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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Ewell (Elizabeth S.) to Rebecca L. Ewell, at Bladensburgh, Prince George's County, Maryland. Postmarked Buckland, 1838 February 1

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15, Object: 6
Identifier: id179190
Scope and Contents

Elizabeth writes that returning from her ride, she found Rosanna and Fanney Ewell waiting for her. She discusses General Van Ness and Major Minor's unexpected and untimely visit, noting Van Ness's bragging and the Major's amiability. The General invited her mother to live at his house in Washington. A dog was hung for stealing sheep. The post office moved from Greenwich.

Dates: 1838 February 1