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Book, Overseer's Account book, 1785/1798 Box 38

This ledger includes a list of slaves at the Mount Vernon Plantations, clothing alloted to them each year, inventory of cattle, Nov. 15, 1785, accounts with the several plantations, accounts with shoemakers, overseers, and bricklayers. With other Accounts (including ones from George Augustine and Lawrence A. Washington, Tobias Lear, John and H. Fairfax, and Anthony Whiting).

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Diary of George Washington, 1797 1 Volumes Box for George Washington autograph diary

Small book bound in leather, entitled "The American Repository of Useful Information containing a Calendar of the present Year ...", engraved on front is "Autograph of General Washington" and "Given to C. Hughes at Mount Vernon, 1825, Judge B. Washington". Originally pasted in front were two letters, one dated December 24, 1825, Bushrod Washington to G.C. Washington, and one December 23, 1825, George Corbin Washington to C. Hughes [see letters under proper date]. The letter were removed from the diary during conservation treatment.

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Document, List of suits, 1797 Box 12, Folder 1797.05.06

Dated at the top, the list of 11 suits includes: "1 Full Suit of Regimentals;" ditto half; and suits of Spanish cloth; olive colour; dark brown; lighter brown; half mourning; raven grey; black; then under the heading "Velvet - Silk - & Cassimer" 1 full Suit – Velvet, 1 Uncut.

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Document, Plan for garret chamber, 1797 Box 13, Folder 1797.09.15

Notes and measured drawing in Washington's hand, specifying how a stove could be installed in a corner of one of the garret or attic bedrooms at Mount Vernon. Drawn at "a scale of a foot to an inch" Washington remarks that "every part of it may be exactly measured and perfectly understood by any workman." While not dated (but on paper watermarked 1795, and therefore possibly as early as that), the drawing appears to be either a draft or Washington's file copy of a similar plan sent to Clement Biddle on 15 September 1797, cf. RM-1122.

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Financial record, Bank of Alexandria, 1794/1799 Box 8, Folder 1794.08.02

Account ledger with Bank of Alexandria (record of deposits and drafts) - holograph - 10 leaves - one page tipped in at end of ledger. This statement, dated March 20, 1821, concerns two of Washington's drafts to Samuel Washington in 1797 and 1799 for $ 1,000.00. Docketed on verso of final leaf: "Stuart's Exers on Washington etc. Filed with Depon of Jas. K. McKenna 16 May 1821."

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