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

Containers:
Box 3, Folder 1824.05.05
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

Nelly requests information about Lorenzo's illness. She hears reports of a terrible fever in Philadelphia and will come immediately to nurse him if necessary. She has forebodings of evil, "it is not superstition, it is sympathy or second sight." The girls are slightly ill, and Nelly trusts they will all get away north before the sickness prevents traveling. The letter is postmarked 6 May and docketed 9 May, but date in heading is unclear. Most likely "May 5th" as it is a Wednesday.

Language:
English.

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