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Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, Audley, to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, Corner of Spruce and 8th Streets, Philadelphia Box 5, Folder 1848.04.20

Nelly thanks Elizabeth for the letter that arrived the day before her 69th birthday. Describes her ailments. Thankful her eyes and hands are still good. Angela's sons, Charles and Lewis Conrad, are at school in Alexandria. Boys here [Audley] under care of oldest brother [George Washington Lewis]. Esther manages estate well. Describes needlework she is doing for grandchildren. Death of Elizabeth Mifflin's mother.

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  2. Elizabeth Bordley Gibson collection

Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, Audley, to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, Corner of Spruce and 8th Streets, Philadelphia Box 5, Folder 1848.09.25

Nelly sends Elizabeth a bookmark worked in silk given her by Martha Washington 57 years ago. Lorenzo's boys learn under a tutor. Washy [George Washington Lewis] very fond of farming. Charley and Lewis Conrad visit her but go to New Orleans in winter. Mary Custis Lee and husband Col. Robert E. Lee visited. Robert goes to Boston to meet board of Engineers.

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  2. Elizabeth Bordley Gibson collection

Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson Box 6, Folder 1848.12.17

Nelly is anxious to receive Elizabeth's drawing of Bishop White. She herself has had difficulty with her current work, "Spanish Boy on a Donkey." Hopes to go to district to see "our truly great and good" Presient Zachary Taylor. Recommends "Morehead's magnetic machine" for deafness and other evils.

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  2. Elizabeth Bordley Gibson collection

George Washington Bassett to John Augustine Washington III 3 pages Box 4, Folder 1848.04.12

Letter from George Washington Bassett to John Augustine Washington III concerning questions about the estate of George Washington and the executors. Bassett is acting as the executor for the estate of Captain Lewis and, in this role, asks for information about the failure of the Washington executors to collect the debts of a man named Ashton. Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral address panel.

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  2. John Augustine Washington III and family papers
  3. Series 1. Correspondence
  4. Subseries 1.1. John Augustine Washington III

Letter, George Washington Bassett to John Augustine Washington 1 Sheets Box 69, Folder 1848.08.05

George Washington Bassett writes to John Augustine Washington regarding settlement of the Washington estate. References a Supreme Court decision and "Hammond's case." Autograph letter signed, 3 pages, with integral address panel, postmarked 'Richmond Aug 6'.

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  2. Historic manuscript collection
  3. Series 1. Documents and Manuscripts
  4. Manuscripts Box 69

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