(BLAKE, BETTY HOLDSWORTH, attrib.)

Autographed letter signed ("B. H. Blake"), four pages, on a bifolium, Washington City, June 28, 1809. With another, four pages, on a bifolium, unsigned in the hand of Blake, which contains designs. To an unknown recipient, the present letters are attributed to Betty Holdsworth Heigh Blake, the wife of James H. Blake, Mayor of Washington from 1813-1817. The letters discuss society life in Washington City, including evenings in Mrs. Madison's Drawing Room, the new Potomac bridge, and include commentary regarding fashion. Light toning. Size of folded sheet 9 2/3 x 7 3/4 inches.