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Description
Autograph manuscript. Pages from a book of field notes of a survey of Mount Vernon, including Ferry Plantation, Muddy Hole farm, and River farm. With attached note (typescript signed) regarding provenance.
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Archives Washington, George, 1732-1799--Autographs (manuscripts) Washington, George, 1732-1799--Correspondence Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)
Source
George Washington collection, 1749-1806. 17 11 American Presidential and Founders Papers, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
The manuscript was among the Washington items offered by the Philadelphia auction house Thomas Birch's Sons in December 1890 (Catalog No. 657, Lot 21). The sale was part of the final settlement of the estate of the widow of Lorenzo Lewis (1803-1847), Washington's grandnephew. According to a typewritten note attached to the manuscript and signed by H.D.L. Lewis, the executor of the estate, the lot was purchased by "Messrs. Mitchell of 830 Broadway, N.Y."
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