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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01055 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1794 |
| Title | Martha Washington to Fanny Bassett Washington, discussing the Whiskey Rebellion as well as general issues |
| Date | 29 September 1794 |
| Author | Washington, Martha (1731-1802) |
| Recipient | Lear, Frances Bassett Washington |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses Fanny's children's health and schooling, and a possible suitor named Tobias Lear, who was Washington's secretary. In regard to the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania, she notes that "The insurgents in the back country has carr[i]ed matter[s] so high that the President has been obliged to send a larg[e] body of men to settle the matter." |
| Subjects | First Lady Women's History Children and Family Marriage Health and Medical Education Whiskey Rebellion Rebellion Taxes or Taxation Finance Government and Civics Military History President Alcohol Woman Author Women of the Founding Era |
| People | Washington, Martha (1731-1802) Lear, Frances Bassett Washington (d. 1796) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Women in American History; Children & Family; Education; The Presidency; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Fanny married Lear but died in 1796, possibly of tuberculosis. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |