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PP-P.782.026
2 Mar 1782:32 (11/853)
Extract of a letter from Fredericksburg, in Virginia, dated
Feb. 15, 1782.
I have the pleasure to acquaint you that I am exceeding
happy in Fredericksburg. There is that cordial sociability
among the citizens, which constitutes them fit members of
society. The 4th of this month we were honoured with the
arrival of Mrs. Greene and her suite. The gentlemen of
Fredericksburg and its neighbourhood, to shew their high
respect and esteem for so amiable a character, gave a ball,
at the Coffee-House, on the evening of the 8th instant, and
invited Mrs. Greene, with her attendants, Major Burnet and
Doctor Flagg. The evening of the 11th was the birth night
of his excellency General Washington, and though Mrs. Greene
was anxious to prosecute her journey to the southward,
suffered herself to be prevailed upon to stay till that
time. The assembly was brilliant, being composed of sixty-
odd ladies and an equal number of gentlemen. Mrs. Greene
danced with General Spotswood and Major Burnet, aid-de-camp;
personated General Greene in a partner with Mrs. Spotswood.
Our old friend, General Weedon, acted master of ceremonies,
and by his attention contributed much to the pleasures of
the evening.
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