{"id":2303632,"date":"2024-07-21T09:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T13:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-thrilled-to-learn-item-he-purchased-from-goodwill-belonged-to-george-washington\/"},"modified":"2024-07-21T09:25:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T13:25:30","slug":"man-excited-to-discover-goodwill-purchase-was-once-owned-by-george-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-excited-to-discover-goodwill-purchase-was-once-owned-by-george-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Man excited to discover Goodwill purchase was once owned by George Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-excited-to-discover-goodwill-purchase-was-once-owned-by-george-washington%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2303632&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses how a historical artifact believed to have belonged to George Washington was found at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/now-its-ebay-website-reportedly-bans-sale-of-some-dr-seuss-books\/\" title=\"Now It\u2019s eBay: Website Reportedly Bans Sale Of Some Dr. Seuss Books\">online auction<\/a> held by Goodwill. The artifact, a piece \u200cof fabric from a field tent used during the Revolutionary War by General George Washington, was purchased by \u2063a\u200d collector\u2062 named Richard Moore. Despite the\u2062 lack of authentication, \u2062Moore bought the artifact for a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/instagram-is-forcing-users-to-follow-biden-white-house-account-so-that-its-not-so-pathetic-even-when-users-repeatedly-un-follow-the-page\/\" title=\"Instagram Is Forcing Users to Follow Biden White House Account So That It\u2019s Not So Pathetic Even When Users Repeatedly Un-Follow the Page\">low bid<\/a> of $1,300. Later,\u2063 it was\u200c confirmed to be\u200d authentic, and Moore decided to \u2064lend it to the Museum \u2062of the American Revolution in Philadelphia for display. \u2064Museum curator Matthew \u2064Sic explained that\u2064 the fabric was cut \u200bfrom a \u200bdining marquee owned by a \u2062descendant\u2063 of Martha Washington, making it a valuable piece of history.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>You never know whose hand-me-downs or used furniture you might be buying when you shop at Goodwill.<\/p>\n<p>One could stumble across an item that once belonged to a celebrity, politician or sports star.<\/p>\n<p>Or, as one amateur collector of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/farmer-discovers-4500-year-old-goddess-statue-belonging-to-biblical-people-group\/\" title=\"Farmer Discovers 4,500-Year-Old Goddess Statue Belonging To Biblical People Group\">historical artifacts<\/a> in Virginia recently discovered, fabric that once belonged to the very first U.S. president, George Washington himself.<\/p>\n<p>The collector, Richard Moore, didn&rsquo;t pick up the artifact at a physical Goodwill store, however.<\/p>\n<p>Rather, he found one during an online auction, which the chain is known to hold for various used items and &ldquo;oddities,&rdquo; as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/goodwill-cloth-george-washington-war-tent-american-revolution-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHYY-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Moore spends much of his free time cruising the internet &mdash; and many historical sites armed with a metal detector &mdash; for military artifacts from history such as this.<\/p>\n<p>When he first spotted the piece of fabric at the online auction roughly two years ago, he couldn&rsquo;t believe his eyes.<\/p>\n<p>There it was, listed as a torn-off piece of a field tent used during the Revolutionary War by then-General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-lauren-boebert-tries-tear-palestinian-flag-gets-stopped-george-washington-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Washington<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was over the moon,&rdquo; Moore said. &ldquo;I was looking for something cool. This is really cool.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moore had good reason to feel unsure.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from a handwritten note attached with a rusty needle, there was no documentation authenticating the fabric.<\/p>\n<p>The note said &ldquo;a piece of George Washingtons tent, from the history building at Jamestown exposition 1907 property of John Burns Dec 23rd 07,&rdquo; per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/history-enthusiast-finds-artifact-belonging-george-washington-goodwill-very-unusual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the low final bid of $1,300, Moore went through with purchasing the questionable artifact anyway.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a heart thing,&rdquo; he said, according to WHYY-TV. &ldquo;I was, like, &lsquo;This can&rsquo;t be.&rsquo; And then I thought, &lsquo;OK,&nbsp; I&rsquo;m doing this.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Later, Moore was thrilled to discover the fabric was, in fact, authentic.<\/p>\n<p>After learning as much, he decided such an important and interesting piece of history needed to be on display in a museum for others to cherish as well.<\/p>\n<p>So, Moore chose to lend the fabric out to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Fox News Digital, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-34-police-custody-pro-palestinian-protest-brooklyn-museum-damage-artwork-reported\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">museum<\/a> curator Matthew Sic said the fabric was purposefully cut to serve as a souvenir on display in a marquee.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At that time, Mary Custis Lee, Martha Washington&rsquo;s great-great granddaughter and daughter of Robert E. Lee, owned Washington&rsquo;s tents from the Revolutionary War,&rdquo; Sic said. &ldquo;She put the dining marquee on loan to the exposition.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &ldquo;We were able to determine that this fragment was cut away from the scalloped edge of the roof of the dining marquee.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Recently, a collector in Virginia found fabric that once belonged to George Washington himself in an online auction held by the chain. Despite initial doubts about the authenticity of the artifact, the collector purchased it for a low bid of $1,300 and later confirmed its legitimacy. 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