Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, Woodlawn, to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, Philadelphia

Containers:
Box 3, Folder 1823.12.02
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

Just returned from Arlington. Sister Mary F. Custis is very delicate. Her daughter, Mary Randolph Custis, is ill. Lorenzo is to go to Philadelphia soon, weather and health permitting. She is worried over him. Grand nieces and nephew [Eliza Rogers' children] are recovered from the measles. The Sevres china arrived for Dr. Daingerfield. Hers and Parke's shoes arrived. "I have lost five of my eight Darlings" hence she wants regular reports about Lorenzo from Philadelphia. Nelly has received a letter from Mrs. David Humphries, who sent Angela a book.

Language:
English .

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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