Lily Macalester Laughton to Margaret Comegys, 1876

Containers:
Box 86
Creator:
Laughton, Lily Macalester Berghmans, 1832-1891 and Comegys, Margaret Douglass, 1816-1888
Scope and content:

A.L.S. Incomplete letter. Refers to old engraving of Admiral Vernon sent from England recently. Mrs. Washington has not yet sent Minutes. Refers to debt on barn. GAve $175 to Mr. Riggs. Kentucky sent $273, used $50 for barn, rest for endowment fund. Florida's $300 to be treated similarly. Hopes Tennessee and West Virginia will pay their quotas soon. Refers to support given her by Mrs. Comegys, Mrs. Eve, and Miss Harper. ER-17, p. 235

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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