Eleanor Parke Custis, Mount Vernon, to Elizabeth Bordley, Philadelphia

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 1796.09.03
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

From Mount Vernon. Red seal with leaf motif and legend, "Il ne change qu' en mourant". Acknowledges her letter by Mr. Taylor. Grandmama has had four attacks of ague and fever. Nelly has had no more of it lately, but her color is gone. She is anxious for news of her friend.

Language:
English .

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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