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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Primary Collecting Areas:
George and Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, Founding Era and Early Republic, Historic preservation, Decorative arts, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
Description:

The Fred W. Smith National Library includes general collections, special collections and archives as a resource for scholars, students, and those interested in George Washington, colonial America and the Revolutionary and founding eras.

The library's general collections include secondary source materials on the Washington and Custis families, and the colonial and founding eras.

The Special Collections materials highlight the lives of George and Martha Washington as well as their descendants through correspondence, financial materials, and original books from George and Martha Washington's library.

The archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association holds the historic institutional records of the organization dating back to its founding in 1853.

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Start Over Repository The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon Creator Washington, John Augustine, 1736-1787

Bill, account of loss to John Augustine Washington Box 3, Folder 1771.10.01

A.D. 1 page. Bill, account to John Aug. Washington of loss--a broker's account for settling a loss--plus current account rendered. Autograph document, partly mutilated, laminated, endorsed "Lord Camden(?)", watermark (Garrevenk).

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 3

Bill of sale, John Augustine Washington to Bushrod Washington 1 Sheets Box 10, Folder 1785.10.17

Bill of sale, John Augustine Washington to his son, Bushrod Washington. John Augustine Washington testifies, 'five shillings to me in hand paid by the said Bushrod Washington before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Have Given, Granted, Bargained sold and conveyed...the following Negroe Slaves.." Includes list of slaves by name. Signed by "John Augt. Washington" and witnessed by Jenny [Jane] Washington, Theodorick Lee and Corbin Washington. Autograph document signed, 1 page.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 10

Bond, James Crane, John Crane, and Ephraim Washington to John Augustine Washington, Charles Washington, and James Nourse Box 7, Folder 1782.10.23

D.S. 2 pages. Bond. "We James Crane, John Crane and Ephraim Washington do promise to pay to John Augt. Washington, Charles Washington or James Nourse as executors to the estate of Sam[uel] Washington dec[eased] ... the sum of one Hundred and Eighteen Pounds Six Shillings ..." on or before April 3, 1783. On verso, John A. Washington endorses the bond.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 7

Bushrod Washington family papers 1.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829

The Bushrod Washington Family Papers consist of documents gathered by the descendants of the first President of the United States, George Washington. The collection comprises an assortment of correspondence and legal documents documenting the lives and property ownership of several branches of the Washington family. The collection is organized into five series: Correspondence, Legal Documents, Social, Miscellaneous, and Indenture Notices (Land Deeds).

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Election notice, Tax Commissioners of Westmoreland County Box 6, Folder 1778.03.10

A.D.S. 1 page. A notice of the election of Philip Smith, Joseph Lane, and Fleet Cox to act as Tax Commissioners for Westmoreland County; "freely and Indifferently" elected by Freeholders and Housekeepers. Signed by John Augustine Washington (1736-1787; brother of George Washington), Richard Lee, and Thomas Chilton.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 6

Indenture, George Fairfax and Louisa Lee with John Augustine Washington and Thomas Smith Box 10, Folder 1785.06.01

D.S. 1 page. Torn. Sale by the Lees, husband and wife, to Washington and Smith of Burnt House, Old Quarter and Forest plantations, approx. 2600 acres in all. Burnt House tract located just south of Bushfield, home of JAW. A trustee signs for JAW. Witnessed by Hannah, Mildred, and Bushrod Washington, among others.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 10

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