Letter, Bushrod Washington, Jr. to Edward Shippen Burd

Containers:
Box 40, Folder 1806.07.18
Creator:
Washington, Bushrod, 1785-1830 and Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848
Scope and content:

A.L.S. 3 pages. Caroline Springs near Fredericksburg. Papers desired by Burd will need to be retrieved from recording office in [Washington] -- Bushrod will be in the Fredericksburg area for a while -- reveals his approaching marriage to Miss [Henrietta] Spotswood -- they will live on his estate in Westmoreland and later procure an establishment near Alexandria -- please tell Rush of the upcoming wedding -- he asks for European news -- "our present President" [Jefferson] means to stand for reelection. Autograph letter signed, integral cover docketed, laminated, postmarked "Freds Va Jul 20." Name on original manuscript appears as "B. Washington."

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Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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