Collections : [The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon]

Account of the proposed costs for exploring, surveying, and patenting bounty lands granted to Richard Smith as a veteran of the French and Indian War under the Proclamation of 1754. Smith's listed part of the 200,000 granted acres is 500 acres. Signed by George Washington. Docket reads, "Pay the within contents of One pound, three shillings, and Eight pence to Captn William Crawford' and is dated February 25, 1774 and signed by Washington as well as William Crawford. Manuscript document signed, 1 page.

Account of transactions and costs between George Washington and George Mercer, in Washington's writing. The listed transactions detail Washington's efforts to secure bounty lands granted to veterans of the French and Indian War under the Proclamation of 1754 on behalf of Mercer and his brother. The docket, in Washington's writing, lists a total cost of £40.11.11. Autograph document signed, 1 page.

Account of transactions and costs between George Washington and George William Fairfax, in Washington's writing. The listed transactions range June 15-December 20, 1774, and include costs for 'cash sent to the Annapolis printer advertizing Belvoir and the sale of goods there', etc. Docket note lists a total of £238.11.10. Autograph document signed, 1 page.

A.D. 46 pages. Autograph document, leatherbound ledger. Account book kept by Fanny Bassett Washington from the death of her husband George Augustine Washington until her marriage to Tobias Lear. Household, financial accounts.

Small, bound account book, A.D.S. 18 pages. Accounts of money received as interest of stock, as part of his claim to the estate of GW. Also, money received on like interest in behalf of Lucinda and Catherine D. Lewis, sale of stock belonging to Charles and John Lewis, Jr., memorandum of expenses, "Memorandum for the year 1805," which describes experiments made in planting crops and the results, "Memorandum of Monies Received and paid away on account of Charles Lewis - John Lewis - Robert Lewis junr. - Lucinda Lewis and Catherine Dade Lewis May - 1807."

Account, Col. William A. Washington with Joshua Riddle. D. 8 pages. Document, folio size. Contains ordinary accounts of miscellaneous goods.

Daily expenditures from cash fund on hand, and money received, with detailed explanation of some receipts and expenditures.

Day by day account in G.W.'s hand, of amt. and price of each item of food bought during the period--for month of June, no day by day account is included, but a total of each thing for 30 days of June.

"An Acct. of Mrs. Washington's Expences from Virginia to my Winter Quarters & back again to Virginia according to the Memms. and accts. which I have received from her & those who accompd. her"--expences amounting to £1064.1

Receipt signed "Daniel Lecock" for payment received by the hands of James Anderson on behalf of Martha Washington for 790 bushels of corn on 2 May 1800.

List of items purchased by Martha Washington from Macleod & Lumsdon, dated at the top 18 February 1800, Alexandria. The accounts, dated 8 July and 9 August, include entries for 47 panes of glass, oil, paint for 30 mahoghany chairs, paint for a wine cooler, varnishing, picture frame gilding, and glazing. Signed by Macleod & Lumdsdon at the bottom, noting that the above money was received in full 9 October 1800.

A list of clothing purchased by Martha Washington from William Jones of Alexandria. Includes suits purchased for enslaved workers Daniel, Marcus, Christopher, and Frank. According to notes on the verso, payments were received from James Anderson on 12 April 1800 and 15 May 1800.

Partially printed bill of exchange charged to the estate of Daniel Parke Custis and signed by Martha Custis.

Autograph document signed in the hand of George Washington, for money received from Doctor Stuart for annuity and a balance due from the estate of John Parke Custis.

Autograph document in George Washington's hand. Receipt for the purchase of a horse. Signed and docketed on verso by George Washington Parke Custis. With facsimile of related receipt provenance notes from the Custis family.

Sale of eleven mules, three sheep, eight oxen, one cow and calf, two heifers, three cows, one riding horse, a quantity of plank, scantling and barrel staves and all the plantation [ ] Farm called Dogue Run, standing property lately sold to Lewis, amounts to $1279.40; Lewis to pay yearly sum of $90 till her death then either return it or pay George Washington's executors the above amount.

A receipt for 22 yards of mantua purchased by Martha Washington as First Lady in Philadelphia from Susanna Lockyer.

"Recd. of Mr. James Anderson Twenty two pounds four shillings & 7 1/2 d, being the Balce. pr. acct. recd. by him of P[hilip] Marsteller for rent of my House & Lot in Alexandria."

Invoice with itemized list of taxes due by George Lewis from Gabriel Lewis, for his properties in Kentucky and Ohio. Autograph document, 1 page. Docket on verso.

Receipt for meals for enslaved workers.