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1st President. Extremely desirable full free frank, folded center panel measuring 5x3, addressed by George Washington in his hand:
Mrs. A. Stockton
Princeton
New Jersey
Franked in the lower left, "Free / Go: Washington"
Docketed in another hand “March 27, 1789”.
Cellotape remnant at bottom right and top left, not touching any letters. Very small remnants of red wax seal. Tape to back of address panel. General wear with small edge tears and creasing.
Annis Boudinot Stockton was the wife of Declaration of Independence Signer Richard Stockton and the sister of Elias Boudinot (President of the Continental Congress). She was an American poet, one of the first women to be published in the Thirteen Colonies. A member of the New Jersey elite, Stockton was the only woman to be elected as an honorary member of the American Whig Society, a secret revolutionary group.
Washington and Stockton were connected as friends and correspondents, with Stockton honoring him in verse and Washington responding with admiration and encouragement. This free frank once housed a letter from Washington to Stockton dated March 21, 1789. The President-elect was responding to a March 13 letter from Stockton. In his letter, just a month before going to New York for his Inauguration, Washington touched upon several subjects:
Washington expressed gratitude for Stockton’s “flattering sentiments” and her “polite letter and elegant poem.”
He noted that his busy obligations allowed him only a brief reply, but he wanted to acknowledge her kindness.
He closed with warm wishes from both himself and Mrs. Washington for Stockton and her family.
The letter from Washington to Stockton last appeared on the market at Christies in December 2005.
1st President. Extremely desirable full free frank, folded center panel measuring 5x3, addressed by George Washington in his hand:
Mrs. A. Stockton
Princeton
New Jersey
Franked in the lower left, "Free / Go: Washington"
Docketed in another hand “March 27, 1789”.
Cellotape remnant at bottom right and top left, not touching any letters. Very small remnants of red wax seal. Tape to back of address panel. General wear with small edge tears and creasing.
Annis Boudinot Stockton was the wife of Declaration of Independence Signer Richard Stockton and the sister of Elias Boudinot (President of the Continental Congress). She was an American poet, one of the first women to be published in the Thirteen Colonies. A member of the New Jersey elite, Stockton was the only woman to be elected as an honorary member of the American Whig Society, a secret revolutionary group.
Washington and Stockton were connected as friends and correspondents, with Stockton honoring him in verse and Washington responding with admiration and encouragement. This free frank once housed a letter from Washington to Stockton dated March 21, 1789. The President-elect was responding to a March 13 letter from Stockton. In his letter, just a month before going to New York for his Inauguration, Washington touched upon several subjects:
Washington expressed gratitude for Stockton’s “flattering sentiments” and her “polite letter and elegant poem.”
He noted that his busy obligations allowed him only a brief reply, but he wanted to acknowledge her kindness.
He closed with warm wishes from both himself and Mrs. Washington for Stockton and her family.
The letter from Washington to Stockton last appeared on the market at Christies in December 2005.