Letter, John Augustine Washington III to Jane C. Blackburn Washington, 1841 December 13

Item — Box: 64, Folder: 1841.12.13

Identifier: 2017-SC-010-001

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John Augustine Washington III, Mount Vernon, to Jane C. Washington, Blakeley, 13 December 1841

Scope and Contents

Letter from John Augustine Washington III to his mother mentioning his poor health, West Ford, an enslaved woman named Betty, and the state of affairs at Mount Vernon. A note to "Dearest Mother" is added on at the end of the letter by John Augustine's sister, Anna Maria Alexander.

Dates

Creation: 1841 December 13

Creator

Washington, John Augustine, III, 1821-1861 (Person)
Alexander, Anna Maria Washington, 1817-1850 (Person)

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