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

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 1798.07.01
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

Spent four weeks happily at Hope Park with her mother, sourrounded by younger sisters. Sister and Brother Law and daughter, and Mr. Niemcewitz came to Mount Vernon the day after her return. Gives her opinion of Mr. Niemcewitz. Portia Lee, a cousin, is the only Mount Vernon guest at the moment. Her brother is doing well in school at Annapolis. Gives her sympathy for Maria Morris. Expresses her anti-French sentiments.

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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