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A subject of importance, and of no small embarrassment
On April 3, 2023 by trappedinthe18thDear Sir,
I am now set down to write to you on a subject of importance, and of no small embarrassment to me. My son – in – law and ward, Mr. Custis, has, as I have been informed, paid his addresses to your second daughter, and, having made some progress in her affections, has solicited her in marriage.
(George Washington’s letter to Benjamin Calvert)
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