Nancy Halsted to Mrs. Brooks, 1874

Containers:
Box 82
Creator:
Halsted, Nancy Marsh, 1817-1891
Language:
English.
Scope and content:

Copy. Asks for the name of a cabinet repair man for the bureau once owned by Washington, a gift through Hasbrouck family. Sends copy of Appeal sent to Masonic Lodges in New Jersey with comments. Suggestion from North Carolina for a national fair as a benefit held in Washington and Philadelphia Centennial. Hopes to have Mount Vernon in good repair for Centennial. ER-8, p. 171

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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