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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.

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).

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.

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

A British eulogy that features a boulder labeled "Washington," steadfast amidst a raging sea. By W.P. Blake, London.

Draft of MS-5754. Committee of Massachusetts House of Representatives requests Fisher Ames to thank cadets and artillery of Commonwealth of Mass. in oration.

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].