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1.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	ALS : Philadelphia, to William Augustine Washington, 1794 Sept. 28.	Directs his nephew not to follow his previous instructions about hiring a workman, as he has found someone for the position. He also writes that he is about to go to Carlisle, Pa., where he will decide whether or not to proceed with the army against the Whiskey Rebellion.	Washington, George, 1732-1799. Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Employees. Whiskey Rebellion, Pa., 1794.

2.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	ALS : Mount Vernon, to James Madison, 1786 Dec. 16.	Washington explains to Madison that he may be unable to accept appointment as a Virginia delegate to the Constitutional Convention, because hehas already announced that he will not be attending the annual meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati which will be held in Philadelphia at the same time and it would be politically awkward for him to appear at another meeting. He also discusses some of the jealousies provoked by the Society that led to his decision not to attend. The last paragraph concerns Washington's opposition to taxes based on commutables.	Washington, George, 1732-1799. United States. Constitutional Convention (1787) Society of the Cincinnati. Taxation -- Virginia.

3.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	ALS : Bergen County, N.J., to Joseph Jones, 1780 July 22.	In the first portion of the letter, replying to a request for an opinion on the promotion of a Virginia officer, Washington describes the customs which have governed the promotion of officers and the present organization of Virginia troops. In the second and longer part of the letter he defends himself against charges of defeatism, based on the misinterpretation of a letter from him to Benjamin Harrison. He includes the text of the letter (written in May), in which he weighed the chances for a successful campaign that year, emphasizing the effect of British and French fiscal policy on their military and naval strength, and urging that America's own financial situation requires that every effort be made to secure a quick victory.	Washington, George, 1732-1799. United States. Continental Army -- Officers. United States. Continental Army -- Promotions. United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Finance.

4.	Washington, Martha, 1731-1802. Washington, George, 1732-1799, scribe.	Letter (draft) : Mount Vernon, to Elizabeth Powel, Philadelphia, 1797 Dec. 17.	Invites Mrs. Powel to visit Mount Vernon, expresses sympathy for those suffering from the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia, and inquires after other friends, especially Robert and Mary Morris, who are beset by financial and family problems. The letter continues with a humorous message from George Washington, explaining that he and several friends have agreed to live until the year 1800, but if he should really go off in an apopleptic, or any other fit...he is glad to hear beforehand what will be said of him on that occasion.	Washington, George, 1732-1799. Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Morris, Mary White, 1749-1827. Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

5.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	ALS : Fort Loudon, Winchester, Va., to Capt. William Henry Fairfax, 1758 Apr. 23.	Concerns preparations for the British-American expedition to Fort Duqesne. Washington also lends Fairfax some money to supplement his military pay.	Washington, George, 1732-1799. Fairfax, William Henry, d. 1759 -- Finance, Personal. Forbes Expedition against Fort Duquesne, 1758.

6.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	ALS : Morristown, N.J., to Lund Washington, 1780 May 19.	Washington writes of his determination to do his duty to his country.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.

7.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	ALS : Mount Vernon, to William Augustine Washington, 1799 May 24.	Acknowledges the receipt of a shipment of corn and sends whiskey in return; offers to supply William with fish for his slaves, in exchange for grain; congratulates him on his marriage.	Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Finance, Personal. Washington, William Augustine, 1752-1810 -- Finance. Washington, William Augustine, 1752-1810 -- Marriage.

8.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	ALS (draft) : Williamsburg, to George William Fairfax, 1774 June 10-15.	Concerns the meeting of the Virginia House of Burgesses at the Raleigh Tavern on 26 May after the governor had dissolved the Assembly in response to its adoption of resolutions opposing the Boston Port Act and the Townshend Acts. Reveals Washington's sympathy with the New England provinces and his opposition to the British policies. Also refers to a number of business transactions, mostly involving land.	Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Finance, Personal. Virginia. General Assembly. House of Burgesses. United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.

9.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	Survey book, 1770-1799.	Autograph records of surveys by Washington and others of his own property and lands adjoining, dated from 17 March 1770 to 28 Aug. 1772, and from 3 April to 30 April 1799. Includes sketch of a plot in Washington's hand.	Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Career in surveying. Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)

10.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	ALS (draft) : Philadelphia, to Frances Bassett Washington, 1793 Feb. 24.	Expresses sympathy on the death of her husband, who was his nephew George Augustine Washington, and invites her and her family to live at Mount Vernon. (Frances, who was also Martha Washington's niece, later married Washington's secretary Tobias Lear.)	Washington, George Augustine, 1763-1793 -- Death. Lear, Frances Bassett Washington. Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Family.

11.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	ALS (draft) : Philadelphia, to Frances Bassett Washington, 1793 Mar. 17.	A letter to the recently widowed wife of his nephew George Augustine Washington, inviting her and her children to live at Mount Vernon and giving advice on probating her husband's will and some matters involving employees on her estate. (Frances, who was also a niece of Martha Washington, later married Washington's secretary Tobias Lear.)	Washington, George Augustine, 1763-1793 -- Will. Lear, Frances Bassett Washington. Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Family.

12.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	ALS, [1789 Sept. 8], New York, to James Madison.	Washington asks Madison's advice on several matters, including candidates for judicial appointments and the propriety of his using the veto on a bill for Congressional salaries.	Veto -- United States.

13.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	ALS : White Plains, N.Y., to Henry Laurens, 1778 Sept. 12.	Criticizes the British peace commissioners' proposal and the attitude of commissioner George Johnstone toward the Continental Congress; sends his respects to the French minister Gérard.	United States. Continental Congress. United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. Johnstone, George, 1730-1787. Gerard, Conrad Alexandre, 1729-1790.

14.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	AL : Morristown, N.J., to Joseph Jones, Philadelphia, 1780 May 31.	Concerns the need for the Continental Congress to take a strong central role in order to keep the army manageable and reduce expenses.	United States. Continental Congress -- Powers and duties. United States -- Armed Forces -- History -- 18th century. United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.

15.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	LS : Fredericksburg, Pa., to James Clinton, 1778 Oct. 14.	In the absence of intelligence about the British plans for the winter campaign, Washington must plan for the winter quartering of the Continental Army. He asks Clinton for his thoughts on the matter, especially on whether the troops should be collected or distributed and how they should be provisioned. Written in the hand of Tench Tilghman.	United States. Continental Army -- Barracks and quarters.

16.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	Petition (draft) : AMs, to Lord Dunmore, [1772 Oct., no day].	Washington and other veterans of the French and Indian War had been promised lands in the Ohio Valley by a gubernatorial proclamation in 1754. Washington, on behalf of himself and the others, here protests to the current governor the delay in surveying the land and the government's method of surveying it.	United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 -- Claims. Virginia -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 -- Claims. Bounties, Military -- Virginia.

17.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	Toast to the Philadelphia Assembly : AMs, [1792 Feb. 23], Philadelphia.	Given at Washington's birthday ball in 1792.	Philadelphia Assembly.

18.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	ALS : Mount Vernon, to Joseph Rakestraw, 1787 July 20.	Orders a weather vane for Mount Vernon in the shape of a bird with an olive branch in its mouth.	Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) Weather vanes -- Virginia -- Mount Vernon.

19.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	A plan of a piece of meadow situate on Little Hunting Creek : AMs, [s.d.].	Map of an early survey made by Washington, probably before he inherited Mount Vernon on the death of his brother Lawrence.	Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)

20.	Washington, George, 1732-1799.	A plan of my farm on Little Hunting Creek and Potomac River : AMs map 1766.	A detailed survey of the River Farm portion of the Mount Vernon estate.	Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)