Macaulay, Catherine S. (fl. 1784-) to Mama
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01795.013 Author/Creator: Macaulay, Catherine S. (fl. 1784-) Place Written: Knightsbridge Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 March 1785 Pagination: 3 p. ; 22.5 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
One letter addressed to Catharine Macaulay from Catharine S. Macaulay dated March 1, 1785. Pertains to a visit from an American military man named Colonel Miranda who brought news of his mother. Expresses concern that her mother will not go to South Carolina or Virginia on account of the poor health conditions there. She reports her latest reading, including various travel accounts, Plutarch, ancient history, poetry, and theological reading.
These are principally letters from Catharine Macaulay Graham's female descendents. After the death of her husband George Macaulay in 1766, Catharine Macaulay married an Anglican minister William Graham. Most of the letters concern the youth of C.S. Macaulay (later Gregorie), her relations with her mother, Catharine Macaulay Graham, and her stepfather, William Graham. Notable are the series of letters 1784-1786 to her mother while she visited America and France. Later, three dramatic letters in April-May 1791 describe C.S. Macaulay Gregorie's collapse at the news of her mother's death. The collection also includes correspondence of Mrs. Gregorie Brickdale (daughter to C.S. Macaulay Gregorie) and Jane Frazer, a cousin, the last will of George Gregorie (husband of C.S. Macaulay Gregorie) and miscellaneous letters and covers.
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