Susan Hudson to James Hollingsworth, 1877

Containers:
Box 90
Creator:
Hudson, Susan Edwards Johnson, 1825-1913 and Hollingsworth, John McHenry, 1823-1889
Scope and content:

A.L.S. Stratford. Asks if three servants are necessary. Getting funds is difficult, Vice Regents personally have no ready money to give nor are they able to raise funds. People have "no income." They must economize, what Mount Vernon cannot pay for it must go without. Discusses use of returns from endowment fund. Pleased with Ice House drain. Has had a letter from Henry Lewis of Virginia asking aid in getting Congress to buy Washington relics at an exhorbitant price. She refused. ER-18, p. 79

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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