Mary A.R. CUSTIS. To Mrs. Eliza P. CUSTIS, Peter Grove, undated
File — Box: 1
Dates
- undated
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. 3 pp. With enclosure of English translation of three letters.
Scope and Contents
Sends translations of letters of thanks from Lafayette's family. Refuses her request to act as godmother to Rosebud “I should consider it a profanation to promise before the altar for another what I have never performed myself - to make a solemn vow to renounce for the child those pomps and vanities of the world in which I so much delight.”
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
Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org