Ann Pamela Cunningham to Nancy Halsted, 1869 January 26
Scope and Contents
A.L.S. Mount Vernon. Lost mirror found. Clock ticking in Washington's library. Reports many items received: oilcloth, mirror, window shades, stair carpet. Mr. Craig starts work Feb. 1. Favorable article in Sunday Herald. Locality of stables to be improved. Seeks cheaper merchandise prices in New York or Newark. Profits Sept-Nov $11.25. Visitors, 25-45 daily, wish to meet Regent. Annual receipts $160, 15 times more than last year. Gates and fences to be mended. Mr. Sykes helps. Ambulance duty. Claim for Mount Vernon now in House. Mrs. Morse's disloyalty, Vice Regent of Maine replies; Mrs. Chace's defense superior to Col. Forney's. Freight charges on boat, receipt of long list of furnishings. Parlor mirror needed. ER-2, p. 57
Dates
- 1869 January 26
Creator
- Cunningham, Ann Pamela, 1816-1875 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library’s Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain material for preservation purposes.
Extent
From the Collection: 25 Linear Feet (117 legal-size clamshell flat storage boxes, 1 oversize clamshell flat storage box )
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Cunningham, Ann Pamela, 1816-1875 (Person)
- Halsted, Nancy Marsh, 1817-1891 (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association Repository
