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Items pertaining to John Augustine Washington [Decimalized .01-.02]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02953 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861 Pagination: 1 letter, 1 poem Order a Copy

John Augustine Washington was the great-grandnephew of George Washington. He owned Mount Vernon until 1858, when the Mount Vernon Ladies Association purchased the estate. During the Civil War, Washington served as aide-de-camp to General Robert E. Lee.

Washington, John Augustine, 1821-1861
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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