Letter, George Washington Parke Custis to Isaac Orr

Containers:

Box 55, Folder 1831.02.25

Creator:

Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857

Scope and content:

A.L.S. 2 pages. Arlington House. Custis writes to Rev. Orr that the state of the river is preventing access to Georgetown which prevented earlier answer -- he declines election as Director of African Education Society -- agricultural and literary avocations make it impossible to give it full attention -- wishes the Society all success -- in a postscript asks Orr with Mr. McNeall to render into Latin an inscription intended for a tomb for Washington's mother: "To Mary The Mother of Washington The Virginian Matron Who gave to her Country and the World A Hero without ambition, A Patriot without reproach Aetatis 85." Autograph letter signed, docketed "G.W. Custis letter to Isaac Orr July 25. 1831."

Names:

Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857

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