Inventories

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Compiled by and entirely in the hand of George Washington, the inventory of his late elder half brother's estate lists, by room, furniture, books, and other household items in the Mansion as well as slaves, horses, livestock and other chattels.

Scope and Contents When George William and Sally Fairfax moved to England before the Revolutionary War, they asked their neighbor and friend George Washington to help them rent their Belvoir estate and sell the mansion's furnishings. On August 15, 1774, Washington administered an auction of their furniture, utensils, and books and docketed this inventory titled Sales of Furniture at Belvoir. This document includes items listed for sale, their selling prices, and purchaser's totals. Purchasers listed include...

Scope and Contents Inventory, draft. A.D. 64 pages. Inventory by room of articles at Mount Vernon, with appraised values -- includes contents of mansion house, kitchen, office, storehouse, washhouse, gardeners house, salt house, black smith shop, etc. -- also inventory of livestock, and farm equipment on each of the farms, the distillery, mill -- on the mansion house farm, inventory of articles in barn, greenhouse, lost, fish house, etc., paint cellar -- lists of gardeners tools, linen, etc., and plated ware,...

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A.D.S. 2 pages. Inventory, Estate of Dr. Greenwood. Dr. Greenwood was one of George Washington's dentists. He practiced in New York City. There are no dental instruments on this inventory. Document signed, (partly printed).

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An inventory listing household items, furniture, 4 enslaved persons, and animals. With a note by Mildred Bushrod that she received the listed articles from John Augustine Washington on July 27, 1761.

Scope and Contents A series of letters from Fannie Washington Finch (also spelled Fanny), great-grandniece of George Washington, to a Mrs. Claffin regarding the sale of Washington family items. Fannie writes that she is reluctant to sell the family heirlooms but must because of her "pecuniary condition." Included in the letters is a list of items being sold, including a silver pitcher, coffee pot, mugs, tumblers, ladle, tablespoons, salts, sugar bowl, cream pots, glass water bottles, glass tumblers, glass...

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A.D. 1 page. Return, supplies for Yorktown. "A return of goods purchased for the Navy of France," and shipped to Newport.