Editor-in-Chief of The Papers of George Washington, to Speak at Bedminster’s Jacobus Vanderveer House, Wednesday, June 11 at 6 p.m.

Edward G. Lengel, Ph.D., editor-in-chief of The
Papers of George Washington and a professor at the University of Virginia, will speak at the Jacobus Vanderveer House on Wednesday, June 11 at 6:00 p.m.  Following his presentation, entitled "George Washington: Man of Character," Dr. Lengel will sign copies of his book, This Glorious Struggle: George Washington's Revolutionary War Letters, a selection of the legendary commander in chief’s most important and interesting letters penned during 1775-1783.  The evening will offer a fresh and intimate perspective of one of America’s most beloved patriots and founding fathers.

In addition to editing several volumes of The Papers of George Washington, a major documentary editing project at the University of Virginia, Dr. Lengel is the author of numerous books and articles, including General George Washington: A Military Life and Inventing George Washington.  He is a frequent public speaker on Washington and the Revolutionary War as well as an historical consultant for television documentaries, including an 8-hour documentary by the History Channel. He has appeared frequently on television and radio (including C-Span, CBS, and NPR), and has been interviewed by newspapers such as The Washington Post and The Christian Science Monitor. He lives with his family in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Admission to the lecture and booksigning is $10 (free to members) and space is limited.  Register online or phone (908) 396-6053.   For more information visit

www.jvanderveerhouse.org. The Jacobus Vanderveer House is located at 3055 River Road (in Bedminster’s River Road Park), Bedminster, NJ 07921. 

About The Papers of George Washington

The Papers of George Washington, a grant-funded project, was established in 1968 at the University of Virginia, under the joint auspices of the University and the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union, to publish a comprehensive edition of Washington’s correspondence.

Letters written to Washington as well as letters and documents written by him are being published in the complete edition that will consist of approximately ninety volumes. The work is now more than two-thirds complete.

The letterpress and digital editions are supported financially by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the Packard Humanities Institute, the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, the University of Virginia, and gifts from private foundations and individuals.

Today, there are copies of over 135,000 Washington documents in the project’s document room. It is one of the richest collections of American historical manuscripts extant and will enhance every facet of research on life and enterprise in the late colonial and early national periods.