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Letter from George Washington, Philadelphia, to Elizabeth Willing Powel, 1798 December 9 : autograph manuscript.

BIB_ID
136774
Accession number
MA 22235
Creator
Washington, George, 1732-1799, sender.
Display Date
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1798 December 9.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. W. Randolph Burgess in honor of her ancestors Alexander Hamilton and Pierpont Morgan, 1974.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 24.7 x 20.2 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Mrs. Powel."
Docketed in ink on verso "Recd Sunday December 9th-1798".
Original paper seal with wax.
Summary
Declining an invitation to dinner; saying that he has been working all day with Generals Hamilton and Pinckney.