Letter, Ann Pamela Cunningham to John Augustine Washington III, 1858

Containers:
Box 3
Scope and content:

(Typed transcription enclosed) Labeled as Private. Tells him Gov. Wise is "inimical to our 'cause'" which is the reason the Legislature has not taken up the subject of the purchase of Mount Vernon." Talks of the financial crisis which is being felt by "we victimized cotton planters." Tells him of the impending sale of copies of a portrait of Washington.

Language:
English.

Access and use

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