John Augustine Washington III and Mount Vernon Ladies' Association (MVLA) Collection 1834-1957

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John Augustine Washington III and Mount Vernon Ladies' Association (MVLA) Collection 1834-1957

1834-1957

https://archives.mountvernon.org/repositories/3/resources/65

This collection concerns the inheritance, maintenance, and sale of the Mount Vernon estate by its last private owner, John Augustine Washington III. A large majority of the collection is correspondence to or from John Augustine Washington III with a significant portion relating to the purchase of the estate by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Three diaries kept by John Augustine are also included and contain important information about his slaves, agricultural practices, and finances. Other types of material in the collection include legal documents, receipts, photographs, and ephemera.

3 Linear Feet (7 boxes)

eng, Latn

George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

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SNAC Resource ID: 11641503

George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

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Harrison, Henry Tazewell, 1796-1881

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Washington, Bushrod Corbin, 1790-1851

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Bushrod Corbin Washington (1790-1851) was the child of Corbin Washington (1765–1799) and Hannah Lee Washington (1766–1801). He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He married twice: first to Anna Maria Thomasina Blackburn Washington (1790–1833) in 1810, and then Maria Powell Harrison Washington (1791–1847) in 1835....

Washington, John Augustine, 1821-1861

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