A letter from George Washington at Mount Vernon, Virginia
A letter from George Washington at Mount Vernon, Virginia, Oct. 6, 1773, ordering certain goods for himself and books for mr. Custis, from Robert Cary a London merchant. There are two signatures of the writer, and his seal (broken).
Dates
- Creation: Written in A.D. 1773 in Virginia by G. Washington
Extent
1 leaf
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. a. 5, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. hist. a. 5
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19498
Abstract
A letter from George Washington at Mount Vernon, Virginia
Biographical / Historical
George Washington (1732-1799) was President of the United States of America.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. VI, no. 32934
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by the family of the late John Charles Conybeare on June 18, 1901.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
12 3/4 × 16 in. glazed in an oak frame 18 1/2 × 21 3/4 in.
- Title
- A letter from George Washington at Mount Vernon, Virginia
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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