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Laughton to John L. Nicholls (on reverse of letter to Laughton from Neilson?, June 7, 1886), 1886 Box 2

Tells him his dismissal from employment at Mount Vernon is solely at the discretion of the superintendent, Mr. Dodge and due to his disregard for directions.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Lily Laughton Papers, 1850/1891
  3. Series 1. Correspondence, 1850/1891
  4. Series 1.2 Correspondence from Laughton, 1860/1886

Lily Laughton Papers, 1850/1891 1.96 Linear Feet 2 Hollinger boxes, 1 half Hollinger box, 1 oversize box

Blanding, Magdalen Gordon, 1823-1885

The bulk of this collection is correspondence to Mrs. Laughton concerning Mount Vernon and the work of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Other material includes correspondence from Mrs. Laughton, formal reports and papers of the MVLA, personal correspondence and memoirs, photographs, printed material, and ephemera. The overall dates range from 1850 to 1891 with the bulk of the collection dating from the 1860s-1880s.

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Lily Macalester Laughton to A.D. Emmart, 1885 Box 97

A.L.S. Atlantic City. Unsatisfactory work on Tomb. Abrahams did bad job on it, did not line it with Portland cement. Mr. Fosse, Mr. Emmart's man, tried to get out of redoing work. Seems to be a connivance between the two men. Hopes Emmart will correct the situation. ER-6, p. 255

  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, 1885/1886

Lily Macalester Laughton to Alvey Adee, 1889 Box 99

A.L.S. Suggests an English oak, but will ask Dodge to call upon the British Minister and offer his services in carrying out the planting of a tree for the Prince of Wales. ER-14, p. 163

  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, 1888/1890

Lily Macalester Laughton to Ann Pamela Cunningham Box 104

A.L.S. She is beginning to question the existence of Mr. Devereux as she has sent him her list for the Mount Vernon Record to several locations and received no word from him. He need not fear her "so apprehensively." ER-13, p. 63. Undated 101.

  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

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