Bushfield, William Robinson, fl. 1789 to Catharine Macaulay
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01794.16 Author/Creator: Bushfield, William Robinson, fl. 1789 Place Written: Bushfield Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 21, 1789 Pagination: 2p. : address : Seal Height: 19 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy
He introduces himself and sends a French cockade as a gift. He acknowledges that she honors people who make noble struggles for liberty. The address is partially missing, it looks like a corner of the page was torn out. The letter was written on September 21, though 1789 as the year is inferred.
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