Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791 to Jonathan Clarke
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.032.02 Author/Creator: Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph note Date: circa 1786 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope ; 8 x 13 cm. Order a Copy
Presents her compliments to Mr. Clarke, thanks him for the polite note, and wishes him a good voyage and the best health. Asks Clarke to give her compliments to Mr. Adams. Envelope is addressed to Mr. Clarke, No. 55 St. Paul's Church Yard. Possibly referring to Governor Samuel Adams. Note is undated but could possibly have been written at the time of Macauley's trip to America. She was a great friend to the American cause and traveled in America, stayed at Mount Vernon, and corresponded with George Washington. See the Macaulay papers, GLC 1784.01-1800.04.
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