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Washington, John A., 1821-1861 to Ned Turner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02953.01 Author/Creator: Washington, John A., 1821-1861 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 June 1861 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Lt. Colonel Washington, George Washington's great-grandnephew and aide-de-camp to Robert E. Lee, discusses Lee's recent promotion, Union general Benjamin Franklin Butler and the recent Battle of Big Bethel, and Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston's evacuation of Harpers Ferry (Virginia). He begins by reviewing various business matters relating to Waveland, his plantation in Fauquier County, Virginia. Washington later mentions that one of his enslaved people had run away from Mount Vernon, and is now with Union forces.

Washington, John Augustine, 1821-1861
Turner, Ned, fl. 1861
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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