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- GLC#
- GLC02437.07877-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 10 September 1804
- Author/Creator
- Swan, Christiana, fl. 1799-1804
- Title
- to unknown
- Place Written
- Paris, France
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 18.3 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
No addressee is listed, but based on previous letters, may be written to Lucy Flucker Knox Thatcher, daughter of Henry and Lucy Knox. Writes a lengthy letter about her life in Paris. Talks about the luxuries of the city, as well as the wealth disparities between the rich and poor. Discusses her difficult voyage to Paris, and her stop in Holland. Compares Paris to Holland. Asks about her wedding, and whether it has happened yet (Lucy Knox married Ebenezer Thatcher in January, 1804).
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