[Marquis de] LAFAYETTE, La Grange [France]. To Mrs. Eliza CUSTIS, Georgetown, District of Columbia, 1826 October 30
Dates
- 1826 October 30
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 “Recd. & forwarded by your obt. servt. Wm. Whittock, Jr. N.York 8th March 1827”
Scope and Contents
Death of son-in-law Louis Lasteryie. Will travel to Paris where will remain “until the fine days of a spring sun.” Would prefer to stay at La Grange but feels that he must take the young people “to town where they can see and be seen. Our matrimonial doctrine is wholly American. My grand-daughters will never make marriage a mere arrangement. They choose for themselves, and every application to us, when they come in the European way, is immediately laid before them.” Gives news of marriages in Lafayette family and comments on suitability of recent marriages in Custis family. Asks for news of mutual friends. Has been free of gout since last spring. Sends affectionate regards from his family.
Creator
- From the Collection: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 (Person)
- From the Collection: Lafayette, Georges Washington Louis Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1779-1849 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
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