Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-01-06
The Home and Grave OF Washing ON
APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF IOWA,

'oie uestTuet1pu Tue nome, While ne lived
of the Father Of his Country, with his re
mains, which lie there entombed --thes,
are the objects of the MoUSr VERxo,
LADIES ASSOCIATION OF TIE UxIog."
Are they not such as to make this sim
pie statement sufficient appeal to tn,
heart of every American citizen to Civ,
them their support? What more patri
otto work, or more grateful task could b,
proposed to all classes and conditions .
the people of ous country? And who i,
there, rich or poor, exalted or humble. WIZ
will not contribute sometaiag, howeve,
small the sum, towards so laudable, nay
so noble an undertaking?
The Ladies' Association above name
is organized under al act Of the Legisla
ture Of Virginia, whose territory embraces
the Mount Vernon estate. The business
Of the association is managed by presid,
ing officer, or regent, as she has been
styled in the constitution, and vice re-
gent, selected from esch one Of the states
"a ajority of whom have been alread =
ppoin,ed--with secretary and treasu
rer. Its power extends to the purchasing
and holding 200 acres Of land. embracing e
the tomb OF Washington, with the man
sion tn gardens, and the grounds and
| landing on the Potomac river For the
purchase Of this property and its improve
ment in manner that may be creditable
TO the American people. il is proposed to
raise so t,O0D-'hat being the limt fixed
as the capital stock in the act OF lncorpD.
ration. The contract for the purcha>e uf
the 300 acres Of land, with all the build-
ings aud Improvements gpon it, ''as vel
A. the tomb Of George Il ashing;ol," was
legally made Oh the 9TH Of April last, by
The regent Of the association. with the
present proprietor. John A. Washington.
Ihe terms OF the purchase are rs follows
Cash paid in hand TO Mr. Washington.
Sis, S,O0O 10 be paid TO HIM on the first OF
January. lSj9, $4,000 with three an.
nual instalmrnts OF Sil, ,G66 each, paya-
ole Oh the "a ui February, 1850, 1861,
and 1862. On the deferred payments
interest is TO DC paid trom the date o. the
contract, aid the property remains IN his
/ possession until the paymen, is made !;
with the precise, however, tha. whenever
the association may be prepared 10 pay
the eutire amount it can, Ny grvug 35 days
/ notice, do SO, and obtain possession OF the
property. In the event OF the full an'1nh'
Of tue purchase money by - Z-ha OF
/ February next. the iaie.eSt upo" the de
5er,ei pavmel,s- 10 considerable item
! viii b. rc.".-tea.
/ IL Sj7 900 required to meet the install
ment Que on the first Of January next,
vas collected some time aga, and has been
fudtcioualy invested, 1T Il rate O! interes,
Ia ger haa that payable to Mr.. Washing
ton, "l=.ca Is eniy per cent. Ine as>o
eaton is making strenuous efforts 10 ra aise
ti,e balance Of The p4rchase money b. lie
| Ind d eGfuary, the next AMY r-ary
1t th4 Iia.h-8ay 1T Washington Gan 1t
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