Edward Everett to George Bancroft

Containers:
Box 17
Creator:
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
Scope and content:

Photostat. Boston. Successful Albany visit - resolution passed by both houses of legislature referring with approbation to effort to aid in purchase of Mount Vernon. Does he think discourse should be repeated in New York? Last year Mr. Washington's letters threw cold water on any such discourse there. His receipts for Mount Vernon are nearly $16,000. If purchase should fail, fund to be appropriated to some other object commemorative of Washington. consult some judicious persons regarding expediency of repeating discourse there. ER-480

Language:
English .

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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