BIB_ID
361742
Accession number
MA 3260.10
Creator
King, Rufus, 1755-1827.
Display Date
1816 Feb. 18.
Credit line
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.
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.
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
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."
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