Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, Woodlawn, to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, Philadelphia, 22 October 1824

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1824.10.22

Identifier: A-569.103

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Letter, Woodlawn, to Mrs. James Gibson, Philadelphia, 22 October 1824

Scope and Contents

Nelly and her children arrived home after a weary journey. Mr. Lewis is ill with gout in his breast. She sends $10 to have her scarf washed. Asks Elizabeth to buy her 2 of the "stone stewing stoves bound with iron - one as large as your preserving furnace ..." Sends a pattern of nymphean gauze to be procured from Aaron Fountain in Broadway in N.Y. Rejoices at having prevented "The fair W[right]s" from going to Mount Vernon with the Gen'l Lafayette. Except for her intervention "they would have now been tarnishing his glory by their presence." Asks Elizabeth to buy some sheet music.

Dates

22 October 1824

Creator

Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852 (Author, Person)

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