Letter : to an unknown recipient, 1887 April 29.

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Letter : to an unknown recipient, 1887 April 29.

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Slaughter discusses colonial parishes and parish life; the popularity of his own A History of St. George's Parish; and a proposed history of Fredericksburg, Va. Slaughter also discusses George Washington's biographers, especially Mason Locke Weems, whom Slaughter defends amidst contemporary criticisms.

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Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825

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