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Judith B. Alexander to John Augustine Washington III, 1857 Box 4, Folder 1857.08.06

A.L.S. Hampstead, Virginia to Mount Vernon. Discusses her love of gardening and the recent harvest. Says she likes the new teacher at a neighbor's house "but she looks consumptive." Describes a monument to two boys.

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

Lawrence Washington collection of Washington family papers, 1787/1932 2 Linear Feet

Washington, John Augustine, III, 1821-1861

A large portion of this collection consists of letters to and from John Augustine Washington III related to the sale of Mount Vernon. Other items include family wills, legal documents, receipts, correspondence related to Washington relics, as well as several photographs and miscellany. Inclusive dates, 1787-1932.

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Letter, Jeannie Lloyd to John Augustine Washington III, 1857 Box 75, Folder 1857.04.17

A.L.S. 1 page. Alexandria. Writes for Eleanor Love Washington who is still weak but recovering well. Hopes she will be able to return to Mount Vernon in a few days. Date on original catalog card appears [1857] April 17.

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  2. Historic manuscript collection, 1601/1933
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 75, 1857/1858

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.

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  2. Lawrence Washington collection of Washington family papers, 1787/1932

Letter, W. Alexander to John Augustine Washington III, 1857 Box 75, Folder 1857.12.18

A.L.S. 2 1/2 pages. Charlestown to Mount Vernon. Alexander tells of his problems with draft notes and the Lucas'. He advises John to wait before selling his land. $0.03 stamp on address leaf.

  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, 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.

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  2. Lawrence Washington collection of Washington family papers, 1787/1932

Samuel Benson, W.S. Underwood to John Augustine Washington III, 1857 Box 16

Copy. Washington, D.C. No response to their inquiry re: his selling Mount Vernon (letter Jan. 16) so ask him again if he will sell Mount Vernon to U.S. Congress. p. 18

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  2. Early Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1853/1951, bulk 1853/1875
  3. Series 6. Correspondence, 1852/1951
  4. Correspondence, 1856/1857

William F. Ritchie to John Augustine Washington III, 1857 Box 19

Richmond. Letter written at the bottom of John Augustine Washington's letter to Ritchie dated December 16. The reply from Ritchie states no action has been taken regarding the purchase of Mount Vernon. RM-1030, MS-5661

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  2. Early Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1853/1951, bulk 1853/1875
  3. Series 6. Correspondence, 1852/1951
  4. Correspondence, 1857

W.S. Underwood, George Washington Parke Custis, and Samuel Benson to John Augustine Washington III, 1857 Box 16

Copy. Encloses resolutions of United State Agricultural Society for the purchase of Mount Vernon in order to establish a national institute for the promotion of agriculture, and requests his reply to the proposal. ER-4296, RM-524

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  2. Early Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, 1853/1951, bulk 1853/1875
  3. Series 6. Correspondence, 1852/1951
  4. Correspondence, 1856/1857

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