Autograph letter on birch bark signed : Lake Champlain, to his daughter Martha, [1791] May 31.

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Autograph letter on birch bark signed : Lake Champlain, to his daughter Martha, [1791] May 31.

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Describing the beauty and abundance of Lake George, noting that it "is without comparison, the most beautiful water I ever saw, "and favorably comparing it to Lake Champlain; discussing the weather, reporting that it is as hot and sultry as the Carolinas and Georgia; mentioning plans to travel through Vermont, Long Island, and New York to Philadelphia; sending his love.

1 item (4 p.) ; 16-17.2 x 9.4 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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