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.
- Production date
- 1853, June 25-August 1.
- Call number
- mssHM 78236-78242
- Provenance
- Gift of Kenneth Karmiole Bookseller, Inc., February 1998.
- Associated people
- Everett, Edward, (1794-1865.)
- Lawrence, Abbott, (1792-1855.)
- Linton, John A. (1821-1861.)
- Washington, John Augustine,
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