Nancy Halsted to Magdalen Blanding

Containers:
Box 73
Creator:
Halsted, Nancy Marsh, 1817-1891 and Blanding, Magdalen Gordon, 1823-1885
Scope and content:

Draft. Each session of MVLA Council opened with readings from Bible and Episcopal Prayer book. All votes unanimous, save one: the embellishing of the Mount Vernon Banquet Hall with Rembrandt Peale's "Washington Before Yorktown." Asks Mrs. Blanding to aid in appeal for funds for this.

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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