Lewis family letters, 1827-1832.

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Lewis family letters, 1827-1832.

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Letters to Frances Parke Lewis Butler from her mother Nelly Custis Lewis and brother Lorenzo Lewis. A letter, 1827 June, is too fragile and fragmented to read and has been scheduled for repair. In a letter, 1832 May 20, Nelly Custis Lewis worries about the effect of the Louisia climate, describes the natural history collection of "Lolen" and his treatment for a [broken?] ankle, sends news of activities and health of family and friends, asks for some pressed wildflowers as souvenirs, comments on a new preacher and an ordination at which Bishop Meade was present, and closes with regards from all including servants. In a letter April 17, n.y., Lorenzo sends advice on child rearing, discusses how hard her husband is working for General Gaines and comments on the latest fashions.

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Lewis, Nelly Custis, 1779-1852

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Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (1779-1852): Eleanor was born on March 31, 1779. She was the youngest granddaughter of Martha Washington and the step-granddaughter of George Washington. After her father John Parke Custis’ death in 1781 and her mother, Eleanor Calvert Custis’ marriage to Dr. David Stuart, Eleanor and her brother George Washington Parke Custis began living with the Washingtons. In 1799, Eleanor married Washington’s nephew, Lawrence Lewis. Of their eight children, only one son and three...

Lewis, Lorenzo, 1803-1847,

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Butler, Edward George Washington, 1777-1849.

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Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777-1849

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Soldier, U.S. Army; served in War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Florida War and Mexican War; commanded Western Department and later Eastern Department; at odds with War Department over frontier defense during most of his career. From the description of Letter : Sand Hills near Augusta, Ga., 1825 Sept. 30. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 31023735 U.S. Army general. From the description of Papers, 1815-1857. (Duke University Library). WorldCa...

Butler, Frances Parke Lewis, 1799-1875

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Frances Parke Lewis Butler was born on November 27, 1799 at Mount Vernon. She was the first child of Lawrence and Nelly Lewis. She spent time in Philadelphia during her youth, when she attended Madame Grelaud’s boarding academy in 1814. Frances married Lieutenant Edward George Washington Butler (1800-1888) in 1826. The couple moved to Dunboyne Plantation in Louisiana and had five children. Parke died on June 30, 1875....

Meade, William, 1789-1862

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Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia. From the description of William Meade papers, 1811-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 660160649 Born 11 November 1789, the son of Richard Kidder Meade and Mary Fitzhugh (Grymes) Meade, William Meade graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1808. He married Mary Nelson (d. 1817) and Thomasia Nelson. He was elected Bishop of the Protestant Church in Virginia and Presiding Bishop of the 1861 Convention...