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 definite period and that if this were done he would present the will of Martha Washington to the Mount Vernon association for permanent ex- 1 hibition there. The other was that should the Virginia authorities not be willing to do this the will of George Washington should be pre- scented to the library of congress and that he would in turn present the will of Martha Washington to the nation for the same disposition. Neither of these proposals met with the approval of Governor Stuart, who stated the people of Virginia held that Martha Washington's will was part of the legitimate records of Fairfax county. Governor. Stuart then renewed his request that some agreement could be arrived at and there apparently the matter rests so, far as disclosed by correspondence given out by Mrs Storey which fol- lows:
 Governor Stuart's Letter.
 Executive Chamber
 Virginia, Governors Office.
 Richmond, March 16, 1914. My Dear Sir:
 Realizing that you are fully in- formed as to the recent agitation in Virginia on the question of the Martha Washington will, and the various proceedings in relation there- to. l feel that it is unnecessary to pre- sent to you any detailed statement on the subject.
 Coming into the governorship of the state on February 1 of this year. and looking carefully into the whole situation of affairs as then presented, it occurred to me that it would be proper to take the matter up with you through representative Virgin ian living in New York.
 Acting on this idea, I requested Walter L. McCorkle, president of the New York Southern society, to call on you and state my desire that some line of action might be taken which would be deemed mutually agreeable. This he has done as my friend and representative.
 In accordance with his suggestion, now write to you personally on the subject to express the hope that some happy adjustment of the matter may have occurred to you, which will be satisfactory to all parties concerned.
 Awaiting your suggestions, which I trust will be responsive at least, in spirit to the respectful and courteous consideration which controls my own action, am,
 Yours very truly,
 (Signed) II. c. STUART,
 Governor.
 J. F. Morgan, New York.
 Ffnancfer Sends Reply.
 March IT, 1914. Honorable H. c. Stuart,
 Governor of Virginia,
 Richmond, Virginia.
 My dear Sir
 I am very pleased indeed to re- ceive your letter of March 18th in re- gard to the will of Martha Washing. ton, which is now in my possession. I may mention that the visit of Mr. Walter L. McCorkle, to which you re- fer, and your very agreeable letter, constitute the only official word I have had upon this subject In regard to the will, I have only one desire, which is that the docu- ment should be where it can be best preserved and of most use to the peo- pie of the United States I am sure that this is also the desire of yourself and of the commonwealth of Virginia. therefore venture to make the fol- lowing suggestions:
 The Fairfax county court house, from what I am informed, is not fireproof, nor are documents there kept in such way as to make them available to any large number of peo- pie. I also understand that the orig inal will of George Washington is at present stored in that court house. I suggest, therefore, that the com monwealth of Virginia, or Fairfax county, should direct the keeper of the documents in the court house to place the original will of George Washington on exhibition at Mount Vernon, for an indefinite period, where it would be available for the instruc- tion of a large number of people, and where it would have the benefit of the great care and protection against fire now given to Mount Vernon. If this were done, should be glad to present the will of Martha Washington to the Mount Vernon Ladies associa- ton for permanent exhibition there. Ry this arrangement the two docu- ments would be together at the place where they were made and where great number of people will have the satisfaction of seeing them. Should the comm onWealth of Vir- ginia not be willing to do this, be-