MARCH 26th
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“She is now no more! but she must be happy, because her virtue has a claim to it.”
Tobias Lear
Letters & Recollections (p68)
To Tobias Lear
Philadelphia, 30 March 1796
My dear Sir,
Your former letters prepared us for the stroke, which that of the 25th instant announced; but it has fallen heavily notwithstanding.*
It is the nature of humanity to mourn for the loss of our friends; and the more we loved them, the more poignant is our grief. It is part of the precepts of Religion and Philosophy, to consider the Dispensations of Providence as wise, immutable, uncontroulable; of course, that it is our duty to submit with as little repining, as the sensibility of our natures is capable of to all its decrees. But nature will, notwithstanding, indulge, for a while, its sorrows.
Adobe Firefly
To say how much we loved, and esteemed our departed friend, is unnecessary. She is now no more! but she must be happy, because her virtue has a claim to it.
As you talked of coming to this place on business, let us press you to do so. The same room that serves Mr. Dandridge and Washington is large enough to receive a Bed also for you; and it is needless to add, we shall be glad of your company. The change may be serviceable to you; and if our wishes were of any avail, they would induce you to make your stay here as long as your convenience would permit.
At all times, and under all circumstances, we are, and ever shall remain, Your sincere and Affectionate friends.
G:o Washington
M. Washington
* Having lost her own daughter, Frances had become like a daughter to Martha Washington. — MVLA7
Major George Augustine Washington (nephew to the president), had married Frances Bassett in 1785 and was a favorite of the president’s; he had served Washington faithfully during and after the revolution. Upon his death in 1793, Washington had written “Altho’ it had been long expected . . . I have felt it very keenly.” — MVLA8
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