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Autograph letter signed with initials : [Georgetown], to his son Frederic, [1818 Feb. 25].

BIB_ID
361812
Accession number
MA 3260.34
Creator
King, Rufus, 1755-1827.
Display Date
[1818 Feb. 25].
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Seth Dennis, 1978.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 25 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Mr. Frederic King / Harvard University / Cambridge / Ms."
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: J. Green 1815.
With postmark and trace of a seal; place of writing is from postmark and date is from postmark and docket.
Provenance
Gertrude W. Dennis.
Summary
Discussing his son's expenditures; telling his son that he will be "gratified by [Frederic's] distinction as a scholar."