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[Name and date of item], Peter Family papers, [Folder], Special Collections, The George
Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia.
Biographical / Historical
The Peters were a prominent family in Washington, D.C. during the eighteenth and nineteen centuries. Martha Parke Custis, Martha Washington's granddaughter, married into the Peter family in 1795.
George
Washington (1732-1799) :
George
Washington was born on February 22, 1732 at a modest farm in Westmoreland
County
, Virginia to parents Augustine and Mary Ball Washington. In 1749,
George
Washington was appointed surveyor for Culpepper
County
. In 1752, he started his military career in the Virginia militia. During the Revolutionary War he was the Commander-in-Chief
of the Continental Army and later was elected as the first President of the United States of America. He lived with his wife,
Martha Washington, at Mount Vernon, where he passed away December 14, 1799.
Martha Washington (1731-1802) : Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was born on June 2, 1731 to parents John and Frances Jones Dandridge. She married her
first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, on May 15, 1750. Together they had four children, two of whom died in childhood. On July
8, 1757, her husband unexpectedly died, leaving her a widow with their two remaining children, John Parke Custis and Martha
Parke Custis. On January 6, 1759, Martha Dandridge Custis married George
Washington. Martha Parke Custis or Patsy, died at the age of 17. On February 3, 1774, John Parke Custis married Eleanor Calvert,
and together they had four children who survived to adulthood. However, on November 5, 1781, John Parke Custis passed away,
and the younger two of his children went to live at Mount Vernon with their grandmother. Martha Dandridge Custis Washington
died on May 22, 1802.
Tobias Lear (1762-1816) : Tobias Lear was born in 1762. He was employed by George
Washington in 1786 to manage expense reports to Congress and also as the personal tutor to Martha Washington's grandchildren.
In 1790 Tobias Lear married Mary "Polly" Long; however she died in 1793. Lear then married Martha Washington's niece, Frances
Bassett Washington, but she died shortly they were married. Lear married for a third time to Frances Dandridge Henley, another
niece of Martha Washington. He died in 1816.
Elizabeth (Betsy, Beth, Eliza) Parke Custis Law (1776-1831) : Wife to Thomas Law, Eliza Parke Custis Law was born on August 21, 1776. She was the daughter of John (Jacky) Parke Custis
and Eleanor (Nelly) Calvert. Upon the death of her father in 1781, Eliza's two younger siblings, George
Washington (Washy) Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis went to live with their grandmother, Martha Washington,
and her second husband,
George
Washington. Eliza and her other sister Martha stayed at home with their mother. Shortly after, their mother remarried Dr.
David Stuart and had thirteen more children. On March 21, 1796, Eliza Parke Custis Law married Thomas Law and together they
had one child, Eliza Law. In 1804, the couple separated and their daughter went to live with her father. They officially divorced
in 1811. Eliza Parke Custis Law lived with one of her uncles for a time after the separation, and soon purchased a house in
Alexandria called "Mount Washington." Eliza Law Rogers died in 1822, leaving behind a husband (Lloyd Nicholas Rogers) and
two children. Eliza Parke Custis Law died on December 31, 1831.
Thomas Law (1756-1834) : Thomas Law was born on October 23, 1756 in Cambridge, England. He started his career working for the East India Trading Company and began building his reputation, as well as his income. In 1794, he left England to start a new life in America where he began to invest in lands, particularly in the nation's capital. Over time, Law became extremely passionate about the arts, particularly poetry, which he wrote and published. He even founded the first dance society, theater, and the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences. Thomas Law married Eliza Parke Custis on March 21, 1796. Together they had one child, Eliza Law, who married Lloyd Nicholls Rogers in 1817. Thomas Law died in 1834.
William Costin (1780-1842) : William Costin was a prominent free black man in early 19th-century Washington DC. He was a messenger for the Bank of Washington and ran a hack business in the city. In 1800, he married his cousin Philadelphia ("Delphy"), a dower slave of Martha Washington. Upon Martha Washington's death in 1802, Delphy became the property of Eliza Parke Custis Law, wife to Thomas Law. Delphy and their children were granted freedom shortly after, and the couple decided to stay in Washington, D.C. Together the Costins had seven children. He died in 1842.
John Law (1784-1822) : John Law was born in India about 1784 to Thomas Law and an unidentified Indian woman. In 1794 Thomas Law came to America after living about two decades in India; presumably John and his brothers came with him. Thomas Law married Eliza Parke Custis in 1796 and raised the boys until their separation around 1804. John Law graduated from Harvard University in 1804; he was a member of the Columbian Dragoons in 1811; and was the commissioner to adjust the Yazoo claims in 1814. He died on October 4, 1822.
Lloyd Nicholas Rogers (1787 or 1788-1860) : Lloyd Nicholas Rogers was born on September 20, 1788 to parents Nicholas and Eleanor Buchanan Rogers. Lloyd Nicholas Rogers married Eliza Law Rogers in 1817. Together they had two children, Edmund Law Rogers and Eleanor Agnes Rogers. They lived on Druid Hill which had been passed down by Lloyd's Scottish father. Very shortly after the death of Lloyd's father in 1822, Eliza also died. In 1829, Rogers was married to Hortensia Monroe Hay who was the granddaughter of James Monroe. Together, they had an additional three daughters, Harriet, Hortensia, and Mary Custis. Lloyd was a proprietor of his estate and practiced law out of his home on Druid Hill. Hortensia died in the 1850s, leaving Lloyd all alone. All of his children except for Eleanor had already married and moved out. Eleanor would not marry until 1862, following her father's death. Lloyd Nicholas Rogers died on November 12, 1860.
Edmund Law Rogers (1818-1896) : Edmund Law Rogers was born in 1818 to Lloyd Nicholas Rogers and Eliza Law Rogers. He grew up and lived in Baltimore all of his life, and was a founding member of the Maryland and Harvard Club, as well as a member of various other organizations, such as, the Sons of the Revolution and the Baltimore Historical Society. He spoke several different languages and was a lover of the arts. He married Charlotte Matilda Plater and together they had two children, Edmund Law Rogers, Jr., and Charlotte Plater Rogers. He died of paralysis on January 24, 1896.
Robert Peter (1726-1806) : Robert Peter was born in 1726 in Scotland to Thomas Peter and Jean Dunlop, who were prosperous merchants. He immigrated
to the United States around 1745, but there is no definite reason why he chose to leave. He first settled in the town, Bladensburg,
along the Anacostia River. In 1751, Georgetown was established, and Robert purchased a lot in the town the following year,
and slowly began to build up his land holdings. His land holdings grew to be quite extensive, including owning the entire
square from M, K, and 31st Streets, and Wisconsin Ave. From 1789 to 1798, Robert Peter was the first mayor of Georgetown.
On December 27, 1767, he married Elizabeth Scott, and together they had 10 children, one of whom died as an infant. Their
names were: Thomas, Alexander, Elizabeth, Walter, Robert, Jean, Margaret, David, George
, and James. He died in 1806.
Thomas Peter (1769-1834) : Thomas Peter was born January 4, 1769 to Robert and Elizabeth Scott Peter. Thomas Peter married Martha Parke Custis, granddaughter
to Martha Washington, in 1795. Together, they had eight children. Martha Eliza Eleanor, Columbia Washington, John Parke Custis,
Robert Thomas, George
Washington, America Pinckney, Martha Custis Castania (who died young), and Britannia Wellington. In 1805, Thomas and Martha
purchased eight-and-a-half acres in "Georgetown Heights." [For more information on Tudor Place, see Tudor Place: Historic
House and Gardens.] They later hired architect Dr. William Thornton to design and build Tudor Place located in Georgetown.
It was completed in 1816 and still stands today. Thomas Peter was a prominent lawyer of the time and was one of the executors
of Martha Washington's will. He died April 16, 1834.
Martha (Patty) Parke Custis Peter (1777-1854) : was born to John Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Calvert Custis on December 31, 1777. She was one of four children in their
family to survive to adulthood: Eliza Parke, Martha Parke, Eleanor Parke (Nelly), and George
Washington (Washy) Parke. Following the death of their father in 1781, Patty and her older sister, Eliza, lived with their
mother and stepfather, Dr. David Stuart, and their large family, while their younger siblings, Nelly and Washy, lived with
their grandparents at Mount Vernon. There were frequent visits to Mount Vernon in both childhood and following her marriage
to Thomas Peter in 1795. She died July 13 or 15, 1854.
Britannia Wellington Peter Kennon (1815-1911) : Britannia Wellington Peter was born January 28, 1815, as the youngest child of Martha Parke (Patty) Custis Peter and Thomas Peter. In 1842, she married Commodore Beverley Kennon, and together they had one child, Martha Custis Kennon, on October 18, 1843. Commodore Kennon died from a gun explosion on the frigate Princeton on February 28, 1844. Martha Custis Kennon married Dr. Armistead Peter in 1867. When Britannia Wellington Peter Kennon's mother passed in 1854, she inherited Tudor Place, where she lived until her death in 1911.
Major George
Peter (1779-1861) : Major
George
W. Peter was born on September 28, 1779 to Robert and Elizabeth Scott Peter. He was married three times during his life.
First, to Ann Plater in 1809. Together they had two children,
George
and Thomas. His wife and two children all died in 1814. Secondly, in 1815 he married Agnes Buchanon Freeland. They had five
children, Robert, Ann, James, Agnes, and David. Agnes, his wife, died in 1825. Only a month later, he again married, this
time to Sarah Norfleet Freeland, the sister of his second wife. Together, they had nine children: Sarah Agnes,
George
, Alexander Scott, Margaret Dick, Elizabeth, Armistead, Walter Gibson, William, and Katherine Norfleet. Major
George
Peter was an officer in the army, a representative in Congress, and a farmer. During his career in the army, he was first
appointed first lieutenant 2nd, Artillery and Engineers on February 16, 1801. He was promoted to Captain on November 3, 1807,
and finally was transferred to the Light Artillery in May of 1808. He resigned in June 11, 1809. In 1815, he was elected to
Congress to cover the sixth district in Maryland. He would continue this appointment until after 1828. He died June 22, 1861.
Dr. Armistead Peter (1840-1902) : Dr. Armistead Peter was one of George
Peter's sons from his third marriage to Sarah Norfleet Freeland Peter. He was born on February 23, 1840. Dr. Armistead Peter
was a cousin to his wife Martha Custis Kennon Peter, whom he married in 1867. Together, Martha and Armistead had five children:
Walter Gibson, Armistead, Beverley Kennon,
George
Freeland, and Agnes. He and Martha Custis Kennon Peter both moved into Tudor Place and Dr. Armistead Peter converted a portion
of the house for his medical practice. He created a very successful business as one of the best doctors in the city of Washington.
During the Civil War he was employed by the U.S. Army as ward surgeon, as well as serving in a smallpox hospital. Martha Custis
Kennon Peter died suddenly in 1886. Armistead died in 1902, his mother-in-law, Britannia W. Peter Kennon outliving both of
them. The land in Bethesda was divided between their four children. After Britannia W. Peter Kennon died, the house was left
to her grandson, Armistead Peter II. Dr. Armistead Peter died on January 28, 1902.
Agnes Peter (1880-1957) : Agnes Peter, born on February 3, 1880, was the daughter of Dr. Armistead Peter and Martha Custis Kennon Peter. She lived in France for a period of time during WWI conducting work for the YMCA. Agnes Peter was the director of a Foyer du Soldat and helped to receive soldiers and refugees. She was also in charge of the Graves Registration Section in Rheims. She was the first woman in France to be awarded the silver Medal of Honor for her distinguished services to the country during the war. In 1946, when she was 73, she married Nobel Prize winner, Dr. John R. Mott, who is most acclaimed for his work creating international Christian programs with a goal to establish peace. She died in 1957.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of papers collected by various members of the Peter families. It includes letters from George
Washington, letters of condolence to Martha Washington after
George
Washington's death, estate documents, Major
George
Peter's military papers, land plats and surveys, photo albums, letterbooks, and notebooks that tell of the life of this prominent
family in Virginia and the City of Washington.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series and subseries. Within each series, materials are generally separated by format and listed chronologically, with undated materials listed last.
Series 1. Papers of George
Washington
Series 2. Papers of Tobias Lear
Series 3. Miscellaneous
Series 4. Papers of Martha Washington
Series 5. Papers of Eliza Parke Custis Law
Series 6. Papers of Thomas Law : Subseries 6.1. Legal Documents, Subseries 6.2. Correspondence
Series 7. Papers of William Costin
Series 8. Papers of John Law
Series 9. Papers of Lloyd Nicholas Rogers
Series 10. Papers of Edmund Law Rogers
Series 11. Papers of Robert Peter : Subseries 11.1. Accounts, Subseries 11.2. Financial Documents, Subseries 11.3. Legal Documents, Subseries 11.4. Land Documents,
Subseries 11.5. Estate Documents
Series 12. Papers of Thomas Peter : Subseries 12.1. Financial Documents, Subseries 12.2. Land Documents, Subseries 12.3. Estate Documents, Subseries 12.4. Correspondence
Series 13. Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon, 1824-1909 : Subseries 13.1. Financial Documents, Subseries 13.2. Legal Documents, Subseries 13.3. Correspondence
Related Material
Peter family owned books are cataloged in the Library Catalog. The 23 titles (36 volumes) are searchable in the the Catalog's Peter Family Collection .
