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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
Primary Collecting Areas:
George and Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, Founding Era and Early Republic, Historic preservation, Decorative arts, Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
Description:

The Fred W. Smith National Library includes general collections, special collections and archives as a resource for scholars, students, and those interested in George Washington, colonial America and the Revolutionary and founding eras.

The library's general collections include secondary source materials on the Washington and Custis families, and the colonial and founding eras.

The Special Collections materials highlight the lives of George and Martha Washington as well as their descendants through correspondence, financial materials, and original books from George and Martha Washington's library.

The archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association holds the historic institutional records of the organization dating back to its founding in 1853.

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Start Over Repository The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon Date range 1860 Creator Fitch, Harriet Satterlee

Harriet Fitch to Margaret Comegys, 1860 Box 51

A.L.S. Washington. Also dated 21 March 1860. Took Sec. Tracy to ask "actor" Murdock to give benefit for Mount Vernon; arranged a reading in Smithsonian. Miss May wishes to give a concert; asked John Saunders to sound out artists, Mrs. Riggs "ought to attend this". Has not heard from Prof. Henry as to use of Smithsonian hall. Edward Everett cannot come to Washington until after April. Public's idea MVLA wants to take possession of Mount Vernon lessened Regent's last Appeal. Begs Mrs. Comegys to come and help since Mrs. Fitch has so many personal affairs to attend to. ER-17, p. 76-77

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Early Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1853/1951, bulk 1853/1875
  3. Series 6. Correspondence, 1852/1951
  4. Correspondence, 1860

Harriet Fitch to Margaret Comegys, 1860 Box 52

A.L.S. Washington. Judge C. still ill. Reports on success of excursion for members of Congress, boats to Mount Vernon. Recites trouble in securing speakers. 200 or 300 persons present, platform erected before piazza, seats for audience, speakers fail to appear, substitutes not very satisfactory, members of Washington family present. Miss Tracy has better offer for her services. Regent considers leaving, but hopes Congress will make an appropriation. ER-17, p. 82

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Early Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1853/1951, bulk 1853/1875
  3. Series 6. Correspondence, 1852/1951
  4. Correspondence, 1860

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