Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-04
From the Mount Vernon Record
To the puhlfc

- INC FuOllcs
A statement has appeared in many of the
public prints. to the effect that Mr.. JOIN A.
WAsHINGToy had failed, and the Mount Yer
non Association had lost the money paid over
to him, in consequence of mortgages and
liens upon the estatei 1 have delayed the
contradiction of these rumors until could
receive, from proper authority, such facts as
would, for the future, make it impossible for
the public 10 repeat q similar assertion. /
therefore lay before you, not only letter of
the CLERK of The County where the deeds are
recorded. hut also full expose of all the
grants and titles of the "Mt Vernon Estate"
from the frs. grant. The six thousand dol
lars referred to in the letter, was long since
paid by Mr. Washington.
Gentlemen of the Press throughout the
eouRtry. who have given circulation to the
rumor of Mr.. wasbington's insolvency, will
please give publication to the faIsity of the
statement as CONTAINED in the letter below:
ANN pamela CUNNINGHAM.
Regent Mt Vernon l.. A. L.
CLERk's OFFICE FAIRFAX COUNTY Court,
December 18th. 1859.
Hadcnz -YOurs of the 9th instant. has been
recoiveG-JOEn A. Washington. Esq. of Mt.
Vernon. has title 10 twelve hundred and
twenty-five acres of land in this county. known
a. Tie Mount Vernon Estate" Ii was con-
vsyed to him by his mother, Mrs. Jane C.
Washington. on The 18th day of September.
I649. under the authority vested in her l,y
the Will OF her husband. John A. Wa hiBgtOn
the elder. The conveyance was in fee, with
out any charge or reservation whatever. cx-
cept 20 Mrs. Washington, the fishing shores
thereon during her life, and charge of six
thousand dollars to Mrs. VIM F. Alexander.
The property at the time of the conveyance
Was clear OF all membranes whatever. aud
Mr.. Washington since the said conveyance to
him, has never mnrtgaged the same or other
wise eDcumbered il, nor is there any judg-
ment against him, or other lien upon the said
land, except that in the deed from Mrs. Wash
iDgtOn TO him as aforesaid.
The contIa act between the Regent of the
Mount Vernon Association and Mr.. Wash
ineton is daIed the 9th of April, 1858, and
was admitted to record in this Court on the
18th day of April. 1853.
Most respectfully. yours.
ALFRED MOSS, Clerk.
Lt. Grant from - Culpepper to Mich
olas Spensrr and John Washington, 1914.
I'd. Grant from George H. Jeffreys TO Mich
Olas Spcnser and John a Washington, 1911,
for 5000 acres of land, on record in land OIL
fee of Virginia, Richmond.
Sd. viii Of said John Washington 1915, be
queatbing his share of above land to his son
Lawrence Washington, ION record in Wet
moi Gland county, Virginia.
4th. Division Of above land $4,000 acres)
between Spenser and Washington 1890, on
record in Stafford county, Virginia
9Th. Deed from Augustine Washington.
conveying said $500 acres TO his son Law
renee Washington, recorded at q session Of
the general court of Virginia, held at the
Capitol. Oct 2Sih, l74O.
9th. Will of Augustine Washington. con-
firrniug the above deed Of l740. on record in
King George county, Virginia, May, I743.
7tb. VIII Of Lawrence Washington, made
1851. bfquesihing laid $500 acres. (called by
him Mount VernOn) to George Washington.
on record about l752-1753, in Fairfax
county. Virginia.
sih. VIII If George Washington, bequcath-
ing Mount Vernon and 1000 acres to his
nephew, Bushrod Washington, on record
about 1900. in Fairfax county, Virginia.
9Th. Will Of Bushrod Washington, be
queathing Mount Vernon and lands, amount
ing TO 1925 acres, to his nephew John 4.
Washington, on record in Fairfax county,
Virginia, 1929 or 1880.
10th. Will of John A. Washington, on re-
cord in j. ffersOn county, Virginia, 1882.
IIth A deed from Mrs. Jane c. Washing
ton, " idOw of John A. Washington to her
eldest son, John a. Washington, conveying
to him under the power of appointment Civ
en- her by her husbands Will, Mount Vernon
and the 1925 acres of land attached TO it, on
record in Fairfax county, 1850.
18th. Will of Mrs. Jane c. Washington. be-
queathing Mount Vernon to her son. John
\. Washington, and thus confirming the
deed she had already made him, on record in
Jefferson county, Virginia, 1856.
18th. Contract between John A. Washing
ton aud the Mount Vernon Ladies' AssOci;t-
ton of the Union, for the purchase Of the lat
ter. of 200 acres of the above land, on record
in Fairfax county, Virginia, 1858.