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

Containers:
Box 4, Folder 1826.02.12
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

Nelly writes about the recent influenza in Philadelphia and at home. Mr. Lewis and Mr. Butler had been very ill with it. She thanks Elizabeth for the reproofs and consolation, but insists her fears for Parke are not caused by selfishness; "I am naturally elastic in disposition, and prove to find some good in every event of life, but at the same time I have very anxious feelings occasionally." Nelly's love for her Grandmother was greater even than that for her children. Nelly entirely approves of Lorenzo's prospective bride, Esther Maria Coxe, "without hesitation." Will again exert her small influence for Mr. Bordley [Elizabeth's nephew,] toward a commission in the Marines. Wants Elizabeth to ask Mrs. Powel if she's received Nelly's two letters.

Language:
English .

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