A Perpetual Almanack.\" Handwritten calendar and rule \"to find the day of the month.\" For years 1830-1850.  Handwriting not identified.","Prayer book, Washington family. Judge Washington, Mount Vernon on one side. Ann Eliza Washington, Mt. Zepher, Virginia on the front cover. Handwritten prayers for morning and evening with some blank pages.","Printed invitation to a birthnight Ball on February 22, to be given at the City Hotel. Includes a list of managers. By Esther Maria Coxe Lewis.","A.L.S. 3 pages. The letter describes the death and funeral of Mr. [Major Richard L] Blackburn and mentions the condition and feeding of certain livestock as well as his plans for milling corn. On portion of cover there appears a list of domestic items and concerns in an unidentified handwriting. Autograph letter signed, integral cover.","D. 4 pages. Extracts from Washington family wills, and legal documents, relating to MV, viz. Augustine W-n's deed conveying Mount Vernon to Lawrence, will of Augustine W-n, Bushrod's interpretations. Name does not appear on original manuscript.","A.L.S. 1 page. Concerning a book, \"Resolutions of '98-'99\", which was mistakenly sent to the Library of Congress.","Group of mss. fragments and newspaper fragments discovered in a rat's nest in the Washington bedchamber in 1905. Includes scraps and fragments of the following: Letter from Bushrod Washington, ca. April 4, 1806 to his wife Ann Blackburn Washington, letter to unknown recipient from \"Mr. Greenwood,\" ca. May 7, 1805, letter from unknown author to  \"Friend [Jeremiah] Sanford\" ca. April 6, 1783, and a letter from J. B. Mickoby to Mrs. [Ann Blackburn] Washington discussing Bushrod Washington's recovery from the grippe. These are not full letters, and are in various states of deterioration.","A.L.S. 4 pages. Informs his father of wheat harvest and current sale price per bushel. Explains a disciplinary problem he has had with a slave and overseer. Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as \"L. Lewis.\"","Receipt, Sheriff of Fairfax County. For executing a capias on Thomas Kirby Amount: $.63.","Newspaper clipping. Article on Audley. Writer and paper not identified.","A.S.N. 1 page. Invitation to a party.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Describes his travels since leaving her at Elsing Green ... Name on original manuscript appears as \"Robt. Lewis.\"","Cover note. A fragment \"Papers relative to Major George A. Washington.\"","A.L.S. 1 page. \"I am very sorry it is not in my power now to send you the mony if you had aplyed to my son Batt he could a payed you or if you had lett me know sooner could got it for you ...\" Postcript: asks Mackenzie to give her best to Batt if he should see him. Name on original manuscript appear as \"F. Dandridge.\"","A.N.S. 1 page. Charlestown.  \"Please to get me a side[?] of leather, if your town affords it, that is fit to make me some light shoes, as my man Daniel, has nothing, ... I'll also thank you to get me a hammer mould, for my smiths shop.\" Name on original manuscript appears as \"Lawrence A. Washington.\"","A.D.S. 1 page. Petition to the Frederick County Court. Signed by Hannah Washington, Alvin Throckmorton, William A. Booth, [ ] LaRue, Jacob LaRue. They petition the court to \"have the Road Leading from Buck marsh through the Land of Warner Washington Decd--to the Berkley Line; removed--\".","A.L.S. 1 page. Autograph letter signed, seal (red). edges are brown/black from fire.","Partially printed Broadside with A.L.S. written on bottom and verso from D.P. Ridgeway to John Redfield. Advertisement reads \"A small farm for sale! Composed of 50, 100, or 150 acres, as may suit the Purchaser. For the Ready  Money, the subscribers will sell for a low price. The property is located about six miles from Alexandria, Va., nearly adjoining to Mount Vernon. For further information, apply to the subscribers on the premises.\" The letter asks for assistance with the sale of the property.","A.D. One manuscript, 33 pages. Autobiography of Rev. James Craik, grandson of Dr. James Craik.","Diary, Revolutionary War prisoner. 23 pages. 8\" x 5\". Detailed diary written (after the fact) by a New England Patriot who was captured by the British. Describes his repeated attempts to escape. Excellent description of treatment by the British of American soldiers.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"Miss Frances N. Nightingale, who is proprietor of a school for girls at 20 East 92nd St., has a miniature full length of Washington in a brooch studied with pearls given by ...\" Provenance of W270 taken from the curatorial files.","A.L.S. 1 page. \"The brooch of George Washington (miniature by John Trumbull) is the smallest full length in existence ...\" Provenance of W-270 taken from curatorial files.","A.D. 1 page. \"A piece of the Robe in which Genl. Washington was Christened Also a button from one of his coats.\" Autograph document, (one small envelope) laminated. Provenance information for W-469 taken from the Curatorial Files.","A.D. 3 pages. Provenance information taken from the Curatorial files which discusses table settings for the Seures China and other figurines. Gouverneur Morris is mentioned. Note by Harrison Dodge at bottom reads \"(Found on top of Harpsichord after Council 1912. It refers to the [?] now in Mt. Vernon Mansion - HHD)\"","Newspaper advertisement. John Sunnocks, Trunk-maker from London. Provenance information.","A.L.S.  4 pages. Wilmington, April 14. In regards to furnishing the Delaware Room. Discusses lamp and marble stone cover of the original tomb.","Facsimile reproduction image of firedogs (shows length and height). Research for W-7.","D.S. 1 page. Concerning silver gorget from the Siege of Savannah. Provenance for H-475.","A.D.S. 2 pages. Provenance information for the Stuart Washington Endorsement of authentication made by Caroline H. Richardson. Provenance for H-4.","D. 1 page. Provenance information through Mr. George L. Schuyler and Mrs. Isaac Bell for W-7 firedogs. \"I was present during the winter of 1890 when Mr. George L. Schuyler presented this pair of fire dogs to my mother Mrs. Isaac Bell.\"","Newspaper article. 1 page. Newspaper acct. of relic of the Siege of Savannah. Research for H-475, silver gorget.","D. 1 page. Provenance for the piece of Lace ruffle on Washington's Linen, given by Mrs. Washington to Gilbert Stuart, when he was engaged in finishing the General's Portrait, provenance for W-448.","Printed bookplate of Bushrod Washington.","AL.S. 2 pages. \"Dear friend, The books arrived in perfect order. I ought to have acknowledged their safe receipt, but thought they got so near home in getting to the Antislavery office that you would have no anxiety. I am glad they answered your purpose and whenever i can be of any further service to you in that way I will be glad to do so.\"","A.D. 1 page. Muster roll. No location or unit information.","A.D. 4 pages. Genealogy or family tree of Edmund Law Rogers. Not complete.","Printed ticket to an Alexandria Street Lottery, signed by J. Swift, with \"A.M. Bassett\" written on verso. Number 5529.  Lottery for paving streets of Alex. was authorized in Oct. 1790, with J. Swift as one of those appointed to conduct it. \"The possessor hereof shall be entitled to receive the Prize that may be drawn against it's Number.\"","Print calling card for General Lafayette. Note written on reverse by Mr. Dodge reads \"This card was found by Miss Riggs, V.R. D.C. among papers of her family - sent by her to Mt. Vernon, 1921.\"","Printed broadside with 6 verses of a song to celebrate Washington's birthday. Tune, God Bless America.","Manuscript notes with references to George Washington family and descendants. Badly damaged, deteriorated. Several pages.","A.L.S. 2 pages. Concerning Washingtons shaving stand. W-202","News clipping,  Poem about Washington. \"__ on Washington by George W.P. Custis, of Arlington, The Step-grandson of Washington.\" Handwritten note at bottom reads \"1905. Keep this for Edmund.\"","A.L.S. 4 pages. \"My dear cousin, You would very much oblige me and my neighbours here and at the same time be performing an act of great charity, if you would use your interest to prevent the Lock Keeper of Lock 56 on this Canal being turned out of her situation. She is a widow with six children,...\" with envelope.","A. D. 1 page. Account book fragment with entry for Geo. S. Washington to pay for \"cleaning his shoes.\"","Manuscript notes on the provenance of a cross purported to be a piece of George Washington's coffin. According to the manuscript, the cross was taken \"by bribing a negro\" when Washington's body was transfered to the new tomb in 1831.","In undated note, Mrs. Hamilton sends her compliments to Mr. Gale and Seaon, and states that she would like to subscribe to their weekly paper.","Handwritten transcript (author unknown) of a speach to the United States Senate on George Washington's camp chest.","Oath of Allegiance. 3 pages, 6 pages of text.","This document is a cover sheet describing a collection of letters between the Marquis de Lafayette and Eliza Parke Custis Law. It has a typewritten note at the top of the document in French. The description of the leters is written in pencil, by an unknown hand. It also describes the friendship between George Washington, the Lafayette family, and Eliza Parke Custis Law.","Envelope which once contained an undated letter written by Lord Cornwallis, a letter written by the Marquis de Lafayette, facsimile of a letter written by George Washington, and  letters of Robert E. Lee, Mary Custis Lee, and Colonel Nicholas Rogers.","List of family documents referring to Law, Custis, Lawrence A. Washington, Lawrence Lewis, John Law, James Adams, Eliza Law Rogers, Eleanor A. Rogers, Lloyd Rogers, and Thos. [Thomas] Law.","There are two separate pieces of writing within this folder. One is a handwritten excerpt from George Washington Parke Custis's \"Recollections of Washington,\" describing the John Trumbull portrait of George Washington painted in 1790, and the \"first portrait of George Washington\" by Gilbert Stuart. The other is a narrative written by an unknown Custis descendant describing the the John Wollston portrait of Martha Washington, taken prior to her marriage to George Washington.","Note describing a China saucer that was a part of a larger tea set left to George Washington Parke Custis in Martha Washington's will. This set was given to her by a Mr. VanBraam.","Note provides background information on an engraving of a Betty Washington Lewis portrait, originally thought to be Martha Washington. The engraving was done by Cheney and Kellogg.","Note on a fragment of paper, with information on the deaths of George Washington Parke Custis and [James] Sharples.","Four fragments of a handwritten transcription of a letter from Lord Cornwallis to an unknown recipient. The letter is incomplete.","Copy of letter. George Washington writes to Martha regarding the \"American cause\" and his need to go \"to Boston to take upon [him] the command\". He mentions his possible death and will.","Two nearly identical provenance statements regarding the 1772 Charles Willson Peale portrait of George Washington. One statement has some grammatical edits and inserts. The statement describes the style and subject of the portrait, the various owners (up to Edmund Law Rogers, the grandson of Eliza Parke Custis Law), and the conservation work done on the portrait. Edmund Law Rogers died in 1896. This document is undated, and unauthored.","Indenture, from November 1576, details a land transaction between Edward Zouche and his wife Elenor and three people from Hemyock, Devon county, England. Names appear to be Nicholas (last name unclear), John Perry(?), and Charles Ford.  On bifold reads \"Hemyock, Zouch to Cha Ford \u0026 Nov. 19.\" Related documentation from auction house indicates the document was signed by Lawrence Washington, the quintuple great-grandfather of George Washington.","The book is inscribed to Louisa C. Washington to Hannah B. Washington.","Name index. pp. 1-107 ledger entries, 108-141 blank, 142-155 missing, 156-176 copies of leases deeds, etc. watermark.","Box also contains loose items that originally went with the ledger including: ","1) 1771 July 31. Letter, Anne Haulworth to \"dear Madam,\" A.N.S. Request for 25 pounds of sugar ... \n2) 1773 August 12. Letter, Jesse Coats to John Augustine Washington. A.N.S. Coats requests Washington to pay Thomas Blane the money Washington owes Coats ...\n3) 1778 September 12. Ledger entry of tobacco sales, Amt. of tobacco and price received ...\n4) 1779 May 22. Receipt, Sum of 30/ for the Virginia \"Gazette\" pd. by Col. Washington for Phillip Smith ...\n5) 1779 October 1. List of tools lent to Jas. Brinnon by John A. Washington.\n6) 1780 November 23. Account, Major Burditt Asheton with John A. Washington. To cash pd. Wm. Pegg.\n7) 1782 June 25. Account, Elizabeth Sehon with Mr. Will Mills. Mills was John A. Washington's overseer ... she desires payment of 2 1/2 barrels of Indian corn which was promised for 5 yds. of cloth for a coat ...\n8) 1783 June 14. Tax receipt for tobacco. Note of payment at Nomini for inspection of tobacco and taxes thereon ...\n9) 1784 April. Account, John Carroll with John A. Washington. Carroll made a trip to Berkeley for JAW ...\n10) 1784 April 15. Receipt, Thomas Kirkpatrick to Jeremiah Sandford. For 10 barrels of flour ... pinned to credit side of Kirkpatrick's account in the Ledger ...\n11) 1787 August 6. Note, Bushrod Washington to unknown recipient. Expresses regret that an account has remained unsettled when the writer thought it had been paid.\n12) undated. Notes gold and paper money on hand.\n13) undated. Account, John Walker with John A. Washington. For weaving cloth for Washington and Mr. Rice ... account of Mr. Will Rice appears on this page ...\n14) undated. Account, Robert Lewis with the Farmer's Hotel Washington City.","The ledger of William Carlin, who was a tailor in Alexandria who made clothes for George Washington and other staff members at Mount Vernon.","Contains decision in friendly suit of Lawrence A. Washington \u0026 others against Bushrod Washington \u0026 Lawrence Lewis, acting executors of General Washington, dated April 15, 1825 and signed by A. Moore, Commissioner and auditor--Order of Court of the District of Columbia, Alexandria County, Lawrence Washington and the other Legatees, etc. against Bushrod Washington, Lawrence Lewis, etc. May 19, 1823 teste Edm. I Lee C.C.--sales of a portion of the estate with names of purchasers, etc. (1802-1805)--Accounts of various legatees in account with estate--accounts of Lawrence Lewis reported to Fairfax Courthouse.","General Business Accounts. Beginning at end of the book are 14 pages devoted to an account with the Schooner William Henry. The entries are in the hand of Robert Beverley, later, the executor of Wm. A. Washington's estate.","Contains Bishop Wilson's Sacra Privata--favorite hymns, prayers,--extracts from Sharps Sermons--12 golden rules and other religious extracts--notes on the education of children.","(London: Printed for J. Harris)","Westervelt's journey was made in 1839, recorded in 1841 and the dedication to Hon. Richard Rover is dated Dec. 18, 1842.\nBount cursory descriptions of the principal cities between N.Y. and Society Hill ... 15 p. description of Mount Vernon, grounds, tomb, Mansion: interior and exterior ... appalled at the ruined condition of the estate.","Manuscript diary of Civil War soldier Private James A. Minish, 105th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. With spiral-bound, typescript transcription of the diary and additional letters, edited and annotated by M. L. Brown. The diary includes descriptions of Minish's visits to Washington D.C. and Mount Vernon.","A Reconstruction-era manuscript journal kept by Helen Josephine Dike Stearns, wife of a prominent New York merchant. The journal includes descriptions of a visit to Washington D.C. and Mount Vernon in April 1870.","There are three sets of entries in the ledger.  The first set of entries consists of 36 pages and date to 1739, 1740, 1742, 1744, 1745, 1746, and 1747 and individual lists are accepted and signed by William Fairfax ( 1691 – 1757), who had just built Belvoir.    Several pages are headed \"Gedney Clarke Mercht of Barbados\" who apparently is in charge of shipping items to William Fairfax in Virginia.\nThe second set of entries in the ledger comprises most of the ledger and consists of  52  pages.  It covers the years 1760 to 1772 and  accounts are initialed by \"GWFx,\"  George William Fairfax, son of William Fairfax, who died in 1757. These entries consist of page after page of goods or services purchased largely from London merchants; Cheapside, Fleet Street, and Charring Cross are mentioned.   \nA third section of the ledger consists of six pages in the middle of the book that date from 1760 to 1766.  It is an \"Acct of Sales of Tobacco\" from 1760 to 1766.  The names of the buyers are unknown.","A.D. 46 pages. Autograph document, leatherbound ledger. Account book kept by Fanny Bassett Washington from the death of her husband George Augustine Washington until her marriage to Tobias Lear. Household, financial accounts.","Scrapbook contains prints, original and copies of letters, and financial documents dating from the early 18th to late 19th century.","Commonplace book of Louisa Clemson Brown (later Rogers), a descendant of George Washington Steptoe, nephew of George Washington. Louisa lived from 1862-1939 in West Virginia.","Commonplace book signed on title page Mary Rogers, believed to be Mary Washington Rogers (later Laidley) of West Virginia, a descendant of George Washington Steptoe, nephew of George Washington.  The scrapbook contains letters and poems regarding God, Autumn, love, religion, friendship, prayer, Mrs. Rogers, and Mary.","Richard Roberts was the son of Richard Roberts (1808-1876). His mother died when he was five years old and the family left New Jersey a few years later. Likely they joined the Quaker community which had established itself in Alexandria in the 1850s, the pacifist Woodlawn Quakers. This group lived near the village of Accotink, a place mentioned several times in Robert's autobiography. According to a history of the Alexandria Quaker Meeting by Martha Claire Catlin, the group befriended and supported the economic independence and land ownership of the free African Americans in the area. The 1870 census shows Richard Robert's family living on real estate valued at $7,250, on a portion of Mount Vernon where they had numerous African American neighbors. Given the descriptions in the text, the Roberts farm may have been part of Washington's \"Muddy Hole\" or \"Dogue Run\" property. Roberts provides descriptions of his life there, the estate, and inhabitants, just after the Civil War.","Charter of Robert Washington of Sulgrave, Co. Northants, and his son and heir Lawrence Washington, being a quit claim whereby they both give up to Roger Littleford of Sulgrave, \"husbandman,\" their right and title in a messuage or tenement in Sulgrave lately in possession of John Mosse of Sulgrave \"laborer\", also their right and title in one quadrant and a \"quarterne\" of a virgate of land in Sulgrave. Signed and sealed by both Robert and Lawrence Washington, signed on verso by four witnesses.","The two signers of this document are direct ancestors of the first President of the United States, George Washington. Robert Washington, 1540-1619, was the eldest son of Lawrence, builder of Sulgrave Manor. The other signer, Robert's eldest son, Lawrence, 1565-1616, was grandfather of Colonel John Washington, who settled in Virginia in 1657 and was himself great-grandfather of the first President.","Journal of weather conditions and events taking place at Mt. Vernon under supervision of Bushrod Washington--[Cannon was evidently an overseer]--acct. of Birthday celebration in Alexandria-- acct. of many persons coming to Mt. Vernon to \"view the situation\"--mentions visiters and family and financial matters--enmity for Dutchman Frobel--hire of a German gardener--Mr. Jackson \"... took his [runaway] Negroe in Philada. but he was taken away from him again by the mob.\" Bound diary, in front is name \"John Brazier Cannon Mount Vernon February 20th 1806\" (There is also a bound typescript in library).Bound Manuscript. 182 pages.","This manuscript is made up of several sections. Approximately the first 100 pages include inventories of the Mount Vernon estate's contents (silver, dishes, beds, linens, and so on). That set of inventories was begun during Bushrod Washington's tenure as owner of Mount Vernon. Much of the text appears to be in his handwriting. The middle 200 pages are made up of the manuscript contain the daily diary of John A. Washington III for the years 1842-1845, while he owned Mount Vernon. The final 50 or so pages contain John A. Washington's record of work done by various individuals on the Mount Vernon property for several months at the end of 1842 to the beginning of 1843; a variety of other miscellaneous records and accounts are included in these final pages, all of which appear \"upside down\" in relation to the inventories and diary because they were written with the blank book flipped over so that the original back cover became the front cover. The inventories include two lists of slaves: one is dated 20 July 1815 (during the Bushrod Washington years); and the other with birthdates to April 1845 (during the John A. Washington III years).","The first page reads \"An account of the proceedings of the Commissioners appointed by the County Court of Fairfax County VA to assess the damages to be paid by the Manassas Gap Railroad to the Landowners through whose lands in Fairfax county the Railroad shall be constructed\". John Augustine Washington was a commissioner along with J.B. Hunter, L.M. Ball, E.G. Ford, and G.M. Millar. This is an account of their surveys including their travels to the various sites.","Ledger, possibly kept by Lawrence Washington, contains notes on books in the Library of Congress and in the Alexandria library.","The journal includes topics of medicinal notes, farrier techniques, recipes, and law.","Journal begins with a \"List of negros\" including name, when born, and how acquired. Journal includes dated daily entries and an alphabetized index at the end. There is also an annotated drawing of the interior arrangement of the New Tomb.","The first entry in the diary is a 3 page \"List of negros\", belonging to John Augustine Washington. The list includes names, birthdates, and sources of acquisition. Other entries in the diary are regarding business, financial matters, and the management of Mount Vernon.","Bound manuscript contains the returns kept for General Poor's Brigade, by Captain Benjamin Walker, at various camps, a few returns left unaccomplished, several general orders and records of courts-martial,and a legal docket ca. 1830. These daily inventories of soldiers and their equipment begin at Valley Forge in January 1778 and run through May 1779.","Anne S. Frobel's father, John Jacob Frobel, was Ann Washington's music teacher, and lived for a short time at Mount Vernon (circa 1804-1806) with Bushrod and Ann Washington. The diary includes reminiscences of her childhood visits to Mount Vernon.Part I of the diary covers the Civil War years, 1861-1865. It constitutes almost 90% of the diary and deals with Anne and her sister Elizabeth's experiences as two female southern sympathizers alone on a farmstead, \"Wilton Hill,\" outside of Alexandria, Va. Frobel describes the occupation of northern Virginia by Union soldiers, as well as their own house and grounds by the Union Army.She reveals both their fears and courage as she describes problems with Union soldier raids, and her attempts to get protection from Union officers. She relates the hazards of travelling to Alexandria, difficulties obtaining passes, and the desertion of slaves to the army. She also relates her own deteriorating relationship with her slaves, and their relationship to the soldiers.Part II of the diary describes a six-year period after the war, 1873-1879, detailing Elizabeth's and her financial hardships and the difficulty of collecting rent from tenants. She also relates their attempts to sell their farm.","Contains copies of letters written in the course of Clement Biddle's business dealings in Philadelphia. Includes copies of letters to George Washington (28 in number), Henry Knox, James Wilkinson, and Timothy Pickering, and others. The Washington letters concern his efforts to procure household goods, furniture, agricultural implements and supplies for the Washington family, providing a record of the development of the Mount Vernon estate in the period between the Revolutionary War and Washington's presidency. The letters also reveal interesting insights into life in Philadelphia during the period of the Constitutional Convention.","Contains accounts for the running of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, its constituent farms and businesses. Entries document expenses for the fisheries, tailor work, voyage of the brig (or brigantine) Farmer to Jamaica in 1774, tools, clothing for slaves, expenses for various craftsmen, food, weaving, tobacco, and much more. Earliest entries are said to be in the hand of John Kirkpatrick, while the last two thirds of the volume are in the hand of Lund Washington. About a half dozen notations in George Washington's hand also appear. Quite a few later manuscript additions appear throughout, giving explanations or 'editorial commentary' on the text. Pages numbered 89-107 were removed prior to the original coming to Mount Vernon.","Also available at Mount Vernon: typed transcription dating perhaps to 1932 (Transctiption 17-A); handwritten \"transcript with index\" by A.L. Reese dating to 1946 (Transcription 18-A); and typed transcription created by Gwendolyn White and Maureen Connors in 2009 (Transcription 45-A).","Blank book, leaves ruled for musical notation. Folio, bound in calf. Inscription on the flyleaf: \"Martha Parke Custis March 1768\" in the hand of George Washington. Contains holograph short musical pieces, some with texts in English, suitable for a beginning student, in two different hands, believed to be those of Martha Parke Custis and her teacher John Stadler.","Bound volume includes various sheet music bound together for use of Eleanor Parke Custis.  Front cover contains the name \"Eleaner P. Custis [sic]\" embossed on leather. Includes \"Trois Sonates a quatre mains pour clavecin ou piano forte,\" among others. Includes handwritten note at the end of the volume.","The bound sheet music was owned by Eleanor Park Custis, approximately 1786-1792.  Includes multiple music publications that are bound together. Music was composed for various instruments such as violin and harpsichord, as well as voice.","The bound manuscript music contains music in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis, with a collection of miscellaneous pieces including the published score of \"Love in a Village: A Comic Opera.\" Signed \"Eleanor Parke Custis, February 25th 1797.\" The front cover contains the the number \"1442\" in the bottom left corner.","Bound volume belonged to Eleanor Parke Custis, whose name is embossed in leather on the cover as \"Eleanor P. Custis.\" Includes multiple musical works bound together.  Works are for instrument and voice, in Italian.  Also contains a souvenir piece of a banner and a handwritten note.","The bound sheet music of twelve progressive lessons for the harpsichord, piano forte or organ, was owned by Eleanor Parke Custis. Also includes handwritten music and notes. The verso of the front cover includes an inscription, \"Frances Parke Lewis 1814.\"","Folio, modern binding of Robert Bremner's 'The Harpsichord or Spinnet Miscellany,' belonging to Martha Parke Custis. Inscription on recto or leaf following title page: \"Martha Parke Custis January the 19 1769\" and \"Marta Parke Custis.\" Pages, full and partial, have been silked.","Bound collection of published chamber works by Pleyel and three sonatas by Kozeluch primarily for piano-forte and harpsichord. Manuscript copy of \"Hope Told a Flattering Tale,\" by Pleyel; \"Here's a health to ane I loe dear,\" music by Kozeluch -poetry by Robert Burns; \"Come live with me, \u0026 be my love,\" composed by Emerick, poetry by Shakespeare; \"The Chieftain,\" words by T. C. [Thomas Campbell]; \"The Hunter's Horn,\" words by Fitzsimons, music by Philips (?); \"Dearest Maid I adore thee,\" words by J. Lee Lewis, composed by W Slape; in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis.  Also includes manuscript copy of \"Hymn of Riego\" in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis [Lewis] in 1826. A handwritten poem on the final page is inspired by Thomas Moore's \"Come rest in this bosom.\"","Leather bound volume of sheet music. Includes a handwritten note on first page, \"This music book was bound by ... Custis...\", and is signed \"Audley.\" The title page reads \"Twelve Pieces for the Harpsichord or piano forte composed by Sig. Sterkel of Vienne.\"","Leather bound volume of sheet music and lyrics. Front conver contains the name \"Eleanor P. Custis\" embossed in red leather. There is a handwritten index in Italian. Also contains an unbound song titled \"Highland Mary.\"","Land grant of Culpeper, proprietor of Northern Neck, of 5000 acres to Col. John Washington and Col. Nicholas Spencer; the original patent for the Mount Vernon lands. Paper seal with coat of arms upper left corner. Docketed by George Washington and others on verso.","A.D.S. 1 page. A grant for 584 acres of land in Stafford, [later Fairfax] County on the north side of Little Hunting Creek, for transporting twelve persons to Va. Document signed, with embossed seal of colony, laminated, oversize document, endorsed in hand of Genl. W-n on back, watermark. This property was acquired by Washington in 1760. Signed by Virginia governor Herb. Jeffreys, Recorded by [Jno. Harrison?].","A.D.S. On verson of W-646 Thomas Culpeper land grant to John Washington and Nicholas Spencer. For 5000 acres of land in Stafford Co. and \"near ye land of Capt. Giles Brent,\" land bounded by the main river [Potomac] and two creeks, Little Hunting and Epsewasson. Document, a transcript in hand of [George Brent ?,] laminated.","A.D.S. 1 page. For consideration of 5 shillings, Roger and Mildred Gregory \"hath Granted Bargained Sold ... all that certain Parcel or Tract of Land Situate Lying and being in Overwharton Parish in Stafford County and Being by Estematon Two Thousand and Five hundred Acres ... Half of five Thousand Acres formerly laid out for Nicholas Spencer and Capt. Lawrence Washington ...\" for a term of 1 year. Document signed, endorsed on reverse in unknown hand \"Merandom this Lease was acknowledged by Roger Gregory and Mildred his wif in Aprell Jeneral Court 1726,\" and endorsed by GW, \"Rogr. and Mildred Gregory Lease to Aug. Washington 16th May 1726,\" oversize document, 2 red seals, laminated, watermark, endorsed by G.W. Signed by Rog. and Mildred Gregory, and witnessed by Wm. Aylett Jr., John Washington and Lawr. Butler.","A.D.S. \" ... in Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred and Eighty pounds Stirling Money of Great Britain ... All that certain Tract or Parcel of Land Situate Lying and Being in the Parish of Overwharton [Stafford] [now Fairfax] County ... Being by Estimation Two Thousand and Five hundred Acres a Moiettie or half of Five Hundred Acres formerly Lay'd out for Collo. Nicholas Spencer and Capt. Lawrence Washington ...\"Signed by Mildred and Roger Gregory and witnessed by William Aylett Jr., John Washington, and Lawrence Butler. Endorsed on reverse by George Washington. Below the indenture in another hand is a memorandum of \"The Corse of Spencer Land and Mine ...\" with boundaries given. Laminated, two red seals, watermark.","A.D.S. 1 page. In consideration of sum of 5 shillings, Roger and Mildred Gregory have \"Bargained and Sold ... unto Augustine Washington all that ... Tract ... Lying ... in the Parish of Overwharton and county of Stafford, Containing by Estimation two Thousand five Hundred Acres being a moity or half of five Thousand Acres of Land formerly laid out for Coll. Nicholas Spencer and Capt. Lawrence Washington ... \". Document signed, endorsed by G.W. \"Roger and Mildd. Gregory Lease to Auge. Washington 18th Oct. 1726,\" oversize document, laminated, 2 red seals, watermarks; also endorsed by G.W.Signed by Rog. and Mildred Gregory. Witnessed by Robt. Lawton and Isaac Parkinson. Proved at General Court Oct. 20 1726 by R. Hickman Clerk of General Court.","A.D.S. 1 page. Roger and Mildred Gregory, \"... for and in Consideration of the Summ of one hundred and Eighty pounds Sterling ... Do Give Grant ... unto the said Augustine Washington ... in he the said Augustine Washington's actuall possession Now being by vertue of a Bargan and Sale to him there of made by Indenture ... All that ... Tract ... of Land ... Lying ... in the parish of Overwharton and County of Stafford containing by Estimation two thousand five hundred acres being a moiety or half of five thousand acres of Land formerly laid out for Coll. Nicholas Spencer and Capt. Lawrence Washington ...\" Document signed, oversize document, endorsed \"Roger Gregory and Mildred Gregory Augt. Washington,\" [this is possibly in Augustine Washington's hand], dated in George Washington's hand \"19th of Oct. 1726,\" laminated, 2 red seals, watermarks. Signed by Rog. and Mildred Gregory. Witnessed by Robt. Lawton and Isaac Parkinson. Proved at General Court on Oct. 20, 1726 by R. Hickman, Clerk of General Court.","Deed of lease for 2 parcels of Mount Vernon land from William Spencer to Lawrence Washington.","Deed of release of Mount Vernon lands, William and Elizabeth Spencer to Lawrence Washington.","A.D.S. 1 page. For five shillings, leases land for one year in Prince William Cty. [Fairfax] on Dogue Creek \"being part of a Tract formerly granted to Collo. William Travers ...\" containing 545 1/2 acres. Autograph document signed, oversize document, laminated, docketed. Signed by Zepha. Wade and witnessed by Richard Osborn, Anna A. Hampton, John Hart, and [Jn.] Thurman. Receipted on reverse for 5 shillings by Z. Wade same witnesses. Acknowledged in Court July 29, 1740 by Catesby Cocke, Clerk.","A.D.S. 1 page. For sum of one hundred pounds sterling the Wades deed to John Brown \"all that tract or Parcell of Land ... sicuate lying and being in the County of Prince William [Fairfax] at the head of Doeg Creek and being part of a tract formerly granted to Colo. Wm. Travers\" (March 22, 1677)--later purchased by Wade of Thomas Brooke and Sarah his wife-- 545 1/2 acres. Document signed, docketed, oversize document, laminated, watermark. Signed by Violinder and Zeph. Wade, witnessed by Richard Osborn, Anne Hampton, John [Hart?] and Jno Thurman. Receipt for £100 on reverse, signed by Wade, with same witnesses. Recorded July 29, 1740; also a commission to examine Violinder Wade about her consent to relinquishing her dower rights in the land--signed by Catesby Cocke, clerk. [See under 1805, April 29, Defense of title to Woodlawm, by Lawrence Lewis].","A.D.S. on vellum. 1 page. Army Commission of Lawrence Washington as captain in provincial forces serving under Admiral Vernon in the Cartagena campaign. Signed by Hollis Newcastle [Duke of Newcastle], entered with Secretary at war by Thomas Sherwin. Entered with Commissioner of Musters by [Jas. Pitchart?]. Embossed seal, and seal of George II, Docketed and marked \"This commission was delivered the tenth day of July 1740 to the within named Lawrence Washington Esqr. [signed] Will Gooch.\"","Survey plat map of land contained between Dogue Run and Little Hunting Creek, shows the original grant of land between the Spencer family and the Washington family originally granted by Thomas Lord Culpeper in 1674 to Col. John Washington, who arrived in Virginia in 1657 and to Col. Nathaniel Spencer for a grant of 5,000 acres. This land is the future site of Mount Vernon. Survey made for plaintiff Sampson Darrell against defendant Zephaniah Wade. Autograph document signed, 1 page.","A.D.S. 9 pages. Deposition in the suit of Thomas Marshall against Samson Darrell. Depositions of William Godfrey, Robert Step[h]ens, Edward Violet, Penelope Osborne, Ann Drakeford, Daniel Ansdale, Thomas, Odford, John Gist, William Brummett, Elias Guess, Thomas Lewis, Bryant Allison, John Sno[w]den, James Halley, Sarah Lewis, John Simpson, and Jeremiah Sparks, in a boundary dispute between Thomas Marshall and Samson [or Sampson?] Darrell involving the line of the original grant to Nichol Spencer and Washington--includes reference to Wm. Sparks, tennant to Augustine W-n, living on Little Hunting Creek--includes plat of surveys and marks on disputed land. Summary Depositions sworn before George Mason and Daniel Jenings. Document, copy teste by L. Tazewell and Ben. Waller endorsed \"Marshall v. Darrell, Copy Depost.,\" laminated, oversize document, watermark. See also under 1748, Map of Spencer-Washington tract.","Deed of Lease of Mount Vernon land, Henry Frenn to Lawrence Washington","Account, settlement of the estate of Lawrence Washington, and estate documents","Document signed \"Fairfax\" on parchment. Grants 425 acres of land in Augusta County to Jacob Christman. As the document notes, this land along the Lost River of Cacapon was surveyed by George Washington.","Indenture, deed of release from Ignatius Digges, William Digges, and John Addison to Thomas Colvill. \"... all that [ ] Tenement parcel or Tract of Land [ ] and known by the name of William Cliftons Dwelling Plantation Situate Lying [and being in the County of Fairfax] ... containing four Hundred Acres ...\" Laminated, oversize document, 3 red seals (blurred) watermarks. This land is believed to have been occupied by George Augustine Washington at a later date. Signed by Ignt. Digges, W. Digges and Jn. Addison. No witnesses. On reverse, a receipt for money, signed by Wm. and Ignt. Digges and Jn. Addison. Attested by [G. Wagoner ?], Court clerk, date obscured.","Documents detail trial charges of Joseph Stevens. Signed by Zachary Lewis A court document giving outcome of the trial is also included, Feb. 1758. Trial held in Caroline County, Virginia.","A.D.S. 2 pages. Indenture, Deed of Release for Fairfax County land from Charles Washington and his wife Mildred to John Posey, \"... two certain Tracts of Land, One in the Tenure and occupation of Sarah Lewis widow containing two hundred acres more or less the Other situate on the branches of muddyhole containing one hundred and forty five acres more or less ...\" Document, docketed, watermarks. Signed by Charles and Mildred Washington; witnessed by Saml. Washington, Wm. Triplett, John Alexander and John Alexander Jr. Receipt for £517 by Charles Washington; Attested by [G. Wagoner,?] clerk of court, Jan. 19 1760. Endorsed by Charles Washington.","Broadside. Printed document in French and English. \"By His Excellency George Washington, Esquire, Commander in Chief of the Army of the United Colonies of North America.\" Gives reasons and accounts of his armies presence in Canada under command of General Schuyler, \"not to plunder, but to protect you; to animate, and bring forth into Action those Sentiments of Freedom you have disclosed...\"","Copy of the two known surviving recieved letters from George Washington to Martha Washington. The letter dated 1775 June 18, George Washington writes to Martha Washington regarding the \"American cause\" and his need to go \"to Boston to take upon [him] the command\". He mentions his possible death and will. The letter dated 1775 June 23, the original of which is located within the George Washington Presidential Library's collections, George Washington writes to Martha Washington as he departs Philadelphia for Boston and he does not know when he will be able to write again. He hopes to have a \"happy meeting with you [Martha] sometime in the fall\".","Map, \"Plan of the Operations of General Washington against The Kings Troops in New Jersey, from the 26th of December 1776 to the 3rd January 1777 by William Faden.\" London, Published according to Act of Parliament 15th April 1777 by Wm Faden, Corner of St Martins Lane, Charing Cross.","A.D.S. 1 page. Document signed, laminated, docketed \"Isaac Sotherland's Deed for 215 Acres in Frederick County Entd. and Exd.\" Deed for 215 acres of waste and ungranted lands in the Drains of Babb Creek in Frederick County--to pay annual quit rent of 1/ for every 50 A. Signed by Fairfax.","A.D. 6 pages. Account, purchases of clothing, blankets. Jabez Clark company. Docketed \"Comy Jabez Clark, rect. To Comy Hubbard for Cloathing and Blankets.\"","Broadside. Woodcut Royal Arms of Great Britain-Calls for the British American Colonies to be freed from the \"tyranny\" of the Patriots. These \"Associated Loyalists\" were formed when the British occupied Rhode Island. Watermarked sheet of laid paper.","A.D. 1 page. Clothing allotments and cost, Connecticut Regiment of Col. Seth Warner. \"Colo. Seth Warners Regiment for Officers Cloathing.\"","A.D. 1 page. Inspection return. Troop inspection chart.This document was signed just 4 days after the execution of British spy John Andre. It is a table detailing 265 \"rank and file\"; 16 officers, 22 sergeants, 13 drum and fifers; lists the units' arms and ammo. The document shows the troop and arms strength during the American Revolution.  Autograph document signed; signed by Col. Ebenezer Sprout, Inspecting officer of the 12th Massachusetts and Capt. Silas Burbank, temporary commander.","A.D. 1 page. Return, supplies for Yorktown. \"A return of goods purchased for the Navy of France,\" and shipped to Newport.","A.D. 1 page. Return, clothing received from the regimental clothier for the use of Jackson's company.","A.D. 6 pages. Muster roll, New Windsor-Newburgh encampment. Autograph document in an unknown hand, listing 183 officers, surgeons, chaplains, waggon masters, aides-de-camp, paymasters, and others, beginning with \"His Excellency General Washington.\"","Roll and muster. A.D.S. 1 page. \"Roll and Muster of the Fourth Company Seventh Massachusetts Regiment taken for the month of March 1783.\" Document signed, (oversize), partially printed.","A.D.S. 4 pages. Including codicil, Nov. 19, 1785. Will of John Augustine Washington of Bushfield, younger brother of George Washington.","A list of Masters and Indentured Servants [Fairfax County, Virginia] with their trades and terms of service. Includes George Washington, Lund Washington, and George Mason. Autograph document, laminated, 1 page.","D.S. 8 pages. A listing of the furniture and division into 3 parts--half to go to Hannah [Bushrod] Washington, and 1/4 each to Corbin and Bushrod Washington--Value placed on each piece--total amt. of £385.9.0. This division agreed to and signed by Hannah [Bushrod] Washington, Corbin Washington, and Bushrod Washington. Document signed, oversize document, charred and torn, but laminated, watermarks. Date on original catalog card appears [1787 ?]. Probably done shortly after J.A. Washington's death in early Jan. 1787.","A.D. 4 pages. Docketed by Hustler. Thomas Paine wrote to John Hustler on issues of a new constitution in France and directly transcribes Washington's address to the Society of Quakers.","A folio-sized penmanship book dating from 1795, written by Joseph Swan of Medford School, likely in Massachusetts. The first page of the book extols the virtues and influence of President George Washington.","Printed form with manuscript additions. A receipt for twelve dollars of taxes paid by William Augustine Washington for his four wheel carriage, called a post chaise, which is drawn by four horses for the conveyance of more than one person. The receipt is mounted on paper with an engraving of William Augustine.","A British eulogy that features a boulder labeled \"Washington,\" steadfast amidst a raging sea. By W.P. Blake, London.","Sketch, Proposed monument to George Washington by William Smith. Autograph document, drawn by Smith. In oversize folder, in color, watermark (fleur de lis over barred shield). Date on original catalog card appears [1800] [Jan. 1].","Broadside, by his Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, esquire, governor, and commander in chief over the state of Connecticut. A Proclamation. \"To call the attention of the People of the State to a serious consideration and review of their moral and religious conduct - to solemn reflections on the errors of their ways - \" etc.  1800","Account, Estate of Genl. George Washington deceased in account with Bushrod Washington and Lawrence Lewis acting executors","Account, Col. William A. Washington with Joshua Riddle. D. 8 pages. Document, folio size. Contains ordinary accounts of miscellaneous goods.","Document signed, partly printed, docketed \"Policy of Assurance for The Honbl. Bushrod Washington.\" Signed by James Rawlings.[See also under 1815, Aug. 23, Insurance Evaluation on Mt. Vernon]. Policy for a barn at Mount Vernon.","A.D.S. 2 pages. Inventory, Estate of Dr. Greenwood. Dr. Greenwood was one of George Washington's dentists. He practiced in New York City. There are no dental instruments on this inventory. Document signed, (partly printed).","D.S. 2 pages. Deed of 512 acres in 4 tracts in Frederick County to Wm. Stephenson, trustee; if Geo. F. Washington does not pay $10,000 owed Taliaferro Stribling as executor of Francis Stribling Senr., land to be advertised for sale by Stephenson, and then Stribling is to be paid from the proceeds of sales. If money is paid, Stephenson to reconvey the land to Geo. F. Washington. Signed by Geo. F. Washington, Maria Washington, Talifaferro Stribling, Wm. Stephenson. Aug 7, 1826 certification of Maria Washington's acknowledgement of the indenture witnessed by Francis Stribling and William Lynn. Aug 23, 1826 - recorded by Thomas Allen Tidball, clerk of Frederick County Court. Document signed, docketed \"Washington [wife] to Stephenson Deed of Trust use of F. Striblings Exec. 1826 August 23rd Ack by Washington [ ], recorded 523d page and examined,\" oversize document, laminated, watermark.","D. 2 pages. Labeled \"A Map of Mount Vernon,\"--gives boundary lines of J.A.W.'s part of estate--also shows parts held by Bush. C. Washington and heirs of Bushrod Jr.-- Survey made by James M. Brown, Deputy Sur. of Jefferson Cty., May 10th 1831. Silked. Some corrections made in 1845. A map and survey labeled \"A Map of Mount Vernon\" and docketed \"Platt +c. of Mr. John A. Washington's part of Mount Vernon, 1225 acres.\"","Leaves gathered at MV and Niagara Falls, pressed onto page with descriptions \"Washington's Tomb Mt. Vernon gathered by A.J. Lawrence May 1842\" and \"Niagara Falls June 1842, gathered by A.J. Lawrence.\"","Manuscript map in ink and watercolor, signed \"Copied by J. Hammond Coulter. Minersville.\" The map shows the boundaries of George Washington's farms along the Potomac River.","Manuscript plan of Mount Vernon titled \"Old apple orchard planted in 1871 - with pears, peaches +c.\" Includes a key, labeling the Mount Vernon mansion and all its outbuildings as they appeared in the late 1800s.","\"Mount Vernon home and tomb of Washington. Grounds opened at 11 o'clock A.M. Closed and cleared promptly at 4 o'clock P.M. Entrance fee, 25 cents. 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Jett Lauck papers","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969","World War, 1939-1945","New Deal, 1933-1939","Depressions - 1929","United Mine Workers of America","Labor unions","American Association for Economic Freedom","Anthracite coal--Pennsylvania","Railroads -- History","Railroads","Electric railroads","World War, 1914-1918","Economics","Work diaries used to keep a record of Lauck's activities on behalf of a number of organizations, arranged by date in Boxes 216-219. Due to their fragile condition, access to the original diaries is restricted. Researchers should use the diaries on microfilm M-1239-1241.","Student grades were removed from the file and placed in the control folder box for MSS 4742.","There are fifteen series in this collection. The two largest series are the Cases and Topical series. The majority of series have at least two subseries. Lauck had created two earlier indexes to his files and they were used to shape the current re-organization of the collection, particularly concerning the case files. Some of the decisions concerning arrangement were made due to the difficulties of completing the processing of the W. Jett Lauck papers during the Pandemic of 2020-2021. ","An Outline of the Arrangement is as follows: Series 1) Correspondence (Boxes 1-16); Series 2) American Association for Economic Freedom (Boxes 17-37 and Card files boxes 1-12); Series 3) National War Labor Board (Boxes 38-56); Series 4) Congress of Industrial Organizations (Boxes 57-67); Series 5) Commission on Industrial Relations (Boxes 68-72); Series 6) Articles, Memoranda, and Speeches by W. Jett Lauck (Boxes 73-91) with Subseries A) Work created by W. Jett Lauck for use by himself (Boxes 73-91), Subseries B) Work created by W. Jett Lauck for other people to use (Boxes 82-88), and Subseries C) Banking Monograph by W. Jett Lauck (Boxes 89-91); Series 7) Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Commission (Boxes 92-103); Series 8) Cases (Boxes 104-204) with  Subseries A) Railroad (Boxes 104-146), Subseries B) General (Boxes 147-169), and Subseries C) Coal (Boxes 170-204); Series 9) Arbitrations (Boxes 205-211); Series 10) Dockets and Other Records of Work by W. Jett Lauck (Boxes 212-219); Series 11) Personal, Financial and Miscellany Papers (Boxes 220-233) with Subseries A) Financial Correspondence and Files (Boxes 220-225), Subseries B) Bureau of Applied Economics (Boxes 225-226), Subseries C) College Notes and School Papers (Boxes 227-230), and Subseries D) Notes, Notebooks, Photographs, Post cards and Miscellany (Boxes 230-233); Series 12) The National Recovery Act and National Recovery Administration (Boxes 234-241) with Subseries A) General Files (Boxes 234-238) and Subseries B) National Recovery Administration Codes (Boxes 238-241); Series 13) Oversize Scrapbook Volumes of Newspaper Clippings and News clippings Files with Subseries A) Scrapbooks (Boxes 242-252) and Subseries B) News clipping Files (Boxes 253-257); Series 14) Topical Files with Subseries A) Coal (Boxes 258-270), Subseries B) Railroad (Boxes 271-287), and Subseries C) General A-Z (Boxes 288-389); and Series 15) Printed Material and Works by Others (Boxes 389-399) with Subseries A) Printed Material (Boxes 389-396) and Subseries B) Works by Others (Boxes 397-399).","Lauck often marked his newspapers and other periodical materials according to subject matter. These clippings are arranged according to his original categorical markings, where possible. Where no markings are discernable, they have been artificially sorted into Lauck's categories or other appropriate topical divisions. They are arranged alphabetically by subject with dedicated, separate folders for subjects with large amounts of material. (Brackets [] denote subtopics or linked topics). Files chiefly consist of news clippings but occasionally there is other printed material or charts, etc.","Arranged alphabetically by last name of authors or speakers with subjects noted, if appropriate.","William Jett Lauck, an American economist and statistician, whose work expertise and experience was both broad and varied, was born on August 2, 1879, in Keyser, West Virginia, to William Blackford Lauck, a railway official, and Emma Eltinge (Spengler) Lauck. He attended Keyser High School and Washington and Lee University (Bachelor of Arts, 1903), becoming a Fellow in the department of political economy at the University of Chicago, 1903-1906. Lauck was an associate professor of economics and political science at Washington and Lee University, 1905-1908, until he entered government service in 1908. That same year, he was married to Eleanor Moore Dunlap of Lexington, Virginia, and they had three children, William Jett Lauck, Jr., Eleanor Moore Lauck and Peter Blackford Lauck. Lauck belonged to the Cosmos and Chevy Chase clubs and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Sigma, and Theta Nu Epsilon.","Lauck joining the United States Immigration Commission in 1908-1909, where he designed a survey of immigration for the Commission. Lauck was the chief examiner for the Tariff Board, 1910-1911. The U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations hired Lauck in 1913-1915 as a managerial expert and consulting statistician to design their investigation into industrial problems in the United States. He was an economic advisor on the Canadian Commission on Economic Development, 1916. Lauck joined the U.S. National War Labor Board in 1918 as Secretary. ","Lauck also took part in the national movement for banking reform and the establishment of the Federal Reserve banking system1911-1912. As an expert on railway economics, he represented the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers in their demands for wage increases during a series of arbitrations from 1912-1919, the Western freight weight case, 1915, and also represented the railroad unions in several high-profile national railroad arbitrations in the early twenties. Lauck functioned as the economic advisor for presidential candidate James B. Cox in 1920 and 1924. In 1926, Lauck devised a settlement to end the Passaic New Jersey textile strike. ","During a large part of his career, W. Jett Lauck acted as an economic advisor to John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers, the Committee on Industrial Organization, the United Automobile Workers and other union organizations, in arbitrations and cases, 1919-1939. He was an investigator for the U.S. Coal Commission, 1923 and economist for the Grain Marketing Company, Chicago, 1924-1925. Lauck assisted on the legislative drafting committee for the National Recovery Act in 1933 and as an expert advisor to the Senate Finance Committee on the revision of the National Recovery Act in 1935. He was also a member of various special boards, and a labor advisor to the Coal Section of the National Recovery Act, 1933-1935. He was also often a government expert witness, as seen in his work for the House of Representatives Special Committee on Government Competition with Private Business, 1933. Lauck served as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Industry Coal Commission, 1937. ","Lauck was Vice President of the organization American Association for Economic Freedom. He was also an author or co-author of many books and other publications, including \"The Causes of the Panic of 1893\" (1905); \"The Immigration Problem\" with Johann Wolfgang Jenks (1911); \"Conditions of Labor in American Industries\" with Edgar Sydenstricker (1917); \"The Industrial Code\" with C.S. Watts (1923); Political and Industrial Democracy, 1776-1926\" (1926); and \"The New Industrial Revolution and Wages\" (1929) and Editor of \"British War Experience Series.\"","\"W. Jett Lauck: Biography of a Reformer\" by Carmen Brissette Grayson is a 1975 University of Virginia dissertation that covers the early part of Lauck's career up until the Depression.","\"The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955. Created in 1935 by John L. Lewis, who was a part of the United Mine Workers (UMW), it was originally called the Committee for Industrial Organization but changed its name in 1938 when it broke away from the American Federation of Labor.[1] It also changed names because it was not successful with organizing unskilled workers with the AFL.[2]","The CIO supported Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal Coalition, and was open to African Americans. Both the CIO and its rival the AFL grew rapidly during the Great Depression. The rivalry for dominance was bitter and sometimes violent. The CIO (Congress for Industrial Organization) was founded on November 9, 1935, by eight international unions belonging to the American Federation of Labor.","In its statement of purpose, the CIO said it had formed to encourage the AFL to organize workers in mass production industries along industrial union lines. The CIO failed to change AFL policy from within. On September 10, 1936, the AFL suspended all 10 CIO unions (two more had joined in the previous year). In 1938, these unions formed the Congress of Industrial Organizations as a rival labor federation. The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 required union leaders to swear that they were not Communists. Many CIO leaders refused to obey that requirement, later found unconstitutional. In 1955, the CIO rejoined the AFL, forming the new entity known as the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).\" This summary was taken directly from Wikipedia ","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations","The Wage Reduction Case was brought by William S. Carter, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, originally against the Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic Railway Company, before the United States Railroad Labor Board, but it eventually became a much larger case involving other Brotherhoods and Unions concerning railroad workers and wages.","Timothy Shea was the Acting President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen between 1919-1922 .","The Six Hour Day Case was also referred to as the 30 Hour Week in the press and in supporting materials. The work was undertaken by Lauck for David B. Robertson, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.","This case was brought by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen demanding that a fireman (helper) be employed on all types of power used in railroad service for safety, including diesel and streamline trains.","The Railway Wage Reduction Case of 1938 was presented before the Emergency Board by W. Jett Lauck on behalf of the Railway Labor Executives' Association.","This case was a call for amendment to the Tariff Act of 1922. Lauck represented a group of domestic manufacturers, including the Glass Containers Association of America, in putting together an argument for an increase in tariffs on imported glass bottles. It is important to note that Lauck did not represent industry in opposition to labor. The Glass Bottles Blowers Association submitted a brief agreeing with the domestic manufacturers, —but only in opposition to foreign goods making American industry and labor obsolete.","The Grain Marketing Company was created to jointly market the product of three grain companies: Armour Grain Company, Rosenbaum Grain Corporation, and Rosenbaum Brothers. W. Jett Lauck served as Director of Appraisals for this venture, preparing a large report on the valuation of the Grain Marketing Company's properties. This report was reproduced in many, slightly altered formats for different purposes, people, and groups, and these variants are the subject of many folders in the case, which contain significant overlap.","The Agricultural Adjustment Administration implemented a new tax on paper towels. The reason given was that they competed with typical cotton towels. W. Jett Lauck advised the Paper Towel Manufacturers Association and prepared their case before the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and Congress.","Some 16,000 textile workers participated in the strike, centered in Passaic, New Jersey and initially organized as the \"United Front Committee\" by the Workers (Communist Party) before being transferred to the leadership of the American Federation of Labor. W. Jett Lauck served as a consulting economist to the strikers, chairman of the Plenary Committee (also known as The Citizens Committee or the Lauck Committee) representing the strikers and overseeing transition to the American Federation of Labor, economist for the National Committee for Passaic Relief and Defense, and member of the Temporary Committee for Establishment of American Standards of Life for Textile Workers, as well as participated in the case on the floor of the Senate and in Senate Committees.","This case was between the Franklin Division of the Franklin Typothetae of Chicago and a collection of unions, namely: the Chicago Typographical Union No. 16, Chicago Printing Pressmen's Union No. 3, Franklin Union No. 4, and Bookbinders' and Paper Cutters' Union No. 8 regarding a cut in wages. W. Jett Lauck represented the unions and prepared their case alongside Arthur Sturgis.","The Guffey-Snyder Act was officially known as the Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935. This law was passed as part of the New Deal and created the Bituminous Coal Commission to set the price of coal. It was ruled unconstitutional and was replaced by the Guffey-Vinson Act in 1937.","Pujo Committe named after the chairman of the Banking and Currency Committee, Representative A. Pujo of Louisiana.","Eugene Meyer was Governor of the Federal Reserve Board and J.W. Pole was Comptroller of the Currency in 1932.","This committee was chaired by Congressman Joseph B. Shannon, (1867-1943), a Democrat from Kansas City, Missouri.","P.J. Morrin was the general president of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, and Iron Workers; Jett Lauck was the economic advisor for the same organization.","The original letters from Franklin D. Roosevelt to W. Jett Lauck were transferred to the UVA Special Collections Franklin D. Roosevelt papers, on February 6, 2005.","The original letters from Upton Sinclair to W. Jett Lauck were transferred to the UVA Special Collections Upton Sinclair papers on February 6, 2005.","The original letters from William H. Taft to W. Jett Lauck were transferred to the UVA Special Collections William H. Taft papers on February 6, 2005.","Manuscript student assistants who worked on the W. Jett Lauck papers for at least one semester include Jacob M. Baker, Shannon Lee, Jacob T. Shaw, and Emily Shipman.","Only two copies of identical duplicates having no annotations were kept. Duplicates were compared and only two were kept of each unique document or publication.  News clippings were only copied if used by Lauck in a case or arbitration, contained an article or other work by him, or information pertaining to his work and career. Others were sorted and arranged by topcs that he had written on the clipping; those with no obvious relevance were discarded. Ledgers and scrapbooks were rehoused in acid free cubic boxes or phase boxes created by the Preservation staff.","Originally the papers were organized with the help of a University of Virginia history seminar sometime between their transfer to Special Collections from the Law Library and 1973, producing a large paper finding aid consisting of the list of the file folder headings. Folders were replaced near the end of the 1990's but some folder headings were lost or corrupted. In 2018, the papers were re-organized into series based on several early indexes created by the office of W. Jett Lauck. Folder headings were corrected based on the indexes, the original paper finding aid, and Lauck's notations on the tops of his documents. Headings were altered on the folders when possible to match the finding aid but only some of the folders were replaced due to constraints of time and money.","Physical processing work was complicated by constant student assistant turn-over and the interruption of the Pandemic of 2020-2021, which prevented onsite work for almost six months and allowed only several onsite short stints per week  the rest of the time. The finding aid is as accurate as these conditions have permitted but there may well be inconsistencies. If such errors are discovered, we welcome researcher input.","Most dockets were found together and left as a series. Occasionally dockets were found with their related papers. In those cases, the dockets remain in the their related individual series and were not moved to the Docket series. At this point it is impossible to be sure of the original order by W. Jett Lauck.","Most dockets were found together and left as a series. Occasionally dockets were found with their related papers. In those cases, the dockets remain in the their related individual series and were not moved to the Docket series. At this point it is impossible to be sure of the original order by W. Jett Lauck.","The index for this case shows that the supporting materials are incomplete. Some materials may have not survived or others may be present in the collection but their direct connection to this particular case has been lost.","See related material in Box 9 under John L. Lewis.","See also Press Releases: Philip Murray Opening Statement and Final Argument.","See related materials in MSS 4742 Box 192.","See also James Couzens files in MSS 4742, Box 308.","Profiteering files include: Exhibits (2 folders); Food Products; Flour; General; and Industrial Establishment (2 folders).","The W. Jett Lauck collection consists of his professional, business and personal papers as an economist, statistician and government consultant on immigration, banking, railroads, coal, and unemployment problems as well as other facets of labor in the United States. Included are correspondence, scrapbooks of news clippings reflecting his activities, labor reports and studies, drafts of congressional bills, legal briefs, and other material concerning labor problems in the United States from its formative World War I years until 1949. They begin with his association with the progressive labor codes of the Taft-Walsh Labor Relations Commission and continue with the Railway Labor Act of 1926; the fight to gain recognition of labor's right to collective bargaining \"through representatives of their own choosing\" under the National Industrial Recovery Act in 1933; the incorporation of its principles in the National Labor Relations Act; and further activity in defense of this act.","Other manuscripts deal with studies of government competition with private business, the American Association for Economic Freedom, the New York Power Authority; branch, chain, and group banking, drafts of speeches, and work diary accounts of activities and meetings with prominent congressional and labor leaders on labor problems and legislation.","The largest portions of the W. Jett Lauck papers deal with cases and arbitrations, chiefly railroad and coal related, his work on various boards and commission and topical files.","His correspondence with individuals heading organizations interested in labor and industrial relations was wide-spread, just as it was with political figures, educators, and labor leaders.\n Among the public figures with whom he corresponded are Bernard Baruch, Homer S. Cummings, Clarence A. Dystra, John T. Flynn, Guy M. Gillette, Leon Henderson, Herbert Hoover, Hugh S. Johnson, Jesse Jones, William S. Knudsen, Robert M. Fa Follette, Jr., Franklin K. Lane, John L. Lewis,  H.C. Lodge, Jr., William G. McAdoo, James M. Mead, Francis P. Miller, Henry Morgenthau, Karl E. Mundt, Donald Nelson, Judge Ferdinand Pecora, Frances Perkins, Gifford Pinchot, James H. Price, Franklin D. Roosevelt, E.R. Stettinius, Jr., Robert F. Wagner, David I. Walsh, Burton K. Wheeler, and Woodrow Wilson.\nThe educators include Hardy Dillard, Edward C. Elliot, Frank Graham, J.W. Jenks, Richard R. Mead, Lewis Tyree, Harry F. Ward, H.B. Wells, and Ray Lyman Wilbur; and the labor leaders Jacob Baker, Solomon Barkin, Van A. Bittner, Sophia Carey, David Dubinsky, P.T. Fagan, John P. Frey, William Green, Sydney Hillman, Earl E. Houck, Thomas Kennedy, Donald MacMillan, and A.O. Wharton.","This series consists chiefly of correspondence but also includes typescripts of speeches by individuals, and financial and other information about organizations.","Correspondents include:  E. Abbott, Louis Adamic, Adrian Adelman, Sara M. Addison, Joseph Agor, Helen Alfred, Fred H. Allen, Irving B. Altman (editor of \"Dynamic America\"), Aluminum Workers of America, Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees, American Association for Labor Legislation, American Association for Social Security, American Council, American Council on Public Affairs, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Guernsey Cattle Club, American Institute for Economic Research, The American Legion, American Political Science Association, American Sugar Cane League, Americana Corporation concerning Lauck's article on United Mine Workers of America, Thomas R. Amlie, Dr. James W. Angell, Charles P. Anson, \"Atlantic Monthly,\" Paul H. Appleby, Leon Ardzrooni (about the death of Thorstein Veblen), Mr. O.M. Armstrong, and Robert W. Arthur.","Correspondents include: Jacob Baker, Kent Baker, Bank of the Manhattan Company, Mary Barclay, A. K. Barnes, Joseph L. Barnett, Gerald Barradas, Barron's (The National Financial Weekly), John Barth, Mrs. Everett Boughton, Mrs. Robert Bennett Bean, Grant L. Bell, William H. Bell, Harold F. Berg, Nelson N. Berry, S. D. Berry, Jacob Billikoph, Margaret G. B. Blachley, James E. Black, Honorable William Harman Black,  Amy Blankenhorn, Heber Blankenhorn, Dr. Thomas C. Blaisdell, Jr., Ellis P. Block, John A. Bohn, E.W.G. Boogher, Book-of-The-Month Club, Inc., Judge Julian F. Bouchelle, Basil Nicholas Helenagoras Bousios, Fenton Bradford, C. Daniel Bremer, Samuel Bristol, G.L. Broaddus, St. Claire Brookes, The Brookings Institution, Herbert Bruce Brougham, E. Kirk Brown, Law Offices of Brown and Brown, H. Russel Brand, Carl P. Brannin, Selig C. Brez, P.F. Brissenden, Professor Leslie Buckler, Raymond Leslie Buell, John Bullock, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Bureau of Applied Economics, The Bureau of National Affairs, Harold B. Butler, John E. Burton, J.C. Byars, Herman B. Byer, and Reverend James A. Byrnes.","Correspondents include: [Cadle], Jessie L. Campbell, R. Granville Campbell, The Capital News Company,Sophia Carey, Harry J. Carman, J.D. Carneal and Sons Inc.,  Caroline County Library Committee, M.D. Carrel, Samuel McCrea Cavert, The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Mrs. Charlotte Chrestien, The Christian Science Publishing Society, Citizens' Council for Total Defense, Brice Claggett, V.M. Clapp, Clark, Dodge and Company, Brokers, Evans Clark, Victor S. Clark, W. A. Clark, Pauline Clarke, J. William Claudy, Thompson Clayton, Dr. Rudolph A. Clemen, Walt Clyde, The Clerk of the Stafford Court House, E.J. Coil, Kenneth Colegrove, George P. Comer, Department of Commerce, Commodity Research Bureau, Inc., Common Council for American Unity, Ellen Commons, Congressional Intelligence, Inc., Consolidated Vultee American Aircraft Corporation, Dr. P. S. Constantinople, W. Dewey Cooke, Edward L. Corbett, James Corbett, John M. Corbett, Council Against Intolerance in America, Council of Young Southerners, Frederick C. Croxton, Cosmos Club, Morgan Cunningham, and Curles Neck Dairy.","Correspondents include: Oscar H. Darter, Henry David, Elmer Davis, Shelby Cullom Davis, William H. Davis, Len De Caux, Kenneth de Courcy, De Jarnette State Sanatorium, Lud Denny, United States Department of Commerce, Marshall E. Dimock (U.S. DoJ), District Unemployment Compensation Board, Edward J. Donohue, Frank P. Douglass, Law Offices of Drain and Weaver, David Dubinsky, Allan Dunlap, Arthur Dunn, Robert W. Dunn, and C. A. Dykstra.","Correspondents include: Joseph B. Eastman, Economic Policy Committee, C. Vernon Eddy, J. A. Efpokito, Gerald Egan, Electric Home and Farm Authority, and Charles T. Estes.","Correspondents include: P. T. Fagan, Reverend Richard M. Fagley, Ruth Ansell Farley, The Farmers and Merchants State Bank, The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, Federal Works Progress Administration for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, First Bancredit Corporation, First National Bank of Boston, The First National Bank of Keyser, Fjell Line of Great Lakes Transatlantic, Inc., Ralph Fleharty, R. D. Fleming, Courtney Fletcher, Duncan U. Fletcher, M. S. Flint, Frank H. Fljozdal, Fitzgerald Flourney, Hon. Edward J. Flynn, John T. Flynn, Foley, Food Research Institute of Stanford University, B.C. Forbes (Forbes Magazine), R. D. Forbes, Forbes and Myers, Foreign Policy Association, Clark Forman, Fortune, The Forum, Major B. Foster, Founders General Corporation, Mrs. M. N. Fox, Jerome Frank, Frank Brothers, Lafayette Franklin, Franklin Press, Franklin Simon Company, T. McCall Frazier, Free Lance-Star, W. R. Freeman, Paul Comly French, John P. Frey, Elisha M. Friedman, Ruth Friedson, and R. S. Fritter.","Correspondents include: Domenico Gagliardo, George B. Galloway, O. Max Gardner, Honorable Leslie C. Garnett, William Edward Garnett, Stanley Garrison, H. Dymoke Gasson, Paul W. Gates, Gayle Motor Company, Theodore Geiger, Phyliss Geisler, General Elevator Co., General Motors Corporation, Alfred Giardino, Clinton S. Golden, Clem Goodman, Henry J. Goodman \u0026 Co., C. O'Connor Goolrick, John T. Goolrick, Mary K. Gorman, Frank P. Graham, Sally Nelson Gravatt, Walter C. Graves Jr., H. A. Gray, Lanier Gray, H. B. Greybill, Myra Moore Griffith, J. Cleveland Grigsby, Sarah Groomes, Guthrie Lithograph Company, and Walter B. Guy.","Correspondents include: Ernst Haberstadt, Max Haleff, Ford P. Hall, Fred W. Hall, F. S. Hall, Edward W. Hamilton, H. E. Hamilton, Hampden-Sydney College, Hugh S. Hanna, Charles Hansel, William Hard, Harper and Brothers, Emma Harris, Owen Harris, Harvard College Library, Leon Henderson, S.J Henry, Warren F. Hickernell, R. G. Hilldrup, Otto Hillsman and Co., Mary W. Hillyer, S. H. Hines Company, David Hirsh and Son, H. C. Holdridge, Hoover War Library, Herbert Hoover, Harry L. Hopkins, Welly K. Hopkins, Dr. W. E. Hotchkiss, Curtis Hubbard, J.S. Hughes, W. A. Hull, and Thomas Lomax Hunter.","Correspondents include: Major William W. Inglis, Institute of American Meat Packers, Institute of World Economics, International Bank, International Statistical Bureau, Inc., Interstate Bankers Corporation, Investment Bankers Association of America, and Irving Trust Company.","Correspondents include: Gardner Jackson, Meyer Jacobstein, Jjell Lines, Thomas Jefferson (typescript copy of letter, June 11, 1807, concerning newspapers and histories), J. M. Johnson, Honorable Jessie Jones, Roberts W. Jones, N.Y. Journal of Commerce, and The Jury Commission.","Correspondents include: Evelyn Kane, Kappa Sigma House Association, Inc., Augustine B. Kelley, Leon H. Keyserling, Susan M. Kingsbury, Dr. George E. Kingsley, Richard Kirby, John H. Klingenfeld, and Oscar Koppel.","Correspondents include: LABOR, Ladies' Garment Workers Union, (William H. Lamar), Sophia J. Lammers, H. Lamson, Richard V. Lancaster, Thomas Larkin III, Joseph P. Lash, David Lasser, Howard Lee, Joseph N. Leinbach, Albert H. Levene, Robert E. Levine, Charles T. Libby, David E. Lilienthal, The Lincoln National Bank of Washington, Ernest K. Lindley, Geo. W. Linkins, Co., Irving Lipkowitz, Henry T. Lipman, Thomas E. Lodge, Stephen M. Loebl, Norman Lombard, W. C. Looker, Jr., Edward Lynch, and Barrow Lyons.","Topics include: American Legion Convention (1945); Committee for Industrial Organization Procedure and Policy (1935-1936); C.I.O. A.F.L. (1940); Congressman Martin and Mr. MacDougall (1939 March 3); Farmington Conference- War Time Organization Planned by the Administration (1939); Fixation of Coal Prices, Memos Relative to (1939); Fortune Magazine's Conferences or Round Tables (1939); Income Tax Returns of Lewis, J. L. (1940-1941); The Inner Circle (1942 Feb 11); Inter-American Bank (1940); Lindberg on \"Preparedness\" (1940); Missouri Pacific Bonds (1941-1942); National Defense to Post-War Planning (1942-1945); Oil and Gas on a Basis of Equality with Coal (1939); A Plan for Economic Democracy - Article written by Major Holdridge (1939); A Plan for Solving the Economic Crisis by Dr. R.H. Von Liedtke (1937-1941); \"Prohibiting\" Strikes for the Emergency Period (1940); James L. Simpson \"Plan for Maintenance of Economic Balance and Security\" (1940);  The Townsend Plan and Mr. Ivan Towanski (1942); Union Shop and Mr. Leland Olds (1941 November 14); United Mine Workers Suggested Program (1934-1935); War Against Unemployment and Poverty (1940 January 10); Threatened  Competition of Natural Gas with Coal (1944 December 5); and Big Inch Pipe Lines and the Rural Electrification Administration (1946 January 14).","Correspondents include: Bishop Francis J. McConnell, William MacDonald, Ernst D. MacDougall, Donald MacMillan, W. C. MacQuown, R. A. Magowan, Edward C. Maguire, Elizabeth M. Maher, Mason Manghum, Maxwell J. Mangold, Bank of the Manhattan Company, Basil Manly, L. C. Marshall, Thomas O. Marvin, Maryland and District of Columbia Industrial Union Council, Maryland Title and Investment Company, Lucy Randolph Mason, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, The Bank of Mathews, Inc., Honorable Maury Maverick, Herbert Mazo, Charles McCarthy, Summerfield A. McCarteney, Bishop Francis J. McConnell, Wm. P. McGinn, Edw. F. McGrady, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company-Inc., Ernest D. McIver, Dr. Archibald McLeish, Thomas P. McTigue, Honorable James M. Mead, Richard R. Mead, Royal D. Mead, D. J. Meserole, Eugene Meyer, Jr.,  Francis Pickens Miller, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Ward B. Miller, H. A. Millis, The Milwaukee Journal, Mine Official's Union of America, John J. Minor, George Minnigerode, William Mitch, Wesley C. Mitchell, R. C. L. Moncure, Jr., Monroe and Berry, C. D. Montague, Jean Montgomery, Monthly Labor Review, Robert Morey, Charles S. Morgan, H. W. Morgan, Marie Morris, J. H. Muirhead, Honorable Karl E. Mundt, and Gorham Munson.","Correspondents include: William R. Nagel, Leonard Nairn, Dr. Philip Curtin Nash, Nash Floor Service, A. Nash Tailoring Company, Natalie, Inc., The Nation, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Association of Manufacturers, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, The National Bank, National Bank of Orange, National Bank of the Republic, National Bank of Washington, National Bituminous Coal Commission, National Broadcasting Company, Inc., National Bureau of Economic Research, National Catholic Welfare Conference, National Child Labor Committee, National Citizen's Council For Defense, The National City Bank of New York, National Cold Steam Company, National Consumers' League, National Council for Prevention of War, National Defense Mediation Board, National Electric Light Association, The National Encyclopedia, National Labor Relations Board, National Lawyers Guild, National Life Insurance Company, National Planning Association, National Resources Planning Board, National Policy Committee, National Press Club, National Recovery Administration, National Resources Board, National Sharecroppers Week, National Window and Office Cleaning Company, National Women's Trade Union League of America, Nation's Business, Nation's Commerce, J. S. Naylor, Donald Nelson, New America, The New Republic, Newsweek, W. S. Newton, The New York Times, George W. Norris, Cecil C. North, The Northern Neck Mutual Fire Association of Virginia, Claudian B. Northrop, and Harold Bernard November.","Correspondents include: Charlton Ogburn, William F. Ogburn, J. G. Ohsol, Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Organization Committee of Social Union, Inc., Mary O'Shaughnessy, William Owen, and John W. Owens.","Correspondents include: Pabst Post-War Employment Awards, A. H. Packard, C. C. Packard, Florence E. Parker, The Parker Corporation, Julius H. Parmelee, Col. Samuel Pascoe, Leo Pavolsky, M. W. Paxton, Jr., Walter Phipes, George Curtis Peck, Ferdinand Pecora, William R. Pendergast, Willis Pepoon, Fred W. Perkins, Thomas W. Perry, Charles E. Persons, Samuel B. Pettengill, Julius I. Peyser, L. W. H. Peyton, David A. Pine, David W. Pipes Jr., Fort Pipes, W. G. Pitero, P.M., Justine Wise Polier, Shad Polier, Wm. T. Powers, Richard T. Pratt, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Evelyn Preston, Harry B. Price, James H. Price, Provisional Committee Toward A Democratic Peace, and Public Affairs Committee.","Correspondents include: Railway Age, Ransdell Inc., Mervyn Rathborne, Stephen Rauschenbush, Carl Raushenbush, The Readers Club, Philip M. Riefkin, Charles S. Robb, James Robb, Newell W. Roberts, D. B. Robertson, Mr. Robey, John M. Robinson, Leland Rex Robinson, Josephine Roche, Rockbridge National Bank, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Harry L. Rogers, Paul V. Rogers, William N. Rogers, Henry Romeike, Incorporated, Samuel Romer, Walter A. Romer, Leon H. Rouse (with William Green),  Rouss Library, Frances Rowe, and Harold J. Ruttenberg.","Correspondents include: Russell Sage, Lewis D. Sampson, Samuel L. Samuel, Dr. David J. Saposs, Saturday Evening Post, Marshall Schaffer, D. M. Schnapper, L. B. Schnapper, Joseph Schneider, G. Luther Schnur, James T. Shotwell, H. L. Schuh, Montgomery Schuyler, Louis J. Schwab, Henry Herman Schwartz, Ray Scott, Charles Scribner's Sons, Seaboard Air Line Railway Company, Joel Seidman, Shaw-Walker, Chester Shepard, Chester Sheppard, R. T. Shields, Silcox Memorial Fund, Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, Sidney Simon, Richard C. Simonson, John F. Sinclair, Anthony Wayne Smith, C. Archer Smith, Edwin S. Smith, Nelson Lee Smith, S. Granville Smith, Vernon D. Smith, Bernard A. Smyth, H. M. Snead, Jr., Social Union, Inc., The Society for the Advancement of Management, Inc., John E. W. Sohl, L. W. Sorrell, Southern Conference for Human Welfare, Southern Maryland Trust Company, Mr. Sovey, Alexander Spencer, Sphere, R. B. Spindle, George L. Sprague, Saint Albans, Margaret S. Stables, William H. Stafford, Stafford County, Standard Oil Company, Stanford University Library, Louis Stark, State Loan Company, State Teachers College, Henry M. Stephenson, STEEL, Steel Workers Organizing Committee, A. A. Steele, Jean Stephenson, Jos. G. Stephenson, Boris Stern, Harold Stern, E. R. Stettinius, W. M. Steuart, Harry H. Stockfeld, W. L. Stoddard, Benjamin Stolberg, Irving Stone, N. L. Stone, William T. Stone, Chas. G. Stott and Co., Inc., Paul A. Strachan, David Strain, Ralph Strathmore, Nathan Straus, John Studebaker, Ralph G. Sucher, Arthur E. Suffern, Superintendent of Documents (Government Printing Office), Elmer Swack, Paul E. Switzer, Alois P. Swoboda, and Mr. Sydenstricker.","Correspondents include: Ivan Tarnowsky, Tax Policy League, Ordway Tead, Tennessee Valley Authority (Representative Noble J. Gregory), Percy Tetlow, Dorothy Thompson, TIME MAGAZINE, Daniel J. Tobin, John H. Tolan, The Travelers Insurance Company, Beverly Tucker, Henry Saint George Tucker, Earl R. Turner, and The Twentieth Century Fund.","Correspondents include: Alfred P. Wagner, Gordon Wagner, Robert F. Wagner, Thomas C. G. Wagner, J. Forest Walker, Allan E. Walker and Company, George A. Wallace, J. Raymond Walsh, August G. Walters, James N. Walton, James P. Warburg, Dr. Harry E. Ward, R. D. Ward, Ward and Paul, Caroline F. Ware, A.L. Warthen, Charles Washington, Washington and Lee University, \"Washington Post,\" James R. Wason, Elton Watkins, Ralph J. Watkins, Claude S. Watts, Marie Watts, Charles F. Weaver, H. B. Wells, (George) P. West, A. O. Wharton, Ross Wheat, Burton K. Wheeler, William M. Wherry, Hugh A. White, Ralph J. White, W. A. White, T. Y. Wickham, Dorothy G. Wiehl, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Allan H. Willett, Williams Company, Willis and Willis, Corwin Willson, J. Alfred Wilner, Elsie Cobb Wilson, D. O. Wilson, H. Hazen Wilson, Nelson Wilson, The H. W. Wilson Company, John G. Winant, J. Wise, James Waterman Wise, S. S. Wise, William P. Witherow, J. S. Withrow, Nathan Witt, Laurence C. Witten, Benedict Wolf, World Fellowship, Inc., World Study Tours, and Thomas H. Wright.","Scope note for correspondence files. There has been no attempt to make an exhaustive list of the correspondents in each folder. Most letters were routine correspondence from people seeking information about the group; copies of their publications, speeches, and other educational materials; questions about membership in the group from interested individuals; requests for individuals to become sponsors, members or leaders in the group; leaders of other like-minded organizations; union leadership (often about the lack of funds available to support the American Association for Economic Freedom); or people wanting information about pertinent upcoming legislative bills. Attention on the lists of correspondence is focused particularly on political and public figures, editors, and the legislative and social issues of the day.","These include: American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born; American Council on Public Affairs; Atlantic Charter League; J.M. Artman, editor of \"The American Citizen\"; Representative Thomas R. Amlie; Thurman Arnold, Department of Justice (concerning Frank B. Kellogg statement about the anti-trust Sherman Act); and John B. Abel.","Correspondents include: Alfred L. Bernheim, The Labor Bureau; A.A. Berle banking proposal; Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner, Social Justice Commission; Kent Baker, editor of \"Sphere\" with article sent to him by Lauck, \"Industrial Reconstruction\" attached; David Burdett (conventional economics versus social economics); and G.P. Bronisch, Loyal Americans of German Descent","Correspondents and topics include: Lauck memorandum to Charles H. Chase, (in light of the prospect of a lengthy war and its impact on social and economic reform) informing him of his decision to drastically reduce expenditures by having only one employee to maintain the office (1942); \"Strife and the Worker\" proofs by John F. Cronin; Helen A. Cole, \"The Liberal Worker\"; W.S. Clement and his \"The Ben Franklin Plan\"; Ben V. Cohen, National Power Policy Committee; and the Council for Social Action, Ferry L. Platt, Jr. concerning farm issues.","Correspondents and topics include: Dr. Paul H. Douglas, University of Chicago; Hardy C. Dillard, Institute of Public Affairs, including a letter from John L. Newcomb; Frederic A. Delano, Chairman National Resources Advisory Committee; and a letter to John Dewey.","Correspondents and topics include: Arthur Eggleston, San Francisco Chronicle; Peter Edson, NEA Service; A.E. Edwards concerning the Wagner Labor Relations Act; J.G. Frain; and Charles Flato.","Correspondents and topics include: Alfred C. Gaunt, including \"Smaller Business Lifts Its Eyes\"; Toshi Go, Foreign Affairs Association of Japan; and A.E. Grassby, Winnipeg, Manitoba.","Correspondents and topics include:  Hubert Herring; Sidney Hillman; Fred S. Hall concerning the Industrial Expansion Act (multiple letters); B.W. Huebsch, The Viking Press,  and his concern over the pamphlet \"A New Social Order\"; S.L. Hoover and his question about the Keller Bill and the Association; John Edgar Hoover; and F.J. Hall, editor of \"The United States News\" about numbers of unemployed and other issues (multiple letters).","Correspondents and topics include: Meyer Jacobstein about the Reconstruction Act; and Paul Kellogg.","Correspondence includes: letters to Robert M. LaFollette, Jr.; League for Abundance: League for Industrial Democracy; Harold Loeb; and Dr. Jack Levin.","Correspondents and topics include: secretary of Attorney General Frank Murphy; Darwin J. Meserole, National Unemployment League; Francis P. Miller; Emily Fogg Mead; Homer L. Mead; Lewis E. Meyers; Judge Julian W. Mack; Bishop Francis J. McConnell; George F. Milton, editor \"The Chattanooga News\"; Senator James M. Mead; and letter to Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of Congress.","Correspondents and topics include: Bishop Francis J. McConnell; James W. Miller; Vito Marcantonio; Otto Mayer; Robert E. Mathews concerning the \"sit down strike\" by investment bankers and industrialists in May 1940; and Henry Morgenthau, Jr., letter to.","Correspondence includes: \"The New Republic\"; Douglas Newman, Secretary of the Barradas League; Dr. C.A. Norman; memorandum concerning Senator Norris' presidential qualifications; and Representative Mary T. Norton.","Correspondents and topics include: William Owen; Ernest Minor Patterson; Representative Claude Pepper; Justice Justine Wise Polier; and Jacob S. Potofsky.","Correspondents and topics include: Judge Samuel I. Rosenman; Representative Robert L. Ramsay; Right Reverend Msgr. John A. Ryan.","Correspondents and topics include: John Saxton; Guy Emery Shipler; Edwin S. Smith; William Simkin; B.M. Schnapper concerning the history of the Wagner Act; Ray Scott concerning the \"Fundamental Significance of our Present Day Labor Movement\"; and Porter Sargent.","Correspondents and topics include: Ordway Tead, Harper and Brothers; and Dr. Robert H. Tucker.","Correspondents and topics include: an appreciation of Frank P. Walsh upon his death on May 2, 1939; Matthew Woll, American Federation of Labor; Thomas H. Wright, New America; Harry F. Ward; and Nathan Witt; and N.A. Zonorich.","Includes leases, workman's compensation insurance, correspondence, and unemployment compensation.","These include: \"Policies and Objectives of the American Association of Economic Freedom,\" \"Shrinkages and Hoardings of Purchasing Power Accentuate Current Business Recession,\" \"Hoardings-Taxes Proposed to Stimulate Flow of Credit and Goods and Revival of Business,\" \"Approaches Toward a Concerted Program of Fundamental Economic Reconstruction in the United States,\" various drafts of suggestions for the programs, principles and objectives of the organization, \"Sugar Control,\" \"American Labor's Broadcast to Great Britain,\" \"American Economic Situation of 1937-1938,\" \"Unemployment Insurance,\" \"Industrial Espionage,\" \"Bank-Holding Companies,\" several on social service foundations, \"Economic Freedom in America,\" \"Industrial Reconstruction Act of 1939\" press release draft, \"Capitalism in Crisis,\" \"Prospective Labor Surpluses,\" \"Increased Man Hour Productivity and Technological Unemployment,\" monopoly, and \"Petroleum Quota Controls.\"","These include: participation in management, monopoly, the \"Industrial Reconstruction Act of 1939,\" \"Leaders on the No. 1 Problem,\" \"Federal Administrative Court Bill,\" \"Occupational Groupings,\" \"National Labor Relations Act and Board,\" \"Full Employment Bill,\" \"Senator Claude Pepper,\" \"Senator Lewis B. Schellenbach,\" and starting a American Association of Economic Freedom Bulletin.\"","These include: \"Threatened Crucial Developments,\" \"Anti-democratic philosophies,\" \"Churchill's anticipations, 1932-1939,\" \"Mussolini,\" \"Hitlerism and Nazism,\" \"Profits of Leading Corporations, 1936-1939,\" notes on People's Lobby Conference, and Ickes [speech] on business sabotage of defense.","These titles include: \"Can Unemployment be Ended?