Sam[ue]l L. Mitchill ALS to [Catharine Mitchill], December 29, 1806
Correspondence, 1801-1829 [Box 2, Folder 9]
No 15 Washington, Decr. 29. 1806 Your favour, my love, of the 23rd. De- -cember has reached, and delighted me highly. You are cer- -tainly, by far the most interesting and agreable corres- -pondent I have. Continue to be so, and in return I promise you as much fidelity and variety in my letters as has distinguished them heretofore. I urge with the more earnestness the continuance of your favours, for each note I receive from you, revives and exhilarates me, like the inhalation of vital air. I beg therefore you will not deprive me of so necessary & agreable a Stimu- -lus. At Mrs Madison's on Saturday I saw Mrs. Jack- son. She made inquiry after you in a friendly way, and chatted a good deal with me. She looks paler & sadder than formerly. This has improved in some res- -pect her appearance. I think I never saw her ap- pear look so interesting. Miss Clinton, the daughter of the
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- Correspondence, 1801-1829 [Box 2, Folder 9]
- Title
- Sam[ue]l L. Mitchill ALS to [Catharine Mitchill], December 29, 1806
- Writer
- Mitchill, Samuel L. (Samuel Latham), 1764-1831
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- letter
- Recipient
- Mitchill, Catherine Akerly Cock, 1778-1864
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- Washington, [D.C.]
- 1806 December 29
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- autograph manuscript signed
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"Sam[ue]l L. Mitchill ALS to [Catharine Mitchill], December 29, 1806." In the digital collection Samuel Latham Mitchill Papers, 1801-1829. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/mitchill.0209.004. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 12, 2025.