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William L. Clements Library. Washingtoniana collection, 1602-1932.

Title: Washingtoniana collection, 1602-1932.

The Washingtoniana collection (approximately 160 items) contains letters and documents concerning George Washington and his extended family, as well as items that discuss Washington and his legacy.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/758450051 View

Pitkin family. Pitkin family papers, 1716-ca. 1870.

Title: Pitkin family papers, 1716-ca. 1870.

The largest number of letters in this collection were written to Timothy Pitkin, a lawyer and politician of Farmington and New Haven, Connecticut, primarily while he was in Washington serving in Congress. He also received a letter from one of his children and from a Norton grandchild. Letters addressed to "Mother" were to Timothy's wife Elizabeth Hubbard Pitkin. The earliest letter is dated 1716 from Jonathan Read to Mr. Pitkin, who probably is Timothy's grandfather William. One undated letter was written about 1870 by Thomas C. Pitkin to his wife Harriet L. Starr Pitkin. The Starr connection may explain a letter written by Samuel Starr to Lydia S. Starr in 1817. An important but seemingly unrelated document is a power of attorney signed by Elizabeth Washington, executrix of the estate of Lund Washington. There are also some notes on the Burr family and other early families of Connecticut, and a poem entitled "Sweets of Liberty", undated.

ArchivalResource: 1 envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/704909360 View

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800)

Title: Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (inclusive), 1700-1800 (bulk)

The portion of the Emmet Collection housed in the Manuscripts and Archives Division consists of approximately 10,800 historical manuscripts relating chiefly to the period prior to, during, and following the American Revolution. The collection contains letters and documents by the signers of the Declaration of Independence as well as nearly every prominent historical figure of the period.

ArchivalResource: 30.83 linear feet; 108 boxes, 21 volumes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/927 View

George Washington collection [Mount Vernon], 1654-1799

Title: George Washington collection [Mount Vernon], 1654-1799

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.

ArchivalResource: 7.5 Linear Feet

https://archives.mountvernon.org/repositories/3/resources/31 View

Washington, George, 1732-1799. ALS : Morristown, N.J., to Lund Washington, 1780 May 19.

Title: ALS : Morristown, N.J., to Lund Washington, 1780 May 19.

Washington writes of his determination to do his duty to his country.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122442786 View

Washington Family Collection, 1582-1965, (bulk 1700-1900)

Title: Washington Family Collection 1582-1965 (bulk 1700-1900)

Correspondence, journals, financial records, reports, surveys, wills, deeds, genealogical notes, and other papers by or concerning family members related by blood or marriage to George Washington.

ArchivalResource: 800 items; 4 containers plus 1 oversize; 1.6 linear feet; 1 microfilm reel

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008121 View

Washington, Lund, 1737-1796. Book of accounts, 1762 to 1784, of Lund Washington, overseer of Mount Vernon for General Washington, 1762-1784 [microform].

Title: Book of accounts, 1762 to 1784, of Lund Washington, overseer of Mount Vernon for General Washington, 1762-1784 [microform].

Contains accounts of Lund Washington, later overseer of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate. Includes accounts with George Washington, John Parke Custis, Laurence Washington, members of the Fitzhugh family, and dozens of others.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/705393021 View

Washington, Lund, 1737-1796. Account book [microform], 1762-1784.

Title: Account book [microform], 1762-1784.

Account book of Lund Washington, later overseer of Mount Vernon. Contains accounts with George Washington, John Parke Custis, and Mrs. Custis.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61493836 View

Posey, John, fl. 1772. Deed, 1772 June 8, to George Washington.

Title: Deed, 1772 June 8, to George Washington.

Washington purchases six acres adjacent to his Mount Vernon property which were once part of a larger tract granted to John Washington. Printed form filled in in Washington's hand, including nine autograph signatures, witnessed by Lund Washington, John Parke Custis, and three others.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) in case ; 44 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122475201 View

Washingtoniana collection (1602-1932)

Title: Washingtoniana collection (1602-1932)

The Washingtoniana collection (approximately 160 items) contains letters and documents concerning George Washington and his extended family, as well as items that discuss Washington and his legacy.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-4511was?rgn=main;view=text View

Washington, Lund, 1737-1796. Lund Washington account book, 1772-1786 [microform].

Title: Lund Washington account book, 1772-1786 [microform].

Contains accounts for the running of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, its constituent farms and businesses. Entries document expenses for the fisheries, tailor work, voyage of the brig (or brigantine) Farmer to Jamaica in 1774, tools, clothing for slaves, expenses for various craftsmen, food, weaving, tobacco, and much more. Earliest entries are said to be in the hand of John Kirkpatrick, while the last two thirds of the volume are in the hand of Lund Washington. About a half dozen notations in George Washington's hand also appear. Quite a few later manuscript additions appear throughout, giving explanations or 'editorial commentary' on the text. Pages numbered 89-107 were removed prior to the original coming to Mount Vernon.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/703421629 View