Letter, Sarah Tayloe Washington to Robert Beverley

Containers:
Box 45, Folder 1817.03.02
Creator:
Beverley, Robert, 1769-1843
Scope and content:

A.L.S. 3 pages. Haywood. S. T. Washington, daughter of Col. Wm A. and Sarah Tayloe (3rd wife). Letter to her uncle asking for one hundred dollars. Refers to property in Richmond which is rightfully her family's and the Byrd lottery properties. (Great niece of GW thru elder brother Augustine). Autograph letter signed, wax, seal, W-n Family cipher - excellent impressions.

Access and use

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