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Gregorie, Catherine S. Macauley (fl. 1784-) to William Graham

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01795.065 Author/Creator: Gregorie, Catherine S. Macauley (fl. 1784-) Place Written: England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 April 1815 Pagination: 3 p. ; 22.5 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

One letter addressed to William Graham from Catharine S. Gregoire dated April 23, 1815. Pertains to recovering from an illness; update of her granddaughter and children.

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.

Gregoire, Catharine S., 1764-1821
Gregoire, David, fl. 1815
Graham, William, 1757-1845

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