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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Peter family papers, 1722/1932

12 Linear Feet 46 boxes

This collection consists of papers collected by various members of the Peter families. It includes letters from George Washington, letters of condolence to Martha Washington after George Washington's death, estate documents, Major George Peter's military papers, land plats and surveys, photo albums, letterbooks, and notebooks that tell of the life of this prominent family in Virginia and the City of Washington.

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Estate, Account of George Washington with Edward Stabler, 1801 1 pages Box 9, Folder 07

A list of accounts between the Estate of George Washington and Alexandria apothecary Edward Stabler, including purchases for Turlington's Balsam, castor oil, arsenic, balsam copaiva, British oil, salts, purified Salt Petre, cantharides, ipecacuanha, laudanum, tumeric, and opodildo. Payments are marked as received from James Anderson. Autograph document, 1 page.

  1. Series 11. Papers of Thomas Peter, 1732/1852
  2. Subseries 11.4. Estate Documents

Receipt, James Craik medical services rendered during Martha Washington's illness, 1802 1 pages Box 7, Folder 24

Bill addressed to the Estate of Mrs. Martha Washington, Deceased for $200 due to James Craik for medical services rendered Mrs. Washington during her last illness and $5 for cash paid Heyskill for the hire of his carriage. A signed oath by Jacob Hoffman testifies to the validity of the charges.

  1. Series 11. Papers of Thomas Peter, 1732/1852
  2. Subseries 11.1. Financial Documents
James Madison University

George W. Kemper Jr. Medical Ledger, 1857/1892, bulk 1861/1868

0.2 cubic feet 2 folders
The George W. Kemper Jr. Medical Ledger, 1857-1892 [bulk 1861-1868], consists of one large ledger, handwritten by Kemper, including dated entries of names, amounts owed, and occasional notes beneath the names.
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George W. Kemper Jr. Medical Ledger, 1857/1892, bulk 1861/1868 0.2 cubic feet 2 folders

Kemper, George W., Jr. (George Whitfield), 1814-1902
The George W. Kemper Jr. Medical Ledger, 1857-1892 [bulk 1861-1868], consists of one large ledger, handwritten by Kemper, including dated entries of names, amounts owed, and occasional notes beneath the names.
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933

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.

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Letter, Anna Maria Washington Thornton to George Fayette Washington, 1815 Box 44, Folder 1815.02.12

A.L.S. 4 pages. Greenwood. Anna writes to her brother George Fayette of her ill health over a long period -- pain in breast and cough -- describes the medicines she has been taking and efforts to get a doctor from Fredericksburg or elsewhere -- hopes to visit him in summer by packet "if the British will be good enough to keep out of the way." -- writes of her children, Charles and Churchill -- scolds him for not writing. Autograph letter signed, (under cover of letter of March 1) watermark. Name on original manuscript appears as "A. M. Thornton."

  1. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  2. Manuscripts Box 44, 1813/1815

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