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Mount Vernon at the Time of the Ladies Association Purchase
Photographer: William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan
Taken: 1858
Caption: Mount Vernon at the Time of the Ladies Association Purchase
Additional Description: In 1856, the state of Virginia granted a charter to the association. The association raised $200,000 to buy the mansion and property in 1859. During the Civil War, both sides treated Mt. Vernon as if it were on neutral ground. Cunningham died in 1875.
Submitted: October 4, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p79471
File Size: 0.193 Megabytes

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