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Letters on Agriculture from His Excellency George Washington President of the United States
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Letters on Agriculture from His Excellency George Washington President of the United States

Date1847
Edited by
OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
MediumLeather covered boards with gold gilt decoration.
DimensionsOH: 11 1/2" x OW: 10" x OD: 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2017-182
DescriptionTitle reads: "Letters on Agriculture from His Excellency George Washington President of the United States to Arthur Young, Esq., F. R. S. and Sir John Sinclair, Bart., M. P., with Statistical Tables and Remarks by Thomas Jefferson, Richard Peters and Other Gentlemen, on the Economy and Management of Farms in the United States [and on half-title] Farmer's Souvenir, Washington's Agricultural Correspondence. Dedication: to the Farmers of the United States this Work Exhibiting the Views of the Illustrious Farmer of Mount Vernon on Agriculture Regarded by him Th.e Most Honourable Pursuit of Man Is Respecifully Dedicated by the Editor."Label TextThis volume contains letters written by George Washington to Arthur Young and Sir John Sinclair, two prominent British agriculturists. The letters, which cover a variety of topics related to agriculture, provide insight into Washington as an agriculturist and plantation owner, written in his own words.

Contains the following:
"MAP/ of/ Washington's Farms/ at/ MOUNT VERNON"ProvenanceBefore 2009, Bookhouse (Arlington, VA); 2009, purchased by William C. Wooldridge (Norfolk, VA); 2009, purchased by the Virginia Cartographical Society (Norfolk, VA); 2017-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).