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818
- Anderson, James, 1745-1807
- Anderson, John
- Atherton, Charles H. (Charles Humphrey), 1773-1853
- Bernard, Simon, 1779-1839
- Blair, John D. (John Durbarrow), 1759-1823
- Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821
- Bunting, Charles
- Costin, William, 1780?-1842
- Craik, James, 1730-1814
- Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857
- Dandridge, Bartholomew, approximately 1774-1802
- De Kalb, Johann, 1721-1780
- Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829
- Decatur, Susan Wheeler
- Delaplaine, Joseph, 1777-1824
- Elgar, Joseph
- Griffith, William, 1766-1826
- Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
- Hanson, Alexander Contee, 1786-1819
- Hay, George, 1765-1830
- Kemp, James, 1764-1827
- Kennon, Beverley, 1793-1844
- Kennon, Britannia Wellington Peter, 1815-1911
- Key, Philip Barton, 1757-1815
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Lafayette, Georges Washington Louis Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1779-1849
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
- Law, Edmund, 1790-1829
- Law, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-1831
- Law, John, 1784?-1822
- Law, Thomas, 1756-1834
- Le Mayeur, Jean Pierre
- Lear, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lincoln), 1792-1832
- Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816
- Lee, Henry, 1756-1818
- Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
- Lewis, Lawrence, 1767-1839
- Lewis, Lorenzo, 1803-1847
- Lovering, William (Architect)
- Madison, James, 1751-1836
- Maltitz, Apollonius August von, 1795-1870
- Mercereau, John, 1732-1820
- Miller, Samuel, 1769-1850
- Peter, Agnes, 1840-1902
- Peter, Armistead, 1840-1902
- Peter, Armistead, 1870-1960
- Peter, George Freeland, 1875–1953
- Peter, George Washington, 1801-1877
- Peter, George, 1779-1861
- Peter, Martha Custis Kennon, 1843-1886
- Peter, Martha Parke Custis, 1777-1854
- Peter, Robert, 1726-1806
- Peter, Thomas, 1769-1834
- Peter, Walter G. (Walter Gibson), 1868-1945
- Peter, Walter Gibson, 1842-1863
- Pinckney, Mary Stead, approximately 1751-1812
- Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864
- Ringgold, Tench
- Rogers, Edmund Law
- Rogers, Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, 1797-1822
- Rogers, Lloyd Nicholas, approximately 1788-1860
- Rogers, William, 1751-1824
- Scott, Gustavus, 1753-1800
- Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813
- Sinclair, John, Sir, 1754-1835
- Smith, George (Blacksmith)
- Stabler, Edward, 1769-1831
- Stuart, David, 1753-1814
- Stuart, Eleanor Calvert Custis, approximately 1758-1811
- Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828
- Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
- Thornton, William, 1759-1828
- Townsend, Justine Van Rensselaer, 1828-1912
- Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809
- Tyler, John, 1790-1862
- Varick, Richard, 1753-1831
- Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829
- Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Washington, Martha, 1731-1802
- White, Alexander, 1738-1804
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Thomas Law House (Washington D.C.)
- United States -- History -- War of 1812
Container List
- Text box: 1 folder: 01
Law, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-18311794 September 7English.
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed from Eliza, Hope Park, asking her grandfather for a picture of him. Docketed in Washington's hand on verso.
- Text box: 1 folder: 02 Washington, George, 1732-17991794 September 14English.
- Text box: 1 folder: 03 Washington, George, 1732-1799Washington, Martha, 1731-18021796 March 28English.
- Text box: 1 folder: 04 Washington, George, 1732-17991797 June 14English.
- Text box: 1 folder: 05
Washington, George, 1732-1799
1 pages1798 May 18English.Scope and Contents
- Text box: 1 folder: 06
Peter, Thomas, 1769-1834
2 pages1799 January 28English.
- Text box: 1 folder: 07
Washington, George, 1732-1799
1 pages1799 May 5English.
- Text box: 1 folder: 08
Washington, George, 1732-1799
1 pages1799 December 3English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel.George Washington, Mount Vernon, to Thomas Peter. Washington writes about farming and congratulates Thomas and Patsy on the birth of their son.
- Text box: 1 folder: 09
Mercereau, John, 1732-1820
1 pages1799 December 24English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. John Mercereau, Union Township, to
George
Washington. John Mercereau, a businessman who served with his brother and nephew in a spy ring during the Revolutionary War, writes to Washington asking if he may come and visit, reflecting that no memories give him greater satisfaction than those he spent "Devoted to my Countrys Service." Tragically, Mercereau did not know that Washington had died 10 days before his letter was sent.
- Text box: 1 folder: 10
Dandridge, Bartholomew, approximately 1774-1802
1 pages1800 January 15English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., London, to
George
Washington. Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., writes to his uncle about his business ventures from London. He had not yet received word of Washington's death on December 14, 1799.
- Text box: 1 folder: 11
Paper wrapper labeled Letters from General Washington in the years 98 and 991 LeavesundatedEnglish.
- Text box: 1 folder: 12
Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart to Tobias LearStuart, Eleanor Calvert Custis, approximately 1758-18114 pagesprobably 1790 February 7English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter unsigned in the hand of Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart and most likely addressed to Tobias Lear. The letter is dated 7 February with no year but was most likely written in 1790, since it mentions Lear's first marriage, which occured in 1790.
- Text box: 1 folder: 13
Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart to Tobias LearStuart, Eleanor Calvert Custis, approximately 1758-18111790 February 28English.
- Text box: 1 folder: 14
Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart to Tobias LearStuart, Eleanor Calvert Custis, approximately 1758-18112 pagesprobably 1790 SeptemberEnglish.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed, undated, with integral free franked address panel. Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart to Tobias Lear, New York. Docketed in Lear's hand as received 2 October 1790. Eleanor writes of her unhappiness at being parted from her children Nelly and Wash.
- Text box: 1 folder: 15
Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart to Tobias LearStuart, Eleanor Calvert Custis, approximately 1758-18113 pages1790 October 3English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart, Mount Vernon, to Tobias Lear, New York. Eleanor writes about the lottery and her family, noting that "My Dear Nelly & Wash. are still spoilt by Grand Mama but chearfully obey every word I say to them."
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Subseries 2.1 MiscellaneousText Shelf: I:1 1785-1862English.
- Text box: 1 folder: 16
Marquis de Lafayette to James MadisonLafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-18341 pages Autograph letter signed. Docketed on verso in hand of Madison.1785 June 1English.
- Text box: 1 folder: 17
Confederate currency1862English.
- Text box: 1 folder: 16
- Text box: 1 folder: 18
Lucretia Constance Radcliffe to Martha Washington3 pages1799 August 13English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Docketed in hand of
George
Washington. Lucretia Constance Radcliffe, Charleston, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Mrs. Radcliffe writes seeking an Army commission for her son and sends a packet of crane feathers and melon seeds. She also sends news of Major Pinkney.
- Text box: 1 folder: 19
Resolution of the Sixth Congress of the United States at the First Session2 pages1799 December 24English.Scope and Contents
Manuscript resolution of the "Sixth Congress of the United States: At the first session Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the second of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine" stating that a marble monument to
George
Washington be erected in the City of Washington and that his remains be interred beneath it. It is also resolved that a funeral procession from Comgress Hall to the German Lutheran Church shall take place on Thursday, December 26, 1799, and that the nation will wear crepe arm bands for thirty days of mourning.
- Text box: 1 folder: 20
Maria S. Ross to Martha Washington1799 December 24English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Maria S. Ross, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. A condolence letter from Maria S. Ross of Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Martha Washington on the death of her husband.
- Text box: 1 folder: 21
Tobias Lear to Maria S. RossLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 January 10English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter, copy. Tobias Lear's, Mount Vernon, response to Maria Ross's condolence letter to Martha Washington.
- Text box: 1 folder: 22
Abigail Adams to Martha WashingtonAdams, Abigail, 1744-18181 pages1799 December 25English.
- Text box: 1 folder: 23
Martha Washington to Abigail AdamsWashington, Martha, 1731-18021 pages1799 December 31English.
- Text box: 1 folder: 24
Mary Stead Pinckney to Martha WashingtonPinckney, Mary Stead, approximately 1751-18122 pages1799 December 26English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter from Mary Stead Pinckney, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, to Martha Washington on the death of
George
Washington. Pinckney also sends her regards and congratulations to Nelly Parke Custis Lewis, who was recovering from the birth of her first child, Frances Parke Lewis.
- Text box: 1 folder: 25
Jonathan Trumbull to Martha WashingtonTrumbull, Jonathan, 1740-18092 pages1799 December 30English.
- Text box: 1 folder: 26
Elias Boudinot to Martha WashingtonBoudinot, Elias, 1740-18213 pages1800 January 2English.
- Text box: 1 folder: 27
Tobias Lear to Elias BoudinotLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 January 18English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, to Elias Boudinot. Tobias Lear's response on behalf of Martha Washington to Elias Boudinot's condolence letter.
- Text box: 1 folder: 28
Bushrod Washington to Martha WashingtonWashington, Bushrod, 1762-18292 pages1800 January 4English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Bushrod Washington, Walnut Farm, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Bushrod writes to Martha about purchasing corn from Colonel Washington.
- Text box: 2 folder: 01
Ann Huntington to Martha Washington1 pages1800 January 4English.
- Text Shelf: Oversized
Alexander Hamilton to Martha WashingtonHamilton, Alexander, 1757-18041800 January 12English.
- Text box: 2 folder: 02
Tobias Lear to Alexander HamiltonLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 January 23English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear's, Mount Vernon, response on behalf of Martha to Hamilton's condolence letter.
- Text box: 2 folder: 03
Reverend Samuel Miller to Martha WashingtonMiller, Samuel, 1769-18501 pages1800 January 14English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Condolence letter from Reverend Samuel Miller, New York, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, on the death of
George
Washington. He writes that he is inclosing a discourse he recently delivered on the occasion of Washington's death.
- Text box: 2 folder: 04
Tobias Lear to Reverend Samuel MillerLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 January 27English.
- Text box: 2 folder: 05
Stephen Williamson to Martha Washington4 pages1800 January 16English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Stephen Williamson, Philadelphia, State Prison, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Stephen Williamson introduces himself as the captain of a company in the Rhode Island Regiment who served under Washington in the Revolutionary War. He recounts a dream he had in which she gives birth to a son following Washington's death. He also tells Martha the details of his arrest for buying a stolen horse and requests her assistance in getting him out of prison.
- Text box: 2 folder: 06
Henry Knox to Martha WashingtonKnox, Henry, 1750-18062 pages1800 January 17English.
- Text box: 2 folder: 07
Tobias Lear to Henry KnoxLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 February 9English.
- Text box: 2 folder: 08
Richard Varick to Martha WashingtonVarick, Richard, 1753-18312 pages1800 January 28English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Mayor of New York City Richard Varick offers his condolences to Martha after the death of
George
Washington. He also incloses, on behalf of the Common Council of New York City, an oration delivered on the occassion of Washington's death by Gouverneur Morris.
- Text box: 2 folder: 09
Tobias Lear to Richard VarickLear, Tobias, 1762-18162 pages1800 February 15English.
- Text box: 2 folder: 10
Richard Washington to Martha Washington1 pages1800 January 31English.
- Text box: 2 folder: 12
Theodore Sedgwick to Martha WashingtonSedgwick, Theodore, 1746-18131 pages1800 February 17English.
- Text box: 2 folder: 13
Tobias Lear to Theodore SedgwickLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 February 22English.
- Text box: 2 folder: 14 folder: OUT
Marquis de Lafayette to Martha WashingtonLafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-18342 pages1800 February 28English.
- Text box: 2 folder: 15
Auguste Belin to Martha Washington1 pages1800 March 5English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. A condolence letter from Auguste Belin, Secretary of the Loge Française l'Aménité of Philidelphia, a freemason lodge of French and Saint-Dominguen émigrés. Belin writes that he is inclosing copies of a funeral oration performed at the lodge in honor of
George
Washington's death.
- Text box: 2 folder: 16
Tobias Lear to Auguste BelinLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 May 15English.
- Text box: 2 folder: 17
Reverend William Rogers to Martha WashingtonRogers, William, 1751-18241 pages1800 March 6English.
- Text box: 2 folder: 18
Tobias Lear to Reverend William RogersLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 March 28English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, on behalf of Martha Washington, thanks William Rogers for sending "a copy of the Religious Exercises, at the time of the Eulogy, at the German Reformed Church."
- Text box: 2 folder: 19
Tobias Lear to Gilbert StuartLear, Tobias, 1762-18162 pages1800 March 10English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, writing on behalf of Martha Washington, requests that Gilbert Stuart's original portrait of Washington be given to Martha, in exchange for fair compensation. Lear writes that Martha has expressed no desire for her own portrait, but Lear thinks it would be nice to display alongside the portrait of Washington.
- Text box: 2 folder: 20
Charles H. Atherton to Martha WashingtonAtherton, Charles H. (Charles Humphrey), 1773-18531 pages1800 March 23English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Condolence note written by Charles Humphrey Atherton, Amherst, New Hampshire, to Martha Washington after the death of
George
Washington. Atherton writes that he is enclosing a funeral oration delivered at the request of the citizens of Amherst, New Hampshire in Washington's honor.
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Tobias Lear to Charles H. AthertonLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 April 23English.
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Lafayette, Georges Washington Louis Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1779-1849
1 pages1800 March 24English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel.
Georges
Washington de Lafayette, La Grange, son of the Marquis de Lafayette, writes a condolence note to Martha after the death of
George
Washington.
Georges
writes of Washington's "parental kindness" when he visited Mount Vernon and says, "How far was I to imagine when I left your family that it would be a last farewell."
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Thomas Porter to Martha Washington1 pages1800 March 24English.
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Reverend James Kemp to Martha WashingtonKemp, James, 1764-18271 pages1800 March 26English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. A condolence letter written by Revered James Kemp, Cambridge, Maryland, to Martha Washington after the death of
George
Washington. Kemp writes that he is enclosing a copy of a sermon he delivered on the day appointed by Congress to honor
George
Washington.
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Tobias Lear to Reverend James KempLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 April 20English.
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Peleg Wadsworth to Martha WashingtonWadsworth, Peleg, 1748-18292 pages1800 March 26English.
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Tobias Lear to Peleg WadsworthLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 April 5English.
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Tobias Lear to Reverend John D. BlairLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 April 5English.
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William Griffith to Martha WashingtonGriffith, William, 1766-18261 Leaves1800 April 14English.
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Tobias Lear to William GriffithLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 April 23English.
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Theodore Sedgwick to Martha WashingtonSedgwick, Theodore, 1746-18131 pages1800 April 15English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Theodore Sedgwick, Philadelphia, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon
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Dr. Jean Pierre Le Mayeur to Martha WashingtonLe Mayeur, Jean Pierre1 pages1800 May 1English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed "John Lemayere." Jean Pierre Le Mayeur, Sweet Springs, was
George
Washington's dentist during the Revolutionary War. He writes his condolences to Martha on the death of Washington, apologizing that his servant lost the first condolence letter he had written on February 24.
