Eliza Selden Washington Family Papers(1825–1877)
- MS 2004.19
- 136 items
Papers of Eliza Selden Washington (1848–1909), dating from June 1825 to February 1877. Chiefly, letters to and from Eliza Selden Washington and other family members in Virginia and West Virginia concerning family matters and several references to Mount Vernon and the Civil War. The collection contains some items of Eliza’s father, John Augustine Washington, Jr. (1820–1861), including correspondence, a lock of his hair, and violets taken by him from Mount Vernon as he left for war in 1861. John Augustine Washington, Jr. was the grand-nephew of George Washington and the last private owner of Mount Vernon.
Inventory
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Folder 1 | |
| 24 December 182[9] | J.A. Washington to Richard B. Washington |
| February 5, 1839 | J.A. Washington to Thomas B. Washington |
| March 13, 1831 | J.A. Washington to Thomas B. Washington |
| February 27, 1838 | John A. Washington to Jane C. Washington |
| August 18, 1844 | John A. Washington to Jane C. Washington |
| July 1, 1845 | John A. Washington to Jane C. Washington |
| September 1, 1858 | John A. Washington to Lily Washington |
| 1861 | Violets from Mt. Vernon |
| Child’s essay on Wampum | |
| Hair from John Augustine Washington, his wife, Eliza Selden Washington, and Jane C. Washington | |
| Newspaper article regarding Mrs. Eleanor Washington Howard | |
| Folder 2 | |
| May 31, 1844 | E[liza] Washington to Jane C. Washington |
| October 8, 1868 | Maria Washington to Lily Washington |
| November 15, 1869 | Maria Washington to Lily Washington |
| December 25, 1863 | Maria Washington to Lily Washington |
| February 7, 1864 | Maria Washington to Lily Washington |
| May 12, 1866 | Maria Washington to Lily Washington |
| n.d. | Letter to children |
| November 18, 18__ | Maria Washington to Lily Washington |
| Folder 3 | |
| n.d. | Note to Cousin Lily |
| n.d. | Letter to Cousin Lily |
| n.d. | Note in child’s hand |
| n.d. | Letter to “dearest girls” |
| December 25, 1855 | W.F. Alexander to Lily |
| n.d. | Judith Alexander to Eliza Selden Washington |
| 1895 | Wedding announcement, Robert W. Hunter and Eliza Selden Washington |
| January 5, 1858 | Rebecca Lloyd to Lily |
| n.d. | [Unknown] to Lily |
| July 18__ | [Unknown] to Georg |
| Folder 4 | |
| December 28, 1790 | Writ of Ad Quad Dominium and Tobacco invoice (on verso), May 8, 1791 |
| August 2, 1801 | Wilson Cary Selden to John Bagley |
| March1869 | Monthly grade report for Walter Washington, Claymont Boarding School |
| December–January, 1864 | Monthly grade report for Eliza S. Washington, Piedmont Institute, Charlottesville, VA |
| December 1875 | Monthly grade report for G. Washington, Shadwell School |
| November 20, 1863 | Judith B. Alexander to Eliza Selden Washington |
| Folder 5 | |
| Letter fragment | |
| n.d. | [Aunt] to Maria |
| n.d. | Christian to Lily |
| n.d. | Note to Lily |
| October 13, 1866 | Christian to Eliza |
| n.d. | Jean to Lily |
| n.d. | Eleanor to Lily |
| n.d. | Christian to Eliza |
| Folder 6 | |
| n.d. | Jean to Lily |
| October 22, 18__ | [Unknown] to Lily, Charlestown |
| November 5, 1863 | Louisa to Lily |
| November 26, 1862 | George to Lily |
| June 19, 1862 | Eliza to Lily |
| April 10, 18__ | Jean Washington to Lily |
| Fragment from Eliza A. Selden | |
| August 10, 1860 | Phillipa Page to Mrs. J.A. Washington |
| September 8, 1863 | Aunt Fannie to Rammie |
