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Letter, George Washington to Burgess Ball 1 pages Box 2, Folder 38

George Washington writes to Burgess Ball, regarding Ball's interest in the federal government purchasing some of his land for the construction of an arsenal. Washington indicates that he will leave the matter to the Secretary of War, Timothy Pickering, and not discuss it further, lest their family connection lend an appearance of impropriety. Ball was married to Frances Washington, the daughter of George's brother Charles. Autograph letter, signed. 3 pages.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Wayne Rickert collection of founders' autographs

Virginia State History Box 3, Folder 23, Box data_value_missing_1123615e31f8f38caf387e35cd66140d

Materials related to the history of Virginia including a booklet on the 1776 Virginia Convention, a booklet on Wichester and the Shenandoah Valley, a pamphlet for William Moseley Brown (a candidate for VA governor), a piece on 'The Madison-Jefferson Correspondence Concerning Religious Liberty, 1784-1789,' an article called 'The Potomac Route to the Western Waters,' an article called 'The Three Generals of the Valley,' a map, postcards, a 'Sketch of Virginia History for the French Veterans, Guests of the Nation,' a piece on Andrew Moore by a Miss Allen, and a thesis summary by Hart called 'Federalism in Virginia 1783-1788 with Special Reference to the Valley.'

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
  2. Freeman Hansford Hart Collection
  3. Publications P-Z

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