Laughton, Lily Macalester Berghmans, 1832-1891

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Letter from Harriet Lane at Soldiers’ Home, Washington, D.C. to Lily Macalester concerning the latter’s visit to Washington, D.C.

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Letter from Harriet Lane at Soldiers’ Home, Washington, D.C. to Lily Macalester concerning details of the visit of Charles Macalester to Washington, D.C. as well as various stories of mutual friends and acquaintances.

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Letter of sympathy from Harriet Lane Johnston to Lily Macalester Berghmans regarding the death of her father, Mr. Charles Macalester.

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Letter from Harriet Lane Johnston to Lily Macalester Berghmans acknowledging receipt of a memorial tribute written for her father, Charles Macalester. Johnston also inquires after the welfare of Mrs. Berghmans and her relations.

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Letter from Harriet Lane to Lily Macalester concerning her recent trip to the country and several of their mutual acquaintances, April 9, 1850. Also, letter from Harriet Lane to Lily Macalester concerning their mutual acquaintances, family, and friends. Includes references to Harriet Lane’s uncle, President James Buchanan, May 27, 1850

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A.L.S. Washington, D.C. Sir Julian Paunceforte's proposal to put an iron railing around tree planted last year. A message to him from the Prince and the gift of Washington memorial spoons. Also he wishes to give $10 each to the men who prepared the ground and lifted the tree. Encloses an inscription to post for the tree. ER-14, p. 165

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A.L.S. Washington, D.C. Gives data re his life and business experience, which supplements his formal application. ER-18, p. 300

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A.L.S. Tunkhannock, PA. Encloses $10 from Wyoming County -- very little success in collecting for the association. ER-5, p. 5

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Requests payment for legal services.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The bulk of this collection is correspondence to Mrs. Laughton concerning Mount Vernon and the work of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Other material includes correspondence from Mrs. Laughton, formal reports and papers of the MVLA, personal correspondence and memoirs, photographs, printed material, and ephemera. The overall dates range from 1850 to 1891 with the bulk of the collection dating from the 1860s-1880s.This collection contains correspondence from a significant...

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A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Submits plan for establishing "separate groves to contain flora indigenous to" each state and territory. Suggests bringing students from a civil engineering school to Mount Vernon to make a topographical survey. ER-5, p. 41

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A.L.S. Thomas Birch's Sons Auctioneers, Philadelphia. Sends bill of purchase for Washington sale. W-102, W-106

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A.L.S. Thomas Birch's Sons Auctioneers, Philadelphia. Received a check for $585. Reports on a letter offered and the bidders. Procuring a table and mirror owned by Washington when in Philadelphia. It was exhibited at the old Peale Museum. W-102, W-106

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A.L.S. Re the mirror and table that belonged to Washington while in Philadelphia. Mirror with mahogany and gilt frame, glass unbroken. Owner is the granddaughter of Charles Wilson Peale, previously exhibited in the old Peale Museum. She also owns a tea caddy. Finds it difficult to secure interview with Miss North re item 9 in her letter. W-102, W-106

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A.L.S. Philadelphia. Mrs. Amies will sell tea caddy for $35. It is oval, fancy inlaid wood on front lid. Thinks it is made of satin wood. Washington gave it to Charles Wilson Peale. Refers to securing table and mirror. W-102, W-106

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A.L.S. Philadelphia. Re packing furniture and sending tea caddy. Sends drawing of the mirror and table, measurements are accurate, glass intact, to be re-silvered. Describes the frame. W-102, W-106

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A.L.S. Thomas Birch's Sons Auctioneers, Philadelphia. Delighted the MVLA secured the table and mirror. Mrs. Amies thanks you. Sends affidavit for tea caddy. W-102, W-106

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A.L.S. Thomas Birch's Sons Auctioneers, Philadelphia. Called on Mrs. Amies and gave her some money in advance on items for Mount Vernon. Names the prices and goods being packed. Affidavits will be made. W-102, W-106

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A.L.S. Thomas Birch's Sons Auctioneers, Philadelphia. Sent mirror and table to Mount Vernon. Sorry you were not pleased with tea caddy. W-102, W-106

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A.L.S. Mount Auburn, Massachusetts. Asks if pair of tripods, formerly belonging to Martha Washington would be acceptable as a gift to Mount Vernon. W-1A and W-1B

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Invitation written by an unknown individual, "The Secretary of War and Mrs. Endicott request the pleasure of Mrs. Laughton's company on Friday evening February eighteenth at half past nine o'clock to meet the President and Mrs. Cleveland." Autograph note.

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A.L.S. Goshen, New Jersey. Gave some lectures for Mount Vernon years ago and offers to give more in his Congressional District for the Centennial. ER-7, p. 79

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A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Unable to pay some of the November bills. ER-5, p. 90

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A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Estate has been doing well. Nice weather coming and all looks good for the time being. ER-5, p. 91

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A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Desires to stay at Mount Vernon until a successor is appointed. Will remain today and help protect Ladies and the place. Is obliged to return next week to settle accounts with Association. ER-5, p. 125

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A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Carpenters work on Tom's house at Alexandria entrance. Plumbers bill for "necessary repairs to ram which met with an accident, thereby rendering it disabled." Also repairs to boiler in greenhouse. Painting and roofing Tom's house. Glazing on greenhous. New York coat of arms, business very dull since November 1. ER-5, p. 117

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A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Explains difference in payroll caused by hirings, firings and increases in salary. West Ford's son married to white woman and moved into porter's lodge without permission. Dismissed him at once. Weather very cold, ice on river. Not as strong as before his attack. Postscript on December 15. Sends estimates for new road. Filling ice house. ER-5, p. 117

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A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Requests permission to horse-hay-rake. ER-5, p. 120