Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, Philadelphia, 1823

Containers:
Box 3, Folder 1823.10.11
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

They all have been very sick, E. Mifflin can provide an account of their sufferings. Lorenzo on brink of grave, and still very weak. They cannot get to Philadelphia this autumn. "If we live 'till next June I trust we shall quit the vile, foggy south for some months, I never wish to see it from June to November again." Inquires prices of gold and white "Seve" tea set, silver sugar dish and cream pot, 2 silver forks, gold watch.

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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