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Tobias Lear to Dr. Jean Pierre Le MayeurLear, Tobias, 1762-18161 pages1800 May 15English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Tobias Lear, Mount Vernon, to Dr. Jean Pierre Le Mayeur, Sweet Springs
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Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr. to Martha WashingtonDandridge, Bartholomew, approximately 1774-18023 pages1800 May 25English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral free franked address panel. Bartholomew Dandridge, Jr., New York, to Martha Washington, Mount Vernon. Bartholomew Dandridge Jr. writes his aunt inquiring about letters sent to him from Washington before his death that Dandridge never received.
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John Sinclair to Martha WashingtonSinclair, John, Sir, 1754-18352 pages1800 June 2English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Sir John Sinclair, London, writes to Martha in praise of her late husband and sends her a volume of his letters.
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Martha Washington's daybookWashington, Martha, 1731-18021802 February-AprilEnglish.
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Elizabeth Parke Custis Law Rogers to Elizabeth Parke Custis LawRogers, Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, 1797-18221819-18211819 December 51821 November 10undated December 5English.Scope and Contents
3 letters written by Elizabeth Parke Custis Law Rogers to her mother between December 5, 1819 - November 21, 1821.
Conditions Governing AccessAccess to letters may be restricted because of fragile condition.
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General Simon Bernard to Elizabeth Parke Custis LawBernard, Simon, 1779-18391828-18301828 March 281829 May 51829 October 11830 February 51830 February 141830 May 21undated April 17English.Scope and Contents
7 letters written by Brigadier General Simon Bernard, Washington City, to Eliza Parke Custis Law between March 28, 1828 and May 21, 1830.
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Lloyd Rogers to Elizabeth Parke Custis Law3 pagesundated May 30English.Scope and Contents
Lloyd Rogers to Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, Alexandria
- Subseries 5.1. Legal DocumentsEnglish.
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Pratt, Francis, and others, vs. Thomas Law3 pagesEnglish.Scope and Contents
Printed legal document: Statement of the defendant's case. Docketed on verso "Papers relating to case of Law v. Morris Nicholson & Greenleaf."
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Statement of Thomas Law in property dispute17 pages1796 December 19English.Scope and Contents
Manuscript legal statement of Thomas Law in regards to a property dispute in Washington City between William Mayne Duncason and Tench Ringgold.
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Memoranda of an agreement made between William Mayne Duncason and Tench Ringgold1797 January 9English.Scope and Contents
Manuscript memoranda regarding property dispute over square 744 in the City of Washington.
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Tench Ringgold to James PiercyRinggold, Tench1797 April 12English.
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Thomas Law to Mr. BarryLaw, Thomas, 1756-1834undatedEnglish.
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Thomas Law to unidentified recipientLaw, Thomas, 1756-1834undatedEnglish.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Concerning Tench Ringgold and property dealings in the City of Washington.
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Receipt for money given by Thomas Law to Tench Ringgold for land in the City of WashingtonLaw, Thomas, 1756-18341797 December 30English.
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Particular Description and Manner of building a house for Thomas Law11 pagescirca 1794English.Scope and Contents
Manuscript descriptions of the architectural plans for the Thomas Law House, designed by architect William Lovering and built circa 1794 on the 689 square in the City of Washington.
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Drafts of legal arguments in property dispute between Thomas Law and Tench Ringgold7 pages1804 February 3English.
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Legal notes and statements of defense for property dispute involving Thomas Law1794-1816English.
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Lawyer's notes from property dispute involving Thomas Law1794-1796English.
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- Subseries 5.2. CorrespondenceEnglish.
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Thomas Law to Gustavus Scott, William Thornton, and Alexander WhiteLaw, Thomas, 1756-18341795 September 30English.Scope and Contents
Thomas Law, Washington City, discusses his plan for construction of New Jersey Avenue on lot 744 of Washington City, along the public canal.
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Gustavus Scott, William Thornton, and Alexander White to Thomas LawScott, Gustavus, 1753-1800Thornton, William, 1759-1828White, Alexander, 1738-18041795 October 1English.Scope and Contents
Gustavus Scott, William Thornton, and Alexander White, Washington City, to Thomas Law
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Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857
2 pages1796 June 3English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral address panel.
George
Washington Parke Custis, Philadelphia to Thomas Law, Federal City.
George
Washington Parke Custis writes to Law of the pleasure he will have in serving Washington City, which is to be "the pride of future ages" and "the metropolis of America."
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William Mayne Duncanson to the Managers of the Canal Lottery1796 December 16English.Scope and Contents
A manuscript copy of the address read by W. M. Duncanson at a meeting of the Managers of Washington Canal Lottery - Law, Carroll, Young, and Duncanson. Their reply is copied on the verso.
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William Mayne Duncanson to Gustavus Scott, William Thornton, and Alexander White1797 February 15English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. Duncanson writes that Thomas Law has resigned his title to Lot 744 of Washington City in favor of Tench Ringgold.
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Statement that the Commisioners had no objections to second agreement with Tench Ringgold1 pagescirca 1797English.Scope and Contents
Unsigned, undated manuscript, docketed "Tench Ringgold Arbitration."
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James Piercy to Gustavus Scott, William Thornton, and Alexander White3 Leaves1797 September 29-October 311797 September 291797 October 51797 October 31English.Scope and Contents
James Piercy, City of Washington, to Gustavus Scott, William Thornton, and Alexander White. Three manuscript copies by Thomas Munroe of letters written by James Piercy to the Commissioners of the City of Washington about his claims to lot 744.
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Gustavus Scott and William Thornton to James PiercyScott, Gustavus, 1753-1800Thornton, William, 1759-18281 pages1797 November 2English.Scope and Contents
Manuscript copy made by Thomas Munroe of a letter written by the Commissioners of the City of Washington to James Piercy in response to Piercy's claims on lot 744. Scott and Thornton write to Piercy that "no intention exists of granting you the square you mention."
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C. Cockull to Thomas Law1797 May 16English.
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L. de Roumefort Bouchard to Thomas Law1810-18121810 April 281812 November 141812 November 29French.
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Elizabeth Parke Custis Law Rogers to Thomas LawRogers, Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, 1797-18222 pages1821 December 2English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Elizabeth Parke Custis Law Rogers, Druid Hill, to Thomas Law, City of Washington
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Lloyd Rogers to Thomas LawRogers, Lloyd Nicholas, approximately 1788-18603 pages1823 January 2English.Scope and Contents
Lloyd Rogers, Druid Hill, to Thomas Law, Washington City
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Thomas Law to Lloyd RogersLaw, Thomas, 1756-18341832 January 27English.Scope and Contents
Thomas Law to Lloyd Rogers, Baltimore
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John Taylor to Thomas Law1 pages1832 March 10English.Scope and Contents
Writing from New Orleans in 1832, John Taylor reports that fifty to sixty people a day are dying from yellow fever and smallpox.
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Elizabeth Parke Custis Law to Thomas LawLaw, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-18313 pagesundated November 28English.Scope and Contents
Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, Washington, to Thomas Law, London
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Booklet, Thomas Law, thoughts on the moral system1833
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Lawrence Lewis to William Costin, with postscript from Eleanor Parke Custis LewisLewis, Lawrence, 1767-1839Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-18521813 October 6English.Scope and Contents
Letter written by Lawrence Lewis to William "Billy" Costin requesting Costin's service in transporting his family from Mr. Charles Carter's residence in Culpepper
County
to their home. Lewis provides a suggested route and expected arrival date stating, 'you must not disappoint me.' A postscript in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis requests additional and immediate transportation for herself to Philadelphia. She offers Costin's mother payment in Pork if she will accompany them on the trip. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel.
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Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to William CostinLewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-18521816 June 2English.
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Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to William CostinLewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-18521 LeavesundatedEnglish.Scope and Contents
Undated note from Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis asking "Billy" to ask her sister Betsy to send the things by which she [Eleanor] wrote to her for. Directs Billy to be very careful of them as they are easily broken. Autograph note signed E Lewis, 1 page.
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1 pages1819 April 1English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral adddress panel.
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Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857
1 pages1824 December 8English.
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Elizabeth Parke Custis Law to John LawLaw, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-18311799-18021799 January 201802 February 211802 July 4probably 1802 September 251802 December 25English.
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Elizabeth Parke Custis Law to John LawLaw, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-18311803-18041803 February 5approximately 1803 April 111803 April 151804 July 9English.
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Edmund Law to John LawLaw, Edmund, 1790-18293 pages1804 May 18English.Scope and Contents
Edmund Law, Washington, to John Law, Baltimore
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Thomas Law to John LawLaw, Thomas, 1756-18341804 August-September1804 August 31804 September 41804 September 25English.
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Elizabeth Parke Custis Law to John LawLaw, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-18311807-18081807 July 241808 February 31808 August 261808 October 1225 November 1808English.Scope and Contents
5 dated letters from Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law.
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Decatur, Susan Wheeler
1 pagesprobably 1807English.Scope and Contents
Letter discussing the court martial of Commodore James Barron, who would later kill Commodore Stephen Decatur in duel in 1820.
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Elizabeth Parke Custis Law to John LawLaw, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-1831undatedScope and Contents
4 undated letters from Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law.
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John Law to Elizabeth Parke Custis LawLaw, John, 1784?-18223 pages1808 July 3English.
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Elizabeth Parke Custis Law to John LawLaw, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-18311809-18101809 January 91809 October 21809 October 131809 November 61809 December 211810 February 201810 February 21English.
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Elizabeth Parke Custis Law to John LawLaw, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-1831undatedEnglish.Scope and Contents
15 undated letters and notes written by Eliza Custis Law to her stepson John Law.
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Elizabeth Parke Custis Law to Edmund LawLaw, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-18312 pagesundatedEnglish.
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John Law to William ThorntonLaw, John, 1784?-18221 pages1807 August 10English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. John Law asks William Thornton if he can borrow a book on calvary maneuvers.
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John Law to William Thornton, draft copyLaw, John, 1784?-18221 pages1807 August 10English.
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William Thornton to John LawThornton, William, 1759-18282 SheetsEnglish.Scope and Contents
2 letters written by William Thornton in response to John Law's August 10, 1807 letter.
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John Law to Elizabeth Law RogersLaw, John, 1784?-18221 pages9 March 1808English.Scope and Contents
An undated letter from John Law to his half sister, Eliza Law. He writes that he is sending sweetmeats from Woodlawn by William, as promised.
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William D. Sims to John Law1 pages1809 June 22English.Scope and Contents
William D. Sims, Pittsburgh, to John Law, Washington City
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Robert Brent to Joseph Forrest, John Law, and Peter Miller3 pages1809 August 14English.
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Thomas Law to John LawLaw, Thomas, 1756-18341802-18111802-07-101810 June 25circa 1811English.Scope and Contents
Three letters
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John Law to Thomas LawLaw, John, 1784?-18221817 April 5-6English.Scope and Contents
A series of four letters and their draft copies written over the course of two days by John Law to his father, criticizing his conduct, particularly in regards to Eliza Law's marriage to Lloyd Nicholas Rogers.
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Thomas Law to John LawLaw, Thomas, 1756-1834undatedEnglish.Scope and Contents
5 letters written by Thomas Law to his son John Law, Washington City, around 1817, addressing John's criticisms of him, his divorce, and his friendship with Elizabeth Bordley Gibson.
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John Law to Thomas LawLaw, John, 1784?-18222 pagescirca 1817English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. A letter of reconciliation sent by John Law to his father.
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Thomas Law to John LawLaw, Thomas, 1756-18341 pagescirca 1817English.
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Lloyd Nicholas Rogers to General Henry Lee, draftRogers, Lloyd Nicholas, approximately 1788-186011 pages1810 January 24English.Scope and Contents
Draft of letter from Lloyd Nicholas Rogers, New York, to Major-General Henry Lee discussing the life of Baron de Kalb.
- Text box: 4 folder: 23
Receipts for lots in Washington purchased at auction by Lloyd Nicholas Rogers and Edmund Law Rogers6 Leaves1849 May-JuneEnglish.
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Letters to Lloyd Nicholas Rogers about the sale of lots in Washington1849-18521849 June1852 April 61852 June 41852 December 281852 October 11English.
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Letters to Lloyd Nicholas Rogers about the sale of lots in Washington1853-18571853 February 21854 March 31854 June 161845 August 251857 October 20English.
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Lenman and Brother to Edmund Law Rogers18491849 October 161849 December 26English.Scope and Contents
2 letters about the sale of property in Washington.Lenman and Brother, Washington City, to Edmund Law Rogers, Baltimore.
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Correspondence, receipts, and promissory notes between Edmund Law Rogers and James AdamsRogers, Edmund Law1849-1857English.Scope and Contents
Documents related to the sale of property in Washington.
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Correspondence between Edmund Law Rogers, William Warder, and James AdamsRogers, Edmund Law1849-18501849 July 51850 May 291850 June 24English.Scope and Contents
Correspondence about the sale of property in Washington.
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Letters to Edmund Law Rogers about selling lots in Washington1850-18551850 October 281852 May 41855 February 18English.
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N. Callan to Edmund Law Rogers1850 August 17-23English.Scope and Contents
2 letters about the sale of property in Washington. N. Callan, Washington, to Edmund Law Rogers, Baltimore.
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Bond of conveyance from Edmund Law Rogers to James B. Ager and William McLean2 pages1850 December 19English.Scope and Contents
Bond of conveyance for Lot No. 1 in Square 260 in Washington City, District of Columbia.
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Prices of certain Lots in Washington and names of purchaserscirca 1850English.Scope and Contents
1 survey plat of lots in Washington along Canal St, and 2 pages of notes listing the prices of lots and the names of their purchasers.
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William McCormick, Registrar of Washington D.C. to Edmund Law Rogers1 pages1852 January 28English.Scope and Contents
Letter from the Commisioners of the Sinking Fund of the Corporation of Washington. William McCormick, Registers Office, Washington, to Edmund Law Rogers.
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Deed of trust indenture from John H. Phillips and Emeline W. Phillips to William H. Ward3 pages1852 December 7English.Scope and Contents
An indenture form reassigning a parcel of property in Washington City. The Deed of Trust form is marked at the top of the first page "Printed and Sold by Robert A. Waters, D. st., bet. 9th & 10th."
