James Hollingsworth to Margaret Sweat, 1878

Containers:
Box 92
Creator:
Hollingsworth, John McHenry, 1823-1889
Scope and content:

A.L.S. in writing of secretary. Mount Vernon. Overwhelmed with work since she left. Had to take up old tile from Sarah's house and re-lay with terra cotta pipe, plumbers now laying pipe from his office and gardener's house. Describes how it is laid. Cisterns full of refuse. Has replaced four hundred feet of pipes. Uniforms for men ordered by Council look well. Mr. Barlow has finished renovating "Washington Before Yorktown" painting. Visitors are few. Needs $200 for expenses. Mr. Gardner's negatives cost $285. Photographer Dr. Jouy will make Mount Vernon photographs. ER-20, p. 164

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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