Washington, Martha, 1731-1801 to Mrs. Mary S. Lear re: Tobias Lear's health and illnesses in family and slaves
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.044 Author/Creator: Washington, Martha, 1731-1801 Place Written: Mount Vernon, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1800/11/11 Pagination: 2 p. : address : free frank Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Mary Lear was Tobias Lear's mother. Contains much news of the Mount Vernon estate. "[A]ll my family whites, and Blacks, have been very sick, many of them very ill. -- Thank god they have all recovered again and I was so fortunate as not loose [sic] any of them --[.]" Martha Washington free frank on address leaf.
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