Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, No. 78 Walnut Street Philadelphia, 1832

Containers:

Box 4, Folder 1832.02.19

Creator:

Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852

Language:

English.

Scope and content:

Delighted to resume correspondence after a long time. Mourns death of her sister [Eliza P. Custis]. She had nothing to live for. Rogers won't permit children to answer their letters. Parke expects a child. Her two grandsons [George Washington Lewis and Edward George Washington Butler]. Angela quite grown. America [Peter Williams] just had son, and has 3 daughters. Her friend Mrs. Thomas Turner of Fauquier County anxious to procure governess to reside in family and teach English, French, and music.

Subjects:

Correspondence

Names:

Gibson, Elizabeth Bordley, 1777-1863
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852

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