Receipt, John Augustine Washington III to Bushrod Corbin Washington

Containers:

Box 69, Folder 1848.04.26

Creator:

Washington, John Augustine, III, 1821-1861 and Washington, Bushrod Corbin, 1790-1851

Scope and content:

Receipt. Received $80 from B.C. Washington, who was acting for Geo. C. Washington, who in turn was trustee for Bush. Washington, Jr.--for "the proportion of the quota of Judge Bushrod Washington to be refunded to the estate of General Washington by the said George C. Washington as trustee ..." [This relates to a claim upon 22 of G.W.'s legatees or their heirs on account of a mortgage accepted by the 23rd. --upon foreclosure the mortgage had produced less than the amount of the debt, and, after prolonged litigation, General W.'s executors were held liable. They, in turn, transferred liability to the other legatees and their heirs]. Autograph document signed, fragment, docketed "1848."

Names:

Washington, John Augustine, III, 1821-1861
Washington, Bushrod Corbin, 1790-1851

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