Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, Philadelphia, 1824

Containers:
Box 3, Folder 1824.01.01
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

Nelly sends "many happy returns of the season." She thanks Elizabeth for her news about Lorenzo and says she is still very anxious about him, "I have often wondered since he went away how I could have permitted him to leave me." She sends further directions for making and sending the new dresses being made in Philadelphia. Offers remedies for Elizabeth's abdominal pain, or "nervous colicks" suggesting particularly strong sage tea. "Ped's [Angela's] new hair is coming in very thick and fine".

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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