Blair, Samuel, 1741-1818 to Tobias Lear re: turning down an invitation to dine with President
Order a pdf of this item here.
Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.023 Author/Creator: Blair, Samuel, 1741-1818 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1792/03/26 Pagination: 2 p. + address 20 x 16 cm Order a Copy
Blair declines the invitation to dine with George Washington because of "the badness of the road from Germanton [. . . .] [I]ll health, & partly on other considerations." Docketed on address leaf. Written in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia.
Citation Guidelines for Online Resources
The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.