Ann Pamela Cunningham to Laughton, February 21, 1859

File — Box: 1

Identifier: ER-4273

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Scope and Contents

Sending papers pertaining to her appointment as Vice Regent for Pennsylvania. “The object of the Association is to secure perpetual guardianship for Mt. Vernon, that it may be kept national property sacred for all time, to the memory of the Father of our Country.” The most important duty is to collect money from her state to pay for the estate. Names of each contributor is to be sent to the regent and published in a newspaper. Discusses the Mount Vernon Record publication.

Dates

February 21, 1859

Creator

Cunningham, Ann Pamela, 1816-1875 (Person)

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