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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : London, to his son Frederic, 1825 Aug. 29.

BIB_ID
361873
Accession number
MA 3260.46
Creator
King, Rufus, 1755-1827.
Display Date
1825 Aug. 29.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Seth Dennis, 1978.
Description
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 22.4 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Mr. Frederic G. King M.D. / 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: Gater 1824.
With seal.
Provenance
Gertrude W. Dennis.
Summary
Reporting that the passage to England had an ill effect on his health; mentioning that he drank the water for six weeks in Cheltenham; noting that his health is still precarious, and describing the pills he is taking and the opinions of various doctors he has consulted; mentioning Bishop [John Henry] Hobart.