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

Containers:
Box 2, Folder 1821.07.21
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

Nelly describes her severe headaches and general ill health. Her daughter is pale. Wishes Parke could have traveled to North East with her father and brother Lorenzo. Nelly owes Lawrence Lewis a grudge for not taking her and the girls with him on the health-giving journey. Chagrined that he and Lorenzo didn't call on her in Philadelphia. She goes to Riverdale [Maryland] and to her brother's in Loudon. Major Vandeventer wrote that he had seen Lawrence and Lorenzo at West Point. Describes his family situation, being twice a widower with young daughters. His devotion to her family, "he is and ever will be a most faithful and zealous friend to us." Her sister Mary Fitzhugh Custis offers her love, she "has a charming daughter in her 14th year" [later Mrs. Robert E. Lee].

Language:
English .

Access and use

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