John Augustine Washington III and descendants papers

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John Augustine Washington III and descendants papers

1771 - 1994

https://archives.mountvernon.org/repositories/3/resources/66

This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and other documents related to John Augustine Washington III and his son Lawrence, as well as his granddaughters Anne and Patty. The bulk of the correspondence series are letters sent to John Augustine Washington III 1840-1860. They deal with family affairs and the management of various family plantations, including Mount Vernon. The late-nineteenth and twentieth century papers are divided into subject files, largely related to the gift and sale of Washington family relics owned by John Augustine’s descendants.

4.25 Linear Feet

eng, Latn

George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

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George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

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Washington, John Augustine, 1821-1861

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John Augustine Washington III was the great-grand nephew of George Washington and the last private owner of Mount Vernon. He was born on May 3, 1821 to John Augustine Washington II and Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington. His young childhood was spent at Blakeley Plantation near Charles Town, WV. After the death of Bushrod Washington and his wife, the family moved to Mount Vernon. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1840 and returned to Mount Vernon to manage it for his mother, event...

Alexander, Hannah Lee Washington, 1811-1881

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Hannah Lee Washington Alexander was born May 19, 1811, and was the daughter of Bushrod Corbin Washington and Anna Maria Thomasina Blackburn (1790-1833). She died died January 12, 1881....