Washington's Home, and the Story of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union (Classic Reprint) by Unknown Author
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Author: Unknown Author
Page Count: 26 pages
Published Date: 27 Sep 2015
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
Format: Pdf
ISBN: 9781331808756
File Name: Washington's.Home,.and.the.Story.of.the.Mount.Vernon.Ladies.Association.of.the.Union.(Classic.Reprint).pdf
Download Link: Washington's Home, and the Story of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Washington's Home, and the Story of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union
This purchase was sealed by an act of incorporation and a charter granted by the Legislature of Virginia creating this association a private eleemosynary corporation with the right to hold the deed of this estate.
The undertaking by women to purchase Mount Vernon was started in 1853. This Association is, therefore, the oldest woman's patriotic association in this country.
It is frequently asked, How did women accomplish, the purchase of Mount Vernon?
The Oft-Told Tale
Fifty years after the death of Washington, Ir. John Augustine Washington and his family were living upon this estate. Its broad acres brought a burden of responsibility without profit, for the land was poor, and the mansion and the tomb and grounds were going to ruin.
There could be no family privacy, for patriotic tourists arrived at all hours. With reluctance Ir. Washington publicly offered Mount Vernon for sale to the United States Government. He at first declined to sell to any other purchaser than to Congress.
Congress declined to purchase.
Mr. Washington next offered to sell Mount Vernon to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its purchase was especially urged upon the Legislature. Virginia declined to purchase.
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