Letter, John Augustine Washington III to F. P. Blair, 1854

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 1854.06.26
Creator:
Washington, John Augustine, III, 1821-1861
Scope and content:

Autograph letter, 3 p. Retained copy. Mount Vernon. Correspondence about the sale of Mount Vernon to the United States. Washington writes, "A desire to know that Mount Vernon is placed beyond the chances and changes of Family fortune, in hands where it will be permanently preserved and taken care of, and never applied to any unworthy purpose, is the principal indeed I may say the only inducement I have to place it in the possession of the United States."

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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