George W[ashington] P[arke]Custis, "Arlington House," [Arlington, Virginia], To Henry A. Wise, Drummond Town, Accomac[k] County, Virginia, 1856 October 15
Scope and Contents
Expresses support for his [Henry C. Wise's] plan to establish the Ocean Bathing Place on the coast of Virginia, noting that an advantage of such an arrangement might be that "gentlemen will not be liable...to be first knocked down and sued afterwards by coloured gentlemen."
Dates
- Creation: 1856 October 15
Creator
- From the Collection: Custis, George Washington Parke (Person)
- From the Collection: Nelson, Francis (Person)
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Extent
2 pages.
Language
From the File: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository