Caroline Tufton (Barham) to Martha Jefferson (Randolph)

[1789]

we shall certainly wear black Gowns,1 and Rouge, we will call at 1/2. past five. Adieu

RC (Privately owned, 2015); undated; on a piece of paper folded into an enclosing square small enough to conceal within the palm of a hand; addressed: “À Mademoiselle Mlle: Jefferson.”
1After receipt, Randolph placed an “x” before preceding two words and noted “court mourning” below the message.
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December 31, 1789
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