Autograph letter signed : Washington, [D.C.], to his son Frederic, 1816 Feb. 18.

Record ID: 
361742
Accession number: 
MA 3260.10
Author: 
King, Rufus, 1755-1827.
Credit: 
Gift of Mrs. Seth Dennis, 1978.
Description: 
1 item (1 p., with address) ; 24.8 cm
Notes: 

Addressed to "Frederic King / Jamaica / Long Island."
Docketed.
With trace of a seal.
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.

Summary: 

Reminding him to direct letters to "Washington Dist. Columbia" rather than "Georgetown"; discussing when Congress is likely to adjourn; complaining about how cold the winter has been in Washington; reporting that his mother is "as well as usual"; hoping that Frederic will "hold [his] place in Latin, and advance in Greek."

Provenance: 
Gertrude W. Dennis.