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"Reports unanimous consent of Congress to extend franking privileges to her since postage of letters to her ""had become immoderate""--repeats his desire to serve her in any way. [See answer dated Ap. 20, 1800, T. Lear to Lee]"

Letter of sympathy [on death of Washington] from "a fellow suffer; and a fellow Mourner"--24 years since she lost her husband [Genl. Mongomery, at West Point ?]--her mother sends regards. [See answer, Martha Washington to J. Montgomery, dated April 5, 1800]

Letter of sympathy on death of George Washington.

"Encloses copy of Doctor Hitchcock's discourse on the death of [Washington], as he was directed by the Standing Committee of the Society of the Cincinnati in state of Rhode Island. [See answer dated May 6, 1800, T. Lear to Dexter]"

Announces birth of a daughter [Eliza] mentions "the other little one"--Nelly [Calvert Custis] well new--describes the baby--anxious for news from New York and the General--every thing quiet since Dunmore left--rumor at Annapolis that Dunmore is dead--asks her and the General to "stand for my little Lady."

Trumbull writes to express thanks to Mrs. Washington for her civilities, and the General's, since he first was near the General as a boy at Cambridge to the present.

"Hoping that their condolence letter is not taken to be presumptuous, four women write to Martha Washington that their fathers fought with George Washington--therefore they request a lock of his hair, however small, as a memento--in a postscript, they also request a lock of Martha Washington's hair. (See: copy of Martha Washington's reply, dated March 12, 1800)."

Lund writes about crops and planting. Washington in Williamsburg at Burgess meeting, then onto Dismal Swamp. Martha includes a postscript at the end of the letter. One of only two extant examples of correspondence from Martha Washington to George Washington, Martha penned this six line postscript with news and greetings on the second page of a letter from Lund Washington to George on March 30, 1767.

Letter of sympathy on death of General--deprivation of the country--Mr. [Robert] Morris unites in her sympathy.

The Speaker of the Senate of Pennsylvania [Mr. Powel] will wait on President and Mrs. Washington on Thursday--Mrs. Powel sends regrets.