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

Containers:

Box 2, Folder 182.03.22

Creator:

Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852

Scope and content:

Will get one of George Washington's letters for Mrs. Derby and the Gibsons when Judge Washington will send her one. She has previously cut sentences from Washington's letters to her to give to friends, but the remnants are for her children. Mrs. Derby charming but her husband an object of contempt. Sending her a box of woodbine. Directions for planting and care of it. Sends a box by Judge Washington. Gifts for Elizabeth Gibson and others, including a pincushion. "The silver tissue was a part of Grandmama's wedding petticoat when she married the Genl--the lining was a part of the dress she wore to the last Birth night in Phia." Thanks Elizabeth for executing commissions. Death of "my kind Aunt" [Calvert?]. Cause of her death unknown. "During the last thirteen months I have lost six of my nearest relations." Recounts a story from Agnes's death. "My Darling Son" [Lorenzo] will go to Yale College this Spring--old beaux of Parke's. Parke wants strings for her harp. Mentions her friends in Philadelphia. Mentions Maj. Henry Lee's seduction of sister-in-law Miss McCarty, and opinion of Lee family. "Sorry to hear that Carter is traveling about with his vile brother, they are both Deists."

Language:

English .

Names:

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

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