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Inventory of house furnishings bought by Washington at Colonel Fairfax sale, Belvoir

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    Inventory of house furnishings bought by Washington at Colonel Fairfax sale, Belvoir

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    Document. Endorsed by Washington. (2 pages)

    HM 5528

  • Orders from George Washington, Valley Forge

    Orders from George Washington, Valley Forge

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    Document signed, endorsed by Washington. In hand of Alexander Hamilton, Nathanael Greene, and Samuel Shaw. Orders regarding march from Valley Forge. Place name not given on document.

    mssGW

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    House furnishings inventories

    Manuscripts

    The collection consists of letters (including 1 letter book), manuscripts (including 50 diaries), documents (including 55 account books, 12 cash books, and 5 miscellaneous volumes), and photographs related to the lives and activities of various Janin family members and the extended Janin-Blair-Jesup-Croghan families. Subject matter in the collection includes: politics and government in Washington, D.C., and Louisiana; society and customs in Washington, D.C., and New Orleans; Blair House (Washington, D.C.); land titles in Indiana Territory, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Missouri; the Ocean Canal and Transportation Company, which ran from Louisiana to St. Louis; the history of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, from the time of purchase by John Croghan in 1839 until 1932, when it became a national park (at which time Violet Blair Janin was the primary owner); and mining in Australia. Persons represented in the collection include: James Lawrence Blair, Mary Jesup Blair, Violet Blair Janin, John Croghan, William Croghan, Albert Covington Janin, Louis Janin, Julia Clark Jesup, Thomas Sidney Jesup, George M. Wheeler, and Lucy James Blair Wheeler. Organizations represented in the collection (with which Violet Blair Janin was affiliated) include: Daughters of the American Revolution, National Association Opposed to Woman's Suffrage, National Cathedral Association, National Society of Children of the American Revolution, and the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.

    mssJaninf

  • Letter from Samuel Washington, Charlestown, to George Washington

    Letter from Samuel Washington, Charlestown, to George Washington

    Manuscripts

    Autograph letter signed. Endorsed by Washington.

    mssGW

  • Letter from George Steptoe Washington, Alexandria, to George Washington

    Letter from George Steptoe Washington, Alexandria, to George Washington

    Manuscripts

    Autograph letter signed. Endorsed by Washington.

    mssGW

  • Letter from George Turner, Washington, D.C., to George Washington

    Letter from George Turner, Washington, D.C., to George Washington

    Manuscripts

    Autograph letter signed. Endorsed by Washington.

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