Mary Marshall, daughter of John Marshall, Honey Wood, Fauquier County, Virginia, to her mother, Mary Willis (Ambler) Marshall, Richmond, Virginia, 1811
- Containers:
- Box 5, Folder 1
- Scope and content:
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Hopes that she will send for her in April, although her Aunt Elizabeth (Marshall) Colston says that it is unlikely; Uncle Rawleigh Colston is upset at all the letters she is sending, and refuses to pay postage on them; wanted to buy muslin in Martinsburg to make her a handkerchief and a cap for her sister; discusses her French lessons with her tutor, Mr. LeRoy, and incidents of his exasperation with Thomas M. Colston, her cousin Thomas Marshall, and her cousin Raleigh T. Colston, Cousin Edward Colston cruelly takes delight in telling her that she will not be able to go home until fall, and "Uncle says he does not think you love me enough to...send for me..."
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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