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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

John Augustine Washington III and Eleanor Love Selden correspondence, 1842/1860

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The collection contains correspondence between John Augustine Washington III and his wife Eleanor Love Selden. The letters begin during the Washingtons' engagement and continues through eighteen years of marriage, ending with a letter from John Augustine to Eleanor composed the day prior to her sudden death. The letters contain information on family matters, the management of the Mount Vernon estate, and plantation life prior to the Civil War.

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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington and John Augustine Washington III correspondence, 1837/1861

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The bulk of this collection is made up of letters from Jane Charlotte Washington to her son, John Augustine Washington III. Also included are letters to Eleanor Love Selden Washington, a few letters to or from John Augustine Washington III to various individuals, several letters from George Mason of Hollin Hall (1797-1870) to John Augustine Washington III, letters by Lackland and Alexander family members (relatives of the Washingtons) and three receipts. The subject matter of most letters is family or personal affairs and Mount Vernon business with some discussion of the enslaved people owned by the Washingtons. Inclusive dates are 1837 to 1861.

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Jane C. Washington to Eleanor Love Selden Washington, 1851 Box 3, Folder 1851.04.07

A.L.S. Blakeley. Met Dr. Alexander and family before church and invited them to dinner. Encloses a letter from Mrs. Moran who would like to stay at Mount Vernon on her way to visit Jane. Is sending George with fish to be pickled. Sends remembrances to "your maids Sarah, Eliza, Fanny and Amanda."

Jane C. Washington to Eleanor Love Selden Washington, 1851 Box 3, Folder 1851.06.07

A.L.S. Blakeley to Mount Vernon. Wants Nelly and the children to visit after harvest and will send George with the carriage to get them. Hopes Augustine will be friends with Mr. Moran. Has been sick and taken "an unusual quantity of opium for me."

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