Writings of George Washington

The University of Virgina has made all 36 volumes of The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources available online. This annotated collection of letters, orders and all other manuscripts from 1732 to 1799 are fascinating reading and certainly make today's email correspondants and bloggers look like absolute pikers by comparison. They can be compared against the original manuscripts, most in Washington's own hand, at The George Washington Papers from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress. Being typeset, this new online collection is much easier to read; George was a great president and a great man, but his handwriting leaves someting to be desired. What an enourmous treasure trove of information! Now anyone, anywhere can do original-source research on the pivotal figure of the American revolution and our first President. I always knew this Internet thing would be good for something someday.

Posted by trygstad | Category: Academia | 10:37 PM