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

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 1815.01.03
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

Mentions their "late happy meeting." Wishes she could aid in care of Mrs. Bordley. When Parke leaves school in Philadelphia she can aid in amusing Mrs. Bordley. Receipt for jelly of slippery elm, to aid Mrs. Bordley; will send some to Philadelphia if none available there. Great concern at parting with Parke. Charles Hare and wife very kind to Parke. Reports of Typhus in Philadelphia. Mary Fitzhugh Custis has sweet child.

Language:
English .

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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