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arlestown, Jefferson Co., ". Va
orrIcr "'JETFERsoS BULDINc.
saturdav. June 2l. SO.
Mt. Vernon.

We have had the pleasure Of cxamin-
ing the Visitors Goiic to NJ Vernon "a
neatly printed and handsomely illustrated
pamphlet Of fifty pages. Il is very crelitable
to its author. Miss Elizabeth B Johnston, Of
Washington City. Gov Mathews. Mrs Ella
B Washington, vco-Eegent for West Virgin
IA. Mrs Henry 3 Davsnport, and few others
If this State have been quite generous IA con-
tribuiioas to the "Iadies' Mt Vernon Asso-
ciaiion," though the States people at large
have been slow 20 meet literally the appeals
made from time TO time 10 behalf Of the sacred
objects # the Association An article in Pot
tsr's Arericar lloaAly upon The Church
tae Home, and Tomb Of Washington says:
Almost everything one sees bears the i'm
press uuenacei Of the yesterday It recalls, Jwf
not of fycsird0y az decqy; ior the efforts OF the
Ladies Mount Vernon Associsilon have been
z zslonsy directed % the restoration and pre-
,ergauon Of the estate"
From the Guide VIC learn that among The
,A,. 70 the East Parlor is siser-moanted
wloi Ga,e ghat once belonged 90 Washing
recently given ty Mrs Ella B. Washing
.on. of this place; the samo lasy also present
.s.. Ca.. mle. which formerly belonged
OF Nashr gion also a cover on
ot a-ai the Wa-hineion coat-of-
I may be seen 10 the Council
F,aa. fae Guide" we make the oI-
extract.
Laylsg ldis apartment" llladine to that
sai.t the especial easc ol the Maryland Wee
Ue..ntl .' ne next room IS the nescected and
teiug fitted mp hy ihe Vice Regent Of Wes,
Virgria nf uat State The Vice. Reseut,
l,is. E..a B ,sseu Nashioe'on is descendant
.i the Washington sri Daudrlce families,
.t. articles of furniture which she places
.-.. are aN revolutionary relies. The large
....ls1mcy carved bclsiead CAME from Eth
am. ou tle York river the residence OF Col
Bastcu. broihcr-in-law Of Martha Washington.
/, stood IN the room always occupied by Wash
iueton. and upou 70 John Custis, the only son
n Mrs. Washington died lonng Cusiis was
aide-ic-camp 20 Washington. who, at the time
of his fatal illness. was at yorktown. lie ar
rived at Ethan time enough, be wrote to
LAFAYETTE. to see poor Mr. Gusts breathe bis
last" lie was very devoted 60 bis stcPson,
and turning 10 bis young widow, he said: -
From this hour adopt yOur two younger
children rs my own These were Eleanor
Parke -Custis. two years and half old, and
George Washington Parke Cusiis, about six
months old and, through the fAthcrly care Of
the great chief. they never had occasion 70 re-
alize that tl.ey had been SO early left orphans.
The two elegant mahogany chairs were once
the property Of Benjamin Harrison, sigoer
of The Declaration Of Independence, aud were
afterwards owned by bis grandson President
Harrison. Another chair belonged 20 William
Augustine Washington, one Of The czecntors
Of Washington 4 valuable contribution Is
one Of Dorsgd's rare cugTayings u Stuart
Washington"
The regular annual meeting Of toe C'uuci
took place on the l0h. Tie yicc-Rcaeut oi
this State was unavoilably absent. She &C.
sires Us to remind tic patriotic people Of West
Virginia that liberal contributions Of money 70
enable lie Association 10 preserve the Mount
Vernon estate wi le gratefully received
Mrs. ashirgton las been muuiGccnt IN heI
contributions Of relics, and also q money aud
time spon. IN the furiberance of tie purposes
Of the Association, and wo hope the citizens
generally Of West Virginia viii give something
towards meeting its current expenses.