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 with initials : Senate Chamber [Washington, D.C.], to his son Frederic, 1817 Feb. 21.

BIB_ID
361785
Accession number
MA 3260.22
Creator
King, Rufus, 1755-1827.
Display Date
1817 Feb. 21.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Seth Dennis, 1978.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 24.4 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Master Frederic G. King / Jamaica L. Island / New York."
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.
Watermark: Ruse & Turners 1814.
With trace of a seal.
Provenance
Gertrude W. Dennis.
Summary
Asking how his wife is doing in the cold weather; reporting that he hopes to leave Washington by March 5; giving instructions about when to sell a calf; expressing satisfaction that Frederic holds his standing in his classes.