Letter, Marquis de Lafayette to Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis

Containers:
Box 50, Folder 1824.11.07, Folder OUT
Creator:
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 and Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Extent:
1 pages
Scope and content:

A.L.S. 1 page. Monticello. Lafayette expresses his affection for Nelly and her brother G.W.P. Custis -- and says he share more when he travels near her at the end of the month -- [This letter is also quoted by Nelly in letter of Nov. 22 to Eliz. Bordley Gibson]. Autograph letter signed, integral cover, postmarked "Char. Va. Nov. 10", laminated, red seal with device blurred, watermarks. Name on original manuscript appears as "Lafayette."

Physical facet:
1 bifolium sheet
Dimensions:
Unfolded: 40 x 25 cm ; Folded: 20 x 25 cm

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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