Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | History of the Collection | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1732, Feb. 22 | Born, Westmoreland County, Va. (1731, Julian calendar) |
| 1748 | County surveyor, Culpeper County, Va. |
| 1752 | Inherited Mount Vernon estate in Virginia after the death of his elder half brother, Lawrence Washington Commissioned district adjutant by Governor Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia |
| 1753-1758 | Engaged in fighting the French and Indian wars in Ohio and Pennsylvania |
| 1759 | Married Martha Dandridge Custis, widow of Daniel Parke Custis Returned to Mount Vernon |
| 1759-1774 | Member, Virginia House of Burgesses |
| 1774-1775 | Member of First and Second Continental Congresses |
| 1775-1783 | Commander of all continental armies during the Revolutionary War |
| 1781 | Adopted two of his step-grandchildren after the death of their father, John Parke Custis |
| 1783 | Held Continental Army together until British evacuated New York Resigned commission and again returned to Mount Vernon to resume supervision of plantation |
| 1787 | Presided at Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1789 | Unanimously chosen president of the United States under the new constitution |
| 1793 | Unanimously reelected president of the United States |
| 1797 | Declined a third term as president of the United States and retired from political life after a farewell address to the American people |
| 1798 | On threat of war with France, accepted commission as lieutenant general and commander in chief of United States Army |
| 1799, Dec. 14 | Died, Mount Vernon, Va. |