The Papers of George Washington

FAIN: RQ-50055-04

University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA 22903-4833)
Philander D. Chase (Project Director: November 2003 to June 2004)
John C. A. Stagg (Project Director: June 2004 to October 2004)
Theodore J. Crackel (Project Director: October 2004 to April 2008)

Scholarly work on 12 volumes of the letterpress edition of the Papers of George Washington: volumes 15-20 of the Revolutionary War series, volumes 13-16 of the Presidential series, and volumes 1-2 of the Financial Papers series.

The project is engaged in producing a comprehensive annotated edition of the public and private papers of George Washington, including for the first time the letters and other documents that he received as well as those written by him. The work is being done in series corresponding to significant segments of Washington's life and papers. Having edited and published Washington's "Diaries" and the "Colonial", "Confederation", and "Retirement Series" of his correspondence, the editors are now focusing on completing the larger "Revolutionary War" and "Presidential Series", and they have begun work on Washington's "Financial Papers". By the end of the current grant period in April 2004, fifty-four of an estimated total of ninety-one volumes will have been completed. The edition is fundamentally important because of the central, indispensable role that Washington played in the creation of the American republic and its system of government as commander in chief of the Continental army, president of the Constitutional Convention, and first president of the United States. Washington's voluminous papers also provide an invaluable window into American society at all levels during the latter half of the eighteenth century, including domestic, business, and agricultural affairs as well as western development and social life.

Associated Products

The Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War Series, Volume 15, May June 1778 (Book)
Title: The Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War Series, Volume 15, May June 1778
Author: Crackel, Theodore J.
Year: 2006
Publisher: Charlottesville and London: University of Virginia Press
Type: Scholarly Edition

The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series: Volume 16, July-September 1778 (Book)
Title: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series: Volume 16, July-September 1778
Author: Crackel, Theodore J.
Year: 2006
Publisher: Charlottesville and London: University of Virginia Press
Type: Scholarly Edition

Patrick, Christine Sternberg, ed. The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series: Volume 13, 1 June–31 August 1793 (Book)
Title: Patrick, Christine Sternberg, ed. The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series: Volume 13, 1 June–31 August 1793
Author: Crackel, Theodore J.
Year: 2007
Publisher: Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press
Type: Scholarly Edition

Crackel, Theodore J., et al., eds. The Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War Series 17, 15 September–31 October 1778 (Book)
Title: Crackel, Theodore J., et al., eds. The Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War Series 17, 15 September–31 October 1778
Author: Crackel, Theodore J.
Year: 2008
Primary URL: https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=9780813926841
Primary URL Description: WorldCat entry
Publisher: Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press
Type: Scholarly Edition
ISBN: 9780813926841

Crackel, Theodore J., et al., eds. The Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War Series 18, 1 November 1778–14 January 1779 (Book)
Title: Crackel, Theodore J., et al., eds. The Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War Series 18, 1 November 1778–14 January 1779
Author: Crackel, Theodore J.
Year: 2008
Primary URL: https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=9780813927213
Primary URL Description: WorldCat entry
Publisher: Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press
Type: Scholarly Edition
ISBN: 9780813927213

Crackel, Theodore J, et al., eds. The Papers of George Washington: Presidential Series 14, 1 September–31 December 1793. (Book)
Title: Crackel, Theodore J, et al., eds. The Papers of George Washington: Presidential Series 14, 1 September–31 December 1793.
Author: Crackel, Theodore J.
Year: 2008
Primary URL: https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=9780813927596
Primary URL Description: WorldCat entry
Publisher: Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press
Type: Scholarly Edition
ISBN: 9780813927596

Crackel, Theodore J. and Christine Stenberg Patrick, eds. The Papers of George Washington: Presidential Series 15, 1 January–30 April 1794 (Book)
Title: Crackel, Theodore J. and Christine Stenberg Patrick, eds. The Papers of George Washington: Presidential Series 15, 1 January–30 April 1794
Author: Crackel, Theodore J.
Year: 2009
Publisher: Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press
Type: Scholarly Edition

Crackel, Theodore J., et al., eds. The Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War Series 19, 8 April–31 May 1779. (Book)
Title: Crackel, Theodore J., et al., eds. The Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War Series 19, 8 April–31 May 1779.
Author: Crackel, Theodore J.
Year: 2010
Publisher: Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press
Type: Scholarly Edition

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