Letter, Lawrence Augustine Washington to Samuel Washington

Containers:
Box 42, Folder 1809.07.08
Creator:
Washington, Lawrence Augustine, 1774-1824
Scope and content:

Letter. Hawthorn. Concerns "a box of papers which related to the executorship" of the estate of Lawrence's father Samuel Washington [1734-1781]. Lawrence asks Samuel to help clear the name of his deceased brother George Steptoe Washington [1771-1809] by altering previous testimony Samuel had made regarding these papers. "I feel a confidence ... that this act of justice, to my brother's memory will be done with promptness." Name on original manuscript appears as "Lawrence A. Washington."

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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