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Elswyth Thane Beebe Collection of Washington Family Papers
Collection — Shelf: G:6
Identifier: RM-710
Content Description
This collection includes correspondence between John Augustine Washington III and his mother and wife, as well as other family members, mostly dealing with family matters and running Mount Vernon.
Dates:
1818-1861; Majority of material found in 1840-1850
John Augustine Washington III and descendants papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2018-SC-097
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and other documents related to John Augustine Washington III and his son Lawrence, as well as his granddaughters Anne and Patty. The bulk of the correspondence series are letters sent to John Augustine Washington III 1840-1860. They deal with family affairs and the management of various family plantations, including Mount Vernon. The late-nineteenth and twentieth century papers are divided into subject files, largely...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1771 - 1994
John Augustine Washington III and Eleanor Love Selden correspondence
Collection — Shelf: A:3
Identifier: RM-528
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence between John Augustine Washington III and his wife Eleanor Love Selden. The letters begin during the Washingtons’ engagement and continues through eighteen years of marriage, ending with a letter from John Augustine to Eleanor composed the day prior to her sudden death. The letters contain information on family matters, the management of the Mount Vernon estate, and plantation life prior to the Civil War.
Dates:
1842-1860
John Augustine Washington III and Mount Vernon Ladies' Association (MVLA) Collection
Collection
Identifier: RM-848
Scope and Contents
This collection concerns the inheritance, maintenance, and sale of the Mount Vernon estate by its last private owner, John Augustine Washington III. A large majority of the collection is correspondence to or from John Augustine Washington III with a significant portion relating to the purchase of the estate by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Three diaries kept by John Augustine are also included and contain important information about his slaves, agricultural practices, and finances....
Dates:
1834-1957
Lawrence Washington collection of Washington family papers
Collection
Identifier: RM-518-RM-523-RM-524
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection consists of letters to and from John Augustine Washington III related to the sale of Mount Vernon, as well as other documents related to John Augustine Washington III’s family and descendants.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1787 - 1932
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- Washington, Jane Charlotte Blackburn, 1786-1855 3
- Alexander, Hannah Lee Washington, 1811-1881 1
- Alexander, Judith Ball Blackburn, 1796-1866 1
- Alexander, William Fontaine, 1811-1862 1
- Chew, Louisa Fontaine Washington, 1844-1927 1
- Cunningham, Ann Pamela, 1816-1875 1
- Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 1
- Ford, West, approximately 1784-1863 1
- Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891 1
- Ritchie, Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt, 1819-1870 1
- Washington, Anne Madison, 1882-1966 1
- Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829 1
- Washington, Eleanor Love Selden, 1824-1860 1
- Washington, Lawrence, 1854-1920 1
- Washington, Patty Willis, 1880-1971 1 ∧ less
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