Letter, George Washington Parke Custis to Lorenzo Lewis

Containers:
Box 64, Folder 1840.12.16
Creator:
Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857 and Lewis, Lorenzo, 1803-1847
Scope and content:

A.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington House to Audley. Custis proposes to borrow $1000 from the estate of General Washington. "I am wretchedly poor at present." Shows how the money in the estate is very loosely handled. John Mason's property at High Point just sold for $46,000. Integral cover. Name on original manuscript appears as "George W. Custis".

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