| Folder 7 | |
| Note, signed E | |
| n.d. | Unsigned letter |
| February 10, 18__ | Jane Charlotte to Lily |
| June 25, 18__ | L[ouisa] to Lilly |
| Other pieces too difficult to read | |
| Folder 8 | |
| October 19, 1866 | Nellie Washington to Lily |
| Lily | |
| Eliza | |
| Lily from her sister | |
| May 31, 1867 | Jean to Lily |
| n.d. | J.L. to Lily |
| April 28, 1870 | Receipt |
| Louisa to her girls | |
| Illegible Fragment | |
| Folder 9 | |
| n.d. (4 letters) | L[ouisa]À to Lily |
| n.d. | Richie to Lily |
| June 27, 18__ | Jean to Lila |
| n.d. | [Illegible] to Lily |
| n.d. | Aunt Christian A to Lily |
| n.d. | J.C. to Lily |
| Folder 10 | |
| n.d. | L[ouisa] to Lily, n.d. Christian to "My dear girls" |
| n.d. | J.C. to [unknown] |
| n.d. | J.C. to Lily |
| n.d. | Minnie to Lily |
| n.d. | Christian to Lily |
| n.d. | Fragments (2) |
| n.d. | Fragment, Jean to Lily |
| Folder 11 | |
| n.d. | [Daughter] to Papa |
| January 1870 | Nell to Lila |
| January 3, 1867 | Aunt E.A.S. to Lily |
| June 25, 1868 | Bridget to Biddy |
| n.d. | E.A.S. to [Granddaughter] |
| April 16, 1867 | Jean to Lily |
| March 10, 18__ | Jean to Lily |
| April 7, 1867 | Jean to Lily |
| September 29, 1866 | Jean to “My darling little goose” |
| June 10, 18__ | Written from Piedmont to Lily |
| December 25, 1865 | Judith B. Alexander to Eliza |
| Folder 12 | |
| n.d. | R.B. Washington to Eliza |
| n.d. | Jean to Lily |
| May [illegible] | Maria to Jean |
| Rough draft, letter,Eliza S. Washington Hunter, Regent, Mount Vernon Chapter, D.A.R., to Mrs. Josephine Swann | |
| Note | |
| n.d. | Note, J.C. to Lily |
| November 13, 1866 | Jean Washington to Lily |
| December 26, 1863 | R.B. Washington and Christian Washington to Eliza, |
| January 30, 18__ | [Uncertain] to Lily, |
| Folder 13 | |
| January 1, 1864 | [Uncertain] to Lily |
| n.d. | L[ouisa] to Lily |
| n.d. | J.S.T. to Son |
| June 22, 1867 | Christian to Lily |
| December 16, 1866 | R.B. to Lily |
| n.d. | Note from Jean |
| July 26, 18__ | Unknown to Liza (incomplete) |
| n.d. | Jean to Lily |
| Folder 14 | |
| February 14, 1870 | [Friend] to Lily] |
| n.d. | [too difficult to read] |
| [Uncertain] to Lily | |
| January 3, 1867 | Maria Washington to Lily |
| March 6, 18__ | L[ouisa] to Lily |
| March 26, 18__ | [Uncertain] to Lily |
| May 20, 1864 | Rebecca Lloyd and Eliza Lloyd to Lily |
| March 8, 1871 | Rebecca Lloyd to Lily |
| July 8, 1868 | Jeannie to Lily |
| Folder 15 | |
| November 30, 1866 | Christian to Lily |
| December 4, 1866 | [Uncertain, at Blakely] to Lily |
| June 5, 1867 | Christian to Lily |
| January 16, 1864 | Christian to Lily |
| October 26, 1868 | Christian to Lily |
| December 19, 1863 | Christian to Eliza |
| n.d. | Jean to Lila |
| March19, 18__ | L[ouisa] to Lily |
| Folder 16 | |
| November 15, 18__ | L[ouisa] to Lily |
| March 6, 1871 | John Lloyd to Lila |
| n.d. | [Uncertain] to Lily |
| June 23, 1867 | Christian to Eliza |
| November 7, 1867 | Jean to [Lily] |
| July 3, 1867 | Jean to Lily |
| September 1866 | Christian to Maria |
| November 14, 1844 | J.B. Alexander to Mrs. J.C. Washington |
| November 30, 1854 | W.F. Alexander to Nelly |
| Folder 17 | |
| June 7, 1825 | [Cousin] to Leila Baker |
| August 3, 18__ | [Uncertain] to Nelly |
| December 13, 1858 | W.F. Alexander to Nelly |
| February 1, 1856 | [Illegible] to Nelly |
| n.d. | Rough draft of note |
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