Account of George Peter for burial expenses, 1813-1814
Item — Box: 12, Folder: 01
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1813-1814
Creator
- From the Collection: Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Person)
- From the Collection: Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 (Person)
- From the Collection: Washington, Martha, 1731-1802 (Person)
- From the Collection: Law, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-1831 (Person)
- From the Collection: Law, Thomas, 1756-1834 (Person)
- From the Collection: Costin, William, 1780?-1842 (Person)
- From the Collection: Law, John, 1784?-1822 (Person)
- From the Collection: Rogers, Lloyd Nicholas, approximately 1788-1860 (Person)
- From the Collection: Rogers, Edmund Law (Person)
- From the Collection: Peter, Robert, 1726-1806 (Person)
- From the Collection: Peter, Thomas, 1769-1834 (Person)
- From the Collection: Peter, Martha Parke Custis, 1777-1854 (Person)
- From the Collection: Kennon, Britannia Wellington Peter, 1815-1911 (Person)
- From the Collection: Peter, George, 1779-1861 (Person)
- From the Collection: Peter, Armistead, 1840-1902 (Person)
- From the Collection: Peter, Agnes, 1840-1902 (Person)
Extent
1 pages
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Peter, George, 1779-1861 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon Repository
Contact:
PO Box 3600
Mount Vernon VA 22121
703-799-3600
PO Box 3600
Mount Vernon VA 22121
703-799-3600
