Failure to Reply to Letters
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Failure to Reply to Letters
Description
Letter, describes the reasons he has been unable to answer McHenry's letters.
short description
Ltr, des failure to reply to letters
year created
1797
month created
05
day created
29
author
sent from location
Mount Vernon
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
George Washington
Secretary of War
notable location
Mount Vernon
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
letter
source
information
put these wheels in motion
horse
farms
dinner
time
table
walk
candlelight
company
taper
great luminary
retire
writing table
letters
lights
details
notable phrase
I rarely miss seeing strange faces --come, as they say, out of respect to me--pray, would not the word curiosity answer as well? And how different this, from having a few social friends at a cheerful board? This will account for your letters remaining so long unacknowledged--and having given youthe history of a day, it will serve for a year.
document number
1797052940001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AJA01 (2 pages) | Collection: Mss Collection | A83238 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | Mount Vernon | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |