Washington was rarely isolated from the world during his eventful life. His diary for 1751-52 relates a voyage to Barbados when he was nineteen. The next two ac

"This edition has been prepared by the staff of The Washington Papers, sponsored by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union and the University of Virg

An account of his first official mission, made as emissary from the Governor of Virginia to the commandant of the French forces on the Ohio, October, 1753-Janua

Culled from the six-volume edition of "The Diaries of George Washington, " which was completed in 1979, this selection of entries reveals the lifelong preoccupa

A collection of letters, diary entries, speeches, and other documents written by George Washington, with brief introductions and archival photographs.