Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, Spruce Street, Philadelphia, 1835

Containers:
Box 5, Folder 1835.01.18
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Language:
English.
Scope and content:

Nelly wishes Elizabeth happy returns of the season. Lorenzo and his family came, with the twins. Parke had a daughter, Caroline, in August. Parke's financial difficulties. Charles Conrad and Angela correspond every week. Angela sends her a pair of fire screens. Weather has been severe--21 inches of snow.

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Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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