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Senate Act, Miscellaneous No. 82 for the government's purchase of Mount Vernon, 1848 Box 68, Folder 1848.03.10

Print Senate Act, 30th Congress, 1st Session, Miscellaneous. No. 82. "Memorial of Citizens of the United States, Praying The Purchase of Mount Vernon by the government." The "memorialists" wish the government to purchase one hundred fifty acres at Mount Vernon. They have the "most profound reverence and veneration for everything connected with the memory of the 'Saviour of America.'

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 68, 1846/1848

Sketch, Monument to George Washington by Benjamin West, 1800 Box 35, Folder 1800.00.00

Two sketches shows pyramid-like structure surmounted by statue, and inscription below. Date on original catalog card appears [1800 ?]. On a separate page is a proposed inscription in Latin on reverse of cover. Watermark (crown over armed figure), 3 pages.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 35, 1800

Sketch, proposed monument to George Washington by William Smith, 1800 Box 89 OVERSIZE, Folder 1800.01.01

Sketch, Proposed monument to George Washington by William Smith. Autograph document, drawn by Smith. In oversize folder, in color, watermark (fleur de lis over barred shield). Date on original catalog card appears [1800] [Jan. 1].

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933
  3. Series 3. Oversized Documents and Manuscripts

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