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To George Washington from Miss Elliott, 7 May 1791

From Miss Elliott

Charleston [S.C.] May. 7. 1791.

Miss Elliott presents her compliments to The President of the United States, and as a small tribute of her grateful respect, begs that he will Honor her by the acceptance of a Sword Knot.

L, DLC:GW.

This correspondent has not been positively identified but might have been one of the in-laws of GW’s cousin William Washington, who had married Jane Reiley Elliott, daughter of Charles Elliott of Charleston.

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    To George Washington from Miss Elliott, 7 May 1791
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    Elliott, —— (Miss)
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    Washington, George
    Date
    7 May 1791

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    “To George Washington from Miss Elliott, 7 May 1791,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-08-02-0124. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 8, 22 March 1791 – 22 September 1791, ed. Mark A. Mastromarino. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1999, p. 160.]