Jane C. Washington, Blakeley, to John Augustine Washington III, University of Virginia, 1841 March 15

Item — Box: 64, Folder: 1841.03.15

Identifier: 2017-SC-008-018

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Letter: Jane C. Washington, Blakeley, to John Augustine Washington III, University of Virginia, 1841 March 15

Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed with integral address panel. Jane writes about John Augustine's studies and mentions that some of the family attended the inauguration of William Henry Harrison, where they were kindly received and "surprised and charmed with the grace and agreeableness of young Mrs. Harrison." She writes that the city was "swarmed with office seekers." She also writes that she receieved a "woful letter" from West Ford about the lack of long forage at Mount Vernon.