Letter, Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington to John Augustine Washington III

Containers:
Box 74, Folder 1855.04.09
Creator:
Washington, Jane Charlotte Blackburn, 1786-1855
Scope and content:

Autograph letter signed "Jean C. Washington." Jane writes to her son that an enslaved man named George has died. "He was very much reduced, not being able for some time to retian any nourishment. He was delirious, but never violent or ungovernable: fancying he saw lovely angel children near him - and when I read to him, was calm, and apparently pleased, tho' he seldom spoke." She adds, "I shall miss him very much, he was a faithful and affectionate servant - and in traveling watchful and attentive to my comfort." She had intended to send for Reverend Charles E. Ambler of Zion Episcopal Church in Charles Town for George's funeral, but "Mary Jane preferred 'Solomon,'" a Baptist preacher.

Language:
English .

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