Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to her son Frederic, 1815 Dec. 7.

BIB_ID
361712
Accession number
MA 3260.1
Creator
King, Mary Alsop, 1769-1819.
Display Date
1815 Dec. 7.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Seth Dennis, 1978.
Description
1 item (1 p., with address) ; 25.1 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Frederic G. King / Jamaica, Long-Island / NY."
Docketed.
Part of a collection of letters from Rufus and Mary King to their son Frederic Gore King. Letters are described in individual records; please see collection record for MA 3260 for more details.
With trace of a seal.
Provenance
Gertrude W. Dennis.
Summary
Giving details of their journey from New York to Philadelphia; discussing possible routes to Washington, D.C.; asking how Frederic likes his "new abode" and wondering if he is "pleased with [his] companions"; directing him to call on Mrs. Smith and to let her know how she is the next time he writes.