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Start Over Collection John Augustine Washington III and Eleanor Love Selden correspondence, 1842/1860

Eleanor Love Selden Washington, Sunny Side, to John Augustine Washington III, 1854 Box 2, Folder 17

Richard returned from town and says that court will begin on the second Monday of October, and the sale at Claymont will take place on the following Wednesday.

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Eleanor Love Selden Washington, to John Augustine Washington III, 1847 Box 2, Folder 7

"Mr. George Turner, starts for Boston tomorrow, and I have determined to go under his escort." Discusses meetings with friends and relatives. Cousin Rebecca had a son.

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  2. John Augustine Washington III and Eleanor Love Selden correspondence, 1842/1860
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Eleanor Love Selden Washington to John Augustine Washington III, 1852 Box 2, Folder 14

Has heard rumors and is unsure if Mrs. [Eleanor Parke Custis] Lewis is dead or alive. Went to Charlestown on Sunday. Visited with relations. Describes wellbeing of her daughters: "Maria has five teeth."

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  2. John Augustine Washington III and Eleanor Love Selden correspondence, 1842/1860
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Eleanor Love Selden Washington to John Augustine Washington III, 1852 Box 2, Folder 15

"Mrs. Byrd and Mrs. Alsbone… appear very nervous about the state of our slaves. They think the negroes hate the whites so much, that we are in constant danger."

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. John Augustine Washington III and Eleanor Love Selden correspondence, 1842/1860
  3. Letters from Eleanor Love Selden Washington, 1842/1860

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