Letter, Mary Eliza Angela Lewis Conrad and Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Charles Conrad

Containers:
Box 60, Folder 1835.05.17
Creator:
Conrad, Mary Eliza Angela Lewis, 1813-1839, Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852, and Conrad, Charles Magill, 1804-1878
Scope and content:

A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. His safe return from up river--she has lost 10 lbs. since winter ("much to my joy")--visiters--will try to learn to play guitar. Name on original manuscript appears as "M. E. A. Lewis." Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked "Alexandria D.C. May 18", marked "No. 28," red seal.

There follows a postscript by E.P. Lewis: A.L.S. 2 pages. Woodlawn. Weather has prevented [Angela] exercising--fruits lost--cautions him about taking measles--she had them for 2nd time at 23 and was very ill--can injure sight or lungs. Name on original manuscript appears as "E. P. L." Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 17]. Autograph letter initial signed.

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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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