Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
James P. Preston, Washington City, to "My Dear Friend", 1832 June 18
File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: id147905
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Announce death of Charles; body found in creek; he was eating at an inn in Alexandria; heard steamboat bell and attempted to return to "this place"; supposedly missed the wharf and fell in the water; lost his life by a "scrupulous endeavor to be at his post in the performance of his public duty". 2pp. ALS.
Dates:
1832 June 18