Manuscripts

Isaac F. Shepard correspondence regarding the purchase of Mount Vernon

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Description: Correspondence between Shepard and John Augustine Washington (1841-1851), George Washington's grandnephew and the last owner of Mount Vernon, discussing a plan to purchase the estate. Other correspondents include John A. Linton, Edward Everett, and Abbot Lawrence.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1853, June 25-August 1.
Call number: mssHM 78236-78242
Creator: Shepard, Isaac F (1816-1889)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Kenneth Karmiole Bookseller, Inc., February 1998.
Associated people: Everett, Edward, (1794-1865.)