\"; \"Challenge to American Democracy\"; \"Civil Liberties and the National Labor Relations Board\"; \"Cure by Shock,\" \"Democracy and Economic Planning\"; \"Economic Reconstruction\"; \"Fundamental Significance of Our Present Day Labor Movement\"; \"Next Step in Democratization\"; \"A New Magna Carta\" \"A New Social Order\"; \"Preparedness for Peace,\"  \"Problems of the National Labor Relations Board.\"","The \"Post-War Reconstruction Bill\" is foldered separately.","Included are: \"Thirty Million Jobs\" by Arthur Dunn; Roundtable: \"Labor's role in Post-War Reconstruction\"; \"Freedom from Want\" by Mr. Walton; \"Nineteenth Century Prophecy of Order\" by Harry Frease; \"The Moral Issue\" by Lowell Mellett; \"A Banking System for Capital and Capital Credit\" by A.A. Berle, Jr.; \"Suggested Housing Program for National Defense Purposes\" by the Congress of Industrial Organizations; and \"A Primer of Current Economics\" [1933].","Included are: Fight for Freedom, Friends of Democracy, and the Gillette Resolution.","These include memoranda, news clippings, an article by George B. Galloway on \"The Imperative of Planning,\" replies, and a speech by W. Jett Lauck.","Includes separate folders on news clippings, some containing criticisms and investigations; problems of the board; and the testimony of John L. Lewis.","Clippings include Wendell Willkie, democracy versus absolutism, banker opinion, national debt, U.S. Attorney General, pump priming the economy, monopolies, religion and democracy, communism, and capitalism and democracy.","Included are: Peace Conditions; People's Congress for Democracy and Peace; Plenty for All League; People's Lobby; Pressure Groups, Attitudes of; Pension Plan – \"Uncle Fred's Automatic Pension Plan\"; Progressives, Conference of; Social Union; Tax-Exempt Bonds; Women in Trade Unions; and Young Democrats.","Topics include: Conferences; Corporation Notes and Memoranda; Kennedy Statement on General Motors Inquiry; Production Costs by T.C. Gordon Wagner; Ratio of Pay Rolls to Returns to Stockholder;Salaries of Officials; and Annual Reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935 and 1937.","Subjects include: Agreements; Decisions; the Willard E.Hotchkiss Decision in Tar Barrel Case; Negotiations for New Agreements; News clippings; Publications; Report of Homer Martin to the International Executive Board; and a Statement Submitted to Roosevelt by Union Representation.","According to Wikipedia, \"The Commission on Industrial Relations (also known as the Walsh Commission) was a commission created by the U.S. Congress on August 23, 1912 to scrutinize US labor law. The commission studied work conditions throughout the industrial United States between 1913 and 1915. The Chairman was Frank P. Walsh, a labor lawyer and activist from Kansas City, Missouri.","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_on_Industrial_Relations","These include: \"Foreign Competition After the War,\" \"The Artificial Dye Industry in the War,\" and \"Business and the War.\"","Includes: \"Secretary Kennedy Gives Union Views on How Hard-Coal Freight Rates Affect Miner\" (December 15, 1933); \"The N.R.A. and Collective Bargaining\" Catholic Welfare Council (September 17, 1934); address before the National Conference on Economic Security (November 14, 1934); and \"Organized Labor and the N.R.A.\" Catholic Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (November 27, 1934).","Includes: Statement concerning the Wagner-Lewis Economic Security Bill before the Senate Committee on Finance (February 21, 1935); Commencement Address (June 3, 1935); \"Education and the Parochial School System\" (August 19, 1935); \"The Trade Union and Recovery\" (Labor Day, 1935); and \"Unemployment Insurance, Old Age Pensions, and Housing Legislation\" at the White House Conference on Economic Security (December 30, 1935).","Includes: Labor Day address (September 1937); article \"The United Mine Workers of America\" for the \"American Encyclopedia\" (December 2, 1938); address to the Pennsylvania Utilities Commission on the Competition of Natural Gas (April 1940); and a request for Lauck to send his analysis and recommendations concerning a letter from A.J. Altmeyer, Chairman of the Social Security Board, and two other enclosures pertaining to the Associated Gas and Electric Company, New York City (1942 March 27 and 1943 January 23).","Includes: a radio speech supporting Hoover in the election (1928); and a statement at the Hearing on a Code for the Bituminous Coal Mining Industry before the National Recovery Administration (1933 August 10).","Includes: \"Labor and the National Recovery Administration\" at the Meeting of the American Academy of Political Science, Philadelphia (1934 January 6); \"Labor's Part in Industrial Recovery\" at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club luncheon (1934 October 4); Speech for the International Labor Conference, not delivered (1934 October); and a radio address \"The Employee in the Changing World\" under the auspices of the Intercollegiate Council (1934 December 7).","Includes: Statement by Lewis before National Recovery Administration Hearings on Employment Provisions of Codes of Fair Competition (1935 January 30); \"The American Federation of Labor and the National Recovery Administration\" prepared for the \"Annals,\" Philadelphia but never delivered (1935 March 11-12); The United Mine Workers of America and the National Recovery Act\" Madison Square Gardens (1935 March-May 23); and Statement of Approval for the Wagner Housing Bill in the \"United Mine Workers Journal\" (1935 June 1).","Includes: \"The Case for Industrial Unionism\" (November 12, 1935); radio address \"The Future of Organized Labor\" (November 28, 1935); and article for \"Liberty Magazine\" on industrial unionism (1935 December 20).","Includes: a speech on Industrial Unionism before the Cleveland Auto Council (January 19, 1936); \"The Teacher and His Relation to Labor\" for the American Federation of Teachers Convention (June 19, 1936); a radio address \"Industrial Democracy in Steel\" (July 6, 1936); and an article \"Through Organization Industrial Democracy Dawns for Sleeping Car Porters\" celebrating the eleventh anniversary of the organization (July 15, 1936).","Includes: a political campaign statement about [Alf M.] Landon (August 1, [1936]); the draft of a Radio Address on Steel Organization (August 11, 1936); article \"Labor Looks at Education\" (August 17, 1936) appearing in the October 36 issue of \"The Teacher\"; article \"Towards Industrial Democracy\" (August 24, 1936) in appearing in the October 1936 issue of \"Current History\"; and two speeches supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt for President (August 18 and September 19, 1936).","Includes: radio address \"Labor and the Future\" (September 3, 1936); \"Horizontal Versus Vertical Unionism\" in \"Wharton School Magazine,\" University of Pennsylvania (September 8, 1936); an article for the \"The National Young Democrat\" on the Social Security Act (September 1936); and a radio address \"Roosevelt and the Future\" (October 18, 1936).","Includes: article \"The Next Four Years\" for the \"The Nation\" (November 4, 1936); an article \"Committee for Industrial Organization and Economic Recovery\" for the \"Business Review of New York  University\"(November 17, 1936); \"the Future of American Labor\" in \"The American Spectator\" (November 19, 1936); articles on \"The Next Four Years in Labor\" in \"The New Republic\" (November 25 and December 9, 1936); \"The Future of Wages\" for the \"Cleveland News\" Symposium (December 7, 1936); \"Organized Labor and the Student Union\" (December 23, 1936); \"The Need of the Hour for American Labor\" for the \"Progressive Salesman Magazine\" (December 24, 1936); radio address \"Adapting Union Methods to Current Changes- Industrial Unionism\" (December 31, 1936); and an unpublished article written for \"Redbook\" (1936).","Includes: \"The Meaning of Industrial Unionism\" for the \"Christian Front\" (January 13, 1937); \"The Struggle for Industrial Democracy\" for \"Common Sense\" (March 1937); an address delivered at an Anti-Nazi Mass Meeting in Madison Square Gardens (March 15, 1937); article \"The Origin and Objectives of the C.I.O.\"  for the \"San Francisco Chronicle\" (May 11, 1937); and a radio address \"Labor and Supreme Court\" (May 14, 1937).","Includes: \"Technology and Labor\" in \"Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineering News\" (September 3, 1937); Labor Day address \"Labor and the Nation\" (September 3, 1937); \"Progress of Committee for Industrial Organization\" in the \"Wharton Review\" (October 21, 1937); \"Effect of Moderate and Gradual Wage Increases on Prices and Living Costs\" in \"The Annalist\" (November 12, 1937) a reply to an article by A.T. Shurick on July 30, 1937; and the [Steel Workers Organizing Committee] address \"The Deplorable and Indefensible Attitude of Big Business (December 13, 1937).","Includes: Address for British Broadcasting Corporation \"Struggle of Labor in America\" (March 15, 1938); \"Labor and the Law\" (April 14, 1938); \"Organized Labor and the Future of Democracy\" published in the \"St. Louis Post Dispatch\" (December 11, 1938).","Includes: Statement for Survey Associates (January 3, 1939); and \"Labor Looks South\" in \"Virginia Quarterly Review\" (Autumn 1939).","Includes: article on \"What Does Labor Want?\" (February 29, 1940); \"The Heritage of American Youth\" (March 1940); \"Obligations of American Citizenship\" (April 3, 1940); \"Foreword\" to Mr. Thomas' Testimony before the Temporary National Economic Committee (May 23, 1940); and a Labor Day Speech (August 29, 1940).","Includes: Extension of Library Service to Union for City and State Employees (May 28, 1941); Statement to be issued by Lewis on the Decision of the National Mediation Board on Union Shops (November 13, 1941); and \"The New Solid South\" (December 17, 1941).","Includes: Testimony of Mr. Steinbugler (March 2, 1935); the \"Most Impressive Point Developed by the Hearings\" (March 2, 1935); untitled Memorandum (July 30, 1936); \"Report on the Progress of the Hearing on the Coordination of Minimum Prices before the Bituminous Coal Division (September 16, 1939); \"Proposed Labor Policy for the War Period,\" various memoranda (September 11-November 13, 1939); an analysis of Professor Green's Proposal about pricing and distributing manufactured products (June 3, 1940); and Notes on the Last Ten Years (January-May, 1940).","Includes: Reply to A.T. Shurick suggestions on taxing (November 29, 1940); Response to the foreword of Walt Clyde's book on \"Owner Capitalism\" (December 4, 1940); suggestions about the National Economic Conference (December 12, 1940); Response to W.C. Graves, Jr. (December 23, 1940); Letter about the Raw Materials National Council (December 27, 1940); Memorandum on Fred G. Clark and the American Economic Foundation (February 20, 1941); H.S. Avery to Edward O'Neal and John L.Lewis on agriculture and farm prices (September 8, 1941); Conrad K. Grieb on need for social reconstruction (October 23, 1941); Letters from Alexander Spencer (October 30 and November 26, 1941); and a manuscript of Albert H. Levene (November 30, 1941).","Includes: Memorandum about Post War Depression (January 7, 1942); a response to S. Ferguson, President of the Hartford Electric Light Company about his proposals about deferred wages (January 13, 1942); W.A Hutton, M.D.  letter on post-war finances (January 14, 1942); Thomas Kennedy request for a study on the Cost of Living (January 16, 1942); Request for a response to the document by L.C. Christian on \"How Must We Finance the War?\" (February 3, 1942); a request for a response to a treatise on our financial system by August Walters (February 5-March 18, 1942); additional R.L. Greene communications (February 12,1942); and H.W. Bailey on labor self-determination (March 9, 1942).","Includes: Digest of the Salient Points of a Report on \"Manpower Policy and Labor Relations in the British Coal Industry\" (January 5, 1943); a Leo Chabert document on financing the war (April 4, 1943); and memoranda about an executive conference of the Natural Resources Board at Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, Virginia, previously held around 1939.","Subjects include the National Recovery Administration, \"Amalgamation of the Two Enginemen's Brotherhoods,\" \"Russian Recognition and the New Deal,\" \"Future Policies of the National Recovery Administration,\" Six-Hour Day of the Railroads, \"Two Men on the Head End of all Railroad Trains,\" and Housing.","Subjects include \"Benefits of Trade Unionism,\" \"Forbes\" article, \"Limit on Weekly Work Hours,\" a letter to Professor Gordon, and \"Labor Movement and the Future of America\"","Subjects include planks for the Republican Platform, Anti-Strike Legislation, a Rejoinder to the Remarks of Fred Gurley, and \"Recommendations to the Board of Investigation and Research\"","A checklist of article titles can be found in the first folder. Titles in the order of the list   include: \"Economics and Christianity\"; \"The Mysterious Soul of the Steel Corporation\"; \"The Anthracite  Operators Should Concede the Check-off\" July 13, 1923; \"Industrial Principles and Not Machinery Are Important\"; \"The So-Called Check-off and Its Significance\"; \"The Report of the Coal Commission on the Anthracite Industry\"; \"The Purchasing Power of Wheat and Cotton\"; \"Private Cars and the Coal Problem\"; \"Mr. McAdoo's Political Availability\"; and \"No More Pre-war Standards of Wages and Working Conditions.\"","Next ten article titles include: \"The Radical - His Significance at Present\"; \"The Soft Coal Problem Again to the Front\"; \"Labor Banks and Their Ultimate Significance\"; \"Political Democracy Must be Supplemented by Industrial Democracy\"; \"Oil and the Southern Pacific\"; \"The Purchasing Power of the Farmer's Dollar\"; \"The Truth is Never Unpardonable\"; \"Private Cars and the Coal Problem\"; \"The Unique Financial Position of the Pullman Company\"; and \"Another Manifestation of the Soul of the Steel Corporation.\"","The next ten article titles include: \"Sugar and the Flexible Tariff Provision\"; \"Conflict or Arbitration\"; \"The Threatened Boomerang\"; \"Cooperation for Mutual Benefit or Profit?\"; \"Secret Police or Conviction for Crime\"; \"Chairman Butler Emits and Omits\"; National Cooperative Grain Marketing Realized\"; \"The Anthracite Operators Should Concede the Check-off\" (possible duplicate); \"Regulation of the Anthracite Monopoly\" September 1 , 1923; \"Why Not Action on Anthracite?\" September 11, 1923; and \"Can a Living Wage Be Paid to Unskilled Labor?\" October 30, 1923.","The next ten article titles include: \"The Failure of Industrial Arbitration\" October 30, 1923; \"Significant Labor Developments During the Coming Year\" October 30, 1923; \"A Dramatic Migration\" concerning African Americans, October 30, 1923; \"Unprotected Pullman Passengers\" October 30, 1923; \"The New Immigration and Its Significance\" November 2, 1923; \"The Probability of Railroad Legislation\" February 7, 1924; \"The Industrial Magna Carta\" February 23, 1924; \"Land Grants to Western Railroads\" February 23, 1924; \"Increased Efficiency of Labor\" February 23, 1924; and \"Real Industrial Statemanship February 25, 1924.\"","The next ten article titles include: \"Some Other Matters of Record\" June 2, 1924; \"The Verdict from Kansas\" August 7, 1924; \"A Real Test for the Tariff Commission\" August 14, 1924; \"A Billion and a Half Railroad Merger\" August 16, 1924; \"Common Sense\" August 19, 1924; \"President Gompers and a Labor Party\" August 19, 1924; \"A Significant Precedent in Financing Farmers Cooperative Enterprises\"; \"Back to the Declaration of Independence\" August 21, 1924; \"A Costly Labor Policy\" August 23, 1924; and \"Brass Tacks, The Red Flag, and the Constitution\" August 23, 1924.","The final group of articles include: \"Industrial Democracy - Our Greatest Problem\" August 27, 1924; \"The Passing of the Money Gods\"; \"The Conference Board Reports on Taxation in Wisconsin\"; \"The Railroad Labor Board\"; \"The Farmer and the Tariff\"; \"Visible and Invisible Tax Burdens\"; \"The Most Helpful Farm Movement\"; \"Radicals and God's Fools\"; \"Militant Friends Needed\"; \"The Unconscious Cruelty of Success\" October 24, 1924; and \"Another Orgy of Railroad Finance.\"","While some chapters have no individual date, they likely all come from drafts in 1931 or 1932. It is unclear which version belongs to each draft, and equally unclear which versions the explanatory note references. Chapter VII is largely missing. The name of the book may have eventually changed to \"The Need for a Unified Banking System.\"","W. Jett Lauck was chairman of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Commission, responsible for investigating the state of the anthracite industry and the coal bootlegging situation in Pennsylvania, as well as recommending action.","The United States Anthracite Coal Commission is a different and separate entity than the Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Commission over which Lauck presided (see also, \"United Mine Workers of America before the U.S. Anthracite Coal Commission\").","For reference, the Ad Interim Report was a report made halfway through the Commission's studies; the Final Report was the last official report of the Commission and contains recommendations; the Complete Report was a compendium of all of the Commission's work and reports (over 500 pages).","Reports include \"Anthracite Lands and Deposits,\" \"Anthracite Royalties,\" and \"Control of the Anthracite Industry.\"","Reports include \"Financial Operations of Anthracite Companies\" and \"Monopolistic Nature of the Anthracite Industry.\"","These include \"Award of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission: Subsequent Agreements, and Resolutions of Board of Conciliation\" (July 1, 1936); \"A Labor Case With Merit: Editorial Comment on the Case of the Anthracite Mine Workers\" (1920); and \"Labor Information Bulletin,\" U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (February 1937).","Proposed Bills include the Anthracite Coal Industry Act; the Anthracite Public Authority Bill; the Cooperative Marketing Bill; the Pennsylvania Anthracite Commission; and Suggestions and Opinions.","Files included under Rates contain, the 1933 Freight Rate Case Excerpts and Statistics; Charts and Tables; General Information (see also Anthracite Institute Statistical Data, Maps, and Drawings, Anthracite Producers Statistical Data, Maps, and Drawings); the Interstate Commerce Commission Data; \"Intrastate Rates on Anthracite in Pennsylvania\"; and Rate Fixation in 1915.","Reports include: \"Combination in the Anthracite Industry,\" \"Comparison of Earnings and Wage Rates in the Anthracite and Bituminous Mines of Pennsylvania,\" \"Exhibits of the Anthracite Operators in Reply to Exhibits Presented by the Anthracite Mine Workers,\" \"Irregularity of Employment in the Anthracite Industry,\" \"Occupation Hazard of Anthracite Miners,\" \"Profits of Anthracite Operators,\" and \"The Relationship Between Rates of Pay and Earnings and the Cost of Living in the Anthracite Industry of Pennsylvania.\"","Reports include: \"Reply of the Anthracite Operators to the Demands of the Anthracite Mine Workers,\" \"The Sanction for a Living Wage: A Compilation of Data From Official and Authoritative Sources,\" \"Summary, Analysis, and Statement,\" \"The Trade Union as the Basis for Collective Bargaining: A Compilation of Sanctions and Experiences,\" \"Trade Unions,\" and \"Wholesale and Retail Prices of Anthracite Coal 1913-1920.\"","These exhibits include \"Changes in Cost of Living in the United States, 1913-1922,\" \"A Just and Reasonable Wage,\" and \"Monthly Earnings of Sectionmen.\"","The volume includes exhibits on \"Harmful Effects of Low Wages Upon Health and Morals,\" \"The So-called Law of Supply and Demand,\" \"The Just and Reasonable Wage,\" \"Changes in the Cost of Living in the United States, 1913-1922,\" \"Probable Course of Prices,\" \"Comparison of Prices and Living Costs,\" \"Monthly Earnings of Section Men,\" and \"Monthly Earnings of Section Men – Basic Tables.\"","Includes the following files: Briefs; Construction and Repair of Railroad Equipment; Correspondence on Leasing Out Repair Roads; Minutes of the Philadelphia Hearing; Petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission; Press - Clippings concerning Outside Repair; Press Release Originals; General Electric and Westinghouse; Labor Costs; Louisville to Nashville Railroad; and Miscellaneous.","W. Jett Lauck has also referred to this case as \"the Shopman's Case\" or the \"B.M. Jewell Case.\" Jewell was the President of the Railway Employees division of the American Federation of Labor.","Note that all exhibits were presented before the United States Railroad Labor Board.","Exhibit 11a includes the section \"Financial Mismanagement of the LeHigh Valley Railroad Company\" and Exhibit 12 includes the \"Summary.\"","Exhibit tTitles include: \"Occupation Hazard of Railway Shopmen\"; \"Punitive Overtime\"; \"Industrial Relation on Railroads prior to 1917\"; \"Standardization\"; \"The Recognition of Human Standards in Industry\"; \"The Unity of the American Railway Systems\"; \"Human Standards and Railroad Policy\"; \"Seniority Rules of the National Agreements\"; \"The Sanction of the Eight Hour Day\"; \"The Work of the Railway Carmen,\" and \"The Development of Collective Bargaining on a National Basis.\"","These include: \"Pending Railway Legislation\"; \"The Present Railroad Labor Problem\"; \"The Future Policy as to the Railroads\"; \"Compulsory Arbitration\"; \"Labor Adjustment Boards of the Railroad Administration\"; \"The Reasonableness of the Requests of Locomotive Firemen\"; \"Time and One-Half For Overtime\"; and \"Compulsory Arbitration.\"","The Sleeping Car Conductors Case files consist of several successive cases arranged in this finding aid roughly in the chronological order in which they occurred.","Exhibits include \"An Adequate Basic Wage,\" \"Earnings of Sleeping Car Conductors compared with Changes in the Cost of Living,\" \"Various Factors Indicating Rising Standards of Living in the United States Since 1914,\" \"Compensation of Sleeping Car Conductors compared with other Expenses and Revenue of the Pullman Company,\" and \"General Trend of Wages, 1913-1918, as Compared with Earnings of Sleeping Car Conductors.\"","Exhibits include \"Increased Productive Efficiency of Sleeping Car Conductors and Financial Administration of the Pullman Company,\" \"Increased Labor Productivity,\" and \"Standards of Wage Determination.\"","This file includes information and statistics on Besler Steam Power Trains; the Comparative Costs of Operation; Locomotives in Service; Diesels in Switching Service; Earnings Per Hour; Freight Cars; and General Statistics.","These charts include: \"Anthracite Combination,\" \"The Seven Departments of the Anthracite Industry,\" \"Interlocking Directorates Showing Working Control of Anthracite Operating Companies,\" and \"Profits of Anthracite Combination.\"","Charts include \"Affiliations of Railroads and Banking Houses,\" \"New York Bank Control of Railroads and Railroad Equipment Companies,\" \"New York Bank Control of Coal Mining Companies and Coal Railroads,\" and \"The Geographical Spread of New York Railroad Control.\"","Exhibits include \"Employment and Compensation of Railroad Employees\"; \"Cost of Living\"; \"Methods of Reporting Wage and Hour Data\"; and \"Increasing Output per Worker and Decreasing Wage Cost Per Unit of Output.\"","Exhibits include: \"Trend of Railway Operating Revenues and Total Compensation\"; \"The Rising Tide of Recovery A Survey of the Leading Business Indices\"; \"Labor Movement Supports Railway Workers in Resisting a Wage Cut\"; \"Squandering the Maintenance Dollar\"; \"Financial Mismanagement through Banker Control of Railroads\"; \"Training and Skill of Track and Roadway Section Men\"; \"Average Hourly Earnings in Railroads and Other Industries\"; and \"Estimated Money Share of Individual Railroads in the Proposed 15 Per Cent Pay Reduction.\"","Morgan's statements include those on wages; postwar economic conditions, developments, and private bankers' constructive services; and interference and control in corporate managements.","These include \"Cost of Living is Increasing,\" \"The Railroad Plea of Poverty,\" \"Labor Versus Materials and Interest,\" and \"The Railroads versus the Public Interest\" (printed).","Tables include \"Dividend Performance of Anthracite Railroads and Trunk Lines Compared,\" \"Percentage Relationships of Dividends Paid on Stock Dividends to Total Compensation Paid Employees,\" and \"Distribution of Capital Resources.\"","W. Jett Lauck was employed by the John G. Paton Company of New York City to study the report of the Tariff Commission of 1928 as to the costs of production in the maple sugar industry in the United States and in Canada. He then gave his conclusions on the report to the company and as testimony before the Tariff Commission itself.","There are excerpts from the following: the Tariff Commission Stenographer's Minutes (June 1927), Hearings before the House Committee on Ways and Means (January 1929), Hearings before the Senate Finance Committee (June 1929), Debates in the U.S. Senate (January 1930), Remarks of the Honorable Ernest W. Gibson (February 1930), the Roodenburg Report (November 1930), George H. Burr and Company Report (March 1931), R.G. Dun and Company Report (undated), Cary Maple Sugar Company Federal Income Tax Returns (1921-1930), and Cary Testimony (undated).","These include: Agricultural Adjustment Act and Amendment, House Resolution 9439, Orders from the President and National Recovery Administrator, Regulation 81, Regulation 82, and Secretary of Agriculture Regulations.","Files include the following folders: News clippings; Comparison of Lauck and Mahon Agreements; Final Agreement; General; Hanna Memorandum; Insurance; Saint Louis Public Service Company Union Plan for Cooperation; and Saint Louis Public Service Company Operating Notes.","Files include Pamphlets on Public Utilities, Press on Public Utilities, Press on Governor Roosevelt and Power Utilities, [Union?], and a Report addressed to Frank P. Walsh (1864-1939).","There were two hearings before the United States Tariff Commission related to an investigation into the costs of sugar production. After the January hearings (January 15-24, 1924), other briefs were filed. There was a call for another hearing to be held in March (March 27-28, 1924) after which it was decided that all parties had until April 10th  to file more briefs in connection with the hearings. W. Jett Lauck coordinated and prepared documents for many of the parties involved. He also served as a witness for the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association.","Includes news about the Bituminous Coal Commission.","This includes the \"Report, Findings and Award of the United States Anthracite Coal Commission of 1920.\"","Files pertaining to Wages include: Wage Demands; Wage Rates of Employees Other Than Contract Miners; Wages, Earnings and Work Conditions in General; Wages in Various Industries 1914 to 1920; and Wages in Various Industries and Occupations: A Summary of Wage Movements 1914-1920.","Mass strikes in both the anthracite and bituminous coal industries in 1922 led to a standstill in production. When the miners and operators failed to reach any agreements, the government abandoned its hands-off approach and attempted to set up commissions to arbitrate the cases. After several failed attempts, both an Anthracite and Bituminous Coal Commission were established to not only arbitrate the current situation, but to investigate its origins in the general history and conditions of the coal industries. W. Jett Lauck was involved with the United Mine Workers of America in both cases to varying degrees. Material is separated into Anthracite and Bituminous, with common material labelled \"General.\"","Some dates are corroborated by list of case exhibits. Where corroboration is not possible, no date has been inferred. Classification as \"exhibit\" is applied based either on inclusion in a numbered list of exhibits or Lauck's handwritten filing directions.","Letters are presumably from W. Jett Lauck to the \"New York Times\" Managing Editor and to the President, regarding the establishment of an Arbitration Board.","These three memoranda are to Mr. Lewis, July 8, 1922; one concerning the production of the Central Competitive Field, April 27, 1922; and a third showing the financial connections of the Boston Financial Group and Secretary Mellon.","The two press releases include a letter to the President regarding Arbitration, July 15, 1922, and the UMWA Statement about Mr. Murray's Speech,  April 22, 1922.","Items include a \"Journal\" Communication sent to every member of Congress, 1922; a Letter to Officers and Members, May 25, 1922; and the UMWA Wage Scale Committee proposed wage scale, February 14, 1922.","The History of the Development of the Anthracite Coal Combination contains five sections: Section 1, Early History of Anthracite Consolidations and Combinations; Section 2, Consummation of the Anthracite Combination, 1896; Section 3, Methods by Which Railroads Have Discriminated in Favor of Their Allied Coal Companies and Favored Clients; Section 4, The Influence of the Combination Upon Freight Rates, Shipping Allotments, and Prices; and Section 5, Present Situation as Regards Ownership and Control.","The unnumbered exhibits include \"The Coal Controversy\" May 1922 and Geological Survey, Weekly Report on the Production of Bituminous Coal, Anthracite, and Beehive Coke, February 11, 1922.","These exhibits include: Exhibit 6: Seasonal Fluctuations in Production and Transportation, June 15, 1921; Exhibit 7: Production, Capacity, Men Employed, Mine Price Per Ton, and Days Lost, 1922, undated; Exhibit 12: Fluctuation in Employment and Earnings of Bituminous Mine Workers, undated; Exhibit 14: Effect of Price Changes Upon Purchasing Power, 1920; Exhibit 16: Chart Showing Production from Union and Non-Union Districts, March 16,  1922.","Memoranda include \"Complete Unionization Would be the Greatest Factor in Stabilization of Soft Coal Industry\" June 19, 1922, several other miscellaneous undated memoranda for Lewis, plus one on the Earnings of Bituminous Mine Workers for a \"Baltimore Sun\" Article, March 17, 1922.","Press Releases include: Capital Investment and Profit of Bituminous Coal Mine Operators, June 1, 1922; Letter From Ellis Searles to Secretary Hoover, February 8, 1922; Letter Submitting Explanatory and Statistical Material Supporting the Preliminary Report of the Commission on Investment and Profit in Soft Coal Mining, July 6, 1922; and Press Release: Russell Sage Foundation Report on \"The Coal Miners' Insecurity\" April 16, 1922.","Morrow's statements were made before the Committee on Labor, April 25, 1922 and before the Interstate Commerce Commission in the Hearing on Railroad Rates, Fares, and Charges, January 19, 1922.","Includes Memoranda and Opening Statement on behalf of Anthracite Mine Workers and Research Material and Data.","Statements concern the Request of Anthracite Operators for a Modification of the Wage Scale, before the Anthracite Board of Reference, George Rublee and Frank Morrison, Typescript and Print copies.","The reply concerns the request of Operators for modification of the Wage Scale, and was by John L. Lewis, etc. on behalf of the United Mine Workers, before the Anthracite Board of Reference, George Rublee and Frank Morrison, Proofs and Print copies.","The Anthracite Freight Rate Case files may be part of the previous group but were placed in a separate divider created by the office of Lauck.","Statistics include four categories: General; Anthracite Coal Carrying Railroads, Typed Originals and Carbons; Financial Performance of Coal Companies (clippings and other statistics),Earnings, and Profit; and Salaries of Operator officials, exceeding $10,000 per year.","Note: an assigned car is a rail car specifically designated for the use of a particular shipper, or, in the case of private cars, for the use of a particular railroad for a specific customer.","Lauck also referred to this as the Mahon Case, after President William D. Mahon.","File includes the Opinion of the Majority of the Arbitration Board, Dissenting Opinion, and a Report on a Proposed Pension Plan","These include: \"Discipline and Education of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and Standardization of Wages\"; \"Progress Made in Electrification of Railroads and Economics Effected Thereby\"; \"The Railway Dollar, What Became of it in 1913\"; \"Revenue Gains by Representative Western Railroads Available to Compensate Locomotive Engineers and Firemen For Increased Work and Productive Efficiency, 1890-1913\"; The Rise and Fall of Mechanical Stokers\"; \"Miscellaneous Statements in Rebuttal to Exhibits Presented by the Railroads\"; \"Opposition of Railroads to Enactment of Federal Hours of Service Law and Efforts of Federal Government to Enforce Same.\"","All the years but 1933-1935 have an index in the front of the folder.","These \"diaries\" were used to keep a record of Lauck's activities on behalf of a number of organizations, arranged by date.","File includes Lauck's Civil Service record (1945) and National War Labor Board service (1918).","The 1911 blueprint \"General Plan\" of the property was prepared by Thomas Meehan and Sons, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Landscape Architects, for Francis T.A. Junkin, Lexington, Virginia. The \"Map of Mulberry Hill, Lexington, Virginia,\" 1926, with surrounding properties, was done by R.E. Witt, Certified Land Surveyor.For a typed description of the property by R.E. Witt and a note by W. Jett Lauck, see Box 224 Folder 4.","The Bureau of Applied Economics, Inc. was a \"private, independent, scientific organization, established in 1914 for the purpose of doing research and analytical work in the field of industrial, commercial, banking and general economic activities\" according to one of its brochures. It was located in Washington, D.C. \"where the governmental departments, commissions and other organzations with their specialists, archives and unrivaled library facilites render such research more effective and productive than any other city in America\" according to a page from an unknown directory. Hugh S. Hanna was the Director and W. Jett Lauck was listed as both the Chairman of the Advisory Board and the specialist for money and banking.","One of the chief functions of the Bureau of Applied Econonics was to create publications about importand current issues in the field of labor conditions and industrial relations. These were intended to be brief (50-75 pages) but authoritative and written by a specialist in the subject so that anyone interested in the subject could have access to the gist of all the information in one place and for a low cost. ","File includes Monthly Statements, Proofs of Notices, Subscribers and Sales.","File includes Correspondence, Papers, and Table of Contents.","Lauck taught a course on the History of the Labor Movement at the American University.","The Notes chiefly include Political Science, Sociology, Labor vs Capital, Economics, Constitutional Law, American Government, and Agriculture.","These College Notes are chiefly concerned with the Reciprocity Concept and the Chicago Conference with sections on Cuba and Hawaii; Distribution; Receiverships; Sociology and Tariffs; and Printed Material.","Much of this material is fragmentary or incomplete and it possibly has some material of W. Jett Lauck mixed in.","These photographs include the \"Funeral Procession of Stephen Horvath, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, August 14, 1909. Photographs are mostly unidentified and some do not include W. Jett Lauck.","These photographs are mostly unidentified and undated but does includes William Harmon Black and Major Miller Taylor. and his wife.","This file consists of seven oversize photographs, including a Staff Conference; the Immigration Commission, Washington D.C. (1907); three photographs of Lauck with the same two  unidentified men; W.D. Mahon; A.A. Mitten; Earl E. Houck; an unidentified man; and an unidentified hearing.","This folder includes four oversize photographs  of Public Code Hearings on Bituminous Coal Industry, 1933 August 9; Cigar Manufacturing Industry AAA Code Hearing, 1933 November 22;  Structural Steel and  Iron Fabricating Industry N.R.A. Hearing, 1933 October 30; and Anthracite Coal Industry, NRA Code Hearing, William H. Davis Deputy Administrator, Washington, D.C., 1933 November 17","Topics include Agriculture and Farms, Airlines and Aviation, Argentina, Atlantic Charter—Poland*, Atomic Energy and Weapons (see also, J—Japan), Australia, and the Automobile Industry.","Topics include Bank Fraud, Banking and Bankers, Baruch Report, Big Three, Bretton Woods Agreement—International Monetary Fund, British Elections 1945, British Labor Party, British Labor Reports and the Second World War and Budget.","Topics include Cartels, Chamber of Commerce, Canada, Capital/Capitalism, Charter [U.N.] (see also, S—San Francisco Conference), Chemical Warfare, Cherry Blossoms—Washington D.C., China, The Church (see also, Religion and Faith), Churchill, Winston (see also, People), Comintern, Communist Party, Congress, Cost of Living, and Cuba.","See also, Strikes, U—United Mine Workers.","Topics include Debt, Defense, Deflation, Democracy, Democratic Party, The Depression, Diplomacy, Disease, Driving [Winter], and Dumbarton Oaks Conference.","Topics include Economic Bill of Rights, Economic Development [Committee], Economic Policy (see also, B—Bretton Woods Agreement, Post-War Reconstruction), Economic Rights, Economy of War, Employment (see also, U—Unemployment), Electric Workers, Electricity, and Excess Capacity.","Topics include Farms, Fear, Flooding, Food [Costs] [Rations] [Shortages], Food as Weapon, Foreign Policy, Freedoms, France, Franco, and Full Employment America.","Topics include General Motors [Strike] (see also, Strikes), Germany, G.I. Bill, Gold Standard, Government in Business, Grain Marketing, Great Britain, Growth of Democracy, Hapsburgs, and Hatch-Burton-Ball Bill.","Topics include Industrial Divide, Industry, Inflation/Deflation, and Israel.","Japan [and the Atomic Bomb], Jefferson [And the Declaration of Independence], The Jewish People [in Nazi Germany], Jobs as a Property Right, and Kipling, Rudyard (see also, People).","Topics include Labor [and War], Latin America, League of Nations (see also, World Government), Legal Aid Societies, Lend-Lease, Liberalism, and the Lima Conference, Liquor Problem, and Living Wage.","Topics include Magna Carta, Massachusetts Academy, Meat Industry (see also, Strikes), Middle Class, Monetary Reform, Morale [Poor], and Moving Pictures.","Topics include National Association of Manufacturers, National Income, National Interest, \"New Era\" 31*, New York State Industrial Survey Commission 28*, New York Transit Strike, Office of Price Administration, and Oil.","Topics include Pacifists, Packing Houses, Thomas Paine,  Palestine, Pan-American Union, Patents, Peace, Pennsylvania Labor Act, Philanthropy, Poland, Political Minorities, Population [United States] 1940, Power, The Press, Price Controls, Prisoners of War, Production, Profit-Sharing, Profiteering, Public Service, and Pump-Priming the Economy.","For more clippings on people see also: C—Churchill, K—Kipling, P—Paine, R—Roosevelt, Rural Electrification Administration [Harry Slattery], S—Stalin, and T—Truman.","File contains topics such as: Post-War Deflation, Post-War Europe, and United States Labor, Industry, and the Economy.","Topics include: Race and Racial Strife, Radar, Railways and Railroads, Reciprocity – British Agreement, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Reconversion [and Wages] (see also, Post-War Reconstruction), Re-employment (see also, Post-War Reconstruction), Republican Party, Republican Record, Right Wing Reaction, Roosevelt, Rural Electrification Administration [Harry Slattery], Russians who Fought for Germany in World War II.","Topics include: San Francisco Conference (see also, United Nations), Savings, Sherman Act, Social Security, Socialism, Socialized Medicine, South America, The South [and Politics], The South [and Poll Tax Ban], Southern Revolt, Soviet Union/Russia, Spain, St. Lawrence Seaway, Stalin, Subsidy, Sugar, Supreme Court, Packing the Supreme Court, and Syria.","See also, Coal, G-H—General Motors [Strike], M—Meat Industry, N-O—New York Transit Strike, Steel, and U—United Mine Workers.","Topics include: Tariff Bill, Taxes, Textiles, Third Political Party, Totalitarian States, Troops, Truman [Report], Trusteeships; Unemployment, (see also, E—Employment), Unions, United Kingdom [Britain], United Mine Workers (see also, Coal), Unity, National\nVirginia, and Virginia Budget Efficiency.","See also S—San Francisco Conference and World Government.","Topics include: Wage Central, Wages, Wagner Health Bill, Wall Street, War, War Aims, War and Capital, War Contracts Settlement, War Cost, War Crimes, War Labor Board, War Production Board, Work Week, World Bank, and World War II [Battles].","This file includes agendas, correspondence, reports, membership, and the tentative program.","Topics include: American Mining Congress Declaration of Policy, \tdisagreements over the NRA code, gasoline and coal, new processes, and the right to strike.","This file includes an \"Investigation of Paint Creek Coal Fields of West Virginia,\" \"The Truth about Coal River Collieries,\" \"West Virginia Coal Fields\" (Senator Kenyon), Colorado Coal Fields, and a List of West Virginia Coal Fields.","Includes Houde Engineering Company Memorandum submitted to the National Labor Relations Board, the Hunt Memorandum outlining the Study of Competing Fuels, Lauck's review of \"The Coal Industry\" by Glen L. Parker, the Keller Bill for the Mississippi Valley on the Relative Importance of Fuels, \"Oil-Coal Mixtures as Industrial Fuel\" by J.E. Hedrick, and the Coal Cost of Producing Electricity, by J. Leonard Matt in the \"New York Herald Tribune.\"","The Railroads Financial History material was used in preparation of exhibits for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Case and updated for use in later cases involving railroads.","These news clippings include: British railway strike, credit, Thomas Dew Cuyler article on 1922 strike, Henry Ford's railroad, Gould System, Inadequacies of Railroad Management, Mergers, Nickle Plate Deal, Receiverships and Foreclosure Sales During 1920, and Railroad Retirement Act of 1937.","Publications include: Decisions, Dockets, Announcements, Lawsuits, Orders, and Reports.","Lauck was on staff as an economist and one of the stockholders for this enterprise. Some stationery has the name \"The Gallatin Institute of Applied Economics\" in the header.","Files include Memoranda from I.A. Rice to W. Jett Lauck, Recommendations, and Rent Law.","Includes a bill on the guaranty of bank deposits legislation and the Glass-Steagall Act (printed).","Banking files include Credit Facilities of the Country, Federal Reserve Board Legal Opinion on Bank Centralization (printed), News clippings, Reform, and the United Labor Bank and Trust Company Dissolution.","Includes files on British wage controversy and the coal industry during World War II, coal industry problems, and the British Coal Mines Act.","Cigar Manufacturing Code of Fair Competition files include Amendments proposed by Abraham Goldbloom and Jett Lauck, including Revisions made by Conference on October 20, 1933; Briefs and Statements (1933); Codes (1933-1934); and Profits and Statistical Data (circa 1929-1933).","These include: Table of Contents, Agents of Concentration and Railroads; Cotton Mills (director); Public Utilities (directors); Concentration of control of Financial and Industrial Resources; Public Utilities (securities), Public Utilities (affiliations), and Public Utilities (summary and tables).","These include: Summary of Banker Control in American Industry; Concentration of Financial Control of Industry; Concentration of Control of the Iron Ore Mining Industry; Report on Public Utilities; Concentration and Control of Money and Credit; Industrials (directors), Agents of Concentration, Coal (statistics), Iron and Steel Report (summary), Industrials (report), Railroads (statistics), Cotton Industry, Coal and Iron Mining; and Concentration of Control of Various Industries (iron, coal, water).","These files include the Bill by Colonel W.G. Williams (1946); an Inquiry by the Federal Power Commission Control (June 27, 1945); and the Memoranda of Colonel W.G. Williams, 1945-1946).","These files include: Miscellaneous, including charts - W. G. Williams (1945-1946); Gas and Oil Pipelines, including a proposed letter from Admiral Stuart to President John L. Lewis (October 16, 1944); and the United States Department of the Interior report of Investigations (July 1945).","Constitutional Amendment files include: Action by Organizations (1936-1937); Articles and News clippings (1935-1939); Bills, including those proposed by Benson, Costigan, Ford, Gray, Maas, and Marcantonio (1935-1937); Challenges to the Authority of the Supreme Court to Declare Legislative Acts Unconstitutional, Notes and Memoranda by W. Jett Lauck, Donald R. Richberg, Merle D. Vincent and Henry [Warrum] (1935-1936); and Correspondence and Memoranda about the New York and Washington, D.C. Meetings (1936).","Constitutional Amendment files include: Detroit Conference (1937); History and Comments (1936?); National Committee and Reports from Henry T. Hunt (1936); National Conference about (1936-1937); Recommendations and Suggestions made by President Roosevelt for a Bill to \"Pack the Supreme Court\" (1937); and Speeches by David J. Lewis and Daniel C. Roper (1935).","Material includes the labor and production costs of cotton, silk and wool goods before and after World War I.","Files include a Memorandum on Major Berry and Conference Plans (1935 November, undated); News (1936-1937); Press Releases (1936-1937); and Summaries and Reports (1936 June-July).","Memoranda topics include the Austrian state railways, the book \"Railroad Melons, Rates, and Wages\"; the suggestions of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Vice-President Tatnall for railroad improvements; the Cincinnati Southern Railway; and Cooperatives.","These include speeches and statements of Governor Earle, Chief Justice Hughes, British House of Commons, Secretary of State Hull, Secretary Ickes, Robert H. Jackson, Governor Frank Murphy, Senator Norris, Secretary Frances Perkins, Burton K. Wheeler, and Wendell L. Wilkie.","This opinion was given by the General Counsel of the Federal Reserve Board.","These files include the first through third versions introduced in the 72nd Congress in 1932, S. 3215, S. 4115, and S. 4412.","These House bills include: H.R. 7250 (a bill creating national mortgage banks); H.R. 7620 (a bill to create Federal Home Loan Banks); H.R. 11340 (a bill to require national banking associations to furnish bonds to protect depositors against loss of deposits); H.R. 11422 (a bill to regulate the value of money, and for other purposes); and H.R. 12280 (an act to create Federal Home Loan Banks).","Includes an article by Lauck, \"America's New Immigrants\" and reviews of his book with Jeremiah Jenks, \"The Immigration Problem. A Study of American Immigration Conditions and Needs.\"","Includes a Memorandum from Lucius E. Wilson and Research concerning the cotton industry (1890-1912), economic consumption, 1890-1914,  prepared by Frances P. Valiant, centers of population (1914), prices (1914), tendencies in real wages (1900-1913), and wages and prices  (1912-1914)","The topics include: Agriculture; Anti-Strike Bill; Book Reviews; Bituminous Coal; Child Labor Law; Civil Service Employment, Reclassification and Retirement; Federal Employment; Federal Coal Commission; and Foreign Industry and Labor.","The topics Include: Health; Housing; Immigration; Industrial Accidents; Labor Mobility; Milk Bill; National Industrial Conference; New Jersey Chamber of Commerce; Public Health Service; Punitive Overtime; Racial Question, Commission on (\"Negro Wage Earners\"); Seaman's Act Revision in Merchant Marine Bill; Soldiers' Adjusted Compensation Legislation; Steamship Business Training; and United States Steel Corporation Pension Fund.","Two of these files focus on Employee Representation - Efficiency through Cooperation, and include \"A Report on Workers' Participation in Management\" with an appendix, by W. J. Lauck, March 1921.","Companies include: Bethlehem Steel Company, Endicott Johnson and Company, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, International Harvester Company, Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, and General.","Files include: Distribution of Output of Industry; Foreign Trade; General; Labor; Mass Production and Distribution; Production and Stock Market; and Prosperity.","Labor topics in these files include: Labor and Churches (1922-1937); Labor and Industrial Policy during World War I, Memoranda on (1917-1918); Labor Gazette Program (undated); General material (1914-1920); Labor in Great Britain (1918-1937); Labor Injunctions (1927-1932); Labor Insurance (1928); Labor Legislation and Politics (1928); Labor Organizations (1910-1929); Labor Policies (1928); and Labor Problems (1919).","Additional Unemployment topics include: Joint Committee on Unemployment; Press; Social Effects of Unemployment, Statistics; and the Wagner Bills.","Interstate Commerce Commission files include: Decision on Freight Rates in Anthracite Case; Five Per Cent Case; Hearing on Rates on Grain, etc.; Operating and Wage Statistics; and Petition concerning the \"Inefficiency of Railroad Employees.\"","Additional Interstate Commerce Commission files include: Rules on Locomotive Inspection; Rules of Practice; Rules governing Classification of Steam Railway Employees; and Seasonal Variation of Railway Operating Income.","Additional files include: Labor Conditions, including mining accidents; Manufacturers; and Monthly Production of Pig Iron in the United States.","Journeymen Stone Cutters of America files include: Affidavits and Letters on Indiana Situation; Agreements; Amalgamation (Knoxville Wage Scale); Arts and Crafts Industry - Mr. M. W. Mitchell; Bloomington and Bedford Names and Local Vote; Cast Stone Industry Code; Limestone Code; Limestone Code Statement for Hearings and Suggested Complaint to the National Labor Board; the Marble Manufacturing Code, President Mitchell; Press Releases and Miscellaneous; the Sandstone Code and Statement by M.W. Mitchell, President of the Journeymen Stone Cutters' Association of North America.","Additional Labor Costs files include: Bituminous Mine Workers; Book Paper Industry; Canned Salmon; Canned Vegetable Industry; Coal; Construction; Copper Production and Sale; Cotton Industry; Cotton, Silk, and Wood Goods Production Before and After World War I; and Fertilizer Industry.","Additional Labor Costs files include: Hide and Tanning Industries; Leather and Shoe Industries; Pig Iron; Railroads, including Eastern, Operating, Southern, and Western; Relation to Prices; Shoe Industry; Steel Production in the United States; Sugar Profiteering; Summary; Various Industries; and Women's Muslin Underwear Industry.","The Living Wage subtopics include: The Case for a Living Wage; Cost; Cost of Rearing Children; Department of Labor; Effects; Fair Labor Standards Act (Bills, Interpretations, Regulations, etc.); Farmers; and General Press (1 of 2 folders).","Living Wage subtopics include: General Press (2 of 2 folders); Harmful Effects of Low Wages; Lauck Statements; Miscellaneous; National War Labor Board; Practicability (2 folders); Request for a Ruling from the United States Railroad Labor Board on the Living Wage;  \"Sanction for a Living Wage\"? Quotation Verification Work for Lauck's book with that title; Statement of the National War Labor Conference; and an Undated Essay on \"The Just and Reasonable Wage.\"","These documents include the Charter, Constitution, General Plans of Work, Explanation and Comment, Outline of Organization and Scope of Work at the Outset, By-Laws, Suggestions and Notes on Separate Trust Fund, and an article \"Employee Ownership\" by Thomas E. Mitten.","Mitten Management topics include: Labor Cooperation in Australia; Organized Labor in New Orleans; Personal News clippings; Press; and Strikes in Philadelphia and Buffalo.","Literature includes the New York Advertising Club Plan, Memoranda and Principles, etc., which also includes articles by Fred Brenckman and Isador Teitelbaum.","Items include the Conscription of Property Senate Bill 1579 and Consumer Division of Defense, Labor, and Steel.","These files include a report of the Iron Ore Committee, a copy of the \"National Natural Resources Act,\" and the Report of the Planning Committee for Mineral Policy.","These bills include the Bill for Stabilization and Conservation of Natural Gas and Petroleum and the Cole Bill (H.R. 7372) Petroleum Conservation Act.","Files include General; a Brief; Mr. McGinn's Statement; General Producers Company, Mr. Taylor and John L. Lewis; and Sinclair Company - Maintenance of Retail Prices.","Apparently Lauck used his work with the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company as a basis for his book, \"Political and Industrial Democracy, 1776-1926.\"","Includes files on the following companies: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Bank of Italy; Boston Consolidated Gas Company; Chicago Surface Lines; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Plan; Columbia Conserve Company; Comparison of Fundamentals; Comparative Plans; Dennison Manufacturing Company; Dutchess Bleachery; Employee Representation and the Union (PRT); Employee Stock Ownership (PRT); Endicott-Johnson Company (PRT); Filene; Ford Motor Company; International Harvester Company; Investment Bankers and Cooperative Plans; Louisville Railway Company; Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen; and Milwaukee Electric Power and Light Company.","Includes files on the following companies: \tNash Tailoring Company; New Cooperative Plan; Packard Piano Company; Pennsylvania Railroad; Peoples Gaslight and Coke Company; Philadelphia Convention; Printz-Biederman Company; Southern Railway; Standard Oil Company; Summary with 1939 clipping; and Union Recognition Case.","Includes news clippings about the Electric Bond and Share Company, Power Authority of New York and others.","Includes a speech by Frank P. Walsh before the  Public Ownership League of America and a Research Bulletin on the Potomac Electric Power Company of Washington.","These files include ones for Analysis, Bradstreet's, Dun's, General, and Government Control of Prices.","Profiteering files include those on: Address of the President; Agricultural Supplies; Articles by W. Jett Lauck and others (2 folders); Banks; Memorandum to Judge W.H. Black; Building Material; Coal; and Copper.","Profiteering files include: Corporate Earnings and Government Revenues (3 folders); and Corporations, Profits of (3 folders).","Profiteering files include: Industries, various, (3 folders); Manly, Basil M. - Survey of American Industrial Conditions; Meat Packing; Metal Trades; Miscellaneous Industries; 1921; Petroleum; Post War Profits; and Press Statements (2 folders).","Profiteering files include: Railroads During and After the War (American); Railroad Equipment; Shoes and Clothing; Speeches in Congress; Steel;  Sugar; Summary; and War Contracts.","Includes the following filers: the Chicago Memorandum; Pending Work file; press release about the need for co-ordination of transportation facilities; press or news clippings; and railroad employee insurance.","Files include a draft of a letter to President Roosevelt and a memorandum on Russia from Lauck.","Russia or Soviet Union files include: \"The Red Trade Menace\"; Research by Dunlap; Social and Economic Conditions, chiefly clippings, including concessions, the cotton case, credit, political and propaganda (2 folders); and Trade Mission.","Files include: \"The Agricultural Situation in the United States\"; \"Labor Banking Movement in the United States, Analysis of\"; \"Membership of Labor Unions\"; and \"Report of the Negro in Industry\".","Files include: Proposal for Cotton Purchase from the United States (3 folders); \"Recent Shifts in Industry\"; \"Report of the Railroad Situation in the U.S.\"; Research – Miscellaneous; and Tariffs.","Files include: Anderson, Paul E. – Reports and Memoranda; Ballantine's Report [on Transportation by Waterway as Related to Competition with the Rail Carriers in the United States]; Commodity Studies, including livestock, potash, green coffee, grains, and rubber; Correspondence; and Department of Commerce Outline.","Files include: Digest of Hearings and Reports; Electric Generation Capacity, U.S.A.; Extent of Railway Operations; News clippings, including article from \"The New Republic\"; Notes and Outline; and Panama Canal Traffic effect upon Railroad Rates.","This file includes a Railway Labor Executives' Policy statement, statement of the Baltimore Association of Commerce, and a paper about the  \"Effect of the Proposed Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Deep Waterway on the Coal Industry.\"","The file includes articles by Lester Velie (\"Lean Years for the Rails\"), Harold D. Kootz (\"The Railroad Crisis\"), and one about new types of equipment; a speech by Harry S. Truman on railroad financing; a memorandum about railroads serving the Great Lakes ports; and a memorandum to Robertson about the position of Western railroad presidents concerning the waterway prior to 1933-1934.","Reports include: \"Analysis of its effects upon railroad and coalmining industries\" by W. Jett Lauck; \"Coordination of Transportation Agencies\" [by W. Jett Lauck?]; Report of Railroad Coordinator's Freight Traffic Report, including freight rate increases and petroleum pipeline rates; and Report of the Railroad System, Beneficial Effects of project upon.","Files for this committee include: General (2 folders); Papers submitted by J.W. Garrow and White; the Report, both Typescript and Printed (2 folders); Uniform Manufacturers Association Statement; United States Chamber of Commerce Presentation; and Vouchers and Expenses submitted by W. Jett Lauck.","Files include Awards, Decisions, and Authorizations (printed) and Exhibits prepared for the Board by Lauck and associates.","Socialism files include; \"What it is and what it is not\" and History in the United States.","Files include: \"Compilation of the Social Security Laws\"; Correspondence with Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong (Chief of Staff for Social Security Planning of the Committee on Economic Security; Correspondence with Pauling C. Gilbert; Directory of State Employment Security Officials; and Draft Bills for State Unemployment Compensation.","Files include: H.R. 4142 (Lewis Bill); H.R. 7260 (Social Security Act); Information Primer on the Committee on Economic Security; Inventory of Job Seekers Registered at Public Employment Offices; and League of Nations Staff Pension Fund.","Files include: Major Migratory Routes in the United States; Memoranda to Mr. Kennedy; National Women's Trade Union December Bulletin; Newspapers; and \"Old Age Insurance.\"","Files include: Pamphlets and Print Materials; Preliminary Report on Occupations of Job-Seekers in 43 States; \"The Problem of Insecurity\" (Committee on Economic Security); Radio Address of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor; and Recommendations of the Social Security Board Federal Advisory Council.","Files include: \"Social Security Act and War Manpower Commission\" and Social Security Board Federal Advisory Council Binder of Documents (2 folders).","Files include: Social Security Board Federal Advisory Council Meeting (June 1940); Social Security Board Federal Advisory Council Meeting (October 1942); \"Social Security in Defense and After\"; Statements on the Wagner-Lewis Economic Security Bill; Thrift and Security Foundation, Inc.; \"Two Special Reports on Social Legislation\" (Business Advisory Council); United Mine Workers of America Proposed Retirement Plan; and Vocational Training Program for National Defense.","Topics include: Mineral production, \"A Working Economic Plan for the South,\" Washington and Lee as a Southern institution, and the Southern Commercial Congress (all printed).","File includes memoranda to John L. Lewis and suggestions by Katharine Pollak, federal regulation and steel codes.","Topics include a file on Arbitrations, including Portland, Maine; Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway; Boston Elevated Railway Company; and Cumberland County Power and Light Company. Other railway topics include: District of Columbia; \"Low Fares\" article by Louis B. Wehle; the Mahon Case; and a Report by Delos F. Wilcox.","Files include: \"The Bridgemen's Magazine,\" Vol. XXXIII, Nos. 11 and 12; Conferences; H.R. 7596 (To License and Regulate Inter-State Coal Corporations); H.R. 12285 (Ellenbogen's Bill); H.R. 12499 (Wood's Steel Bill); Lauck Notes and Memoranda; and Lists of Materials Prepared in Connection with Iron Workers.","Files include: P.J. Morrin Exhibits I (a), II, and III-VIII; P.J. Morrin's Report as Labor Advisor to Chairman of the Labor Advisory Board and his Statement Before the National Recovery Administration; Possible Projects – Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California and United States Courthouse, New York City; Statement of William P. McGinn to Deputy Administrator; and \"Summary and Objectives of Proposal for New National Recovery Act Legislation.\"","Files include: the Fair Tariff League; Press, including the French situation; and Wood Pulp, Woolens and Worsteds (2 folders).","Taxation files include: \"Conclusions and Constructive Suggestions as to Tax Revision\" by David B. Robertson; News clippings, Printed Material and Press Releases (2 folders); and Notes and Drafts.","Files include: copies of clippings at back of folder; Charts used by Isador Lubin in his Testimony; and Notes by W. Jett Lauck and associates.","Topics include: \"Dynamics of Transport\"; \"How Transport has Shaped the Pattern of National Development\"; \"Objectives of Public Policy\"; \"Problems of Interest Groups\"; \"Problems of National Defense\"; Problems of Rate Levels and Rate Relationships\"; \"Problems of Regulatory Policy\"; \"Problems of Transportation Policy – Review of Basic Issues and Alternative Solutions\"; \"Problems of Transport Coordination\"; \"What Lies Ahead in Transportation\"; and \"What the Transportation System Looks Like Today.\"","Files include information about the 1922, 1934, 1940 (2 folders), and 1946 Conventions.","Wage files include: American Federation of Labor; Articles, Bibliography on Wage Cutting and on a Saving Wage; Disease; Earnings in Ohio; \"A Fair and Reasonable Wage\"; and Minimum Wage (2 folders).","Wage files include: Productive Efficiency Theory; Productivity; Railroad; Rates; Real Wages; Regulation; Report on \"Wages and Hours of Labour in Canada\" and Report of Australian Royal Commission; Standard of Living; Various Industries (2 folders); Wage Adjustments; White Collar Workers; Women; and Works Project Administration.","Topics include: the wartime control of labor (France), War Labor Conference Report (February 25, 1918), \"Labor Policies and the War, War Profits Bill, war and labor, and war tax law.","Materials include: a pamphlet \"Negro Women in Industry in 15 States,\" and other printed material from the Department of Labor and the Women's Bureau.","Titles include: \"American Institute for Economic Research Monthly Bulletin\" (1944) and \"Automotive War Production\" (1945).","Titles include: \"Babson's Washington Reports\" (1938-1939); \"Bank of the Manhattan Company of New York (1946); and \"The Bulletin\" from the International Typographical Union (1945-1946).","Titles include: \"California Safety News\" (1919); \"Common Sense\" (1944); and \"Congressional Daily\" (1941, 1944-1946).","Titles include: \"Economic Notes\" (1939); and \"The Economic Outlook\" (1940, 1944).","Titles include: \"Foreign Commerce Weekly\" (1941) and \"Foreign Policy Bulletin\" (1943, 1946).","Titles include: \"Human Events\" (1947); \"International Post-War Service Statistical Bureau\" (1943); and \"International Statistical Bureau Foreign Letter\" (1943-1944).","Titles include: \"National Bureau of Economic Research\" (1933-1934); \"The National Grange\" (1932); \"People's Lobby Bulletin\" (1945); \"Private Newsletter\" (1934); and \"Propaganda Analysis\" (1939).","Titles include: \"Report of the Mexico City Bureau\" (1940); and \"The Southern Patriot\" (1945-1946).","Titles include: \"United Business Service\" (1941); United Construction Workers News (1946); \"Washington Review\" from Chamber of Commerce, U.S. (1940, 1943); and \"The Yardstick Catholic Tests of a New Social Order\" (1941-1942, 1944).","Includes booklets on \"Diplomatic List\" (1925); National Policy Committee booklet, \"Implications to the United States of a German Victory\" (1940); \"The Storm Washington D.C. January 27-28, 1922; \"The Story of the Globe\" (undated); andClifford Thorne (undated).","Includes: National Association Real Estate Boards (1924); National Monetary Association (1923, undated); \"National Transportation Institute Freight Rates and Prices, 1867-1923\" (1923); New Jersey Teacher Retirement and Pensions (1919); and New School for Social Research (1920).","Includes: Railroads (1944); Remedial Loan Societies (1928); and Remington Rand Inc. (1935).","Includes: Schools (1928-1929); Sperry Corporation (1936); Standard Oil Company (1922); and Standard Statistics Company (1925).","Includes: Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1924-1930); and \"A Brief History of Taxation in Virginia,\" by Edgar Sydenstricker (1915).","Includes: Senator George D. Aiken (1941), Thurman Arnold on \"Labor Against Itself\" and Antitrust Law Enforcement (circa 1941, undated).","Includes Samuel Brodbelt with a letter to Lauck, February 1, 1940.","Includes: Charles H. Chase on Trade Credit Banking (1934); John Corbin on National Planning (1932).","Includes: Maurice R. Davie, \"What Shall We Do About Immigration? (1946); Eleanor Davis \"The Future of Personnel Administration in the US\" typescript (undated); Edward T. Devine, \"American Labor's Improved Status Since 1914\" (1928); and Wallace B. Donham, \"National Ideal and Internationalist Idols\" (1933).","Includes: Marriner S. Eccles (1939); Irving Fisher \"The Debt - Deflation Theory of Great Depressions\" (1933); and Harry Emerson Fosdick sermon \"A Christian Conscience about War\" (1925).","Includes: Walter Graves, Jr., an open letter concerning Hitler and the British Isles (1941); Senator Pat Harrison (1925); W.P. Harvey, articles on living wage, and capital and labor (undated); Leon Henderson on Use of Small Loans for Medical Expenses (1930), and Alice Hosteler article on Producer-Consumer Relations (undated).","Includes: Benjamin A. Javits, (1933-1934); Jefferson Institute, including an address by Daniel C. Roper (1934); George L. Knapp on Senator Edward P. Costigan of Colorado (undated); and Dr. Julius Klein, \"The Business Trend Since 1921\" (1927).","Includes: J.C. Laughlin, \"Demand and Prices,\" August 1932; William M. Leiserson, \"Labor Past as Key to Labor Future,\" February 10, 1944; Max Lerner, \"Revolution in Ideas,\" 1939; Alexander Levene, \"Modification of the Antitrust Laws and Purchasing Power\" (1932); and John L. Lewis \"Problems of Organized Labor\" (1936).","Includes samples of his articles with a biographical summary up to 1933.","Includes: William G. McAdoo, about William Jennings Bryan (1925); Leifer Magnusson, about the International Labor Organization and the American Federation of Labor (undated); Maury Maverick on \"How Solid is the South?\"(1943); Claudius T. Murchison, \"A Great Deal, Some of It New\" (1934); Reinhold Niebuhr, \"Jerome Frank's Way Out\" (undated); Edwin G. Nourse, \"The Nature and Future of Private Enterprise\" (1941); Frances Perkins, speech press release, 1936; Gifford Pinchot, \"Wages, Margins and Anthracite Prices\" and \"Business and Government in the Economic Crisis,\" (1923-1931).","Includes: Jackson H. Ralston \"Superficiality of International Law,\" 1922; Donald R. Richberg and his Labor Plan (1944); John D. Rockefeller, Jr., \"Considerations Concerning Labor Standards,\" 1922; Daniel C. Roper, \"Regimentation and Recovery\" and \"Trade and Commerce in Perspective,\"1934; and Dr. John A. Ryan, \"Organized Labor Today\" (1926).","Includes: Alexander Sachs on Problems of National Recovery (1937); David J. Saposs, \"Current Anti-Labor Activities\" (1938 April 11); Louis G. Silverberg \"Law and Order: Social Menace\" (1938); Upton Sinclair, \"An open Letter to the President\" (undated); Isidor Teitilbaum (undated); and Lawrence Todd (August 1933).","Includes: Henry A. Wallace, speeches (1937-1942); Sidney Webb \"Four Weeks in England\" (1919); Carl I. Wheat, California Railroad Commission, (1927); William Allen White, \"A Yip From the Doghouse\" (1937); Honorable Roy O. Woodruff \"War Frauds\" speech, 1922; and Owen D. Young speeches (1930-1932).","Includes \"Economic Planning\" (undated); \"When President's Play Politics\" (1938); and fiction pieces written for magazines like \"Ken\" (undated).","Note: Diaries on microfilm M-1239-1241; Use of original diaries restricted due to fragile condition.","Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library","Lauck, W. 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Jett Lauck papers was given to University of Virginia Law Library by Charles Chase, Washington, D.C. in April 1954 and then transferred from the Law Library to the University of Virginia Special Collections Library on March 23, 1973 and October 7, 1974. The second accession (formerly MSS 4742-a) was given to the Special Collections Library on October 31, 1979, by Charles Chase, with Peter B. Lauck and Eleanor M. Lauck, Annapolis, Maryland, as the donors of record. The last accession (formerly MSS 4742-b)was given to the Libary on 2012 by Peter B. Lauck and Eleanor M. Lauck."],"access_subjects_ssim":["World War, 1939-1945","New Deal, 1933-1939","Depressions - 1929","United Mine Workers of America","Labor unions","American Association for Economic Freedom","Anthracite coal--Pennsylvania","Railroads -- History","Railroads","Electric railroads","World War, 1914-1918","Economics"],"access_subjects_ssm":["World War, 1939-1945","New Deal, 1933-1939","Depressions - 1929","United Mine Workers of America","Labor unions","American Association for Economic Freedom","Anthracite coal--Pennsylvania","Railroads -- History","Railroads","Electric railroads","World War, 1914-1918","Economics"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["212 Cubic Feet"],"extent_tesim":["212 Cubic Feet"],"date_range_isim":[1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWork diaries used to keep a record of Lauck's activities on behalf of a number of organizations, arranged by date in Boxes 216-219. Due to their fragile condition, access to the original diaries is restricted. Researchers should use the diaries on microfilm M-1239-1241.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStudent grades were removed from the file and placed in the control folder box for MSS 4742.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access","Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Work diaries used to keep a record of Lauck's activities on behalf of a number of organizations, arranged by date in Boxes 216-219. Due to their fragile condition, access to the original diaries is restricted. Researchers should use the diaries on microfilm M-1239-1241.","Student grades were removed from the file and placed in the control folder box for MSS 4742."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are fifteen series in this collection. The two largest series are the Cases and Topical series. The majority of series have at least two subseries. Lauck had created two earlier indexes to his files and they were used to shape the current re-organization of the collection, particularly concerning the case files. Some of the decisions concerning arrangement were made due to the difficulties of completing the processing of the W. Jett Lauck papers during the Pandemic of 2020-2021. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAn Outline of the Arrangement is as follows: Series 1) Correspondence (Boxes 1-16); Series 2) American Association for Economic Freedom (Boxes 17-37 and Card files boxes 1-12); Series 3) National War Labor Board (Boxes 38-56); Series 4) Congress of Industrial Organizations (Boxes 57-67); Series 5) Commission on Industrial Relations (Boxes 68-72); Series 6) Articles, Memoranda, and Speeches by W. Jett Lauck (Boxes 73-91) with Subseries A) Work created by W. Jett Lauck for use by himself (Boxes 73-91), Subseries B) Work created by W. Jett Lauck for other people to use (Boxes 82-88), and Subseries C) Banking Monograph by W. Jett Lauck (Boxes 89-91); Series 7) Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Commission (Boxes 92-103); Series 8) Cases (Boxes 104-204) with  Subseries A) Railroad (Boxes 104-146), Subseries B) General (Boxes 147-169), and Subseries C) Coal (Boxes 170-204); Series 9) Arbitrations (Boxes 205-211); Series 10) Dockets and Other Records of Work by W. Jett Lauck (Boxes 212-219); Series 11) Personal, Financial and Miscellany Papers (Boxes 220-233) with Subseries A) Financial Correspondence and Files (Boxes 220-225), Subseries B) Bureau of Applied Economics (Boxes 225-226), Subseries C) College Notes and School Papers (Boxes 227-230), and Subseries D) Notes, Notebooks, Photographs, Post cards and Miscellany (Boxes 230-233); Series 12) The National Recovery Act and National Recovery Administration (Boxes 234-241) with Subseries A) General Files (Boxes 234-238) and Subseries B) National Recovery Administration Codes (Boxes 238-241); Series 13) Oversize Scrapbook Volumes of Newspaper Clippings and News clippings Files with Subseries A) Scrapbooks (Boxes 242-252) and Subseries B) News clipping Files (Boxes 253-257); Series 14) Topical Files with Subseries A) Coal (Boxes 258-270), Subseries B) Railroad (Boxes 271-287), and Subseries C) General A-Z (Boxes 288-389); and Series 15) Printed Material and Works by Others (Boxes 389-399) with Subseries A) Printed Material (Boxes 389-396) and Subseries B) Works by Others (Boxes 397-399).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLauck often marked his newspapers and other periodical materials according to subject matter. These clippings are arranged according to his original categorical markings, where possible. Where no markings are discernable, they have been artificially sorted into Lauck's categories or other appropriate topical divisions. They are arranged alphabetically by subject with dedicated, separate folders for subjects with large amounts of material. (Brackets [] denote subtopics or linked topics). Files chiefly consist of news clippings but occasionally there is other printed material or charts, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArranged alphabetically by last name of authors or speakers with subjects noted, if appropriate.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement","Arrangement","Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["There are fifteen series in this collection. The two largest series are the Cases and Topical series. The majority of series have at least two subseries. Lauck had created two earlier indexes to his files and they were used to shape the current re-organization of the collection, particularly concerning the case files. Some of the decisions concerning arrangement were made due to the difficulties of completing the processing of the W. Jett Lauck papers during the Pandemic of 2020-2021. ","An Outline of the Arrangement is as follows: Series 1) Correspondence (Boxes 1-16); Series 2) American Association for Economic Freedom (Boxes 17-37 and Card files boxes 1-12); Series 3) National War Labor Board (Boxes 38-56); Series 4) Congress of Industrial Organizations (Boxes 57-67); Series 5) Commission on Industrial Relations (Boxes 68-72); Series 6) Articles, Memoranda, and Speeches by W. Jett Lauck (Boxes 73-91) with Subseries A) Work created by W. Jett Lauck for use by himself (Boxes 73-91), Subseries B) Work created by W. Jett Lauck for other people to use (Boxes 82-88), and Subseries C) Banking Monograph by W. Jett Lauck (Boxes 89-91); Series 7) Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Commission (Boxes 92-103); Series 8) Cases (Boxes 104-204) with  Subseries A) Railroad (Boxes 104-146), Subseries B) General (Boxes 147-169), and Subseries C) Coal (Boxes 170-204); Series 9) Arbitrations (Boxes 205-211); Series 10) Dockets and Other Records of Work by W. Jett Lauck (Boxes 212-219); Series 11) Personal, Financial and Miscellany Papers (Boxes 220-233) with Subseries A) Financial Correspondence and Files (Boxes 220-225), Subseries B) Bureau of Applied Economics (Boxes 225-226), Subseries C) College Notes and School Papers (Boxes 227-230), and Subseries D) Notes, Notebooks, Photographs, Post cards and Miscellany (Boxes 230-233); Series 12) The National Recovery Act and National Recovery Administration (Boxes 234-241) with Subseries A) General Files (Boxes 234-238) and Subseries B) National Recovery Administration Codes (Boxes 238-241); Series 13) Oversize Scrapbook Volumes of Newspaper Clippings and News clippings Files with Subseries A) Scrapbooks (Boxes 242-252) and Subseries B) News clipping Files (Boxes 253-257); Series 14) Topical Files with Subseries A) Coal (Boxes 258-270), Subseries B) Railroad (Boxes 271-287), and Subseries C) General A-Z (Boxes 288-389); and Series 15) Printed Material and Works by Others (Boxes 389-399) with Subseries A) Printed Material (Boxes 389-396) and Subseries B) Works by Others (Boxes 397-399).","Lauck often marked his newspapers and other periodical materials according to subject matter. These clippings are arranged according to his original categorical markings, where possible. Where no markings are discernable, they have been artificially sorted into Lauck's categories or other appropriate topical divisions. They are arranged alphabetically by subject with dedicated, separate folders for subjects with large amounts of material. (Brackets [] denote subtopics or linked topics). Files chiefly consist of news clippings but occasionally there is other printed material or charts, etc.","Arranged alphabetically by last name of authors or speakers with subjects noted, if appropriate."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliam Jett Lauck, an American economist and statistician, whose work expertise and experience was both broad and varied, was born on August 2, 1879, in Keyser, West Virginia, to William Blackford Lauck, a railway official, and Emma Eltinge (Spengler) Lauck. He attended Keyser High School and Washington and Lee University (Bachelor of Arts, 1903), becoming a Fellow in the department of political economy at the University of Chicago, 1903-1906. Lauck was an associate professor of economics and political science at Washington and Lee University, 1905-1908, until he entered government service in 1908. That same year, he was married to Eleanor Moore Dunlap of Lexington, Virginia, and they had three children, William Jett Lauck, Jr., Eleanor Moore Lauck and Peter Blackford Lauck. Lauck belonged to the Cosmos and Chevy Chase clubs and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Sigma, and Theta Nu Epsilon.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLauck joining the United States Immigration Commission in 1908-1909, where he designed a survey of immigration for the Commission. Lauck was the chief examiner for the Tariff Board, 1910-1911. The U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations hired Lauck in 1913-1915 as a managerial expert and consulting statistician to design their investigation into industrial problems in the United States. He was an economic advisor on the Canadian Commission on Economic Development, 1916. Lauck joined the U.S. National War Labor Board in 1918 as Secretary. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLauck also took part in the national movement for banking reform and the establishment of the Federal Reserve banking system1911-1912. As an expert on railway economics, he represented the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers in their demands for wage increases during a series of arbitrations from 1912-1919, the Western freight weight case, 1915, and also represented the railroad unions in several high-profile national railroad arbitrations in the early twenties. Lauck functioned as the economic advisor for presidential candidate James B. Cox in 1920 and 1924. In 1926, Lauck devised a settlement to end the Passaic New Jersey textile strike. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDuring a large part of his career, W. Jett Lauck acted as an economic advisor to John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers, the Committee on Industrial Organization, the United Automobile Workers and other union organizations, in arbitrations and cases, 1919-1939. He was an investigator for the U.S. Coal Commission, 1923 and economist for the Grain Marketing Company, Chicago, 1924-1925. Lauck assisted on the legislative drafting committee for the National Recovery Act in 1933 and as an expert advisor to the Senate Finance Committee on the revision of the National Recovery Act in 1935. He was also a member of various special boards, and a labor advisor to the Coal Section of the National Recovery Act, 1933-1935. He was also often a government expert witness, as seen in his work for the House of Representatives Special Committee on Government Competition with Private Business, 1933. Lauck served as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Industry Coal Commission, 1937. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLauck was Vice President of the organization American Association for Economic Freedom. He was also an author or co-author of many books and other publications, including \"The Causes of the Panic of 1893\" (1905); \"The Immigration Problem\" with Johann Wolfgang Jenks (1911); \"Conditions of Labor in American Industries\" with Edgar Sydenstricker (1917); \"The Industrial Code\" with C.S. Watts (1923); Political and Industrial Democracy, 1776-1926\" (1926); and \"The New Industrial Revolution and Wages\" (1929) and Editor of \"British War Experience Series.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\"W. Jett Lauck: Biography of a Reformer\" by Carmen Brissette Grayson is a 1975 University of Virginia dissertation that covers the early part of Lauck's career up until the Depression.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955. Created in 1935 by John L. Lewis, who was a part of the United Mine Workers (UMW), it was originally called the Committee for Industrial Organization but changed its name in 1938 when it broke away from the American Federation of Labor.[1] It also changed names because it was not successful with organizing unskilled workers with the AFL.[2]\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe CIO supported Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal Coalition, and was open to African Americans. Both the CIO and its rival the AFL grew rapidly during the Great Depression. The rivalry for dominance was bitter and sometimes violent. The CIO (Congress for Industrial Organization) was founded on November 9, 1935, by eight international unions belonging to the American Federation of Labor.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn its statement of purpose, the CIO said it had formed to encourage the AFL to organize workers in mass production industries along industrial union lines. The CIO failed to change AFL policy from within. On September 10, 1936, the AFL suspended all 10 CIO unions (two more had joined in the previous year). In 1938, these unions formed the Congress of Industrial Organizations as a rival labor federation. The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 required union leaders to swear that they were not Communists. Many CIO leaders refused to obey that requirement, later found unconstitutional. In 1955, the CIO rejoined the AFL, forming the new entity known as the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).\" This summary was taken directly from Wikipedia \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Wage Reduction Case was brought by William S. Carter, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, originally against the Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic Railway Company, before the United States Railroad Labor Board, but it eventually became a much larger case involving other Brotherhoods and Unions concerning railroad workers and wages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTimothy Shea was the Acting President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen between 1919-1922 .\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Six Hour Day Case was also referred to as the 30 Hour Week in the press and in supporting materials. The work was undertaken by Lauck for David B. Robertson, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis case was brought by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen demanding that a fireman (helper) be employed on all types of power used in railroad service for safety, including diesel and streamline trains.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Railway Wage Reduction Case of 1938 was presented before the Emergency Board by W. Jett Lauck on behalf of the Railway Labor Executives' Association.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis case was a call for amendment to the Tariff Act of 1922. Lauck represented a group of domestic manufacturers, including the Glass Containers Association of America, in putting together an argument for an increase in tariffs on imported glass bottles. It is important to note that Lauck did not represent industry in opposition to labor. The Glass Bottles Blowers Association submitted a brief agreeing with the domestic manufacturers, —but only in opposition to foreign goods making American industry and labor obsolete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Grain Marketing Company was created to jointly market the product of three grain companies: Armour Grain Company, Rosenbaum Grain Corporation, and Rosenbaum Brothers. W. Jett Lauck served as Director of Appraisals for this venture, preparing a large report on the valuation of the Grain Marketing Company's properties. This report was reproduced in many, slightly altered formats for different purposes, people, and groups, and these variants are the subject of many folders in the case, which contain significant overlap.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Agricultural Adjustment Administration implemented a new tax on paper towels. The reason given was that they competed with typical cotton towels. W. Jett Lauck advised the Paper Towel Manufacturers Association and prepared their case before the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and Congress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome 16,000 textile workers participated in the strike, centered in Passaic, New Jersey and initially organized as the \"United Front Committee\" by the Workers (Communist Party) before being transferred to the leadership of the American Federation of Labor. W. Jett Lauck served as a consulting economist to the strikers, chairman of the Plenary Committee (also known as The Citizens Committee or the Lauck Committee) representing the strikers and overseeing transition to the American Federation of Labor, economist for the National Committee for Passaic Relief and Defense, and member of the Temporary Committee for Establishment of American Standards of Life for Textile Workers, as well as participated in the case on the floor of the Senate and in Senate Committees.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis case was between the Franklin Division of the Franklin Typothetae of Chicago and a collection of unions, namely: the Chicago Typographical Union No. 16, Chicago Printing Pressmen's Union No. 3, Franklin Union No. 4, and Bookbinders' and Paper Cutters' Union No. 8 regarding a cut in wages. W. Jett Lauck represented the unions and prepared their case alongside Arthur Sturgis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Guffey-Snyder Act was officially known as the Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935. This law was passed as part of the New Deal and created the Bituminous Coal Commission to set the price of coal. It was ruled unconstitutional and was replaced by the Guffey-Vinson Act in 1937.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePujo Committe named after the chairman of the Banking and Currency Committee, Representative A. Pujo of Louisiana.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEugene Meyer was Governor of the Federal Reserve Board and J.W. Pole was Comptroller of the Currency in 1932.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis committee was chaired by Congressman Joseph B. Shannon, (1867-1943), a Democrat from Kansas City, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eP.J. Morrin was the general president of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, and Iron Workers; Jett Lauck was the economic advisor for the same organization.