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

Containers:
Box 3, Folder 1822.06.13
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

Nelly briefly describes Judge Johnson, Senator from Louisiana, who carried her letter of the day before to Elizabeth. Requests gilt purse clasps, velvet paints. Regrets the Gibsons were unable to come to Woodlawn, and that her own travel plans are uncertain. Mentions Philadelphia friends including Bishop White and Mrs. Robert Morris. Nelly's sister Eliza P. Custis Law suffers severely from a liver "affection." Mary Fitzhugh Custis and daughter Mary Randolph Custis have been ill. Gives various remedies for E. Gibson's headaches and sore eyes. Gives description and drawing of woodbine flower. Multiflora roses cover a wing of Woodlawn.

Language:
English .

Access and use

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