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Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857
3 pages1855 February 24English.Scope and Contents
1 page autograph letter signed by
George
Washington Parke Custis to Edmund Law Rogers, with additional letter from Martha Custis Williams, Arlington House, written on verso. Custis writes, "From the very graphic account you gave Martha Williams of your visit to Mr Fenno, I see but a poor chance of my Drama being brought out [in Baltimore]." He asks Rogers to inquire of his "theater going friends" if any other Baltimore theatres will perform the work. If not, he asks Rogers to return the book care of William Adam Bookseller Pennsylvania Avenie Washington.
In her letter, Williams passes on a request from "Aunt B" (Britannia Wellington Peter Kennon) to send the "little manuscript book, containing an inventory of the Mt Vernon relics at Tudor Place, as she is much at a loss, with regard to the history of many things in the House." Britannia Peter had inherited Tudor Place the year before, in 1854. Williams adds to Rogers that she hopes he will not make too much effort to have Uncle Custis's play produced because "Cousin Mary Lee and all his family are so much opposed to it." Williams hopes Custis will focus on finishing his Recollections instead.
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Bill for advertising in the National Intelligencer1856 March 15English.Scope and Contents
Bill for $21 addressed to Edmund Law Rogers for advertising the sale of lots in the City of Washington in the newspaper the National Intelligencer.
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Deed in fee indenture from Edmund Law Rogers and Charlotte M. L. Rogers to Johnathan T. Walker3 pages1857 MayEnglish.Scope and Contents
Unsigned indenture for the sale of lots in the City of Washington. Docketed in pencil "sale not made."
- Subseries 10.1. AccountsEnglish.
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Accounts of Robert Peter with Bernard O'Neill and Williams Dearkins1781-1795English.Scope and Contents
Invoices, notes, and receipts from accounts between Robert Peter and the firm O'Neill and Dearkins. Includes an invoice for tobacco, sugar, corduroy, gauze, linen, chocolate, silk, muslin, paper, wine, ribbons, pins, cotton, and tea.
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Accounts unknown1 Leaves1791-1794English.Scope and Contents
Unknown list of accounts, believed to be from Robert Peter.
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Accounts of Robert Peter with Benjamin Ray1 Leaves1794-1797English.
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Accounts of John Bankman with Robert Peter6 pages1796-1807English.
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Accounts of James Offutt with Robert Peter1796-1810English.
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Pages from account book of Charles Webber4 pages1797 October-NovemberEnglish.Scope and Contents
Pages from account book with the note "These leaves was received by James S Webber from Mrs. Esther H Webber wife of Mr Levi Webber of Vassalboro Kennebeck Co. Maine being a part of account Book of Charles Webber, my Grand Father, his own handwriting. Received by me June 22 1878." The accounts include invoices for cod fish, bacon, molasses, tea, rum, sugar, silk, shoes, brandy, wine, coffee, and corn.
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Accounts of James Gannon with Robert Peter2 pages1797-1810English.Scope and Contents
Includes accounts for flour, pork, beef, lamb, and veal.
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Accounts of Thomas Nicholls with Robert Peter1803-1810English.
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Accounts of Rhod Maginnis with Robert Peter1 pages1808-1813English.
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- Subseries 10.2. Financial DocumentsEnglish.
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Bond of conveyance from Phillip Holt and Thomas Howard to Robert Peter1 pages1762 August 1English.
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Accounts of John Robbins with Robert Peter1797-1810English.
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Accounts of John Manly with Robert Peter1801-1810English.
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Accounts of Arthur Steel with Robert Peter1805-1810English.
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Accounts of Mary Atwood with Robert Peter1801-1810English.Scope and Contents
rent paid
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Accounts of rent payment1 pages1804-1805English.Scope and Contents
Page of rent payment accounts in unknown hand.
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Accounts of Thomas Nicholls of John with Robert Peter1 pages1794-1802English.Scope and Contents
Bond of Thomas Nicholls of John to Robert Peter
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Accounts of Isaiah and Edward Nicholls with Robert Peter1811-1812English.Scope and Contents
Bond of Isaiah and Edward Nicholls to Robert Peter
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Receipt for 14 hogs bought from Robert Peter by H. W. Blunt1852 December 22English.
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Fragment of bond paid by Robert Peter1774English.
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- Subseries 10.3. Legal DocumentsEnglish.
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Legal Case1766 June 4-July 19fragmentEnglish.
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Indenture deed between Ninian Edmondstone and William Douglass2 pages1766 July 2FragmentEnglish.
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Lawsuit, James Gordon and others against Robert Peter2 pages1785 October 18English.Scope and Contents
Lawsuit against Robert Peter by James Gordon, Henry Riddell, John Campbell, John Campbell Junior, Alexander Low, and William Ingram
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Court Case, Accounts disputed between Robert Peter and Benjamin Ray1795-1799English.Scope and Contents
Three documents related to disputed accounts between Robert Peter and Benjamin Ray. One with a note by John T. Mason dated February 27, 1799, "He has no shadow of right to one shilling on this [account]."
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Court Cases, Terms1796 May-OctoberEnglish.Scope and Contents
List of Robert Peter's court appearances
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Court Cases11 Leaves1796-1797English.Scope and Contents
Court documents and accounts related to Robert Peter, 5 manuscripts.
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Court Cases1799English.Scope and Contents
Court documents and accounts related to Robert Peter, 19 small manuscript receipts
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- Subseries 10.4. Land DocumentsEnglish.
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Survey of Bealls Plaines granted to Charles Beall1 pages1722 July 20English.Scope and Contents
Survey of land called Bealls Plaines in what became Washington City, along Goose Creek, later renamed Tiber Creek.
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1725 May 17English.
Scope and Contents
Manuscript on parchment with large seal attached by a ribbon.
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Surveys of Brightwells Hunting Quarters and Lewis's Discovery1 pages1734 June 141742 November 6English.
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1 Leaves Form printed on parchment with large intact seal attached by a ribbon.1742 November 10English.
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1750 January 2
Fragment and fragileEnglish.
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1 Leaves Form printed on parchment.1757 August 22English.
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1 Leaves Form printed on parchment with large intact seal attached by a ribbon.1763 May 24English.
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1 Leaves Form printed on parchment with large, intact seal attached by a ribbon.1764 February 20English.
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1 Leaves Form printed on parchment with large, intact seal attached by a ribbon.1765 March 19English.
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Correspondence, surveys, and receipts related to land, Forrest and Running, purchased by Robert Peter1766-17731766 September 21-231766 November 131767 February 101773 May 12English.Scope and Contents
1766, Survey to Forrest, May 12, 1773, (six documents) Bladenburg, Sept., 21, 1766; Rock Creek, Nov. 13, 1766 "to Robert Peter, merchant in Georgetown."
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1 pages Manuscript on parchment with seal attached by a ribbon.1781 May 12English.
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Survey, Champions Delight, Peace of Plenty, Bethsheba, and Echoes Adventureprobably 1790sEnglish.
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1 Leaves Manuscript on parchment with seal attached by a ribbon.1791 September 30English.
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Correspondence, William Deakins, Ben Stoddert to Stephen Chiswell related to surveying of PartnershipPeter, Thomas, 1769-18342 Leaves1794 April 24English.Scope and Contents
One undated note by Thomas Peter and one letter from William Dearkins and Ben Stoddert to Stephen Chiswell about resurveying about 200 acres called Partnership granted to Elting Williams.
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1 Leaves Manuscript on parchment with large seal attached by a ribbon.1795 March 19English.
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1 Leaves Manuscript on parchment with large seal attached by a ribbon.1795 October 17English.
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Bill of sale, John Scrivenor to Richard Miles and William Scrivenor1789 December 21795 September 8English.Scope and Contents
The Resurvey of Brandy and transfer of several named enslaved people.
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2 pages1796 February 6 English.
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1 Leaves Manuscript on parchment with large seal attached by a ribbon.1796 October 28English.
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Division of real estate lots owned by Robert Peterearly 1800sEnglish.Scope and Contents
Four autograph documents dealing with land ownership. Two notes on fragments; one half sheet giving history of a property in Prince
George's
County
; and an 8 page survey document, with reference to points on a drawn survey, of Cross Basket, Balantyre, and other properties (9 lots) belonging to Robert Peter and divided amongst
George
and Thomas Peter.
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Elgar, Joseph
1 pages1804 June 26English.
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1 pagescirca 1806fragileEnglish.
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Records of Robert Peter's lots in the Federal City1809 May 29English.
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- Subseries 10.5. Estate DocumentsEnglish.
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Accounts of Bennet H. Clements with Robert Peter1 pages1804-1810English.Scope and Contents
Tobacco sales
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Accounts of Lewis Beall and Archd. Mulliken with the estate of Robert Peter2 Leaves1807-1811English.
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Accounts with the estate of Robert Peter1807-1808English.Scope and Contents
Tabacco Sales, Real Estate, Transfer of enslaved people
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Accounts of Thomas Cross with the estate of Robert Peter1 pages1808English.
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Robert Peter's part of his Father's Estate2 pagescirca 1808English.
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Lots from the division of James Peter's estate2 Leavescirca 1808English.
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List of livestock and slaves from the Peter estate1 pagescirca 1808English.
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Research on Robert Peter's Deed of Trust book at the Library of Congress1900sEnglish.Scope and Contents
Deed of trust book is dated 1790
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- Subseries 11.1. Financial DocumentsEnglish.
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Colonial currency1775-1776English.Scope and Contents
One dollar printed in Annapolis by F. Green, 7 December 1775. Two thirds of a dollar printed in Philadelphia by Hall and Sellers, 17 February 1776.
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Accounts of Martha Washington with MacLeod & Lumsdon for sundries1 pages1800 February 181800 July 8-August 91800 October 9English.Scope and Contents
List of items purchased by Martha Washington from Macleod & Lumsdon, dated at the top 18 February 1800, Alexandria. The accounts, dated 8 July and 9 August, include entries for 47 panes of glass, oil, paint for 30 mahoghany chairs, paint for a wine cooler, varnishing, picture frame gilding, and glazing. Signed by Macleod & Lumdsdon at the bottom, noting that the above money was received in full 9 October 1800.
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Accounts of Martha Washington with Captain Daniel Lecoeke for 790 bushels of corn1 pages1800 May 2English.Scope and Contents
Receipt signed "Daniel Lecock" for payment received by the hands of James Anderson on behalf of Martha Washington for 790 bushels of corn on 2 May 1800.
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Receipt, James Anderson to Thomas Carwood, 100 Fish Barrels1800 May 15English.Scope and Contents
Receipt for $25 paid by Thomas Carwood to James Anderson for 100 barrels of fish from Mount Vernon.
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Accounts of Martha Washington with printer Ellis Price1 pages1800 May 27English.Scope and Contents
Accounts dated February 13, March 11, and April 12, 1800 for newspaper advertisements and handbills purchased by Martha Washington from Ellis Price, printer of The Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette. Items Martha purchased include 26 advertisements for a house to rent, an advertisement about the Mount Vernon fishery, 23 advertisements about the donkey Knight of Malta, and notice about the runaway slave Marcus.
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Accounts of Martha Washington with William Keating1 pages1800 April 23-1801 November 10English.Scope and Contents
Accounts dated 23 April-23 September 1800 for weaving yards of cotton, wool, and other fabrics. The payments are marked as having been paid "By balance due the Estate of General Washington," by cash, by 41 gallons of whiskey, and barrells of herring. The final payment is marked as received from James Anderson on 10 November 1801.
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Receipt, James Craik medical services rendered during Martha Washington's illness1 pages1802 August 20English.Scope and Contents
Bill addressed to the Estate of Mrs. Martha Washington, Deceased for $200 due to James Craik for medical services rendered Mrs. Washington during her last illness and $5 for cash paid Heyskill for the hire of his carriage. A signed oath by Jacob Hoffman testifies to the validity of the charges.
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Receipt, Thomas Peter to Lawrence Lewis, one hundred barrels of corn sold to Mount Vernon for the use of the estate1802 September 6English.Scope and Contents
Receipt of payment from Thomas Peter to Lawrence Lewis for three hundred dollars for one hundred barrels of corn sold to Mount Vernon for the use of the estate. Signed by John Anderson.
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Receipt of legacy left to Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart by Martha WashingtonStuart, David, 1753-18141 pages1802 July 23English.Scope and Contents
Receipt written by Dr. David Stuart for the receipt from Thomas Peter for five guineas, the leagcy left by Martha Washington to Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart.
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Receipt, Thomas Peter to John Anderson, cow and two calves1802 August 15English.
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Bill, Thomas Law to Griffith Coombs, regarding work on Mrs. Washington's house occupied by Mrs. Dearborn1802 August 23English.Scope and Contents
Payment from Thomas Law to Griffith Coombs for repairs to Martha Washington's townhome in the District Columbia occupied by Henry Dearborn. Payment marked by Coombs as received in full from Thomas Peter on August 23, 1802.
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Accounts of Alexander Henderson with Thomas Peter1 pages1802 DecemberEnglish.
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Wages paid to Richard Burnett for the year 18021803 April 1English.Scope and Contents
Twenty dollars wages paid to Richard Burnett of the City of Washingon by Thomas Peter for the year 1802.
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1803 January 12English.
Scope and Contents
Payment of $50 received by
George
Smith of Woodlawn from Thomas Peter on 12 January 1803 for hire as a blacksmith at Mount Vernon in the year 1802. Signed by
George
Smith (his mark) and Lawrence Lewis.
George
Smith was one of
George
Washington's slaves who was freed after Washington's death. His wife, Lydia, was one of Martha Washington's dower slaves and was inherited by Nelly Parke Custis Lewis of Woodlawn.
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Accounts with the executors of Robert Peter's estate1803-1807English.
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Receipts, Aquila Johns to Thomas Peter1803-1810English.
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Receipts, dishes and linen bought by Thomas Peter1809 October 14English.
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Receipt of legacy, Martha Washington to Benjamin Lincoln Lear1 pages1813 June 19English.Scope and Contents
Receipt for one hundred pounds Virginia currency received by Benjamin Lincoln Lear from Thomas Peter, one of the executors of Martha Washington's estate.
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Receipt, Thomas Peter to Joseph Dunlop1 pages1814 January 101810 January 1English.Scope and Contents
Accounts of Mr. James Dunlop with Thomas Peter, for horses, ploughs, and an enslaved woman named Peg. Peg is likely one of the slaves Martha Parke Custis Peter inherited from the Custis estate.
