Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Mrs. Samuel Powel, 1798 Dec. 9.

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Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Mrs. Samuel Powel, 1798 Dec. 9.

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Declining an invitation to dinner; he has been working all day with Generals Hamilton and Pinckney.

1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Burgess, Warren Randolph

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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...