George Washington's Dispatch Case
name: label: associated person
content: Washington, George
notes: label: Description
content: George Washington's traveling dispatch case, used while he was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The case is a slight rectangular box made of mahogany and covered with black leather. A hinged lid at the bottom opens to reveal several compartments for writing implements while the top has a leather pocket for stationary and documents. It could easily be slipped into a saddle or travel bag and carried to its owner’s next location.
topic: label: used
content: Presidents
label: general subject association
content: National Symbols
label: web subject
content: Revolutionary War
label: web subject
content: Presidents
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
label: Exhibition
content: American Presidency
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.016105
label: catalog number
content: 16105
label: accession number
content: 13152
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Dispatch Case
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 15 in x 5 in; 6.35 cm x 38.1 cm x 12.7 cm