Pieces of Washington's coffin, 1832-06 - 1832-07
File
Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Gamble 3/18
Scope and Contents
Parcel containing several small pieces of wood, the outer wrapper labelled: ‘Part of the Coffin of Washington lately removed at Mt.Vernon to me by Mrs.Lewis GSN’.
'Mrs Lewis' can be identified as Eleanora (Nelly) Custis (1779-1852), George Washington's adopted daughter, who married Major Lawrence Lewis (1767-1839), Washington's nephew and (in the 1830s) his last surviving executor.
Dates
- Creation: 1832-06 - 1832-07
Creator
- From the Fonds: Gamble, Jane Catherine, 1810 - 1885 (writer) (Person)
Extent
1 bundle(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Date information
DateText: Dated by Michael Pantazzi 2006, from his research on Newton. This was the only time that Newton was in Washington.
Originator(s)
Newton, Gilbert Stuart
Finding aid date
2004-04-28 16:35:36+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Girton College Archive Repository
Contact:
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The Archivist
Girton College Archive
Huntingdon Road
Cambridge CB3 0JG United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 338897
archive@girton.cam.ac.uk