Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, Philadelphia, to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, Walnut Street, 1820

Containers:
Box 2, Folder 1820.10.00
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

Describes the doctor's treatments for Agnes's illness, a dose of magnesia for the child's "sick stomach," and her own ministrations of "half a glass of wine and six drops of laudanum." Agnes wants cornbread for breakfast, and turkey or duck for dinner. Doctor says she may have cauliflower.

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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Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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