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The Washington Family Collection

A Register of Papers Related to the Washington Family in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Mary W. Wolfskill
Revised by Laura J. Kells

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Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2008

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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2008

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008121

Table of Contents

Collection Summary

Selected Search Terms

Personal Names

Administrative Information

Provenance:

Processing History:

Copyright Status:

Microfilm:

Preferred Citation:

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement of the Papers

Container List

Collection Summary

Title: Washington Family Collection
Span Dates: 1582-1965
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1700-1900)
ID No.: MSS56408
Creator: Washington family
Extent: 800 items; 4 containers plus 1 oversize; 1.6 linear feet; 1 microfilm reel
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Correspondence, journals, financial records, reports, surveys, wills, deeds, genealogical notes, and other papers by or concerning family members related by blood or marriage to George Washington.

Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.



Personal Names
Ball, Burgess, 1749-1800.
Washington family.
Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829.
Washington, Elizabeth Foote, d. 1812.
Washington, George Corbin, 1789-1854.
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Estate.
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Family.
Washington, Lund, 1737-1796.
Washington, Martha, 1731-1802--Estate.
Washington, Martha, 1731-1802.

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The Washington Family Collection of papers by or about family members related by blood or marriage to George Washington is a compilation of gifts, purchases, deposits, and transfers to the Library of Congress from 1909 to 1997.

Processing History:

The papers of the Washington family were arranged and described in 1976. The collection was expanded and revised in 1999. The register was revised in 2008.

Copyright Status:

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of members of the Washington family is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Microfilm:

A microfilm edition of the journal of Elizabeth Foote Washington is available on one reel. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Washington Family Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The Washington Family Collection spans the period 1582 to 1965, with the bulk of the material dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The collection is a mixture of original documents, photostatic reproductions, transcriptions, and notes by or concerning family members related by blood or marriage to George Washington. The collection consists of correspondence, journals, financial papers, wills, deeds, surveys, genealogical notes, and a few oversize items. Topics include the disposition of family property including that of Martha Custis Washington and George Washington, involvement in public affairs, and details of personal life. Among the individuals represented are Burgess Ball, Bushrod Washington, George Corbin Washington, Lund Washington and his wife, Elizabeth (Betsy) Foote Washington, and Martha Washington.

Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged alphabetically by topic, name, or type of material and therein chronologically.

Container List

Container Contents
BOX 1 Estate of George Washington
BOX 1 Correspondence, 1803-1809, 1823-1826, 1847
(2 folders)
BOX 1 Deeds, 1763, 1769, 1776-1810, 1820, 1851, 1868
BOX 1 Executors
BOX 1 Accounts, 1801-1832, 1845, n.d. See also Oversize
(3 folders)
BOX 1 Bills, 1818-1825
BOX 1 Legal papers, 1753-1758, 1774, 1784, 1794, 1804-1819, 1826, 1845, 1858, 1868
(3 folders)
BOX 1 Sale of items, 1802, 1811
(2 folders)
BOX 2 Surveys, 1727, 1805, 1831, n.d. See also Oversize
(2 folders)
BOX 2 Family members
BOX 2 Ball, Burgess, 1775-1776, 1795-1799, 1906, n.d.
BOX 2 Ball, George Washington, 1862-1865, 1892-1894
BOX 2 Custis family, 1744-1747, 1765-1774, 1796, 1828-1832, n.d.
BOX 2 Lewis family, 1801, 1821-1829, 1839, 1860, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX 2 Washington, Alexander, 1839
BOX 2 Washington, Augustine (1694-1743), 1742-1743, 1965
BOX 2 Washington, Augustine (b. 1720), 1752, 1763-1771
BOX 2 Washington, Bushrod (1762-1829), 1795-1829, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX 2 Washington, Charles (b. 1740), 1799
BOX 2 Washington, Corbin (1765-1800?), 1783, 1796
(2 folders)
BOX 2 Washington, Elizabeth Foote (Mrs. Lund Washington), journal, 1779-1796, 1921
Available on microfilm. Shelf no. 18,400
BOX 2 Washington, Frances Bassett (Mrs. George Augustine Washington), 1793
(2 folders)
BOX 2 Washington, George Augustine (b. 1763), 1791
BOX 2 Washington, George Corbin (1789-1854), 1792, 1802-1804, 1811-1820, 1826-1829, 1835-1845, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX 2 Washington, Hannah (circa 1738-1810), 1795-1800
BOX 2 Washington, Henry (circa 1615-1694), 1674 See Oversize
BOX 2 Washington, Henry, 1747-1748
BOX 2 Washington, John (1627?-1677), 1675
BOX 2 Washington, John (b. 1663?), 1697
BOX 3 Washington, John Augustine (1736-1787), circa 1780-1782, 1931-1933, 1948, n.d.
BOX 3 Washington, John Augustine (circa 1792-1832), 1832
BOX 3 Washington, John Augustine (1820-1861), 1859-1861
BOX 3 Washington, John N., 1854
BOX 3 Washington, L., 1825, n.d.
BOX 3 Washington, L. Quinton, 1849-1857, 1864-1865, 1889-1893, 1902
BOX 3 Washington, Lawrence (b. circa 1597), 1624, circa 1633
BOX 3 Washington, Lawrence (circa 1661-1698), 1698
BOX 3 Washington, Lawrence (1718-1752), 1741, 1749
BOX 3 Washington, Lawrence, 1902
BOX 3 Washington, Lund (circa 1737-1796), 1762-1785
BOX 3 Washington, Lund, 1845
BOX 3 Washington, Martha (1732-1802), 1760-1831, 1915, n.d.
BOX 3 (6 folders)
BOX 4 (3 folders)
BOX 4 Washington, Mary Ball, 1759, 1771, 1778, 1788-1789
BOX 4 Washington, Peter Grayson, 1848-1849
BOX 4 Washington, Richard, 1724-1725
BOX 4 Washington, Robert, 1582, 1592, 1601 See also Oversize
(2 folders)
BOX 4 Washington, Townshend, 1743, 1843
BOX 4 Washington, William A., undated
BOX 4 Washington, William Augustine, 1792-1793
BOX 4 Washington, William Henry, 1842
BOX 4 Washington, William Townshend, 1825
BOX 4 Unidentified, 1815, 1842-1846, n.d.
BOX 4 Genealogy, 1911, n.d.
(3 folders)
BOX OV 1 Oversize
BOX OV 1 Estate of George Washington
BOX OV 1 Executors
BOX OV 1 Accounts, 1801? (Container 1)
BOX OV 1 Surveys, 1805, n.d. (Container 2)
BOX OV 1 Family members
BOX OV 1 Washington, Henry (circa 1615-1694), 1674 (Container 2)
BOX OV 1 Washington, Robert, 1601 (Container 4)
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