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Jane C. Charlton, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Sarah C. Watts, New London, Virginia, 10 January 1808

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dc.contributor.author Charlton, Jane C. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2014-08-14T22:14:21Z
dc.date.available 2014-08-14T22:14:21Z
dc.date.issued 1808-01-10 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Sarah C. Watts Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10288/20354
dc.description.abstract Jane C. Charlton, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Sarah C. Watts, New London, Virginia. Tells of Miss Moir's birthday party, and helping her sister and Sally Bracken "look very smart" for it; Mr. Callaway, "a very genteel Young Man," but "extremely homely," came to visit; gossip; mention of a literary society; "the Bishop", James Madison, stopped the gentlemen's weekly parties because it was interrupting their studies, which she is disappointed by, because before the dancing began, the men discussed various political subjects, some speaking quite eloquently; Mr. Anderson ill, suffering fom an ankle problem, and misses Sally Browne very much, as do they all; tells of a romance between Eliza Wright and Mr. Mayo; her mother is ill; freezing weather. 3 pages. Autograph letter signed. Including typescript. 2 pages. en_US
dc.language.iso eng en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Women--Education--Virginia en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century en_US
dc.subject.lcsh College of William and Mary--History--19th century en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Women--Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century en_US
dc.subject.other Watts, Sarah C. en_US
dc.title Jane C. Charlton, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Sarah C. Watts, New London, Virginia, 10 January 1808 en_US
dc.type Text en_US
dc.type.genre Letters (correspondence) en_US
dc.contributor.correspondent Watts, Sarah C. en_US
dc.identifier.collectionId Mss. 65 W34 en_US
dcterms.isPartOf Sarah C. Watts Papers en_US

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