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical","Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["William Jett Lauck, an American economist and statistician, whose work expertise and experience was both broad and varied, was born on August 2, 1879, in Keyser, West Virginia, to William Blackford Lauck, a railway official, and Emma Eltinge (Spengler) Lauck. He attended Keyser High School and Washington and Lee University (Bachelor of Arts, 1903), becoming a Fellow in the department of political economy at the University of Chicago, 1903-1906. Lauck was an associate professor of economics and political science at Washington and Lee University, 1905-1908, until he entered government service in 1908. That same year, he was married to Eleanor Moore Dunlap of Lexington, Virginia, and they had three children, William Jett Lauck, Jr., Eleanor Moore Lauck and Peter Blackford Lauck. Lauck belonged to the Cosmos and Chevy Chase clubs and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Sigma, and Theta Nu Epsilon.","Lauck joining the United States Immigration Commission in 1908-1909, where he designed a survey of immigration for the Commission. Lauck was the chief examiner for the Tariff Board, 1910-1911. The U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations hired Lauck in 1913-1915 as a managerial expert and consulting statistician to design their investigation into industrial problems in the United States. He was an economic advisor on the Canadian Commission on Economic Development, 1916. Lauck joined the U.S. National War Labor Board in 1918 as Secretary. ","Lauck also took part in the national movement for banking reform and the establishment of the Federal Reserve banking system1911-1912. As an expert on railway economics, he represented the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers in their demands for wage increases during a series of arbitrations from 1912-1919, the Western freight weight case, 1915, and also represented the railroad unions in several high-profile national railroad arbitrations in the early twenties. Lauck functioned as the economic advisor for presidential candidate James B. Cox in 1920 and 1924. In 1926, Lauck devised a settlement to end the Passaic New Jersey textile strike. ","During a large part of his career, W. Jett Lauck acted as an economic advisor to John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers, the Committee on Industrial Organization, the United Automobile Workers and other union organizations, in arbitrations and cases, 1919-1939. He was an investigator for the U.S. Coal Commission, 1923 and economist for the Grain Marketing Company, Chicago, 1924-1925. Lauck assisted on the legislative drafting committee for the National Recovery Act in 1933 and as an expert advisor to the Senate Finance Committee on the revision of the National Recovery Act in 1935. He was also a member of various special boards, and a labor advisor to the Coal Section of the National Recovery Act, 1933-1935. He was also often a government expert witness, as seen in his work for the House of Representatives Special Committee on Government Competition with Private Business, 1933. Lauck served as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Industry Coal Commission, 1937. ","Lauck was Vice President of the organization American Association for Economic Freedom. He was also an author or co-author of many books and other publications, including \"The Causes of the Panic of 1893\" (1905); \"The Immigration Problem\" with Johann Wolfgang Jenks (1911); \"Conditions of Labor in American Industries\" with Edgar Sydenstricker (1917); \"The Industrial Code\" with C.S. Watts (1923); Political and Industrial Democracy, 1776-1926\" (1926); and \"The New Industrial Revolution and Wages\" (1929) and Editor of \"British War Experience Series.\"","\"W. Jett Lauck: Biography of a Reformer\" by Carmen Brissette Grayson is a 1975 University of Virginia dissertation that covers the early part of Lauck's career up until the Depression.","\"The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955. Created in 1935 by John L. Lewis, who was a part of the United Mine Workers (UMW), it was originally called the Committee for Industrial Organization but changed its name in 1938 when it broke away from the American Federation of Labor.[1] It also changed names because it was not successful with organizing unskilled workers with the AFL.[2]","The CIO supported Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal Coalition, and was open to African Americans. Both the CIO and its rival the AFL grew rapidly during the Great Depression. The rivalry for dominance was bitter and sometimes violent. The CIO (Congress for Industrial Organization) was founded on November 9, 1935, by eight international unions belonging to the American Federation of Labor.","In its statement of purpose, the CIO said it had formed to encourage the AFL to organize workers in mass production industries along industrial union lines. The CIO failed to change AFL policy from within. On September 10, 1936, the AFL suspended all 10 CIO unions (two more had joined in the previous year). In 1938, these unions formed the Congress of Industrial Organizations as a rival labor federation. The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 required union leaders to swear that they were not Communists. Many CIO leaders refused to obey that requirement, later found unconstitutional. In 1955, the CIO rejoined the AFL, forming the new entity known as the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).\" This summary was taken directly from Wikipedia ","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations","The Wage Reduction Case was brought by William S. Carter, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, originally against the Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic Railway Company, before the United States Railroad Labor Board, but it eventually became a much larger case involving other Brotherhoods and Unions concerning railroad workers and wages.","Timothy Shea was the Acting President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen between 1919-1922 .","The Six Hour Day Case was also referred to as the 30 Hour Week in the press and in supporting materials. The work was undertaken by Lauck for David B. Robertson, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.","This case was brought by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen demanding that a fireman (helper) be employed on all types of power used in railroad service for safety, including diesel and streamline trains.","The Railway Wage Reduction Case of 1938 was presented before the Emergency Board by W. Jett Lauck on behalf of the Railway Labor Executives' Association.","This case was a call for amendment to the Tariff Act of 1922. Lauck represented a group of domestic manufacturers, including the Glass Containers Association of America, in putting together an argument for an increase in tariffs on imported glass bottles. It is important to note that Lauck did not represent industry in opposition to labor. The Glass Bottles Blowers Association submitted a brief agreeing with the domestic manufacturers, —but only in opposition to foreign goods making American industry and labor obsolete.","The Grain Marketing Company was created to jointly market the product of three grain companies: Armour Grain Company, Rosenbaum Grain Corporation, and Rosenbaum Brothers. W. Jett Lauck served as Director of Appraisals for this venture, preparing a large report on the valuation of the Grain Marketing Company's properties. This report was reproduced in many, slightly altered formats for different purposes, people, and groups, and these variants are the subject of many folders in the case, which contain significant overlap.","The Agricultural Adjustment Administration implemented a new tax on paper towels. The reason given was that they competed with typical cotton towels. W. Jett Lauck advised the Paper Towel Manufacturers Association and prepared their case before the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and Congress.","Some 16,000 textile workers participated in the strike, centered in Passaic, New Jersey and initially organized as the \"United Front Committee\" by the Workers (Communist Party) before being transferred to the leadership of the American Federation of Labor. W. Jett Lauck served as a consulting economist to the strikers, chairman of the Plenary Committee (also known as The Citizens Committee or the Lauck Committee) representing the strikers and overseeing transition to the American Federation of Labor, economist for the National Committee for Passaic Relief and Defense, and member of the Temporary Committee for Establishment of American Standards of Life for Textile Workers, as well as participated in the case on the floor of the Senate and in Senate Committees.","This case was between the Franklin Division of the Franklin Typothetae of Chicago and a collection of unions, namely: the Chicago Typographical Union No. 16, Chicago Printing Pressmen's Union No. 3, Franklin Union No. 4, and Bookbinders' and Paper Cutters' Union No. 8 regarding a cut in wages. W. Jett Lauck represented the unions and prepared their case alongside Arthur Sturgis.","The Guffey-Snyder Act was officially known as the Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935. This law was passed as part of the New Deal and created the Bituminous Coal Commission to set the price of coal. It was ruled unconstitutional and was replaced by the Guffey-Vinson Act in 1937.","Pujo Committe named after the chairman of the Banking and Currency Committee, Representative A. Pujo of Louisiana.","Eugene Meyer was Governor of the Federal Reserve Board and J.W. Pole was Comptroller of the Currency in 1932.","This committee was chaired by Congressman Joseph B. Shannon, (1867-1943), a Democrat from Kansas City, Missouri.","P.J. Morrin was the general president of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, and Iron Workers; Jett Lauck was the economic advisor for the same organization."],"originalsloc_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe original letters from Franklin D. Roosevelt to W. Jett Lauck were transferred to the UVA Special Collections Franklin D. Roosevelt papers, on February 6, 2005.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe original letters from Upton Sinclair to W. Jett Lauck were transferred to the UVA Special Collections Upton Sinclair papers on February 6, 2005.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe original letters from William H. Taft to W. Jett Lauck were transferred to the UVA Special Collections William H. Taft papers on February 6, 2005.\u003c/p\u003e"],"originalsloc_heading_ssm":["Existence and Location of Originals","Existence and Location of Originals","Existence and Location of Originals"],"originalsloc_tesim":["The original letters from Franklin D. Roosevelt to W. Jett Lauck were transferred to the UVA Special Collections Franklin D. Roosevelt papers, on February 6, 2005.","The original letters from Upton Sinclair to W. Jett Lauck were transferred to the UVA Special Collections Upton Sinclair papers on February 6, 2005.","The original letters from William H. Taft to W. Jett Lauck were transferred to the UVA Special Collections William H. Taft papers on February 6, 2005."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eManuscript student assistants who worked on the W. Jett Lauck papers for at least one semester include Jacob M. Baker, Shannon Lee, Jacob T. Shaw, and Emily Shipman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOnly two copies of identical duplicates having no annotations were kept. Duplicates were compared and only two were kept of each unique document or publication.  News clippings were only copied if used by Lauck in a case or arbitration, contained an article or other work by him, or information pertaining to his work and career. Others were sorted and arranged by topcs that he had written on the clipping; those with no obvious relevance were discarded. Ledgers and scrapbooks were rehoused in acid free cubic boxes or phase boxes created by the Preservation staff.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginally the papers were organized with the help of a University of Virginia history seminar sometime between their transfer to Special Collections from the Law Library and 1973, producing a large paper finding aid consisting of the list of the file folder headings. Folders were replaced near the end of the 1990's but some folder headings were lost or corrupted. In 2018, the papers were re-organized into series based on several early indexes created by the office of W. Jett Lauck. Folder headings were corrected based on the indexes, the original paper finding aid, and Lauck's notations on the tops of his documents. Headings were altered on the folders when possible to match the finding aid but only some of the folders were replaced due to constraints of time and money.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical processing work was complicated by constant student assistant turn-over and the interruption of the Pandemic of 2020-2021, which prevented onsite work for almost six months and allowed only several onsite short stints per week  the rest of the time. The finding aid is as accurate as these conditions have permitted but there may well be inconsistencies. If such errors are discovered, we welcome researcher input.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost dockets were found together and left as a series. Occasionally dockets were found with their related papers. In those cases, the dockets remain in the their related individual series and were not moved to the Docket series. At this point it is impossible to be sure of the original order by W. Jett Lauck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost dockets were found together and left as a series. Occasionally dockets were found with their related papers. In those cases, the dockets remain in the their related individual series and were not moved to the Docket series. At this point it is impossible to be sure of the original order by W. Jett Lauck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe index for this case shows that the supporting materials are incomplete. Some materials may have not survived or others may be present in the collection but their direct connection to this particular case has been lost.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information","Processing Information","Processing Information","Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Manuscript student assistants who worked on the W. Jett Lauck papers for at least one semester include Jacob M. Baker, Shannon Lee, Jacob T. Shaw, and Emily Shipman.","Only two copies of identical duplicates having no annotations were kept. Duplicates were compared and only two were kept of each unique document or publication.  News clippings were only copied if used by Lauck in a case or arbitration, contained an article or other work by him, or information pertaining to his work and career. Others were sorted and arranged by topcs that he had written on the clipping; those with no obvious relevance were discarded. Ledgers and scrapbooks were rehoused in acid free cubic boxes or phase boxes created by the Preservation staff.","Originally the papers were organized with the help of a University of Virginia history seminar sometime between their transfer to Special Collections from the Law Library and 1973, producing a large paper finding aid consisting of the list of the file folder headings. Folders were replaced near the end of the 1990's but some folder headings were lost or corrupted. In 2018, the papers were re-organized into series based on several early indexes created by the office of W. Jett Lauck. Folder headings were corrected based on the indexes, the original paper finding aid, and Lauck's notations on the tops of his documents. Headings were altered on the folders when possible to match the finding aid but only some of the folders were replaced due to constraints of time and money.","Physical processing work was complicated by constant student assistant turn-over and the interruption of the Pandemic of 2020-2021, which prevented onsite work for almost six months and allowed only several onsite short stints per week  the rest of the time. The finding aid is as accurate as these conditions have permitted but there may well be inconsistencies. If such errors are discovered, we welcome researcher input.","Most dockets were found together and left as a series. Occasionally dockets were found with their related papers. In those cases, the dockets remain in the their related individual series and were not moved to the Docket series. At this point it is impossible to be sure of the original order by W. Jett Lauck.","Most dockets were found together and left as a series. Occasionally dockets were found with their related papers. In those cases, the dockets remain in the their related individual series and were not moved to the Docket series. At this point it is impossible to be sure of the original order by W. Jett Lauck.","The index for this case shows that the supporting materials are incomplete. Some materials may have not survived or others may be present in the collection but their direct connection to this particular case has been lost."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee related material in Box 9 under John L. Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Press Releases: Philip Murray Opening Statement and Final Argument.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee related materials in MSS 4742 Box 192.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also James Couzens files in MSS 4742, Box 308.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProfiteering files include: Exhibits (2 folders); Food Products; Flour; General; and Industrial Establishment (2 folders).\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials","Related Materials","Related Materials","Related Materials","Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See related material in Box 9 under John L. Lewis.","See also Press Releases: Philip Murray Opening Statement and Final Argument.","See related materials in MSS 4742 Box 192.","See also James Couzens files in MSS 4742, Box 308.","Profiteering files include: Exhibits (2 folders); Food Products; Flour; General; and Industrial Establishment (2 folders)."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe W. Jett Lauck collection consists of his professional, business and personal papers as an economist, statistician and government consultant on immigration, banking, railroads, coal, and unemployment problems as well as other facets of labor in the United States. Included are correspondence, scrapbooks of news clippings reflecting his activities, labor reports and studies, drafts of congressional bills, legal briefs, and other material concerning labor problems in the United States from its formative World War I years until 1949. They begin with his association with the progressive labor codes of the Taft-Walsh Labor Relations Commission and continue with the Railway Labor Act of 1926; the fight to gain recognition of labor's right to collective bargaining \"through representatives of their own choosing\" under the National Industrial Recovery Act in 1933; the incorporation of its principles in the National Labor Relations Act; and further activity in defense of this act.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOther manuscripts deal with studies of government competition with private business, the American Association for Economic Freedom, the New York Power Authority; branch, chain, and group banking, drafts of speeches, and work diary accounts of activities and meetings with prominent congressional and labor leaders on labor problems and legislation.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe largest portions of the W. Jett Lauck papers deal with cases and arbitrations, chiefly railroad and coal related, his work on various boards and commission and topical files.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHis correspondence with individuals heading organizations interested in labor and industrial relations was wide-spread, just as it was with political figures, educators, and labor leaders.\n Among the public figures with whom he corresponded are Bernard Baruch, Homer S. Cummings, Clarence A. Dystra, John T. Flynn, Guy M. Gillette, Leon Henderson, Herbert Hoover, Hugh S. Johnson, Jesse Jones, William S. Knudsen, Robert M. Fa Follette, Jr., Franklin K. Lane, John L. Lewis,  H.C. Lodge, Jr., William G. McAdoo, James M. Mead, Francis P. Miller, Henry Morgenthau, Karl E. Mundt, Donald Nelson, Judge Ferdinand Pecora, Frances Perkins, Gifford Pinchot, James H. Price, Franklin D. Roosevelt, E.R. Stettinius, Jr., Robert F. Wagner, David I. Walsh, Burton K. Wheeler, and Woodrow Wilson.\nThe educators include Hardy Dillard, Edward C. Elliot, Frank Graham, J.W. Jenks, Richard R. Mead, Lewis Tyree, Harry F. Ward, H.B. Wells, and Ray Lyman Wilbur; and the labor leaders Jacob Baker, Solomon Barkin, Van A. Bittner, Sophia Carey, David Dubinsky, P.T. Fagan, John P. Frey, William Green, Sydney Hillman, Earl E. Houck, Thomas Kennedy, Donald MacMillan, and A.O. Wharton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series consists chiefly of correspondence but also includes typescripts of speeches by individuals, and financial and other information about organizations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include:  E. Abbott, Louis Adamic, Adrian Adelman, Sara M. Addison, Joseph Agor, Helen Alfred, Fred H. Allen, Irving B. Altman (editor of \"Dynamic America\"), Aluminum Workers of America, Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees, American Association for Labor Legislation, American Association for Social Security, American Council, American Council on Public Affairs, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Guernsey Cattle Club, American Institute for Economic Research, The American Legion, American Political Science Association, American Sugar Cane League, Americana Corporation concerning Lauck's article on United Mine Workers of America, Thomas R. Amlie, Dr. James W. Angell, Charles P. Anson, \"Atlantic Monthly,\" Paul H. Appleby, Leon Ardzrooni (about the death of Thorstein Veblen), Mr. O.M. Armstrong, and Robert W. Arthur.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Jacob Baker, Kent Baker, Bank of the Manhattan Company, Mary Barclay, A. K. Barnes, Joseph L. Barnett, Gerald Barradas, Barron's (The National Financial Weekly), John Barth, Mrs. Everett Boughton, Mrs. Robert Bennett Bean, Grant L. Bell, William H. Bell, Harold F. Berg, Nelson N. Berry, S. D. Berry, Jacob Billikoph, Margaret G. B. Blachley, James E. Black, Honorable William Harman Black,  Amy Blankenhorn, Heber Blankenhorn, Dr. Thomas C. Blaisdell, Jr., Ellis P. Block, John A. Bohn, E.W.G. Boogher, Book-of-The-Month Club, Inc., Judge Julian F. Bouchelle, Basil Nicholas Helenagoras Bousios, Fenton Bradford, C. Daniel Bremer, Samuel Bristol, G.L. Broaddus, St. Claire Brookes, The Brookings Institution, Herbert Bruce Brougham, E. Kirk Brown, Law Offices of Brown and Brown, H. Russel Brand, Carl P. Brannin, Selig C. Brez, P.F. Brissenden, Professor Leslie Buckler, Raymond Leslie Buell, John Bullock, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Bureau of Applied Economics, The Bureau of National Affairs, Harold B. Butler, John E. Burton, J.C. Byars, Herman B. Byer, and Reverend James A. Byrnes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: [Cadle], Jessie L. Campbell, R. Granville Campbell, The Capital News Company,Sophia Carey, Harry J. Carman, J.D. Carneal and Sons Inc.,  Caroline County Library Committee, M.D. Carrel, Samuel McCrea Cavert, The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Mrs. Charlotte Chrestien, The Christian Science Publishing Society, Citizens' Council for Total Defense, Brice Claggett, V.M. Clapp, Clark, Dodge and Company, Brokers, Evans Clark, Victor S. Clark, W. A. Clark, Pauline Clarke, J. William Claudy, Thompson Clayton, Dr. Rudolph A. Clemen, Walt Clyde, The Clerk of the Stafford Court House, E.J. Coil, Kenneth Colegrove, George P. Comer, Department of Commerce, Commodity Research Bureau, Inc., Common Council for American Unity, Ellen Commons, Congressional Intelligence, Inc., Consolidated Vultee American Aircraft Corporation, Dr. P. S. Constantinople, W. Dewey Cooke, Edward L. Corbett, James Corbett, John M. Corbett, Council Against Intolerance in America, Council of Young Southerners, Frederick C. Croxton, Cosmos Club, Morgan Cunningham, and Curles Neck Dairy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Oscar H. Darter, Henry David, Elmer Davis, Shelby Cullom Davis, William H. Davis, Len De Caux, Kenneth de Courcy, De Jarnette State Sanatorium, Lud Denny, United States Department of Commerce, Marshall E. Dimock (U.S. DoJ), District Unemployment Compensation Board, Edward J. Donohue, Frank P. Douglass, Law Offices of Drain and Weaver, David Dubinsky, Allan Dunlap, Arthur Dunn, Robert W. Dunn, and C. A. Dykstra.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Joseph B. Eastman, Economic Policy Committee, C. Vernon Eddy, J. A. Efpokito, Gerald Egan, Electric Home and Farm Authority, and Charles T. Estes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: P. T. Fagan, Reverend Richard M. Fagley, Ruth Ansell Farley, The Farmers and Merchants State Bank, The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, Federal Works Progress Administration for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, First Bancredit Corporation, First National Bank of Boston, The First National Bank of Keyser, Fjell Line of Great Lakes Transatlantic, Inc., Ralph Fleharty, R. D. Fleming, Courtney Fletcher, Duncan U. Fletcher, M. S. Flint, Frank H. Fljozdal, Fitzgerald Flourney, Hon. Edward J. Flynn, John T. Flynn, Foley, Food Research Institute of Stanford University, B.C. Forbes (Forbes Magazine), R. D. Forbes, Forbes and Myers, Foreign Policy Association, Clark Forman, Fortune, The Forum, Major B. Foster, Founders General Corporation, Mrs. M. N. Fox, Jerome Frank, Frank Brothers, Lafayette Franklin, Franklin Press, Franklin Simon Company, T. McCall Frazier, Free Lance-Star, W. R. Freeman, Paul Comly French, John P. Frey, Elisha M. Friedman, Ruth Friedson, and R. S. Fritter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Domenico Gagliardo, George B. Galloway, O. Max Gardner, Honorable Leslie C. Garnett, William Edward Garnett, Stanley Garrison, H. Dymoke Gasson, Paul W. Gates, Gayle Motor Company, Theodore Geiger, Phyliss Geisler, General Elevator Co., General Motors Corporation, Alfred Giardino, Clinton S. Golden, Clem Goodman, Henry J. Goodman \u0026amp; Co., C. O'Connor Goolrick, John T. Goolrick, Mary K. Gorman, Frank P. Graham, Sally Nelson Gravatt, Walter C. Graves Jr., H. A. Gray, Lanier Gray, H. B. Greybill, Myra Moore Griffith, J. Cleveland Grigsby, Sarah Groomes, Guthrie Lithograph Company, and Walter B. Guy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Ernst Haberstadt, Max Haleff, Ford P. Hall, Fred W. Hall, F. S. Hall, Edward W. Hamilton, H. E. Hamilton, Hampden-Sydney College, Hugh S. Hanna, Charles Hansel, William Hard, Harper and Brothers, Emma Harris, Owen Harris, Harvard College Library, Leon Henderson, S.J Henry, Warren F. Hickernell, R. G. Hilldrup, Otto Hillsman and Co., Mary W. Hillyer, S. H. Hines Company, David Hirsh and Son, H. C. Holdridge, Hoover War Library, Herbert Hoover, Harry L. Hopkins, Welly K. Hopkins, Dr. W. E. Hotchkiss, Curtis Hubbard, J.S. Hughes, W. A. Hull, and Thomas Lomax Hunter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Major William W. Inglis, Institute of American Meat Packers, Institute of World Economics, International Bank, International Statistical Bureau, Inc., Interstate Bankers Corporation, Investment Bankers Association of America, and Irving Trust Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Gardner Jackson, Meyer Jacobstein, Jjell Lines, Thomas Jefferson (typescript copy of letter, June 11, 1807, concerning newspapers and histories), J. M. Johnson, Honorable Jessie Jones, Roberts W. Jones, N.Y. Journal of Commerce, and The Jury Commission.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Evelyn Kane, Kappa Sigma House Association, Inc., Augustine B. Kelley, Leon H. Keyserling, Susan M. Kingsbury, Dr. George E. Kingsley, Richard Kirby, John H. Klingenfeld, and Oscar Koppel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: LABOR, Ladies' Garment Workers Union, (William H. Lamar), Sophia J. Lammers, H. Lamson, Richard V. Lancaster, Thomas Larkin III, Joseph P. Lash, David Lasser, Howard Lee, Joseph N. Leinbach, Albert H. Levene, Robert E. Levine, Charles T. Libby, David E. Lilienthal, The Lincoln National Bank of Washington, Ernest K. Lindley, Geo. W. Linkins, Co., Irving Lipkowitz, Henry T. Lipman, Thomas E. Lodge, Stephen M. Loebl, Norman Lombard, W. C. Looker, Jr., Edward Lynch, and Barrow Lyons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include: American Legion Convention (1945); Committee for Industrial Organization Procedure and Policy (1935-1936); C.I.O. A.F.L. (1940); Congressman Martin and Mr. MacDougall (1939 March 3); Farmington Conference- War Time Organization Planned by the Administration (1939); Fixation of Coal Prices, Memos Relative to (1939); Fortune Magazine's Conferences or Round Tables (1939); Income Tax Returns of Lewis, J. L. (1940-1941); The Inner Circle (1942 Feb 11); Inter-American Bank (1940); Lindberg on \"Preparedness\" (1940); Missouri Pacific Bonds (1941-1942); National Defense to Post-War Planning (1942-1945); Oil and Gas on a Basis of Equality with Coal (1939); A Plan for Economic Democracy - Article written by Major Holdridge (1939); A Plan for Solving the Economic Crisis by Dr. R.H. Von Liedtke (1937-1941); \"Prohibiting\" Strikes for the Emergency Period (1940); James L. Simpson \"Plan for Maintenance of Economic Balance and Security\" (1940);  The Townsend Plan and Mr. Ivan Towanski (1942); Union Shop and Mr. Leland Olds (1941 November 14); United Mine Workers Suggested Program (1934-1935); War Against Unemployment and Poverty (1940 January 10); Threatened  Competition of Natural Gas with Coal (1944 December 5); and Big Inch Pipe Lines and the Rural Electrification Administration (1946 January 14).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Bishop Francis J. McConnell, William MacDonald, Ernst D. MacDougall, Donald MacMillan, W. C. MacQuown, R. A. Magowan, Edward C. Maguire, Elizabeth M. Maher, Mason Manghum, Maxwell J. Mangold, Bank of the Manhattan Company, Basil Manly, L. C. Marshall, Thomas O. Marvin, Maryland and District of Columbia Industrial Union Council, Maryland Title and Investment Company, Lucy Randolph Mason, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, The Bank of Mathews, Inc., Honorable Maury Maverick, Herbert Mazo, Charles McCarthy, Summerfield A. McCarteney, Bishop Francis J. McConnell, Wm. P. McGinn, Edw. F. McGrady, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company-Inc., Ernest D. McIver, Dr. Archibald McLeish, Thomas P. McTigue, Honorable James M. Mead, Richard R. Mead, Royal D. Mead, D. J. Meserole, Eugene Meyer, Jr.,  Francis Pickens Miller, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Ward B. Miller, H. A. Millis, The Milwaukee Journal, Mine Official's Union of America, John J. Minor, George Minnigerode, William Mitch, Wesley C. Mitchell, R. C. L. Moncure, Jr., Monroe and Berry, C. D. Montague, Jean Montgomery, Monthly Labor Review, Robert Morey, Charles S. Morgan, H. W. Morgan, Marie Morris, J. H. Muirhead, Honorable Karl E. Mundt, and Gorham Munson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: William R. Nagel, Leonard Nairn, Dr. Philip Curtin Nash, Nash Floor Service, A. Nash Tailoring Company, Natalie, Inc., The Nation, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Association of Manufacturers, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, The National Bank, National Bank of Orange, National Bank of the Republic, National Bank of Washington, National Bituminous Coal Commission, National Broadcasting Company, Inc., National Bureau of Economic Research, National Catholic Welfare Conference, National Child Labor Committee, National Citizen's Council For Defense, The National City Bank of New York, National Cold Steam Company, National Consumers' League, National Council for Prevention of War, National Defense Mediation Board, National Electric Light Association, The National Encyclopedia, National Labor Relations Board, National Lawyers Guild, National Life Insurance Company, National Planning Association, National Resources Planning Board, National Policy Committee, National Press Club, National Recovery Administration, National Resources Board, National Sharecroppers Week, National Window and Office Cleaning Company, National Women's Trade Union League of America, Nation's Business, Nation's Commerce, J. S. Naylor, Donald Nelson, New America, The New Republic, Newsweek, W. S. Newton, The New York Times, George W. Norris, Cecil C. North, The Northern Neck Mutual Fire Association of Virginia, Claudian B. Northrop, and Harold Bernard November.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Charlton Ogburn, William F. Ogburn, J. G. Ohsol, Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Organization Committee of Social Union, Inc., Mary O'Shaughnessy, William Owen, and John W. Owens.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Pabst Post-War Employment Awards, A. H. Packard, C. C. Packard, Florence E. Parker, The Parker Corporation, Julius H. Parmelee, Col. Samuel Pascoe, Leo Pavolsky, M. W. Paxton, Jr., Walter Phipes, George Curtis Peck, Ferdinand Pecora, William R. Pendergast, Willis Pepoon, Fred W. Perkins, Thomas W. Perry, Charles E. Persons, Samuel B. Pettengill, Julius I. Peyser, L. W. H. Peyton, David A. Pine, David W. Pipes Jr., Fort Pipes, W. G. Pitero, P.M., Justine Wise Polier, Shad Polier, Wm. T. Powers, Richard T. Pratt, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Evelyn Preston, Harry B. Price, James H. Price, Provisional Committee Toward A Democratic Peace, and Public Affairs Committee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Railway Age, Ransdell Inc., Mervyn Rathborne, Stephen Rauschenbush, Carl Raushenbush, The Readers Club, Philip M. Riefkin, Charles S. Robb, James Robb, Newell W. Roberts, D. B. Robertson, Mr. Robey, John M. Robinson, Leland Rex Robinson, Josephine Roche, Rockbridge National Bank, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Harry L. Rogers, Paul V. Rogers, William N. Rogers, Henry Romeike, Incorporated, Samuel Romer, Walter A. Romer, Leon H. Rouse (with William Green),  Rouss Library, Frances Rowe, and Harold J. Ruttenberg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Russell Sage, Lewis D. Sampson, Samuel L. Samuel, Dr. David J. Saposs, Saturday Evening Post, Marshall Schaffer, D. M. Schnapper, L. B. Schnapper, Joseph Schneider, G. Luther Schnur, James T. Shotwell, H. L. Schuh, Montgomery Schuyler, Louis J. Schwab, Henry Herman Schwartz, Ray Scott, Charles Scribner's Sons, Seaboard Air Line Railway Company, Joel Seidman, Shaw-Walker, Chester Shepard, Chester Sheppard, R. T. Shields, Silcox Memorial Fund, Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, Sidney Simon, Richard C. Simonson, John F. Sinclair, Anthony Wayne Smith, C. Archer Smith, Edwin S. Smith, Nelson Lee Smith, S. Granville Smith, Vernon D. Smith, Bernard A. Smyth, H. M. Snead, Jr., Social Union, Inc., The Society for the Advancement of Management, Inc., John E. W. Sohl, L. W. Sorrell, Southern Conference for Human Welfare, Southern Maryland Trust Company, Mr. Sovey, Alexander Spencer, Sphere, R. B. Spindle, George L. Sprague, Saint Albans, Margaret S. Stables, William H. Stafford, Stafford County, Standard Oil Company, Stanford University Library, Louis Stark, State Loan Company, State Teachers College, Henry M. Stephenson, STEEL, Steel Workers Organizing Committee, A. A. Steele, Jean Stephenson, Jos. G. Stephenson, Boris Stern, Harold Stern, E. R. Stettinius, W. M. Steuart, Harry H. Stockfeld, W. L. Stoddard, Benjamin Stolberg, Irving Stone, N. L. Stone, William T. Stone, Chas. G. Stott and Co., Inc., Paul A. Strachan, David Strain, Ralph Strathmore, Nathan Straus, John Studebaker, Ralph G. Sucher, Arthur E. Suffern, Superintendent of Documents (Government Printing Office), Elmer Swack, Paul E. Switzer, Alois P. Swoboda, and Mr. Sydenstricker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Ivan Tarnowsky, Tax Policy League, Ordway Tead, Tennessee Valley Authority (Representative Noble J. Gregory), Percy Tetlow, Dorothy Thompson, TIME MAGAZINE, Daniel J. Tobin, John H. Tolan, The Travelers Insurance Company, Beverly Tucker, Henry Saint George Tucker, Earl R. Turner, and The Twentieth Century Fund.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Alfred P. Wagner, Gordon Wagner, Robert F. Wagner, Thomas C. G. Wagner, J. Forest Walker, Allan E. Walker and Company, George A. Wallace, J. Raymond Walsh, August G. Walters, James N. Walton, James P. Warburg, Dr. Harry E. Ward, R. D. Ward, Ward and Paul, Caroline F. Ware, A.L. Warthen, Charles Washington, Washington and Lee University, \"Washington Post,\" James R. Wason, Elton Watkins, Ralph J. Watkins, Claude S. Watts, Marie Watts, Charles F. Weaver, H. B. Wells, (George) P. West, A. O. Wharton, Ross Wheat, Burton K. Wheeler, William M. Wherry, Hugh A. White, Ralph J. White, W. A. White, T. Y. Wickham, Dorothy G. Wiehl, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Allan H. Willett, Williams Company, Willis and Willis, Corwin Willson, J. Alfred Wilner, Elsie Cobb Wilson, D. O. Wilson, H. Hazen Wilson, Nelson Wilson, The H. W. Wilson Company, John G. Winant, J. Wise, James Waterman Wise, S. S. Wise, William P. Witherow, J. S. Withrow, Nathan Witt, Laurence C. Witten, Benedict Wolf, World Fellowship, Inc., World Study Tours, and Thomas H. Wright.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope note for correspondence files. There has been no attempt to make an exhaustive list of the correspondents in each folder. Most letters were routine correspondence from people seeking information about the group; copies of their publications, speeches, and other educational materials; questions about membership in the group from interested individuals; requests for individuals to become sponsors, members or leaders in the group; leaders of other like-minded organizations; union leadership (often about the lack of funds available to support the American Association for Economic Freedom); or people wanting information about pertinent upcoming legislative bills. Attention on the lists of correspondence is focused particularly on political and public figures, editors, and the legislative and social issues of the day.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include: American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born; American Council on Public Affairs; Atlantic Charter League; J.M. Artman, editor of \"The American Citizen\"; Representative Thomas R. Amlie; Thurman Arnold, Department of Justice (concerning Frank B. Kellogg statement about the anti-trust Sherman Act); and John B. Abel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include: Alfred L. Bernheim, The Labor Bureau; A.A. Berle banking proposal; Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner, Social Justice Commission; Kent Baker, editor of \"Sphere\" with article sent to him by Lauck, \"Industrial Reconstruction\" attached; David Burdett (conventional economics versus social economics); and G.P. Bronisch, Loyal Americans of German Descent\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents and topics include: Lauck memorandum to Charles H. Chase, (in light of the prospect of a lengthy war and its impact on social and economic reform) informing him of his decision to drastically reduce expenditures by having only one employee to maintain the office (1942); \"Strife and the Worker\" proofs by John F. Cronin; Helen A. Cole, \"The Liberal Worker\"; W.S. Clement and his \"The Ben Franklin Plan\"; Ben V. Cohen, National Power Policy Committee; and the Council for Social Action, Ferry L. Platt, Jr. concerning farm issues.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents and topics include: Dr. Paul H. Douglas, University of Chicago; Hardy C. Dillard, Institute of Public Affairs, including a letter from John L. Newcomb; Frederic A. Delano, Chairman National Resources Advisory Committee; and a letter to John Dewey.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents and topics include: Arthur Eggleston, San Francisco Chronicle; Peter Edson, NEA Service; A.E. Edwards concerning the Wagner Labor Relations Act; J.G. Frain; and Charles Flato.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents and topics include: Alfred C. Gaunt, including \"Smaller Business Lifts Its Eyes\"; Toshi Go, Foreign Affairs Association of Japan; and A.E. Grassby, Winnipeg, Manitoba.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents and topics include:  Hubert Herring; Sidney Hillman; Fred S. Hall concerning the Industrial Expansion Act (multiple letters); B.W. Huebsch, The Viking Press,  and his concern over the pamphlet \"A New Social Order\"; S.L. Hoover and his question about the Keller Bill and the Association; John Edgar Hoover; and F.J. Hall, editor of \"The United States News\" about numbers of unemployed and other issues (multiple letters).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents and topics include: Meyer Jacobstein about the Reconstruction Act; and Paul Kellogg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes: letters to Robert M. LaFollette, Jr.; League for Abundance: League for Industrial Democracy; Harold Loeb; and Dr. Jack Levin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents and topics include: secretary of Attorney General Frank Murphy; Darwin J. Meserole, National Unemployment League; Francis P. Miller; Emily Fogg Mead; Homer L. Mead; Lewis E. Meyers; Judge Julian W. Mack; Bishop Francis J. McConnell; George F. Milton, editor \"The Chattanooga News\"; Senator James M. Mead; and letter to Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of Congress.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents and topics include: Bishop Francis J. McConnell; James W. Miller; Vito Marcantonio; Otto Mayer; Robert E. Mathews concerning the \"sit down strike\" by investment bankers and industrialists in May 1940; and Henry Morgenthau, Jr., letter to.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes: \"The New Republic\"; Douglas Newman, Secretary of the Barradas League; Dr. C.A. Norman; memorandum concerning Senator Norris' presidential qualifications; and Representative Mary T. Norton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents and topics include: William Owen; Ernest Minor Patterson; Representative Claude Pepper; Justice Justine Wise Polier; and Jacob S. Potofsky.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents and topics include: Judge Samuel I. Rosenman; Representative Robert L. Ramsay; Right Reverend Msgr. John A. Ryan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents and topics include: John Saxton; Guy Emery Shipler; Edwin S. Smith; William Simkin; B.M. Schnapper concerning the history of the Wagner Act; Ray Scott concerning the \"Fundamental Significance of our Present Day Labor Movement\"; and Porter Sargent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents and topics include: Ordway Tead, Harper and Brothers; and Dr. Robert H. Tucker.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents and topics include: an appreciation of Frank P. Walsh upon his death on May 2, 1939; Matthew Woll, American Federation of Labor; Thomas H. Wright, New America; Harry F. Ward; and Nathan Witt; and N.A. Zonorich.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes leases, workman's compensation insurance, correspondence, and unemployment compensation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include: \"Policies and Objectives of the American Association of Economic Freedom,\" \"Shrinkages and Hoardings of Purchasing Power Accentuate Current Business Recession,\" \"Hoardings-Taxes Proposed to Stimulate Flow of Credit and Goods and Revival of Business,\" \"Approaches Toward a Concerted Program of Fundamental Economic Reconstruction in the United States,\" various drafts of suggestions for the programs, principles and objectives of the organization, \"Sugar Control,\" \"American Labor's Broadcast to Great Britain,\" \"American Economic Situation of 1937-1938,\" \"Unemployment Insurance,\" \"Industrial Espionage,\" \"Bank-Holding Companies,\" several on social service foundations, \"Economic Freedom in America,\" \"Industrial Reconstruction Act of 1939\" press release draft, \"Capitalism in Crisis,\" \"Prospective Labor Surpluses,\" \"Increased Man Hour Productivity and Technological Unemployment,\" monopoly, and \"Petroleum Quota Controls.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include: participation in management, monopoly, the \"Industrial Reconstruction Act of 1939,\" \"Leaders on the No. 1 Problem,\" \"Federal Administrative Court Bill,\" \"Occupational Groupings,\" \"National Labor Relations Act and Board,\" \"Full Employment Bill,\" \"Senator Claude Pepper,\" \"Senator Lewis B. Schellenbach,\" and starting a American Association of Economic Freedom Bulletin.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include: \"Threatened Crucial Developments,\" \"Anti-democratic philosophies,\" \"Churchill's anticipations, 1932-1939,\" \"Mussolini,\" \"Hitlerism and Nazism,\" \"Profits of Leading Corporations, 1936-1939,\" notes on People's Lobby Conference, and Ickes [speech] on business sabotage of defense.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese titles include: \"Can Unemployment be Ended?\"; \"Challenge to American Democracy\"; \"Civil Liberties and the National Labor Relations Board\"; \"Cure by Shock,\" \"Democracy and Economic Planning\"; \"Economic Reconstruction\"; \"Fundamental Significance of Our Present Day Labor Movement\"; \"Next Step in Democratization\"; \"A New Magna Carta\" \"A New Social Order\"; \"Preparedness for Peace,\"  \"Problems of the National Labor Relations Board.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe \"Post-War Reconstruction Bill\" is foldered separately.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded are: \"Thirty Million Jobs\" by Arthur Dunn; Roundtable: \"Labor's role in Post-War Reconstruction\"; \"Freedom from Want\" by Mr. Walton; \"Nineteenth Century Prophecy of Order\" by Harry Frease; \"The Moral Issue\" by Lowell Mellett; \"A Banking System for Capital and Capital Credit\" by A.A. Berle, Jr.; \"Suggested Housing Program for National Defense Purposes\" by the Congress of Industrial Organizations; and \"A Primer of Current Economics\" [1933].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded are: Fight for Freedom, Friends of Democracy, and the Gillette Resolution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include memoranda, news clippings, an article by George B. Galloway on \"The Imperative of Planning,\" replies, and a speech by W. Jett Lauck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes separate folders on news clippings, some containing criticisms and investigations; problems of the board; and the testimony of John L. Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClippings include Wendell Willkie, democracy versus absolutism, banker opinion, national debt, U.S. Attorney General, pump priming the economy, monopolies, religion and democracy, communism, and capitalism and democracy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded are: Peace Conditions; People's Congress for Democracy and Peace; Plenty for All League; People's Lobby; Pressure Groups, Attitudes of; Pension Plan – \"Uncle Fred's Automatic Pension Plan\"; Progressives, Conference of; Social Union; Tax-Exempt Bonds; Women in Trade Unions; and Young Democrats.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include: Conferences; Corporation Notes and Memoranda; Kennedy Statement on General Motors Inquiry; Production Costs by T.C. Gordon Wagner; Ratio of Pay Rolls to Returns to Stockholder;Salaries of Officials; and Annual Reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935 and 1937.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubjects include: Agreements; Decisions; the Willard E.Hotchkiss Decision in Tar Barrel Case; Negotiations for New Agreements; News clippings; Publications; Report of Homer Martin to the International Executive Board; and a Statement Submitted to Roosevelt by Union Representation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccording to Wikipedia, \"The Commission on Industrial Relations (also known as the Walsh Commission) was a commission created by the U.S. Congress on August 23, 1912 to scrutinize US labor law. The commission studied work conditions throughout the industrial United States between 1913 and 1915. The Chairman was Frank P. Walsh, a labor lawyer and activist from Kansas City, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_on_Industrial_Relations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include: \"Foreign Competition After the War,\" \"The Artificial Dye Industry in the War,\" and \"Business and the War.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: \"Secretary Kennedy Gives Union Views on How Hard-Coal Freight Rates Affect Miner\" (December 15, 1933); \"The N.R.A. and Collective Bargaining\" Catholic Welfare Council (September 17, 1934); address before the National Conference on Economic Security (November 14, 1934); and \"Organized Labor and the N.R.A.\" Catholic Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (November 27, 1934).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Statement concerning the Wagner-Lewis Economic Security Bill before the Senate Committee on Finance (February 21, 1935); Commencement Address (June 3, 1935); \"Education and the Parochial School System\" (August 19, 1935); \"The Trade Union and Recovery\" (Labor Day, 1935); and \"Unemployment Insurance, Old Age Pensions, and Housing Legislation\" at the White House Conference on Economic Security (December 30, 1935).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Labor Day address (September 1937); article \"The United Mine Workers of America\" for the \"American Encyclopedia\" (December 2, 1938); address to the Pennsylvania Utilities Commission on the Competition of Natural Gas (April 1940); and a request for Lauck to send his analysis and recommendations concerning a letter from A.J. Altmeyer, Chairman of the Social Security Board, and two other enclosures pertaining to the Associated Gas and Electric Company, New York City (1942 March 27 and 1943 January 23).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: a radio speech supporting Hoover in the election (1928); and a statement at the Hearing on a Code for the Bituminous Coal Mining Industry before the National Recovery Administration (1933 August 10).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: \"Labor and the National Recovery Administration\" at the Meeting of the American Academy of Political Science, Philadelphia (1934 January 6); \"Labor's Part in Industrial Recovery\" at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club luncheon (1934 October 4); Speech for the International Labor Conference, not delivered (1934 October); and a radio address \"The Employee in the Changing World\" under the auspices of the Intercollegiate Council (1934 December 7).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Statement by Lewis before National Recovery Administration Hearings on Employment Provisions of Codes of Fair Competition (1935 January 30); \"The American Federation of Labor and the National Recovery Administration\" prepared for the \"Annals,\" Philadelphia but never delivered (1935 March 11-12); The United Mine Workers of America and the National Recovery Act\" Madison Square Gardens (1935 March-May 23); and Statement of Approval for the Wagner Housing Bill in the \"United Mine Workers Journal\" (1935 June 1).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: \"The Case for Industrial Unionism\" (November 12, 1935); radio address \"The Future of Organized Labor\" (November 28, 1935); and article for \"Liberty Magazine\" on industrial unionism (1935 December 20).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: a speech on Industrial Unionism before the Cleveland Auto Council (January 19, 1936); \"The Teacher and His Relation to Labor\" for the American Federation of Teachers Convention (June 19, 1936); a radio address \"Industrial Democracy in Steel\" (July 6, 1936); and an article \"Through Organization Industrial Democracy Dawns for Sleeping Car Porters\" celebrating the eleventh anniversary of the organization (July 15, 1936).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: a political campaign statement about [Alf M.] Landon (August 1, [1936]); the draft of a Radio Address on Steel Organization (August 11, 1936); article \"Labor Looks at Education\" (August 17, 1936) appearing in the October 36 issue of \"The Teacher\"; article \"Towards Industrial Democracy\" (August 24, 1936) in appearing in the October 1936 issue of \"Current History\"; and two speeches supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt for President (August 18 and September 19, 1936).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: radio address \"Labor and the Future\" (September 3, 1936); \"Horizontal Versus Vertical Unionism\" in \"Wharton School Magazine,\" University of Pennsylvania (September 8, 1936); an article for the \"The National Young Democrat\" on the Social Security Act (September 1936); and a radio address \"Roosevelt and the Future\" (October 18, 1936).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: article \"The Next Four Years\" for the \"The Nation\" (November 4, 1936); an article \"Committee for Industrial Organization and Economic Recovery\" for the \"Business Review of New York  University\"(November 17, 1936); \"the Future of American Labor\" in \"The American Spectator\" (November 19, 1936); articles on \"The Next Four Years in Labor\" in \"The New Republic\" (November 25 and December 9, 1936); \"The Future of Wages\" for the \"Cleveland News\" Symposium (December 7, 1936); \"Organized Labor and the Student Union\" (December 23, 1936); \"The Need of the Hour for American Labor\" for the \"Progressive Salesman Magazine\" (December 24, 1936); radio address \"Adapting Union Methods to Current Changes- Industrial Unionism\" (December 31, 1936); and an unpublished article written for \"Redbook\" (1936).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: \"The Meaning of Industrial Unionism\" for the \"Christian Front\" (January 13, 1937); \"The Struggle for Industrial Democracy\" for \"Common Sense\" (March 1937); an address delivered at an Anti-Nazi Mass Meeting in Madison Square Gardens (March 15, 1937); article \"The Origin and Objectives of the C.I.O.\"  for the \"San Francisco Chronicle\" (May 11, 1937); and a radio address \"Labor and Supreme Court\" (May 14, 1937).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: \"Technology and Labor\" in \"Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineering News\" (September 3, 1937); Labor Day address \"Labor and the Nation\" (September 3, 1937); \"Progress of Committee for Industrial Organization\" in the \"Wharton Review\" (October 21, 1937); \"Effect of Moderate and Gradual Wage Increases on Prices and Living Costs\" in \"The Annalist\" (November 12, 1937) a reply to an article by A.T. Shurick on July 30, 1937; and the [Steel Workers Organizing Committee] address \"The Deplorable and Indefensible Attitude of Big Business (December 13, 1937).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Address for British Broadcasting Corporation \"Struggle of Labor in America\" (March 15, 1938); \"Labor and the Law\" (April 14, 1938); \"Organized Labor and the Future of Democracy\" published in the \"St. Louis Post Dispatch\" (December 11, 1938).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Statement for Survey Associates (January 3, 1939); and \"Labor Looks South\" in \"Virginia Quarterly Review\" (Autumn 1939).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: article on \"What Does Labor Want?\" (February 29, 1940); \"The Heritage of American Youth\" (March 1940); \"Obligations of American Citizenship\" (April 3, 1940); \"Foreword\" to Mr. Thomas' Testimony before the Temporary National Economic Committee (May 23, 1940); and a Labor Day Speech (August 29, 1940).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Extension of Library Service to Union for City and State Employees (May 28, 1941); Statement to be issued by Lewis on the Decision of the National Mediation Board on Union Shops (November 13, 1941); and \"The New Solid South\" (December 17, 1941).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Testimony of Mr. Steinbugler (March 2, 1935); the \"Most Impressive Point Developed by the Hearings\" (March 2, 1935); untitled Memorandum (July 30, 1936); \"Report on the Progress of the Hearing on the Coordination of Minimum Prices before the Bituminous Coal Division (September 16, 1939); \"Proposed Labor Policy for the War Period,\" various memoranda (September 11-November 13, 1939); an analysis of Professor Green's Proposal about pricing and distributing manufactured products (June 3, 1940); and Notes on the Last Ten Years (January-May, 1940).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Reply to A.T. Shurick suggestions on taxing (November 29, 1940); Response to the foreword of Walt Clyde's book on \"Owner Capitalism\" (December 4, 1940); suggestions about the National Economic Conference (December 12, 1940); Response to W.C. Graves, Jr. (December 23, 1940); Letter about the Raw Materials National Council (December 27, 1940); Memorandum on Fred G. Clark and the American Economic Foundation (February 20, 1941); H.S. Avery to Edward O'Neal and John L.Lewis on agriculture and farm prices (September 8, 1941); Conrad K. Grieb on need for social reconstruction (October 23, 1941); Letters from Alexander Spencer (October 30 and November 26, 1941); and a manuscript of Albert H. Levene (November 30, 1941).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Memorandum about Post War Depression (January 7, 1942); a response to S. Ferguson, President of the Hartford Electric Light Company about his proposals about deferred wages (January 13, 1942); W.A Hutton, M.D.  letter on post-war finances (January 14, 1942); Thomas Kennedy request for a study on the Cost of Living (January 16, 1942); Request for a response to the document by L.C. Christian on \"How Must We Finance the War?\" (February 3, 1942); a request for a response to a treatise on our financial system by August Walters (February 5-March 18, 1942); additional R.L. Greene communications (February 12,1942); and H.W. Bailey on labor self-determination (March 9, 1942).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Digest of the Salient Points of a Report on \"Manpower Policy and Labor Relations in the British Coal Industry\" (January 5, 1943); a Leo Chabert document on financing the war (April 4, 1943); and memoranda about an executive conference of the Natural Resources Board at Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, Virginia, previously held around 1939.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubjects include the National Recovery Administration, \"Amalgamation of the Two Enginemen's Brotherhoods,\" \"Russian Recognition and the New Deal,\" \"Future Policies of the National Recovery Administration,\" Six-Hour Day of the Railroads, \"Two Men on the Head End of all Railroad Trains,\" and Housing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubjects include \"Benefits of Trade Unionism,\" \"Forbes\" article, \"Limit on Weekly Work Hours,\" a letter to Professor Gordon, and \"Labor Movement and the Future of America\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubjects include planks for the Republican Platform, Anti-Strike Legislation, a Rejoinder to the Remarks of Fred Gurley, and \"Recommendations to the Board of Investigation and Research\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA checklist of article titles can be found in the first folder. Titles in the order of the list   include: \"Economics and Christianity\"; \"The Mysterious Soul of the Steel Corporation\"; \"The Anthracite  Operators Should Concede the Check-off\" July 13, 1923; \"Industrial Principles and Not Machinery Are Important\"; \"The So-Called Check-off and Its Significance\"; \"The Report of the Coal Commission on the Anthracite Industry\"; \"The Purchasing Power of Wheat and Cotton\"; \"Private Cars and the Coal Problem\"; \"Mr. McAdoo's Political Availability\"; and \"No More Pre-war Standards of Wages and Working Conditions.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNext ten article titles include: \"The Radical - His Significance at Present\"; \"The Soft Coal Problem Again to the Front\"; \"Labor Banks and Their Ultimate Significance\"; \"Political Democracy Must be Supplemented by Industrial Democracy\"; \"Oil and the Southern Pacific\"; \"The Purchasing Power of the Farmer's Dollar\"; \"The Truth is Never Unpardonable\"; \"Private Cars and the Coal Problem\"; \"The Unique Financial Position of the Pullman Company\"; and \"Another Manifestation of the Soul of the Steel Corporation.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe next ten article titles include: \"Sugar and the Flexible Tariff Provision\"; \"Conflict or Arbitration\"; \"The Threatened Boomerang\"; \"Cooperation for Mutual Benefit or Profit?\"; \"Secret Police or Conviction for Crime\"; \"Chairman Butler Emits and Omits\"; National Cooperative Grain Marketing Realized\"; \"The Anthracite Operators Should Concede the Check-off\" (possible duplicate); \"Regulation of the Anthracite Monopoly\" September 1 , 1923; \"Why Not Action on Anthracite?\" September 11, 1923; and \"Can a Living Wage Be Paid to Unskilled Labor?\" October 30, 1923.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe next ten article titles include: \"The Failure of Industrial Arbitration\" October 30, 1923; \"Significant Labor Developments During the Coming Year\" October 30, 1923; \"A Dramatic Migration\" concerning African Americans, October 30, 1923; \"Unprotected Pullman Passengers\" October 30, 1923; \"The New Immigration and Its Significance\" November 2, 1923; \"The Probability of Railroad Legislation\" February 7, 1924; \"The Industrial Magna Carta\" February 23, 1924; \"Land Grants to Western Railroads\" February 23, 1924; \"Increased Efficiency of Labor\" February 23, 1924; and \"Real Industrial Statemanship February 25, 1924.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe next ten article titles include: \"Some Other Matters of Record\" June 2, 1924; \"The Verdict from Kansas\" August 7, 1924; \"A Real Test for the Tariff Commission\" August 14, 1924; \"A Billion and a Half Railroad Merger\" August 16, 1924; \"Common Sense\" August 19, 1924; \"President Gompers and a Labor Party\" August 19, 1924; \"A Significant Precedent in Financing Farmers Cooperative Enterprises\"; \"Back to the Declaration of Independence\" August 21, 1924; \"A Costly Labor Policy\" August 23, 1924; and \"Brass Tacks, The Red Flag, and the Constitution\" August 23, 1924.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe final group of articles include: \"Industrial Democracy - Our Greatest Problem\" August 27, 1924; \"The Passing of the Money Gods\"; \"The Conference Board Reports on Taxation in Wisconsin\"; \"The Railroad Labor Board\"; \"The Farmer and the Tariff\"; \"Visible and Invisible Tax Burdens\"; \"The Most Helpful Farm Movement\"; \"Radicals and God's Fools\"; \"Militant Friends Needed\"; \"The Unconscious Cruelty of Success\" October 24, 1924; and \"Another Orgy of Railroad Finance.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhile some chapters have no individual date, they likely all come from drafts in 1931 or 1932. It is unclear which version belongs to each draft, and equally unclear which versions the explanatory note references. Chapter VII is largely missing. The name of the book may have eventually changed to \"The Need for a Unified Banking System.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW. Jett Lauck was chairman of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Commission, responsible for investigating the state of the anthracite industry and the coal bootlegging situation in Pennsylvania, as well as recommending action.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe United States Anthracite Coal Commission is a different and separate entity than the Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Commission over which Lauck presided (see also, \"United Mine Workers of America before the U.S. Anthracite Coal Commission\").\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFor reference, the Ad Interim Report was a report made halfway through the Commission's studies; the Final Report was the last official report of the Commission and contains recommendations; the Complete Report was a compendium of all of the Commission's work and reports (over 500 pages).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports include \"Anthracite Lands and Deposits,\" \"Anthracite Royalties,\" and \"Control of the Anthracite Industry.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports include \"Financial Operations of Anthracite Companies\" and \"Monopolistic Nature of the Anthracite Industry.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include \"Award of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission: Subsequent Agreements, and Resolutions of Board of Conciliation\" (July 1, 1936); \"A Labor Case With Merit: Editorial Comment on the Case of the Anthracite Mine Workers\" (1920); and \"Labor Information Bulletin,\" U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (February 1937).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed Bills include the Anthracite Coal Industry Act; the Anthracite Public Authority Bill; the Cooperative Marketing Bill; the Pennsylvania Anthracite Commission; and Suggestions and Opinions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles included under Rates contain, the 1933 Freight Rate Case Excerpts and Statistics; Charts and Tables; General Information (see also Anthracite Institute Statistical Data, Maps, and Drawings, Anthracite Producers Statistical Data, Maps, and Drawings); the Interstate Commerce Commission Data; \"Intrastate Rates on Anthracite in Pennsylvania\"; and Rate Fixation in 1915.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports include: \"Combination in the Anthracite Industry,\" \"Comparison of Earnings and Wage Rates in the Anthracite and Bituminous Mines of Pennsylvania,\" \"Exhibits of the Anthracite Operators in Reply to Exhibits Presented by the Anthracite Mine Workers,\" \"Irregularity of Employment in the Anthracite Industry,\" \"Occupation Hazard of Anthracite Miners,\" \"Profits of Anthracite Operators,\" and \"The Relationship Between Rates of Pay and Earnings and the Cost of Living in the Anthracite Industry of Pennsylvania.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports include: \"Reply of the Anthracite Operators to the Demands of the Anthracite Mine Workers,\" \"The Sanction for a Living Wage: A Compilation of Data From Official and Authoritative Sources,\" \"Summary, Analysis, and Statement,\" \"The Trade Union as the Basis for Collective Bargaining: A Compilation of Sanctions and Experiences,\" \"Trade Unions,\" and \"Wholesale and Retail Prices of Anthracite Coal 1913-1920.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese exhibits include \"Changes in Cost of Living in the United States, 1913-1922,\" \"A Just and Reasonable Wage,\" and \"Monthly Earnings of Sectionmen.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe volume includes exhibits on \"Harmful Effects of Low Wages Upon Health and Morals,\" \"The So-called Law of Supply and Demand,\" \"The Just and Reasonable Wage,\" \"Changes in the Cost of Living in the United States, 1913-1922,\" \"Probable Course of Prices,\" \"Comparison of Prices and Living Costs,\" \"Monthly Earnings of Section Men,\" and \"Monthly Earnings of Section Men – Basic Tables.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes the following files: Briefs; Construction and Repair of Railroad Equipment; Correspondence on Leasing Out Repair Roads; Minutes of the Philadelphia Hearing; Petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission; Press - Clippings concerning Outside Repair; Press Release Originals; General Electric and Westinghouse; Labor Costs; Louisville to Nashville Railroad; and Miscellaneous.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW. Jett Lauck has also referred to this case as \"the Shopman's Case\" or the \"B.M. Jewell Case.\" Jewell was the President of the Railway Employees division of the American Federation of Labor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote that all exhibits were presented before the United States Railroad Labor Board.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibit 11a includes the section \"Financial Mismanagement of the LeHigh Valley Railroad Company\" and Exhibit 12 includes the \"Summary.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibit tTitles include: \"Occupation Hazard of Railway Shopmen\"; \"Punitive Overtime\"; \"Industrial Relation on Railroads prior to 1917\"; \"Standardization\"; \"The Recognition of Human Standards in Industry\"; \"The Unity of the American Railway Systems\"; \"Human Standards and Railroad Policy\"; \"Seniority Rules of the National Agreements\"; \"The Sanction of the Eight Hour Day\"; \"The Work of the Railway Carmen,\" and \"The Development of Collective Bargaining on a National Basis.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include: \"Pending Railway Legislation\"; \"The Present Railroad Labor Problem\"; \"The Future Policy as to the Railroads\"; \"Compulsory Arbitration\"; \"Labor Adjustment Boards of the Railroad Administration\"; \"The Reasonableness of the Requests of Locomotive Firemen\"; \"Time and One-Half For Overtime\"; and \"Compulsory Arbitration.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Sleeping Car Conductors Case files consist of several successive cases arranged in this finding aid roughly in the chronological order in which they occurred.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibits include \"An Adequate Basic Wage,\" \"Earnings of Sleeping Car Conductors compared with Changes in the Cost of Living,\" \"Various Factors Indicating Rising Standards of Living in the United States Since 1914,\" \"Compensation of Sleeping Car Conductors compared with other Expenses and Revenue of the Pullman Company,\" and \"General Trend of Wages, 1913-1918, as Compared with Earnings of Sleeping Car Conductors.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibits include \"Increased Productive Efficiency of Sleeping Car Conductors and Financial Administration of the Pullman Company,\" \"Increased Labor Productivity,\" and \"Standards of Wage Determination.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file includes information and statistics on Besler Steam Power Trains; the Comparative Costs of Operation; Locomotives in Service; Diesels in Switching Service; Earnings Per Hour; Freight Cars; and General Statistics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese charts include: \"Anthracite Combination,\" \"The Seven Departments of the Anthracite Industry,\" \"Interlocking Directorates Showing Working Control of Anthracite Operating Companies,\" and \"Profits of Anthracite Combination.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharts include \"Affiliations of Railroads and Banking Houses,\" \"New York Bank Control of Railroads and Railroad Equipment Companies,\" \"New York Bank Control of Coal Mining Companies and Coal Railroads,\" and \"The Geographical Spread of New York Railroad Control.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibits include \"Employment and Compensation of Railroad Employees\"; \"Cost of Living\"; \"Methods of Reporting Wage and Hour Data\"; and \"Increasing Output per Worker and Decreasing Wage Cost Per Unit of Output.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExhibits include: \"Trend of Railway Operating Revenues and Total Compensation\"; \"The Rising Tide of Recovery A Survey of the Leading Business Indices\"; \"Labor Movement Supports Railway Workers in Resisting a Wage Cut\"; \"Squandering the Maintenance Dollar\"; \"Financial Mismanagement through Banker Control of Railroads\"; \"Training and Skill of Track and Roadway Section Men\"; \"Average Hourly Earnings in Railroads and Other Industries\"; and \"Estimated Money Share of Individual Railroads in the Proposed 15 Per Cent Pay Reduction.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMorgan's statements include those on wages; postwar economic conditions, developments, and private bankers' constructive services; and interference and control in corporate managements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include \"Cost of Living is Increasing,\" \"The Railroad Plea of Poverty,\" \"Labor Versus Materials and Interest,\" and \"The Railroads versus the Public Interest\" (printed).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTables include \"Dividend Performance of Anthracite Railroads and Trunk Lines Compared,\" \"Percentage Relationships of Dividends Paid on Stock Dividends to Total Compensation Paid Employees,\" and \"Distribution of Capital Resources.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eW. Jett Lauck was employed by the John G. Paton Company of New York City to study the report of the Tariff Commission of 1928 as to the costs of production in the maple sugar industry in the United States and in Canada. He then gave his conclusions on the report to the company and as testimony before the Tariff Commission itself.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere are excerpts from the following: the Tariff Commission Stenographer's Minutes (June 1927), Hearings before the House Committee on Ways and Means (January 1929), Hearings before the Senate Finance Committee (June 1929), Debates in the U.S. Senate (January 1930), Remarks of the Honorable Ernest W. Gibson (February 1930), the Roodenburg Report (November 1930), George H. Burr and Company Report (March 1931), R.G. Dun and Company Report (undated), Cary Maple Sugar Company Federal Income Tax Returns (1921-1930), and Cary Testimony (undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include: Agricultural Adjustment Act and Amendment, House Resolution 9439, Orders from the President and National Recovery Administrator, Regulation 81, Regulation 82, and Secretary of Agriculture Regulations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include the following folders: News clippings; Comparison of Lauck and Mahon Agreements; Final Agreement; General; Hanna Memorandum; Insurance; Saint Louis Public Service Company Union Plan for Cooperation; and Saint Louis Public Service Company Operating Notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include Pamphlets on Public Utilities, Press on Public Utilities, Press on Governor Roosevelt and Power Utilities, [Union?], and a Report addressed to Frank P. Walsh (1864-1939).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThere were two hearings before the United States Tariff Commission related to an investigation into the costs of sugar production. After the January hearings (January 15-24, 1924), other briefs were filed. There was a call for another hearing to be held in March (March 27-28, 1924) after which it was decided that all parties had until April 10th  to file more briefs in connection with the hearings. W. Jett Lauck coordinated and prepared documents for many of the parties involved. He also served as a witness for the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes news about the Bituminous Coal Commission.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis includes the \"Report, Findings and Award of the United States Anthracite Coal Commission of 1920.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles pertaining to Wages include: Wage Demands; Wage Rates of Employees Other Than Contract Miners; Wages, Earnings and Work Conditions in General; Wages in Various Industries 1914 to 1920; and Wages in Various Industries and Occupations: A Summary of Wage Movements 1914-1920.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMass strikes in both the anthracite and bituminous coal industries in 1922 led to a standstill in production. When the miners and operators failed to reach any agreements, the government abandoned its hands-off approach and attempted to set up commissions to arbitrate the cases. After several failed attempts, both an Anthracite and Bituminous Coal Commission were established to not only arbitrate the current situation, but to investigate its origins in the general history and conditions of the coal industries. W. Jett Lauck was involved with the United Mine Workers of America in both cases to varying degrees. Material is separated into Anthracite and Bituminous, with common material labelled \"General.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSome dates are corroborated by list of case exhibits. Where corroboration is not possible, no date has been inferred. Classification as \"exhibit\" is applied based either on inclusion in a numbered list of exhibits or Lauck's handwritten filing directions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters are presumably from W. Jett Lauck to the \"New York Times\" Managing Editor and to the President, regarding the establishment of an Arbitration Board.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese three memoranda are to Mr. Lewis, July 8, 1922; one concerning the production of the Central Competitive Field, April 27, 1922; and a third showing the financial connections of the Boston Financial Group and Secretary Mellon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe two press releases include a letter to the President regarding Arbitration, July 15, 1922, and the UMWA Statement about Mr. Murray's Speech,  April 22, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems include a \"Journal\" Communication sent to every member of Congress, 1922; a Letter to Officers and Members, May 25, 1922; and the UMWA Wage Scale Committee proposed wage scale, February 14, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe History of the Development of the Anthracite Coal Combination contains five sections: Section 1, Early History of Anthracite Consolidations and Combinations; Section 2, Consummation of the Anthracite Combination, 1896; Section 3, Methods by Which Railroads Have Discriminated in Favor of Their Allied Coal Companies and Favored Clients; Section 4, The Influence of the Combination Upon Freight Rates, Shipping Allotments, and Prices; and Section 5, Present Situation as Regards Ownership and Control.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe unnumbered exhibits include \"The Coal Controversy\" May 1922 and Geological Survey, Weekly Report on the Production of Bituminous Coal, Anthracite, and Beehive Coke, February 11, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese exhibits include: Exhibit 6: Seasonal Fluctuations in Production and Transportation, June 15, 1921; Exhibit 7: Production, Capacity, Men Employed, Mine Price Per Ton, and Days Lost, 1922, undated; Exhibit 12: Fluctuation in Employment and Earnings of Bituminous Mine Workers, undated; Exhibit 14: Effect of Price Changes Upon Purchasing Power, 1920; Exhibit 16: Chart Showing Production from Union and Non-Union Districts, March 16,  1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemoranda include \"Complete Unionization Would be the Greatest Factor in Stabilization of Soft Coal Industry\" June 19, 1922, several other miscellaneous undated memoranda for Lewis, plus one on the Earnings of Bituminous Mine Workers for a \"Baltimore Sun\" Article, March 17, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePress Releases include: Capital Investment and Profit of Bituminous Coal Mine Operators, June 1, 1922; Letter From Ellis Searles to Secretary Hoover, February 8, 1922; Letter Submitting Explanatory and Statistical Material Supporting the Preliminary Report of the Commission on Investment and Profit in Soft Coal Mining, July 6, 1922; and Press Release: Russell Sage Foundation Report on \"The Coal Miners' Insecurity\" April 16, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMorrow's statements were made before the Committee on Labor, April 25, 1922 and before the Interstate Commerce Commission in the Hearing on Railroad Rates, Fares, and Charges, January 19, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Memoranda and Opening Statement on behalf of Anthracite Mine Workers and Research Material and Data.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatements concern the Request of Anthracite Operators for a Modification of the Wage Scale, before the Anthracite Board of Reference, George Rublee and Frank Morrison, Typescript and Print copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe reply concerns the request of Operators for modification of the Wage Scale, and was by John L. Lewis, etc. on behalf of the United Mine Workers, before the Anthracite Board of Reference, George Rublee and Frank Morrison, Proofs and Print copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Anthracite Freight Rate Case files may be part of the previous group but were placed in a separate divider created by the office of Lauck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatistics include four categories: General; Anthracite Coal Carrying Railroads, Typed Originals and Carbons; Financial Performance of Coal Companies (clippings and other statistics),Earnings, and Profit; and Salaries of Operator officials, exceeding $10,000 per year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote: an assigned car is a rail car specifically designated for the use of a particular shipper, or, in the case of private cars, for the use of a particular railroad for a specific customer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLauck also referred to this as the Mahon Case, after President William D. Mahon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFile includes the Opinion of the Majority of the Arbitration Board, Dissenting Opinion, and a Report on a Proposed Pension Plan\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include: \"Discipline and Education of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and Standardization of Wages\"; \"Progress Made in Electrification of Railroads and Economics Effected Thereby\"; \"The Railway Dollar, What Became of it in 1913\"; \"Revenue Gains by Representative Western Railroads Available to Compensate Locomotive Engineers and Firemen For Increased Work and Productive Efficiency, 1890-1913\"; The Rise and Fall of Mechanical Stokers\"; \"Miscellaneous Statements in Rebuttal to Exhibits Presented by the Railroads\"; \"Opposition of Railroads to Enactment of Federal Hours of Service Law and Efforts of Federal Government to Enforce Same.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAll the years but 1933-1935 have an index in the front of the folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese \"diaries\" were used to keep a record of Lauck's activities on behalf of a number of organizations, arranged by date.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFile includes Lauck's Civil Service record (1945) and National War Labor Board service (1918).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe 1911 blueprint \"General Plan\" of the property was prepared by Thomas Meehan and Sons, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Landscape Architects, for Francis T.A. Junkin, Lexington, Virginia. The \"Map of Mulberry Hill, Lexington, Virginia,\" 1926, with surrounding properties, was done by R.E. Witt, Certified Land Surveyor.For a typed description of the property by R.E. Witt and a note by W. Jett Lauck, see Box 224 Folder 4.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Bureau of Applied Economics, Inc. was a \"private, independent, scientific organization, established in 1914 for the purpose of doing research and analytical work in the field of industrial, commercial, banking and general economic activities\" according to one of its brochures. It was located in Washington, D.C. \"where the governmental departments, commissions and other organzations with their specialists, archives and unrivaled library facilites render such research more effective and productive than any other city in America\" according to a page from an unknown directory. Hugh S. Hanna was the Director and W. Jett Lauck was listed as both the Chairman of the Advisory Board and the specialist for money and banking.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOne of the chief functions of the Bureau of Applied Econonics was to create publications about importand current issues in the field of labor conditions and industrial relations. These were intended to be brief (50-75 pages) but authoritative and written by a specialist in the subject so that anyone interested in the subject could have access to the gist of all the information in one place and for a low cost. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFile includes Monthly Statements, Proofs of Notices, Subscribers and Sales.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFile includes Correspondence, Papers, and Table of Contents.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLauck taught a course on the History of the Labor Movement at the American University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Notes chiefly include Political Science, Sociology, Labor vs Capital, Economics, Constitutional Law, American Government, and Agriculture.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese College Notes are chiefly concerned with the Reciprocity Concept and the Chicago Conference with sections on Cuba and Hawaii; Distribution; Receiverships; Sociology and Tariffs; and Printed Material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMuch of this material is fragmentary or incomplete and it possibly has some material of W. Jett Lauck mixed in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese photographs include the \"Funeral Procession of Stephen Horvath, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, August 14, 1909. Photographs are mostly unidentified and some do not include W. Jett Lauck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese photographs are mostly unidentified and undated but does includes William Harmon Black and Major Miller Taylor. and his wife.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file consists of seven oversize photographs, including a Staff Conference; the Immigration Commission, Washington D.C. (1907); three photographs of Lauck with the same two  unidentified men; W.D. Mahon; A.A. Mitten; Earl E. Houck; an unidentified man; and an unidentified hearing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder includes four oversize photographs  of Public Code Hearings on Bituminous Coal Industry, 1933 August 9; Cigar Manufacturing Industry AAA Code Hearing, 1933 November 22;  Structural Steel and  Iron Fabricating Industry N.R.A. Hearing, 1933 October 30; and Anthracite Coal Industry, NRA Code Hearing, William H. Davis Deputy Administrator, Washington, D.C., 1933 November 17\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include Agriculture and Farms, Airlines and Aviation, Argentina, Atlantic Charter—Poland*, Atomic Energy and Weapons (see also, J—Japan), Australia, and the Automobile Industry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include Bank Fraud, Banking and Bankers, Baruch Report, Big Three, Bretton Woods Agreement—International Monetary Fund, British Elections 1945, British Labor Party, British Labor Reports and the Second World War and Budget.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include Cartels, Chamber of Commerce, Canada, Capital/Capitalism, Charter [U.N.] (see also, S—San Francisco Conference), Chemical Warfare, Cherry Blossoms—Washington D.C., China, The Church (see also, Religion and Faith), Churchill, Winston (see also, People), Comintern, Communist Party, Congress, Cost of Living, and Cuba.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also, Strikes, U—United Mine Workers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include Debt, Defense, Deflation, Democracy, Democratic Party, The Depression, Diplomacy, Disease, Driving [Winter], and Dumbarton Oaks Conference.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include Economic Bill of Rights, Economic Development [Committee], Economic Policy (see also, B—Bretton Woods Agreement, Post-War Reconstruction), Economic Rights, Economy of War, Employment (see also, U—Unemployment), Electric Workers, Electricity, and Excess Capacity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include Farms, Fear, Flooding, Food [Costs] [Rations] [Shortages], Food as Weapon, Foreign Policy, Freedoms, France, Franco, and Full Employment America.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include General Motors [Strike] (see also, Strikes), Germany, G.I. Bill, Gold Standard, Government in Business, Grain Marketing, Great Britain, Growth of Democracy, Hapsburgs, and Hatch-Burton-Ball Bill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include Industrial Divide, Industry, Inflation/Deflation, and Israel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJapan [and the Atomic Bomb], Jefferson [And the Declaration of Independence], The Jewish People [in Nazi Germany], Jobs as a Property Right, and Kipling, Rudyard (see also, People).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include Labor [and War], Latin America, League of Nations (see also, World Government), Legal Aid Societies, Lend-Lease, Liberalism, and the Lima Conference, Liquor Problem, and Living Wage.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include Magna Carta, Massachusetts Academy, Meat Industry (see also, Strikes), Middle Class, Monetary Reform, Morale [Poor], and Moving Pictures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include National Association of Manufacturers, National Income, National Interest, \"New Era\" 31*, New York State Industrial Survey Commission 28*, New York Transit Strike, Office of Price Administration, and Oil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include Pacifists, Packing Houses, Thomas Paine,  Palestine, Pan-American Union, Patents, Peace, Pennsylvania Labor Act, Philanthropy, Poland, Political Minorities, Population [United States] 1940, Power, The Press, Price Controls, Prisoners of War, Production, Profit-Sharing, Profiteering, Public Service, and Pump-Priming the Economy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor more clippings on people see also: C—Churchill, K—Kipling, P—Paine, R—Roosevelt, Rural Electrification Administration [Harry Slattery], S—Stalin, and T—Truman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFile contains topics such as: Post-War Deflation, Post-War Europe, and United States Labor, Industry, and the Economy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include: Race and Racial Strife, Radar, Railways and Railroads, Reciprocity – British Agreement, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Reconversion [and Wages] (see also, Post-War Reconstruction), Re-employment (see also, Post-War Reconstruction), Republican Party, Republican Record, Right Wing Reaction, Roosevelt, Rural Electrification Administration [Harry Slattery], Russians who Fought for Germany in World War II.