[Marquis de] LAFAYETTE, La Grange [France]. To Mrs. [Eliza] CUSTIS, Georgetown, District of Washington, 1826 January 10
Dates
- 1826 January 10
Conditions Governing Access
Use is restricted to photocopies.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
A.L.S. 2 pp. Endorsed “Seal cut off for a friend of mine & Genl Lafayettes. E.P. Custis” and (in another hand) “Ed. Bonnaffe”
Scope and Contents
Sadly disappointed at not having visit from her son, “to whom I had so much to say, with whom I had so much to feel.” Has received news of her sister's [Eleanor Lewis] illness and recovery. Sends kind wishes to family members. Expreses his anxiety at the illness of George's [Washington Lafayette] daughter Clementina. Regrets that there has been uneasiness regarding his return passage, “but the matter must have been long ago explained in a satisfactory manner.” Postscript that Sommerville died at Auxerre and had expressed a wish to be buried at La Grange
Creator
- From the Collection: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 (Person)
- From the Collection: Law, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-1832 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
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