Search

Start Over Collection Martha Washington collection

Bill of Sale, with Lawrence Lewis Box 2, Folder 1800.03.00

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.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Martha Washington collection
  3. From Martha Washington

Document, Recipe for great cake Box 37, Folder ND1

Written by Martha Parke Custis Peterfor Martha Washington, at Mount Vernon. Martha Washington's Great Cake recipe yields a massive cake requiring forty eggs, four pounds of butter and five pounds of flour, plus fruits and spices. Its large dimensions made it perfect for serving the many family and visitors who flocked to Mount Vernon during the holiday season.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Martha Washington collection
  3. To Martha Washington

Content Warning

ARVAS is an aggregator of archival resources. ARVAS does not have control of the descriptive language used in our members’ finding aids.

Finding aids may contain historical terms and phrases, reflecting the shared attitudes and values of the community from which they were collected, but are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and dehumanizing references to race, ethnicity, and nationality; enslaved or free status; physical or mental ability; religion; sex; and sexual orientation and gender identity.

Many institutions and organizations are in the process of reviewing and revising their descriptive language, with the intent to describe materials in more humanizing, inclusive, and harm-reductive ways. As members revise their descriptive language, their changes will eventually be reflected in their ARVAS finding aids.