Letter, Warner L. Underwood, George Washington Parke Custis, and Samuel P. Benson to John Augustine Washington III

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 1857.01.16
Creator:
Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857 and Washington, John Augustine, III, 1821-1861
Scope and content:

Autograph letter signed, 2 p. with autograph document, 1 p. Washington. A letter announcing the resolution of the United States Agricultural Society to purchase Mount Vernon to establish a National Institution from the Promotion of Agriculture. With a manuscript resolution from the fifth annual meeting of the Society held at the Smithsonian Institution, attested and signed by Marshall P. Wilder.

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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