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Letter, Bushrod Corbin Washington to John Augustine Washington III, 1842 Box 64, Folder 1842.05.14

A.L.S. 2 pages. Brown's Hotel, Washington, D.C. to Mount Vernon. Bushrod describes the slow work in the Dismal Swamp to his nephew. He also comments on the Wise and Stanley affair. Tells about the sale of lumber. "6" rate, stampless cover.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 64, 1840/1842

List of indebted individuals and amounts owed to Genl. George Washington's estate, 1847 1 Sheets Box 68, Folder 1847.01.29

Bushrod Corbin Washington writes to John Augustine Washington III, "a statement by which to settle with the legatees of General George Washington". Includes a list of names and heirs with "quota to pay off debts". Autograph document, 2 pages.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 68, 1846/1848

Note, Bushrod Corbin Washington, 1843 Box 65, Folder 1843.08.28

Autograph signed note, 1 page. A note that permits Bushrod's slave, Letty Williams, to travel from Jefferson County to Mount Vernon, Alexandria, and Washington, D.C. to visit her relatives for "the Space of four weeks." She is the wife of a free man named Soloman Williams. Bushrod Corbin Washington was George Washington's grand-nephew.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 65, 1843/1844

Receipt, John Augustine Washington III to Bushrod Corbin Washington, 1848 Box 69, Folder 1848.04.26

Receipt. Received $80 from B.C. Washington, who was acting for Geo. C. Washington, who in turn was trustee for Bush. Washington, Jr.--for "the proportion of the quota of Judge Bushrod Washington to be refunded to the estate of General Washington by the said George C. Washington as trustee ..." [This relates to a claim upon 22 of G.W.'s legatees or their heirs on account of a mortgage accepted by the 23rd. --upon foreclosure the mortgage had produced less than the amount of the debt, and, after prolonged litigation, General W.'s executors were held liable. They, in turn, transferred liability to the other legatees and their heirs]. Autograph document signed, fragment, docketed "1848."

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 69, 1848

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