Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, Woodlawn, to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, Philadelphia, 1826

Containers:
Box 4, Folder 1826.03.19
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

Nelly writes that she has received Elizabeth's letter and will look for the package. Parke is to be married April 4 and must begin her journey to Cincinnati by the 15th. Nelly fears for her safety and prays for God's care. Nelly and her husband will remain there 18 months before moving to New York with Gen. Gaines. Parke "is naturally nervous and low spirited, and that situation is peculiarly calculated to excite depression and nervous feelings." Lolen [Lorenzo] appears very happy with his approaching marriage; "If my children are well and happy, I will never complain of any other circumstance."

Language:
English.

Access and use

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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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