Agan Blair (Anne Blair), Williamsburg, Virginia, to Mrs. Mary (Blair) Braxton, "Newington, " King and Queen County, Virginia, 1769

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Box 1, Folder 1
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Meets Mrs. Price who she believes is buying wedding "geer for his Betsey"; Mr. Price tells her he is going out of town this evening; plans on going to drink tea at the Attorney's who breakfasted with thefamily that morning; relates that she is well after taking "two vomits and a purge" but that she is very delicate after so much "evacuation"; says it was worth being sick to have a "Lord [Botetourt] enquiring after one's health"; plans on taking Betsey [Braxton?] with her this afternoon. Betsey sends her duty to her (MB) and love to her brother; Mr. Taliaferro is making her (MB) a wooden pair of steps; called on Mr. Graig and Mr. Bucktrout and neither of their works are finished; plans to send her sister's paste pins through Mr. Price; plans to send both cloggs she promised through Mr. Price if he is not overloaded by the things he bought from Miss Mrs. Hunter and Pitt; wishes for her company in Hampton; plans with Polly Clayton and T. Burwell to make an excursion thither for a week; asks to be remembered to Mrs. Orell and also to George; asks if Mrs. Robinson has returned; hopes she (MB) is well; encloses her letters that were for Boston to England by Captain Peterson; encourages her sister to write another for there "are several ships to sail"; family desire thier love; Sister [in-law Jean] Blair plans to write "but heaven know whether she will or not." 2pp. ALS.

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