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Collection Number: 02527-z

Collection Title: George Washington Papers, 1757-1798.

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This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities; this finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.

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Size 6 items
Abstract George Washington (1732-1799) was a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the first president of the United States. The collection includes photocopies and microfilm of an order book with orders issued under Washington's name to various officers and commands from the headquarters of the Continental Army, June-October 1777, chiefly at Morristown, N.J.; and original letter, 5 April 1779, from Washington to Thomas Burke (1747 (circa)-1783), stating his position in regard to a state bounty for soldiers. Also included are photoprints or facsimiles of a notice discharging a soldier from "the Virginia Regiment," 1757, signed by Washington; a letter, 1777, from Washington to George Baylor; an English translation of a contract, 1789, between Washington's agent and Washington's German gardener; and a letter, 1798, from Washington to the trustees of Washington Academy.
Creator Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Restrictions to Use
No usage restrictions.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the George Washington Papers, #2527-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Order book lent for copying by Addison White of Huntsville, Ala., 1942. Manuscript letter received from the North Carolina Historical Society. Additional material transferred from the Bennehan Cameron Papers (#3623) and the Cora Cristabel Curry Papers (#854); photocopied from original lent by James C. Gurley; and received from Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall.
Location of Originals
Original order book returned to private owner in 1942. Original 1794 letter returned to private owner. Location of remaining originals unknown.
Additional Descriptive Resources
A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1.
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2010

This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.

Diacritics and other special characters have been omitted from this finding aid to facilitate keyword searching in web browsers.

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George Washington (1732-1799) was a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the first president of the United States.

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The collection includes photocopies and microfilm of an order book with orders issued under George Washington's name to various officers and commands from the headquarters of the Continental Army, June-October 1777, chiefly at Morristown, N.J.; and original letter, 5 April 1779, from Washington to Thomas Burke (circa 1747-1783), stating his position in regard to a state bounty for soldiers. Also included are photoprints or facsimiles of a notice discharging a soldier from "the Virginia Regiment," 1757, signed by Washington; a letter, 1777, from Washington to George Baylor (1752-1784); an English translation of a contract, 1789, between Washington's agent and Washington's German gardener; and a letter, 1798, from Washington to the trustees of Washington Academy.

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Contents list

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Folder 1

Papers, 1757-1798

Includes original finding aid.
Separated Folder SEP-2527/1

Letter, George Washington to Thomas Burke, stating his position in regard to a state bounty for soldiers, 5 April 1779

Restriction to Access: The original item is not available for immediate or same day access. Please contact staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss options.

Oversize Paper Folder OPF-2527/1

Photoprints of order book, 1777

Reel M-2527/1

Microfilm

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