Photograph; Early albumen prints of unidentified visitors in three views of Mansion and tomb, by L. E. Walker, June 1859.
Manuscript letter; George Washington, Philadelphia, to Governor Robert Dinwiddie, 1757 March 10.
Rare Book; Memoirs of Andrew Jackson, Major-General in the Army of the United States; and Commander in Chief of the Division of the South, by S. Putnam Waldo, Esq. (Hartford: J. and W. Russell, 1819). Includes manuscript note from Eliza Parke Custis to the Marquis de Lafayette.
An accurate map of the country round Boston in New England from the best authorities, 1776. Richard Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection.
Map of Boston, 1775. Richard Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection.
Special Acquisition Highlights
Manuscript document; Receipt for 22 yards of mantua purchased by Martha Washington as First Lady in Philadelphia from Susanna Lockyer. Purchased by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Books and Manuscripts Endowment, 2019
Manuscript letter; George Washington, Philadelphia, to Governor Robert Dinwiddie, 1757 March 10. Washington writes about the service and loyalty of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War.
Purchased with funds provided by Karen Buchwald Wright, 2019
Rare book; Versi di Francesco Zacchiroli (Venezia: Presso Carlo Palese, 1781). Italian book containing a letter in verse to General George Washington.
Purchased by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Books and Manuscripts Endowment, 2019
Manuscript letter; Eliza Parke Custis, Boston, to Gideon Snow, 1828 October 10 with George Washington letter, 1785 September 10, and fragment of velvet from Washington’s coat.
Purchased by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Books and Manuscripts Endowment, 2019
Manuscript letter; Timothy Pickering, Philadelphia, to Oliver Phelps, 1790 September 4. A letter discussing Washington’s response to the Pine Creek killings.
Purchased by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Books and Manuscripts Endowment, 2019
Rare book; The Art of Fingering the Harpsichord. Illustrated with Examples in Notes. To Which is Added, an Approved Method of Tuning that Instrument by Nicolo Pasquali (Edinburgh: Printed for Rob. Bremner, the Assigney of Sig. Pasquali, and sold at his Music-Shop, circa 1757). First edition in original stitched wrappers of a harpsichord music book printed by the man who would later become Nelly Parke Custis’ music teacher.
Purchased by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Books and Manuscripts Endowment, 2019
Rare Book; Discourse en vers, adresse aux officiers et aux soldats aux differentes Armees Americains, par M. David Humphreys (Paris: chez Prault, 1786). This poem was written by Colonel David Humphreys, Washington’s aide-de-camp, and translated into French by the Marquis de Chastellux. Duplicate edition of book in Washington’s library.
Purchased by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Books and Manuscripts Endowment, 2019
Rare Book; Memoirs of Andrew Jackson, Major-General in the Army of the United States; and Commander in Chief of the Division of the South, by S. Putnam Waldo, Esq. (Hartford: J. and W. Russell, 1819). Includes manuscript note from Eliza Parke Custis to the Marquis de Lafayette.
Purchased by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Books and Manuscripts Endowment, 2019
Photograph; Early albumen prints of unidentified visitors in three views of Mansion and tomb, by L. E. Walker, June 1859.
Purchased with Flagler Foundation Endowment, 2019
Manuscript letters and documents; Archive of 162 letters and 2 receipts containing letters to and from John Augustine Washington III at Mount Vernon from 1837–1861.
Purchased by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Books and Manuscripts Endowment, 2019
Document; Land grant for Jacob Christman, Jr. for property in Augusta County, Virginia, surveyed by George Washington. Signed and sealed by Thomas Lord Fairfax, 1753.
Gift of Patricia Wegner, 2019
Maps and rare books; Richard Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection, a cartographic history pertaining to the American Revolutionary War era (55 maps and 14 rare books, in 23 volumes).
Gift of Richard H. Brown and Mary Jo Otsea, 2019