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Letter to Charles Fenton Mercer, House of Representatives, Washington [D. C.]

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Irving's Life of Washington

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Title
Letter to Charles Fenton Mercer, House of Representatives, Washington [D. C.]
Names
Custis, George Washington Parke (Author)
Mercer, Charles Fenton (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Irving's Life of Washington

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1832-02-17
Place: Arlington House, Va.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. Endorsed. 3 pp. 4o
Description
Acknowledges Mercer's letter conveying the request of Congress that Custis would consent to the removal of Martha Washington's remains, to be entombed with those of the Chief, [George Washington] within the Capitol: consents to same and asks to be appointed one of those sent to Mount Vernon to perform the last duties; thanks his correspondent, as the last but one survivor of Washington's family, for securing the act; suggests, the dome of the Senate House as the fitting covering for the bones of the pater patriœ, and quotes Pope's translation of Homer's Iliad. In a postscript describes his late essay in portrait painting, one of the Chief on his white horse.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 14454
Archives EAD ID: 279490
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9cf89850-6a3b-0139-20bb-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1832: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Charles Fenton Mercer, House of Representatives, Washington [D. C.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1832. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-7943-8c19-e040-e00a18060263

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Charles Fenton Mercer, House of Representatives, Washington [D. C.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-7943-8c19-e040-e00a18060263

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1832). Letter to Charles Fenton Mercer, House of Representatives, Washington [D. C.] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf9cc762-7943-8c19-e040-e00a18060263

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Letter to Charles Fenton Mercer, House of Representatives, Washington [D. C.]