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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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Account, Edward Moor to Mary Washington, 1772 Box 4, Folder 1772.04.00

A.D.S. 4 pages. Account for 7 pr. plaid hose, black pettycoat, silk purse, pins, chrystall buttons, copper kettle, hair trunk, snuff box, etc. Autograph document signed, laminated, docketed "Rect. [Ed]ward Moore 13th October 1772," two sheets badly torn and burned, watermark (crown over powder horn and LVG).Receipted on Oct. 13, 1772, on second sheet by Edward Moor.

  1. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  2. Manuscripts Box 4, 1772/1775

Account, Jesse Hill with Mary Washington, 1786/1789 Box 10, Folder 1786.00.00

Account - D.S. 1 page. Account from Oct. 1786-May 1789 amounting to £11.0.4 for iron work, shoeing wheels, ox chains, repairing old stock bands, etc. Credit given of £7.18.0 for 39 1/2 baskets of wheat. Document signed, badly charred, laminated, docketed "Acct. Mr. J. Hill for Mrs. Washington".Account sworn to on Aug. 13, 1790 by Chas. C[aller ?] and receipted by Abner Vernon.

  1. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  2. Manuscripts Box 10, 1785/1786

Account, Mary Washington with Dr. C.W. Mortimer, 1774 Box 4, Folder 1774.00.00

A.D.S. 1 page. Fragment, poor condition. Account for medicines and treatment, including linement, laudanum, cordial mixture, bolus, ingredient for Glysters, etc., amounting to £ 6.18.0. Autograph document signed, laminated, a badly torn and charred scrap of paper, indecipherable watermark, docketed on reverse "Mrs. Washington," and "£6.18 4 Septr. 1774". Date on original catalog card appears [c.1774]. Receipted by W. Mortimer.

  1. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  2. Manuscripts Box 4, 1772/1775
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

George Washington collection, 1654/1799

approx. 25 Linear Feet

This collection contains letters to and from George Washington that have been aquired by the MVLA since 1858. For more information, see content note for individal items. The collection grows organically as new items are acquired.

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George Washington family bible 1 Volumes Shelf F : 6

King James version, containing the old and new testaments. Includes a page located in the book of Jeremiah, inscribed with family genealogical information. It lists the marriage date of Augustine Washington (ca. 1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball (1708-1789), as well as the birth dates of their six children. George Washington, their eldest child, was born "about 10 in the Morning" on February 11, 1731/32, according to the Julian calendar then in use. The leather bound volume is missing the title page and has had extensive conservation work completed.

  1. Series 3. Ledgers and Bound Manuscripts
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Bushrod Washington family papers, 1662/1835

1.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

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).

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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Historic ephemera collection, 1796/1986

1 Linear Feet

This collection includes ephemera from 1796-1986, and contains a variety of formats that primarily relate to the portrayal of George Washington.

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Invitation to marriage ceremony of Martha Custis and George Washington, 1759 Box 1, Folder INVITE 1

Fragment of engraved wedding invitation, which reads "Mrs. Mary Washington requests your prescence at the marriage ceremony of Miss Martha Custis to Col. George Washington." This is a fictitious imagining of what an invitation could have looked like, if one existed, for the wedding of George and Martha Washington.

  1. Invitations, 1855/1859
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Historical Photograph Collection, 1850/2010

89 Linear Feet Variety of container sizes based on photograph sizes and material types. Over-sized items are housed in drawers.

The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Some of the earliest photographs of the estate were created and sold to visitors by the Association as a means of income. Those efforts helped to establish an important collection of 19th century views. The collection spans the 1850s to 2000s and includes over 140 linear feet of analog material providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds, events, visitors, collection objects, personnel, and changes throughout the estate.

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Robert Waldsmith Collection of stereographs and cabinet cards, 1856/1981

236 stereographs and 61 cabinet cards Photographic Prints

Views of Mount Vernon spanning more than 100 years. The Robert Waldsmith Collection consists of approximately 300 stereographs and cabinet cards by Alexander Gardner, N. G. Johnson, Luke D. Dillon, and others. Highlights of the collection include: several west front views of the Mansion, including the earlist known one by Frederick Langenheim, circa 1856; an early view of the tomb, circa 1857, and a collection of Washington statues and buildings honoring the first President.

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