Letter, Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Charles Conrad

Containers:
Box 59, Folder 1835.03.18
Creator:
Conrad, Mary Eliza Angela Lewis, 1813-1839 and Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

A.L.S. 4 pages. Woodlawn. [Angela] still at Arlington and [Lorenzo] and family are there too--often sees Charles in her dreams--Washy [G.W. Lewis]--visited tree where his and Angela's names are [carved]--does needlework--instructions on getting and killing venemous snakes for L[orenzo]'s natural history collection--he lately prepared a crossbill. Name on original manuscript appears as "E. P. L." Autograph letter initial signed, docketed, postmarked "Alexandria D.C. Mar. 19," broken black seal.

Access and use

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