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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Mary E. Heironimus, Collector, Records regarding George Washington and Other Material, A&M 3484, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Contains material regarding George Washington and the Washington family, including the order book of the 8th U.S. Regiment stationed at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1799-1800); typescript regarding Harewood, residence of Washington's brother (undated); New York Times article regarding observation of Washington's birthday (1862); and material regarding the genealogy of the Washington family (1891-1931). Also contains receipt for purchase of slave (1864); genealogy regarding the Forrest family and other families (undated); and a deed for a cemetery plot (1884).

1) Order book of the 8th U.S. Regiment stationed at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (12 1/2 in. x 7 3/4 in.; 68 leaves) for period 12/30/1799 to 5/1800; contains detailed record of unit activities, including reference to observances made upon news of the death of George Washington.

2) Receipt for purchase of slave in Abingdon, Virginia, February, 1864.

3) Typescript regarding Harewood, residence of George Washington's brother, n.d.; program for dedication of the Washington Monument, 1885; pamphlet about and illustration of the Washington Manor House in England, 1922.

4) Correspondence regarding genealogy of the Washington family, 1931; typescript regarding genealogy of the Washington family, 1891.

5) Preservation copies of Washington family genealogies, 1931, 1891.

6) Typescript of Forrest family genealogy, including original and preservation copy, n.d.

7) Miscellaneous genealogy notes.

8) Oversize items: One copy of the New York Times of February 23, 1862 with headline article regarding ceremonies observing Washington's birthday; deed for plot in Oak Grove Cemetery for Thomas Rogers, Monongalia County, West Virginia, 1884.

Addendum of 2014/03/10

1915-2014, undated; 1/4 in. (3 folders);

Includes:

Newspaper clipping and two black and white photographs regarding the 25th anniversary of the Grafton Rotary (1945)

Black and white Mother's Day group photograph of the "Philathea Bible Class" (1915)

Handwritten Mother's Day poem by Florence K. Fleming (undated)

Newspaper clipping regarding the Kiwanis Housing for the Aged Committee (undated)

Order of Worship from Andrews Methodist Church (1941)

Three picture postcards (undated)

Black and white photograph of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) group at National Cemetery in Grafton (1932)

Several of the items in this addendum include a note from the donor providing further information.

Separated Material

Book and pamphlets separated and forwarded to Harold Forbes for processing:

1) Memoirs and Letters of Dolly Madison (1886);

2) Mount Vernon and the Washington Family (1925);

3) The Washington Manor House, England's Gift to the World (1922);

4) Washington, His Brothers and Their Colonial Homes (n.d.);

5) The Washington Inauguration (1889);

6) The Magazine of American History, Washington Number (February 1879).

Postcard of State Capitol, Charleston, West Virginia separated to Kanawha County postcards.

One copy of the Monticola, West Virginia University yearbook, separated to A&M 5025, ADD 2014/03/10.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cemeteries -- Oak Grove Cemetery
• Family histories.
• Genealogy
• Grafton (W. Va.)
• Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
• Heironimus, Mary
• Mother's Day
• Slaves and slavery.
• Washington family
• Washington, George, 1732-1799