Evening star., 1914-04-25

Governor of Virginia,
Richmond, Va:
My Dear Sir: / am very pleased indeed
| to receive your letter Of March 16 in re-
gard to the will Of Martha Washington
| which Is now in my possession. I may
| mention that the visit Of Mr.. Walter L
McCorkle. to which yo urefer, and your
very agreeable letter. constitute the only
official word have had upon this SUBJ
| ject.
In regard 20 the will have only one
desire, which is that the document
should be where it can be best preserved
and Of most use to the people of the
United States. I am sure that this is
also the desire OF yourself and Of the
commonwealth OF Virginia. I therefore
tons:
The Fairfax county courthouse. from
what I am informed, Is not freproof.
nor are documents there kept in such
any large number OF people. I also un-
derstand that the original will of George
Washington Is at present stored in that
courthouse. I suggest therefore. that
fax county. should direct the keeper of
the documents In the courthouse to place
the original will of George Washington
on exhibition at Mount Vernon. for an
indefinite period. where 1t would be
available for the instruction Of a large
number Of people. and where 1t would
have the benefit Of tho great care and
protection against fire re-, now given ven to
should be glad to present the will Of
Martha Washington to the Mount Yer
non Ladies' Association for permanent
exhibition there. BY this arrangement
the place where they were made and
where a great humber Of people will
have the satisfaction Of seeing them.
Should the commonwealth Of vlrsinia
the well known fact that Mount Vernon
itself Is not fireproof. though such ex-
cellent care Is taken to prevent acci-
then that the o
Washington to the Library Of Congress,
to be forever kept with the public rec
ords there, and should present the
nation for the same disposition. 1t
seems to me that the. bringing together
Of the two documents Is OF interest and
Importance. II they are placed at Mount
Vernon they remain in Fairfax county
and would be given as good care as pos
sible there; II they are placed IN the
Library of Congress they leave the COM
monwealth of Virginia, out, on the other
one Of the great libraries of the world
and in q place which belongs to the
whole nation. It seems to me that either
arrangement would De quite 8ppropri-
ate, and shall be pleased indeed to
do my part in carrying out whichever Of
the two would be most satisfactory to
the commonwealth Of Virginia.
am. dear sir. with great respect,
yours very truly.
(Signed) ]. p. h.ORGAN.
Mr.. Morgan's Offer Declined.
Executive Chamber,
Richmond, April 8, 1914.
]. p. Morgan. Esq,
% Wall street.
New York City.
My Dear Sir: am in receipt of your very
courteous letter OF March II. which would
have been acknowledged earlier but for
the necessity for some correspondence In
connection with the subject in hand and
consequent delay incident thereto.
After getting the facts fully before me,
I regret to have to say that your letter
does not meet the views Of the people
whom represent and for whom speak,
The objection you urge against the de.
livery. Of the Martha Westminster win
to Fairfax county 10. fear. unfounded.
since it is stated by prominent persons