Letter, Sarah Tayloe Washington to George Corbin Washington

Containers:
Box 55, Folder 1830.05.18
Creator:
Washington, George Corbin, 1789-1854
Scope and content:

A.L.S. 1 page. Haywood to Georgetown. Sarah Washington expresses her sympathy on the grave illness of George Corbin Washington's only daughter [Eleanor Ann Washington] -- she herself has a "floating gout" caused, she believes, by sorrows for the losses of others -- she shares family news, mostly health-related -- Lawrence Washington, husband of her daughter Sarah, has bought Combleton and they reside there [Westmoreland County] -- Sarah mourns the loss of carriage horses, which with her inability to walk keep her confined -- when the family goes north every year for 3-4 months, she is "totally alone." Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked by hand "Mattox Bridge 18 May 1830," watermark (dove of peace, and No. 2).

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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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