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21. Washington, George, 1732-1799. 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.
22. Washington, George, 1732-1799. 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.
23. Washington, George, 1732-1799. 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.
24. Washington, George, 1732-1799. 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.
25. Washington, George, 1732-1799. 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)
26. Washington, George, 1732-1799. 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)
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