Lund Washington Letters, 1767-1790

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

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Richmond, VA 23219

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Preferred citation:

Lund Washington Letters, 1767-1790. Accession 24160, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Lund Washington Letters, 1767-1790. Accession 24160, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Letters, 1767-1790, from Lund Washington (1737-1796) of Fairfax County, Virginia, to George Washington (1732-1799) concerning Lund Washington's management of George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and other properties. Lund Washington discusses agricultural conditions; George Washington's land dealings; buying, selling, and health of slaves; construction and repairs to farm building and the house; livestock, especially horses; George Washington's tenants; conditions in Alexandria and Fairfax County during the Revolution; Potomac River defenses; and personal news. Lund Washington mentions Martha Washington (1731-1802) several times.

Biographical / historical:

Lund Washington was born 21 October 1737 in Stafford County, Virginia, to Townshend and Elizabeth Lund Washington. Lund Washington managed Mount Vernon for his cousin George Washington (1732-1799) while the latter was away. Lund Washington bought his estate, "Hayfield," from George Washington in 1782. That same year he married Elizabeth Foote (d. 1812) and they had two daughters who died young. Lund Washington died in July 1796.

Acquisition information:

Lent for copying by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Mount Vernon, Virginia, per Dr. Gertrude R. B. Richards, May 1954.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Physical location:

Oversize Box 7

Physical description:

Positive photostats, 161 leaves