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Copy letter, George Washington to Martha Washington, 1775 2 Sheets Box 105, Folder undated no. 198

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.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 105, undated, nos. 189 -

Excerpts from George Washington and George Cabot letters to Timothy Pickering, 1798 2 pages Box 32, Folder 1798.09.09

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.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 32, 1798/1799

George Washington Letter to Jonathan Boucher, 1773 0.01 Linear Foot

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Letter dated 7 January 1773, from George Washington of Mt. Vernon to Rev. Jonathan Boucher (tutor to John Parke Custis, Washington's step-son) regarding Washington's suggestions for where Custis should attend college. It includes the following comments about William and Mary:

  1. College of William and Mary

George Washington Papers [in part: photostats, printed copies, typescripts], 1755/1932 3.00 Linear Feet

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Photostats, typescripts, original and printed copies of letters and papers of and about George Washington, Martha Washington and Mary Ball Washington; manuscript of "The Washingtons of Sulgrave" by S. H. Lee Washington; portrait engravings and prints of George Washington and places and events associated with him, including an original pen and ink sketch [ca. 1790] by Benjamin H. Latrobe; a piece of sheet music written in honor of George Washington by George M. Cohan; and various maps.

  1. College of William and Mary

Invitation, to Edmund Lee, 1789 Box 5, Folder 1789.09.03, Folder OUT

On September 3, 1789, George Washington sent this letter to Edmund Jennings Lee inviting him to dine at Mount Vernon along with John Marshall and Bushrod Washington. Marshall had recently returned from service as peace commissioner to France and Washington hoped to persuade him to run for Congress in the upcoming election. Lee must have declined this invitation, because his name is not recorded in Washington's diary among his dinner guests that evening.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. George Washington collection, 1654/1799
  3. Series 1. From George Washington, 1654/1799

Legal document, Power of Attorney to George Augustine Washington, 1789 Box 5, Folder 1789.03.18

George Washington grants his nephew, George Augustine Washington, power of attorney during the former's absence from Mount Vernon. George Washington was preparing to take office as first President of the United States, and George Augustine Washington acted as manager of Mount Vernon during George Washington's first term. Witnessed by Tobias Lear and John Fairfax.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. George Washington collection, 1654/1799
  3. Series 1. From George Washington, 1654/1799

Letter fragment, George Washington to William Preston, 1774 1 pages Closed Stacks, Drawer 25, Folder OUT

Fragment of three words, from a letter from George Washington to William Preston. The letter concerns Washington's land on the Great Kanawha River (in present-day West Virginia) acquired under the Proclamation of 1754 and the Proclamation of 1763. This fragment contains three words cut from the letter, 'of it, upon', and is from the missing lower section of the third page. For the remaining letter, see 2024-SC-009-017. Autograph letter unsigned.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Ted and Mary Wendell early American collection, 1721/1826
  3. Series 1. Manuscripts

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