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- GLC#
- GLC04445
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- February 27, 1798
- Author/Creator
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Title
- to William A. Washington
- Place Written
- Mount Vernon, Virginia
- Pagination
- 5 p. : Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.7 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Commisserates with his nephew, Colonel William A. Washington, on the death of his wife. Regrets he cannot find employment for Mr. Ashton, who had been recommended to him by his nephew, as he already has hired a clerk. Notes the grains he uses to make whiskey and the price he charges for it. Inquires about a source of staves for flour barrels, and tells him of queries on the Washington family genealogy from Sir Isaac Heard of the Heraldry Office in England. Asks about "Mrs. Washington of Bushfield".
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