DeBlois, Elizabeth, 1761-1843 to Isaac Winslow Esq. and wife
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.60 Author/Creator: DeBlois, Elizabeth, 1761-1843 Place Written: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 20, 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 33 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
DeBlois writes to her sister and brother in New York. She comments on her good health and hopes that she sees her family again soon. A postscript mentions rebels leaving Cumberland (Nova Scotia). Paper contains a loyalist watermark.
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