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1 pages1820 December 4English.Scope and Contents
Receipt for funeral arrangements paid by Thomas Peter to William
King
on December 4, 1820 following the death of his twenty-three-year-old daughter Columbia Washington Peter. The arrangements include a "walnut coffin lined," silver plate and engraving, and rental of horses, a hearse, and attendants.
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Bills, tuition for Britannia Wellington Peter1820-1826English.
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Peter, Thomas, 1769-1834
2 Leaves1822-1829English.
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Stock certificate, H. B. Morris to Thomas Peter2 pages1823 October 29English.Scope and Contents
H. B. Morris, Philadelphia, to Thomas Peter, Georgetown. Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. A letter about bank accounts and stock certificates.
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Bill, Dr. Warfield to Thomas Peter, amputation of man's leg1824 March 51825 January 4English.Scope and Contents
Bill from Dr. Warfield to Thomas Peter for a visit to a "black man in the night" on March 5, 1824 which resulted in the amputation of the man's leg.
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Bills, tuition and dancing Lessons for Britannia Wellington PeterKennon, Britannia Wellington Peter, 1815-1911Peter, Martha Parke Custis, 1777-18542 pages1826 April 221828 April 16English.Scope and Contents
Two bills from P.L. Dupont paid by Martha Parke Custis Peter for dancing lessons for her daughter Britannia.
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Pew fee paid by Thomas Peter to St. John's Church1826 October 10English.
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Shares, Patowmack Company Stock, No. 89 (Martha Peter) and 91 (Thomas Peter)2 Leaves1828 June 30English.Scope and Contents
Two stock share certificates for the Patowmack Company (Potomac Company). Share No. 89 is for Martha Peter, and No. 91 for Thomas Peter.
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- Subseries 11.2. Land Documents
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Resurvey, Blantyre in Annapolis, Partnership2 pages1732 March 25English.Scope and Contents
Land office papers for the resurvey of Bear Denn, Daniels Discovery, and Partnership in Maryland
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Survey, Lucy's Delight owned by James Robertson1760 August 6English.
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Survey, Course and distances of 3 lots purchased by Thomas Peter in Hagerstown1809 December 20English.
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Indenture and plat, between William Littlefield and Jacob Maters1 pages1767English.Scope and Contents
With unknown survey plat on verso.
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Sale, Seneca plantation, Aquila Johns to Thomas Peter3 Leaves1803 February 201803 March 141808 August 20English.Scope and Contents
Aquila Johns to Thomas Peter on sale of Seneca plantation
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Land relinquishment, Forrest, of Sarah Norfleet Freeland Peter1 pages1829 October 23English.
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1 pages1834 September 12English.
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- Subseries 11.3. CorrespondenceEnglish.
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Letter, Thomas Peter to Thomas LawPeter, Thomas, 1769-18341 pages1798 November 22English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Regarding financial matters.
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Will and testament, Horatio Edmondson3 pages1810 August 3English.
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Notes by O. H. Williams and Robert Petercirca 1800-1810English.
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Daybook, Thomas PeterPeter, Thomas, 1769-18341813-1814English.Scope and Contents
Pamphlet stitch binding with marbled paper covers. Contains notes about purchases made by Thomas Peter 1813-1814.
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Calling card, Le Baron de Maltitz1823English.Scope and Contents
Calling card from Le Baron de Maltitz, Secretaire de la Legation Imperiale de Russie. Manuscript date 1823 on verso.
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Leter, John Dandridge to Thomas Peter2 pages1823 April 22English.
- Text box: 9 folder: 02 Peter, Thomas, 1769-18341830 April 25English.
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Josiah Quincy to Martha Parke Custis PeterQuincy, Josiah, 1772-18642 pages1836 June 13English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed, with envelope. Josiah Quincy, Cambridge, to Martha Parke Custis Peter, Georgetown. Josiah Quincy thanks Martha Parke Custis Peter for her generous reeption of his children at Tudor Place and thanks her for the relic of
George
Washington that she sent back with them.
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Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Lewis William Washington : copyLewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-18524 pages1852 January 31English.Scope and Contents
A contemporary manuscript copy of a letter in which Nelly Parke Custis describes having seen
George
Washington writing his farewell address at Mount Vernon. When the address was finished, she says he asked her to bring him silk string, and she watched him stitch the address together in front of her. Nelly writes this as a rebuke to one of Alexander Hamilton's sons, who claims his father wrote the farewell address.
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Letter, Photostat copies relating to Martha Washington's estate at the Library of Congresscirca 1950English.
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- Subseries 11.4. Estate DocumentsEnglish.
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2 pages1800sEnglish.
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Stabler, Edward, 1769-1831
1 pages1801 January 14English.Scope and Contents
A list of accounts between the Estate of
George
Washington and Alexandria apothecary Edward Stabler, including purchases for Turlington's Balsam, castor oil, arsenic, balsam copaiva, British oil, salts, purified Salt Petre, cantharides, ipecacuanha, laudanum, tumeric, and opodildo. Payments are marked as received from James Anderson. Autograph document, 1 page.
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Estate, list of enslaved people of Martha Washington2 pages1801 March 5English.Scope and Contents
Manuscript titled "A List of Negroes belonging to Mrs. Washington." A list of 121 enslaved persons who were Martha's dower slaves. Unlike the slaves owned by
George
Washington, Martha's slaves were not freed after her death and were inherited by the Custis descendants. Men, boys, women, and girls and listed in separate columns, each further broken down into the places where they worked: Mansion house, River Farm, Muddy Hole, and Union Farm. Five women - Amy, Alice, Peg, Agnes, and Old Judy - are listed as "Free but yet remain."
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Estate, Personal sales, Martha Washington : photocopy2 pagescirca 1802English.Scope and Contents
A list of the household belongings sold by Thomas Peter from the personal estate of Martha Washington. Includes a listing of who purchased each item and the price it sold for.
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4 pages1804 August 9English.Scope and Contents
Signed indenture for sale of land in the City of Washington.
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Articles of agreement between
George
Calvert and Thomas Peter with Thomas Law related to his separation from Elizabeth Parke Custis Law
3 pages1804 August 9English.Scope and ContentsArticles of agreement between
George
Calvert and Thomas Peter with Thomas Law, agreeing that Thomas Law and his wife Eliza Parke Custis Law will live separately. Eliza will receive $1500 per year from Law, and all the interest from her inheritance from
George
Washington will go to her and her daughter.
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Estate, Robert Peter in account with James Dunlop and Jonathan Hicks1806-1812English.Scope and Contents
3 sheets of accounts between the estate of Robert Peter and James Dunlop, including the sale of "5 negroes willed Mrs. Peter." These are some of Martha's dower slaves inherited by Martha Parke Custis Peter. One additional account between Jonathan Hicks and the heirs of Robert Peter, dated 1809-1811.
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Estate, Michael Halmes to Robert Peter1 pages1807-1810English.
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Indenture for conclusion, unsigned, between Aquila Johns and Thomas Peter3 pages1811 February 20English.
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Receipt of legacy, left to Lorenzo Lewis by Martha WashingtonLewis, Lawrence, 1767-18391 pages1826 May 13English.Scope and Contents
Receipt written by Lawrence Lewis acknowledging receipt from Thomas Peter of three hundred and twenty-six dollars eighteen cent left to his son Lorenzo Lewis as a legacy from Martha Washington.
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Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857
1 pages1826 June 30English.
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Estate sale, Thomas Peter to Bushrod WashingtonPeter, Thomas, 1769-18342 pages1827 December 8English.
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Decree, John Dandridge against1829-1830English.
George
Washington Parke Custis and Thomas Peter, executors of Martha Washington's estate
Scope and ContentsTwo documents related to a settlement made by John Dandridge against
George
Washington Parke Custis and Thomas Peter, executors of Martha Washington's estate. One is a 1829 decree from the U. S. Circuit Court, signed by William Thomas Carroll; and the other is an account of money owed to John Dandridge signed by Benjamin Lincoln Lear, 1830 June 21. Autograph documents signed (2).
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- Subseries 12.1. Financial DocumentsEnglish.
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Burial ground, 4 sites in Washington DC belonging to Beverley Kennon1844 March 11English.Scope and Contents
3 documents related to the death of Beverley Kennon, husband of Britannia W. Peter Kennon, who died aboard the USS Princeton during the 1844 Peacemaker accident: a newspaper clipping with an excerpt from a sermon by Reverend Mr. Magoon on the Princeton Tragedy, a plan of the burying ground belonging to Mrs. Beverly Kennon, and a certificate from the Vestry of Washington Parish granting Mrs. Beverley Kennon four sites in the Washington Parish Burial Ground.
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Bill and Receipt, work completed at Beverley Kennon's gravesite1844-1845English.
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Papers, business of Mr. John Farley and Britannia W. Peter Kennon1845-1849English.
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Daybook, Martha Custis PeterPeter, Martha Parke Custis, 1777-18541852-1853English.
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Receipts of legacies, left to Thomas Peter and JPC Peter by Martha Parke Custis Peter1855 November 6English.Scope and Contents
Receipts for two legacies received of Britannia W. Peter Kennon, executor of Martha Parke Custis Peter's estate. One is for a grandson named Thomas Peter and another for her grandson John Parke Custis Peter.
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Share, Bank of the Valley in Virginia belonging to Britannia W. Peter Kennon1855 May 25English.
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Potomac Insurance Company policy on Tudor Place1862-1889English.
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Receipt for interment of remains of the Peter family with Oak-Hill Cemetery Company1891 October 30-November 9English.
- Subseries 12.2. Legal DocumentsEnglish.
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Will of Thomas Peter : copyPeter, Thomas, 1769-18342 pages1826 February 11English.
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2 pages1829 October 10English.
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Indenture, between Thomas Peter, executor of the last will and testament of Robert Peter Jr., and John Parke Custis Peter3 pages1830 October 16English.
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Resolution of the Senate of Pennsylvania2 pages1844 March 1English.Scope and Contents
Manuscript resolution of the Senate of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, offering sympathy to the families of those killed aboard the USS Princeton during the Peacemaker accident. This copy was given by the President of the United States to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, whose husband, Beverley Kennon, was killed in the accident.
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Oath, Britannia Peter as administrator to the estate of Martha Parke Custis Peter1854 July 22English.
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First and final account, Britannia W. Peter Kennon, executrix of Martha Custis Peter2 pages1855 October 25English.Scope and Contents
A list of collections and payments made to sundry persons to settle the estate of Martha Parke Custis Peter.
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Will and testament, Ann Gertrude Wightt1865 July 12English.Scope and Contents
Document bound with blue ribbon, with envelope. Last will and testament of Ann Gertrude Wightt, a former nun at the Georgetown Visitation Convent who later lived at Tudor Place. Autograph document, 8 pages.
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Letter, Ann Gertrude Wightt to Britannia W. Peter Kennon3 pages1865 July 13English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter, with envelope. Ann Gertrude Wightt, Rochester, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place
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Declaration of Trust for sale of Lot Nine, Square Seventy Two in Washington City, D.C., William A. Gordon and Britannia W. Peter Kennon1889 - 1891English.Scope and Contents
Papers related to the sale of Lot 9 in Square 72 of Washington City to William A. Gordon. Letter from William E. Edmonston to William A. Gordon, 1891 May 30. Two letters from William A. Gordon to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, 1891 June 3 and 1889 October 4. Typescript signed by William Gordon of Declaration of Trust for sale of Lot Nine, Square Seventy Two in Washington City, D.C..
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Indenture, between Britannia W. Peter Kennon and her grandsons regarding Mount Vernon heirlooms at Tudor PlaceKennon, Britannia Wellington Peter, 1815-19117 pages1907 October 9English.Scope and Contents
Indenture made between Britannia Wellington Kennon, party of the first part, and Walter Gibson Peter, Armistead Peter Jr., and
George
Freeland Peter, parties of the second part, all of the District of Columbia, regarding relics and heirlooms at Tudor Place acquired by Britannia W. Peter Kennon from her mother Martha Custis Peter grand-daughter of Martha the wife of
George
Washington, known in the family as "The Mount Vernon Heirlooms." Other relics are from the estates of Thomas Peter and Beverley Kennon. Britannia wishes that these relics be preserved by her descendants and that none of them be sold or disposed of.
These include pictures, miniatures, engravings, glass, china, silver, jewelry, furniture, needlework, and other relics, including a sago palm formerly belonging to Martha Parke Custis Peter. The relics and heirlooms are to be divided into five parts after Britannia's death and delivered to her grandchildren.
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Paper wrappers labeled Wills of Thomas & Martha Custis Petercirca 1850sEnglish.
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- Subseries 12.3. CorrespondenceEnglish.
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Recipe for currant wine1 pages1800sEnglish.
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Title page, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, inscribed Britannia W. PeterKennon, Britannia Wellington Peter, 1815-19111 pages1824English.Scope and Contents
A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language (New York : Printed and published by William A. Davies) Inscribed Britannia W. Peter.
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Note, Mr. Chandler to Britannia W. Peter1 pages1842 December 5English.
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Letter, Beverley Kennon to Reverend W. HoffKennon, Beverley, 1793-18441 pages1842 December 6English.
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Letter, Beverley Kennon to Britannia W. Peter KennonKennon, Beverley, 1793-18441843 March 7-21English.Scope and Contents
2 autograph letters signed.
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Letter, John Tyler to Britannia W. Peter KennonTyler, John, 1790-18623 pages1844 March 4English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed on mourning stationary, with envelope and black seal. John Tyler, Washington, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon. President John Tyler offers his condolences to Britannia W. Peter Kennon on the death of her husband, Beverley Kennon, during the Peacemaker accident aboard the USS Princeton.
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Letter, G.T. Kennon to Britannia W. Peter Kennon1845 April 20English.Scope and Contents
G. T. Kennon to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place
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Letter, Martha Custis Kennon to Beverley Kennon Jr.Peter, Martha Custis Kennon, 1843-18861861 March 29English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with envelope docketed "A letter written to Uncle Bev. by my mother while at boarding school given to me after Uncle Bev's death by Aunt G.". Martha Custis Kennon, Georgetown, to Beverley Kennon Jr. Beverley Kennon Jr. was Martha Custis Kennon's half brother.
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Letters, Walter Gibson Peter to unknownPeter, Walter Gibson, 1842-18631862-1863English.