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include: San Francisco Conference (see also, United Nations), Savings, Sherman Act, Social Security, Socialism, Socialized Medicine, South America, The South [and Politics], The South [and Poll Tax Ban], Southern Revolt, Soviet Union/Russia, Spain, St. Lawrence Seaway, Stalin, Subsidy, Sugar, Supreme Court, Packing the Supreme Court, and Syria.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also, Coal, G-H—General Motors [Strike], M—Meat Industry, N-O—New York Transit Strike, Steel, and U—United Mine Workers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include: Tariff Bill, Taxes, Textiles, Third Political Party, Totalitarian States, Troops, Truman [Report], Trusteeships; Unemployment, (see also, E—Employment), Unions, United Kingdom [Britain], United Mine Workers (see also, Coal), Unity, National\nVirginia, and Virginia Budget Efficiency.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also S—San Francisco Conference and World Government.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include: Wage Central, Wages, Wagner Health Bill, Wall Street, War, War Aims, War and Capital, War Contracts Settlement, War Cost, War Crimes, War Labor Board, War Production Board, Work Week, World Bank, and World War II [Battles].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file includes agendas, correspondence, reports, membership, and the tentative program.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include: American Mining Congress Declaration of Policy, \tdisagreements over the NRA code, gasoline and coal, new processes, and the right to strike.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file includes an \"Investigation of Paint Creek Coal Fields of West Virginia,\" \"The Truth about Coal River Collieries,\" \"West Virginia Coal Fields\" (Senator Kenyon), Colorado Coal Fields, and a List of West Virginia Coal Fields.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Houde Engineering Company Memorandum submitted to the National Labor Relations Board, the Hunt Memorandum outlining the Study of Competing Fuels, Lauck's review of \"The Coal Industry\" by Glen L. Parker, the Keller Bill for the Mississippi Valley on the Relative Importance of Fuels, \"Oil-Coal Mixtures as Industrial Fuel\" by J.E. Hedrick, and the Coal Cost of Producing Electricity, by J. Leonard Matt in the \"New York Herald Tribune.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Railroads Financial History material was used in preparation of exhibits for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Case and updated for use in later cases involving railroads.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese news clippings include: British railway strike, credit, Thomas Dew Cuyler article on 1922 strike, Henry Ford's railroad, Gould System, Inadequacies of Railroad Management, Mergers, Nickle Plate Deal, Receiverships and Foreclosure Sales During 1920, and Railroad Retirement Act of 1937.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublications include: Decisions, Dockets, Announcements, Lawsuits, Orders, and Reports.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLauck was on staff as an economist and one of the stockholders for this enterprise. Some stationery has the name \"The Gallatin Institute of Applied Economics\" in the header.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include Memoranda from I.A. Rice to W. Jett Lauck, Recommendations, and Rent Law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a bill on the guaranty of bank deposits legislation and the Glass-Steagall Act (printed).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBanking files include Credit Facilities of the Country, Federal Reserve Board Legal Opinion on Bank Centralization (printed), News clippings, Reform, and the United Labor Bank and Trust Company Dissolution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes files on British wage controversy and the coal industry during World War II, coal industry problems, and the British Coal Mines Act.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCigar Manufacturing Code of Fair Competition files include Amendments proposed by Abraham Goldbloom and Jett Lauck, including Revisions made by Conference on October 20, 1933; Briefs and Statements (1933); Codes (1933-1934); and Profits and Statistical Data (circa 1929-1933).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include: Table of Contents, Agents of Concentration and Railroads; Cotton Mills (director); Public Utilities (directors); Concentration of control of Financial and Industrial Resources; Public Utilities (securities), Public Utilities (affiliations), and Public Utilities (summary and tables).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include: Summary of Banker Control in American Industry; Concentration of Financial Control of Industry; Concentration of Control of the Iron Ore Mining Industry; Report on Public Utilities; Concentration and Control of Money and Credit; Industrials (directors), Agents of Concentration, Coal (statistics), Iron and Steel Report (summary), Industrials (report), Railroads (statistics), Cotton Industry, Coal and Iron Mining; and Concentration of Control of Various Industries (iron, coal, water).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese files include the Bill by Colonel W.G. Williams (1946); an Inquiry by the Federal Power Commission Control (June 27, 1945); and the Memoranda of Colonel W.G. Williams, 1945-1946).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese files include: Miscellaneous, including charts - W. G. Williams (1945-1946); Gas and Oil Pipelines, including a proposed letter from Admiral Stuart to President John L. Lewis (October 16, 1944); and the United States Department of the Interior report of Investigations (July 1945).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConstitutional Amendment files include: Action by Organizations (1936-1937); Articles and News clippings (1935-1939); Bills, including those proposed by Benson, Costigan, Ford, Gray, Maas, and Marcantonio (1935-1937); Challenges to the Authority of the Supreme Court to Declare Legislative Acts Unconstitutional, Notes and Memoranda by W. Jett Lauck, Donald R. Richberg, Merle D. Vincent and Henry [Warrum] (1935-1936); and Correspondence and Memoranda about the New York and Washington, D.C. Meetings (1936).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConstitutional Amendment files include: Detroit Conference (1937); History and Comments (1936?); National Committee and Reports from Henry T. Hunt (1936); National Conference about (1936-1937); Recommendations and Suggestions made by President Roosevelt for a Bill to \"Pack the Supreme Court\" (1937); and Speeches by David J. Lewis and Daniel C. Roper (1935).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterial includes the labor and production costs of cotton, silk and wool goods before and after World War I.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include a Memorandum on Major Berry and Conference Plans (1935 November, undated); News (1936-1937); Press Releases (1936-1937); and Summaries and Reports (1936 June-July).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemoranda topics include the Austrian state railways, the book \"Railroad Melons, Rates, and Wages\"; the suggestions of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Vice-President Tatnall for railroad improvements; the Cincinnati Southern Railway; and Cooperatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese include speeches and statements of Governor Earle, Chief Justice Hughes, British House of Commons, Secretary of State Hull, Secretary Ickes, Robert H. Jackson, Governor Frank Murphy, Senator Norris, Secretary Frances Perkins, Burton K. Wheeler, and Wendell L. Wilkie.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis opinion was given by the General Counsel of the Federal Reserve Board.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese files include the first through third versions introduced in the 72nd Congress in 1932, S. 3215, S. 4115, and S. 4412.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese House bills include: H.R. 7250 (a bill creating national mortgage banks); H.R. 7620 (a bill to create Federal Home Loan Banks); H.R. 11340 (a bill to require national banking associations to furnish bonds to protect depositors against loss of deposits); H.R. 11422 (a bill to regulate the value of money, and for other purposes); and H.R. 12280 (an act to create Federal Home Loan Banks).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an article by Lauck, \"America's New Immigrants\" and reviews of his book with Jeremiah Jenks, \"The Immigration Problem. A Study of American Immigration Conditions and Needs.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a Memorandum from Lucius E. Wilson and Research concerning the cotton industry (1890-1912), economic consumption, 1890-1914,  prepared by Frances P. Valiant, centers of population (1914), prices (1914), tendencies in real wages (1900-1913), and wages and prices  (1912-1914)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe topics include: Agriculture; Anti-Strike Bill; Book Reviews; Bituminous Coal; Child Labor Law; Civil Service Employment, Reclassification and Retirement; Federal Employment; Federal Coal Commission; and Foreign Industry and Labor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe topics Include: Health; Housing; Immigration; Industrial Accidents; Labor Mobility; Milk Bill; National Industrial Conference; New Jersey Chamber of Commerce; Public Health Service; Punitive Overtime; Racial Question, Commission on (\"Negro Wage Earners\"); Seaman's Act Revision in Merchant Marine Bill; Soldiers' Adjusted Compensation Legislation; Steamship Business Training; and United States Steel Corporation Pension Fund.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo of these files focus on Employee Representation - Efficiency through Cooperation, and include \"A Report on Workers' Participation in Management\" with an appendix, by W. J. Lauck, March 1921.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompanies include: Bethlehem Steel Company, Endicott Johnson and Company, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, International Harvester Company, Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, and General.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: Distribution of Output of Industry; Foreign Trade; General; Labor; Mass Production and Distribution; Production and Stock Market; and Prosperity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLabor topics in these files include: Labor and Churches (1922-1937); Labor and Industrial Policy during World War I, Memoranda on (1917-1918); Labor Gazette Program (undated); General material (1914-1920); Labor in Great Britain (1918-1937); Labor Injunctions (1927-1932); Labor Insurance (1928); Labor Legislation and Politics (1928); Labor Organizations (1910-1929); Labor Policies (1928); and Labor Problems (1919).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional Unemployment topics include: Joint Committee on Unemployment; Press; Social Effects of Unemployment, Statistics; and the Wagner Bills.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInterstate Commerce Commission files include: Decision on Freight Rates in Anthracite Case; Five Per Cent Case; Hearing on Rates on Grain, etc.; Operating and Wage Statistics; and Petition concerning the \"Inefficiency of Railroad Employees.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional Interstate Commerce Commission files include: Rules on Locomotive Inspection; Rules of Practice; Rules governing Classification of Steam Railway Employees; and Seasonal Variation of Railway Operating Income.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional files include: Labor Conditions, including mining accidents; Manufacturers; and Monthly Production of Pig Iron in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJourneymen Stone Cutters of America files include: Affidavits and Letters on Indiana Situation; Agreements; Amalgamation (Knoxville Wage Scale); Arts and Crafts Industry - Mr. M. W. Mitchell; Bloomington and Bedford Names and Local Vote; Cast Stone Industry Code; Limestone Code; Limestone Code Statement for Hearings and Suggested Complaint to the National Labor Board; the Marble Manufacturing Code, President Mitchell; Press Releases and Miscellaneous; the Sandstone Code and Statement by M.W. Mitchell, President of the Journeymen Stone Cutters' Association of North America.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional Labor Costs files include: Bituminous Mine Workers; Book Paper Industry; Canned Salmon; Canned Vegetable Industry; Coal; Construction; Copper Production and Sale; Cotton Industry; Cotton, Silk, and Wood Goods Production Before and After World War I; and Fertilizer Industry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional Labor Costs files include: Hide and Tanning Industries; Leather and Shoe Industries; Pig Iron; Railroads, including Eastern, Operating, Southern, and Western; Relation to Prices; Shoe Industry; Steel Production in the United States; Sugar Profiteering; Summary; Various Industries; and Women's Muslin Underwear Industry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Living Wage subtopics include: The Case for a Living Wage; Cost; Cost of Rearing Children; Department of Labor; Effects; Fair Labor Standards Act (Bills, Interpretations, Regulations, etc.); Farmers; and General Press (1 of 2 folders).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLiving Wage subtopics include: General Press (2 of 2 folders); Harmful Effects of Low Wages; Lauck Statements; Miscellaneous; National War Labor Board; Practicability (2 folders); Request for a Ruling from the United States Railroad Labor Board on the Living Wage;  \"Sanction for a Living Wage\"? Quotation Verification Work for Lauck's book with that title; Statement of the National War Labor Conference; and an Undated Essay on \"The Just and Reasonable Wage.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese documents include the Charter, Constitution, General Plans of Work, Explanation and Comment, Outline of Organization and Scope of Work at the Outset, By-Laws, Suggestions and Notes on Separate Trust Fund, and an article \"Employee Ownership\" by Thomas E. Mitten.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMitten Management topics include: Labor Cooperation in Australia; Organized Labor in New Orleans; Personal News clippings; Press; and Strikes in Philadelphia and Buffalo.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLiterature includes the New York Advertising Club Plan, Memoranda and Principles, etc., which also includes articles by Fred Brenckman and Isador Teitelbaum.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems include the Conscription of Property Senate Bill 1579 and Consumer Division of Defense, Labor, and Steel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese files include a report of the Iron Ore Committee, a copy of the \"National Natural Resources Act,\" and the Report of the Planning Committee for Mineral Policy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese bills include the Bill for Stabilization and Conservation of Natural Gas and Petroleum and the Cole Bill (H.R. 7372) Petroleum Conservation Act.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include General; a Brief; Mr. McGinn's Statement; General Producers Company, Mr. Taylor and John L. Lewis; and Sinclair Company - Maintenance of Retail Prices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApparently Lauck used his work with the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company as a basis for his book, \"Political and Industrial Democracy, 1776-1926.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes files on the following companies: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Bank of Italy; Boston Consolidated Gas Company; Chicago Surface Lines; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Plan; Columbia Conserve Company; Comparison of Fundamentals; Comparative Plans; Dennison Manufacturing Company; Dutchess Bleachery; Employee Representation and the Union (PRT); Employee Stock Ownership (PRT); Endicott-Johnson Company (PRT); Filene; Ford Motor Company; International Harvester Company; Investment Bankers and Cooperative Plans; Louisville Railway Company; Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen; and Milwaukee Electric Power and Light Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes files on the following companies: \tNash Tailoring Company; New Cooperative Plan; Packard Piano Company; Pennsylvania Railroad; Peoples Gaslight and Coke Company; Philadelphia Convention; Printz-Biederman Company; Southern Railway; Standard Oil Company; Summary with 1939 clipping; and Union Recognition Case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes news clippings about the Electric Bond and Share Company, Power Authority of New York and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a speech by Frank P. Walsh before the  Public Ownership League of America and a Research Bulletin on the Potomac Electric Power Company of Washington.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese files include ones for Analysis, Bradstreet's, Dun's, General, and Government Control of Prices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProfiteering files include those on: Address of the President; Agricultural Supplies; Articles by W. Jett Lauck and others (2 folders); Banks; Memorandum to Judge W.H. Black; Building Material; Coal; and Copper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProfiteering files include: Corporate Earnings and Government Revenues (3 folders); and Corporations, Profits of (3 folders).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProfiteering files include: Industries, various, (3 folders); Manly, Basil M. - Survey of American Industrial Conditions; Meat Packing; Metal Trades; Miscellaneous Industries; 1921; Petroleum; Post War Profits; and Press Statements (2 folders).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProfiteering files include: Railroads During and After the War (American); Railroad Equipment; Shoes and Clothing; Speeches in Congress; Steel;  Sugar; Summary; and War Contracts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes the following filers: the Chicago Memorandum; Pending Work file; press release about the need for co-ordination of transportation facilities; press or news clippings; and railroad employee insurance.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include a draft of a letter to President Roosevelt and a memorandum on Russia from Lauck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRussia or Soviet Union files include: \"The Red Trade Menace\"; Research by Dunlap; Social and Economic Conditions, chiefly clippings, including concessions, the cotton case, credit, political and propaganda (2 folders); and Trade Mission.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: \"The Agricultural Situation in the United States\"; \"Labor Banking Movement in the United States, Analysis of\"; \"Membership of Labor Unions\"; and \"Report of the Negro in Industry\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: Proposal for Cotton Purchase from the United States (3 folders); \"Recent Shifts in Industry\"; \"Report of the Railroad Situation in the U.S.\"; Research – Miscellaneous; and Tariffs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: Anderson, Paul E. – Reports and Memoranda; Ballantine's Report [on Transportation by Waterway as Related to Competition with the Rail Carriers in the United States]; Commodity Studies, including livestock, potash, green coffee, grains, and rubber; Correspondence; and Department of Commerce Outline.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: Digest of Hearings and Reports; Electric Generation Capacity, U.S.A.; Extent of Railway Operations; News clippings, including article from \"The New Republic\"; Notes and Outline; and Panama Canal Traffic effect upon Railroad Rates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis file includes a Railway Labor Executives' Policy statement, statement of the Baltimore Association of Commerce, and a paper about the  \"Effect of the Proposed Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Deep Waterway on the Coal Industry.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe file includes articles by Lester Velie (\"Lean Years for the Rails\"), Harold D. Kootz (\"The Railroad Crisis\"), and one about new types of equipment; a speech by Harry S. Truman on railroad financing; a memorandum about railroads serving the Great Lakes ports; and a memorandum to Robertson about the position of Western railroad presidents concerning the waterway prior to 1933-1934.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports include: \"Analysis of its effects upon railroad and coalmining industries\" by W. Jett Lauck; \"Coordination of Transportation Agencies\" [by W. Jett Lauck?]; Report of Railroad Coordinator's Freight Traffic Report, including freight rate increases and petroleum pipeline rates; and Report of the Railroad System, Beneficial Effects of project upon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles for this committee include: General (2 folders); Papers submitted by J.W. Garrow and White; the Report, both Typescript and Printed (2 folders); Uniform Manufacturers Association Statement; United States Chamber of Commerce Presentation; and Vouchers and Expenses submitted by W. Jett Lauck.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include Awards, Decisions, and Authorizations (printed) and Exhibits prepared for the Board by Lauck and associates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSocialism files include; \"What it is and what it is not\" and History in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: \"Compilation of the Social Security Laws\"; Correspondence with Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong (Chief of Staff for Social Security Planning of the Committee on Economic Security; Correspondence with Pauling C. Gilbert; Directory of State Employment Security Officials; and Draft Bills for State Unemployment Compensation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: H.R. 4142 (Lewis Bill); H.R. 7260 (Social Security Act); Information Primer on the Committee on Economic Security; Inventory of Job Seekers Registered at Public Employment Offices; and League of Nations Staff Pension Fund.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: Major Migratory Routes in the United States; Memoranda to Mr. Kennedy; National Women's Trade Union December Bulletin; Newspapers; and \"Old Age Insurance.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: Pamphlets and Print Materials; Preliminary Report on Occupations of Job-Seekers in 43 States; \"The Problem of Insecurity\" (Committee on Economic Security); Radio Address of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor; and Recommendations of the Social Security Board Federal Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: \"Social Security Act and War Manpower Commission\" and Social Security Board Federal Advisory Council Binder of Documents (2 folders).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: Social Security Board Federal Advisory Council Meeting (June 1940); Social Security Board Federal Advisory Council Meeting (October 1942); \"Social Security in Defense and After\"; Statements on the Wagner-Lewis Economic Security Bill; Thrift and Security Foundation, Inc.; \"Two Special Reports on Social Legislation\" (Business Advisory Council); United Mine Workers of America Proposed Retirement Plan; and Vocational Training Program for National Defense.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include: Mineral production, \"A Working Economic Plan for the South,\" Washington and Lee as a Southern institution, and the Southern Commercial Congress (all printed).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFile includes memoranda to John L. Lewis and suggestions by Katharine Pollak, federal regulation and steel codes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include a file on Arbitrations, including Portland, Maine; Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway; Boston Elevated Railway Company; and Cumberland County Power and Light Company. Other railway topics include: District of Columbia; \"Low Fares\" article by Louis B. Wehle; the Mahon Case; and a Report by Delos F. Wilcox.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: \"The Bridgemen's Magazine,\" Vol. XXXIII, Nos. 11 and 12; Conferences; H.R. 7596 (To License and Regulate Inter-State Coal Corporations); H.R. 12285 (Ellenbogen's Bill); H.R. 12499 (Wood's Steel Bill); Lauck Notes and Memoranda; and Lists of Materials Prepared in Connection with Iron Workers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: P.J. Morrin Exhibits I (a), II, and III-VIII; P.J. Morrin's Report as Labor Advisor to Chairman of the Labor Advisory Board and his Statement Before the National Recovery Administration; Possible Projects – Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California and United States Courthouse, New York City; Statement of William P. McGinn to Deputy Administrator; and \"Summary and Objectives of Proposal for New National Recovery Act Legislation.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: the Fair Tariff League; Press, including the French situation; and Wood Pulp, Woolens and Worsteds (2 folders).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTaxation files include: \"Conclusions and Constructive Suggestions as to Tax Revision\" by David B. Robertson; News clippings, Printed Material and Press Releases (2 folders); and Notes and Drafts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include: copies of clippings at back of folder; Charts used by Isador Lubin in his Testimony; and Notes by W. Jett Lauck and associates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include: \"Dynamics of Transport\"; \"How Transport has Shaped the Pattern of National Development\"; \"Objectives of Public Policy\"; \"Problems of Interest Groups\"; \"Problems of National Defense\"; Problems of Rate Levels and Rate Relationships\"; \"Problems of Regulatory Policy\"; \"Problems of Transportation Policy – Review of Basic Issues and Alternative Solutions\"; \"Problems of Transport Coordination\"; \"What Lies Ahead in Transportation\"; and \"What the Transportation System Looks Like Today.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFiles include information about the 1922, 1934, 1940 (2 folders), and 1946 Conventions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWage files include: American Federation of Labor; Articles, Bibliography on Wage Cutting and on a Saving Wage; Disease; Earnings in Ohio; \"A Fair and Reasonable Wage\"; and Minimum Wage (2 folders).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWage files include: Productive Efficiency Theory; Productivity; Railroad; Rates; Real Wages; Regulation; Report on \"Wages and Hours of Labour in Canada\" and Report of Australian Royal Commission; Standard of Living; Various Industries (2 folders); Wage Adjustments; White Collar Workers; Women; and Works Project Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include: the wartime control of labor (France), War Labor Conference Report (February 25, 1918), \"Labor Policies and the War, War Profits Bill, war and labor, and war tax law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials include: a pamphlet \"Negro Women in Industry in 15 States,\" and other printed material from the Department of Labor and the Women's Bureau.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTitles include: \"American Institute for Economic Research Monthly Bulletin\" (1944) and \"Automotive War Production\" (1945).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTitles include: \"Babson's Washington Reports\" (1938-1939); \"Bank of the Manhattan Company of New York (1946); and \"The Bulletin\" from the International Typographical Union (1945-1946).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTitles include: \"California Safety News\" (1919); \"Common Sense\" (1944); and \"Congressional Daily\" (1941, 1944-1946).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTitles include: \"Economic Notes\" (1939); and \"The Economic Outlook\" (1940, 1944).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTitles include: \"Foreign Commerce Weekly\" (1941) and \"Foreign Policy Bulletin\" (1943, 1946).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTitles include: \"Human Events\" (1947); \"International Post-War Service Statistical Bureau\" (1943); and \"International Statistical Bureau Foreign Letter\" (1943-1944).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTitles include: \"National Bureau of Economic Research\" (1933-1934); \"The National Grange\" (1932); \"People's Lobby Bulletin\" (1945); \"Private Newsletter\" (1934); and \"Propaganda Analysis\" (1939).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTitles include: \"Report of the Mexico City Bureau\" (1940); and \"The Southern Patriot\" (1945-1946).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTitles include: \"United Business Service\" (1941); United Construction Workers News (1946); \"Washington Review\" from Chamber of Commerce, U.S. (1940, 1943); and \"The Yardstick Catholic Tests of a New Social Order\" (1941-1942, 1944).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes booklets on \"Diplomatic List\" (1925); National Policy Committee booklet, \"Implications to the United States of a German Victory\" (1940); \"The Storm Washington D.C. January 27-28, 1922; \"The Story of the Globe\" (undated); andClifford Thorne (undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: National Association Real Estate Boards (1924); National Monetary Association (1923, undated); \"National Transportation Institute Freight Rates and Prices, 1867-1923\" (1923); New Jersey Teacher Retirement and Pensions (1919); and New School for Social Research (1920).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Railroads (1944); Remedial Loan Societies (1928); and Remington Rand Inc. (1935).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Schools (1928-1929); Sperry Corporation (1936); Standard Oil Company (1922); and Standard Statistics Company (1925).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Virginia State Chamber of Commerce (1924-1930); and \"A Brief History of Taxation in Virginia,\" by Edgar Sydenstricker (1915).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Senator George D. Aiken (1941), Thurman Arnold on \"Labor Against Itself\" and Antitrust Law Enforcement (circa 1941, undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Samuel Brodbelt with a letter to Lauck, February 1, 1940.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Charles H. Chase on Trade Credit Banking (1934); John Corbin on National Planning (1932).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Maurice R. Davie, \"What Shall We Do About Immigration? (1946); Eleanor Davis \"The Future of Personnel Administration in the US\" typescript (undated); Edward T. Devine, \"American Labor's Improved Status Since 1914\" (1928); and Wallace B. Donham, \"National Ideal and Internationalist Idols\" (1933).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Marriner S. Eccles (1939); Irving Fisher \"The Debt - Deflation Theory of Great Depressions\" (1933); and Harry Emerson Fosdick sermon \"A Christian Conscience about War\" (1925).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Walter Graves, Jr., an open letter concerning Hitler and the British Isles (1941); Senator Pat Harrison (1925); W.P. Harvey, articles on living wage, and capital and labor (undated); Leon Henderson on Use of Small Loans for Medical Expenses (1930), and Alice Hosteler article on Producer-Consumer Relations (undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Benjamin A. Javits, (1933-1934); Jefferson Institute, including an address by Daniel C. Roper (1934); George L. Knapp on Senator Edward P. Costigan of Colorado (undated); and Dr. Julius Klein, \"The Business Trend Since 1921\" (1927).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: J.C. Laughlin, \"Demand and Prices,\" August 1932; William M. Leiserson, \"Labor Past as Key to Labor Future,\" February 10, 1944; Max Lerner, \"Revolution in Ideas,\" 1939; Alexander Levene, \"Modification of the Antitrust Laws and Purchasing Power\" (1932); and John L. Lewis \"Problems of Organized Labor\" (1936).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes samples of his articles with a biographical summary up to 1933.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: William G. McAdoo, about William Jennings Bryan (1925); Leifer Magnusson, about the International Labor Organization and the American Federation of Labor (undated); Maury Maverick on \"How Solid is the South?\"(1943); Claudius T. Murchison, \"A Great Deal, Some of It New\" (1934); Reinhold Niebuhr, \"Jerome Frank's Way Out\" (undated); Edwin G. Nourse, \"The Nature and Future of Private Enterprise\" (1941); Frances Perkins, speech press release, 1936; Gifford Pinchot, \"Wages, Margins and Anthracite Prices\" and \"Business and Government in the Economic Crisis,\" (1923-1931).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Jackson H. Ralston \"Superficiality of International Law,\" 1922; Donald R. Richberg and his Labor Plan (1944); John D. Rockefeller, Jr., \"Considerations Concerning Labor Standards,\" 1922; Daniel C. Roper, \"Regimentation and Recovery\" and \"Trade and Commerce in Perspective,\"1934; and Dr. John A. Ryan, \"Organized Labor Today\" (1926).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Alexander Sachs on Problems of National Recovery (1937); David J. Saposs, \"Current Anti-Labor Activities\" (1938 April 11); Louis G. Silverberg \"Law and Order: Social Menace\" (1938); Upton Sinclair, \"An open Letter to the President\" (undated); Isidor Teitilbaum (undated); and Lawrence Todd (August 1933).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes: Henry A. Wallace, speeches (1937-1942); Sidney Webb \"Four Weeks in England\" (1919); Carl I. Wheat, California Railroad Commission, (1927); William Allen White, \"A Yip From the Doghouse\" (1937); Honorable Roy O. Woodruff \"War Frauds\" speech, 1922; and Owen D. 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Jett Lauck collection consists of his professional, business and personal papers as an economist, statistician and government consultant on immigration, banking, railroads, coal, and unemployment problems as well as other facets of labor in the United States. Included are correspondence, scrapbooks of news clippings reflecting his activities, labor reports and studies, drafts of congressional bills, legal briefs, and other material concerning labor problems in the United States from its formative World War I years until 1949. They begin with his association with the progressive labor codes of the Taft-Walsh Labor Relations Commission and continue with the Railway Labor Act of 1926; the fight to gain recognition of labor's right to collective bargaining \"through representatives of their own choosing\" under the National Industrial Recovery Act in 1933; the incorporation of its principles in the National Labor Relations Act; and further activity in defense of this act.","Other manuscripts deal with studies of government competition with private business, the American Association for Economic Freedom, the New York Power Authority; branch, chain, and group banking, drafts of speeches, and work diary accounts of activities and meetings with prominent congressional and labor leaders on labor problems and legislation.","The largest portions of the W. Jett Lauck papers deal with cases and arbitrations, chiefly railroad and coal related, his work on various boards and commission and topical files.","His correspondence with individuals heading organizations interested in labor and industrial relations was wide-spread, just as it was with political figures, educators, and labor leaders.\n Among the public figures with whom he corresponded are Bernard Baruch, Homer S. Cummings, Clarence A. Dystra, John T. Flynn, Guy M. Gillette, Leon Henderson, Herbert Hoover, Hugh S. Johnson, Jesse Jones, William S. Knudsen, Robert M. Fa Follette, Jr., Franklin K. Lane, John L. Lewis,  H.C. Lodge, Jr., William G. McAdoo, James M. Mead, Francis P. Miller, Henry Morgenthau, Karl E. Mundt, Donald Nelson, Judge Ferdinand Pecora, Frances Perkins, Gifford Pinchot, James H. Price, Franklin D. Roosevelt, E.R. Stettinius, Jr., Robert F. Wagner, David I. Walsh, Burton K. Wheeler, and Woodrow Wilson.\nThe educators include Hardy Dillard, Edward C. Elliot, Frank Graham, J.W. Jenks, Richard R. Mead, Lewis Tyree, Harry F. Ward, H.B. Wells, and Ray Lyman Wilbur; and the labor leaders Jacob Baker, Solomon Barkin, Van A. Bittner, Sophia Carey, David Dubinsky, P.T. Fagan, John P. Frey, William Green, Sydney Hillman, Earl E. Houck, Thomas Kennedy, Donald MacMillan, and A.O. Wharton.","This series consists chiefly of correspondence but also includes typescripts of speeches by individuals, and financial and other information about organizations.","Correspondents include:  E. Abbott, Louis Adamic, Adrian Adelman, Sara M. Addison, Joseph Agor, Helen Alfred, Fred H. Allen, Irving B. Altman (editor of \"Dynamic America\"), Aluminum Workers of America, Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees, American Association for Labor Legislation, American Association for Social Security, American Council, American Council on Public Affairs, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Guernsey Cattle Club, American Institute for Economic Research, The American Legion, American Political Science Association, American Sugar Cane League, Americana Corporation concerning Lauck's article on United Mine Workers of America, Thomas R. Amlie, Dr. James W. Angell, Charles P. Anson, \"Atlantic Monthly,\" Paul H. Appleby, Leon Ardzrooni (about the death of Thorstein Veblen), Mr. O.M. Armstrong, and Robert W. Arthur.","Correspondents include: Jacob Baker, Kent Baker, Bank of the Manhattan Company, Mary Barclay, A. K. Barnes, Joseph L. Barnett, Gerald Barradas, Barron's (The National Financial Weekly), John Barth, Mrs. Everett Boughton, Mrs. Robert Bennett Bean, Grant L. Bell, William H. Bell, Harold F. Berg, Nelson N. Berry, S. D. Berry, Jacob Billikoph, Margaret G. B. Blachley, James E. Black, Honorable William Harman Black,  Amy Blankenhorn, Heber Blankenhorn, Dr. Thomas C. Blaisdell, Jr., Ellis P. Block, John A. Bohn, E.W.G. Boogher, Book-of-The-Month Club, Inc., Judge Julian F. Bouchelle, Basil Nicholas Helenagoras Bousios, Fenton Bradford, C. Daniel Bremer, Samuel Bristol, G.L. Broaddus, St. Claire Brookes, The Brookings Institution, Herbert Bruce Brougham, E. Kirk Brown, Law Offices of Brown and Brown, H. Russel Brand, Carl P. Brannin, Selig C. Brez, P.F. Brissenden, Professor Leslie Buckler, Raymond Leslie Buell, John Bullock, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Bureau of Applied Economics, The Bureau of National Affairs, Harold B. Butler, John E. Burton, J.C. Byars, Herman B. Byer, and Reverend James A. Byrnes.","Correspondents include: [Cadle], Jessie L. Campbell, R. Granville Campbell, The Capital News Company,Sophia Carey, Harry J. Carman, J.D. Carneal and Sons Inc.,  Caroline County Library Committee, M.D. Carrel, Samuel McCrea Cavert, The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Mrs. Charlotte Chrestien, The Christian Science Publishing Society, Citizens' Council for Total Defense, Brice Claggett, V.M. Clapp, Clark, Dodge and Company, Brokers, Evans Clark, Victor S. Clark, W. A. Clark, Pauline Clarke, J. William Claudy, Thompson Clayton, Dr. Rudolph A. Clemen, Walt Clyde, The Clerk of the Stafford Court House, E.J. Coil, Kenneth Colegrove, George P. Comer, Department of Commerce, Commodity Research Bureau, Inc., Common Council for American Unity, Ellen Commons, Congressional Intelligence, Inc., Consolidated Vultee American Aircraft Corporation, Dr. P. S. Constantinople, W. Dewey Cooke, Edward L. Corbett, James Corbett, John M. Corbett, Council Against Intolerance in America, Council of Young Southerners, Frederick C. Croxton, Cosmos Club, Morgan Cunningham, and Curles Neck Dairy.","Correspondents include: Oscar H. Darter, Henry David, Elmer Davis, Shelby Cullom Davis, William H. Davis, Len De Caux, Kenneth de Courcy, De Jarnette State Sanatorium, Lud Denny, United States Department of Commerce, Marshall E. Dimock (U.S. DoJ), District Unemployment Compensation Board, Edward J. Donohue, Frank P. Douglass, Law Offices of Drain and Weaver, David Dubinsky, Allan Dunlap, Arthur Dunn, Robert W. Dunn, and C. A. Dykstra.","Correspondents include: Joseph B. Eastman, Economic Policy Committee, C. Vernon Eddy, J. A. Efpokito, Gerald Egan, Electric Home and Farm Authority, and Charles T. Estes.","Correspondents include: P. T. Fagan, Reverend Richard M. Fagley, Ruth Ansell Farley, The Farmers and Merchants State Bank, The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, Federal Works Progress Administration for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, First Bancredit Corporation, First National Bank of Boston, The First National Bank of Keyser, Fjell Line of Great Lakes Transatlantic, Inc., Ralph Fleharty, R. D. Fleming, Courtney Fletcher, Duncan U. Fletcher, M. S. Flint, Frank H. Fljozdal, Fitzgerald Flourney, Hon. Edward J. Flynn, John T. Flynn, Foley, Food Research Institute of Stanford University, B.C. Forbes (Forbes Magazine), R. D. Forbes, Forbes and Myers, Foreign Policy Association, Clark Forman, Fortune, The Forum, Major B. Foster, Founders General Corporation, Mrs. M. N. Fox, Jerome Frank, Frank Brothers, Lafayette Franklin, Franklin Press, Franklin Simon Company, T. McCall Frazier, Free Lance-Star, W. R. Freeman, Paul Comly French, John P. Frey, Elisha M. Friedman, Ruth Friedson, and R. S. Fritter.","Correspondents include: Domenico Gagliardo, George B. Galloway, O. Max Gardner, Honorable Leslie C. Garnett, William Edward Garnett, Stanley Garrison, H. Dymoke Gasson, Paul W. Gates, Gayle Motor Company, Theodore Geiger, Phyliss Geisler, General Elevator Co., General Motors Corporation, Alfred Giardino, Clinton S. Golden, Clem Goodman, Henry J. Goodman \u0026 Co., C. O'Connor Goolrick, John T. Goolrick, Mary K. Gorman, Frank P. Graham, Sally Nelson Gravatt, Walter C. Graves Jr., H. A. Gray, Lanier Gray, H. B. Greybill, Myra Moore Griffith, J. Cleveland Grigsby, Sarah Groomes, Guthrie Lithograph Company, and Walter B. Guy.","Correspondents include: Ernst Haberstadt, Max Haleff, Ford P. Hall, Fred W. Hall, F. S. Hall, Edward W. Hamilton, H. E. Hamilton, Hampden-Sydney College, Hugh S. Hanna, Charles Hansel, William Hard, Harper and Brothers, Emma Harris, Owen Harris, Harvard College Library, Leon Henderson, S.J Henry, Warren F. Hickernell, R. G. Hilldrup, Otto Hillsman and Co., Mary W. Hillyer, S. H. Hines Company, David Hirsh and Son, H. C. Holdridge, Hoover War Library, Herbert Hoover, Harry L. Hopkins, Welly K. Hopkins, Dr. W. E. Hotchkiss, Curtis Hubbard, J.S. Hughes, W. A. Hull, and Thomas Lomax Hunter.","Correspondents include: Major William W. Inglis, Institute of American Meat Packers, Institute of World Economics, International Bank, International Statistical Bureau, Inc., Interstate Bankers Corporation, Investment Bankers Association of America, and Irving Trust Company.","Correspondents include: Gardner Jackson, Meyer Jacobstein, Jjell Lines, Thomas Jefferson (typescript copy of letter, June 11, 1807, concerning newspapers and histories), J. M. Johnson, Honorable Jessie Jones, Roberts W. Jones, N.Y. Journal of Commerce, and The Jury Commission.","Correspondents include: Evelyn Kane, Kappa Sigma House Association, Inc., Augustine B. Kelley, Leon H. Keyserling, Susan M. Kingsbury, Dr. George E. Kingsley, Richard Kirby, John H. Klingenfeld, and Oscar Koppel.","Correspondents include: LABOR, Ladies' Garment Workers Union, (William H. Lamar), Sophia J. Lammers, H. Lamson, Richard V. Lancaster, Thomas Larkin III, Joseph P. Lash, David Lasser, Howard Lee, Joseph N. Leinbach, Albert H. Levene, Robert E. Levine, Charles T. Libby, David E. Lilienthal, The Lincoln National Bank of Washington, Ernest K. Lindley, Geo. W. Linkins, Co., Irving Lipkowitz, Henry T. Lipman, Thomas E. Lodge, Stephen M. Loebl, Norman Lombard, W. C. Looker, Jr., Edward Lynch, and Barrow Lyons.","Topics include: American Legion Convention (1945); Committee for Industrial Organization Procedure and Policy (1935-1936); C.I.O. A.F.L. (1940); Congressman Martin and Mr. MacDougall (1939 March 3); Farmington Conference- War Time Organization Planned by the Administration (1939); Fixation of Coal Prices, Memos Relative to (1939); Fortune Magazine's Conferences or Round Tables (1939); Income Tax Returns of Lewis, J. L. (1940-1941); The Inner Circle (1942 Feb 11); Inter-American Bank (1940); Lindberg on \"Preparedness\" (1940); Missouri Pacific Bonds (1941-1942); National Defense to Post-War Planning (1942-1945); Oil and Gas on a Basis of Equality with Coal (1939); A Plan for Economic Democracy - Article written by Major Holdridge (1939); A Plan for Solving the Economic Crisis by Dr. R.H. Von Liedtke (1937-1941); \"Prohibiting\" Strikes for the Emergency Period (1940); James L. Simpson \"Plan for Maintenance of Economic Balance and Security\" (1940);  The Townsend Plan and Mr. Ivan Towanski (1942); Union Shop and Mr. Leland Olds (1941 November 14); United Mine Workers Suggested Program (1934-1935); War Against Unemployment and Poverty (1940 January 10); Threatened  Competition of Natural Gas with Coal (1944 December 5); and Big Inch Pipe Lines and the Rural Electrification Administration (1946 January 14).","Correspondents include: Bishop Francis J. McConnell, William MacDonald, Ernst D. MacDougall, Donald MacMillan, W. C. MacQuown, R. A. Magowan, Edward C. Maguire, Elizabeth M. Maher, Mason Manghum, Maxwell J. Mangold, Bank of the Manhattan Company, Basil Manly, L. C. Marshall, Thomas O. Marvin, Maryland and District of Columbia Industrial Union Council, Maryland Title and Investment Company, Lucy Randolph Mason, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, The Bank of Mathews, Inc., Honorable Maury Maverick, Herbert Mazo, Charles McCarthy, Summerfield A. McCarteney, Bishop Francis J. McConnell, Wm. P. McGinn, Edw. F. McGrady, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company-Inc., Ernest D. McIver, Dr. Archibald McLeish, Thomas P. McTigue, Honorable James M. Mead, Richard R. Mead, Royal D. Mead, D. J. Meserole, Eugene Meyer, Jr.,  Francis Pickens Miller, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Ward B. Miller, H. A. Millis, The Milwaukee Journal, Mine Official's Union of America, John J. Minor, George Minnigerode, William Mitch, Wesley C. Mitchell, R. C. L. Moncure, Jr., Monroe and Berry, C. D. Montague, Jean Montgomery, Monthly Labor Review, Robert Morey, Charles S. Morgan, H. W. Morgan, Marie Morris, J. H. Muirhead, Honorable Karl E. Mundt, and Gorham Munson.","Correspondents include: William R. Nagel, Leonard Nairn, Dr. Philip Curtin Nash, Nash Floor Service, A. Nash Tailoring Company, Natalie, Inc., The Nation, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Association of Manufacturers, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, The National Bank, National Bank of Orange, National Bank of the Republic, National Bank of Washington, National Bituminous Coal Commission, National Broadcasting Company, Inc., National Bureau of Economic Research, National Catholic Welfare Conference, National Child Labor Committee, National Citizen's Council For Defense, The National City Bank of New York, National Cold Steam Company, National Consumers' League, National Council for Prevention of War, National Defense Mediation Board, National Electric Light Association, The National Encyclopedia, National Labor Relations Board, National Lawyers Guild, National Life Insurance Company, National Planning Association, National Resources Planning Board, National Policy Committee, National Press Club, National Recovery Administration, National Resources Board, National Sharecroppers Week, National Window and Office Cleaning Company, National Women's Trade Union League of America, Nation's Business, Nation's Commerce, J. S. Naylor, Donald Nelson, New America, The New Republic, Newsweek, W. S. Newton, The New York Times, George W. Norris, Cecil C. North, The Northern Neck Mutual Fire Association of Virginia, Claudian B. Northrop, and Harold Bernard November.","Correspondents include: Charlton Ogburn, William F. Ogburn, J. G. Ohsol, Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Organization Committee of Social Union, Inc., Mary O'Shaughnessy, William Owen, and John W. Owens.","Correspondents include: Pabst Post-War Employment Awards, A. H. Packard, C. C. Packard, Florence E. Parker, The Parker Corporation, Julius H. Parmelee, Col. Samuel Pascoe, Leo Pavolsky, M. W. Paxton, Jr., Walter Phipes, George Curtis Peck, Ferdinand Pecora, William R. Pendergast, Willis Pepoon, Fred W. Perkins, Thomas W. Perry, Charles E. Persons, Samuel B. Pettengill, Julius I. Peyser, L. W. H. Peyton, David A. Pine, David W. Pipes Jr., Fort Pipes, W. G. Pitero, P.M., Justine Wise Polier, Shad Polier, Wm. T. Powers, Richard T. Pratt, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Evelyn Preston, Harry B. Price, James H. Price, Provisional Committee Toward A Democratic Peace, and Public Affairs Committee.","Correspondents include: Railway Age, Ransdell Inc., Mervyn Rathborne, Stephen Rauschenbush, Carl Raushenbush, The Readers Club, Philip M. Riefkin, Charles S. Robb, James Robb, Newell W. Roberts, D. B. Robertson, Mr. Robey, John M. Robinson, Leland Rex Robinson, Josephine Roche, Rockbridge National Bank, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Harry L. Rogers, Paul V. Rogers, William N. Rogers, Henry Romeike, Incorporated, Samuel Romer, Walter A. Romer, Leon H. Rouse (with William Green),  Rouss Library, Frances Rowe, and Harold J. Ruttenberg.","Correspondents include: Russell Sage, Lewis D. Sampson, Samuel L. Samuel, Dr. David J. Saposs, Saturday Evening Post, Marshall Schaffer, D. M. Schnapper, L. B. Schnapper, Joseph Schneider, G. Luther Schnur, James T. Shotwell, H. L. Schuh, Montgomery Schuyler, Louis J. Schwab, Henry Herman Schwartz, Ray Scott, Charles Scribner's Sons, Seaboard Air Line Railway Company, Joel Seidman, Shaw-Walker, Chester Shepard, Chester Sheppard, R. T. Shields, Silcox Memorial Fund, Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, Sidney Simon, Richard C. Simonson, John F. Sinclair, Anthony Wayne Smith, C. Archer Smith, Edwin S. Smith, Nelson Lee Smith, S. Granville Smith, Vernon D. Smith, Bernard A. Smyth, H. M. Snead, Jr., Social Union, Inc., The Society for the Advancement of Management, Inc., John E. W. Sohl, L. W. Sorrell, Southern Conference for Human Welfare, Southern Maryland Trust Company, Mr. Sovey, Alexander Spencer, Sphere, R. B. Spindle, George L. Sprague, Saint Albans, Margaret S. Stables, William H. Stafford, Stafford County, Standard Oil Company, Stanford University Library, Louis Stark, State Loan Company, State Teachers College, Henry M. Stephenson, STEEL, Steel Workers Organizing Committee, A. A. Steele, Jean Stephenson, Jos. G. Stephenson, Boris Stern, Harold Stern, E. R. Stettinius, W. M. Steuart, Harry H. Stockfeld, W. L. Stoddard, Benjamin Stolberg, Irving Stone, N. L. Stone, William T. Stone, Chas. G. Stott and Co., Inc., Paul A. Strachan, David Strain, Ralph Strathmore, Nathan Straus, John Studebaker, Ralph G. Sucher, Arthur E. Suffern, Superintendent of Documents (Government Printing Office), Elmer Swack, Paul E. Switzer, Alois P. Swoboda, and Mr. Sydenstricker.","Correspondents include: Ivan Tarnowsky, Tax Policy League, Ordway Tead, Tennessee Valley Authority (Representative Noble J. Gregory), Percy Tetlow, Dorothy Thompson, TIME MAGAZINE, Daniel J. Tobin, John H. Tolan, The Travelers Insurance Company, Beverly Tucker, Henry Saint George Tucker, Earl R. Turner, and The Twentieth Century Fund.","Correspondents include: Alfred P. Wagner, Gordon Wagner, Robert F. Wagner, Thomas C. G. Wagner, J. Forest Walker, Allan E. Walker and Company, George A. Wallace, J. Raymond Walsh, August G. Walters, James N. Walton, James P. Warburg, Dr. Harry E. Ward, R. D. Ward, Ward and Paul, Caroline F. Ware, A.L. Warthen, Charles Washington, Washington and Lee University, \"Washington Post,\" James R. Wason, Elton Watkins, Ralph J. Watkins, Claude S. Watts, Marie Watts, Charles F. Weaver, H. B. Wells, (George) P. West, A. O. Wharton, Ross Wheat, Burton K. Wheeler, William M. Wherry, Hugh A. White, Ralph J. White, W. A. White, T. Y. Wickham, Dorothy G. Wiehl, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Allan H. Willett, Williams Company, Willis and Willis, Corwin Willson, J. Alfred Wilner, Elsie Cobb Wilson, D. O. Wilson, H. Hazen Wilson, Nelson Wilson, The H. W. Wilson Company, John G. Winant, J. Wise, James Waterman Wise, S. S. Wise, William P. Witherow, J. S. Withrow, Nathan Witt, Laurence C. Witten, Benedict Wolf, World Fellowship, Inc., World Study Tours, and Thomas H. Wright.","Scope note for correspondence files. There has been no attempt to make an exhaustive list of the correspondents in each folder. Most letters were routine correspondence from people seeking information about the group; copies of their publications, speeches, and other educational materials; questions about membership in the group from interested individuals; requests for individuals to become sponsors, members or leaders in the group; leaders of other like-minded organizations; union leadership (often about the lack of funds available to support the American Association for Economic Freedom); or people wanting information about pertinent upcoming legislative bills. Attention on the lists of correspondence is focused particularly on political and public figures, editors, and the legislative and social issues of the day.","These include: American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born; American Council on Public Affairs; Atlantic Charter League; J.M. Artman, editor of \"The American Citizen\"; Representative Thomas R. Amlie; Thurman Arnold, Department of Justice (concerning Frank B. Kellogg statement about the anti-trust Sherman Act); and John B. Abel.","Correspondents include: Alfred L. Bernheim, The Labor Bureau; A.A. Berle banking proposal; Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner, Social Justice Commission; Kent Baker, editor of \"Sphere\" with article sent to him by Lauck, \"Industrial Reconstruction\" attached; David Burdett (conventional economics versus social economics); and G.P. Bronisch, Loyal Americans of German Descent","Correspondents and topics include: Lauck memorandum to Charles H. Chase, (in light of the prospect of a lengthy war and its impact on social and economic reform) informing him of his decision to drastically reduce expenditures by having only one employee to maintain the office (1942); \"Strife and the Worker\" proofs by John F. Cronin; Helen A. Cole, \"The Liberal Worker\"; W.S. Clement and his \"The Ben Franklin Plan\"; Ben V. Cohen, National Power Policy Committee; and the Council for Social Action, Ferry L. Platt, Jr. concerning farm issues.","Correspondents and topics include: Dr. Paul H. Douglas, University of Chicago; Hardy C. Dillard, Institute of Public Affairs, including a letter from John L. Newcomb; Frederic A. Delano, Chairman National Resources Advisory Committee; and a letter to John Dewey.","Correspondents and topics include: Arthur Eggleston, San Francisco Chronicle; Peter Edson, NEA Service; A.E. Edwards concerning the Wagner Labor Relations Act; J.G. Frain; and Charles Flato.","Correspondents and topics include: Alfred C. Gaunt, including \"Smaller Business Lifts Its Eyes\"; Toshi Go, Foreign Affairs Association of Japan; and A.E. Grassby, Winnipeg, Manitoba.","Correspondents and topics include:  Hubert Herring; Sidney Hillman; Fred S. Hall concerning the Industrial Expansion Act (multiple letters); B.W. Huebsch, The Viking Press,  and his concern over the pamphlet \"A New Social Order\"; S.L. Hoover and his question about the Keller Bill and the Association; John Edgar Hoover; and F.J. Hall, editor of \"The United States News\" about numbers of unemployed and other issues (multiple letters).","Correspondents and topics include: Meyer Jacobstein about the Reconstruction Act; and Paul Kellogg.","Correspondence includes: letters to Robert M. LaFollette, Jr.; League for Abundance: League for Industrial Democracy; Harold Loeb; and Dr. Jack Levin.","Correspondents and topics include: secretary of Attorney General Frank Murphy; Darwin J. Meserole, National Unemployment League; Francis P. Miller; Emily Fogg Mead; Homer L. Mead; Lewis E. Meyers; Judge Julian W. Mack; Bishop Francis J. McConnell; George F. Milton, editor \"The Chattanooga News\"; Senator James M. Mead; and letter to Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of Congress.","Correspondents and topics include: Bishop Francis J. McConnell; James W. Miller; Vito Marcantonio; Otto Mayer; Robert E. Mathews concerning the \"sit down strike\" by investment bankers and industrialists in May 1940; and Henry Morgenthau, Jr., letter to.","Correspondence includes: \"The New Republic\"; Douglas Newman, Secretary of the Barradas League; Dr. C.A. Norman; memorandum concerning Senator Norris' presidential qualifications; and Representative Mary T. Norton.","Correspondents and topics include: William Owen; Ernest Minor Patterson; Representative Claude Pepper; Justice Justine Wise Polier; and Jacob S. Potofsky.","Correspondents and topics include: Judge Samuel I. Rosenman; Representative Robert L. Ramsay; Right Reverend Msgr. John A. Ryan.","Correspondents and topics include: John Saxton; Guy Emery Shipler; Edwin S. Smith; William Simkin; B.M. Schnapper concerning the history of the Wagner Act; Ray Scott concerning the \"Fundamental Significance of our Present Day Labor Movement\"; and Porter Sargent.","Correspondents and topics include: Ordway Tead, Harper and Brothers; and Dr. Robert H. Tucker.","Correspondents and topics include: an appreciation of Frank P. Walsh upon his death on May 2, 1939; Matthew Woll, American Federation of Labor; Thomas H. Wright, New America; Harry F. Ward; and Nathan Witt; and N.A. Zonorich.","Includes leases, workman's compensation insurance, correspondence, and unemployment compensation.","These include: \"Policies and Objectives of the American Association of Economic Freedom,\" \"Shrinkages and Hoardings of Purchasing Power Accentuate Current Business Recession,\" \"Hoardings-Taxes Proposed to Stimulate Flow of Credit and Goods and Revival of Business,\" \"Approaches Toward a Concerted Program of Fundamental Economic Reconstruction in the United States,\" various drafts of suggestions for the programs, principles and objectives of the organization, \"Sugar Control,\" \"American Labor's Broadcast to Great Britain,\" \"American Economic Situation of 1937-1938,\" \"Unemployment Insurance,\" \"Industrial Espionage,\" \"Bank-Holding Companies,\" several on social service foundations, \"Economic Freedom in America,\" \"Industrial Reconstruction Act of 1939\" press release draft, \"Capitalism in Crisis,\" \"Prospective Labor Surpluses,\" \"Increased Man Hour Productivity and Technological Unemployment,\" monopoly, and \"Petroleum Quota Controls.\"","These include: participation in management, monopoly, the \"Industrial Reconstruction Act of 1939,\" \"Leaders on the No. 1 Problem,\" \"Federal Administrative Court Bill,\" \"Occupational Groupings,\" \"National Labor Relations Act and Board,\" \"Full Employment Bill,\" \"Senator Claude Pepper,\" \"Senator Lewis B. Schellenbach,\" and starting a American Association of Economic Freedom Bulletin.\"","These include: \"Threatened Crucial Developments,\" \"Anti-democratic philosophies,\" \"Churchill's anticipations, 1932-1939,\" \"Mussolini,\" \"Hitlerism and Nazism,\" \"Profits of Leading Corporations, 1936-1939,\" notes on People's Lobby Conference, and Ickes [speech] on business sabotage of defense.","These titles include: \"Can Unemployment be Ended?\"; \"Challenge to American Democracy\"; \"Civil Liberties and the National Labor Relations Board\"; \"Cure by Shock,\" \"Democracy and Economic Planning\"; \"Economic Reconstruction\"; \"Fundamental Significance of Our Present Day Labor Movement\"; \"Next Step in Democratization\"; \"A New Magna Carta\" \"A New Social Order\"; \"Preparedness for Peace,\"  \"Problems of the National Labor Relations Board.\"","The \"Post-War Reconstruction Bill\" is foldered separately.","Included are: \"Thirty Million Jobs\" by Arthur Dunn; Roundtable: \"Labor's role in Post-War Reconstruction\"; \"Freedom from Want\" by Mr. Walton; \"Nineteenth Century Prophecy of Order\" by Harry Frease; \"The Moral Issue\" by Lowell Mellett; \"A Banking System for Capital and Capital Credit\" by A.A. Berle, Jr.; \"Suggested Housing Program for National Defense Purposes\" by the Congress of Industrial Organizations; and \"A Primer of Current Economics\" [1933].","Included are: Fight for Freedom, Friends of Democracy, and the Gillette Resolution.","These include memoranda, news clippings, an article by George B. Galloway on \"The Imperative of Planning,\" replies, and a speech by W. Jett Lauck.","Includes separate folders on news clippings, some containing criticisms and investigations; problems of the board; and the testimony of John L. Lewis.","Clippings include Wendell Willkie, democracy versus absolutism, banker opinion, national debt, U.S. Attorney General, pump priming the economy, monopolies, religion and democracy, communism, and capitalism and democracy.","Included are: Peace Conditions; People's Congress for Democracy and Peace; Plenty for All League; People's Lobby; Pressure Groups, Attitudes of; Pension Plan – \"Uncle Fred's Automatic Pension Plan\"; Progressives, Conference of; Social Union; Tax-Exempt Bonds; Women in Trade Unions; and Young Democrats.","Topics include: Conferences; Corporation Notes and Memoranda; Kennedy Statement on General Motors Inquiry; Production Costs by T.C. Gordon Wagner; Ratio of Pay Rolls to Returns to Stockholder;Salaries of Officials; and Annual Reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935 and 1937.","Subjects include: Agreements; Decisions; the Willard E.Hotchkiss Decision in Tar Barrel Case; Negotiations for New Agreements; News clippings; Publications; Report of Homer Martin to the International Executive Board; and a Statement Submitted to Roosevelt by Union Representation.","According to Wikipedia, \"The Commission on Industrial Relations (also known as the Walsh Commission) was a commission created by the U.S. Congress on August 23, 1912 to scrutinize US labor law. The commission studied work conditions throughout the industrial United States between 1913 and 1915. The Chairman was Frank P. Walsh, a labor lawyer and activist from Kansas City, Missouri.","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_on_Industrial_Relations","These include: \"Foreign Competition After the War,\" \"The Artificial Dye Industry in the War,\" and \"Business and the War.\"","Includes: \"Secretary Kennedy Gives Union Views on How Hard-Coal Freight Rates Affect Miner\" (December 15, 1933); \"The N.R.A. and Collective Bargaining\" Catholic Welfare Council (September 17, 1934); address before the National Conference on Economic Security (November 14, 1934); and \"Organized Labor and the N.R.A.\" Catholic Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (November 27, 1934).","Includes: Statement concerning the Wagner-Lewis Economic Security Bill before the Senate Committee on Finance (February 21, 1935); Commencement Address (June 3, 1935); \"Education and the Parochial School System\" (August 19, 1935); \"The Trade Union and Recovery\" (Labor Day, 1935); and \"Unemployment Insurance, Old Age Pensions, and Housing Legislation\" at the White House Conference on Economic Security (December 30, 1935).","Includes: Labor Day address (September 1937); article \"The United Mine Workers of America\" for the \"American Encyclopedia\" (December 2, 1938); address to the Pennsylvania Utilities Commission on the Competition of Natural Gas (April 1940); and a request for Lauck to send his analysis and recommendations concerning a letter from A.J. Altmeyer, Chairman of the Social Security Board, and two other enclosures pertaining to the Associated Gas and Electric Company, New York City (1942 March 27 and 1943 January 23).","Includes: a radio speech supporting Hoover in the election (1928); and a statement at the Hearing on a Code for the Bituminous Coal Mining Industry before the National Recovery Administration (1933 August 10).","Includes: \"Labor and the National Recovery Administration\" at the Meeting of the American Academy of Political Science, Philadelphia (1934 January 6); \"Labor's Part in Industrial Recovery\" at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club luncheon (1934 October 4); Speech for the International Labor Conference, not delivered (1934 October); and a radio address \"The Employee in the Changing World\" under the auspices of the Intercollegiate Council (1934 December 7).","Includes: Statement by Lewis before National Recovery Administration Hearings on Employment Provisions of Codes of Fair Competition (1935 January 30); \"The American Federation of Labor and the National Recovery Administration\" prepared for the \"Annals,\" Philadelphia but never delivered (1935 March 11-12); The United Mine Workers of America and the National Recovery Act\" Madison Square Gardens (1935 March-May 23); and Statement of Approval for the Wagner Housing Bill in the \"United Mine Workers Journal\" (1935 June 1).","Includes: \"The Case for Industrial Unionism\" (November 12, 1935); radio address \"The Future of Organized Labor\" (November 28, 1935); and article for \"Liberty Magazine\" on industrial unionism (1935 December 20).","Includes: a speech on Industrial Unionism before the Cleveland Auto Council (January 19, 1936); \"The Teacher and His Relation to Labor\" for the American Federation of Teachers Convention (June 19, 1936); a radio address \"Industrial Democracy in Steel\" (July 6, 1936); and an article \"Through Organization Industrial Democracy Dawns for Sleeping Car Porters\" celebrating the eleventh anniversary of the organization (July 15, 1936).","Includes: a political campaign statement about [Alf M.] Landon (August 1, [1936]); the draft of a Radio Address on Steel Organization (August 11, 1936); article \"Labor Looks at Education\" (August 17, 1936) appearing in the October 36 issue of \"The Teacher\"; article \"Towards Industrial Democracy\" (August 24, 1936) in appearing in the October 1936 issue of \"Current History\"; and two speeches supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt for President (August 18 and September 19, 1936).","Includes: radio address \"Labor and the Future\" (September 3, 1936); \"Horizontal Versus Vertical Unionism\" in \"Wharton School Magazine,\" University of Pennsylvania (September 8, 1936); an article for the \"The National Young Democrat\" on the Social Security Act (September 1936); and a radio address \"Roosevelt and the Future\" (October 18, 1936).","Includes: article \"The Next Four Years\" for the \"The Nation\" (November 4, 1936); an article \"Committee for Industrial Organization and Economic Recovery\" for the \"Business Review of New York  University\"(November 17, 1936); \"the Future of American Labor\" in \"The American Spectator\" (November 19, 1936); articles on \"The Next Four Years in Labor\" in \"The New Republic\" (November 25 and December 9, 1936); \"The Future of Wages\" for the \"Cleveland News\" Symposium (December 7, 1936); \"Organized Labor and the Student Union\" (December 23, 1936); \"The Need of the Hour for American Labor\" for the \"Progressive Salesman Magazine\" (December 24, 1936); radio address \"Adapting Union Methods to Current Changes- Industrial Unionism\" (December 31, 1936); and an unpublished article written for \"Redbook\" (1936).","Includes: \"The Meaning of Industrial Unionism\" for the \"Christian Front\" (January 13, 1937); \"The Struggle for Industrial Democracy\" for \"Common Sense\" (March 1937); an address delivered at an Anti-Nazi Mass Meeting in Madison Square Gardens (March 15, 1937); article \"The Origin and Objectives of the C.I.O.\"  for the \"San Francisco Chronicle\" (May 11, 1937); and a radio address \"Labor and Supreme Court\" (May 14, 1937).","Includes: \"Technology and Labor\" in \"Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineering News\" (September 3, 1937); Labor Day address \"Labor and the Nation\" (September 3, 1937); \"Progress of Committee for Industrial Organization\" in the \"Wharton Review\" (October 21, 1937); \"Effect of Moderate and Gradual Wage Increases on Prices and Living Costs\" in \"The Annalist\" (November 12, 1937) a reply to an article by A.T. Shurick on July 30, 1937; and the [Steel Workers Organizing Committee] address \"The Deplorable and Indefensible Attitude of Big Business (December 13, 1937).","Includes: Address for British Broadcasting Corporation \"Struggle of Labor in America\" (March 15, 1938); \"Labor and the Law\" (April 14, 1938); \"Organized Labor and the Future of Democracy\" published in the \"St. Louis Post Dispatch\" (December 11, 1938).","Includes: Statement for Survey Associates (January 3, 1939); and \"Labor Looks South\" in \"Virginia Quarterly Review\" (Autumn 1939).","Includes: article on \"What Does Labor Want?\" (February 29, 1940); \"The Heritage of American Youth\" (March 1940); \"Obligations of American Citizenship\" (April 3, 1940); \"Foreword\" to Mr. Thomas' Testimony before the Temporary National Economic Committee (May 23, 1940); and a Labor Day Speech (August 29, 1940).","Includes: Extension of Library Service to Union for City and State Employees (May 28, 1941); Statement to be issued by Lewis on the Decision of the National Mediation Board on Union Shops (November 13, 1941); and \"The New Solid South\" (December 17, 1941).","Includes: Testimony of Mr. Steinbugler (March 2, 1935); the \"Most Impressive Point Developed by the Hearings\" (March 2, 1935); untitled Memorandum (July 30, 1936); \"Report on the Progress of the Hearing on the Coordination of Minimum Prices before the Bituminous Coal Division (September 16, 1939); \"Proposed Labor Policy for the War Period,\" various memoranda (September 11-November 13, 1939); an analysis of Professor Green's Proposal about pricing and distributing manufactured products (June 3, 1940); and Notes on the Last Ten Years (January-May, 1940).","Includes: Reply to A.T. Shurick suggestions on taxing (November 29, 1940); Response to the foreword of Walt Clyde's book on \"Owner Capitalism\" (December 4, 1940); suggestions about the National Economic Conference (December 12, 1940); Response to W.C. Graves, Jr. (December 23, 1940); Letter about the Raw Materials National Council (December 27, 1940); Memorandum on Fred G. Clark and the American Economic Foundation (February 20, 1941); H.S. Avery to Edward O'Neal and John L.Lewis on agriculture and farm prices (September 8, 1941); Conrad K. Grieb on need for social reconstruction (October 23, 1941); Letters from Alexander Spencer (October 30 and November 26, 1941); and a manuscript of Albert H. Levene (November 30, 1941).","Includes: Memorandum about Post War Depression (January 7, 1942); a response to S. Ferguson, President of the Hartford Electric Light Company about his proposals about deferred wages (January 13, 1942); W.A Hutton, M.D.  letter on post-war finances (January 14, 1942); Thomas Kennedy request for a study on the Cost of Living (January 16, 1942); Request for a response to the document by L.C. Christian on \"How Must We Finance the War?\" (February 3, 1942); a request for a response to a treatise on our financial system by August Walters (February 5-March 18, 1942); additional R.L. Greene communications (February 12,1942); and H.W. Bailey on labor self-determination (March 9, 1942).","Includes: Digest of the Salient Points of a Report on \"Manpower Policy and Labor Relations in the British Coal Industry\" (January 5, 1943); a Leo Chabert document on financing the war (April 4, 1943); and memoranda about an executive conference of the Natural Resources Board at Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, Virginia, previously held around 1939.","Subjects include the National Recovery Administration, \"Amalgamation of the Two Enginemen's Brotherhoods,\" \"Russian Recognition and the New Deal,\" \"Future Policies of the National Recovery Administration,\" Six-Hour Day of the Railroads, \"Two Men on the Head End of all Railroad Trains,\" and Housing.","Subjects include \"Benefits of Trade Unionism,\" \"Forbes\" article, \"Limit on Weekly Work Hours,\" a letter to Professor Gordon, and \"Labor Movement and the Future of America\"","Subjects include planks for the Republican Platform, Anti-Strike Legislation, a Rejoinder to the Remarks of Fred Gurley, and \"Recommendations to the Board of Investigation and Research\"","A checklist of article titles can be found in the first folder. Titles in the order of the list   include: \"Economics and Christianity\"; \"The Mysterious Soul of the Steel Corporation\"; \"The Anthracite  Operators Should Concede the Check-off\" July 13, 1923; \"Industrial Principles and Not Machinery Are Important\"; \"The So-Called Check-off and Its Significance\"; \"The Report of the Coal Commission on the Anthracite Industry\"; \"The Purchasing Power of Wheat and Cotton\"; \"Private Cars and the Coal Problem\"; \"Mr. McAdoo's Political Availability\"; and \"No More Pre-war Standards of Wages and Working Conditions.\"","Next ten article titles include: \"The Radical - His Significance at Present\"; \"The Soft Coal Problem Again to the Front\"; \"Labor Banks and Their Ultimate Significance\"; \"Political Democracy Must be Supplemented by Industrial Democracy\"; \"Oil and the Southern Pacific\"; \"The Purchasing Power of the Farmer's Dollar\"; \"The Truth is Never Unpardonable\"; \"Private Cars and the Coal Problem\"; \"The Unique Financial Position of the Pullman Company\"; and \"Another Manifestation of the Soul of the Steel Corporation.\"","The next ten article titles include: \"Sugar and the Flexible Tariff Provision\"; \"Conflict or Arbitration\"; \"The Threatened Boomerang\"; \"Cooperation for Mutual Benefit or Profit?\"; \"Secret Police or Conviction for Crime\"; \"Chairman Butler Emits and Omits\"; National Cooperative Grain Marketing Realized\"; \"The Anthracite Operators Should Concede the Check-off\" (possible duplicate); \"Regulation of the Anthracite Monopoly\" September 1 , 1923; \"Why Not Action on Anthracite?\" September 11, 1923; and \"Can a Living Wage Be Paid to Unskilled Labor?\" October 30, 1923.","The next ten article titles include: \"The Failure of Industrial Arbitration\" October 30, 1923; \"Significant Labor Developments During the Coming Year\" October 30, 1923; \"A Dramatic Migration\" concerning African Americans, October 30, 1923; \"Unprotected Pullman Passengers\" October 30, 1923; \"The New Immigration and Its Significance\" November 2, 1923; \"The Probability of Railroad Legislation\" February 7, 1924; \"The Industrial Magna Carta\" February 23, 1924; \"Land Grants to Western Railroads\" February 23, 1924; \"Increased Efficiency of Labor\" February 23, 1924; and \"Real Industrial Statemanship February 25, 1924.\"","The next ten article titles include: \"Some Other Matters of Record\" June 2, 1924; \"The Verdict from Kansas\" August 7, 1924; \"A Real Test for the Tariff Commission\" August 14, 1924; \"A Billion and a Half Railroad Merger\" August 16, 1924; \"Common Sense\" August 19, 1924; \"President Gompers and a Labor Party\" August 19, 1924; \"A Significant Precedent in Financing Farmers Cooperative Enterprises\"; \"Back to the Declaration of Independence\" August 21, 1924; \"A Costly Labor Policy\" August 23, 1924; and \"Brass Tacks, The Red Flag, and the Constitution\" August 23, 1924.","The final group of articles include: \"Industrial Democracy - Our Greatest Problem\" August 27, 1924; \"The Passing of the Money Gods\"; \"The Conference Board Reports on Taxation in Wisconsin\"; \"The Railroad Labor Board\"; \"The Farmer and the Tariff\"; \"Visible and Invisible Tax Burdens\"; \"The Most Helpful Farm Movement\"; \"Radicals and God's Fools\"; \"Militant Friends Needed\"; \"The Unconscious Cruelty of Success\" October 24, 1924; and \"Another Orgy of Railroad Finance.\"","While some chapters have no individual date, they likely all come from drafts in 1931 or 1932. It is unclear which version belongs to each draft, and equally unclear which versions the explanatory note references. Chapter VII is largely missing. The name of the book may have eventually changed to \"The Need for a Unified Banking System.\"","W. Jett Lauck was chairman of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Commission, responsible for investigating the state of the anthracite industry and the coal bootlegging situation in Pennsylvania, as well as recommending action.","The United States Anthracite Coal Commission is a different and separate entity than the Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Commission over which Lauck presided (see also, \"United Mine Workers of America before the U.S. Anthracite Coal Commission\").","For reference, the Ad Interim Report was a report made halfway through the Commission's studies; the Final Report was the last official report of the Commission and contains recommendations; the Complete Report was a compendium of all of the Commission's work and reports (over 500 pages).","Reports include \"Anthracite Lands and Deposits,\" \"Anthracite Royalties,\" and \"Control of the Anthracite Industry.\"","Reports include \"Financial Operations of Anthracite Companies\" and \"Monopolistic Nature of the Anthracite Industry.\"","These include \"Award of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission: Subsequent Agreements, and Resolutions of Board of Conciliation\" (July 1, 1936); \"A Labor Case With Merit: Editorial Comment on the Case of the Anthracite Mine Workers\" (1920); and \"Labor Information Bulletin,\" U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (February 1937).","Proposed Bills include the Anthracite Coal Industry Act; the Anthracite Public Authority Bill; the Cooperative Marketing Bill; the Pennsylvania Anthracite Commission; and Suggestions and Opinions.","Files included under Rates contain, the 1933 Freight Rate Case Excerpts and Statistics; Charts and Tables; General Information (see also Anthracite Institute Statistical Data, Maps, and Drawings, Anthracite Producers Statistical Data, Maps, and Drawings); the Interstate Commerce Commission Data; \"Intrastate Rates on Anthracite in Pennsylvania\"; and Rate Fixation in 1915.","Reports include: \"Combination in the Anthracite Industry,\" \"Comparison of Earnings and Wage Rates in the Anthracite and Bituminous Mines of Pennsylvania,\" \"Exhibits of the Anthracite Operators in Reply to Exhibits Presented by the Anthracite Mine Workers,\" \"Irregularity of Employment in the Anthracite Industry,\" \"Occupation Hazard of Anthracite Miners,\" \"Profits of Anthracite Operators,\" and \"The Relationship Between Rates of Pay and Earnings and the Cost of Living in the Anthracite Industry of Pennsylvania.\"","Reports include: \"Reply of the Anthracite Operators to the Demands of the Anthracite Mine Workers,\" \"The Sanction for a Living Wage: A Compilation of Data From Official and Authoritative Sources,\" \"Summary, Analysis, and Statement,\" \"The Trade Union as the Basis for Collective Bargaining: A Compilation of Sanctions and Experiences,\" \"Trade Unions,\" and \"Wholesale and Retail Prices of Anthracite Coal 1913-1920.\"","These exhibits include \"Changes in Cost of Living in the United States, 1913-1922,\" \"A Just and Reasonable Wage,\" and \"Monthly Earnings of Sectionmen.\"","The volume includes exhibits on \"Harmful Effects of Low Wages Upon Health and Morals,\" \"The So-called Law of Supply and Demand,\" \"The Just and Reasonable Wage,\" \"Changes in the Cost of Living in the United States, 1913-1922,\" \"Probable Course of Prices,\" \"Comparison of Prices and Living Costs,\" \"Monthly Earnings of Section Men,\" and \"Monthly Earnings of Section Men – Basic Tables.\"","Includes the following files: Briefs; Construction and Repair of Railroad Equipment; Correspondence on Leasing Out Repair Roads; Minutes of the Philadelphia Hearing; Petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission; Press - Clippings concerning Outside Repair; Press Release Originals; General Electric and Westinghouse; Labor Costs; Louisville to Nashville Railroad; and Miscellaneous.","W. Jett Lauck has also referred to this case as \"the Shopman's Case\" or the \"B.M. Jewell Case.\" Jewell was the President of the Railway Employees division of the American Federation of Labor.","Note that all exhibits were presented before the United States Railroad Labor Board.","Exhibit 11a includes the section \"Financial Mismanagement of the LeHigh Valley Railroad Company\" and Exhibit 12 includes the \"Summary.\"","Exhibit tTitles include: \"Occupation Hazard of Railway Shopmen\"; \"Punitive Overtime\"; \"Industrial Relation on Railroads prior to 1917\"; \"Standardization\"; \"The Recognition of Human Standards in Industry\"; \"The Unity of the American Railway Systems\"; \"Human Standards and Railroad Policy\"; \"Seniority Rules of the National Agreements\"; \"The Sanction of the Eight Hour Day\"; \"The Work of the Railway Carmen,\" and \"The Development of Collective Bargaining on a National Basis.\"","These include: \"Pending Railway Legislation\"; \"The Present Railroad Labor Problem\"; \"The Future Policy as to the Railroads\"; \"Compulsory Arbitration\"; \"Labor Adjustment Boards of the Railroad Administration\"; \"The Reasonableness of the Requests of Locomotive Firemen\"; \"Time and One-Half For Overtime\"; and \"Compulsory Arbitration.\"","The Sleeping Car Conductors Case files consist of several successive cases arranged in this finding aid roughly in the chronological order in which they occurred.","Exhibits include \"An Adequate Basic Wage,\" \"Earnings of Sleeping Car Conductors compared with Changes in the Cost of Living,\" \"Various Factors Indicating Rising Standards of Living in the United States Since 1914,\" \"Compensation of Sleeping Car Conductors compared with other Expenses and Revenue of the Pullman Company,\" and \"General Trend of Wages, 1913-1918, as Compared with Earnings of Sleeping Car Conductors.\"","Exhibits include \"Increased Productive Efficiency of Sleeping Car Conductors and Financial Administration of the Pullman Company,\" \"Increased Labor Productivity,\" and \"Standards of Wage Determination.\"","This file includes information and statistics on Besler Steam Power Trains; the Comparative Costs of Operation; Locomotives in Service; Diesels in Switching Service; Earnings Per Hour; Freight Cars; and General Statistics.","These charts include: \"Anthracite Combination,\" \"The Seven Departments of the Anthracite Industry,\" \"Interlocking Directorates Showing Working Control of Anthracite Operating Companies,\" and \"Profits of Anthracite Combination.\"","Charts include \"Affiliations of Railroads and Banking Houses,\" \"New York Bank Control of Railroads and Railroad Equipment Companies,\" \"New York Bank Control of Coal Mining Companies and Coal Railroads,\" and \"The Geographical Spread of New York Railroad Control.\"","Exhibits include \"Employment and Compensation of Railroad Employees\"; \"Cost of Living\"; \"Methods of Reporting Wage and Hour Data\"; and \"Increasing Output per Worker and Decreasing Wage Cost Per Unit of Output.\"","Exhibits include: \"Trend of Railway Operating Revenues and Total Compensation\"; \"The Rising Tide of Recovery A Survey of the Leading Business Indices\"; \"Labor Movement Supports Railway Workers in Resisting a Wage Cut\"; \"Squandering the Maintenance Dollar\"; \"Financial Mismanagement through Banker Control of Railroads\"; \"Training and Skill of Track and Roadway Section Men\"; \"Average Hourly Earnings in Railroads and Other Industries\"; and \"Estimated Money Share of Individual Railroads in the Proposed 15 Per Cent Pay Reduction.\"","Morgan's statements include those on wages; postwar economic conditions, developments, and private bankers' constructive services; and interference and control in corporate managements.","These include \"Cost of Living is Increasing,\" \"The Railroad Plea of Poverty,\" \"Labor Versus Materials and Interest,\" and \"The Railroads versus the Public Interest\" (printed).","Tables include \"Dividend Performance of Anthracite Railroads and Trunk Lines Compared,\" \"Percentage Relationships of Dividends Paid on Stock Dividends to Total Compensation Paid Employees,\" and \"Distribution of Capital Resources.\"","W. Jett Lauck was employed by the John G. Paton Company of New York City to study the report of the Tariff Commission of 1928 as to the costs of production in the maple sugar industry in the United States and in Canada. He then gave his conclusions on the report to the company and as testimony before the Tariff Commission itself.","There are excerpts from the following: the Tariff Commission Stenographer's Minutes (June 1927), Hearings before the House Committee on Ways and Means (January 1929), Hearings before the Senate Finance Committee (June 1929), Debates in the U.S. Senate (January 1930), Remarks of the Honorable Ernest W. Gibson (February 1930), the Roodenburg Report (November 1930), George H. Burr and Company Report (March 1931), R.G. Dun and Company Report (undated), Cary Maple Sugar Company Federal Income Tax Returns (1921-1930), and Cary Testimony (undated).","These include: Agricultural Adjustment Act and Amendment, House Resolution 9439, Orders from the President and National Recovery Administrator, Regulation 81, Regulation 82, and Secretary of Agriculture Regulations.","Files include the following folders: News clippings; Comparison of Lauck and Mahon Agreements; Final Agreement; General; Hanna Memorandum; Insurance; Saint Louis Public Service Company Union Plan for Cooperation; and Saint Louis Public Service Company Operating Notes.","Files include Pamphlets on Public Utilities, Press on Public Utilities, Press on Governor Roosevelt and Power Utilities, [Union?], and a Report addressed to Frank P. Walsh (1864-1939).","There were two hearings before the United States Tariff Commission related to an investigation into the costs of sugar production. After the January hearings (January 15-24, 1924), other briefs were filed. There was a call for another hearing to be held in March (March 27-28, 1924) after which it was decided that all parties had until April 10th  to file more briefs in connection with the hearings. W. Jett Lauck coordinated and prepared documents for many of the parties involved. He also served as a witness for the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association.","Includes news about the Bituminous Coal Commission.","This includes the \"Report, Findings and Award of the United States Anthracite Coal Commission of 1920.\"","Files pertaining to Wages include: Wage Demands; Wage Rates of Employees Other Than Contract Miners; Wages, Earnings and Work Conditions in General; Wages in Various Industries 1914 to 1920; and Wages in Various Industries and Occupations: A Summary of Wage Movements 1914-1920.","Mass strikes in both the anthracite and bituminous coal industries in 1922 led to a standstill in production. When the miners and operators failed to reach any agreements, the government abandoned its hands-off approach and attempted to set up commissions to arbitrate the cases. After several failed attempts, both an Anthracite and Bituminous Coal Commission were established to not only arbitrate the current situation, but to investigate its origins in the general history and conditions of the coal industries. W. Jett Lauck was involved with the United Mine Workers of America in both cases to varying degrees. Material is separated into Anthracite and Bituminous, with common material labelled \"General.