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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Peter family papers, 1722/1932

12 Linear Feet 46 boxes

This collection consists of papers collected by various members of the Peter families. It includes letters from George Washington, letters of condolence to Martha Washington after George Washington's death, estate documents, Major George Peter's military papers, land plats and surveys, photo albums, letterbooks, and notebooks that tell of the life of this prominent family in Virginia and the City of Washington.

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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933

approx. 60 Linear Feet

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.

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Letter, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to Tobias Lear, 1799 1 pages Box 34, Folder 1799.12.17

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.

  1. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  2. Manuscripts Box 34, 1799
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Martha Washington collection, 1761/1802

1.25 Linear Feet

This collection contains letters to and from Martha Washington that have been acquired by the MVLA since 1858. For more information, see content note for individual items. The collection grows organically as new items are acquired.

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Letter, from Julia B. & the Society of Females, 1800 Box 5, Folder 1800.02.14

"Hoping that their condolence letter is not taken to be presumptuous, four women write to Martha Washington that their fathers fought with George Washington--therefore they request a lock of his hair, however small, as a memento--in a postscript, they also request a lock of Martha Washington's hair. (See: copy of Martha Washington's reply, dated March 12, 1800)."

  1. To Martha Washington, 1774/1800

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