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

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 1815.07.23
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

Busy preparing Parke's clothes for her return to Philadelphia and Madam Greland's. Departure delayed by Mr. Lewis' gout in foot. Yellow fever reported in New York and Philadelphia. Will Parke be in danger in Germantown? Parke anxious to return to Philadelphia. "I was much mortified to find that she stoops so much, and have made a model for a collar and backboard such as I used to wear." She met Parke at tavern near Uncle [George?] Calvert's remained with Aunt at Riversdale 2 days. Caroline Calvert ill. Stopped with Sister Martha Peter and "My amiable sister Mary [Fitzhugh] Custis." Stayed with half sister Mrs. Robinson. Parke has "lost some of her bloom from irregular hours and too much indulgence."

Language:
English .

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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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