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God Save the South : manuscript poem and illustration1863 November 1English.Scope and Contents
According to Martha Custis Peter, this illustration was at the Tudor Place.
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Letters, Armistead Peter Jr. and Anna William Peter to Britannia W. Peter Kennon2 Leaves1867 April 24-May 5English.
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Letter, W. Van Ness to Britannia W. Peter Kennon2 pages1874 February 18English.Scope and Contents
W. Van Ness, New York, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place, Georgetown
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Letter, G. Clarke, Department of the Interior, Pension Office, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon1 pages1880 June 21English.Scope and Contents
Department of the Interior, Pension Office, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place, Georgetown
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In memoriam : printed booklet on the death of Martha Custis Peter10 Copies1886 September 8English.
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Letter, Mrs. Charles Carroll Simms to Britannia W. Peter Kennon1886 SeptemberEnglish.Scope and Contents
Mrs. Charles Carroll Simms to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Georgetown
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Letter, Mattie D. Abbot, Ladies Aid Society, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon1 pages1886 October 14English.Scope and Contents
Mattie D. Abbot to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, Tudor Place. From the Secretary of the Ladies Aid Society of Christ Church accepting Britannia Kennon's resignation as President.
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Letters, James Mackubin to Britannia W. Peter Kennon3 Leaves1881-1889English.Scope and Contents
Letters from James Mackubin, Ellicott City, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon
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Letters, Justine Van Rensselaer Townsend to Britannia W. Peter KennonTownsend, Justine Van Rensselaer, 1828-19122 Leaves1890-1892English.Scope and Contents
Two letters from Justine Van Rensselaer Townsend, Vice Regent of New York for the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon. In the 26 November 1890 letter, Justine asks Britannia to help the Ladies determine what is genuine at the upcoming 1890 Thomas Birch's Sons sale of Washington relics in Philadelphia. The sale will include "General Washington's papers, a clock, a punch bowl, and many other things."
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Invitation to Virginia Day the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago3 pages1893 August 9English.Scope and Contents
Invitation from The Board of World's Fair Managers of Virginia inviting Britannia W. Peter Kennon to be present at the ceremonies of Virginia Day at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Enclosed with an envelope and the calling card of Mrs. William Radford Beale.
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Notes, Thomas E. Waggaman, real estate broker, to Britannia W. Peter Kennon2 Leaves1894-1898English.
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Letter, Britannia W. Peter Kennon to SophieKennon, Britannia Wellington Peter, 1815-19111 Leaves1899 October 3English.
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Cards, Dr. Armistead Peter and Miss KennonApril 23English.Scope and Contents
Calling cards for Martha Custis Kennon and Armistead Peter. At home card with envelope for Britannia W. Peter Kennon, engraved by Dempsey & O. Toole of Baltimore & Washington.
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Birthday ribbon and note, Harriet B. Coolidge to Britannia W. Peter Kennon1905 January 27English.
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Certificate, Galt and Brothers reproduction of Mount Vernon cream ladle1 pages1909 February 16Scope and Contents
Engraved form ceritifying that "Cream Ladle No 68944 is an exact reproduction of one onwed by General and Mrs. Washington and used for a number of years at Mr. Vernon." The ladle was produced by Galt & Bro. Jewellers, Silversmiths, Stationers, Washington D.C..
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Note, Genevieve Griswold Kennon to Britannia W. Peter KennonJanuary 28, between circa 1860 and circa 1900English.Scope and Contents
Regarding the purchase of a clock.
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List, Mount Vernon items at Tudor Place1900sEnglish.Scope and Contents
Typescript lists of letters and items from Mount Vernon that were part of Britannia W. Peter Kennon's collection at Tudor Place.
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List, Mount Vernon items1900sEnglish.Scope and Contents
Unbound notebook with list of items and letters from Mount Vernon that belonged to Britannia W. Peter Kennon at Tudor Place. Includes a list of how the items were divided amongst Britannia's grandchildren.Includes furniture and household items.
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List, Mount Vernon items at Tudor Place divided by room1900sEnglish.Scope and Contents
Includes a list of how the items were divided amongst Britannia W. Peter Kennon's grandchildren.
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List, Tudor Place items, division of items to grandchildren1900sEnglish.Scope and Contents
Manuscript list of books, jewelry, and locks of hair at Tudor Place
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List, Tudor Place items1900sEnglish.Scope and Contents
Includes both manuscript and typescript inventories of books, furniture, and objects from Tudor Place.
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List, Items on loan to National Museum by Walter Peterbetween circa 1920 and circa 1940English.Scope and Contents
Newsclippings and correspondence related to Washington relics loaned by Walter G. Peter to the National Museum in the early 1900s.
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Letter, Martha Custis Peter regarding photocopy of album created by Britannia W. Peter Kennon1998 March 10English.
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1 pagesprobably 1923English.Scope and Contents
Lent by Walter G. Peter from the Britannia W. Peter Kennon Collection of Washington Relics.
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- Subseries 13.1. Business CorrespondenceEnglish.
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Business Correspondence1814-1817
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Peter, George, 1779-1861
1 Volumes1817-1818English.
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1 pages1814 April 3English.
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1 pages1813-1814English.Scope and Contents
Includes a $5 charge on 23 October 1813 for a coffin "for a black man." On 9 February 1814, Peter was charged $50.00 for a lined coffin covered with black cloth, among other expenses, possibly following the death of his first wife, Ann Plater Peter, or one of their young sons.
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2 pages1816 August 2English.
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1 pages1817 January 7English.
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Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
3 pages1817 January 21English.
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2 pages1817 September 30English.
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Peter, George, 1779-1861
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Business Correspondence1818-1821
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2 pages1820 June 24English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with printed cash form from the Office of Discount and Deposit, Washington.
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Authorization to Henry B. Robertson for the recovery of goods from Robert Kilgorn1 Leaves1821 October 23English.
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Delaplaine, Joseph, 1777-1824
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Business Correspondence1823-1825
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1 pages1824 April 21English.
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2 pages1823 May 3English.Scope and Contents
Partially printed form from the District of Columbia. Major Peter grants Charles A. Burnett power of attorney to sell, assign, and transfer his 50 shares of stock in the Books of the Washington Turnpike Company.
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4 pages1825 October 5English.
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Bunting, Charles
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Lear, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lincoln), 1792-1832
2 pages1825 March 18English.
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Business Correspondence1826-1827
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3 pages1826 June 20English.
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3 pages1827 October 9English.
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Lear, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lincoln), 1792-1832
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Document from the case of the petition of Thomas Plater for a private road through the land of
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Business Correspondence1828-1829
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Business Correspondence1842-1849
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Business Correspondence1855
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2 pages1855-1856English.
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1 pages with envelope1855 January 8English.
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2 pages with envelope of the Balitmore Steam Packet Company1856 May 8English.
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1 pages1853 November 28English.Scope and Contents
A letter from the Treasuries Office of the Baltimore and Ohion Railroad Company, offering Peter free tickets to pass over the roads of their company.
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W. Smith Reese, Annapolis, to W. Bowie1 pages1856 March 10English.
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1 pages1856 January 8English.
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1 pages1856 June 1English.
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Bond holders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company to the Board of Public Works of the State of Maryland2 pages contemporary manuscript copy1850sEnglish.
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Business Correspondence1857-1864
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1 pages1857 May 27English.
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3 pages1864 December 12English.
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4 pagescirca 1860English.
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2 pagescirca 1830English.
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Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
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The Constitution and Union Ticket election ballot1 pages1860sEnglish.
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Accounts of Martha Washington with William Jones1 pages 11 x 16 cm1800 February 4English.Scope and Contents
A list of clothing purchased by Martha Washington from William Jones of Alexandria. Includes suits purchased for enslaved workers Daniel, Marcus, Christopher, and Frank. According to notes on the verso, payments were received from James Anderson on 12 April 1800 and 15 May 1800.
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Receipts paid by James Anderson5 Leaves1800English.Scope and Contents
Five receipts for goods and services paid for by James Anderson in 1800, including repairs to old shoes, paper lampblack, freight for one box from Philadelphia, 93 yards of cloth, and leather.
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16 Leaves1806-1811English.
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Bills and notes26 Leaves1810-1818English.
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Checks38 Leaves1810-1814English.
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Checks48 Leaves1815-1816English.
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Checks28 Leaves1816-1821English.
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Bills and notes52 Leaves1810-1813English.
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Bills and notes46 Leaves1814-1815English.
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Bills and notes22 Leaves1816-1818English.
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Bills and notes24 Leaves1820-1830English.
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Bills and notes23 Leaves1832-1835English.
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Bills and notes14 Leaves1836English.
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Bills and notes20 Leaves1837-1840English.
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Bills and notes25 Leaves1841-1846English.
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Bills and notes31 Leaves1846-1848English.
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Bills and notes36 Leaves1850-1856English.
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Bills and notes13 Leaves1856-1859English.
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Bills and notes12 Leaves1833-1840English.
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Bills and notes10 Leaves1841-1850English.
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Bills and notes13 Leaves1800sEnglish.
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1 pages1827 September 12English.
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3 Leaves1827-1836English.
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2 pages1827 December 30English.
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2 Leaves1827-18281827 December 231828 March 5English.
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3 Leaves1838-18461838 June 61845 March 051846 December 29English.Scope and Contents
3 letters sent by James Freeland Peter to his father from Alexandria, Buffalo, and Detroit.
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1 pages1851 July 6English.
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2 pages with envelope1852 June 18English.
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3 pages1854 Octobber 11English.
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4 Leaves1855-1856English.
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List, items from Mount VernonPeter, George Freeland, 1875–19534 pages1900sEnglish.
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List, items from Tudor Place21 pages1900sEnglish.Scope and Contents
Typescript and manuscript inventories of items fro Tudor Place, with notes on which Peter heirs inherited them.
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- Subseries 13.4. Personal Correspondence
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Bunker's Hill identification key1798 AprilEnglish.Scope and Contents
Identification key to "The battle at Bunker's Hill" engraved by Johann Gotthard Müller after the painting by John Trumbull. Printed in London by A. C. de Poggi.
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Accounts, James Morsell, Thomas Bond, Thomas Corcoran, and James Corcoran1797, 1874
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Accounts of James Sewall Morsell with Thomas Corcoran2 pages1797-1804English.Scope and Contents
Accounts for shoes, boots, and repairs, including shoes for enslaved people.
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Accounts of Thomas Bond with James Corcoran1 pages1874 February 8English.
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Military Papers, Morning report of the garrison of Fort Fayette2 pages1801 June 29English.
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Military Papers1805-1814
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2 Leaves1805-18141805 April 41814 June 13English.
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Copy of general orders, Head Quarters, New Orleans2 pages1806 January 9English.
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Morning report of the garrison of Fort Adams, commanded by Lt. Geo. Peter2 pages1806 November 11English.
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2 Leaves1809 March 4English.
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Detachment orders, Benedict Heights2 Leaves1814 June 25English.Scope and Contents
Major
George
Peter's troops are invited to attend Divine Service. "It is hoped they will attend & conduct themselves with a reverence suited to the character of Christian soldiers, who have taken arms in defence of their homes & country & who look for success & preservation to the favor of the Almighty Giver of all victory."
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Morning return of the detachment of calvary commanded by Major G. Peter1 pages1814 June 26English.
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Military Papers1808
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1 pages1808 December 26English.Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed with integral address panel and red wax seal.
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1 pages1808 December 25English.
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4 pages1808-1815English.
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Notes, Robert and David Peter1808-1823
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Military Extract, Philip Barton Key to Secretary of the Navy1 pages1809 October 10English.
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Indenture, Thomas Plater to Charles Gassaway3 pages1810 October 1English.
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Receipts, Union Bank of Georgetown1810-1816English.
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5 pages1811 July 12English.
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Estate, Thomas Dick5 pages1811 November 15English.Scope and Contents
A list of 322 volumes, showing title, number of volumes, size, and type of bookbinding.
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30 Leaves1811-1853English.
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Pamphlet, Federalism Betrayed1816 August 6Scope and Contents
printed pages
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1 pages1816 November 28English.
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Letters, Political Climate1816-1856
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Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
2 pages1816 December 14English.Scope and Contents
Roger Brooke Taney, Annapolis, to
George
Peter regarding upcoming elections [December 20] to the U. S. Senate specifically the potential election of Mr. [Alexander C.] Hanson as a means to heal and reconcile the differences in the Federal Party. Also discuss Mr. Washington's 'zeal and industry' in supporting Hanson's candidacy. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages. Docketed 'Roger B. Taney - Hanson & Washington'
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1 pages1817 December 6English.Scope and Contents
W. Cook, Hyates Town,
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2 pages1817 December 27English.
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2 pages1824 March 19English.
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3 pages1829 March 10English.
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1 pages1848 May 19English.
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1 pages1856 May 29English.
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Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
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Estate, David Peter Guardianship papers1817English.
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Estate, Elizabeth Peter1 pages1822 December 16English.
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1 pages1824 November 22English.
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3 pages1825 February 16English.
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1826-1841
Scope and Contents
trust, property, and expenses of land
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1826-1855English.
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material and clothing
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Receipt, Thomas Peter to Margaret Dick1 pages1827 November 7English.Scope and Contents
Receipt for the purchase of Lot No. 15 in Square No. 170 in the City of Washington.
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Will, Sarah Freeland1831 February 24English.
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Estate, Sarah Freeland1831 February 24Scope and Contents
appraisal authorization of Alexander Broome and Samuel Darby
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Receipt, Margaret Dick to W. Parsons1 pages1833English.Scope and Contents
Accounts of Margaret Dick with William Parson. Includes an account for shoes soled and nailed for James Peter.
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Subscriptions to Newspapers1833-1844
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4 Leaves1834-1856English.Scope and Contents
Medical bills, pharmacy, doctor
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Taxes1837-1840
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4 Leaves1839-1852English.Scope and Contents
tuition bills
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Pamphlet, Letter from the Secretary of State1841 December 23
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Taxes1845-1848
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3 pages1846-1856English.
