Letter, to Colonel and Mrs. Thomas Blackburn, October 10, 1785
- Letter, to Colonel and Mrs. Thomas Blackburn, October 10, 1785
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Letter, to Colonel and Mrs. Thomas Blackburn, October 10, 1785
Source
Fields, Joseph E. 'Worthy Partner': The Papers of Martha Washington. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994
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Greenwood Press
Date
10/10/1785
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Joseph E. Fields, editor
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Fields, Joseph E. 'Worthy Partner': The Papers of Martha Washington. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994.
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George Washington Papers, Library of Congress
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Monday October 10,1785
Genl and Mrs. Washington present their compliments to Colo and Mrs Blackburn; are much obliged to them for their kind invitation to the Wedding on Thursday. They would attend with pleasure, but for the indisposition of the latter; and the particular engagements of the former which confine him at home this week, and oblige him to attend the Board of Directors at Georgetown, the Great Falls, &c the beginning of next. The Genl and Mrs Washington will always be happy to see the young couple at Mount Vernon.
Genl and Mrs. Washington present their compliments to Colo and Mrs Blackburn; are much obliged to them for their kind invitation to the Wedding on Thursday. They would attend with pleasure, but for the indisposition of the latter; and the particular engagements of the former which confine him at home this week, and oblige him to attend the Board of Directors at Georgetown, the Great Falls, &c the beginning of next. The Genl and Mrs Washington will always be happy to see the young couple at Mount Vernon.
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"Letter, to Colonel and Mrs. Thomas Blackburn, October 10, 1785," in Martha Washington, Item #427, https://marthawashington.us/items/show/427 (accessed April 6, 2021).