\"","Some dates are corroborated by list of case exhibits. Where corroboration is not possible, no date has been inferred. Classification as \"exhibit\" is applied based either on inclusion in a numbered list of exhibits or Lauck's handwritten filing directions.","Letters are presumably from W. Jett Lauck to the \"New York Times\" Managing Editor and to the President, regarding the establishment of an Arbitration Board.","These three memoranda are to Mr. Lewis, July 8, 1922; one concerning the production of the Central Competitive Field, April 27, 1922; and a third showing the financial connections of the Boston Financial Group and Secretary Mellon.","The two press releases include a letter to the President regarding Arbitration, July 15, 1922, and the UMWA Statement about Mr. Murray's Speech,  April 22, 1922.","Items include a \"Journal\" Communication sent to every member of Congress, 1922; a Letter to Officers and Members, May 25, 1922; and the UMWA Wage Scale Committee proposed wage scale, February 14, 1922.","The History of the Development of the Anthracite Coal Combination contains five sections: Section 1, Early History of Anthracite Consolidations and Combinations; Section 2, Consummation of the Anthracite Combination, 1896; Section 3, Methods by Which Railroads Have Discriminated in Favor of Their Allied Coal Companies and Favored Clients; Section 4, The Influence of the Combination Upon Freight Rates, Shipping Allotments, and Prices; and Section 5, Present Situation as Regards Ownership and Control.","The unnumbered exhibits include \"The Coal Controversy\" May 1922 and Geological Survey, Weekly Report on the Production of Bituminous Coal, Anthracite, and Beehive Coke, February 11, 1922.","These exhibits include: Exhibit 6: Seasonal Fluctuations in Production and Transportation, June 15, 1921; Exhibit 7: Production, Capacity, Men Employed, Mine Price Per Ton, and Days Lost, 1922, undated; Exhibit 12: Fluctuation in Employment and Earnings of Bituminous Mine Workers, undated; Exhibit 14: Effect of Price Changes Upon Purchasing Power, 1920; Exhibit 16: Chart Showing Production from Union and Non-Union Districts, March 16,  1922.","Memoranda include \"Complete Unionization Would be the Greatest Factor in Stabilization of Soft Coal Industry\" June 19, 1922, several other miscellaneous undated memoranda for Lewis, plus one on the Earnings of Bituminous Mine Workers for a \"Baltimore Sun\" Article, March 17, 1922.","Press Releases include: Capital Investment and Profit of Bituminous Coal Mine Operators, June 1, 1922; Letter From Ellis Searles to Secretary Hoover, February 8, 1922; Letter Submitting Explanatory and Statistical Material Supporting the Preliminary Report of the Commission on Investment and Profit in Soft Coal Mining, July 6, 1922; and Press Release: Russell Sage Foundation Report on \"The Coal Miners' Insecurity\" April 16, 1922.","Morrow's statements were made before the Committee on Labor, April 25, 1922 and before the Interstate Commerce Commission in the Hearing on Railroad Rates, Fares, and Charges, January 19, 1922.","Includes Memoranda and Opening Statement on behalf of Anthracite Mine Workers and Research Material and Data.","Statements concern the Request of Anthracite Operators for a Modification of the Wage Scale, before the Anthracite Board of Reference, George Rublee and Frank Morrison, Typescript and Print copies.","The reply concerns the request of Operators for modification of the Wage Scale, and was by John L. Lewis, etc. on behalf of the United Mine Workers, before the Anthracite Board of Reference, George Rublee and Frank Morrison, Proofs and Print copies.","The Anthracite Freight Rate Case files may be part of the previous group but were placed in a separate divider created by the office of Lauck.","Statistics include four categories: General; Anthracite Coal Carrying Railroads, Typed Originals and Carbons; Financial Performance of Coal Companies (clippings and other statistics),Earnings, and Profit; and Salaries of Operator officials, exceeding $10,000 per year.","Note: an assigned car is a rail car specifically designated for the use of a particular shipper, or, in the case of private cars, for the use of a particular railroad for a specific customer.","Lauck also referred to this as the Mahon Case, after President William D. Mahon.","File includes the Opinion of the Majority of the Arbitration Board, Dissenting Opinion, and a Report on a Proposed Pension Plan","These include: \"Discipline and Education of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and Standardization of Wages\"; \"Progress Made in Electrification of Railroads and Economics Effected Thereby\"; \"The Railway Dollar, What Became of it in 1913\"; \"Revenue Gains by Representative Western Railroads Available to Compensate Locomotive Engineers and Firemen For Increased Work and Productive Efficiency, 1890-1913\"; The Rise and Fall of Mechanical Stokers\"; \"Miscellaneous Statements in Rebuttal to Exhibits Presented by the Railroads\"; \"Opposition of Railroads to Enactment of Federal Hours of Service Law and Efforts of Federal Government to Enforce Same.\"","All the years but 1933-1935 have an index in the front of the folder.","These \"diaries\" were used to keep a record of Lauck's activities on behalf of a number of organizations, arranged by date.","File includes Lauck's Civil Service record (1945) and National War Labor Board service (1918).","The 1911 blueprint \"General Plan\" of the property was prepared by Thomas Meehan and Sons, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Landscape Architects, for Francis T.A. Junkin, Lexington, Virginia. The \"Map of Mulberry Hill, Lexington, Virginia,\" 1926, with surrounding properties, was done by R.E. Witt, Certified Land Surveyor.For a typed description of the property by R.E. Witt and a note by W. Jett Lauck, see Box 224 Folder 4.","The Bureau of Applied Economics, Inc. was a \"private, independent, scientific organization, established in 1914 for the purpose of doing research and analytical work in the field of industrial, commercial, banking and general economic activities\" according to one of its brochures. It was located in Washington, D.C. \"where the governmental departments, commissions and other organzations with their specialists, archives and unrivaled library facilites render such research more effective and productive than any other city in America\" according to a page from an unknown directory. Hugh S. Hanna was the Director and W. Jett Lauck was listed as both the Chairman of the Advisory Board and the specialist for money and banking.","One of the chief functions of the Bureau of Applied Econonics was to create publications about importand current issues in the field of labor conditions and industrial relations. These were intended to be brief (50-75 pages) but authoritative and written by a specialist in the subject so that anyone interested in the subject could have access to the gist of all the information in one place and for a low cost. ","File includes Monthly Statements, Proofs of Notices, Subscribers and Sales.","File includes Correspondence, Papers, and Table of Contents.","Lauck taught a course on the History of the Labor Movement at the American University.","The Notes chiefly include Political Science, Sociology, Labor vs Capital, Economics, Constitutional Law, American Government, and Agriculture.","These College Notes are chiefly concerned with the Reciprocity Concept and the Chicago Conference with sections on Cuba and Hawaii; Distribution; Receiverships; Sociology and Tariffs; and Printed Material.","Much of this material is fragmentary or incomplete and it possibly has some material of W. Jett Lauck mixed in.","These photographs include the \"Funeral Procession of Stephen Horvath, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, August 14, 1909. Photographs are mostly unidentified and some do not include W. Jett Lauck.","These photographs are mostly unidentified and undated but does includes William Harmon Black and Major Miller Taylor. and his wife.","This file consists of seven oversize photographs, including a Staff Conference; the Immigration Commission, Washington D.C. (1907); three photographs of Lauck with the same two  unidentified men; W.D. Mahon; A.A. Mitten; Earl E. Houck; an unidentified man; and an unidentified hearing.","This folder includes four oversize photographs  of Public Code Hearings on Bituminous Coal Industry, 1933 August 9; Cigar Manufacturing Industry AAA Code Hearing, 1933 November 22;  Structural Steel and  Iron Fabricating Industry N.R.A. Hearing, 1933 October 30; and Anthracite Coal Industry, NRA Code Hearing, William H. Davis Deputy Administrator, Washington, D.C., 1933 November 17","Topics include Agriculture and Farms, Airlines and Aviation, Argentina, Atlantic Charter—Poland*, Atomic Energy and Weapons (see also, J—Japan), Australia, and the Automobile Industry.","Topics include Bank Fraud, Banking and Bankers, Baruch Report, Big Three, Bretton Woods Agreement—International Monetary Fund, British Elections 1945, British Labor Party, British Labor Reports and the Second World War and Budget.","Topics include Cartels, Chamber of Commerce, Canada, Capital/Capitalism, Charter [U.N.] (see also, S—San Francisco Conference), Chemical Warfare, Cherry Blossoms—Washington D.C., China, The Church (see also, Religion and Faith), Churchill, Winston (see also, People), Comintern, Communist Party, Congress, Cost of Living, and Cuba.","See also, Strikes, U—United Mine Workers.","Topics include Debt, Defense, Deflation, Democracy, Democratic Party, The Depression, Diplomacy, Disease, Driving [Winter], and Dumbarton Oaks Conference.","Topics include Economic Bill of Rights, Economic Development [Committee], Economic Policy (see also, B—Bretton Woods Agreement, Post-War Reconstruction), Economic Rights, Economy of War, Employment (see also, U—Unemployment), Electric Workers, Electricity, and Excess Capacity.","Topics include Farms, Fear, Flooding, Food [Costs] [Rations] [Shortages], Food as Weapon, Foreign Policy, Freedoms, France, Franco, and Full Employment America.","Topics include General Motors [Strike] (see also, Strikes), Germany, G.I. Bill, Gold Standard, Government in Business, Grain Marketing, Great Britain, Growth of Democracy, Hapsburgs, and Hatch-Burton-Ball Bill.","Topics include Industrial Divide, Industry, Inflation/Deflation, and Israel.","Japan [and the Atomic Bomb], Jefferson [And the Declaration of Independence], The Jewish People [in Nazi Germany], Jobs as a Property Right, and Kipling, Rudyard (see also, People).","Topics include Labor [and War], Latin America, League of Nations (see also, World Government), Legal Aid Societies, Lend-Lease, Liberalism, and the Lima Conference, Liquor Problem, and Living Wage.","Topics include Magna Carta, Massachusetts Academy, Meat Industry (see also, Strikes), Middle Class, Monetary Reform, Morale [Poor], and Moving Pictures.","Topics include National Association of Manufacturers, National Income, National Interest, \"New Era\" 31*, New York State Industrial Survey Commission 28*, New York Transit Strike, Office of Price Administration, and Oil.","Topics include Pacifists, Packing Houses, Thomas Paine,  Palestine, Pan-American Union, Patents, Peace, Pennsylvania Labor Act, Philanthropy, Poland, Political Minorities, Population [United States] 1940, Power, The Press, Price Controls, Prisoners of War, Production, Profit-Sharing, Profiteering, Public Service, and Pump-Priming the Economy.","For more clippings on people see also: C—Churchill, K—Kipling, P—Paine, R—Roosevelt, Rural Electrification Administration [Harry Slattery], S—Stalin, and T—Truman.","File contains topics such as: Post-War Deflation, Post-War Europe, and United States Labor, Industry, and the Economy.","Topics include: Race and Racial Strife, Radar, Railways and Railroads, Reciprocity – British Agreement, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Reconversion [and Wages] (see also, Post-War Reconstruction), Re-employment (see also, Post-War Reconstruction), Republican Party, Republican Record, Right Wing Reaction, Roosevelt, Rural Electrification Administration [Harry Slattery], Russians who Fought for Germany in World War II.","Topics include: San Francisco Conference (see also, United Nations), Savings, Sherman Act, Social Security, Socialism, Socialized Medicine, South America, The South [and Politics], The South [and Poll Tax Ban], Southern Revolt, Soviet Union/Russia, Spain, St. Lawrence Seaway, Stalin, Subsidy, Sugar, Supreme Court, Packing the Supreme Court, and Syria.","See also, Coal, G-H—General Motors [Strike], M—Meat Industry, N-O—New York Transit Strike, Steel, and U—United Mine Workers.","Topics include: Tariff Bill, Taxes, Textiles, Third Political Party, Totalitarian States, Troops, Truman [Report], Trusteeships; Unemployment, (see also, E—Employment), Unions, United Kingdom [Britain], United Mine Workers (see also, Coal), Unity, National\nVirginia, and Virginia Budget Efficiency.","See also S—San Francisco Conference and World Government.","Topics include: Wage Central, Wages, Wagner Health Bill, Wall Street, War, War Aims, War and Capital, War Contracts Settlement, War Cost, War Crimes, War Labor Board, War Production Board, Work Week, World Bank, and World War II [Battles].","This file includes agendas, correspondence, reports, membership, and the tentative program.","Topics include: American Mining Congress Declaration of Policy, \tdisagreements over the NRA code, gasoline and coal, new processes, and the right to strike.","This file includes an \"Investigation of Paint Creek Coal Fields of West Virginia,\" \"The Truth about Coal River Collieries,\" \"West Virginia Coal Fields\" (Senator Kenyon), Colorado Coal Fields, and a List of West Virginia Coal Fields.","Includes Houde Engineering Company Memorandum submitted to the National Labor Relations Board, the Hunt Memorandum outlining the Study of Competing Fuels, Lauck's review of \"The Coal Industry\" by Glen L. Parker, the Keller Bill for the Mississippi Valley on the Relative Importance of Fuels, \"Oil-Coal Mixtures as Industrial Fuel\" by J.E. Hedrick, and the Coal Cost of Producing Electricity, by J. Leonard Matt in the \"New York Herald Tribune.\"","The Railroads Financial History material was used in preparation of exhibits for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Case and updated for use in later cases involving railroads.","These news clippings include: British railway strike, credit, Thomas Dew Cuyler article on 1922 strike, Henry Ford's railroad, Gould System, Inadequacies of Railroad Management, Mergers, Nickle Plate Deal, Receiverships and Foreclosure Sales During 1920, and Railroad Retirement Act of 1937.","Publications include: Decisions, Dockets, Announcements, Lawsuits, Orders, and Reports.","Lauck was on staff as an economist and one of the stockholders for this enterprise. Some stationery has the name \"The Gallatin Institute of Applied Economics\" in the header.","Files include Memoranda from I.A. Rice to W. Jett Lauck, Recommendations, and Rent Law.","Includes a bill on the guaranty of bank deposits legislation and the Glass-Steagall Act (printed).","Banking files include Credit Facilities of the Country, Federal Reserve Board Legal Opinion on Bank Centralization (printed), News clippings, Reform, and the United Labor Bank and Trust Company Dissolution.","Includes files on British wage controversy and the coal industry during World War II, coal industry problems, and the British Coal Mines Act.","Cigar Manufacturing Code of Fair Competition files include Amendments proposed by Abraham Goldbloom and Jett Lauck, including Revisions made by Conference on October 20, 1933; Briefs and Statements (1933); Codes (1933-1934); and Profits and Statistical Data (circa 1929-1933).","These include: Table of Contents, Agents of Concentration and Railroads; Cotton Mills (director); Public Utilities (directors); Concentration of control of Financial and Industrial Resources; Public Utilities (securities), Public Utilities (affiliations), and Public Utilities (summary and tables).","These include: Summary of Banker Control in American Industry; Concentration of Financial Control of Industry; Concentration of Control of the Iron Ore Mining Industry; Report on Public Utilities; Concentration and Control of Money and Credit; Industrials (directors), Agents of Concentration, Coal (statistics), Iron and Steel Report (summary), Industrials (report), Railroads (statistics), Cotton Industry, Coal and Iron Mining; and Concentration of Control of Various Industries (iron, coal, water).","These files include the Bill by Colonel W.G. Williams (1946); an Inquiry by the Federal Power Commission Control (June 27, 1945); and the Memoranda of Colonel W.G. Williams, 1945-1946).","These files include: Miscellaneous, including charts - W. G. Williams (1945-1946); Gas and Oil Pipelines, including a proposed letter from Admiral Stuart to President John L. Lewis (October 16, 1944); and the United States Department of the Interior report of Investigations (July 1945).","Constitutional Amendment files include: Action by Organizations (1936-1937); Articles and News clippings (1935-1939); Bills, including those proposed by Benson, Costigan, Ford, Gray, Maas, and Marcantonio (1935-1937); Challenges to the Authority of the Supreme Court to Declare Legislative Acts Unconstitutional, Notes and Memoranda by W. Jett Lauck, Donald R. Richberg, Merle D. Vincent and Henry [Warrum] (1935-1936); and Correspondence and Memoranda about the New York and Washington, D.C. Meetings (1936).","Constitutional Amendment files include: Detroit Conference (1937); History and Comments (1936?); National Committee and Reports from Henry T. Hunt (1936); National Conference about (1936-1937); Recommendations and Suggestions made by President Roosevelt for a Bill to \"Pack the Supreme Court\" (1937); and Speeches by David J. Lewis and Daniel C. Roper (1935).","Material includes the labor and production costs of cotton, silk and wool goods before and after World War I.","Files include a Memorandum on Major Berry and Conference Plans (1935 November, undated); News (1936-1937); Press Releases (1936-1937); and Summaries and Reports (1936 June-July).","Memoranda topics include the Austrian state railways, the book \"Railroad Melons, Rates, and Wages\"; the suggestions of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Vice-President Tatnall for railroad improvements; the Cincinnati Southern Railway; and Cooperatives.","These include speeches and statements of Governor Earle, Chief Justice Hughes, British House of Commons, Secretary of State Hull, Secretary Ickes, Robert H. Jackson, Governor Frank Murphy, Senator Norris, Secretary Frances Perkins, Burton K. Wheeler, and Wendell L. Wilkie.","This opinion was given by the General Counsel of the Federal Reserve Board.","These files include the first through third versions introduced in the 72nd Congress in 1932, S. 3215, S. 4115, and S. 4412.","These House bills include: H.R. 7250 (a bill creating national mortgage banks); H.R. 7620 (a bill to create Federal Home Loan Banks); H.R. 11340 (a bill to require national banking associations to furnish bonds to protect depositors against loss of deposits); H.R. 11422 (a bill to regulate the value of money, and for other purposes); and H.R. 12280 (an act to create Federal Home Loan Banks).","Includes an article by Lauck, \"America's New Immigrants\" and reviews of his book with Jeremiah Jenks, \"The Immigration Problem. A Study of American Immigration Conditions and Needs.\"","Includes a Memorandum from Lucius E. Wilson and Research concerning the cotton industry (1890-1912), economic consumption, 1890-1914,  prepared by Frances P. Valiant, centers of population (1914), prices (1914), tendencies in real wages (1900-1913), and wages and prices  (1912-1914)","The topics include: Agriculture; Anti-Strike Bill; Book Reviews; Bituminous Coal; Child Labor Law; Civil Service Employment, Reclassification and Retirement; Federal Employment; Federal Coal Commission; and Foreign Industry and Labor.","The topics Include: Health; Housing; Immigration; Industrial Accidents; Labor Mobility; Milk Bill; National Industrial Conference; New Jersey Chamber of Commerce; Public Health Service; Punitive Overtime; Racial Question, Commission on (\"Negro Wage Earners\"); Seaman's Act Revision in Merchant Marine Bill; Soldiers' Adjusted Compensation Legislation; Steamship Business Training; and United States Steel Corporation Pension Fund.","Two of these files focus on Employee Representation - Efficiency through Cooperation, and include \"A Report on Workers' Participation in Management\" with an appendix, by W. J. Lauck, March 1921.","Companies include: Bethlehem Steel Company, Endicott Johnson and Company, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, International Harvester Company, Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, and General.","Files include: Distribution of Output of Industry; Foreign Trade; General; Labor; Mass Production and Distribution; Production and Stock Market; and Prosperity.","Labor topics in these files include: Labor and Churches (1922-1937); Labor and Industrial Policy during World War I, Memoranda on (1917-1918); Labor Gazette Program (undated); General material (1914-1920); Labor in Great Britain (1918-1937); Labor Injunctions (1927-1932); Labor Insurance (1928); Labor Legislation and Politics (1928); Labor Organizations (1910-1929); Labor Policies (1928); and Labor Problems (1919).","Additional Unemployment topics include: Joint Committee on Unemployment; Press; Social Effects of Unemployment, Statistics; and the Wagner Bills.","Interstate Commerce Commission files include: Decision on Freight Rates in Anthracite Case; Five Per Cent Case; Hearing on Rates on Grain, etc.; Operating and Wage Statistics; and Petition concerning the \"Inefficiency of Railroad Employees.\"","Additional Interstate Commerce Commission files include: Rules on Locomotive Inspection; Rules of Practice; Rules governing Classification of Steam Railway Employees; and Seasonal Variation of Railway Operating Income.","Additional files include: Labor Conditions, including mining accidents; Manufacturers; and Monthly Production of Pig Iron in the United States.","Journeymen Stone Cutters of America files include: Affidavits and Letters on Indiana Situation; Agreements; Amalgamation (Knoxville Wage Scale); Arts and Crafts Industry - Mr. M. W. Mitchell; Bloomington and Bedford Names and Local Vote; Cast Stone Industry Code; Limestone Code; Limestone Code Statement for Hearings and Suggested Complaint to the National Labor Board; the Marble Manufacturing Code, President Mitchell; Press Releases and Miscellaneous; the Sandstone Code and Statement by M.W. Mitchell, President of the Journeymen Stone Cutters' Association of North America.","Additional Labor Costs files include: Bituminous Mine Workers; Book Paper Industry; Canned Salmon; Canned Vegetable Industry; Coal; Construction; Copper Production and Sale; Cotton Industry; Cotton, Silk, and Wood Goods Production Before and After World War I; and Fertilizer Industry.","Additional Labor Costs files include: Hide and Tanning Industries; Leather and Shoe Industries; Pig Iron; Railroads, including Eastern, Operating, Southern, and Western; Relation to Prices; Shoe Industry; Steel Production in the United States; Sugar Profiteering; Summary; Various Industries; and Women's Muslin Underwear Industry.","The Living Wage subtopics include: The Case for a Living Wage; Cost; Cost of Rearing Children; Department of Labor; Effects; Fair Labor Standards Act (Bills, Interpretations, Regulations, etc.); Farmers; and General Press (1 of 2 folders).","Living Wage subtopics include: General Press (2 of 2 folders); Harmful Effects of Low Wages; Lauck Statements; Miscellaneous; National War Labor Board; Practicability (2 folders); Request for a Ruling from the United States Railroad Labor Board on the Living Wage;  \"Sanction for a Living Wage\"? Quotation Verification Work for Lauck's book with that title; Statement of the National War Labor Conference; and an Undated Essay on \"The Just and Reasonable Wage.\"","These documents include the Charter, Constitution, General Plans of Work, Explanation and Comment, Outline of Organization and Scope of Work at the Outset, By-Laws, Suggestions and Notes on Separate Trust Fund, and an article \"Employee Ownership\" by Thomas E. Mitten.","Mitten Management topics include: Labor Cooperation in Australia; Organized Labor in New Orleans; Personal News clippings; Press; and Strikes in Philadelphia and Buffalo.","Literature includes the New York Advertising Club Plan, Memoranda and Principles, etc., which also includes articles by Fred Brenckman and Isador Teitelbaum.","Items include the Conscription of Property Senate Bill 1579 and Consumer Division of Defense, Labor, and Steel.","These files include a report of the Iron Ore Committee, a copy of the \"National Natural Resources Act,\" and the Report of the Planning Committee for Mineral Policy.","These bills include the Bill for Stabilization and Conservation of Natural Gas and Petroleum and the Cole Bill (H.R. 7372) Petroleum Conservation Act.","Files include General; a Brief; Mr. McGinn's Statement; General Producers Company, Mr. Taylor and John L. Lewis; and Sinclair Company - Maintenance of Retail Prices.","Apparently Lauck used his work with the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company as a basis for his book, \"Political and Industrial Democracy, 1776-1926.\"","Includes files on the following companies: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Bank of Italy; Boston Consolidated Gas Company; Chicago Surface Lines; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Plan; Columbia Conserve Company; Comparison of Fundamentals; Comparative Plans; Dennison Manufacturing Company; Dutchess Bleachery; Employee Representation and the Union (PRT); Employee Stock Ownership (PRT); Endicott-Johnson Company (PRT); Filene; Ford Motor Company; International Harvester Company; Investment Bankers and Cooperative Plans; Louisville Railway Company; Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen; and Milwaukee Electric Power and Light Company.","Includes files on the following companies: \tNash Tailoring Company; New Cooperative Plan; Packard Piano Company; Pennsylvania Railroad; Peoples Gaslight and Coke Company; Philadelphia Convention; Printz-Biederman Company; Southern Railway; Standard Oil Company; Summary with 1939 clipping; and Union Recognition Case.","Includes news clippings about the Electric Bond and Share Company, Power Authority of New York and others.","Includes a speech by Frank P. Walsh before the  Public Ownership League of America and a Research Bulletin on the Potomac Electric Power Company of Washington.","These files include ones for Analysis, Bradstreet's, Dun's, General, and Government Control of Prices.","Profiteering files include those on: Address of the President; Agricultural Supplies; Articles by W. Jett Lauck and others (2 folders); Banks; Memorandum to Judge W.H. Black; Building Material; Coal; and Copper.","Profiteering files include: Corporate Earnings and Government Revenues (3 folders); and Corporations, Profits of (3 folders).","Profiteering files include: Industries, various, (3 folders); Manly, Basil M. - Survey of American Industrial Conditions; Meat Packing; Metal Trades; Miscellaneous Industries; 1921; Petroleum; Post War Profits; and Press Statements (2 folders).","Profiteering files include: Railroads During and After the War (American); Railroad Equipment; Shoes and Clothing; Speeches in Congress; Steel;  Sugar; Summary; and War Contracts.","Includes the following filers: the Chicago Memorandum; Pending Work file; press release about the need for co-ordination of transportation facilities; press or news clippings; and railroad employee insurance.","Files include a draft of a letter to President Roosevelt and a memorandum on Russia from Lauck.","Russia or Soviet Union files include: \"The Red Trade Menace\"; Research by Dunlap; Social and Economic Conditions, chiefly clippings, including concessions, the cotton case, credit, political and propaganda (2 folders); and Trade Mission.","Files include: \"The Agricultural Situation in the United States\"; \"Labor Banking Movement in the United States, Analysis of\"; \"Membership of Labor Unions\"; and \"Report of the Negro in Industry\".","Files include: Proposal for Cotton Purchase from the United States (3 folders); \"Recent Shifts in Industry\"; \"Report of the Railroad Situation in the U.S.\"; Research – Miscellaneous; and Tariffs.","Files include: Anderson, Paul E. – Reports and Memoranda; Ballantine's Report [on Transportation by Waterway as Related to Competition with the Rail Carriers in the United States]; Commodity Studies, including livestock, potash, green coffee, grains, and rubber; Correspondence; and Department of Commerce Outline.","Files include: Digest of Hearings and Reports; Electric Generation Capacity, U.S.A.; Extent of Railway Operations; News clippings, including article from \"The New Republic\"; Notes and Outline; and Panama Canal Traffic effect upon Railroad Rates.","This file includes a Railway Labor Executives' Policy statement, statement of the Baltimore Association of Commerce, and a paper about the  \"Effect of the Proposed Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Deep Waterway on the Coal Industry.\"","The file includes articles by Lester Velie (\"Lean Years for the Rails\"), Harold D. Kootz (\"The Railroad Crisis\"), and one about new types of equipment; a speech by Harry S. Truman on railroad financing; a memorandum about railroads serving the Great Lakes ports; and a memorandum to Robertson about the position of Western railroad presidents concerning the waterway prior to 1933-1934.","Reports include: \"Analysis of its effects upon railroad and coalmining industries\" by W. Jett Lauck; \"Coordination of Transportation Agencies\" [by W. Jett Lauck?]; Report of Railroad Coordinator's Freight Traffic Report, including freight rate increases and petroleum pipeline rates; and Report of the Railroad System, Beneficial Effects of project upon.","Files for this committee include: General (2 folders); Papers submitted by J.W. Garrow and White; the Report, both Typescript and Printed (2 folders); Uniform Manufacturers Association Statement; United States Chamber of Commerce Presentation; and Vouchers and Expenses submitted by W. Jett Lauck.","Files include Awards, Decisions, and Authorizations (printed) and Exhibits prepared for the Board by Lauck and associates.","Socialism files include; \"What it is and what it is not\" and History in the United States.","Files include: \"Compilation of the Social Security Laws\"; Correspondence with Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong (Chief of Staff for Social Security Planning of the Committee on Economic Security; Correspondence with Pauling C. Gilbert; Directory of State Employment Security Officials; and Draft Bills for State Unemployment Compensation.","Files include: H.R. 4142 (Lewis Bill); H.R. 7260 (Social Security Act); Information Primer on the Committee on Economic Security; Inventory of Job Seekers Registered at Public Employment Offices; and League of Nations Staff Pension Fund.","Files include: Major Migratory Routes in the United States; Memoranda to Mr. Kennedy; National Women's Trade Union December Bulletin; Newspapers; and \"Old Age Insurance.\"","Files include: Pamphlets and Print Materials; Preliminary Report on Occupations of Job-Seekers in 43 States; \"The Problem of Insecurity\" (Committee on Economic Security); Radio Address of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor; and Recommendations of the Social Security Board Federal Advisory Council.","Files include: \"Social Security Act and War Manpower Commission\" and Social Security Board Federal Advisory Council Binder of Documents (2 folders).","Files include: Social Security Board Federal Advisory Council Meeting (June 1940); Social Security Board Federal Advisory Council Meeting (October 1942); \"Social Security in Defense and After\"; Statements on the Wagner-Lewis Economic Security Bill; Thrift and Security Foundation, Inc.; \"Two Special Reports on Social Legislation\" (Business Advisory Council); United Mine Workers of America Proposed Retirement Plan; and Vocational Training Program for National Defense.","Topics include: Mineral production, \"A Working Economic Plan for the South,\" Washington and Lee as a Southern institution, and the Southern Commercial Congress (all printed).","File includes memoranda to John L. Lewis and suggestions by Katharine Pollak, federal regulation and steel codes.","Topics include a file on Arbitrations, including Portland, Maine; Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway; Boston Elevated Railway Company; and Cumberland County Power and Light Company. Other railway topics include: District of Columbia; \"Low Fares\" article by Louis B. Wehle; the Mahon Case; and a Report by Delos F. Wilcox.","Files include: \"The Bridgemen's Magazine,\" Vol. XXXIII, Nos. 11 and 12; Conferences; H.R. 7596 (To License and Regulate Inter-State Coal Corporations); H.R. 12285 (Ellenbogen's Bill); H.R. 12499 (Wood's Steel Bill); Lauck Notes and Memoranda; and Lists of Materials Prepared in Connection with Iron Workers.","Files include: P.J. Morrin Exhibits I (a), II, and III-VIII; P.J. Morrin's Report as Labor Advisor to Chairman of the Labor Advisory Board and his Statement Before the National Recovery Administration; Possible Projects – Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California and United States Courthouse, New York City; Statement of William P. McGinn to Deputy Administrator; and \"Summary and Objectives of Proposal for New National Recovery Act Legislation.\"","Files include: the Fair Tariff League; Press, including the French situation; and Wood Pulp, Woolens and Worsteds (2 folders).","Taxation files include: \"Conclusions and Constructive Suggestions as to Tax Revision\" by David B. Robertson; News clippings, Printed Material and Press Releases (2 folders); and Notes and Drafts.","Files include: copies of clippings at back of folder; Charts used by Isador Lubin in his Testimony; and Notes by W. 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Restoration of the building was begun in 1962 when the APVA's Montgomery County Branch raised the funds for renovation and contracted with architects and contractors. Since its foundation, and in more recent years, the organization has had some changes, including the dissolution of branches and the combination of the Montgomery County Branch with the Smithfield Preston Foundation. In 2009, the name was changed to Preservation Virgina. ","Smithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by William Preston (1729-1783), who emigrated from northern Ireland with his family in 1737. He married Susanna Smith in 1761 and settled at Greenfield in Botetourt County in 1769. Preston established himself as a leader in the Virginia frontier by serving in the militia in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, in the House of Burgesses representing Augusta County from 1766 to 1768 and Botetourt County in 1769, and as County Lieutenant of Fincastle and Montgomery. He was appointed surveyor of Fincastle County in 1772 and moved his family to that area. He built Smithfield, named in honor of his wife, in 1773. Smithfield was the birthplace and home of three Virginia governors, including James Patton Preston (son of William), and John Buchanan Floyd and John Floyd, Jr. (grandsons of William).","George Green Shackelford, a professor of history from 1954 to 1986 (now Emeritus) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, or Virginia Tech, which is adjacent to the Smithfield property, spearheaded the restoration by forming the Montgomery County branch and adopting the project of preserving and restoring the Smithfield residence.","The APVA changed their name to Preservation Virginia in 2009. However, since the mateirals in this collection were created under the previous name, we have retained that for the collection title. Both names have been added to the corporate names associated with this collection.","The guide to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","Processing was completed in September 1996, after initial processing in the 1980s. Additional description was completed in October 2009.","Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives houses a number of other collections containing information on the Preston family and Smithfield Plantation:","John Preston Deed, Ms2005-014","John Preston Papers, Ms1994-034","Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, Ms1962-004","Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, Ms1985-020","Robert Taylor Preston Papers, Ms1992-003","William Preston Land Grant, Ms1994-027","George Green Shackelford Papers, Ms1983-008","The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. 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","The collection is organized into seven series: Series I: Correspondence(largely from and to George Shackelford); Series II: Publications, including APVA and Montgomery County branch newsletters and APVA Discovery magazines; Series III: Smithfield Plantation Renovation, including appraisals, reports, and receipts; Series IV: Renovations of other Smithfield Plantation Buildings, including information about the renovations of other structures on the Smithfield property, (the cook's cabin, the miller's log house, and the smokehouse); Series V: AVPA General Files, including meeting minutes, financial reports, and building committee reports; Series VI: Historical Documents from dating from the original Preston family's residence at Smithfield (materials include manuscript account books (1754-1763) of William Preston while residing at Greenfield, manuscript pages detailing work done by a wheelright (1845-1850); and genealogical information about the Preston family); and Series VII: Miscellaneous Documents, which includes materials relating to historic Montgomery County and the Smithfield Plantation. 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Restoration of the building was begun in 1962 when the APVA's Montgomery County Branch raised the funds for renovation and contracted with architects and contractors. Since its foundation, and in more recent years, the organization has had some changes, including the dissolution of branches and the combination of the Montgomery County Branch with the Smithfield Preston Foundation. In 2009, the name was changed to Preservation Virgina. ","Smithfield Plantation is the historic home of the Preston family, one of the founding families of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by William Preston (1729-1783), who emigrated from northern Ireland with his family in 1737. He married Susanna Smith in 1761 and settled at Greenfield in Botetourt County in 1769. Preston established himself as a leader in the Virginia frontier by serving in the militia in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars, in the House of Burgesses representing Augusta County from 1766 to 1768 and Botetourt County in 1769, and as County Lieutenant of Fincastle and Montgomery. He was appointed surveyor of Fincastle County in 1772 and moved his family to that area. He built Smithfield, named in honor of his wife, in 1773. Smithfield was the birthplace and home of three Virginia governors, including James Patton Preston (son of William), and John Buchanan Floyd and John Floyd, Jr. (grandsons of William).","George Green Shackelford, a professor of history from 1954 to 1986 (now Emeritus) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, or Virginia Tech, which is adjacent to the Smithfield property, spearheaded the restoration by forming the Montgomery County branch and adopting the project of preserving and restoring the Smithfield residence.","The APVA changed their name to Preservation Virginia in 2009. However, since the mateirals in this collection were created under the previous name, we have retained that for the collection title. Both names have been added to the corporate names associated with this collection.","The guide to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery County Branch Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","Processing was completed in September 1996, after initial processing in the 1980s. Additional description was completed in October 2009.","Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives houses a number of other collections containing information on the Preston family and Smithfield Plantation:","John Preston Deed, Ms2005-014","John Preston Papers, Ms1994-034","Preston Family (Alice Preston Moore Collection) Papers, Ms1962-004","Preston Family (Charles Peale Didier Collection) Papers, Ms1985-020","Robert Taylor Preston Papers, Ms1992-003","William Preston Land Grant, Ms1994-027","George Green Shackelford Papers, Ms1983-008","The records largely document the recent history of Smithfield Plantation, ancestral home of the Preston family, focusing particularly on its restoration beginning in 1962. While much of the renovation occurred in the 1960s, many of the records detail other renovation projects done in the 1970s and 1980s. 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Specific document types include land indentures, deeds, plats, surveys and re-surveys including period copies of 18th century surveys, articles of agreement, field notes and calculations, last wills and testaments, and personal property inventories.","Locations referenced in the documents include Holman's Creek, Mill Creek, Mt. Jackson, Mulberry Run, Red Banks, New Market, Edinburg, Passage Creek, Stony Creek, North Fork of the Shenandoah River, Manassas Gap Railroad, Liberty Run, Hamburg, Little North Mountain, Orkney Springs, Conicville, Cedar Creek, and many more. Places beyond Shenandoah County include Rockingham County, Augusta County, and Hardy County.","Surveyors referenced in the documents include William Tisinger, Jacob Rinker, Reuben Walton, James Murphy, Richard Rigg, and others.","Period copy of original.","Period copy of original.","Period copy of original.","Period copy of original.","Period copy of original.","Period copy of original.","Period copy of original.","Period copy of original.","Period copy of original.","Period copy of original.","Period copy of original.","Period copy of original.","Period copy of original."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Arrangement: the collection is arranged chronologically.","Organization: The inventory has been divided into seven series. Series 1 is the genealogical and donor material, Series 2 is photographs, Series 3 is material concerning houses and land, Series 4 is correspondence and other papers, Series 5 is the Jones Account Books, Series 6 is Accession 1997.34 and Series 7 is Accession 1998.45.","Maria Carter, daughter of Charles Carter of \"Cleve,\" King George County, Virginia married William Armistead of \"Hesse,\" Gloucester County, Virginia William Cocke, son of Elizabeth Fauntleroy Cocke and Bowler Cocke, married Jane Armistead.","Their son, William Armistead Cocke had among other children, Thomas Lewis Preston Cocke who married Mary Booth Curtis.","Other Information:"," Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00018.frame","When available, microfilm, photocopies, digital surrogates, or other reproductions must be used in place of original documents.","Mss. 69 J71 Jones Family Papers","Correspondence, 1756-1764, of Maria Carter Armistead (including letters written by Mrs. Thomas Feilde); business papers, 1782-1828, of William Cocke of \"Bremo,\" Henrico County, Virginia and of \"Oakland,\" Cumberland County, Virginia; and letters, 1861-1863, of William Fauntleroy Cocke, Thomas Lewis Preston Cocke and Edmund Randolph Cocke concerning their service in the Confederate States Army (including the Battle of First Bull Run).","Also included are five volumes of farm and account books, 1851-1863, of Richard P. Jones of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia; copybooks on astronomy, [circa 1770-1780?], scrapbooks, and genealogical material.","Includes letter, 1869, of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell concerning the connections between the Randolph and Preston families and the College of William and Mary.","Additions to the collection (1997.34 and 1998.45) include family letters, genealogical notes and poems of members of the Cocke family and to related branches of Throckmorton, Curtis, Sheldon, Jones, Preston, Byrd, Dandridge and Carter families living in Richmond, Virginia and Powhatan County, Virginia. Some letters are written from Richmond in the Reconstruction Era.","Press release, 1958. Initial list of the collection. Genealogical charts.","Clipping. Re: Genealogical Column, about Carters and Armisteads.","Incomplete letter. Early Carter and Armistead families, containing copies of letters from this collection.","Genealogical material concerning the Curtis, Sheldon, Carter, and Cocke families by Maria C. Talcott.","Clipping. From The Richmond Times-Dispatch","Copy of the tombstone of Emanuel Jones, died 1739, made by Peyton H. Page.","Concerns Major Robert Throckmorton and John Peyton Dixon, from Bible owned by Mrs. Fann Throckmorton Nicolson.","Clipping from The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore. Concerning \"The Throckmorton family of England and Virginia\" by Jane Griffin Keys.","Painting in Alexandria. She married Bowler Cocke II, and their son was William Cocke who married Jane Armistead.","Photostat positive and negative of painting, owned by Mrs. Maria C. and Nathan ? Talcott, of Maria Byrd, daughter of William Byrd II and wife of Charles Carter, with son Charles Carter and Maria Carter Armistead ?","Thomas Lewis Preston Cocke, son of William Armistead Cocke, Oakland.","Mrs. Elizabeth Randolph Preston Cocke, with Sally Lyle Preston Cocke, eldest daughter of Edmund Randolph Cocke.","Mary Booth Curtis Cocke, wife of Thomas L. P. Cocke.","\"Historic Mansion of Mathews County,\" concerning \"Hesse.\"","\"Oakland.\" Short History on back.","\"Mrs. Cocke, Mistress of Oakland and Hostess of the Lees at Derwent,\" by Alice M. Tyler from The Richmond Times-Dispatch.","\"Derwent Must Be Saved\" from The Richmond News Leader.","\"Lee's Hideaway Still Stands.\" Reprinted from The Washington and Lee University Alumni Magazine by Dr. Leslie Lyle Campbell.","\"Southerner Heard First and Final Shots of War Between States, was friend of Lee\" by Charles F. Preston.","Physical Location: Oversize File. Part of plat showing land on the Piantantank River of Lady Skipwith, George Curtis, Colonel Kemp, Augustin Horthus and William Marloe.","Physical Location: Oversize File. Sale of land in Kingston Parish, inherited from George Curtis, who bought the land from Edward Wyatt.","Thomas Curtis, Gloucester County to Charles Curtis, Middlesex County concerning deed of same date which was to fulfill Thomas Curtis' bond to Charles Curtis.","P. Beverly, Clerk of County Court. Concerning testimony of Nicholas Cobb, defendant; by his attorney, Thomas Gregson, in dispute over land purchased from George Curtis, now deceased.","Charles Curtis (Kingston Parish, Gloucester County) gives all land to son Augustine, to daughters Sarrah Henry and Sous Anna Iveson, Negroes and linens","Charles Curtis on Piantatank River to John West, Chisanassirk River, Accomack County. Land surveyed by John Smith. Shows location of the house.","Nicholas Foster. Floor plan of a house (Note watermark).","How to stay busy during the day. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 15, page 432.","Requests that the family visit her at \"Westover.\"","Includes bound in letter, 1792 April 14, from Christopher Pryor to Mrs. Maria Armistead, \"Hesse.\"","Cousin Maria Carter, daughter of Landon Beverley, gave birth to a son in October. Uncle William III and Aunt Mary Willing Byrd are going to tour through New York and Philadelphia. Health. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, page 178.","Pocket money for her visiting. Cautions against flattery. Published in 10 Virginia Magazine of History and Biography,Volume 10, page 178.","Coming marriages of Lucy Burwell to Edmund Berkeley, Rebecca Burwell to Jaquelin Ambler and Jenny Burwell to Mann Page of \"Rosewell,\" and Miss Hannah Fairfax to Warner Washington. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, pages 177-178 and Volume 15, pages 433-434.","Concerns Mr. William Armistead. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 15, page 435.","Family news.","Her marriage to William Armistead. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, pages 179-180 and Volume 15, page 435.","Vote getting. Lewis' coming marriage. Launching of ship by the father of Lewis.","Suit against Clark Courtney and his mother Anne Mabry concerning land \"at Eatons warehouse on Rappahannock River.\"","Virginians' reaction to Lord Dunmore as Governor. Tryon is well received at New York, as is Col. Fanning. Family news. Partly published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, page 180.","Accounts with William Jackson, James Clark, Major Thomas Boswell, John Robinson, Richard Hodges, Robert Matthewes, William Bentley Estate, Francis Elliot, and John Hibble.","John New, John Fox and Danall New, Senior to William Armistead, Sheriff, Gloucester County, Virginia.","Visit of Mr. William and Mrs. Armistead to their church. Route over Pudding Creek Bridge.","News about fighting in Norfolk and man of war near York. Sent cotton and worsted.","The Armisteads' moving to North River to avoid the enemy. The Armisteads have kept prisoners.","The evils and hardships brought upon the people by persons without authority.","Extends sympathy and discusses the comforts of relgion in the troubles brought by the war.","Submission to the catastrophies brought by man and God. News of the Russian General, and General Howe building on the Delaware.","Birth of Mrs. Armistead's child. Captain Deane carried Major Skith in his ship. Resignation to the will of Providence.","Mr. Smith came to Elizabeth Town, N.J. but was denied a permit for New York. Lack of Negroes.","Accounts.","Accounts.","Scope and Contents Account.","Memorandum of money received.","Copy book on Astronomy.","On reverse, John T. Griffin assigns the bond to Major William Lewis.","Account for the year.","Money payment in Half Joes. Land papers brought from Augusta.","\"Invoice of Sundry Goods Shipped on board the Planter Capt. William Arthurs for Virginia...\" Furniture, linens, carpets, dishes and silverware.","Corn and wheat deliveries, requested by Mr. Lynham. Her son Charles Carter Armistead is placed with Mr. Waugh in Port Royal.","Account for nails and German steel.","Scope and Contents \"Invoice of Sundries shipped on board the Ann \u0026 Mary, Captain. John Wheeler...\" Horses, tools, medical implements, riding equipment and spices.","Memo from Rowles Grymes and Co.","Lucy's visit to home of Col. William Byrd III?. Published in 10 Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, page 183.","Offers to send Negro girls to help her daughter.","Protests the manner of payment of bill of exchange. Includes copy of request for bill of exchange from William Cocke to Rowles Grymes and County, London, 1787 November 30.","Sends tobacco to be sold to cover cost of requested items. Draws a bill of exchange upon them.","Agreement about Negroes written by Mr. Page.","Return of Cocke's bill of exchange resulted from his not reporting it.","Return of Cocke's bill of exchange resulted from his not reporting it.","Children's education in spelling, Greek, and reading. The new Constitution will lead to a navy.","Scope and Contents Her brother Charles Carter will send for her daughters. Plans to return to Hesse soon.","Shipment of tobacco sent by the ship Williamson under John Miers to Rowles Grymes and County","Shipment of tobacco and other goods.","Scope and Contents Damages from a hurricane. A legal \"execution\". Aunt and Uncle Lewis Willis.","Arrival of tobacco and confusion of orders.","Accounts against Cocke. On Reverse, note from Mr. Weaver and W.A. Fry.","Scope and Contents Receipt for tuition of Master Charles Carter Armistead.","\"Invoice of Goods...\" shipped care of P. Parker at Norfolk.","Scope and Contents Traveling and illness. Mr. Page and Mr. Byrd may help her move.","Sends by Willis, a tobacco note for Mrs. Maria Armistead's travels.","Receipt for tuition of Master Charles Carter Armistead.","Receipts for money for Benjamin Harrison Jr.","Receipt of Cocke's draft through Alexander Donald.","Shipment of tobacco on the Brandon. Requests information on the most popular kinds of tobacco.","Items to be sent to the care of P.L. Grymes. Notes of exchange.","Account of work done around his house. Lists cost of items used.","Receipt for payment on coffee.","Dispute. Copy sent to Mrs. Maria Armistead.","Wife Sally Sarah desires news of her sister Jane Armistead Cole. One of Washington's sisters married Mr. Milton. Growth of the area. Advantages of this farm.","Sale of Cocke's tobacco which was of poor quality and \"injured by the spot.\"","Account of sale of tobacco.","Account of sale of tobacco.","Account of sale of tobacco.","Account due John and Thomas Gilliat for sugar, salt and iron.","Death of partner James Rowles. Sale of tobacco.","Payment of a debt to prevent having to sell Negroes. His wife Betsy. Miss Nancy Armistead \"is almost devoured by Sweet Hearts.\"","Scope and Contents Supplies of tea, earthenware, cyder sic and herring from Mr. Gilliat. Mother Mrs. Elizabeth Hill Carter Cocke will visit soon.","Judy Armistead's ill health; suggests cures. Charles Carter Armistead is over the measles; Mr. Thomas Ryan praises him.","Sends all requested items except loaf sugar.","Wheat harvest. Possibility of a Spanish war; Spanish ships have been seen in New York and Virginia. Mentions brother Charles Cocke and his son Henry.","Confusion in the settlement of Cocke's account with Donald and Barton of London.","At Manchester, with Mr. Pankey, inquired after hogsheads of mother Elizabeth Hill Carter Cocke. Tobacco; one had been sent to William Mitchell.","Poor tobacco sales of the previous crop will prevent his getting out of debt. Present crop does well. People have started growing wheat.","John Hall brought a runaway Negro to Napier. The boy said he belonged to William Cocke of Cumberland.","Sends account of tobacco shipped in the Williamson.","His sister Elizabeth Adams wishes Cocke to sell her corn. Consulted Major Thomas Massie and William Fry.","Monies due from estate of Thomas Adams.","Account for carrying hogsheads to market.","List of monies due Cocke.","\"Appraisement and Inventory of stock and plantation tools and utensils on Mrs. Elizabeth Adames' plantation in Amherst County.\"","Acting for James Brown, sends coffee, and iron by Mr. Fenwick. Prices given.","Sends account and asks it be paid up, to enable the settlement of the estate of James Grymes.","Sends account and asks it be paid up, to enable the settlement of the estate of James Grymes.","Sent corn. Hired a new overseer, Smith. Sale of wheat. The trial of a Negro.","Accounts, from November 1790 to date, for salt, iron, wheat, leather, waggonage of tobacco, pork and draft on Donald and Burton.","Agreement that Moore will cultivate land for 5 years and then become the owner.","Accounting of money.","Bill for carrying tobacco of Mrs. Adams to the canal.","William Creacy (or Cresey) took too large an order of money on Weaver.","Account for women's clothing. On reverse, account of items furnished Mrs. Maria Armistead and for tuition for Charles Carter Armistead.","Exchange of servants. Harry's death.","Agreement for building a house, \"with a plain Cornice.\"","Death of Mrs Elizabeth Adams, settlement of part of the estate between her daughter Sally Sarah and William Cocke (her son).","Schooling of her son Charles Carter Armistead.","Account for money lent.","Agreement to rent Negroes and plantation on Rockfish River, Amherst County, part of estate of Thomas Adams, deceased.","Family accounts and death of William's mother (Mrs. Elizabeth Fauntleroy Cocke Adams.)","Sends account.","Sale of slaves and horses. Crops.","His fall from a horse.","Repaying William Cocke for building a bridge across Knockbuckle Stream, by wheat growers.","Wheat receipts.","Account of sale of tobacco and settlement of bonds.","Shipment of tobacco from Tappahannock.","Clothes and family news.","Scope and Contents Sale of Negro living at house of Thomas Taylor Byrd husband of Mary, daughter of William Armistead, Frederick.","Money due on a draft.","Scope and Contents Family matters. Marriage of daughter Nancy Ann Cleves to Mr. John P. Pleasants.","Account.","Case of Powell v. Armistead's Executors, concerning William Armistead's will.","Scope and Contents Case of Powell v. Armistead's Executors. Mr. John Warden is an able friend. Consulted Thomas Tabb.","Death of Godfrey; consolation. Illness in the family.","Sarah Daingerfield to Mrs. Maria Armistead, Hesse. Health, the phaeton and chocolate.","Account.","Scope and Contents Death of Mrs. Maria Armistead. Her papers in the Powell v. Armistead lawsuit.","Family reunion. Marriage of Mrs. Randolph. The coming marriage of her brother Phil to Miss Betsy Page.","Family news. The Hesse estate.","Leasing Hesse house to Mr. Van Bibber and the house's burning down. Living in Matthews County.","Deed for property in Gloucester County on Piankatank River.","Arranging insurance for Cocke's barn.","Flour business.","Settlement of account.","Receipt for flour.","Scope and Contents Enclosing Bishop James Madison's draft on Hollins, for his son, Peyton Randolph.","Newspaper.","Agreement that Ashton will be an apprentice miller.","Account sheet.","Agreement to hire Powers as overseer.","Scope and Contents Hessian fly affecting the wheat. His cousin, John Coles, has nervous fever. Asks for money.","Scope and Contents Report on son William A. Cocke in Chemical and Moral classes.","Portfolio subscription. Requests news of Mr. R. H. Atkinson.","Scope and Contents Drought. Acquiring Burnett seeds for Peter Bowdoin of Hungais, Northampton County, Va. and Genl. Nathaniel Carzell of Sussex County, Virginia.","2 receipts for payment on a debt.","Promissory note.","Treatment of a Negro girl.","Scope and Contents Traveling. Family news. Character of Napoleon.","Receipt for interest paid on a bond.","Partitions land and describes how he wishes to be buried.","The E.F. Academy, Eternity and God. Father appointed to Port Gibson.","Illness of Uncle Richard. Family news. Hot Spring resorts.","Promotion. Departure from Camp Bejara. Genl. Cushing coming to visit. Friends in Santa Anna are Bob Hughes, Major Kenly, Dr. Tilghman and Dr. Field.","Love letter. Hopes she rejects the suit of Mr. Nelson.","Preaching at the Poplars and at Mr. Taliaferro's. Dined at Airville.","Preaching at the Poplars and at Mr. Taliaferro's. Dined at Airville.","Scope and Contents Marriage? Witt's injuries.","Account for money paid and received.","Illness, and death of Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Snow. Their school, composed of Mann Jones, John Dixon, and John and William Fox. Cousin Francis Tomkies is coming to Gloucester.","Family news and weather. Farming.","Minister Cole Hodges and Mr. Rodher. Sending a package for the Judge.","Tobacco shipping. On second sheet, printed list of merchandise and marketing information.","Scope and ContentsCertificate that account of Richard P. Jones, written by William H. Allmand, is correct.","Settlement of a suit. His cruise to Madiera and the Canary Islands.","Requests medical attention for his man Jonah.","Scope and Contents \"Papers connected with the suit of Gov. Thomas of Maryland and his unfortunate wife Sally McDowell.\"A Genl. Jones was counsel for Thomas.","Scope and Contents Illness of his wife and siser Ann. Providence. Mentions Mr. Mann and Dr. P. Lewis.","Sale of property in Highland and Adams counties. Traveling.","Sends supplies. Wheat shipment.","\"Horses bought in Ohio. . .\"","Tobaco sales. \"I hear the distant thunder rumbling in our own beloved country.\" Quoted Virgil on the war in Europe.","\"Sale of Forkes Plantation,\" planned with Rush Floyd.","Scope and Contents Charles Le Baron, Mobile Alabama to Richard P. Jones, Gloucester County, Virginia, brother of Harriet who married Charles Curtis and their daughter married Charles Curtis and their daughter married Thomas L.P. Cocke. Settlement of estate of Mr. George L. Fauntleroy.","Miss Booth. As Dr. Booth had few debts, the sale of a slave should settle the account for his own services.","Sale of tobacco.","Scope and Contents Settlement of estate of Dr. Booth. Money is to be left wtih Mr. Curtis if she is not at Wareham.","Scope and Contents Troubles sent by God, especially the death of Mr. Langhorn. Mr. Jacob C. Sheldon is sick. Family news.","Contract made with R.F. Northern for carrying mail.","Projected celebration at Yorktown. Patriotism. Preservation of the Republic.","Payment on a mortgage assumed from T.L. Phillips.","Form for monthly return of the captain.","Upon Genl. Taliaferro's orders, collected guns in the county. Guns of Col. Hayes and Col. Taylor. Completion of arsenal. Asks for job on Taliaferro's staff.","Family news and agriculture. Formation of a company in Cumberland.","Scope and Contents Edmund R. Cocke, writer's brother sent news about obstructing roads and fords. Promotion of officers. Cousin Robert Preston. War maneuvers.","Scope and Contents Movement toward Alexandria. Expects an attack. Thomas L.P. Cocke is needed at home. \"Most officers, as they make more money by their offices than they did by their professions or trades get less credit for patriotism.\" Agriculture.","Fight at Manassas. Cally Heath came down.","Letter. Family news. His description of Battle of Bull Run.","Politics of the artillery company. Behavior of Pendleton. Clothing.","The members of his mess. Food is of fine quality. Family news.","Troop movements. Housing. Family news.","Scope and Contents Troop movements near Winchester and Harrisonburg. Uncle J.T.L. Preston is well.","Flanking McClellan's force. News of his brothers.","Scope and Contents Edmund R. Cocke was well after the recent battle.","Hot weather. Cousin Charles Moncure. Edmund leads a relaxed life.","Scope and Contents Philadelphia press reports movements of Yankee forces inaccurately. Will fall back to Richmond before fighting. Tom L.P. Cocke's company is near Port Royal. Furloughs.","Their man Abner. Troop movements in the rain. Vaccinations. Shoes and clothing. Wheat.","Work on breastworks. Furlough of Dr. Weymouth.","Attempts to get a discharge from a hospital. Getting a substitute.","Scope and Contents Busy in legislature. Horses and mules being vulnerable to Yankee theft. Problems with Negroes. Marital attachment of a Negro couple.","Scope and Contents \"In the event Thomas L.P. Cocke is not sent into the Army\"; from Elizabeth Randolph Cocke, Robert D. Brown, John Hatcher and Nathaniel Walton.","Bill for horses and corn.","Management and/or sale of property in London.","Letter describing place of Randolphs and Prestons at the College of William and Mary, part of a program for raising the endowment.","Scope and Contents Mother visiting her son in Washington. Plans for Christmas. Plus note from Mrs. Maria C. Talcott.","Scope and Contents Obituary taken from the Southern Churchman of Mrs. Elizabeth Randolph Cocke. Ms. notes by Mrs. Maria C. Talcott.","Mrs. Harriet Sheldon, wife of Jacob C. Sheldon, daughter of John Dixon.","Scope and Contents Death of Uncle J.T.L. Preston. Family news.","A present for Miss Martha.","Devoted to Robert E. Lee.","\"Descendants of Gentlemen-Adventurer will celebrate Henrico Grant of 1636.\"","Scope and Contents Engraving of letter from George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Francis Hopkinson, May 16, 1785; \"for the Port Folio.\"","Scope and Contents Recent death of her husband Mann Page. Visitors Sophia and Lizzie Tompkins.","\"Third Regiment Virginia Calvalry, Roll of Company G, Cumberland County.\"","Religious poem.","Scope and Contents Made by C.S. Laboratory, Richmond, Virginia.","Account books and a scrapbook of poems.","List of enslaved people, with ages, in May 1854, noted in back of journal.","Scrapbook of poems.","Later family letters, genealogical notes, and poems, 1839-1916, of members of the Cocke family and to related branches of Throckmorton, Curtis, Sheldon, Jones, Preston, Byrd, Dandridge, and Carter families. Includes letters kept by Elizabeth R.P. Cocke, daughter of T.L.P. Cocke and letters of Mary B. Cocke, mother of Maria C. Talcott.","Scope and Contents Includes letters of the Cocke, Curtis, and Preston families of Richmond, Virginia, particularly correspondence between Harriet Throgmorton Jones Curtis and her children Charles (\"Barney\"), Mary Boothe, Harriet, Maria, and Martha Curtis. Also includes correspondence between Mary Booth Curtis and her husband, Thomas Lewis Preston Cocke, as well as letters from Thomas L.P. Cocke's mother, Elizabeth R.P. Cocke, to himself and his brothers, William, Edmund, and Preston Cocke.","Family news.","Letters are to her sons William F. Cocke, Thomas L.P. Cocke, Edmund R. Cocke, and Preston Cocke, and her daughters-in-law and grandchildren.","Scope and Contents Correspondence early in their marriage when they were apart. Includes letters from their children Maria, Harriet, Charles and William Cocke, living in Powhatan County, Virginia with their mother, to their father.","Letters are to brother Charles Curtis, her sisters Mary Boothe, Maria and Martha Curtis, and her brother-in-law, Thomas L.P. Cocke.","Letters from Martha Throgmorton Curtis James to her sisters Mary Boothe Curtis Cocke, Maria Greenhough Curtis JOnes, Harriet Curtis Cringan, Fanny Throgmorton Curtis, and her mother Harriet T.J. Curtis, about family news.","Letters are to sisters Harriet T.J. Curtis, her brother-in-law, Thomas L.P. Cocke and her niece, Harriet Cocke.","Letters to her sisters, mother and Mary Booth Curtis Cocke and Thomas L.P. Cocke.","Letters from family and friends just prior to her wedding to Thomas L.P. Cocke.","Letters to Curtis (also called \"Barney\") from friends and family.","From family and friends.","Includes one photograph of Annie Page.","Scope and Contents From Washington College and the University of Virginia. 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Jones of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia; copybooks on astronomy, [circa 1770-1780?], scrapbooks, and genealogical material.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes letter, 1869, of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell concerning the connections between the Randolph and Preston families and the College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAdditions to the collection (1997.34 and 1998.45) include family letters, genealogical notes and poems of members of the Cocke family and to related branches of Throckmorton, Curtis, Sheldon, Jones, Preston, Byrd, Dandridge and Carter families living in Richmond, Virginia and Powhatan County, Virginia. Some letters are written from Richmond in the Reconstruction Era.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePress release, 1958. Initial list of the collection. Genealogical charts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClipping. Re: Genealogical Column, about Carters and Armisteads.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncomplete letter. Early Carter and Armistead families, containing copies of letters from this collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogical material concerning the Curtis, Sheldon, Carter, and Cocke families by Maria C. Talcott.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClipping. From The Richmond Times-Dispatch\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of the tombstone of Emanuel Jones, died 1739, made by Peyton H. Page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns Major Robert Throckmorton and John Peyton Dixon, from Bible owned by Mrs. Fann Throckmorton Nicolson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClipping from The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore. Concerning \"The Throckmorton family of England and Virginia\" by Jane Griffin Keys.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePainting in Alexandria. She married Bowler Cocke II, and their son was William Cocke who married Jane Armistead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotostat positive and negative of painting, owned by Mrs. Maria C. and Nathan ? Talcott, of Maria Byrd, daughter of William Byrd II and wife of Charles Carter, with son Charles Carter and Maria Carter Armistead ?\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Lewis Preston Cocke, son of William Armistead Cocke, Oakland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Elizabeth Randolph Preston Cocke, with Sally Lyle Preston Cocke, eldest daughter of Edmund Randolph Cocke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Booth Curtis Cocke, wife of Thomas L. P. Cocke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Historic Mansion of Mathews County,\" concerning \"Hesse.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Oakland.\" Short History on back.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Mrs. Cocke, Mistress of Oakland and Hostess of the Lees at Derwent,\" by Alice M. Tyler from The Richmond Times-Dispatch.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Derwent Must Be Saved\" from The Richmond News Leader.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Lee's Hideaway Still Stands.\" Reprinted from The Washington and Lee University Alumni Magazine by Dr. Leslie Lyle Campbell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Southerner Heard First and Final Shots of War Between States, was friend of Lee\" by Charles F. Preston.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: Oversize File. Part of plat showing land on the Piantantank River of Lady Skipwith, George Curtis, Colonel Kemp, Augustin Horthus and William Marloe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhysical Location: Oversize File. Sale of land in Kingston Parish, inherited from George Curtis, who bought the land from Edward Wyatt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Curtis, Gloucester County to Charles Curtis, Middlesex County concerning deed of same date which was to fulfill Thomas Curtis' bond to Charles Curtis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eP. Beverly, Clerk of County Court. Concerning testimony of Nicholas Cobb, defendant; by his attorney, Thomas Gregson, in dispute over land purchased from George Curtis, now deceased.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharles Curtis (Kingston Parish, Gloucester County) gives all land to son Augustine, to daughters Sarrah Henry and Sous Anna Iveson, Negroes and linens\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharles Curtis on Piantatank River to John West, Chisanassirk River, Accomack County. Land surveyed by John Smith. Shows location of the house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNicholas Foster. Floor plan of a house (Note watermark).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHow to stay busy during the day. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 15, page 432.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests that the family visit her at \"Westover.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes bound in letter, 1792 April 14, from Christopher Pryor to Mrs. Maria Armistead, \"Hesse.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCousin Maria Carter, daughter of Landon Beverley, gave birth to a son in October. Uncle William III and Aunt Mary Willing Byrd are going to tour through New York and Philadelphia. Health. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, page 178.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePocket money for her visiting. Cautions against flattery. Published in 10 Virginia Magazine of History and Biography,Volume 10, page 178.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComing marriages of Lucy Burwell to Edmund Berkeley, Rebecca Burwell to Jaquelin Ambler and Jenny Burwell to Mann Page of \"Rosewell,\" and Miss Hannah Fairfax to Warner Washington. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, pages 177-178 and Volume 15, pages 433-434.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns Mr. William Armistead. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 15, page 435.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHer marriage to William Armistead. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, pages 179-180 and Volume 15, page 435.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVote getting. Lewis' coming marriage. Launching of ship by the father of Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuit against Clark Courtney and his mother Anne Mabry concerning land \"at Eatons warehouse on Rappahannock River.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginians' reaction to Lord Dunmore as Governor. Tryon is well received at New York, as is Col. Fanning. Family news. Partly published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, page 180.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts with William Jackson, James Clark, Major Thomas Boswell, John Robinson, Richard Hodges, Robert Matthewes, William Bentley Estate, Francis Elliot, and John Hibble.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn New, John Fox and Danall New, Senior to William Armistead, Sheriff, Gloucester County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVisit of Mr. William and Mrs. Armistead to their church. Route over Pudding Creek Bridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNews about fighting in Norfolk and man of war near York. Sent cotton and worsted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Armisteads' moving to North River to avoid the enemy. The Armisteads have kept prisoners.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe evils and hardships brought upon the people by persons without authority.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtends sympathy and discusses the comforts of relgion in the troubles brought by the war.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubmission to the catastrophies brought by man and God. News of the Russian General, and General Howe building on the Delaware.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBirth of Mrs. Armistead's child. Captain Deane carried Major Skith in his ship. Resignation to the will of Providence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Smith came to Elizabeth Town, N.J. but was denied a permit for New York. Lack of Negroes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Account.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemorandum of money received.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy book on Astronomy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn reverse, John T. Griffin assigns the bond to Major William Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount for the year.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMoney payment in Half Joes. Land papers brought from Augusta.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Invoice of Sundry Goods Shipped on board the Planter Capt. William Arthurs for Virginia...\" Furniture, linens, carpets, dishes and silverware.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorn and wheat deliveries, requested by Mr. Lynham. Her son Charles Carter Armistead is placed with Mr. Waugh in Port Royal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount for nails and German steel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Invoice of Sundries shipped on board the Ann \u0026amp; Mary, Captain. John Wheeler...\" Horses, tools, medical implements, riding equipment and spices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo from Rowles Grymes and Co.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLucy's visit to home of Col. William Byrd III?. Published in 10 Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, page 183.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffers to send Negro girls to help her daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProtests the manner of payment of bill of exchange. Includes copy of request for bill of exchange from William Cocke to Rowles Grymes and County, London, 1787 November 30.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends tobacco to be sold to cover cost of requested items. Draws a bill of exchange upon them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement about Negroes written by Mr. Page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReturn of Cocke's bill of exchange resulted from his not reporting it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReturn of Cocke's bill of exchange resulted from his not reporting it.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChildren's education in spelling, Greek, and reading. The new Constitution will lead to a navy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Her brother Charles Carter will send for her daughters. Plans to return to Hesse soon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShipment of tobacco sent by the ship Williamson under John Miers to Rowles Grymes and County\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShipment of tobacco and other goods.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Damages from a hurricane. A legal \"execution\". Aunt and Uncle Lewis Willis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArrival of tobacco and confusion of orders.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts against Cocke. On Reverse, note from Mr. Weaver and W.A. Fry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Receipt for tuition of Master Charles Carter Armistead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Invoice of Goods...\" shipped care of P. Parker at Norfolk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Traveling and illness. Mr. Page and Mr. Byrd may help her move.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends by Willis, a tobacco note for Mrs. Maria Armistead's travels.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for tuition of Master Charles Carter Armistead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipts for money for Benjamin Harrison Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt of Cocke's draft through Alexander Donald.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShipment of tobacco on the Brandon. Requests information on the most popular kinds of tobacco.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems to be sent to the care of P.L. Grymes. Notes of exchange.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount of work done around his house. Lists cost of items used.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for payment on coffee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDispute. Copy sent to Mrs. Maria Armistead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWife Sally Sarah desires news of her sister Jane Armistead Cole. One of Washington's sisters married Mr. Milton. Growth of the area. Advantages of this farm.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSale of Cocke's tobacco which was of poor quality and \"injured by the spot.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount of sale of tobacco.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount of sale of tobacco.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount of sale of tobacco.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount due John and Thomas Gilliat for sugar, salt and iron.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeath of partner James Rowles. Sale of tobacco.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePayment of a debt to prevent having to sell Negroes. His wife Betsy. Miss Nancy Armistead \"is almost devoured by Sweet Hearts.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Supplies of tea, earthenware, cyder sic and herring from Mr. Gilliat. Mother Mrs. Elizabeth Hill Carter Cocke will visit soon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJudy Armistead's ill health; suggests cures. Charles Carter Armistead is over the measles; Mr. Thomas Ryan praises him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends all requested items except loaf sugar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWheat harvest. Possibility of a Spanish war; Spanish ships have been seen in New York and Virginia. Mentions brother Charles Cocke and his son Henry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConfusion in the settlement of Cocke's account with Donald and Barton of London.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt Manchester, with Mr. Pankey, inquired after hogsheads of mother Elizabeth Hill Carter Cocke. Tobacco; one had been sent to William Mitchell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePoor tobacco sales of the previous crop will prevent his getting out of debt. Present crop does well. People have started growing wheat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Hall brought a runaway Negro to Napier. The boy said he belonged to William Cocke of Cumberland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends account of tobacco shipped in the Williamson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis sister Elizabeth Adams wishes Cocke to sell her corn. Consulted Major Thomas Massie and William Fry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMonies due from estate of Thomas Adams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount for carrying hogsheads to market.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of monies due Cocke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Appraisement and Inventory of stock and plantation tools and utensils on Mrs. Elizabeth Adames' plantation in Amherst County.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eActing for James Brown, sends coffee, and iron by Mr. Fenwick. Prices given.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends account and asks it be paid up, to enable the settlement of the estate of James Grymes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends account and asks it be paid up, to enable the settlement of the estate of James Grymes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSent corn. Hired a new overseer, Smith. Sale of wheat. The trial of a Negro.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts, from November 1790 to date, for salt, iron, wheat, leather, waggonage of tobacco, pork and draft on Donald and Burton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement that Moore will cultivate land for 5 years and then become the owner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounting of money.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill for carrying tobacco of Mrs. Adams to the canal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Creacy (or Cresey) took too large an order of money on Weaver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount for women's clothing. On reverse, account of items furnished Mrs. Maria Armistead and for tuition for Charles Carter Armistead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExchange of servants. Harry's death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement for building a house, \"with a plain Cornice.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeath of Mrs Elizabeth Adams, settlement of part of the estate between her daughter Sally Sarah and William Cocke (her son).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSchooling of her son Charles Carter Armistead.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount for money lent.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement to rent Negroes and plantation on Rockfish River, Amherst County, part of estate of Thomas Adams, deceased.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily accounts and death of William's mother (Mrs. Elizabeth Fauntleroy Cocke Adams.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends account.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSale of slaves and horses. Crops.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis fall from a horse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepaying William Cocke for building a bridge across Knockbuckle Stream, by wheat growers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWheat receipts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount of sale of tobacco and settlement of bonds.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShipment of tobacco from Tappahannock.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClothes and family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sale of Negro living at house of Thomas Taylor Byrd husband of Mary, daughter of William Armistead, Frederick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMoney due on a draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family matters. Marriage of daughter Nancy Ann Cleves to Mr. John P. Pleasants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCase of Powell v. Armistead's Executors, concerning William Armistead's will.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Case of Powell v. Armistead's Executors. Mr. John Warden is an able friend. Consulted Thomas Tabb.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeath of Godfrey; consolation. Illness in the family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSarah Daingerfield to Mrs. Maria Armistead, Hesse. Health, the phaeton and chocolate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Death of Mrs. Maria Armistead. Her papers in the Powell v. Armistead lawsuit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily reunion. Marriage of Mrs. Randolph. The coming marriage of her brother Phil to Miss Betsy Page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily news. The Hesse estate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeasing Hesse house to Mr. Van Bibber and the house's burning down. Living in Matthews County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed for property in Gloucester County on Piankatank River.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArranging insurance for Cocke's barn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlour business.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSettlement of account.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for flour.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Enclosing Bishop James Madison's draft on Hollins, for his son, Peyton Randolph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement that Ashton will be an apprentice miller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount sheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement to hire Powers as overseer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hessian fly affecting the wheat. His cousin, John Coles, has nervous fever. Asks for money.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Report on son William A. Cocke in Chemical and Moral classes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePortfolio subscription. Requests news of Mr. R. H. Atkinson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Drought. Acquiring Burnett seeds for Peter Bowdoin of Hungais, Northampton County, Va. and Genl. Nathaniel Carzell of Sussex County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 receipts for payment on a debt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromissory note.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTreatment of a Negro girl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Traveling. Family news. Character of Napoleon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for interest paid on a bond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartitions land and describes how he wishes to be buried.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe E.F. Academy, Eternity and God. Father appointed to Port Gibson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIllness of Uncle Richard. Family news. Hot Spring resorts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromotion. Departure from Camp Bejara. Genl. Cushing coming to visit. Friends in Santa Anna are Bob Hughes, Major Kenly, Dr. Tilghman and Dr. Field.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLove letter. Hopes she rejects the suit of Mr. Nelson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePreaching at the Poplars and at Mr. Taliaferro's. Dined at Airville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePreaching at the Poplars and at Mr. Taliaferro's. Dined at Airville.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Marriage? Witt's injuries.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount for money paid and received.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIllness, and death of Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Snow. Their school, composed of Mann Jones, John Dixon, and John and William Fox. Cousin Francis Tomkies is coming to Gloucester.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily news and weather. Farming.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMinister Cole Hodges and Mr. Rodher. Sending a package for the Judge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTobacco shipping. On second sheet, printed list of merchandise and marketing information.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and ContentsCertificate that account of Richard P. Jones, written by William H. Allmand, is correct.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSettlement of a suit. His cruise to Madiera and the Canary Islands.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests medical attention for his man Jonah.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Papers connected with the suit of Gov. Thomas of Maryland and his unfortunate wife Sally McDowell.\"A Genl. Jones was counsel for Thomas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Illness of his wife and siser Ann. Providence. Mentions Mr. Mann and Dr. P. Lewis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSale of property in Highland and Adams counties. Traveling.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends supplies. Wheat shipment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Horses bought in Ohio. . .\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTobaco sales. \"I hear the distant thunder rumbling in our own beloved country.\" Quoted Virgil on the war in Europe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Sale of Forkes Plantation,\" planned with Rush Floyd.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Charles Le Baron, Mobile Alabama to Richard P. Jones, Gloucester County, Virginia, brother of Harriet who married Charles Curtis and their daughter married Charles Curtis and their daughter married Thomas L.P. Cocke. Settlement of estate of Mr. George L. Fauntleroy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiss Booth. As Dr. Booth had few debts, the sale of a slave should settle the account for his own services.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSale of tobacco.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Settlement of estate of Dr. Booth. Money is to be left wtih Mr. Curtis if she is not at Wareham.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Troubles sent by God, especially the death of Mr. Langhorn. Mr. Jacob C. Sheldon is sick. Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContract made with R.F. Northern for carrying mail.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProjected celebration at Yorktown. Patriotism. Preservation of the Republic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePayment on a mortgage assumed from T.L. Phillips.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForm for monthly return of the captain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUpon Genl. Taliaferro's orders, collected guns in the county. Guns of Col. Hayes and Col. Taylor. Completion of arsenal. Asks for job on Taliaferro's staff.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily news and agriculture. Formation of a company in Cumberland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Edmund R. Cocke, writer's brother sent news about obstructing roads and fords. Promotion of officers. Cousin Robert Preston. War maneuvers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Movement toward Alexandria. Expects an attack. Thomas L.P. Cocke is needed at home. \"Most officers, as they make more money by their offices than they did by their professions or trades get less credit for patriotism.\" Agriculture.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFight at Manassas. Cally Heath came down.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter. Family news. His description of Battle of Bull Run.