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My dear Fanny -                               Philadelphia August the 29th 1791

Your letter of the 25th is come to hand with the ruffles - I wish you'd had them whiped - it was but little more trouble for Charlot, they cannot be sewed on the wristbands till they are whiped - she is so indolent that she will doe nothing but what she is told she knows how work should be done, - I cannot find how it is possible for her and Caroline to be althogether taken up in making the peoples cloths - if you suffer them to goe on so idele they will in a little time doe nothing but work for themselves - I am sorry for pore Giles - & fear he never will be well again - I am glad to hear that you and the children are well again and that the Major was getting better - the President talks of living this place about the 20th of September to come to Mount Vernon - I hope you will be all well - as it is the greatest pleasure I have to come home to see you and Mrs Stuart and the dear girls - I shall send Hercules home when I leve this and will have some porter put up to send by a vessel that will sail for Alexandria some time this week - as you know my dear Fanny that it is probable that we shall have company all the time we stay - it will be necessary to make some provision for us -we shall not stay longer at home than the 17th of October -we bring so many with us that it requires some preparation and I have been so much indisposed my self that I shall leve the House keeping altogether to you - I shall not conscern in the matter at all, -but leve it to you, - make Nathan clean his kitchen and every thing in it and about it very well - I shall bring work for Charlot to doe for me so that she must endeavor to get your family business done as fast as they can, - I hope Mrs. Stuart will come to meet us at Mount Vernon. I shall let her know the time I expect to be there - have they got a Carriage or Horses yet - The General has got the better of all his complaints - dear little Wash is quite well and has a very good apetite and gains flesh and strength every day he is now well enough to go to school - I hope the Major will be better for his trip over the mountains let us know how he is when you hear from him - my love to the children - and all friends -

I am my dear Fanny your
most affectionate
M Washington

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From Mrs M Washington
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Fields, Joseph E. "Worthy Partner": The Papers of Martha Washington. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994.

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