Manuscripts

Receipt from Richard Sharp, Mount Vernon

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Description: Document signed. Receipt for work done at Mount Vernon. In hand of George Washington; witnessed by George Augustine Washington.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1786 June 3
Call number: mssGW
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Receipt from Richard Sharp, Mount Vernon
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Document signed. Receipt for work done at Mount Vernon. In hand of George Washington; witnessed by George Augustine Washington. (1 page)
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Receipt for subscription from William Spotswood
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Letter from George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Tobias Lear
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Autograph letter signed. Mentions Paris and Giles, enslaved persons at Mount Vernon.
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Isaac F. Shepard correspondence regarding the purchase of Mount Vernon
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Correspondence between Shepard and John Augustine Washington (1841-1851), George Washington's grandnephew and the last owner of Mount Vernon, discussing a plan to purchase the estate. Other correspondents include John A. Linton, Edward Everett, and Abbot Lawrence.
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Survey by George Washington of Mount Vernon and neighboring farms
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Autograph manuscript map. Drafted by Washington in connection with plan to rent Mount Vernon farms. Endorsed by Bushrod Washington, 1822.
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Field notes for survey of Mount Vernon
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Autograph manuscript. Pages from a book of field notes of a survey of Mount Vernon, including Ferry Plantation, Muddy Hole farm, and River farm. With attached note (typescript signed) regarding provenance.
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