Letter, Mary Eliza Angela Lewis Conrad and Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Charles Conrad, 1835

Containers:
Box 60, Folder 1835.05.03
Creator:
Conrad, Mary Eliza Angela Lewis, 1813-1839, Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852, and Conrad, Charles Magill, 1804-1878
Scope and content:

A.L.S. 3 pages. Woodlawn. Descript. of Woodlawn in Spring--fishing boats on river--Cousin America [Peter Williams] and Robert Lee have visited--roads have prevented church attendence--will receive "Frances Anna [Kemble] Butler's Journal"--Governor White's[of La.] unpopularity--his reprimand by legislature--learning new song, "Dunbarton's Bonnie Dell"--thanks Charles in [Lorenzo's] name for the snakes [which Charles sent him for stuffing]. Name on original manuscript appears as "M. E. A. Lewis." Autograph letter signed, integral cover, docketed, postmarked "Alexandria D.C., May 5," marked "No. 26," red seal broken, watermark (line of arrows).

A postscript from E.P. Lewis follows: A.L.S. 2 pages. Charles' uncle's grief after his wife [Mrs. Thruston's] death--Parke and her children ill--friends and acquaintances. Name on original manuscript appears as "E. P. L.".Date on original catalog card appears [1835] [May 3]. Autograph letter initial signed.

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