The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Unpublished Letter of Washington

Washington, George. "Unpublished Letter of Washington." New York Saturday Press, March 26, 1859, 4.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
correspondence
Abstract

A previously unpublished letter written by George Washington to an aide of General Lee in the year 1784. The note expresses Washington’s desire to obtain labor and specific materials from overseas with the goal of refurnishing parts of Mount Vernon.