ALS (draft) : Philadelphia, to Frances Bassett Washington, 1793 Feb. 24.

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ALS (draft) : Philadelphia, to Frances Bassett Washington, 1793 Feb. 24.

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Expresses sympathy on the death of her husband, who was his nephew George Augustine Washington, and invites her and her family to live at Mount Vernon. (Frances, who was also Martha Washington's niece, later married Washington's secretary Tobias Lear.).

1 item (2 p.) ; 24 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6724314

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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