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePolitics of the artillery company. Behavior of Pendleton. Clothing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe members of his mess. Food is of fine quality. Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTroop movements. Housing. Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Troop movements near Winchester and Harrisonburg. Uncle J.T.L. Preston is well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlanking McClellan's force. News of his brothers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Edmund R. Cocke was well after the recent battle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHot weather. Cousin Charles Moncure. Edmund leads a relaxed life.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Philadelphia press reports movements of Yankee forces inaccurately. Will fall back to Richmond before fighting. Tom L.P. Cocke's company is near Port Royal. Furloughs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTheir man Abner. Troop movements in the rain. Vaccinations. Shoes and clothing. Wheat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWork on breastworks. Furlough of Dr. Weymouth.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAttempts to get a discharge from a hospital. Getting a substitute.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Busy in legislature. Horses and mules being vulnerable to Yankee theft. Problems with Negroes. Marital attachment of a Negro couple.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"In the event Thomas L.P. Cocke is not sent into the Army\"; from Elizabeth Randolph Cocke, Robert D. Brown, John Hatcher and Nathaniel Walton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill for horses and corn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManagement and/or sale of property in London.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter describing place of Randolphs and Prestons at the College of William and Mary, part of a program for raising the endowment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mother visiting her son in Washington. Plans for Christmas. Plus note from Mrs. Maria C. Talcott.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Obituary taken from the Southern Churchman of Mrs. Elizabeth Randolph Cocke. Ms. notes by Mrs. Maria C. Talcott.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Harriet Sheldon, wife of Jacob C. Sheldon, daughter of John Dixon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Death of Uncle J.T.L. Preston. Family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA present for Miss Martha.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDevoted to Robert E. Lee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Descendants of Gentlemen-Adventurer will celebrate Henrico Grant of 1636.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Engraving of letter from George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Francis Hopkinson, May 16, 1785; \"for the Port Folio.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recent death of her husband Mann Page. Visitors Sophia and Lizzie Tompkins.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Third Regiment Virginia Calvalry, Roll of Company G, Cumberland County.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReligious poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Made by C.S. Laboratory, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount books and a scrapbook of poems.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of enslaved people, with ages, in May 1854, noted in back of journal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScrapbook of poems.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLater family letters, genealogical notes, and poems, 1839-1916, of members of the Cocke family and to related branches of Throckmorton, Curtis, Sheldon, Jones, Preston, Byrd, Dandridge, and Carter families. Includes letters kept by Elizabeth R.P. Cocke, daughter of T.L.P. Cocke and letters of Mary B. Cocke, mother of Maria C. Talcott.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes letters of the Cocke, Curtis, and Preston families of Richmond, Virginia, particularly correspondence between Harriet Throgmorton Jones Curtis and her children Charles (\"Barney\"), Mary Boothe, Harriet, Maria, and Martha Curtis. Also includes correspondence between Mary Booth Curtis and her husband, Thomas Lewis Preston Cocke, as well as letters from Thomas L.P. Cocke's mother, Elizabeth R.P. Cocke, to himself and his brothers, William, Edmund, and Preston Cocke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters are to her sons William F. Cocke, Thomas L.P. Cocke, Edmund R. Cocke, and Preston Cocke, and her daughters-in-law and grandchildren.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence early in their marriage when they were apart. Includes letters from their children Maria, Harriet, Charles and William Cocke, living in Powhatan County, Virginia with their mother, to their father.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters are to brother Charles Curtis, her sisters Mary Boothe, Maria and Martha Curtis, and her brother-in-law, Thomas L.P. Cocke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from Martha Throgmorton Curtis James to her sisters Mary Boothe Curtis Cocke, Maria Greenhough Curtis JOnes, Harriet Curtis Cringan, Fanny Throgmorton Curtis, and her mother Harriet T.J. Curtis, about family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters are to sisters Harriet T.J. Curtis, her brother-in-law, Thomas L.P. Cocke and her niece, Harriet Cocke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters to her sisters, mother and Mary Booth Curtis Cocke and Thomas L.P. Cocke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from family and friends just prior to her wedding to Thomas L.P. Cocke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters to Curtis (also called \"Barney\") from friends and family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes one photograph of Annie Page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents From Washington College and the University of Virginia. Also includes Vol. 1 (March 1839) of the Collegian, published by the students of the University of Virginia, and a program of the Baccalaureate Exercises at the College of William and Mary in 1935.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten to her children before the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and 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Cocke concerning their service in the Confederate States Army (including the Battle of First Bull Run).","Also included are five volumes of farm and account books, 1851-1863, of Richard P. Jones of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia; copybooks on astronomy, [circa 1770-1780?], scrapbooks, and genealogical material.","Includes letter, 1869, of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell concerning the connections between the Randolph and Preston families and the College of William and Mary.","Additions to the collection (1997.34 and 1998.45) include family letters, genealogical notes and poems of members of the Cocke family and to related branches of Throckmorton, Curtis, Sheldon, Jones, Preston, Byrd, Dandridge and Carter families living in Richmond, Virginia and Powhatan County, Virginia. Some letters are written from Richmond in the Reconstruction Era.","Press release, 1958. Initial list of the collection. Genealogical charts.","Clipping. Re: Genealogical Column, about Carters and Armisteads.","Incomplete letter. Early Carter and Armistead families, containing copies of letters from this collection.","Genealogical material concerning the Curtis, Sheldon, Carter, and Cocke families by Maria C. Talcott.","Clipping. From The Richmond Times-Dispatch","Copy of the tombstone of Emanuel Jones, died 1739, made by Peyton H. Page.","Concerns Major Robert Throckmorton and John Peyton Dixon, from Bible owned by Mrs. Fann Throckmorton Nicolson.","Clipping from The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore. Concerning \"The Throckmorton family of England and Virginia\" by Jane Griffin Keys.","Painting in Alexandria. She married Bowler Cocke II, and their son was William Cocke who married Jane Armistead.","Photostat positive and negative of painting, owned by Mrs. Maria C. and Nathan ? Talcott, of Maria Byrd, daughter of William Byrd II and wife of Charles Carter, with son Charles Carter and Maria Carter Armistead ?","Thomas Lewis Preston Cocke, son of William Armistead Cocke, Oakland.","Mrs. Elizabeth Randolph Preston Cocke, with Sally Lyle Preston Cocke, eldest daughter of Edmund Randolph Cocke.","Mary Booth Curtis Cocke, wife of Thomas L. P. Cocke.","\"Historic Mansion of Mathews County,\" concerning \"Hesse.\"","\"Oakland.\" Short History on back.","\"Mrs. Cocke, Mistress of Oakland and Hostess of the Lees at Derwent,\" by Alice M. Tyler from The Richmond Times-Dispatch.","\"Derwent Must Be Saved\" from The Richmond News Leader.","\"Lee's Hideaway Still Stands.\" Reprinted from The Washington and Lee University Alumni Magazine by Dr. Leslie Lyle Campbell.","\"Southerner Heard First and Final Shots of War Between States, was friend of Lee\" by Charles F. Preston.","Physical Location: Oversize File. Part of plat showing land on the Piantantank River of Lady Skipwith, George Curtis, Colonel Kemp, Augustin Horthus and William Marloe.","Physical Location: Oversize File. Sale of land in Kingston Parish, inherited from George Curtis, who bought the land from Edward Wyatt.","Thomas Curtis, Gloucester County to Charles Curtis, Middlesex County concerning deed of same date which was to fulfill Thomas Curtis' bond to Charles Curtis.","P. Beverly, Clerk of County Court. Concerning testimony of Nicholas Cobb, defendant; by his attorney, Thomas Gregson, in dispute over land purchased from George Curtis, now deceased.","Charles Curtis (Kingston Parish, Gloucester County) gives all land to son Augustine, to daughters Sarrah Henry and Sous Anna Iveson, Negroes and linens","Charles Curtis on Piantatank River to John West, Chisanassirk River, Accomack County. Land surveyed by John Smith. Shows location of the house.","Nicholas Foster. Floor plan of a house (Note watermark).","How to stay busy during the day. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 15, page 432.","Requests that the family visit her at \"Westover.\"","Includes bound in letter, 1792 April 14, from Christopher Pryor to Mrs. Maria Armistead, \"Hesse.\"","Cousin Maria Carter, daughter of Landon Beverley, gave birth to a son in October. Uncle William III and Aunt Mary Willing Byrd are going to tour through New York and Philadelphia. Health. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, page 178.","Pocket money for her visiting. Cautions against flattery. Published in 10 Virginia Magazine of History and Biography,Volume 10, page 178.","Coming marriages of Lucy Burwell to Edmund Berkeley, Rebecca Burwell to Jaquelin Ambler and Jenny Burwell to Mann Page of \"Rosewell,\" and Miss Hannah Fairfax to Warner Washington. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, pages 177-178 and Volume 15, pages 433-434.","Concerns Mr. William Armistead. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 15, page 435.","Family news.","Her marriage to William Armistead. Published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, pages 179-180 and Volume 15, page 435.","Vote getting. Lewis' coming marriage. Launching of ship by the father of Lewis.","Suit against Clark Courtney and his mother Anne Mabry concerning land \"at Eatons warehouse on Rappahannock River.\"","Virginians' reaction to Lord Dunmore as Governor. Tryon is well received at New York, as is Col. Fanning. Family news. Partly published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, page 180.","Accounts with William Jackson, James Clark, Major Thomas Boswell, John Robinson, Richard Hodges, Robert Matthewes, William Bentley Estate, Francis Elliot, and John Hibble.","John New, John Fox and Danall New, Senior to William Armistead, Sheriff, Gloucester County, Virginia.","Visit of Mr. William and Mrs. Armistead to their church. Route over Pudding Creek Bridge.","News about fighting in Norfolk and man of war near York. Sent cotton and worsted.","The Armisteads' moving to North River to avoid the enemy. The Armisteads have kept prisoners.","The evils and hardships brought upon the people by persons without authority.","Extends sympathy and discusses the comforts of relgion in the troubles brought by the war.","Submission to the catastrophies brought by man and God. News of the Russian General, and General Howe building on the Delaware.","Birth of Mrs. Armistead's child. Captain Deane carried Major Skith in his ship. Resignation to the will of Providence.","Mr. Smith came to Elizabeth Town, N.J. but was denied a permit for New York. Lack of Negroes.","Accounts.","Accounts.","Scope and Contents Account.","Memorandum of money received.","Copy book on Astronomy.","On reverse, John T. Griffin assigns the bond to Major William Lewis.","Account for the year.","Money payment in Half Joes. Land papers brought from Augusta.","\"Invoice of Sundry Goods Shipped on board the Planter Capt. William Arthurs for Virginia...\" Furniture, linens, carpets, dishes and silverware.","Corn and wheat deliveries, requested by Mr. Lynham. Her son Charles Carter Armistead is placed with Mr. Waugh in Port Royal.","Account for nails and German steel.","Scope and Contents \"Invoice of Sundries shipped on board the Ann \u0026 Mary, Captain. John Wheeler...\" Horses, tools, medical implements, riding equipment and spices.","Memo from Rowles Grymes and Co.","Lucy's visit to home of Col. William Byrd III?. Published in 10 Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 10, page 183.","Offers to send Negro girls to help her daughter.","Protests the manner of payment of bill of exchange. Includes copy of request for bill of exchange from William Cocke to Rowles Grymes and County, London, 1787 November 30.","Sends tobacco to be sold to cover cost of requested items. Draws a bill of exchange upon them.","Agreement about Negroes written by Mr. Page.","Return of Cocke's bill of exchange resulted from his not reporting it.","Return of Cocke's bill of exchange resulted from his not reporting it.","Children's education in spelling, Greek, and reading. The new Constitution will lead to a navy.","Scope and Contents Her brother Charles Carter will send for her daughters. Plans to return to Hesse soon.","Shipment of tobacco sent by the ship Williamson under John Miers to Rowles Grymes and County","Shipment of tobacco and other goods.","Scope and Contents Damages from a hurricane. A legal \"execution\". Aunt and Uncle Lewis Willis.","Arrival of tobacco and confusion of orders.","Accounts against Cocke. On Reverse, note from Mr. Weaver and W.A. Fry.","Scope and Contents Receipt for tuition of Master Charles Carter Armistead.","\"Invoice of Goods...\" shipped care of P. Parker at Norfolk.","Scope and Contents Traveling and illness. Mr. Page and Mr. Byrd may help her move.","Sends by Willis, a tobacco note for Mrs. Maria Armistead's travels.","Receipt for tuition of Master Charles Carter Armistead.","Receipts for money for Benjamin Harrison Jr.","Receipt of Cocke's draft through Alexander Donald.","Shipment of tobacco on the Brandon. Requests information on the most popular kinds of tobacco.","Items to be sent to the care of P.L. Grymes. Notes of exchange.","Account of work done around his house. Lists cost of items used.","Receipt for payment on coffee.","Dispute. Copy sent to Mrs. Maria Armistead.","Wife Sally Sarah desires news of her sister Jane Armistead Cole. One of Washington's sisters married Mr. Milton. Growth of the area. Advantages of this farm.","Sale of Cocke's tobacco which was of poor quality and \"injured by the spot.\"","Account of sale of tobacco.","Account of sale of tobacco.","Account of sale of tobacco.","Account due John and Thomas Gilliat for sugar, salt and iron.","Death of partner James Rowles. Sale of tobacco.","Payment of a debt to prevent having to sell Negroes. His wife Betsy. Miss Nancy Armistead \"is almost devoured by Sweet Hearts.\"","Scope and Contents Supplies of tea, earthenware, cyder sic and herring from Mr. Gilliat. Mother Mrs. Elizabeth Hill Carter Cocke will visit soon.","Judy Armistead's ill health; suggests cures. Charles Carter Armistead is over the measles; Mr. Thomas Ryan praises him.","Sends all requested items except loaf sugar.","Wheat harvest. Possibility of a Spanish war; Spanish ships have been seen in New York and Virginia. Mentions brother Charles Cocke and his son Henry.","Confusion in the settlement of Cocke's account with Donald and Barton of London.","At Manchester, with Mr. Pankey, inquired after hogsheads of mother Elizabeth Hill Carter Cocke. Tobacco; one had been sent to William Mitchell.","Poor tobacco sales of the previous crop will prevent his getting out of debt. Present crop does well. People have started growing wheat.","John Hall brought a runaway Negro to Napier. The boy said he belonged to William Cocke of Cumberland.","Sends account of tobacco shipped in the Williamson.","His sister Elizabeth Adams wishes Cocke to sell her corn. Consulted Major Thomas Massie and William Fry.","Monies due from estate of Thomas Adams.","Account for carrying hogsheads to market.","List of monies due Cocke.","\"Appraisement and Inventory of stock and plantation tools and utensils on Mrs. Elizabeth Adames' plantation in Amherst County.\"","Acting for James Brown, sends coffee, and iron by Mr. Fenwick. Prices given.","Sends account and asks it be paid up, to enable the settlement of the estate of James Grymes.","Sends account and asks it be paid up, to enable the settlement of the estate of James Grymes.","Sent corn. Hired a new overseer, Smith. Sale of wheat. The trial of a Negro.","Accounts, from November 1790 to date, for salt, iron, wheat, leather, waggonage of tobacco, pork and draft on Donald and Burton.","Agreement that Moore will cultivate land for 5 years and then become the owner.","Accounting of money.","Bill for carrying tobacco of Mrs. Adams to the canal.","William Creacy (or Cresey) took too large an order of money on Weaver.","Account for women's clothing. On reverse, account of items furnished Mrs. Maria Armistead and for tuition for Charles Carter Armistead.","Exchange of servants. Harry's death.","Agreement for building a house, \"with a plain Cornice.\"","Death of Mrs Elizabeth Adams, settlement of part of the estate between her daughter Sally Sarah and William Cocke (her son).","Schooling of her son Charles Carter Armistead.","Account for money lent.","Agreement to rent Negroes and plantation on Rockfish River, Amherst County, part of estate of Thomas Adams, deceased.","Family accounts and death of William's mother (Mrs. Elizabeth Fauntleroy Cocke Adams.)","Sends account.","Sale of slaves and horses. Crops.","His fall from a horse.","Repaying William Cocke for building a bridge across Knockbuckle Stream, by wheat growers.","Wheat receipts.","Account of sale of tobacco and settlement of bonds.","Shipment of tobacco from Tappahannock.","Clothes and family news.","Scope and Contents Sale of Negro living at house of Thomas Taylor Byrd husband of Mary, daughter of William Armistead, Frederick.","Money due on a draft.","Scope and Contents Family matters. Marriage of daughter Nancy Ann Cleves to Mr. John P. Pleasants.","Account.","Case of Powell v. Armistead's Executors, concerning William Armistead's will.","Scope and Contents Case of Powell v. Armistead's Executors. Mr. John Warden is an able friend. Consulted Thomas Tabb.","Death of Godfrey; consolation. Illness in the family.","Sarah Daingerfield to Mrs. Maria Armistead, Hesse. Health, the phaeton and chocolate.","Account.","Scope and Contents Death of Mrs. Maria Armistead. Her papers in the Powell v. Armistead lawsuit.","Family reunion. Marriage of Mrs. Randolph. The coming marriage of her brother Phil to Miss Betsy Page.","Family news. The Hesse estate.","Leasing Hesse house to Mr. Van Bibber and the house's burning down. Living in Matthews County.","Deed for property in Gloucester County on Piankatank River.","Arranging insurance for Cocke's barn.","Flour business.","Settlement of account.","Receipt for flour.","Scope and Contents Enclosing Bishop James Madison's draft on Hollins, for his son, Peyton Randolph.","Newspaper.","Agreement that Ashton will be an apprentice miller.","Account sheet.","Agreement to hire Powers as overseer.","Scope and Contents Hessian fly affecting the wheat. His cousin, John Coles, has nervous fever. Asks for money.","Scope and Contents Report on son William A. Cocke in Chemical and Moral classes.","Portfolio subscription. Requests news of Mr. R. H. Atkinson.","Scope and Contents Drought. Acquiring Burnett seeds for Peter Bowdoin of Hungais, Northampton County, Va. and Genl. Nathaniel Carzell of Sussex County, Virginia.","2 receipts for payment on a debt.","Promissory note.","Treatment of a Negro girl.","Scope and Contents Traveling. Family news. Character of Napoleon.","Receipt for interest paid on a bond.","Partitions land and describes how he wishes to be buried.","The E.F. Academy, Eternity and God. Father appointed to Port Gibson.","Illness of Uncle Richard. Family news. Hot Spring resorts.","Promotion. Departure from Camp Bejara. Genl. Cushing coming to visit. Friends in Santa Anna are Bob Hughes, Major Kenly, Dr. Tilghman and Dr. Field.","Love letter. Hopes she rejects the suit of Mr. Nelson.","Preaching at the Poplars and at Mr. Taliaferro's. Dined at Airville.","Preaching at the Poplars and at Mr. Taliaferro's. Dined at Airville.","Scope and Contents Marriage? Witt's injuries.","Account for money paid and received.","Illness, and death of Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Snow. Their school, composed of Mann Jones, John Dixon, and John and William Fox. Cousin Francis Tomkies is coming to Gloucester.","Family news and weather. Farming.","Minister Cole Hodges and Mr. Rodher. Sending a package for the Judge.","Tobacco shipping. On second sheet, printed list of merchandise and marketing information.","Scope and ContentsCertificate that account of Richard P. Jones, written by William H. Allmand, is correct.","Settlement of a suit. His cruise to Madiera and the Canary Islands.","Requests medical attention for his man Jonah.","Scope and Contents \"Papers connected with the suit of Gov. Thomas of Maryland and his unfortunate wife Sally McDowell.\"A Genl. Jones was counsel for Thomas.","Scope and Contents Illness of his wife and siser Ann. Providence. Mentions Mr. Mann and Dr. P. Lewis.","Sale of property in Highland and Adams counties. Traveling.","Sends supplies. Wheat shipment.","\"Horses bought in Ohio. . .\"","Tobaco sales. \"I hear the distant thunder rumbling in our own beloved country.\" Quoted Virgil on the war in Europe.","\"Sale of Forkes Plantation,\" planned with Rush Floyd.","Scope and Contents Charles Le Baron, Mobile Alabama to Richard P. Jones, Gloucester County, Virginia, brother of Harriet who married Charles Curtis and their daughter married Charles Curtis and their daughter married Thomas L.P. Cocke. Settlement of estate of Mr. George L. Fauntleroy.","Miss Booth. As Dr. Booth had few debts, the sale of a slave should settle the account for his own services.","Sale of tobacco.","Scope and Contents Settlement of estate of Dr. Booth. Money is to be left wtih Mr. Curtis if she is not at Wareham.","Scope and Contents Troubles sent by God, especially the death of Mr. Langhorn. Mr. Jacob C. Sheldon is sick. Family news.","Contract made with R.F. Northern for carrying mail.","Projected celebration at Yorktown. Patriotism. Preservation of the Republic.","Payment on a mortgage assumed from T.L. Phillips.","Form for monthly return of the captain.","Upon Genl. Taliaferro's orders, collected guns in the county. Guns of Col. Hayes and Col. Taylor. Completion of arsenal. Asks for job on Taliaferro's staff.","Family news and agriculture. Formation of a company in Cumberland.","Scope and Contents Edmund R. Cocke, writer's brother sent news about obstructing roads and fords. Promotion of officers. Cousin Robert Preston. War maneuvers.","Scope and Contents Movement toward Alexandria. Expects an attack. Thomas L.P. Cocke is needed at home. \"Most officers, as they make more money by their offices than they did by their professions or trades get less credit for patriotism.\" Agriculture.","Fight at Manassas. Cally Heath came down.","Letter. Family news. His description of Battle of Bull Run.","Politics of the artillery company. Behavior of Pendleton. Clothing.","The members of his mess. Food is of fine quality. Family news.","Troop movements. Housing. Family news.","Scope and Contents Troop movements near Winchester and Harrisonburg. Uncle J.T.L. Preston is well.","Flanking McClellan's force. News of his brothers.","Scope and Contents Edmund R. Cocke was well after the recent battle.","Hot weather. Cousin Charles Moncure. Edmund leads a relaxed life.","Scope and Contents Philadelphia press reports movements of Yankee forces inaccurately. Will fall back to Richmond before fighting. Tom L.P. Cocke's company is near Port Royal. Furloughs.","Their man Abner. Troop movements in the rain. Vaccinations. Shoes and clothing. Wheat.","Work on breastworks. Furlough of Dr. Weymouth.","Attempts to get a discharge from a hospital. Getting a substitute.","Scope and Contents Busy in legislature. Horses and mules being vulnerable to Yankee theft. Problems with Negroes. Marital attachment of a Negro couple.","Scope and Contents \"In the event Thomas L.P. Cocke is not sent into the Army\"; from Elizabeth Randolph Cocke, Robert D. Brown, John Hatcher and Nathaniel Walton.","Bill for horses and corn.","Management and/or sale of property in London.","Letter describing place of Randolphs and Prestons at the College of William and Mary, part of a program for raising the endowment.","Scope and Contents Mother visiting her son in Washington. Plans for Christmas. Plus note from Mrs. Maria C. Talcott.","Scope and Contents Obituary taken from the Southern Churchman of Mrs. Elizabeth Randolph Cocke. Ms. notes by Mrs. Maria C. Talcott.","Mrs. Harriet Sheldon, wife of Jacob C. Sheldon, daughter of John Dixon.","Scope and Contents Death of Uncle J.T.L. Preston. Family news.","A present for Miss Martha.","Devoted to Robert E. Lee.","\"Descendants of Gentlemen-Adventurer will celebrate Henrico Grant of 1636.\"","Scope and Contents Engraving of letter from George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Francis Hopkinson, May 16, 1785; \"for the Port Folio.\"","Scope and Contents Recent death of her husband Mann Page. Visitors Sophia and Lizzie Tompkins.","\"Third Regiment Virginia Calvalry, Roll of Company G, Cumberland County.\"","Religious poem.","Scope and Contents Made by C.S. Laboratory, Richmond, Virginia.","Account books and a scrapbook of poems.","List of enslaved people, with ages, in May 1854, noted in back of journal.","Scrapbook of poems.","Later family letters, genealogical notes, and poems, 1839-1916, of members of the Cocke family and to related branches of Throckmorton, Curtis, Sheldon, Jones, Preston, Byrd, Dandridge, and Carter families. Includes letters kept by Elizabeth R.P. Cocke, daughter of T.L.P. Cocke and letters of Mary B. Cocke, mother of Maria C. Talcott.","Scope and Contents Includes letters of the Cocke, Curtis, and Preston families of Richmond, Virginia, particularly correspondence between Harriet Throgmorton Jones Curtis and her children Charles (\"Barney\"), Mary Boothe, Harriet, Maria, and Martha Curtis. Also includes correspondence between Mary Booth Curtis and her husband, Thomas Lewis Preston Cocke, as well as letters from Thomas L.P. Cocke's mother, Elizabeth R.P. Cocke, to himself and his brothers, William, Edmund, and Preston Cocke.","Family news.","Letters are to her sons William F. Cocke, Thomas L.P. Cocke, Edmund R. Cocke, and Preston Cocke, and her daughters-in-law and grandchildren.","Scope and Contents Correspondence early in their marriage when they were apart. Includes letters from their children Maria, Harriet, Charles and William Cocke, living in Powhatan County, Virginia with their mother, to their father.","Letters are to brother Charles Curtis, her sisters Mary Boothe, Maria and Martha Curtis, and her brother-in-law, Thomas L.P. Cocke.","Letters from Martha Throgmorton Curtis James to her sisters Mary Boothe Curtis Cocke, Maria Greenhough Curtis JOnes, Harriet Curtis Cringan, Fanny Throgmorton Curtis, and her mother Harriet T.J. Curtis, about family news.","Letters are to sisters Harriet T.J. Curtis, her brother-in-law, Thomas L.P. Cocke and her niece, Harriet Cocke.","Letters to her sisters, mother and Mary Booth Curtis Cocke and Thomas L.P. Cocke.","Letters from family and friends just prior to her wedding to Thomas L.P. Cocke.","Letters to Curtis (also called \"Barney\") from friends and family.","From family and friends.","Includes one photograph of Annie Page.","Scope and Contents From Washington College and the University of Virginia. Also includes Vol. 1 (March 1839) of the Collegian, published by the students of the University of Virginia, and a program of the Baccalaureate Exercises at the College of William and Mary in 1935.","Written to her children before the Civil War."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Armistead Family","Cocke Family","Preston family","Cocke, Edmund Randolph, 1841-1922","Cocke, Thomas Lewis Preston, 1838-1895","Cocke, William, 1798-1855","Cocke, William Fauntleroy, 1826-1863","Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert, 1810-1894","Cocke, William Fauntleroy, 1836-1863","Cocke, William, fl. 1798-1855"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"names_coll_ssim":["Preston family","Cocke, Edmund Randolph, 1841-1922","Cocke, Thomas Lewis Preston, 1838-1895","Cocke, William Fauntleroy, 1836-1863","Cocke, William, fl. 1798-1855"],"famname_ssim":["Armistead Family","Cocke Family","Preston family"],"persname_ssim":["Cocke, Edmund Randolph, 1841-1922","Cocke, Thomas Lewis Preston, 1838-1895","Cocke, William, 1798-1855","Cocke, William Fauntleroy, 1826-1863","Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert, 1810-1894","Cocke, William Fauntleroy, 1836-1863","Cocke, William, fl. 1798-1855"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":287,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:33:10.102Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8492_c04_c01_c25"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9213_c05","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"Augusta County","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9213_c05#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9213_c05","ref_ssm":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9213_c05"],"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9213_c05","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9213","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9213","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9213","parent_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9213","parent_ssim":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9213"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viw_repositories_2_resources_9213"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Virginia Counties Collection"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Virginia Counties Collection"],"text":["Virginia Counties Collection","Augusta County"],"title_filing_ssi":"Augusta County","title_ssm":["Augusta County"],"title_tesim":["Augusta County"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1704-1909, undated"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1704/1909"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Augusta County"],"component_level_isim":[1],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"collection_ssim":["Virginia Counties Collection"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":3,"level_ssm":["Series"],"level_ssim":["Series"],"sort_isi":25,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["Collection is open to all researchers. 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Va.)--History","Franklin County (Va.)--History","Frederick County (Va.)--History","General stores--Virginia","Gloucester County (Va.)--History","Grain--Milling--Virginia","Greenbrier County (Va.)--History","Hanover County (Va.)--History","Hardy County (W.Va.)--History","Harrison County (W. Va.)--History","Henrico County (Va.)--History","Indians of North America--Virginia","James City County (Va.)--History","Jury Selection--Virginia","Justices of the peace--Virginia","King George County (Va.)--History","King William County (Va.)--History","King and Queen County (Va.)--History","Land grants--Virginia","Lawyers--Virginia--History","Legal documents","Loudoun County (Va.)--History","Marriage records","Monongalia County (W. Va.)--History--19th century","Morgan County (W.Va.)--History--19th century","Nansemond County (Va.)--History","Nicholas County (W.Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","Northampton County (Va.)--History","Northumberland County (Va.)--History","Ohio County (W. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Reprocessed by Anne Johnson in 2011.","Mss. 39.2 V82ci Virginia Cities Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library"," Mss. 65 V82 Virginia Quitrents Collection, 1704-1705, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library"," Search specific county names to access other collections that were generated by or generated in these counties, such as account books and family papers.","Artificial collection of papers relating to various counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia."," Includes current West Virginia Counties of Berkeley, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Nicholas and Pendleton because the material was generated when these counties were part of Virginia.","Typescript copy of resolutions, 1812, passed at a meeting of the freeholders and citizens of Accomack to consider and express their sentiments on public affairs and certain late occurrences.","Bible records from Accomack and Northhampton Counties. Bible records of Accomack and Northampton Counties compiled by Jean M. Mihalyka in 1993. Volume 9. (Mss. Acc. 1991.46)","Bible records of Accomack and Northampton Counties compiled by Jean M. Mihalyka in 1993. Volumes 12 and 13.  Mss. Acc. 1994.74a","Photograph of an original pen and ink sketch of St. George's Church by Rev. James Willis Eastburn. Mss. Acc. 2008.193","Scope and Contents Receipts for quitrents (1750), payments and judgments (1752), tax receipts for 1822 and 1824 and typescript of petitions on juries (1798), concerning selection of juries, addresses, 1918 and 1936, concerning Grace Church, Cismont, Va. Typed manuscript concerning Albemarle Agricultural Society and typescript of minute book, 1817-1828, of Albemarle Agricultural Society as well as material concerning \"Fancy Hill,\" Albemarle County, Va. The materials that comprise this collection were donated by Lucy W. Sneed and John Lawrence and purchased from C. H. Stoneman by W\u0026M Special Collections Research Center in batches between 1940 and 1997.","Receipt for payment of £310.12.5 on quitrents in Albemarle County, Virginia. 1p. DS.","Receipt for payment of £100.1.8 in current money, which was sent by John Smith, Sheriff of Albemarle County, Virginia in part of a judgment due the King of Great Britain from Joseph Thompson [deceased?], Sheriff.","Petition on selection of juries. TCy.","Taxes paid on 130 acres of land, horses, and slaves by Thomas Rea, to the Sheriff of Albemarle Co. Va. 1 item. PDS","For the District of Virginia in a chancery suit of The Bank of Howardsville, et als vs. the president, directors and company of said bank. 28 pp. PD","27 pp. PM.","16 pp. PM","19 pp. PM.","89 pp. PM.","2 items.","Handwritten copy of a bond for Drury M. Burnley who is elected as sheriff of Albemarle County for the term of two years beginning January 1, 1857.  Bond includes names of family members.  Mss. Acc. 1997.31b. Certificate from Free Union Baptist Church for Sister Sally Wood to recommend her for membership. September 1883. Two letters to Bro' (Brother) Dudley from L.W. (Allen) which mentions Licking Hole Church. November 23, 1853 and undated.  Mss. Acc. 2008.193.","Letter to Dr. Earl Gregg Swem from W.S. Morton about material for the William and Mary Quarterly. Typed copy of Marriage Bonds of Amelia County, A-Z by husband, ca. 1735-1854. Prepared by J.D. Eggleston. Undated. Photographs of Amelia Sulpher Spring with notes on the reverse side. Undated. Letter to Susie from a correspondent in Mattoax, Virginia. Undated. Mss. Acc. 2008.193.","Papers, 1769-1803, relating to Amherst County, Va. Includes appointment, 1769, of 18 Justices of the Peace , signed by Lieut. Gov. Botetourt (Lord Botetourt). A bond, 29 January, 1803, due from J. Daniel Day and Solomon Day to Jane Rickets, widow of Thomas Rickets. Attested to by John Reynolds and Noah Guttry. 1 p. cy of ADS. Gift of Mrs. G.M. Kent in 1948.","Includes deeds, wills, legal documents, and church records (Christians Creek School House, Glebe Burying Ground, Old Stone Church, and Tinkling Spring Church.) 58 items. Purchased 1939 from C. J. Carrier of Bridgewater, VA.","3 pieces","1 piece.","[11p.] 23 1/2 cm. Printed. 2 copies.","By Rev. John Craig, first pastor of Old Stone Church in Augusta County, Virginia. 24, 14 p. 11x 8 3/3 inches. Mimeographed. 1 piece.","14 p. 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Mimeographed. 1 piece.","10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. 1 piece.","Content regarding payment for land purchased from George Ruebush. 1 piece.","1 piece.","Possibly drawn by Henry Hearman. Includes handrawn map of Virginia.","Price list card for A.M. Bruce, Wholesale Provision Merchant. Staunton, Virginia. Undated. Photostat of an order issued April 22, 1772 for land forfeiture.","Scope and Contents Papers, 1767-1870, relating to Bedford County, Va. Includes accounts; bonds; bill of sale, 1783. for slave; copy of appointment, 1772, of James Steptoe as clerk of Bedford Court; and copy of land grant, 1792. Also includes letter, 1876, of A. Granville Bradley describing the Shenandoah Valley and list, undated, of soldiers who served in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution with notes on the formation of Campbell County, Va. Land Grant of 300 acres in Bedford County, Virginia to Job Martin for payment of L1.10 sterling to the Treasury of the Commonwealth. Signed by Henry Lee, Governor. The materials that comprise this collection were donated by W. Mac Jones and Mrs. William C. Segar and obtained or purchased by W\u0026M Special Collections Research Center in batches between the period of 1927 and 1981.","Receipts and invoices to and from various individuals.  Some names include:  Mr. Beaver, John Berk, Mr. Pendleton, Thomas Pugh, Jack Steward, John F. Woods, Charles Dudley, Jeremiah, Moses Eubank, Jacob Wolf, Leroy James and others.","Scope and Contents Sally Phelps, aunt, Lynchburg, Virginia to Henry Bigger about purchasing a cow. Includes a registry receipt. August 6, 1884. Photocopy of a letter to \"Willie Dear\" (Mrs. L.B. Bigger of Bellevue, Bedford County) from unknown. July 29, 1886. D.W. Bigger to \"My Dear Brother\" (James H. Bigger) about receiving a photograph of him and about Christmas. December 3, 1894.","Correspondence includes a mix of people with no obvious connection to one another, though some letters deal with legal matters. December 24, 1841, Tazewell Headen, Floyd C.H. to ( ) Goggin, Atty at Law, Liberty. Concerns summoning witnesses. December 12, 1843, William Daniel, Jr. of Lynchburg, Virginia to Joseph Wilson, Clerk, Bedford, Liberty (Virginia) about McKinney and Walker repaying debt from Harris and the dismissal of a suit on the validity of Even Snead's will. February 6, 1847, Robert Davis of Lynchburg, Virginia to Joseph Wilson, Clerk of Superior Court of Bedford County with a request to make copies of a statement of debt in the case of Samuel E. White and William T. Smith (late merchants trading as White and Smith) vs four other men. February 12, 1858, Julie Clayton in Ivy Hill to her cousin about a party and marriages of acquaintances. November, 1879, Letter to \"Mr. ---(?)\" from \"Your friend only\" where the writer clearly states that having a relationship with him would bring her no joy and his attention would be in vain and \"our correspondence has closed. May your future life be blessed by a companion worthy of your efforts…Amen.\" March 11, 1889 and March 12, 1889, To \"My dear Susie\" (Mrs. William Bese) possibly from her mother in Chester, Virginia about news of family and friends. The empty envelopes are mostly addressed to the Clerk of the County Superior Court. Some names on the envelopes are A. B. Nichols, J.L. Edwards, Joseph Wilson, William M. Burwell, William Cook and others.","Scope and Contents 1869 and early 1900 receipts, one a United States Internal Revenue \"receipt for special tax\" for R.M. Dennis for a business of \"retail dealer ...liquor\" in Roscoe, St. Clair, Missouri for 1870. 1904-1909 letters to Mrs. E.M. Dennis of Bedford County, Virginia from other members of her family and E. Hilton Jackson, a Washington D.C. lawyer about a Claims Court case of (heirs of) Samuel Cline vs the United States where Samuel Cline says he lived in Rockingham County, Virginia but reports show he owned a Cline's Mill in Staunton, Virginia which sold \"large quantities of supplies to the Confederacy....\" The Samuel Cline heirs are claiming their father did not vote for secession and can prove his loyalty to the Union. Other family members include Cyrus Cline and Samuel Cline. Includes a carbon of a February 4, 1908 contract between \"the next of kin and heirs at law of Samuel Cline, deceased, and E. Hilton Jackson\" for Jackson's representation of the family during the claims case.","Scope and Contents A varied group of legal documents. Account sheet for Robert Fauster to Joel Terrell for 1750 with an 1769 note at the bottom by Chas Servis which states Terrell has \"received no satisfaction for the above ballance.\" On reverse, a note by Jacob Early states \"we the jewry find for the plaintiff...\" Payment to \"Sovereign Lord King George the third\" for an ordinary license for William Mead in Bedford County, Virginia with William Mead and Isham Talbot as witnesses. February 27, 1771. Indenture between Richard Muse and his wife and James Jones. Wythe County. May 10, 1796. Note on reverse spells \"Muse\" as \"Mary???\" Bond report by Thos Lumpkin. Some names mentioned: Boyce Eidson, Martin King, ? Chastain, Richard Lockett, Thomas Wood, Samuel Baker, Edward and William Eads, James Foster, George Wilson, Farthing Hix and other illegible names. undated. Flyer by Richard M. Young, Late Commissioner of the General Land Office with letterhead, \"General Agency at Washington City\" about \"Acts of Congress granting Pensions to soldiers and their widows for services rendered during the Revolutionary War\" with amendments to 1853. Addressed to Joseph Wilson, Clerk of Circuit Court, Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia. undated.","Mostly receipts for Edward Merriman for purchases, but includes a letter, a military record and a recipe for \"John M. Merryman's Cement Wash.\" May 24, 1850 letter to Edward Merriman, Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia from Joseph Anderson in Cincinnati, Ohio about the whereabouts and news of other members of the Merriman Family. December 15, 1898 document states that George S. Merriman was a Private in Company G, 2nd Regiment of the Virginia Volunteers who enrolled on June 24, 1898 to serve for two years and was discharged on December 18, 1898.  Notes that George S. Merriman was born in Batford (Bedford?), Virginia, 43 years of age, 5 foot, 9 and a half  inches tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, gray hair and a farmer. Signed by Ballard P. Hatcher, Captain, in Roanoke, Virginia.","Scope and Contents Poetry, prose and recipes written by different unknown people.  One \"editorial\" is about a tribute to the late Governor Kavanaugh of Maine.  Recipes include \"Sponge Pudding\" and \"Chow Chow Pickle.\"  Includes a headache remedy.","Related Collection: Mss. Acc. 2008.321 Berkeley County, Virginia (W.Va.) Tax Records","Letter from Charles J. Faulkner, in Martinsburg, West Virginia, to the President of William and Mary, at Williamsburg, Virginia, concerning the name of Berkeley County. September 8, 1873. 1 item.","Bill of sale for $400, 1807, for the sale of a slave, Dick, by Henry Bowyer to John Robinson. Purchase. Charles Hamilton Auction in 1981.","Land Grant, 1803, for Nicholas Casper, in Botetourt County, Va. signed by Governor John Page (1743-1808).","Agreement, 1883 August 18, of George W. Parrish to sell to William Jackson a portion of the tract of land in Brunswick County, Va. called \"the Batt land.\"","Scope and Contents Papers, 1769-1951, relating to Buckingham County, Va. Includes a grant, 1769, of land to Samuel Megginson signed by Lord Botetourt ; indenture (deed) between Chambers and William Norvell, 1836; photograph, 1951, of the Bolling Family of \"Rosney,\"; and accounts and correspondence of the post office at Gravel Hill , Mattie J. West, postmaster (10 items). The materials that comprise this collection were donated to W\u0026M Special Collections Research Center by Willam R. Cocke, Mrs. G. M. Kent, Mr. \u0026 Mrs. John Stone, and John D. Weaver in batches between 1940 and 1983. Finding Aid prepared by Cynthia B. Brown, 1983.","Scope and Contents Typed list, undated, of justices of the peace, 1782-1824, of Campbell County, Va.; and license, 1860, to marry of Edward Scott Payne and Anna Agnes Oliver. Gift of John Lawrence in 1997. Two court records, 1796 and undated, signed by Cha[rles]s and Williston Talbot. (Acc. 1997.31c).","Transcript of minutes, 1811-1814, of courts of enquiry of 26th Virginia regiment of Charlotte County, Va.; extract, 5 June 1833, from court records concerning death of John Randolph of Roanoke; and marriage license, 1823, of Robert Carrington and Joanna T. Bouldin. Typed list of Charlotte County names from about the mid 1700's with notes on Mathis Flournoy and John Prior. Cub Creek Church Memorial program. 1938.","Scope and Contents Papers relating to Chesterfield County, Va. Includes such items as extracts from county records; lawsuits (Vestry of Parish of Manchester v. Overseers of the Poor); commission, 1756, signed by Robert Dinwiddie appointing justices to try slave for burglary; deed; agreement (concerning Gallego Mills); and a broadside, undated, concerning proposed removal of court from Manchester to Chesterfield Court House. Item level inventory available at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","Greenway Court.","Copy of the will of Robert Hudson, 1866, with codicil dated 1872 (1 piece). Copy of a court order to pay Richard I. Tull for his services as sheriff. 1830. (1 piece). Court order to pay Walter (?) for public services. 1830. Typed manuscript \"A Culpeper Census of 1781\" by A.L. Keith. 37 pages. 1941.","Ledger, 1841-1844, of a grist mill in Culpeper County, Virginia. Includes lists of customers and what the bought, typically wheat and flour. People could also bring their own material and have it ground; the material and the price for grinding is listed in the ledger. Also includes entries for a bill for a cabin for slaves and flour for slaves. 1 item. Purchase. Mss. Acc. 2011.563.","Papers, 1830-1910, relating to Cumberland County, Va. Includes such items as copies of court orders, 1830, to pay George H. Matthews for service as prosecutor for Commonwealth and S. H. Panack for services as jailor; receipt, 1910, for taxes; plat, 1842, for land owned by Edward Steger; and a newspaper clipping, 1893 October 1, from the Richmond Dispatch. Gift of John Lawrence. Two court documents, one dated 1797, signed by James Morton. (1997.31e)","Certificate of Appointment, 1828, of William H. Broadnax, William Wynne, and Edward S. Pegram as commissioners to superintend election of electors for U. S. president and vice president in Dinwiddie County, Va.; and copy of court order, 1830, to pay James Scott for his services as jailor. Cotton circular for Martin, Hill and Co. in Petersburg, Virginia. September 22, 1886.","Deed, June 21, 1773, from Israel Morris to Michael Goen for 100 acres of land in Dunmore County (Shenandoah County), Virginia.","Photostats of a petition presented by certain residents of Elizabeth City County to the General Assembly of Virginia, November 30, 1803, in opposition to the proposal to combine the Eaton and Syms charity schools into one school. Photostat of a petition presented by certain residents of Elizabeth City County to the General Assembly of Virginia, December 19, 1803, requesting that the Eaton and Syms charity schools be combined into one school.","Typescript of a history of Hampton and Elizabeth City County, Va., entitled \"The First Plantation,\" by Marion L. Starkey, ca 1930s. Includes an incomplete index in a separate green book.","Typed extracts, 1663-1791, from Old Rappahannock County [now Essex County.] Extract from a vestry book of Albemarle Parish, Sussex County. 1788. A handwritten list (probably a copy) of a list of names for \"Rose and Gabriel Penn, given under our hands...November 3rd, 1788,\" with a note on reverse \"Subscription for St. Marks Church.\" Another note says this page found in a vestry book in Albermarle Parish on November 26, 1926. Transcript of letter from Hugh Rose, at Geddes, to Col. James Higginbotham about sellling land of Brother Moses, deceased. 24 March 1791. Original order to the Sheriff of Essex County to take James Daniel and James McCall for a court appearance in William Roane vs Daniel and McCall. Signed John Lee. May 30, 1755. (Gift of Benjamin A. Grady). August 23, 2000 letter to Mrs. Harold Little, owner of Clydeside, from H. Franklin Minor, about the McCall Family and ownership of Clydeside.","Ground plan of Woodlawn, home of Nellie Custis Lewis, in Fairfax County. In ink on tracing cloth.  19 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches.  1 piece.","Scope and Contents Papers, ca. 1743-1793, relating to Fairfax County, Va. Includes notes, concerning register of Pohick Church; newspaper clipping, concerning court record book of Fairfax County; survey, 1841, of tract of land; and plan, undated, of \"Woodlawn,\" home of Nellie Custis Lewis; court records, 1743-1783; and an account book, 1793, of Joseph Birch, keeper of Turnpike Number 2, which has two entries, 9 October 1792 and 13 April 1793, concerning George Washington. 1963 gift from Mrs. Marion S. Mallory. 17 items. Postcards of Old Court House, published by Ernest L. Robey's Drugstore. 3 items. Undated.","Copy of tax list, 1782-1799, for Fauquier County, Va.. Court order, 1830, to pay James English for his services as jailor and for cleaning and furnishing firewood and candles for the courthouse. Catalogue of Fauquier Institute for Young Ladies. Session 1892-93. Owned by Miss E. Chappelear.","Land grant, 15 May 1780, given to Samuel McDowell for 1,000 acres of land in Fayette County, Va. [W.Va.] signed by Patrick Henry. For those interested in Patrick Henry see the Patrick Henry Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","Broadside, 12 July 1941, advertising July 12 as the day for all citizens over thirteen years of age to register as volunteers for the civil defense program in Fluvanna County.","Note on document: \"…record book…is no longer public property, the original book being in private hands…\" Typed carbon copy of \"The History of Rivanna Parish in the County of Fluvanna, Virginia\" by Louis H. Stoneman. 1847- 1912. Pamphlet with the Charter and By-Laws of the State Bank of Columbia. 1900. An advertisement of the Commissioner's sale of Upper Bremo Tract where Mary B. and Lelia B. Cocke lived. 1926. The Midland Virginian, Palmyra, Fluvanna, Virginia article, \"Old receipts show that Fluvanna farms tithed to aid Confederacy.\" February 13, 1941. Notebook called \"Weather Report\" where the daily weather conditions were recorded. 1886-1887.","Invoices, receipts, accounts, laden lists, letters and other accounting documents from merchants in Columbia, Virginia. 1880-1910. 465 pieces. Merchants include: Jenkins and Foster, William B. Perkins, John F. Shepherd, Stoneman Brothers, Dr. Philip J.Winn, and George T. Zachary.","Scope and Contents Invoices, receipts, accounts, laden lists, letters and other accounting documents from merchants in Columbia, Virginia. 1880-1910. 465 pieces. Merchants include: Jenkins and Foster, William B. Perkins, John F. Shepherd, Stoneman Brothers, Dr. Philip J.Winn, and George T. Zachary. (Related material: 65 Sh5 Shepherd and Patton Papers). Broadside for \"The Celebrated Horse-Tamer Prof. W. Rouzer will give a lecture on ...June 7th...\" Certificates from residents of \"Kent's Store, Fluvanna County, Virginia, Oct. 2nd 1876\" who have taken the lectures are listed. Names listed are from Fluvanna, Pittsylvania and Charlotte Counties.","Article on John Hartwell Cocke. 2010. Acc. 2010.605.","Folders 1 - 5 are papers, 1772-1800, (group of 481 pieces) relating to 178 suits in Franklin County, VA and 16 other papers. Some papers are fragments. 481 pieces. The spelling of names varies greatly and as it was found to be impracticable to give all forms of each name, one spelling only is shown. The materials donated by John Lawrence in 1991, by Fred Alouf in 1959, and obtained from Joseph K. Ruebush in 1938. Folder 6 contains later, unrelated accessions.","Work Projects Administration Writers' Program. \"The White Man Comes to Stay,\" \"War Whoops in the Wilderness,\" and \"Explorers in the Wilderness.\" 1941. Two court documents signed by James Callaway. 1797. Mss. Acc. 1997.31f. 28 copies of certificates saying people attended the September New London District Court, signed by James Steptoe, Clerk of the Franklin County District Court. 1797. Includes 4 fragments. Names include: John Arthur, Moses Greer, Luke Standefer, Richard Goggin, Samuel Patterson, John Cheetwood, Charles Lumsden, Thomas Haile, Shelton Brown, Shelton Taylor, Joel Chitwood, William Cheetwood, Lewis Turnbull, William Boswell, James Prunty, Thomas Towler, Lewis Davis, John Hayle, George Ferguson, Dudley Lumsden, Benjamin Griffith, John Houle and Thomas Fowler. Mss. Acc. 1997.52","Scope and Contents Documents concerning land (deeds and list of lands returned as delinquent); proceedings, 1812, of meeting held at Winchester; and advertisement, undated, offering the Marlbro' Iron Works for sale or rent. 5 items.","Scope and Contents The original 1938 accession were papers relating to Gloucester Count, 1660-1878, and taken from the William Carter Stubbs Papers (I). They were purchased from Charles F. Heartman. They comprise Boxes 8, 9 and 10, folders 1-28. Includes letters, accounts (many concerning estates), legal documents, tax lists, marriage licenses and military records (including orders, 1815 and 1820 appointing patrollers to visit slave quarters). Many items concern the Baytop and Stubbs families. 2134 items. Letters, 1774-1878, filed chronologically. Invoices, receipts, etc. filed alphabetically under name of person or estate. The remaining boxes contain later accessions. Notes and photocopies relating to Gloucester County during the Revolution collected by Joanee Ryan in preparation for M.A. thesis (Mss. Acc. 1988.24). Photostat copy of transcript of \"Gloucester County, Virginia Places and Names\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. Yorktown, Virginia. September 15, 1979 (Mss. Acc. 1999.66). Photographs of and brochures of Gloucester County, plus correspondence of different families of Gloucester County about personal and legal matters, 1795-1953, donor unknown. John Buckner Reports, undated (Mss. Acc. 2008.193). Newspaper article on Wilbur Templeman a popular and longtime barber in Gloucester (Mss. Acc. 2010.575). Related material: See also \"A Guide to Gloucester County, Virginia Historical Manuscripts, 1651-1865\" (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1976). For those interested in the Baytop family see the Baytop-Fitzhugh Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","Item inventory in folder.","Item inventory in each folder.","Item inventory in folder.","Acra-Baytop. Item inventory in folder.","Baytop-Bridges. Item inventory in folder.","Baytop Family. Item inventory in folder.","Baytop Family. Item inventory in folder.","Bridges-Corr. Item inventory in folder.","Dame-Gloucester County School Commissioners. Item inventory in folder.","Hall-Kemp. Item inventory in folder.","Lawson-Nuttall. Item inventory in folder.","Oakes-Purcell. Item inventory in folder.","Ransone-Stubbs. Item inventory in folder.","Tabb-Wood. Item inventory in folder.","Papers of persons not included in folders 4-14. Inventory not available.","Two or more persons/families mentioned.  Unidentified pieces and fragments.  Includes an index of a ledger and five memorandum books.","1825 Court docket, records of official examinations of boundary lines (1825-1848, undated), copy of certificate appointing Peter Kemp and James Baytop processioners...sixth precinct (undated) and unofficial memoranda on cases (undated).","Amory-Ash.  Item inventory in folder.","Ball-Byrd. Item inventory in folder.","Campbell - DuVall. Item inventory in folder.","Edwards - Hughes.  Item inventory in folder.","James - Oliver. Item inventory in folder.","Pitt - Sutton. Item inventory in folder.","Item survey in folder.","Item inventory in folder.","Item inventory in folder.","Scope and Contents \"Gloucester County, Virginia Places and Names\"  (Mss. Acc. 1999.66)  First half of book.","Scope and Contents \"Gloucester County, Virginia Places and Names\"  (Mss. Acc. 1999.66)  Second half of book.","\"Story of Elmington\" by Polly Cary Legg. Possibly a Work Projects Administration Writers' Program story.  December 1, 1941.  Photographs of Grace Church and The Glebe. Donation ticket for Ware Church, 1953, and a Christmas Card with picture of Ware Church. Photographs of \"New Bottle\" House, Undated.  Photograph of \"Painting of Gloucester from the Water\", courtesy of Mariner's Museum.  Conservation State Organization rules and regulations, undated.  \"Programme at the Laying of the Cornerstone and the Unveiling of the Monument,\" 1889.  Brochure on \"The Belle Roi Female School\" in Gloucester, Virginia, 1855.  Facts about Gloucester, copy, undated.","1795 and 1796 - Indenture between Thomas Whiting and Mary his wife of Gloucester and John Singar of Norfolk, Virginia on July 1, 1795,  Plat of land of William DuVal for John Singar.  June 15, 1796 1801, 1802 and 1804 -  Document binding John Thruston of Abington Parish, Gloucester County, to Sarah Tabb, who is relinquishing her right of dower, for land of John Stephens, September 2, 1801.  Indenture between Edward Busbie, Senior of Abington Parish, Gloucester County and Benjamin Marnix for land in Gloucester County, January 4, 1802.  Indenture between Henry Whiting and William Singleton for land in Gloucester County, February 1, 1802.  Indenture between Richard Singleton and Nelly Thornton, his wife, of the County of Gloucester, and John Singar for land, April 2, 1804. 1810 -1825 and undated - Account of Estate of John Singar for 1810-1818.  Letter to Dr. William Taliaferro, Gloucester Court House, from Richard H. Johnson of Hanover County, Virginia concerning his claim against the Mr. Carter who was his tenant, May 31, 1822.  Receipt Book, bound with string, with names, amount of money received and reason, 1825.  Letter to Richard M. Segan, late Sheriff of Middlesex County, Virginia regarding taking money from Bogg's benefit in case against James Critten.  Undated. 1829-1857 - Letter to Walker Jones of Gloucester Courthouse from H. Wilkinson of Petersburg, Virginia about Mr. Stubblefield offering $150 for settlement of Wilkinson's business.  Lists 1829 and 1830 Rockingham Season accounts, March 31, 1834.  Letter to Miss H.B. Booth, Gloucester County, about an account, June 5, 1834. Article of Agreement between Alfred Billups, Gloucester County, and Jacob Vreeland of Bergen County, New Jersey for tract of land on York River in Gloucester County, October 6, 1834.  Letter from T.B. Whiting of St. Marks, Florida to M.C. Booth in Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia regarding accusation of debt, R. M. Thornton and A.L. Dabney, February 26, 1837.  Receipt for John W. Puller for items purchased from T.B. Taliaferro, 1856 and 1857. Thomas J. Banks Correspondence and Accounts, 1826-1838 - Two partial account books in the same handwriting as the William and Thomas Banks book.  William Banks is mentioned in one of them, 1826-1830.  Accounts of William and Thomas Banks, Oyster deposit on the River. Partial account book, 1833-1836.  Thomas T. Bailey of Baileysville, Tennessee to Thomas J. Banks about collecting and sending money that he was collected, July 23, 1835.  Letter to Thomas J. Banks of Gloucester, Virginia  from James M. Rasin and Company regarding wheat and repairing a Straw Cutler.    Includes Receipt and statement., September 17, 1835.  Letter to Thomas J. Banks of Gloucester, Virginia from Samuel Crane of Richmond, Virginia about the two negroes that were part of Banks' brother's estate.  John Carlton, deceased, is mentioned,  March 26, 1836.  Letter to Thomas J. Banks of Gloucester Court House regarding rent, December 5, 1836.  Letter from Robert Nicholas of Richmond, Virginia to Jefferson Stubbs of Gloucester County, Virginia regarding the suit in Henrico County, Virginia with T.J. Banks, administrator of John Banks, deceased, regarding two negroes, April 3, 1838. Christopher Jones Correspondence and Documents, 1824-1826 -  Note sent by John Field to the Courthouse for Christopher Jones or Thomas Banks about a receipt, July 31, 1824.  Letter to Christopher Jones of Gloucester County from H. Boggs of Baltimore, Maryland concerning settlement with a John Henry and Mr. Jones who is possibly the brother of Christopher Jones, September 13, 1825.  Indenture between Christopher T. Jones and Mann Page Trustees under a deed of trust between William Wilkins and Mann page and Christopher T. Jones to secure for to Thomas Smith and John Tabbs, September 5, 1825.  Letter to Christopher Jones about will that was proven October 3, 1808, with Henry Curry as the testator and Susanna Curry the Executrix and lists other cases.  The writer, from Richmond, Virginia,  also turns down offer to visit the area while extolling the pleasures of the rural setting, August 28, 1825.  Letter to Christopher Jones of Gloucester County from H. Boggs of Baltimore, Maryland concerning a settlement, December 1825.  Letter to Christopher Jones of Gloucester County from George Haskins concerning bringing to Chancery Court his suit against James Montague, Philip Montague, Thomas G. Cridington and Robert Dobbins, January 22, 1826. Kemp Family, 1825 and undated -  Letter to Christopher Jones of Gloucester County from Robert Tubman concerning suit against Peter Kemp, November 30, 1825.  Letter to William Browne Judge of the Chancery District of Williamsburg about Peter, Francis, William and Sarah Kemp against John Johnston, admr of Robert Kemp, deceased, Undated.","Carbon of typed notes on John Buckner (ca. 1630-1695) of Gloucester County, Virginia.  He brought the first press and printer, William Nuthead, to Virginia about 1680.  Prepared by Mary Goodwin, Research Department, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.  Typescripts of brief biographical sketches of John Buckner and his family from Tyler's Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography and an account of William Nuthead, from first printer in Virginia and Maryland, from J.C.Oswald, Printing in the America's.  13 pages.","Daily Press newspaper article, \"County Barber Still Cutting,\" about Wilbur Templeman and his barbershop. His daughter, Linda Templeman, worked in Swem Library, Government Documents.  August 9, 2009.","Patent for 4753 acres of land in Goochland County, Virginia granted by King George II to Michael Holland. 1744. On vellum. 13 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches. Signed by Lieutenant Governor William Gooch.","Papers, 1744-1832, relating to Goochland County, Va. Includes patent, 1744, to Michael Holland (signed by Gooch and granted by King George II); will, 1815, of Nathaniel Davidson; court order, 1830, to pay William Pope for services as prosecuting attorney; and document, 1831, concerning the lawsuit of the Commonwealth v. John N. Davis; letter, 1832, from Pleasant Turner to Archibald Bryce; and plat, 1839, of land owned by William Ford. Patent filed in Oversize. Court Docket to November 1795, list of all cases. Commonwealth vs. John N. Davis, 1831 Will of Nathaniel Davidson, 1815 Plat tract of land owned by William Ford, 1839 Oversize patent, for land, signed by Gov. Gooch, granted by King George II to Michael Holland, 1744 Court order to pay William Pope for services as prosecuting attorney, 1830 Letter, Pleasant Turner to Capt. Archibald Bryce, 1832 Court Docket to November 1795, list of all cases","They appear to be a general store, ordering food items, clothe, clothing, shoes, horseshoes, nails, tobacco and other items.  Their shipping address is Irwin's Station or Bula in Goochland County.  Over 120 items. 1882-1883. Court Summons.  Names mentioned:  William Southworth, J. Clemens, Jos. Bullock, William Johnson, Julian Martin, Lucy Randolph, Anderson Matthews and S.W. Mason.  5 items.  1853. Archibald D. Perkins Accounts.  One receipt from Lucy Randolph.  39 items. 1836-1893. Typed carbon copy of a biography of Benjamin Waller and letters of Benjamin Wood.  Undated. Related items:  MsV Ame18  B. R. Cowherd Ledger","Copy of survey, 29 September 1804, of land in Greenbrier County Va. [W.Va.] for heirs of William Humes and surveyed by Alexander Welch.","A typed list of voters for 1800. Court order to pay William Faulkner for his services as sheriff.  1829.  copy. Court order to pay Samuel Pointer for his services as sheriff.  1830.  copy.","Deed (mutilated), 1727, from John Guess to Thomas Denton for land in Hanover County, Va.; receipt, 187[?] for taxes to Joseph Henry; and appeal, 1894, for aid in building a church in a needy neighborhood, with a list of names of contributors attached. Title page, with a photograph of the Clay house, from \"Life and Speeches of Henry Clay.\" 1843. Signature on front page: Mattie R. Feild, Millbrook, Virginia, 1886. Photostat copy of town lot layout of Hanover along the Pamunkey River with a tax list of names. March 17, 1738 or 39.","Scope and Contents Ledger, 1917 of a store in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, recording purchases made by various customers. Customers' names are listed, and occasionally their town or county. A more detailed description is provided by the seller:  \"Ledger is a Eagle Flat Opening Book No. 895 (sold by Reinbach \u0026 Schwartz Stationers, Richmond, Va.). Measures: 8 1/4\" x 12 3/4\" x 1 1/4\",  287 pages.  This Ledger begins in May, 1917 and ends December 7, 1917.  Entries such as: Miss Ellen Timberlake, 2 Loaves of Bread .10;    Babes Bowles, 2 Cultivator Teethe .50, 1 Plow Point .16;  Mrs. Austin, 1/2 Plug Tobacco  .05\" \"On Page 158 it has a stamp on it: Do your bit! BUY A LIBERTY LOAN BOND, Inquire at any Bank or Post Office. Several Pages are Stamped (with a Postage Stamper): Studley, Va. (date).\" \"There are entries for food products, farm supplies, coca cola, tobacco, coffee, oil, medicine, etc.....\" Purchased.","Hardy County is now part of West Virginia.","Deed, 1858, from Westfall Garret to Henry Richmond covering a tract of land in Hardy County, Va. [W.Va.]. Court documents signed by Ed Williams, Clerk, 1797. Donated in 1997 by John Lawrence.","Portion of printed list, 1831, of land returned as delinquent for taxes in Harrison County [W.Va.]","Scope and Contents Papers, 1726-1871 and undated, relating to Henrico County, Va. Includes land patent, deeds, documents concerning lawsuits, estate document, and receipt for fee for apprehending a slave. 14 items.","Order, 1784, to the sheriff of Henry County, Va. to call jurors in the lawsuit of Commonwealth v. Anderson McGwire in the Virginia General Court.","Photocopy of a booklet, \"Fork Boykin\" compiled by Miss Genie Cory. Undated. Photograph of St. Luke's Church. Undated.","Index or register of names in a ledger divided alphabetically with tabs. Names include first and surnames, men and women, and all have a number noted beside them. There is no location or date or purpose noted on the register, but by using census data, the register was created circa 1900 and probably in the Isle of Wight County area of Virginia. Medium Oversize.","An artificial collection of material, 1687-1924, relating to James City County, Virginia. Includes copies of court records, farm censuses, tax receipts, church brochures, and photographs. Box 12 and 13 are mostly a gift from Robert T. Slater.","Blueprints of tracts of land in James City County. Carlton Casey land in Jamestown District, surveyed November 6, 1950; William Washington Estate, surveyed October 26, 1951; Mrs. Bessie Carmine property on Old Jamestown Road, surveyed September 2, 1940; Plat of subdivision of portion of Sarah Jones Tract, surveyed April 9, 1948; Survey of Bush Neck Road, Rye Patches and Wallace's Tract, surveyed June 1939; Frederick J. Keck farm in Stonehouse District, surveyed October 1937; Indigo Dam, estate of William Allen Jones, decd, in Jamestown District, surveyed October 1931; Rollo Subdivision, surveyed on November 26, 1930; Stephen's Tract #2, J.W. Penick the owner, in Stonehouse District, surveyed May, 1926; Timberlake Property, surveyed April 23, 1930 and Walthal Tract, surveyed June 1928.","1687 August 8. Copy of will of John Holder, deceased. Proved at the County Court held at James City, 8 August 1687 by the oaths of John White and Dorothy Peach. Recorded by W. Edwards, Cl[erk of] Co[u]r[t]. 1 page. Photostat of Document Signed.","Scope and Contents Copy of a law enacted by General Assembly, 17 February 1644, prohibiting desertions of plantations that have been seated; persons deserting their plantations are not to burn their houses but will receive as many nails as were expended in building them. Signed by William Robertson (d. 1739) Cl[er]k Gen[era]l Ass[emb]ly [from 1702-1738]. 1 page. Document Signed.","1805 February. Copy of pages from a court record signed by Ro[bert] B. Armistead. \"Found among the ruins of the old Court House at Williamsburg, Va. 1864.\" 2 pages. Copy of Document Signed.","1813 February 12. Copy of advertisement in the Richmond Enquirer for the rent or lease of the Greenspring Estate. 1 page. Typewritten Copy of Newspaper Clipping.","1820 September 1. Census record of James City county for 1820. Signed by Rich[ar]dson Henley, assistant to the Marshal. (Note reads \"From Lib. of Cong.\") 1 page. Photostat of Document.","1827 June 30. Copy of Complaint brought by Archer Hankins, late sheriff of James City and Committee of the esate of James Banks, deceased, against William Gregory, sheriff of King William County, appointed to represent William Gregory, Christopher Johnson, Ann Dudley, G. R. Lambert Meredith, Martha Bingham, Julia Bingham, Jno. Bingham, Geo. Bingham, [?] Lambert (wife of Eugene Sullivan), and Stephen Bingham, the heirs of Stephen Bingham. Concerns a tract of land in James City county called \"Mount Folly.\" 3 pages. Document Signed.","1847 May 6. Memorandum of deed of trust executed on 21 Sep[tember] 1841 is filed as an exhibit in the Chancery Suit in the Supr[eme] Court of James City County and City of Williamsburg by Upshur's executors vs. Pryor and others. Signed by P. P. Mayo. Fragment. Document Signed.","1849 January 19. Copy of advertisement in the Richmond Enquirer of the Hickory Neck Academy, James City County, Virginia. 1 page. Typewritten Copy of Newspaper Clipping.","1882-1893 and undated. Tax receipts, James City County, Virginia of Alexander Preston and Alfred Epps and a few miscellaneous receipts. Printed Document Signed. (13 items).","Scope and Contents 1896 June 1. \"The James City Cavalry, Its Organization and Its Service.\" (Company H, Fifth Regiment, mustered into service 22 May 1861). From \"Our Confederate Column\" in the Richmond Dispatch. Newspaper clipping.","1928 February 12. Bulletin from the Mount Vernon M. E. Church, South, Toano, Virginia. H. Conrad Blackwell, Pastor. 4 pages. Printed Material.","1929 June 30. Church Bulletin of Five Forks Church, Old Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, Virginia. Rev. James M. McKnight, Pastor. 4 pages. Printed Material.","1946 October 6. Invitation to Homecoming Day at James River Baptist Church, J. E. Bowman, Pastor. 1 page. Typewritten Copy.","1948 July 27. Letter. Mrs. William Lawrence Gatewood at New York to Brantley Henderson, Jr. at Williamsburg, [?] house and lot, and a store in Toano, Virginia. 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed.","No Year. June 27. Program from Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Norge, Virginia in honor of the visit of the Crown Prince Olaf and Crown Princess of Norway. 1 page. Typewritten Copy.","Undated. Program of The County Council of Women's Clubs presenting \"Days in James City County from 1609 to 1817.\" 1 page. Printed Material. (3 items).","Undated. Bulletin of Hickory Neck Church, Blissland Parish, Toano, James City County, Virginia. 2 pages. Printed Material.","Undated. Brochure of the James City County Chamber of Commerce, Toano, Virginia. 2 pages. Printed Material.","1920. Economic Survey for James City County 1920 Census. 1 page. Typewritten Document.","1923 October 9. S. H. Hobbs, Jr., Rural Social Science, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. to Miss Mabel Massey, County Home Demonstration Agent, Williamsburg, Virginia. Is sending bulletin compiled from information secured in a survey of the townships in Chatham Co. [N. C.] and a bulletin on Johnston Co. [N. C.]; discusses types of surveys used by his department. 2 pages. Typewritten Letter Signed.","1924 February 12-13. Program of the Peninsula Farmers Institute. 1 page. Printed Material.","Scope and Contents Undated. \"A Glimpse of the Progressive School System of James City County\" by H. L. Harris, Supt. of Schools. 7 pages. Typewritten Document.","Undated. \"Health Conditions in James City County.\" 4 pages. Typewritten Document.","Scope and Contents Samples of typed farm census forms from other locations in 1923: Chowan County, North Carolina; Henderson County, North Carolina; Hertford County, North Carolina; Madison County, North Carolina; Nash County, North Carolina and North Carolina 1923 farm census (blank form. 4 pages). Blank survey on \"Farm Home Conditions\" from Pittsylvania Co., Virginia (2 pages). Sample form for farm census (3 pages). Survey of Whitmell Community made by Rural Sociology Class (3 pages).","Undated. Farm survey, James City County. 8 pages. Printed Material. (17 items).","Undated. Farm survey, James City County. 8 pages. Printed Material. (17 items).","1922 June 13. Johnston County: Economic and Social (a Laboratory Study in the Rural Social Science Department of the University of North Carolina) by W. M. Sanders, Jr. and G. Y. Ragsdale.","1922 October. Economic and Social Survey of Albemarle County, University of Virginia Record Extension Series, vol. VII, No. 2.","1922 November 16. How Farm Tenants Live by J. A. Dickey and E. C. Branson. University of North Carolina Extension Bulletin. The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 47 pages. Printed Material.","1923 Virginia Agricultural Census, U. S. Department of Agriculture co-operating with the State Department of Agriculture. 32 pages. Printed Material.","Scope and Contents Colonel William Allen House (P1), formerly owned by Miss Fanny Allen and later owned by Mr. Mercer Taylor. Four miles west of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Ashland Farm (P2), formerly owned by Captain William Morecock. Located at Diascond station. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Binn's Place (P3), located west of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Carter's Grove (P4), home of Mrs. Archibald McCrea. South of Williamsburg. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Carter's Grove (P5), home of Mrs. Archibald McCrea. South of Williamsburg. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Carter's Grove (P6). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Carter's Grove (P7). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Carter's Grove (before restoration) (P8). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents \"Cowlesville\" (P9), original home of the Cowles family. Owned by C. C. Cowles. Located on Rt. 603 just north of Rt. 610, six miles west of Toano on the Old Forge Road (much remodeled). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Curtis Home (P10). Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Curtis Home (P11). Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Edwards Place (P12), owned by Mrs. Marcus Cottrell. Located four miles northwest of Toano at the intersection of Rt. 601 and Rt. 603. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Gatewood Place Kitchen (P13), owned by C. Ordway. Located one half mile west of Toano on Forge Road. Now destroyed. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Green Spring (P14), ruins of the second house at Green Spring, built about 1800. The foundations of the Sir William Berkeley house at Green Spring are south of this house about two hundred yards. Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white. Undated.","Scope and Contents Green Spring (P15), aerial view. Photographic print, 7\"x9\". Undated.","Scope and Contents Green Spring (P16), aerial view. Photographic print, 7\"x9\". Undated.","Green Spring (P17), aerial view. Photographic print, 9¼\"x11¼\". Undated.","Scope and Contents Grove Hill (P18), built by John Cowles in the 1830's. Later owned by Mr. C. C. Cowles. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Hankins Family House (P19), owned by the Hankins family. Later owned by Mr. E. K. Pettit. Old house at Six Mile Ordinary, Rt. 60. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Harris House (P20), owned by Harris estate. Located about six miles southwest of Lightfoot and ¾ miles west of Jolly's Mill Pond. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Harris House (P21), six miles southwest of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Harris House (P22), owned by Mr. James Harris. Located about seven miles southwest of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Hickory Neck Episcopal Church (P23), on Rt. 60 above Toano. This is only part remaining of the original church which was built about 1733. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Hockaday Place (P24), owned by B. S. Bowmer. Located about one mile and a half west of Diascund Bridge. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents James' Place (P25), former home of Colonel George James. Later owned by Mr. P. H. Richardson. Located approximately four miles north of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Captain George Lee House (P26), owned by Captain Lee of Newport News.  Located north of Croaker.  Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view.  Undated.","Scope and Contents Lombardy (P27), home of Littleton Waller. Later owned by Mr. Branch Martin. Located west of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents MacDowell's (P28), owned by the Barnes estate. Located about four miles north of Toano on the road leading from the Forge Road to the Williamsburg-Richmond stage road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Martin Home (P29), owned by Miss Williana Wilkinson. Located about half a mile west of Toano on the Forge Road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Martin Home (P30), owned by Miss Williana Wilkinson. Located about half a mile west of Toano on the Forge Road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Martin's Place (P31), two miles northwest of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Olive Branch Christian Church (P32), one and a quarter mile southeast of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Pierce's (P33), located at Toano. This was originally \"Taylor's\" but prior to the Civil War was bought by Mr. Felix Pierce. There were three cemeteries on the place, one belonging to the Taylor family and two so old that no one recollects who was buried in them. After the Pierces died, this place was bought by Mr. Wesley Marston. The chimney and foundations are the only parts of the original house left which bear evidence of early eighteenth century construction, the chimney being laid in Flemish bond on flat side, and English bond on front and back surfaces. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Pinewoods (P34), home of Warburton family. As it appears before it was partially destroyed by fire. Photographic print, 8\"x10\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Pinewoods (P35). Photographic print, 8\"x10\", black and white, showing a rear view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Poplar Grove (P36), Wynne Place. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Powhatan (P37), once owned by Doctor Martin. Later owned by E. M. Slauson. Located a few miles west of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Powhatan (P38), once owned by Doctor Martin. Later owned by E. M. Slauson. Located a few miles west of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Redwood Ordinary (P39), now known as Green Shingle Inn. The present structure was built about 1790 to replace the old burned ordinary. Owned originally by the Redwood family, but subsequently bought by the Slater family. Served almost continuously as a tavern. Located at the intersection of the Forge Road and the Williamsburg-Richmond Stage Road in Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Old Richardson House near Croaker (P40). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents River View (P41), former home of the Norvell family. Later owned by Mr. Herbert Bloomberg. Located on York River about eight miles east of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Slater Place (P42), owned by R. V. Timberlake. Located about five miles northwest of Toano on road from Forge Road to Doncastle's Ordinary on the Williamsburg-Richmond Stage Road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Stuart Place (P43), owned by E. C. Stuart. Located about a mile and a half northwest of Diascund Bridge. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Summer House (P44), owned by Mr. Slater. Located about three miles south of Chickahominy Church on \"Old Brick Mill Road.\" Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Summer House (P45). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a rear view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Vaiden Family House (P46), located at Norge. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Warrenton (P47), known in the past as Rutleigh. Acquired early in the 19th century by the Warren family. Later restored by the Grantham family. Later owned by Mr. Dozier. Located about five miles west of Toano on Forge Road, facing Windsor Castle. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Warrens (P48), owned by the Warren family. Located about four miles west of Toano, just off the Forge Road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Watkins House (P49), owned by J. B. Larson. Later owned by [?] Peterson. Located three and half miles east of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents White Hall Tavern (P50), home of the Geddy family. One and a quarter miles north of Toano. In the interior are a very fine staircase and much early woodwork. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Windsor Castle (P51), home of William Bush. Owned by Mrs. William Walker Ware. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Unidentified House (52). Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Unidentified House (53). Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents One booklet: \"Sheriffs of James Citty Countie\" by Barbra M. Cook, Subsheriff, 1994. Gift of Barbra M. Cook, deputy sheriff of James City County via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Postcard of Green Shingle Inn, Toano, with a copy of a newspaper article about the Inn which was destroyed in 1963. Copy of a photograph of the hotel near the Powder Magazine, ca. 1900 and a photocopy of photograph of students at Matthew Whaley School. Individuals are identified.","Photostat copies of James City County petitions, beginning in the 18th century.","Jefferson County is now a part of West, Virginia. See related collections: Mss. MsV I1 Jefferson County, W. Va. Merchant's Index, Mss. Acc. 2008.320 Jefferson County, Virginia (W.Va.)Tax Records","List (printed), 1831, of land returned as delinquent for taxes in Jefferson County, Va. [W.Va.]","Bill of sale, 1796, for a slave sold by Robert Hoskins to John Mundell in King and Queen County, Va.Gift of John Lawrence. Three court documents, 1796 and undated, two signed by Ro[bert] Pollard, clerk. (Mss. Acc. 1997.31b). July 1967 \"Bulletin of the King and Queen County Historical Society.\" Agreement between Nicholas Dillard and Polly Browning for 95 acres in King and Queen County. February 11, 1792. (transferred from Gloucester County).","Typed copy of a rent roll, 1769 and copy of a court order, 1830, to pay Lawrence W. Berry for his services as Commonwealth's Attorney","Fragment of the will, 1705, of [?] Clayborne; typed extracts from a tax book, 1815 (65 typed sheets); copy of petition, 1843, from citizens of county to General Assembly of Virginia concerning the disposal of land in the county and a memorandum, 1863, signed by John Letcher concerning the arrest of a slave charged with attempted murder. 4 items.","Scope and Contents Leaflet written by Ann Harrison Booker Darst, \"Parson Skyring\" The Rev. Henry Skyring, 1729-1795, A tribute on the 200th anniversary of his death in 1995. Gift of Ann H.B. Darst. (Acc. 1998.36). Photographs used for the July 1938 William and Mary Quarterly article, \"Homes in the County.\" Daily Press book review of \"A History of Virginia Pioneer Papermakers\" with emphasis on the paper mill in West Point. Programs for the 250th founding of King William County, April 1952. Brochure on King William County, with notes. ca 1960. (Acc. 2008.193)","Typed transcriptions of pew rental lists: 1721 and 1748, for Christ Church Parish; 1750, for [St. Mary's] White Chapel Parish and a newspaper clipping, 13 February 1936, from the Rappahannock Record on the history of St. Mary's White Chapel by Elizabeth Comps Pierce. 4 items. Photographs from 1937: \"Bewdley,\" Lancaster Courthouse (Lancaster Post Office and former jail), Overseer's house on the Black Stump Quarter of Robert Carter's Corotoman Plantation (Weems Post Office), Sipes House (Lively Post Office) and Armstrong House (Palmer Post Office).","Copy of court order, 1830, to pay Edward Campbell for his services as Commonwealth's Attorney for Lee County, Va.","Typed copy of an advertisement in the Daily National Intelligencer, Washington, September 30, 1814, by James Monroe concerning sale of land; letter, 1863, from George K. Fox of Campbell Court House, Virginia, to L.W.S. Hough at Leesburg about Loudoun County bonds; booklet, July 1, 1861, containing names of purchasers of Loudoun County bonds numbered 1-358 and executed copies of July1, 1861 bonds, numbered 361-370 and 387-400 of Loudoun County. 24 pieces. And photograph of site of home of John Champe.","Tax list (tithes, land and carriages), 1769, for St. Martin's Parish (mutilated); document, 1852, in lawsuit of Spicer and Harris v. J. M. Macon, Jr., agent; papers in suits against J. and W.W. Beadles in 1852 and court orders, 1853-1854, to pay Robert T. Gooch for services as witness. 7 items.","Related material: Mss. MsV Lev10 Lunenburg County, Va. Docket, 1843E, Mss. MsV T3 Lunenburg County, Va. Sheriff's Tax Book, 1843","Copy of the will, 1817, of John T. Ravenscroft and accompanying papers and typescript of a letter, 1781, of D. C. Stokes, College Camp, William and Mary, to [Thomas] Nelson regarding Stokes' discharge.","Cumberland Parish Records Alphabetical order by subject. Church Matters J. H. Morrison to Dr. Perry regarding the Vestry and a Chimney. 1862. Correspondence B.M. Atkinson to his father about his Christmas plans. 1860. Thomas E. Locke to William J. Neblett enclosing papers on Buford's will, M. Forland's deed and other papers. Mentions R.B. Atkinson.1855. Financial – Correspondence, 1852-1868 Financial receipts, invoices, letters about the rector's salary. 38 items. 1852-1874. Financial – Taxes Receipt for taxes paid to the Sheriff of Lunenburg. Most are property taxes on 197 acres of land. 17 items. 1856 to 1869. 17 items. 1856-1865. Financial – Treasurer's Reports. 1847-1874. 16 items. Financial Matters – Bonds, Bills, Invoices, Subscriptions, Receipts and Taxes. St. John's Church and others. 35 items. 1848-1904. Some names mentioned: William H. Perry, Treasurer of the Parish; L.J. James E. Davis, Roger B. Atkinson, J.H. Morrison, Roger B. Atkinson, J.J. Deshazer, George Southall, Rev. Thomas E. Locke, Rev. Henry Wall, Rev. J. L. Sothoron, W.S. Watkins, Anderson Stewart, Harrison J. Elden, W.W. Webber, John. S. Hansbrough, Neblett Family, Colonel Sheets, Charles Smith, Mrs. John T. Merryman, Alice Ingram,W.G. Marshall, treasurer of Parish by 1904 and others. Letter from Dr. Bird, Dinwiddie County, about preaching at St. John's Church at the invitation of Mr. Neblett. 1863. Legal Matters Correspondence between Dr. W.H. Perry and A. M. and Richard Nelson, Carrolton, Mississippi about the case, Kreatts vs. Creath where Richard Nelson is representing Dr. Perry in the suit to get payment on a note. 1856-1860:1877 Deed between Malcom Macfarland and Vestry of Cumberland Parish for 190 acres. 1840. Rectors Resignation letter of Rector Dr. J. H. Morrison. May 1863. Vestry Meeting notes and letters about job openings, position acceptance and declining and resignations. 1857-1863. Rectors – Thomas E. Locke Payment accounts for 1838-1854, plus resignation and salary dispute, 1855. Vestry Minutes 1842, 1856, 1857, 1862 and undated. Originally accessioned as 1939.224 as a gift from WH Perry, Jr.","Patent, 1759, granting 400 acres of land to John LeGrand (signed by Francis Fauquier).","Copy of court order, 1830, to pay Horace Stringfellow for his services as Commonwealth's Attorney; and deed of trust, 1932, given by Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover to William E. Carson, covering tracts of land in Madison County, Va. including Hoover's camp on the Rapidan River. Typed draft of an article, \"The Hebron Church Birth Register\" by Arthur L. Keith. 