Letter, Dr. Alexander Moore to Bushrod Washington, 1821

Containers:
Box 47, Folder 1821.02.04
Creator:
Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829
Scope and content:

A.L.S. 5 pages. Shirley, Virginia. Moore explains that he wishes to leave Virginia and return to South Carolina, where "I meet with encouragment in my profession, and great civility in my social intercourse with an enlightened and polished people." Claims that he is "without money," he asks Washington to lend him money to travel to South Carolina. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed.

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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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Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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