Costin, William, 1780?-1842

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Check. A.D.S. 1 page. Check on Bank of the Metropolis for $27. Autograph document signed, fragment, cancelled.

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Undated note from Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis asking "Billy" to ask her sister Betsy to send the things by which she [Eleanor] wrote to her for. Directs Billy to be very careful of them as they are easily broken. Autograph note signed E Lewis, 1 page.

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Autograph letter signed with integral adddress panel.

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Autograph letter signed. George Washington Parke Custis writes William "Billy" Costin at the Bank of Washington. He mentions he expects to go with Lafayette to visit Woodlawn.

Scope and Contents Letter written by Lawrence Lewis to William "Billy" Costin requesting Costin's service in transporting his family from Mr. Charles Carter's residence in Culpepper County to their home. Lewis provides a suggested route and expected arrival date stating, 'you must not disappoint me.' A postscript in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis requests additional and immediate transportation for herself to Philadelphia. She offers Costin's mother payment in Pork if she will accompany them on the...

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Autograph letter signed, 1 page. Nelly writes about visiting Philadelphia, sending bacon, and wishing well to Costin’s mother.

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This collection consists of papers collected by various members of the Peter families. It includes letters from George Washington, letters of condolence to Martha Washington after George Washington’s death, estate documents, Major George Peter’s military papers, land plats and surveys, photo albums, letterbooks, and notebooks that tell of the life of this prominent family in Virginia and the City of Washington.