George Washington facsimiles [manuscript], 1770-1789.

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George Washington facsimiles [manuscript], 1770-1789.

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Pamphlets from the Morristown National Historical Park in Morristown, New Jersey, circa 1958, each containing facsimiles of a letter from George or Martha Washington, plus a typed transcript. The documents consist of: George Washington writing to Sarah Warner with a laundry list; Martha Washington writing her brother on the hard winter at Morristown; George Washington on obtaining supplies for his Headquarters; and George Washington on a shortage of servants at Headquarters.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Washington, Martha, 1731-1802

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