Letter, from Charles Willson Peale, January 16, 1781
- Letter, from Charles Willson Peale, January 16, 1781
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Letter, from Charles Willson Peale, January 16, 1781
Description
Peale responds to Martha Washington's previous letter regarding settings for three miniature portraits.
Creator
Charles Willson Peale
Source
Fields, Joseph E. 'Worthy Partner': The Papers of Martha Washington. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994
Date
01/16/1780
Contributor
Joseph E. Fields, editor
Type
Published version of manuscript document
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Fields, Joseph E. 'Worthy Partner': The Papers of Martha Washington. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994.
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Philada January 16, 1781
Dr. Madam,- The Jeweller promises me to have the bracelets done in a few days. I have begged him to take the utmost pains to set them neatly ... As no foreign glasses were to be had, I have moulded some of the best glass I could find and got a Lapidary to polish them; which, I hope will not be inferior to those made abroad. I have cut the Pictures to one size, and mean to go a little further than you are pleased to direct - That is to have spare loopholes for occasional use as a Locket, and the additional expense in inconsiderable.
Respectfully yours
C.W. Peale
Mrs Martha Washington
Dr. Madam,- The Jeweller promises me to have the bracelets done in a few days. I have begged him to take the utmost pains to set them neatly ... As no foreign glasses were to be had, I have moulded some of the best glass I could find and got a Lapidary to polish them; which, I hope will not be inferior to those made abroad. I have cut the Pictures to one size, and mean to go a little further than you are pleased to direct - That is to have spare loopholes for occasional use as a Locket, and the additional expense in inconsiderable.
Respectfully yours
C.W. Peale
Mrs Martha Washington
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How to Cite this Item
Charles Willson Peale, "Letter, from Charles Willson Peale, January 16, 1781," in Martha Washington, Item #418, https://marthawashington.us/items/show/418 (accessed April 6, 2021).