c.1840s Lawrence Washington ALS To His Son Henry Washington, Richmond, Wakefield
Original autograph letter signed "Lawr. Washington," mailed from Oak Grove, Virginia, and addressed to Henry A. Washington, Esq., Richmond City, Virginia. The letter discusses county court business, crop prospects, and specifically references Wakefield, the ancestral Washington family estate and birthplace of George Washington. Complete with original address panel bearing Oak Grove, Virginia postal marking and period wax seal remnants.The recipient of the letter was almost certainly Henry A. Washington (Henry Alexander Washington, 1820–1859).
Oak Grove was a well-known Washington family property in Westmoreland County, Virginia, very near Wakefield, George Washington's birthplace. The fact that the letter mentions Wakefield in the text and was mailed from Oak Grove, Virginia strongly suggests this is correspondence between members of the Washington family concerning local affairs in Westmoreland County.
Henry A. Washington graduated from the University of Virginia, studied law, and was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1841. He then began practicing law in Richmond before entering politics and later serving as a judge. He was elected to Congress in 1847 and subsequently became a judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals.
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Original autograph letter signed "Lawr. Washington," mailed from Oak Grove, Virginia, and addressed to Henry A. Washington, Esq., Richmond City, Virginia. The letter discusses county court business, crop prospects, and specifically references Wakefield, the ancestral Washington family estate and birthplace of George Washington. Complete with original address panel bearing Oak Grove, Virginia postal marking and period wax seal remnants.The recipient of the letter was almost certainly Henry A. Washington (Henry Alexander Washington, 1820–1859).
Oak Grove was a well-known Washington family property in Westmoreland County, Virginia, very near Wakefield, George Washington's birthplace. The fact that the letter mentions Wakefield in the text and was mailed from Oak Grove, Virginia strongly suggests this is correspondence between members of the Washington family concerning local affairs in Westmoreland County.
Henry A. Washington graduated from the University of Virginia, studied law, and was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1841. He then began practicing law in Richmond before entering politics and later serving as a judge. He was elected to Congress in 1847 and subsequently became a judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals.
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