Rogers, Daniel Denison, 1751-1825 to Martha Rogers
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.64.13 Author/Creator: Rogers, Daniel Denison, 1751-1825 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 24, 1780 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 32 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
To his sister, whom he calls Patty, a common nickname at the time for Martha. Comments on her impending marriage, his own bachelorhood, and shirts she has sewn for him. Roger's wife, Abigail Bromfield, was the subject of a famous painting by John Singleton Copley. (check dates for both people)
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