Winchester, Susanah, 1818-? to Maria Breedlove
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06997.060 Author/Creator: Winchester, Susanah, 1818-? Place Written: Cairo Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 May 1818 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Mrs. Winchester is happy that her daughters and her new granddaughter are well. She sympathizes with Maria's domestic difficulties, occasioned by "grumbling servants of colour and newly imported German girls," but says that "without pain trouble and anxiety families cannot be raised…" She concludes with news of family and neighbors.
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