Washington household account book, 1793-1797 [microform].

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Washington household account book, 1793-1797 [microform].

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Contains cash account books kept for George Washington's household between 4 March 1793 and 25 March 1797, covering his second term as President of the United States, while living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Not written in Washington's hand, but by Tobias Lear (first 32 pages) and Bartholomew Dandridge (remaining 256 pages).

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George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

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George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

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Dandridge, Bartholomew, 18th century

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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...

Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816

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Lear became George Washington's private secretary in 1785 and for seven years was a member of the official family at Mount Vernon. After his first wife's death he married Frances Bassett Washington, who was Martha Washington's niece and the widow of George Washington's nephew George Augustine Washington. He later married another niece of Martha's, and served in a number of consular positions. 1762, Sept. 19 ...