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Headed "Gen. Washington" this manuscript relates to land taxes George Washington accrued on property in Maryland during the Revolutionary War. The figures on this document match the amounts requested by Sheriff Cawood. The document says "assessed Levy" and records taxes from 1779-1782. It specifically…
George Washington carefully drafted this elegant west elevation of his Mount Vernon mansion. It provides insight into Washington's plans for the second major expansion of his home. The elevation has wide doors and nearly symmetrical windows, while the final construction favored transom lights and the…
Surviving account books, such as this original manuscript of Colonel Washington's sundry accounts 1760-1765, provide a wealth of insight into the daily operations of the Mount Vernon Estate. Colonel Washington's sundry accounts include weekly reports of work done by carpenters as well as inventories…
As the Revolutionary War drew to a close, George Washington consulted booksellers' catalogues and made lists of titles he wished to purchase. On June 20, 1783, while camped at Newburgh, George Washington wrote to Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith requesting the purchase of this two-volume revised…
François-Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Chastellux, served with Rochambeau's army during the Revolutionary War and traveled extensively in America before returning to France in 1783. Fluent in English, Chastellux met and became lifelong friends with George Washington. When Chastellux published reminiscences…
As the first President of the United States, George Washington set many social standards that would be followed by later administrations. He established times for public visits and more formal affairs. Those invited to dine at the executive residence received engraved invitations. Their simple, yet…
On September 6, 1654, Richard Bennet Esq. granted a thousand acres of land along the south bank of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia to Giles Brent Junior. The plot of land did, incidentally, become a part of the Mount Vernon River Farm. George Washington purchased the tract of land…
François-Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Chastellux, served with Rochambeau's army during the Revolutionary War and traveled extensively in America before returning to France in 1783. Fluent in English, Chastellux met and became lifelong friends with George Washington. When Chastellux published reminiscences…
As the first President of the United States, George Washington set many social standards that would be followed by later administrations. He and Mrs. Washington established times for public visits and more formal affairs. Dinners for members of Congress and other important political associates were…
Mathew Carey printed the first American edition of the popular geography text, commonly known as Guthrie's Geography, as a two-volume set accompanied by an atlas. Carey made changes in his American edition and George Washington allowed Carey the use of his personal map collection to aid him in drawing…
As the first President of the United States, George Washington set many social standards that would be followed by later administrations. He and Mrs. Washington established times for public visits and more formal affairs. Those invited to dine at the executive residence received engraved invitations…
Writing from Mount Vernon just a few months after his marriage, George Washington sends an envoy to pick up a chestnut mare purchased by his new brother-in-law, Colonel Burwell Bassett. To Henry Churchill he states, "I was in hopes we should have had the pleasure of seeing you at Mount Vernon in yo[ur]…
When George William and Sally Fairfax moved to England before the Revolutionary War, they asked their neighbor and friend George Washington to help them rent their Belvoir estate and sell the mansion's furnishings. On August 15, 1774, Washington administered an auction of their furniture, utensils,…
Mathew Carey printed the first American edition of the popular geography text, commonly known as Guthrie's Geography, as a two-volume set accompanied by an atlas. Carey made changes in his American edition and George Washington allowed Carey the use of his personal map collection to aid him in drawing…
