Research Catalog

Title

George Washington papers, 1694-1979.

Author

Washington, George, 1732-1799.

Supplementary Content

Collection guide and digital images

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Augustine, John.
• Augustine, William.
• Boucher, Jonathan, 1738-1804.
• Clinton, George, 1739-1812.
• Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857.
• Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941.
• Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
• Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
• Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
• Lee, Henry, 1756-1818.
• Madison, James, 1751-1836.
• Moore, George Henry, 1823-1892.
• Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816.
• Paltsits, Victor Hugo, 1867-1952.
• Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829.
• Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800.
• Ross, James.
• Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866.
• Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809.
• Washington, Lawrence Augustine, 1776-1824.
• Washington, Martha, 1731-1802.

Description

• 5.52 linear feet (11 boxes, 15 volumes, 9 oversized folders)
• 6 microfilm reels.

Summary

George Washington (1732-1799) was a Virginia planter, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and first President of the United States. The Washington Papers comprise manuscript items by or related to George Washington and his family acquired by The New York Public Library and its predecessor the Lenox Library through various gifts and purchases. Among the items in the collection are Washington's notebook as a colonel in the Virginia militia (1757), the manuscript of his Farewell Address to the nation (1796), and letters and other documents created and received, 1757-1799. The collection also includes reproductions of Washington letters and documents not held by the New York Public Library.

Subjects

• United States > Continental Army
• Washington, George, 1732-1799
• United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
• Politics and government
• History
• Virginia
• Land surveys
• Orderly books
• United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783
• Correspondence
• Washington family
• United States > Continental Army > History
• Presidents
• United States > History > 1783-1815
• Real property > Virginia
• American Revolution (1775-1783)
• Soldiers
• Notebooks
• 1600 - 1815

Genre/Form

• Correspondence.
• Land surveys.
• Notebooks.
• Orderly books.
• History.

Access (note)

• Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
• Surrogates must be used in lieu of originals.

Additional Formats (note)

• available on microfilm;
• available as digital images.

Funding (note)

• Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.

Source (note)

• Various gifts and purchases, 1895-1975.
• Lenox Library

Call Number

MssCol 3231

OCLC

86164329

Author

Washington, George, 1732-1799.

Title

George Washington papers, 1694-1979.

Restricted Access

Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Surrogates must be used in lieu of originals.

Additional Formats

Original manuscripts available on microfilm; New York Public Library.

Selected items available as digital images.

Funding

Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.

Source

Various gifts and purchases, 1895-1975.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Collection guide and digital images

Chronological Term

1600 - 1815

Occupation

Presidents.

Soldiers.

Added Author

Augustine, John.

Augustine, William.

Boucher, Jonathan, 1738-1804.

Clinton, George, 1739-1812.

Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857.

Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.

Lee, Henry, 1756-1818.

Madison, James, 1751-1836.

Moore, George Henry, 1823-1892.

Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816.

Paltsits, Victor Hugo, 1867-1952.

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829.

Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800.

Ross, James.

Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866.

Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809.

Washington, Lawrence Augustine, 1776-1824.

Washington, Martha, 1731-1802.

Research Call Number

MssCol 3231