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

BIB_ID
361848
Accession number
MA 3260.41
Creator
King, Rufus, 1755-1827.
Display Date
1820 Apr. 2.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Seth Dennis, 1978.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 25.2 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: Fellows 1818.
Provenance
Gertrude W. Dennis.
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.