Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-29
CIRCULAR r..
addressed by hrs Francis B. Fog. Vice-Regeh
Of the M. Vernon dissertation for Tennessee, TO
the Patriotic Hen and Women of Tennessee

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and earnestly to entreat that you will lend
your immediate aid and influence to promote
the success of an enterprise which has. for
two years past, enlisted the strongest sympa-
thy, and strenuous efforts of the most distin-
guished men and women in the United States,
from Maine to Florida.
The Vice Regents or the Mt Vernon Asso-
citation. with Regent at their head. are now
sixteen in number. Zach having the care of a
single State. with the sole charge and respon-
| sibility of raising money in her own State to
purchase Mt. Vernon. the Home and Grave
| of Washington. This is done through the aid
of efficient agents. in every county of the
State, who collect the money and send it to
| the Vice Regent. and she transmits the same
to the Treasurer of the Association, in Wash
ington City. George w. Riggs. banker. A
large portion of the purchase money has al
| ready been raised and placed in the bank, and
/ Edward Everett has recommended his labOrs
| for Mt Vernon, after raising $4,000. declar-
| ing that he will deliver his Grafton one hundred
and serenity times rather than the ladies of
the United States should fail to accomplish
their noble and patriotic enterprise. The
| Vice Regents have brayely and unanimously
resolved 10 pay the whole remainder of the
| sum required and take possession of Mt. Yer
non by the 22d of February, 1859 In this
| effort they are sustained and assisted by thou
| IDS OF agents, and the first men in the
! United States. who are proud to claim the
! privilege which sends their names to pOsterity
with reflected honor that can never die.
The States thus arduously engaged are
| looking with eager eyes to the movements of
| TtHHessee, who has excited their highest admit
ration by her patriotic response to the for
ner appeal Of her Vice Regent, who now has
! the honor to address you. and the brilliant eX-
ample set to every State in the Association,
! by fourteen co,Hties Of Middle Tennessee
(lrhich 0ioHe arere applied TO- in the prompt con
! trlbution o! $1,000. Onr noble State is still
! pledged for 50 900, which yOu are most re-
| specify and earnestly solicited to lend your
! aid and inllu .nce to raise at once, in order TO
red the pledge thus given by your Vice
| r gent, and sustain the honor of Tennessee.
! T'tis sum. with united and powerful effort can
| surety be raised by the patriotic men and wO-
! men of this brave and beautiful State, which
with $1,000 contributed by the author as
| gift from the proceeds of a work recently in
| trOduced into the public schools of New Or
! leans, entitled ''BarringtOn's Elements of
| Natural Science" will bring Tennessee up to
| the level Of Atabama, who has already con
| tr bntnd $4,000 for Mt. Vernon, and there
| fore claims the title Of b0nndr State, which
ought 10 belong 10 Tennessee Three months. on
| iy. remain to secure the sum required For
| this purpose | have deemed it indispensa lie
| to the success OF the enterprise to appoint a
standing committee of gentlemen and com
/ mitee of ladies tor each county in Middle
! Tennessee. and the Sa ne in East Tennessee,
| who will devote their talents and energies TO
the honorable, sacred and patriotic work now
placed before them
West Tennessee is under the care of a gem
erous and noble-hrartrd patriot. the Hon.
Charles Scott, of Memphis, former Chancellor
! OF Mississippi, and hrother-in-law of George
! 1crger, counsellor at law, who is devOting his
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! buttons of that section of the State.
| My object IN thus addressing you is TO So
! llcit you to accept an agency and become
| member of this committee TO raise money,
| and To exert your influence to enlist as many
! others in the cause as possible, SO that every
| part of your county may be represented, and
every civil district. Be so good as to obtain
! twelve active and efficient members to form
standing committee in your county, and, hav-
ing secured them, send me their names, which
| shall put upon my record, and AT once send
you subscription books. sign by me in my
official capacity. As soon as this standing
committee is formed, each member of il Is re-
qncsted TO appoint as many active and trust
worthy agents as possible To cooperate with
the committee, and collect money in their
own neighborhoOds, which they shall pay TO
the committee as fast as it is collected, with
out fail. furnishing, also. the names of the
each member Of the standing committee will
be pleased to forward TO me as soon as he re
ccivrs it,
Thus, through the aid of committee of
twelve gentlemen and twelve ladies, each
choosing different set of agents to act with
him or for him, tcith her, every part OF your
county will have an opportunity of contribu-
ting TO the purchase of the home of George
| Washington. and become, by the subscription
| a 81 "a mi her "a ba
Vernon Association, having their names
recorded on abe Mt. Mernon Register, to be
pres rived at that sacred spot. As sub>crip-
| tlon books are now in readiness for distTibu-
ton, ii is earnestly requested that on the re-
cclpt of this Circular you will apprisc Mrs.
Francis Is Fogg, by note through the mail,
at your acceptance of the office of agent and
Dae"'teT Of HE stItGthy committee for your county.
a. there Is no time 10 bc lost, and the hOt0T
Of Tennessee IS at Stdke. If you do not choose
10 accept the Office, be So kind as TO give this
circular 10 some one whom you k'OV will be
interested in its contents, and is likely to car
~ out the plan il sets forth.
Every Agent appointed by one of the
members OF the standing committees either
lady or gcntl oman, must have IA subscription
be- k to register the names of subscribers and
the amount OF money collected in their
county. The money must be sent to me as
fast as collected, and the subscription book
must he sent by LIST ofJanuary. Subscription
books will be- mailed to The respective COM
mttees ou application to me.
MARY RUTLEDGE F0GG.
VICE REGENT or THE MIR. VERNON AssoCIA-
TION ron TENNESSEE.
The following are the officers now appoint
ed
Regent
Mrs. ANN PAMELA CUNNINGHAM South Carolina.
Ttoe-Regcltis.
Mrs. Ann CORA RICHIE, Richmond, Virginia
MRS. AIICE H. DICKINSON MIimit gtOn, y Carolina.
NJ :. fInLuCiEA EDGEwoRIH Eve, Augusta, Georgia.
Mrs UcTAu WALTON LIZ NESr, Mobile, Aiabama,
Mrs CAIHAHNE A. h,WHiiE Jackson, Mississippi.
Nc. MARGAKEtTA :. MORSE, New orleans, Louisiana.
Mrs. AARY tUuKDGE FuGG, Nashville, Tennessee
Mrs. MANY Boom 1ouDIIcH, Southbury, Connecticut.
Mrs ELzABtm ~ WALTON ~. LOUIS, Missouri.
Mis- MAHY NORRIS HAMILTON, New York
y S. .'HEBE ANN OGDEN, Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Mrs. LoUizA INGEIIsOIL GKEENoUGH, Boston, Mass.
Mr.. AHA ISABELLA lIruE, Po tlaud, Maine
Mrs. tArHRdSE WILLS MURAr, Tallahassee, Florida.
Mrs. AIIIcE kEr PkNDuTuN, Cincinnati, Ohio.
AIRS. ABBY WHEATON CtiACK, Providence, K. Island.
Socrodry.
Mrs. SUSAN L. PEuKr, Richmond, Virginia
Treasurer.
GFoRGK W. RIGGS, Washington, d. c.
n EW YORK.
M'LEAN - SON,
Stock, Bend and Note Brokers,
AND
NrgOtiaiOrS in all Kinds of Securities,
Bank Building, No. 10 Nassau Street,