Autograph letter signed : Washington, [D.C.], to his son Frederic, 1820 Apr. 2.

Record ID: 
361848
Accession number: 
MA 3260.41
Author: 
King, Rufus, 1755-1827.
Credit: 
Gift of Mrs. Seth Dennis, 1978.
Description: 
1 item (4 p.) ; 25.2 cm
Notes: 

Docketed.
Watermark: Fellows 1818.
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: 

Telling him to trust to his own judgment because "God has ordained & placed in your own bosom an infallible judge"; encouraging him to establish good habits "in place of idle and vicious ones"; emphasizing the importance of "manly decision"; asking when his vacation begins and ends.

Provenance: 
Gertrude W. Dennis.