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Bushrod Washington family papers 1.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829

The Bushrod Washington Family Papers consist of documents gathered by the descendants of the first President of the United States, George Washington. The collection comprises an assortment of correspondence and legal documents documenting the lives and property ownership of several branches of the Washington family. The collection is organized into five series: Correspondence, Legal Documents, Social, Miscellaneous, and Indenture Notices (Land Deeds).

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Circular letter, Richard Henry Lee to Alexander Martin, John Houston, and Patrick Henry Box 9, Folder 1785.01.14

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.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 9

Historic manuscript collection 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.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Letter, Richard Henry Lee to Bushrod Washington Box 52, Folder 1827.10.03

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.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 52

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