S.W. Tiffey to Ann Pamela Cunningham, 1869

Containers:
Box 68
Creator:
Tiffey, S.W. and Cunningham, Ann Pamela, 1816-1875
Scope and content:

A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Attends faithfully to Mrs. Halsted's letters. Wallpaper for hall and stairway, another pattern for lower hall and white ceiling received from Janeway, New York. Mrs. Halsted has high post bedstead for Washington's room, plaster in closet not finished. "The Buckey" mower is in operation and planting finished; Frank has left, vistas opened. Mules work the mower (destroying snakes, frogs and chicken). Mr. Sykes reports $55 per acre was the highest bid on land, fishing sold for $65. Strawberry, cherries, and dairy sales reported. Cost and methods of keeping ice at Mount Vernon given. Boat ticket sales, May $532. ER-16, p. 170

Language:
English.

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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Parent terms of access:
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