BIB_ID
361833
Accession number
MA 3260.38
Creator
King, Rufus, 1755-1827.
Display Date
1818 Dec. 12.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Seth Dennis, 1978.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 24.4 cm
Notes
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: M & K N. York and two kissing birds.
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: M & K N. York and two kissing birds.
Provenance
Gertrude W. Dennis.
Summary
Referring to his son's "situation" and hoping that it turns out to be "a fortunate opportunity in reflection" and does not pass "without some improvement"; telling him to "persevere in the struggle ... to establish a reputation for decision of character"; accepting an offer made by Frederic; speaking of their "mutual duties," and noting that he "cannot be ... what [he] ought not to be."
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