1934.","Volume 3.","Volume 1.","Volume 2.","News clippings about the records of early Mathews County. Ca. 1940. Letter from Ellen R.T. Lane in Woodstock, Virginia to her cousin about her Mother's boarding school. August 15, 1883.","Papers, 1772-1858, relating to Mecklenburg County, Va. Includes copies of court orders, 1830, to pay William B. Banks as Commonwealth's Attorney; William Townes as jailor, and Richard H. Walker as sheriff; church records (including certificate of baptism and letter of removal); marriage licenses, and notes concerning Revolutionary War soldiers, Native Americans and race horses. 17 items. Flyer from Charles B. Stuart, Randolph Macon College, about arrangements to \"…execute analyses of Soils, Marls, Guano, Minerals, \u0026c., and to impart instruction in Analytical Chemistry.\" Undated. Photocopies of flyers for an auction at Prestwould. May 24-25, 1946.","Patent granting 70 acres of land in Mecklenburg County to William Marrable. 1772. On vellum. 15 1/4 x 13 inches. 1 piece. Medium oversize.","Includes rubbing from binding of a Middlesex County record book; copy of orders, 1676, concerning provisions for soldiers to be sent out against Native Americans; copy of petitions, 1700, presented by the freeholders of Middlesex County to the House of Burgesses (from court record book); and copy of receipt, 1781, for supplies furnished by Philip Ludwell Grymes for public use. 4 items. Copies of blueprints of suggested original arrangement of the interior of the second Christ Church as built in 1714. 2 copies. 1938. Three articles on Middlesex County history by Carroll C. Chowning. 1932, 1934 and 1935. Notecard with a pencil sketch of the Christ Church altar.","Lists, 1832-1833, of land returned as delinquent for taxes.","Broadside, 1856, announcing the opening of the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs. Receipt for G.W. Lyle from Henry M. Conrad, Dr. Transfer, Livery, Feed and Sale Stable in Radford, Virginia.,","A list of lands and lots returned as delinquent, 1831. 4 p. 29 cm. Printed. 1 piece.","History, 1869-1931, of Liberty Spring Christian Church, Nansemond County, Va.; and copy of patent, 1663, granting 1850 acres of land to Richard Bennett. 2 items. Photograph of a map, \"The Lower Parish of Nansemond County, Virginia.\" Time period covered is late 1600's. Map made by J.H. Granbery in 1946.","Related material: Mss. MsV Lev11-12 Nelson County Va. Sheriff's Receipt Book, 1811-1837 Mss. MsV T4 Nelson County, Va. Tax Book, 1835 There is no material for Nelson County in the Virginia Counties Collection.","Scope and Contents Papers, 1865-1866 and undated, relating to New Kent County, Va. Includes license, 13 November 1866, to Dr. L. C. Crump to practice medicine and two tax receipts for Crump; receipts, 1865, for U. S. taxes to W. A. Patterson and W. W. Taliaferro; and photograph of St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the \"Criss Cross House.\" 9 items. Handwritten copy of letter from William Gooch to the Vestry of New Kent County recommending Mr. Thacker. Circa 1729/30. Family tree of Robert Christian and Mary Brown of Cedar Grove, New Kent County. 2 items.","Bond, 1862, of Isaac Bales of loyalty to the United States.","Copies of court orders, 1830, to pay William Barnard for his services as jailer and Mordecai Cooke for his services as sheriff and a bond, 1765, of William Harwood and Samuel Langley to Elizabeth Ashley. 3 items.","Legal papers, receipts, correspondence and financial records generated by Northampton County.","Concerning a contract to carry mail between Eastville and Norfolk.","Concerning the use of a horse.","Road construction","Debt suit","Gift of Dr. \u0026 Mrs. H. Norton Mason, 1965.","Copy (printed) of the inventory, 1674, of the estate of Ambrose Feilding of Wickocomoco Hall, Northumberland County, Va. 1 item.","Extracts, 1783-1786, from Ohio County, W. Va. records. 1 piece.","Papers, 1841-1920, relating to Orange County, Va. Includes documents, 1841, concerning lawsuit of Jeremiah Morton v. William C. Willis; and petition, 1920, of citizens of Orange County, Va. concerning the unveiling of a tablet to World War I dead. 4 items. Calling card advertisement for \"Stratford Fund\" tea at St. Thomas House.","Letter, 4 October 1817, from William S. Marye to inhabitants of valley lying between the Blue Ridge and the Massanutten and Fort Mountains concerning the formation of a new county [Page County.] 1 item.","Ledger, Page County, Virginia, 1889-1892, 730 pp., recording the sale of general merchandise to more than 100 individual customers and businesses. One of the customers was the Luray Caverns and Hotel Company. Alphabetical index in front of volume. Sampling of names mentioned in the ledger was provided by the seller: Luray Caverns and Hotel Company, George Lee, William Jenkins, Tannery, Captain W. H. Smith, YMCA Masonic Lodge, Reverend N. W. Hackley, Arlington Hotel Company, Joseph Zirkle, John W. Strickler, Reverend H. M. Wharton, William Rosser, George Carter, Washington Carter, Lee Washington, Marshal Baylis, John A. Jackson, Albert Johnson, William Mundy. 1 volume. Purchase.","Advertisement for sale of \"Fairystones.\"","Two newspaper articles written by Mary Lee Keister Talbot about early residents of South Fork and South Branch Valleys of the Potomac and a new interpretation of Fort Seybert, 2 April and 7 May 1937. 2 items.","A 1771 deed of trust from Tully Choice to James Smith and Company for a piece of land. A marriage license, November 16, 1859, between Reuben H. Carter and Mary M. Robertson and a marriage license, December 20, 1858, between James A. Witcher and Phebe C. Haley. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Inventory and appraisal of the estate of Josiah Marshall including the following: one negroe man, James, oats and corn, farm implements and tools, and blacksmith equipment, signed by Wm Moseley (?), Arthur Moseley (?), and Francis Lewis as appraisers, and signed as ordered and recorded by by Ab[new] Crump. October 20, 1791. 2 pp. A manuscript, \"The Genesis of Powhatan County in Virginia\" by Floyd B. Taylor. 2 items.1936. The materials in this collection were donated by Floyd B. Taylor in 1936 and purchased by W\u0026M Special Collections Research Center in 1981.","Copy of a typed transcription, with index, of vestry minutes of St. Patrick Parish, 1755-1774. Bond given by Joseph Bohan to Philemon Holcombe, March 28, 1788. Printed report \"Second Report of the Prince Edward Landmark Committee,\" 1928. Copy of a print of the Union Theological Seminary. Undated. Notes by Mrs. Margaret H. Morton from the Prince Edward County Courthouse on the prisons in the county. Appeared in the October 1937 William and Mary Quarterly. Notes copied by Mrs. Margaret H. Morton from the Prince Edward County Courthouse about Mr. Burks's buildings as part of a lawsuit between Woodson and Burks in 1767. Typed carbon copy of Declarations of James Pugh, James Moss, James Wooldridge, Peter Grigg and James Taylor about their participation in the Revolutionary War. Other notes concerning Revolutionary War claims. Correspondence between Dr. Earl Gregg Swem and W.S. Morton. 1936. Notes about Prince Edward County by Mrs. Margaret H. Morton. Mentions Richard Darfson, Peter Legrand, Dr. John Fisher, James Thackson, John Meadley, James Roberts, John Moore, Jr., Abraham Venable, Benjamin Augell, John Le Neve, John Bonds, Charles Anderson, Matthias Flournoy, John Pryor Smith, Charles Smith, Zachariah Leigh, Thomas Yuille and Michael McDearman. Dates covered are from mid to late 1700's. Notes taken in 1936.","Papers, 1866-1868, relating to lawsuits in Prince George County, Va. against Matthew W. Raney for debt. 3 items.","Papers, 1728-1752, relating to Prince William County, Va. Mostly documents concerning the settlement of estates but also includes copy of [quit] rent roll, 1738; document, 1752, concerning debt; and guardian's bond, 1743, for Thomas Young. Two items in this collection were donated by Mrs. Marion S. Mallory in 1963.","Papers, 1753-1865, concerning Princess Anne County, Va. Includes writ, 1753, to adjourn the county court of Princess Anne signed by Robert Dinwiddie (gift of Benjamin B. Burroughs) and license, 1865, of Richard H. Baylor, a Baptist minister, to perform marriage ceremonies. 2 items. Photographs of Communion silver of Old Donation Church, communion silver of the Eastern Shore Chapel, the Anthony Fentress house, the Eastern Shore Chapel and the Old Donation Church. 5 photographs.","Indenture between Augustine and Silvester Blidenbrough and Thomas Moss for land in Rappahannock County. January 23, 1661. Incomplete. Includes typescript. Medium Oversize.","Negative photostatic copy of a list, 1724, of African Americans instructed and baptized by John Garzia, minister of the parish of North Farnham. 1 item. Newspaper article on the frozen Rappahannock isolating the Northern Neck in Farnham, Virginia and about an old church in Farnham, Virginia. Newspaper article on the frozen Rappahannock isolating the Northern Neck in Farnham, Virginia and about an old church in Farnham, Virginia. Minutes of September 22, 1774 meeting of the Association of Richmond County \"for the choosing of a committee agreeable to the Seventh Resolve made and entered into by the delegates from the different countys in the Coloney of Dominion of Virginia on Williamsburg the first day of August last.\" (after 1st Virginia Conventon, Revolutionary War) Copy by LeRoy Peachy, Clk. Back of document, \"The meeting of the Association September 22, 1774 for choosing a committee for the County to watch...in defence of American freedom.\" Lists the people chosen for each area of the county.","Related Material: Mss. MsV V1 Poll book, 1782-1810, for election of delegates to the General Assembly from Rockbridge County, [Va.], Mss. MsV Lev14 Rockbridge County, Va. Justice of the Peace Judgement and Execution Book, 1838-1849, Mss. MsV Lev15 Rockbridge County, Va. Court Receipt Book, 1833-1855","Printed list of land and lots returned as delinquent for taxes, dated 1831. Includes lands and lots sold. 10 p. 30 cm. 4 copies. Printed copy of the will of Alexander Telford. 1790. 2 items. Eight licenses, 1800-1805, for 'ordinaries' in Rockbridge County, Va. for Alexander Shield, Christopher Clyee, Nicholas Spring, Win Bailey, Benjamin Darst, Daniel Windell, John Conkey and William Niblack. Deed between Sarah C. Bourland and James Walker, January 2, 1863. Legal documents signed by John Ruff and others in regard to a payment of debts. December 16, 1840 to September 3, 1849. 5 items. Sworn statements certifying commissioners to oversee voting sites in Rockbridge County for presidential election of 1860. 27 items.","Papers, 1770-1871, relating to Rockingham County, Va. Includes two deeds, 1828 and 1871; partial inventory and sale of personal property of James Dever; account book, 1860-1867, of John W. Minnich, a teacher; accounts of the board of school commissioners (including student names); and documents, 1770-1843, concerning lawsuits (including criminal cases and criminal cases involving slaves). 521 items. The lawsuit material begins with Box 19, folder 3 and is divided into two alphabetical groups which are organized by the main person in the lawsuit. The second group is in Box 20. These lawsuits contain various spellings of the participants' names, often two or three spellings in the same page.","Local Election Ballot. May 28, 1891. 2 items. Advertisement cards for Strayer and Lupton in Harrisonburg, Virginia, O'Ferrall and Patterson in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and W.J. Downs, \"Hides wanted.\" Undated. 3 items.","Copy of court order, 1830, to pay Edward Campbell for his services as Commonwealth's attorney for Russell County, Va. 1 item.","Copy of court order, 1830, to pay Jacob Lynch for his service as clerk of the court of Scott County, Va. Advertisement in Morgantown, Virginia for Dr. C.M. Lane's Improved Medical Remedies and Dr. Scott's White Circassian Liniment. 1855.","Broadside order sheet for vegetable seeds by Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon. 1833. Advertisement for a sewing machine by Hottel and Keller in Toms Brook, Virginia. Grocery list on the back. Undated. Advertisement by Strayer and Coffman for their \"Cheap Store\" in New Market, Virginia. March 31, 1810.","Documents, 1779-1819, concerning land transactions in Southampton County, Va. Purchased from Charles Hamilton.","Related material: Mss. Acc. 2008.319 Fredericksburg, Virginia District Court Ledgers, 1787-1840","Documents, 1798-1841, concerning Spotsylvania County, Va. Includes tax bill; legal receipt, 1799, for execution in the lawsuit of Charles Thompson v. Joseph Newton \u0026 John Day; and extracts, 1798, from the will of James Somerville. Campaign speech, handwritten and transcribed, by unknown. August 1788.","Copy of quit rent roll, 1724, for Stafford County, Va. Photocopy of May 8, 1974 Richmond Times-Dispatch article on old papers returned to Stafford County. Newspaper article on the price of negroes in Stafford County in 1722. 1881. Handwritten document (copy of an original) of \"An Act to Exempt Certain German Protestants in the County of Stafford from the Paiment of Parish Levies.\" 1730. Photographs of the Clerk's Office, Courthouse and the County Jail. Undated. Typed history of the Old Courthouse buildings. Undated. Copy of a map, \"Colonial Tidewater, Virginia. Undated.","Scope and Contents Papers, 1927-1939, relating to Surry County, Va. Includes list, 1927, of places in Surry County compiled by A. W. Bohannon; and printed tour guide, 1939, to places in Surry County conducted by Thomas Rolfe Branch, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Card advertising Wigwam Brand Virginia Hams. Undated. Transcribed records which relate to the expulsion of mercenary attorneys. Undated. March 1929 edition of \"Representative\" a newspaper of the Surry County Schools. Patent for Humphrey Baylis for 440 acres in Surry County adjacent to \"College Lines.\" Signed by William Gooch. December 1, 1740. Patent is a gift of Ethel D. Roberts, 1936.","Papers, 1776 and 1932, relating to Sussex County, Va. Includes copy of will, 177[8?], [mutilated] of John Clanton; and newspaper clipping, 1932, concerning court held in Sussex County, 18 July 1776, and considered the first court held under authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 2 items.","Collection relating to Warwick County, much of it concerning the Colonial era. Contains legal disputes, estate papers, court findings, petitions, correspondence, etc. Also contains correspondence relative to the Civil War and papers concerning the American Revolution and slavery. This collection has been microfilmed and is restricted to MICROFILM USE ONLY. NOTE: transcriptions of the colonial portion of the records are available in Richard Dunn: Warwick County, Virginia, colonial court records in transcription (F232 .W27 W3 2000 (Swem stacks and Swem Rare Books) and F232 .W27 W3 2008 (Swem Rare Books).","Undated items and photographs.","Scope and Contents 7 May 1659.  Will of Henry Jacksonn [sic] of Mulberry Island; divides his estate amongst son Henry, daughters Sarah and Dorothy, his wife's sons John and Emanuell [sic] Wills, also Emanuell's [sic] wife Elizabeth, his grandchildren Mary and Ann, and his wife Elizabeth Jackson; appoints Robert Pyland and Miles Cary overseers of his estate; witnessed by Robert Pyland, William Gwinett, and William Thomas.  1 p. 11 [Decem]b[e]r 1679.  Orders passed by the court of Warwick County; require a penalty of 400 pounds of tobacco to be assessed on the Owners of \"stone\" horses under fourteen hands allowed to run free in order to prevent the spoiling of the \"Breed of the Countrey\"; whereas \"we find...[the] Continuall destroying [of] our Stocks by Wolves\" a reward of 200 pounds of tobacco is offered for presenting a wolf's head before the magistrate; whereas \"we find...that there are diverse and ill minded people that carry gunns [sic] shooting and ranging upon any man's Land\" it is ordered that anyone carrying a gun on another man's property without the owner's permission shall pay a penalty of 200 pounds of tobacco and forfeit their gun; recorded by William Bolton.  1 p. These documents have not been microfilmed.","Deposition, 1794, taken in Washington County, Va., in the suit of Alexander Quarrier v. Robert Watkins in the Superior Court of Richmond County, Ga. and court order, 1830, to pay Edward Campbell for his services as Commonwealth's attorney for Washington County. Barter Theatre pamplet. 1949. Barter Theatre program for \"Margin for Error.\" 1940-41. Advertisement mailing for flour by Anderson and Shaffer of Hamilton, Ohio to J.B. Mongle and Son of Holston, Virginia. 1891.","Photostat copy of the Memorial of the committee of the County of West Augusta to the convention of the Colony of Virginia. [1774] and transcript. 1 piece.","Scope and Contents Papers, 1830-1878 and undated, relating to Westmoreland County, Va. Includes court orders, 1830, to pay clerk, jailor and sheriff; document, 1845, in lawsuit of William Teffey et al. v. Elizabeth M. Sutton; newspaper clippings; and a printed circular. Newspaper article on Yeocomico Church. Undated.","Printed list, 1831, of lands returned as delinquent for taxes in Wythe County, Va. Accessor's listing of property of Samuel Williams. Includes list of slaves and their ages, acreage, and dwelling house and outbuildings. April 1, 1815. (Mss. Acc. 2001.44)","Related publications:Charles Parish Register available published as Landon C. Bell, Charles Parish, York County, Va. Richmond: Virginia State Library Board, 1932.  There are slight discrepancies in words between the printed versions of the Charles Parish register and the manuscript copy at Swem Library and Bell re-arranged the entries. The original Charles Parish register is at the Virginia State Library. See ledgers, journals and family papers from York County, Virginia.","Plat of A.W. Hitchen's Farm, portion south of U.S. Parkway in Bruton District. Surveyed April 1938.","Scope and Contents Extracts, 1782-1788, from county records; copy of account, 1668, for funeral expenses of Thomas Foote; photocopy of will, 1775, of William Nelson; copy of newspaper advertisement, 1812, for sale of Bell-Field; and print, 1862, from a printed book of Wynn's Mill. December 10, 1942 letter to the Citizens of the Magruder Area from Carl W. Porter, Commander, of the Public Works Department, Naval Operating Base about building a camp for the Seabees and citizens needing to vacate their homes. York County Court House Agreement and Origin. Undated, but after 1941. Indenture between Henry Graves and William Allen for York County land. Original. July 13, 1790. (Gift of John Jennings who noted a relationship between \"Six Mile Ordinary,\" \"Allen's Ordinary\" and Lightfoot, Virginia. Typed transcript of letter from Samuel Terrell from a camp near Yorktown to Major Garrett Minor in Louisa County. 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Accomack to consider and express their sentiments on public affairs and certain late occurrences.","Bible records from Accomack and Northhampton Counties. Bible records of Accomack and Northampton Counties compiled by Jean M. Mihalyka in 1993. Volume 9. (Mss. Acc. 1991.46)","Bible records of Accomack and Northampton Counties compiled by Jean M. Mihalyka in 1993. Volumes 12 and 13.  Mss. Acc. 1994.74a","Photograph of an original pen and ink sketch of St. George's Church by Rev. James Willis Eastburn. Mss. Acc. 2008.193","Scope and Contents Receipts for quitrents (1750), payments and judgments (1752), tax receipts for 1822 and 1824 and typescript of petitions on juries (1798), concerning selection of juries, addresses, 1918 and 1936, concerning Grace Church, Cismont, Va. Typed manuscript concerning Albemarle Agricultural Society and typescript of minute book, 1817-1828, of Albemarle Agricultural Society as well as material concerning \"Fancy Hill,\" Albemarle County, Va. The materials that comprise this collection were donated by Lucy W. Sneed and John Lawrence and purchased from C. H. Stoneman by W\u0026M Special Collections Research Center in batches between 1940 and 1997.","Receipt for payment of £310.12.5 on quitrents in Albemarle County, Virginia. 1p. DS.","Receipt for payment of £100.1.8 in current money, which was sent by John Smith, Sheriff of Albemarle County, Virginia in part of a judgment due the King of Great Britain from Joseph Thompson [deceased?], Sheriff.","Petition on selection of juries. TCy.","Taxes paid on 130 acres of land, horses, and slaves by Thomas Rea, to the Sheriff of Albemarle Co. Va. 1 item. PDS","For the District of Virginia in a chancery suit of The Bank of Howardsville, et als vs. the president, directors and company of said bank. 28 pp. PD","27 pp. PM.","16 pp. PM","19 pp. PM.","89 pp. PM.","2 items.","Handwritten copy of a bond for Drury M. Burnley who is elected as sheriff of Albemarle County for the term of two years beginning January 1, 1857.  Bond includes names of family members.  Mss. Acc. 1997.31b. Certificate from Free Union Baptist Church for Sister Sally Wood to recommend her for membership. September 1883. Two letters to Bro' (Brother) Dudley from L.W. (Allen) which mentions Licking Hole Church. November 23, 1853 and undated.  Mss. Acc. 2008.193.","Letter to Dr. Earl Gregg Swem from W.S. Morton about material for the William and Mary Quarterly. Typed copy of Marriage Bonds of Amelia County, A-Z by husband, ca. 1735-1854. Prepared by J.D. Eggleston. Undated. Photographs of Amelia Sulpher Spring with notes on the reverse side. Undated. Letter to Susie from a correspondent in Mattoax, Virginia. Undated. Mss. Acc. 2008.193.","Papers, 1769-1803, relating to Amherst County, Va. Includes appointment, 1769, of 18 Justices of the Peace , signed by Lieut. Gov. Botetourt (Lord Botetourt). A bond, 29 January, 1803, due from J. Daniel Day and Solomon Day to Jane Rickets, widow of Thomas Rickets. Attested to by John Reynolds and Noah Guttry. 1 p. cy of ADS. Gift of Mrs. G.M. Kent in 1948.","Includes deeds, wills, legal documents, and church records (Christians Creek School House, Glebe Burying Ground, Old Stone Church, and Tinkling Spring Church.) 58 items. Purchased 1939 from C. J. Carrier of Bridgewater, VA.","3 pieces","1 piece.","[11p.] 23 1/2 cm. Printed. 2 copies.","By Rev. John Craig, first pastor of Old Stone Church in Augusta County, Virginia. 24, 14 p. 11x 8 3/3 inches. Mimeographed. 1 piece.","14 p. 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Mimeographed. 1 piece.","10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. 1 piece.","Content regarding payment for land purchased from George Ruebush. 1 piece.","1 piece.","Possibly drawn by Henry Hearman. Includes handrawn map of Virginia.","Price list card for A.M. Bruce, Wholesale Provision Merchant. Staunton, Virginia. Undated. Photostat of an order issued April 22, 1772 for land forfeiture.","Scope and Contents Papers, 1767-1870, relating to Bedford County, Va. Includes accounts; bonds; bill of sale, 1783. for slave; copy of appointment, 1772, of James Steptoe as clerk of Bedford Court; and copy of land grant, 1792. Also includes letter, 1876, of A. Granville Bradley describing the Shenandoah Valley and list, undated, of soldiers who served in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution with notes on the formation of Campbell County, Va. Land Grant of 300 acres in Bedford County, Virginia to Job Martin for payment of L1.10 sterling to the Treasury of the Commonwealth. Signed by Henry Lee, Governor. The materials that comprise this collection were donated by W. Mac Jones and Mrs. William C. Segar and obtained or purchased by W\u0026M Special Collections Research Center in batches between the period of 1927 and 1981.","Receipts and invoices to and from various individuals.  Some names include:  Mr. Beaver, John Berk, Mr. Pendleton, Thomas Pugh, Jack Steward, John F. Woods, Charles Dudley, Jeremiah, Moses Eubank, Jacob Wolf, Leroy James and others.","Scope and Contents Sally Phelps, aunt, Lynchburg, Virginia to Henry Bigger about purchasing a cow. Includes a registry receipt. August 6, 1884. Photocopy of a letter to \"Willie Dear\" (Mrs. L.B. Bigger of Bellevue, Bedford County) from unknown. July 29, 1886. D.W. Bigger to \"My Dear Brother\" (James H. Bigger) about receiving a photograph of him and about Christmas. December 3, 1894.","Correspondence includes a mix of people with no obvious connection to one another, though some letters deal with legal matters. December 24, 1841, Tazewell Headen, Floyd C.H. to ( ) Goggin, Atty at Law, Liberty. Concerns summoning witnesses. December 12, 1843, William Daniel, Jr. of Lynchburg, Virginia to Joseph Wilson, Clerk, Bedford, Liberty (Virginia) about McKinney and Walker repaying debt from Harris and the dismissal of a suit on the validity of Even Snead's will. February 6, 1847, Robert Davis of Lynchburg, Virginia to Joseph Wilson, Clerk of Superior Court of Bedford County with a request to make copies of a statement of debt in the case of Samuel E. White and William T. Smith (late merchants trading as White and Smith) vs four other men. February 12, 1858, Julie Clayton in Ivy Hill to her cousin about a party and marriages of acquaintances. November, 1879, Letter to \"Mr. ---(?)\" from \"Your friend only\" where the writer clearly states that having a relationship with him would bring her no joy and his attention would be in vain and \"our correspondence has closed. May your future life be blessed by a companion worthy of your efforts…Amen.\" March 11, 1889 and March 12, 1889, To \"My dear Susie\" (Mrs. William Bese) possibly from her mother in Chester, Virginia about news of family and friends. The empty envelopes are mostly addressed to the Clerk of the County Superior Court. Some names on the envelopes are A. B. Nichols, J.L. Edwards, Joseph Wilson, William M. Burwell, William Cook and others.","Scope and Contents 1869 and early 1900 receipts, one a United States Internal Revenue \"receipt for special tax\" for R.M. Dennis for a business of \"retail dealer ...liquor\" in Roscoe, St. Clair, Missouri for 1870. 1904-1909 letters to Mrs. E.M. Dennis of Bedford County, Virginia from other members of her family and E. Hilton Jackson, a Washington D.C. lawyer about a Claims Court case of (heirs of) Samuel Cline vs the United States where Samuel Cline says he lived in Rockingham County, Virginia but reports show he owned a Cline's Mill in Staunton, Virginia which sold \"large quantities of supplies to the Confederacy....\" The Samuel Cline heirs are claiming their father did not vote for secession and can prove his loyalty to the Union. Other family members include Cyrus Cline and Samuel Cline. Includes a carbon of a February 4, 1908 contract between \"the next of kin and heirs at law of Samuel Cline, deceased, and E. Hilton Jackson\" for Jackson's representation of the family during the claims case.","Scope and Contents A varied group of legal documents. Account sheet for Robert Fauster to Joel Terrell for 1750 with an 1769 note at the bottom by Chas Servis which states Terrell has \"received no satisfaction for the above ballance.\" On reverse, a note by Jacob Early states \"we the jewry find for the plaintiff...\" Payment to \"Sovereign Lord King George the third\" for an ordinary license for William Mead in Bedford County, Virginia with William Mead and Isham Talbot as witnesses. February 27, 1771. Indenture between Richard Muse and his wife and James Jones. Wythe County. May 10, 1796. Note on reverse spells \"Muse\" as \"Mary???\" Bond report by Thos Lumpkin. Some names mentioned: Boyce Eidson, Martin King, ? Chastain, Richard Lockett, Thomas Wood, Samuel Baker, Edward and William Eads, James Foster, George Wilson, Farthing Hix and other illegible names. undated. Flyer by Richard M. Young, Late Commissioner of the General Land Office with letterhead, \"General Agency at Washington City\" about \"Acts of Congress granting Pensions to soldiers and their widows for services rendered during the Revolutionary War\" with amendments to 1853. Addressed to Joseph Wilson, Clerk of Circuit Court, Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia. undated.","Mostly receipts for Edward Merriman for purchases, but includes a letter, a military record and a recipe for \"John M. Merryman's Cement Wash.\" May 24, 1850 letter to Edward Merriman, Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia from Joseph Anderson in Cincinnati, Ohio about the whereabouts and news of other members of the Merriman Family. December 15, 1898 document states that George S. Merriman was a Private in Company G, 2nd Regiment of the Virginia Volunteers who enrolled on June 24, 1898 to serve for two years and was discharged on December 18, 1898.  Notes that George S. Merriman was born in Batford (Bedford?), Virginia, 43 years of age, 5 foot, 9 and a half  inches tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, gray hair and a farmer. Signed by Ballard P. Hatcher, Captain, in Roanoke, Virginia.","Scope and Contents Poetry, prose and recipes written by different unknown people.  One \"editorial\" is about a tribute to the late Governor Kavanaugh of Maine.  Recipes include \"Sponge Pudding\" and \"Chow Chow Pickle.\"  Includes a headache remedy.","Related Collection: Mss. Acc. 2008.321 Berkeley County, Virginia (W.Va.) Tax Records","Letter from Charles J. Faulkner, in Martinsburg, West Virginia, to the President of William and Mary, at Williamsburg, Virginia, concerning the name of Berkeley County. September 8, 1873. 1 item.","Bill of sale for $400, 1807, for the sale of a slave, Dick, by Henry Bowyer to John Robinson. Purchase. Charles Hamilton Auction in 1981.","Land Grant, 1803, for Nicholas Casper, in Botetourt County, Va. signed by Governor John Page (1743-1808).","Agreement, 1883 August 18, of George W. Parrish to sell to William Jackson a portion of the tract of land in Brunswick County, Va. called \"the Batt land.\"","Scope and Contents Papers, 1769-1951, relating to Buckingham County, Va. Includes a grant, 1769, of land to Samuel Megginson signed by Lord Botetourt ; indenture (deed) between Chambers and William Norvell, 1836; photograph, 1951, of the Bolling Family of \"Rosney,\"; and accounts and correspondence of the post office at Gravel Hill , Mattie J. West, postmaster (10 items). The materials that comprise this collection were donated to W\u0026M Special Collections Research Center by Willam R. Cocke, Mrs. G. M. Kent, Mr. \u0026 Mrs. John Stone, and John D. Weaver in batches between 1940 and 1983. Finding Aid prepared by Cynthia B. Brown, 1983.","Scope and Contents Typed list, undated, of justices of the peace, 1782-1824, of Campbell County, Va.; and license, 1860, to marry of Edward Scott Payne and Anna Agnes Oliver. Gift of John Lawrence in 1997. Two court records, 1796 and undated, signed by Cha[rles]s and Williston Talbot. (Acc. 1997.31c).","Transcript of minutes, 1811-1814, of courts of enquiry of 26th Virginia regiment of Charlotte County, Va.; extract, 5 June 1833, from court records concerning death of John Randolph of Roanoke; and marriage license, 1823, of Robert Carrington and Joanna T. Bouldin. Typed list of Charlotte County names from about the mid 1700's with notes on Mathis Flournoy and John Prior. Cub Creek Church Memorial program. 1938.","Scope and Contents Papers relating to Chesterfield County, Va. Includes such items as extracts from county records; lawsuits (Vestry of Parish of Manchester v. Overseers of the Poor); commission, 1756, signed by Robert Dinwiddie appointing justices to try slave for burglary; deed; agreement (concerning Gallego Mills); and a broadside, undated, concerning proposed removal of court from Manchester to Chesterfield Court House. Item level inventory available at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","Greenway Court.","Copy of the will of Robert Hudson, 1866, with codicil dated 1872 (1 piece). Copy of a court order to pay Richard I. Tull for his services as sheriff. 1830. (1 piece). Court order to pay Walter (?) for public services. 1830. Typed manuscript \"A Culpeper Census of 1781\" by A.L. Keith. 37 pages. 1941.","Ledger, 1841-1844, of a grist mill in Culpeper County, Virginia. Includes lists of customers and what the bought, typically wheat and flour. People could also bring their own material and have it ground; the material and the price for grinding is listed in the ledger. Also includes entries for a bill for a cabin for slaves and flour for slaves. 1 item. Purchase. Mss. Acc. 2011.563.","Papers, 1830-1910, relating to Cumberland County, Va. Includes such items as copies of court orders, 1830, to pay George H. Matthews for service as prosecutor for Commonwealth and S. H. Panack for services as jailor; receipt, 1910, for taxes; plat, 1842, for land owned by Edward Steger; and a newspaper clipping, 1893 October 1, from the Richmond Dispatch. Gift of John Lawrence. Two court documents, one dated 1797, signed by James Morton. (1997.31e)","Certificate of Appointment, 1828, of William H. Broadnax, William Wynne, and Edward S. Pegram as commissioners to superintend election of electors for U. S. president and vice president in Dinwiddie County, Va.; and copy of court order, 1830, to pay James Scott for his services as jailor. Cotton circular for Martin, Hill and Co. in Petersburg, Virginia. September 22, 1886.","Deed, June 21, 1773, from Israel Morris to Michael Goen for 100 acres of land in Dunmore County (Shenandoah County), Virginia.","Photostats of a petition presented by certain residents of Elizabeth City County to the General Assembly of Virginia, November 30, 1803, in opposition to the proposal to combine the Eaton and Syms charity schools into one school. Photostat of a petition presented by certain residents of Elizabeth City County to the General Assembly of Virginia, December 19, 1803, requesting that the Eaton and Syms charity schools be combined into one school.","Typescript of a history of Hampton and Elizabeth City County, Va., entitled \"The First Plantation,\" by Marion L. Starkey, ca 1930s. Includes an incomplete index in a separate green book.","Typed extracts, 1663-1791, from Old Rappahannock County [now Essex County.] Extract from a vestry book of Albemarle Parish, Sussex County. 1788. A handwritten list (probably a copy) of a list of names for \"Rose and Gabriel Penn, given under our hands...November 3rd, 1788,\" with a note on reverse \"Subscription for St. Marks Church.\" Another note says this page found in a vestry book in Albermarle Parish on November 26, 1926. Transcript of letter from Hugh Rose, at Geddes, to Col. James Higginbotham about sellling land of Brother Moses, deceased. 24 March 1791. Original order to the Sheriff of Essex County to take James Daniel and James McCall for a court appearance in William Roane vs Daniel and McCall. Signed John Lee. May 30, 1755. (Gift of Benjamin A. Grady). August 23, 2000 letter to Mrs. Harold Little, owner of Clydeside, from H. Franklin Minor, about the McCall Family and ownership of Clydeside.","Ground plan of Woodlawn, home of Nellie Custis Lewis, in Fairfax County. In ink on tracing cloth.  19 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches.  1 piece.","Scope and Contents Papers, ca. 1743-1793, relating to Fairfax County, Va. Includes notes, concerning register of Pohick Church; newspaper clipping, concerning court record book of Fairfax County; survey, 1841, of tract of land; and plan, undated, of \"Woodlawn,\" home of Nellie Custis Lewis; court records, 1743-1783; and an account book, 1793, of Joseph Birch, keeper of Turnpike Number 2, which has two entries, 9 October 1792 and 13 April 1793, concerning George Washington. 1963 gift from Mrs. Marion S. Mallory. 17 items. Postcards of Old Court House, published by Ernest L. Robey's Drugstore. 3 items. Undated.","Copy of tax list, 1782-1799, for Fauquier County, Va.. Court order, 1830, to pay James English for his services as jailor and for cleaning and furnishing firewood and candles for the courthouse. Catalogue of Fauquier Institute for Young Ladies. Session 1892-93. Owned by Miss E. Chappelear.","Land grant, 15 May 1780, given to Samuel McDowell for 1,000 acres of land in Fayette County, Va. [W.Va.] signed by Patrick Henry. For those interested in Patrick Henry see the Patrick Henry Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","Broadside, 12 July 1941, advertising July 12 as the day for all citizens over thirteen years of age to register as volunteers for the civil defense program in Fluvanna County.","Note on document: \"…record book…is no longer public property, the original book being in private hands…\" Typed carbon copy of \"The History of Rivanna Parish in the County of Fluvanna, Virginia\" by Louis H. Stoneman. 1847- 1912. Pamphlet with the Charter and By-Laws of the State Bank of Columbia. 1900. An advertisement of the Commissioner's sale of Upper Bremo Tract where Mary B. and Lelia B. Cocke lived. 1926. The Midland Virginian, Palmyra, Fluvanna, Virginia article, \"Old receipts show that Fluvanna farms tithed to aid Confederacy.\" February 13, 1941. Notebook called \"Weather Report\" where the daily weather conditions were recorded. 1886-1887.","Invoices, receipts, accounts, laden lists, letters and other accounting documents from merchants in Columbia, Virginia. 1880-1910. 465 pieces. Merchants include: Jenkins and Foster, William B. Perkins, John F. Shepherd, Stoneman Brothers, Dr. Philip J.Winn, and George T. Zachary.","Scope and Contents Invoices, receipts, accounts, laden lists, letters and other accounting documents from merchants in Columbia, Virginia. 1880-1910. 465 pieces. Merchants include: Jenkins and Foster, William B. Perkins, John F. Shepherd, Stoneman Brothers, Dr. Philip J.Winn, and George T. Zachary. (Related material: 65 Sh5 Shepherd and Patton Papers). Broadside for \"The Celebrated Horse-Tamer Prof. W. Rouzer will give a lecture on ...June 7th...\" Certificates from residents of \"Kent's Store, Fluvanna County, Virginia, Oct. 2nd 1876\" who have taken the lectures are listed. Names listed are from Fluvanna, Pittsylvania and Charlotte Counties.","Article on John Hartwell Cocke. 2010. Acc. 2010.605.","Folders 1 - 5 are papers, 1772-1800, (group of 481 pieces) relating to 178 suits in Franklin County, VA and 16 other papers. Some papers are fragments. 481 pieces. The spelling of names varies greatly and as it was found to be impracticable to give all forms of each name, one spelling only is shown. The materials donated by John Lawrence in 1991, by Fred Alouf in 1959, and obtained from Joseph K. Ruebush in 1938. Folder 6 contains later, unrelated accessions.","Work Projects Administration Writers' Program. \"The White Man Comes to Stay,\" \"War Whoops in the Wilderness,\" and \"Explorers in the Wilderness.\" 1941. Two court documents signed by James Callaway. 1797. Mss. Acc. 1997.31f. 28 copies of certificates saying people attended the September New London District Court, signed by James Steptoe, Clerk of the Franklin County District Court. 1797. Includes 4 fragments. Names include: John Arthur, Moses Greer, Luke Standefer, Richard Goggin, Samuel Patterson, John Cheetwood, Charles Lumsden, Thomas Haile, Shelton Brown, Shelton Taylor, Joel Chitwood, William Cheetwood, Lewis Turnbull, William Boswell, James Prunty, Thomas Towler, Lewis Davis, John Hayle, George Ferguson, Dudley Lumsden, Benjamin Griffith, John Houle and Thomas Fowler. Mss. Acc. 1997.52","Scope and Contents Documents concerning land (deeds and list of lands returned as delinquent); proceedings, 1812, of meeting held at Winchester; and advertisement, undated, offering the Marlbro' Iron Works for sale or rent. 5 items.","Scope and Contents The original 1938 accession were papers relating to Gloucester Count, 1660-1878, and taken from the William Carter Stubbs Papers (I). They were purchased from Charles F. Heartman. They comprise Boxes 8, 9 and 10, folders 1-28. Includes letters, accounts (many concerning estates), legal documents, tax lists, marriage licenses and military records (including orders, 1815 and 1820 appointing patrollers to visit slave quarters). Many items concern the Baytop and Stubbs families. 2134 items. Letters, 1774-1878, filed chronologically. Invoices, receipts, etc. filed alphabetically under name of person or estate. The remaining boxes contain later accessions. Notes and photocopies relating to Gloucester County during the Revolution collected by Joanee Ryan in preparation for M.A. thesis (Mss. Acc. 1988.24). Photostat copy of transcript of \"Gloucester County, Virginia Places and Names\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. Yorktown, Virginia. September 15, 1979 (Mss. Acc. 1999.66). Photographs of and brochures of Gloucester County, plus correspondence of different families of Gloucester County about personal and legal matters, 1795-1953, donor unknown. John Buckner Reports, undated (Mss. Acc. 2008.193). Newspaper article on Wilbur Templeman a popular and longtime barber in Gloucester (Mss. Acc. 2010.575). Related material: See also \"A Guide to Gloucester County, Virginia Historical Manuscripts, 1651-1865\" (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1976). For those interested in the Baytop family see the Baytop-Fitzhugh Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","Item inventory in folder.","Item inventory in each folder.","Item inventory in folder.","Acra-Baytop. Item inventory in folder.","Baytop-Bridges. Item inventory in folder.","Baytop Family. Item inventory in folder.","Baytop Family. Item inventory in folder.","Bridges-Corr. Item inventory in folder.","Dame-Gloucester County School Commissioners. Item inventory in folder.","Hall-Kemp. Item inventory in folder.","Lawson-Nuttall. Item inventory in folder.","Oakes-Purcell. Item inventory in folder.","Ransone-Stubbs. Item inventory in folder.","Tabb-Wood. Item inventory in folder.","Papers of persons not included in folders 4-14. Inventory not available.","Two or more persons/families mentioned.  Unidentified pieces and fragments.  Includes an index of a ledger and five memorandum books.","1825 Court docket, records of official examinations of boundary lines (1825-1848, undated), copy of certificate appointing Peter Kemp and James Baytop processioners...sixth precinct (undated) and unofficial memoranda on cases (undated).","Amory-Ash.  Item inventory in folder.","Ball-Byrd. Item inventory in folder.","Campbell - DuVall. Item inventory in folder.","Edwards - Hughes.  Item inventory in folder.","James - Oliver. Item inventory in folder.","Pitt - Sutton. Item inventory in folder.","Item survey in folder.","Item inventory in folder.","Item inventory in folder.","Scope and Contents \"Gloucester County, Virginia Places and Names\"  (Mss. Acc. 1999.66)  First half of book.","Scope and Contents \"Gloucester County, Virginia Places and Names\"  (Mss. Acc. 1999.66)  Second half of book.","\"Story of Elmington\" by Polly Cary Legg. Possibly a Work Projects Administration Writers' Program story.  December 1, 1941.  Photographs of Grace Church and The Glebe. Donation ticket for Ware Church, 1953, and a Christmas Card with picture of Ware Church. Photographs of \"New Bottle\" House, Undated.  Photograph of \"Painting of Gloucester from the Water\", courtesy of Mariner's Museum.  Conservation State Organization rules and regulations, undated.  \"Programme at the Laying of the Cornerstone and the Unveiling of the Monument,\" 1889.  Brochure on \"The Belle Roi Female School\" in Gloucester, Virginia, 1855.  Facts about Gloucester, copy, undated.","1795 and 1796 - Indenture between Thomas Whiting and Mary his wife of Gloucester and John Singar of Norfolk, Virginia on July 1, 1795,  Plat of land of William DuVal for John Singar.  June 15, 1796 1801, 1802 and 1804 -  Document binding John Thruston of Abington Parish, Gloucester County, to Sarah Tabb, who is relinquishing her right of dower, for land of John Stephens, September 2, 1801.  Indenture between Edward Busbie, Senior of Abington Parish, Gloucester County and Benjamin Marnix for land in Gloucester County, January 4, 1802.  Indenture between Henry Whiting and William Singleton for land in Gloucester County, February 1, 1802.  Indenture between Richard Singleton and Nelly Thornton, his wife, of the County of Gloucester, and John Singar for land, April 2, 1804. 1810 -1825 and undated - Account of Estate of John Singar for 1810-1818.  Letter to Dr. William Taliaferro, Gloucester Court House, from Richard H. Johnson of Hanover County, Virginia concerning his claim against the Mr. Carter who was his tenant, May 31, 1822.  Receipt Book, bound with string, with names, amount of money received and reason, 1825.  Letter to Richard M. Segan, late Sheriff of Middlesex County, Virginia regarding taking money from Bogg's benefit in case against James Critten.  Undated. 1829-1857 - Letter to Walker Jones of Gloucester Courthouse from H. Wilkinson of Petersburg, Virginia about Mr. Stubblefield offering $150 for settlement of Wilkinson's business.  Lists 1829 and 1830 Rockingham Season accounts, March 31, 1834.  Letter to Miss H.B. Booth, Gloucester County, about an account, June 5, 1834. Article of Agreement between Alfred Billups, Gloucester County, and Jacob Vreeland of Bergen County, New Jersey for tract of land on York River in Gloucester County, October 6, 1834.  Letter from T.B. Whiting of St. Marks, Florida to M.C. Booth in Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia regarding accusation of debt, R. M. Thornton and A.L. Dabney, February 26, 1837.  Receipt for John W. Puller for items purchased from T.B. Taliaferro, 1856 and 1857. Thomas J. Banks Correspondence and Accounts, 1826-1838 - Two partial account books in the same handwriting as the William and Thomas Banks book.  William Banks is mentioned in one of them, 1826-1830.  Accounts of William and Thomas Banks, Oyster deposit on the River. Partial account book, 1833-1836.  Thomas T. Bailey of Baileysville, Tennessee to Thomas J. Banks about collecting and sending money that he was collected, July 23, 1835.  Letter to Thomas J. Banks of Gloucester, Virginia  from James M. Rasin and Company regarding wheat and repairing a Straw Cutler.    Includes Receipt and statement., September 17, 1835.  Letter to Thomas J. Banks of Gloucester, Virginia from Samuel Crane of Richmond, Virginia about the two negroes that were part of Banks' brother's estate.  John Carlton, deceased, is mentioned,  March 26, 1836.  Letter to Thomas J. Banks of Gloucester Court House regarding rent, December 5, 1836.  Letter from Robert Nicholas of Richmond, Virginia to Jefferson Stubbs of Gloucester County, Virginia regarding the suit in Henrico County, Virginia with T.J. Banks, administrator of John Banks, deceased, regarding two negroes, April 3, 1838. Christopher Jones Correspondence and Documents, 1824-1826 -  Note sent by John Field to the Courthouse for Christopher Jones or Thomas Banks about a receipt, July 31, 1824.  Letter to Christopher Jones of Gloucester County from H. Boggs of Baltimore, Maryland concerning settlement with a John Henry and Mr. Jones who is possibly the brother of Christopher Jones, September 13, 1825.  Indenture between Christopher T. Jones and Mann Page Trustees under a deed of trust between William Wilkins and Mann page and Christopher T. Jones to secure for to Thomas Smith and John Tabbs, September 5, 1825.  Letter to Christopher Jones about will that was proven October 3, 1808, with Henry Curry as the testator and Susanna Curry the Executrix and lists other cases.  The writer, from Richmond, Virginia,  also turns down offer to visit the area while extolling the pleasures of the rural setting, August 28, 1825.  Letter to Christopher Jones of Gloucester County from H. Boggs of Baltimore, Maryland concerning a settlement, December 1825.  Letter to Christopher Jones of Gloucester County from George Haskins concerning bringing to Chancery Court his suit against James Montague, Philip Montague, Thomas G. Cridington and Robert Dobbins, January 22, 1826. Kemp Family, 1825 and undated -  Letter to Christopher Jones of Gloucester County from Robert Tubman concerning suit against Peter Kemp, November 30, 1825.  Letter to William Browne Judge of the Chancery District of Williamsburg about Peter, Francis, William and Sarah Kemp against John Johnston, admr of Robert Kemp, deceased, Undated.","Carbon of typed notes on John Buckner (ca. 1630-1695) of Gloucester County, Virginia.  He brought the first press and printer, William Nuthead, to Virginia about 1680.  Prepared by Mary Goodwin, Research Department, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.  Typescripts of brief biographical sketches of John Buckner and his family from Tyler's Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography and an account of William Nuthead, from first printer in Virginia and Maryland, from J.C.Oswald, Printing in the America's.  13 pages.","Daily Press newspaper article, \"County Barber Still Cutting,\" about Wilbur Templeman and his barbershop. His daughter, Linda Templeman, worked in Swem Library, Government Documents.  August 9, 2009.","Patent for 4753 acres of land in Goochland County, Virginia granted by King George II to Michael Holland. 1744. On vellum. 13 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches. Signed by Lieutenant Governor William Gooch.","Papers, 1744-1832, relating to Goochland County, Va. Includes patent, 1744, to Michael Holland (signed by Gooch and granted by King George II); will, 1815, of Nathaniel Davidson; court order, 1830, to pay William Pope for services as prosecuting attorney; and document, 1831, concerning the lawsuit of the Commonwealth v. John N. Davis; letter, 1832, from Pleasant Turner to Archibald Bryce; and plat, 1839, of land owned by William Ford. Patent filed in Oversize. Court Docket to November 1795, list of all cases. Commonwealth vs. John N. Davis, 1831 Will of Nathaniel Davidson, 1815 Plat tract of land owned by William Ford, 1839 Oversize patent, for land, signed by Gov. Gooch, granted by King George II to Michael Holland, 1744 Court order to pay William Pope for services as prosecuting attorney, 1830 Letter, Pleasant Turner to Capt. Archibald Bryce, 1832 Court Docket to November 1795, list of all cases","They appear to be a general store, ordering food items, clothe, clothing, shoes, horseshoes, nails, tobacco and other items.  Their shipping address is Irwin's Station or Bula in Goochland County.  Over 120 items. 1882-1883. Court Summons.  Names mentioned:  William Southworth, J. Clemens, Jos. Bullock, William Johnson, Julian Martin, Lucy Randolph, Anderson Matthews and S.W. Mason.  5 items.  1853. Archibald D. Perkins Accounts.  One receipt from Lucy Randolph.  39 items. 1836-1893. Typed carbon copy of a biography of Benjamin Waller and letters of Benjamin Wood.  Undated. Related items:  MsV Ame18  B. R. Cowherd Ledger","Copy of survey, 29 September 1804, of land in Greenbrier County Va. [W.Va.] for heirs of William Humes and surveyed by Alexander Welch.","A typed list of voters for 1800. Court order to pay William Faulkner for his services as sheriff.  1829.  copy. Court order to pay Samuel Pointer for his services as sheriff.  1830.  copy.","Deed (mutilated), 1727, from John Guess to Thomas Denton for land in Hanover County, Va.; receipt, 187[?] for taxes to Joseph Henry; and appeal, 1894, for aid in building a church in a needy neighborhood, with a list of names of contributors attached. Title page, with a photograph of the Clay house, from \"Life and Speeches of Henry Clay.\" 1843. Signature on front page: Mattie R. Feild, Millbrook, Virginia, 1886. Photostat copy of town lot layout of Hanover along the Pamunkey River with a tax list of names. March 17, 1738 or 39.","Scope and Contents Ledger, 1917 of a store in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, recording purchases made by various customers. Customers' names are listed, and occasionally their town or county. A more detailed description is provided by the seller:  \"Ledger is a Eagle Flat Opening Book No. 895 (sold by Reinbach \u0026 Schwartz Stationers, Richmond, Va.). Measures: 8 1/4\" x 12 3/4\" x 1 1/4\",  287 pages.  This Ledger begins in May, 1917 and ends December 7, 1917.  Entries such as: Miss Ellen Timberlake, 2 Loaves of Bread .10;    Babes Bowles, 2 Cultivator Teethe .50, 1 Plow Point .16;  Mrs. Austin, 1/2 Plug Tobacco  .05\" \"On Page 158 it has a stamp on it: Do your bit! BUY A LIBERTY LOAN BOND, Inquire at any Bank or Post Office. Several Pages are Stamped (with a Postage Stamper): Studley, Va. (date).\" \"There are entries for food products, farm supplies, coca cola, tobacco, coffee, oil, medicine, etc.....\" Purchased.","Hardy County is now part of West Virginia.","Deed, 1858, from Westfall Garret to Henry Richmond covering a tract of land in Hardy County, Va. [W.Va.]. Court documents signed by Ed Williams, Clerk, 1797. Donated in 1997 by John Lawrence.","Portion of printed list, 1831, of land returned as delinquent for taxes in Harrison County [W.Va.]","Scope and Contents Papers, 1726-1871 and undated, relating to Henrico County, Va. Includes land patent, deeds, documents concerning lawsuits, estate document, and receipt for fee for apprehending a slave. 14 items.","Order, 1784, to the sheriff of Henry County, Va. to call jurors in the lawsuit of Commonwealth v. Anderson McGwire in the Virginia General Court.","Photocopy of a booklet, \"Fork Boykin\" compiled by Miss Genie Cory. Undated. Photograph of St. Luke's Church. Undated.","Index or register of names in a ledger divided alphabetically with tabs. Names include first and surnames, men and women, and all have a number noted beside them. There is no location or date or purpose noted on the register, but by using census data, the register was created circa 1900 and probably in the Isle of Wight County area of Virginia. Medium Oversize.","An artificial collection of material, 1687-1924, relating to James City County, Virginia. Includes copies of court records, farm censuses, tax receipts, church brochures, and photographs. Box 12 and 13 are mostly a gift from Robert T. Slater.","Blueprints of tracts of land in James City County. Carlton Casey land in Jamestown District, surveyed November 6, 1950; William Washington Estate, surveyed October 26, 1951; Mrs. Bessie Carmine property on Old Jamestown Road, surveyed September 2, 1940; Plat of subdivision of portion of Sarah Jones Tract, surveyed April 9, 1948; Survey of Bush Neck Road, Rye Patches and Wallace's Tract, surveyed June 1939; Frederick J. Keck farm in Stonehouse District, surveyed October 1937; Indigo Dam, estate of William Allen Jones, decd, in Jamestown District, surveyed October 1931; Rollo Subdivision, surveyed on November 26, 1930; Stephen's Tract #2, J.W. Penick the owner, in Stonehouse District, surveyed May, 1926; Timberlake Property, surveyed April 23, 1930 and Walthal Tract, surveyed June 1928.","1687 August 8. Copy of will of John Holder, deceased. Proved at the County Court held at James City, 8 August 1687 by the oaths of John White and Dorothy Peach. Recorded by W. Edwards, Cl[erk of] Co[u]r[t]. 1 page. Photostat of Document Signed.","Scope and Contents Copy of a law enacted by General Assembly, 17 February 1644, prohibiting desertions of plantations that have been seated; persons deserting their plantations are not to burn their houses but will receive as many nails as were expended in building them. Signed by William Robertson (d. 1739) Cl[er]k Gen[era]l Ass[emb]ly [from 1702-1738]. 1 page. Document Signed.","1805 February. Copy of pages from a court record signed by Ro[bert] B. Armistead. \"Found among the ruins of the old Court House at Williamsburg, Va. 1864.\" 2 pages. Copy of Document Signed.","1813 February 12. Copy of advertisement in the Richmond Enquirer for the rent or lease of the Greenspring Estate. 1 page. Typewritten Copy of Newspaper Clipping.","1820 September 1. Census record of James City county for 1820. Signed by Rich[ar]dson Henley, assistant to the Marshal. (Note reads \"From Lib. of Cong.\") 1 page. Photostat of Document.","1827 June 30. Copy of Complaint brought by Archer Hankins, late sheriff of James City and Committee of the esate of James Banks, deceased, against William Gregory, sheriff of King William County, appointed to represent William Gregory, Christopher Johnson, Ann Dudley, G. R. Lambert Meredith, Martha Bingham, Julia Bingham, Jno. Bingham, Geo. Bingham, [?] Lambert (wife of Eugene Sullivan), and Stephen Bingham, the heirs of Stephen Bingham. Concerns a tract of land in James City county called \"Mount Folly.\" 3 pages. Document Signed.","1847 May 6. Memorandum of deed of trust executed on 21 Sep[tember] 1841 is filed as an exhibit in the Chancery Suit in the Supr[eme] Court of James City County and City of Williamsburg by Upshur's executors vs. Pryor and others. Signed by P. P. Mayo. Fragment. Document Signed.","1849 January 19. Copy of advertisement in the Richmond Enquirer of the Hickory Neck Academy, James City County, Virginia. 1 page. Typewritten Copy of Newspaper Clipping.","1882-1893 and undated. Tax receipts, James City County, Virginia of Alexander Preston and Alfred Epps and a few miscellaneous receipts. Printed Document Signed. (13 items).","Scope and Contents 1896 June 1. \"The James City Cavalry, Its Organization and Its Service.\" (Company H, Fifth Regiment, mustered into service 22 May 1861). From \"Our Confederate Column\" in the Richmond Dispatch. Newspaper clipping.","1928 February 12. Bulletin from the Mount Vernon M. E. Church, South, Toano, Virginia. H. Conrad Blackwell, Pastor. 4 pages. Printed Material.","1929 June 30. Church Bulletin of Five Forks Church, Old Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, Virginia. Rev. James M. McKnight, Pastor. 4 pages. Printed Material.","1946 October 6. Invitation to Homecoming Day at James River Baptist Church, J. E. Bowman, Pastor. 1 page. Typewritten Copy.","1948 July 27. Letter. Mrs. William Lawrence Gatewood at New York to Brantley Henderson, Jr. at Williamsburg, [?] house and lot, and a store in Toano, Virginia. 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed.","No Year. June 27. Program from Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Norge, Virginia in honor of the visit of the Crown Prince Olaf and Crown Princess of Norway. 1 page. Typewritten Copy.","Undated. Program of The County Council of Women's Clubs presenting \"Days in James City County from 1609 to 1817.\" 1 page. Printed Material. (3 items).","Undated. Bulletin of Hickory Neck Church, Blissland Parish, Toano, James City County, Virginia. 2 pages. Printed Material.","Undated. Brochure of the James City County Chamber of Commerce, Toano, Virginia. 2 pages. Printed Material.","1920. Economic Survey for James City County 1920 Census. 1 page. Typewritten Document.","1923 October 9. S. H. Hobbs, Jr., Rural Social Science, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. to Miss Mabel Massey, County Home Demonstration Agent, Williamsburg, Virginia. Is sending bulletin compiled from information secured in a survey of the townships in Chatham Co. [N. C.] and a bulletin on Johnston Co. [N. C.]; discusses types of surveys used by his department. 2 pages. Typewritten Letter Signed.","1924 February 12-13. Program of the Peninsula Farmers Institute. 1 page. Printed Material.","Scope and Contents Undated. \"A Glimpse of the Progressive School System of James City County\" by H. L. Harris, Supt. of Schools. 7 pages. Typewritten Document.","Undated. \"Health Conditions in James City County.\" 4 pages. Typewritten Document.","Scope and Contents Samples of typed farm census forms from other locations in 1923: Chowan County, North Carolina; Henderson County, North Carolina; Hertford County, North Carolina; Madison County, North Carolina; Nash County, North Carolina and North Carolina 1923 farm census (blank form. 4 pages). Blank survey on \"Farm Home Conditions\" from Pittsylvania Co., Virginia (2 pages). Sample form for farm census (3 pages). Survey of Whitmell Community made by Rural Sociology Class (3 pages).","Undated. Farm survey, James City County. 8 pages. Printed Material. (17 items).","Undated. Farm survey, James City County. 8 pages. Printed Material. (17 items).","1922 June 13. Johnston County: Economic and Social (a Laboratory Study in the Rural Social Science Department of the University of North Carolina) by W. M. Sanders, Jr. and G. Y. Ragsdale.","1922 October. Economic and Social Survey of Albemarle County, University of Virginia Record Extension Series, vol. VII, No. 2.","1922 November 16. How Farm Tenants Live by J. A. Dickey and E. C. Branson. University of North Carolina Extension Bulletin. The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 47 pages. Printed Material.","1923 Virginia Agricultural Census, U. S. Department of Agriculture co-operating with the State Department of Agriculture. 32 pages. Printed Material.","Scope and Contents Colonel William Allen House (P1), formerly owned by Miss Fanny Allen and later owned by Mr. Mercer Taylor. Four miles west of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Ashland Farm (P2), formerly owned by Captain William Morecock. Located at Diascond station. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Binn's Place (P3), located west of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Carter's Grove (P4), home of Mrs. Archibald McCrea. South of Williamsburg. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Carter's Grove (P5), home of Mrs. Archibald McCrea. South of Williamsburg. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Carter's Grove (P6). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Carter's Grove (P7). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Carter's Grove (before restoration) (P8). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents \"Cowlesville\" (P9), original home of the Cowles family. Owned by C. C. Cowles. Located on Rt. 603 just north of Rt. 610, six miles west of Toano on the Old Forge Road (much remodeled). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Curtis Home (P10). Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Curtis Home (P11). Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Edwards Place (P12), owned by Mrs. Marcus Cottrell. Located four miles northwest of Toano at the intersection of Rt. 601 and Rt. 603. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Gatewood Place Kitchen (P13), owned by C. Ordway. Located one half mile west of Toano on Forge Road. Now destroyed. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Green Spring (P14), ruins of the second house at Green Spring, built about 1800. The foundations of the Sir William Berkeley house at Green Spring are south of this house about two hundred yards. Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white. Undated.","Scope and Contents Green Spring (P15), aerial view. Photographic print, 7\"x9\". Undated.","Scope and Contents Green Spring (P16), aerial view. Photographic print, 7\"x9\". Undated.","Green Spring (P17), aerial view. Photographic print, 9¼\"x11¼\". Undated.","Scope and Contents Grove Hill (P18), built by John Cowles in the 1830's. Later owned by Mr. C. C. Cowles. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Hankins Family House (P19), owned by the Hankins family. Later owned by Mr. E. K. Pettit. Old house at Six Mile Ordinary, Rt. 60. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Harris House (P20), owned by Harris estate. Located about six miles southwest of Lightfoot and ¾ miles west of Jolly's Mill Pond. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Harris House (P21), six miles southwest of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Harris House (P22), owned by Mr. James Harris. Located about seven miles southwest of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Hickory Neck Episcopal Church (P23), on Rt. 60 above Toano. This is only part remaining of the original church which was built about 1733. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Hockaday Place (P24), owned by B. S. Bowmer. Located about one mile and a half west of Diascund Bridge. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents James' Place (P25), former home of Colonel George James. Later owned by Mr. P. H. Richardson. Located approximately four miles north of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Captain George Lee House (P26), owned by Captain Lee of Newport News.  Located north of Croaker.  Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view.  Undated.","Scope and Contents Lombardy (P27), home of Littleton Waller. Later owned by Mr. Branch Martin. Located west of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents MacDowell's (P28), owned by the Barnes estate. Located about four miles north of Toano on the road leading from the Forge Road to the Williamsburg-Richmond stage road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Martin Home (P29), owned by Miss Williana Wilkinson. Located about half a mile west of Toano on the Forge Road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Martin Home (P30), owned by Miss Williana Wilkinson. Located about half a mile west of Toano on the Forge Road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Martin's Place (P31), two miles northwest of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Olive Branch Christian Church (P32), one and a quarter mile southeast of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Pierce's (P33), located at Toano. This was originally \"Taylor's\" but prior to the Civil War was bought by Mr. Felix Pierce. There were three cemeteries on the place, one belonging to the Taylor family and two so old that no one recollects who was buried in them. After the Pierces died, this place was bought by Mr. Wesley Marston. The chimney and foundations are the only parts of the original house left which bear evidence of early eighteenth century construction, the chimney being laid in Flemish bond on flat side, and English bond on front and back surfaces. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Pinewoods (P34), home of Warburton family. As it appears before it was partially destroyed by fire. Photographic print, 8\"x10\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Pinewoods (P35). Photographic print, 8\"x10\", black and white, showing a rear view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Poplar Grove (P36), Wynne Place. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Powhatan (P37), once owned by Doctor Martin. Later owned by E. M. Slauson. Located a few miles west of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Powhatan (P38), once owned by Doctor Martin. Later owned by E. M. Slauson. Located a few miles west of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Redwood Ordinary (P39), now known as Green Shingle Inn. The present structure was built about 1790 to replace the old burned ordinary. Owned originally by the Redwood family, but subsequently bought by the Slater family. Served almost continuously as a tavern. Located at the intersection of the Forge Road and the Williamsburg-Richmond Stage Road in Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Old Richardson House near Croaker (P40). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents River View (P41), former home of the Norvell family. Later owned by Mr. Herbert Bloomberg. Located on York River about eight miles east of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Slater Place (P42), owned by R. V. Timberlake. Located about five miles northwest of Toano on road from Forge Road to Doncastle's Ordinary on the Williamsburg-Richmond Stage Road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Stuart Place (P43), owned by E. C. Stuart. Located about a mile and a half northwest of Diascund Bridge. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Summer House (P44), owned by Mr. Slater. Located about three miles south of Chickahominy Church on \"Old Brick Mill Road.\" Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Summer House (P45). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a rear view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Vaiden Family House (P46), located at Norge. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Warrenton (P47), known in the past as Rutleigh. Acquired early in the 19th century by the Warren family. Later restored by the Grantham family. Later owned by Mr. Dozier. Located about five miles west of Toano on Forge Road, facing Windsor Castle. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Warrens (P48), owned by the Warren family. Located about four miles west of Toano, just off the Forge Road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Watkins House (P49), owned by J. B. Larson. Later owned by [?] Peterson. Located three and half miles east of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Scope and Contents White Hall Tavern (P50), home of the Geddy family. One and a quarter miles north of Toano. In the interior are a very fine staircase and much early woodwork. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents Windsor Castle (P51), home of William Bush. Owned by Mrs. William Walker Ware. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Unidentified House (52). Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.","Unidentified House (53). Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.","Scope and Contents One booklet: \"Sheriffs of James Citty Countie\" by Barbra M. Cook, Subsheriff, 1994. Gift of Barbra M. Cook, deputy sheriff of James City County via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Postcard of Green Shingle Inn, Toano, with a copy of a newspaper article about the Inn which was destroyed in 1963. Copy of a photograph of the hotel near the Powder Magazine, ca. 1900 and a photocopy of photograph of students at Matthew Whaley School. Individuals are identified.","Photostat copies of James City County petitions, beginning in the 18th century.","Jefferson County is now a part of West, Virginia. See related collections: Mss. MsV I1 Jefferson County, W. Va. Merchant's Index, Mss. Acc. 2008.320 Jefferson County, Virginia (W.Va.)Tax Records","List (printed), 1831, of land returned as delinquent for taxes in Jefferson County, Va. [W.Va.]","Bill of sale, 1796, for a slave sold by Robert Hoskins to John Mundell in King and Queen County, Va.Gift of John Lawrence. Three court documents, 1796 and undated, two signed by Ro[bert] Pollard, clerk. (Mss. Acc. 1997.31b). July 1967 \"Bulletin of the King and Queen County Historical Society.\" Agreement between Nicholas Dillard and Polly Browning for 95 acres in King and Queen County. February 11, 1792. (transferred from Gloucester County).","Typed copy of a rent roll, 1769 and copy of a court order, 1830, to pay Lawrence W. Berry for his services as Commonwealth's Attorney","Fragment of the will, 1705, of [?] Clayborne; typed extracts from a tax book, 1815 (65 typed sheets); copy of petition, 1843, from citizens of county to General Assembly of Virginia concerning the disposal of land in the county and a memorandum, 1863, signed by John Letcher concerning the arrest of a slave charged with attempted murder. 4 items.","Scope and Contents Leaflet written by Ann Harrison Booker Darst, \"Parson Skyring\" The Rev. Henry Skyring, 1729-1795, A tribute on the 200th anniversary of his death in 1995. Gift of Ann H.B. Darst. (Acc. 1998.36). Photographs used for the July 1938 William and Mary Quarterly article, \"Homes in the County.\" Daily Press book review of \"A History of Virginia Pioneer Papermakers\" with emphasis on the paper mill in West Point. Programs for the 250th founding of King William County, April 1952. Brochure on King William County, with notes. ca 1960. (Acc. 2008.193)","Typed transcriptions of pew rental lists: 1721 and 1748, for Christ Church Parish; 1750, for [St. Mary's] White Chapel Parish and a newspaper clipping, 13 February 1936, from the Rappahannock Record on the history of St. Mary's White Chapel by Elizabeth Comps Pierce. 4 items. Photographs from 1937: \"Bewdley,\" Lancaster Courthouse (Lancaster Post Office and former jail), Overseer's house on the Black Stump Quarter of Robert Carter's Corotoman Plantation (Weems Post Office), Sipes House (Lively Post Office) and Armstrong House (Palmer Post Office).","Copy of court order, 1830, to pay Edward Campbell for his services as Commonwealth's Attorney for Lee County, Va.","Typed copy of an advertisement in the Daily National Intelligencer, Washington, September 30, 1814, by James Monroe concerning sale of land; letter, 1863, from George K. Fox of Campbell Court House, Virginia, to L.W.S. Hough at Leesburg about Loudoun County bonds; booklet, July 1, 1861, containing names of purchasers of Loudoun County bonds numbered 1-358 and executed copies of July1, 1861 bonds, numbered 361-370 and 387-400 of Loudoun County. 24 pieces. And photograph of site of home of John Champe.","Tax list (tithes, land and carriages), 1769, for St. Martin's Parish (mutilated); document, 1852, in lawsuit of Spicer and Harris v. J. M. Macon, Jr., agent; papers in suits against J. and W.W. Beadles in 1852 and court orders, 1853-1854, to pay Robert T. Gooch for services as witness. 7 items.","Related material: Mss. MsV Lev10 Lunenburg County, Va. Docket, 1843E, Mss. MsV T3 Lunenburg County, Va. Sheriff's Tax Book, 1843","Copy of the will, 1817, of John T. Ravenscroft and accompanying papers and typescript of a letter, 1781, of D. C. Stokes, College Camp, William and Mary, to [Thomas] Nelson regarding Stokes' discharge.","Cumberland Parish Records Alphabetical order by subject. Church Matters J. H. Morrison to Dr. Perry regarding the Vestry and a Chimney. 1862. Correspondence B.M. Atkinson to his father about his Christmas plans. 1860. Thomas E. Locke to William J. Neblett enclosing papers on Buford's will, M. Forland's deed and other papers. Mentions R.B. Atkinson.1855. Financial – Correspondence, 1852-1868 Financial receipts, invoices, letters about the rector's salary. 38 items. 1852-1874. Financial – Taxes Receipt for taxes paid to the Sheriff of Lunenburg. Most are property taxes on 197 acres of land. 17 items. 1856 to 1869. 17 items. 1856-1865. Financial – Treasurer's Reports. 1847-1874. 16 items. Financial Matters – Bonds, Bills, Invoices, Subscriptions, Receipts and Taxes. St. John's Church and others. 35 items. 1848-1904. Some names mentioned: William H. Perry, Treasurer of the Parish; L.J. James E. Davis, Roger B. Atkinson, J.H. Morrison, Roger B. Atkinson, J.J. Deshazer, George Southall, Rev. Thomas E. Locke, Rev. Henry Wall, Rev. J. L. Sothoron, W.S. Watkins, Anderson Stewart, Harrison J. Elden, W.W. Webber, John. S. Hansbrough, Neblett Family, Colonel Sheets, Charles Smith, Mrs. John T. Merryman, Alice Ingram,W.G. Marshall, treasurer of Parish by 1904 and others. Letter from Dr. Bird, Dinwiddie County, about preaching at St. John's Church at the invitation of Mr. Neblett. 1863. Legal Matters Correspondence between Dr. W.H. Perry and A. M. and Richard Nelson, Carrolton, Mississippi about the case, Kreatts vs. Creath where Richard Nelson is representing Dr. Perry in the suit to get payment on a note. 1856-1860:1877 Deed between Malcom Macfarland and Vestry of Cumberland Parish for 190 acres. 1840. Rectors Resignation letter of Rector Dr. J. H. Morrison. May 1863. Vestry Meeting notes and letters about job openings, position acceptance and declining and resignations. 1857-1863. Rectors – Thomas E. Locke Payment accounts for 1838-1854, plus resignation and salary dispute, 1855. Vestry Minutes 1842, 1856, 1857, 1862 and undated. Originally accessioned as 1939.224 as a gift from WH Perry, Jr.","Patent, 1759, granting 400 acres of land to John LeGrand (signed by Francis Fauquier).","Copy of court order, 1830, to pay Horace Stringfellow for his services as Commonwealth's Attorney; and deed of trust, 1932, given by Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover to William E. Carson, covering tracts of land in Madison County, Va. including Hoover's camp on the Rapidan River. Typed draft of an article, \"The Hebron Church Birth Register\" by Arthur L. Keith. 1934.","Volume 3.","Volume 1.","Volume 2.","News clippings about the records of early Mathews County. Ca. 1940. Letter from Ellen R.T. Lane in Woodstock, Virginia to her cousin about her Mother's boarding school. August 15, 1883.","Papers, 1772-1858, relating to Mecklenburg County, Va. Includes copies of court orders, 1830, to pay William B. Banks as Commonwealth's Attorney; William Townes as jailor, and Richard H. Walker as sheriff; church records (including certificate of baptism and letter of removal); marriage licenses, and notes concerning Revolutionary War soldiers, Native Americans and race horses. 17 items. Flyer from Charles B. Stuart, Randolph Macon College, about arrangements to \"…execute analyses of Soils, Marls, Guano, Minerals, \u0026c., and to impart instruction in Analytical Chemistry.\" Undated. Photocopies of flyers for an auction at Prestwould. May 24-25, 1946.","Patent granting 70 acres of land in Mecklenburg County to William Marrable. 1772. On vellum. 15 1/4 x 13 inches. 1 piece. Medium oversize.","Includes rubbing from binding of a Middlesex County record book; copy of orders, 1676, concerning provisions for soldiers to be sent out against Native Americans; copy of petitions, 1700, presented by the freeholders of Middlesex County to the House of Burgesses (from court record book); and copy of receipt, 1781, for supplies furnished by Philip Ludwell Grymes for public use. 4 items. Copies of blueprints of suggested original arrangement of the interior of the second Christ Church as built in 1714. 2 copies. 1938. Three articles on Middlesex County history by Carroll C. Chowning. 1932, 1934 and 1935. Notecard with a pencil sketch of the Christ Church altar.","Lists, 1832-1833, of land returned as delinquent for taxes.","Broadside, 1856, announcing the opening of the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs. Receipt for G.W. Lyle from Henry M. Conrad, Dr. Transfer, Livery, Feed and Sale Stable in Radford, Virginia.,","A list of lands and lots returned as delinquent, 1831. 4 p. 29 cm. Printed. 1 piece.","History, 1869-1931, of Liberty Spring Christian Church, Nansemond County, Va.; and copy of patent, 1663, granting 1850 acres of land to Richard Bennett. 2 items. Photograph of a map, \"The Lower Parish of Nansemond County, Virginia.\" Time period covered is late 1600's. Map made by J.H. Granbery in 1946.","Related material: Mss. MsV Lev11-12 Nelson County Va. Sheriff's Receipt Book, 1811-1837 Mss. MsV T4 Nelson County, Va. Tax Book, 1835 There is no material for Nelson County in the Virginia Counties Collection.","Scope and Contents Papers, 1865-1866 and undated, relating to New Kent County, Va. Includes license, 13 November 1866, to Dr. L. C. Crump to practice medicine and two tax receipts for Crump; receipts, 1865, for U. S. taxes to W. A. Patterson and W. W. Taliaferro; and photograph of St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the \"Criss Cross House.\" 9 items. Handwritten copy of letter from William Gooch to the Vestry of New Kent County recommending Mr. Thacker. Circa 1729/30. Family tree of Robert Christian and Mary Brown of Cedar Grove, New Kent County. 2 items.","Bond, 1862, of Isaac Bales of loyalty to the United States.","Copies of court orders, 1830, to pay William Barnard for his services as jailer and Mordecai Cooke for his services as sheriff and a bond, 1765, of William Harwood and Samuel Langley to Elizabeth Ashley. 3 items.","Legal papers, receipts, correspondence and financial records generated by Northampton County.","Concerning a contract to carry mail between Eastville and Norfolk.","Concerning the use of a horse.","Road construction","Debt suit","Gift of Dr. \u0026 Mrs. H. Norton Mason, 1965.","Copy (printed) of the inventory, 1674, of the estate of Ambrose Feilding of Wickocomoco Hall, Northumberland County, Va. 1 item.","Extracts, 1783-1786, from Ohio County, W. Va. records. 1 piece.","Papers, 1841-1920, relating to Orange County, Va. Includes documents, 1841, concerning lawsuit of Jeremiah Morton v. William C. Willis; and petition, 1920, of citizens of Orange County, Va. concerning the unveiling of a tablet to World War I dead. 4 items. Calling card advertisement for \"Stratford Fund\" tea at St. Thomas House.","Letter, 4 October 1817, from William S. Marye to inhabitants of valley lying between the Blue Ridge and the Massanutten and Fort Mountains concerning the formation of a new county [Page County.] 1 item.","Ledger, Page County, Virginia, 1889-1892, 730 pp., recording the sale of general merchandise to more than 100 individual customers and businesses. One of the customers was the Luray Caverns and Hotel Company. Alphabetical index in front of volume. Sampling of names mentioned in the ledger was provided by the seller: Luray Caverns and Hotel Company, George Lee, William Jenkins, Tannery, Captain W. H. Smith, YMCA Masonic Lodge, Reverend N. W. Hackley, Arlington Hotel Company, Joseph Zirkle, John W. Strickler, Reverend H. M. Wharton, William Rosser, George Carter, Washington Carter, Lee Washington, Marshal Baylis, John A. Jackson, Albert Johnson, William Mundy. 1 volume. Purchase.","Advertisement for sale of \"Fairystones.\"","Two newspaper articles written by Mary Lee Keister Talbot about early residents of South Fork and South Branch Valleys of the Potomac and a new interpretation of Fort Seybert, 2 April and 7 May 1937. 2 items.","A 1771 deed of trust from Tully Choice to James Smith and Company for a piece of land. A marriage license, November 16, 1859, between Reuben H. Carter and Mary M. Robertson and a marriage license, December 20, 1858, between James A. Witcher and Phebe C. Haley. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Inventory and appraisal of the estate of Josiah Marshall including the following: one negroe man, James, oats and corn, farm implements and tools, and blacksmith equipment, signed by Wm Moseley (?), Arthur Moseley (?), and Francis Lewis as appraisers, and signed as ordered and recorded by by Ab[new] Crump. October 20, 1791. 2 pp. A manuscript, \"The Genesis of Powhatan County in Virginia\" by Floyd B. Taylor. 2 items.1936. The materials in this collection were donated by Floyd B. Taylor in 1936 and purchased by W\u0026M Special Collections Research Center in 1981.","Copy of a typed transcription, with index, of vestry minutes of St. Patrick Parish, 1755-1774. Bond given by Joseph Bohan to Philemon Holcombe, March 28, 1788. Printed report \"Second Report of the Prince Edward Landmark Committee,\" 1928. Copy of a print of the Union Theological Seminary. Undated. Notes by Mrs. Margaret H. Morton from the Prince Edward County Courthouse on the prisons in the county. Appeared in the October 1937 William and Mary Quarterly. Notes copied by Mrs. Margaret H. Morton from the Prince Edward County Courthouse about Mr. Burks's buildings as part of a lawsuit between Woodson and Burks in 1767. Typed carbon copy of Declarations of James Pugh, James Moss, James Wooldridge, Peter Grigg and James Taylor about their participation in the Revolutionary War. Other notes concerning Revolutionary War claims. Correspondence between Dr. Earl Gregg Swem and W.S. Morton. 1936. Notes about Prince Edward County by Mrs. Margaret H. Morton. Mentions Richard Darfson, Peter Legrand, Dr. John Fisher, James Thackson, John Meadley, James Roberts, John Moore, Jr., Abraham Venable, Benjamin Augell, John Le Neve, John Bonds, Charles Anderson, Matthias Flournoy, John Pryor Smith, Charles Smith, Zachariah Leigh, Thomas Yuille and Michael McDearman. Dates covered are from mid to late 1700's. Notes taken in 1936.","Papers, 1866-1868, relating to lawsuits in Prince George County, Va. against Matthew W. Raney for debt. 3 items.","Papers, 1728-1752, relating to Prince William County, Va. Mostly documents concerning the settlement of estates but also includes copy of [quit] rent roll, 1738; document, 1752, concerning debt; and guardian's bond, 1743, for Thomas Young. Two items in this collection were donated by Mrs. Marion S. Mallory in 1963.","Papers, 1753-1865, concerning Princess Anne County, Va. Includes writ, 1753, to adjourn the county court of Princess Anne signed by Robert Dinwiddie (gift of Benjamin B. Burroughs) and license, 1865, of Richard H. Baylor, a Baptist minister, to perform marriage ceremonies. 2 items. Photographs of Communion silver of Old Donation Church, communion silver of the Eastern Shore Chapel, the Anthony Fentress house, the Eastern Shore Chapel and the Old Donation Church. 5 photographs.","Indenture between Augustine and Silvester Blidenbrough and Thomas Moss for land in Rappahannock County. January 23, 1661. Incomplete. Includes typescript. Medium Oversize.","Negative photostatic copy of a list, 1724, of African Americans instructed and baptized by John Garzia, minister of the parish of North Farnham. 1 item. Newspaper article on the frozen Rappahannock isolating the Northern Neck in Farnham, Virginia and about an old church in Farnham, Virginia. Newspaper article on the frozen Rappahannock isolating the Northern Neck in Farnham, Virginia and about an old church in Farnham, Virginia. Minutes of September 22, 1774 meeting of the Association of Richmond County \"for the choosing of a committee agreeable to the Seventh Resolve made and entered into by the delegates from the different countys in the Coloney of Dominion of Virginia on Williamsburg the first day of August last.\" (after 1st Virginia Conventon, Revolutionary War) Copy by LeRoy Peachy, Clk. Back of document, \"The meeting of the Association September 22, 1774 for choosing a committee for the County to watch...in defence of American freedom.\" Lists the people chosen for each area of the county.","Related Material: Mss. MsV V1 Poll book, 1782-1810, for election of delegates to the General Assembly from Rockbridge County, [Va.], Mss. MsV Lev14 Rockbridge County, Va. Justice of the Peace Judgement and Execution Book, 1838-1849, Mss. MsV Lev15 Rockbridge County, Va. Court Receipt Book, 1833-1855","Printed list of land and lots returned as delinquent for taxes, dated 1831. Includes lands and lots sold. 10 p. 30 cm. 4 copies. Printed copy of the will of Alexander Telford. 1790. 2 items. Eight licenses, 1800-1805, for 'ordinaries' in Rockbridge County, Va. for Alexander Shield, Christopher Clyee, Nicholas Spring, Win Bailey, Benjamin Darst, Daniel Windell, John Conkey and William Niblack. Deed between Sarah C. Bourland and James Walker, January 2, 1863. Legal documents signed by John Ruff and others in regard to a payment of debts. December 16, 1840 to September 3, 1849. 5 items. Sworn statements certifying commissioners to oversee voting sites in Rockbridge County for presidential election of 1860. 27 items.","Papers, 1770-1871, relating to Rockingham County, Va. Includes two deeds, 1828 and 1871; partial inventory and sale of personal property of James Dever; account book, 1860-1867, of John W. Minnich, a teacher; accounts of the board of school commissioners (including student names); and documents, 1770-1843, concerning lawsuits (including criminal cases and criminal cases involving slaves). 521 items. The lawsuit material begins with Box 19, folder 3 and is divided into two alphabetical groups which are organized by the main person in the lawsuit. The second group is in Box 20. These lawsuits contain various spellings of the participants' names, often two or three spellings in the same page.","Local Election Ballot. May 28, 1891. 2 items. Advertisement cards for Strayer and Lupton in Harrisonburg, Virginia, O'Ferrall and Patterson in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and W.J. Downs, \"Hides wanted.\" Undated. 3 items.","Copy of court order, 1830, to pay Edward Campbell for his services as Commonwealth's attorney for Russell County, Va. 1 item.","Copy of court order, 1830, to pay Jacob Lynch for his service as clerk of the court of Scott County, Va. Advertisement in Morgantown, Virginia for Dr. C.M. Lane's Improved Medical Remedies and Dr. Scott's White Circassian Liniment. 1855.","Broadside order sheet for vegetable seeds by Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon. 1833. Advertisement for a sewing machine by Hottel and Keller in Toms Brook, Virginia. Grocery list on the back. Undated. Advertisement by Strayer and Coffman for their \"Cheap Store\" in New Market, Virginia. March 31, 1810.","Documents, 1779-1819, concerning land transactions in Southampton County, Va. Purchased from Charles Hamilton.","Related material: Mss. Acc. 2008.319 Fredericksburg, Virginia District Court Ledgers, 1787-1840","Documents, 1798-1841, concerning Spotsylvania County, Va. Includes tax bill; legal receipt, 1799, for execution in the lawsuit of Charles Thompson v. Joseph Newton \u0026 John Day; and extracts, 1798, from the will of James Somerville. Campaign speech, handwritten and transcribed, by unknown. August 1788.","Copy of quit rent roll, 1724, for Stafford County, Va. Photocopy of May 8, 1974 Richmond Times-Dispatch article on old papers returned to Stafford County. Newspaper article on the price of negroes in Stafford County in 1722. 1881. Handwritten document (copy of an original) of \"An Act to Exempt Certain German Protestants in the County of Stafford from the Paiment of Parish Levies.\" 1730. Photographs of the Clerk's Office, Courthouse and the County Jail. Undated. Typed history of the Old Courthouse buildings. Undated. Copy of a map, \"Colonial Tidewater, Virginia. Undated.","Scope and Contents Papers, 1927-1939, relating to Surry County, Va. Includes list, 1927, of places in Surry County compiled by A. W. Bohannon; and printed tour guide, 1939, to places in Surry County conducted by Thomas Rolfe Branch, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Card advertising Wigwam Brand Virginia Hams. Undated. Transcribed records which relate to the expulsion of mercenary attorneys. Undated. March 1929 edition of \"Representative\" a newspaper of the Surry County Schools. Patent for Humphrey Baylis for 440 acres in Surry County adjacent to \"College Lines.\" Signed by William Gooch. December 1, 1740. Patent is a gift of Ethel D. Roberts, 1936.","Papers, 1776 and 1932, relating to Sussex County, Va. Includes copy of will, 177[8?], [mutilated] of John Clanton; and newspaper clipping, 1932, concerning court held in Sussex County, 18 July 1776, and considered the first court held under authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 2 items.","Collection relating to Warwick County, much of it concerning the Colonial era. Contains legal disputes, estate papers, court findings, petitions, correspondence, etc. Also contains correspondence relative to the Civil War and papers concerning the American Revolution and slavery. This collection has been microfilmed and is restricted to MICROFILM USE ONLY. NOTE: transcriptions of the colonial portion of the records are available in Richard Dunn: Warwick County, Virginia, colonial court records in transcription (F232 .W27 W3 2000 (Swem stacks and Swem Rare Books) and F232 .W27 W3 2008 (Swem Rare Books).","Undated items and photographs.","Scope and Contents 7 May 1659.  