Papers, 1773-1795.

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Papers, 1773-1795.

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Correspondence, minutes, permits, invitations, and other items primarily relating to the American Revolution. Correspondence subjects include treatment of American officers by the British, cooperation from Bermuda, military orders and maneuvers, possible abduction and assassination plots, and funding the army. Also, muster roll of the Commander-in-Chief's Life Guard for March 1782 and an orderly book of the 5th New York Regiment kept by John West, 1780.

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West, John

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...