1850s, all with circular date stamps, and manuscript postal fees; locations of origin are Berryville, Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland, and Conardtown (state illegible); John Washington's address is variously written as Alexandria Va, Mt Vernon near Alexandria VA, and Mount Vernon Fairfax County Virginia.

Private North Carolina Collection

John A. Washington, III was George Washington's great-grand nephew and the last member of the Washington Family to call Mt. Vernon home. Financially burdened by running the plantation and fearing for its future, he sold the property to the Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association in 1858.

Light age toning an soiling