Mitchell, Martha Reed, 1818-1902

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A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Notes several defenses of Miss Cunningham whose health is improving. References to Christie Johnson and her high-handed methods. Feels defenses will sucessfully quiet Miss Cunningham's attackers.

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A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Many of the people at Mount Vernon have at various times come down with chills and fevers. Has permission from Secretary of War Stanton to run boats to Mount Vernon again. Raising money to rebuild greenhouse, need only about $100 to do it.

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A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Stanton now refuses to let boats run to Mount Vernon. Unable to raise money for greenhouse. Riggs wants to sell one of the Va state bonds (getting 60 % McClelland) needs consent of 5 of the Vice Regents. Asks for her consent.

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A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Ignore Miss Johnson's circular - Showing attack on APC in the Philadelphia Press. Totally unfounded.

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A.L.S. Washington. Disappointed the MVLA will bring the claim before Congress at this time, but he will support it as best he can.

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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Two printed appeals, one by Mrs. E.O. Sampson Hoyt (author of "Little George and His Hatchet") and one "To the People of Wisconsin" by Martha Mitchell, Vice Regent for Wisconsin.