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Letter, George Washington Parke Custis to N. H. Washington, 1857 Box 75, Folder 1857.06.24

Certificate of authentication of a cane and spy glass possessed by N. H. Washington. An accompanying envelope further describes the spy glass's provenance from George Washington --N. H. Washington -- presented to William L. Yancey of Alabama -- given to Jefferson Davis, the piece was taken off of a British soldier who expired at Germantown during the Revolutionary War. Autograph letter signed, 1 page, with integral address panel; autograph note on envelope.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 75, 1857/1858

Letter, George Washington Parke Custis to William Winston, 1857 Box 74, Folder 1857.01.28

Letter to his new steward about affairs on his estates -- poor condition of his negroes -- has had many complaints about their treatment -- "to get the negroes comfortably housed, & provided with clothes and blankets will be the first of acts of your administration" -- he knows nothing of what goes on on his estate -- settlement with Rail Road -- they have only the right away through the White House on the Pamunkey plantation, anything else must be paid for. Autograph letter signed, laminated.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 74, 1855/1857

Letter, John Augustine Washington III to Warner L. Underwood, George Washington Parke Custis, and Samuel P. Benson, 1857 Box 1, Folder 1857.01.25

Autograph letter signed, 1 p. Draft copy. Mount Vernon. Washington responds to an offer from the United States Agricultural Society to purchase Mount Vernon to establish a National Institution for the Promotion of Agriculture.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Lawrence Washington collection of Washington family papers, 1787/1932

Letter, Warner L. Underwood, George Washington Parke Custis, and Samuel P. Benson to John Augustine Washington III, 1857 Box 1, Folder 1857.01.16

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.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Lawrence Washington collection of Washington family papers, 1787/1932

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