Will of Henry Jacksonn [sic] of Mulberry Island; divides his estate amongst son Henry, daughters Sarah and Dorothy, his wife's sons John and Emanuell [sic] Wills, also Emanuell's [sic] wife Elizabeth, his grandchildren Mary and Ann, and his wife Elizabeth Jackson; appoints Robert Pyland and Miles Cary overseers of his estate; witnessed by Robert Pyland, William Gwinett, and William Thomas.  1 p. 11 [Decem]b[e]r 1679.  Orders passed by the court of Warwick County; require a penalty of 400 pounds of tobacco to be assessed on the Owners of \"stone\" horses under fourteen hands allowed to run free in order to prevent the spoiling of the \"Breed of the Countrey\"; whereas \"we find...[the] Continuall destroying [of] our Stocks by Wolves\" a reward of 200 pounds of tobacco is offered for presenting a wolf's head before the magistrate; whereas \"we find...that there are diverse and ill minded people that carry gunns [sic] shooting and ranging upon any man's Land\" it is ordered that anyone carrying a gun on another man's property without the owner's permission shall pay a penalty of 200 pounds of tobacco and forfeit their gun; recorded by William Bolton.  1 p. These documents have not been microfilmed.","Deposition, 1794, taken in Washington County, Va., in the suit of Alexander Quarrier v. Robert Watkins in the Superior Court of Richmond County, Ga. and court order, 1830, to pay Edward Campbell for his services as Commonwealth's attorney for Washington County. Barter Theatre pamplet. 1949. Barter Theatre program for \"Margin for Error.\" 1940-41. Advertisement mailing for flour by Anderson and Shaffer of Hamilton, Ohio to J.B. Mongle and Son of Holston, Virginia. 1891.","Photostat copy of the Memorial of the committee of the County of West Augusta to the convention of the Colony of Virginia. [1774] and transcript. 1 piece.","Scope and Contents Papers, 1830-1878 and undated, relating to Westmoreland County, Va. Includes court orders, 1830, to pay clerk, jailor and sheriff; document, 1845, in lawsuit of William Teffey et al. v. Elizabeth M. Sutton; newspaper clippings; and a printed circular. Newspaper article on Yeocomico Church. Undated.","Printed list, 1831, of lands returned as delinquent for taxes in Wythe County, Va. Accessor's listing of property of Samuel Williams. Includes list of slaves and their ages, acreage, and dwelling house and outbuildings. April 1, 1815. (Mss. Acc. 2001.44)","Related publications:Charles Parish Register available published as Landon C. Bell, Charles Parish, York County, Va. Richmond: Virginia State Library Board, 1932.  There are slight discrepancies in words between the printed versions of the Charles Parish register and the manuscript copy at Swem Library and Bell re-arranged the entries. The original Charles Parish register is at the Virginia State Library. See ledgers, journals and family papers from York County, Virginia.","Plat of A.W. Hitchen's Farm, portion south of U.S. Parkway in Bruton District. Surveyed April 1938.","Scope and Contents Extracts, 1782-1788, from county records; copy of account, 1668, for funeral expenses of Thomas Foote; photocopy of will, 1775, of William Nelson; copy of newspaper advertisement, 1812, for sale of Bell-Field; and print, 1862, from a printed book of Wynn's Mill. December 10, 1942 letter to the Citizens of the Magruder Area from Carl W. Porter, Commander, of the Public Works Department, Naval Operating Base about building a camp for the Seabees and citizens needing to vacate their homes. York County Court House Agreement and Origin. Undated, but after 1941. Indenture between Henry Graves and William Allen for York County land. Original. July 13, 1790. (Gift of John Jennings who noted a relationship between \"Six Mile Ordinary,\" \"Allen's Ordinary\" and Lightfoot, Virginia. Typed transcript of letter from Samuel Terrell from a camp near Yorktown to Major Garrett Minor in Louisa County. September 30, 1781.","Notebook containing a manuscript copy of the Charles and New Pocosin [sic] Parish Register. Volume 1, part 1. Births and Baptisms. 1648-1800. Index.","Notebook containing a manuscript copy of the Charles and New Pocosin [sic] Parish Register. Volume 1, part 2. Births and Baptisms. 1648-1800. Index.","Notebook containing a manuscript copy of the Charles and New Pocosin [sic] Parish Register. Volume 2. Deaths. 1665-1787. Index."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia. General Court"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia. General Court"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Virginia. General Court"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":488,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T00:51:30.800Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArtificial collection of papers relating to various counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Includes current West Virginia Counties of Berkeley, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Nicholas and Pendleton because the material was generated when these counties were part of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript copy of resolutions, 1812, passed at a meeting of the freeholders and citizens of Accomack to consider and express their sentiments on public affairs and certain late occurrences.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBible records from Accomack and Northhampton Counties. Bible records of Accomack and Northampton Counties compiled by Jean M. Mihalyka in 1993. Volume 9. (Mss. Acc. 1991.46)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBible records of Accomack and Northampton Counties compiled by Jean M. Mihalyka in 1993. Volumes 12 and 13.  Mss. Acc. 1994.74a\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of an original pen and ink sketch of St. George's Church by Rev. James Willis Eastburn. Mss. Acc. 2008.193\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Receipts for quitrents (1750), payments and judgments (1752), tax receipts for 1822 and 1824 and typescript of petitions on juries (1798), concerning selection of juries, addresses, 1918 and 1936, concerning Grace Church, Cismont, Va. Typed manuscript concerning Albemarle Agricultural Society and typescript of minute book, 1817-1828, of Albemarle Agricultural Society as well as material concerning \"Fancy Hill,\" Albemarle County, Va. The materials that comprise this collection were donated by Lucy W. Sneed and John Lawrence and purchased from C. H. Stoneman by W\u0026amp;M Special Collections Research Center in batches between 1940 and 1997.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for payment of £310.12.5 on quitrents in Albemarle County, Virginia. 1p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for payment of £100.1.8 in current money, which was sent by John Smith, Sheriff of Albemarle County, Virginia in part of a judgment due the King of Great Britain from Joseph Thompson [deceased?], Sheriff.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePetition on selection of juries. TCy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTaxes paid on 130 acres of land, horses, and slaves by Thomas Rea, to the Sheriff of Albemarle Co. Va. 1 item. PDS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor the District of Virginia in a chancery suit of The Bank of Howardsville, et als vs. the president, directors and company of said bank. 28 pp. PD\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e27 pp. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e16 pp. PM\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e19 pp. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e89 pp. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten copy of a bond for Drury M. Burnley who is elected as sheriff of Albemarle County for the term of two years beginning January 1, 1857.  Bond includes names of family members.  Mss. Acc. 1997.31b. Certificate from Free Union Baptist Church for Sister Sally Wood to recommend her for membership. September 1883. Two letters to Bro' (Brother) Dudley from L.W. (Allen) which mentions Licking Hole Church. November 23, 1853 and undated.  Mss. Acc. 2008.193.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to Dr. Earl Gregg Swem from W.S. Morton about material for the William and Mary Quarterly. Typed copy of Marriage Bonds of Amelia County, A-Z by husband, ca. 1735-1854. Prepared by J.D. Eggleston. Undated. Photographs of Amelia Sulpher Spring with notes on the reverse side. Undated. Letter to Susie from a correspondent in Mattoax, Virginia. Undated. Mss. Acc. 2008.193.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1769-1803, relating to Amherst County, Va. Includes appointment, 1769, of 18 Justices of the Peace , signed by Lieut. Gov. Botetourt (Lord Botetourt). A bond, 29 January, 1803, due from J. Daniel Day and Solomon Day to Jane Rickets, widow of Thomas Rickets. Attested to by John Reynolds and Noah Guttry. 1 p. cy of ADS. Gift of Mrs. G.M. Kent in 1948.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes deeds, wills, legal documents, and church records (Christians Creek School House, Glebe Burying Ground, Old Stone Church, and Tinkling Spring Church.) 58 items. Purchased 1939 from C. J. Carrier of Bridgewater, VA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pieces\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[11p.] 23 1/2 cm. Printed. 2 copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy Rev. John Craig, first pastor of Old Stone Church in Augusta County, Virginia. 24, 14 p. 11x 8 3/3 inches. Mimeographed. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 p. 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Mimeographed. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContent regarding payment for land purchased from George Ruebush. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePossibly drawn by Henry Hearman. Includes handrawn map of Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrice list card for A.M. Bruce, Wholesale Provision Merchant. Staunton, Virginia. Undated. Photostat of an order issued April 22, 1772 for land forfeiture.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Papers, 1767-1870, relating to Bedford County, Va. Includes accounts; bonds; bill of sale, 1783. for slave; copy of appointment, 1772, of James Steptoe as clerk of Bedford Court; and copy of land grant, 1792. Also includes letter, 1876, of A. Granville Bradley describing the Shenandoah Valley and list, undated, of soldiers who served in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution with notes on the formation of Campbell County, Va. Land Grant of 300 acres in Bedford County, Virginia to Job Martin for payment of L1.10 sterling to the Treasury of the Commonwealth. Signed by Henry Lee, Governor. The materials that comprise this collection were donated by W. Mac Jones and Mrs. William C. Segar and obtained or purchased by W\u0026amp;M Special Collections Research Center in batches between the period of 1927 and 1981.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipts and invoices to and from various individuals.  Some names include:  Mr. Beaver, John Berk, Mr. Pendleton, Thomas Pugh, Jack Steward, John F. Woods, Charles Dudley, Jeremiah, Moses Eubank, Jacob Wolf, Leroy James and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sally Phelps, aunt, Lynchburg, Virginia to Henry Bigger about purchasing a cow. Includes a registry receipt. August 6, 1884. Photocopy of a letter to \"Willie Dear\" (Mrs. L.B. Bigger of Bellevue, Bedford County) from unknown. July 29, 1886. D.W. Bigger to \"My Dear Brother\" (James H. Bigger) about receiving a photograph of him and about Christmas. December 3, 1894.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes a mix of people with no obvious connection to one another, though some letters deal with legal matters. December 24, 1841, Tazewell Headen, Floyd C.H. to ( ) Goggin, Atty at Law, Liberty. Concerns summoning witnesses. December 12, 1843, William Daniel, Jr. of Lynchburg, Virginia to Joseph Wilson, Clerk, Bedford, Liberty (Virginia) about McKinney and Walker repaying debt from Harris and the dismissal of a suit on the validity of Even Snead's will. February 6, 1847, Robert Davis of Lynchburg, Virginia to Joseph Wilson, Clerk of Superior Court of Bedford County with a request to make copies of a statement of debt in the case of Samuel E. White and William T. Smith (late merchants trading as White and Smith) vs four other men. February 12, 1858, Julie Clayton in Ivy Hill to her cousin about a party and marriages of acquaintances. November, 1879, Letter to \"Mr. ---(?)\" from \"Your friend only\" where the writer clearly states that having a relationship with him would bring her no joy and his attention would be in vain and \"our correspondence has closed. May your future life be blessed by a companion worthy of your efforts…Amen.\" March 11, 1889 and March 12, 1889, To \"My dear Susie\" (Mrs. William Bese) possibly from her mother in Chester, Virginia about news of family and friends. The empty envelopes are mostly addressed to the Clerk of the County Superior Court. Some names on the envelopes are A. B. Nichols, J.L. Edwards, Joseph Wilson, William M. Burwell, William Cook and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1869 and early 1900 receipts, one a United States Internal Revenue \"receipt for special tax\" for R.M. Dennis for a business of \"retail dealer ...liquor\" in Roscoe, St. Clair, Missouri for 1870. 1904-1909 letters to Mrs. E.M. Dennis of Bedford County, Virginia from other members of her family and E. Hilton Jackson, a Washington D.C. lawyer about a Claims Court case of (heirs of) Samuel Cline vs the United States where Samuel Cline says he lived in Rockingham County, Virginia but reports show he owned a Cline's Mill in Staunton, Virginia which sold \"large quantities of supplies to the Confederacy....\" The Samuel Cline heirs are claiming their father did not vote for secession and can prove his loyalty to the Union. Other family members include Cyrus Cline and Samuel Cline. Includes a carbon of a February 4, 1908 contract between \"the next of kin and heirs at law of Samuel Cline, deceased, and E. Hilton Jackson\" for Jackson's representation of the family during the claims case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A varied group of legal documents. Account sheet for Robert Fauster to Joel Terrell for 1750 with an 1769 note at the bottom by Chas Servis which states Terrell has \"received no satisfaction for the above ballance.\" On reverse, a note by Jacob Early states \"we the jewry find for the plaintiff...\" Payment to \"Sovereign Lord King George the third\" for an ordinary license for William Mead in Bedford County, Virginia with William Mead and Isham Talbot as witnesses. February 27, 1771. Indenture between Richard Muse and his wife and James Jones. Wythe County. May 10, 1796. Note on reverse spells \"Muse\" as \"Mary???\" Bond report by Thos Lumpkin. Some names mentioned: Boyce Eidson, Martin King, ? Chastain, Richard Lockett, Thomas Wood, Samuel Baker, Edward and William Eads, James Foster, George Wilson, Farthing Hix and other illegible names. undated. Flyer by Richard M. Young, Late Commissioner of the General Land Office with letterhead, \"General Agency at Washington City\" about \"Acts of Congress granting Pensions to soldiers and their widows for services rendered during the Revolutionary War\" with amendments to 1853. Addressed to Joseph Wilson, Clerk of Circuit Court, Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia. undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMostly receipts for Edward Merriman for purchases, but includes a letter, a military record and a recipe for \"John M. Merryman's Cement Wash.\" May 24, 1850 letter to Edward Merriman, Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia from Joseph Anderson in Cincinnati, Ohio about the whereabouts and news of other members of the Merriman Family. December 15, 1898 document states that George S. Merriman was a Private in Company G, 2nd Regiment of the Virginia Volunteers who enrolled on June 24, 1898 to serve for two years and was discharged on December 18, 1898.  Notes that George S. Merriman was born in Batford (Bedford?), Virginia, 43 years of age, 5 foot, 9 and a half  inches tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, gray hair and a farmer. Signed by Ballard P. Hatcher, Captain, in Roanoke, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Poetry, prose and recipes written by different unknown people.  One \"editorial\" is about a tribute to the late Governor Kavanaugh of Maine.  Recipes include \"Sponge Pudding\" and \"Chow Chow Pickle.\"  Includes a headache remedy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelated Collection: Mss. Acc. 2008.321 Berkeley County, Virginia (W.Va.) Tax Records\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Charles J. Faulkner, in Martinsburg, West Virginia, to the President of William and Mary, at Williamsburg, Virginia, concerning the name of Berkeley County. September 8, 1873. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill of sale for $400, 1807, for the sale of a slave, Dick, by Henry Bowyer to John Robinson. Purchase. Charles Hamilton Auction in 1981.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLand Grant, 1803, for Nicholas Casper, in Botetourt County, Va. signed by Governor John Page (1743-1808).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAgreement, 1883 August 18, of George W. Parrish to sell to William Jackson a portion of the tract of land in Brunswick County, Va. called \"the Batt land.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Papers, 1769-1951, relating to Buckingham County, Va. Includes a grant, 1769, of land to Samuel Megginson signed by Lord Botetourt ; indenture (deed) between Chambers and William Norvell, 1836; photograph, 1951, of the Bolling Family of \"Rosney,\"; and accounts and correspondence of the post office at Gravel Hill , Mattie J. West, postmaster (10 items). The materials that comprise this collection were donated to W\u0026amp;M Special Collections Research Center by Willam R. Cocke, Mrs. G. M. Kent, Mr. \u0026amp; Mrs. John Stone, and John D. Weaver in batches between 1940 and 1983. Finding Aid prepared by Cynthia B. Brown, 1983.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typed list, undated, of justices of the peace, 1782-1824, of Campbell County, Va.; and license, 1860, to marry of Edward Scott Payne and Anna Agnes Oliver. Gift of John Lawrence in 1997. Two court records, 1796 and undated, signed by Cha[rles]s and Williston Talbot. (Acc. 1997.31c).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscript of minutes, 1811-1814, of courts of enquiry of 26th Virginia regiment of Charlotte County, Va.; extract, 5 June 1833, from court records concerning death of John Randolph of Roanoke; and marriage license, 1823, of Robert Carrington and Joanna T. Bouldin. Typed list of Charlotte County names from about the mid 1700's with notes on Mathis Flournoy and John Prior. Cub Creek Church Memorial program. 1938.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Papers relating to Chesterfield County, Va. Includes such items as extracts from county records; lawsuits (Vestry of Parish of Manchester v. Overseers of the Poor); commission, 1756, signed by Robert Dinwiddie appointing justices to try slave for burglary; deed; agreement (concerning Gallego Mills); and a broadside, undated, concerning proposed removal of court from Manchester to Chesterfield Court House. Item level inventory available at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGreenway Court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of the will of Robert Hudson, 1866, with codicil dated 1872 (1 piece). Copy of a court order to pay Richard I. Tull for his services as sheriff. 1830. (1 piece). Court order to pay Walter (?) for public services. 1830. Typed manuscript \"A Culpeper Census of 1781\" by A.L. Keith. 37 pages. 1941.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLedger, 1841-1844, of a grist mill in Culpeper County, Virginia. Includes lists of customers and what the bought, typically wheat and flour. People could also bring their own material and have it ground; the material and the price for grinding is listed in the ledger. Also includes entries for a bill for a cabin for slaves and flour for slaves. 1 item. Purchase. Mss. Acc. 2011.563.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1830-1910, relating to Cumberland County, Va. Includes such items as copies of court orders, 1830, to pay George H. Matthews for service as prosecutor for Commonwealth and S. H. Panack for services as jailor; receipt, 1910, for taxes; plat, 1842, for land owned by Edward Steger; and a newspaper clipping, 1893 October 1, from the Richmond Dispatch. Gift of John Lawrence. Two court documents, one dated 1797, signed by James Morton. (1997.31e)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Appointment, 1828, of William H. Broadnax, William Wynne, and Edward S. Pegram as commissioners to superintend election of electors for U. S. president and vice president in Dinwiddie County, Va.; and copy of court order, 1830, to pay James Scott for his services as jailor. Cotton circular for Martin, Hill and Co. in Petersburg, Virginia. September 22, 1886.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed, June 21, 1773, from Israel Morris to Michael Goen for 100 acres of land in Dunmore County (Shenandoah County), Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotostats of a petition presented by certain residents of Elizabeth City County to the General Assembly of Virginia, November 30, 1803, in opposition to the proposal to combine the Eaton and Syms charity schools into one school. Photostat of a petition presented by certain residents of Elizabeth City County to the General Assembly of Virginia, December 19, 1803, requesting that the Eaton and Syms charity schools be combined into one school.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript of a history of Hampton and Elizabeth City County, Va., entitled \"The First Plantation,\" by Marion L. Starkey, ca 1930s. Includes an incomplete index in a separate green book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTyped extracts, 1663-1791, from Old Rappahannock County [now Essex County.] Extract from a vestry book of Albemarle Parish, Sussex County. 1788. A handwritten list (probably a copy) of a list of names for \"Rose and Gabriel Penn, given under our hands...November 3rd, 1788,\" with a note on reverse \"Subscription for St. Marks Church.\" Another note says this page found in a vestry book in Albermarle Parish on November 26, 1926. Transcript of letter from Hugh Rose, at Geddes, to Col. James Higginbotham about sellling land of Brother Moses, deceased. 24 March 1791. Original order to the Sheriff of Essex County to take James Daniel and James McCall for a court appearance in William Roane vs Daniel and McCall. Signed John Lee. May 30, 1755. (Gift of Benjamin A. Grady). August 23, 2000 letter to Mrs. Harold Little, owner of Clydeside, from H. Franklin Minor, about the McCall Family and ownership of Clydeside.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGround plan of Woodlawn, home of Nellie Custis Lewis, in Fairfax County. In ink on tracing cloth.  19 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches.  1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Papers, ca. 1743-1793, relating to Fairfax County, Va. Includes notes, concerning register of Pohick Church; newspaper clipping, concerning court record book of Fairfax County; survey, 1841, of tract of land; and plan, undated, of \"Woodlawn,\" home of Nellie Custis Lewis; court records, 1743-1783; and an account book, 1793, of Joseph Birch, keeper of Turnpike Number 2, which has two entries, 9 October 1792 and 13 April 1793, concerning George Washington. 1963 gift from Mrs. Marion S. Mallory. 17 items. Postcards of Old Court House, published by Ernest L. Robey's Drugstore. 3 items. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of tax list, 1782-1799, for Fauquier County, Va.. Court order, 1830, to pay James English for his services as jailor and for cleaning and furnishing firewood and candles for the courthouse. Catalogue of Fauquier Institute for Young Ladies. Session 1892-93. Owned by Miss E. Chappelear.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLand grant, 15 May 1780, given to Samuel McDowell for 1,000 acres of land in Fayette County, Va. [W.Va.] signed by Patrick Henry. For those interested in Patrick Henry see the Patrick Henry Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBroadside, 12 July 1941, advertising July 12 as the day for all citizens over thirteen years of age to register as volunteers for the civil defense program in Fluvanna County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote on document: \"…record book…is no longer public property, the original book being in private hands…\" Typed carbon copy of \"The History of Rivanna Parish in the County of Fluvanna, Virginia\" by Louis H. Stoneman. 1847- 1912. Pamphlet with the Charter and By-Laws of the State Bank of Columbia. 1900. An advertisement of the Commissioner's sale of Upper Bremo Tract where Mary B. and Lelia B. Cocke lived. 1926. The Midland Virginian, Palmyra, Fluvanna, Virginia article, \"Old receipts show that Fluvanna farms tithed to aid Confederacy.\" February 13, 1941. Notebook called \"Weather Report\" where the daily weather conditions were recorded. 1886-1887.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvoices, receipts, accounts, laden lists, letters and other accounting documents from merchants in Columbia, Virginia. 1880-1910. 465 pieces. Merchants include: Jenkins and Foster, William B. Perkins, John F. Shepherd, Stoneman Brothers, Dr. Philip J.Winn, and George T. Zachary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Invoices, receipts, accounts, laden lists, letters and other accounting documents from merchants in Columbia, Virginia. 1880-1910. 465 pieces. Merchants include: Jenkins and Foster, William B. Perkins, John F. Shepherd, Stoneman Brothers, Dr. Philip J.Winn, and George T. Zachary. (Related material: 65 Sh5 Shepherd and Patton Papers). Broadside for \"The Celebrated Horse-Tamer Prof. W. Rouzer will give a lecture on ...June 7th...\" Certificates from residents of \"Kent's Store, Fluvanna County, Virginia, Oct. 2nd 1876\" who have taken the lectures are listed. Names listed are from Fluvanna, Pittsylvania and Charlotte Counties.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle on John Hartwell Cocke. 2010. Acc. 2010.605.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolders 1 - 5 are papers, 1772-1800, (group of 481 pieces) relating to 178 suits in Franklin County, VA and 16 other papers. Some papers are fragments. 481 pieces. The spelling of names varies greatly and as it was found to be impracticable to give all forms of each name, one spelling only is shown. The materials donated by John Lawrence in 1991, by Fred Alouf in 1959, and obtained from Joseph K. Ruebush in 1938. Folder 6 contains later, unrelated accessions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWork Projects Administration Writers' Program. \"The White Man Comes to Stay,\" \"War Whoops in the Wilderness,\" and \"Explorers in the Wilderness.\" 1941. Two court documents signed by James Callaway. 1797. Mss. Acc. 1997.31f. 28 copies of certificates saying people attended the September New London District Court, signed by James Steptoe, Clerk of the Franklin County District Court. 1797. Includes 4 fragments. Names include: John Arthur, Moses Greer, Luke Standefer, Richard Goggin, Samuel Patterson, John Cheetwood, Charles Lumsden, Thomas Haile, Shelton Brown, Shelton Taylor, Joel Chitwood, William Cheetwood, Lewis Turnbull, William Boswell, James Prunty, Thomas Towler, Lewis Davis, John Hayle, George Ferguson, Dudley Lumsden, Benjamin Griffith, John Houle and Thomas Fowler. Mss. Acc. 1997.52\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Documents concerning land (deeds and list of lands returned as delinquent); proceedings, 1812, of meeting held at Winchester; and advertisement, undated, offering the Marlbro' Iron Works for sale or rent. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The original 1938 accession were papers relating to Gloucester Count, 1660-1878, and taken from the William Carter Stubbs Papers (I). They were purchased from Charles F. Heartman. They comprise Boxes 8, 9 and 10, folders 1-28. Includes letters, accounts (many concerning estates), legal documents, tax lists, marriage licenses and military records (including orders, 1815 and 1820 appointing patrollers to visit slave quarters). Many items concern the Baytop and Stubbs families. 2134 items. Letters, 1774-1878, filed chronologically. Invoices, receipts, etc. filed alphabetically under name of person or estate. The remaining boxes contain later accessions. Notes and photocopies relating to Gloucester County during the Revolution collected by Joanee Ryan in preparation for M.A. thesis (Mss. Acc. 1988.24). Photostat copy of transcript of \"Gloucester County, Virginia Places and Names\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. Yorktown, Virginia. September 15, 1979 (Mss. Acc. 1999.66). Photographs of and brochures of Gloucester County, plus correspondence of different families of Gloucester County about personal and legal matters, 1795-1953, donor unknown. John Buckner Reports, undated (Mss. Acc. 2008.193). Newspaper article on Wilbur Templeman a popular and longtime barber in Gloucester (Mss. Acc. 2010.575). Related material: See also \"A Guide to Gloucester County, Virginia Historical Manuscripts, 1651-1865\" (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1976). For those interested in the Baytop family see the Baytop-Fitzhugh Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem inventory in each folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcra-Baytop. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBaytop-Bridges. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBaytop Family. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBaytop Family. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBridges-Corr. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDame-Gloucester County School Commissioners. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHall-Kemp. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLawson-Nuttall. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOakes-Purcell. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRansone-Stubbs. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTabb-Wood. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers of persons not included in folders 4-14. Inventory not available.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo or more persons/families mentioned.  Unidentified pieces and fragments.  Includes an index of a ledger and five memorandum books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1825 Court docket, records of official examinations of boundary lines (1825-1848, undated), copy of certificate appointing Peter Kemp and James Baytop processioners...sixth precinct (undated) and unofficial memoranda on cases (undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmory-Ash.  Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBall-Byrd. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCampbell - DuVall. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdwards - Hughes.  Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames - Oliver. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePitt - Sutton. Item inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem survey in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem inventory in folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Gloucester County, Virginia Places and Names\"  (Mss. Acc. 1999.66)  First half of book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Gloucester County, Virginia Places and Names\"  (Mss. Acc. 1999.66)  Second half of book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Story of Elmington\" by Polly Cary Legg. Possibly a Work Projects Administration Writers' Program story.  December 1, 1941.  Photographs of Grace Church and The Glebe. Donation ticket for Ware Church, 1953, and a Christmas Card with picture of Ware Church. Photographs of \"New Bottle\" House, Undated.  Photograph of \"Painting of Gloucester from the Water\", courtesy of Mariner's Museum.  Conservation State Organization rules and regulations, undated.  \"Programme at the Laying of the Cornerstone and the Unveiling of the Monument,\" 1889.  Brochure on \"The Belle Roi Female School\" in Gloucester, Virginia, 1855.  Facts about Gloucester, copy, undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1795 and 1796 - Indenture between Thomas Whiting and Mary his wife of Gloucester and John Singar of Norfolk, Virginia on July 1, 1795,  Plat of land of William DuVal for John Singar.  June 15, 1796 1801, 1802 and 1804 -  Document binding John Thruston of Abington Parish, Gloucester County, to Sarah Tabb, who is relinquishing her right of dower, for land of John Stephens, September 2, 1801.  Indenture between Edward Busbie, Senior of Abington Parish, Gloucester County and Benjamin Marnix for land in Gloucester County, January 4, 1802.  Indenture between Henry Whiting and William Singleton for land in Gloucester County, February 1, 1802.  Indenture between Richard Singleton and Nelly Thornton, his wife, of the County of Gloucester, and John Singar for land, April 2, 1804. 1810 -1825 and undated - Account of Estate of John Singar for 1810-1818.  Letter to Dr. William Taliaferro, Gloucester Court House, from Richard H. Johnson of Hanover County, Virginia concerning his claim against the Mr. Carter who was his tenant, May 31, 1822.  Receipt Book, bound with string, with names, amount of money received and reason, 1825.  Letter to Richard M. Segan, late Sheriff of Middlesex County, Virginia regarding taking money from Bogg's benefit in case against James Critten.  Undated. 1829-1857 - Letter to Walker Jones of Gloucester Courthouse from H. Wilkinson of Petersburg, Virginia about Mr. Stubblefield offering $150 for settlement of Wilkinson's business.  Lists 1829 and 1830 Rockingham Season accounts, March 31, 1834.  Letter to Miss H.B. Booth, Gloucester County, about an account, June 5, 1834. Article of Agreement between Alfred Billups, Gloucester County, and Jacob Vreeland of Bergen County, New Jersey for tract of land on York River in Gloucester County, October 6, 1834.  Letter from T.B. Whiting of St. Marks, Florida to M.C. Booth in Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia regarding accusation of debt, R. M. Thornton and A.L. Dabney, February 26, 1837.  Receipt for John W. Puller for items purchased from T.B. Taliaferro, 1856 and 1857. Thomas J. Banks Correspondence and Accounts, 1826-1838 - Two partial account books in the same handwriting as the William and Thomas Banks book.  William Banks is mentioned in one of them, 1826-1830.  Accounts of William and Thomas Banks, Oyster deposit on the River. Partial account book, 1833-1836.  Thomas T. Bailey of Baileysville, Tennessee to Thomas J. Banks about collecting and sending money that he was collected, July 23, 1835.  Letter to Thomas J. Banks of Gloucester, Virginia  from James M. Rasin and Company regarding wheat and repairing a Straw Cutler.    Includes Receipt and statement., September 17, 1835.  Letter to Thomas J. Banks of Gloucester, Virginia from Samuel Crane of Richmond, Virginia about the two negroes that were part of Banks' brother's estate.  John Carlton, deceased, is mentioned,  March 26, 1836.  Letter to Thomas J. Banks of Gloucester Court House regarding rent, December 5, 1836.  Letter from Robert Nicholas of Richmond, Virginia to Jefferson Stubbs of Gloucester County, Virginia regarding the suit in Henrico County, Virginia with T.J. Banks, administrator of John Banks, deceased, regarding two negroes, April 3, 1838. Christopher Jones Correspondence and Documents, 1824-1826 -  Note sent by John Field to the Courthouse for Christopher Jones or Thomas Banks about a receipt, July 31, 1824.  Letter to Christopher Jones of Gloucester County from H. Boggs of Baltimore, Maryland concerning settlement with a John Henry and Mr. Jones who is possibly the brother of Christopher Jones, September 13, 1825.  Indenture between Christopher T. Jones and Mann Page Trustees under a deed of trust between William Wilkins and Mann page and Christopher T. Jones to secure for to Thomas Smith and John Tabbs, September 5, 1825.  Letter to Christopher Jones about will that was proven October 3, 1808, with Henry Curry as the testator and Susanna Curry the Executrix and lists other cases.  The writer, from Richmond, Virginia,  also turns down offer to visit the area while extolling the pleasures of the rural setting, August 28, 1825.  Letter to Christopher Jones of Gloucester County from H. Boggs of Baltimore, Maryland concerning a settlement, December 1825.  Letter to Christopher Jones of Gloucester County from George Haskins concerning bringing to Chancery Court his suit against James Montague, Philip Montague, Thomas G. Cridington and Robert Dobbins, January 22, 1826. Kemp Family, 1825 and undated -  Letter to Christopher Jones of Gloucester County from Robert Tubman concerning suit against Peter Kemp, November 30, 1825.  Letter to William Browne Judge of the Chancery District of Williamsburg about Peter, Francis, William and Sarah Kemp against John Johnston, admr of Robert Kemp, deceased, Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCarbon of typed notes on John Buckner (ca. 1630-1695) of Gloucester County, Virginia.  He brought the first press and printer, William Nuthead, to Virginia about 1680.  Prepared by Mary Goodwin, Research Department, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.  Typescripts of brief biographical sketches of John Buckner and his family from Tyler's Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography and an account of William Nuthead, from first printer in Virginia and Maryland, from J.C.Oswald, Printing in the America's.  13 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaily Press newspaper article, \"County Barber Still Cutting,\" about Wilbur Templeman and his barbershop. His daughter, Linda Templeman, worked in Swem Library, Government Documents.  August 9, 2009.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatent for 4753 acres of land in Goochland County, Virginia granted by King George II to Michael Holland. 1744. On vellum. 13 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches. Signed by Lieutenant Governor William Gooch.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1744-1832, relating to Goochland County, Va. Includes patent, 1744, to Michael Holland (signed by Gooch and granted by King George II); will, 1815, of Nathaniel Davidson; court order, 1830, to pay William Pope for services as prosecuting attorney; and document, 1831, concerning the lawsuit of the Commonwealth v. John N. Davis; letter, 1832, from Pleasant Turner to Archibald Bryce; and plat, 1839, of land owned by William Ford. Patent filed in Oversize. Court Docket to November 1795, list of all cases. Commonwealth vs. John N. Davis, 1831 Will of Nathaniel Davidson, 1815 Plat tract of land owned by William Ford, 1839 Oversize patent, for land, signed by Gov. Gooch, granted by King George II to Michael Holland, 1744 Court order to pay William Pope for services as prosecuting attorney, 1830 Letter, Pleasant Turner to Capt. Archibald Bryce, 1832 Court Docket to November 1795, list of all cases\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThey appear to be a general store, ordering food items, clothe, clothing, shoes, horseshoes, nails, tobacco and other items.  Their shipping address is Irwin's Station or Bula in Goochland County.  Over 120 items. 1882-1883. Court Summons.  Names mentioned:  William Southworth, J. Clemens, Jos. Bullock, William Johnson, Julian Martin, Lucy Randolph, Anderson Matthews and S.W. Mason.  5 items.  1853. Archibald D. Perkins Accounts.  One receipt from Lucy Randolph.  39 items. 1836-1893. Typed carbon copy of a biography of Benjamin Waller and letters of Benjamin Wood.  Undated. Related items:  MsV Ame18  B. R. Cowherd Ledger\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of survey, 29 September 1804, of land in Greenbrier County Va. [W.Va.] for heirs of William Humes and surveyed by Alexander Welch.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA typed list of voters for 1800. Court order to pay William Faulkner for his services as sheriff.  1829.  copy. Court order to pay Samuel Pointer for his services as sheriff.  1830.  copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed (mutilated), 1727, from John Guess to Thomas Denton for land in Hanover County, Va.; receipt, 187[?] for taxes to Joseph Henry; and appeal, 1894, for aid in building a church in a needy neighborhood, with a list of names of contributors attached. Title page, with a photograph of the Clay house, from \"Life and Speeches of Henry Clay.\" 1843. Signature on front page: Mattie R. Feild, Millbrook, Virginia, 1886. Photostat copy of town lot layout of Hanover along the Pamunkey River with a tax list of names. March 17, 1738 or 39.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Ledger, 1917 of a store in Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, recording purchases made by various customers. Customers' names are listed, and occasionally their town or county. A more detailed description is provided by the seller:  \"Ledger is a Eagle Flat Opening Book No. 895 (sold by Reinbach \u0026amp; Schwartz Stationers, Richmond, Va.). Measures: 8 1/4\" x 12 3/4\" x 1 1/4\",  287 pages.  This Ledger begins in May, 1917 and ends December 7, 1917.  Entries such as: Miss Ellen Timberlake, 2 Loaves of Bread .10;    Babes Bowles, 2 Cultivator Teethe .50, 1 Plow Point .16;  Mrs. Austin, 1/2 Plug Tobacco  .05\" \"On Page 158 it has a stamp on it: Do your bit! BUY A LIBERTY LOAN BOND, Inquire at any Bank or Post Office. Several Pages are Stamped (with a Postage Stamper): Studley, Va. (date).\" \"There are entries for food products, farm supplies, coca cola, tobacco, coffee, oil, medicine, etc.....\" Purchased.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHardy County is now part of West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeed, 1858, from Westfall Garret to Henry Richmond covering a tract of land in Hardy County, Va. [W.Va.]. Court documents signed by Ed Williams, Clerk, 1797. Donated in 1997 by John Lawrence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePortion of printed list, 1831, of land returned as delinquent for taxes in Harrison County [W.Va.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Papers, 1726-1871 and undated, relating to Henrico County, Va. Includes land patent, deeds, documents concerning lawsuits, estate document, and receipt for fee for apprehending a slave. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrder, 1784, to the sheriff of Henry County, Va. to call jurors in the lawsuit of Commonwealth v. Anderson McGwire in the Virginia General Court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of a booklet, \"Fork Boykin\" compiled by Miss Genie Cory. Undated. Photograph of St. Luke's Church. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndex or register of names in a ledger divided alphabetically with tabs. Names include first and surnames, men and women, and all have a number noted beside them. There is no location or date or purpose noted on the register, but by using census data, the register was created circa 1900 and probably in the Isle of Wight County area of Virginia. Medium Oversize.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn artificial collection of material, 1687-1924, relating to James City County, Virginia. Includes copies of court records, farm censuses, tax receipts, church brochures, and photographs. Box 12 and 13 are mostly a gift from Robert T. Slater.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlueprints of tracts of land in James City County. Carlton Casey land in Jamestown District, surveyed November 6, 1950; William Washington Estate, surveyed October 26, 1951; Mrs. Bessie Carmine property on Old Jamestown Road, surveyed September 2, 1940; Plat of subdivision of portion of Sarah Jones Tract, surveyed April 9, 1948; Survey of Bush Neck Road, Rye Patches and Wallace's Tract, surveyed June 1939; Frederick J. Keck farm in Stonehouse District, surveyed October 1937; Indigo Dam, estate of William Allen Jones, decd, in Jamestown District, surveyed October 1931; Rollo Subdivision, surveyed on November 26, 1930; Stephen's Tract #2, J.W. Penick the owner, in Stonehouse District, surveyed May, 1926; Timberlake Property, surveyed April 23, 1930 and Walthal Tract, surveyed June 1928.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1687 August 8. Copy of will of John Holder, deceased. Proved at the County Court held at James City, 8 August 1687 by the oaths of John White and Dorothy Peach. Recorded by W. Edwards, Cl[erk of] Co[u]r[t]. 1 page. Photostat of Document Signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Copy of a law enacted by General Assembly, 17 February 1644, prohibiting desertions of plantations that have been seated; persons deserting their plantations are not to burn their houses but will receive as many nails as were expended in building them. Signed by William Robertson (d. 1739) Cl[er]k Gen[era]l Ass[emb]ly [from 1702-1738]. 1 page. Document Signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1805 February. Copy of pages from a court record signed by Ro[bert] B. Armistead. \"Found among the ruins of the old Court House at Williamsburg, Va. 1864.\" 2 pages. Copy of Document Signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1813 February 12. Copy of advertisement in the Richmond Enquirer for the rent or lease of the Greenspring Estate. 1 page. Typewritten Copy of Newspaper Clipping.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1820 September 1. Census record of James City county for 1820. Signed by Rich[ar]dson Henley, assistant to the Marshal. (Note reads \"From Lib. of Cong.\") 1 page. Photostat of Document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1827 June 30. Copy of Complaint brought by Archer Hankins, late sheriff of James City and Committee of the esate of James Banks, deceased, against William Gregory, sheriff of King William County, appointed to represent William Gregory, Christopher Johnson, Ann Dudley, G. R. Lambert Meredith, Martha Bingham, Julia Bingham, Jno. Bingham, Geo. Bingham, [?] Lambert (wife of Eugene Sullivan), and Stephen Bingham, the heirs of Stephen Bingham. Concerns a tract of land in James City county called \"Mount Folly.\" 3 pages. Document Signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1847 May 6. Memorandum of deed of trust executed on 21 Sep[tember] 1841 is filed as an exhibit in the Chancery Suit in the Supr[eme] Court of James City County and City of Williamsburg by Upshur's executors vs. Pryor and others. Signed by P. P. Mayo. Fragment. Document Signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1849 January 19. Copy of advertisement in the Richmond Enquirer of the Hickory Neck Academy, James City County, Virginia. 1 page. Typewritten Copy of Newspaper Clipping.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1882-1893 and undated. Tax receipts, James City County, Virginia of Alexander Preston and Alfred Epps and a few miscellaneous receipts. Printed Document Signed. (13 items).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1896 June 1. \"The James City Cavalry, Its Organization and Its Service.\" (Company H, Fifth Regiment, mustered into service 22 May 1861). From \"Our Confederate Column\" in the Richmond Dispatch. Newspaper clipping.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1928 February 12. Bulletin from the Mount Vernon M. E. Church, South, Toano, Virginia. H. Conrad Blackwell, Pastor. 4 pages. Printed Material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1929 June 30. Church Bulletin of Five Forks Church, Old Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, Virginia. Rev. James M. McKnight, Pastor. 4 pages. Printed Material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1946 October 6. Invitation to Homecoming Day at James River Baptist Church, J. E. Bowman, Pastor. 1 page. Typewritten Copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1948 July 27. Letter. Mrs. William Lawrence Gatewood at New York to Brantley Henderson, Jr. at Williamsburg, [?] house and lot, and a store in Toano, Virginia. 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo Year. June 27. Program from Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Norge, Virginia in honor of the visit of the Crown Prince Olaf and Crown Princess of Norway. 1 page. Typewritten Copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated. Program of The County Council of Women's Clubs presenting \"Days in James City County from 1609 to 1817.\" 1 page. Printed Material. (3 items).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated. Bulletin of Hickory Neck Church, Blissland Parish, Toano, James City County, Virginia. 2 pages. Printed Material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated. Brochure of the James City County Chamber of Commerce, Toano, Virginia. 2 pages. Printed Material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1920. Economic Survey for James City County 1920 Census. 1 page. Typewritten Document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1923 October 9. S. H. Hobbs, Jr., Rural Social Science, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. to Miss Mabel Massey, County Home Demonstration Agent, Williamsburg, Virginia. Is sending bulletin compiled from information secured in a survey of the townships in Chatham Co. [N. C.] and a bulletin on Johnston Co. [N. C.]; discusses types of surveys used by his department. 2 pages. Typewritten Letter Signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1924 February 12-13. Program of the Peninsula Farmers Institute. 1 page. Printed Material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Undated. \"A Glimpse of the Progressive School System of James City County\" by H. L. Harris, Supt. of Schools. 7 pages. Typewritten Document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated. \"Health Conditions in James City County.\" 4 pages. Typewritten Document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Samples of typed farm census forms from other locations in 1923: Chowan County, North Carolina; Henderson County, North Carolina; Hertford County, North Carolina; Madison County, North Carolina; Nash County, North Carolina and North Carolina 1923 farm census (blank form. 4 pages). Blank survey on \"Farm Home Conditions\" from Pittsylvania Co., Virginia (2 pages). Sample form for farm census (3 pages). Survey of Whitmell Community made by Rural Sociology Class (3 pages).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated. Farm survey, James City County. 8 pages. Printed Material. (17 items).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated. Farm survey, James City County. 8 pages. Printed Material. (17 items).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1922 June 13. Johnston County: Economic and Social (a Laboratory Study in the Rural Social Science Department of the University of North Carolina) by W. M. Sanders, Jr. and G. Y. Ragsdale.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1922 October. Economic and Social Survey of Albemarle County, University of Virginia Record Extension Series, vol. VII, No. 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1922 November 16. How Farm Tenants Live by J. A. Dickey and E. C. Branson. University of North Carolina Extension Bulletin. The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 47 pages. Printed Material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1923 Virginia Agricultural Census, U. S. Department of Agriculture co-operating with the State Department of Agriculture. 32 pages. Printed Material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Colonel William Allen House (P1), formerly owned by Miss Fanny Allen and later owned by Mr. Mercer Taylor. Four miles west of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Ashland Farm (P2), formerly owned by Captain William Morecock. Located at Diascond station. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Binn's Place (P3), located west of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Carter's Grove (P4), home of Mrs. Archibald McCrea. South of Williamsburg. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Carter's Grove (P5), home of Mrs. Archibald McCrea. South of Williamsburg. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Carter's Grove (P6). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Carter's Grove (P7). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Carter's Grove (before restoration) (P8). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Cowlesville\" (P9), original home of the Cowles family. Owned by C. C. Cowles. Located on Rt. 603 just north of Rt. 610, six miles west of Toano on the Old Forge Road (much remodeled). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurtis Home (P10). Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCurtis Home (P11). Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Edwards Place (P12), owned by Mrs. Marcus Cottrell. Located four miles northwest of Toano at the intersection of Rt. 601 and Rt. 603. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Gatewood Place Kitchen (P13), owned by C. Ordway. Located one half mile west of Toano on Forge Road. Now destroyed. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGreen Spring (P14), ruins of the second house at Green Spring, built about 1800. The foundations of the Sir William Berkeley house at Green Spring are south of this house about two hundred yards. Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Green Spring (P15), aerial view. Photographic print, 7\"x9\". Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Green Spring (P16), aerial view. Photographic print, 7\"x9\". Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGreen Spring (P17), aerial view. Photographic print, 9¼\"x11¼\". Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Grove Hill (P18), built by John Cowles in the 1830's. Later owned by Mr. C. C. Cowles. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hankins Family House (P19), owned by the Hankins family. Later owned by Mr. E. K. Pettit. Old house at Six Mile Ordinary, Rt. 60. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Harris House (P20), owned by Harris estate. Located about six miles southwest of Lightfoot and ¾ miles west of Jolly's Mill Pond. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Harris House (P21), six miles southwest of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Harris House (P22), owned by Mr. James Harris. Located about seven miles southwest of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hickory Neck Episcopal Church (P23), on Rt. 60 above Toano. This is only part remaining of the original church which was built about 1733. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hockaday Place (P24), owned by B. S. Bowmer. Located about one mile and a half west of Diascund Bridge. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents James' Place (P25), former home of Colonel George James. Later owned by Mr. P. H. Richardson. Located approximately four miles north of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Captain George Lee House (P26), owned by Captain Lee of Newport News.  Located north of Croaker.  Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view.  Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Lombardy (P27), home of Littleton Waller. Later owned by Mr. Branch Martin. Located west of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents MacDowell's (P28), owned by the Barnes estate. Located about four miles north of Toano on the road leading from the Forge Road to the Williamsburg-Richmond stage road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Martin Home (P29), owned by Miss Williana Wilkinson. Located about half a mile west of Toano on the Forge Road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Martin Home (P30), owned by Miss Williana Wilkinson. Located about half a mile west of Toano on the Forge Road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Martin's Place (P31), two miles northwest of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Olive Branch Christian Church (P32), one and a quarter mile southeast of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pierce's (P33), located at Toano. This was originally \"Taylor's\" but prior to the Civil War was bought by Mr. Felix Pierce. There were three cemeteries on the place, one belonging to the Taylor family and two so old that no one recollects who was buried in them. After the Pierces died, this place was bought by Mr. Wesley Marston. The chimney and foundations are the only parts of the original house left which bear evidence of early eighteenth century construction, the chimney being laid in Flemish bond on flat side, and English bond on front and back surfaces. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pinewoods (P34), home of Warburton family. As it appears before it was partially destroyed by fire. Photographic print, 8\"x10\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pinewoods (P35). Photographic print, 8\"x10\", black and white, showing a rear view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Poplar Grove (P36), Wynne Place. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Powhatan (P37), once owned by Doctor Martin. Later owned by E. M. Slauson. Located a few miles west of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Powhatan (P38), once owned by Doctor Martin. Later owned by E. M. Slauson. Located a few miles west of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Redwood Ordinary (P39), now known as Green Shingle Inn. The present structure was built about 1790 to replace the old burned ordinary. Owned originally by the Redwood family, but subsequently bought by the Slater family. Served almost continuously as a tavern. Located at the intersection of the Forge Road and the Williamsburg-Richmond Stage Road in Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Old Richardson House near Croaker (P40). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents River View (P41), former home of the Norvell family. Later owned by Mr. Herbert Bloomberg. Located on York River about eight miles east of Toano. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Slater Place (P42), owned by R. V. Timberlake. Located about five miles northwest of Toano on road from Forge Road to Doncastle's Ordinary on the Williamsburg-Richmond Stage Road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Stuart Place (P43), owned by E. C. Stuart. Located about a mile and a half northwest of Diascund Bridge. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Summer House (P44), owned by Mr. Slater. Located about three miles south of Chickahominy Church on \"Old Brick Mill Road.\" Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Summer House (P45). Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a rear view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Vaiden Family House (P46), located at Norge. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Warrenton (P47), known in the past as Rutleigh. Acquired early in the 19th century by the Warren family. Later restored by the Grantham family. Later owned by Mr. Dozier. Located about five miles west of Toano on Forge Road, facing Windsor Castle. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Warrens (P48), owned by the Warren family. Located about four miles west of Toano, just off the Forge Road. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Watkins House (P49), owned by J. B. Larson. Later owned by [?] Peterson. Located three and half miles east of Lightfoot. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents White Hall Tavern (P50), home of the Geddy family. One and a quarter miles north of Toano. In the interior are a very fine staircase and much early woodwork. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Windsor Castle (P51), home of William Bush. Owned by Mrs. William Walker Ware. Photographic print, 5\"x7\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnidentified House (52). Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white, showing a front view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnidentified House (53). Photographic print, 3½\"x5¾\", black and white, showing a side view. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One booklet: \"Sheriffs of James Citty Countie\" by Barbra M. Cook, Subsheriff, 1994. Gift of Barbra M. Cook, deputy sheriff of James City County via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Postcard of Green Shingle Inn, Toano, with a copy of a newspaper article about the Inn which was destroyed in 1963. Copy of a photograph of the hotel near the Powder Magazine, ca. 1900 and a photocopy of photograph of students at Matthew Whaley School. Individuals are identified.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotostat copies of James City County petitions, beginning in the 18th century.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJefferson County is now a part of West, Virginia. See related collections: Mss. MsV I1 Jefferson County, W. Va. Merchant's Index, Mss. Acc. 2008.320 Jefferson County, Virginia (W.Va.)Tax Records\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList (printed), 1831, of land returned as delinquent for taxes in Jefferson County, Va. [W.Va.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBill of sale, 1796, for a slave sold by Robert Hoskins to John Mundell in King and Queen County, Va.Gift of John Lawrence. Three court documents, 1796 and undated, two signed by Ro[bert] Pollard, clerk. (Mss. Acc. 1997.31b). July 1967 \"Bulletin of the King and Queen County Historical Society.\" Agreement between Nicholas Dillard and Polly Browning for 95 acres in King and Queen County. February 11, 1792. (transferred from Gloucester County).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTyped copy of a rent roll, 1769 and copy of a court order, 1830, to pay Lawrence W. Berry for his services as Commonwealth's Attorney\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFragment of the will, 1705, of [?] Clayborne; typed extracts from a tax book, 1815 (65 typed sheets); copy of petition, 1843, from citizens of county to General Assembly of Virginia concerning the disposal of land in the county and a memorandum, 1863, signed by John Letcher concerning the arrest of a slave charged with attempted murder. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Leaflet written by Ann Harrison Booker Darst, \"Parson Skyring\" The Rev. Henry Skyring, 1729-1795, A tribute on the 200th anniversary of his death in 1995. Gift of Ann H.B. Darst. (Acc. 1998.36). Photographs used for the July 1938 William and Mary Quarterly article, \"Homes in the County.\" Daily Press book review of \"A History of Virginia Pioneer Papermakers\" with emphasis on the paper mill in West Point. Programs for the 250th founding of King William County, April 1952. Brochure on King William County, with notes. ca 1960. (Acc. 2008.193)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTyped transcriptions of pew rental lists: 1721 and 1748, for Christ Church Parish; 1750, for [St. Mary's] White Chapel Parish and a newspaper clipping, 13 February 1936, from the Rappahannock Record on the history of St. Mary's White Chapel by Elizabeth Comps Pierce. 4 items. Photographs from 1937: \"Bewdley,\" Lancaster Courthouse (Lancaster Post Office and former jail), Overseer's house on the Black Stump Quarter of Robert Carter's Corotoman Plantation (Weems Post Office), Sipes House (Lively Post Office) and Armstrong House (Palmer Post Office).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of court order, 1830, to pay Edward Campbell for his services as Commonwealth's Attorney for Lee County, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTyped copy of an advertisement in the Daily National Intelligencer, Washington, September 30, 1814, by James Monroe concerning sale of land; letter, 1863, from George K. Fox of Campbell Court House, Virginia, to L.W.S. Hough at Leesburg about Loudoun County bonds; booklet, July 1, 1861, containing names of purchasers of Loudoun County bonds numbered 1-358 and executed copies of July1, 1861 bonds, numbered 361-370 and 387-400 of Loudoun County. 24 pieces. And photograph of site of home of John Champe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTax list (tithes, land and carriages), 1769, for St. Martin's Parish (mutilated); document, 1852, in lawsuit of Spicer and Harris v. J. M. Macon, Jr., agent; papers in suits against J. and W.W. Beadles in 1852 and court orders, 1853-1854, to pay Robert T. Gooch for services as witness. 7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelated material: Mss. MsV Lev10 Lunenburg County, Va. Docket, 1843E, Mss. MsV T3 Lunenburg County, Va. Sheriff's Tax Book, 1843\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of the will, 1817, of John T. Ravenscroft and accompanying papers and typescript of a letter, 1781, of D. C. Stokes, College Camp, William and Mary, to [Thomas] Nelson regarding Stokes' discharge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCumberland Parish Records Alphabetical order by subject. Church Matters J. H. Morrison to Dr. Perry regarding the Vestry and a Chimney. 1862. Correspondence B.M. Atkinson to his father about his Christmas plans. 1860. Thomas E. Locke to William J. Neblett enclosing papers on Buford's will, M. Forland's deed and other papers. Mentions R.B. Atkinson.1855. Financial – Correspondence, 1852-1868 Financial receipts, invoices, letters about the rector's salary. 38 items. 1852-1874. Financial – Taxes Receipt for taxes paid to the Sheriff of Lunenburg. Most are property taxes on 197 acres of land. 17 items. 1856 to 1869. 17 items. 1856-1865. Financial – Treasurer's Reports. 1847-1874. 16 items. Financial Matters – Bonds, Bills, Invoices, Subscriptions, Receipts and Taxes. St. John's Church and others. 35 items. 1848-1904. Some names mentioned: William H. Perry, Treasurer of the Parish; L.J. James E. Davis, Roger B. Atkinson, J.H. Morrison, Roger B. Atkinson, J.J. Deshazer, George Southall, Rev. Thomas E. Locke, Rev. Henry Wall, Rev. J. L. Sothoron, W.S. Watkins, Anderson Stewart, Harrison J. Elden, W.W. Webber, John. S. Hansbrough, Neblett Family, Colonel Sheets, Charles Smith, Mrs. John T. Merryman, Alice Ingram,W.G. Marshall, treasurer of Parish by 1904 and others. Letter from Dr. Bird, Dinwiddie County, about preaching at St. John's Church at the invitation of Mr. Neblett. 1863. Legal Matters Correspondence between Dr. W.H. Perry and A. M. and Richard Nelson, Carrolton, Mississippi about the case, Kreatts vs. Creath where Richard Nelson is representing Dr. Perry in the suit to get payment on a note. 1856-1860:1877 Deed between Malcom Macfarland and Vestry of Cumberland Parish for 190 acres. 1840. Rectors Resignation letter of Rector Dr. J. H. Morrison. May 1863. Vestry Meeting notes and letters about job openings, position acceptance and declining and resignations. 1857-1863. Rectors – Thomas E. Locke Payment accounts for 1838-1854, plus resignation and salary dispute, 1855. Vestry Minutes 1842, 1856, 1857, 1862 and undated. Originally accessioned as 1939.224 as a gift from WH Perry, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatent, 1759, granting 400 acres of land to John LeGrand (signed by Francis Fauquier).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of court order, 1830, to pay Horace Stringfellow for his services as Commonwealth's Attorney; and deed of trust, 1932, given by Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover to William E. Carson, covering tracts of land in Madison County, Va. including Hoover's camp on the Rapidan River. Typed draft of an article, \"The Hebron Church Birth Register\" by Arthur L. Keith. 1934.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolume 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolume 1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolume 2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNews clippings about the records of early Mathews County. Ca. 1940. Letter from Ellen R.T. Lane in Woodstock, Virginia to her cousin about her Mother's boarding school. August 15, 1883.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1772-1858, relating to Mecklenburg County, Va. Includes copies of court orders, 1830, to pay William B. Banks as Commonwealth's Attorney; William Townes as jailor, and Richard H. Walker as sheriff; church records (including certificate of baptism and letter of removal); marriage licenses, and notes concerning Revolutionary War soldiers, Native Americans and race horses. 17 items. Flyer from Charles B. Stuart, Randolph Macon College, about arrangements to \"…execute analyses of Soils, Marls, Guano, Minerals, \u0026amp;c., and to impart instruction in Analytical Chemistry.\" Undated. Photocopies of flyers for an auction at Prestwould. May 24-25, 1946.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatent granting 70 acres of land in Mecklenburg County to William Marrable. 1772. On vellum. 15 1/4 x 13 inches. 1 piece. Medium oversize.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes rubbing from binding of a Middlesex County record book; copy of orders, 1676, concerning provisions for soldiers to be sent out against Native Americans; copy of petitions, 1700, presented by the freeholders of Middlesex County to the House of Burgesses (from court record book); and copy of receipt, 1781, for supplies furnished by Philip Ludwell Grymes for public use. 4 items. Copies of blueprints of suggested original arrangement of the interior of the second Christ Church as built in 1714. 2 copies. 1938. Three articles on Middlesex County history by Carroll C. Chowning. 1932, 1934 and 1935. Notecard with a pencil sketch of the Christ Church altar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists, 1832-1833, of land returned as delinquent for taxes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBroadside, 1856, announcing the opening of the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs. Receipt for G.W. Lyle from Henry M. Conrad, Dr. Transfer, Livery, Feed and Sale Stable in Radford, Virginia.,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA list of lands and lots returned as delinquent, 1831. 4 p. 29 cm. Printed. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistory, 1869-1931, of Liberty Spring Christian Church, Nansemond County, Va.; and copy of patent, 1663, granting 1850 acres of land to Richard Bennett. 2 items. Photograph of a map, \"The Lower Parish of Nansemond County, Virginia.\" Time period covered is late 1600's. Map made by J.H. Granbery in 1946.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelated material: Mss. MsV Lev11-12 Nelson County Va. Sheriff's Receipt Book, 1811-1837 Mss. MsV T4 Nelson County, Va. Tax Book, 1835 There is no material for Nelson County in the Virginia Counties Collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Papers, 1865-1866 and undated, relating to New Kent County, Va. Includes license, 13 November 1866, to Dr. L. C. Crump to practice medicine and two tax receipts for Crump; receipts, 1865, for U. S. taxes to W. A. Patterson and W. W. Taliaferro; and photograph of St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the \"Criss Cross House.\" 9 items. Handwritten copy of letter from William Gooch to the Vestry of New Kent County recommending Mr. Thacker. Circa 1729/30. Family tree of Robert Christian and Mary Brown of Cedar Grove, New Kent County. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBond, 1862, of Isaac Bales of loyalty to the United States.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of court orders, 1830, to pay William Barnard for his services as jailer and Mordecai Cooke for his services as sheriff and a bond, 1765, of William Harwood and Samuel Langley to Elizabeth Ashley. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLegal papers, receipts, correspondence and financial records generated by Northampton County.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning a contract to carry mail between Eastville and Norfolk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the use of a horse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRoad construction\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDebt suit\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGift of Dr. \u0026amp; Mrs. H. Norton Mason, 1965.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy (printed) of the inventory, 1674, of the estate of Ambrose Feilding of Wickocomoco Hall, Northumberland County, Va. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtracts, 1783-1786, from Ohio County, W. Va. records. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1841-1920, relating to Orange County, Va. Includes documents, 1841, concerning lawsuit of Jeremiah Morton v. William C. Willis; and petition, 1920, of citizens of Orange County, Va. concerning the unveiling of a tablet to World War I dead. 4 items. Calling card advertisement for \"Stratford Fund\" tea at St. Thomas House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, 4 October 1817, from William S. Marye to inhabitants of valley lying between the Blue Ridge and the Massanutten and Fort Mountains concerning the formation of a new county [Page County.] 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLedger, Page County, Virginia, 1889-1892, 730 pp., recording the sale of general merchandise to more than 100 individual customers and businesses. One of the customers was the Luray Caverns and Hotel Company. Alphabetical index in front of volume. Sampling of names mentioned in the ledger was provided by the seller: Luray Caverns and Hotel Company, George Lee, William Jenkins, Tannery, Captain W. H. Smith, YMCA Masonic Lodge, Reverend N. W. Hackley, Arlington Hotel Company, Joseph Zirkle, John W. Strickler, Reverend H. M. Wharton, William Rosser, George Carter, Washington Carter, Lee Washington, Marshal Baylis, John A. Jackson, Albert Johnson, William Mundy. 1 volume. Purchase.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvertisement for sale of \"Fairystones.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo newspaper articles written by Mary Lee Keister Talbot about early residents of South Fork and South Branch Valleys of the Potomac and a new interpretation of Fort Seybert, 2 April and 7 May 1937. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA 1771 deed of trust from Tully Choice to James Smith and Company for a piece of land. A marriage license, November 16, 1859, between Reuben H. Carter and Mary M. Robertson and a marriage license, December 20, 1858, between James A. Witcher and Phebe C. Haley. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inventory and appraisal of the estate of Josiah Marshall including the following: one negroe man, James, oats and corn, farm implements and tools, and blacksmith equipment, signed by Wm Moseley (?), Arthur Moseley (?), and Francis Lewis as appraisers, and signed as ordered and recorded by by Ab[new] Crump. October 20, 1791. 2 pp. A manuscript, \"The Genesis of Powhatan County in Virginia\" by Floyd B. Taylor. 2 items.1936. The materials in this collection were donated by Floyd B. Taylor in 1936 and purchased by W\u0026amp;M Special Collections Research Center in 1981.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of a typed transcription, with index, of vestry minutes of St. Patrick Parish, 1755-1774. Bond given by Joseph Bohan to Philemon Holcombe, March 28, 1788. Printed report \"Second Report of the Prince Edward Landmark Committee,\" 1928. Copy of a print of the Union Theological Seminary. Undated. Notes by Mrs. Margaret H. Morton from the Prince Edward County Courthouse on the prisons in the county. Appeared in the October 1937 William and Mary Quarterly. Notes copied by Mrs. Margaret H. Morton from the Prince Edward County Courthouse about Mr. Burks's buildings as part of a lawsuit between Woodson and Burks in 1767. Typed carbon copy of Declarations of James Pugh, James Moss, James Wooldridge, Peter Grigg and James Taylor about their participation in the Revolutionary War. Other notes concerning Revolutionary War claims. Correspondence between Dr. Earl Gregg Swem and W.S. Morton. 1936. Notes about Prince Edward County by Mrs. Margaret H. Morton. Mentions Richard Darfson, Peter Legrand, Dr. John Fisher, James Thackson, John Meadley, James Roberts, John Moore, Jr., Abraham Venable, Benjamin Augell, John Le Neve, John Bonds, Charles Anderson, Matthias Flournoy, John Pryor Smith, Charles Smith, Zachariah Leigh, Thomas Yuille and Michael McDearman. Dates covered are from mid to late 1700's. Notes taken in 1936.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1866-1868, relating to lawsuits in Prince George County, Va. against Matthew W. Raney for debt. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1728-1752, relating to Prince William County, Va. Mostly documents concerning the settlement of estates but also includes copy of [quit] rent roll, 1738; document, 1752, concerning debt; and guardian's bond, 1743, for Thomas Young. Two items in this collection were donated by Mrs. Marion S. Mallory in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1753-1865, concerning Princess Anne County, Va. Includes writ, 1753, to adjourn the county court of Princess Anne signed by Robert Dinwiddie (gift of Benjamin B. Burroughs) and license, 1865, of Richard H. Baylor, a Baptist minister, to perform marriage ceremonies. 2 items. Photographs of Communion silver of Old Donation Church, communion silver of the Eastern Shore Chapel, the Anthony Fentress house, the Eastern Shore Chapel and the Old Donation Church. 5 photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndenture between Augustine and Silvester Blidenbrough and Thomas Moss for land in Rappahannock County. January 23, 1661. Incomplete. Includes typescript. Medium Oversize.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNegative photostatic copy of a list, 1724, of African Americans instructed and baptized by John Garzia, minister of the parish of North Farnham. 1 item. Newspaper article on the frozen Rappahannock isolating the Northern Neck in Farnham, Virginia and about an old church in Farnham, Virginia. Newspaper article on the frozen Rappahannock isolating the Northern Neck in Farnham, Virginia and about an old church in Farnham, Virginia. Minutes of September 22, 1774 meeting of the Association of Richmond County \"for the choosing of a committee agreeable to the Seventh Resolve made and entered into by the delegates from the different countys in the Coloney of Dominion of Virginia on Williamsburg the first day of August last.\" (after 1st Virginia Conventon, Revolutionary War) Copy by LeRoy Peachy, Clk. Back of document, \"The meeting of the Association September 22, 1774 for choosing a committee for the County to watch...in defence of American freedom.\" Lists the people chosen for each area of the county.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelated Material: Mss. MsV V1 Poll book, 1782-1810, for election of delegates to the General Assembly from Rockbridge County, [Va.], Mss. MsV Lev14 Rockbridge County, Va. Justice of the Peace Judgement and Execution Book, 1838-1849, Mss. MsV Lev15 Rockbridge County, Va. Court Receipt Book, 1833-1855\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted list of land and lots returned as delinquent for taxes, dated 1831. Includes lands and lots sold. 10 p. 30 cm. 4 copies. Printed copy of the will of Alexander Telford. 1790. 2 items. Eight licenses, 1800-1805, for 'ordinaries' in Rockbridge County, Va. for Alexander Shield, Christopher Clyee, Nicholas Spring, Win Bailey, Benjamin Darst, Daniel Windell, John Conkey and William Niblack. Deed between Sarah C. Bourland and James Walker, January 2, 1863. Legal documents signed by John Ruff and others in regard to a payment of debts. December 16, 1840 to September 3, 1849. 5 items. Sworn statements certifying commissioners to oversee voting sites in Rockbridge County for presidential election of 1860. 27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1770-1871, relating to Rockingham County, Va. Includes two deeds, 1828 and 1871; partial inventory and sale of personal property of James Dever; account book, 1860-1867, of John W. Minnich, a teacher; accounts of the board of school commissioners (including student names); and documents, 1770-1843, concerning lawsuits (including criminal cases and criminal cases involving slaves). 521 items. The lawsuit material begins with Box 19, folder 3 and is divided into two alphabetical groups which are organized by the main person in the lawsuit. The second group is in Box 20. These lawsuits contain various spellings of the participants' names, often two or three spellings in the same page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLocal Election Ballot. May 28, 1891. 2 items. Advertisement cards for Strayer and Lupton in Harrisonburg, Virginia, O'Ferrall and Patterson in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and W.J. Downs, \"Hides wanted.\" Undated. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of court order, 1830, to pay Edward Campbell for his services as Commonwealth's attorney for Russell County, Va. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of court order, 1830, to pay Jacob Lynch for his service as clerk of the court of Scott County, Va. Advertisement in Morgantown, Virginia for Dr. C.M. Lane's Improved Medical Remedies and Dr. Scott's White Circassian Liniment. 1855.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBroadside order sheet for vegetable seeds by Jonathan Wood of New Lebanon. 1833. Advertisement for a sewing machine by Hottel and Keller in Toms Brook, Virginia. Grocery list on the back. Undated. Advertisement by Strayer and Coffman for their \"Cheap Store\" in New Market, Virginia. March 31, 1810.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocuments, 1779-1819, concerning land transactions in Southampton County, Va. Purchased from Charles Hamilton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelated material: Mss. Acc. 2008.319 Fredericksburg, Virginia District Court Ledgers, 1787-1840\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocuments, 1798-1841, concerning Spotsylvania County, Va. Includes tax bill; legal receipt, 1799, for execution in the lawsuit of Charles Thompson v. Joseph Newton \u0026amp; John Day; and extracts, 1798, from the will of James Somerville. Campaign speech, handwritten and transcribed, by unknown. August 1788.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of quit rent roll, 1724, for Stafford County, Va. Photocopy of May 8, 1974 Richmond Times-Dispatch article on old papers returned to Stafford County. Newspaper article on the price of negroes in Stafford County in 1722. 1881. Handwritten document (copy of an original) of \"An Act to Exempt Certain German Protestants in the County of Stafford from the Paiment of Parish Levies.\" 1730. Photographs of the Clerk's Office, Courthouse and the County Jail. Undated. Typed history of the Old Courthouse buildings. Undated. Copy of a map, \"Colonial Tidewater, Virginia. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Papers, 1927-1939, relating to Surry County, Va. Includes list, 1927, of places in Surry County compiled by A. W. Bohannon; and printed tour guide, 1939, to places in Surry County conducted by Thomas Rolfe Branch, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Card advertising Wigwam Brand Virginia Hams. Undated. Transcribed records which relate to the expulsion of mercenary attorneys. Undated. March 1929 edition of \"Representative\" a newspaper of the Surry County Schools. Patent for Humphrey Baylis for 440 acres in Surry County adjacent to \"College Lines.\" Signed by William Gooch. December 1, 1740. Patent is a gift of Ethel D. Roberts, 1936.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1776 and 1932, relating to Sussex County, Va. Includes copy of will, 177[8?], [mutilated] of John Clanton; and newspaper clipping, 1932, concerning court held in Sussex County, 18 July 1776, and considered the first court held under authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollection relating to Warwick County, much of it concerning the Colonial era. Contains legal disputes, estate papers, court findings, petitions, correspondence, etc. Also contains correspondence relative to the Civil War and papers concerning the American Revolution and slavery. This collection has been microfilmed and is restricted to MICROFILM USE ONLY. NOTE: transcriptions of the colonial portion of the records are available in Richard Dunn: Warwick County, Virginia, colonial court records in transcription (F232 .W27 W3 2000 (Swem stacks and Swem Rare Books) and F232 .W27 W3 2008 (Swem Rare Books).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated items and photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 7 May 1659.  Will of Henry Jacksonn [sic] of Mulberry Island; divides his estate amongst son Henry, daughters Sarah and Dorothy, his wife's sons John and Emanuell [sic] Wills, also Emanuell's [sic] wife Elizabeth, his grandchildren Mary and Ann, and his wife Elizabeth Jackson; appoints Robert Pyland and Miles Cary overseers of his estate; witnessed by Robert Pyland, William Gwinett, and William Thomas.  1 p. 11 [Decem]b[e]r 1679.  Orders passed by the court of Warwick County; require a penalty of 400 pounds of tobacco to be assessed on the Owners of \"stone\" horses under fourteen hands allowed to run free in order to prevent the spoiling of the \"Breed of the Countrey\"; whereas \"we find...[the] Continuall destroying [of] our Stocks by Wolves\" a reward of 200 pounds of tobacco is offered for presenting a wolf's head before the magistrate; whereas \"we find...that there are diverse and ill minded people that carry gunns [sic] shooting and ranging upon any man's Land\" it is ordered that anyone carrying a gun on another man's property without the owner's permission shall pay a penalty of 200 pounds of tobacco and forfeit their gun; recorded by William Bolton.  1 p. These documents have not been microfilmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeposition, 1794, taken in Washington County, Va., in the suit of Alexander Quarrier v. Robert Watkins in the Superior Court of Richmond County, Ga. and court order, 1830, to pay Edward Campbell for his services as Commonwealth's attorney for Washington County. Barter Theatre pamplet. 1949. Barter Theatre program for \"Margin for Error.\" 1940-41. Advertisement mailing for flour by Anderson and Shaffer of Hamilton, Ohio to J.B. Mongle and Son of Holston, Virginia. 1891.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotostat copy of the Memorial of the committee of the County of West Augusta to the convention of the Colony of Virginia. [1774] and transcript. 1 piece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Papers, 1830-1878 and undated, relating to Westmoreland County, Va. Includes court orders, 1830, to pay clerk, jailor and sheriff; document, 1845, in lawsuit of William Teffey et al. v. Elizabeth M. Sutton; newspaper clippings; and a printed circular. Newspaper article on Yeocomico Church. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted list, 1831, of lands returned as delinquent for taxes in Wythe County, Va. Accessor's listing of property of Samuel Williams. Includes list of slaves and their ages, acreage, and dwelling house and outbuildings. April 1, 1815. (Mss. Acc. 2001.44)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelated publications:Charles Parish Register available published as Landon C. Bell, Charles Parish, York County, Va. Richmond: Virginia State Library Board, 1932.  There are slight discrepancies in words between the printed versions of the Charles Parish register and the manuscript copy at Swem Library and Bell re-arranged the entries. The original Charles Parish register is at the Virginia State Library. See ledgers, journals and family papers from York County, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlat of A.W. Hitchen's Farm, portion south of U.S. Parkway in Bruton District. Surveyed April 1938.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Extracts, 1782-1788, from county records; copy of account, 1668, for funeral expenses of Thomas Foote; photocopy of will, 1775, of William Nelson; copy of newspaper advertisement, 1812, for sale of Bell-Field; and print, 1862, from a printed book of Wynn's Mill. December 10, 1942 letter to the Citizens of the Magruder Area from Carl W. Porter, Commander, of the Public Works Department, Naval Operating Base about building a camp for the Seabees and citizens needing to vacate their homes. York County Court House Agreement and Origin. Undated, but after 1941. Indenture between Henry Graves and William Allen for York County land. Original. July 13, 1790. (Gift of John Jennings who noted a relationship between \"Six Mile Ordinary,\" \"Allen's Ordinary\" and Lightfoot, Virginia. Typed transcript of letter from Samuel Terrell from a camp near Yorktown to Major Garrett Minor in Louisa County. September 30, 1781.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotebook containing a manuscript copy of the Charles and New Pocosin [sic] Parish Register. Volume 1, part 1. Births and Baptisms. 1648-1800. Index.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotebook containing a manuscript copy of the Charles and New Pocosin [sic] Parish Register. Volume 1, part 2. Births and Baptisms. 1648-1800. Index.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotebook containing a manuscript copy of the Charles and New Pocosin [sic] Parish Register. Volume 2. Deaths. 1665-1787. 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