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Woodlief, Peter, fl. 1810-1811 to Hannah Woodlief

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.001 Author/Creator: Woodlief, Peter, fl. 1810-1811 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1811/02/10 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 32 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Hannah of his return along with her sister to Petersburg in the middle of March. Goes on to plan a convenient time for her to come with her aunt and cousins to stay with him there during "the autumnal months."

Woodlief, Peter, fl. 1811-1813
Woodlief, Hannah, fl. 1811-1813

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