Document, 1796 March 03

Name
Symmes, Susan Livingston (Author)
Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
Title
Document, 1796 March 03
Abstract
Typed copy. The inhabitants of the land in the Ohio Territory around the Symmes' are busy making maple sugar. It is "very pretty looking sugar, tho I can't be reconciled to the taste; we give from 15d. to a quarr. of a doll. pr. pd. according to its quality." Because too many conveniences would have to be sacrificed to have a house on a very beautiful site directly on the Ohio River, the Symmes's have decided to build on land which has a view of both the Ohio and Miami Rivers, and of timbered hills. A level grove is to become a garden-courtyard. The house is to have eight rooms and an adjoining kitchen. In a kind of run-away wedding last November, Susan's step-daughter Nancy was married to Captain William Henry Harrison [son of Benjamin Harrison]. Mr. Symmes objected to the match because Harrison was "breed to no business." Susan herself finds Mr. Harrison "a sensible, accomplished I believe worthy young man."
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Date
1796 March 03
Physical Description
2
Note
The entire content of the original has been digitized.
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
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Also In
The papers of John Jay