Saturday, June 23, 2012

Washington's Constitution


On June 22, 2012, Brother George Washington's personal copy of the US Constitution sold at auction for $9.8 million, a record for any American book or historic document.  The document contains Washington's personal annotations regarding his thoughts on the Constitution and Bill of Rights. The non-profit Mount Vernon Ladies Association purchased the document, which is in book form and in near-pristine condition.  The new owners plan to keep it in Washington's library at Mt. Vernon.