On May 7, 1790, Judith Sargent Murray and her husband, the Universalist preacher John Murray, boarded a horse-drawn carriage for the beginning of a six-month journey from their home in Gloucester, Massachusetts to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the first national Universalist convention.

Along the way, Judith met President George Washington and Martha Washington in New York, visited her friends John and Abigail Adams, sat through a session of Congress to observe the signing of the first treaty with the Creek Nation, and celebrated Independence Day on July 4 in Philadelphia.

Throughout her journey, she wrote lengthy, descriptive letters home to family and friends. Excerpts from these letters have been used by Cokie Roberts, Susan Branson, and other leading historians in their work.

The book contains Judith's letters AND a biographical introduction. Enjoy "meeting" Judith Sargent Murray!

338 pages. Soft cover. Illustrated. Not indexed. Price includes tax and shipping.