Papers concerning Mount Vernon [manuscript], 1855-1899.

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Papers concerning Mount Vernon [manuscript], 1855-1899.

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The collection contains two letters from S. Adams Lee, 1855 April 18 and May 11, offering Lossing a copy of an Indian treaty made by his great uncle Arthur Lee and asks Lossing to autograph a copy of his history for him; a letter from Mrs. N. W. Halsted, 1874 June 4 sending an account of the transactions of the Council of the Mt. Vernon Ladies Association; a letter from Fred W. Davis, 1887 June 23, concerning the articles of secession given to Lossing in April 1865; and a letter from Kate Mason Rowland, 1889, on the ownership of a letter from George Mason to George Washington. The collection also contains a 1 page account, 1859, of the Mount Vernon Fund to purchase George Washington's home, listing contributions from various New York counties and the names of the collectors; a clipping about the fund and the nomination of mary Morris Hamilton as New York regent for the Mount Vernon Fund; and a receipt to Lossing from the Spotswood Hotel, Richmond, Va.; and a clipping.

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Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union

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The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union was founded in 1853 by Ann Pamela Cunningham. The purpose of the Association was to purchase Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in order to restore the property and open the grounds to visitors and admirers who desired to see Washington's house and tomb. Ann Pamela Cunningham became interested in the preservation of Mount Vernon when her mother, traveling down the Potomac River in 1853, saw the house in its neglected and dilapidated sta...

Rowland, Kate Mason, -1916

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Kate Mason Rowland (1840-1916) was a historian, author of The life of George Mason, 1725-1792 (New York, : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1892), and member of Virginia Historical Society. Her twin sister Elizabeth Moir Mason Rowland died in 1905. From the description of Letters from Kate Mason Rowland to Robert Alonzo Brock, 1883-1892. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 86129716 ...

Spotswood Hotel (Richmond, Va.)

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Lee, S. Adams (Samuel Adams)

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Epithet: of Washington, USA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000219.0x0002c4 ...

Halsted, N. W., Mrs.,

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Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891

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Historian, author. From the description of Transcriptions of documents, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583022 Wood engraver, author, editor. From the description of Benson J. Lossing papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576931 From the description of Papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519295 Benson John Lossing, editor, illustrator, and historian born in New York. Edited the Poughkeepsie Telegraph, Poughk...