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Pamphlet, Broadside, Taylor Meeting1848 March 6
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Letters, Bounty Lands1850-1852
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Taxes1850-1857
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Circular, Industrial Exhibition of 18511850 October 25
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Letters and Stock, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company1853-1856
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Pamphlet, Laws and Resolutions Relating to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company1855
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Peter, George, 1779-1861
4 pages1856 March 24English.Scope and Contents
typescript copy
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Dried flowers1857 March 17
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Souvenir, Inauguration Ball for Grover Cleveland1885 March 4
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Broadside, Lottery to Benefit St. Mary's College, undated
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Estate, Inventory and Slave list owned by David Peter5 pagesundatedEnglish.
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Indenture, Robert Dick to Stephen N.C. White2 pages1800sEnglish.Scope and Contents
deed of conveyance
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3 pages1800sEnglish.
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Letters, Mr. J.B. Beverley to W. G. Peter, undatedScope and Contents
copies of letters
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Letter, Georgetown and Tenallytown Railway Co., undated
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Bills and Receipts1861-1866
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IRS Receipt for Special Tax, Occupation of Physician1863-1870
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Bills and Receipts, livery and stables1866-1869
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Bills and Receipts1867-1869
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Bills and Receipts1870-1873
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Bills and Receipts, livery and stables1870-1874
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Pew Rent, Vestry of Christ church1864-1866
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Checks, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank1868-1871
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Bills and Receipts1874-1875
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Corcoran Fire Insurance Company Policy, House on 9th and Maryland Ave., SW1879 December 4
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Proxy, Georgetown and Tenallytown Railway Company1894 January 26
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Checks, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank1901-1902
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Military Exemption1863 August 26Scope and Contents
Military exemption for Armistead Peter
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Obstetric Engagements1863
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Military Pass1864 August 17
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Legal Documents1869-1876
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Survey, 3044 O street1881 November 22
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Letters, Building 3044 O street1882
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Broadside, Taylor Meeting1848 March 6Scope and Contents
Includes story of Abraham Lincoln and the Maryland Barbecue by Agnes Peter
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Letter, to Walter Gibson Peter1862 April 15
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Mementos1863 February 13Scope and Contents
Memento for either Walter Gibson Peter or W. Orton Williams from Mrs. Laura Cassaway, small American flag and small ivory mirror with flower [Fragile]
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Letters, to Dr. Armistead Peter1865-1888
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Letter, James Freeland Peter to brother, Armistead Peter1873 January 28Scope and Contents
Includes receipt of letter, 1873 January 24. Letter regarding interest in farm from Robert Dick.
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Letters, to Dr. Armistead Peter1892-1900
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Letters, to Dr. Armistead Peter, undated
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Letter, S. Weir Mitchell to Dr. Armistead Peter, undated
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Letter, Kris Kringle to Anges Peter, undated
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Letter, E. Butler, Jr. to "Aunt Peter", Martha Custis Kennon Peter1853 June 24
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Letter, "A Visit from St. Nicholas", copy by Martha Custis Kennon Peter1857 December 16
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Letter, "A Prayer for the Friend", copy by Britannia Kennon to Martha Custis Kennon1862 June 27
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Letter, W.D. Kennon to Martha Custis Kennon1866 May 6
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Letter, W.B. Sinclair to Martha Custis Kennon Peter1867 February 8
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Letters, Martha Custis Kennon Peter to Dr. Armistead Peter1870-1885
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Letters, Condolences for the death of Martha Custis Kennon Peter1886 September
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Newspaper, Tudor Place1929 December 20
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Tudor Place, Children's Division of Contents 1-3
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Tudor Place, Children's Division of Contents 4-7
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Tudor Place, Children's Division of Contents 8-11
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Tudor Place, Children's Division of Contents 12-14
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Tudor Place, Children's Division of Contents 15-17
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Letters, to Martha Custis Kennon Peter from Lynnwood, undated
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Notes, Dr. Armistead Peter to Martha Custis Kennon Peter, undatedScope and Contents
lock of hair
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Invitation, Mr. and Mrs. Kennon Peter, to view "pictures by Rossiter, now on exhibition at the Capitol", undated
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Report Cards1888-1889
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Genealogical Studies, "Henderson Family in America," "William Dick of Edinbourgh," and "Kennon Family in Virginia"undated
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Genealogical Studies, List of marriages from the 1500s, "Books of References", "Description of the Sheriffdom of Lanark and Renfrew", "Testament of James Law, Archbishop of Glasgow", and Peter Family Treeundated
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Genealogical Studies, "Suggested reading from the Register House", "Description of Sheriffdom of Lenark and Renfrew", "Murray of Philiphaugh", "The History of Selkirkshire", "The History of Peebleshire"undatedScope and Contents
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Genealogical Studies, "Dunlop References", "History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland", "The Drummonds", "Campbell, House of Argyll", "The Peter Family of Paisley"undatedScope and Contents
From Binder 1
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Genealogical Studies, "The History of Edinburgh", "Robert Mackildowny", "Dunlop"undatedScope and Contents
From Binder 1
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Genealogical Studies, "Timeline for Scottish and British History", "Census of 1776", "Story behind Washington, D.C.", "Glasgow Burgh Records", "The Stuarts at the College of Justice"undatedScope and Contents
Genealogical Studies- From Binder 1
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Genealogical Studies, "Thomas Peter of Paisley", "The History at Paisley", "Scottish Referendum"undatedScope and Contents
Genealogical Studies- From Binder 1
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Genealogical Studies, "History of Chapel-on-Leader", "History of the Stuarts", "undated
George
-town", "Henry Clay"
Scope and ContentsGenealogical Studies- Fragmented letter - From Binder 1
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Genealogical Studies, "Copy of Letters from Dr. Armistead Peter and Britannia Kennon", "The Coat of Arms of Generalundated
George
Peter", "Description of Major
George
Peter"
Scope and ContentsGenealogical Studies- From Binder 1
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Genealogical Studies, Travel Log, "History of Maryland", "Glassford Papers", "Marriage of Robert Peter's children", "Joshua Willard Parker", "Plan of Washington"undatedScope and Contents
Genealogical Studies- From Binder 1
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Genealogical Studies, Agnes Peter, Elizabeth Peter, "Georgetown during the Revolution", "The Importation of Tea", "John and James Peter", "Death of Majorundated
George
Peter"
Scope and ContentsGenealogical Studies- From Binder 1
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Envelopes, Agnes Peter1937 May 23Scope and Contents
Four envelopes
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Genealogical Studies, "Glassford and Company"undated
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Genealogical Studies, Tobaccoundated
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Genealogical Studies, Scott Wills and Scott Holdingsundated
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Genealogical Studies, Walter Peter of Chapel descendantsundatedScope and Contents
Goes up to Britannia W. Peter Kennon -From Binder 1
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Genealogical Studies, Dunlop descendantsundated
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Genealogical Studies, Peter family treeundated
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Genealogical Studies, Kennon family treeundated
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Genealogical Studies, Custis family treeundated
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Genealogical Studies, Clavert family treeundated
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Genealogical Studies, Robert Peter, "The History of Maryland", The Last Will"undated
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Genealogical Studies, Robert Peter, "The Last Will"undated
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Genealogical Studies, Blythswood and Campbellundated
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Genealogical Studies, Dunlopsundated
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Genealogical Studies, Dunlopsundated
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Genealogical Studies, Dunlop of Garnkirkundated
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Genealogical Studies, Roberton of Bedleyundated
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Genealogical Studies, Dunlop in America, Colquhoun of Luss, and Somerville of Cambusnethanundated
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Genealogical Studies, Garnkirk, Dunlop of Scotlandundated
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Genealogical Studies, Dunlop of Scotlandundated
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Genealogical Studies, Peter of Crossbasketundated
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Genealogical Studies, Peter of Crossbasketundated
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Genealogical Studies, Cardarroch and Cadderundated
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Genealogical Studies, Cardarroch and Cadderundated
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Genealogical Studies, Crossbasket, Cordiner, Kirkwood, and Lockheadundated
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Genealogical Studies, Ureundated
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Genealogical Studies, Bellendenundated
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Genealogical Studies, Whitslaidundated
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Genealogical Studies, Whitslaidundated
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Genealogical Studies, Whitslaidundated
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Genealogical Studies, Hunter and Peter of Chappellundated
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Genealogical Studies, Peter of Chappellundated
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Genealogical Studies, Peter of Chappellundated
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Genealogical Studies, Lindsayundated
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Genealogical Studies, Homeundated
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Genealogical Studies, Scott in Scotlandundated
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Genealogical Studies, Scott in Americaundated
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Genealogical Studies, Dalmahoy, Eleis, Nisbet, Udwardundated
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Genealogical Studies, Beverley and Calvertundated
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Genealogical Studies, Dandridge and Custisundated
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Genealogical Studies, Custisundated
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Genealogical Studies, Evelyn, Freeland, Rowland Jonesundated
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Genealogical Studies, Maceon, Norfleetundated
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Genealogical Studies, Peter in Perthundated
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Genealogical Studies, Peter's of Dunnichenundated
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Genealogical Studies, Arbroathundated
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Genealogical Studies, Arbroathundated
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Genealogical Studies, Canterlandundated
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Genealogical Studies, 18th Centuryundated
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Genealogical Studies, 18th Century and Peter (Petrie)undated
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Genealogical Studies, Notes and excerpts from booksundated
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Genealogical Studies, Notes and excerpts from booksundated
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Genealogical Studies, Notes and excerpts from booksundated
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Genealogical Studies, Notes and excerpts from booksundated
- Subseries 16.1 Martha Washington
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Condolence letter, Alexander Hamilton to Martha Washington1800 January 12Scope and Contents
Condolence letter
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Condolence letter, Reverend John D. Blair to Martha Washington1800 March 27
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- Subseries 16.2 Thomas Law
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Memorandum, Thomas Law and Tench Riggold1796 December 19
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- Subseries 16.3 Robert Peter
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Indenture, Brightwolls Hunting1720 April 18, 1734 June 14
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Indenture, Italy1712 September 12, 1748 March 25
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Deed, Robert Peter to Adam Austin, Benjamin Becraft, Jr.1755 March 22
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Indenture, Lucy's Delight1760 February 20, 1760 August 6
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Indenture, Success1760 July 20, 1760 October 29
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Indenture, The Vineyard, Mill Seat, Widow's Mite, Addition to the Vineyard1760 December 24
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Indenture, James Coffee1763 December 16
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Deed, Richard Henderson1764 February 20Scope and Contents
Signed by Governor Horatio Sharpe
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Resurvey, Brandy1764 May 20
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Resurvey, Beggar's Lott, John Cobbs1766 February 15
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Deed of Mortgage, Robert Ennis1765 October 17, 1766 October 28
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Deed, John Wanford1766 October 8, 1766 November 19
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Indenture, Peter Gwynn1766 October 29
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Deed, Philip Holt1767 October 30, 1767 November 19
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Indenture, Thomas Samuel, John Snowden, Sugar Land Lots, Sugar Bottom, Balantyre1767 November 24
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Deed, David Ross, Sarah Needham, William Needham1768 January 13
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Indenture, Richard Henderson1769 January 11
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Deed, Thomas Birdwhistle to Robert Peter, The Second Resurvey on the Friend in Need1770 December 13-18
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Deed, Samuel Beall, Ormes' Luck1772 March 21
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Indenture, William Douglass, Goodwill1773 November 22
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Deed, Adam Austin1773 December 9
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Accounts, O.Neill and Deakins1774-1796
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Accounts, William Deakins1776-1791
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Resurvey, Crossbasket1783 May 24, 1783 July 30
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Bill of Sale, William Talbott and Hezeiah Magruder1785 October 19
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Field Notes, Georgetown1785
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Survey, Addition to Bears Dean1789 January 12
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Deed, William Hocker1789 December 14, 1790 January 17
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Indenture, Thomas Birdwhistle1789 December 14, 1790 January 12
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Indenture1791 September 30Scope and Contents
Indenture, September 30, 1791; Resurvey of Forrest, 1796. Document signed by Gov. Haywood
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Indenture, Blantyre1764 March 7, 1791 October 8
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Deed, John D. Coffee1793 November 7
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Plats and Courses, Adjoining Belts Buckle1793 December
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Plats and Certificate, Resurvey of Thrice Enlarged1795 June 17
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Resurvey, Stephen Newton Chiswell1796 March 4
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Deed, Philip Hocker1797 August 24, 1797 December 14
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Resurvey, Pipe Tomhock1766-1798Scope and Contents
Resurvey of Pipe Tomhock; Copy of Platt (sic) and Illustrations, August 14, 1798; July 11, 1766, Explanation of Survey, September 19, 1797, May 26, 1796, February 16, 1797
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Deed, Elizabeth and John Scrivenor1792-1799Scope and Contents
Deed, Elizabeth and John Scrivenor, April 18, 1799, June 11, 1799, Resurvey of Brandy, June 9, 1792, June 18, 1792
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Bill of Sale, William Smith1799 September 11
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Resurvey, the Beginning1800 September 10
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Accounts, adjustment of Deakins1800 October 17
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Indenture, John McDonald to Robert Peter, Fork of Grubby Hill1802 January 27
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1803 March 4
Scope and Contents
December 24, 1871, wrapper
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Annexed Plats, Charles Hungerford, Friendship and Aix la Chappelle1804 June 26
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Estate, Draft1806-1809
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List of property bought of the Estate of Robert Peter - deceased, at Slashes, Sugar Lands, and Rock Creek Quarters1808 January 25Scope and Contents
List of enslaved persons, livestock, and tools sold at Slashes, Sugar Lands, and Rock Creek Quarters totaling $9,308.00. Autograph document, 3 pages, with docket.
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Plat, Peter Brothers, Sugarlands1808 May 21
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Contract, Bernard Gilpin bound to Thomas Peter1809 JulyScope and Contents
Bernard Gilpin firmly bound to Thomas Peter for $5520
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Indenture, Aquila Johns1810 October 3, 1811 March 16
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Will and Testament, Robert Peter1812 August 29
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Plat, Mount Pleasantundated, circa 1840Scope and Contents
wove paper
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Account Book 1, Robert Peter, photocopy, undatedScope and Contents
Photocopy, "Account Book 1, Robert Peter, Esq. with the Commissioners of the Federal Buildings; On division of the Tract, Mexico within the City of Washington, Exclusive of what are called "Old divisions of squares" and water lots of which no account is key by the Commissioners. 21 pp. Note from Walter Gibson Peter re: History of book, how it ended up in the Library of Congress Thomas Peter
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Plat, Forrest, undated
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Wrapper, papers relating to Sugar Bottom, undated
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- Subseries 16.4 Britannia W. Peter
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Commission, Beverley Kennon, Lieutenant, USN1813 July 24Scope and Contents
signed by James Madison, B. Crowninshield, Secretary of the Navy
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Oak Hill Cemetery Company, Lots1865 July 31
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Expression of Loss, Britannia Kennon from the Trustees of the Louise Home1911
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Muster Rolls1792-1803
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Plan of Nineteen Manoevurs, Lt. J. English1801
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Military Papers, General James Wilkinson1804-1806
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Deed and Survey, Sugarlands1806 December 28
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Bond, Isaiah and Edward Nicholls1810 December 14
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Plats, Seneca Quarry Farm1810 August 1, 1889 November
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Commission1813 April 19Scope and Contents
James Madison signature
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Survey, Washington Bowie1817 March 18
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Stock Certificates, Georgetown and Leesburg Turnpike, Co.1817 August 20
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Letter, from Mr. Beverley Kennon1824Scope and Contents
The most important ones delivered to F.S. Keys Esq. and recorded in suit pending in Court Dt. Columbia
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Broadside, Nineteenth Congress Session, List of Members of Senate and House1825 December 5, 1826 May 22
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Correspondence1852-1854Scope and Contents
9 manuscripts
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Newspapers, Maryland1820,1847,1855
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Newspapers, Maryland1811, 1831, 1836, 1848, 1854
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Newspapers, New Jersey and Philadelphia1778, 1792, 1817
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Newspapers, New York1790, 1848
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Newspapers, Massachusetts1795
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Newspapers, Washington, D.C.1809, 1829, 1847, 1881
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Newspapers, Washington, D.C.1798, 1814, 1847, 1855
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Newspapers, Washington, D.C.1848, 1857
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Newspapers, Washington, D.C.1824, 1836, 1882
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Newspaper Fragments, Political, undated
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Newspaper Fragments, Market Value, undated
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Scrapbook, Walter Gibson Peter, undated
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- Subseries 16.6 Dr. Armistead Peter
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Survey, Kennebeck River1826Scope and Contents
under the orders of Lt. Col. E. Robert, USTE
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Newspapers, The American Whig, The National Republican1848, 1881
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Potomac Insurance Co1882-1883Scope and Contents
Building 3044 O Street
- Text box: 27 folder: 24
- Subseries 16.7 Agnes Peter
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Bounty Lands1894-1948Scope and Contents
copies
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YMCA Certificates, National War Work Council for loyal service1918-1921
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- Subseries 16.8 Miscellaneous
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Indenture, Daniel Carroll and Stephen Lewis1742 March 3, 1742 March 24
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Indenture, Michael Jones to Thomas MacPherson1744 May 26, 1744 June 28
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Indenture, Michael Dowden, Luck's All Beginning1748 January 1
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Act, Charles Carroll, John Bradford, Daniel Carroll, An act to remedy the defects in an indenture of Bargain and Sale,1748 May 30, 1748 June 13
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Indenture, William Ross and Sarah Needham1758 July 15
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1762 September 29
Scope and Contents
Includes Allison's Forrest Enlarged; Fort Grubby Hill, July 1, 1732
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Plat and Certificate, Doe Neck1764 March 5Scope and Contents
Includes Indenture, Daniel Veetch, February 19, 1758 Document signed by Gov. Horatio Sharpe
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Resurvey, The Cheat1715 August 20, 1760 March 3
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Indenture, Robert Dawes, William Rider, Trinity1768 August 17
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Deed, William Wickman to Neal Magginis1781 January 1-3
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Deed, Tyson Beall to Thomas Allen Beall1789 December 8, 1790 March 8Scope and Contents
Bathsheba
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Indenture, Charles Gassaway to Thomas Plater1801 September 19-25
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Indenture, Joseph Milligan and Anna Reinagle1814 April 1
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Survey, Conjurors Disappointment, Frogland1815 September 15
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Map, view of the city of Washington1792, 1911, inscribed 1914 December 3
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Letter, Lawerence Martin, Chief of Division of Map, Library of Congress to Walter Gibson Peter, Vaughn Plan of Mount Vernon1932 July 17
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Photographs, Thomas and Martha PeterScope and Contents
First found in Thomas Peter's Letterbooks
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Photograph, Mary Custis Lee
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Photographs, Survey, Ivory CrossScope and Contents
Photos, Photos from Survey (4) and Ivory Cross [First found in Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon] Interesting small religious carved cross, made from Mother-of-Pearl
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Loan Exhibition of Historical Portraits and Relics1889Scope and Contents
Letter, William A. Coffin to Britannia Kennon, February 23, 1889; Brouchure for Exhibition, April 30, 1889; Letter, A. W. Drake to Britannia Kennon, January 29, 1889, May 16, 1889, including: carte de visite of
George
Washington and calling card of Mr. A. W. Drake (Photo) [First found in Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon]
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Photographs, Tudor PlaceScope and Contents
First found in Papers of Britannia W. Peter Kennon
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Photographs, Grave site and house
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Photograph, Carte de VisteScope and Contents
Frenzel Gallery, Georgetown. Moved from Papers of Dr. Armistead Peter.
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Photographs, Cartes de VisteScope and Contents
Includes Sir Thomas Nicholson, William Scott Blair, General Scott of Malenie, Robert Buchanan, William Dunlop, Elizabeth Roberton, J. Horsburgh, Lord Abbots Hall, Isabel Corbet, Cunningham Scott. First found in Papers of Dr. Armistead Peter.
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Letter and photograph, Mildred Lee to Martha Custis Kennon PeterScope and Contents
First found in Papers of Dr. Armistead Peter
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Photographs Album, Cartes de VisiteScope and Contents
Containing photographs of Peter relatives
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Photographs Album, Tudor Place and Peter FamilyScope and Contents
Pictures of Tudor Place, Vacation, Content Farm, Ellen Beale Peter 1931 (Walter Gibson's Wife) Made by Walter Gibson Peter, [Loose photographs], Half Full.
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Glass plate negative, John Parke Custis miniature
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Glass plate negative, Martha Washington miniature
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Glass plate negative, Alexander Hamilton to Martha Washington1800 January 12
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Glass plate negative, Henry Knox to Martha Washington1800 January 17
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Glass plate negative, G.W. Lafayette to Martha Washington1800 March 24
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Glass plate negative, blank plate
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Photographs Album1873
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Letterbook, letters, newspaper articles, legal documents, plats and surveys1685-1805Scope and Contents
Elizabeth Peter, wife of Robert Peter. Made by Walter Gibson Peter [Note: Some loose pages]
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Account book, tobacco book, negros the property of Robert Peter taken November, lots in the city of WashingtonPeter, Robert, 1726-1806178 pages1784-1797Scope and Contents
Book of tobacco sales, list of enslaved persons belonging to Robert Peter, and lots of Robert Peter in the City of Washington with division by squares for the Commissioners and how they are disposed. The bound volume is made up of 178 pages. Pages 52-147 are blank. At some point the volume is flipped and entries are begun at the back of the book from pages 178-154. For viewing purposes those pages have been reoriented and reordered.
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Letterbook, Business letters of Robert Peter2 Volumes 21 x 34 cm. Bound leather volume, embossed with Letter Book on front cover.1785Scope and Contents
"Tobacco Book," All letters received pertaining to his business of selling tobacco in Europe and trading across the Atlantic, including captains, lawyers, and buyers in Europe.
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Letterbook, letters and papers of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Peter1798Scope and Contents
Includes personal letters that were sent to the family, photocopied letters from Thomas and General Washington, various financial papersNot in order [Documents are fragile and book in poor condition]. Made by Walter Gibson Peter.
- Mixed Materials box: 34
Scrapbook, relating to the estate of Martha Washington1800-1831Scope and Contents
Contains photographs and letters. Created by Walter Gibson Peter, received documents from Britannia W. Peter Kennon.
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Estate, Thomas Dick1 Volumes fragile 21 x 34 cm1803
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1 Volumes 26 x 36 cm, bound red leather.1805-1855Scope and Contents
Commissions, Letters, Orders, etc. Relating to service in the U.S. Army and Major Georgetown Field Artillery, Created by Walter Gibson Peter. Items signed by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
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1 Volumes 21 x 33 cm bound volume1806-1808
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1 Volumes 20 x 33 cm1809-1813Scope and Contents
Ledger of real estate holdings of
George
Peter with Robert Peter and James Peter [pages 2-17]. Also includes, "The following Table exhibits a view of the Squares and Lots, the Number of square feet therein contained, and the value of the same, now owned by Capt.
George
Peter, in the City of Washington" [pages 74-78]. Stitch binding with marbled paper covers, 88 pages. Real estate accounts appear on pages 2-7, 10-11, 14-17, 74, 76, and 78. The remaining page are blank. In 1813, the ledger is flipped and a single page (page 88) includes a list of names under the title 'Rent Roll for 1813.'
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Daybook, Thomas Peter for the estate of Robert Peter1 Volumes 21 x 33 cm. Bound volume.1809-1832Scope and Contents
Ledger for the estate of Robert Peter maintained by his son Thomas Peter. The bond volume contains 176 pages, partially completed. Accounts are entered on pages 6-54, pages 55-173 are blank, and pages 174-176 include bank notes at the Bank of Columbia and the Branch Bank of Washington City. A scrap of paper with calculations was found between pages 49 and 50 and is included in the digitization.
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Pocket Remembrancer1811
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Music book, Columbia W. Peter1 Volumes1812Scope and Contents
Lessons and Exercises in Vocal Music by Benjamin Carr
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Letterbook, Beverley Kennon, Beverley Kennon II, and Britannia Peter Kennon1 Volumes 27 x 36 cm1814-1911Scope and Contents
Contains letters, pictures, U.S. Navy Commissions (James Madison, John Tyler, and Franklin Pierce), invitations, and a memorandum of Britannia and Beverley made by Walter Gibson Peter- Grandson to Britannia.
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Repairs book for real estate of Robert Peter, Jr.1 Volumes 20 x 33 cm1816Scope and Contents
Repairs made on properties of Robert Peter, Jr. Stitch binding with marbled paper covers, 98 pages. Real estate accounts appear on pages 2-5, 8-23, and 26-33. The remaining pages are blank.
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The Gentleman's Annual Pocket Remembrancer1818
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The Gentleman's Annual Pocket Remembrancer1819
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Account book, David Peter Estate1833-1857
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Copybook, Edmund Law Rogers at Tudor Place1849 February 1-2Scope and Contents
Copies made February 1 and 2, 1849 by Edmund Law Rogers at Tudor Place, the residence of his Great-Aunt Martha Peter.
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Account book, St. John's Church1850 June 5Scope and Contents
Communion Alms, Christmas and Easter Offerings, June 5, 1850. In Memory of Mrs. Britannia Wellington Kennon, From the Trustees of the Louise Home, 1911.
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Account books, Britannia Peter1854, 1855, 1854-1856, 1858-1859Scope and Contents
Four account books. Account Money paid for the Estate of Mrs. Martha Peter
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Bible, belonging to Martha Custis Kennon767 pages leather bound in poor condition 11 x 18 cm1854English.
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Sketchbook, Martha Kennon Peter1 Volumes 20 x 17 cm1857 October 9
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Daily journal, Dr. Armistead Peter1862-1865Scope and Contents
"Commenced the practice of medicine the latter end of March 1867. Left town the first of May 1867 and returned June 28th- recommended practicing 8th of July, etc., Expense Log and Visiting List"
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Physician's Visiting List1863-1896Scope and Contents
First found in Dr. Armistead Peter's files. 9 volumes, dated 1863, 1866, 1870, 1873, 1876, 1878, 1889, 1892, and 1896.
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Account book, Dr. Armistead Peter1865-1870
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Account book, Dr. Armistead Peter1872-1875Scope and Contents
List of patients from practice and paid or unpaid, in alphabetical order, Bills Due, Cash Paid to Mrs. Peter, other accounts, small pox vaccination count
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Calendar holder, empty1903
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In Memory of Mrs. Britannia Wellington Kennon1911
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Album, Britannia Peter1 Volumes 18 x 24 cm. Bound black volume, with gold embossed Album on the front cover.Scope and Contents
Notes on visits, family seal, copied letters, list of articles from Mount Vernon, notes about clothes and jewelry; Copy of Album was acquired by Martha Custis Peter, great-great granddaughter to Britannia W. Peter Kennon, which Britannia had given to her grandson, Walter Gibson Peter. Her father was Walter Gibson Peter, Jr.
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Album, Miss Britannia W. Peter Kennon1 Volumes 13 x 14 cm. Gold Gilt.Scope and Contents
contains dried flowers
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Album, Postcards, Britannia W. Peter Kennon
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Album, Postcards, Britannia W. Peter KennonScope and Contents
Includes folders of France and WWI soldiers
- Realia box: 39
Handkerchief, belonging to Britannia W. Kennon
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History of the Dunlop Family1 Volumes 19 x 21cm. Bound blue leather.
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Letterbook, Landholdings of Robert Peter as divided among his heirs
- Music box: 36
Music book, Columbia W. Peter1 Volumes 25 x 35 cm. Bound volume, with name Columbia W. Peter embossed on front cover.Scope and Contents
Includes voice and music notes for the saxon ground, will you come to the bower, nobody coming to marry me, the rose, rondo, and others.
- Graphic Materials box: 32
Pocket Remembrancer, lockets of hair
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- Graphic Materials box: 47
Scrapbook, Locks of hair
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The illustrated London new coronation record number 19371 Volumes1937English.
- Mixed Materials box: 48
The illustrated London news, coronation week double number1 Volumes1937 May 8English.
- Mixed Materials box: 48
Christmas, an American annual of Christmas literature and art, volume 61 Volumes1936English.
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Monuments of Washington's patriotism1 Volumes1838English.Scope and Contents
Printed volume, includes a facsimile handwritten section entitled "accounts, G. Washington with the United States, commencing June 1775, and ending June 1773, comprehending a space of eight years."
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General Washington's revolutionary book of accounts, completely in his own handwriting in facsimile, by Peter Force1 Volumes1838English.
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Notebook, A Collection of facts pertaining to the Peter family in America the Indians who inhabited this country and Georgetown on the Potomac