Letter to his mother [manuscript], 1840 November 20.

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Letter to his mother [manuscript], 1840 November 20.

Washington writes his mother, Mrs. Jane C. Washington, regarding the murder of law professor John A. G. Davis.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Washington, Jane Charlotte Blackburn, 1786-1855

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Jane Charlotte Blackburn (1786-1855) was married to John Augustine Washington (1789–1832). He inherited George Washington's Mount Vernon from his uncle Bushrod Washington....

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...

Davis, John A. G. (John Anthony Gardner), 1801-1840

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American jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Charlottesville, to Thomas Jefferson, 1825 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270517658 Jurist, professor of law and chairman of the faculty at the University of Virginia. From the description of Letter, 1837 July 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86164563 John A.G. Davis, b. Middlesex County, Va., killed November 14, 1840, by student he was trying to arrest; professor o...

University of Virginia

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University of Virginia student from Lexington, Ky.; afterwards a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Brazil. From the description of Diploma awarded to John Rockwell Smith [manuscript], 1866 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647905124 Lt., C.S.A.; teacher, Norwood School, Nelson County, Va.; principal Select School, New York, N.Y. From the description of Diplomas of Waller Holladay [manuscript], 1858-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldC...