Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, Woodlawn, to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, Philadelphia, 1825

Containers:
Box 4, Folder 1825.1.26
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

Nelly writes that she would not set aside an old friend like Elizabeth just because the Lafayettes are here. She had hoped to have heard news from Old Hickory [Andrew Jackson, then senator from Tennessee] regarding Elizabeth's nephew [Mr. Bordley's] desire for a commission as a Marine officer. She expresses her affection for Lafayette and G. W. Lafayette. Georges is to present her a beautiful engraving of his father, one of only two being sent from France. She has not been to Washington yet. It is a city "full of strangers and very gay." Lorenzo is being more studious.

Language:
English.

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